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Imagery versus captions: The effect of body positive Instagram content on young women's mood and body image (2022)
Journal Article
Cowles, E., Guest, E., & Slater, A. (2023). Imagery versus captions: The effect of body positive Instagram content on young women's mood and body image. Body Image, 44, 120-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.12.004

Body positive social media content aims to positively impact young women's body image and mood by challenging traditionally narrow beauty ideals. This online experiment investigated the effect of viewing body positive Instagram posts on young women's... Read More about Imagery versus captions: The effect of body positive Instagram content on young women's mood and body image.

Wildlife reports: Freshwater fishes (2022)
Journal Article
Everard, M. (2022). Wildlife reports: Freshwater fishes. British Wildlife, 34(3), 209-211

A review of conservation-relevant issues around British Freshwater fishes in 2022

Improved impact damage resistance of tapered composite laminates using a ply scarfing technique (2022)
Journal Article
Gordon, T., Xu, X., Wisnom, M., Hallett, S., & Kim, B. C. (2023). Improved impact damage resistance of tapered composite laminates using a ply scarfing technique. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 166, 107391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.107391

This paper presents an experimental investigation into the effect of scarfed ply drops on the low velocity impact response of asymmetrically tapered, multi-directional, carbon/epoxy laminates, in comparison with that of conventional ply drops. Impact... Read More about Improved impact damage resistance of tapered composite laminates using a ply scarfing technique.

Dis-automation: Creative making with automation and AI (2022)
Journal Article
Crogan, P. (2022). Dis-automation: Creative making with automation and AI. Media Theory, 6(2), 25-54

This essay considers the nature and stakes of creative making with computational automation technologies. I will argue that Bernard Stiegler’s organological approach to the human as “technical life” takes care of the question of the nature of creativ... Read More about Dis-automation: Creative making with automation and AI.

The fences of Chuschi: The impacts of land enclosure on an Andean indigenous community (2022)
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Bell, K., Hermoza, R. T., Staddon, C., Willems, B., Maldonado, F. C., Berrocal, N. T., & Flores, L. P. (2023). The fences of Chuschi: The impacts of land enclosure on an Andean indigenous community. Journal of Rural Studies, 97, 224-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2022.10.004

In this study of the Andean town of Chuschi and its surrounding district of the same name, we consider the impacts of the proliferation of fencing on once open land. The paper contributes to a growing body of literature on the practice and impact of... Read More about The fences of Chuschi: The impacts of land enclosure on an Andean indigenous community.

Defending against adversarial machine learning attacks using hierarchical learning: A case study on network traffic attack classification (2022)
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McCarthy, A., Ghadafi, E., Andriotis, P., & Legg, P. (2023). Defending against adversarial machine learning attacks using hierarchical learning: A case study on network traffic attack classification. Journal of Information Security and Applications, 72, Article 103398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jisa.2022.103398

Machine learning is key for automated detection of malicious network activity to ensure that computer networks and organizations are protected against cyber security attacks. Recently, there has been growing interest in the domain of adversarial mach... Read More about Defending against adversarial machine learning attacks using hierarchical learning: A case study on network traffic attack classification.

Reducing false negatives in ransomware detection: A critical evaluation of machine learning algorithms (2022)
Journal Article
Bold, R., Al-Khateeb, H., & Ersotelos, N. (2022). Reducing false negatives in ransomware detection: A critical evaluation of machine learning algorithms. Applied Sciences, 12(24), Article 12941. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122412941

Technological achievement and cybercriminal methodology are two parallel growing paths; protocols such as Tor and i2p (designed to offer confidentiality and anonymity) are being utilised to run ransomware companies operating under a Ransomware as a S... Read More about Reducing false negatives in ransomware detection: A critical evaluation of machine learning algorithms.

Editorial transitions part 2 – Hail and hello (2022)
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Edwards, G., & Schedlitzki, D. (2023). Editorial transitions part 2 – Hail and hello. Leadership, 19(1), 3-6. https://doi.org/10.1177/17427150221147371

This issue of Leadership marks a new year and a new volume but also our first issue as Co-Editors-in-Chief. We are absolutely delighted to be working with colleagues in continuing the success of the journal and are indebted to Dennis Tourish for all... Read More about Editorial transitions part 2 – Hail and hello.

Measurement and rapid assessment of indoor air quality at mass gathering events to assess ventilation performance and reduce aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (2022)
Journal Article
Malki-Epshtein, L., Adzic, F., Roberts, B., Hathway, A., Iddon, C., Mustafa, M., & Cook, M. (2023). Measurement and rapid assessment of indoor air quality at mass gathering events to assess ventilation performance and reduce aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 44(2), 113 -133. https://doi.org/10.1177/01436244221137995

To assess risk factors for COVID-19 transmission and address the closure of mass gathering events since March 2020, the UK Government ran the Events Research Programme (ERP), following which it reopened live events in sports, music, and culture in Ju... Read More about Measurement and rapid assessment of indoor air quality at mass gathering events to assess ventilation performance and reduce aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

Bearing witness? Forensic architecture and the evidentiary power of art (2022)
Journal Article
Corna, L. L. (2022). Bearing witness? Forensic architecture and the evidentiary power of art. Selva, 69-88

The article examines the juridical paradigm of the research group Forensic Architecture. In its first part, it analyzes Forensic Architecture's methods alongside Allan Sekula's theories of photography. The second part addresses Forensic Architecture'... Read More about Bearing witness? Forensic architecture and the evidentiary power of art.

Electrical potential spiking of Kombucha zoogleal mats: A symbiotic community of bacteria and yeasts (2022)
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Adamatzky, A. (2023). Electrical potential spiking of Kombucha zoogleal mats: A symbiotic community of bacteria and yeasts. Bioelectricity, 5(2), 99-108. https://doi.org/10.1089/bioe.2022.0030

Background: A kombucha is a sugared tea fermented by a symbiotic community of over 20 species of bacteria and yeasts. The community produces and inhabits cellulosic gelatinous zoogleal mats. Methods: We studied electrical activity of the kombucha mat... Read More about Electrical potential spiking of Kombucha zoogleal mats: A symbiotic community of bacteria and yeasts.

Assessment of the sustainable use of chemicals on a level playing field (2022)
Journal Article
Everard, M. (2023). Assessment of the sustainable use of chemicals on a level playing field. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 19(4), 1131-1146. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4723

Misleading conclusions can result from applying tools beyond the purposes for which they were designed. A range of chemical assessment systems was compared against a set of principles germane to the sustainable use of chemicals relevant to the whole... Read More about Assessment of the sustainable use of chemicals on a level playing field.

Family influences on migration intentions: The role of past experience of involuntary immobility (2022)
Journal Article
Brunarska, Z., & Ivlevs, A. (2023). Family influences on migration intentions: The role of past experience of involuntary immobility. Sociology, 57(5), 1060-1077. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385221136060

The article examines the relationship between past experience of involuntary immobility in a family and the current migration intentions of its members. While family migration experience has been shown to be positively related to migration intentions... Read More about Family influences on migration intentions: The role of past experience of involuntary immobility.

Examining critical project management skills for successful delivery of major maintenance projects: Insights from the United Kingdom energy sector (2022)
Journal Article
Pieterse, B., Agyekum, K., Manu, P., Mohandes, S. R., Cheung, C., & Yunusa-Kaltungo, A. (2024). Examining critical project management skills for successful delivery of major maintenance projects: Insights from the United Kingdom energy sector. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 31(4), https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-07-2022-0658

Purpose: Major maintenance projects are often regarded as maintenance activities regardless of the projects' complexity and scale. Consequently, very scarce research attention has hitherto been paid to the critical skills required when undertaking th... Read More about Examining critical project management skills for successful delivery of major maintenance projects: Insights from the United Kingdom energy sector.

Evaluation of the structural performance of low carbon concrete (2022)
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Nukah, P. D., Abbey, S. J., Booth, C. A., & Oti, J. (2022). Evaluation of the structural performance of low carbon concrete. Sustainability, 14(24), 16765. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142416765

Evaluation of the effect of embodied carbon reduction using an optimized design section for a ground beam, use of supplementary cementitious materials, and replacement of normal aggregate with light weight aggregate on the mechanical properties of lo... Read More about Evaluation of the structural performance of low carbon concrete.

Climate change and sustainability education in India and the place for arts-based practice: Reflections from East Kolkata Wetlands (2022)
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Jones, V., Gupta, N., & Mitre, S. (2023). Climate change and sustainability education in India and the place for arts-based practice: Reflections from East Kolkata Wetlands. London Review of Education, 20(1), https://doi.org/10.14324/lre.20.1.48

In 2019 India was ranked seventh most affected nation by climate change, yet 65 per cent of the Indian population had not heard of climate change. India’s revised National Education Policy mentions climate change and environmental issues as part of i... Read More about Climate change and sustainability education in India and the place for arts-based practice: Reflections from East Kolkata Wetlands.

What advice do general practitioners give to people living with obesity to lose weight? A qualitative content analysis of recorded interactions (2022)
Journal Article
Tremblett, M., Poon, A. Y., Aveyard, P., & Albury, C. (2023). What advice do general practitioners give to people living with obesity to lose weight? A qualitative content analysis of recorded interactions. Family Practice, 40(5-6), 789-795. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmac137

BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend general practitioners (GPs) take every opportunity to talk to people living with obesity about their weight, and evidence shows even very brief advice is associated with weight loss. However, little is known about wha... Read More about What advice do general practitioners give to people living with obesity to lose weight? A qualitative content analysis of recorded interactions.

Body image concerns in long-term head and neck cancer survivors: Prevalence and role of clinical factors and patient-reported late effects (2022)
Journal Article
Ivanova, A., Rodríguez-Cano, R., Lundin Kvalem, I., Harcourt, D., E. Kiserud, C. E., & D. Amdal, C. (2023). Body image concerns in long-term head and neck cancer survivors: Prevalence and role of clinical factors and patient-reported late effects. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 17(2), 526-534. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-022-01311-y

Purpose: Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients are at risk of long-term body image distress (BID). We aimed to investigate the severity of BID in long-term HNC survivors and to explore the associations between sociodemographic and clinical factors, pat... Read More about Body image concerns in long-term head and neck cancer survivors: Prevalence and role of clinical factors and patient-reported late effects.

Concussion increases within-player injury risk in male professional rugby union (2022)
Journal Article
Moore, I. S., Bitchell, C. L., Vicary, D., Rafferty, J., Robson, B. C., & Mathema, P. (2023). Concussion increases within-player injury risk in male professional rugby union. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(7), 395-400. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2021-105238

Objectives To assess within-player change in injury risk and between-player subsequent injury risk associated with concussive and common non-concussive injuries in professional rugby union. Methods This prospective cohort study in Welsh professional... Read More about Concussion increases within-player injury risk in male professional rugby union.