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Analysing the converter requirements for a dual-fed induction machine based flywheel energy storage system (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klumpner, C. (2020, December). Analysing the converter requirements for a dual-fed induction machine based flywheel energy storage system. Paper presented at 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020), Online

The Dual-fed Induction Machine was used very successfully in wind generators as it allowed full control of the power captured from the wind within a wide relevant rotational speed range around the synchronous speed needing only a low power rated roto... Read More about Analysing the converter requirements for a dual-fed induction machine based flywheel energy storage system.

Evaluation of inverter topologies for high power medium voltage aircraft applications (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klumpner, C., & Khera, F. (2020, December). Evaluation of inverter topologies for high power medium voltage aircraft applications. Paper presented at 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020), Online

Future generation more electric aircrafts will require significantly larger power do be generated on board and for this reason, being able to identify which high power/medium voltage AC/DC power converter topologies would suit the best,is important.... Read More about Evaluation of inverter topologies for high power medium voltage aircraft applications.

Quasi Z-Source Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter Controlled By Reduced Inserted Cells Modulation Technique For Medium Voltage Applications (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khera, F., Klumpner, C., & Wheeler, P. (2020, December). Quasi Z-Source Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter Controlled By Reduced Inserted Cells Modulation Technique For Medium Voltage Applications. Paper presented at 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020), Online

This paper presents a novel quasi Z-source Hybrid modular multilevel converter (qZS-HMMC) for medium voltage applications where the “hybrid” concept refers to the implementation of the MMC strings that consist of a mixture of half bridge sub-modules... Read More about Quasi Z-Source Hybrid Modular Multilevel Converter Controlled By Reduced Inserted Cells Modulation Technique For Medium Voltage Applications.

TBIO-14. Characterisation of the arginine pathway enzymes in paediatric brain tumours to determine susceptibility to therapeutic arginine depletion (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bishop, E., Dimitrova, M., Storer, L., Grundy, R., & Dandapani, M. (2020). TBIO-14. Characterisation of the arginine pathway enzymes in paediatric brain tumours to determine susceptibility to therapeutic arginine depletion. Neuro-Oncology, 22(Issue Supplement_3), iii469. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noaa222.841

INTRODUCTION
Extracellular arginine dependency (auxotrophy) is increasingly being recognised in several tumours. This is due to the inability of cancer cells to recycle or synthesise intracellular arginine through the urea cycle pathway compared to... Read More about TBIO-14. Characterisation of the arginine pathway enzymes in paediatric brain tumours to determine susceptibility to therapeutic arginine depletion.

Epen-22. Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies upregulation of IKZF1 in PFA2 myeloid subpopulation driving an anti-tumor phenotype (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Griesinger, A., Prince, E., Donson, A., Riemondy, K., Ritzman, T., Harris, F., …Foreman, N. (2020). Epen-22. Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies upregulation of IKZF1 in PFA2 myeloid subpopulation driving an anti-tumor phenotype. Neuro-Oncology, 22(Supplement 3), iii312. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noaa222.159

We have previously shown immune gene phenotype variations between posterior fossa ependymoma subgroups. PFA1 tumors chronically secrete IL-6, which pushes the infiltrating myeloid cells to an immune suppressive function. In contrast, PFA2 tumors have... Read More about Epen-22. Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies upregulation of IKZF1 in PFA2 myeloid subpopulation driving an anti-tumor phenotype.

Epen-23. A computational analysis of the tumour immune microenvironment in paediatric ependymoma (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ritzmann, T., Lourdusamy, A., Jackson, A., Storer, L., Donson, A., Griesinger, A., …Grundy, R. (2020). Epen-23. A computational analysis of the tumour immune microenvironment in paediatric ependymoma. Neuro-Oncology, 22(Supplement 3), iii312. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noaa222.160

Ependymoma is the third commonest childhood brain tumour. Relapse is frequent, often fatal and current therapeutic strategies are inadequate. Previous ependymoma research describes an immunosuppressive environment with T-cell exhaustion, indicating a... Read More about Epen-23. A computational analysis of the tumour immune microenvironment in paediatric ependymoma.

PoWerS Study: Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare trainees and perceptions towards a digital wellbeing support package (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Mahmood, I., Gay, E., & Dushi, G. (2020, November). PoWerS Study: Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare trainees and perceptions towards a digital wellbeing support package. Poster presented at 3rd National British Islamic Medical Association Conference (BIMA), Online

Background: In this study we explore the impact of COVID-19 on the psychological wellbeing of healthcare trainees, and the perceived value of a digital support package to mitigate the psychological impacts of the pandemic.
Design and Methods: Mixed... Read More about PoWerS Study: Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare trainees and perceptions towards a digital wellbeing support package.

P3HT:ZnS Based Photovoltaic Devices with Enhanced Performance Assisted by Oxidised Carbon Nanotubes (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wei, C., T. Bishop, M., Wang, Y., Gao, F., Wang, C., & Chen, G. Z. (2020). P3HT:ZnS Based Photovoltaic Devices with Enhanced Performance Assisted by Oxidised Carbon Nanotubes. ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2020-02(28), Article 1951. https://doi.org/10.1149/ma2020-02281951mtgabs

Photovoltaic devices based of P3HT:ZnS bulk heterojunctions currently produce relatively low efficiencies, limiting the scope these devices have for further development. This work aims to produce a novel photoactive layer, by incorporating oxidised c... Read More about P3HT:ZnS Based Photovoltaic Devices with Enhanced Performance Assisted by Oxidised Carbon Nanotubes.

Indices of central sensitisation can predict effective self-management in individuals with chronic low back pain (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Georgopoulos, V. (2020, September). Indices of central sensitisation can predict effective self-management in individuals with chronic low back pain. Poster presented at IASP Virtual Series on Pain & Expo, online

Background and aims: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is one of the most prevalent reasons people seek healthcare assistance worldwide. Guidelines for managing CLBP prioritise the development of self-management strategies, for example through cognitive b... Read More about Indices of central sensitisation can predict effective self-management in individuals with chronic low back pain.

Intelligent control of exoskeletons through a novel learning-from-demonstration method (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ugur, E., Samur, E., Ugurlu, B., Erol Barkana, D., Kucukyilmaz, A., & Bebek, O. (2020, September). Intelligent control of exoskeletons through a novel learning-from-demonstration method. Poster presented at Cybathlon Symposium 2020, Zurich, Switzerland

We present a novel concept that enables the intelligent and adaptive control of exoskeletons through exploiting our state-of-the-art learning from demonstration (LfD) method, namely Conditional Neural Movement Primitives (CNMPs) [1], on our integrate... Read More about Intelligent control of exoskeletons through a novel learning-from-demonstration method.

Can Near-Peer Facilitated Small Group Learning Encourage the Development of Self- Regulated Learning Skills in Undergraduate Medical Students? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Maud, A., Graham, A., & Church, H. (2020, September). Can Near-Peer Facilitated Small Group Learning Encourage the Development of Self- Regulated Learning Skills in Undergraduate Medical Students?. Paper presented at AMEE 2020, Virtual Online Conference

Background: Literature suggests that undergraduate medical students lack Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) skills, including goal-setting, monitoring progress and reflection, which are required for professional practice and lifelong learning. This resear... Read More about Can Near-Peer Facilitated Small Group Learning Encourage the Development of Self- Regulated Learning Skills in Undergraduate Medical Students?.

Using Recurrent Neural Network for Intelligent Prediction of Water Level in Reservoirs (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhang, J., Zhang, Z., Weng, Y., Gosling, S., Yang, H., Yang, C., …Ma, Q. (2020). Using Recurrent Neural Network for Intelligent Prediction of Water Level in Reservoirs. . https://doi.org/10.1109/COMPSAC48688.2020.0-108

© 2020 IEEE. Water resources management over long term has faced a great challenge due to the increasing demands on water from a growing number of population and a huge variance of water usage in different time and place. Therefore, a new time series... Read More about Using Recurrent Neural Network for Intelligent Prediction of Water Level in Reservoirs.

T129. Pharmacological Interventions in Trials of People with Schizophrenia: A Register-Based Classification of Seventy Years of Research (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shokraneh, F. (2020). T129. Pharmacological Interventions in Trials of People with Schizophrenia: A Register-Based Classification of Seventy Years of Research. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 46(Supplement_1), S279. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbaa029.689

Background
Drug development is a billion dollar business globally. It is crucial to stay up to date on drug developments all over the world any repetition will be irreversible waste of resources. The only way to keep up with all the development is t... Read More about T129. Pharmacological Interventions in Trials of People with Schizophrenia: A Register-Based Classification of Seventy Years of Research.

Undergraduate Experiences Of The Research / Teaching Nexus Across The Student Lifecycle (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clark, T., & Hordosy, R. (2020, April). Undergraduate Experiences Of The Research / Teaching Nexus Across The Student Lifecycle. Poster presented at American Educational Research Association 2020 – Virtual Annual Meeting iPoster and Chat Session, San Francisco (Online)

The interconnections between research and teaching in Higher Education is usually termed ‘the research/teaching nexus’ (RTN), exploring the association between research outputs of staff and teaching evaluations; the student experience of the nexus; a... Read More about Undergraduate Experiences Of The Research / Teaching Nexus Across The Student Lifecycle.

Holistic Needs Assessment: Perceptions, Implementation and Impact (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Briggs, L., Corner, J., Bailey, C., Cooper, J., & Blake, H. (2020, February). Holistic Needs Assessment: Perceptions, Implementation and Impact. Presented at British Psychosocial Oncology Society (BPOS) conference, Edinburgh, UK