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The Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory (D2T2 ) methodology Developed for Fault Tree Analysis (2023)
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Andrews, J., & Tolo, S. (2023, April). The Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory (D2T2 ) methodology Developed for Fault Tree Analysis. Presented at 62nd ESReDA Seminar, University of Twente, the Netherlands

Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) has its origins back in the 1960’s with the mathematical framework, known as Kinetic Tree Theory (KTT) added at the end of the decade by Vesely. In KTT the analysis of the fault tree is performed in two stages. The first sta... Read More about The Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory (D2T2 ) methodology Developed for Fault Tree Analysis.

Sociology students' perceptions of themselves within the discipline - an international comparative analysis (2023)
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Hordosy, R., & Norris, J. (2023, April). Sociology students' perceptions of themselves within the discipline - an international comparative analysis. Presented at BSA Annual Conference 2023: Sociological Voices in Public Discourse, Manchester, UK

This paper looks at how sociology students at several different universities in three countries see their discipline and themselves within it. It draws on the Bernstein’s notion of powerful knowledge that disrupts inequalities, as well as Burawoy’s u... Read More about Sociology students' perceptions of themselves within the discipline - an international comparative analysis.

Next Generation Prediction Methodologies and Tools for System Safety Analysis (NxGen) – A Project Overview (2023)
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Sanderson, K., & Andrews, J. (2023, April). Next Generation Prediction Methodologies and Tools for System Safety Analysis (NxGen) – A Project Overview. Presented at 62nd ESReDA Seminar, University of Twente, the Netherlands

Modern engineering systems are rapidly increasing in size and complexity, posing greater safety and risk management challenges than ever before. In addition to this, the threats to these engineering systems are constantly changing and new hazards eme... Read More about Next Generation Prediction Methodologies and Tools for System Safety Analysis (NxGen) – A Project Overview.

Extension of Common Measures of Importance for Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory (D2T2 ) (2023)
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Lunt, S., & Andrews, J. (2023, April). Extension of Common Measures of Importance for Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory (D2T2 ). Presented at 62nd ESReDA Seminar, University of Twente, the Netherlands

Traditional Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), known as Kinetic Tree Theory (KTT), was derived by Vesely [1] to model and analyse engineering systems. The tree structure provides a clear visual representation of the causes of system failure in terms of compo... Read More about Extension of Common Measures of Importance for Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory (D2T2 ).

Dependent and Dynamic Tree Theory (D2T2 ) for Event Tree Applications (2023)
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Tolo, S., & Andrews, J. (2023, April). Dependent and Dynamic Tree Theory (D2T2 ) for Event Tree Applications. Presented at 62nd ESReDA Seminar, University of Twente, the Netherlands

The demand for innovative and effective computational tools able to improve the accuracy of present modelling methodologies has been fuelled by the ever-increasing complexity of engineering systems. In spite of their shortcomings, such as their inabi... Read More about Dependent and Dynamic Tree Theory (D2T2 ) for Event Tree Applications.

Fault Tree to Petri Net Conversion for the Analysis of a Standby System (2023)
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Prescott, D. (2023, April). Fault Tree to Petri Net Conversion for the Analysis of a Standby System. Presented at 62nd ESReDA Seminar, University of Twente, the Netherlands

Although fault trees are widely used, their quantitative analysis is limited by the need for basic event independence. Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory (D2T 2 ) has been proposed to overcome this limitation and requires dependent system fault tree e... Read More about Fault Tree to Petri Net Conversion for the Analysis of a Standby System.

Dynamic safety and degradation analysis of an aircraft internal air system (2023)
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Tolo, S., Andrews, J., Thatcher, I., & Stamp, D. (2023, April). Dynamic safety and degradation analysis of an aircraft internal air system. Presented at 62nd ESReDA Seminar, University of Twente, the Netherlands

The modelling of the dynamic behaviour of engineering systems offers an invaluable insight in the evolution of degradation and response of systems to failure and represents an essential step to lay the basis for resilience analysis. While traditional... Read More about Dynamic safety and degradation analysis of an aircraft internal air system.

How international are sociology journals? – Analysis of aims, editorial boards and gatekeeper networks (2023)
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HORDOSY, R., Brown, E., & Vega Castillo, M. A. (2023, April). How international are sociology journals? – Analysis of aims, editorial boards and gatekeeper networks. Presented at British Sociological Association Annual Conference, Manchester

Academic prestige is conceptualised differently based on national context; yet internationally, the notion of "excellence" permeates the global discourse on knowledge production. A knowledge hierarchy has long been present within the academic communi... Read More about How international are sociology journals? – Analysis of aims, editorial boards and gatekeeper networks.

Home based remotely supervised tDCS in children with acquired brain injury: a feasibility study protocol (2023)
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Stein, A., Iyer, K., Dux, P., Friehs, M., Riddle, J., Craven, M., …Barlow, K. (2023, February). Home based remotely supervised tDCS in children with acquired brain injury: a feasibility study protocol. Poster presented at 5th International Brain Stimulation Conference, Lisbon, Portugal

Introduction: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common acquired brain injury (ABI), where 16% of children sustain at least one TBI requiring medical attention, and 25-30% experience chronic problems. Attention and concentration problems are am... Read More about Home based remotely supervised tDCS in children with acquired brain injury: a feasibility study protocol.

Shape and Structure Preserving Differential Privacy (2022)
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Soto, C., Bharath, K., Reimherr, M., & Slavkovic, A. (2022, November). Shape and Structure Preserving Differential Privacy. Poster presented at Thirty-sixth Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2022), New Orleans, USA

It is common for data structures such as images and shapes of 2D objects to be represented as points on a manifold. The utility of a mechanism to produce sanitized differentially private estimates from such data is intimately linked to how compatible... Read More about Shape and Structure Preserving Differential Privacy.

DOIs And Handles In Repositories (UKRI OA PID Workshop) (2022)
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Fraser, K. (2022, October). DOIs And Handles In Repositories (UKRI OA PID Workshop). Presented at UKRI OA PID Workshop #2, Online

The UKRI open access policy requires that Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) for articles must be implemented according to international recognised standards, but leaves our options open, mentioning Digital Object Identifiers (DOI), Uniform Resource Name... Read More about DOIs And Handles In Repositories (UKRI OA PID Workshop).

The journey from co-creation to impact for digital resources in healthcare (2022)
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Pears, M., Henderson, J., Wharrad, H., & KONSTANTINIDIS, S. (2022, September). The journey from co-creation to impact for digital resources in healthcare. Presented at ALT Annual Conference 2022, Manchester, UK

Co-creating digital resources in healthcare has many processes, pitfalls, and parameters. The development and transition from co-creation to impact requires effective knowledge exchange. This discussion panel will provide opportunity for attendees to... Read More about The journey from co-creation to impact for digital resources in healthcare.

Done in 60 minutes! Best practices, crowdsourcing, co-creation, and design principals of educational chatbots (2022)
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Henderson, J., Pears, M., & Konstantinidis, S. (2022, September). Done in 60 minutes! Best practices, crowdsourcing, co-creation, and design principals of educational chatbots. Presented at ALT Annual Conference 2022, Manchester, UK

Unlike banking, hospitality, and travel, the education sector is lacking in prolific and effective uses of chatbots for learning. Expert- and research- driven recommendations, online tools, and workshops for contemporary approaches are slim. This wor... Read More about Done in 60 minutes! Best practices, crowdsourcing, co-creation, and design principals of educational chatbots.

An Adaptive, Repeatable and Rapid Auto-Reconfiguration Process in a Smart Manufacturing System for Small Box Assembly (2022)
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Wang, Z., Kendall, P., Gumma, K., Turner, A., & Ratchev, S. (2022, August). An Adaptive, Repeatable and Rapid Auto-Reconfiguration Process in a Smart Manufacturing System for Small Box Assembly. Paper presented at 2022 IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Mexico City, Mexico and Chengdu, China

With increasing demand for productivity, flexibility , and sustainability, there is the need for a flexible manufacturing system that is auto-reconfigurable for variations in product types and assembly processes. However, the repeata-bility of reconf... Read More about An Adaptive, Repeatable and Rapid Auto-Reconfiguration Process in a Smart Manufacturing System for Small Box Assembly.

Can simultaneous PIV in the gas and liquid phases provide insight into the transfer of momentum between the two phases? (2022)
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Kim, J. H., Hann, D. B., Eastwick, C. M., & Cherdantsev, A. V. (2022, July). Can simultaneous PIV in the gas and liquid phases provide insight into the transfer of momentum between the two phases?. Paper presented at 20th International Symposium on the Application of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal

Understanding the interaction between a gas shearing over a liquid film and the liquid film is essential if we wish to use modeling to optimize systems to decrease environmental impact, increase efficiency and hence productivity. To this end, PIV is... Read More about Can simultaneous PIV in the gas and liquid phases provide insight into the transfer of momentum between the two phases?.

High Code Density and Humidity Sensor Chipless RFID Tag (2022)
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Ali, A., Williams, O., Lester, E., & Greedy, S. (2022, July). High Code Density and Humidity Sensor Chipless RFID Tag. Paper presented at 2022 7th International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Technologies, SpliTech 2022, Split / Bol, Croatia

This article presents a low cost, miniaturize, flexible, high code density chipless sensor tag. The tag is designed on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate with a compact size of 1cm radius operating in ultra-wideband, ranging from 3.5 to 16GHz... Read More about High Code Density and Humidity Sensor Chipless RFID Tag.