The impacts of host traits on parasite infection of montane birds in southwestern China
Journal Article
Zhan, X., Huang, X., Pagani-Núñez, E., Tang, Q., Ho, H., Zhou, W., …Liang, D. (2024)
The impacts of host traits on parasite infection of montane birds in southwestern China. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 12, Article 1305305. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2024.1305305
Parasitic infections have the potential to impact the hosts’ body condition, elevate physiological responses, and ultimately lead to increased mortality. Host-parasite interac...
Railway vehicle forces on curved track: a re-evaluation of published explanations
Journal Article
Taylor, M. (in press)
Railway vehicle forces on curved track: a re-evaluation of published explanations. The PWI Journal,
Experiences and perceptions of men following breast cancer diagnosis: a mixed method systematic review
Journal Article
Abboah-Offei, M., Bayuo, J., Salifu, Y., Afolabi, O., & Akudjedu, T. N. (2024)
Experiences and perceptions of men following breast cancer diagnosis: a mixed method systematic review. BMC Cancer, 24, Article 179. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-11911-9
Background: Men with breast cancer experience unique physical and emotional challenges. However, a thorough understanding of these experiences including the psychosocial effec...
A Stiffness Approach for Coupling Structural and Magnetic Models for the Design and Optimization of Radial Flux PM Generators for Sustainable Direct-Drive Wind Turbines
Working Paper
McDonald, A., & Jaen-Sola, P. A Stiffness Approach for Coupling Structural and Magnetic Models for the Design and Optimization of Radial Flux PM Generators for Sustainable Direct-Drive Wind Turbines)
McDonald, A., & Jaen-Sola, P. A Stiffness Approach for Coupling Structural and Magnetic Models for the Design and Optimization of Radial Flux PM Generators for Sustainable Direct-Drive Wind Turbines
The mass of a direct-drive generator is often defined by the requirements for structural stiffness to meet the magnetic stiffness between the rotor and stator surfaces. This p...
How do tour guides cope with knowledgeable tourists? Conceptualising knowledge/information asymmetry in tour-guiding contexts
Journal Article
Rihova, I., & Alexander, M. (in press)
How do tour guides cope with knowledgeable tourists? Conceptualising knowledge/information asymmetry in tour-guiding contexts. Tourism Review, https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-07-2023-0515
Purpose
Tourists’ resource integration both offers opportunities and presents challenges to tourism service providers. Focussing on the tour guide perspective, this paper exp...
Student Belonging Good Practice Guide
Report
Garden, C., Watchman Smith, N., Naughton, C., Skelton, F., Calabrese, P., Hunter, L., …Azam, F. (2024)
Student Belonging Good Practice Guide. RAISE Network (Researching, Advancing & Inspiring Student Engagement
This Good Practice Guide offers a toolkit and a conversation starter for anyone working in higher education (HE) who is thinking about embarking on a student belonging project...
DenMerD: a feature enhanced approach to radar beam blockage correction with edge-cloud computing
Journal Article
Liu, Q., Sun, J., Zhang, Y., & Liu, X. (2024)
DenMerD: a feature enhanced approach to radar beam blockage correction with edge-cloud computing. Journal of cloud computing: advances, systems and applications, 13, Article 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-024-00607-x
In the field of meteorology, the global radar network is indispensable for detecting weather phenomena and offering early warning services. Nevertheless, radar data frequently...
AI’s Journey In Schools: From Chalkboards To Chatbots
Digital Artefact
Illingworth, S. (in press)
AI’s Journey In Schools: From Chalkboards To Chatbots. [Blog]
Looking back at the explosive growth of generative AI since 2022, Dr Sam Illingworth advises school leaders on what the future might bring.
Rethinking ‘traditional masculinity’
Other
Yusupova, M. (2024)
Rethinking ‘traditional masculinity’. [Magazine]. London
Does the concept of ‘traditional masculinity’ risk marginalising migrant men and those living in ‘non-Western’ parts of the world?
Exponential input-to-state stability for Lur’e systems via Integral Quadratic Constraints and Zames-Falb Multipliers
Journal Article
Drummond, R., Guiver, C., & Turner, M. (2024)
Exponential input-to-state stability for Lur’e systems via Integral Quadratic Constraints and Zames-Falb Multipliers. IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information, 41(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1093/imamci/dnae003
Absolute stability criteria which are sufficient for global exponential stability are shown, under a Lipschitz assumption, to be sufficient for the a priori stronger exponenti...