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Durham Research Online (DRO) is the University’s Open Access repository for publications. The primary purpose of DRO is to provide open access to publications authored by staff and students affiliated with Durham University.

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Project Soothe: A pilot study evaluating the mood effects of soothing images collected using a citizen science approach (2024)
Journal Article
MacLennan, K., Schwannauer, M., McLaughlin, A. L., Allan, S., Blackwell, S. E., Ashworth, F., & Chan, S. W. Y. (2024). Project Soothe: A pilot study evaluating the mood effects of soothing images collected using a citizen science approach. Wellcome Open Research, 8, Article 218. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18950.2

Background.
Mentally-generated soothing imagery is a therapeutic technique to support mental wellbeing, but some individuals may require support using externally presented stimuli. Project Soothe was launched to collect soothing images using a citiz... Read More about Project Soothe: A pilot study evaluating the mood effects of soothing images collected using a citizen science approach.

Prevalence of transparency and reproducibility-related research practices in music psychology (2017–2022) (2024)
Journal Article
Eerola, T. (online). Prevalence of transparency and reproducibility-related research practices in music psychology (2017–2022). Musicae Scientiae, https://doi.org/10.1177/10298649241300885

Social sciences are navigating an unprecedented period of introspection about the credibility and utility of disciplinary practices. Reform initiatives have emphasized the benefits of various transparency and reproducibility-related research practice... Read More about Prevalence of transparency and reproducibility-related research practices in music psychology (2017–2022).

Optimizing Multi-UAV Multi-User System Through Integrated Sensing and Communication for Age of Information (AoI) Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Zhou, Y., Khuwaja, A. A., Li, X., Zhao, N., & Chen, Y. (2024). Optimizing Multi-UAV Multi-User System Through Integrated Sensing and Communication for Age of Information (AoI) Analysis. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 5, 6918-6931. https://doi.org/10.1109/ojcoms.2024.3489873

Integrated sensing and communication enhances the spectral efficiency by using shared resources, eliminating the need for separate bandwidth allocations. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) play a key role in this, offering mobility, flexibility, and exte... Read More about Optimizing Multi-UAV Multi-User System Through Integrated Sensing and Communication for Age of Information (AoI) Analysis.