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What lessons can be learnt from America’s use of competition law in the enforcement of financial crime? (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter focusses on the United States of America (US)’s approach to the enforcement of financial crime. In particular, the use by regulators in the US of competition law to enforce financial crimes such as market manipulation will be examined an... Read More about What lessons can be learnt from America’s use of competition law in the enforcement of financial crime?.

Tide and Time - Liz Lane (2024)
Other

Commissioned in 2018 by Foden's Band, conductor Michael Fowles, premiered at the RNCM Brass Band Festival. Revised 2023 for performance by Flowers Band, conductor Michael Fowles at the Three Choirs Festival, Gloucester Cathedral. Tide and Time is... Read More about Tide and Time - Liz Lane.

Restorative Justice and Harmful Sexual Behaviour (RJHSB): A commentary (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper

Restorative Justice (RJ) has been practiced around the world in various settings, including criminal justice, for many years (Shapland et al., 2004; 2006). In the UK, there has been a long history of its use with the intent to allow those who have... Read More about Restorative Justice and Harmful Sexual Behaviour (RJHSB): A commentary.

A dynamic movement primitives-based tool use skill learning and transfer framework for robot manipulation (2024)
Journal Article

This paper presents a framework for learning and transferring robot tool-use skills based on Dynamic Movement Primitives (DMPs) for robot fine manipulation. DMPs and their enhanced methods are employed to acquire a specific tool-use skill applicable... Read More about A dynamic movement primitives-based tool use skill learning and transfer framework for robot manipulation.

Unleadership: The Remarkable Power of Unremarkable Acts (2024)
Book

Leaderly acts and practices from unexpected places are often overlooked and yet have remarkable power. These spontaneous acts are in sharp contrast to those of formal leaders in governments and leading corporations. Global events like the Covid-19 pa... Read More about Unleadership: The Remarkable Power of Unremarkable Acts.

Don't give them fire! (2024)
Exhibition / Performance

The title ‘Don’t give them fire’ refers to the myth of Prometheus. Prometheus's most famous act was his theft of fire from the gods. According to the myth, Prometheus took fire from the workshop of Hephaestus (the god of fire and craftsmanship) and g... Read More about Don't give them fire!.

A systematic review of the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions in the South African multilingual context (2024)
Journal Article

International comparative measures show that South Africa has extremely low standards in reading. A variety of programmes aimed at boosting reading have been developed, however, the effectiveness of these programmes is unclear. Prior reviews of effec... Read More about A systematic review of the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions in the South African multilingual context.

“It’s on your shoulders now” Transitioning from child-to-adult UK cleft lip/palate services: An exploration of young adults' narratives (2024)
Journal Article

Objectives Treatment for cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) in the United Kingdom is administered on a standardised pathway from diagnosis to early adulthood, with options to be re-referred in later life. At age 16, patients become responsible for their... Read More about “It’s on your shoulders now” Transitioning from child-to-adult UK cleft lip/palate services: An exploration of young adults' narratives.

The burden of acute eye conditions on different healthcare providers: A retrospective population-based study (2024)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: The demand for acute eyecare exponentially outstrips capacity. The public lacks awareness of community eyecare services. AIM: To quantify the burden of acute eyecare on different healthcare service providers in a national population throu... Read More about The burden of acute eye conditions on different healthcare providers: A retrospective population-based study.

Oral microbial diversity in health: An ethnic comparative study (2024)
Thesis

This work involved two key phases: an in-vitro study and a clinical trial (in-vivo) study. The in-vitro study compared the antimicrobial properties of an oral formulation containing 5% potassium nitrate and 0.24% sodium fluoride to 1% chlorohexidine... Read More about Oral microbial diversity in health: An ethnic comparative study.

Development of the intelligent knee osteoarthritis lifestyle app: A person-based approach (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Knee osteoarthritis is one of the most prevalent long term health conditions globally. Exercise and physical activity are now widely recognised to significantly reduce joint pain, improve physical function and quality of life in patients... Read More about Development of the intelligent knee osteoarthritis lifestyle app: A person-based approach.

Bamboo (2024)
Book Chapter

The environmental impacts of construction are momentous. How can architects minimise these by making responsible material choices? Material choices have a global impact. The design and construction industry are responsible for 39% of all carbon emiss... Read More about Bamboo.

Composition I and II (2024)
Physical Artefact

Composition I and II, 2024, two collage works made in response to Luiz Sacilotto's Composition painting 1949 for the exhibition: Homagen a Luiz Sacilotto, organised by Marica Rosenberger. Homagen a Luiz Sacilotto, organised by Marica Rosenberger... Read More about Composition I and II.

A 'language of the body': Weightlifting and (reptilian) rhythms of regulation (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This audio-visual presentation recontextualizes postmodern ‘punk’ feminist writer Kathy Acker’s essay ‘Against Ordinary Language: The Language of the Body’ (1993) as a critical experimental work of narrative autoethnography. It will be proposed that... Read More about A 'language of the body': Weightlifting and (reptilian) rhythms of regulation.

First contact physiotherapy: An evaluation of clinical effectiveness and costs (2024)
Journal Article

Background: First Contact Physiotherapy Practitioners (FCPPs) are embedded within general practice, providing expert assessment, diagnosis and management plans for patients with musculoskeletal disorders (MSKDs), without the prior need for GP consult... Read More about First contact physiotherapy: An evaluation of clinical effectiveness and costs.

Women's experiences of maternity care in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic: A follow-up systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Maternity care services in the United Kingdom have undergone drastic changes due to pandemic-related restrictions. Prior research has shown maternity care during the pandemic was negatively experienced by women and led to poor physical an... Read More about Women's experiences of maternity care in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic: A follow-up systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.

Experiences of foundation year students integrating into first year (2024)
Journal Article

Foundation year courses tend to attract an elevated proportion of students from widening participation backgrounds. Previously, O’Sullivan et al. (2019) showed that sense of belonging and academic confidence increase during the foundation year. The r... Read More about Experiences of foundation year students integrating into first year.

Electrical spiking activity of proteinoids-ZnO colloids (2024)
Journal Article

We are studying the remarkable electrical properties of Proteinoids-ZnO microspheres with the aim of exploring their potential for a new form of computing. Our research has revealed that these microspheres exhibit behavior similar to neurons, generat... Read More about Electrical spiking activity of proteinoids-ZnO colloids.

Joining the dots? Special education and alternative provision (2024)
Journal Article

The English mass state education system, developing over 150 years, has created subsystems for children and young people who had difficulty in functioning at or beyond 'mainstream' schooling, or whose behaviour was deemed inappropriate. While many de... Read More about Joining the dots? Special education and alternative provision.

Dividends, investment and pension contributions (2024)
Journal Article

We study the determinants of pension contributions for UK listed companies to better understand how the contributions decision is placed within the wider operational and strategic framework of the company. We model the potential displacement effect o... Read More about Dividends, investment and pension contributions.