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On interaction of proteinoids with simulated neural networks (2024)
Journal Article
Mougkogiannis, P., & Adamatzky, A. (2024). On interaction of proteinoids with simulated neural networks. BioSystems, 237, Article 105175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystems.2024.105175

Proteinoid-neuron networks combine biological neurons with spiking proteinoid microspheres, which are generated by thermal condensation of amino acids. Complex and dynamic spiking patterns in response to varied stimuli make these networks suitable fo... Read More about On interaction of proteinoids with simulated neural networks.

A brief mindfulness meditation can ameliorate the effects of exposure to idealised social media images on self-esteem, mood, and body appreciation in young women: An online randomised controlled experiment (2024)
Journal Article
Hooper, R., Guest, E., Ramsay-Wade, C., & Slater, A. (in press). A brief mindfulness meditation can ameliorate the effects of exposure to idealised social media images on self-esteem, mood, and body appreciation in young women: An online randomised controlled experiment. Body Image,

The study examined whether a 10-minute mindfulness meditation intervention could ameliorate effects of exposure to social media thinspiration and fitspiration images on women’s self-esteem, mood, and body appreciation. A total of 162 women aged 18-42... Read More about A brief mindfulness meditation can ameliorate the effects of exposure to idealised social media images on self-esteem, mood, and body appreciation in young women: An online randomised controlled experiment.

Cyber Funfair: Creating immersive and educational experiences for teaching Cyber Physical Systems Security (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Mills, A., White, J., & Legg, P. (2024). Cyber Funfair: Creating immersive and educational experiences for teaching Cyber Physical Systems Security. In SIGCSE 2024: Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (847–852). https://doi.org/10.1145/3626252.3630820

Delivering meaningful and inspiring cyber security education for younger audiences can often be a challenge due to limited expertise and resources. Key to any outreach activity is that it both develops a learner's curiosity, as well as providing educ... Read More about Cyber Funfair: Creating immersive and educational experiences for teaching Cyber Physical Systems Security.

What are the challenges in progression, retention and achievement in A-level chemistry in Further Education colleges in England? (2024)
Thesis
Asamoah, S. What are the challenges in progression, retention and achievement in A-level chemistry in Further Education colleges in England?. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11114094

Choices made to study STEM subjects determine both the level of STEM skills in the population and the numbers of students with the necessary skills to continue studying STEM subjects at higher education. The aim of this research was to explore curren... Read More about What are the challenges in progression, retention and achievement in A-level chemistry in Further Education colleges in England?.

Rahnella (2024)
Book Chapter
Brady, C. L., & Denman, S. (2024). Rahnella. In M. Trujillo, S. Dedysh, P. DeVos, B. Hedlund, P. Kämpfer, F. Rainey, & W. Whitman (Eds.), Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01164.pub2

Rahnella species are ubiquitous in the environment, regularly isolated from water, soil, and woody tree hosts as well as occasionally from human clinical samples. Cells are Gram stain negative, facultatively anaerobic, and motile rods. Species are ps... Read More about Rahnella.

Does exposure to books foster a taste for spatial mobility? Home library size in childhood and adult migration intentions (2024)
Journal Article
Brunarska, Z., & Ivlevs, A. (in press). Does exposure to books foster a taste for spatial mobility? Home library size in childhood and adult migration intentions. Migration Studies,

Does exposure to books in childhood encourage adult migration? We contend that it does – through reading, which provides a simulative experience and arouses readers’ curiosity, as well as raising their openness to new experiences, awareness of opport... Read More about Does exposure to books foster a taste for spatial mobility? Home library size in childhood and adult migration intentions.

To what extent do children's expressions of time actually refer to time? An investigation into the temporal and discursive usages of temporal adverbs in family interaction (2024)
Journal Article
Surakka, M., & Kirjavainen, M. (in press). To what extent do children's expressions of time actually refer to time? An investigation into the temporal and discursive usages of temporal adverbs in family interaction. Journal of Child Language,

Many studies have explored children’s acquisition of temporal adverbs. However, the extent to which children’s early temporal language has discursive instead of solely temporal meanings has been largely ignored. We report two corpus-based studies tha... Read More about To what extent do children's expressions of time actually refer to time? An investigation into the temporal and discursive usages of temporal adverbs in family interaction.

Assessing appearance, speech, and hearing (dis)satisfaction in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate: A contribution to general population norms (2024)
Journal Article
Stock, N., Costa, B., White, P., Eve, L., & Bates, A. (in press). Assessing appearance, speech, and hearing (dis)satisfaction in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate: A contribution to general population norms. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal,

Background: Individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) may grow up with a visible facial difference, alongside speech and/or hearing challenges. Self-perceptions are stronger predictors of psychosocial adjustment than objective assessments, high... Read More about Assessing appearance, speech, and hearing (dis)satisfaction in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate: A contribution to general population norms.

Unleadership: The Remarkable Power of Unremarkable Acts (2024)
Book
Kars-Unluoglu, S., Jarvis, C., & Gaggiotti, H. (2024). Unleadership: The Remarkable Power of Unremarkable Acts. (1). Germany: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110767353

Leaderly acts and practices from unexpected places are often overlooked and yet have remarkable power. These spontaneous acts are in sharp contrast to those of formal leaders in governments and leading corporations. Global events like the Covid-19 pa... Read More about Unleadership: The Remarkable Power of Unremarkable Acts.

Don't give them fire! (2024)
Exhibition / Performance
Klein, S. Don't give them fire!. [Print]. 4 March 2024 - 15 March 2024. (Unpublished)

The title ‘Don’t give them fire’ refers to the myth of Prometheus. Prometheus's most famous act was his theft of fire from the gods. According to the myth, Prometheus took fire from the workshop of Hephaestus (the god of fire and craftsmanship) and g... Read More about Don't give them fire!.

A systematic review of the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions in the South African multilingual context (2024)
Journal Article
Carter, J., Podpadec, T., Pillay, P., Babayiğit, S., & Gazu, K. A. (2024). A systematic review of the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions in the South African multilingual context. Educational Research and Evaluation, 29(1-2), 69-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2024.2314522

International comparative measures show that South Africa has extremely low standards in reading. A variety of programmes aimed at boosting reading have been developed, however, the effectiveness of these programmes is unclear. Prior reviews of effec... Read More about A systematic review of the effectiveness of reading comprehension interventions in the South African multilingual context.

“It’s on your shoulders now” Transitioning from child-to-adult UK cleft lip/palate services: An exploration of young adults' narratives (2024)
Journal Article
McWilliams, D., Thornton, M., Hotton, M., Swan, M., & Stock, N. (in press). “It’s on your shoulders now” Transitioning from child-to-adult UK cleft lip/palate services: An exploration of young adults' narratives. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/10556656241236006

Objectives Treatment for cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) in the United Kingdom is administered on a standardised pathway from diagnosis to early adulthood, with options to be re-referred in later life. At age 16, patients become responsible for their... Read More about “It’s on your shoulders now” Transitioning from child-to-adult UK cleft lip/palate services: An exploration of young adults' narratives.

The burden of acute eye conditions on different healthcare providers: A retrospective population-based study (2024)
Journal Article
Rawlings, A., Hobby, A. E., Ryan, B., Carson-Stevens, A., North, R., Smith, M., …Acton, J. H. (in press). The burden of acute eye conditions on different healthcare providers: A retrospective population-based study. British Journal of General Practice, https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2022.0616

Background The demand for acute eyecare exponentially outstrips capacity. The public lacks awareness of community eyecare services. Aim To quantify the burden of acute eyecare on different healthcare service providers in a national population thro... Read More about The burden of acute eye conditions on different healthcare providers: A retrospective population-based study.

Oral microbial diversity in health: An ethnic comparative study (2024)
Thesis
Udoh, S. Oral microbial diversity in health: An ethnic comparative study. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11148138

This work involved two key phases: an in-vitro study and a clinical trial (in-vivo) study. The in-vitro study compared the antimicrobial properties of an oral formulation containing 5% potassium nitrate and 0.24% sodium fluoride to 1% chlorohexidine... Read More about Oral microbial diversity in health: An ethnic comparative study.

Development of the intelligent knee osteoarthritis lifestyle app: A person-based approach (2024)
Journal Article
Stevenson, R. D. M., Chowdhury, E. A., Inza, V. B., Western, M. J., Walsh, N. E., Jones, S. L., & Bilzon, J. L. J. (2024). Development of the intelligent knee osteoarthritis lifestyle app: A person-based approach. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 25(1), Article 189. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-07313-4

Background: Knee osteoarthritis is one of the most prevalent long term health conditions globally. Exercise and physical activity are now widely recognised to significantly reduce joint pain, improve physical function and quality of life in patients... Read More about Development of the intelligent knee osteoarthritis lifestyle app: A person-based approach.

A 'language of the body': Weightlifting and (reptilian) rhythms of regulation (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Hughes, K. (2024, March). A 'language of the body': Weightlifting and (reptilian) rhythms of regulation. Paper presented at 2024 International Symposium on Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry, Online

This audio-visual presentation recontextualizes postmodern ‘punk’ feminist writer Kathy Acker’s essay ‘Against Ordinary Language: The Language of the Body’ (1993) as a critical experimental work of narrative autoethnography. It will be proposed that... Read More about A 'language of the body': Weightlifting and (reptilian) rhythms of regulation.

First contact physiotherapy: An evaluation of clinical effectiveness and costs (2024)
Journal Article
Walsh, N., Halls, S., Thomas, R., Berry, A., Liddiard, C., Cupples, M. E., …Williams, P. (in press). First contact physiotherapy: An evaluation of clinical effectiveness and costs. British Journal of General Practice, BJGP.2023.0560. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2023.0560

Background: First Contact Physiotherapy Practitioners (FCPPs) are embedded within general practice, providing expert assessment, diagnosis and management plans for patients with musculoskeletal disorders (MSKDs), without the prior need for GP consult... Read More about First contact physiotherapy: An evaluation of clinical effectiveness and costs.

Women's experiences of maternity care in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic: A follow-up systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis (2024)
Journal Article
Dasgupta, T., Horgan, G., Peterson, L., Mistry, H. D., Balls, E., Wilson, M., …Magee, L. A. (in press). Women's experiences of maternity care in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic: A follow-up systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis. Women and Birth, Article 101588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2024.02.004

Background: Maternity care services in the United Kingdom have undergone drastic changes due to pandemic-related restrictions. Prior research has shown maternity care during the pandemic was negatively experienced by women and led to poor physical an... Read More about Women's experiences of maternity care in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic: A follow-up systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.

Electrical spiking activity of proteinoids-ZnO colloids (2024)
Journal Article
Mougkogiannis, P., Raeisi Kheirabadi, N., Cholerio, A., & Adamatzky, A. (2024). Electrical spiking activity of proteinoids-ZnO colloids. Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering, 4(1), Article 014007. https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4386/ad2afb

We are studying the remarkable electrical properties of Proteinoids-ZnO microspheres with the aim of exploring their potential for a new form of computing. Our research has revealed that these microspheres exhibit behavior similar to neurons, generat... Read More about Electrical spiking activity of proteinoids-ZnO colloids.

Dividends, investment and pension contributions (2024)
Journal Article
Tucker, J., & Misirlioglu, I. U. (2024). Dividends, investment and pension contributions. International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance, 14(1), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBAAF.2024.137080

We study the determinants of pension contributions for UK listed companies to better understand how the contributions decision is placed within the wider operational and strategic framework of the company. We model the potential displacement effect o... Read More about Dividends, investment and pension contributions.