Landmine Detection Algorithm Design Based on Data Fusion Technology See

This research has focused on close-in landmine detection, which aims to identify landmines in a particular landmine area. Close-range landmine detection requires both sub-surface sensors, such as metal detectors and ground penetrating radar (GPR), and surface sensors, such as optical cameras. A new multi-focus image fusion algorithm is proposed which outperforms the existing intensity-hue-saturation (IHS) and principle components analysis (PCA) algorithms on both visual and fusion parameter ...

Jing, Hongyuan

Understanding the Most Powerful Explosions in the Universe See

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous transient events in the Universe. The population of observed GRBs is organised into two categories: long and short, separated by a two second divide in gamma-ray emission duration. The short type (lasting less than two seconds) have been shown to originate from the merger of two neutron stars, whereas as long bursts (lasting longer than two seconds) originate from the collapse of massive stars. There are subtypes within both classes that chal...

Gibson, Sarah L.

An ethnographic study of cardiovascular disease prevention: the social organisation of measures, knowledge, interventions and tensions in English general practice See

This thesis is about different ways of knowing about people’s health, and about what happens when these different knowledges intersect at the frontline of general practice — when people (patients) consult with healthcare professionals. Starting with the accounts of patients, I use institutional ethnography (Smith, 2005b) to explore how patients’ (and healthcare professionals’) knowledge and practices are socially organised. Within healthcare services, policymakers are coordinating activities...

Cupit, Caroline Susan

Transorganisational work and production in the creative industries See

Academic and practitioner debates on managing creativity typically centre on how to facilitate people and groups being creative, how not to constrain their inventiveness, imagination and originality. To understand how creativity can be managed, a range of studies have focused on individual creativity, its antecedents, conducive environments and management techniques as well as potential constraints (e.g. Amabile 1996, Drazin et al. 1999, Oliver et al. (in this volume), Schiuma (in this volume...

Eikhof, Doris Ruth

And ... action? Gender, knowledge and inequalities in the UK screen industries See

This article explores how a knowledge ecology framework can help us better understand the production of gender knowledge, especially in relation to improving gender equality. Drawing on Law et al. (2011), it analyses what knowledge of gender inequality is made visible and actionable in the case of the UK screen sector. We, firstly, show (1) that the gender knowledge production for the UK screen sector operated with reductionist understandings of gender and gender inequality, and presente...

Eikhof, Doris Ruth; Newsinger, Jack; Luchinskaya, Daria; Aidley, Daniela

Workforce Diversity in the UK Screen Sector See

The review systematically evaluates the research on workforce diversity in the United Kingdom’s film, television, animation, video games and visual effects (VFX) industries published between 2012 and 2016. It gives the most complete picture to-date of what is known about the screen sector workforce [Taken from Executive Summary]

Eikhof, Doris Ruth; Newsinger, Jack; Rudloff, Daniela; Luchinskaya, Daria; Banks, Mark

‘”Creativity is a skill that everyone has”: Analysing creative workers’ self-presentations’ See

This paper discusses the research use of creative workers’ publicly available self-presentations such as documentaries or social media posts. In so doing it contributes to our understanding of how creative workers might fruitfully be researched. The paper, firstly, argues that self-presentations can provide valuable and rich insights into creative workers’ self-understanding, and thus can be of interest to creative industries researchers. Secondly, using the example of a film produced by Aust...

Eikhof, Doris Ruth; Chudzikowski, Katharina

Analysing decisions on diversity and opportunity in the cultural and creative industries: A new framework See

This article proposes a new conceptual framework for analysing diversity and opportunity in the cultural and creative industries as outcomes of specific decisions. It suggests the following three analytical foci: (1) the points at which decisions influence an individual’s opportunities for workforce participation and advancement; (2) individual workers as objects of decisions, in particular with respect to (a) an individual’s likelihood of being considered in a particular decision process in ...

Eikhof, Doris Ruth

Systematic review of studies that have evaluated screening tests in relatives of patients affected by nonsyndromic thoracic aortic disease See

Background Nonsyndromic thoracic aortic diseases (NS‐TADs) are often silent entities until they present as life‐threatening emergencies. Despite familial inheritance being common, screening is not the current standard of care in NS‐TADs. We sought to determine the incidence of aortic diseases, the predictive accuracy of available screening tests, and the effectiveness of screening programs in relatives of patients affected by NS‐TADs. Methods and Results A systematic literature search on...

Mariscalco, Giovanni; Debiec, Radoslaw; Elefteriades, John A.; Samani, Nilesh J.; Murphy, Gavin J.

The Impact of Financial Crises on the Poor See

Financial crises have detrimental impacts on the economy via depressed economic growth and rising unemployment, however, their impact on the poorest in society is relatively under‐researched. This paper investigates the impact of three different types of financial crises on the income of the poor. Using a variety of estimation techniques and controlling for a lagged dependent variable, the results suggest that currency crises are the most harmful to the poor, followed by banking crises. Debt ...

Rewilak, Johan

Structural basis of cholesterol binding by a novel clade of dendritic cell modulators from ticks. See

Two crystal structures of Japanin, an 18 kDa immune-modulatory lipocalin from the Brown Ear Tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus), have been determined at 2.2 and 2.4 Å resolution. In both crystal forms the protein is in complex with cholesterol, which sits in a closed pocket at the centre of the lipocalin barrel. Both crystal forms are dimers, which are also observed in solution. Molecular modelling suggests that previously-described members of a tick protein family bearing high sequence homol...

Roversi, Pietro; Johnson, Steven; Preston, Stephen G.; Nunn, Miles A.; Paesen, Guido C.... et al.

Identification and characterization of a heterotrimeric archaeal DNA polymerase holoenzyme. See

Since their initial characterization over 30 years ago, it has been believed that the archaeal B-family DNA polymerases are single-subunit enzymes. This contrasts with the multi-subunit B-family replicative polymerases of eukaryotes. Here we reveal that the highly studied PolB1 from Sulfolobus solfataricus exists as a heterotrimeric complex in cell extracts. Two small subunits, PBP1 and PBP2, associate with distinct surfaces of the larger catalytic subunit and influence the enzymatic properti...

Yan, Jiangyu; Beattie, Thomas R.; Rojas, Adriana L.; Schermerhorn, Kelly; Gristwood, Tamzin... et al.

Why What Works Works See

Objective: The aim of this thesis was to contribute to the evidence base on understanding who benefits from rehabilitative interventions with offenders. Tens of thousands of offenders have attended offending behaviour programmes in the UK over recent years and while the international literature confirms their value in reducing reoffending demonstrating their worth has been more problematic in this country and we know little about who benefits most, or not at all, from this approach. Method: ...

Travers, Rosie

An investigation of tumour-associated macrophages and statin therapy in human pulmonary adenocarcinoma See

Introduction: Pulmonary adenocarcinoma represents a major area of unmet clinical need in cancer treatment. Recent advances in immunotherapy which target the PD-L1 immune checkpoint promise great improvements in outcomes for some patients. The immune system offers several other possible targets. Tumour associated macrophages (TAMs) are a common feature of lung tumour stroma. Epidemiological data have indicated a possible role of statins in reducing cancer mortality via their anti-inflammatory ...

Aldujaily, Esraa Abdulaal

The Best Way to Kill a Butterfly and Other Stories, and In Their Absence: Investigating the Phenomenon of Missing People through Short Stories and Flash Fiction See

This PhD submission is composed of a collection of short stories and an accompanying critical commentary, focusing on the theme of missing people. The short story collection reflects the diverse experiences relating to the phenomenon of missing people: child abduction, grooming and sexual exploitation, suicide, relationship breakdown and loneliness. The stories in the collection are of various lengths, from ‘flash fiction’ of fewer than 500 words, to longer, more sustained stories. The accom...

Stevens, Hannah

Using matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) profiling in order to predict clinical outcomes of patients with heart failure. See

Background: Current risk prediction models in heart failure (HF) including clinical characteristics and biomarkers only have moderate predictive value. The aim of this study was to use matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) profiling to determine if a combination of peptides identified with MALDI-MS will better predict clinical outcomes of patients with HF. Methods: A cohort of 100 patients with HF were recruited in the biomarker discovery phase (50 patients ...

Cao, Thong Huy; Jones, Donald J. L.; Quinn, Paulene A.; Chan, Daniel Chu Siong; Hafid, Narayan... et al.

Judicial approaches to the IBA guidelines on conflicts of interest in international arbitration See

This paper seeks to close the gap in the research surrounding the IBA Guidelines by critically considering how national courts actually perceive and utilise the IBA Guidelines during the decision making process when determining conflicts applications. Through a doctrinal analysis of case law from various jurisdictions, this paper reveals the existence of two distinct judicial approaches. The first approach places heavy reliance on the IBA Guidelines and, as a result, they form an integral par...

Ahmed, Masood

Patterns of accountability: an organizational approach to community engagement in museums See

This paper considers the divergent and often contradictory registers of ‘community engagement’ in contemporary UK museum practice. The paper draws on an organizational study of a large local authority museum service and focuses on how community engagement is constructed across a range of museum professionals who use it for different purposes and outcomes. I argue that different departments make sense of community engagement through four patterns of accountability, each with complimentary and...

Morse, Nuala

A comparative thermodynamic analysis of air handling units at variable reference temperature See

Ventilation and air conditioning systems are emerging as the major energy consumers in low energy buildings. The objective of this paper is to present new methodology for assessment of Air Handling Units (AHUs) taking into account the variations of reference temperature. The methodology using the concept of coenthalpy, developed for heat exchangers and published by the authors previously has been used. Four AHUs that comprise energy transfer devices, such as: Water-to-Air Heater (WAH), Heat R...

Martinaitis, Vytautas; Streckiene, Giedre; Bagdanavicius, Audrius; Bielskus, Juozas