De Montfort University Open Research Archive DORA: Recent submissions
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Addressing white privilege as a pedagogic process of decolonising
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R&D tax incentives and innovation: Examining the role of programme design in China
(Article)Successful tax incentive interventions rely on effective programme design, yet designing an effective programme is highly challenging. We draw on the policy design and tax incentive literature to shed light on how two ... -
An evaluation of a virtual COVID-19 ward to accelerate the supported discharge of patients from an acute hospital setting
(Article)Background/Aims In response to high numbers of hospital admissions as a result of COVID-19, a virtual ward was implemented to achieve accelerated discharge from hospital without compromising patient safety. This study ... -
From Silence to Voice: Understanding the experiences, healthcare and support needs of women in South Africa who have experienced sexual violence
(Other)This resource contains real-life accounts from survivors of gender based violence and sexual abuse which some people may find upsetting. Please see the online resources page at the end for information regarding services ... -
Scarcity of labels in non-stationary data streams: A survey
(Article)In a dynamic stream there is an assumption that the underlying process generating the stream is non-stationary and that concepts within the stream will drift and change as the stream progresses. Concepts learned by a ... -
PopDMMO: A general framework of population-based stochastic search algorithms for dynamic multimodal optimization
(Article)Dynamic multimodal optimization problems (DMMOPs) are a class of problems consisting of two characteristics, i.e., dynamic and multimodal natures. The former characteristic reveals that the properties of DMMOPs change over ... -
Proposal to the MPEG 3DG Standardization Committee
(Technical Report)Point clouds are representations of three-dimensional (3D) objects in the form of a sample of points on their surface. Point clouds are receiving increased attention from academia and industry due to their potential for ... -
Accessing specialist support to stop smoking in pregnancy: A qualitative study exploring engagement with UK-based Stop Smoking Services
(Article)Objectives. Specialist stop smoking services can be effective for supporting women with smoking cessation during pregnancy, but uptake of these services is low. A novel theoretical approach was used for this research, ... -
Creative AI and Musicking Robots
(Article)This article discusses the creative and technical approaches in a performative robot project called Embodied Musicking Robots (2018 – present). The core approach of this project is Human-centred AI (HC-AI) which focuses ... -
‘You’d think they’d know’: social epistemology and informal carers of mental health service users
(Article)This paper considers the experience of informal carers for people with mental health problems from the point of view of social epistemology, where human knowledge is seen as a social achievement and people’s social position ... -
Security and Privacy in Unified Communication
(Article)The use of unified communication; video conferencing, audio conferencing, and instant messaging has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, security and privacy considerations have often been neglected. This ... -
The bewildered peasant: family, migration and murder in the Greek Cypriot community in London
(Article)Greek Cypriots became a key feature of early post-Second World War London. This article focuses on the case of the penultimate woman hanged in Britain, Styllou Christofi, who was executed in December 1954 for the murder ... -
Decolonising the reading list, thoughts and pathways
(Article)Details the structure and foundations of the decolonsing the reading list workshop offered across DMU. Highlights co-creative and exploratory tools geared to kickstart discussions around decolonising. Considers impact of ... -
Blockchain Technology: A case study in supply chain management
(Conference)As blockchain technology has already become a critical priority for enterprises, it is acknowledged that it might be as much important as to reform and reconstruct businesses in the near future. In this paper we review the ... -
Biophilic Design Patterns for Primary Schools
(Article)Existing frameworks for biophilic design have similar strategies and attributes as useful checklists for designers; however, the focus has been on adults rather than children, and there remains the need for more guidance ... -
Probability-Based Fast Intra Prediction Algorithm for Spatial SHVC
(Working Paper)Due to multi-layer encoding and Inter-layer pre- diction, Scalable High Efficiency Video Coding (SHVC) has extremely high coding complexity. It is very crucial to improve its coding speed so as to promote widespread and ... -
Open, Honest, Passionate and with Some Humor: Understanding Trust Building Between British Muslims and the Wider Community
(Article)The “Trust Building” initiative, launched in the United Kingdom in April 2016, aimed to dispel myths about Islam and build trust between Muslims and the wider community. This community-led initiative involved trained Trust ... -
Post Acceptance Model for Online Teleconsultation services: An Empirical Study in Malaysia
(Article)Most nations across the world are actively pursuing equal access to healthcare services. Teleconsultation technology is a substantial improvement in terms of an effective framework for the provision of healthcare services. ...