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Characteristics of Strong Midwifery Leaders and Enablers of Strong Midwifery Leadership: An International Appreciative Inquiry (2024)
Journal Article
Pezaro, D. S., ZARBIV, G., JONES, J., FEIKA, M. L., FITZGERALD, L., LUKHELE, S., …HARDTMAN, P. (2024). Characteristics of Strong Midwifery Leaders and Enablers of Strong Midwifery Leadership: An International Appreciative Inquiry. Midwifery, 132, 103982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2024.103982

Objectives This research aimed to identify the characteristics of strong midwifery leaders and explore how strong midwifery leadership may be enabled from the perspective of midwives and nurse-midwives globally.... Read More about Characteristics of Strong Midwifery Leaders and Enablers of Strong Midwifery Leadership: An International Appreciative Inquiry.

Taking a long view towards quality improvement: an intentional approach to solving wicked problems and improving student experience (2024)
Journal Article
Hamshire, C., Barrett, N., & Forsyth, R. (2024). Taking a long view towards quality improvement: an intentional approach to solving wicked problems and improving student experience. Quality in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13538322.2024.2307063

Quality enhancement projects in universities frequently rely on short term, fragmented studies implemented in response to snapshot data linked to student feedback. Such projects may not address the complex interplay across stakeholder groups and do n... Read More about Taking a long view towards quality improvement: an intentional approach to solving wicked problems and improving student experience.

LTEC Post-Festival Publication: Developing Authentic Practitioners “practice”, “identity”, “community”. (2024)
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Power, J., Whitnall, D., & Grayson, N. (in press). LTEC Post-Festival Publication: Developing Authentic Practitioners “practice”, “identity”, “community”. Innovative practice in higher education,

Our post-festival special edition publication is a collection of papers and audio poster from the University of Salford’s Learning and Teaching Festival 2023. The festival brought together Salford’s learning and teaching community with over 13... Read More about LTEC Post-Festival Publication: Developing Authentic Practitioners “practice”, “identity”, “community”..

Flipping Failure: A case study on building resilience and confidence through 'Failureship Strategies' in theory and practice at the University of Salford. (2024)
Journal Article
Whitnall, D., & Hurley, U. (2024). Flipping Failure: A case study on building resilience and confidence through 'Failureship Strategies' in theory and practice at the University of Salford. Innovative practice in higher education,

This paper presents the Flipping Failure project, which aims to challenge the negative perception of failure and promote its benefits for building resilience, insight, and action. The project involved students and staff who participated in failure-fo... Read More about Flipping Failure: A case study on building resilience and confidence through 'Failureship Strategies' in theory and practice at the University of Salford..

Reaching Out and Shouting Loud: Capturing best practice in learning and teaching scholarly practice at The University of Salford. Innovative Practice in Higher Education. (2024)
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Blezard, E., Power, J., Whitnall, D., & Taylor, W. (2024). Reaching Out and Shouting Loud: Capturing best practice in learning and teaching scholarly practice at The University of Salford. Innovative Practice in Higher Education. Innovative practice in higher education,

This paper presents a panoramic view of the Institution's engagement with learning, teaching, and scholarly activities, shedding light on the critical mass of knowledge and initiatives that define contributions to the field of pedagogy. Findings reve... Read More about Reaching Out and Shouting Loud: Capturing best practice in learning and teaching scholarly practice at The University of Salford. Innovative Practice in Higher Education..

Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Pathogenesis and Therapy of Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Diseases (2023)
Journal Article
Zaripova, L. N., Midgley, A., Christmas, S. E., Beresford, M. W., Pain, C., Baildam, E. M., & Oldershaw, R. A. (in press). Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Pathogenesis and Therapy of Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Diseases. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(22), 16040. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242216040

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) modulate immune responses and maintain self-tolerance. Their trophic activities and regenerative properties make them potential immunosuppressants for treating autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. MSCs are drawn to... Read More about Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Pathogenesis and Therapy of Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Diseases.

An evidence based approach to re-engaging students by re-framing support for success (2023)
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Power, J., Griffiths, A., & Jones-Devitt, S. (in press). An evidence based approach to re-engaging students by re-framing support for success. Innovative practice in higher education, 6(1), 1-26

Improving student retention and engagement is a high priority for the sector. This study presents an approach adopted within a large Academic School to re-engage students who might otherwise have been withdrawn from the system. The work presented con... Read More about An evidence based approach to re-engaging students by re-framing support for success.

Conductive Biofilm Propolis-Based: Electrochemical Determination of Hydroxymethylfurfural in Honey (2023)
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Roberto Oliveira, P., Silva, L. R. G. E., Kalinke, C., Garcia-Miranda Ferrari, A., Prakash, J., Wen, Y., …Campos Janegitz, B. (2023). Conductive Biofilm Propolis-Based: Electrochemical Determination of Hydroxymethylfurfural in Honey. Food Analytical Methods, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12161-023-02518-0

Honey samples have been widely evaluated regarding the presence of degradation products as an index quality control, for example, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in the presence of carbohydrates. The monitoring of HMF strategy can be a challenge; however... Read More about Conductive Biofilm Propolis-Based: Electrochemical Determination of Hydroxymethylfurfural in Honey.

Comprehensive evaluation of the foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities in Iraq: the Karbala Cement Manufacturing Company as a case study (2023)
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AL-Dahash, H. F. K., Mohammed, R. K., Al-Rubaye, M., & Hardman, M. (in press). Comprehensive evaluation of the foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities in Iraq: the Karbala Cement Manufacturing Company as a case study. International Journal of Construction Management, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2023.2235877

This paper explores the benefits of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Karbala Cement Manufacturing Company (KCMC) as a case study. The benefits of FDI by the French company LAFARGE were measured by conducting a comparison before and after inve... Read More about Comprehensive evaluation of the foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities in Iraq: the Karbala Cement Manufacturing Company as a case study.

The influences of communitarian philosophy in public policy: mapping the discourse of Scottish public library strategy (2023)
Journal Article
Paton, C., & McMenemy, D. (2023). The influences of communitarian philosophy in public policy: mapping the discourse of Scottish public library strategy. Journal of Documentation, https://doi.org/10.1108/jd-02-2023-0020

Purpose (limit 100 words) This research investigates the presence of communitarian philosophy within contemporary Scottish public library strategy, exploring links between philosophy, politics, and practice. Design/methodology/approach (limit 100 wor... Read More about The influences of communitarian philosophy in public policy: mapping the discourse of Scottish public library strategy.