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Use of membrane technology to enhance the integration of hydrogen into processing and manufacturing. (2022)
Journal Article
GOBINA, E., GIWA, A. and BEN-ARON, A. 2022. Use of membrane technology to enhance the integration of hydrogen into processing and manufacturing. Membrane technology [online], 22(8), article 70088-2. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/S0958-2118(22)70088-2

Membranes are at the heart of the green hydrogen economy and are used at every stage along the infrastructure highway – from production of the gas to its end use. This article looks at the role membranes play in electrolysers, and carbon capture and... Read More about Use of membrane technology to enhance the integration of hydrogen into processing and manufacturing..

Employing multi-modal sensors for personalised smart home health monitoring. (2022)
Thesis
FORBES, G. 2022. Employing multi-modal sensors for personalised smart home health monitoring. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071646

Smart home systems are employed worldwide for a variety of automated monitoring tasks. FITsense is a system that performs personalised smart home health monitoring using sensor data. In this thesis, we expand upon this system by identifying the limit... Read More about Employing multi-modal sensors for personalised smart home health monitoring..

The suboptimal fibrinolytic response in COVID-19 is dictated by high PAI-1. (2022)
Journal Article
WHYTE, C.S., SIMPSON, M., MORROW, G.B., WALLACE, C.A., MENTZER, A.J., KNIGHT, J.C., SHAPIRO, S., CURRY, N., BAGOT, C.N., WATSON, H., COOPER, J.G. and MUTCH, N.J. 2022. The suboptimal fibrinolytic response in COVID-19 is dictated by high PAI-1. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis [online], 20(10), pages 2394-2406. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.15806

Severe COVID-19 disease is associated with thrombotic complications and extensive fibrin deposition. This study investigates whether the hemostatic complications in COVID-19 disease arise due to dysregulation of the fibrinolytic system. This prospect... Read More about The suboptimal fibrinolytic response in COVID-19 is dictated by high PAI-1..

Industry 4.0: the impact of strategic leadership behaviour on organisational response to the adoption of technological innovation. (2022)
Thesis
MORGAN, L.R.W. 2022. Industry 4.0: the impact of strategic leadership behaviour on organisational response to the adoption of technological innovation. Robert Gordon University, DBA thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1987878

The rapid development and cross-interaction between emerging technologies is called Industry 4.0, and it is being called the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Organisational leaders are seeking to understand how to lead their firms to benefit from the op... Read More about Industry 4.0: the impact of strategic leadership behaviour on organisational response to the adoption of technological innovation..

An investigation into the effectiveness of the design and enforcement of Nigeria's anti-gas flaring law and policy regimes, and the considerations of measures that could improve environmental regulatory compliance. (2022)
Thesis
MOHAMMED, J.I. 2022. An investigation into the effectiveness of the design and enforcement of Nigeria's anti-gas flaring law and policy regimes, and the considerations of measures that could improve environmental regulatory compliance. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1893017

Since the discovery of the commercial hydrocarbon deposit in 1956, activity of Nigeria's petroleum industry has dramatically increased. The industry now contributes an average of two million barrels of crude oil daily to the global oil market. Howeve... Read More about An investigation into the effectiveness of the design and enforcement of Nigeria's anti-gas flaring law and policy regimes, and the considerations of measures that could improve environmental regulatory compliance..

Legal framework for utilisation and emissions-impact mitigation from natural gas production: the case for Nigeria. (2022)
Thesis
ENEYO, G.A. 2022. Legal framework for utilisation and emissions-impact mitigation from natural gas production: the case for Nigeria. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1880231

Environmental concerns dominate every stage of oil and gas operations, from production to consumption stages. At the production stage, there is the problem of waste of associated gas through flaring emissions, while pipeline leakages and tanker accid... Read More about Legal framework for utilisation and emissions-impact mitigation from natural gas production: the case for Nigeria..

Bi-level optimisation and machine learning in the management of large service-oriented field workforces. (2022)
Thesis
AINSLIE, R.T. 2022. Bi-level optimisation and machine learning in the management of large service-oriented field workforces. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1880200

The tactical planning problem for members of the service industry with large multi-skilled workforces is an important process that is often underlooked. It sits between the operational plan - which involves the actual allocation of members of the wor... Read More about Bi-level optimisation and machine learning in the management of large service-oriented field workforces..

Privacy goals for the data lifecycle. (2022)
Journal Article
HENRIKSEN-BULMER, J., YUCEL, C., FAILY, S. and CHALKIAS, I. 2022. Privacy goals for the data lifecycle. Future internet [online], 14(11), article number 315. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/fi14110315

The introduction of Data Protection by Default and Design (DPbDD) brought in as part of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018, has necessitated that businesses review how best to incorporate privacy into their processes in a transpare... Read More about Privacy goals for the data lifecycle..

Effect of stator blades on the startup dynamics of a vertical axis wind turbine. (2022)
Journal Article
ASIM, T., SINGH, D., SIDDIQUI, M.S. and MCGLINCHEY, D. 2022. Effect of stator blades on the startup dynamics of a vertical axis wind turbine. Energies [online], 15(21), 8135. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15218135

Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) are omni-directional, low-cost, low-efficiency wind power extractors. A conventional drag-based VAWT consists of multiple thin rotor blades with a typical peak Tip Speed Ratio (λ) of less than 1. Their lower cut-in... Read More about Effect of stator blades on the startup dynamics of a vertical axis wind turbine..

Suppressing cyanobacterial dominance by UV-LED TiO2-photocatalysis in a drinking water reservoir: a mesocosm study. (2022)
Journal Article
PESTANA, C.J., SANTOS, A.A., CAPELO-NETO, J. et al. 2022. Suppressing cyanobacterial dominance by UV-LED TiO2-photocatalysis in a drinking water reservoir: a mesocosm study. Water research [online], 226, article 119299. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119299

Cyanobacteria and their toxic secondary metabolites present challenges for water treatment globally. In this study we have assessed TiO2 immobilized onto recycled foamed glass beads by a facile calcination method, combined in treatment units with 365... Read More about Suppressing cyanobacterial dominance by UV-LED TiO2-photocatalysis in a drinking water reservoir: a mesocosm study..

Midwives', health visitors', family nurse practitioners' and women's experiences of the NHS Grampian's Financial Inclusion Pathway in practice: a qualitative investigation of early implementation and impact. [Briefing Paper] (2022)
Preprint / Working Paper
DOUGLAS, F., MACIVER, E., DAVIS, T. and LITTLEJOHN, C. 2022. Midwives', health visitors', family nurse practitioners' and women's experiences of the NHS Grampian's Financial Inclusion Pathway in practice: a qualitative investigation of early implementation and impact. Study briefing paper.

All Local Child Poverty Action Plans require midwives, health visitors and family nurses to identify families with children under five at risk of financial hardship, and to refer them for help to increase their household incomes. This strategy (the s... Read More about Midwives', health visitors', family nurse practitioners' and women's experiences of the NHS Grampian's Financial Inclusion Pathway in practice: a qualitative investigation of early implementation and impact. [Briefing Paper].

Indicative findings from a study of information behaviour in digital business ideation: insights from the developing world. (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
IBRAHIM, S., MARCELLA, R. and MACLENNAN, A. 2022. Indicative findings from a study of information behaviour in digital business ideation: insights from the developing world. Information research [online], 27(Special issue): proceedings of the 11th International conference on Conceptions of library and information science (CoLIS), 29 May - 01 June 2022, Oslo, Sweden and proceedings of the 2022 Information seeking in context conference (ISIC 2022): the information behaviour conference, 26-29 September 2022, Berlin, Germany, article isic2233. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47989/irisic2233

Though a wealth of information behaviour research has been undertaken in various contexts over the years, less has been done on entrepreneurship. In particular, there is a lack of literature around the ideation component in the early stages of busine... Read More about Indicative findings from a study of information behaviour in digital business ideation: insights from the developing world..

Addressing social determinants of health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: urgent need to consider policy and practice in relation to pharmacy's contribution. (2022)
Journal Article
CUNNINGHAM, S., JEBARA, T. and DOUGLAS, F. 2022. Addressing social determinants of health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: urgent need to consider policy and practice in relation to pharmacy's contribution. International journal of pharmacy practice [online], 30(5), pages 401-403. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpp/riac072

World Health Organization reports highlight health inequalities and social determinants of health (SDoH), and the need for their consideration in strategic health plans. The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated these issues and government imposed COV... Read More about Addressing social determinants of health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: urgent need to consider policy and practice in relation to pharmacy's contribution..

Combustion characterization of hybrid methane-hydrogen gas in domestic swirl stoves. (2022)
Journal Article
LIU, X., ZHU, G., ASIM, T. and MISHRA, R. 2022. Combustion characterization of hybrid methane-hydrogen gas in domestic swirl stoves. Fuel [online], 333(Part 2), article 126413. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126413

Combustion of hybrid natural gas (methane) and hydrogen mixture in domestic swirl stoves has been characterized using hot-state experiments and numerical analysis. The detailed combustion mechanism of methane and hydrogen (GRI-Mech 3.0) has been simp... Read More about Combustion characterization of hybrid methane-hydrogen gas in domestic swirl stoves..

The unmet supportive care needs of people affected by cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review. (2022)
Journal Article
LEGGE, H., TOOHEY, K., KAVANAGH, P.S. and PATERSON, C. 2023. The unmet supportive care needs of people affected by cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review. Journal of cancer survivorship [online], 17(4), pages 1036-1056. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-022-01275-z

To critically synthesise evidence regarding the supportive care needs of those living with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. An integrative systematic review followed a pre-registered protocol, reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items f... Read More about The unmet supportive care needs of people affected by cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review..

Improved anti-noise adaptive long short-term memory neural network modeling for the robust remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries. (2022)
Journal Article
WANG, S., FAN, Y., JIN, S., TAKYI-ANINAKWA, P. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2023. Improved anti-noise adaptive long short-term memory neural network modeling for the robust remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries. Reliability engineering and system safety [online], 230, article 108920. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2022.108920

Safety assurance is essential for lithium-ion batteries in power supply fields, and the remaining useful life (RUL) prediction serves as one of the fundamental criteria for the performance evaluation of energy and storage systems. Based on an improve... Read More about Improved anti-noise adaptive long short-term memory neural network modeling for the robust remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries..

The influence of socio-cultural factors on knowledge-based innovation and the digital economy. (2022)
Journal Article
VLASOV, M., POLBITSYN, S.N., OLUMEKOR, M. and OKE, A. 2022. The influence of socio-cultural factors on knowledge-based innovation and the digital economy. Journal of open innovation: technology, market, and complexity [online], 8(4), article 194. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc8040194

The knowledge economy, fostered by knowledge-based innovation, has been linked to entrepreneurial and economic success, especially in OECD countries. Studies have shown the influence of socio-cultural factors on almost every area of economic behavior... Read More about The influence of socio-cultural factors on knowledge-based innovation and the digital economy..

We can't risk justice being denied in schools abuse case: the passage of time affects both victims and the accused person so further delays should be avoided. [Newspaper article] (2022)
Newspaper / Magazine
ARNELL, P. 2022. We can't risk justice being denied in schools abuse case: the passage of time affects both victims and the accused person so further delays should be avoided. [Newspaper article]. The Scotsman [online], 26 February 2023. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/5n8wdmwx

The axiom justice delayed is justice denied rightfully has its supporters. Often attributed to former Prime Minister William E. Gladstone, it encompasses the sentiment that where redress to an injured party is too long in coming there is effectively... Read More about We can't risk justice being denied in schools abuse case: the passage of time affects both victims and the accused person so further delays should be avoided. [Newspaper article].

The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on genitourinary and prostate cancer care and clinical trials: a qualitative exploration of the Australian and New Zealand experience. (2022)
Journal Article
ROBERTS, N.A., DHILLON, H.M., PATERSON, C., SCHUBACH, K., MCJANNETT, M., and the AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND UROGENITAL AND PROSTATE CANCER TRIALS GROUP. 2023. The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on genitourinary and prostate cancer care and clinical trials: a qualitative exploration of the Australian and New Zealand experience. Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology [online], 19(3), pages 337-346. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13847

This qualitative study aimed to understand the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic from March to November 2020 on healthcare delivery and clinical trials for genitourinary (GU) cancers in Australia. Methods: Annually a pre‐conference work... Read More about The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on genitourinary and prostate cancer care and clinical trials: a qualitative exploration of the Australian and New Zealand experience..

A novel multiple training-scale dynamic adaptive cuckoo search optimized long short-term memory neural network and multi-dimensional health indicators acquisition strategy for whole life cycle health evaluation of lithium-ion batteries. (2022)
Journal Article
REN, P., WANG, S., CHEN, X., ZHOU, H., FERNANDEZ, C. and STROE, D.-I. 2022. A novel multiple training-scale dynamic adaptive cuckoo search optimized long short-term memory neural network and multi-dimensional health indicators acquisition strategy for whole life cycle health evaluation of lithium-ion batteries. Electrochimica Acta [online], 435, article 141404. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141404

State of health evaluation of lithium-ion batteries has become a significant research direction in related fields attributed to the crucial impact on the reliability and safety of electric vehicles. In this research, a dynamic adaptive cuckoo search... Read More about A novel multiple training-scale dynamic adaptive cuckoo search optimized long short-term memory neural network and multi-dimensional health indicators acquisition strategy for whole life cycle health evaluation of lithium-ion batteries..