Decoy, dazzle, deny: how some businesses communicate around controversial issues

O'Dochartaigh, Aideen; Marshall, Donna; Rehme, Jakob; Kelly, Stephen; Boojihawon, Roshan; Chicksand, Daniel

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Optimising Visual User Interfaces to Reduce Cognitive Fatigue and Enhance Mental Well-being (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Panakaduwa, C., Coates, P., Munir, M., & De Silva, O. (in press). Optimising Visual User Interfaces to Reduce Cognitive Fatigue and Enhance Mental Well-being.

User interface design is a key priority in modern computer systems, especially when the users are non-technical. Due to the importance of designing more user-friendly interfaces, the focus has been increased on designing human-centred systems over fu... Read More about Optimising Visual User Interfaces to Reduce Cognitive Fatigue and Enhance Mental Well-being.

Greening the Brown: Sustainable Retrofitting of UK Houses through Green Walls and Green Roofs (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Panakaduwa Gamage, C. (2024, September). Greening the Brown: Sustainable Retrofitting of UK Houses through Green Walls and Green Roofs. Paper presented at Third International ISHS Symposium on Greener Cities: Improving Ecosystem Services in a Climate-Changing World, London, United Kingdom

The study identifies the scope of literature on the potential application of green walls and roofs in housing retrofits, mainly focusing on the UK context. Housing retrofit in the UK has become a major concern in the sustainability agenda due to the... Read More about Greening the Brown: Sustainable Retrofitting of UK Houses through Green Walls and Green Roofs.

Use of the Therapy Outcome Measure in community intermediate care: results of a service evaluation (2024)
Journal Article
Cross, A., Chetter, C., Rajai, A., & Krishnamoorthy, B. (2024). Use of the Therapy Outcome Measure in community intermediate care: results of a service evaluation. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 31(9), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2023.0034

Background/Aims
Outcome measures are essential in clinical practice to demonstrate patient improvement and secure funding for services. The purpose of this service evaluation was to explore levels of patient improvement as measured by the Therapy Ou... Read More about Use of the Therapy Outcome Measure in community intermediate care: results of a service evaluation.

British Regimental Museums as a Place of Intangible Cultural Heritage (2024)
Book Chapter
Hall, B., & Blackstone, K. (in press). British Regimental Museums as a Place of Intangible Cultural Heritage. In New Disciplinary Approaches to Intangible Cultural Heritage: Media, Performance and the Public Space. Routledge

Decoy, dazzle, deny: how some businesses communicate around controversial issues (2024)
Other
O'Dochartaigh, A., Marshall, D., Rehme, J., Kelly, S., Boojihawon, R., & Chicksand, D. (2024). Decoy, dazzle, deny: how some businesses communicate around controversial issues. [Online article]

Research has identified seven distinct strategies used by companies in controversial industries to communicate on controversial issues