All Outputs (1051)

Going against the grain: EdD students’ engagement with arts-based research in the United Kingdom (2024)
Journal Article

Despite growing interest in the potential value of arts-based research (ABR) for educational inquiry in the UK, limited consideration exists regarding its accessibility, and relevance, to practice-based professional doctoral researchers in this field... Read More about Going against the grain: EdD students’ engagement with arts-based research in the United Kingdom.

What can microdata tell us about labour market and wage dynamics in the Western Gateway Area? (2024)
Report

This research uses microdata to analyse labour market and wage dynamics across the Western Gateway Area (WGA) and its constituent parts. It compares the performance of the WGA with national ‘control’ averages. The report covers the period 2004 to 20... Read More about What can microdata tell us about labour market and wage dynamics in the Western Gateway Area?.

Caring for a child with a cleft lip and/or palate: A narrative review (2024)
Journal Article

Raising a child with healthcare needs places additional demands on caregivers. In 2012, Nelson and colleagues authored a review of 57 papers pertaining to parents’ experiences of caring for a child with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P). Thanks in large... Read More about Caring for a child with a cleft lip and/or palate: A narrative review.

Examining relations between sexualizing media exposure and sexting attitudes and behaviors among U.S. adolescents (2024)
Journal Article

Based on social cognitive processes (Bandura, 2009), sexualizing media likely provide adolescents with credible role models for their own sexualized self-presentation in other mediated contexts, such as sexting. A survey of 6,093 U.S. adolescents was... Read More about Examining relations between sexualizing media exposure and sexting attitudes and behaviors among U.S. adolescents.

Let them eat data – trusted data spaces from farm to fork (and back to the farm) (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper introduces an approach to augment the farm-to-fork value chain through thorough data consolidation and use case sharing. Capitalizing on cutting-edge data analytics and digital transformation strategies, the approach seeks to mitigate pred... Read More about Let them eat data – trusted data spaces from farm to fork (and back to the farm).

Recording and reporting of ultra-high dose rate “FLASH” delivery for preclinical and clinical settings (2024)
Journal Article

Treatments at ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) have the potential to improve the therapeutic index of radiation therapy (RT) by sparing normal tissues compared to conventional dose rate irradiations. Insufficient and inconsistent reporting in physics and... Read More about Recording and reporting of ultra-high dose rate “FLASH” delivery for preclinical and clinical settings.

Advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment (2024)
Journal Article

This Special Issue of the British Journal of Biomedical Science brings together a collection of articles which all contribute to the advancement of knowledge into the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Each article in this diverse research field offe... Read More about Advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Voluntary risk disclosure, risk committee structure and risk committee gender diversity: Evidence from United Kingdom listed companies (2024)
Thesis

The thesis explores the impact of corporate governance on voluntary risk disclosure, the formation of a separate risk management committee, and the risk committee gender diversity of a sample of FTSE 350 firms in the UK between 2015 and 2019. The res... Read More about Voluntary risk disclosure, risk committee structure and risk committee gender diversity: Evidence from United Kingdom listed companies.

Sacred Space and Anglo-Turkish Relations (2024)
Book

This work investigates how various sacred spaces in Ottoman and Republican Turkey interfaced with British foreign policy. It considers how these spaces impacted upon British prestige in the context of its dealings with Turkey chiefly, as well as othe... Read More about Sacred Space and Anglo-Turkish Relations.

Missing missions or partial missions? Translating circular economy directionality into place-based transformative action (2024)
Journal Article

This paper investigates how top-down policy direction setting is interpreted and implemented within horizontal networks of practice. This is an under-investigated issue, yet vital for delivering ultimately transformative outcomes. It seeks to unpack... Read More about Missing missions or partial missions? Translating circular economy directionality into place-based transformative action.

ResNet18 performance: Impact of network depth and image resolution on image classification (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study explores aspects of using ResNet18 for the classification of biomedical images, using the 2D medical images from the MedMNIST library that is widely used for benchmarking. The number of layers within the ResNet18 was studied. The typically... Read More about ResNet18 performance: Impact of network depth and image resolution on image classification.

Manufacturing in healthcare: Developing the business case for redistributed manufacturing (RDM) in deployed healthcare (2024)
Thesis

This research presents the findings of a study into redistributed manufacturing within healthcare, focusing on deployed medical operations. With the increasing frequency of geopolitical disruptions, such as natural disasters, conflict and disease out... Read More about Manufacturing in healthcare: Developing the business case for redistributed manufacturing (RDM) in deployed healthcare.

The impact of engineered tree pit solutions on street tree growth and survival (2024)
Thesis

Internationally, cities are setting tree planting targets in recognition of tree-based ecosystem services. However, establishing street trees presents significant challenges and traditional techniques are associated with elevated tree mortality. Engi... Read More about The impact of engineered tree pit solutions on street tree growth and survival.

Coping and adaptative strategies for building community based flood resilience (A case study of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria) (2024)
Thesis

Flood-prone communities often employ coping and adaptive strategies as a response to the frequent flood events they experience. These coping and adaptive strategies are derived from their indigenous and experiential knowledge. Flood prone communities... Read More about Coping and adaptative strategies for building community based flood resilience (A case study of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria).

‘Constant pressures from all angles’: Understanding the mental health of UK police officers (2024)
Journal Article

Policing in the United Kingdom can be challenging. The organisational (i.e., within the police force) and operational (i.e., when working in the field) stressors that police officers encounter can negatively impact their mental health. To investigate... Read More about ‘Constant pressures from all angles’: Understanding the mental health of UK police officers.

Insights into how digital luthiers approach design (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The design of digital musical instruments represents a complex role that incorporates creative practice, design and engineering. It is, of course, a deep discussion topic and research focus within the NIME community. This paper discusses how digital... Read More about Insights into how digital luthiers approach design.

Effect of side road junction design enhancements and flows on priority for crossing pedestrians and cyclists (2024)
Journal Article

Enhancements to designs or carriageway markings are increasingly used by engineers to reinforce pedestrians’ and cyclists’ priority when crossing side roads at their junctions with main roads. Yielding behaviour in 13,402 interactions was collected a... Read More about Effect of side road junction design enhancements and flows on priority for crossing pedestrians and cyclists.

Barriers to achieving satisfactory dropped objects safety performance in the UK construction sector (2024)
Journal Article

In 1980 a deadly explosion occurred at a nuclear missile base precipitated by a dropped object. The potential for major catastrophe, an industry call to action and a research gap forms the rationale for this research into dropped objects. The aim of... Read More about Barriers to achieving satisfactory dropped objects safety performance in the UK construction sector.

Exercises for all (2024)
Exhibition / Performance

Sarah Bodman: For UWE Bristol’s Postgraduate Symposium Proof! 2024, I made a short video presentation inviting students, staff and interested parties to join me in making small artworks for an exhibition EXERCISES FOR ALL at Bower Ashton Library, UWE... Read More about Exercises for all.

Understanding the experiences of caring for a partner with young onset dementia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis (2024)
Thesis

Young onset dementia, diagnosed before the age of 65 presents unique challenges for individuals and their carers. The prevalence of young onset dementia in the UK is rising (Carter et al, 2018) with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common type of d... Read More about Understanding the experiences of caring for a partner with young onset dementia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.