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Environmental technologies for remediation of contaminated lands in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria: Opportunities for ecosystem services to host communities (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Ngene, S., & Tota-Maharaj, K. (2019). Environmental technologies for remediation of contaminated lands in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria: Opportunities for ecosystem services to host communities.

Several remediation technologies have been tried in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria to address the persistent hydrocarbon contamination with little or no success as they are either inappropriate for the environment and thus complete remediation is... Read More about Environmental technologies for remediation of contaminated lands in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria: Opportunities for ecosystem services to host communities.

Soil compaction effects on grassland silage yields and soil structure under different levels of compaction over three years (2019)
Journal Article
Hargreaves, P. R., Baker, K. L., Graceson, A., Bonnett, S., Ball, B. C., & Cloy, J. M. (2019). Soil compaction effects on grassland silage yields and soil structure under different levels of compaction over three years. European Journal of Agronomy, 109, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2019.125916

Soil compaction has been estimated to be responsible for 33 million ha of soil degradation in Europe, reducing crop yields, however there is limited data on grassland silage yields loss. Extended grazing periods, increased size and weight of farm veh... Read More about Soil compaction effects on grassland silage yields and soil structure under different levels of compaction over three years.

Lukacs, Kierkegaard, Marx and the Political (2019)
Book Chapter
Assiter, A. (2019). Lukacs, Kierkegaard, Marx and the Political. In P. Stokes, A. Buben, & E. Helms (Eds.), The Kierkegaardian Mind. Routledge

This is an attempt to show, contrary to most of the discussion on the subject, that Kierkegaard and Marx have more in common than is often thought to be the case.

Enhancing the force transparency of time domain passivity approach: Observer-based gradient controller (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Singh, H., Jafari, A., & Ryu, J. (2019, May). Enhancing the force transparency of time domain passivity approach: Observer-based gradient controller. Paper presented at The 2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Montreal, Canada

Passivity has been the most often used constraint for the stable controller design of bilateral teleoperation systems. Especially, Time Domain Passivity Approach (TDPA) has been used in many applications since it has been known as one of the least co... Read More about Enhancing the force transparency of time domain passivity approach: Observer-based gradient controller.

Building with nature - Improving standards of GI across the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Jerome, G., & Sinnett, D. (2019). Building with nature - Improving standards of GI across the UK. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 88(5), 161-165

This articles explains how the Building with Nature framework was developed as an aid to specifying what is meant by, and consequently delivering, high-quality green infrastructure.

Composite learning adaptive backstepping control using neural networks with compact supports (2019)
Journal Article
Pan, Y., Yang, C., Pratama, M., & Yu, H. (2019). Composite learning adaptive backstepping control using neural networks with compact supports. International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, 33(12), 1726-1738. https://doi.org/10.1002/acs.3002

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. The ability to learn is crucial for neural network (NN) control as it is able to enhance the overall stability and robustness of control systems. In this study, a composite learning control strategy is proposed for a... Read More about Composite learning adaptive backstepping control using neural networks with compact supports.

Utilising cognitive bias modification to remedy appearance and self-worth biases in eating disorder psychopathology: A systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Matheson, E., Wade, T. D., & Yiend, J. (2019). Utilising cognitive bias modification to remedy appearance and self-worth biases in eating disorder psychopathology: A systematic review. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 65, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2019.101482

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Background and objectives: This study systematically reviewed the impact of Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) on biases related to attention (CBM-A) and interpretation (CBM-I) for appearance and self-worth stimuli and the subseque... Read More about Utilising cognitive bias modification to remedy appearance and self-worth biases in eating disorder psychopathology: A systematic review.

Discursive strategies in the keynes-hayek debate: Building a liberal critique (2019)
Journal Article
Guizzo, D. (2019). Discursive strategies in the keynes-hayek debate: Building a liberal critique. Contributions to Political Economy, 38(1), 12-30. https://doi.org/10.1093/cpe/bzz014

© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. All rights reserved. This article addresses an analysis of discourse based on Michel Foucault's 'order of discourse' to comprehend which... Read More about Discursive strategies in the keynes-hayek debate: Building a liberal critique.

The Living Well with Dementia Course - A Workbook for Facilitators (2019)
Book
Cheston, R., & Marshall, A. (2019). The Living Well with Dementia Course - A Workbook for Facilitators. London: Routledge

The Living Well with Dementia Course: A Workbook for Facilitators provides facilitators with a realistic but positive approach to helping people with dementia understand and adjust to their condition, helping them to live as well as possible. Aime... Read More about The Living Well with Dementia Course - A Workbook for Facilitators.

“When something is wrong we write it”: The portrayal of female genital mutilation in children’s literature (2019)
Journal Article
Alston, A. (2019). “When something is wrong we write it”: The portrayal of female genital mutilation in children’s literature. Bookbird, 57(2), 22-34. https://doi.org/10.1353/bkb.2019.0015

© 2019 BY BOOKBIRD, INC. Focusing on Williams-Garcia’s No Laughter Here (2004) and Craigie’s What Was Never Said (2015), this article questions their representation of female genital mutilation (FGM). It considers the use of voice, writing, and siste... Read More about “When something is wrong we write it”: The portrayal of female genital mutilation in children’s literature.

My Square Mile, Mapping the history of Repair and Maintenance business in Bristol (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Dillon, T., & Pietrangleo, C. (2019, May). My Square Mile, Mapping the history of Repair and Maintenance business in Bristol. Presented at EUGEO, Association of Geographical Societies in Europe, Galway

My Square Mile is a pilot study into the history
of repair and maintenance businesses in a square mile around Bedminster, Bristol. The project maps changes in businesses that deal with repair and maintenance from 1938 to 2018. Drawing for example... Read More about My Square Mile, Mapping the history of Repair and Maintenance business in Bristol.

Redistributed manufacturing – challenges for operations management (2019)
Journal Article
Kapletia, D., Phillips, W., Medcalf, N., Makatsoris, H., McMahon, C., & Rich, N. (2019). Redistributed manufacturing – challenges for operations management. Production Planning and Control, 30(7), 493-495. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2018.1540057

Recent advances in small-scale local production technologies and materials sciences, combined with the power of digital design and analysis methods, have generated new opportunities for product innovators to experiment with rapid prototyping and comm... Read More about Redistributed manufacturing – challenges for operations management.

Too Much Information? Evaluating the Financial Intelligence Gathering Provisions of the Fourth European Union Anti-Money Laundering Directive and the Common Reporting Standard in Combatting Tax Evasion (2019)
Book Chapter
Bourton, S. (in press). Too Much Information? Evaluating the Financial Intelligence Gathering Provisions of the Fourth European Union Anti-Money Laundering Directive and the Common Reporting Standard in Combatting Tax Evasion. In K. Benson, C. King, & C. Walker (Eds.), Assets, Crimes and the State Innovation in 21st Century Legal ResponsesTaylor & Francis (Routledge)

Academic Leadership in Higher Education - Initial research findings (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, M., & Gibbs, V. (2019, May). Academic Leadership in Higher Education - Initial research findings. Presented at Council of Deans of Health Annual Summit, Cardiff

Introduction The aim of this research was to gain a deeper understanding of the perceptions of key stakeholders in relation to the current extent of Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) in leadership roles within academia. The researchers undertook an... Read More about Academic Leadership in Higher Education - Initial research findings.

Drugs decriminalization: The art of governing drug using populations (2019)
Book Chapter
Walmsley, I. (2019). Drugs decriminalization: The art of governing drug using populations. In S. Wilson (Ed.), Prohibitions and Psychoactive Substances in History, Culture and Theory: Prohibitions and Psychoactive Substances. Routledge

In the last fifteen years or so drugs decriminalization has (re)emerged as a pragmatic response to the ‘drug problem’, with the Portuguese model widely recognized as an alternative to drugs prohibition. The history of similar initiatives, however, te... Read More about Drugs decriminalization: The art of governing drug using populations.

Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites (2019)
Journal Article
Suwarta, P., Fotouhi, M., Czél, G., Longana, M., & Wisnom, M. R. (2019). Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites. Composite Structures, 224, 110996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.110996

© 2019 The Authors This paper is the first detailed investigation of the fatigue behavior of pseudo-ductile unidirectional (UD)thin-ply interlayer hybrids made of thin-ply carbon/epoxy plies sandwiched between standard thickness glass/epoxy plies und... Read More about Fatigue behaviour of pseudo-ductile unidirectional thin-ply carbon/epoxy-glass/epoxy hybrid composites.