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Identifying the health, wellbeing and social impacts in older adults using nature-based projects: a case study of care farming and community gardening interventions in Greater Manchester. (2021)
Thesis
Mitchell, L. Identifying the health, wellbeing and social impacts in older adults using nature-based projects: a case study of care farming and community gardening interventions in Greater Manchester. (Thesis). The University of Salford

Urbanisation and the continued increase in global populations has created pressures on resources, including health care and natural ecosystems. Subsequently, longer life expectancies and comorbidities exacerbates pressures on health services. The Glo... Read More about Identifying the health, wellbeing and social impacts in older adults using nature-based projects: a case study of care farming and community gardening interventions in Greater Manchester..

Mining text from natural scene and video images: A survey (2021)
Journal Article
Shivakumara, P., Alaei, A., & Pal, U. (2021). Mining text from natural scene and video images: A survey. Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, 11(6), https://doi.org/10.1002/widm.1428

In computer terminology, mining is considered as extracting meaningful information or knowledge from a large amount of data/information using computers. The meaningful information can be extracted from normal text, and images obtained from different... Read More about Mining text from natural scene and video images: A survey.

A deep action-oriented video image classification system for text detection and recognition (2021)
Journal Article
Chaudhuri, A., Shivakumara, P., Nath Chowdhury, P., Pal, U., Lu, T., Lopresti, D., & Hemantha Kumar, G. (2021). A deep action-oriented video image classification system for text detection and recognition. SN Applied Sciences, 3, Article 838. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04821-z

For the video images with complex actions, achieving accurate text detection and recognition results is very challenging. This paper presents a hybrid model for classification of action-oriented video images which reduces the complexity of the proble... Read More about A deep action-oriented video image classification system for text detection and recognition.

Unsteady magnetohydrodynamic couple stress fluid flow from a shrinking porous sheet: Variational iteration method study (2021)
Journal Article
Reddy, G. J., Hiremath, A., Kumar, M., Beg, O., & Kadir, A. (2022). Unsteady magnetohydrodynamic couple stress fluid flow from a shrinking porous sheet: Variational iteration method study. Heat Transfer, 51(2), 2219-2236. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.22397

AbstractMotivated by magnetic polymer manufacturing applications, the present research article examines theoretically the hydromagnetic boundary layer flow of an electrically conducting non‐Newtonian couple stress fluid due to a transient shrinking (... Read More about Unsteady magnetohydrodynamic couple stress fluid flow from a shrinking porous sheet: Variational iteration method study.

The Ostrich Community Internet-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy program for distress related to carrying debt : a digital hand to help people to face up to and cope with debt (2021)
Book Chapter
Dubrow-Marshall, L., & Smail, D. (2022). The Ostrich Community Internet-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy program for distress related to carrying debt : a digital hand to help people to face up to and cope with debt. In J. Prescott (Ed.), Digital Innovations for Mental Health Support (18-36). Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7991-6.ch002

Many individuals struggling with debt will experience associated psychological stress that negatively impacts on both their physical and psychological health (Elliott, 2016). People in debt may be too ashamed to participate in support groups or to se... Read More about The Ostrich Community Internet-Cognitive Behavioural Therapy program for distress related to carrying debt : a digital hand to help people to face up to and cope with debt.

Digitising creative psychological therapy : Arts for the Blues (A4B) (2021)
Book Chapter
Farish-Edwards, F., Parsons, A., Starkey, J., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Thurston, S., Omylinska-Thurston, J., & Karkou, V. (2022). Digitising creative psychological therapy : Arts for the Blues (A4B). In J. Prescott (Ed.), Digital Innovations for Mental Health Support (1-17). Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7991-6.ch001

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a need to adapt and develop psychological interventions that address the mental health of those in need. As a result, Arts for the Blues (A4B), an evidence-based creative group psychotherapy model,... Read More about Digitising creative psychological therapy : Arts for the Blues (A4B).

Reduced-order modelling of parameterised incompressible and compressible unsteady flow problems using deep neural networks (2021)
Journal Article
Sugar-Gabor, O. (2021). Reduced-order modelling of parameterised incompressible and compressible unsteady flow problems using deep neural networks. International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology, 66(1), 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCAT.2021.119603

A non-intrusive reduced-order model for nonlinear parametric flow problems is developed. It is based on extracting a reduced-order basis from full-order snapshots via proper orthogonal decomposition and using both deep and shallow neural network a... Read More about Reduced-order modelling of parameterised incompressible and compressible unsteady flow problems using deep neural networks.

The School Farms Network in the UK : history, context, and adding value (2021)
Book Chapter
and adding value. In A. Farag, S. Badawi, G. Lalli, & M. Kamareddine (Eds.), School farms : feeding and educating children (67-83). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003176558-7

Alongside recent renewed interest in urban agriculture, there has been an increased focus on school farming. The School Farms Network has a large membership base and interest from other green space organisations across the UK. Using contributions fro... Read More about The School Farms Network in the UK : history, context, and adding value.

Exploring female involvement in acts of terrorism and mass shootings : a systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Nicholson, D., & Allely, C. (2021). Exploring female involvement in acts of terrorism and mass shootings : a systematic review. Journal of Criminal Psychology, 11(4), 335-356. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCP-05-2021-0017

The primary objective of the present systematic review was: (1) To explore the current literature which assesses the incidence of completed or attempted mass shooting events in which a female party acted either alone or as an accomplice; (2) Explore... Read More about Exploring female involvement in acts of terrorism and mass shootings : a systematic review.

Love, desire, and problematic behaviors : exploring young adults’ smartphone use from a uses and gratifications perspective (2021)
Journal Article
Vezzoli, M., Zogmaister, C., & Coen, S. (2021). Love, desire, and problematic behaviors : exploring young adults’ smartphone use from a uses and gratifications perspective. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000375

In light of the pervasive adoption of smartphones, scholars have explored the consequences of problematic (i.e., excessive and uncontrolled) use of this technology. Studies have often shown that individuals who spend much time using smartphones exp... Read More about Love, desire, and problematic behaviors : exploring young adults’ smartphone use from a uses and gratifications perspective.

Facile synthesis and biological evaluation of chrysin derivatives (2021)
Journal Article
Omonga, N., Zia, Z., Ghanbour, H., Ragazzon-Smith, A., Foster, H., Hadfield, J., & Ragazzon, P. (2021). Facile synthesis and biological evaluation of chrysin derivatives. Journal of Chemical Research, 45(11-12), 1083-1092. https://doi.org/10.1177/17475198211057467

In this paper, novel synthetic methods, including microwave O-alkylation, were used to produce several chrysin derivatives. These compounds were purified, characterised and tested on different cell lines and bacterial strains. From this family, 7-(2,... Read More about Facile synthesis and biological evaluation of chrysin derivatives.

Wind tunnel measurements of the aerodynamic characteristics of a 3:2 rectangular cylinder including non-Gaussian and non-stationary features (2021)
Journal Article
Nguyen, C., Nguyen, D., Owen, J., & Hargreaves, D. (2022). Wind tunnel measurements of the aerodynamic characteristics of a 3:2 rectangular cylinder including non-Gaussian and non-stationary features. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 220, 104826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2021.104826

This paper presents a wind tunnel investigation of the aerodynamic characteristics (force and pressure coefficients) of a static 3:2 rectangular cylinder in smooth flow for angles of attack between and at various values of Reynolds number. In contr... Read More about Wind tunnel measurements of the aerodynamic characteristics of a 3:2 rectangular cylinder including non-Gaussian and non-stationary features.

Numerical study of time-dependent flow of immiscible Saffman dusty (fluid-particle suspension) and Eringen micropolar fluids in a duct with a modified cubic B-spline Differential Quadrature method (2021)
Journal Article
Chandrawat, R., Joshi, V., & Beg, O. (2022). Numerical study of time-dependent flow of immiscible Saffman dusty (fluid-particle suspension) and Eringen micropolar fluids in a duct with a modified cubic B-spline Differential Quadrature method. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 130, 105758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2021.105758

Immiscible flows arise in many diverse applications in mechanical, chemical, and environmental engineering. Such flows involve interfacial conditions and often feature mass (species) diffusion. Motivated by applications in non-Newtonian duct process... Read More about Numerical study of time-dependent flow of immiscible Saffman dusty (fluid-particle suspension) and Eringen micropolar fluids in a duct with a modified cubic B-spline Differential Quadrature method.

Heat transfer and entropy generation analysis of water-Fe3O4/CNT hybrid magnetic nanofluid flow in a trapezoidal wavy enclosure containing porous media with the Galerkin finite element method (2021)
Journal Article
Al-Kouz, W., Abderrahmane, A., Shamshuddin, M., Younis, O., Mohammed, S., Beg, O., & Toghraie, D. (2021). Heat transfer and entropy generation analysis of water-Fe3O4/CNT hybrid magnetic nanofluid flow in a trapezoidal wavy enclosure containing porous media with the Galerkin finite element method. European Physical Journal Plus, 136(11), 1184. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-02192-3

The present study addresses theoretically and computationally the performance of electrically conducting water-Fe3O4/CNT hybrid nanofluid in three-dimensional natural convective heat transfer and entropy generation within a wavy-walled trapezoidal... Read More about Heat transfer and entropy generation analysis of water-Fe3O4/CNT hybrid magnetic nanofluid flow in a trapezoidal wavy enclosure containing porous media with the Galerkin finite element method.

Digital innovation in sport – barriers and opportunities for branded fitness apps for fans (2021)
Book Chapter
Fenton, A., Parry, K., Chadwick, S., Guimarães, G., & Aeron, V. (2022). Digital innovation in sport – barriers and opportunities for branded fitness apps for fans. In V. Ratten (Ed.), Entrepreneurial innovation : strategy and competition aspects (25-42). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4795-6_3

The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging the growth and future of businesses globally and technological innovation, via digital means, has been identified as a key factor for brands to survive the pandemic. However, whilst the majority of decision-makers... Read More about Digital innovation in sport – barriers and opportunities for branded fitness apps for fans.

Comparisons of core temperature between a telemetric pill and heart rate estimated core temperature in firefighters (2021)
Journal Article
Pearson, S., Highlands, B., Jones, R., & Matthews, M. (2021). Comparisons of core temperature between a telemetric pill and heart rate estimated core temperature in firefighters. Safety and Health at Work, 13(1), 99-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2021.11.003

Background: Firefighters may experience high environmental temperatures or carry out intensive physical tasks, or both, which leads to increased core body temperature and risk of fatalities. Hence there is a need to remotely and non-invasively monit... Read More about Comparisons of core temperature between a telemetric pill and heart rate estimated core temperature in firefighters.

The role of aesthetics in energy-retrofit strategies: the case of solid wall houses in the UK (2021)
Thesis
Seifhashemi, S. (2021). The role of aesthetics in energy-retrofit strategies: the case of solid wall houses in the UK. (Thesis). University of Salford

Solid wall dwellings are responsible for 36% of the carbon emission from the domestic sector in the UK. Among energy retrofit measures, Solid Wall Insulation (SWI) is the most effective in reducing energy demand. However, the current rate for insu... Read More about The role of aesthetics in energy-retrofit strategies: the case of solid wall houses in the UK.

IoT data quality issues and potential solutions : a literature review (2021)
Journal Article
Mansouri, T., Sadeghi Moghadam, M., Monshizadeh, F., & Zareravasan, A. (2021). IoT data quality issues and potential solutions : a literature review. Computer Journal, https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/bxab183

In the Internet of Things (IoT), data gathered from dozens of devices are the base for creating business value and developing new products and services. If data are of poor quality, decisions are likely to be non-sense. Data quality is crucial to gai... Read More about IoT data quality issues and potential solutions : a literature review.

Efficient management of environmental control within electrical substations for decarbonisation purposes (2021)
Thesis
Collett, M. Efficient management of environmental control within electrical substations for decarbonisation purposes. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Decarbonisation of building operations is identified as a key component of national decarbonisation strategies. Reducing the energy demand of buildings is to be achieved through more stringent regulation for new construction and the retrofitting of e... Read More about Efficient management of environmental control within electrical substations for decarbonisation purposes.