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First report of Brenneria goodwinii, Gibbsiella quercinecans and Rahnella victoriana in declining oaks in France (2024)
Journal Article

Acute Oak Decline, Quercus petraea, Quercus robur Acute Oak Decline (AOD) is mediated by abiotic factors (temperature and precipitation) and triggered by insects (mainly the bark-boring beetle Agrilus biguttatus) and a complex of bacterial species (m... Read More about First report of Brenneria goodwinii, Gibbsiella quercinecans and Rahnella victoriana in declining oaks in France.

Tax Evasion and the Law: A Comparative Analysis of the UK and USA (2024)
Book

Following the global financial crisis, and a number of tax evasion scandals, there has been an increased public demand for countries to tackle tax evasion. In response, the past two decades have seen the diffusion of international cooperation in tax... Read More about Tax Evasion and the Law: A Comparative Analysis of the UK and USA.

The place of memory: Remediation and the personal moving image archive (2024)
Thesis

This thesis interrogates the ways in which the formation of an archive of Super 8 film shot by the filmmaker-researcher creates a ‘physical place’ in which to encounter memory and trauma, alongside digitised versions, and investigates the ways in whi... Read More about The place of memory: Remediation and the personal moving image archive.

‘Shooting in the dark’: Implications of the research–practice gap for enhancing research use in adult social care (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Despite calls for greater use of research and an appetite to do so within adult social care, a gap persists between research and practice. Aims and objectives: To explore views of adult social care staff about research and its application... Read More about ‘Shooting in the dark’: Implications of the research–practice gap for enhancing research use in adult social care.

An orchestral trip through the moons of our solar system (2024)
Digital Artefact

This month’s episode of Physics World Stories features an interview with composer Amanda Lee Falkenberg with music from her The Moons Symphony. Her creation takes listeners on an epic journey through the science and stories of the moons of our solar... Read More about An orchestral trip through the moons of our solar system.

The pillars of power and policy of social policymaking in authoritarian regimes (2024)
Journal Article

This article addresses the puzzle of the politics of social policy formation by two post-communist authoritarian regimes in China and Russia. It argues that two interrelated dimensions-which we term the pillars of power and policy-shape social policy... Read More about The pillars of power and policy of social policymaking in authoritarian regimes.

How do health professionals experience working with people living with or affected by Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) in South Wales Secondary Care Services? An exploration using reflexive thematic analysis (2024)
Thesis

Background: Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) present persistent challenges for people living with or affected by MUS, marked by uncertainty and stigmatisation. Equally, healthcare professionals face complex diagnostic and treatment dilemmas when... Read More about How do health professionals experience working with people living with or affected by Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) in South Wales Secondary Care Services? An exploration using reflexive thematic analysis.

Promoting sustainable urban freight through stakeholder engagement to co-create decarbonisation pathways in the UK (2024)
Journal Article

The contribution of greenhouse gas emissions from UK urban freight is growing in absolute terms, but the existence of alternative technology options means the urban part of the freight system has potential for relatively early decarbonisation. Howeve... Read More about Promoting sustainable urban freight through stakeholder engagement to co-create decarbonisation pathways in the UK.

A web-based physical activity promotion intervention for inactive parent-child dyads: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Low levels of physical activity are associated with numerous adverse health outcomes, yet sedentary lifestyles are common among both children and adults. Physical activity levels tend to decline steeply among children aged between 8 and 1... Read More about A web-based physical activity promotion intervention for inactive parent-child dyads: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Journal update monthly top five (2024)
Journal Article

Triple Access Planning - a diffusing innovation that reflects our new look world (2024)
Journal Article

Transport planning must evolve to match the new context of a changing world in which mobility is just one element of how we connect with the things we need and want to have, and to do, says Professor Glenn Lyons. Here he explains the origins and deve... Read More about Triple Access Planning - a diffusing innovation that reflects our new look world.

How to create a fraud prevention ecosystem (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Dr Diana Johnson moderated the panel event at the South West Fraud Forum annual conference. The panel was an extremely engaging and informative one, with panellists discussing how to identify and stop professional enablers/insider fraud, how to prote... Read More about How to create a fraud prevention ecosystem.

Reviewing course design to support pre-service teachers’ learning around inclusivity and intersectionality (2024)
Journal Article

In this paper, we outline how we reviewed and evaluated the content of an undergraduate module on a teacher training degree and demonstrate how critical evaluation of practice informed new understanding, strategies and approaches in teacher education... Read More about Reviewing course design to support pre-service teachers’ learning around inclusivity and intersectionality.

Lost and Found: Artists’ books, absence and existence (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Some of the ways that absence has been expressed through artists’ books - the loss of biodiversity, memory, relationships and culture. Examples include works by Roelof Bakker, Caren Florance, Ben Jenner, Gracia & Louise, Essence Press, Sophie Loss, E... Read More about Lost and Found: Artists’ books, absence and existence.

Updating ‘stockpiling as resilience’ in the context of the cost-of-living crisis: Tracking changes in resilience strategies in the UK (2024)
Journal Article

Using the seven resilience strategies identified in the previous paper entitled “Stockpiling as Resilience,” this study offers an update on the previous study 1 year later with interviews with the same households. The first paper was the result of in... Read More about Updating ‘stockpiling as resilience’ in the context of the cost-of-living crisis: Tracking changes in resilience strategies in the UK.

Assessing appearance, speech, and hearing (dis)satisfaction in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate: A contribution to general population norms (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) may grow up with a visible facial difference, alongside speech and/or hearing challenges. Self-perceptions are stronger predictors of psychosocial adjustment than objective assessments, high... Read More about Assessing appearance, speech, and hearing (dis)satisfaction in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate: A contribution to general population norms.

Questioning ‘voice’ and silence: Exploring creative and participatory approaches to researching with children through a Reggio Emilian lens (2024)
Journal Article

There has been much debate around the ‘voice’ of the child in qualitative research. This paper contributes to these discussions by drawing on the philosophy of Reggio Emilia, which emphasizes dialogical encounters that recognize the value of children... Read More about Questioning ‘voice’ and silence: Exploring creative and participatory approaches to researching with children through a Reggio Emilian lens.

Incremental growth on Compositional Pattern Producing Networks based optimization of biohybrid actuators (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

One of the training methods of Artificial Neural Networks is Neuroevolution (NE) or the application of Evolutionary Optimization on the architecture and weights of networks to fit the target behaviour. In order to provide competitive results, three k... Read More about Incremental growth on Compositional Pattern Producing Networks based optimization of biohybrid actuators.

Strategies used by autistic adults to improve wellbeing: An exploratory mixed methods study in the UK (2024)
Thesis

The wellbeing of autistic adults has been largely ignored in the literature, but recently, neurodiversity-informed researchers have begun to ask autistic adults to define their experiences, needs, and self-managed strategies to improve and maintain t... Read More about Strategies used by autistic adults to improve wellbeing: An exploratory mixed methods study in the UK.

The disinformation society: Misinformation and disinformation in the late-capitalist public sphere (2024)
Thesis

The technological ideologues and internet utopians who championed the world-wide web’s adoption promised that it would enable the smooth transfer of information with unprecedented scale and efficiency, characterising it initially as an “Information S... Read More about The disinformation society: Misinformation and disinformation in the late-capitalist public sphere.