All Outputs (717)

Women's empowerment as an outcome of NGO projects: is the current approach sustainable? (2022)
Journal Article
AL HAKIM, G., BASTIAN, B.L., NG, P.Y. and WOOD, B.P. 2022. Women's empowerment as an outcome of NGO projects: is the current approach sustainable? Administrative sciences [online], 12(2), article 62. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci12020062

The area of women's empowerment has attracted increasing attention among a wide range of interest groups, from authors to researchers to feminist scholars and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). This paper aims to identify the diverse understandin... Read More about Women's empowerment as an outcome of NGO projects: is the current approach sustainable?.

Exercise adherence in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022)
Journal Article
TOOHEY, K., HUNTER, M., PATERSON, C., MORTAZAVI, R. and SINGH, B. 2022. Exercise adherence in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancers [online], 14(10), article 2452. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14102452

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer treatment is associated with adverse physiological changes; however, exercise can improve outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine exercise intervention adherence and... Read More about Exercise adherence in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis..

Replacing human input in spam email detection using deep learning. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
NICHO, M., MAJDANI, F. and MCDERMOTT, C.D. 2022. Replacing human input in spam email detection using deep learning. In Degen, H. and NTOA, S. (eds.) Artificial intelligence in HCI: proceedings of 3rd International conference on artificial intelligence in HCI (human-computer interaction) 2022 (AI-HCI 2022), co-located with the 24th International conference on human-computer interaction 2022 (HCI International 2022), 26 June - 1 July 2022, [virtual conference]. Lecture notes in artificial intelligence (LNAI), 13336. Cham: Springer [online], pages 387-404. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05643-7_25

The Covid-19 pandemic has been a driving force for a substantial increase in online activity and transactions across the globe. As a consequence, cyber-attacks, particularly those leveraging email as the preferred attack vector, have also increased e... Read More about Replacing human input in spam email detection using deep learning..

A multi-objective optimization model for EVSE deployment at workplaces with smart charging strategies and scheduling policies. (2022)
Journal Article
ERDOGAN, N., KUCUKSARI, S. and MURPHY, J. 2022. A multi-objective optimization model for EVSE deployment at workplaces with smart charging strategies and scheduling policies. Energy [online], 254(Part A), article number 124161. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.124161

This study proposes a multi-objective optimization model to determine the optimal charging infrastructure for a transition to plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) at workplaces. The developed model considers all cost aspects of a workplace charging stati... Read More about A multi-objective optimization model for EVSE deployment at workplaces with smart charging strategies and scheduling policies..

New Zealand: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021. (2022)
Journal Article
MAK, C.H.W. 2022. New Zealand: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021. Journal of international banking law and regulation [online], 37(6), pages N66-N67. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com/Document/I22DC3E50D57211ECBBF8B1E0B434F9EE/View/FullText.html

On 16 August 2021, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act (RBNZA) 2021 was signed into law, to repeal and replace parts of the RBNZA 1989. The RBNZA 2021 will come into force on 1 July 2022 to increase the accountability and transparency of the Reserve... Read More about New Zealand: Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021..

Which treatment classes and combinations are more effective for the management of common tendinopathies? A systematic review and network meta-analysis. (2022)
Working Paper
SWINTON, P.A., SHIM, J., PAVLOVA, A.V., MOSS, R.A., MACLEAN, C., BRANDIE, D., MITCHELL, L., TZORTZIOU BROWN, V., GREIG, L., PARKINSON, E., MORRISSEY, D., ALEXANDER, L. and COOPER, K. 2022. Which treatment classes and combinations are more effective for the management of common tendinopathies? A systematic review and network meta-analysis. SportRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.51224/SRXIV.155

The aim of this research was to quantify the comparative effectiveness of treatment classes used for the management of the most common tendinopathies. The project studied network meta-analyses comparing combinations of exercise, non-exercise, and non... Read More about Which treatment classes and combinations are more effective for the management of common tendinopathies? A systematic review and network meta-analysis..

Novel hyperbolic clustering-based band hierarchy (HCBH) for effective unsupervised band selection of hyperspectral images. (2022)
Journal Article
SUN, H., ZHANG, L., REN, J. and HUANG, H. 2022. Novel hyperbolic clustering-based band hierarchy (HCBH) for effective unsupervised band selection of hyperspectral images. Pattern recognition [online], 130, article number 108788. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2022.108788

For dimensionality reduction of HSI, many clustering-based unsupervised band selection (UBS) methods have been proposed due to their superiority of reducing the high redundancy between selected bands. However, most of these methods fail to reflect th... Read More about Novel hyperbolic clustering-based band hierarchy (HCBH) for effective unsupervised band selection of hyperspectral images..

Low-income parents' perspectives and experiences of engaging with early years health professionals about financial challenges and income maximisation. [FPH 2022 talk] (2022)
Presentation / Conference
DOUGLAS, F., MACIVER, E., DAVIS, T. and LITTLEJOHN, C. 2022. Low-income parents' perspectives and experiences of engaging with early years health professionals about financial challenges and income maximisation. Presented at 2022 Faculty of Public Health conference: public health: lighting the path for the next 10, 20, 50 years, 12-13 May 2022, [virtual conference].

Background: In a similar vein to wishing to understand health professionals experiences of the FIP, this element of the study was concerned to understand parents' perspectives about the acceptability or impact of this initiative in relation to its ai... Read More about Low-income parents' perspectives and experiences of engaging with early years health professionals about financial challenges and income maximisation. [FPH 2022 talk].

Community midwives, health visitors and family nurses' experiences of the early implementation of the so-called financial inclusion pathway in NHS Grampian. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
DOUGLAS, F., MACIVER, E., DAVIS, T. and LITTLEJOHN, C. 2022. Community midwives, health visitors and family nurses' experiences of the early implementation of the so-called financial inclusion pathway in NHS Grampian. Presented at 2022 Faculty of Public Health conference: public health: lighting the path for the next 10, 20, 50 years, 12-13 May 2022, [virtual conference].

Background: Since the introduction of the Child Poverty Act (2017) and the requirement that all local authorities develop and deliver Child Poverty Action Plans the so called ‘Financial Inclusion Pathway’ (FIP) emerged in 2019 as one of a number of s... Read More about Community midwives, health visitors and family nurses' experiences of the early implementation of the so-called financial inclusion pathway in NHS Grampian..

Mixed methods study of lived experience of long-term Covid-19 on NHS workers in Scotland. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
TORRANCE, N., GRANT, A., ADAMS, N., MCIVER, E., DOUGLAS, F., KYDD, A., HERNANDEZ SANTIAGO, V., SKÅTUN, D. and KENNEDY, C. 2022. Mixed methods study of lived experience of long-term Covid-19 on NHS workers in Scotland. Presented at 2022 Faculty of Public Health conference: public health: lighting the path for the next 10, 20, 50 years, 12-13 May 2022, [virtual conference].

Background: Many NHS workers have greater occupational risk of exposure to Covid-19 than the general population. In the first wave of the pandemic in the UK, the risk of healthcare workers testing positive for Covid-19 was seven times higher than non... Read More about Mixed methods study of lived experience of long-term Covid-19 on NHS workers in Scotland..

Effect of feeding insoluble fiber on the microbiota and metabolites of the caecum and feces of rabbits recovering from epizootic rabbit enteropathy relative to non-infected rabbits. [Dataset] (2022)
Dataset
PUÓN-PELÁEZ, X.-H.D., MCEWAN, N.R., ÁLVAREZ-MARTÍNEZ, R.C., MARISCAL-LANDÍN, G., NAVA-MORALES, G.M., MOSQUEDA, J. and OLVERA-RAMÍREZ, A.M. 2022. Effect of feeding insoluble fiber on the microbiota and metabolites of the caecum and feces of rabbits recovering from epizootic rabbit enteropathy relative to non-infected rabbits. [Dataset]. Pathogens [online], 11(5), article 571. Available from: https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/pathogens11050571/s1

Epizootic rabbit enteropathy (ERE) is a digestive disease that has negatively affected international rabbit production since the 1990s, with morbidities of up to 90% and mortalities of 80%. ERE generally affects rabbits aged 3–7 weeks, reducing their... Read More about Effect of feeding insoluble fiber on the microbiota and metabolites of the caecum and feces of rabbits recovering from epizootic rabbit enteropathy relative to non-infected rabbits. [Dataset].

Effect of feeding insoluble fiber on the microbiota and metabolites of the caecum and feces of rabbits recovering from epizootic rabbit enteropathy relative to non-infected rabbits. (2022)
Journal Article
PUÓN-PELÁEZ, X.-H.D., MCEWAN, N.R., ÁLVAREZ-MARTÍNEZ, R.C., MARISCAL-LANDÍN, G., NAVA-MORALES, G.M., MOSQUEDA, J. and OLVERA-RAMÍREZ, A.M. 2022. Effect of feeding insoluble fiber on the microbiota and metabolites of the caecum and feces of rabbits recovering from epizootic rabbit enteropathy relative to non-infected rabbits. Pathogens [online], 11(5), article 571. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11050571

This study aimed to investigate the effect of feeding insoluble fiber on the microbiota and metabolites of the caecum and feces of rabbits recovering from epizootic rabbit enteropathy relative to non-infected rabbits. Rabbits that had either recovere... Read More about Effect of feeding insoluble fiber on the microbiota and metabolites of the caecum and feces of rabbits recovering from epizootic rabbit enteropathy relative to non-infected rabbits..

Analyzing windstorm pattern in Malaysia based on extracted Twitter data. (2022)
Journal Article
ISA, N.A., SALLEH, S.A., CHAN, A., ZAKARIA, N.H., SUIF, Z. and HALIM, M.A. 2022. Analyzing windstorm pattern in Malaysia based on extracted Twitter data. IOP conference series: earth and environmental science [online], 1019: Proceedings of the 1st International conference on biodiversity and sustainable development 2021 (iBioSDG 2021), 23 November 2021, [virtual event], article number 012011. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1019/1/012011

Wind-rain interactions often lead to severe windstorm events and consequently cause damages and fatal destructions. The increase in frequency of recent windstorm events overwhelmed the nation. Thus, efforts in obtaining and recording these events are... Read More about Analyzing windstorm pattern in Malaysia based on extracted Twitter data..

Developing a capacity sizing and energy management model for a hybrid photovoltaic-hydrogen grid-connected building scenario. (2022)
Presentation / Conference
ATTEYA, A.I., ALI, D. and HOSSAIN, M. 2022. Developing a capacity sizing and energy management model for a hybrid photovoltaic-hydrogen grid-connected building scenario. Presented at the 2022 All-energy exhibition and conference: low carbon heating and cooling, 11-12 May 2022, Glasgow, UK.

The admission of renewable energy systems into the grid is subject to significant variability due to their intermittency, requiring central generations to cover any transient variation between renewable power input and consumer demand. To allow suppo... Read More about Developing a capacity sizing and energy management model for a hybrid photovoltaic-hydrogen grid-connected building scenario..

What happened to audit fees during the coronavirus pandemic? [Presentation at EAA Annual Congress] (2022)
Presentation / Conference
HASSAN, O. and ZHANG, X. 2022. What happened to audit fees during the coronavirus pandemic? Presented at the 44th European Accounting Association annual congress (EAA 2022), 11-13 May 2022, Bergen, Norway.

This study explores the extent and significance of abnormal (unexpected) audit fees during the coronavirus pandemic using a sample of four European countries over the period 2014 to 2020. The emergence and widespread of COVID-19 and the containment m... Read More about What happened to audit fees during the coronavirus pandemic? [Presentation at EAA Annual Congress].

An improved feedforward-long short-term memory modeling method for the whole-life-cycle state of charge prediction of lithium-ion batteries considering current-voltage-temperature variation. (2022)
Journal Article
WANG, S., TAKYI-ANINAKWA, P., JIN, S., YU, C., FERNANDEZ, C. and STROE, D.-I. 2022. An improved feedforward-long short-term memory modeling method for the whole-life-cycle state of charge prediction of lithium-ion batteries considering current-voltage-temperature variation. Energy [online], 254(Part A), article 124224. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.124224

The whole-life-cycle state of charge (SOC) prediction plays a significant role in various applications of lithium-ion batteries, but with great difficulties due to their internal capacity, working temperature, and current-rate variations. In this pap... Read More about An improved feedforward-long short-term memory modeling method for the whole-life-cycle state of charge prediction of lithium-ion batteries considering current-voltage-temperature variation..

'Fowl' play: reverse place-branding of Toxteth, Liverpool through the celebrity discourse of Robbie Fowler. (2022)
Journal Article
BUTLER-WARKE, A. 2023. 'Fowl' play: reverse place-branding of Toxteth, Liverpool through the celebrity discourse of Robbie Fowler. Social and cultural geography [online], 24(9), pages 1538-1556. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2022.2073466

This paper interrogates the concept of place-branding and celebrity. It uses Liverpool Football Club striker Robbie Fowler and his roots in Toxteth as a way to contest the unidirectional relationship between celebrity and place. Where 'traditional' p... Read More about 'Fowl' play: reverse place-branding of Toxteth, Liverpool through the celebrity discourse of Robbie Fowler..

Effect of gap and diameter ratio on vortex-induced forces for cylinders in tandem at Re=100. (2022)
Journal Article
ANNAPEH, H.F. and KURUSHINA, V. 2022. Effect of gap and diameter ratio on vortex-induced forces for cylinders in tandem at Re=100. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 2219: proceedings of the 4th International conference on modeling, simulation and optimization technologies and applications (MSOTA2021), 17-18 December 2021, [virtual event], article number 012021. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2219/1/012021

The article investigates fluctuations of the vortex-induced loads related to the effects of gap and diameter ratio on the mean drag and lift coefficients of the downstream cylinder, when two circular stationary cylinders of different diameters are ar... Read More about Effect of gap and diameter ratio on vortex-induced forces for cylinders in tandem at Re=100..

Demystifying the black box: the importance of interpretability of predictive models in neurocritical care. (2022)
Journal Article
MOSS, L., CORSAR, D., SHAW, M., PIPER, I. and HAWTHORNE, C. 2022. Demystifying the black box: the importance of interpretability of predictive models in neurocritical care. Neurocritical care [online], 37(Supplement 2): big data in neurocritical care, pages 185-191. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-022-01504-4

Neurocritical care patients are a complex patient population, and to aid clinical decision-making, many models and scoring systems have previously been developed. More recently, techniques from the field of machine learning have been applied to neuro... Read More about Demystifying the black box: the importance of interpretability of predictive models in neurocritical care..

What happened to audit fees during the coronavirus pandemic? [Presentation at Audit and Assurance Conference] (2022)
Presentation / Conference
HASSAN, O. and ZHANG, X. 2022. What happened to audit fees during the coronavirus pandemic? Presented at the 32nd Audit and assurance conference 2022, 5-6 May 2022, Birmingham, UK.

This study explores the extent and significance of abnormal (unexpected) audit fees during the coronavirus pandemic using a sample of four European countries over the period 2014 to 2020. The emergence and widespread of COVID-19 and the containment m... Read More about What happened to audit fees during the coronavirus pandemic? [Presentation at Audit and Assurance Conference].