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Exploring representations for optimising connected autonomous vehicle routes in multi-modal transport networks using evolutionary algorithms. (2024)
Journal Article
HAN, K., CHRISTIE, L.A., ZAVOIANU, A.-C. and MCCALL, J.A.W. 2024. Exploring representations for optimising connected autonomous vehicle routes in multi-modal transport networks using evolutionary algorithms. IEEE transactions on intelligent transportation systems, [online], 25(9), pages 10790-10801. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2024.3374550

The past five years have seen rapid development of plans and test pilots aimed at introducing connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) in public transport systems around the world. While self-driving technology is still being perfected, public transp... Read More about Exploring representations for optimising connected autonomous vehicle routes in multi-modal transport networks using evolutionary algorithms..

Lads! Lads! Lads!: examining the interaction between the construction law "prevention principle" and liquidated damages. (2024)
Journal Article
CHRISTIE, D. 2024. Lads! Lads! Lads!: examining the interaction between the construction law "prevention principle" and liquidated damages. Juridical review [online] 2024(1), pages 27-37. Available from: https://uk.westlaw.com

There is a legal principle used by those dealing in practice with construction contracts, that where a construction project is not completed by the agreed completion date, but as a result of something happening which was within the responsibility of... Read More about Lads! Lads! Lads!: examining the interaction between the construction law "prevention principle" and liquidated damages..

Creative and innovative online learning and teaching in LIS education: building student confidence via co-creation and partnership. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARTZOUKOU, K. 2024. Creative and innovative online learning and teaching in LIS education: building student confidence via co-creation and partnership. Presented at the 2024 Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries spring conference (2024 ABTAPL Spring Conference): springboard to the future: AI, CPD... and me!, 21-23 March 2024, Edinburgh, UK.

This presentation looks at different projects and initiatives that have been organized in collaboration with academic staff at Robert Gordon University (RGU), as well as the RGU Library and other external organisations - including the Chartered Insti... Read More about Creative and innovative online learning and teaching in LIS education: building student confidence via co-creation and partnership..

Translating novel collective behaviour measures to concepts and principles of play as understood by football coaches. (2024)
Journal Article
CORSIE, M., MALONE, M. and SWINTON, P.A. 2024. Translating novel collective behaviour measures to concepts and principles of play as understood by football coaches. International journal of sports science and coaching [online], 19(4), pages 1443-1458. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541241238991

A range of innovative performance analysis metrics have been applied in recent years to investigate aspects of football using tempo-spatial and network analyses. These approaches have gained traction within some professional teams to quantify and ass... Read More about Translating novel collective behaviour measures to concepts and principles of play as understood by football coaches..

A description of pharmacists' interventions to optimise the treatment of adults with orally available Covid-drug, Paxlovid. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
STOIBER, A., GRAY, G., SAILER, G., HUF, W. and TONNA, A. 2024. A description of pharmacists' interventions to optimise the treatment of adults with orally available Covid-drug, Paxlovid. Poster presented at the 28th European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) annual congress 2024 (EAHP 2024): sustainable healthcare; opportunities and strategies, 20-22 March 2024, Bordeaux, France.

Paxlovid ®, the only orally available COVID drug, consists of two main components: Nirmatrelvir and Ritonavir. Ritonavir is known for the potent inhibition of CYP (cytochrome P450) enzymes in the liver mainly of CYP3A4, resulting in a large number of... Read More about A description of pharmacists' interventions to optimise the treatment of adults with orally available Covid-drug, Paxlovid..

Dietary supplement use is related to doping intention via doping attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control. (2024)
Journal Article
HURST, P., NG, P.Y., UNDER, L. and FUGGLE, C. 2024. Dietary supplement use is related to doping intention via doping attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control. Performance enhancement and health [online], 12(2), article number 100278. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peh.2024.100278

The use of dietary supplements (e.g., caffeine, creatine, dietary nitrate) has shown to be related to the intention to dope (e.g., amphetamines, anabolic steroids, erythropoietin). In this study, we integrated elements of the theory of planned behavi... Read More about Dietary supplement use is related to doping intention via doping attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control..

Severity of environmental degradation and the impact on quality of life in Africa. (2024)
Journal Article
SAKARIYAHU, R., FAGBEMI, T., ADIGUN, R., LAWAL, R., SEYINGBO, O. and OYEKOLA, O. 2024. Severity of environmental degradation and the impact on quality of life of Africa. Journal of environmental management [online], 356, article number 120537. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120537

Considering the mounting impacts of environmental degradation on the global ecosystem, this study offers an empirical contribution to the debate on whether there exists a significant nexus between environmental degradation and quality of life in Afri... Read More about Severity of environmental degradation and the impact on quality of life in Africa..

"Doing" is never enough, if "being" is neglected: exploring midwives' perspectives on the influence of an emotional intelligence education programme: a qualitative study. [Article] (2024)
Journal Article
TABIB, M., HUMPHREY, T. and FORBES-MCKAY, K. 2024. "Doing" is never enough, if "being" is neglected: exploring midwives' perspectives on the influence of an emotional intelligence education programme: a qualitative study. Women and birth [online], 37(3), article number 101587. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.02.003

The role of the midwife is emotionally demanding, with many midwives experiencing high levels of stress and burnout, and a great number considering leaving the profession. This has serious implications for the delivery of high-quality, safe maternity... Read More about "Doing" is never enough, if "being" is neglected: exploring midwives' perspectives on the influence of an emotional intelligence education programme: a qualitative study. [Article].

Machine learning algorithm, scaling technique and the accuracy: an application to educational data. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
WICKRAMASINGHE, I. and KALUTARAGE, H. 2024. Machine learning algorithm, scaling technique and the accuracy: an application to educational data. In Proceedings of the 12th International conference on information and education technology 2024 (ICIET 2024) 18-20 March 2024, Yamaguchi, Japan. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 6-12. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/iciet60671.2024.10542714

Machine learning (ML) applications in educational data mining have become an increasingly popular research area. Literature indicates a lack of research investigating the impact of data scaling techniques, ML algorithms, and the nature of data on the... Read More about Machine learning algorithm, scaling technique and the accuracy: an application to educational data..

Effect of slip and thermal gradient on micropolar nano suspension flow across a moving hydrogen fuel-cell membrane. (2024)
Journal Article
SACHHIN, S.M., MAHABALESHWAR, U.S. and CHAN. A. 2024. Effect of slip and thermal gradient on micropolar nano suspension flow across a moving hydrogen fuel-cell membrane. International journal of hydrogen energy [online], 63, pages 59-81. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.332

The present article examines the micropolar fluid flow with nanofluid suspension across porous stretching/shrinking surfaces with added heat transfer through heat source/sink and radiation. The situation arises in the electrolytic fluid flow across f... Read More about Effect of slip and thermal gradient on micropolar nano suspension flow across a moving hydrogen fuel-cell membrane..

Effects of exercise training response on quality of life and cardiovascular risk factor profiles in people with coronary artery disease: insights from the HIIT or MISS UK trial. (2024)
Journal Article
INGLE, L., POWELL, R., BEGG, B., BIRKETT, S.T., NICHOLS, S., ENNIS, S., BANERJEE, P., SHAVE, R. and MCGREGOR, G. 2024. Effects of exercise training response on quality of life and cardiovascular risk factor profiles in people with coronary artery disease: insights from the HIIT or MISS UK trial. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation [online], 105(8), pages 1464-1479. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.03.002

The objective of this study was to compare the characteristics of responders and nonresponders to 8 weeks of exercise training, to determine differences in key cardiovascular disease outcomes in people with coronary artery disease (CAD). This was und... Read More about Effects of exercise training response on quality of life and cardiovascular risk factor profiles in people with coronary artery disease: insights from the HIIT or MISS UK trial..

Battery multi-time scale fractional-order modeling method for state of charge estimation adaptive to full parameters updating. (2024)
Journal Article
ZENG, J., WANG, S., ZHANG, M., CAO, W., FERNANDEZ, C. and GUERRERO, J.M. 2024. Battery multi-time scale fractional-order modeling method for state of charge estimation adaptive to full parameters updating. Journal of energy storage [online], 86(part B), article number 111283. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.111283

The fractional-order theory has been successfully applied to battery modeling and state of charge (SOC) estimation thanks to the rapid development of smart energy storage and electric vehicles. The fractional-order model (FOM) has high nonlinearity,... Read More about Battery multi-time scale fractional-order modeling method for state of charge estimation adaptive to full parameters updating..

Reimagining the rural hinterland: an investigation of participatory digital placemaking in rural communities. (2024)
Journal Article
IRONSIDE, R. and REID, P. 2024. Reimagining the rural hinterland: an investigation of participatory digital placemaking in rural communities. Culture unbound [online], 16(1): place making beyond cities, pages 60-85. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3384/cu.4287

Rural locations often form a hinterland – geographically and culturally - for large conurbations that dominate a particular region. They are interconnected, sometimes interdependent, but also separated by the social and spatial perceptions of a place... Read More about Reimagining the rural hinterland: an investigation of participatory digital placemaking in rural communities..

Implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacy: reaching consensus on stakeholders' recommendations for mechanisms of change using the nominal group technique. (2024)
Journal Article
MICHEL, D.E., TONNA, A.P., DARTSCH, D.C. and WEIDMANN, A.E. 2024. Implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacy: reaching consensus on stakeholders’ recommendations for mechanisms of change using the nominal group technique. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 46(3), pages 714–726. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-024-01708-y

Since 2022, patients with five or more medicines are eligible for a medication review (MR) in a community pharmacy remunerated by the German health system. However, implementation has been slow, with few pharmacies providing MRs. Stakeholders' input... Read More about Implementation of medication reviews in community pharmacy: reaching consensus on stakeholders' recommendations for mechanisms of change using the nominal group technique..

Advancing grid-connected wind and solar energy adoption in Nigeria: exploring the dynamics of socio-technical transitions. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ADEDOKUN, R., STRACHAN, P. and SINGH, A. 2024. Advancing grid-connected wind and solar energy adoption in Nigeria: exploring the dynamics of socio-technical transitions. Presented at 2024 The Progress Playbook Policies for the planet conference, 14 March 2024, [virtual event].

The project examines the existing dynamics of the uptake of renewable energy on the national grid in Nigeria by investigating the barriers, drivers, and enablers to transitions. Findings show Inefficiencies in the incumbent regime deterring penetrati... Read More about Advancing grid-connected wind and solar energy adoption in Nigeria: exploring the dynamics of socio-technical transitions..

A novel multi-factor fuzzy membership function- adaptive extended Kalman filter algorithm for the state of charge and energy joint estimation of electric-vehicle lithium-ion batteries. (2024)
Journal Article
LIU, D., WANG, S., FAN, Y., FERNANDEZ, C. and BLAABJERG, F. 2024. A novel multi-factor fuzzy membership function - adaptive extended Kalman filter algorithm for the state of charge and energy joint estimation of electric-vehicle lithium-ion batteries. Journal of energy storage [online], 86(part A), article number 111222. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.111222

In view of the unmeasurable state parameters of electric-vehicle lithium-ion batteries, this paper investigates a novel multi-factor fuzzy membership function - adaptive extended Kalman filter (MFMF-AEKF) algorithm for the online joint estimation of... Read More about A novel multi-factor fuzzy membership function- adaptive extended Kalman filter algorithm for the state of charge and energy joint estimation of electric-vehicle lithium-ion batteries..

Decision-making on the use of compression hosiery and compression bandaging: a systematic review. (2024)
Journal Article
FERGUSON, G. and BAGULEY, F. 2024. Decision-making on the use of compression hosiery and compression bandaging: a systematic review. British journal of community nursing [online], 29(Sup 3), pages S20-S25. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2024.29.Sup3.S20

This systematic literature review was carried out by a final-year nursing student in response to clinical experience, and to understand the rationale and evidence around managing venous ulcers. In the student's clinical experience, the two most commo... Read More about Decision-making on the use of compression hosiery and compression bandaging: a systematic review..

Special issue on explainable AI in evolutionary computation. (2024)
Journal Article
BACARDIT, J., BROWNLEE, A., CAGNONI, S., IACCA, G., MCCALL, J. and WALKER, D. (eds.) 2024. Special issue on explainable AI in evolutionary computation. ACM transactions on evolutionary learning and optimization [online], 4(1). Available from: https://dl.acm.org/toc/telo/2024/4/1

Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) has recently emerged as one of the most active areas of research in AI. While Evolutionary Computation (EC) is also a very active research area, the intersection between XAI and EC is still rather unexplored.... Read More about Special issue on explainable AI in evolutionary computation..

Land of woke and glory? The British war on wokeness. [Conference Event] (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SMITH, D. 2024. Land of woke and glory? The British war on wokeness. Presented at the 2024 Robert Gordon University community seminar series, 12 March 2024, Aberdeen, UK.

Wokeness is discussed in the media on a daily basis, and has been called "one of the biggest threats to modern civilisation" by the then world's richest man. Yet its specific meaning is extremely vague. The term originated among black American commun... Read More about Land of woke and glory? The British war on wokeness. [Conference Event].

Mitigating gradient inversion attacks in federated learning with frequency transformation. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
PALIHAWADANA, C., WIRATUNGA, N., KALUTARAGE, H. and WIJEKOON, A. 2024. Mitigating gradient inversion attacks in federated learning with frequency transformation. In Katsikas, S. et al. (eds.) Computer security: revised selected papers from the proceedings of the International workshops of the 28th European symposium on research in computer security (ESORICS 2023 International Workshops), 25-29 September 2023, The Hague, Netherlands. Lecture notes in computer science, 14399. Cham: Springer [online], part II, pages 750-760. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54129-2_44

Centralised machine learning approaches have raised concerns regarding the privacy of client data. To address this issue, privacy-preserving techniques such as Federated Learning (FL) have emerged, where only updated gradients are communicated instea... Read More about Mitigating gradient inversion attacks in federated learning with frequency transformation..