All Outputs (1276)

A Holistic Approach for Fostering Community Engagement in the Decision-Making of Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning and Development (2023)
Thesis

In the face of increasing extreme climate events, communities are often excluded from decision-making during pre-disaster and urban planning, despite their tacit knowledge and experience in disaster response and recovery. This marginalisation poses a... Read More about A Holistic Approach for Fostering Community Engagement in the Decision-Making of Risk-Sensitive Urban Planning and Development.

A comparative exploration of performance management practices in multinational subsidiaries and family-owned-run domestic organizations in Pakistan (2023)
Thesis

Cultivate Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods to Measure Markers of Health and Translate to Large Scale Cohort Studies (2023)
Thesis

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an indispensable tool in healthcare and research, with a growing demand for its services. The appeal of MRI stems from its non-ionizing radiation nature, ability to generate high-resolution images of internal organ... Read More about Cultivate Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Methods to Measure Markers of Health and Translate to Large Scale Cohort Studies.

Ecoacoustic Methods for Avifauna Analysis: A Case Study of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (2023)
Thesis

Birds are one of the most studied taxa in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ), with previous studies reporting negative impacts of radiation such as reductions in abundance and diversity and an increase in albinism and cataracts incidence. This thesis... Read More about Ecoacoustic Methods for Avifauna Analysis: A Case Study of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.

Understanding energy justice through lived experiences in Zimbabwe (2023)
Thesis

The study aims to understand energy justice through the lived experiences
of householders from Harare Metropolitan Province. In addition, the study
further explores the energy services and drivers of energy poverty rarely
accounted for within ener... Read More about Understanding energy justice through lived experiences in Zimbabwe.

The Evolution of Sampling Technology 1940 – 1985 (2023)
Thesis

This thesis will provide a chronological history of the development and evolution of music sampling technology. Sampling has long been used to create music; however, there is no resource, either popular or scholarly, that provides a detailed and sequ... Read More about The Evolution of Sampling Technology 1940 – 1985.

22/03/2023 - Burnley College (2023)
Data

22/03/2023 - Burnley College

Delivery:

x1 1 hour lecture and x1 1 hour workshop on Olive Schreiner and F. Scott Fitzgerald
21 students; 1 teacher.
Data:

Student Postcards
Student Questionnaires

Exploring the experiences and perceptions of patients awaiting rotator cuff repair surgery: an integrated qualitative study within the POWER pilot and feasibility trial (2023)
Journal Article
MOFFATT, M., Wade, J., Foster, N., & Littlewood, C. (2024). Exploring the experiences and perceptions of patients awaiting rotator cuff repair surgery: an integrated qualitative study within the POWER pilot and feasibility trial. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 69, 1--28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2023.102893

Background: As waiting times for orthopaedic surgery increase, there have been calls to move from {\textquoteleft}waiting lists{\textquoteright} to {\textquoteleft}preparation lists{\textquoteright}, to better prepare patients for surgery. In this co... Read More about Exploring the experiences and perceptions of patients awaiting rotator cuff repair surgery: an integrated qualitative study within the POWER pilot and feasibility trial.

Human Aquarium - Deep Water (2023)
Exhibition / Performance

A thought-provoking immersive installation reflecting on the effect of climate change and pollution on the Oceans and Waterways of the world. The Deep Water installation centres on a projection-mapped Origami Boat exploring the theme of Climate Refug... Read More about Human Aquarium - Deep Water.

Ditch Age Assessments: Children Seeking Asylum and Refuge in the UK (2023)
Other
Rowland, A., Enver, S., Elizabeth, C., Fussey, E., Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, & Council, R. (2023). Ditch Age Assessments: Children Seeking Asylum and Refuge in the UK

The Home Office’s latest age assessment measures, announced in September 2023, will allow the use of scientific age assessment methods to estimate the age of children arriving in the UK. This would subject them to medical procedures that leading paed... Read More about Ditch Age Assessments: Children Seeking Asylum and Refuge in the UK.

Application of autochthonous extremophilic Bacillus xiamenensis in remediation of groundwater- A sorption-based metal cleaning approach (2023)
Journal Article
Charan, K., Mandal, J., & Bhattacharyya, P. (2024). Application of autochthonous extremophilic Bacillus xiamenensis in remediation of groundwater- A sorption-based metal cleaning approach. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 24, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2023.101063

Surface water and groundwater used for drinking and agricultural purposes are contaminated due to anthropogenic and geogenic activities. Escalated metal concentrations, xenobiotic pollutants, competitive ions, and reusability issues are hindrances to... Read More about Application of autochthonous extremophilic Bacillus xiamenensis in remediation of groundwater- A sorption-based metal cleaning approach.

The trouble with a cuddle: Families’ experiences of supervising interactions between children in middle childhood and the family dog (2023)
Journal Article
Baatz, A., Bidgood, A., Taylor, G., & Young, R. (in press). The trouble with a cuddle: Families’ experiences of supervising interactions between children in middle childhood and the family dog. Human-Animal Interactions, https://doi.org/10.1079/hai.2023.0042

Background: There is growing scientific interest in the benefits for children of interacting with and engaging with domestic dogs. Since the effects of such pairings on the dog are under explored, this study aimed to explore the lived experiences of... Read More about The trouble with a cuddle: Families’ experiences of supervising interactions between children in middle childhood and the family dog.

‘Grass Folded’ around a ‘Non Mountain’ (2023)
Exhibition / Performance

Things unfold. But, things, also, echo. Back and forth. The beginning and the end, together. Music. Like a thread, going from there, to here. Or, like a balloon, which is, of course, a captured breath: held, inside, to carry forward, that energy, to,... Read More about ‘Grass Folded’ around a ‘Non Mountain’.

A Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Breast Cancer Detection and Classification (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

One of the main areas of study in diagnostic radiology and medical imaging is computer-aided diagnosis (CAD). In reality, a significant number of CAD systems have been used to help doctors identify breast tumours early on mammograms. Medical image an... Read More about A Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Breast Cancer Detection and Classification.

Physical Layer Authentication Based on Transformer (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

With the rapid proliferation of wireless devices, effectively authenticating legitimate users has become a pivotal challenge in wireless communication. Amongst various approaches, physical layer authentication technology based on deep learning has ga... Read More about Physical Layer Authentication Based on Transformer.

The mediating role of fintech on ESG and bank performance (2023)
Book Chapter
Alam, M. A., & Mokhtar, N. B. (2023). The mediating role of fintech on ESG and bank performance. In Fintech and Sustainability (191-218). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-40647-8

Despite the heated debate on banking transformation, there is little research on the performance of commercial banks and how they have been affected by fintech and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals. There have been a number of recen... Read More about The mediating role of fintech on ESG and bank performance.

FoxO3a Drives the Metabolic Reprogramming in Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer Cells Restoring Tamoxifen Sensitivity (2023)
Journal Article

Tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer cells (TamR-BCCs) are characterized by an enhanced metabolic phenotype compared to tamoxifen-sensitive cells. FoxO3a is an important modulator of cell metabolism, and its deregulation has been involved in the acquisi... Read More about FoxO3a Drives the Metabolic Reprogramming in Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer Cells Restoring Tamoxifen Sensitivity.

Universal basic income: Wales is set to end its experiment – why we think that’s a mistake (2023)
Other

The recent development of protection coordination schemes based on inverse of AC microgrid: A review (2023)
Journal Article

Integration of distributed generation systems and diversity of microgrid operations led to a change in the structure of the power system. Due to this conversion, new challenges have arisen when employing traditional overcurrent protection schemes. As... Read More about The recent development of protection coordination schemes based on inverse of AC microgrid: A review.

Exercise instructors are not consistently implementing the strength component of the UK chief medical officers’ physical activity guidelines in their exercise prescription for older adults (2023)
Journal Article
Gluchowski, A., Bilsborough, H., McDermott, J., Hawley-Hague, H., & Todd, C. (2023). Exercise instructors are not consistently implementing the strength component of the UK chief medical officers’ physical activity guidelines in their exercise prescription for older adults. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 2432. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17289-w

Strength training recommendations have been embedded within the UK’s Chief Medical Officers’ physical activity guidelines since 2011. There is limited evidence that these recommendations are used by exercise instructors in the community to underpin s... Read More about Exercise instructors are not consistently implementing the strength component of the UK chief medical officers’ physical activity guidelines in their exercise prescription for older adults.