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Towards meaningful comparisons of personality in large-scale cross-cultural studies (2019)
Book Chapter
Gardiner, G., Sauerberger, K., Members of the International Situations Project, , Fragkiadaki, E., & Funder, D. (2019). Towards meaningful comparisons of personality in large-scale cross-cultural studies. In A. Realo (Ed.), In praise of an inquisitive mind: A Festschrift in honor of Jüri Allik on the occasion of his 70th birthday (123-140). Estonia: University of Tartu Press

One of Jüri Allik’s major, pioneering contributions to psychology is the assessment of personality across numerous cultures. His contributions have inspired many other large collaborations of international researchers to move beyond early work confir... Read More about Towards meaningful comparisons of personality in large-scale cross-cultural studies.

Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: a step into the regulatory unknown (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2019, March). Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: a step into the regulatory unknown. Paper presented at Centre for Financial and Corporate Integrity - Research Seminar, Coventry Law School, Coventry, England

This paper is divided into three parts. Firstly, the paper presents evidence how terrorism financiers are able to operate via the Internet and social media platforms. Secondly, it enhances the understanding of the use of Defence against Terrorism F... Read More about Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: a step into the regulatory unknown.

Cognitive Psychodynamics as an Integrative Framework in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy (2019)
Book
Ward, T., & Plagnol, A. (in press). Cognitive Psychodynamics as an Integrative Framework in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy. Palgrave MacMillan

This book proposes a novel method of combining the main approaches to counselling and psychotherapy currently in use into one coherent framework. The authors argue that the cognitive behavioural tradition - largely focused on thought patterns - and t... Read More about Cognitive Psychodynamics as an Integrative Framework in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy.

The experience of people with rheumatoid arthritis living with fatigue: A qualitative metasynthesis (2019)
Journal Article
Primdahl, J., Hegelund, A., Lorenzen, A. G., Løppenthin, K., Dures, E., & Esbensen, B. A. (2019). The experience of people with rheumatoid arthritis living with fatigue: A qualitative metasynthesis. BMJ Open, 9(3), Article e024338. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024338

Objectives To identify, appraise and synthesise qualitative studies on the experience of living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-related fatigue. Methods We conducted a qualitative metasynthesis encompassing a systematic literature search in Febr... Read More about The experience of people with rheumatoid arthritis living with fatigue: A qualitative metasynthesis.

Examining spatial variations in the utility of SPI as a 1 to 3 month-ahead streamflow indicator (2019)
Presentation / Conference
West, H., Quinn, N., & Horswell, M. (2019, March). Examining spatial variations in the utility of SPI as a 1 to 3 month-ahead streamflow indicator. Poster presented at UK Drought & Water Scarcity Conference: Addressing Current & Future Challenges, University of Oxford, Oxford, England

Droughts are a common meteorological phenomenon and a significant natural hazard. Despite this we lack a common understanding of the definition of a drought event and a detailed understanding of drought onset and termination. In its simplest form how... Read More about Examining spatial variations in the utility of SPI as a 1 to 3 month-ahead streamflow indicator.

Building smart cities, the just way. A critical review of “smart” and “just” initiatives in Bristol, UK (2019)
Journal Article
Michalec, A. (., Hayes, E., & Longhurst, J. (2019). Building smart cities, the just way. A critical review of “smart” and “just” initiatives in Bristol, UK. Sustainable Cities and Society, 47, Article 101510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101510

This article investigates the application of the “smart cities” and “urban climate justice” concepts to two urban initiatives based in Bristol, UK. Both ideas are increasingly popular in academic literature. Yet, little is known about their understan... Read More about Building smart cities, the just way. A critical review of “smart” and “just” initiatives in Bristol, UK.

Associations of child and adolescent anxiety with later alcohol use and disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies (2019)
Journal Article
Dyer, M. L., Easey, K. E., Heron, J., Hickman, M., & Munafò, M. R. (2019). Associations of child and adolescent anxiety with later alcohol use and disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Addiction, 114(6), 968-982. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14575

Background and Aims: Despite a wealth of literature, the relationship between anxiety and alcohol use remains unclear. We examined whether (a) child and adolescent anxiety is positively or negatively associated with later alcohol use and disorders an... Read More about Associations of child and adolescent anxiety with later alcohol use and disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

Adolescent body dissatisfaction as public health issue: Effects on later risky health behaviours (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Bornioli, A., Lewis-Smith, H., Smith, A., Slater, A., & Bray, I. (2019, March). Adolescent body dissatisfaction as public health issue: Effects on later risky health behaviours. Paper presented at South West Public Health Scientific Conference 2019, Mercure Bristol Holland House Hotel, Bristol, England

Aim: Body dissatisfaction is prevalent among teenagers, and may influence the uptake of risky health behaviours. The study assessed the influence of body dissatisfaction on smoking, cannabis use, drug use, self-harm, gambling, and drinking and the me... Read More about Adolescent body dissatisfaction as public health issue: Effects on later risky health behaviours.

How our clothes tell stories (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Shortt, H. (2019, March). How our clothes tell stories. Presented at How Our Clothes Tell Stories, Ralph Allen School, Bath, England

Clothes, our wardrobe, style, fashion, dress and the uniforms we wear all say something about who we are, what we are into, who we work for or what groups we want to belong to. This talk explores how our clothes tell stories, what we wear at work a... Read More about How our clothes tell stories.

Distributed consensus algorithm for events detection in cyber-physical systems (2019)
Journal Article
Li, S., Zhao, S., Yang, P., Andriotis, P., Xu, L., & Sun, Q. (2019). Distributed consensus algorithm for events detection in cyber-physical systems. IEEE Internet of Things, 6(2), 2299-2308. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2019.2906157

In the harsh environmental conditions of cyber-physical systems (CPSs), the consensus problem seems to be one of the central topics that affect the performance of consensus-based applications, such as events detection, estimation, tracking, blockchai... Read More about Distributed consensus algorithm for events detection in cyber-physical systems.

Fantasy, pragmatism and journalistic socialisation: UK journalism students’ aspirations and motivations (2019)
Journal Article
Jackson, D., Thorsen, E., & Reardon, S. (2020). Fantasy, pragmatism and journalistic socialisation: UK journalism students’ aspirations and motivations. Journalism Practice, 14(1), 104-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2019.1591929

Despite the sustained growth in journalism as a choice of degree path for young people, our understanding of students’ aspirations and motivations remains relatively underdeveloped. At the same time, journalism careers appear increasingly uncertain,... Read More about Fantasy, pragmatism and journalistic socialisation: UK journalism students’ aspirations and motivations.

Implementation of ‘CLICK into Activity’ in South Somerset: Social prescribing through general practice referral of ‘at risk’ populations to community leisure services (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Bird, E., Kok, M., & Powell, J. (2019, March). Implementation of ‘CLICK into Activity’ in South Somerset: Social prescribing through general practice referral of ‘at risk’ populations to community leisure services. Paper presented at South West Public Health Scientific Conference, Bristol, England

Aim: This study used the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework to evaluate the impact of CLICK into Activity, a 12-week community-based physical activity programme for inactive adults with (or at risk of) l... Read More about Implementation of ‘CLICK into Activity’ in South Somerset: Social prescribing through general practice referral of ‘at risk’ populations to community leisure services.

Practice ecology of sustainable travel: The importance of institutional policy-making processes beyond the traveller (2019)
Journal Article
Williams, D. G., Spotswood, F., Parkhurst, G., & Chatterton, T. (2019). Practice ecology of sustainable travel: The importance of institutional policy-making processes beyond the traveller. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 62, 740-756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2019.02.018

© 2019 The Authors Changing mobility behaviour towards activities and actions that have a less detrimental impact on the environment, public health and society is an objective of transport policy jurisdictions globally. In line with a burgeoning body... Read More about Practice ecology of sustainable travel: The importance of institutional policy-making processes beyond the traveller.

Development of integrated demand and supply side management strategy of multi-energy system for residential building application (2019)
Journal Article
Luo, X. J., & Fong, K. F. (2019). Development of integrated demand and supply side management strategy of multi-energy system for residential building application. Applied Energy, 242, 570-587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.03.149

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd The multi-energy system that contains the highly coupled energy supply equipment units can be adopted to simultaneously satisfy the cooling, heating and electrical energy demands. Owing to the complex nature of multiple supplies a... Read More about Development of integrated demand and supply side management strategy of multi-energy system for residential building application.

Urban planning as an enabler of urban health: Challenges and good practice in England following the 2012 planning and public health reforms (2019)
Journal Article
Carmichael, L., Townshend, T. G., Fischer, T. B., Lock, K., Petrokofsky, C., Sheppard, A., …Ogilvie, F. (2019). Urban planning as an enabler of urban health: Challenges and good practice in England following the 2012 planning and public health reforms. Land Use Policy, 84, 154-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.02.043

© 2019 The Authors This article synthesises the challenges faced by the English (urban) spatial planning system to become an enabler of urban health and explores some keys features of the evidence base, policy tools and policy implementation issues t... Read More about Urban planning as an enabler of urban health: Challenges and good practice in England following the 2012 planning and public health reforms.

Establishing a valid construct of fear of childbirth: Findings from in-depth interviews with women and midwives (2019)
Journal Article
Slade, P., Balling, K., Sheen, K., & Houghton, G. (2019). Establishing a valid construct of fear of childbirth: Findings from in-depth interviews with women and midwives. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-019-2241-7

Background: Fear of childbirth (FOC) can have a negative impact on a woman's psychological wellbeing during pregnancy and her experience of birth. It has also been associated with adverse obstetric outcomes and postpartum mental health difficulties.... Read More about Establishing a valid construct of fear of childbirth: Findings from in-depth interviews with women and midwives.

Output Feedback Sliding Mode Control of Quadcopter Using IMU Navigation (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Nemati, H., & Montazeri, A. (2019). Output Feedback Sliding Mode Control of Quadcopter Using IMU Navigation. https://doi.org/10.1109/icmech.2019.8722899

The main focus of this paper is to design various nonlinear sliding mode output feedback control approaches for attitude stabilisation of a quadcopter UAV using only IMU navigation sensor. Three types of controllers are considered based on asymptotic... Read More about Output Feedback Sliding Mode Control of Quadcopter Using IMU Navigation.

3D plant phenotyping system using photometric stereo (2019)
Thesis
Bernotas, G. 3D plant phenotyping system using photometric stereo. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490917

Tracking and predicting the growth performance of plants in different environments is critical for future crop development, which is under dual pressure from population expansion and global climate change. Automated approaches for image capture and a... Read More about 3D plant phenotyping system using photometric stereo.

What influences adherence to treatment in people with multiple sclerosis? (2019)
Thesis
Moloney, C. H. What influences adherence to treatment in people with multiple sclerosis?. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/850513

Background Currently, there are a number of disease modifying therapies (DMTs) available that can help to reduce the number of attacks experienced in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). However, optimal outcomes are not always achieved du... Read More about What influences adherence to treatment in people with multiple sclerosis?.