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A Fruit of the Art of Fire: The Glass Industry in Britain (2022)
Book Chapter
Miller, I. (2022). A Fruit of the Art of Fire: The Glass Industry in Britain. In The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Archaeology (227–254). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199693962.013.17

This chapter aims to provide an overview of glass manufacture in Britain, with a focus on its transition from craft-working status in the sixteenth century to the industrial mass production of the nineteenth century. It uses evidence for innovation f... Read More about A Fruit of the Art of Fire: The Glass Industry in Britain.

Psychological Approaches and Ideas in Education (2022)
Book Chapter
Swift, E., & Paddock, K. (2022). Psychological Approaches and Ideas in Education. In J. Lord (Ed.), Psychology of Education: Theory, Research and Evidence-Based practice. SAGE Publications

Application of big data and machine learning approaches to improve decision making during crises (2022)
Book Chapter
Ali, M. (2022). Application of big data and machine learning approaches to improve decision making during crises. In Future Role of Sustainable Innovative Technologies in Crisis Management (59-70). Information Science Reference. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9815-3.ch005

As an occurrence that jeopardises vital national interests or the basic needs of the populace, a crisis necessitates rapid decision-making and coordination between various departments and agencies in order to resolve it effectively. As a result, cris... Read More about Application of big data and machine learning approaches to improve decision making during crises.

Dissatisfaction after postdisaster resettlement (2022)
Book Chapter
Sridarran, P., Keraminiyage, K., & Amaratunga, D. (2022). Dissatisfaction after postdisaster resettlement. In Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience (213-235). Elsevier Inc. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818639-8.00014-4

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Resettlement failure is a continuing concern within the field of postdisaster housing. There is a growing body of literature that recognizes dissatisfaction in many resettlement schemes around the world. However, a systematic understand... Read More about Dissatisfaction after postdisaster resettlement.

Psychology of Democracy (2022)
Book Chapter
Weinberg, A. (2022). Psychology of Democracy. In Psychology of Democracy Of the People, By the People, For the People (1 - 22). Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774871.002

Democracy is under attack. Whether from those within its systems who seek to gain at the expense of others, or from without by rival forms of rule. Yet the crises we face as a species demand not only that we recognise the perils of a changing planet,... Read More about Psychology of Democracy.

Psychology, democracy and the media : are citizens learning from the news? A self regulated learning perspective (2022)
Book Chapter

This chapter discusses how news contributes to informed citizenship by reviewing the different approaches adopted in the literature to understanding how individuals learn from the news. After reviewing the main theoretical and empirical perspectives... Read More about Psychology, democracy and the media : are citizens learning from the news? A self regulated learning perspective.

Concept, Definition, Enabling Technologies, and Challenges of Energy Integration in Whole Energy Systems To Create Integrated Energy Systems (2022)
Book Chapter

In recent years, the vector coupling of energy systems is in progress by integrating different energy vectors such as power, heat, and gas and also integration of different sectors such as residential, transportation, commercial, and industry parts f... Read More about Concept, Definition, Enabling Technologies, and Challenges of Energy Integration in Whole Energy Systems To Create Integrated Energy Systems.

The Role of Distributed Multi-vector Energy Assets in Economic Decarbonisation: Early Findings of a UK Demonstrator (2022)
Book Chapter

This chapter outlines the initial findings of a smart local energy system (SLES) demonstrator that at inception contained 1.96 MWp of renewable generation, 24 MWhp of electrical storage, 3.87 MWp of EV charging, 3.49 MWth of heat pump outputs and 36... Read More about The Role of Distributed Multi-vector Energy Assets in Economic Decarbonisation: Early Findings of a UK Demonstrator.

Maimed wings and broken hearts : physical disability, social exclusion, and maternal love in Disney’s Maleficent and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2022)
Book Chapter

This chapter argues that Maleficent’s physical difference and social exclusion can be analysed as disabling rather than villainous trajectories in Maleficent (2014) and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019). I explore how Maleficent is (re)represented... Read More about Maimed wings and broken hearts : physical disability, social exclusion, and maternal love in Disney’s Maleficent and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.

The Mental Well-Being of Politicians (2022)
Book Chapter
Weinberg, A. (2022). The Mental Well-Being of Politicians. In Psychology of Democracy Of the People, By the People, For the People (146 - 170). Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108774871.009

The mental well-being of politicians is not a fashionable issue. However, the effective functioning and delivery of representative democracy rests heavily on the capacity for those elected to perform their job role and to do so effectively. Despite t... Read More about The Mental Well-Being of Politicians.

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.

Drawing Together Thinking Apart (2022)
Book Chapter
Patel, D., & McCarthy, L. (2022). Drawing Together Thinking Apart. In Empowering Methodologies in Organisational and Social Research. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429352492

Visual participatory research (VPR) methods can be used to illustrate organisational and social phenomena from different viewpoints. Reflecting on a case study into corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Gujarat, India, we show how women and men’s... Read More about Drawing Together Thinking Apart.

The lexicography of Scots (2022)
Book Chapter

This chapter considers the history of Scots dictionaries in relation to their purposes and the dominant contemporary perceptions of the Scots language. The twenty-first century Scots Dictionary for Schools (Scots Abc) mobile phone application encoura... Read More about The lexicography of Scots.