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Unified image restoration and enhancement: Degradation calibrated cycle reconstruction diffusion model (2026)
Journal Article

Image restoration and enhancement are pivotal for numerous computer vision appli-
cations, yet unifying these tasks efficiently remains a significant challenge. Inspired
by the iterative refinement capabilities of diffusion models, we propose Cycle... Read More about Unified image restoration and enhancement: Degradation calibrated cycle reconstruction diffusion model.

Development of a practical approach to predicting flow-induced sound from duct termination grilles (2025)
Newspaper / Magazine

Future Developments in Noise from Transport (2025)
Book Chapter
Torija Martinez, A. (2025). Future Developments in Noise from Transport. In I. van Kamp, & F. Woudenberg (Eds.), A Sound Approach to Noise and Health. Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-6121-0

This open access book highlights the negative and positive health effects of chronic exposure to environmental sound. It describes the state of the art in the field from a public health point of view and puts it in a broad societal perspective lookin... Read More about Future Developments in Noise from Transport.

From Crisis to Opportunity: Exploring Urban Food Growing in the UK During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic (2025)
Book Chapter

Gardening during times of crisis can have significant benefits to individuals and populations in terms of health, well-being, social and economic outcomes. So-called ‘crisis gardening’ can even be linked to transformative change in food systems throu... Read More about From Crisis to Opportunity: Exploring Urban Food Growing in the UK During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Interconnection of SDGs: through the lens of Circular Economy in Built Environment (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Calibration of Building Performance Simulations for Zero Carbon Ready Homes: Two Open Access Case Studies Under Controlled Conditions (2025)
Journal Article

This study provides a detailed dataset from two modern homes constructed inside an environmentally controlled chamber. These data are used to carefully calibrate a dynamic thermal simulation model of these homes. The calibrated models show good agree... Read More about Calibration of Building Performance Simulations for Zero Carbon Ready Homes: Two Open Access Case Studies Under Controlled Conditions.

The Use of Acoustic Indices to Investigate Avian Biodiversity in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine.xlsx (2025)
Data

The accompanying Excel spreadsheet contains the raw data for the research project titled “The Use of Acoustic Indices to Investigate Avian Biodiversity in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine.”

This study aimed to assess avian biodiversity by cal... Read More about The Use of Acoustic Indices to Investigate Avian Biodiversity in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine.xlsx.

ENHANCING SANITATION EDUCATION WITH ONLINE LEARNING PACKAGES (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Sanitation is a major issue worldwide, particularly in the case of mobile populations with limited resources. This paper discusses the online learning packages created for a research project on the design and testing of a portable latrine for mobile... Read More about ENHANCING SANITATION EDUCATION WITH ONLINE LEARNING PACKAGES.

Integrating Building Information Modelling with Modern Methods of Construction for Sustainable Construction in the UK (2025)
Book Chapter

The integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM) with Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) not only streamlines construction processes but also catalyses the achievement of sustainability benchmarks across a building’s life cycle. While existi... Read More about Integrating Building Information Modelling with Modern Methods of Construction for Sustainable Construction in the UK.

Exploring Digital Transformation through the Ikigai Philosophy in the Aeco Industry (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper investigates Digital Transformation (DT) in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) industry through the 'Ikigai' philosophy, which is a Japanese concept representing passion, profession, mission, and vocation to... Read More about Exploring Digital Transformation through the Ikigai Philosophy in the Aeco Industry.

Phenotypical characterization of novel apicoplast membrane proteins in Toxoplasma gondii (2025)
Journal Article

As a critical organelle in Toxoplasma gondii, an important zoonotic pathogen, the apicoplast plays a vital role in sur‑
vival by hosting essential metabolic pathways. Its unique four-membrane structure provides both stability and a rela‑
tively ind... Read More about Phenotypical characterization of novel apicoplast membrane proteins in Toxoplasma gondii.

When Does a Journal Stop Being a New Journal? (2025)
Journal Article

Developing a pavement condition assessment method for unpaved roads using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). (2025)
Journal Article

Approximately 95% of the total road network in Uganda is unpaved, and this heavy reliance on unpaved roads is predominant in most developing countries in the world. Consistent monitoring and evaluation of the condition of these unpaved roads is cruci... Read More about Developing a pavement condition assessment method for unpaved roads using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)..

D4.3 Systematic review and framework for testing unmanned aircraft systems noise impact on humans and wildlife (2025)
Report

This report documents systematic reviews of research evidence on the effects of exposure to sound from Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) on humans and wildlife (specifically birds).

The reviews have been undertaken according to methodologies based o... Read More about D4.3 Systematic review and framework for testing unmanned aircraft systems noise impact on humans and wildlife.

Challenges of Accelerating Domestic Building Retrofit for Energy Transition in the UK (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Enhancing energy efficiency and achieving carbon reduction targets in domestic buildings in the UK is a vital strategy, yet it is a struggle with numerous challenges. The UK's building stock has a diverse and ageing nature, which creates a lot of com... Read More about Challenges of Accelerating Domestic Building Retrofit for Energy Transition in the UK.

A systematic quality evaluation of public participation in Environmental Impact Statements (EIS): Reflecting on practice in Nigeria (2025)
Journal Article

Infrastructure development is vital for economic growth but often leads to negative environmental, social, and public health impacts. The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), produced during the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process, is crit... Read More about A systematic quality evaluation of public participation in Environmental Impact Statements (EIS): Reflecting on practice in Nigeria.

SFTT: A Spatial-Frequency-Temporal-Based End-to-End Transformer for Heart Rate Estimation (2025)
Journal Article

Vision-based Heart Rate (HR) estimation in adverse situations, such as changes in skin tone, arbitrary face movements, and complex backgrounds, etc., is challenging. Unlike state-of-the-art models that use color and spatial-temporal information, the... Read More about SFTT: A Spatial-Frequency-Temporal-Based End-to-End Transformer for Heart Rate Estimation.

Thermal Imaging in Building Diagnostics: A Systematic Review of Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Thermal imaging, or infrared thermography, has become an indispensable tool in the building sector for non-invasive energy efficiency assessments, particularly for detecting heat loss, thermal bridging, and insulation defects. This paper presents a s... Read More about Thermal Imaging in Building Diagnostics: A Systematic Review of Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities.

PFAS contamination: regulatory landscape and future perspectives for India (2025)
Journal Article

This article highlights the escalating concern of PFAS (Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances) contamination, which poses significant global concern and potentially serve implications for India. It offers a comprehensive overview of the types of... Read More about PFAS contamination: regulatory landscape and future perspectives for India.

Citizen Scientists’ Motivation to Participate in Environmental DNA (eDNA) Surveys: A Case Study on Monitoring Mammals in the UK (2025)
Data

This repository contains data files and scripts used in the analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding data for the study: Broadhurst, H. A., Smith, E. E., Jackman, J. M., Singleton, N., Tansley, D., Raynor, R., ... & McDevitt, A. D. (2025).... Read More about Citizen Scientists’ Motivation to Participate in Environmental DNA (eDNA) Surveys: A Case Study on Monitoring Mammals in the UK.