All Outputs (657)

Does health affect attitudes towards immigration? (2024)
Journal Article

Does poor health lead to more negative attitudes towards immigration? Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (1999-2021) and the European Social Survey (2002-2021), I find that poorer subjective health, disability, as well as longstanding ph... Read More about Does health affect attitudes towards immigration?.

Innovative methods to improve the seismic performance of precast segmental and hybrid bridge columns under cyclic loading (2024)
Journal Article

This paper investigates the seismic performance of prefabricated segmental bridge columns (PSBCs) with hybrid post-tensioned tendons and energy dissipation (ED) bars under cyclic loading. PSBCs with unbonded and hybrid bonded prestressed tendons and... Read More about Innovative methods to improve the seismic performance of precast segmental and hybrid bridge columns under cyclic loading.

Admissibility of forensic evidence and expert witnesses (2024)
Book Chapter

In GBVAW cases, where forensic evidence will likely form part of the evidence for the prosecution, an expert in the specific evidence type (such as a DNA expert) will be required to assess the evidence in the context of the case to help the court dec... Read More about Admissibility of forensic evidence and expert witnesses.

Depressive symptoms in adolescence and adult educational and employment outcomes: A structured life course analysis (2024)
Journal Article

Background. Depression is a common mental health disorder that often starts during adolescence, with potentially important future consequences including ‘Not in Education, Employment or Training’ (NEET) status. Methods. We took a structured life cour... Read More about Depressive symptoms in adolescence and adult educational and employment outcomes: A structured life course analysis.

Orchestrating an organizational mastery climate: Lessons from human resource managers (2024)
Journal Article

This study aims to explore how HR professionals orchestrate an organizational mastery climate (i.e., a climate that fosters employees’ effort and cooperation in learning, development and skill mastery) in their organizations. Theoretically, the study... Read More about Orchestrating an organizational mastery climate: Lessons from human resource managers.

Narrowing the scientist-practitioner gap via career triangulation (2024)
Journal Article

Our career journeys are unique and become integral parts of our life stories. This paper describes the development of a career path that can be currently defined as a persistent effort to balance three separate but highly aligned areas that feed into... Read More about Narrowing the scientist-practitioner gap via career triangulation.

Traces of tolerance in European history: A student-oriented and educational approach (2024)
Report

This chapter and working group report is part of the outcomes of an Erasmus Plus funded project: Citizenship Education in the Context of European Values. The teacher support materials found in this book are based on the work of an interdisciplinary... Read More about Traces of tolerance in European history: A student-oriented and educational approach.

Animal–staff interactions (2024)
Book Chapter

Research on human–animal interactions has focused predominantly on the visitor–animal domain with little attention given to staff and the impacts that these work-based interactions have on both the animals and people involved. Some staff (keepers, ve... Read More about Animal–staff interactions.

Citizenship in the context of European values: Recommendations for teaching in higher education (2024)
Report

This publication reflects the work of CitEdEV (Citizenship Education in the Context of European Values), a Jean Monnet Network funded by the European Commission and Charles University, Prague. It aims to provide guidance to those teaching in higher e... Read More about Citizenship in the context of European values: Recommendations for teaching in higher education.

RTI-photogrammetry integration for planar surfaces capture (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The presentation will discuss the development and use of an automated 3D scanning system, providing an affordable and efficient method for the digitisation of cultural heritage artifacts. By integrating photogrammetry with Reflectance Transformation... Read More about RTI-photogrammetry integration for planar surfaces capture.

Enhancing healthcare IoT systems for diabetic patient monitoring: Integration of Harris Hawks and grasshopper optimization algorithms (2024)
Journal Article

The integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare, especially for people with diabetes, allows for constant health monitoring. This means that doctors can watch over patients' health more closely, making sure they catch any issues early o... Read More about Enhancing healthcare IoT systems for diabetic patient monitoring: Integration of Harris Hawks and grasshopper optimization algorithms.

Impacts of COVID-19 on UK environmental science engagement projects (2024)
Journal Article

In February-March 2020, ‘Investing in the Future of Science’ collected data on environmental science engagement with UK school-aged children. The UK then entered its first COVID-19 national lockdown. Larger or wider-reaching projects appeared more li... Read More about Impacts of COVID-19 on UK environmental science engagement projects.

Electroactive composite biofilms integrating Kombucha, Chlorella and synthetic proteinoid Proto-Brains (2024)
Journal Article

In this study, we present electroactive biofilms made from a combination of Kombucha zoogleal mats and thermal proteinoids. These biofilms have potential applications in unconventional computing and robotic skin. Proteinoids are synthesized by therma... Read More about Electroactive composite biofilms integrating Kombucha, Chlorella and synthetic proteinoid Proto-Brains.

Understanding individual’s perceptions of self-efficacy in relation to self-managing their type-2 diabetes after being enrolled onto a mindfulness-based programme (2024)
Thesis

Introduction: Increased levels of mindfulness and self-efficacy have been associated with improvements in self-management for individuals with type 2 diabetes. It is important to further our understanding of how to improve self-management to improve... Read More about Understanding individual’s perceptions of self-efficacy in relation to self-managing their type-2 diabetes after being enrolled onto a mindfulness-based programme.

Swift quakes and new podcast music inspired by the fine-structure constant (2024)
Digital Artefact

Whether you’re a Swiftie, a devout metalhead, or a 1980s synth pop aficionado, there is something for every musical taste in this month’s Physics World Stories. In part one, podcast host Andrew Glester is joined by Jacqueline Caplan-Auerbach, a ge... Read More about Swift quakes and new podcast music inspired by the fine-structure constant.

Regulating armed swarms under international law (2024)
Book Chapter

Of the known military systems under development today perhaps none are more controversial than autonomous weapons systems (AWS). Indeed, for several years, opponents have been urging the United Nations (UN) to prohibit this emerging weapons technolog... Read More about Regulating armed swarms under international law.

A critical review of the reporting of reflexive thematic analysis in Health Promotion International (2024)
Journal Article

Using the concept of methodological congruence - where the different elements of a study 'fit' together - we explore both problematic and good practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis (TA) as reported in Health Promotion International (HPI). Alignin... Read More about A critical review of the reporting of reflexive thematic analysis in Health Promotion International.

Theorising non-bank financial intermediation (2024)
Journal Article

The expansion of non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) presents a challenge for monetary theories which emphasise the macroeconomic significance of commercial bank lending. The heterodox literature which has emerged since the 2008 crisis falls rou... Read More about Theorising non-bank financial intermediation.

Emotional skills groups: A qualitative study exploring client experiences of online group work in an improving access to psychological therapies service (2024)
Thesis

Background: Many people treated in National Health Service (NHS) Talking Therapies services (previously known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) have highly complex needs which are not always met by the length and type of treatment offer... Read More about Emotional skills groups: A qualitative study exploring client experiences of online group work in an improving access to psychological therapies service.

Discursive analysis into the trans and non-binary experiences of eating disorders (2024)
Thesis

Background: Whilst there is a significant body of critical feminist research on how gender mobilises eating dis/orders it has tended to focus on the experiences of anorexia in (assumed) cisheterosexual, white, and middle-class young women (Jones & Ma... Read More about Discursive analysis into the trans and non-binary experiences of eating disorders.