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Workers’ Satisfaction vis-à-vis Environmental and Socio-Morphological Aspects for Sustainability and Decent Work (2022)
Journal Article
Elshater, A., Abusaada, H., Alfiky, A., El-Bardisy, N., Elmarakby, E., & Grant, S. (2022). Workers’ Satisfaction vis-à-vis Environmental and Socio-Morphological Aspects for Sustainability and Decent Work. Sustainability, 14(3), 1699. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031699

This study examines worker satisfaction vis-à-vis outdoor places in terms of their environmental and socio-morphological aspects. Numerous studies have considered decent work as the eighth goal of sustainable development. However, it is worth investi... Read More about Workers’ Satisfaction vis-à-vis Environmental and Socio-Morphological Aspects for Sustainability and Decent Work.

Participatory design process engaging intergenerational cohorts: using value elicitation to co-create interactive media experience (2022)
Thesis
Pialorsi, V. Participatory design process engaging intergenerational cohorts: using value elicitation to co-create interactive media experience. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis explores the inclusive design challenges of engaging intergenerational participants (IGP) in a participatory design process. The IGP comprise a paired generation, grandparent (aged 65 and over) and grandchild (4-6-years-old), leveraging t... Read More about Participatory design process engaging intergenerational cohorts: using value elicitation to co-create interactive media experience.

The lived experience of motherhood after prison: A qualitative systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Gobena, E., Hean, S., Heaslip, V., & Studsrod, I. (2022). The lived experience of motherhood after prison: A qualitative systematic review. Women and Criminal Justice, https://doi.org/10.1080/08974454.2022.2030274

Despite the increasing number of women experiencing incarceration internationally, their experiences of motherhood after prison rarely studied. This review aims to explore and synthesize current research on the nature of the lived experience of mothe... Read More about The lived experience of motherhood after prison: A qualitative systematic review.

Evaluation of the effect of breast implants on the accuracy of the CT attenuation Correction (CTAC) map for SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging: a phantom study (2022)
Thesis
Alanezi, A. Evaluation of the effect of breast implants on the accuracy of the CT attenuation Correction (CTAC) map for SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging: a phantom study. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background: Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) using single photon emission computed
tomography (SPECT) imaging can assess myocardial viability and perfusion. However,
overlying thoracic structures, such as ribs or breast tissue lead to gamma ray a... Read More about Evaluation of the effect of breast implants on the accuracy of the CT attenuation Correction (CTAC) map for SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging: a phantom study.

Where Is Hope? (2022)
Data

The distinguishing feature of all great leaders throughout history has been that they inspire ‘hope’. But where is it exactly?

Are Corticosteroid Injections Associated With Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults With Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies (2022)
Journal Article
Whelan, G., Sim, J., Smith, B., Moffatt, M., & Littlewood, C. (2022). Are Corticosteroid Injections Associated With Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults With Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 480(6), 1061-1074. https://doi.org/10.1097/CORR.0000000000002145

BACKGROUND: Corticosteroid injection is a common treatment for individuals experiencing musculoskeletal pain, and it is part of the management of numerous orthopaedic conditions. However, there is concern about offering corticosteroid injections for... Read More about Are Corticosteroid Injections Associated With Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults With Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Studies.

E-scooters in Greater Manchester : second interim report (2022)
Report
Sherriff, G., Blazejewski, L., Lomas, M., & Larrington-Spencer, H. (2022). E-scooters in Greater Manchester : second interim report

The Healthy Active Cities team at the University of Salford is conducting a study
alongside the Department for Transport’s e-scooter share scheme trial taking place
in Greater Manchester. This Second Interim Report provides an update on data
colle... Read More about E-scooters in Greater Manchester : second interim report.

Identifying the psychosocial needs of Emirati and expatriate breast cancer survivors in the U.A. E.: A mixed method investigation in a hospital setting (2022)
Thesis
Aamir, M. Identifying the psychosocial needs of Emirati and expatriate breast cancer survivors in the U.A. E.: A mixed method investigation in a hospital setting. (Thesis). University of Salford

Cancer is considered as a chronic disease which requires high-quality, long-term, post-treatment care (Drayton, et. al., 2012; Phillips & Currow, 2010). However, long-term survivorship care has become a growing healthcare burden requiring numerous re... Read More about Identifying the psychosocial needs of Emirati and expatriate breast cancer survivors in the U.A. E.: A mixed method investigation in a hospital setting.

Computation of magnetohydrodynamic electro-osmotic modulated rotating squeezing flow with zeta potential effects (2022)
Journal Article
Balaji, R., Prakash, J., Tripathi, D., & Beg, O. (2022). Computation of magnetohydrodynamic electro-osmotic modulated rotating squeezing flow with zeta potential effects. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 128430. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128430

Motivated by exploring novel intelligent functional materials deployed in electromagnetic
squeezing flows such systems, a comprehensive mathematical model is developed to investigate
the squeezing flow of a smart viscous ionic magneto-tribological... Read More about Computation of magnetohydrodynamic electro-osmotic modulated rotating squeezing flow with zeta potential effects.

Serial and mass murderers (2022)
Book Chapter
Allely, C. (2022). Serial and mass murderers. In L. Kurtz (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict (Third Edition) (768-780). Academic Press (Elsevier). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820195-4.00048-0

This article will explore serial and mass murder. It will cover the literature which has investigated leakage and warning signs or red flags in mass shooters. The role of biological, or body-related, issues; narcissism; fame-seeking; the injustice co... Read More about Serial and mass murderers.

Petroleum Hydrocarbon Composition of Oily Sludge and Contaminated Soils in a Decommissioned Oilfield Waste Pit under Desert Conditions (2022)
Journal Article
Al-Mebayedh, H., Niu, A., & Lin, C. (2022). Petroleum Hydrocarbon Composition of Oily Sludge and Contaminated Soils in a Decommissioned Oilfield Waste Pit under Desert Conditions. Applied Sciences, 12(3), 1355. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12031355

Field and laboratory investigations were conducted to characterize the composition of petroleum hydrocarbons in oily sludge and the underlying contaminated soils in a decommissioned oilfield waste pit in Kuwait. The results show that the petroleum hy... Read More about Petroleum Hydrocarbon Composition of Oily Sludge and Contaminated Soils in a Decommissioned Oilfield Waste Pit under Desert Conditions.

Fear, faith and finances : health literacy experiences of English and Swahili speaking women newly diagnosed with breast and cervical cancer (2022)
Journal Article
Kassaman, D., Mushani, T., Kiraithe, P., Brownie, S., & Barton-Burke, M. (2022). Fear, faith and finances : health literacy experiences of English and Swahili speaking women newly diagnosed with breast and cervical cancer. ecancermedicalscience, 16, 1350. https://doi.org/10.3332/ECANCER.2022.1350

Breast and cervical cancer are among the leading causes of cancer-related deaths globally. In Kenya, delayed presentation and diagnosis contribute to breast and cervical cancer mortality. The Kenyan government acknowledges the cancer burden with esti... Read More about Fear, faith and finances : health literacy experiences of English and Swahili speaking women newly diagnosed with breast and cervical cancer.

Computation of thermo-solutal convection with Soret-Dufour cross diffusion in a vertical duct containing carbon/metallic nanofluids (2022)
Journal Article
Umavathi, J., & Beg, O. (2022). Computation of thermo-solutal convection with Soret-Dufour cross diffusion in a vertical duct containing carbon/metallic nanofluids. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 236(13), 7456-7472. https://doi.org/10.1177/09544062211072693

Duct flows constitute an important category of modern thermal engineering. Optimizing efficiency has
become a significant objective in the 21st century in, for example, heating ventilation and air-conditioning
(HVAC), coolant or heat transfer fluid... Read More about Computation of thermo-solutal convection with Soret-Dufour cross diffusion in a vertical duct containing carbon/metallic nanofluids.