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Leaving Gondwana : the changing position of the Indian subcontinent in the Global Faunal Network (2020)
Book Chapter
subcontinent in the Global Faunal Network. In G. Prasad, & R. Patnaik (Eds.), Biological Consequences of Plate Tectonics : New Perspectives on Post-Gondwana Break-up – a tribute to Ashok Sahni (227-249). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49753-8_9

The paleogeographic history of the Indian subcontinent is unique among Earth’s landmasses. From being part of the southern supercontinent Gondwana for most of the Mesozoic, through a period of isolation as a drifting entity in the Late Cretaceous... Read More about Leaving Gondwana : the changing position of the Indian subcontinent in the Global Faunal Network.

Spatial morphology and urban heat island: comparative case studies (2020)
Book Chapter
Elmarakby, E., Khalifa, M., Elshater, A., & Afifi, S. (2020). Spatial morphology and urban heat island: comparative case studies. In S. Kamel, H. Sabry, G. Hassan, M. Refat, A. Elsahter, A. Elrahman, …R. Rashed (Eds.), Architecture and Urbanism: A Smart Outlook (441-454). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52584-2_31

Urbanisation is a process associated with the global industrial and technological development. Globally, this process causes a continuous change of the land cover and increases the urban areas. Scholars from various disciplines address these changes... Read More about Spatial morphology and urban heat island: comparative case studies.

Breaking down barriers : the role of public archaeology and heritage interpretation in shaping perceptions of the past (2020)
Book Chapter
Nevell, R., & Nevell, M. (2020). Breaking down barriers : the role of public archaeology and heritage interpretation in shaping perceptions of the past. In K. Gleave, H. Williams, & P. Clarke (Eds.), Public Archaeologies of Frontiers and Borderlands (108-128). Archaeopress

In 2018 a survey by English Heritage found that children’s memories of historic sites, specifically castles, are more likely to derive from film and television than visiting a castle. Ideas about the past become influenced by popular culture. Despite... Read More about Breaking down barriers : the role of public archaeology and heritage interpretation in shaping perceptions of the past.

Agile at scale : a summary of the 8th International Workshop on Large-Scale Agile Development (2020)
Book Chapter
Bass, J., & Salameh, A. (2020). Agile at scale : a summary of the 8th International Workshop on Large-Scale Agile Development. In M. Paasivaara, & P. Kruchten (Eds.), Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming – Workshops XP 2020 Workshops, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 8–12, 2020, Revised Selected Papers (67-73). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58858-8

The Large-Scale Agile Development workshop explored the main research challenges in large-scale software development. We considered multi-site organisations with large-scale projects that include a large number of teams adopting agile methods. Such... Read More about Agile at scale : a summary of the 8th International Workshop on Large-Scale Agile Development.

Nature’s contribution to health and wellbeing in the city (2020)
Book Chapter
James, P., Tzoulas, K., & Dennis, M. (2020). Nature’s contribution to health and wellbeing in the city. In C. Boyko, R. Cooper, & N. Dunn (Eds.), Designing Future Cities for Wellbeing (54-70). New York and Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429470684-5

Biodiverse, vegetation-rich, green-spaces are important in the context of public health in urban environments. Links between residential proximity and equitable access to natural environments have been made with cardiometabolic disorders and emotiona... Read More about Nature’s contribution to health and wellbeing in the city.

Hermaphroditism and gonochorism (2020)
Book Chapter
Benvenuto, C., & Weeks, S. (2020). Hermaphroditism and gonochorism. In R. Cothran, & M. Thiel (Eds.), The Natural History of the Crustacea: Reproductive Biology. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190688554.003.0008

This chapter compares two sexual systems: hermaphroditism (both partners can act as either sex) and gonochorism (each individual organism acts as only one of two distinct sexes) in crustaceans. These two main sexual systems contain a variety of alter... Read More about Hermaphroditism and gonochorism.

Towards a user specification for immersive audio description (2020)
Book Chapter
Hughes, C., Orero, P., & Rai, S. (2020). Towards a user specification for immersive audio description. In S. Braun, & K. Starr (Eds.), Innovation in Audio Description Research. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003052968-7

This chapter reports on an initial study conducted as part of the EU-funded Immersive Accessibility (ImAc) project, whose broad objective it is to define the requirements for accessibility services such as audio description and audio subtitles within... Read More about Towards a user specification for immersive audio description.

Designing vocational training for audio engineers at a distance : challenges, reflections, and recommendations (2020)
Book Chapter
Williams, D. (2020). Designing vocational training for audio engineers at a distance : challenges, reflections, and recommendations. In D. Walzer, & M. Lopez (Eds.), Audio education : theory, culture, and practice. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429020780

This chapter addresses the design of a full credit remote access module as part of an undergraduate degree course in music technology with a particular focus on sound recording technology at a public university in Texas. It focuses on appropriate cur... Read More about Designing vocational training for audio engineers at a distance : challenges, reflections, and recommendations.

Re-ecologizing Gaza (2020)
Book Chapter
Shayya, F. (2020). Re-ecologizing Gaza. In Terreform (Ed.), Open Gaza (142-157). New York: Urban Research

Gaza is one of the most beleaguered environments on earth. Crammed into a space of 139 square miles (360 square kilometers), 1.8 million people live under siege. This volume brings together designers, environmentalists, planners, activists, and schol... Read More about Re-ecologizing Gaza.

“Hello Computer, how am I feeling?”, case studies of neural technology to measure emotions (2020)
Book Chapter
Daly, I., & Williams, D. (2020). “Hello Computer, how am I feeling?”, case studies of neural technology to measure emotions. In C. Nam (Ed.), Neuroergonomics (193-219). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34784-0_11

Emotion is a core part of the human experience. Many artistic and creative applications attempt to produce particular emotional experiences, for example, films, games, music, dance, and other visual arts. However, while emotional states are ubiquitou... Read More about “Hello Computer, how am I feeling?”, case studies of neural technology to measure emotions.

Honey bee pathogens and diseases (2020)
Book Chapter
Martin, S., & Allsop, M. (2020). Honey bee pathogens and diseases. In C. Starr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_59-1

Honey bees are the most intensively studied of all social insects – quite possibly the most studied of any invertebrate animal. As such their diseases and pests have become well-known. It is unlikely that any other social insect is affected by such a... Read More about Honey bee pathogens and diseases.