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Rhythmic laser cue is beneficial for improving gait performance and reducing freezing of turning in Parkinson’s disease patients with freezing of gait (2017)
Journal Article
Tang, L., Gao, C., Wang, D., Liu, A., Chen, S., & Gu, D. (2017). Rhythmic laser cue is beneficial for improving gait performance and reducing freezing of turning in Parkinson’s disease patients with freezing of gait. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 10(12), 16802-16808

Background and aim: Gait time components in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients such as step time, gait rhythmicity, symmetry, and coordination are exacerbated during turning. Freezing of gait (FOG) can be triggered off when such gait-timing deficiency... Read More about Rhythmic laser cue is beneficial for improving gait performance and reducing freezing of turning in Parkinson’s disease patients with freezing of gait.

Potential Stakeholders and Perceived Benefits of a Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem for the Namibian Context (2017)
Journal Article
Iyawa, G., Herselman, M., & Botha, A. (2017). Potential Stakeholders and Perceived Benefits of a Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem for the Namibian Context. Procedia Computer Science, 121, 431-438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2017.11.058

This paper presents the result of a study which aimed at identifying the potential stakeholders and perceived benefits of a digital health innovation ecosystem for the Namibian context as part of a larger study. Combining semi-structured interviews a... Read More about Potential Stakeholders and Perceived Benefits of a Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem for the Namibian Context.

Structured reciprocity for musical performance with swarm agents as a generative mechanism (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Choi, I. (2017, December). Structured reciprocity for musical performance with swarm agents as a generative mechanism. Presented at 14th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology, ACE 2017, The Shard, London, UK

A creative inquiry introduces a swarm simulation as a generative mechanism, providing a third agency in music creation alongside agency of composition and performance. When applying an evolutionary model such as swarms to music the challenge is to... Read More about Structured reciprocity for musical performance with swarm agents as a generative mechanism.

G protein-coupled receptors at the crossroad between physiologic and pathologic angiogenesis : old paradigms and emerging concepts (2017)
Journal Article
De Francesco, E., Sotgia, F., Clarke, R., Lisanti, M., & Maggiolini, M. (2017). G protein-coupled receptors at the crossroad between physiologic and pathologic angiogenesis : old paradigms and emerging concepts. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18(12), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18122713

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been implicated in transmitting signals across the extra- and intra-cellular compartments, thus allowing environmental stimuli to elicit critical biological responses. As GPCRs can be activated by an extensive... Read More about G protein-coupled receptors at the crossroad between physiologic and pathologic angiogenesis : old paradigms and emerging concepts.

Efficient steplike carrier multiplication in percolative networks of epitaxially connected PbSe nanocrystals (2017)
Journal Article
Kulkarni, A., Evers, W., Tomic, S., Beard, M., Vanmaekelbergh, D., & Siebbeles, L. (2017). Efficient steplike carrier multiplication in percolative networks of epitaxially connected PbSe nanocrystals. ACS nano, 12(1), 378-384. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.7b06511

Carrier multiplication (CM) is a process in which a single photon excites two or more electrons. CM is of interest to enhance the efficiency of a solar cell. Until now, CM in thin films and solar cells of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) has been fou... Read More about Efficient steplike carrier multiplication in percolative networks of epitaxially connected PbSe nanocrystals.

Shamanic spiritual activism : alternative development in the Brazilian Itamboatá Valley (2017)
Journal Article
Fois, F. (2017). Shamanic spiritual activism : alternative development in the Brazilian Itamboatá Valley. Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal, 2(2-3), 338-355. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802014.2017.1411208

Drawing upon critiques that claim a lack of interest in spirituality in development studies, this paper aims to show how alternative ethical forms of development can be enacted when adopting shamanic spiritual worldviews. The paper draws upon ethnogr... Read More about Shamanic spiritual activism : alternative development in the Brazilian Itamboatá Valley.

A non-intrusive method for estimating binaural speech intelligibility from noise-corrupted signals captured by a pair of microphones (2017)
Journal Article
Tang, Y., Liu, Q., Wang, W., & Cox, T. (2018). A non-intrusive method for estimating binaural speech intelligibility from noise-corrupted signals captured by a pair of microphones. Speech Communication, 96, 116-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.specom.2017.12.005

A non-intrusive method is introduced to predict binaural speech intelligibility in noise directly from signals captured using a pair of microphones. The approach combines signal processing techniques in blind source separation and localisation, with... Read More about A non-intrusive method for estimating binaural speech intelligibility from noise-corrupted signals captured by a pair of microphones.

Digital watermarking : applicability for developing trust in medical imaging workflows state of the art review (2017)
Journal Article
Qasim, A., Meziane, F., & Aspin, R. (2017). Digital watermarking : applicability for developing trust in medical imaging workflows state of the art review. Computer Science Review, 27, 45-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosrev.2017.11.003

Medical images can be intentionally or unintentionally manipulated both within the secure medical system environment and outside, as images are viewed, extracted and transmitted. Many organisations have invested heavily in Picture Archiving and Commu... Read More about Digital watermarking : applicability for developing trust in medical imaging workflows state of the art review.

The effect of normal human serum on the mouse trypanosome Trypanosoma musculi in vitro and in vivo (2017)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Hong, X.-K., Li, S.-J., Lai, D.-H., Hide, G., Lun, Z.-R., & Wen, Y.-Z. (2018). The effect of normal human serum on the mouse trypanosome Trypanosoma musculi in vitro and in vivo. Experimental Parasitology, 184, 115-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2017.12.005

Trypanosoma musculi, a common blood flagellate found in mice, is similar in morphology and life cycle to the rat trypanosome T. lewisi. Both species belong to the subgenus Herpetosoma, and as T. lewisi has recently been shown to be a zoonotic pathoge... Read More about The effect of normal human serum on the mouse trypanosome Trypanosoma musculi in vitro and in vivo.

Automated design of multi junction solar cells by genetic approach : reaching the >50% efficiency target (2017)
Journal Article
Čičić, S., & Tomić, S. (2017). Automated design of multi junction solar cells by genetic approach : reaching the >50% efficiency target. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 181, 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.12.002

The proper design of the multi-junction solar cell (MJSC) requires the optimisation search through the vast parameter space, with parameters for the proper operation quite often being constrained, like the current matching throughout the cell. Due... Read More about Automated design of multi junction solar cells by genetic approach : reaching the >50% efficiency target.

virtual : Performance and digital (2017)
Book Chapter
Scott, J. (2018). virtual : Performance and digital. In E. Bryon (Ed.), Performing Interdisciplinarity : Working Across Disciplinary Boundaries Through an Active Aesthetic (59-73). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315558639-5

As my fingers hover above the laptop keyboard, I am aware of a number of things – the people watching my actions, the choice I have to make and what that will do to this moment we are experiencing, the technical requirements of interacting with a dig... Read More about virtual : Performance and digital.

The human DNA glycosylases NEIL1 and NEIL3 excise psoralen-induced DNA-DNA cross-links in a four-stranded DNA structure (2017)
Journal Article
Martin, P., Couve, S., Zutterling, C., Albelazi, M., Groisman, R., Matkarimov, B., …Saparbaev, M. (2017). The human DNA glycosylases NEIL1 and NEIL3 excise psoralen-induced DNA-DNA cross-links in a four-stranded DNA structure. Scientific reports, 7(17438), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17693-4

Interstrand cross-links (ICLs) are highly cytotoxic DNA lesions that block DNA replication and transcription by preventing strand separation. Previously, we demonstrated that the bacterial and human DNA glycosylases Nei and NEIL1 excise unhooked pso... Read More about The human DNA glycosylases NEIL1 and NEIL3 excise psoralen-induced DNA-DNA cross-links in a four-stranded DNA structure.

Time-varying ratings for international football teams (2017)
Journal Article
Baker, R., & McHale, I. (2017). Time-varying ratings for international football teams. European Journal of Operational Research, 267(2), 659-666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.11.042

We present a model for rating international football teams. Using data from 1944 to 2016, we ask `which was the greatest team?'. To answer the question requires some sophisticated methodology. Specifically, we have used k-fold cross-validation, whi... Read More about Time-varying ratings for international football teams.

Lean thinking in the highways construction sector : motivation, implementation and barriers (2017)
Journal Article
Tezel, A., Koskela, L., & Aziz, Z. (2017). Lean thinking in the highways construction sector : motivation, implementation and barriers. Production Planning and Control, 29(3), 247-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2017.1412522

The interest in lean thinking in the UK’s civil construction industry is on the rise. The research presented in the paper evaluates the adoption of lean thinking in the highways construction sector by investigating 7 motivation factors, 20 lean techn... Read More about Lean thinking in the highways construction sector : motivation, implementation and barriers.

Do cultural norms affect social network behavior inappropriateness? A global study (2017)
Journal Article
Gupta, M., Uz, I., Esmaeilzadeh, P., Noboa, F., Mahrous, A., Kim, E., …Kulikova, I. (2018). Do cultural norms affect social network behavior inappropriateness? A global study. Journal of Business Research, 85, 10-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.12.006

There is a substantial body of literature on behavior inappropriateness in face-to-face social settings; however, not much is known about what individuals consider inappropriate (or appropriate) on Internet-mediated social networks. Although online... Read More about Do cultural norms affect social network behavior inappropriateness? A global study.

Exposing the Luxury Effect (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Scaletta, K., Dennis, M., Hardman, M., Griffiths, A., & James, P. (2017, December). Exposing the Luxury Effect. Poster presented at British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, Ghent