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A systematic review of Internet of Things applications in construction occupational safety and health management (2023)
Book Chapter
Babalola, A., Urhal, P., Manu, P., Da Silva Bartolo, P. J., Cheung, C., Yunusa-Kaltungo, A., …Paton-Cole, V. (2023). A systematic review of Internet of Things applications in construction occupational safety and health management. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. J. S. Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (283-295). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-26

The construction industry has a poor reputation for being a high-risk industry due to its poor record of occupational injuries, illnesses, and deaths globally. In recent times, the Internet of Things (IoT) as part of a suite of Industry 4.0 technolog... Read More about A systematic review of Internet of Things applications in construction occupational safety and health management.

Barriers to big data techniques application in construction safety, health and wellbeing (2023)
Book Chapter
Umeokafor, N., & Umar, T. (2023). Barriers to big data techniques application in construction safety, health and wellbeing. In P. Manu, G. Shang, P. Jorge Silva Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well- being in the Industry 4.0 Era (169-179). London: Taylor & Francis

The adoption of digital technologies such as big data analytics (BDA) for health, safety, and wellbeing (HSW) improvement in construction has increased but continues to experience challenges. Reviewing extant literature, this chapter identifies and d... Read More about Barriers to big data techniques application in construction safety, health and wellbeing.

Female entrepreneurs’ motivations, intentions and barriers in Higher Education: A case study from Team Academy Bristol (2023)
Book Chapter
Urzelai, B., Caple, L., & Watkins, S. (2023). Female entrepreneurs’ motivations, intentions and barriers in Higher Education: A case study from Team Academy Bristol. In J. H. Block, J. Halberstadt, N. Högsdal, A. Kuckertz, & H. Neergaard (Eds.), Progress in Entrepreneurship Education and Training: New Methods, Tools, and Lessons Learned from Practice (223-241). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28559-2_15

The objective of this study is to examine factors contributing to entrepreneurial intention, motivation and barriers among female university students. For this, we take a case study approach and focus on a Team Academy undergraduate degree programme... Read More about Female entrepreneurs’ motivations, intentions and barriers in Higher Education: A case study from Team Academy Bristol.

Transport and energy justice (2023)
Book Chapter
Lucas, K., & Adeel, M. (2023). Transport and energy justice. In . S. Bouzarovski, S. Fuller, & . T. Reames (Eds.), Handbook on Energy Justice (25-39). London: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839102967.00010

This chapter sets out the current picture in terms of transport and mobility behaviours across different social groups, drawing from a wide range of literatures to explore the concept of transport energy justice in different contexts, and using the U... Read More about Transport and energy justice.

Impact of industry 5.0 on sustainable development with machine learning and the role of internal audit: Literature review (2023)
Book Chapter
Rehman, A., Umar, T., & Hashim, F. (in press). Impact of industry 5.0 on sustainable development with machine learning and the role of internal audit: Literature review. In J. Żywiołek, . J. Rosak-Szyrocka, A. Nayyar, & M. Naved (Eds.), Modern Technologies and Tools Supporting The Development of Industry 5.0 (1-62). Taylor & Francis

This chapter delves into the potential impact of Industry 5.0 on sustainable development and associated risks. It emphasizes the importance of mitigating these risks while taking into account the interests of all stakeholders involved. The chapter ai... Read More about Impact of industry 5.0 on sustainable development with machine learning and the role of internal audit: Literature review.

From the ‘victim societies’ to the ‘societies of victimisation’: The memory of military atrocities in South America (2023)
Book Chapter
Tavares Furtado, H. (2023). From the ‘victim societies’ to the ‘societies of victimisation’: The memory of military atrocities in South America. In M. Mälksoo (Ed.), Handbook on the Politics of Memory. Edward Elgar Publishing

Providing a novel multi-disciplinary theorization of memory politics, this insightful Handbook brings varied literatures into a focused dialogue on the ways in which the past is remembered and how these influence transnational, interstate, and global... Read More about From the ‘victim societies’ to the ‘societies of victimisation’: The memory of military atrocities in South America.

Cross-language influences in L2 pre-lexical and lexical processing and acquisition (2023)
Book Chapter
Piasecki, A. E., & Dijkstra, T. (2023). Cross-language influences in L2 pre-lexical and lexical processing and acquisition. In I. Elgort, A. Siyanova-Chanturia, & M. Brysbaert (Eds.), Cross-language Influences in Second Language Acquisition and Processing: Interdisciplinary insights and perspectives (126-151). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1075/bpa.16.06pia

We review how second language (L2) printed and spoken word recognition is affected by first language (L1) characteristics. First, sublexical word properties in bilingual word recognition are considered, in particular diacritical marks and Capital Let... Read More about Cross-language influences in L2 pre-lexical and lexical processing and acquisition.

Sustainability and sustainable event management (2023)
Book Chapter
Mackay, C., Julien, A., & Hirst, J. (in press). Sustainability and sustainable event management. In V. Ziakas, & D. Getz (Eds.), Cases For Event Management and Event Tourism. Goodfellow Publishers. https://doi.org/10.23912/978-1-915097-34-7-5408

Sustainability is a macro-level policy issue. It involves living and working in ways that do not negatively affect future generations. To operate sustainably, events organisers need to maximise positive – and mitigate negative – economic, socio-cultu... Read More about Sustainability and sustainable event management.

Active listening: Learning through interviewing (2023)
Book Chapter
Glester, A., & Wilkinson, C. (2023). Active listening: Learning through interviewing. In S. Rowland, & L. Kuchel (Eds.), Teaching Science Students to Communicate: A Practical Guide (451-456). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91628-2_57

Active Listening is a concept borrowed from counseling and conflict resolution; it makes for better interviews and better interviewers. Students entering the workplace can effectively use Active Listening in many aspects of their work from science wr... Read More about Active listening: Learning through interviewing.

La gestion de la pandémie de Covid-19 par le Royaume-Uni: Confinement et déconfinement d’un territoire morcelé (2023)
Book Chapter
Dadomo, C. (2023). La gestion de la pandémie de Covid-19 par le Royaume-Uni: Confinement et déconfinement d’un territoire morcelé. In J. Fougerouse (Ed.), La gestion de la pandémie de Covid par les États: Les institutions publiques à l'épreuve (267-278). Brussels: Bruyland/Larcier

Au sortir de trois longues années de dures et astreignantes négociations sur le Brexit, le gouvernement « au service de Sa Majesté » pour qui « le monde n’est pas suffisant » (« Global Britain »), n’a pas su en effet, dans les premiers mois de 2020,... Read More about La gestion de la pandémie de Covid-19 par le Royaume-Uni: Confinement et déconfinement d’un territoire morcelé.

Safety risk factors in the use of construction robots (2023)
Book Chapter
Mahamadu, A. M., Prabhakaran, A., Manu, P., Caparros Perez, D., & Szostak, M. (2023). Safety risk factors in the use of construction robots. In P. Manu, S. Gao, P. J. Da Silva Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (239-248). (1). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-22

Technological advancement has led to the increased reliance on machines in place of human construction workers. Advanced robotics and automation systems are therefore becoming commonplace on construction sites albeit used mostly alongside constructio... Read More about Safety risk factors in the use of construction robots.

Passivhaus standard as a social housing model in the UK: Barriers and opportunities (2023)
Book Chapter
Zhao, J. (2023). Passivhaus standard as a social housing model in the UK: Barriers and opportunities. In W. Leal Filho, M. Alzira Pimenta Dinis, S. Moggi, E. Price, & A. Hope (Eds.), SDGs in the European Region. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91261-1_87-1

The reliance on fossil fuels and the high amount of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions remain to be the most critical barriers for the European region to achieve its net-zero targets. Energy used in the household sector contributes to more than a quarte... Read More about Passivhaus standard as a social housing model in the UK: Barriers and opportunities.

Drug delivery using cold plasma (2023)
Book Chapter
Ekonomou, S. I., Saad, S., Varadi, A., & Stratakos, A. C. (2023). Drug delivery using cold plasma. In D. Lamprou (Ed.), Emerging Drug Delivery and Biomedical Engineering Technologies Book Emerging Drug Delivery and Biomedical Engineering Technologies: Transforming Therapy (171-179). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003224464-11

Cold plasma (CP) is an ionised gas generated in atmospheric pressure and at room temperature. CP technology has already shown great promise for a wide range of biomedical applications. This chapter provided insights into the various applications and... Read More about Drug delivery using cold plasma.

How the coronavirus infected editorial cartoons: A comparative study of covid-19 cartoons in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom (2023)
Book Chapter
Joubert, M., Milani, E., Reidlinger, M., & Weitkamp, E. (2023). How the coronavirus infected editorial cartoons: A comparative study of covid-19 cartoons in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. In . M. Bauer, & B. Schiele (Eds.), Science Communication: Taking a step back to move forward. France: CNRS

Based on earlier findings that editorial cartoons contribute significantly to the public discourse during a health crisis, we compared cartoons with Covid-19 content across three countries (Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom), published i... Read More about How the coronavirus infected editorial cartoons: A comparative study of covid-19 cartoons in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Research with children (2023)
Book Chapter
Brown, J., & Clark, T. (2023). Research with children. In C. Hayes (Ed.), The Early Years Handbook for Students and Practitioners. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

The Early Years Handbook for Students and Practitioners is a comprehensive and accessible course text for all degree level students undertaking programmes related to early years and childhood studies. Designed and written by the SEFDEY Professional A... Read More about Research with children.

Horizontal and vertical international co-operation in criminal matters: An African regional and sub-regional perspective (2023)
Book Chapter
Kemp, G. (2023). Horizontal and vertical international co-operation in criminal matters: An African regional and sub-regional perspective. In S. Ugwu, A. Adeboyejo, H. Morrison, & T. B. K. Sendze (Eds.), Contemporary International Criminal Law Issues: Contributions in Pursuit of Accountability for Africa and the World (177-211). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-555-3

This chapter deals with the topic of mutual legal assistance as a means to combat international crime (including the core atrocity crimes) in Africa. It can be argued that effective mutual legal assistance modalities are imperatives of true Pan- Afri... Read More about Horizontal and vertical international co-operation in criminal matters: An African regional and sub-regional perspective.

‘Through the back door' Defence perspectives on the rise of managerialism at the expense of adversarial justice (2023)
Book Chapter
Smith, T., & Johnston, E. (2023). ‘Through the back door' Defence perspectives on the rise of managerialism at the expense of adversarial justice. In E. Johnston, & A. Pivaty (Eds.), Efficiency and Bureaucratisation of Criminal Justice Global Trends. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003207818

This chapter charts the evolution of managerialism in England and Wales through the lens of defence lawyers. Drawn from two PhD studies, the chapter advances empirical evidence of the implicit rise of managerialism in England and Wales. The chapter a... Read More about ‘Through the back door' Defence perspectives on the rise of managerialism at the expense of adversarial justice.

Anomalous mechanical behaviour arising from framework flexibility (2023)
Book Chapter
Marmier, A. (2023). Anomalous mechanical behaviour arising from framework flexibility. In J. Tan (Ed.), Mechanical Behaviour of Metal – Organic Framework Materials (65-112). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781839166594-00065

This chapter describes in detail the framework of anisotropic elasticity to introduce exotic elastic and thermoelastic properties that are often prevalent and extreme in MOFs: negative linear compressibility (NLC), negative thermal expansion (NTE) an... Read More about Anomalous mechanical behaviour arising from framework flexibility.

Cli-fi cinema (2023)
Book Chapter
Bould, M. (2023). Cli-fi cinema. In J. P. Telotte (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of New Science Fiction Cinemas (52-70). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197557723.013.5

This chapter outlines the relationship between science fiction (sf) and climate fiction, both literary and cinematic, and urges a broader understanding of what it means to tell stories about anthropogenic climate destabilization. It considers a wide... Read More about Cli-fi cinema.