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Key stakeholder perspectives on primary care for young people with an eating disorder: A qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article

This paper examines the provision of primary care for young people with an eating disorder within the UK from the perspectives of three key stakeholder groups: young people with an eating disorder, carers of young people with an eating disorder and G... Read More about Key stakeholder perspectives on primary care for young people with an eating disorder: A qualitative study.

Analysis of critical success factors for implementing industry 4.0 integrated circular supply chain – moving towards sustainable operations (2021)
Journal Article

Many threats, such as scarcity of sources and climate change, are forcing the business community to examine their commitment towards the environment and society. Because of this pressure, companies have started to implement long term sustainable prac... Read More about Analysis of critical success factors for implementing industry 4.0 integrated circular supply chain – moving towards sustainable operations.

Does facial attractiveness really signal immunocompetence? (2021)
Journal Article

The dominant theory of facial attractiveness judgments is that they evolved to identify healthy individuals with strong immune systems. Here, we summarize results of recent tests of this hypothesis, concluding that it has little compelling empirical... Read More about Does facial attractiveness really signal immunocompetence?.

Lycra sleeves with embedded-Accelerometers to test wear compliance and upper limb activity in people with stroke: A feasibility study  (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: To establish a possible effect of Lycra sleeves, accurate recording of wear time is critical.
Aim: To test whether an accelerometer-embedded Lycra sleeve can measure wear compliance and record upper-limb (UL) movements/activity in people... Read More about Lycra sleeves with embedded-Accelerometers to test wear compliance and upper limb activity in people with stroke: A feasibility study .

Artificial intelligence in the construction industry: A review of present status, opportunities and future challenges (2021)
Journal Article

The growth of the construction industry is severely limited by the myriad complex challenges it faces such as cost and time overruns, health and safety, productivity and labour shortages. Also, construction industry is one the least digitized industr... Read More about Artificial intelligence in the construction industry: A review of present status, opportunities and future challenges.

Initial R-curves for translaminar fracture of quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy laminates from specimens with increasing size (2021)
Journal Article

In this paper, a set of initial R-curves were measured for three different in-plane sizes using scaled Over-height Compact Tension (OCT) specimens and two different stacking sequences. The data reduction scheme was based on a Virtual Crack Closure Te... Read More about Initial R-curves for translaminar fracture of quasi-isotropic carbon/epoxy laminates from specimens with increasing size.

Parental engagement research report (2021)
Report

A report offering insight into parental engagement with higher education opportunities across Bristol and strategies for improving parent-carer focused higher education resources and outreach events.

Impact of I4.0 technologies and their interoperability on performance: Future pathways for supply chain resilience post-COVID-19 (2021)
Journal Article

Purpose – This study aims to investigate the impact of I4.0’s technologies and their interoperability on Supply Chains (SCs) performance and how the integration of such technologies and their interoperability can create pathways for SCs resilience po... Read More about Impact of I4.0 technologies and their interoperability on performance: Future pathways for supply chain resilience post-COVID-19.

Forensic electrochemical presumptive blood test based on the voltammetric behaviour of methylene blue and whole blood (2021)
Journal Article

The ability to identify the presence of blood residues is important in a number of fields, such as in the forensic and archaeological sciences. A number of tests presently exist; however, these suffer drawbacks, such as difficulties with the interpre... Read More about Forensic electrochemical presumptive blood test based on the voltammetric behaviour of methylene blue and whole blood.

Writing film industry history (2021)
Book Chapter

This chapter provides a critical overview of the main ways in which film industry history has been formulated and described. It argues that any account must address three basic questions: (i) how film industry history has been defined and delimited (... Read More about Writing film industry history.

The reliability of the scapular posture and scapular dyskinesis tests in rugby union players (2021)
Journal Article

Background: Impact forces during rugby can contribute to scapula dysfunction and shoulder pain. Reliable assessment of static and dynamic scapula position is paramount in managing athletes with, and those at risk of developing, shoulder pain.

Obje... Read More about The reliability of the scapular posture and scapular dyskinesis tests in rugby union players.

Examining coaching as a talent management practice through the lens of the psychological contract (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Coaching is widely deployed in organisations for talent management purposes. Despite being identified as one of the most effective talent management practices, few empirical studies have examined the perceived role of talent coaching at both individu... Read More about Examining coaching as a talent management practice through the lens of the psychological contract.

Assessing the Role of Gaze Tracking in Optimizing Humans-In-The-Loop Telerobotic Operation Using Multimodal Feedback (2021)
Journal Article

A key challenge in achieving effective robot teleoperation is minimizing teleoperators’ cognitive workload and fatigue. We set out to investigate the extent to which gaze tracking data can reveal how teleoperators interact with a system. In this stud... Read More about Assessing the Role of Gaze Tracking in Optimizing Humans-In-The-Loop Telerobotic Operation Using Multimodal Feedback.

Caesarean section as an informed choice in the UK? A systematic review of qualitative studies on women’s narratives using thematic synthesis (2021)
Journal Article

Quality improvement in action (2021)
Journal Article

Kate Nash and Anna Garratt discuss how quality improvement can make an impact on practice and summarise the key approaches to this process

Efficient and scalable generation of human ventral midbrain astrocytes from human-induced pluripotent stem cells (2021)
Journal Article

In Parkinson's disease, progressive dysfunction and degeneration of dopamine neurons in the ventral midbrain cause life-changing symptoms. Neuronal degeneration has diverse causes in Parkinson's, including non-cell autonomous mechanisms mediated by a... Read More about Efficient and scalable generation of human ventral midbrain astrocytes from human-induced pluripotent stem cells.

The costs of accidents in Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia construction industry (2021)
Journal Article

Considering the construction projects and the current status of occupational safety in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, this article attempts to estimate the costs of accidents in construction. The parameters used in these estimates include... Read More about The costs of accidents in Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia construction industry.

Nigeria at sixty-two: Burdens, sacrifices and optimism (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

As Nigeria marks its sixty-second year of independence, this paper explores the multifaceted journey of the nation through the lenses of burdens, sacrifices, and optimism. The study delves into the historical and contemporary challenges that have sha... Read More about Nigeria at sixty-two: Burdens, sacrifices and optimism.

'Don't Wander Off' and other rules to ignore (2021)
Book Chapter

This article explores the complexities of navigating the city as a photographer during the period of the covid pandemic lockdowns. The article is a response to Chris Hoare's photobook Keywork, in which he took photographs around Bristol during lockdo... Read More about 'Don't Wander Off' and other rules to ignore.

A rationalised CFD design methodology for Turgo turbines to enable local manufacture in the Global South (2021)
Journal Article

In the Global South, pico-and micro-hydropower turbines are often made by local work-shops. Despite several advantageous features, e.g., a high power density and capacity to handle silt, there is no commonly available Turgo turbine design appropriate... Read More about A rationalised CFD design methodology for Turgo turbines to enable local manufacture in the Global South.