University of Hertfordshire: Recent submissions

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    • Using guest lectures to enhance student employability: pedagogical considerations 

      Pepple, Dennis Gabriel; Akaighe, Godbless Onoriode; Sambo, Aliyu; George-Aremu, Ololade; Bosah, Genevieve; Trollman, Hana (2025-01-15)
      The quest to boost student employability remains a critical focus in higher education. Accordingly, employability is a fundamental yardstick for the performance of universities, which reflects the capability of the ...

    • Eliciting Preferences for the Uptake of Smoking Cessation Apps: Discrete Choice Experiment 

      Szinay, Dorothy; Cameron, Rory A; Jones, Andy; Whitty, Jennifer A; Chadborn, Tim; Brown, Jamie; Naughton, Felix (2025-01-14)
      Background If the most evidence-based and effective smoking cessation apps are not selected by smokers wanting to quit, their potential to support cessation is limited. Objective This study sought to determine the attributes ...

    • Disturbance Observer-Based Super-Twisting SMC for Variable Speed Wind Energy Conversion System Under Parametric Uncertainties 

      Alhassan, A. B.; Shehu, M. A.; Gali, V.; do, T. D. (2025-01-13)
      Effective control of the generator’s shaft speed will ensure maximum power is captured from the wind turbines. However, the parameters of the wind energy conversion system (WECS)-based generators, including stator resistance ...

    • Clumps as multiscale structures in cosmic noon galaxies 

      Kalita, Boris S; Suzuki, Tomoko L; Kashino, Daichi; Silverman, John D; Daddi, Emanuele; Ho, Luis C; Ding, Xuheng; Mercier, Wilfried; Faisst, Andreas L; Sheth, Kartik; Valentino, Francesco; Puglisi, Annagrazia; Saito, Toshiki; Kakkad, Darshan; Ilbert, Olivier; Khostovan, Ali Ahmad; Liu, Zhaoxuan; Tanaka, Takumi; Magdis, Georgios; Zavala, Jorge A; Tan, Qinghua; Kartaltepe, Jeyhan S; Yang, Lilan; Koekemoer, Anton M; McKinney, Jed; Robertson, Brant E; Jin, Shuowen; Hayward, Christopher C; Hirschmann, Michaela; Franco, Maximilien; Shuntov, Marko; Gozaliasl, Ghassem; Kaminsky, Aidan; Rich, R Michael (2025-01-30)
      Star-forming clumps have been found to significantly influence the star formation of gas-rich z\ galaxies. Using public data from JWST/NIRCam (Cosmic Evolution Survey; COSMOS-Web) and Atacama Large (sub-)Millimeter Array ...

    • Neutral fraction of hydrogen in the intergalactic medium surrounding high-redshift gamma-ray burst 210905A 

      Fausey, H M; Vejlgaard, S; van der Horst, A J; Heintz, K E; Izzo, L; Malesani, D B; Wiersema, K; Fynbo, J P U; Tanvir, N R; Vergani, S D; Saccardi, A; Rossi, A; Campana, S; Covino, S; D’Elia, V; De Pasquale, M; Hartmann, D; Jakobsson, P; Kouveliotou, C; Levan, A; Martin-Carrillo, A; Melandri, A; Palmerio, J; Pugliese, G; Salvaterra, R (2025-01-30)
      The Epoch of Reionization (EoR) is a key period of cosmological history in which the intergalactic medium (IGM) underwent a major phase change from being neutral to almost completely ionized. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are ...

    • Modelling of High-Velocity Impact on Woven Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Plastic Laminate : Applied Sciences 

      Djordjevic, Nenad; Vignjevic, Rade; Hughes, Kevin; De Vuyst, Tom (2025-01-08)
      This paper describes a constitutive model for progressive damage in carbon fibre-reinforced composites (CFRPs), developed in the framework of thermodynamics and coupled with a vector equation of state. This made the ...

    • Cloud-scale elemental abundance variations and the CO-to-dust-mass conversion factor in M31 

      Bosomworth, Chloe; Forbrich, Jan; Lada, Charles J; Caldwell, Nelson; Kobayashi, Chiaki; Viaene, Sébastien (2025-02-28)
      From a spectroscopic survey of candidate H ii regions in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) with MMT/Hectospec, we have identified 294 H ii regions using emission line ratios and calculated elemental abundances from strong-line ...

    • Pulsating ultraluminous X-ray sources: Modeling the thermal emission and polarization properties 

      Conforti, S.; Zampieri, L.; Taverna, R.; Turolla, R.; Brice, N.; Pintore, F.; Israel, G. L. (2025-01-03)
      Context. Ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) are enigmatic sources first discovered in the 1980s in external galaxies. They are characterized by their extraordinarily high X-ray luminosity, which often exceeds 1040 erg s−1. ...

    • I come from: Using collaborative auto/biographical poetry to foster transdisciplinarity and build inclusion 

      Vytniorgu, Richard; Makita, Meiko; Sixsmith, Judith; Fang, Mei (2025-01-16)
      Transdisciplinarity refers to ways of working that bring together people from different backgrounds—academic and nonacademic—to address real-world challenges. This article explores how team members on the IncludeAge project, ...

    • An exploration of mindfulness during the Islamic prayer in British and Pakistani Muslims 

      Ahmed, Khadeeja; Yousaf, Omar (2025-01-22)
      The present study employed a mixed-method approach to explore Muslims’ experiences of the role of attention and mindfulness during the Islamic prayer (i.e. salah). A total of 78 Muslim participants took part in the online ...

    • Mightee: The Continuum Survey Data Release 1 

      Hale, C. L.; Heywood, I.; Jarvis, M. J.; Whittam, I. H.; Best, P. N.; An, Fangxia; Bowler, R. A. A.; Harrison, I.; Matthews, A.; Smith, D. J. B.; Taylor, A. R.; Vaccari, M. (2025-01-01)
      The MeerKAT International GHz Tiered Extragalactic Exploration Surv e y (MIGHTEE) is one of the large surv e y projects using the MeerKAT telescope, co v ering four fields that have a wealth of ancillary data available. ...

    • JADES: measuring reionization properties using Lyman-alpha emission 

      Jones, Gareth C; Bunker, Andrew J; Saxena, Aayush; Arribas, Santiago; Bhatawdekar, Rachana; Boyett, Kristan; Cameron, Alex J; Carniani, Stefano; Charlot, Stephane; Curtis-Lake, Emma; Hainline, Kevin; Johnson, Benjamin D; Kumari, Nimisha; Maseda, Michael V; Rix, Hans-Walter; Robertson, Brant E; Tacchella, Sandro; Übler, Hannah; Williams, Christina C; Willott, Chris; Witstok, Joris; Zhu, Yongda (2025-01-30)
      Ly\alpha is the transition to the ground state from the first excited state of hydrogen (the most common element). Resonant scattering of this line by neutral hydrogen greatly impedes its emergence from galaxies, so the ...

    • CFD and experimental investigations of a novel vertical axis Omni-flow wind turbine shroud system operating at low Reynolds numbers, typical urban flow conditions 

      Ngouani Siewe, Micky Mike; CHEN, Yong Kang; Day, Rodney; David-West, Opus (2025-02-15)
      This study examined the aerodynamic performance and flow characteristics of an innovative shrouded omnidirectional wind turbine system at low Reynold numbers to tackle the SDG 7 of the UN. Four turbulence models, notably ...

    • Preventing and Detecting Malware in Smart Environments. The Smart Home Case 

      Kulkarni, Shruti; Mylonas, Alexios; Vidalis, Stilianos (Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025-07-05)
      Latest research from Strategy Analytics suggests that smart home devices will soar to 17 billion by 2030. However, as these devices become more popular increases, they introduce challenges in the security of their users. ...

    • EWOD DEVICE WITH INKJET PRINTED 3D PEDOT:PSS ELECTRODE 

      Abdul Latip, Eli Nadia; Tan, Christabel; Coudron, Loic; Munro, Ian; Johnston, Ian (2024-10-17)

    • Structural Characterisation and Dynamic Modelling of Pegylated Graphene Oxide with Ag and Cu Nanocluster 

      Roldan-Matilla, Miriam; Irigo, Patrick; Rojas-Cervantes, Maria; Arce, Mariana P.; Perez-Pineiro, Javier; Fuencisla Gilsanz, Maria; Lado-Tourino, Isabel; Cerpa-Naranjo , Arisbel; Ren, Guogang (2025-04-15)
      Graphene (G) and graphene oxide (GO) are increasingly employed in energy and healthcare sectors. Silver (Ag) and copper (Cu) nanomaterials, including their nanoclusters, are crucial for improving the performance of materials ...

    • Critical power: An important tool for exercise prescription and the assessment of physiological function 

      Muniz, Daniel; Meyler, Samuel (2025-01-22)

    • Life satisfaction around the world: Measurement invariance of the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups 

      Swami, Viren; Stieger, Stefan; Voracek, Martin; Aavik, Toivo; Abdollahpour Ranjbar, Hamed; Adebayo, Sulaiman Olanrewaju; Afhami, Reza; Ahmed, Oli; Aimé, Annie; Akel, Marwan; Al Halbusi, Hussam; Alexias, George; Ali, Khawla F.; Alp-Dal, Nursel; Alsalhani, Anas B.; Álvarez-Solas, Sara; Amaral, Ana Carolina Soares; Andrianto, Sonny; Aspden, Trefor; Argyrides, Marios; Aruta, John Jamir Benzon R.; Atkin, Stephen; Ayandele, Olusola; Baceviciene, Migle; Bahbouh, Radvan; Ballesio, Andrea; Barron, David; Bellard, Ashleigh; Bender, Sóley Sesselja; Beydaǧ, Kerime Derya; Birovljević, Gorana; Blackburn, Marie-Ève; Borja-Alvarez, Teresita; Borowiec, Joanna; Bozogáňová, Miroslava; Bratland-Sanda, Solfrid; Browning, Matthew H. E. M.; Brytek-Matera, Anna; Burakova, Marina; Çakır-Koçak, Yeliz; Camacho, Pablo; Camilleri, Vittorio Emanuele; Cazzato, Valentina; Cerea, Silvia; Chaiwutikornwanich, Apitchaya; Chaleeraktrakoon, Trawin; Chambers, Tim; Chen, Qing-Wei; Chen, Xin; Chien, Chin-Lung; Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit; Choompunuch, Bovornpot; Compte, Emilio J.; Corrigan, Jennifer; Cosmas, Getrude; Cowden, Richard G.; Czepczor-Bernat, Kamila; Czub, Marcin; da Silva, Wanderson Roberto; Dadfar, Mahboubeh; Dalley, Simon E.; Dany, Lionel; Datu, Jesus Alfonso D.; de Carvalho, Pedro Henrique Berbert; Coelho, Gabriel Lins de Holanda; De Jesus, Avila Odia S.; Debbabi, Sonia Harzallah; Dhakal, Sandesh; Di Bernardo, Francesca; Dimitrova, Donka D.; Dion, Jacinthe; Dixson, Barnaby; Donofrio, Stacey M.; Drysch, Marius; Du, Hongfei; Dzhambov, Angel M.; El-Jor, Claire; Enea, Violeta; Eskin, Mehmet; Farbod, Farinaz; Farrugia, Lorleen; Fian, Leonie; Fisher, Maryanne L.; Folwarczny, Michał; Frederick, David A.; Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew; Furnham, Adrian; García, Antonio Alías; Geller, Shulamit; Ghisi, Marta; Ghorbani, Alireza; Gomez Martinez, Maria Angeles; Gradidge, Sarah; Graf, Sylvie; Grano, Caterina; Gyene, Gyöngyvér; Hallit, Souheil; Hamdan, Motasem; Handelzalts, Jonathan E.; Hanel, Paul H. P.; Hawks, Steven R.; Hekmati, Issa; Helmy, Mai; Hill, Tetiana; Hina, Farah; Holenweger, Geraldine; Hřebíčková, Martina; Ijabadeniyi, Olasupo Augustine; Imam, Asma; İnce, Başak; Irrazabal, Natalia; Jankauskiene, Rasa; Jiang, Ding-Yu; Jiménez-Borja, Micaela; Jiménez-Borja, Verónica; Johnson, Evan M.; Jovanović, Veljko; Jović, Marija; Jović, Marko; Junqueira, Alessandra Costa Pereira; Kahle, Lisa-Marie; Kantanista, Adam; Karakiraz, Ahmet; Karkin, Ayşe Nur; Kasten, Erich; Khatib, Salam; Khieowan, Nuannut; Kimong, Patricia Joseph; Kiropoulos, Litza; Knittel, Joshua; Kohli, Neena; Koprivnik, Mirjam; Kospakov, Aituar; Król-Zielińska, Magdalena; Krug, Isabel; Kuan, Garry; Kueh, Yee Cheng; Kujan, Omar; Kukić, Miljana; Kumar, Sanjay; Kumar, Vipul; Lamba, Nishtha; Lauri, Mary Anne; Laus, Maria Fernanda; LeBlanc, Liza April; Lee, Hyejoo J.; Lipowska, Małgorzata; Lipowski, Mariusz; Lombardo, Caterina; Lukács, Andrea; Maïano, Christophe; Malik, Sadia; Manjary, Mandar; Márquez Baldó, Lidia; Martinez-Banfi, Martha; Massar, Karlijn; Matera, Camilla; McAnirlin, Olivia; Mebarak, Moisés Roberto; Mechri, Anwar; Meireles, Juliana Fernandes Filgueiras; Mesko, Norbert; Mills, Jacqueline; Miyairi, Maya; Modi, Ritu; Modrzejewska, Adriana; Modrzejewska, Justyna; Mulgrew, Kate E.; Myers, Taryn A.; Namatame, Hikari; Nassani, Mohammad Zakaria; Nerini, Amanda; Neto, Félix; Neto, Joana; Neves, Angela Nogueira; Ng, Siu-Kuen; Nithiya, Devi; O, Jiaqing; Obeid, Sahar; Oda-Montecinos, Camila; Olapegba, Peter Olamakinde; Olonisakin, Tosin Tunrayo; Omar, Salma Samir; Örlygsdóttir, Brynja; Özsoy, Emrah; Otterbring, Tobias; Pahl, Sabine; Panasiti, Maria Serena; Park, Yonguk; Patwary, Muhammad Mainuddin; Pethö, Tatiana; Petrova, Nadezhda; Pietschnig, Jakob; Pourmahmoud, Sadaf; Prabhu, Vishnunarayan Girishan; Poštuvan, Vita; Prokop, Pavol; Ramseyer Winter, Virginia L.; Razmus, Magdalena; Ru, Taotao; Rupar, Mirjana; Sahlan, Reza N.; Salah Hassan, Mohammad; Šalov, Anđela; Sapkota, Saphal; Sarfo, Jacob Owusu; Sawamiya, Yoko; Schaefer, Katrin; Schulte-Mecklenbeck, Michael; Seekis, Veya; Selvi, Kerim; Sharifi, Mehdi; Shrivastava, Anita; Siddique, Rumana Ferdousi; Sigurdsson, Valdimar; Silkane, Vineta; Šimunić, Ana; Singh, Govind; Slezáčková, Alena; Sundgot-Borgen, Christine; Ten Hoor, Gill; Tevichapong, Passagorn; Tipandjan, Arun; Todd, Jennifer; Togas, Constantinos; Tonini, Fernando; Tovar-Castro, Juan Camilo; Trangsrud, Lise Katrine Jepsen; Tripathi, Pankaj; Tudorel, Otilia; Tylka, Tracy L.; Uyzbayeva, Anar; Vally, Zahir; Vanags, Edmunds; Vega, Luis Diego; Vicente-Arruebarrena, Aitor; Vidal-Mollón, Jose; Vilar, Roosevelt; Villegas, Hyxia; Vintilă, Mona; Wallner, Christoph; White, Mathew P.; Whitebridge, Simon; Windhager, Sonja; Wong, Kah Yan; Yau, Eric Kenson; Yamamiya, Yuko; Yeung, Victoria Wai Lan; Zanetti, Marcelo Callegari; Zawisza, Magdalena; Zeeni, Nadine; Zvaríková, Martina; Tran, Ulrich S.; Neto, Félix (2025-01-22)
      The Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) is a widely used self-report measure of subjective well-being, but studies of its measurement invariance across a large number of nations remain limited. Here, we utilised the Body ...

    • An Investigation into the Selection and Colors of Little Red Dots and Active Galactic Nuclei 

      Hainline, Kevin N.; Maiolino, Roberto; Juodžbalis, Ignas; Scholtz, Jan; Übler, Hannah; D’Eugenio, Francesco; Helton, Jakob M.; Sun, Yang; Sun, Fengwu; Robertson, Brant; Tacchella, Sandro; Bunker, Andrew J.; Carniani, Stefano; Charlot, Stephane; Curtis-Lake, Emma; Egami, Eiichi; Johnson, Benjamin D.; Lin, Xiaojing; Lyu, Jianwei; Pérez-González, Pablo G.; Rinaldi, Pierluigi; Silcock, Maddie S.; Venturi, Giacomo; Williams, Christina C.; Willmer, Christopher N. A.; Willott, Chris; Zhang, Junyu; Zhu, Yongda (2025-02-01)
      Recently, a large number of compact sources at z > 4 with blue UV slopes and extremely red rest-frame optical slopes have been found in James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) extragalactic surveys. As a subsample of these ...

    • Complexity and Organisations : Researching practice 

      Mowles, Christopher; Chauhan, Kiran; Managing Complex Change Research Group; Hertfordshire Business School (Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-11-29)
      Virtually everyone accepts that workplaces are complex, but there is little insight into how we might engage with complexity more skilfully. If complexity isn’t something that managers can control and leaders cannot harness, ...