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The Impact of Motion Scaling and Haptic Guidance on Operators’ Workload and Performance in Teleoperation (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Parsa, S., Maior, H. A., Thumwood, A. R. E., Wilson, M. L., Hanheide, M., & Esfahani, A. G. (2022). The Impact of Motion Scaling and Haptic Guidance on Operators’ Workload and Performance in Teleoperation. In CHI EA '22: Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Article No.: 253). https://doi.org/10.1145/3491101.3519814

The use of human operator managed robotics, especially for safety critical work, includes a shift from physically demanding to mentally challenging work, and new techniques for Human-Robot Interaction are being developed to make teleoperation easier... Read More about The Impact of Motion Scaling and Haptic Guidance on Operators’ Workload and Performance in Teleoperation.

Unpacking Practitioners' Attitudes Towards Codifications of Design Knowledge for Voice User Interfaces (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khemani, K. H., & Reeves, S. (2022). Unpacking Practitioners' Attitudes Towards Codifications of Design Knowledge for Voice User Interfaces. In CHI '22: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3517623

Recent HCI research has sought to develop guidelines-'heuristics', 'best practices', 'principles' and so on-for voice user interfaces (VUI) to aid both practitioners and researchers in improving the quality of VUI-based design. However, limited resea... Read More about Unpacking Practitioners' Attitudes Towards Codifications of Design Knowledge for Voice User Interfaces.

Assessment of Groundwater Aquifer Impact from Artificial Lagoons and the Reuse of Wastewater in Qatar (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Al-Jabiry, H., Young, S. D., & Bailey, E. H. (2022). Assessment of Groundwater Aquifer Impact from Artificial Lagoons and the Reuse of Wastewater in Qatar. In Sustainable Energy-Water-Environment Nexus in Deserts: Proceeding of the First International Conference on Sustainable Energy-Water-Environment Nexus in Desert Climates (13-23). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76081-6_2

Qatar relies on groundwater for farming activities. Animal fodder crops are irrigated during summer, and different types of vegetables are grown in winter. Qatar has been using lagoons in different parts of the country to dispose of treated wastewate... Read More about Assessment of Groundwater Aquifer Impact from Artificial Lagoons and the Reuse of Wastewater in Qatar.

Investigation of scenarios format delivery in user studies for future technology (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Liu, X., & Hermawati, S. (2022, April). Investigation of scenarios format delivery in user studies for future technology. Presented at International Conference of Ergonomics and Human Factors 2022, Birmingham, UK and online

Manufacturing is a domain that is heavily influenced by and relies on future technology which have direct effects on its employees. It is known that user studies are required to ensure that products or systems meet requirement from and are accepted b... Read More about Investigation of scenarios format delivery in user studies for future technology.

Evaluating Virtual Reality 360 Video to Inform Interface Design for Driverless Taxis (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Large, D., Hallewell, M., Coffey, M., Evans, J., Briars, L., Harvey, C., & Burnett, G. (2022, April). Evaluating Virtual Reality 360 Video to Inform Interface Design for Driverless Taxis. Paper presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors 2022, Birmingham, UK

Autonomous, self-driving taxis are a commonly cited solution for future mobility but inevitably raise myriad human-centred design and usability challenges. However, conducting usability and user experience studies in imagined, future vehicles is trou... Read More about Evaluating Virtual Reality 360 Video to Inform Interface Design for Driverless Taxis.

Validating the Salience of Haptic Icons for Automotive Mid-Air Haptic Gesture Interfaces (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brown, E., Large, D., Limerick, H., Frier, W., & Burnett, G. (2022, April). Validating the Salience of Haptic Icons for Automotive Mid-Air Haptic Gesture Interfaces. Paper presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors 2022, Birmingham, UK

Mid-air haptic technology has enabled a new research arena in spatial interaction to emerge. Various efforts have attempted to pair mid-air haptics with gestural input for In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems but have not explored the higher reaches of se... Read More about Validating the Salience of Haptic Icons for Automotive Mid-Air Haptic Gesture Interfaces.

Pro-Social Mobility: Using Mozilla Hubs as a Design Collaboration Tool (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Large, D., Hallewell, M., Briars, L., Harvey, C., & Burnett, G. (2022, April). Pro-Social Mobility: Using Mozilla Hubs as a Design Collaboration Tool. Paper presented at Ergonomics & Human Factors 2022, Birmingham, UK

This paper showcases the novel application of Mozilla Hubs in the context of interface design for future, autonomous taxis. It demonstrates that repurposing pro-social virtual reality as a design collaboration tool enables an embodied and spatialised... Read More about Pro-Social Mobility: Using Mozilla Hubs as a Design Collaboration Tool.

Aerothermal simulation of the effect of hot-streak and residual swirl on a high pressure turbine stage (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mansouri, Z., & Jefferson-Loveday, R. (2022). Aerothermal simulation of the effect of hot-streak and residual swirl on a high pressure turbine stage. In Proceedings of the 17th UK Heat Transfer Conference

In new generation aero-engines, lean-burn combustors are equipped with swirl injectors in order to reduce pollutant emissions. At the exit of these combustors, the flow is dominated by temperature non-uniformity (hot-streak) and residual swirl. Avail... Read More about Aerothermal simulation of the effect of hot-streak and residual swirl on a high pressure turbine stage.

RAPID INTRAOPERATIVE GENETIC AUGMENTATION OF AUTOGRAFTS FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY OF SEVERE TRAUMA (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dixon, J., Thi Mai, T., McLaren, J., Ollivere, B., Scammell, B., & Eltaher, H. (2022). RAPID INTRAOPERATIVE GENETIC AUGMENTATION OF AUTOGRAFTS FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY OF SEVERE TRAUMA. Tissue Engineering: Parts A, B, and C, 28(S1),

Survivors with severe tissue injury have unmet clinical needs for better bone and soft tissue regeneration. Specifically they have progressive tissue loss due to inflammation, necrosis, infection and the development of critical size bone defects is a... Read More about RAPID INTRAOPERATIVE GENETIC AUGMENTATION OF AUTOGRAFTS FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY OF SEVERE TRAUMA.

The relationship of lower extremity persistent pain and osteoarthritis on running and physical activity in recreational runners: large prospective cohort study (Running Through) (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bullock, G. S., Stocks, J., Feakins, B., Bestwick-Stevenson, T., & Kluzek, S. (2022). The relationship of lower extremity persistent pain and osteoarthritis on running and physical activity in recreational runners: large prospective cohort study (Running Through). . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2022.02.326

COVID-Well Study: Qualitative Evaluation of Supported Wellbeing Centres and Psychological First Aid for Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Gupta, A., Javed, M., Wood, B., Knowles, S., Coyne, E., & Cooper, J. (2022, March). COVID-Well Study: Qualitative Evaluation of Supported Wellbeing Centres and Psychological First Aid for Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Presented at Midlands Academy of Medical Sciences Research Festival, Nottingham

Central pain mechanisms predict physical inactivity at 1-year in individuals with knee pain (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Habib, M., Smith, S., Chaplin, W., Millar, B., McWilliams, D., & Walsh, D. (2022). Central pain mechanisms predict physical inactivity at 1-year in individuals with knee pain. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 30(Sup 1), S379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2022.02.511

Purpose: Pain is the primary clinical manifestation in individuals with osteoarthritis (OA). It is an unpleasant and distressing experience, particularly during weight-bearing activities, inhibiting activity, and reducing quality of life. Two groups... Read More about Central pain mechanisms predict physical inactivity at 1-year in individuals with knee pain.

3D Printed Slotted Waveguide Antenna Array for Millimeter-wave Communication Systems (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, Z. U., Alkaraki, S., Abbasi, Q. H., Imran, M. A., Loh, T. H., & Alomainy, A. (2022). 3D Printed Slotted Waveguide Antenna Array for Millimeter-wave Communication Systems. In 2022 16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) (1-4). https://doi.org/10.23919/eucap53622.2022.9769598

This paper introduces a 3D printed slotted waveguide linear antenna array at 28 GHz. The proposed antenna offers the advantages of low fabrication cost and reduced weight compared to the metallic slotted waveguide antenna array. The proposed design c... Read More about 3D Printed Slotted Waveguide Antenna Array for Millimeter-wave Communication Systems.

A Bio-degradable Textile-Based Graphene Antenna for the 5G Smart Wearables (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thompson, O., Alkaraki, S., Abbasi, Q. H., Jilani, S. F., & Evans, D. A. (2022). A Bio-degradable Textile-Based Graphene Antenna for the 5G Smart Wearables. In 2022 16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) (1-4). https://doi.org/10.23919/eucap53622.2022.9769657

This paper proposes a bio-degradable antenna design well-suited for the 5 th generation (5G) wearables. This antenna has a graphene patterning instead of conventional metallization on a textile substrate to make it eco-friendly as it avoids copper co... Read More about A Bio-degradable Textile-Based Graphene Antenna for the 5G Smart Wearables.

Phase Reconfiguration via SIW Structures Filled with Liquid Metal (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alkaraki, S., Borja, A. L., Kelly, J., Jilani, S. F., Mittra, R., & Gao, Y. (2022). Phase Reconfiguration via SIW Structures Filled with Liquid Metal. In 2022 16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) (1-5). https://doi.org/10.23919/eucap53622.2022.9769417

This paper presents substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) phase shifter that can be reconfigured using liquid metal. The phase shifter is developed to be used for antenna applications. This digital phase shifter incorporates a series of holes which ca... Read More about Phase Reconfiguration via SIW Structures Filled with Liquid Metal.

Liquid Metal Enabled SIW Vias and RF Blocking Walls for Reconfigurable Antennas (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alkaraki, S., Qu, Z., Kelly, J., Borja, A. L., Mittra, R., & Wang, Y. (2022). Liquid Metal Enabled SIW Vias and RF Blocking Walls for Reconfigurable Antennas. In 2022 16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) (1-5). https://doi.org/10.23919/eucap53622.2022.9769614

This paper presents a method for designing reconfigurable microwave devices based on substrate integrated waveguides (SIW) technology. The method involves forming walls from drill holes that can be filled with liquid metal to form vias. Furthermore,... Read More about Liquid Metal Enabled SIW Vias and RF Blocking Walls for Reconfigurable Antennas.

The relationship between the significant knee and hip pain and use of non-steroid medication in the middle-aged and elderly UK running population: large cohort study (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kluzek, S., Bullock, G. S., Bestwick-Stevenson, T., & Stocks, J. (2022). The relationship between the significant knee and hip pain and use of non-steroid medication in the middle-aged and elderly UK running population: large cohort study. In World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculosketal Diseases 2022

Objectives Oral anti-inflammatory non-steroidal drugs (NSAID) are used commonly in the general population. Association between knee osteoarthritis (OA) and early cardiovascular mortality is often linked with decreased physical activity. Both running... Read More about The relationship between the significant knee and hip pain and use of non-steroid medication in the middle-aged and elderly UK running population: large cohort study.