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Outline of an evolutionary morphology generator towards the modular design of a biohybrid catheter (2024)
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Tsompanas, M. A., & Balaz, I. (2024). Outline of an evolutionary morphology generator towards the modular design of a biohybrid catheter. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 11, Article 1337722. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2024.1337722

Biohybrid machines (BHMs) are an amalgam of actuators composed of living cells with synthetic materials. They are engineered in order to improve autonomy, adaptability and energy efficiency beyond what conventional robots can offer. However, designin... Read More about Outline of an evolutionary morphology generator towards the modular design of a biohybrid catheter.

Reflections on co-productive research in a youth-focused climate education project (2024)
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Portus, R., Williams, S., Mansikka-aho, A., Reilly, K., Aarnio-Linnanvuori, E., de Vito, L., …McEwen, L. (in press). Reflections on co-productive research in a youth-focused climate education project. Geographical Research, https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12642

The 1989 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child emphasises the value of listening to young people’s voices. Since its inception, there have been significant moves to involve young people in research that concerns their lives in a time of environmen... Read More about Reflections on co-productive research in a youth-focused climate education project.

Prehospital emergency care for trauma victims in Nepal: a mixed-methods study (2024)
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Banstola, A., Gautam, P., Smart, G., Kumar Joshi, S., Mytton, J., & Mytton, J. (in press). Prehospital emergency care for trauma victims in Nepal: a mixed-methods study. Global Health Research,

Background The prehospital care system in Nepal is poorly developed, with multiple providers, limited coordination of services and no national coverage. There is little published evidence reporting the prehospital care of patients with trauma, data... Read More about Prehospital emergency care for trauma victims in Nepal: a mixed-methods study.

Accept or challenge? Exploring the experiences of pre-service teachers from minoritised groups (2024)
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Vickers‐Hulse, K., & Whitehouse, S. (in press). Accept or challenge? Exploring the experiences of pre-service teachers from minoritised groups. British Educational Research Journal, https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4004

The shortage of teachers from Black, Asian and minoritised groups is well documented. Over the past decade, a body of research has confirmed that discrimination and inequality is a factor in the recruitment of teachers from Black, Asian and minoritis... Read More about Accept or challenge? Exploring the experiences of pre-service teachers from minoritised groups.

A conceptual thematic framework of psychological adjustment in caregivers of children with craniofacial microsomia (2024)
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Stock, N. M., Costa, B., Parnell, J., Johns, A., Crerand, C., Feragen, K., …Heike, C. (in press). A conceptual thematic framework of psychological adjustment in caregivers of children with craniofacial microsomia. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656241245284

Objective: Children with craniofacial microsomia (CFM) have complex healthcare needs, resulting in evaluations and interventions from infancy onward. Yet, little is understood about families’ treatment experiences or the impact of CFM on caregivers’... Read More about A conceptual thematic framework of psychological adjustment in caregivers of children with craniofacial microsomia.

Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research. (2024)
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Wilkinson, C., Gibson, A., Biddle, M., & Hobbs, L. (2024). Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research. PEC Innovation, 4, Article 100281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2024.100281

Patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research is now well-established, whilst science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research has shifted from a focus on science communication alone to public engagement (PE) within its rese... Read More about Public involvement and public engagement: An example of convergent evolution? Findings from a conceptual qualitative review of patient and public involvement, and public engagement, in health and scientific research..

Exploring the content validity of the Chalder Fatigue Scale using cognitive interviewing in an ME/CFS population (2024)
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Gladwell, P., Harland, M., Adrissi, A., Kershaw, S., & Dures, E. (2024). Exploring the content validity of the Chalder Fatigue Scale using cognitive interviewing in an ME/CFS population. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health and Behavior, 12(3), 217-237. https://doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2024.2335861

Background The Chalder Fatigue Scale, also known as the Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire (CFQ) is a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) comprising 11 items designed to measure physical and cognitive fatigue. It is widely used with people with myalg... Read More about Exploring the content validity of the Chalder Fatigue Scale using cognitive interviewing in an ME/CFS population.

Does innovation lead to firm growth through endogenous marketing expenditure for SMEs in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)? (2024)
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Thy, N. G., Duong, L., Khoa, H. D., & Van Binh, T. (2024). Does innovation lead to firm growth through endogenous marketing expenditure for SMEs in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)?. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 52(1), 47-66. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2024.137756

This paper investigates how Vietnamese SMEs’ innovation relates to its performance through impacts of endogenous covariates, such as marketing expenditure. The paper employed extended regression models. Data used is based on the Vietnam General Stati... Read More about Does innovation lead to firm growth through endogenous marketing expenditure for SMEs in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)?.

The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course (2024)
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Cheston, R., Reilly, F., Topalova, N., Woodstoke, N., & Dodd, E. (2024). The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course. FPOP Bulletin, 166(April), 48-55. https://doi.org/10.53841/bpsfpop.2024.1.166.48

Introduction. The Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) intervention is an eight-week, group based post-diagnostic course for people living with dementia that aims to facilitate adjustment to the diagnosis. We set out to establish the views of course fa... Read More about The LivDem 2023 survey: Facilitator views on benefits and the more active involvement of carers in the Living well with Dementia (LivDem) course.

"The asylum system is completely broken": An analysis of justifications and resistance for the UK Government's Rwanda policy in parliamentary debates (2024)
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Parker, S., & Cornell, J. (2024). "The asylum system is completely broken": An analysis of justifications and resistance for the UK Government's Rwanda policy in parliamentary debates. Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines, 16(1), 1-17

In April 2022, the UK government announced the signing of a 'partnership agreement' with the Government of Rwanda in which some asylum seekers who enter the UK would be transported to Rwanda where their cases would be decided. This 'Rwanda policy' ha... Read More about "The asylum system is completely broken": An analysis of justifications and resistance for the UK Government's Rwanda policy in parliamentary debates.

Effectiveness of interventions on occupational stress, health and well-being, performance, and job satisfaction for midwives: A systematic mixed methods review (2024)
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Anchors, Z., Arnold, R., Bressington, C., Burnard, S., Moreton, A., & Moore, L. (in press). Effectiveness of interventions on occupational stress, health and well-being, performance, and job satisfaction for midwives: A systematic mixed methods review. Women and Birth, Article 101589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.02.005

Background: Work-related stress is high in midwifery with negative implications for midwives’ health and performance. This systematic review therefore examined which stress management interventions (SMIs) are most effective at reducing occupational s... Read More about Effectiveness of interventions on occupational stress, health and well-being, performance, and job satisfaction for midwives: A systematic mixed methods review.

Project-based learning integrated with e-Assessment (2024)
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Derrick, B., & Weir, I. (2024). Project-based learning integrated with e-Assessment. MSOR Connections, 22(2), 12-20. https://doi.org/10.21100/msor.v22i2

This paper explores a recent move towards project-based learning for a first-year undergraduate statistics module at the University of the West of England, Bristol. The course is aimed at students specialising in Mathematics and Statistics. A classro... Read More about Project-based learning integrated with e-Assessment.

“Difficulty mentioning the M word”: Perceptions of a woman disclosing negative menopause symptoms in the workplace (2024)
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Daly, K., Phillips-Pike, G., Clarke, V., & Beck, V. (in press). “Difficulty mentioning the M word”: Perceptions of a woman disclosing negative menopause symptoms in the workplace. Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management,

Purpose This qualitative study explores general perceptions of a woman experiencing negative menopausal symptoms in the workplace. It examines the socio-cultural understandings informing the responses of a mixed participant group, including those un... Read More about “Difficulty mentioning the M word”: Perceptions of a woman disclosing negative menopause symptoms in the workplace.

Using fraternity and human dignity to counter the criminalization of solidarity in the European Union (2024)
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Quenivet, N., Dadomo, C., & Tava, F. (in press). Using fraternity and human dignity to counter the criminalization of solidarity in the European Union. Columbia Human Rights Law Review, 56,

Over the past decades, a logic of border control and securitization, a combination of legal, political and social elements and factors, has developed in European States. The 2015 migration crisis has only exacerbated this negative approach towards mi... Read More about Using fraternity and human dignity to counter the criminalization of solidarity in the European Union.

Does exposure to books foster a taste for spatial mobility? Home library size in childhood and adult migration intentions (2024)
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Brunarska, Z., & Ivlevs, A. (in press). Does exposure to books foster a taste for spatial mobility? Home library size in childhood and adult migration intentions. Migration Studies, https://doi.org/10.1093/migration/mnae011

Does exposure to books in childhood encourage adult migration? We contend that it does—through reading, which provides a simulative experience and arouses readers’ curiosity, as well as raising their openness to new experiences, awareness of opportun... Read More about Does exposure to books foster a taste for spatial mobility? Home library size in childhood and adult migration intentions.

Nanoparticle and nanotopography-induced activation of the Wnt pathway in bone regeneration (2024)
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Jagannathan, C., Waddington, R. J., & Ayre, W. (2024). Nanoparticle and nanotopography-induced activation of the Wnt pathway in bone regeneration. Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews, 30(2), https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.TEB.2023.0108

Background and Aims: Recent research has focused on developing nanoparticle and nanotopography-based technologies for bone regeneration. The Wingless-related integration site (Wnt) signaling pathway has been shown to play a vital role in this process... Read More about Nanoparticle and nanotopography-induced activation of the Wnt pathway in bone regeneration.

A strategic approach to sustainable growth of the psychological professions’ workforce in physical healthcare (2024)
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Bhutani, G., Jenkinson, E., Kalsy-Lillico, S., & Moore, E. (2024). A strategic approach to sustainable growth of the psychological professions’ workforce in physical healthcare. Clinical Psychology Forum, 53-59

Psychological practice in physical healthcare results in better recovery and outcomes for patients/service users and their families and/or carers. Therefore, psychological professionals working in physical and integrated healthcare are ideally pl... Read More about A strategic approach to sustainable growth of the psychological professions’ workforce in physical healthcare.

Determining the impacting factors on performance of inventory management in the large-scale apparel manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka (2024)
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Weerakkody, S., Prabhakar, G., & Luo, X. (in press). Determining the impacting factors on performance of inventory management in the large-scale apparel manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka. International Journal of Services and Operations Management,

The Sri Lankan economy depends heavily on the labour-intensive garment sector; thus, supply chain management plays a crucial role in its operation. Inventory management is an important activity when comparing supply chain management in the garment se... Read More about Determining the impacting factors on performance of inventory management in the large-scale apparel manufacturing industry in Sri Lanka.

Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: The TRIUMPH cluster RCT (2024)
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Worthington, J., Frost, J., Sanderson, E., Cochrane, M., Wheeler, J., Cotterill, N., …Drake, M. J. (2024). Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: The TRIUMPH cluster RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 28(13), 1-162. https://doi.org/10.3310/GVBC3182

Conservative therapies are recommended as initial treatment for male lower urinary tract symptoms. However, there is a lack of evidence on effectiveness and uncertainty regarding approaches to delivery. The objective was to determine whether or not a... Read More about Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: The TRIUMPH cluster RCT.