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"Music therapy is the very definition of white privilege": Music therapists' perspectives on race and class in UK music therapy (2024)
Journal Article

The resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020 following the death of George Floyd highlighted, once again, the racial and socioeconomic inequities permeating western countries, and galvanised music therapists in the UK and e... Read More about "Music therapy is the very definition of white privilege": Music therapists' perspectives on race and class in UK music therapy.

Implementation of the CHIldren with acute COugh (CHICO) intervention to improve antibiotics management: a qualitative study in primary care (2024)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Childhood respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are common and can lead to unnecessary antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance. The CHIldren with COugh (CHICO) intervention incorporates a clinician-focused algorithm (STARWAVe) to predic... Read More about Implementation of the CHIldren with acute COugh (CHICO) intervention to improve antibiotics management: a qualitative study in primary care.

Cost-effectiveness of a primary healthcare intervention to treat male lower urinary tract symptoms: The TRIUMPH cluster randomised controlled trial (2024)
Journal Article

Objectives To estimate the cost-effectiveness of a primary care intervention for male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) compared with usual care. Design Economic evaluation alongside a cluster randomised controlled trial from a UK National Health S... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of a primary healthcare intervention to treat male lower urinary tract symptoms: The TRIUMPH cluster randomised controlled trial.

A shock to the (health) system: Experiences of adults with rare disorders during the first COVID-19 wave (2024)
Journal Article

Background: Before COVID-19, people with rare diseases (RD) experienced numerous disparities in quality of life and healthcare access and quality, yet little is known about the experiences of this underserved group during the pandemic. Results: Durin... Read More about A shock to the (health) system: Experiences of adults with rare disorders during the first COVID-19 wave.

Variable autonomy through responsible robotics: Design guidelines and research agenda (2024)
Journal Article

Physically embodied artificial agents, or robots, are being incorporated into various practical and social contexts, from self-driving cars for personal transportation to assistive robotics in social care. To enable these systems to better perform un... Read More about Variable autonomy through responsible robotics: Design guidelines and research agenda.

Adsorption in action: Molecular dynamics as a tool to study adsorption at the surface of fine plastic particles in aquatic environments (2024)
Journal Article

The presence of microscopic fine plastic particles (FPPs) in aquatic environments continues to be a societal issue of great concern. Further, the adsorption of pollutants and other macromolecules onto the surface of FPPs is a well-known phenomenon. T... Read More about Adsorption in action: Molecular dynamics as a tool to study adsorption at the surface of fine plastic particles in aquatic environments.

Tactile-based grasping stability prediction based on human grasp demonstration for robot manipulation (2024)
Journal Article

To minimize irrelevant and redundant information in tactile data and harness the dexterity of human hands. In this paper, we introduce a novel binary classification network with normalized differential convolution (NDConv) layers. Our method leverage... Read More about Tactile-based grasping stability prediction based on human grasp demonstration for robot manipulation.

Development of analytical model for bonding of CFRP rod in concrete subjected to cyclic loads (2024)
Journal Article

Recent material science advances have resulted in the use of High-Performance Concrete (HPC) and Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) in superstructures, which were chosen for their superior strength. However, under cyclic loads, these materials fr... Read More about Development of analytical model for bonding of CFRP rod in concrete subjected to cyclic loads.

From Flora to Solar Adaptive Facades: Integrating Plant-Inspired Design with Photovoltaic Technologies (2024)
Journal Article

Recognizing the significance of solar energy as a vital renewable energy source in building envelope design is becoming more and more important and needs urgent attention. Exploring solar adaptation strategies found in plants offers a wide range of e... Read More about From Flora to Solar Adaptive Facades: Integrating Plant-Inspired Design with Photovoltaic Technologies.

Three perspectives on leadership in higher education: Traditionalist, reformist, pragmatist (2024)
Journal Article

There is a fragmented and complex literature about higher education leadership representing a diversity of ideological perspectives about its nature and purposes. Internationally, the literature has been strongly shaped by the importation of concepts... Read More about Three perspectives on leadership in higher education: Traditionalist, reformist, pragmatist.

Exploring the behaviours of small business entrepreneurs in the gastro-dining industry: Risks, relationships and gourmet chefs in action (2024)
Journal Article

A growing number of chefs are setting up their own businesses to offer a gastro-dining experience in places without an extensive gastro-dining tradition. In this context, our purpose is to explore the behaviours of entrepreneurs of small businesses i... Read More about Exploring the behaviours of small business entrepreneurs in the gastro-dining industry: Risks, relationships and gourmet chefs in action.

A multi-dimensional evaluative framework for examining project reputation within the construction industry: Contractors' perspective (2024)
Thesis

The construction industry, intrinsically project-focused, faces significant challenges in managing project reputation. High-profile incidents like the collapse of the Charles de Gaulle Airport terminal and the Grenfell Tower fire have starkly highlig... Read More about A multi-dimensional evaluative framework for examining project reputation within the construction industry: Contractors' perspective.

Under-researched and under-reported new findings in microplastic field (2024)
Journal Article

After over 20 years of research on microplastic (MP) pollution, there are important areas of study which are still at the inception. In particular, between 2020 and 2023 new findings on MP have emerged, which open new sub-categories of MP research. T... Read More about Under-researched and under-reported new findings in microplastic field.

Social psychological perspectives on islandness: Identities, vulnerabilities and precarities (2024)
Journal Article

Although there are many widely perceived attractions to living on a small island, island life is not without its challenges. The physical aspects of these are well rehearsed. The psychological ones, less so. Drawing on social psychological theories,... Read More about Social psychological perspectives on islandness: Identities, vulnerabilities and precarities.

‘Do I cry or just carry on’: A story completion study of healthcare professionals’ anticipated responses to experiencing chest pain (2024)
Journal Article

Healthcare professionals may experience barriers to seeking healthcare that differ from the general population. We explored healthcare professionals’ anticipated responses to experiencing chest pain following a period of stress using qualitative stor... Read More about ‘Do I cry or just carry on’: A story completion study of healthcare professionals’ anticipated responses to experiencing chest pain.

Translation and validation of the Body Esteem Scale in Adults and Adolescents among Indonesian adolescents (2024)
Journal Article

There is a need for a psychometrically robust body image measure to advance body image scholarship among Indonesian adolescents. This study aimed to validate a Bahasa Indonesia version of the Body Esteem Scale for Adults and Adolescents (BESAA). The... Read More about Translation and validation of the Body Esteem Scale in Adults and Adolescents among Indonesian adolescents.

Amphibious architecture: A biomimetic design approach to flood resilience (2024)
Journal Article

Amphibious buildings use the buoyancy principle in the design of their foundation systems to mitigate flood impact. In some cases, amphibious buildings are fitted with mechanical systems that further aid the buoyancy element to temporarily raise the... Read More about Amphibious architecture: A biomimetic design approach to flood resilience.

Early childhood graduates in the workplace: Experiences and perceptions (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Research has consistently shown that ECS graduates enhance the quality of services delivered by settings (Bonetti and Blanden, 2020). They are well-placed to improve outcomes for children and families in the areas of social and economic disadvantage... Read More about Early childhood graduates in the workplace: Experiences and perceptions.

Collective Self-Defence in International Law (2024)
Book

Collective self-defence can be defined as the use of military force by one or more states to aid another state that is an innocent victim of armed attack. However, it is a legal justification that is open to abuse and its exercise risks escalating co... Read More about Collective Self-Defence in International Law.

Seismic performance of structure equipped with a new rubber bracing damper system (2024)
Journal Article

Nowadays, vibration energy absorption devices are widely implemented in many buildings subjected to severe vibration due to natural hazards, such as earthquakes, strong winds, and typhoons. Recently, viscous dampers have been commonly used in many st... Read More about Seismic performance of structure equipped with a new rubber bracing damper system.