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A review of the healthcare and social care needs of the older prisoner population in England and Wales (2024)
Journal Article

In recent years, research on older prisoners in England and Wales has expanded significantly, and the term “older prisoner” is now well entrenched in the prison-based literature. Those prisoners who are over the age of 50 are now the fastest growing... Read More about A review of the healthcare and social care needs of the older prisoner population in England and Wales.

Multimodal haptic interface for walker-assisted navigation (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study investigates the efficacy of a haptic interface, aiming to offer the walking frame users accurate, intuitive, and easily understandable directional cues. The research introduces a novel haptic feedback interface incorporated into a walking... Read More about Multimodal haptic interface for walker-assisted navigation.

Development and functional evaluation of the PrHand V3 soft-robotics prosthetic hand (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The affordability and functionality of hand pros-thetics in developing countries are still very limited. This work aims to present and evaluate the new version of the PrHand affordable robotic prosthesis (PrHand V3), built with soft robotics and comp... Read More about Development and functional evaluation of the PrHand V3 soft-robotics prosthetic hand.

Effect of slenderness ratio on the behavior of RC bearing walls under fire exposure (2024)
Journal Article

Reinforced concrete (RC) bearing walls are commonly used in building structures to resist axial and lateral loads. Therefore, their ability to withstand loads when exposed to fire is important. The behavior of RC walls under fire exposure is affected... Read More about Effect of slenderness ratio on the behavior of RC bearing walls under fire exposure.

Magnet ingestion in children in the United Kingdom: A national prospective observational surveillance study (2024)
Journal Article

Background
Magnet ingestion in children and young people (CYP) associates with significant harm. The incidence and circumstances of magnet ingestions in CYP are unknown in the United Kingdom (UK). We aimed to determine these and report associated ou... Read More about Magnet ingestion in children in the United Kingdom: A national prospective observational surveillance study.

Closing the deal faster: The role of institutions and government involvement in cross-border M&A completions in Brazil (2024)
Journal Article

Drawing on an integrative lens of the institutional theory and resource-based view, we investigate the effect of institutional distance, institutional quality, and government involvement on the duration of cross-border M&A deals in Brazil between 200... Read More about Closing the deal faster: The role of institutions and government involvement in cross-border M&A completions in Brazil.

Understanding criminogenic features: Case studies of cryptocurrencies based financial crimes (2024)
Journal Article

The primary objective of this paper is to comprehensively examine the intricate relationship between cryptocurrency and criminal enterprises, shedding light on the methods, mechanisms, and implications of cryptocurrency use in various financial crime... Read More about Understanding criminogenic features: Case studies of cryptocurrencies based financial crimes.

History-enhanced ICT For Sustainability education: Learning together with Business Computing students (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

his research explores the use of History to enhance education in the field of ICT For Sustainability (ICT4S) in response to a challenge from the ICT4S 2023 conference. No previous studies were found in ICT4S but the literature on History and Educatio... Read More about History-enhanced ICT For Sustainability education: Learning together with Business Computing students.

Philosophical Foundations of Psychotherapy - Radical Relationality (2024)
Book

Philosophical Foundations of Psychotherapy promotes a critical understanding of the ideas, traditions, values, and principles that inform and shape – for better or for worse – what therapists do.

The book challenges the unhelpful misconception tha... Read More about Philosophical Foundations of Psychotherapy - Radical Relationality.

What factors are associated with patients being active partners in the management fibromyalgia? A mixed methods systematic review protocol (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is characterised by widespread and persistent pain, intrusive fatigue and cognitive issues, affecting approximately 5.4% of the UK population. Non‐pharmacological therapies and education are current management... Read More about What factors are associated with patients being active partners in the management fibromyalgia? A mixed methods systematic review protocol.

Influence of proteinoids on calcium carbonate polymorphs precipitation in supersaturated solutions (2024)
Journal Article

Proteinoids, or thermal proteins, are amino acid polymers formed at high temperatures by non-biological processes. Pro- teinoids form microspheres in liquids. The microspheres exhibit electrical activity similar to that of neurons. The electrically s... Read More about Influence of proteinoids on calcium carbonate polymorphs precipitation in supersaturated solutions.

Paramedics providing end-of-life care: an online survey of practice and experiences (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Global demand for care during the last year of life (end-of-life) is rising and with shortfalls in community healthcare services, paramedics are increasingly called on to deliver this. Despite this growing demand on the paramedic workforc... Read More about Paramedics providing end-of-life care: an online survey of practice and experiences.

A virtual gallery of international illustration research (2024)
Exhibition / Performance

https://www.illustrationacademics.com/2024

Into the 21st century, a criticality in the framing of illustration as a unique discipline with its own research methods and approaches is required for the field to transcend professional practice. Whethe... Read More about A virtual gallery of international illustration research.

Skin shade and relationships: How colourism pits Black and mixed Black-White women against each other (2024)
Journal Article

Introduction: Colourism, prejudice where people are penalised the darker their skin and the further their features are from those associated with whiteness, occurs within and between racialised groups and can affect relationships. In this paper we ex... Read More about Skin shade and relationships: How colourism pits Black and mixed Black-White women against each other.

School art: Where is it? (Re)exploring visual arts in secondary schools (2024)
Report

In this innovative research study, Joanna Fursman, Will Grant, and Carol Wild begin by revisiting the work undertaken by Dick Downing and Ruth Watson in their Tate-sponsored 2004 School Art: What Is It? report. Twenty years later, they replicate the... Read More about School art: Where is it? (Re)exploring visual arts in secondary schools.

Why assessment transformation needs a thriving ecosystem (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

Transforming assessment practice is something the entire Higher Education Sector strives for, increasingly so with a focus on inclusive assessment and the opportunity to change the culture from assessment of learning to assessment as learning. This a... Read More about Why assessment transformation needs a thriving ecosystem.

Psoriatic arthritis priority setting partnership: Patient and clinician informed considerations for future UK health service delivery (2024)
Journal Article

Little is known about the ideal service delivery model and shortcomings in patient experiences in the NHS for patients with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). To identify unmet needs perceived within the current health service delivery model for PsA from the... Read More about Psoriatic arthritis priority setting partnership: Patient and clinician informed considerations for future UK health service delivery.

Adoption of AI by the HR function in the civil service (2024)
Journal Article

This paper uses the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to assess the readiness of the HR Function within the UK Civil Service (CSHR) to implement AI to support performance. Academic literature in relation to AI acceptance in HR functions is currently... Read More about Adoption of AI by the HR function in the civil service.

Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of two positive body image media micro-interventions among children aged 4–6 years old – a study protocol (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Children’s online media perpetuates appearance idealised images and can negatively impact the way children feel about their own and other people’s bodies (e.g., weight bias) at a young age. The development and evaluation of body image int... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of two positive body image media micro-interventions among children aged 4–6 years old – a study protocol.

Using neuroevolution for designing soft medical devices (2024)
Journal Article

Soft robots can exhibit better performance in specific tasks compared to conventional robots, particularly in healthcare related tasks. However, the field of soft robotics is still young, and designing them often involves mimicking natural organisms... Read More about Using neuroevolution for designing soft medical devices.