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Women in STEM: How one county is making SPARCs (2025)
Journal Article

On International Women’s Day 2024, Pembrokeshire County Council joined Pembrokeshire College in the launch of the Sustainable Power, Renewables, and Construction (SPARC) Alliance. This new alliance promotes gender diversity in these underrepresented... Read More about Women in STEM: How one county is making SPARCs.

Examining neural networks through architectural variation analysis for image classification (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents a method for examining neural networks in image classification through architectural variation analysis. Small-scale experiments generate initial insights, and the configurations are further tested on entire datasets. The newly pr... Read More about Examining neural networks through architectural variation analysis for image classification.

Impacts of temporary habitat fragmentation on bats (2025)
Thesis

Habitat fragmentation is one of the most important factors in biodiversity loss worldwide and the subsequent reorganisation of the landscape not only affects individuals and their behaviours, but also community and population dynamics. Due to certain... Read More about Impacts of temporary habitat fragmentation on bats.

The burden of injuries in Nepal: Findings from the NIHR Global Health Research Group (2025)
Journal Article

Background: Injuries cause significant harm and may lead to disability yet are largely preventable. Understanding the epidemiology and determinants of injury in any given context is an essential step towards effective prevention. In Nepal, surveys su... Read More about The burden of injuries in Nepal: Findings from the NIHR Global Health Research Group.

On the ethical governance of swarm robotic systems in the real world (2025)
Journal Article

In this paper, we address the question: what practices would be required for the responsible design and operation of real-world swarm robotic systems? We argue that swarm robotic systems must be developed and operated within a framework of ethical go... Read More about On the ethical governance of swarm robotic systems in the real world.

Does nature finance pose macroeconomic risks? Analysis using a stock-flow consistent model with land (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

States, international organisations, financial institutions and businesses are increasingly seeking to mobilise large financial flows to fund ecosystem restoration. This paper asks what these new financial flows mean for the macroeconomy, and how mac... Read More about Does nature finance pose macroeconomic risks? Analysis using a stock-flow consistent model with land.

Preservice teachers learning to teach reading using one-to-one tutoring: Does learning 'stick' for tutees and tutors? (2025)
Journal Article

Teaching reading is a key element of initial teacher education programmes in England. This study contributes to the research about the most effective way to ensure preservice teachers have the necessary skills and knowledge to teach reading. One-to-o... Read More about Preservice teachers learning to teach reading using one-to-one tutoring: Does learning 'stick' for tutees and tutors?.

Reforming Doctoral Education in Uzbekistan: Models, rules and norms of behaviour (2025)
Journal Article

Doctoral education (DE) plays a crucial role in nurturing the next generation of scholars and thought leaders and serves as a means for frontier knowledge creation and innovation within the economy. The centrality of DE to knowledge creation and skil... Read More about Reforming Doctoral Education in Uzbekistan: Models, rules and norms of behaviour.

Impact of dairy calf management practices on the intestinal tract microbiome pre-weaning (2025)
Journal Article

Introduction. Microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) consisting of the rumen and hindgut (the small intestine, cecum and colon) in dairy calves play a vital role in their growth and development. This review discusses the development of dairy... Read More about Impact of dairy calf management practices on the intestinal tract microbiome pre-weaning.

Physical activity, fatigue severity, and health-related quality of life of community-dwelling stroke survivors: A cross-sectional study (2025)
Journal Article

Background: Physical inactivity among stroke survivors (SSV) may result from fatigue, physical disabilities, and psychosocial factors, all of which adversely affect health-related quality of life (HRQL). Studies on combined interactions among physica... Read More about Physical activity, fatigue severity, and health-related quality of life of community-dwelling stroke survivors: A cross-sectional study.

“I sometimes feel like I can’t win!”: An exploratory mixed-methods study of women’s body image and experiences of exercising in gym settings (2025)
Journal Article

Despite an increase in gym memberships, women are less active than men and little is known about the barriers women face when navigating gym spaces. This study explored women’s body image and experiences exercising in gyms. Two-hundred and seventy-ni... Read More about “I sometimes feel like I can’t win!”: An exploratory mixed-methods study of women’s body image and experiences of exercising in gym settings.

Workplace violence is home now for healthcare workers: Spillover theory perspective (2025)
Journal Article

In recent years, workplace violence has become an escalating concern, particularly within the healthcare sector. Healthcare workers, who dedicate their lives to caring for others, are increasingly facing violence within their workplaces as evidenced... Read More about Workplace violence is home now for healthcare workers: Spillover theory perspective.

Women in Industry Wave 1 Evaluation Report 2024 (2025)
Report

The Engineering and Construction sectors are cornerstone employers in the West of England and need both greater numbers and greater diversity of new entrants to sustain growth in these industries. Through focussing on both recruitment and retention s... Read More about Women in Industry Wave 1 Evaluation Report 2024.

How do cryptocurrency features determine their dynamic volatility and co-movements with stocks? (2025)
Journal Article

Whilst previous studies have primarily focused on the hedge effects and co-movements between cryptos and traditional assets, cryptos’ features that are associated with hedge effects and co-movements have often been neglected in extant studies. This r... Read More about How do cryptocurrency features determine their dynamic volatility and co-movements with stocks?.

Submission to the independent review of the criminal courts – Written evidence on neurodivergence, vulnerability and the criminal courts (2025)
Report

Recent years have seen increased attention to both neurodiversity as a general concept and social concern, and specifically to the way in which the CJS engages with individuals who are neurodivergent. Interest (and, to some extent, action) in this ar... Read More about Submission to the independent review of the criminal courts – Written evidence on neurodivergence, vulnerability and the criminal courts.

Mechanical anchorage system in retrofitting of RC slabs using CFRP rods and concrete jacket (2025)
Journal Article

Over the past few decades, the demand for retrofitting reinforced concrete members has risen dramatically. Retrofitting reinforced concrete slabs with carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) rods and ultra-high-performance-fiber-reinforced-concrete (U... Read More about Mechanical anchorage system in retrofitting of RC slabs using CFRP rods and concrete jacket.

Cleft lip and palate research in the United Kingdom: Advances in clinical psychological knowledge and future directions (2025)
Journal Article

In 2012, the James Lind Alliance (JLA) worked with individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P), their families and clinicians to identify priority areas for future research. This article reviews progress conducted in [country] in the three JLA pr... Read More about Cleft lip and palate research in the United Kingdom: Advances in clinical psychological knowledge and future directions.

The megamachine and its social costs (2025)
Book Chapter

This preface discusses the social costs of capitalism as megamachine. The focus is on linking the book's main thesis on capitalist double-entry book keeping as essence of the megamachine with the heterodox economics theory of social costs. The social... Read More about The megamachine and its social costs.

Proton pump inhibitor omeprazole alters the spiking characteristics of proteinoids (2025)
Journal Article

This study reveals the significant effect of the proton pump inhibitor omeprazole on the spiking behavior of proteinoids, leading to a transformative shift in the field of unconventional computing. Through the application of different concentrations... Read More about Proton pump inhibitor omeprazole alters the spiking characteristics of proteinoids.

Morphological and electrical properties of proteinoid−actin networks (2025)
Journal Article

Proteinoids, or thermal proteins, are produced by heating amino acids. Proteinoids form hollow microspheres in water. The microspheres produce oscillation of electrical potential. Actin is a filament-forming protein responsible for communication, inf... Read More about Morphological and electrical properties of proteinoid−actin networks.