All Outputs (569)

Confidence-based underwater localization scheme for large-scale mobile sensor networks. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SABRA, A., FUNG, W.-K. and RADHAKRISHNA, P. 2018. Confidence-based underwater localization scheme for large-scale mobile sensor networks. In Proceedings of the 2018 Marine Technology Society and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (MTS/IEEE) OCEANS conference (OCEANS 2018 MTS/IEEE), 22-25 October 2018, Charleston, USA. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE [online], article ID 8604878. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS.2018.8604878

The absence of Global Positioning System in underwater environment predominates in the challenges of underwater vehicles navigation or sensor nodes tracking. Localization of single or few underwater vehicles has been fostered in recent years. However... Read More about Confidence-based underwater localization scheme for large-scale mobile sensor networks..

Diametral compression test method to analyse relative surface stresses in thermally sprayed coated and uncoated circular disc specimens. (2018)
Journal Article
FAISAL, N.H., MANN, L., DUNCAN, C., DUNBAR, E., CLAYTON, M., FROST, M., MCCONNACHIE, J., FARDAN, A. and AHMED, R. 2019. Diametral compression test method to analyse relative surface stresses in thermally sprayed coated and uncoated circular disc specimens. Surface and coatings technology [online], 357, pages 497-514. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.10.053

In firsts of its investigation, a diametral compression destructive testing method (also known as Brazilian test) was performed on thermally sprayed coated and uncoated circular disc specimens to compare relative surface stresses. The coating investi... Read More about Diametral compression test method to analyse relative surface stresses in thermally sprayed coated and uncoated circular disc specimens..

Legal and regulatory development of nuclear energy in Bangladesh. (2018)
Journal Article
KARIM, R., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., KARIM, M.E., MUNIR, A.B., SIFAT, I.M., ABU-BAKAR, S.H., BANI, N.A. and MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N. 2018. Legal and regulatory development of nuclear energy in Bangladesh. Energies [online], 11(10), article ID 2847. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en11102847

The adequacy of legal and regulatory framework relating to nuclear energy in Bangladesh has sparked many questions since the government took the formal decision to establish a nuclear power plant (NPP) at Rooppur. Consequently, the government has tak... Read More about Legal and regulatory development of nuclear energy in Bangladesh..

Social workers and alienation: the compassionate self and the disappointed juggler. (2018)
Journal Article
YUILL, C. 2018. Social workers and alienation: the compassionate self and the disappointed juggler. Critical and radical social work [online], 6(3), pages 275-289. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1332/204986018X15388225375247

British social work has been undergoing a series of radical transformations from the 1980s onwards. The main shift has been a move away from the parochial professionalism of the 1970s to a profession that is being constantly reshaped by the impulses... Read More about Social workers and alienation: the compassionate self and the disappointed juggler..

Antioxidant activity of silver nanoparticles prepared by green synthesis. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
RUTTKAY-NEDECKÝ, B., DOČEKALOVÁ, M., HOSNEDLOVÁ, B., UHLÍŘOVÁ, D., STAŃKOVÁ, M., KEPINSKA, M., MILNEROWICZ, H., FERNANDEZ, C., BAROŇ, M., SOCHOR, J., NGUYEN, H.V. and KIZEK, R. 2018. Antioxidant activity of silver nanoparticles prepared by green synthesis. In Proceedings of 10th Nanomaterials international conference 2018 (NANOCON 2018): research and application, 17-19 October 2018, Brno, Czech Republic. Ostrava: Tanger Ltd [online], pages 392-396. Available from: https://www.confer.cz/nanocon/2018/download/189-antioxidant-activity-of-silver-nanoparticles-prepared-by-green-synthesis.pdf

At present, great attention is given to silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), which thanks to its unique properties, such as good electric conductivity, photoelectrochemical activity and antimicrobial activity are widely used. Green synthesis of nanoparticle... Read More about Antioxidant activity of silver nanoparticles prepared by green synthesis..

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (spions) modified with sarcosine oxidase-enzymatic activity analysis by sds-page. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
UHLÍŘOVÁ, D., STAŇKOVÁ, M., DOČEKALOVÁ, M., HOSNEDLOVÁ, B., KEPINSKA, M., RUTTKAY-NEDECKÝ, B., RŮŽIČKA, J., FERNANDEZ, C., MILNEROWICZ, H. and KIZEK, R. 2018. Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (spions) modified with sarcosine oxidase-enzymatic activity analysis by sds-page. In Proceedings of 10th Nanomaterials international conference 2018 (NANOCON 2018): research and application, 17-19 October 2018, Brno, Czech Republic. Ostrava: Tanger Ltd [online], pages 360-364. Available from: https://www.confer.cz/nanocon/2018/download/190-superparamagnetic-iron-oxide-nanoparticles-spions-modified-with-sarcosine-oxidase-enzymatic-activity-analysis-by-sds-page.pdf

Sarcosine oxidase (SOX) is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative demethylation of sarcosine with the glycine as a product and is physiologically active in human body and other mammals. However prostate cancer cells have a high expression of sarcosin... Read More about Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (spions) modified with sarcosine oxidase-enzymatic activity analysis by sds-page..

Conjugated metallothionein-carbon-doxorubicin nanotransporter for targeted breast cancer therapy. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SKALIČKOVÁ, S., KEPINSKA, M., LOFFELMANN, M., UHLÍŘOVÁ, D., GARGULÁK, M., DOČEKALOVÁ, M., HOSNEDLOVÁ, B., RUTTKAY-NEDECKÝ, B., MILNEROWICZ, H., FERNANDEZ, C. and KIZEK, R. 2018. Conjugated metallothionein-carbon-doxorubicin nanotransporter for targeted breast cancer therapy. In Proceedings of 10th Nanomaterials international conference 2018 (NANOCON 2018): research and application, 17-19 October 2018, Brno, Czech Republic. Ostrava: Tanger Ltd [online], pages 342-347. Available from: https://www.confer.cz/nanocon/2018/download/193-metallothionein-fullerene-doxorubicin-nanotransporter-conjugates-for-targeted-breast-cancer-therapy.pdf

Metalothionein (MT) is a polypeptide of molecular weight in the range of 6-10 kDa. MT typically contains 60 to 68 amino acid residues. MT is characterized by its unique content of metal ions as well as its sulfur content. Higher MT levels were observ... Read More about Conjugated metallothionein-carbon-doxorubicin nanotransporter for targeted breast cancer therapy..

1D CNN-based transfer learning model for bearing fault diagnosis under variable working conditions. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HASAN, M.J., SOHAIB, M. and KIM, J.-M. 2019. 1D CNN-based transfer learning model for bearing fault diagnosis under variable working conditions. In Omar, S., Haji Suhaili, W.S. and Phon-Amnuaisuk, S. (eds.) Computational intelligence in information systems: proceedings of the 2018 Computational intelligence in information systems conference (CIIS 2018), 16-18 November 2018, Brunei. Advances in intelligent systems and computing, 888. Cham: Springer [online], pages 13-23. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03302-6_2

Classical machine learning approaches have made remarkable contributions to the field of data-driven techniques for bearing fault diagnosis. However, these algorithms mainly depend on distinct features, making the application of such techniques tedio... Read More about 1D CNN-based transfer learning model for bearing fault diagnosis under variable working conditions..

Exercise rehabilitation programmes for pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review of intervention components and reporting quality. (2018)
Journal Article
MCGREGOR, G., POWELL, R., FINNEGAN, S., NICHOLS, S. and UNDERWOOD, M. 2018. Exercise rehabilitation programmes for pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review of intervention components and reporting quality. BMJ open sport and exercise medicine [online], 4(1), article number e000400. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000400

The aim of this study was to identify the components, and assess the reporting quality, of exercise training interventions for people living with pulmonary hypertension. The study took the form of a systematic review with analysis of intervention rep... Read More about Exercise rehabilitation programmes for pulmonary hypertension: a systematic review of intervention components and reporting quality..

Exploring healthcare professionals’ perceptions of medication errors in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study. (2018)
Journal Article
ALHARBI, W., CLELAND, J. and MORRISON, Z. 2019. Exploring healthcare professionals' perceptions of medication errors in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study. Saudi pharmaceutical journal [online], 27(2), pages 176-181. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2018.10.001

Objective: Adverse events which result from medication errors are considered to be one of the most frequently encountered patient safety issues in clinical settings. We undertook a qualitative investigation to identify and explore factors relating to... Read More about Exploring healthcare professionals’ perceptions of medication errors in an adult oncology department in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study..

The European Citizens' Initiative: bringing the EU closer to its citizens? (2018)
Journal Article
GREENWOOD, J. 2019. The European Citizens' Initiative: bringing the EU closer to its citizens? Comparative European politics [online], 17(6), pages 940-956. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41295-018-0138-x

In defiance of accounts which see the European Union (EU) as structurally incompatible with democracy, the Lisbon Treaty set out the general right and specific means for citizens to participate in EU decision-making. Whilst the Treaty codified long-e... Read More about The European Citizens' Initiative: bringing the EU closer to its citizens?.

Heritage is the context for all that happens. [Solo Exhibition] (2018)
Exhibition / Performance
MORRIS, K.A. 2018. Heritage is the context for all that happens. [Solo Exhibition]. Exhibited 15-26 October 2018, Gray's School of Art, Aberdeen.

Working within heritage-based projects has been central to Kevin Morris' work and practice. Prior to this exhibition, the artist had recently been engaging with concepts of craft, material and place - initially motivated by an investigation of his ow... Read More about Heritage is the context for all that happens. [Solo Exhibition].

Multi-objective optimization of confidence-based localization in large-scale underwater robotic swarms. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SABRA, A., FUNG, W.-K. and CHURN, P. 2018. Multi-objective optimization of confidence-based localization in large-scale underwater robotic swarms. Presented at the 14th International distributed autonomous robotic systems symposium 2018 (DARS 2018), 15-17 October 2018, Boulder, USA.

Ultra-Short Base Line (USBL) is the most commonly adopted localization method in industry due to its flexibility. However, the maximum number of underwater targets that can be simultaneously localized by USBL is very limited (up to 10 using the most... Read More about Multi-objective optimization of confidence-based localization in large-scale underwater robotic swarms..

Levelised cost of energy: a theoretical justification and critical assessment. (2018)
Journal Article
ALDERSEY-WILLIAMS, J. and RUBERT, T. 2019. Levelised cost of energy: a theoretical justification and critical assessment. Energy policy [online], 124, pages 169-179. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.10.004

Although widely accepted as a measure of the comparative lifetime costs of electricity generation alternatives, levelised cost of energy (LCOE) lacks a theoretical foundation in the academic literature and encompasses a number of areas where caution... Read More about Levelised cost of energy: a theoretical justification and critical assessment..

Evaluation of the thermal comfort in the design of the museum routes: the thermal topology. (2018)
Journal Article
SARAOUI, S., BELAKEHAL, A., ATTAR, A. and BENNADJI, A. 2018. Evaluation of the thermal comfort in the design of the museum routes: the thermal topology. Journal of contemporary urban affairs [online], 2(3), pages 122-136. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2018.4727

Museums are nowadays among the most popular projects for the public, the concept of thermal comfort in museums is often treated after the realization. Even if in the design, the architect shows a particular intention to work with daylight which is co... Read More about Evaluation of the thermal comfort in the design of the museum routes: the thermal topology..

A green and template-free synthesis process of superior carbon material with ellipsoidal structure as enhanced material for supercapacitors. (2018)
Journal Article
SUN, Y., GUO, S., LI, W., PAN, J., FERNANDEZ, C., SENTHIL, R.A. and SUN, X. 2018. A green and template-free synthesis process of superior carbon material with ellipsoidal structure as enhanced material for supercapacitors. Journal of power sources [online], 405, pages 80-88. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2018.10.034

Metal Organic Frameworks or related carbon materials are the ideal materials for supercapacitors due to their high surface area and unique porous structure. Here, we propose a new green and recyclable synthesis method of porous carbon. Aluminum hydro... Read More about A green and template-free synthesis process of superior carbon material with ellipsoidal structure as enhanced material for supercapacitors..

Eradicating information poverty: an agenda for research. (2018)
Journal Article
MARCELLA, R. and CHOWDHURY, G. 2020. Eradicating information poverty: an agenda for research. Journal of librarianship and information science [online], 52(2), pages 366-381. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000618804589

Information poverty remains a critical issue for societies today. The literature of information poverty is reviewed tracking its origins in library and information science in the 1970s and the various approaches that have been taken to tackling infor... Read More about Eradicating information poverty: an agenda for research..

A multi-perspective evaluation of specialist mental health clinical pharmacist prescribers practising withing general practices in NHS Highland. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BUIST, E., MCLELLAND, R., MACLURE, K., STEWART, D., RUSHWORTH, G., GIBSON SMITH, K., MACLURE, A. and CUNNINGHAM, S. 2018. A multi-perspective evaluation of specialist mental health clinical pharmacist prescribers practising within general practices in NHS Highland. Presented at the 9th International College of Mental Health Pharmacy (CMHP) psychiatric pharmacy conference, 12-14 October 2018, Loughborough, UK.

Mental health issues are a common feature of primary care consultations and around a third of GP consultations have a mental health element. The Scottish Government’s 10 year Mental Health Strategy has ambitions to transform services so every GP prac... Read More about A multi-perspective evaluation of specialist mental health clinical pharmacist prescribers practising withing general practices in NHS Highland..

Integration of health and social care in the a regional area of Scotland: exploring the needs and experiences of service users and their families. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HENDERSON, L., KENNEDY, C., BAIN, H. and ALLAN, E. 2018. Integration of health and social care in the a regional area of Scotland: exploring the needs and experiences of service users and their families. Presented at 2018 NHS Grampian excellence event, 11 October 2018, Inverurie, UK.

This presentation gave an overview and review process to-date of the research project: A case study of service user, informal carer and staff experiences of integrated health and social care at a NHS Grampian Excellence Event, Inverurie in October 20... Read More about Integration of health and social care in the a regional area of Scotland: exploring the needs and experiences of service users and their families..

Emotion-aware polarity lexicons for Twitter sentiment analysis. (2018)
Journal Article
BANDHAKAVI, A., WIRATUNGA, N., MASSIE, S. and P, D. 2021. Emotion-aware polarity lexicons for Twitter sentiment analysis. Expert systems [online], 38(7): artificial intelligence/EDMA 2017, article e12332. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/exsy.12332

Theoretical frameworks in psychology map the relationships between emotions and sentiments. In this paper we study the role of such mapping for computational emotion detection from text (e.g. social media) with a aim to understand the usefulness of a... Read More about Emotion-aware polarity lexicons for Twitter sentiment analysis..