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Development And Demonstration Of A Wireless Ultraviolet Sensing Network For Dose Monitoring And Operator Safety In Room Disinfection Applications, Michael F. Cullinan, Robert Scott, Joe Linogao, Hannah Bradwell, Leonie Cooper, Conor Mcginn Feb 2023

Development And Demonstration Of A Wireless Ultraviolet Sensing Network For Dose Monitoring And Operator Safety In Room Disinfection Applications, Michael F. Cullinan, Robert Scott, Joe Linogao, Hannah Bradwell, Leonie Cooper, Conor Mcginn

School of Nursing and Midwifery

The use of mobile ultraviolet-C (UV-C) disinfection devices for the decontamination of surfaces in hospitals and other settings has increased dramatically in recent years. The efficacy of these devices relies on the UV-C dose they deliver to surfaces. This dose is dependent on the room layout, the shadowing, the position of the UV-C source, lamp degradation, humidity and other factors, making it challenging to estimate. Furthermore, since UV-C exposure is regulated, personnel in the room must not be exposed to UV-C doses beyond occupational limits. We proposed a systematic method to monitor the UV-C dose administered to surfaces during a …

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Usability Evaluation Of Dashboards: A Systematic Literature Review Of Tools, Sohrab Almasi, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Hossein Ahmadi, Solmaz Sohrabei, Reza Rabiei Feb 2023

Usability Evaluation Of Dashboards: A Systematic Literature Review Of Tools, Sohrab Almasi, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Hossein Ahmadi, Solmaz Sohrabei, Reza Rabiei

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Introduction. In recent years, the use of dashboards in healthcare has been considered an effective approach for the visual presentation of information to support clinical and administrative decisions. Effective and efficient use of dashboards in clinical and managerial processes requires a framework for the design and development of tools based on usability principles. Objectives. The present study is aimed at investigating the existing questionnaires used for the usability evaluation framework of dashboards and at presenting more specific usability criteria for evaluating dashboards. Methods. This systematic review was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus, without any time restrictions. The …

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Patient Online Record Access In English Primary Care: Qualitative Survey Study Of General Practitioners’ Views, Charlotte Blease, John Torous, Zhiyong Dong, Gail Davidge, Catherine Desroches, Anna Kharko, Andrew Turner, Ray Jones, Maria Hägglund, Brian Mcmillan Feb 2023

Patient Online Record Access In English Primary Care: Qualitative Survey Study Of General Practitioners’ Views, Charlotte Blease, John Torous, Zhiyong Dong, Gail Davidge, Catherine Desroches, Anna Kharko, Andrew Turner, Ray Jones, Maria Hägglund, Brian Mcmillan

School of Psychology

Background:In 2022, NHS England announced plans to ensure that all adult primary care patients in England would have full online access to new data added to their general practitioner (GP) record. However, this plan has not yet been fully implemented. Since April 2020, the GP contract in England has already committed to offering patients full online record access on a prospective basis and on request. However, there has been limited research into UK GPs’ experiences and opinions about this practice innovation.Objective:This study aimed to explore the experiences and opinions of GPs in England about patients’ access to their full web-based …

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The Policy And Practice Of Mathematics Mastery: The Effects Of Neoliberalism And Neoconservatism On Curriculum Reform., N Pratt, J Alderton Feb 2023

The Policy And Practice Of Mathematics Mastery: The Effects Of Neoliberalism And Neoconservatism On Curriculum Reform., N Pratt, J Alderton

Plymouth Institute of Education

This paper explores how the twin processes of neoliberalism and neoconservatism work together on, and through, curricula and their associated pedagogies. It bridges the gap between policy and classroom practice, focusing on the particular example of the school subject of mathematics and the notion of mastery, operationalised in the English education system as Teaching for Mastery (TfM). From this context it develops a theoretical argument using Dean’s analytics of government as part of a broader Foucauldian frame, to analyse how TfM is constructed as a particular policy truth. It then shifts the analysis from a wide, social one to the …

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Cool-Clave – An Energy Efficient Autoclave, Indraneel R. Chowdhury, John Summerscales Feb 2023

Cool-Clave – An Energy Efficient Autoclave, Indraneel R. Chowdhury, John Summerscales

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Out-of-autoclave (OOA) manufacturing techniques for composites result in 7 lower fibre volume fractions than for fully compressed laminates. The lower fibre volume 8 fraction produces a higher resin volume fraction which becomes resin-rich volumes (RRV) 9 [1]. Textile reinforcements with clustered fibres and consequent RRV generally have low 10 strength but high in-plane process permeability, whereas the opposite is true for uni-11 formly distributed fibres [1, 2]. The inevitable increase in resin volume fraction of OOA 12 composites often compromises composite performance and leads to relatively higher 13 weight and fuel consumption in transport applications. Retention of autoclave processing 14 …

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Using Digital Technologies To Facilitate Social Inclusion During The Covid-19 Pandemic: Experiences Of Co-Resident And Non-Co-Resident Family Carers Of People With Dementia From Determind-C19, Determind Team, Ben Hicks, Kate Gridley, Josie Dixon, Kate Baxter, Yvonne Birks, Carmen Colclough, Anomita Karim, Rotem Perach, Elen Moseley, Alice Russell, Harsharon K. Sondh, Bryony Storey, Eva Tipping, Riona Mc Ardle, Paul Donaghy, Margaret Dangoor, Eleanor Miles, Louise Robinson, Jennifer Rusted, Harriet Waine, Katherine Wheatley, Sube Banerjee Feb 2023

Using Digital Technologies To Facilitate Social Inclusion During The Covid-19 Pandemic: Experiences Of Co-Resident And Non-Co-Resident Family Carers Of People With Dementia From Determind-C19, Determind Team, Ben Hicks, Kate Gridley, Josie Dixon, Kate Baxter, Yvonne Birks, Carmen Colclough, Anomita Karim, Rotem Perach, Elen Moseley, Alice Russell, Harsharon K. Sondh, Bryony Storey, Eva Tipping, Riona Mc Ardle, Paul Donaghy, Margaret Dangoor, Eleanor Miles, Louise Robinson, Jennifer Rusted, Harriet Waine, Katherine Wheatley, Sube Banerjee

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic triggered rapid and unprecedented changes in the use of digital technologies to support people's social inclusion. We examined whether and how co-resident and non-co-resident family carers of people with dementia engaged with digital technologies during this period. Methods: Throughout November 2020-February 2021, we interviewed 42 family carers of people with dementia from our DETERMIND-C19 cohort. Preliminary analysis was conducted through Framework analysis, followed by an inductive thematic analysis. Findings: Digital technologies served as a Facilitator for social inclusion by enabling carers to counter the effects of the differing restrictions imposed on them so they could remain …

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Q1synth: A Quantum Computer Musical Instrument, Eduardo Reck Miranda, Peter Thomas, Paulo Vitor Itaboraí Feb 2023

Q1synth: A Quantum Computer Musical Instrument, Eduardo Reck Miranda, Peter Thomas, Paulo Vitor Itaboraí

School of Art, Design and Architecture

This paper introduces Q1Synth, an unprecedented musical instrument that produces sounds from (a) quantum state vectors representing the properties of a qubit, and (b) its measurements. The instrument is presented on a computer screen (or mobile device, such as a tablet or smartphone) as a Bloch sphere, which is a visual representation of a qubit. The performer plays the instrument by rotating this sphere using a mouse. Alternatively, a gesture controller can be used, e.g., a VR glove. While the sphere is rotated, a continuously changing sound is produced. The instrument has a ‘measure key’. When the performer activates this …

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Humour Interventions For Patients In Palliative Care—A Randomized Controlled Trial, Lisa Linge-Dahl, Rainer Kreuz, Mieke Stoffelen, Sonja Heintz, Willibald Ruch, Hirschhausen E Von, Lukas Radbruch Feb 2023

Humour Interventions For Patients In Palliative Care—A Randomized Controlled Trial, Lisa Linge-Dahl, Rainer Kreuz, Mieke Stoffelen, Sonja Heintz, Willibald Ruch, Hirschhausen E Von, Lukas Radbruch

School of Psychology

Abstract Purpose The effect of humour on end-of-life patients could be beneficial and is worth investigating. However, data on humour interventions for patients in palliative care are scarce. This study evaluated the effects of a humour intervention in a palliative care setting. Methods A two-step intervention was developed based on the humour habits programme by McGhee. Patients were assisted to remember funny episodes from their past and recognize humorous aspects of the present and encouraged to produce humour. The intervention and control group completed questionnaires on life satisfaction, cheerfulness, symptom burden, and perceived stress and if possible gave saliva samples …

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Quality Early Childhood Education And Care In A Time Of Covid-19, Sasha Tregenza, Verity Campbell-Barr Feb 2023

Quality Early Childhood Education And Care In A Time Of Covid-19, Sasha Tregenza, Verity Campbell-Barr

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

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Pattern Recognition Reveals Sex‐Dependent Neural Substrates Of Sexual Perception, Vesa Putkinen, S Nazari‐Farsani, Tomi Karjalainen, Severi Santavirta, Matthew Hudson, Kerttu Seppälä, Lihua Sun, Henry K. Karlsson, Jussi Hirvonen, Lauri Nummenmaa Feb 2023

Pattern Recognition Reveals Sex‐Dependent Neural Substrates Of Sexual Perception, Vesa Putkinen, S Nazari‐Farsani, Tomi Karjalainen, Severi Santavirta, Matthew Hudson, Kerttu Seppälä, Lihua Sun, Henry K. Karlsson, Jussi Hirvonen, Lauri Nummenmaa

School of Psychology

Sex differences in brain activity evoked by sexual stimuli remain elusive despite robust evidence for stronger enjoyment of and interest toward sexual stimuli in men than in women. To test whether visual sexual stimuli evoke different brain activity patterns in men and women, we measured hemodynamic brain activity induced by visual sexual stimuli in two experiments with 91 subjects (46 males). In one experiment, the subjects viewed sexual and nonsexual film clips, and dynamic annotations for nudity in the clips were used to predict hemodynamic activity. In the second experiment, the subjects viewed sexual and nonsexual pictures in an event-related …

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Why Working Creatively Is Still Important In English Primary Classrooms In 2022: An Appreciative Empirical Inquiry, R Atkinson Feb 2023

Why Working Creatively Is Still Important In English Primary Classrooms In 2022: An Appreciative Empirical Inquiry, R Atkinson

Plymouth Institute of Education

This study focuses on the current situation regarding children working creatively in schools. With two colleagues, I used a form of action research called Appreciative Inquiry, working in collaboration with teachers. Though it took courage for the teachers to plan and implement activities in which children worked creatively, they valued this work for several reasons. It can result in highly memorable and meaningful learning; it offers rich assessment opportunities by allowing children to express their understanding; it guards against underestimating children’s capabilities; and it provides opportunities to fulfil the more holistic purposes of education. Therefore this pedagogical approach still matters.

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Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Threaten Millions Globally, Caroline Taylor, Tom R. Robinson, Stuart Dunning, Carr J Rachel, Matthew Westoby Feb 2023

Glacial Lake Outburst Floods Threaten Millions Globally, Caroline Taylor, Tom R. Robinson, Stuart Dunning, Carr J Rachel, Matthew Westoby

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

AbstractGlacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) represent a major hazard and can result in significant loss of life. Globally, since 1990, the number and size of glacial lakes has grown rapidly along with downstream population, while socio-economic vulnerability has decreased. Nevertheless, contemporary exposure and vulnerability to GLOFs at the global scale has never been quantified. Here we show that 15 million people globally are exposed to impacts from potential GLOFs. Populations in High Mountains Asia (HMA) are the most exposed and on average live closest to glacial lakes with ~1 million people living within 10 km of a glacial lake. More …

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The Potential Unintended Consequences Of Mental Health Act Reforms In England And Wales On People With Intellectual Disability And/Or Autism, Samuel Tromans, Kamaldeep Bhui, Indermeet Sawhney, Mahesh Odiyoor, Ken Courtenay, Ashok Roy, Harm Boer, Regi Alexander, Asit Biswas, Jane Mccarthy, Gautam Gulati, Richard Laugharne, Rohit Shankar Feb 2023

The Potential Unintended Consequences Of Mental Health Act Reforms In England And Wales On People With Intellectual Disability And/Or Autism, Samuel Tromans, Kamaldeep Bhui, Indermeet Sawhney, Mahesh Odiyoor, Ken Courtenay, Ashok Roy, Harm Boer, Regi Alexander, Asit Biswas, Jane Mccarthy, Gautam Gulati, Richard Laugharne, Rohit Shankar

Peninsula Medical School

The draft Mental Health Bill, which amends the Mental Health Act 1983 for England and Wales, proposes protections for people with intellectual disability and/or autism (ID/A) to prevent detention in hospital in the absence of mental illness. This editorial critically appraises the positive impact and unintended consequences of the proposed reforms for people with ID/A.

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Cross-Cultural Adaptation Of The East And Case Screening Tools For Elder Abuse In South Africa, Roxanne Jacobs, Nicolas Farina, Marguerite Schneider, On Behalf Of The Stride Programme Feb 2023

Cross-Cultural Adaptation Of The East And Case Screening Tools For Elder Abuse In South Africa, Roxanne Jacobs, Nicolas Farina, Marguerite Schneider, On Behalf Of The Stride Programme

Peninsula Medical School

Elder abuse is globally considered a hidden problem with great variations in its conceptualization across cultures, non-uniformity in understanding, and manifestations of abuse and neglect. Currently, there are no validated or culturally adapted screening measures for elder abuse in South Africa. The aim of this study was to test the cultural appropriateness of the Elder Abuse Screening Tool (EAST) and the Caregiver Abuse Screen (CASE) in two regions and four languages in South Africa. Using a cognitive interviewing methodology, 23 carers and 19 older adults were interviewed. Findings show that questions in the EAST and CASE are generally well understood, …

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Student Nurses As A Future General Practice Nursing Workforce. Implementing Collaborative Learning In Practice: Implications For Placement Learning And Patient Access. A Mixed Methods Study., Gr Williamson, S Evans, L Attrill, F Cook, K Nash, Adele Kane Feb 2023

Student Nurses As A Future General Practice Nursing Workforce. Implementing Collaborative Learning In Practice: Implications For Placement Learning And Patient Access. A Mixed Methods Study., Gr Williamson, S Evans, L Attrill, F Cook, K Nash, Adele Kane

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.

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Monitoring And Modelling Marine Zooplankton In A Changing Climate, Lavenia Ratnarajah, Rana Abu-Alhaija, Angus Atkinson, Sonia Batten, Nicholas J. Bax, Kim S. Bernard, Gabrielle Canonico, Astrid Cornils, Jason D. Everett, Maria Grigoratou, Nurul Huda Ahmad Ishak, David Johns, Fabien Lombard, Erik Muxagata, Clare Ostle, Sophie Pitois, Anthony J. Richardson, Katrin Schmidt, Lars Stemmann, Kerrie M. Swadling, Guang Yang, Lidia Yebra Feb 2023

Monitoring And Modelling Marine Zooplankton In A Changing Climate, Lavenia Ratnarajah, Rana Abu-Alhaija, Angus Atkinson, Sonia Batten, Nicholas J. Bax, Kim S. Bernard, Gabrielle Canonico, Astrid Cornils, Jason D. Everett, Maria Grigoratou, Nurul Huda Ahmad Ishak, David Johns, Fabien Lombard, Erik Muxagata, Clare Ostle, Sophie Pitois, Anthony J. Richardson, Katrin Schmidt, Lars Stemmann, Kerrie M. Swadling, Guang Yang, Lidia Yebra

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Zooplankton are major consumers of phytoplankton primary production in marine ecosystems. As such, they represent a critical link for energy and matter transfer between phytoplankton and bacterioplankton to higher trophic levels and play an important role in global biogeochemical cycles. In this Review, we discuss key responses of zooplankton to ocean warming, including shifts in phenology, range, and body size, and assess the implications to the biological carbon pump and interactions with higher trophic levels. Our synthesis highlights key knowledge gaps and geographic gaps in monitoring coverage that need to be urgently addressed. We also discuss an integrated sampling approach …

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Transeuntis Mundi, A Nomadic Artistic Practice, Cândida Luiza Borges Da Silva Feb 2023

Transeuntis Mundi, A Nomadic Artistic Practice, Cândida Luiza Borges Da Silva

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Theses

In this practice-led Ph.D. research, I investigate how an artistic practice can respond to the migration phenomena performed by human beings across the planet over millennia ¬– what I refer to as the millennial global human journey. Based on the idea of mobility, I chose to frame this research in the articulation of concepts deriving from the prefix trans: transculture, transhumance and transmediality. This research contributes to studies in art composition by developing the processes and concept of transmedial composition, mainly contributing to the field of New Media Art. This investigation resulted in the work Transeuntis Mundi (TM) Project – …

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Using Digital Technologies To Facilitate Social Inclusion During The Covid‐19 Pandemic: Experiences Of Co‐Resident And Non‐Co‐Resident Family Carers Of People With Dementia From Determind‐C19, B Hicks, Determind Team Feb 2023

Using Digital Technologies To Facilitate Social Inclusion During The Covid‐19 Pandemic: Experiences Of Co‐Resident And Non‐Co‐Resident Family Carers Of People With Dementia From Determind‐C19, B Hicks, Determind Team

Peninsula Medical School

Background The COVID-19 pandemic triggered rapid and unprecedented changes in the use of digital technologies to support people's social inclusion. We examined whether and how co-resident and non-co-resident family carers of people with dementia engaged with digital technologies during this period. Methods Throughout November 2020-February 2021, we interviewed 42 family carers of people with dementia from our DETERMIND-C19 cohort. Preliminary analysis was conducted through Framework analysis, followed by an inductive thematic analysis. Findings Digital technologies served as a Facilitator for social inclusion by enabling carers to counter the effects of the differing restrictions imposed on them so they could remain …

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Applying Landscape Metrics To Species Distribution Model Predictions To Characterize Internal Range Structure And Associated Changes, A Curd, M Chevalier, M Vasquez, A Boyé, Et Al Feb 2023

Applying Landscape Metrics To Species Distribution Model Predictions To Characterize Internal Range Structure And Associated Changes, A Curd, M Chevalier, M Vasquez, A Boyé, Et Al

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Distributional shifts in species ranges provide critical evidence of ecological responses to climate change. Assessments of climate-driven changes typically focus on broad-scale range shifts (e.g. poleward or upward), with ecological consequences at regional and local scales commonly overlooked. While these changes are informative for species presenting continuous geographic ranges, many species have discontinuous distributions—both natural (e.g. mountain or coastal species) or human-induced (e.g. species inhabiting fragmented landscapes)—where within-range changes can be significant. Here, we use an ecosystem engineer species (Sabellaria alveolata) with a naturally fragmented distribution as a case study to assess climate-driven changes in within-range occupancy across its entire …

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Understanding And Improving Older People’S Well-Being Through Social Prescribing Involving The Cultural Sector: Interviews From A Realist Evaluation, Jordan Gorenberg, Stephanie Tierney, Geoff Wong, Amadea Turk, Sebastien Libert, Caroline Potter, Kathryn Eccles, Shona Forster, Kerryn Husk, Helen J. Chatterjee, Emma Webster, Beth Mcdougall, Harriet Warburton, Lucy Shaw, Kamal R. Mahtani Feb 2023

Understanding And Improving Older People’S Well-Being Through Social Prescribing Involving The Cultural Sector: Interviews From A Realist Evaluation, Jordan Gorenberg, Stephanie Tierney, Geoff Wong, Amadea Turk, Sebastien Libert, Caroline Potter, Kathryn Eccles, Shona Forster, Kerryn Husk, Helen J. Chatterjee, Emma Webster, Beth Mcdougall, Harriet Warburton, Lucy Shaw, Kamal R. Mahtani

Peninsula Medical School

Social prescribing is a non-clinical approach to addressing social, environmental, and economic factors affecting how people feel physical and/or emotionally. It involves connecting people to ?community assets? (e.g., local groups, organizations, and charities) that can contribute to positive well-being. We sought to explain in what ways, for whom, and why the cultural sector can support social prescribing with older people. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 28 older people (aged 60+) and 25 cultural sector staff. The following nine concepts, developed from interview data, progressed the understanding of tailoring cultural offers, which came from our previous realist review?immersion, buddying, café culture, …

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A Review Of Biodegradable Plastics From Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Winnie Courtene-Jones, Falco F De, Imogen E. Napper Jan 2023

A Review Of Biodegradable Plastics From Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Winnie Courtene-Jones, Falco F De, Imogen E. Napper

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Of Vdr, Ömer Söner, Gizem Kayisoglu, Pelin Bolat, Kimberly Tam Jan 2023

Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Of Vdr, Ömer Söner, Gizem Kayisoglu, Pelin Bolat, Kimberly Tam

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

The voyage data recorder (VDR) is a data recording system that aims to provide all navigational, positional, communicational, sensor, control and command information for data-driven investigation of accidents onboard ships. Due to the increasing dependence on interconnected networks, cybersecurity threats are one of the most severe issues and critical problems when it comes to safeguarding sensitive information and assets. Cybersecurity issues are extremely important for the VDR, considering that modern VDRs may have internet connections for data transfer, network links to the ship's critical systems and the capacity to record potentially sensitive data. Thus, this research adopted failure modes and …

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Narrowing The Gap Between Research And Policy: Using Rapid Evaluation During The Covid-19 Crisis, K Anil Jan 2023

Narrowing The Gap Between Research And Policy: Using Rapid Evaluation During The Covid-19 Crisis, K Anil

School of Health Professions

An evidence base is vital to ensure well-informed policies with systematic processes.1,2 However, A research-to-policy gap exists that is widened by the discrepancy between the extensive time it takes to conduct conventional academic research and the short timescale over which policy-makers are often required to make decisions.2 This is especially concerning in times of crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, that demanded an avalanche of data, analysis, and interpretation to be provided over a very short period of time. Rapid evaluation can be used to generate research-based evidence under pressure to inform decision-making and policy. Existing literature clearly details the …

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Raising The Standard Of Maritime Voyage Data Recorder Security, Rory Hopcraft, Harish A Vineetha, Kimberly Tam, Kevin Jones Jan 2023

Raising The Standard Of Maritime Voyage Data Recorder Security, Rory Hopcraft, Harish A Vineetha, Kimberly Tam, Kevin Jones

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs), often referred to as the ‘black boxes’ of the shipping industry, collect and store vital data from key sensors and locations around the ship. This data plays a pivotal role in incident investigation, as was seen in the grounding of the Costa Concordia in 2012, and the sinking of the El Faro in 2015. With such an important role to play, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has mandated that all SOLAS registered ships carry a VDR, which can demonstrate compliance with internationally agreed standards. Without a VDR compliant with these standards a ship cannot sail. However, …

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Comparison Of Diagnostic Profiles Of Deaf And Hearing Children With A Diagnosis Of Autism, Rachel Hodkinson, Helen Phillips, Victoria Allgar, Alys Young, Couteur A Le, Andrew Holwell, Catarina Teige, Barry Wright Jan 2023

Comparison Of Diagnostic Profiles Of Deaf And Hearing Children With A Diagnosis Of Autism, Rachel Hodkinson, Helen Phillips, Victoria Allgar, Alys Young, Couteur A Le, Andrew Holwell, Catarina Teige, Barry Wright

Peninsula Medical School

There is limited research comparing the presentation of autism in deaf and hearing children and young people. These comparisons are important to facilitate accurate diagnosis, as rates of misdiagnosis and delay in diagnosis amongst deaf children and young people are high. The aim of this study was to compare diagnostic assessment profiles of a UK cohort of autistic deaf and hearing children and young people. The Autism Diagnostic Interview—Revised—Deaf adaptation was completed with the parents of 106 children and young people (deaf children = 65; hearing children = 41). The majority of items explored showed no significant differences between deaf …

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Quantifying The Econometric Loss Of A Cyber-Physical Attack On A Seaport, Kimberly Tam, Barbara Chang, Rory Hopcraft, Kemedi Moara-Nkwe, Kevin Jones Jan 2023

Quantifying The Econometric Loss Of A Cyber-Physical Attack On A Seaport, Kimberly Tam, Barbara Chang, Rory Hopcraft, Kemedi Moara-Nkwe, Kevin Jones

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Modern Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) show increasing levels of automation, intelligence, and optimization capabilities. Both creators and adopters of these technologies emphasize the benefits: safety, cost-savings, and efficiencies. Existing literature under-represents the potential risks associated with the adoption of individually complex systems and interconnected Systems-of-Systems (SoS). Research primarily focuses on the potential benefits, and many recent deployments of new technology have received little rigorous scrutiny. The studies that do explore issues, such as cyber-attacks on CPS, often lack an analysis of the potential impact based on the way cyber-physical risks are communicated. Due to high levels of interaction and inter dependencies …

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To Use Or Not Use: Understanding Chinese Consumers' Intention Toward “Serving Chopsticks”, Qian Chen, Rong Huang, Aiping Zhang, Yingzhi Guo Jan 2023

To Use Or Not Use: Understanding Chinese Consumers' Intention Toward “Serving Chopsticks”, Qian Chen, Rong Huang, Aiping Zhang, Yingzhi Guo

Plymouth Business School

Serving chopsticks (or “community-use chopsticks”) refers to chopsticks that are used to serve food from a shared dish to an individual's plate, they are used because of concerns about hygiene. This study aims to examine consumers' perceived values toward serving chopsticks and provide an insight into the formation of consumers' intentions to use serving chopsticks. A mixed-method approach was utilized to collect data; interviews were conducted with 62 consumers, followed by a web-based survey with 630 consumers. Qualitative analysis and structural equation modeling analysis were used in the data analysis. Qualitative analysis highlighted four dimensions that contribute to consumers' perceived …

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The Global Stratotype Section And Point (Gssp) For The Base Of The Kimmeridgian Stage (Jurassic System), At Flodigarry, Staffin Bay, Isle Of Skye, Scotland, Uk, A Wierzbowski, Marcin Barski, Angela L. Coe, Mark W. Hounslow, Bronisław A. Matyja, Gregory D. Price, H Wierzbowski, John K. Wright, Wcff Atrops, Jacek Grabowski, Emanuela Mattioli, Nicol Morton, James G. Ogg, Federico Olóriz, Kevin Page, Horacio Parent, Piotr Przybylski, Guenter Schweigert, Anna Bertha Villaseñor Jan 2023

The Global Stratotype Section And Point (Gssp) For The Base Of The Kimmeridgian Stage (Jurassic System), At Flodigarry, Staffin Bay, Isle Of Skye, Scotland, Uk, A Wierzbowski, Marcin Barski, Angela L. Coe, Mark W. Hounslow, Bronisław A. Matyja, Gregory D. Price, H Wierzbowski, John K. Wright, Wcff Atrops, Jacek Grabowski, Emanuela Mattioli, Nicol Morton, James G. Ogg, Federico Olóriz, Kevin Page, Horacio Parent, Piotr Przybylski, Guenter Schweigert, Anna Bertha Villaseñor

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Following voting by the Kimmeridgian Working Group, the International Subcommission on Jurassic Stratigraphy and the International Commission on Stratigraphy, the Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Kimmeridgian Stage (Jurassic System) was ratified by the executive of the International Union of Geological Sciences. The boundary is placed in the upper part of Bed 35 of the Staffin Shale Formation, 1.25±0.01 m below the base of Bed 36 in block F6 in the foreshore at Flodigarry, Staffin Bay, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The coordinates for the middle part of the two adjacent sections (sections F6N and F6S) …

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Renewing Historical Criminology: Scope, Significance, And Future Directions, Iain Channing, David Churchill, Henry Yeomans Jan 2023

Renewing Historical Criminology: Scope, Significance, And Future Directions, Iain Channing, David Churchill, Henry Yeomans

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

Recent years have seen increasing interest in, and scholarly discussion of, historical criminology. Yet there remains at present no clear, settled view as to what historical criminology entails, how it is best pursued, and what its future might hold. This article explores the several conceptions of historical criminology found in the present literature, which associate it variously with archival research, practical inquiry, a concern with temporality, and a certain approach to interdisciplinary scholarship. Adopting the view that historical criminology entails a special regard for historical time, the review goes on to assess its significance to the wider field, examining its …

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How Well Prepared Are Dental Students And New Graduates In Pakistan—A Cross-Sectional National Study, Muhammad Qasim Javed, Shazia Nawabi, Usman Anwer Bhatti, Sundus Atique, Mustafa Hussein Alattas, Ayman M. Abulhamael, Daniel Zahra, Kamran Ali Jan 2023

How Well Prepared Are Dental Students And New Graduates In Pakistan—A Cross-Sectional National Study, Muhammad Qasim Javed, Shazia Nawabi, Usman Anwer Bhatti, Sundus Atique, Mustafa Hussein Alattas, Ayman M. Abulhamael, Daniel Zahra, Kamran Ali

Peninsula Medical School

The transition of an undergraduate dental student to an actual practicing dentist is a crucial phase and ensuring the preparedness of graduates for the complexity and demands of contemporary dental practice is a challenging task. This study aimed to evaluate the self-perceived preparedness of undergraduate dental students and house officers in the dental colleges of Pakistan. A cross-sectional national study was planned to collect information from dental students and new graduates in Pakistan. The pre-validated Dental Undergraduates Preparedness Assessment Scale (DU-PAS) was used. A purposive sampling technique was utilized to recruit house officers and undergraduate dental students from 27 dental …

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