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Dada and the absurd: pedagogies of art and survival. (2022)
Book Chapter
DOUGLAS, A. 2022. Dada and the absurd: pedagogies of art and survival. In T. Ingold (Ed.), Knowing from the inside: cross-disciplinary experiments with matters of pedagogy. London: Bloomsbury Academic [online], chapter 9, pages 189-211. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350217171.ch-009

In the early 1970s Allan Kaprow, artist, theorist and educator, wrote three essays entitled The Education of the Un-artist I, II and III. From the late 1950s Kaprow had been instrumental in the development of what he called 'Happenings' and was part... Read More about Dada and the absurd: pedagogies of art and survival..

Optimization of the wake oscillator for transversal VIV. (2022)
Journal Article
KURUSHINA, V., POSTNIKOV, A., FRANZINI, G.R. and PAVLOVSKAIA, E. 2022. Optimization of the wake oscillator for transversal VIV. Journal of marine science and engineering [online], 10(2), article number 293. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10020293

Vibrations of slender structures associated with the external flow present a design challenge for the energy production systems placed in the marine environment. The current study explores the accuracy of the semi-empirical wake oscillator models for... Read More about Optimization of the wake oscillator for transversal VIV..

Sliding mode control with disturbance estimation for underwater robot. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MOTOI, N., HIRAYAMA, D., YOSHIMURA, F., SABRA, A. and FUNG, W.-K. 2022. Sliding mode control with disturbance estimation for underwater robot. In Proceedings of 17th IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) international conference on Advanced motion control (AMC) 2022 (AMC 2022), 18-20 February 2022, Padova, Italy: [virtual conference]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/AMC51637.2022.9729280

This paper proposes a sliding mode control with a disturbance estimation for an underwater robot. The mobility performance of an underwater robot is influenced by modeling error, observation noise, and several disturbances such as ocean current and t... Read More about Sliding mode control with disturbance estimation for underwater robot..

Are patients satisfied? A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient ratings in exercise therapy for the management of tendinopathy. (2022)
Preprint / Working Paper
SHIM, J., PAVLOVA, A.V., MOSS, R.A., MACLEAN, C., BRANDIE, D., MITCHELL, L., GREIG, L., PARKINSON, E., TZORTZIOU BROWN, V., MORRISSEY, D., ALEXANDER, L., COOPER, K. and SWINTON, P.A. 2022. Are patients satisfied? A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient ratings in exercise therapy for the management of tendinopathy. SportRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.51224/SRXIV.123

Outcomes measuring patient rating of overall condition, including patient satisfaction, are associated with improved general health and higher quality of life. However, this outcome domain is under-explored in the management of tendinopathy. The purp... Read More about Are patients satisfied? A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient ratings in exercise therapy for the management of tendinopathy..

The bureaucratization of death: the First World War, families, and the state. (2022)
Journal Article
FOSTER, A.-M. 2022. The bureaucratization of death: the First World War, families, and the state. Twentieth century British history [online], 33(4), pages 475-497. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/tcbh/hwac001

After the First World War the British state tried to show the families of the dead their thanks, and memorialize the dead, through the two-minute silence and the creation of the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior. However, before families of deceased servic... Read More about The bureaucratization of death: the First World War, families, and the state..

Proceedings of the 3rd Research support games day (RSGD #3). (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BRAY, G. and MCCUTCHEON, V. (eds.) 2022. Proceedings of the 3rd Research Support Games Day (RSGD #3), 15 February 2022, [virtual event]. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1599461

These materials were presented at "Research Support Games Day #3", an online event that was hosted on Tuesday 15th February 2022, 14:00-16:00 GMT. The event was targeted primarily at people who support researchers (for example, library and research o... Read More about Proceedings of the 3rd Research support games day (RSGD #3)..

Navigating pathways for community renewable electricity in rural areas: stakeholders' perspectives on the shape community project, Nigeria. (2022)
Journal Article
BUTU, A.I. and STRACHAN, P. 2022. Navigating pathways for community renewable electricity in rural areas: stakeholders' perspectives on the shape community project, Nigeria. International journal of sustainable energy planning and management [online], 33, pages 19-33. Available from: http://doi.org/10.5278/ijsepm.6813

The transition to community-scale renewables is recommended as a panacea for the energy infrastructure challenges encountered by off-grid rural communities. Government and development agencies are encouraging the acceleration of the transition proces... Read More about Navigating pathways for community renewable electricity in rural areas: stakeholders' perspectives on the shape community project, Nigeria..

Pharmacy owners' views and experiences with the implementation of medication reviews: a qualitative study. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MICHEL, D.E., TONNA, A.P., DARTSCH, D.C. and WEIDMANN, A.E. 2022. Pharmacy owners' views and experiences with the implementation of medication reviews: a qualitative study. Presented at 8th PCNE (Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe) working symposium 2022: navigating research on pharmaceutical care, 11-12 February 2022, Lisbon, Portugal.

Following amendment of German legislation in 2020, patients are entitled to pharmaceutical care services including medication reviews (MRs). Despite this, provision of such services is not mandatory for community pharmacies and MRs are not widely ava... Read More about Pharmacy owners' views and experiences with the implementation of medication reviews: a qualitative study..

Key stakeholders' experiences with the implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacies: a systematic review. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MICHEL, D., TONNA, A., DARTSCH, D. and WEIDMANN, A. 2022. Key stakeholders' experiences with the implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacies: a systematic review. Presented at 8th PCNE (Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe) working symposium 2022: navigating research on pharmaceutical care, 11-12 February 2022, Lisbon, Portugal.

Background: Many unplanned hospital admissions occur due to adverse drug events which may be reduced by medication reviews (MRs), a pharmacist intervention that aims to optimise drug use. However, evidence suggests that MRs are not widely available i... Read More about Key stakeholders' experiences with the implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacies: a systematic review..

A framework for privacy and security requirements analysis and conflict resolution for supporting GDPR compliance through privacy-by-design. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ALKUBAISY, D., PIRAS, L., AL-OBEIDALLAH, M.G., COX, K. and MOURATIDIS, H. 2022. A framework for privacy and security requirements analysis and conflict resolution for supporting GDPR compliance through privacy-by-design. In Ali, R., Kaindl, H. and Maciaszek, L.A. (eds.). Evaluation of novel approaches to software engineering: revised selected papers from 16th International conference on Evaluation of novel approaches to software engineering 2021 (ENASE 2021), 26-27 April 2021, [virtual conference]. Communications in computer and information science, 1556. Cham: Springer [online], pages 67-87. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96648-5_4

Requirements elicitation, analysis, and, above all, early detection of conflicts and resolution, are among the most important, strategic, complex and crucial activities for preventing software system failures, and reducing costs related to reengineer... Read More about A framework for privacy and security requirements analysis and conflict resolution for supporting GDPR compliance through privacy-by-design..

Enhanced desorption of fluoxetine from polyethylene terephthalate microplastics in gastric fluid and sea water. (2022)
Journal Article
WAGSTAFF, A. and PETRIE, B. 2022. Enhanced desorption of fluoxetine from polyethylene terephthalate microplastics in gastric fluid and sea water. Environmental chemistry letters [online], 20(2), pages 975-982. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-022-01405-0

There are concerns that microplastics act as a vector of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment. Most studies have focussed on pharmaceutical adsorption and have not investigated desorption in the various matrices that microplastics enter. Theref... Read More about Enhanced desorption of fluoxetine from polyethylene terephthalate microplastics in gastric fluid and sea water..

A novel feedback correction-adaptive Kalman filtering method for the whole-life-cycle state of charge and closed-circuit voltage prediction of lithium-ion batteries based on the second-order electrical equivalent circuit model. (2022)
Journal Article
WANG, S., TAKYI-ANINAKWA, P., FAN, Y., YU, C., JIN, S., FERNANDEZ, C. and STROE, D.-I. 2022. A novel feedback correction-adaptive Kalman filtering method for the whole-life-cycle state of charge and closed-circuit voltage prediction of lithium-ion batteries based on the second-order electrical equivalent circuit model. International journal of electrical power and energy systems [online], 139, article 108020. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108020

Accurate state of charge (SOC) and closed-circuit voltage (CCV) prediction is essential for lithium-ion batteries and their model performance. In this study, a novel feedback correction-adaptive Kalman filtering (FC-AKF) method is proposed for the on... Read More about A novel feedback correction-adaptive Kalman filtering method for the whole-life-cycle state of charge and closed-circuit voltage prediction of lithium-ion batteries based on the second-order electrical equivalent circuit model..

Co-simulation of optimal EVSE and techno-economic system design models for electrified fleets. (2022)
Journal Article
ERDOGAN, N., KUCUKSARI, S. and CALI, U. 2022. Co-simulation of optimal EVSE and techno-economic system design models for electrified fleets. IEEE access [online], 10, pages 18988-18997. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3150359

As the transition to electric mobility is expanding at a rapid pace, operationally feasible and economically viable charging infrastructure is needed to support electrified fleets. This paper presents a co-simulation of optimal electric vehicle suppl... Read More about Co-simulation of optimal EVSE and techno-economic system design models for electrified fleets..

Predicting the progressive resistance and balance training response of community‐dwelling older adults accessing aged care support services: a stepped‐wedge randomised controlled trial. (2022)
Journal Article
KEOGH, J.W.L., HENWOOD, T., HETHERINGTON, S., GARDINER, P.A., TUCKETT, A.G., ROUSE, K. and SWINTON, P. 2022. Predicting the progressive resistance and balance training response of community-dwelling older adults accessing aged care support services: a stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial. Australasian journal of ageing [online], 41(4), pages 530-541. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13039

The objective of this study is to quantify the variation in body composition, physical function and cognitive health changes resulting from the Muscling Up Against Disability (MUAD) resistance and balance training program and the potential for baseli... Read More about Predicting the progressive resistance and balance training response of community‐dwelling older adults accessing aged care support services: a stepped‐wedge randomised controlled trial..

Determinants of healthy ageing: a systematic review of contemporary literature. (2022)
Journal Article
ABUD, T., KOUNIDAS, G., MARTIN, K.R., WERTH, M., COOPER, K. and MYINT, P.K. 2022. Determinants of healthy ageing: a systematic review of contemporary literature. Aging clinical and experimental research [online], 34(6), pages 1215-1223. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-021-02049-w

Background: Healthy ageing frameworks have been highly explored. Our objective was to assess existing frameworks for healthy ageing and to identify commonly described factors that can potentially act as determinants of healthy ageing. Methods: We car... Read More about Determinants of healthy ageing: a systematic review of contemporary literature..

Integrated design framework for facilitating systems-theoretic process analysis. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ALTAF, A., FAILY, S., DOGAN, H., THRON, E. and MYLONAS, A. 2022. Integrated design framework for facilitating systems-theoretic process analysis. In Katsikas, S., Lambrinoudakis, C., Cuppens, N. et al (eds.) Computer security: 26th European symposium on research in computer security (ESORICS 2021) international workshops: selected papers from 7th workshop on the security of industrial control systems of cyber-physical systems (CyberICPS 2021), co-located with SECPRE, ADIoT, SPOSE, CPS4CIP, CDT and SECOMANE, 4-8 October 2021, Darmstadt, Germany. Lecture notes in computer science (LNCS), 13106. Cham: Springer [online], pages 58-73. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95484-0_4

Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) helps mitigate identified safety hazards leading to unfortunate situations. Usually, a systematic step-by-step approach is followed by safety experts irrespective of any software based tool-support, but ident... Read More about Integrated design framework for facilitating systems-theoretic process analysis..

Falling down the rabbit hole? Methodological, conceptual and policy issues in current health inequalities research. (2022)
Journal Article
KELLY-IRVING, M., BALL, W.P., BAMBRA, C., DELPIERRE, C., DUNDAS, R., LYNCH, J., MCCARTNEY, G. and SMITH, K. 2023. Falling down the rabbit hole? Methodological, conceptual and policy issues in current health inequalities research. Critical public health [online], 33(1), pages 37-47. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2022.2036701

Persistent health inequalities pose a challenge to researchers and policymakers. Decades of research have illuminated mechanisms that underlie health inequalities, now we must move beyond these observations to enable policies that can reduce them. In... Read More about Falling down the rabbit hole? Methodological, conceptual and policy issues in current health inequalities research..

On the mechanical properties of melt-blended nylon 6/ethylene-octene copolymer/graphene nanoplatelet nanocomposites. (2022)
Journal Article
ATTAR, S., CHEN, B., CICALA, G., CATALANOTTI, G., SCALICI, T. and FALZON, B.G. 2022. On the mechanical properties of melt-blended nylon 6/ethylene-octene copolymer/graphene nanoplatelet nanocomposites. Polymer [online], 243, article 124619. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124619

Ethylene-octene copolymer (EOC) with a loading level of 20 wt%, maleated EOC (EOC-g-MA) with a loading level of 3 wt% and graphene nanoplatelets (GnPs) at four different loading levels, i.e., 3 wt%, 5 wt%, 10 wt% and 15 wt% were added to nylon 6 to p... Read More about On the mechanical properties of melt-blended nylon 6/ethylene-octene copolymer/graphene nanoplatelet nanocomposites..

Equity, diversit[y], inclusion: exciting first steps of a winding journey. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
NESHAT MOKADEM, L. 2022. Equity, diversit[y], inclusion: exciting first steps of a winding journey. Presented at the 2022 Pharmacist education summit: equality, diversity and inclusion, 2 Feb 2022, [virtual event].

This presentation formed part of the "Inclusive Curriculum Design and Delivery" strand of the 2022 Pharmacist Education Summit. In the presentation, the author reflects on the results of working with pharmacy students at Robert Gordon University (RGU... Read More about Equity, diversit[y], inclusion: exciting first steps of a winding journey..

Don't fall for bad press: cycling is good for us all, particularly motorists. [Newspaper article] (2022)
Newspaper / Magazine
ARNELL, P. 2022. Don't fall for the bad press: cycling is good for us all, particularly motorists. [Newspaper article]. The Scotsman [online], 2 February 2022. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/mk3y4enb

The recent amendments to the Highway Code have unleashed a wave of criticism of cyclists and cycling. The Daily Mail warned of a spike in road rage in a story headlined "Controversial Highway Code overhaul that tells cyclists to pedal in the middle o... Read More about Don't fall for bad press: cycling is good for us all, particularly motorists. [Newspaper article].