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A Portable Multi-user Cross-Platform Virtual Reality Platform for School Teaching in Malawi (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kambili-Mzembe, F., & Gordon, N. A. A Portable Multi-user Cross-Platform Virtual Reality Platform for School Teaching in Malawi. Presented at International Conference on Immersive Learning 2023, San Luis Obispo, USA

This paper discusses and evaluates a self-contained portable multi-user cross-platform Virtual Reality (VR) setup that was devised and configured using off the shelf technologies and devices. This paper exemplifies how some fundamental challenges lik... Read More about A Portable Multi-user Cross-Platform Virtual Reality Platform for School Teaching in Malawi.

A manifesto for the metaverse: opportunities and challenges for learning development (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buckley, C., Holley, D., & Fallin, L. A manifesto for the metaverse: opportunities and challenges for learning development. Presented at ALDcon23: ALDinHE Conference, Portsmouth, UK

Drawing upon a section of the co-created learning development (LD) Manifesto (ALDinHE, 2018), in this workshop we invite participants to come and be creative-and imagine beyond what learning developers do now into what they may do in the future, insp... Read More about A manifesto for the metaverse: opportunities and challenges for learning development.

Progress report on PhD research project "Using on-farm technologies to manage soil carbon and crops: understanding farming knowledges and practices in the deployment of sustainability technologies" (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Morton, L. (2023, October). Progress report on PhD research project "Using on-farm technologies to manage soil carbon and crops: understanding farming knowledges and practices in the deployment of sustainability technologies"

The project will critically analyse the impacts and implications of technologies in complex on-farm environments.

M3D-BIO - Microfluidics-Enabled 3D Printing for Biofabrication (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moetazedian, A., Candeo, A., Bassi, A., Cox, L. R., Grover, L. M., & Poologasundarampillai, G. (2023, June). M3D-BIO - Microfluidics-Enabled 3D Printing for Biofabrication. Presented at 2nd International Conference on Medical Devices: Materials, Mechanics and Manufacturing (ICMD3M 2023), Corfu, Greece

Microfluidics market is the fastest growing research area in the world, and they have shown much promise in biofabrication and 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs. However, microfluidics is conventionally produced using drawn-out and expensive litho... Read More about M3D-BIO - Microfluidics-Enabled 3D Printing for Biofabrication.

A Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Trajectory Planning of Skid-Steer Mobile Robots in Agricultural Environments (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aro, K., Urvina, R., Deniz, N. N., Menendez, O., Iqbal, J., & Prado, A. (2023, September). A Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Trajectory Planning of Skid-Steer Mobile Robots in Agricultural Environments. Presented at 2023 IEEE Conference on AgriFood Electronics (CAFE), Torino, Italy

This research presents an integrated trajectory planning strategy with a motion control approach using a Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) framework for Skid-Steer Mobile Robots (SSMRs) in agricultural scenarios. In a single architecture, the... Read More about A Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller for Trajectory Planning of Skid-Steer Mobile Robots in Agricultural Environments.

Nightports at Hull Minster: Physical, Hybrid and Virtualized Live Loudspeaker Array Spatialization of Electronic Music Performance (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barnard, M., Martin, A., & Slater, M. (2023, September). Nightports at Hull Minster: Physical, Hybrid and Virtualized Live Loudspeaker Array Spatialization of Electronic Music Performance. Presented at 2023 Immersive and 3D Audio: from Architecture to Automotive (I3DA 2023), Bologna, Italy

'Nightports at Hull Minster' is a musical project that harnesses spatialization techniques to present music composed of the sounds of Hull Minster, UK, in both the location itself and alternative performance spaces, whilst still expressing the spatia... Read More about Nightports at Hull Minster: Physical, Hybrid and Virtualized Live Loudspeaker Array Spatialization of Electronic Music Performance.

Intelligent digital twin - machine learning system for real-time wind turbine wind speed and power generation forecasting (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tuton, E., Ma, X., & Dethlefs, N. (2023, August). Intelligent digital twin - machine learning system for real-time wind turbine wind speed and power generation forecasting. Presented at The 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Environment Engineering REEE 2023, Brest , France

Wind power is a key pillar in efforts to decarbonise energy production. However, variability in wind speed and resultant wind turbine power generation poses a challenge for power grid integration. Digital Twin (DT) technology provides intelligent ser... Read More about Intelligent digital twin - machine learning system for real-time wind turbine wind speed and power generation forecasting.

High-intensity interval training in patients with intermittent claudication (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pymer, S., Harwood, A. E., Prosser, J., Waddell, A., Rhavindhran, B., McGregor, G., Ibeggazene, S., Huang, C., Twiddy, M., Nicholls, A. R., Ingle, L., Carroll, S., He, H., Long, J., Rooms, M., & Chetter, I. C. High-intensity interval training in patients with intermittent claudication. Presented at 2022 Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting, Brighton, UK

Objective: Provision, uptake, adherence, and completion rates for supervised exercise programs (SEP) for intermittent claudication (IC) are low. A shorter, more time-efficient, 6-week, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program may be an effecti... Read More about High-intensity interval training in patients with intermittent claudication.

Identifying Good Practice in a Community-based Postvention Support Service: Findings from a Mixed Methods Evaluation study in the UK (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bell, J., & Kent, J. (2023, September). Identifying Good Practice in a Community-based Postvention Support Service: Findings from a Mixed Methods Evaluation study in the UK. Presented at IASP 32nd World Congress, Piran, Slovenia

Background: This paper reports on a two-year evaluation of a community-based postvention support service in the UK.

Aims: To identify factors that help to improve service delivery (1); to understand the needs of those affected following a suicide... Read More about Identifying Good Practice in a Community-based Postvention Support Service: Findings from a Mixed Methods Evaluation study in the UK.

Understanding the Communicative Ecology and Impact of Social Media following a Suspected Suicide (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bell, J., & Westoby, C. (2023, September). Understanding the Communicative Ecology and Impact of Social Media following a Suspected Suicide. Presented at International Association for Suicide Prevention 32nd World Congress, Piran, Slovenia

Background: The proliferation of social media platforms in recent years has expanded and complicated the communicative ecology of suicide-related internet use. There is a wide gap in the literature when it comes to a deeper understanding of the issue... Read More about Understanding the Communicative Ecology and Impact of Social Media following a Suspected Suicide.

A preoperative supervised exercise program potentially improves long-term survival after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sethi, S., Ravindhran, B., Long, J., Gurung, R., Huang, C., Smith, G. E., Carradice, D., Wallace, T., Ibeggazene, S., Chetter, I. C., & Pymer, S. A preoperative supervised exercise program potentially improves long-term survival after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Presented at 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, National Harbor, Maryland

Objective: A preoperative supervised exercise program (SEP) improves cardiorespiratory fitness and perioperative outcomes for patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a pre... Read More about A preoperative supervised exercise program potentially improves long-term survival after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Abstract B001: Calcitonin receptor-like receptor agonists induce p44/42 MAPK phosphorylation in VEGF-A-stimulated human blood endothelial cells after bevacizumab treatment (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Morfitt, M. A., Greenman, J., Maraveyas, A., & Nikitenko, L. L. Abstract B001: Calcitonin receptor-like receptor agonists induce p44/42 MAPK phosphorylation in VEGF-A-stimulated human blood endothelial cells after bevacizumab treatment. Presented at AACR Special Conference: Advances in Kidney Cancer Research, Austin, Texas, U.S.A

Introduction. Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a highly vascularized and clinically aggressive cancer. In the UK, there are around 9000 diagnoses and 3000 deaths annually. Targeted therapies that inhibit angiogenic regulators, such as bevac... Read More about Abstract B001: Calcitonin receptor-like receptor agonists induce p44/42 MAPK phosphorylation in VEGF-A-stimulated human blood endothelial cells after bevacizumab treatment.

Abstract A020: Calcitonin receptor-like receptor is expressed in blood vessels in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and upregulated in endothelial cells co-cultured with tumor cells (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Morfitt, M. A., Greenman, J., Maraveyas, A., Harris, A. L., & Nikitenko, L. L. Abstract A020: Calcitonin receptor-like receptor is expressed in blood vessels in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and upregulated in endothelial cells co-cultured with tumor cells. Presented at AACR Special Conference on Advances in Kidney Cancer Research, Austin, Texas, U.S.A

Introduction. Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is a highly vascularized and clinically aggressive kidney cancer, with high rates of metastasis and recurrence after cytoreductive nephrectomy. ccRCC can be treated with anti-angiogenic drugs, how... Read More about Abstract A020: Calcitonin receptor-like receptor is expressed in blood vessels in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and upregulated in endothelial cells co-cultured with tumor cells.

Adapting live loudspeaker array spatialisation methods for a site-specific live electronic music performance in physical, virtual and hybrid contexts (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barnard, M., Slater, M., & Martin, A. (2023, August). Adapting live loudspeaker array spatialisation methods for a site-specific live electronic music performance in physical, virtual and hybrid contexts. Presented at International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio 2023, Huddersfield

Nightports at Hull Minster is a musical project that harnesses spatialisation techniques to present music composed of the sounds of Hull Minster, UK, in both the location itself and alternative performance spaces, whilst still expressing the spatiali... Read More about Adapting live loudspeaker array spatialisation methods for a site-specific live electronic music performance in physical, virtual and hybrid contexts.

Understanding primary care diagnosis and management of sleep disturbance for people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: a realist review (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, J., Aryankhesal, A., Allan, L., Ballard, C., Briscoe, S., Broomfield, N., Green, L., Hilton, A., van Horik, J., Khondoker, M., Killett, A., Lazar, A., Litherland, R., Livingston, G., Maidment, I., Medina-Lara, A., Megson, M., Reeve, J., Rook, G., Scott, S., …Fox, C. Understanding primary care diagnosis and management of sleep disturbance for people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: a realist review. Presented at BJGP Research Conference 2023, London

Background
Sleep disturbance (SD) is common among people living with dementia (PLwD) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI). It has a significant impact on the wellbeing of PLwD and caregivers, and makes care at home more difficult. Within primary care,... Read More about Understanding primary care diagnosis and management of sleep disturbance for people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: a realist review.

Memristor-based LSTM neuromorphic circuits for offshore wind turbine blade fault detection (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Burton, H., Bouillard, J. S., & Kemp, N. Memristor-based LSTM neuromorphic circuits for offshore wind turbine blade fault detection. Presented at 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), 21-25 May 2023, Monterey, CA, USA

The UK offshore wind industry is rapidly growing to meet CO2 emission targets. However, the main drawback of the offshore environment is the increased cost of maintenance. Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) show great potential to reduce this cost. Lon... Read More about Memristor-based LSTM neuromorphic circuits for offshore wind turbine blade fault detection.

Bridging the attainment gap between undergraduate Criminology with Forensic Science students and their Forensic Science peers for separation science calculation questions (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Williams, J. R. (2023, July). Bridging the attainment gap between undergraduate Criminology with Forensic Science students and their Forensic Science peers for separation science calculation questions. Presented at University of Hull Teaching Excellence Academy Teaching and Learning Conference 2023: Assessment and Feedback for Student Success, online

Anecdotal evidence suggested BA in Criminology with Forensic Science (Crim with FS) students on the mandatory Year 1 (Level 4) Module 400060 Introduction to DNA and Chromatography find separation science calculation questions more challenging than th... Read More about Bridging the attainment gap between undergraduate Criminology with Forensic Science students and their Forensic Science peers for separation science calculation questions.

Equipping teachers with the skills to assist students to develop their clinical reasoning and communication skills in patient consultations: an integrated approach (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lillicrap, M., & Hammond, A. (2023, June). Equipping teachers with the skills to assist students to develop their clinical reasoning and communication skills in patient consultations: an integrated approach. Presented at Facilitator Development Day - University of Cambridge School of Medicine, Cambridge

Objectives:
* To consider the challenges teachers/tutors (experts) might face in helping medical students (novices) develop their clinical reasoning skills
* To develop awareness of the role of faculty development in helping teachers/tutors deve... Read More about Equipping teachers with the skills to assist students to develop their clinical reasoning and communication skills in patient consultations: an integrated approach.