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Establishing injury surveillance in emergency departments in Nepal: Protocol for mixed methods prospective study (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Globally, injuries cause more than 5 million deaths annually, a similar number to those from HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria combined. In people aged between 5 and 44 years of age trauma is the leading cause of death and disability and the... Read More about Establishing injury surveillance in emergency departments in Nepal: Protocol for mixed methods prospective study.

Women’s preferences for sexual dimorphism in faces: Data from a sample of Arab women (2020)
Journal Article

Many previous studies have investigated the effects of manipulating sexually dimorphic shape characteristics in face images on attractiveness judgments. However, results have been mixed and show considerable cross-cultural variability, particularly f... Read More about Women’s preferences for sexual dimorphism in faces: Data from a sample of Arab women.

Bisexual and Pansexual Identities: Exploring and challenging invisibility and invalidation (2020)
Book

This book draws on psychological and social sciences research to offer a unique and in-depth exploration of the in/visibility of sexualities. It evidences how early sexologists understood sexuality within a binary model which provided the underpinnin... Read More about Bisexual and Pansexual Identities: Exploring and challenging invisibility and invalidation.

The impact of alcohol hangover on simulated driving performance during a ‘commute to work’—zero and residual alcohol effects compared (2020)
Journal Article

Driving is increasing across the world and road traffic accidents are a major cause of serious injuries and fatalities. The link between alcohol consumption and impaired driving has long been established and has led to legislation in many countries,... Read More about The impact of alcohol hangover on simulated driving performance during a ‘commute to work’—zero and residual alcohol effects compared.

Toward redemption: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander men’s narratives of desistance from sexual offending (2020)
Journal Article

The literature on desistance from crime shows that desisters often engage in a process of rebiographing, crafting life stories–or “redemption scripts”–that make sense of their move away from crime. However, this literature has largely excluded nonwhi... Read More about Toward redemption: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander men’s narratives of desistance from sexual offending.

Against austerity and repression: Historical and contemporary manifestations of progressive politicisation in Turkey (2020)
Journal Article

This paper aims to explore the growing and deepening trend of politics of repression coupled with prolonged crisis and austerity politics, reflecting on the potentials as well as limitations of progressive politics in such a constrained context. Aust... Read More about Against austerity and repression: Historical and contemporary manifestations of progressive politicisation in Turkey.

Interview with Dr Finn Mackay for The Sociology Show (2020)
Digital Artefact

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Finn Mackay from UWE Bristol about her book entitled 'Radical Feminism: Feminist activism in movement'. Finn explains the 4 main components of Radical Feminism and some of the misconceptions about the movement too... Read More about Interview with Dr Finn Mackay for The Sociology Show.

A report on key achievements realizing thematic objectives of the international decade for people of African descent (2020)
Report

2015-2024 International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD) was launched at the United Nations Headquarters, New York in September 2014, by representatives of UN member states, international civil society and other stakeholders. This report... Read More about A report on key achievements realizing thematic objectives of the international decade for people of African descent.

Disabled young people's hopes and dreams in a rapidly changing society: A co-production peer research study (2020)
Journal Article

The idea that disabled young people should be at the centre of decision making about their future is promoted in policy, practice and research, yet this often translates into a narrow agenda on transitions through service and benefits systems. In thi... Read More about Disabled young people's hopes and dreams in a rapidly changing society: A co-production peer research study.

Dementia-and-walking-COVID-review (2020)
Report

The British Geriatric Society (BGS) gives clear guidance during the COVID 19 crisis on the approach of care home staff for residents with dementia who ‘walk with purpose or intent’. This guidance focuses on isolation of suspected cases and behavioura... Read More about Dementia-and-walking-COVID-review.

Re-evaluating the “traditional”: How the South Sudanese use established gender narratives to advance women's equality and empowerment (2020)
Journal Article

Women's equality and empowerment are international development priorities, but are difficult to achieve. Much gender and development literature blames entrenched “traditional” gender roles and norms, using them to explain slow progress towards gender... Read More about Re-evaluating the “traditional”: How the South Sudanese use established gender narratives to advance women's equality and empowerment.

Apart but not Alone - Neighbour Support and the Covid-19 Lockdown (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Initial findings from the survey of Bristol and the West Country, 6th - 12th April (days 14-20 of the UK Government Coronavirus Restrictions)

Apart but not alone - Neighbour support and the Covid-19 lockdown (2020)
Report

Initial findings from the survey in Bristol and the West Country, 6th - 12th April 2020 (days 14-20 of the UK Government Coronavirus Restrictions)

Art-science collaboration in an EPSRC/BBSRC-funded synthetic biology UK research centre (2020)
Journal Article

Here I examine the potential for art-science collaborations to be the basis for deliberative discussions on research agendas and direction. Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) has become a science policy goal in synthetic biology and several ot... Read More about Art-science collaboration in an EPSRC/BBSRC-funded synthetic biology UK research centre.

Association of prenatal alcohol exposure and offspring depression: A negative control analysis of maternal and partner consumption (2020)
Journal Article

Background: Previous research has suggested that intrauterine alcohol exposure is associated with a variety of adverse outcomes in offspring. However, few studies have investigated its association with offspring internalizing disorders in late adoles... Read More about Association of prenatal alcohol exposure and offspring depression: A negative control analysis of maternal and partner consumption.

Noise and synthetic biology: How to deal with stochasticity? (2020)
Journal Article

© 2020, The Author(s). This paper explores the functional role of noise in synthetic biology and its relation to the concept of randomness. Ongoing developments in the field of synthetic biology are pursuing the re-organisation and control of biologi... Read More about Noise and synthetic biology: How to deal with stochasticity?.

Schizotypy (2020)
Book Chapter

Schizotypy is a set of traits analogous with the symptoms of schizophrenia. This article explores their putative role in the creative process, arguing that any relationship with creativity is complex and potentially bidirectional, where positive symp... Read More about Schizotypy.

The effects of alcohol hangover on mood and performance assessed at home (2020)
Journal Article

The current study evaluated the next day consequences of a social night of drinking compared to a no alcohol night, with standardised mood and portable screen-based performance measures assessed in the morning at participants’ homes, and a breathalys... Read More about The effects of alcohol hangover on mood and performance assessed at home.

Stability of women’s facial shape throughout the menstrual cycle (2020)
Journal Article

Facial characteristics can serve as a cue for judgements of multiple human traits, from maternal tendencies, overall fertility to sexual openness. In this study, we tested previously found fluctuations in facial shape throughout the menstrual cycle.... Read More about Stability of women’s facial shape throughout the menstrual cycle.

Leveraging implementation science to reduce inequities in children’s mental health care: Highlights from a multidisciplinary international colloquium (2020)
Journal Article

Background and purpose
Access to evidence-based mental health care for children is an international priority. However, there are significant challenges to advancing this public health priority in an efficient and equitable manner. The purpose of thi... Read More about Leveraging implementation science to reduce inequities in children’s mental health care: Highlights from a multidisciplinary international colloquium.