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Determination of psychoactive drugs in air (2022)
Journal Article

Understanding of the levels of psychoactive drugs in air is important for assessing both occupational and environmental exposure. Intelligence on the usage and manufacture of illegal drugs can also be gained. Environmental analysis and determination... Read More about Determination of psychoactive drugs in air.

Co-destruction of value – A stakeholder conceptual review (2022)
Journal Article

Co-destruction of value has been highlighted as a possible outcome of every interaction between firms and consumers. Despite the likelihood of its occurrence, the concept is not adequately defined or understood, while little is known about how and wh... Read More about Co-destruction of value – A stakeholder conceptual review.

Developing a safety climate assessment tool for Omani construction industry (2022)
Journal Article

One of the methods that could improve the safety performance of construction organizations is the safety climate approach, which is helpful to know the existing maturity level of the safety climate and to develop plans to achieve the required level o... Read More about Developing a safety climate assessment tool for Omani construction industry.

The classroom as a complex adaptive system (CAS): Credible framing, useful metaphor or mis-designation? (2022)
Journal Article

This paper discusses the legitimacy of framing school classrooms as complex adaptive systems (CASs) with the aim of advancing discourse about the extent to which systems within education can be usefully designated as complex. Perspectives differ on c... Read More about The classroom as a complex adaptive system (CAS): Credible framing, useful metaphor or mis-designation?.

Integration of cost-efficient carbon electrodes into the development of microbial fuel cells (2022)
Book Chapter

Microbial fuel cells are a renewable energy technology that can generate electricity from organic fuel such as wastewater, whilst simultaneously treating it. In order to implement this technology at larger scale, a major challenge is the choice of su... Read More about Integration of cost-efficient carbon electrodes into the development of microbial fuel cells.

Exploring the GCC progress towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (2022)
Journal Article

The United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals were agreed in 2015 by all the members' countries to be achieved by 2030. The results of several reports reveal that some countries are making good progress to achieve these goals, the progress of o... Read More about Exploring the GCC progress towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Qualitative assessment of the conservative management of nocturia with standardised written materials for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in men treated in primary care (2022)
Journal Article

Background: Many men prefer conservative treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) but education and self-help guidance are limited in primary care. Objective: To report qualitative interview findings for men reporting nocturia in a primary ca... Read More about Qualitative assessment of the conservative management of nocturia with standardised written materials for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in men treated in primary care.

Nocturia and chronic kidney disease: Systematic review and nominal group technique consensus for primary care assessment and treatment (2022)
Journal Article

Context: Reduced renal function impairs salt and water homeostasis, which can drive nocturnal or 24-h polyuria. Nocturia can arise early in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Evidence-based recommendations can facilitate management outside nephrology clin... Read More about Nocturia and chronic kidney disease: Systematic review and nominal group technique consensus for primary care assessment and treatment.

Implications of cardiovascular disease for assessment and treatment of nocturia in primary care; systematic review and nominal group technique consensus (2022)
Journal Article

Context: Heart conditions affect salt and water homeostasis as a consequence of the underlying condition, compensatory processes, and therapy, and can result in nocturnal polyuria. These processes need to be identified as part of a full evaluation of... Read More about Implications of cardiovascular disease for assessment and treatment of nocturia in primary care; systematic review and nominal group technique consensus.

Association of sleep disorders with nocturia: A systematic review and nominal group technique consensus on primary care assessment and treatment (2022)
Journal Article

Context: Sleep disorders affect responsiveness to sensory information and can cause nocturnal polyuria and reduced sleep depth; hence, these are potentially influential in understanding the mechanism of nocturia. Objective: To report the systematic r... Read More about Association of sleep disorders with nocturia: A systematic review and nominal group technique consensus on primary care assessment and treatment.

Use of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires bladder diary (ICIQ-BD) in men seeking therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) (2022)
Journal Article

Background: Completion rates and correspondence to other measures need to be established for the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ) bladder diary (ICIQ-BD) in the assessment of male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Ob... Read More about Use of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires bladder diary (ICIQ-BD) in men seeking therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).

Analytical approaches and trends in the determination of psychoactive drugs in air (2022)
Journal Article

Understanding of the levels of psychoactive drugs in air is important for assessing both occupational and environmental exposure. Intelligence on the usage and manufacture of illegal drugs can also be gained. Environmental analysis and determination... Read More about Analytical approaches and trends in the determination of psychoactive drugs in air.

Memory-constrained context-aware reasoning (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The context-aware computing paradigm introduces environments, known as smart spaces, which can unobtrusively and proactively assist their users. These systems are currently mostly implemented on mobile platforms considering various techniques, includ... Read More about Memory-constrained context-aware reasoning.

Preface - Challenges in the management of people convicted of a sexual offence: A way forward (2022)
Book Chapter

Expanding interventions to integrate men who have sexually offended back into the community: Circles of support and accountability in Europe (2022)
Book Chapter

The way that we prevent as well as respond to sexual offending is at a crossroads as we are starting to talk in a new language, with a blended health and justice framework, but we are grounded in a punitive system. Where do we go from this point? How... Read More about Expanding interventions to integrate men who have sexually offended back into the community: Circles of support and accountability in Europe.

Translating the sexual abuse evidence base into effective policy and practice (2022)
Book Chapter

The development of policy, especially criminal justice policy, is often fraught and divisive with a plethora of short-term solutions to long-term problems. This chapter is going to discuss the challenges of policymaking in the arena of sexual offendi... Read More about Translating the sexual abuse evidence base into effective policy and practice.

Challenges in the Management of People Convicted of a Sexual Offence: A Way Forward (2022)
Book

This book provides an up-to-date analysis of major issues in the field of sexual abuse, both established and emerging, and asks how we can develop the most evidence-based, fit-for-purpose approach in responding to and preventing it. Sexual abuse is a... Read More about Challenges in the Management of People Convicted of a Sexual Offence: A Way Forward.

Exploring the professional identity and career trajectories of undergraduates on a team-based, experiential  degree programme (2022)
Book Chapter

Based on the pioneering Finnish Team Academy model, BA (Hons) Business: Team Entrepreneurship is an undergraduate degree programme at the University of the West of England underpinned by self-managed, team-based experiential entrepreneurial learning.... Read More about Exploring the professional identity and career trajectories of undergraduates on a team-based, experiential  degree programme.

Salutogenesis in Prison (2022)
Book Chapter

This chapter concludes Part VII, with a focus on salutogenesis in prisons. In this chapter, the authors present and debate how prison health rhetoric, policy and practice are influenced by a pathogenic view of prisoner “health.” The authors comment t... Read More about Salutogenesis in Prison.

Lignocellulosic natural fibers in polymer composite materials: Benefits, challenges and applications (2022)
Book Chapter

In recent years, there has been an ever-expanding interest in reducing the environmental impact associated with the polymer manufacturing industry. This review discusses the benefits associated with natural fibers use in composite materials as well a... Read More about Lignocellulosic natural fibers in polymer composite materials: Benefits, challenges and applications.