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Influencing policy and practice through social science research evidence (2023)
Book Chapter
Scullion, L., Beck, D., Jones, K., Connors, C., Martin, P., Gibbons, A., & Hynes, C. (2023). Influencing policy and practice through social science research evidence. In C. Moraes, M. McEachern, & D. O'Loughlin (Eds.), Researching Poverty and Austerity: Theoretical approaches, methodologies and policy applications. Routledge

In this chapter, we contribute to debates about how social science research can influence policy and practice. We draw upon our own experiences as social policy researchers whose work focuses on poverty and social security to provide case studies of... Read More about Influencing policy and practice through social science research evidence.

Reflecting on Paraliminality as a Theoretical Lens to Understand Experiences of Food Insecurity (2023)
Book Chapter
Moraes, C., McEachern, M. G., Scullion, L., & Gibbons, A. (2023). Reflecting on Paraliminality as a Theoretical Lens to Understand Experiences of Food Insecurity. In C. Moraes, M. McEachern, & D. O'Loughlin (Eds.), Researching Poverty and Austerity: Theoretical Approaches, Methodologies and Policy Applications. Routledge

In this chapter we reflect on how theoretical perspectives, such as liminality, can be useful for researchers seeking to understand and alleviate lived experiences of poverty. We draw on how we deployed liminality theory in a recently published paper... Read More about Reflecting on Paraliminality as a Theoretical Lens to Understand Experiences of Food Insecurity.

Implementing Industry 4.0 technologies: Future roles in purchasing and supply management (2023)
Journal Article
Delke, V., Schiele, H., Buchholz, W., & Kelly, S. (2023). Implementing Industry 4.0 technologies: Future roles in purchasing and supply management. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 196, 122847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2023.122847

Technological advancements associated with Industry 4.0 drive a paradigm shift with economic and social consequences where digitalization, robotization, and other emerging technologies reshape the interconnection between organizations. Critical areas... Read More about Implementing Industry 4.0 technologies: Future roles in purchasing and supply management.

Enhancing green infrastructure in cities: Urban car parks as an opportunity space (2023)
Journal Article
Evans, A., & Hardman, M. (2023). Enhancing green infrastructure in cities: Urban car parks as an opportunity space. Land Use Policy, 134, 106914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106914

Interest in radical solutions to embedding Green Infrastructure (GI) into the built environment are at an all-time high. With land value often preventing more mundane forms of GI, key actors, such as planners, developers, architects and others, are i... Read More about Enhancing green infrastructure in cities: Urban car parks as an opportunity space.

Influencing policy and practice through social science research evidence (2023)
Book Chapter
Scullion, L., Beck, D., Jones, K., Connors, C., Martin, P., Gibbons, A., & Hynes, C. (2023). Influencing policy and practice through social science research evidence. In C. Moraes, M. McEachern, & D. O'Loughlin (Eds.), Researching Poverty and Austerity: Theoretical Approaches, Methodologies and Policy Applications. Routledge

In this chapter, we contribute to debates about how social science research can influence policy and practice. We draw upon our own experiences as social policy researchers whose work focuses on poverty and social security to provide case studies of... Read More about Influencing policy and practice through social science research evidence.

Mental health, quality of life and self-management behaviours: online evaluation of inflammatory arthritis patients over 1 year of COVID-19 lockdowns (2023)
Journal Article

Objective

Patients with inflammatory arthritis were especially vulnerable to the psychosocial and health impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the lockdowns. This study investigated the impact of these changes on mental health, physic... Read More about Mental health, quality of life and self-management behaviours: online evaluation of inflammatory arthritis patients over 1 year of COVID-19 lockdowns.

Unlocking Resource Efficiency. Phase 1 Construction Report (2023)
Report
(2023). Unlocking Resource Efficiency. Phase 1 Construction Report. HM Government (DESNZ & DEFRA)

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero commissioned a research project to explore the potential benefits from increasing resource efficiency in the UK. This research was carried out in collaboration with the Department for Environment, Food... Read More about Unlocking Resource Efficiency. Phase 1 Construction Report.

Primacy of mouth over eyes to perceive audiovisual Mandarin lexical tones (2023)
Journal Article
Zeng, B., Yu, G., Hasshim, N., & Hong, S. (2023). Primacy of mouth over eyes to perceive audiovisual Mandarin lexical tones. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 16(4), https://doi.org/10.16910/JEMR.16.4.4

The visual cues of lexical tones are more implicit and much less investigated than consonants and vowels, and it is still unclear what facial areas contribute to facial tones identification. This study investigated Chinese and English speakers’ eye m... Read More about Primacy of mouth over eyes to perceive audiovisual Mandarin lexical tones.

Enhancing asphaltic mixtures with Calcined Nano Montmorillonite: A performance assessment (2023)
Journal Article
Albayati, A. H., Wang, Y., & Al-ani, A. F. (2024). Enhancing asphaltic mixtures with Calcined Nano Montmorillonite: A performance assessment. Case studies in construction materials, 20, e02713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02713

There are increasing interest in using nanoclay particles to improve asphalt binder and the produced concrete in pavement engineering. However so far most of the study was to directly use the nanoclays in natural material conditions, which come with... Read More about Enhancing asphaltic mixtures with Calcined Nano Montmorillonite: A performance assessment.

The war within: emotional experiences of children in Norwegian child protection services (2023)
Journal Article
Wilson, S., Hean, S., Abebe, T., Heaslip, V., & Smith, J. (in press). The war within: emotional experiences of children in Norwegian child protection services. Children's Geographies, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2023.2286309

This article demonstrates how children’s emotional experiences in the context of child protection services (CPS) impact their choices in everyday lives. It draws on a qualitative study examining the lived experiences of children from Pakistani backgr... Read More about The war within: emotional experiences of children in Norwegian child protection services.

Electromagnetohydrodynamic (EMHD) convective transport of a reactive dissipative carreau fluid with thermal ignition in a non-Darcian vertical duct (2023)
Journal Article
Bhatti, M. M., Anwar Bég, O., & Kuharat, S. (in press). Electromagnetohydrodynamic (EMHD) convective transport of a reactive dissipative carreau fluid with thermal ignition in a non-Darcian vertical duct. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A Applications, 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2023.2284333

Reactive electro-conductive non-Newtonian (gel) duct flows arise in a variety of industrial applications including hybrid propulsion, smart rheological manufacturing systems, complex geothermal systems and chemical process engineering. Motivated by t... Read More about Electromagnetohydrodynamic (EMHD) convective transport of a reactive dissipative carreau fluid with thermal ignition in a non-Darcian vertical duct.

Biomechanical quantification of children's gross-motor movement: scoping review protocol (2023)
Working Paper
Hammocks, A., Price, C., & Jones, P. Biomechanical quantification of children's gross-motor movement: scoping review protocol

Objective:
The objective of this scoping review is to identify and map the approaches of current literature in biomechanically quantifying the gross-motor movement of children.

Introduction:
Children continually learn new motor skills and progr... Read More about Biomechanical quantification of children's gross-motor movement: scoping review protocol.

Coupled information networks drive honeybee (Apis mellifera) collective foraging (2023)
Journal Article
J. Hasenjager, M., Hoppitt, W., Cunningham‐Eurich, I., R. Franks, V., & Leadbeater, E. (2023). Coupled information networks drive honeybee (Apis mellifera) collective foraging. Journal of Animal Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14029

Collective behaviour by eusocial insect colonies is typically achieved through multiple communication networks that produce complex behaviour at the group level but often appear to provide redundant or even competing information.
A classic example o... Read More about Coupled information networks drive honeybee (Apis mellifera) collective foraging.

‘I inevitably get in trouble…in one way or another’: qualitative exploration of the vulnerabilities and experiences of justice system encountered individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. (2023)
Journal Article
Gilbert, D., Allely, C., & Penny, C. (2023). ‘I inevitably get in trouble…in one way or another’: qualitative exploration of the vulnerabilities and experiences of justice system encountered individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Forensic Science International, 4, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsiml.2023.100124

Background
In comparison to the neurotypical population, individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are over-represented in the criminal justice system (CJS). This study explores the perspectives of a small sample of individuals with F... Read More about ‘I inevitably get in trouble…in one way or another’: qualitative exploration of the vulnerabilities and experiences of justice system encountered individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder..

Co-location of fisheries and offshore wind farms: current practices and enabling conditions in the North Sea (2023)
Journal Article

Current expansion in offshore wind farm (OWF) development is resulting in increased
spatial conflicts with other uses. In the North Sea, marine spatial planning (MSP)
processes include co-existence strategies, with co-location between fisheries and... Read More about Co-location of fisheries and offshore wind farms: current practices and enabling conditions in the North Sea.