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Animal-visitor interactions in semi-contrived tourism settings: A study of ‘meet & greets’ in UK zoos (2022)
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Doodson, P., Melfi, V., Webber, A. D., & Dumbell, L. (in press). Animal-visitor interactions in semi-contrived tourism settings: A study of ‘meet & greets’ in UK zoos. Tourism Recreation Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2022.2137651

Animal-visitor interactions are common in captive-wildlife tourism settings, but there is a lack of research exploring what is on offer. This study defines and examines ‘Meet & Greet’ animal experiences in UK zoos within the context of the wider wild... Read More about Animal-visitor interactions in semi-contrived tourism settings: A study of ‘meet & greets’ in UK zoos.

Lifelong education research over 40 years: Insights from the International journal of lifelong education (2022)
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Holford, J., Hodge, S., Knight, E., Milana, M., Waller, R., & Webb, S. (2022). Lifelong education research over 40 years: Insights from the International journal of lifelong education. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 41(6), 537-548. https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2022.2167445

With this special issue of the International Journal of Lifelong Education, we complete a two-year celebration and critical examination of the field of adult lifelong education, prompted by the journal’s fortieth anniversary. In this editorial we pro... Read More about Lifelong education research over 40 years: Insights from the International journal of lifelong education.

The CRYOSTAT2 trial: The rationale and study protocol for a multi-Centre, randomised, controlled trial evaluating the effects of early high-dose cryoprecipitate in adult patients with major trauma haemorrhage requiring major haemorrhage protocol activation (2022)
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Curry, N., Davenport, R., Lucas, J., Deary, A., Benger, J., Edwards, A., …Stanworth, S. J. (in press). The CRYOSTAT2 trial: The rationale and study protocol for a multi-Centre, randomised, controlled trial evaluating the effects of early high-dose cryoprecipitate in adult patients with major trauma haemorrhage requiring major haemorrhage protocol activation. Transfusion Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1111/tme.12932

Objectives: To describe the protocol for a multinational randomised, parallel, superiority trial, in which patients were randomised to receive early high-dose cryoprecipitate in addition to standard major haemorrhage protocol (MHP), or Standard MHP a... Read More about The CRYOSTAT2 trial: The rationale and study protocol for a multi-Centre, randomised, controlled trial evaluating the effects of early high-dose cryoprecipitate in adult patients with major trauma haemorrhage requiring major haemorrhage protocol activation.

Incidence of traumatic brain injuries in head-injured children with seizures (2022)
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Borland, M. L., Dalziel, S. R., Phillips, N., Dalton, S., Lyttle, M. D., Bressan, S., …Babl, F. E. (2023). Incidence of traumatic brain injuries in head-injured children with seizures. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35(2), 289-296. https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.14112

Objective: Incidence and short-term outcomes of clinically important traumatic brain injury (ciTBI) in head-injured children presenting to ED with post-traumatic seizure (PTS) is not described in current literature. Methods: Planned secondary analysi... Read More about Incidence of traumatic brain injuries in head-injured children with seizures.

Improving estimates of injury burden in Nepal: A qualitative study (2022)
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Bhatta, S., Bhatta, S., Mytton, J., & Joshi, S. K. (2022). Improving estimates of injury burden in Nepal: A qualitative study. Journal of the Nepal Health Research Council, 20(2), 339-346. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i02.3929

Background: Routinely collected injury data can help to identify populations at risk of injury, circumstances surrounding those injuries, and can be used to develop targeted interventions. However, routinely collected injury data in Nepal are at risk... Read More about Improving estimates of injury burden in Nepal: A qualitative study.

Motivations and deterrents in contemporary science communication: A questionnaire survey of actors in seven European countries (2022)
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Wilkinson, C., Milani, E., Ridgway, A., & Weitkamp, E. (2023). Motivations and deterrents in contemporary science communication: A questionnaire survey of actors in seven European countries. International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 13(2), 131-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2022.2139165

As the ecosystem of actors communicating science has become more complex, there is a need to understand the motivations and deterrents of those involved in the communication of science, technology and health topics. This article reports on a survey o... Read More about Motivations and deterrents in contemporary science communication: A questionnaire survey of actors in seven European countries.

Investment-cash flow sensitivity: Evidence from investment in identifiable intangible and tangible assets activities (2022)
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Adu-Ameyaw, E., Danso, A., Uddin, M., & Acheampong, S. (2024). Investment-cash flow sensitivity: Evidence from investment in identifiable intangible and tangible assets activities. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 29(2), 1179-1204. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2730

In this study, we examine whether investments in fixed (identifiable) intangible assets and tangible assets are sensitive to cash flow and the extent to which this sensitivity differs for firms with different levels of financial constraints. Using bo... Read More about Investment-cash flow sensitivity: Evidence from investment in identifiable intangible and tangible assets activities.

Legitimation in revolutionary discourse: A critical examination of the discourse of Jerry John Rawlings (2022)
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Ganaah, J., Nartey, M., & Bhatia, A. (2023). Legitimation in revolutionary discourse: A critical examination of the discourse of Jerry John Rawlings. Journal of Language and Politics, 22(1), 66-86. https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.22002.gan

This paper analyzes the legitimation strategies used by Jerry John Rawlings, a Ghanaian revolutionary leader, to license his revolutionary actions, including political enemy executions and a crackdown on corrupt practices. It adapts and extends van L... Read More about Legitimation in revolutionary discourse: A critical examination of the discourse of Jerry John Rawlings.

An explorative study on the antimicrobial effects and mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA and TPU surfaces loaded with Ag and Cu against nosocomial and foodborne pathogens (2022)
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Εkonomou, S. Ι., Soe, S., & Stratakos, A. C. (2023). An explorative study on the antimicrobial effects and mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA and TPU surfaces loaded with Ag and Cu against nosocomial and foodborne pathogens. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 137, 105536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105536

Antimicrobial 3D printed surfaces made of PLA and TPU polymers loaded with copper (Cu), and silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) were developed via fused deposition modeling (FDM). The potential antimicrobial effect of the 3D printed surfaces against Esch... Read More about An explorative study on the antimicrobial effects and mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA and TPU surfaces loaded with Ag and Cu against nosocomial and foodborne pathogens.

“It’s important to think of Pepper as a teaching aid or resource external to the classroom”: A social robot in a school for autistic children (2022)
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Lemaignan, S., Newbutt, N., Rice, L., & Daly, J. (in press). “It’s important to think of Pepper as a teaching aid or resource external to the classroom”: A social robot in a school for autistic children. International Journal of Social Robotics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-022-00928-4

For a period of 3 weeks in June 2021, we embedded a social robot (Softbank Pepper) in a Special Educational Needs (SEN) school for autistic children. The robot’s behaviours and integration into the school were co-designed with the children and teache... Read More about “It’s important to think of Pepper as a teaching aid or resource external to the classroom”: A social robot in a school for autistic children.

Akutno odumiranje hrastova (AOH) – nova kompleksna bolest na hrastu crniki (Quercus ilex L.) i mogućnosti širenja na ostale vrste hrastova u Hrvatskoj (2022)
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Pernek, M., Brady, C., Lacković, N., Dubravac, T., Jukić, A., & Kovač, M. (2022). Akutno odumiranje hrastova (AOH) – nova kompleksna bolest na hrastu crniki (Quercus ilex L.) i mogućnosti širenja na ostale vrste hrastova u Hrvatskoj. Šumarski list, 146(9-10), 439-446. https://doi.org/10.31298/sl.146.9-10.5

U radu se prikazuje pregled dosadašnjih saznanja o Akutnom odumiranju hrastova (AOH), u svijetu opisanom kao AOD (Acute oak decline). Ova polimikrobna bolest je nedavno otkrivena u Hrvatskoj (2021. godine) na poluotoku Pelegrin (otok Hvar), gdje se n... Read More about Akutno odumiranje hrastova (AOH) – nova kompleksna bolest na hrastu crniki (Quercus ilex L.) i mogućnosti širenja na ostale vrste hrastova u Hrvatskoj.

Robotics in construction: A critical review of the reinforcement learning and imitation learning paradigms (2022)
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Davila Delgado, M., & Oyedele, L. (2022). Robotics in construction: A critical review of the reinforcement learning and imitation learning paradigms. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 54, Article 101787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2022.101787

The reinforcement and imitation learning paradigms have the potential to revolutionise robotics. Many successful developments have been reported in literature; however, these approaches have not been explored widely in robotics for construction. The... Read More about Robotics in construction: A critical review of the reinforcement learning and imitation learning paradigms.

Why children need to read about plants at a time of climate change (2022)
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Jones, V., & Macleod, C. (in press). Why children need to read about plants at a time of climate change. Children's Literature in Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10583-022-09511-x

We begin developing our relationship with and for Nature during childhood, and over the last 20 years research has advanced our understanding of human relationships with Nature. However, a focus on human-animal relationships dominates environmental u... Read More about Why children need to read about plants at a time of climate change.

Impact of resolution, colour, and motion on object identification in digital twins from robot sensor data (2022)
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Bremner, P., & Giuliani, M. (2022). Impact of resolution, colour, and motion on object identification in digital twins from robot sensor data. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 9, Article 995342. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2022.995342

This paper makes a contribution to research on digital twins that are generated from robot sensor data. We present the results of an online user study in which 240 participants were tasked to identify real-world objects from robot point cloud data. I... Read More about Impact of resolution, colour, and motion on object identification in digital twins from robot sensor data.

Neurodivergence in the CJS and the role of the Bar (Part 1) (2022)
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Smith, T. (2022). Neurodivergence in the CJS and the role of the Bar (Part 1). Counsel Magazine,

The first of a two-part series of articles examining the experience of neurodivergent individuals (for example, those who are autistic or have ADHD) in the criminal justice system, and how criminal defence barristers can mitigate or aggravate challen... Read More about Neurodivergence in the CJS and the role of the Bar (Part 1).

Understanding influence and action in Learning and Action Alliances: Experience from the Newcastle Blue-Green vision (2022)
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O'Donnell, E. C., Snelling, A. M., & Lamond, J. E. (in press). Understanding influence and action in Learning and Action Alliances: Experience from the Newcastle Blue-Green vision. Journal of Flood Risk Management, e12868. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12868

The Learning and Action Alliance (LAA) framework is increasingly valued as an approach to facilitate social learning and action by enabling collaboration within and between organisations, breaking down barriers to information sharing and facilitating... Read More about Understanding influence and action in Learning and Action Alliances: Experience from the Newcastle Blue-Green vision.

General practitioners working in or alongside the emergency department: The GPED mixed-methods study (2022)
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Benger, J., Brant, H., Scantlebury, A., Anderson, H., Baxter, H., Bloor, K., …Adamson, J. (2022). General practitioners working in or alongside the emergency department: The GPED mixed-methods study. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 10(30), VII-110. https://doi.org/10.3310/HEPB9808

Background: Emergency care is facing a steadily rising demand. In response, hospitals have implemented new models of care that locate general practitioners in or alongside the emergency department. Objectives: We aimed to explore the effects of gener... Read More about General practitioners working in or alongside the emergency department: The GPED mixed-methods study.

Development and preliminary validation of the Coach Self-Efficacy Body Image Scale (CSEBIS) (2022)
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Silva-Breen, H., Schneider, K., Matheson, E., Tinoco, A., & LaVoi, N. (2022). Development and preliminary validation of the Coach Self-Efficacy Body Image Scale (CSEBIS). Body Image, 43, 408-419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.10.008

Body image concerns are a commonly cited reason for sport drop out. Researchers have begun to explore the influence of coaches on athletes’ body image. However, no measure exists to accurately and easily assess interventions or predict coaches’ body... Read More about Development and preliminary validation of the Coach Self-Efficacy Body Image Scale (CSEBIS).

Raising the minimum age for marriage and civil partnerships (2022)
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Gaffney-Rhys, R. (2022). Raising the minimum age for marriage and civil partnerships. Family Law -Bristol-, 52, 1321-1436

The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 will raise the minimum age for marriage and civil partnerships in England and Wales from 16 to 18, when it comes into force on a date to be determined by the Secretary of State. The number of... Read More about Raising the minimum age for marriage and civil partnerships.

Building organisational resilience capability in small and medium-sized enterprises: The role of high-performance work systems (2022)
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Zhou, Q., Edafioghor, T. E., Wu, C., & Doherty, B. (in press). Building organisational resilience capability in small and medium-sized enterprises: The role of high-performance work systems. Human Resource Management Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12479

Although organisational resilience is crucial to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in turbulent business environments, research has yet to establish whether and how human resource management (HRM) systems can help build an SME's organisationa... Read More about Building organisational resilience capability in small and medium-sized enterprises: The role of high-performance work systems.