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Biodiversity-rich European grasslands : ancient, forgotten ecosystems (2018)
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Feurdean, A., Ruprecht, E., Molnár, Z., Hutchinson, S., & Hickler, T. (2018). Biodiversity-rich European grasslands : ancient, forgotten ecosystems. Biological Conservation, 228, 224-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.09.022

Worldwide reforestation has been recommended as a landscape restoration strategy to mitigate climate change in areas where the climate can sustain forest. This approach may threaten grassland ecosystems of unique biodiversity as such policies are bas... Read More about Biodiversity-rich European grasslands : ancient, forgotten ecosystems.

‘If your hair Is relaxed, white people are relaxed. If your hair is nappy, they’re not happy’ : Black hair as a site of ‘post-racial’ social control in English schools (2018)
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Joseph-Salisbury, R., & Connelly, L. (2018). ‘If your hair Is relaxed, white people are relaxed. If your hair is nappy, they’re not happy’ : Black hair as a site of ‘post-racial’ social control in English schools. Molecules, 7(11), 219-231. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7110219

A growing body of literature examines how social control is embedded within, and enacted through, key social institutions generally, and how it impacts disproportionately upon racially minoritised people specifically. Despite this, little attention h... Read More about ‘If your hair Is relaxed, white people are relaxed. If your hair is nappy, they’re not happy’ : Black hair as a site of ‘post-racial’ social control in English schools.

Within- and between-session prefrontal cortex response to virtual reality exposure therapy for acrophobia (2018)
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Landowska, A., Roberts, D., Eachus, P., & Barrett, A. (2018). Within- and between-session prefrontal cortex response to virtual reality exposure therapy for acrophobia. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12(362), https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00362

Exposure Therapy (ET) has demonstrated its efficacy in the treatment of phobias, anxiety and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), however, it suffers a high drop-out rate because of too low or too high patient engagement in treatment. Virtual Reali... Read More about Within- and between-session prefrontal cortex response to virtual reality exposure therapy for acrophobia.

Is it worth it? Reflections on the first two years of a professional doctorate (2018)
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Caldwell, J. (2019). Is it worth it? Reflections on the first two years of a professional doctorate. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 23(2-3), 70-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603108.2018.1539045

This paper will provide insight into the reflective practice that a professional doctorate (EdD) encourages, and how such reflection can affect the professional practice of professional services staff. It concludes with my reflections on how undertak... Read More about Is it worth it? Reflections on the first two years of a professional doctorate.

In or out? A queer intersectional approach to ‘Particular Social Group’ membership and credibility in SOGI asylum claims in Germany and the UK (2018)
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Dustin, M., & Held, N. (2018). In or out? A queer intersectional approach to ‘Particular Social Group’ membership and credibility in SOGI asylum claims in Germany and the UK. GenIus (Bologna), 2018(2), 74-87

Individuals claiming asylum on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI) in Europe must prove to the authorities in question that they are ‘credible’ and meet the Refugee Convention criteria. In most cases, they do this by demonstra... Read More about In or out? A queer intersectional approach to ‘Particular Social Group’ membership and credibility in SOGI asylum claims in Germany and the UK.

Risk and stigma: students’ perceptions and disclosure of ‘disability’ in higher education (2018)
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Eccles, S., Hutchings, M., Hunt, C., & Heaslip, V. (2018). Risk and stigma: students’ perceptions and disclosure of ‘disability’ in higher education. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 20(4), 191-208. https://doi.org/10.5456/WPLL.20.4.191

There is a focus on increasing the numbers of students with disabilities who apply to and study in Higher Education (HE). Despite sector-wide criteria regarding what comprises a disability, there are still students who do not disclose a disability at... Read More about Risk and stigma: students’ perceptions and disclosure of ‘disability’ in higher education.

Comparing the bacterial communities of wild and captive golden mantella frogs: Implications for amphibian conservation (2018)
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Passos, L. F., Garcia, G., & Young, R. J. (2018). Comparing the bacterial communities of wild and captive golden mantella frogs: Implications for amphibian conservation. PloS one, 13(10), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205652

Bacterial communities are frequently found in symbiotic associations with most animal species. The characteristically moist amphibian skin provides a good environment for the growth of some species of bacteria; among these a few can act as a first li... Read More about Comparing the bacterial communities of wild and captive golden mantella frogs: Implications for amphibian conservation.

Numerical study of heat transfer and viscous flow in a dual rotating extendable disk system with a non-Fourier heat flux model (2018)
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Shamshuddin, M., Mishra, S., Beg, O., & Kadir, A. (2018). Numerical study of heat transfer and viscous flow in a dual rotating extendable disk system with a non-Fourier heat flux model. Heat Transfer - Asian Research, 48(1), 435-459. https://doi.org/10.1002/htj.21392

Nonlinear, steady-state, viscous flow and heat transfer between two stretchable rotating disks spinning at dissimilar velocities is studied with a non-Fourier heat flux model. A non-deformable porous medium is intercalated between the disks and the D... Read More about Numerical study of heat transfer and viscous flow in a dual rotating extendable disk system with a non-Fourier heat flux model.

Comparing the bacterial communities of wild and captive golden mantella frogs : implications for amphibian conservation (2018)
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Passos, L., Garcia, G., & Young, R. (2018). Comparing the bacterial communities of wild and captive golden mantella frogs : implications for amphibian conservation. PLoS ONE, 13(10), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205652

Bacterial communities are frequently found in symbiotic associations with most animal species. The characteristically moist amphibian skin provides a good environment for the growth of some species of bacteria; among these a few can act as a first li... Read More about Comparing the bacterial communities of wild and captive golden mantella frogs : implications for amphibian conservation.

The effect of values and secularism on attitude towards pre-implantation genetic diagnosis of embryos (2018)
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Di Marco, G., Hichy, Z., Coen, S., & Rodriguez-Espartal, N. (2018). The effect of values and secularism on attitude towards pre-implantation genetic diagnosis of embryos. Social Sciences, 7(11), 216. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci7110216

In this study we tested the associations of four high-order values (openness to change, self-transcendence, conservation, and self-enhancement, devised according to Schwartz’s model) and secularism of state with individuals’ attitude towards pre-impl... Read More about The effect of values and secularism on attitude towards pre-implantation genetic diagnosis of embryos.

Live single cell analysis using synchrotron FTIR microspectroscopy: development of a simple dynamic flow system for prolonged sample viability (2018)
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Doherty, J., Raoof, A., Hussain, A., Wolna, M., Cinque, G., Brown, M., …Denbigh, J. (2019). Live single cell analysis using synchrotron FTIR microspectroscopy: development of a simple dynamic flow system for prolonged sample viability. Analyst, 144(3), 997-1007. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8AN01566J

Synchrotron radiation Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy (SR-microFTIR) of live biological cells has the potential to provide far greater biochemical and morphological detail than equivalent studies using dehydrated, chemically-fixed single... Read More about Live single cell analysis using synchrotron FTIR microspectroscopy: development of a simple dynamic flow system for prolonged sample viability.

Electrochemically active Ir NPs on graphene for OER in acidic aqueous electrolyte investigated by in situ and ex situ spectroscopies (2018)
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Velasco-Vélez, J., Jones, T., Streibel, V., Hävecker, M., Chuang, C., Frevel, L., …Knop-Gericke, A. (2018). Electrochemically active Ir NPs on graphene for OER in acidic aqueous electrolyte investigated by in situ and ex situ spectroscopies. Surface Science, 681(Mar 19), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2018.10.021

An electrode for the oxygen evolution reaction based on a conductive bi-layered free standing graphene support functionalized with iridium nanoparticles was fabricated and characterized by means of potentiometric and advanced X-ray spectroscopic tech... Read More about Electrochemically active Ir NPs on graphene for OER in acidic aqueous electrolyte investigated by in situ and ex situ spectroscopies.

Identification of conductivity in inhomogeneous orthotropic media (2018)
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orthotropic media. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 29(1), 165-183. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-11-2017-0469

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to solve numerically the identification of the thermal conductivity of an inhomogeneous and possibly anisotropic medium from interior/internal temperature measurements. Design/methodology/approach - The formu... Read More about Identification of conductivity in inhomogeneous orthotropic media.

Investigation of influence of homogenization models on stability and dynamics of FGM plates on elastic foundations (2018)
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Mehala, T., Belabed, Z., Tounsi, A., & Beg, O. (2018). Investigation of influence of homogenization models on stability and dynamics of FGM plates on elastic foundations. Geomechanics and engineering, 16(3), 257-271. https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2018.16.3.257

In this paper, the effect of the homogenization models on buckling and free vibration is presented for functionally graded plates (FGM) resting on elastic foundations. The majority of investigations developed in the last decade, explored the Voigt ho... Read More about Investigation of influence of homogenization models on stability and dynamics of FGM plates on elastic foundations.

The five refusals of white supremacy (2018)
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Gibbons, A. (2018). The five refusals of white supremacy. American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 77(3-4), 729-755. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajes.12231

This article draws on the work of Charles Mills to posit white supremacy as a global political, economic and cultural system. Resistance among people of color is, and has always been, widespread. The focus here, however, is on what Mills (1997:18) de... Read More about The five refusals of white supremacy.

Optically tuned and large-grained bromine doped CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite thin films via aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition (2018)
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Basak, S., Afzaal, M., & Yates, H. (2019). Optically tuned and large-grained bromine doped CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite thin films via aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 223, 157-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.10.054

Herein, doping of methylammonium lead iodide perovskite thin films with bromine ions is successfully performed for the first time using the aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition process. Depending on the doping levels, photoluminescence spect... Read More about Optically tuned and large-grained bromine doped CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite thin films via aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition.

Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii from pigs in Yucatan, Mexico (2018)
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Cubas-Atienzar, A., Hide, G., Jiménez-Coello, M., Ortega-Pacheco, A., & Smith, J. (2018). Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii from pigs in Yucatan, Mexico. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 14, 191-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2018.10.009

Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution. The parasite exhibits strong geographical patterns of strain variation with contrasting high levels of diversity across South America and restricted variation across North America. Litt... Read More about Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii from pigs in Yucatan, Mexico.

Onomastics (2018)
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Scott, M. (2018). Onomastics. Year's Work in English Studies, 97(1),

Section 8 of a multi-part journal chapter.

Clients’ experiences of one-to-one low-intensity interventions for common mental health problems : an interpretative phenomenological analysis (2018)
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Amos, R., Morris, L., Mansell, W., & Edge, D. (2019). Clients’ experiences of one-to-one low-intensity interventions for common mental health problems : an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 92(4), 565-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12200

Objectives: Common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety are highly prevalent and carry significant health care and economic burdens. The UK’s improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) initiative was developed as a cost-ef... Read More about Clients’ experiences of one-to-one low-intensity interventions for common mental health problems : an interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Communication empowerment framework : an integrative framework to support effective communication and interaction between carers and people living with dementia (2018)
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Morris, L., Mansell, W., Williamson, T., Wray, A., & McEvoy, P. (2020). Communication empowerment framework : an integrative framework to support effective communication and interaction between carers and people living with dementia. Dementia, 19(6), 1739-1757. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301218805329

Objectives: To demonstrate the utility of integrating three theoretical perspectives (Mentalization Theory, Perceptual Control Theory and the Communicative Impact model), which jointly illuminate the communication challenges and opportunities faced b... Read More about Communication empowerment framework : an integrative framework to support effective communication and interaction between carers and people living with dementia.