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A Comparative Analysis of Visits by the UN Special Rapporteur to the United States and to the European Union (2024)
Book Chapter
Cummins, I., & Gómez-Ciriano, E. J. (2025). A Comparative Analysis of Visits by the UN Special Rapporteur to the United States and to the European Union. In The Oxford Handbook of Power, Politics, and Social Work (505-516). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197650899.013.27

This chapter uses Somers’s model of citizenship to present a comparative analysis of the reports issued by the UN Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights after his visits to the European Union and the United States. The two reports were based... Read More about A Comparative Analysis of Visits by the UN Special Rapporteur to the United States and to the European Union.

Family relations and children’s/young people’s mental health: the impact of separation from the birth family (2024)
Book Chapter

Mental health is a key public health issue, due to the rising global mental illness pandemic. Many mental illnesses present in adults commenced before the age of 14, as such childhood and adolescence is an important time in terms of securing the foun... Read More about Family relations and children’s/young people’s mental health: the impact of separation from the birth family.

Multi-theoretical perspectives on family relations building and practices (2024)
Book Chapter
Parker, J., Hean, S., Heaslip, V., Tembjerg, P., & Sosnowsks-Buxton, P. (2024). Multi-theoretical perspectives on family relations building and practices. In Rebuilding Family Relations for Children and Youth Separated from Family (43-71). Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com]. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67106-7_3

The current chapter explores a variety of useful theoretical perspectives with which to view and reframe the rebuilding and, where possible, the reunification process for families. We begin by offering a critique of psychological theories of attachme... Read More about Multi-theoretical perspectives on family relations building and practices.

Family relations and children’s/young people’s mental health: the impact of separation from the birth family (2024)
Book Chapter
Heaslip, V. (2024). Family relations and children’s/young people’s mental health: the impact of separation from the birth family. In Rebuilding Family Relations for Children and Youth Separated from Family. Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com]. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67106-7_2

Mental health is a key public health issue, due to the rising global mental illness pandemic. Many mental illnesses present in adults commenced before the age of 14, as such childhood and adolescence is an important time in terms of securing the foun... Read More about Family relations and children’s/young people’s mental health: the impact of separation from the birth family.

Bridging Bonds: Nurturing Mother-Child Connections Through Incarceration and Beyond (2024)
Book Chapter
Heaslip, V. (2024). Bridging Bonds: Nurturing Mother-Child Connections Through Incarceration and Beyond. In Rebuilding Family Relations for Children and Youth Separated from Family. Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com]. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67106-7_15

This chapter delves into the intricate dynamics of the mother-child bond during and after maternal incarceration, using Ethiopia as its locus. It examines the various forms of contact—permanent, partial, and broken—between incarcerated mothers and th... Read More about Bridging Bonds: Nurturing Mother-Child Connections Through Incarceration and Beyond.

Situational learning from an examination of reunification in varied contexts (2024)
Book Chapter
Hean, S., Heaslip, V., Parker, J., & Tembjerg, P. (2024). Situational learning from an examination of reunification in varied contexts. In Rebuilding Family Relations for Children and Youth Separated from Family (1-27). Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com]. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67106-7_1

There is universality and transferability in the impacts of family separations on children and their families. Exploring the similarities and differences in a variety of separation contexts is key to understanding child-parent separations, the impact... Read More about Situational learning from an examination of reunification in varied contexts.

Meshfree Radial Basis Function Pseudo-Spectral Computation of Nano-fuels in Triple-layer Magnetic Interfacial Flow (2024)
Book Chapter

Nano-energetic materials, which release high amounts of energy at the nanoscale, have shown great potential in thermal management and energy storage. We explore the potential of using CuO,Al¬_2 O_3,Ag,and TiO_2 nanoparticles to improve heat transfer... Read More about Meshfree Radial Basis Function Pseudo-Spectral Computation of Nano-fuels in Triple-layer Magnetic Interfacial Flow.

TWO-WAY FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION HYDROELASTIC SIMULATION OF VIBRATING MEMBRANES WITH APPLICATIONS IN MARINE RENEWABLE WAVE POWER (2024)
Book Chapter

Modern ocean engineering is developing quickly and floating cities, new energy harvesting methods and novel
marine systems are unfolding in the 21st century. The intelligent design of many such systems is exploiting
“compliant” structures which d... Read More about TWO-WAY FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION HYDROELASTIC SIMULATION OF VIBRATING MEMBRANES WITH APPLICATIONS IN MARINE RENEWABLE WAVE POWER.

Co-creating training across four European countries to support effective parent/carer engagement in primary schools for improved child outcomes. (2024)
Book Chapter

The DIGItal innovative Strategies for PArental and Civic Engagement (DIGI-S.PA.C.E) was a three-year Erasmus+ project involving partners in the United Kingdom (UK), Portugal, Italy, and Lithuania. The project developed innovative ways to engage pare... Read More about Co-creating training across four European countries to support effective parent/carer engagement in primary schools for improved child outcomes..

Artificial Neural Network Algorithm in Nutritional Assessment: Implication for Machine Learning Prediction in Nutritional Assessments (2024)
Book Chapter

In the current study, we used an artificial neural network (ANN) machine learning algorithm to construct an artificial intelligence-based nutritional assessment system. The algorithm used information from a user's regular meals as well as their preex... Read More about Artificial Neural Network Algorithm in Nutritional Assessment: Implication for Machine Learning Prediction in Nutritional Assessments.

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Sustainable Development Goal 4 for Tertiary Education: Conversational AI With User-Centric ChatGPT-4 (2024)
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Emerging themes of Society 5.0 are the coexistence of humans and robots in a collaborative work environments, particularly in education. With digital transformation and newfound collaborations between people and technology, Society 5.0 seeks to creat... Read More about Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Sustainable Development Goal 4 for Tertiary Education: Conversational AI With User-Centric ChatGPT-4.