Research publications: Recent submissions
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Unfolding the real-time neural mechanisms in addiction: functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) as a resourceful tool for research and clinical practice
(2022-12-31)Neural underpinnings of addiction have been widely investigated using traditional neuroimaging techniques and paradigms. However, certain mechanisms are still underexplored, and existing studies often do not adopt an ... -
‘All we’ve ever known is Covid’: A follow-up study with newly qualified nurses who worked as student nurses during the pandemic
(2022-11-22)Aims and objectives: To explore the experiences of nursing students in England who had worked through the first wave and transitioned to qualification in the ongoing pandemic. Background: Experiences of health professionals ... -
Rapid Inference of Geographical Location with an Event-based Electronic Nose
(ACM Press, 2022-05-03)Sensory information determines successful interaction of an agent with its environment. Animals have been shown to be able to encode rapid fluctuations in odour plumes, but this has yet received little attention in electronic ... -
Heroism and paramedic practice: A constructivist metasynthesis of qualitative research
(2022-11-07)Objectives: We aimed to identify, appraise, and synthesise the qualitative literature to develop theory on heroism and paramedic practice. Hypothesis/research question: What does published literature tell us about heroism ... -
Evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of the East African community joint assessment procedure by pharmaceutical companies: Opportunities for improvement
(2022-11-03)Background: A 2021 study to determine the viewpoints among the seven member countries regarding the effectiveness (i.e., achieving the intended outcomes) and efficiency (i.e., achieving the intended outcomes in timely ... -
An intergalactic medium temperature from a giant radio galaxy
(2022-10-16)The warm-hot intergalactic medium (warm-hot IGM, or WHIM) pervades the filaments of the Cosmic Web and harbours half of the Universe's baryons. The WHIM's thermodynamic properties are notoriously hard to measure. Here we ... -
#UKRAS22: The 5th UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems Conference
(EPSRC UK-RAS Network, 2022-11-15)As chairs of the UKRAS 2022 conference, we are happy to welcome you in person after a break from in-person events. The theme of this year’s conference is “Robotics for Unconstrained Environments”, reflecting much of the ... -
Transient obscuration event captured in NGC 3227 III. Photoionization modeling of the X-ray obscuration event in 2019
(2022-09-12)Context. A growing number of transient X-ray obscuration events in type I active galactic nuclei suggest that our line of sight to the central engine is not always free. Multiple X-ray obscuration events were reported in ... -
Cosmic evolution of low-excitation radio galaxies in the LOFAR Two-meter Sky Survey Deep Fields
(2022-04-26)Feedback from low-excitation radio galaxies (LERGs) plays a key role in the lifecycle of massive galaxies in the local Universe; their evolution, and the impact of these active galactic nuclei on early galaxy evolution, ... -
Hocus Pocus: using comics to promote skepticism about the paranormal
(2021-03-08)This study investigated the potential for comics to promote skepticism about the paranormal. Participants rated their interest in comics, read a skeptical account of alleged paranormal phenomena in One of three mediums ... -
Conjuring up creativity: The effect of performing magic tricks on divergent thinking
(2021-04-15)Research suggests that learning to perform magic tricks can promote both physical and psychological wellbeing. The current study extended this work by examining the impact of learning magic tricks on divergent thinking. A ... -
Experiencing the impossible and creativity: a targeted literature review
(2022-07-20)Previous work suggests that unexpected and surprising experiences (e.g., living in another culture or looking at surreal images) promotes creative thinking. This targeted literature review examines whether the inherent ... -
Youth Judokas Competing in Higher Age Groups Leads to a Short-Term Success
(2022-11-11)Coaches of youth judo athletes might be under the influence of some extraordinary elite judo athletes that have won elite competitions at a relatively young age and might put youth athletes under pressure to gain as much ... -
Which Performance Tests Best Define the Special Judo Fitness Test Classification in Elite Judo Athletes?
(2022-11-14)The normative values of the Special Judo Fitness Test (SJFT) are used to evaluate judo athletes, and the question arises of which performance tests from crucial motor abilities best define the SJFT classification in elite ... -
Effects of nitriding on salt spray corrosion resistance of additively manufactured 17-4 PH steels
(2023-01-01)This work addresses the effects of varying nitriding temperatures of 530, 560 and 580 ◦C for 2 h on corrosion resistance of additively manufactured (AM) 17-4 PH steels, using neutral salt spray (NSS) method for 104 h. The ... -
Forming Concepts of Mozart and Homer Using Short-Term and Long-Term Memory: A Computational Model Based on Chunking
(2020-08-01)A fundamental issue in cognitive science concerns the mental processes that underlie the formation and retrieval of concepts in the short-term and long-term memory (STM and LTM respectively). This study advances Chunking ... -
Psychometric analyses of the Canvas Quizzes and STEM Staff’s Anxiety
(2022)Quizzes are the most frequent tools used by academic tutors in the module assessments of the programme of studies. This article focuses on the use of statistical parameters of the Canvas quizzes that possess very intriguing ... -
Assessing Forensic Ballistics Three-Dimensionally through Graphical Reconstruction and Immersive VR Observation
(2022-10-21)A crime scene can provide valuable evidence critical to explain reason and modality of the occurred crime, and it can also lead to the arrest of criminals. The type of evidence collected by crime scene investigators or by ... -
Long-term variation study of fine-mode particle size and regional characteristics using AERONET data
(2022-09-06)To identify the long-term trend of particle size variation, we analyzed aerosol optical depth (AOD, τ) separated as dust (τD) and coarse-(τPC) and fine-pollution particles (τPF) depending on emission sources and size. ... -
Spatially consistent microbial biomass and future cellular carbon release from melting Northern Hemisphere glacier surfaces
(2022-11-10)Melting glacier ice surfaces host active microbial communities that enhance glacial melt, contribute to biogeochemical cycling, and nourish downstream ecosystems; but these communities remain poorly characterised. Over the ...