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Writing Matters With Ypsiwrites, Staff

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Literacy Work Beyond Our Buildings: The Collaborative Work Of Creating A Community Writing Center, Catherine Calabro Cavin, Cathy Fleisher, Ann Blakeslee, Mary Garboden

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#Otgypsi: Honoring & Celebrating Writing In The Ypsilanti Area, Sarah Rigg

YpsiWrites Publicity

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The Legal Implications Of A Reservation Of Rights Defense Examined In The Context Of Recoupment Of Defense Costs And Tripartite Conflicts Of Interest, Johnny C. Parker, Tim J. Schaefer

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Imputation, Modelling And Optimal Sampling Design For Digital Camera Data In Recreational Fisheries Monitoring, Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Digital camera monitoring has evolved as an active application-oriented scheme to help address questions in areas such as fisheries, ecology, computer vision, artificial intelligence, and criminology. In recreational fisheries research, digital camera monitoring has become a viable option for probability-based survey methods, and is also used for corroborative and validation purposes. In comparison to onsite surveys (e.g. boat ramp surveys), digital cameras provide a cost-effective method of monitoring boating activity and fishing effort, including night-time fishing activities. However, there are challenges in the use of digital camera monitoring that need to be resolved. Notably, missing data problems and the cost …

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Flow And Heat Transfer Characteristics Of Turbulent Swirling Impinging Jets [Thesis], Muhammad Ikhlaq

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Numerous industrial applications rely on impinging jets to impart convective heat and mass transfer in processes ranging from the cooling of electronic devices and gas turbine blades to drying of paper and food products. Conventionally, non-swirling impinging jets have been employed, but some studies have shown that inducing swirl allows better control of uniformity and improved convective fluxes. A better understanding of the underlying physical mechanisms that lead to such behaviour warrants deeper insights into the flow and heat transfer characteristics of impinging jets, both swirling and non-swirling. Whilst important to achieve, the flow field of an impinging jet is …

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An Exploration Of The Relationship Between Aphasia Therapy, Depression And Quality Of Life In Post-Stroke Patients After Rehabilitation At 12 And 26 Weeks After Stroke: A Verse Sub-Study, Alia Rashid Khan

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Background: Depression is a common consequence of stroke, and people with aphasia (PWA) post-stroke have a higher risk of developing depression compared to stroke survivors without aphasia. However, current stroke interventions featuring aphasia therapy tend to neglect the effect of the treatment on mood. There is also a lack of evidence on the impact of stroke education and counselling on PWA in early stroke recovery. Additionally, the research on post-stroke depression often excludes or insufficiently describes PWA in study populations. The influence of direct aphasia therapy on depression in PWA is undetermined. This sub-study investigated: i) the effect of …

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Investigating The Development Of Perceptions And Behavioural Intentions Towards People Living With Hiv (Plhiv) Among Pre-Clinical Medical Students In The University Of Malaya, Calvin Christopher Willims Fernandez

Student Works (2020-2029)

Since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, there has been a high prevalence of stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV (PLHIV). They manifest in people’s attitudes and behaviour, and in various contexts including education, employment and healthcare. For the latter specifically, stigma-driven behaviours by healthcare practitioners have resulted in poorer health outcomes for PLHIV, where they are humiliated, isolated and in some cases, even refused treatment. This subsequently leads to an increase in mental health issues and other damaging health behaviours among PLHIV. Numerous studies have explored the manifestation of these stigmatizing attitudes and behaviours …

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Power Elites And State-Business Relations: Malaysia-China Selected Belt And Road Initiative Projects, Khaw Mooi Hock

Student Works (2020-2029)

This study focuses on state-state-business ties, a new phenomenon shaped by how local power elites (LPEs) collaborate with Chinese transnational corporate elites (TCEs) to implement infrastructure projects related to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). These LPE-TCE links, in turn, have led to the creation of novel forms of state-business relations (SBRs), with diverse outcomes and implications. In Malaysia, these state-state-business ties, forged by both countries for their respective business enterprises, were primarily a consequence of an interesting confluence of two major events, which took place between 2014 and 2016: 1) Malaysia’s 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal; and 2) the …

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Vocabulary Builder Model For Autistic Children, Maryam Rastikazerooni

Student Works (2020-2029)

Most children with autism suffer from impairments in specific cognitive processing styles, social skills, and communication skills, which affect the academic performance of those children in pre-school. The difficulties in language comprehension and communication skills result in the lack of motivation, attention, satisfaction, and interaction in this population, thus causing the children to encounter deficits in learning and especially learning vocabulary. Many Mobile-Based interventions (MBI) have been developed to address the deficits in this population. However, there are very few vocabulary builders’ software which focus on improving the vocabulary learning skills as well as providing consistent motivation for autistic children. …

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Generation Of A Conjoint Surface Plasmon By An Infrared Nano‐Antenna Array, T Allsop, C Mou, R Neal, V Kundrát, C Wang, K Kalli, D Webb, X Liu, P Davey, P Culverhouse, Ania-Castañón J Diego

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Localized surface plasmons (LSP) excited by optical fields have many potential applications resulting from their ability in detecting ultra-small, ambient refractive index change. Current methods using surface nano-patterning by means of lithography have given rise to LSP of limited propagation and interaction lengths, meaning that practical applications remain challenging. This article describes a new all-optical method of generating LSP by means of a carefully fabricated low-dimensional nano-structured material using a direct-write photochemical lithography. It is shown that the resulting array of localized SPs combine or “Conjoin” to have an unprecedented large interaction length, via coupled evanescent fields, giving rise to …

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Biological Constraints On Neural Network Models Of Cognitive Function, Friedemann Pulvermüller, Rosario Tomasello, Malte R. Henningsen-Schomers, Thomas Wennekers

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Neural network models are potential tools for improving our understanding of complex brain functions. To address this goal, these models need to be neurobiologically realistic. However, although neural networks have advanced dramatically in recent years and even achieve human-like performance on complex perceptual and cognitive tasks, their similarity to aspects of brain anatomy and physiology is imperfect. Here, we discuss different types of neural models, including localist, auto-associative, hetero-associative, deep and whole-brain networks, and identify aspects under which their biological plausibility can be improved. These aspects range from the choice of model neurons and of mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and …

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Wave Energy In The Uk: Status Review And Future Perspectives, Siya Jin, Deborah Greaves

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

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On Keystroke Pattern Variability In Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, I Kuzminykh, B Ghita, A Silonosov

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

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Global Syndromes Induced By Changes In Solutes Of The World’S Large Rivers, Jiang Wu, Nan Xu, Yichu Wang, Wei Zhang, Alistair G.L. Borthwick, Jinren Ni

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

AbstractSolute-induced river syndromes have grown in intensity in recent years. Here we investigate seven such river syndromes (salinization, mineralization, desalinization, acidification, alkalization, hardening, and softening) associated with global trends in major solutes (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, SO42−, Cl−, HCO3−) and dissolved silica in the world’s large rivers (basin areas ≥ 1000 km2). A comprehensive dataset from 600 gauge stations in 149 large rivers reveals nine binary patterns of co-varying trends in runoff and solute concentration. Solute-induced river syndromes are associated with remarkable increases in total dissolved solids (68%), chloride (81%), sodium (86%) and sulfate (142%) fluxes from rivers to oceans …

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The Co-Development Of Hedgedate, A Public Engagement And Decision Support Tool For Air Pollution Exposure Mitigation By Green Infrastructure, Yendle Barwise, Prashant Kumar, Arvind Tiwari, Fahad Rafi-Butt, Aonghus Mcnabola, Stuart Cole, Benjamin C.T. Field, Justine Fuller, Jeewaka Mendis, Kayleigh J. Wyles

School of Psychology

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Learning From Pre-Hospital Journeys: Uncertain Illness Trajectories For Young Children With Serious Infectious Illness, S Neill, D Roland, B Carter, L Riches, N Bayes, J Hughes, L Bray, S Palmer-Hill, Ed Carrol, J O'Donnell, P Pandey

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Goldenwind At Semeval-2021 Task 5: Orthrus – An Ensemble Approach To Identify Toxicity, M Palomino, D Grad, J Bedwell

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Many new developments to detect and mitigate toxicity are currently being evaluated. Weare particularly interested in the correlation between toxicity and the emotions expressed inonline posts. While toxicity may be disguisedby amending the wording of posts, emotionswill not. Therefore, we describe here an ensemble method to identify toxicity and classify the emotions expressed on a corpus ofannotated posts published by Task 5 of SemEval 2021—our analysis shows that the majority of such posts express anger, sadness andfear. Our method to identify toxicity combinesa lexicon-based approach, which on its ownachieves an F1 score of 61.07%, with a supervised learning approach, which …

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Cross-Sectional Flattening-Induced Nonlinear Damped Vibration Of Elastic Tubes Subjected To Transverse Loads, Jue Zhu, Wei Bin Yuan, Long Yuan Li

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

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An Engaged Approach To Exploring Issues Around Poverty And Mental Health: A Reflective Evaluation Of The Research Process From Researchers And Community Partners Involved In The Destress Study, Felicity Thomas, Lorraine Hansford, Katrina Wyatt, Richard Byng, Karen Coombes, Jenna Finch, Kirsty Finnerty, Joe Ford, K Guppy, R Guppy, Susanne Hughes, Rose Mccabe, Hilary Richardson, Debbie Roche, Hazel Stuteley

Peninsula Medical School

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The Challenges Of Engaging Island Communities: Lessons On Renewable Energy From A Review Of 17 Case Studies, Gina Kallis, Phedeas Stephanides, Etienne Bailey, Patrick Devine-Wright, Konstantinos Chalvatis, Ian Bailey

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Islands have attracted growing attention as sites of renewable energy generation, both for generating commercial low-carbon energy and to improve local energy conditions. However, significant challenges exist in achieving fair distribution in the benefits and costs of developments located on or around islands and in engaging local communities on proposals for installations. A broad literature exists on the merits of different community engagement techniques but important gaps remain in understandings of the particular challenges of engaging with island communities on energy issues. Based on a thematic literature review, this article examines general principles and considerations for community engagement on energy …

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Implementation Of The ‘Take Stock’ Hot Debrief Tool In The Ed: A Quality Improvement Project, Max Sugarman, Blair Graham, Sarah Langston, Pam Nelmes, John Matthews

Peninsula Medical School

Hot debriefing (HoD) describes a structured team-based discussion which may be initiated following a significant event. Benefits may include improved teamwork, staff well-being and identification of learning opportunities. Existing literature indicates that while staff value HoD following significant events, it is infrequently undertaken in practice. Internationally, several frameworks for HoD have been developed, although none are widely adopted for use in the ED. A quality improvement project was conducted to introduce HoD into a single UK ED in North West England, between January and March 2019. Following stakeholder consultation, the 9-item ‘TAKE STOCK’ tool was developed. Implementation of the tool …

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Spatial Cognitive Ability Is Associated With Transitory Movement Speed But Not Straightness During The Early Stages Of Exploration, Christine E. Beardsworth, Mark A. Whiteside, Lucy A. Capstick, Philippa R. Laker, Ellis J.G. Langley, Ran Nathan, Yotam Orchan, Sivan Toledo, Horik Jo Van, Joah R. Madden

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Memories about the spatial environment, such as the locations of foraging patches, are expected to affect how individuals move around the landscape. However, individuals differ in the ability to remember spatial locations (spatial cognitive ability) and evidence is growing that these inter-individual differences influence a range of fitness proxies. Yet empirical evaluations directly linking inter-individual variation in spatial cognitive ability and the development and structure of movement paths are lacking. We assessed the performance of young pheasants ( Phasianus colchicus ) on a spatial cognition task before releasing them into a novel, rural landscape and tracking their movements. We quantified …

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Bright Spots As Climate‐Smart Marine Spatial Planning Tools For Conservation And Blue Growth, Ana M. Queirós, Elizabeth Talbot, Nicola J. Beaumont, Paul J. Somerfield, Susan Kay, Christine Pascoe, Simon Dedman, Jose A. Fernandes, Alexander Jueterbock, Peter I. Miller, Sevrine F. Sailley, Gianluca Sará, Liam M. Carr, Melanie C. Austen, Steve Widdicombe, Gil Rilov, Lisa A. Levin, Stephen C. Hull, Suzannah F. Walmsley, Aonghusa C Nic

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Chloroplast Immunity Illuminated, George R. Littlejohn, Susan Breen, Nicholas Smirnoff, Murray Grant

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Feedback Mechanisms Stabilise Degraded Turf Algal Systems At A Co2 Seep Site, Ben P. Harvey, Ro Allen, Sylvain Agostini, Linn J. Hoffmann, Koetsu Kon, Tina C. Summerfield, Shigeki Wada, Jason M. Hall-Spencer

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

AbstractHuman activities are rapidly changing the structure and function of coastal marine ecosystems. Large-scale replacement of kelp forests and coral reefs with turf algal mats is resulting in homogenous habitats that have less ecological and human value. Ocean acidification has strong potential to substantially favour turf algae growth, which led us to examine the mechanisms that stabilise turf algal states. Here we show that ocean acidification promotes turf algae over corals and macroalgae, mediating new habitat conditions that create stabilising feedback loops (altered physicochemical environment and microbial community, and an inhibition of recruitment) capable of locking turf systems in place. …

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Measuring Individual And Group Flow In Collaborative Improvisational Dance, Klara Łucznik, Jon May

School of Psychology

This study investigated flow experience during group collaborations of creative dance improvisation, where group flow was defined as periods when most members of a group reported a flow experience. Sixteen dancers took part in the experimental sessions, performing improvisational tasks in groups of four. We chose two different types of dance task, hypothesising that dancers’ external focus upon the group's shared surroundings and awareness of others might facilitate group flow experience; while an internal focus upon one's own mental imagery might inhibit it. A novel, video-stimulated recall method to assess flow experience was used to track time patterns and shared …

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Good Enough For Governance? Audit And Marine Biodiversity Offsetting In Australia, Holly J. Niner, Samuel Randalls

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Biodiversity offsetting is often presented as a way to manage competing demands of environmental protection and economic development. It is premised on the transparent demonstration of how aims of no net loss of biodiversity (NNL) or similar are met in practice. This is complicated in marine systems where ecological predictions are commonly highly uncertain, knowledge of ecological restoration is low and administrative governance is complex. Drawing on a case study of marine biodiversity offsetting in Australia, this paper shows how these uncertainties pose practical challenges for both producers and consumers of marine biodiversity offsets, needing to progress with decision-making while …

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University Teacher Development Courses In The Uk Neoliberal Higher Education Context., I Kushnir, L Spowart

Peninsula Medical School

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Assessment Of Hepatic Steatosis By Controlled Attenuation Parameter Using The M And Xl Probes: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis, David Petroff, Valentin Blank, Philip N. Newsome, Shalimar, Cosmin Sebastian Voican, Maja Thiele, Lédinghen V De, Stephan Baumeler, Wah Kheong Chan, Gabriel Perlemuter, Ana Carolina Cardoso, Sandeep Aggarwal, Magali Sasso, Peter J. Eddowes, Michael Allison, Emmanuel Tsochatzis, Quentin M. Anstee, David Sheridan, Jeremy F. Cobbold, Sylvie Naveau, Monica Lupsor-Platon, Sebastian Mueller, Aleksander Krag, Marie Irles-Depe, David Semela, Gl-H Wong, Vw-S Wong, Cristiane A. Villela-Nogueira, Harshit Garg, Harshit Garg, Johannes Wiegand, Thomas Karlas

Peninsula Medical School

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Writing Matters With Ypsiwrites, Staff

YpsiWrites Publicity

Literacy Work Beyond Our Buildings: The Collaborative Work Of Creating A Community Writing Center, Catherine Calabro Cavin, Cathy Fleisher, Ann Blakeslee, Mary Garboden

YpsiWrites Publicity

#Otgypsi: Honoring & Celebrating Writing In The Ypsilanti Area, Sarah Rigg

YpsiWrites Publicity

The Legal Implications Of A Reservation Of Rights Defense Examined In The Context Of Recoupment Of Defense Costs And Tripartite Conflicts Of Interest, Johnny C. Parker, Tim J. Schaefer

Articles, Chapters in Books and Other Contributions to Scholarly Works

Imputation, Modelling And Optimal Sampling Design For Digital Camera Data In Recreational Fisheries Monitoring, Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Flow And Heat Transfer Characteristics Of Turbulent Swirling Impinging Jets [Thesis], Muhammad Ikhlaq

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

An Exploration Of The Relationship Between Aphasia Therapy, Depression And Quality Of Life In Post-Stroke Patients After Rehabilitation At 12 And 26 Weeks After Stroke: A Verse Sub-Study, Alia Rashid Khan

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Investigating The Development Of Perceptions And Behavioural Intentions Towards People Living With Hiv (Plhiv) Among Pre-Clinical Medical Students In The University Of Malaya, Calvin Christopher Willims Fernandez

Student Works (2020-2029)

Power Elites And State-Business Relations: Malaysia-China Selected Belt And Road Initiative Projects, Khaw Mooi Hock

Student Works (2020-2029)

Vocabulary Builder Model For Autistic Children, Maryam Rastikazerooni

Student Works (2020-2029)

Generation Of A Conjoint Surface Plasmon By An Infrared Nano‐Antenna Array, T Allsop, C Mou, R Neal, V Kundrát, C Wang, K Kalli, D Webb, X Liu, P Davey, P Culverhouse, Ania-Castañón J Diego

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Biological Constraints On Neural Network Models Of Cognitive Function, Friedemann Pulvermüller, Rosario Tomasello, Malte R. Henningsen-Schomers, Thomas Wennekers

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Wave Energy In The Uk: Status Review And Future Perspectives, Siya Jin, Deborah Greaves

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

On Keystroke Pattern Variability In Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, I Kuzminykh, B Ghita, A Silonosov

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Global Syndromes Induced By Changes In Solutes Of The World’S Large Rivers, Jiang Wu, Nan Xu, Yichu Wang, Wei Zhang, Alistair G.L. Borthwick, Jinren Ni

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

School of Psychology

Learning From Pre-Hospital Journeys: Uncertain Illness Trajectories For Young Children With Serious Infectious Illness, S Neill, D Roland, B Carter, L Riches, N Bayes, J Hughes, L Bray, S Palmer-Hill, Ed Carrol, J O'Donnell, P Pandey

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Goldenwind At Semeval-2021 Task 5: Orthrus – An Ensemble Approach To Identify Toxicity, M Palomino, D Grad, J Bedwell

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Cross-Sectional Flattening-Induced Nonlinear Damped Vibration Of Elastic Tubes Subjected To Transverse Loads, Jue Zhu, Wei Bin Yuan, Long Yuan Li

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Peninsula Medical School

The Challenges Of Engaging Island Communities: Lessons On Renewable Energy From A Review Of 17 Case Studies, Gina Kallis, Phedeas Stephanides, Etienne Bailey, Patrick Devine-Wright, Konstantinos Chalvatis, Ian Bailey

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Implementation Of The ‘Take Stock’ Hot Debrief Tool In The Ed: A Quality Improvement Project, Max Sugarman, Blair Graham, Sarah Langston, Pam Nelmes, John Matthews

Peninsula Medical School

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Chloroplast Immunity Illuminated, George R. Littlejohn, Susan Breen, Nicholas Smirnoff, Murray Grant

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Feedback Mechanisms Stabilise Degraded Turf Algal Systems At A Co2 Seep Site, Ben P. Harvey, Ro Allen, Sylvain Agostini, Linn J. Hoffmann, Koetsu Kon, Tina C. Summerfield, Shigeki Wada, Jason M. Hall-Spencer

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Measuring Individual And Group Flow In Collaborative Improvisational Dance, Klara Łucznik, Jon May

School of Psychology

Good Enough For Governance? Audit And Marine Biodiversity Offsetting In Australia, Holly J. Niner, Samuel Randalls

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

University Teacher Development Courses In The Uk Neoliberal Higher Education Context., I Kushnir, L Spowart

Peninsula Medical School

Peninsula Medical School