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The beneficial effects of Qigong on elderly depression (2019)
Book Chapter
Chan, S. H., & Tsang, H. W. (2019). The beneficial effects of Qigong on elderly depression. . Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.irn.2019.06.004

Health Qigong, especially the Eight-Section Brocades (or Baduanjin), has been well established as an effective adjunct intervention to alleviate depressive symptoms of older adults. The easy to learn and safe format of health Qigong allows the promot... Read More about The beneficial effects of Qigong on elderly depression.

Angela Carter's curious rooms (2019)
Book Chapter
Mulvey-Roberts, M. (2019). Angela Carter's curious rooms. In The Arts of Angela Carter: A Cabinet of Curiosities (1-16). Manchester: Manchester University Press

Protecting the environment during multinational military operations (2019)
Book Chapter
Das, O. (2019). Protecting the environment during multinational military operations. In The 'Legal Pluriverse' Surrounding Multinational Military Operations. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198842965.001.0001

The chapter examines issues concerning the protection of the environment during multinational military operations. Taking into consideration the International Law Commission’s (ILC) recent work regarding the protection of the environment in relation... Read More about Protecting the environment during multinational military operations.

Nitric Oxide-Induced Tolerance in Plants under Adverse Environmental Conditions (2019)
Book Chapter
NM, S., B, S., EC, M., JT, H., & RV, R. (2019). Nitric Oxide-Induced Tolerance in Plants under Adverse Environmental Conditions. In T. Islam, H. Oku, M. Fujita, K. Nahar, & M. Hasanuzzaman (Eds.), Approaches for Enhancing Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants. , (371-385). Bangladesh: Taylor & Francis

Stakeholder engagement - developing a blue-green vision (2019)
Book Chapter
O'Donnell, E., Lamond, J., Krivtsov, V., & Thorne, C. (2019). Stakeholder engagement - developing a blue-green vision. In Blue-Green Infrastructure - Perspectives on Planning Evaluation and Collaboration C780a. London: CIRIA

Le tecnologie digitali 3d per la conservazione e la conoscenza del patrimonio culturale (2019)
Book Chapter
D'Agnano, F., Vernier, P., Ballarin, M., & Balletti, C. (2019). Le tecnologie digitali 3d per la conservazione e la conoscenza del patrimonio culturale. In Una nuova frontiera della didattica Metodi, tecnologie, esperienze italiane. Roma: Carrocci Editore

This chapter focuses on 3d technology and Cultural Heritage. It analyzes 3d technology such as CNC machines and additive processes: the 3d printers. Solid printing in museums/3d printing and geomatics for replicas validation.

Science communication and public relations: beyond borders (2019)
Book Chapter
Autzen, C., & Weitkamp, E. (in press). Science communication and public relations: beyond borders. In M. Dascal, T. Gloning, & A. Lessmollman (Eds.), Science Communication, (465-484). Berlin: De Gruyter

This chapter applies an overall communication constitute organizations (CCO) perspective to explore the relationships between science communication and public relations. In the context of increasing institutional interest in public relations and scie... Read More about Science communication and public relations: beyond borders.

Many ways of directing a film: Teaching the ‘Modes of creative practice' (2019)
Book Chapter
Lees, D. (2019). Many ways of directing a film: Teaching the ‘Modes of creative practice'. In M. D. Mourāo, S. Semerdjiev, C. Mello, & A. Taylor (Eds.), 21st Century Film, TV and Media School Book – Volume 2: Directing. CILECT

This chapter examines the creative practice of fiction film directors and seeks to identify patterns of difference that can be sorted into coherent schemes of practice. I then apply these findings in order to propose pedagogic innovations in film edu... Read More about Many ways of directing a film: Teaching the ‘Modes of creative practice'.

Are we still not there yet? Moving along the gender highway (2019)
Book Chapter
Greed, C. (2019). Are we still not there yet? Moving along the gender highway. In C. Scholten, & T. Joelsson (Eds.), Integrating Gender into Transport Planning: From One to Many Tracks (192-210). Palgrave Macmillan

This book comprises a collection of international contributions, particularly from Scandinavia, on the extent to which gender has been integrated into transport planning

A health map for architecture: The determinants of health and wellbeing in buildings (2019)
Book Chapter
Rice, L. (2019). A health map for architecture: The determinants of health and wellbeing in buildings. In M. Jones, L. Rice, & F. Meraz (Eds.), Designing for Health and Wellbeing: Home, City, Society (155-184). Delaware, United States: Vernon Press

The health crisis facing society, whereby most humans suffer illness, is related to the design of the built environment. The chapter identifies key issues for built environment design professionals to improve the health of architectural environments.... Read More about A health map for architecture: The determinants of health and wellbeing in buildings.

Microbial fuel cells, concept, and applications (2019)
Book Chapter
Santoro, C., Brown, M., Gajda, I., Greenman, J., Obata, O., García, M. J. S., …Ieropoulos, I. (2019). Microbial fuel cells, concept, and applications. In G. Thouand (Ed.), Handbook of Cell Biosensors (1-35). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47405-2_93-1

The first published report of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) was over 100 years ago, yet it is only recently that interest in the technology has grown exponentially with the discovery that bacteria can transfer electrons to the anode without the need fo... Read More about Microbial fuel cells, concept, and applications.

Researching multilingually in applied linguistics (2019)
Book Chapter
Andrews, J., Holmes, P., Fay, R., & Dawson, S. (2020). Researching multilingually in applied linguistics. In J. McKinley, & H. Rose (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics (76-86). (1). London: Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367824471

Researching multilingually is an umbrella term used (in e.g. Holmes et al. 2013) which seeks to identify and highlight the decision-making researchers engage in regarding language in the many stages of their research processes. In applied linguistics... Read More about Researching multilingually in applied linguistics.

Environmentally Sustainable Event Design (2019)
Book Chapter
Mackay, C., & Julien, A. (2019). Environmentally Sustainable Event Design. In V. Antchak, & O. Ramsbottom (Eds.), The Fundamentals of Event Design, (177 - 195). Oxon: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Events are varied in terms of their type, scale, duration, location, time of year and theme, and this leads to equally varied impacts. However, all events involve impacts on or of ecology, transport, water, energy, lighting, noise and waste. Sustain... Read More about Environmentally Sustainable Event Design.

Upper Palaeozoic rocks at Portishead (2019)
Book Chapter
Marriott, S., Williams, B., & Beaumont, H. (in press). Upper Palaeozoic rocks at Portishead. In Geology of the Bristol Area. Geological Association

Does emigration affect political and institutional development in migrants’ countries of origin? (2019)
Book Chapter
Ivlevs, A. (in press). Does emigration affect political and institutional development in migrants’ countries of origin?. Palgrave Macmillan

Recent literature suggests that emigration can affect political and institutional outcomes (voting in elections, government accountability, voting for pro-democratic parties, prevalence of democracy, extent of corruption, involvement in and tolerance... Read More about Does emigration affect political and institutional development in migrants’ countries of origin?.

'Hope-full purpose': Time, oblivion, and the strange attractors of Pandora's box (2019)
Book Chapter
Longman, R. (2019). 'Hope-full purpose': Time, oblivion, and the strange attractors of Pandora's box. In D. Ericsson, & M. Kostera (Eds.), Organizing Hope: Narratives for a Better Future (85-95). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788979443.00016

Hope lacks an obvious conceptual clarity. Yet, as a defining feature of utopian thought, it suggests a potential for new social relations (Levitas, 2010). To explore such potentiality, this chapter conceptualises “hope-full purpose”—a construction th... Read More about 'Hope-full purpose': Time, oblivion, and the strange attractors of Pandora's box.

Responsibility to protect: A comparative analysis of whether it has served its original purpose in the last decade (2019)
Book Chapter
Siboe, N. (2019). Responsibility to protect: A comparative analysis of whether it has served its original purpose in the last decade. In Responsibility to Protect: Lessons Learned and The Way Forward. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law

Over the last decade, Responsibility to Protect (R2P) has featured highly in public international law debates pertaining to mass killings, humanitarian intervention and protecting potential victims.The que... Read More about Responsibility to protect: A comparative analysis of whether it has served its original purpose in the last decade.

Low-Carbon Permeable Pavement Drainage Infrastructure: Potential Applications for Stormwater Management (2019)
Book Chapter
Tota-Maharaj, K., & Aziba, A. (2019). Low-Carbon Permeable Pavement Drainage Infrastructure: Potential Applications for Stormwater Management. In E. O. Nnadi (Ed.), Stormwater: Sources, Monitoring and Management (269- 313). Nova Science Publishers

Rapid urbanisation and industralisation across the world is demanding infrastructure and construction to increase especially within the transportation sectors. The large amounts of construction materials required for construction and maintenance of p... Read More about Low-Carbon Permeable Pavement Drainage Infrastructure: Potential Applications for Stormwater Management.

Environmental impact assessment in the context of mangrove forest ecosystem management in Bangladesh: A case study of Rampal coal power plant project (2019)
Book Chapter
Razzaque, J. (2019). Environmental impact assessment in the context of mangrove forest ecosystem management in Bangladesh: A case study of Rampal coal power plant project. In P. Cullet, & S. Koonan (Eds.), Research Handbook on Law, Environment and the Global South (207-230). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784717469.00020

The mangroves of the Sundarbans, spanning between Bangladesh and India, are recognized as an internationally important World Heritage and Ramsar site. It supports a wide range of ecosystem services that sustain the livelihoods of local poor communiti... Read More about Environmental impact assessment in the context of mangrove forest ecosystem management in Bangladesh: A case study of Rampal coal power plant project.