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Improving e-learning recommendation by using background knowledge. (2018)
Journal Article
MBIPOM, B., CRAW, S. and MASSIE, S. 2021. Improving e-learning recommendation by using background knowledge. Expert systems [online], 38(7): artificial intelligence/EDMA 2017, article e12265. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/exsy.12265

There is currently a large amount of e-Learning resources available to learners on the Web. However, learners often have difficulty finding and retrieving relevant materials to support their learning goals because they lack the domain knowledge to cr... Read More about Improving e-learning recommendation by using background knowledge..

A fast and efficient coordinated vehicle-to-grid discharging control scheme for peak shaving in power distribution system. (2018)
Journal Article
ERDOGAN, N., ERDEN, F. and KISACIKOGLU, M.A. 2018. A fast and efficient coordinated vehicle-to-grid discharging control scheme for peak shaving in power distribution system. Journal of modern power systems and clean energy [online], 6(3), pages 555-566. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40565-017-0375-z

This study focuses on the potential role of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) as a distributed energy storage unit to provide peak demand minimization in power distribution systems. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) power and currently available information trans... Read More about A fast and efficient coordinated vehicle-to-grid discharging control scheme for peak shaving in power distribution system..

Relocating patients from a specialist homeless healthcare centre to general practices: a multi-perspective study. (2018)
Journal Article
GIBSON SMITH, K., PAUDYAL, V., MACLURE, K., FORBES-MCKAY, K., BUCHANAN, C., WILSON, L., MACLEOD, J., SMITH, A. and STEWART, D. 2018. Relocating patients from a specialist homeless healthcare centre to general practices: a multi-perspective study. British journal of general practice [online], 68(667), pages e105-e113. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X694577

Background: - The relocation of formerly homeless patients eligible to transfer from a specialist homeless healthcare centre (SHHC) to mainstream general practices is key to patient integration in the local community. Failure to transition patients c... Read More about Relocating patients from a specialist homeless healthcare centre to general practices: a multi-perspective study..

Indicator modelling and interactive visualisation for urban sustainability assessment. (2018)
Book Chapter
FALCONER, R.E., ISAACS, J.P., GILMOUR, D. and BLACKWOOD, D.J. Indicator modelling and interactive visualisation for urban sustainability assessment. In Information Resources Management Association (ed.) E-planning and collaboration: concepts, methodologies, tools and applications. Hershey: IGI Global [online], volume 1, pages 486-508. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5646-6.ch023

This chapter presents a novel framework for the integration of the principles of sustainable development within the urban design processes. The framework recognises that decision making for sustainable urban planning is a challenging process: requiri... Read More about Indicator modelling and interactive visualisation for urban sustainability assessment..

Diffusion of innovations: the status of building information modelling uptake in Nigeria. (2018)
Journal Article
HAMMA-ADAMA, M., SALMAN, H. and KOUIDER, T. 2017. Diffusion of innovations: the status of building information modelling uptake in Nigeria. Journal of scientific research and reports [online], 17(4), article number JSRR.38711. Available from: https://doi.org/10.9734/JSRR/2017/38711

Aim: This study evaluated Building Information Modelling (BIM) awareness and adoption in Nigeria through the line of enquiry known as the 'diffusion of innovations' and its possible uptake. Study Design: The study is quantitative in nature and the pr... Read More about Diffusion of innovations: the status of building information modelling uptake in Nigeria..

Inhibitors of trypanosoma cruzi Sir2 related protein 1 as potential drugs against Chagas disease. (2018)
Journal Article
GASPAR, L., CORON, R.P., KONG THOO LIN, P., COSTA, D.M., PERES-CABEZAS, B., TAVARES, J., ROURA-FERRER, M., RAMOS, I., RONIN, C., MAJOR, L.L., CIESIELSKI, F., PEMBERTON, I.K., MACDOUGALL, J., CIAPETTI, P., SMITH, T.K. and CORDEIRO-DA-SILVA, A. 2018. Inhibitors of trypanosoma cruzi Sir2 related protein 1 as potential drugs against Chagas disease. PLoS neglected tropical diseases [online], 12(1), article number e0006180. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006180

Chagas disease remains one of the most neglected diseases in the world despite being the most important parasitic disease in Latin America. The characteristic chronic manifestation of chagasic cardiomyopathy is the region's leading cause of heart-rel... Read More about Inhibitors of trypanosoma cruzi Sir2 related protein 1 as potential drugs against Chagas disease..

Transdisciplinarity and transformation. (2018)
Presentation / Conference
FREMANTLE, C. 2018. Transdisciplinarity and transformation. Presented at a workshop of the Future Earth Early Career Researchers Network of Networks, 22-24 January 2018, London, UK.

Participation, collaboration and transdisciplinarity are frequently used sometimes interchangeably. Basarab Nicolescu theorises transdisciplinarity as a way of addressing multiple levels of reality and Tim Ingold highlights the importance of experien... Read More about Transdisciplinarity and transformation..

Mechanical structural design of a MEMS-based piezoresistive accelerometer for head injuries monitoring: a computational analysis by increments of the sensor mass moment of inertia. (2018)
Journal Article
MESSINA, M., NJUGUNA, J. and PALAS, C. 2018. Mechanical structural design of a MEMS-based piezoresistive accelerometer for head injuries monitoring: a computational analysis by increments of the sensor mass moment of inertia. Sensors [online], 18(1), article number 289. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s18010289

This work focuses on the proof-mass mechanical structural design improvement of a tri-axial piezoresistive accelerometer specifically designed for head injuries monitoring where medium-G impacts are common; for example, in sports such as racing cars... Read More about Mechanical structural design of a MEMS-based piezoresistive accelerometer for head injuries monitoring: a computational analysis by increments of the sensor mass moment of inertia..

The experiences and beliefs of older people in Scottish very sheltered housing about using multi-compartment compliance aids. (2018)
Journal Article
STEWART, D., GIBSON-SMITH, K., MACLEOD, J., STRATH, A., PAUDYAL, V., FORBES-MCKAY, K., CUNNINGHAM, S. and MACLURE, K. 2018. The experiences and beliefs of older people in Scottish very sheltered housing about using multi-compartment compliance aids. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 40(2), pages 394-402. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-017-0580-x

The aim was to describe the experiences and beliefs of older people surrounding the use of MCAs, with emphasis on issues of personalisation, reablement, shared decision-making, independence and support. This was a qualitative study comprising individ... Read More about The experiences and beliefs of older people in Scottish very sheltered housing about using multi-compartment compliance aids..

Assessing the multidimensional relationship between medication beliefs and adherence in older adults with hypertension using polynomial regression. (2018)
Journal Article
DILLON, P., PHILLIPS, L.A., GALLAGHER, P., SMITH, S.M., STEWART, D., COUSINS, G. 2018. Assessing the multidimensional relationship between medication beliefs and adherence in older adults with hypertension using polynomial regression. Annals of behavioral medicine [online], 52(2), pages 146-156. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kax016

The Necessity-Concerns Framework (NCF) is a multidimensional theory describing the relationship between patients' positive and negative evaluations of their medication, which interplay to influence adherence. Most studies evaluating the NCF have fail... Read More about Assessing the multidimensional relationship between medication beliefs and adherence in older adults with hypertension using polynomial regression..

Process evaluation of the Data-driven Quality Improvement in Primary Care (DQIP) trial: quantitative examination of variation between practices in recruitment, implementation and effectiveness. (2018)
Journal Article
DREISCHULTE, T., GRANT, A., HAPCA, A. and GUTHRIE, B. 2018. Process evaluation of the Data-driven Quality Improvement in Primary Care (DQIP) trial: quantitative examination of variation between practices in recruitment, implementation and effectiveness. BMJ open [online], 8(1), article ID e017133. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017133

The cluster randomised trial of the Data-driven Quality Improvement in Primary Care (DQIP) intervention showed that education, informatics and financial incentives for general medical practices to review patients with ongoing high-risk prescribing of... Read More about Process evaluation of the Data-driven Quality Improvement in Primary Care (DQIP) trial: quantitative examination of variation between practices in recruitment, implementation and effectiveness..

Information seeking behavioural paths of physicians for diabetes mellitus care: a qualitative comparative analysis of information needs, sources, and barriers. (2018)
Journal Article
KOSTAGIOLAS, P.A., KOUROUTHANASSIS, P.E., MARTZOUKOU, K., KORFIATIS, N. and NIAKAS, D. 2018. Information seeking behavioural paths of physicians for diabetes mellitus care: a qualitative comparative analysis of information needs, sources, and barriers. Health systems [online], 7(1), pages 13-28. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/20476965.2017.1390050

This study addresses diabetes physicians' information seeking behavioural paths (digital, conventional, interpersonal) which lead to information needs satisfaction and the barriers encountered in this process. The study was based on empirical evidenc... Read More about Information seeking behavioural paths of physicians for diabetes mellitus care: a qualitative comparative analysis of information needs, sources, and barriers..

Is there a place for affect in studying alienation? (2018)
Journal Article
YUILL, C. 2018. Is there a place for affect in studying alienation? Journal of political power [online], 11(1), pages 120-124. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/2158379x.2018.1433761

During the 1960s and 1970s alienation was, in the parlance of Nisbet (1966), one of the core units of sociological study. A quick trawl through the literature of the time easily identifies a burgeoning and expansive field that drew on material mainly... Read More about Is there a place for affect in studying alienation?.

2114, Future Library: a conversation with Katie Paterson. (2018)
Journal Article
LEUZZI, L. and SBRILLI, A. 2018. 2114, Future Library: a conversation with Katie Paterson. KronoScope [online], 18(1), pages 72-79. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1163/15685241-12341403

The completion of Future Library is 96 years away. Future Library is an artwork conceived by the Scottish artist Katie Paterson (born 1981), who explores time-related phenomena and paradoxes, in such a way that she has been compared to Italo Calvino... Read More about 2114, Future Library: a conversation with Katie Paterson..

Principles of social welfare: an introduction to thinking about the welfare state. (2017)
Book
SPICKER, P. 2017. Principles of social welfare: an introduction to thinking about the welfare state. Translated to Arabic by H.M.I. Matter. Berlin: Democratic Arabic Centre [online]. Available from: http://democraticac.de/?p=46477

This book is about social policy and administration, which is a field of study mainly concerned with 'social welfare' and the 'social services'. Social policy is not a self-contained academic discipline. The book attempts to draw material together an... Read More about Principles of social welfare: an introduction to thinking about the welfare state..

A comprehensive case study of climate change impacts on the cooling load in an air-conditioned office building in Malaysia. (2017)
Journal Article
YAU, Y.H. and HASBI, S. 2017. A comprehensive case study of climate change impacts on the cooling load in an air-conditioned office building in Malaysia. Energy procedia [online], 143: proceedings of the 2017 World engineers summit joint conference of applied energy symposium and forum and low carbon urban energies (WES-CUE 2017), 18-21 July 2017, Singapore, pages 295-300. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.687

In an earlier paper [1], the authors had comprehensively reviewed the climate change impacts for commercial buildings and their technical services in the tropics, and it revealed that numerous studies have been conducted to assess the climate change... Read More about A comprehensive case study of climate change impacts on the cooling load in an air-conditioned office building in Malaysia..

Cognitive modelling and control of human error processes in human-computer interaction with safety critical IT systems in telehealth. (2017)
Thesis
ALWAWI, I. 2017. Cognitive modelling and control of human error processes in human-computer interaction with safety critical IT systems in telehealth. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The field of telehealth has developed rapidly in recent years. It provides medical support particularly to those who are living in remote areas and in emergency cases. Although developments in both technology and practice have been rapid, there are s... Read More about Cognitive modelling and control of human error processes in human-computer interaction with safety critical IT systems in telehealth..

交流 kōryū. (2017)
Book
CLARKE, J., HANAHUSA, R., LAI, I.-C., LUCAS, R., LYNCH, H., MILLER, M., SUGITA, Y., TAKAHUSHI, M. and VIONNET, C. 2017. 交流 kōryū. Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen [online]. Available from: https://knowingfromtheinside.org/files/koryu.pdf

The title I have given this book, 交流kōryū, is a Japanese word that can be broadly translated into English as ‘exchange(s)’. Its meanings correspond to the breadth of meaning ‘exchange’ offers in English, including acts of giving and receiving (ofte... Read More about 交流 kōryū..

Japan blues: ao, ai, midori, aizome, ao-ja-shin. (2017)
Book Chapter
CLARKE, J. 2017. Japan blues: ao, ai, midori, aizome, ao-ja-shin. In Harkness, R. (ed.) An unfinished compendium of materials. Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen [online], pages 85-88. Available from: https://knowingfromtheinside.org/files/unfinished.pdf

These impressions of blue have come from reflecting on visitors responses to my use of the colour blue during a residency in Japan that focused on making and exhibiting 24 24-hour cyanotype photograms. The exhibition was arranged as an act of remembr... Read More about Japan blues: ao, ai, midori, aizome, ao-ja-shin..