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HOCl vs OCl−: clarification on chlorine-based disinfectants used within clinical settings (2023)
Journal Article

Disinfection is a mainstay of infection prevention, the importance of which was highlighted throughout the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. There is frequent misuse of terminology surrounding chlorine solutions in the literature. This leads not only to confusion... Read More about HOCl vs OCl−: clarification on chlorine-based disinfectants used within clinical settings.

Driving urban transitions - Digital-twin solutions (2023)
Book Chapter

This book offers a unique and timely contribution, informed by responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, to unpack the intertwined challenges that planning needs to cope with in the future. It's argues that the pandemic and post-pandemic periods, in the su... Read More about Driving urban transitions - Digital-twin solutions.

Model-free robust decoupling control of nonlinear nonaffine dynamic systems (2023)
Journal Article

This study presents a model-free robust input-output decoupling control with Nonlinear-Dynamic-Coupling Inversion/Inverter (NDCI) in a U-control framework. Regarding the decoupling, an input/output (I/O) coupling matrix function is proposed to derive... Read More about Model-free robust decoupling control of nonlinear nonaffine dynamic systems.

Toward sustainable composites: Graphene‐modified jute fiber composites with bio‐based epoxy resin (2023)
Journal Article

Sustainable natural fiber reinforced composites have attracted significant interest due to the growing environmental concerns with conventional synthetic fiber as well as petroleum-based resins. One promising approach to reducing the large carbon foo... Read More about Toward sustainable composites: Graphene‐modified jute fiber composites with bio‐based epoxy resin.

Critique of ontological militarism (2023)
Journal Article

War metaphors permeate the world we live in. From wildlife documentaries (natural war) to the curbing of academic freedom (war on woke), it seems that anything can be described in an essential likeness to warfare. Drawing on Lacanian psychoanalysis,... Read More about Critique of ontological militarism.

Exploring civil partnership from the perspective of those in mixed-sex relationships: Embracing a clean slate of equality (2023)
Journal Article

Civil partnerships first became available to mixed-sex couples in England and Wales in December 2019. To date, there has been no research exploring the perspectives of mixed-sex couples who choose to become civil partners. We interviewed 21 people, a... Read More about Exploring civil partnership from the perspective of those in mixed-sex relationships: Embracing a clean slate of equality.

Written evidence to the climate change, environment and infrastructure committee of the Welsh Government on the infrastructure (Wales) bill (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper

The challenge of engaging communities on hidden risks: Co-developing a framework for Adaptive Participatory Storytelling Approaches (APSA) (2023)
Journal Article

The transdisciplinary Drought Risk and You (DRY) project aimed to interweave storytelling and science as a way of increasing the different voices and types of knowledge (specialist, local) within drought risk decision-making in the UK. This paper cri... Read More about The challenge of engaging communities on hidden risks: Co-developing a framework for Adaptive Participatory Storytelling Approaches (APSA).

Rebuffing the ‘hard to reach’ narrative: How to engage diverse groups in participation for resilience (2023)
Journal Article

Across three years (2017–2020), the ESRC Seminar series, “Civil Agency, Society and Climate Adaptation to Weather Extremes” (CASCADE-NET) critically examined the changing role of civil society in extreme weather adaptation. One full-day seminar explo... Read More about Rebuffing the ‘hard to reach’ narrative: How to engage diverse groups in participation for resilience.

The future of volunteering in extreme weather events: Critical reflections on key challenges and opportunities for climate resilience (2023)
Journal Article

Volunteers are playing a significant role in interacting with ongoing societal shocks and stresses, such as mobilizing resources and supporting responses to extreme weather events. Their actions contribute to the pursuit of local climate resilience b... Read More about The future of volunteering in extreme weather events: Critical reflections on key challenges and opportunities for climate resilience.

Exploring perceptions of stalking-like behaviour for autistic young people within a neurodivergent and strengths-based framework: Critiquing relationships, sex and health education provision (2023)
Book Chapter

Many young people do not have a strong understanding of stalking-like behaviour; this chapter considers the challenges this presents with specific reference to autistic young people, focusing upon: prevalence, recognition, awareness and consequences... Read More about Exploring perceptions of stalking-like behaviour for autistic young people within a neurodivergent and strengths-based framework: Critiquing relationships, sex and health education provision.

Vibrational energy transfer in coupled mechanical systems with nonlinear joints (2023)
Journal Article

This study investigates vibrational transfer and energy flow in nonlinearly coupled systems, each subjected to a harmonic force with different excitation frequency. A nonlinear joint having either smooth or non-smooth stiffness characteristics at the... Read More about Vibrational energy transfer in coupled mechanical systems with nonlinear joints.

Willing to be the change: Perceived drivers and barriers to participation in urban smart farming projects (2023)
Journal Article

Psychological research on perceptions on urban smart farming is scarce, especially in a Global South context. To reach wide acceptance of urban smart farming and create effective strategies for the implementation of this innovative technology, we nee... Read More about Willing to be the change: Perceived drivers and barriers to participation in urban smart farming projects.

Short summary of research with young people for the development of impactful RSHE 2023 (2023)
Report

The Women and Equalities Committee inquiry (2016), found sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools to be widespread, facilitated by access to online pornography. UK research found most children have seen pornography by 16, with 75% reporting t... Read More about Short summary of research with young people for the development of impactful RSHE 2023.

Final report RSHE recommendations to schools 2023 (2023)
Report

The Women and Equalities Committee inquiry (2016), found sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools to be widespread, facilitated by access to online pornography. UK research found most children have seen pornography by 16, with 75% reporting t... Read More about Final report RSHE recommendations to schools 2023.

Voices from the deck: Lecturers’ and middle managers’ perceptions of effective FE sector professional development (2023)
Journal Article

This article discusses the findings of research into further education (FE) lecturers' and middle managers’ perceptions of what constitutes effective professional development. This focus addresses an area of paucity in the literature that requires at... Read More about Voices from the deck: Lecturers’ and middle managers’ perceptions of effective FE sector professional development.

PLEKHS1 drives PI3Ks and remodels pathway homeostasis in PTEN-null prostate (2023)
Journal Article

The PIP3/PI3K network is a central regulator of metabolism and is frequently activated in cancer, commonly by loss of the PIP3/PI(3,4)P2 phosphatase, PTEN. Despite huge research investment, the drivers of the PI3K network in normal tissues and how th... Read More about PLEKHS1 drives PI3Ks and remodels pathway homeostasis in PTEN-null prostate.

Interviewing vulnerable suspects arrested for homicide offences: The working practices of detectives and third parties (2023)
Thesis

The aim of this research is to critically explore the working practices of detectives and third parties involved in the detention and interviewing of vulnerable suspects, who have been arrested on suspicion of committing homicide (and attempted murde... Read More about Interviewing vulnerable suspects arrested for homicide offences: The working practices of detectives and third parties.

Black everyday lives, material culture and narrative: Tings in de House (2023)
Journal Article

Review of the book "Black Everyday Lives, Material Culture and Narrative: Tings in de House" by Shawn-Naphtali Sobers.

Women’s voice, agency and resistance in Nigerian blogs: A feminist critical discourse analysis (2023)
Journal Article

This paper contributes to the burgeoning literature on how women construct resistance, project their agency and sculpt a positive identity for themselves. It employs feminist critical discourse analysis as a framework to examine how Nigerian blogs on... Read More about Women’s voice, agency and resistance in Nigerian blogs: A feminist critical discourse analysis.