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Spatial integration framework of solar, wind, and hydropower energy potential in Southeast Asia (2023)
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Sakti, A. D., Rohayani, P., Izzah, N. A., Toya, N. A., Hadi, P. O., Octavianti, T., …Wikantika, K. (in press). Spatial integration framework of solar, wind, and hydropower energy potential in Southeast Asia. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 340. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-25570-y

Amid its massive increase in energy demand, Southeast Asia has pledged to increase its use of renewable energy by up to 23% by 2025. Geospatial technology approaches that integrate statistical data, spatial models, earth observation satellite data, a... Read More about Spatial integration framework of solar, wind, and hydropower energy potential in Southeast Asia.

The genetic and biochemical mechanisms underlying cereal seed dormancy (2023)
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Jing, S., Tian, Y., Zhang, H., T. Hancock, J., Zhu, Y., & Li, P. (2023). The genetic and biochemical mechanisms underlying cereal seed dormancy. Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, 92(4), 1203-1214. https://doi.org/10.32604/phyton.2023.026305

The crop seeds have been a staple food for humans, and seed yield is important for sustaining agriculture development and enhancing human adaptability to food risks. The phenomenon of pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), caused by seed dormancy deficiency, a... Read More about The genetic and biochemical mechanisms underlying cereal seed dormancy.

The role of civil society in extreme events through a narrative reflection of pathways and long-term relationships (2023)
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Cobbing, P., Waller, E., & McEwen, L. (2023). The role of civil society in extreme events through a narrative reflection of pathways and long-term relationships. Journal of Extreme Events, 8(4), https://doi.org/10.1142/s2345737622500038

This reflective commentary is a facilitated exchange between two retired professionals in community risk management for extreme weather events – in two different cultural contexts. Paul Cobbing (formerly CEO UK National Flood Forum) and Ewan Waller (... Read More about The role of civil society in extreme events through a narrative reflection of pathways and long-term relationships.

Variations in bacteriological and physicochemical water quality characteristics of Asata River, Enugu, Nigeria (2023)
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Ozochi, C., Nwankwo, C., Enemuor, S., Chidebelu, P., Adukwu, E., & Chigor, V. (2023). Variations in bacteriological and physicochemical water quality characteristics of Asata River, Enugu, Nigeria. Microbiology Journal, 13(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3923/mj.2023.1.10

Background and Objective: Globally, river water remains an important source of water for drinking, domestic and other uses. This study aimed to assess the bacteriological and physicochemical properties of Asata River water. Materials and Methods: A... Read More about Variations in bacteriological and physicochemical water quality characteristics of Asata River, Enugu, Nigeria.

The effects of a mindfulness-based family psychoeducation intervention for the caregivers of young adults with first-episode psychosis: A randomized controlled trial (2023)
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Zhang, Z. J., Lo, H. H. M., Man Ng, S., Mak, W. W., Yeung Shan Wong, S., Hung, K. S., …Fook Hin Leung, B. (2023). The effects of a mindfulness-based family psychoeducation intervention for the caregivers of young adults with first-episode psychosis: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), Article 1018. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021018

Objective: In this study, we investigated the effects of a mindfulness-based family psychoeducation (MBFPE) program on the mental-health outcomes of both caregivers and young adults with first-episode psychosis with an onset in the past three years t... Read More about The effects of a mindfulness-based family psychoeducation intervention for the caregivers of young adults with first-episode psychosis: A randomized controlled trial.

Photochemical fingerprinting is a sensitive probe for the detection of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists; toward robust point-of-care detection (2023)
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Andrews, R. C., May, B., Hernández, F. J., Cozier, G. E., Townsend, P. A., Sutcliffe, O. B., …Pudney, C. R. (2023). Photochemical fingerprinting is a sensitive probe for the detection of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists; toward robust point-of-care detection. Analytical Chemistry, 95(2), 703–713. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02529

With synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist (SCRA) use still prevalent across Europe and structurally advanced generations emerging, it is imperative that drug detection methods advance in parallel. SCRAs are a chemically diverse and evolving group,... Read More about Photochemical fingerprinting is a sensitive probe for the detection of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists; toward robust point-of-care detection.

Can following body positive or appearance neutral Facebook pages improve young women's body image and mood? Testing novel social media micro-interventions (2023)
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Fardouly, J., Slater, A., Parnell, J., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2023). Can following body positive or appearance neutral Facebook pages improve young women's body image and mood? Testing novel social media micro-interventions. Body Image, 44, 136-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.12.008

Small changes to social media use could have a large impact across the population. The present study tested novel social media micro-interventions (i.e., brief content delivered in everyday life) in which young women (N = 159) were instructed to eith... Read More about Can following body positive or appearance neutral Facebook pages improve young women's body image and mood? Testing novel social media micro-interventions.

Evaluating a body image school-based intervention in India: A randomized controlled trial (2023)
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Lewis-Smith, H., Garbett, K., Chaudhry, A., Dhillon, M., Shroff, H., White, P., & Diedrichs, P. (2023). Evaluating a body image school-based intervention in India: A randomized controlled trial. Body Image, 44, 148-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.12.006

Body dissatisfaction is highly prevalent among adolescents in low- and middle- income countries, including in India. However, evidence-based interventions are lacking. This study evaluated the efficacy of a school-based mixed-gender body image interv... Read More about Evaluating a body image school-based intervention in India: A randomized controlled trial.

Managerial compensation and firm performance: The moderating role of managerial ownership and other governance factors (2023)
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Adelopo, I., Adu‐Ameyaw, E., Cheung, K. Y., & Bako, H. S. (2023). Managerial compensation and firm performance: The moderating role of managerial ownership and other governance factors. Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance, 34(3), 31-46. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcaf.22609

This study looks at how executive compensation affects firm value and the extent to which this relationship is sensitive to managerial ownership and corporate governance factors. We use data from UK FTSE 100 firms for the period 2007–2012, generating... Read More about Managerial compensation and firm performance: The moderating role of managerial ownership and other governance factors.

A discourse analytic study of #FixTheCountry on Ghanaian Twitter (2023)
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Nartey, M., & Yu, Y. (2023). A discourse analytic study of #FixTheCountry on Ghanaian Twitter. Social Media and Society, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221147328

This article analyzes tweets produced during the “fix the country” campaign on Ghanaian Twitter. It illustrates how the affordances of social media can empower campaigners and how linguistic choices, even on digital platforms, can be conditioned by s... Read More about A discourse analytic study of #FixTheCountry on Ghanaian Twitter.

Deconstructing gender inequality: Implications for women leadership and COVID-19 recovery in Nigeria (2023)
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Anosike, P., Ekeh, P., & Firth, J. (in press). Deconstructing gender inequality: Implications for women leadership and COVID-19 recovery in Nigeria. International Journal of Management Practice, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMP.2024.10056961

Evidence suggests that the COVID-19 crisis has affected women more severely than their male counterparts. Thus, impeding the progress towards achieving gender equality and inclusion in society. The pandemic has the potential to undo more than decade-... Read More about Deconstructing gender inequality: Implications for women leadership and COVID-19 recovery in Nigeria.

Political clientelism and democracy in Belize: From my hand to yours (2023)
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Clegg, P. (2023). Political clientelism and democracy in Belize: From my hand to yours. Round Table, 112(1), 94-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358533.2023.2166221

On many measures the standards of democracy, elections, accountability, transparency, and economic performance in the Commonwealth Caribbean appear to be relatively high. Since independence, democracy has remained well-entrenched, bar one or two nota... Read More about Political clientelism and democracy in Belize: From my hand to yours.

Integrated framework towards construction waste reduction: The case of Egypt (2023)
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Daoud, A. O., Omar, H., Ayman, O., & Obas, E. (2023). Integrated framework towards construction waste reduction: The case of Egypt. International Journal of Civil Engineering, 21, 695–709. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40999-022-00793-2

The construction industry is plagued with significant construction and demolition waste (C&DW) generated during various phases of construction projects. This waste has created a universal, pervasive, and enduring problem globally. To propose practica... Read More about Integrated framework towards construction waste reduction: The case of Egypt.

Seeing the road ahead (2023)
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Lyons, G. (2023). Seeing the road ahead. Transportation Professional, 18-22

This article considers the changing place of roads in supporting society and the future prospects for roadspace in the context of rethinking connectivity and accessibility in society. It stems from the author's role as a member of the Wales Roads Rev... Read More about Seeing the road ahead.

Application of Data Mining Techniques to Rural Vernacular Buildings: A Methodology for Characterisation and Awareness (2023)
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Mouraz, C. P., Almeida, R. M., Ferreira, T. M., & Mendes Silva, J. (2023). Application of Data Mining Techniques to Rural Vernacular Buildings: A Methodology for Characterisation and Awareness. International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2023.2287151

Data-mining techniques (DMTs) have been widely used in the context of existing buildings. However, studies comparing its application to different objects and using rural territories with vernacular constructions as case studies remain highly unexplor... Read More about Application of Data Mining Techniques to Rural Vernacular Buildings: A Methodology for Characterisation and Awareness.

Social Web in IoT: Can Evolutionary Computation and Clustering Improve Ontology Matching for Social Web of Things? (2023)
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Belhadi, A., Djenouri, D., Djenouri, Y., Belbachir, A. N., & Srivastava, G. (2023). Social Web in IoT: Can Evolutionary Computation and Clustering Improve Ontology Matching for Social Web of Things?. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSS.2023.3332562

Many Internet of Things (IoT) applications can benefit from Social Web of Things (S-WoT) methods that enable knowledge discovery and help solving interoperability problems. The semantic modeling of S-WoT is the main emphasis of this work where we sug... Read More about Social Web in IoT: Can Evolutionary Computation and Clustering Improve Ontology Matching for Social Web of Things?.

Developed steady-state response for a new hybrid damper mounted on structures (2023)
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Ziaee, M., & Hejazi, F. (2023). Developed steady-state response for a new hybrid damper mounted on structures. PLoS ONE, 18(8), Article e0290248. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0290248

Coulomb friction is considered as a mechanical approach to diminish the structural responses during the excitations. However, in case of severe oscillations supplementary mechanisms are employed besides the friction to mitigate the destructive effect... Read More about Developed steady-state response for a new hybrid damper mounted on structures.

Game analysis on general purpose technology cooperative R&D with fairness concern from the technology chain perspective (2023)
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Zheng, Y., Liu, S., Zhao, Y., Han, C., Zhou, Q., Wang, L., …Alsharif, H. (2023). Game analysis on general purpose technology cooperative R&D with fairness concern from the technology chain perspective. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 8(1), Article S2444569X23000082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2023.100312

General purpose technologies (GPTs) are regarded as a major source of productivity advancement and economic growth. As a kind of platform technology, GPTs have strong knowledge spillovers, which causes a single subject to lack R&D motivation and adop... Read More about Game analysis on general purpose technology cooperative R&D with fairness concern from the technology chain perspective.

The journey back to normality: Support systems and posttrauma needs following exposure to single-incident trauma among children and adolescents (2023)
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Haag, K., Hiller, R., McGuire, R., Lyttle, M., & Halligan, S. L. (2023). The journey back to normality: Support systems and posttrauma needs following exposure to single-incident trauma among children and adolescents. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 36(1), 218-229. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22902

Social support has been linked to posttrauma adjustment in children and adolescents, but the components of good support remain poorly defined. We conducted qualitative interviews with 30 youths aged 7–16 years after being admitted to a hospital follo... Read More about The journey back to normality: Support systems and posttrauma needs following exposure to single-incident trauma among children and adolescents.

Balancing autonomy and collaboration in large-scale and disciplinary diverse teams for successful qualitative research (2023)
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Bates, G., Le Gouais, A., Barnfield, A., Callway, R., Hasan, M. N., Koksal, C., …Ayres, S. (2023). Balancing autonomy and collaboration in large-scale and disciplinary diverse teams for successful qualitative research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22, 16094069221144594. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221144594

Large scale, multi-organisational collaborations between researchers from diverse disciplinary backgrounds are increasingly recognised as important to investigate and tackle complex real-world problems. However differing expectations, epistemologies,... Read More about Balancing autonomy and collaboration in large-scale and disciplinary diverse teams for successful qualitative research.