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Enhancing Career Development for Biomedical Sciences Students: Leveraging Simulations to Support Patient-Facing Careers (2025)
Journal Article

Simulations have become integral to medical education for professions such as nursing and medicine but are still a rare opportunity for students undertaking basic science courses including Biomedical Sciences. Many students undertak... Read More about Enhancing Career Development for Biomedical Sciences Students: Leveraging Simulations to Support Patient-Facing Careers.

A Comparative Analysis of Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems with Heat-Pump Integration in a New-Build House Under Controlled Conditions (2025)
Journal Article

This study investigates the relative benefits of solar thermal (ST) and photovoltaic (PV) systems integrated with air-source heat pumps for domestic hot water production in newly built residential buildings. Using calibrated DesignBuilder simulations... Read More about A Comparative Analysis of Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems with Heat-Pump Integration in a New-Build House Under Controlled Conditions.

Techno-Economic analysis of spot price volatility management in energy market incorporating Artificial neural network (2025)
Journal Article

Recently, the emergence of distributed energy resources in the consumer premises has given rise to microgrids. It
has become crucial to consider the impact of microgrids on the operation of existing power systems. Additionally,
the reforms in the e... Read More about Techno-Economic analysis of spot price volatility management in energy market incorporating Artificial neural network.

Interactive Storytelling with Gaze-Responsive Subtitles (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The paper describes an eye-tracking framework for offline analysis of and real-time interaction with gaze-responsive subtitled media. The eventual goal is to introduce and to evaluate gaze-responsive subtitles, which afford pausing of video when read... Read More about Interactive Storytelling with Gaze-Responsive Subtitles.

Electromagnetic scattering by fractal screens: from diffraction integrals towards a boundary element method (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The scattering of time-harmonic electromagnetic fields by perfectly-conducting plane
screens is a fundamental problem in physics. A standard approach to computing the scattered
wave is to deploy Rayleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction integrals in conjunct... Read More about Electromagnetic scattering by fractal screens: from diffraction integrals towards a boundary element method.

A novel triplet loss architecture with visual explanation for detecting the unwanted rotation of bolts in safety-critical environments (2025)
Journal Article

In the commonly used method of bolting to secure parts of equipment and structure, the bolts must be tightened to an adequate preload force. Failure to do so could affect the integrity of the structure, as well as the efficient runn... Read More about A novel triplet loss architecture with visual explanation for detecting the unwanted rotation of bolts in safety-critical environments.

Trogocytosis: revealing new insights into parasite–host interactions (2025)
Journal Article

Trogocytosis – a process whereby cells physically nibble and ingest membrane fragments and other components from neighboring cells – plays a critical role in host–parasite interactions by modulating parasite survival and host immune responses. This r... Read More about Trogocytosis: revealing new insights into parasite–host interactions.

Modelling Joule Heating in Magnetized Porous Structures Using Statistical Techniques (2025)
Journal Article

Hybrid nanofluids have been utilized in various thermal engineering applications, including heat exchangers, materials science research, and industrial domains like solar trough collectors, food processing and aerospace engineering. This study's ulti... Read More about Modelling Joule Heating in Magnetized Porous Structures Using Statistical Techniques.

Panel Question and Answer Session for Pre-Recorded Talks (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Adversarial attacks on artificial Intelligence of Things-based operational technologies in theme parks (2025)
Journal Article

Theme parks represent a popular, yet vulnerable aspect of life, where large unsuspecting crowds gather and interact with technology. Artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are transforming th... Read More about Adversarial attacks on artificial Intelligence of Things-based operational technologies in theme parks.

Lignocellulosic biomass conversion to levulinic acid via acid catalysis: Current methods, opportunities and challenges for self-sustaining biorefineries (2025)
Journal Article

In recent years, integrated biorefineries have received growing interest as to maximise the extractable value from biomass in the form of green platform chemicals in order to support the establishment of a low carbon economy. Research and development... Read More about Lignocellulosic biomass conversion to levulinic acid via acid catalysis: Current methods, opportunities and challenges for self-sustaining biorefineries.

Application of the applied element method to a reinforced concrete sub- assemblage under a column-removal scenario (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper validates and calibrates the applied element method (AEM) by modelling experimental results from the literature that examine the behaviour of reinforced concrete sub-assemblages under column-removal scenarios. Additionally, the paper ident... Read More about Application of the applied element method to a reinforced concrete sub- assemblage under a column-removal scenario.

On the use of operational transmissibilities for the predication & analysis of coupled assemblies (2025)
Thesis

As is usually the case in many scientific disciplines, prediction and analysis techniques are firstly developed within laboratory conditions and subsequently extended to industrial settings through further studies. Within vibro-acoustics, we usually... Read More about On the use of operational transmissibilities for the predication & analysis of coupled assemblies.

Investigating the Relationship between Small Extracellular Vesicular MicroRNA Cargoes and Autophagic Alterations of Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia (2025)
Thesis

Dementia is caused by various diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), leading to cognitive deficiencies, behavioural impacts, and symptoms impairing daily functioning. Pathologically, AD and FTD involve neurotoxi... Read More about Investigating the Relationship between Small Extracellular Vesicular MicroRNA Cargoes and Autophagic Alterations of Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia.

IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF FES FOR UPPER LIMB REHABILITATION AFTER STROKE (2025)
Thesis

Research shows high-intensity, functional electrical stimulation (FES)-supported functional task practice is effective for upper limb rehabilitation, promoting neuroplasticity (Rushton, 2003) and improving motor recovery, especially when combined wit... Read More about IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF FES FOR UPPER LIMB REHABILITATION AFTER STROKE.

Modelling and analysis of glucocorticoid action in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (2025)
Thesis

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is characterised by the abnormal proliferation of white
blood cells. Glucocorticoids (GCs) induce apoptosis in leukaemia through the glucocorticoid
receptor (GR) and are the main treatment for ALL. The obstacle t... Read More about Modelling and analysis of glucocorticoid action in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Building Performance Evaluation of The Energy House 2.0 Research Facility (2025)
Thesis

In the current context of climate change, and the subsequent interest on energy consumption, production, and efficiency in the UK, building performance is a focus to meet targets such as the ‘Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener’ policy. This is esp... Read More about Building Performance Evaluation of The Energy House 2.0 Research Facility.

Mainstreaming indigenous knowledge in flood disaster management - A case study of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria (2025)
Thesis

This dissertation investigated the integration of indigenous knowledge into flood disaster management in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of the study, four research questions were posed to guide the study; What factors are r... Read More about Mainstreaming indigenous knowledge in flood disaster management - A case study of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

A novel data-centric AI approach based on sensitivity and correlation analyses for multi-organ plant disease classification (2025)
Journal Article

With advancements in deep learning (DL), most research on classification problems has focused on developing or modifying DL models, known as model-centric artificial intelligence (AI) approaches. However, this approach is time-consuming and overlooks... Read More about A novel data-centric AI approach based on sensitivity and correlation analyses for multi-organ plant disease classification.

Climate and Weather Driven Temporal Variability of Vapour (Vapor) Intrusion under Natural and Mitigated Conditions: Implications for Sampling and Mitigation Strategies (2025)
Thesis

Vapor/vapour intrusion (VI) is the migration of volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) from contaminated subsurface sources to indoor air. Exposure to VOCs via VI is typically evaluated using multiple lines of evidence, with indoor air samples being the m... Read More about Climate and Weather Driven Temporal Variability of Vapour (Vapor) Intrusion under Natural and Mitigated Conditions: Implications for Sampling and Mitigation Strategies.