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Investigation into the key barriers to achieving UK “Construction 2025” strategy targets (2023)
Journal Article

The “Construction 2025” is a United Kingdom (UK) Government Strategy introduced in 2013 to improve the construction industry in the United Kingdom by meeting outlined performance targets by 2025. However, with only a few years left to reach the targe... Read More about Investigation into the key barriers to achieving UK “Construction 2025” strategy targets.

Scope and arbitration in machine learning clinical EEG classification (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A key task in clinical EEG interpretation is to classify a recording or session as normal or abnormal. In machine learning approaches to this task, recordings are typically divided into shorter windows for practical reasons, and these windows inherit... Read More about Scope and arbitration in machine learning clinical EEG classification.

CORE Econ: A neoclassical synthesis for the twenty-first century? (2023)
Journal Article

This paper provides a critical review of CORE Econ’s The Economy and associated materials. It argues that there is a need for reworked economics textbooks and that CORE Econ’s approach to this project – to replace mathematical abstractions with relev... Read More about CORE Econ: A neoclassical synthesis for the twenty-first century?.

Condition assessment criteria evaluation of asymmetric aged and fully aged silicone rubber insulators based on leakage current harmonics (2023)
Journal Article

The leakage current characteristic monitoring of transmission line insulators is considered a worthy technique for insulator state prediction. In this paper, the harmonic analysis of leakage current signals has been performed to analyze the composite... Read More about Condition assessment criteria evaluation of asymmetric aged and fully aged silicone rubber insulators based on leakage current harmonics.

Imagining Contagion: Epidemic, Prisons, and Franco Spain's Politics of Space, 1936–1945 (2023)
Journal Article

Recent accounting for disease in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War has been contained within study of hunger in the early 1940s. Historians have cited the typhus epidemic which hit Spain between 1939 and 1945 as demonstrating a causal link betwe... Read More about Imagining Contagion: Epidemic, Prisons, and Franco Spain's Politics of Space, 1936–1945.

Deglaciation of the highest mountains in Scandinavia at the Younger Dryas–Holocene transition: Evidence from surface exposure‐age dating of ice‐marginal moraines (2023)
Journal Article

Surface exposure–age dating was applied to rock surfaces associated with ice-marginal moraines at elevations of ~1520–1780 m a.s.l. on the slopes of Galdhøpiggen and Glittertinden, the two highest mountains in Scandinavia located in the Jotunheimen m... Read More about Deglaciation of the highest mountains in Scandinavia at the Younger Dryas–Holocene transition: Evidence from surface exposure‐age dating of ice‐marginal moraines.

The Sociostructural-Intersectional Body Image (SIBI) framework: Understanding the impact of white supremacy in body image research and practice (2023)
Journal Article

White supremacy and racial inequities have long pervaded psychological research, including body image scholarship and practice. The experiences of white, heterosexual, able-bodied, cisgender (predominantly college) women from wealt... Read More about The Sociostructural-Intersectional Body Image (SIBI) framework: Understanding the impact of white supremacy in body image research and practice.

Can we increase the value of data from bladder diaries? International Consultation on Incontinence—Research Society 2023 (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Bladder diaries represent a fundamental component in the assessment of patients presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms. Nevertheless, their importance often remains underappreciated and undervalued within clinical practice. This pap... Read More about Can we increase the value of data from bladder diaries? International Consultation on Incontinence—Research Society 2023.

Practical examination of flow rate effects and influence of the stationary phase water layer on peak shape and retention in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (2023)
Journal Article

The effect of flow velocity on retention and peak shape of neutral, acidic and basic probe compounds was studied using seven different UHPLC hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) columns. Surprisingly on some columns, the retention factor k... Read More about Practical examination of flow rate effects and influence of the stationary phase water layer on peak shape and retention in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography.

Trends in admissions and outcomes at a British Wildlife rehabilitation centre over a ten-year period (2012–2022) (2023)
Journal Article

Millions of animals pass through wildlife rehabilitation centres (WRCs) globally each year, some dying in captivity, others euthanised, and some released into the wild. Those caring for these animals are generally well-intentioned, but skills, knowle... Read More about Trends in admissions and outcomes at a British Wildlife rehabilitation centre over a ten-year period (2012–2022).

Patient experiences of brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: Hearing the patient voice through qualitative interviews (2023)
Journal Article

Purpose: Brachytherapy for gynecological cancer is reported to cause pain, anxiety, and distress with no clear guidance for optimizing patient experiences. The aim of this study was to explore patient experiences of brachytherapy and views on improve... Read More about Patient experiences of brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: Hearing the patient voice through qualitative interviews.

Lessons learned: Symbiotic autonomous robot ecosystem for nuclear environments (2023)
Journal Article

AbstractNuclear facilities have a regulatory requirement to measure radiation levels within Post Operational Clean Out (POCO) around nuclear facilities each year, resulting in a trend towards robotic deployments to gain an improved understanding duri... Read More about Lessons learned: Symbiotic autonomous robot ecosystem for nuclear environments.

Rentiers and distributive conflict in Brazil (2000–2019) (2023)
Journal Article

The paper examines the determinants of rentier income in contemporary financialised capitalist economies by analysing the case of Brazil. It argues that different drivers of rentier income may have comparable potential to channel a substantial share... Read More about Rentiers and distributive conflict in Brazil (2000–2019).

Trends in admissions and outcomes at a British wildlife rehabilitation centre over a ten-year period 2012-2022 (2023)
Journal Article

Millions of animals pass through wildlife rehabilitation centres globally each year. Wildlife centre databases can provide an evidence base for treatment and contribute to conservation. Records of British animals admitted to a centre over a 10-year p... Read More about Trends in admissions and outcomes at a British wildlife rehabilitation centre over a ten-year period 2012-2022.

Determination of the relative sensitivity of polyaniline inks and films to deprotonation by ammonia using UV–Vis spectroscopy (2023)
Journal Article

The deprotonation behavior of conducting polymers such as polyaniline (PANI) is an important functional parameter in the design of novel printed electronic devices, particularly for sensors and energy storage. PANI can be fabricated into films from p... Read More about Determination of the relative sensitivity of polyaniline inks and films to deprotonation by ammonia using UV–Vis spectroscopy.

Heuristic and swarm intelligence algorithms for work-life balance problem (2023)
Journal Article

Employee satisfaction significantly influences the success of business. This emphasises on the importance of employees managing their work, family and personal lives to maintain their physical and mental well-being. This is especially crucial in heal... Read More about Heuristic and swarm intelligence algorithms for work-life balance problem.

Embodied carbon and building retrofit (2023)
Book Chapter

There is a critical need to reduce energy and associated carbon emissions from the existing built environment to help mitigate climate change. This requires significant upscaling of energy retrofitting. However, at present, retrofit assessments commo... Read More about Embodied carbon and building retrofit.

Embodied emissions - knowledge building for industry (2023)
Book Chapter

A climate emergency has been declared and government, policymakers, industries, researchers and architects have tremendous potential to shift the entire industry towards a (net) zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions-built environment. In particular, th... Read More about Embodied emissions - knowledge building for industry.

Secondary victims of homicide and restorative justice (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter considers how restorative justice (RJ) can be used to help secondary victims of homicide in dealing with their loss. It begins by discussing the impact of homicide on secondary victims. It then considers some of the principles of RJ and... Read More about Secondary victims of homicide and restorative justice.

A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent Girl Guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial (2023)
Journal Article

This pilot study assessed the acceptability and pre-post intervention effects of a cognitive dissonance-based body image intervention, Free Being Me, delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent girls in India. Girls aged 11–14 years (Mage = 12.6, N = 11... Read More about A cognitive dissonance body image intervention ‘Free Being Me’ delivered by Guide leaders to adolescent Girl Guides in India: A pilot and acceptability trial.