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UVC LED and conducting yarn-based heater for a smart germicidal face mask to protect against airborne viruses (2021)
Journal Article
Pattanaik, P., Holderbaum, W., Khandual, A., & Tripathy, H. (2021). UVC LED and conducting yarn-based heater for a smart germicidal face mask to protect against airborne viruses. Materials, 14(22), 6999. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14226999

“Wear a mask. Save lives” is the slogan of WHO and all the government agencies over the world to the public. One of the most adopted prevention measures that can limit the spread of the airborne virus in the form of respiratory viral diseases, includ... Read More about UVC LED and conducting yarn-based heater for a smart germicidal face mask to protect against airborne viruses.

Discussion with the President of the European Film Academy, Agnieszka Holland (2021)
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Woodman, A. (2023). Discussion with the President of the European Film Academy, Agnieszka Holland. Studies in European Cinema, 20(3), 254-262. https://doi.org/10.1080/17411548.2021.2004010

This article transcribes an interview with the President of the European Film Academy, film director and scriptwriter Agnieszka Holland. It traces the filmmaker’s journey from her early filmmaking career and the potential influence of acting as a glo... Read More about Discussion with the President of the European Film Academy, Agnieszka Holland.

Building on the shoulders of Bhaskar and Matthews: a critical realist criminology (2021)
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Wilkinson, M., Quraishi, M., Irfan, L., & Schneuwly Purdie, M. (2022). Building on the shoulders of Bhaskar and Matthews: a critical realist criminology. Journal of Critical Realism, 21(2), 123-144. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767430.2021.1992736

Building on the insights of the late Roy Bhaskar and the late Roger Matthews, as well as some recent developments in ultra-realist criminology, this article introduces and delineates some core intellectual contours of a Critical Realist Criminology (... Read More about Building on the shoulders of Bhaskar and Matthews: a critical realist criminology.

Arabic version of the international knee documentation committee subjective knee form (IKDC) : translation and validation (2021)
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Almalki, H., Herrington, L., & Jones, R. (2021). Arabic version of the international knee documentation committee subjective knee form (IKDC) : translation and validation. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 35(3), 659-665. https://doi.org/10.3233/bmr-210136

BACKGROUND: In order to administer the International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form (IKDC) questionnaire to Arabic speakers, a rigorous process of cross-cultural adaptation and validation is required in order to reach equivalence b... Read More about Arabic version of the international knee documentation committee subjective knee form (IKDC) : translation and validation.

Repeatability of the Oxford Foot Model : comparison of a team of assessors with different backgrounds and no prior experience of the Oxford Foot Model (2021)
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Reay, J., Leboeuf, F., Hanssen, B., Chiu, J., & Jones, R. (2022). Repeatability of the Oxford Foot Model : comparison of a team of assessors with different backgrounds and no prior experience of the Oxford Foot Model. Gait & Posture, 92, 191-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.11.010

Research question: What is the intra- and inter-assessor error of the Oxford Foot Model (OFM) during healthy adult walking when applied by three assessors with different professional backgrounds and lower limb marker placement experience, not native... Read More about Repeatability of the Oxford Foot Model : comparison of a team of assessors with different backgrounds and no prior experience of the Oxford Foot Model.

Towards explaining knowledge hiding through relationship conflict, frustration, and irritability : the case of public sector teaching hospitals (2021)
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Alam, T., Ullah, Z., AlDhaen, F., AlDhaen, E., Ahmad, N., & Scholz, M. (2021). Towards explaining knowledge hiding through relationship conflict, frustration, and irritability : the case of public sector teaching hospitals. Sustainability, 13(22), e12598. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132212598

Organizations grow and excel with knowledge sharing; on the other hand, knowledge hiding is a negative behavior that impedes innovation, growth, problem solving, and timely correct decision making in organizations. It becomes more critical in the cas... Read More about Towards explaining knowledge hiding through relationship conflict, frustration, and irritability : the case of public sector teaching hospitals.

Book review : Rhetorics of Names and Naming (2021)
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Scott, M. (2021). Book review : Rhetorics of Names and Naming. Names: A Journal of Onomastics, 69(4), 51-54. https://doi.org/10.5195/names.2021.2348

Review of Rhetorics of Names and Naming. Edited By Star Medzerian Vanguri. New York & London: Routledge. 2016. Pp. xi + 224. $52.95 (Paperback), ISBN: 9781138599574; $190 (Hardback), ISBN: 9781138910638; $47.65 (E-book), ISBN: 9781315693347.

Next‐generation phylogeography resolves post‐glacial colonization patterns in a widespread carnivore, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), in Europe (2021)
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McDevitt, A., Coscia, I., Browett, S., Ruiz‐González, A., Statham, M., Ruczyńska, I., …Wójcik, J. (2022). Next‐generation phylogeography resolves post‐glacial colonization patterns in a widespread carnivore, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), in Europe. Molecular Ecology, 31(3), 993-1006. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16276

Carnivores tend to exhibit a lack of (or less pronounced) genetic structure at continental scales in both a geographic and temporal sense and this can confound the identification of post-glacial colonization patterns in this group. In this study we u... Read More about Next‐generation phylogeography resolves post‐glacial colonization patterns in a widespread carnivore, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), in Europe.

An analytical model for the triaxial compressive stress-strain relationships of Cemented Pasted Backfill (CPB) with different curing time (2021)
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Xiu, Z., Wang, S., Ji, Y., Wang, F., Ren, F., & Wang, P. (2021). An analytical model for the triaxial compressive stress-strain relationships of Cemented Pasted Backfill (CPB) with different curing time. Construction and Building Materials, 313, 125554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125554

The strength of Cemented Pasted Backfill (CPB) is gradually enhanced with the increase of curing time. It is of great significance to study the stress-strain behaviors of CPB with different curing time under triaxial loading conditions. The triaxial... Read More about An analytical model for the triaxial compressive stress-strain relationships of Cemented Pasted Backfill (CPB) with different curing time.

Robustness and static-positional accuracy of the SteamVR 1.0 virtual reality tracking system (2021)
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Sansone, L. G., Stanzani, R., Job, M., Battista, S., Signori, A., & Testa, M. (2022). Robustness and static-positional accuracy of the SteamVR 1.0 virtual reality tracking system. Virtual Reality, 26(3), 903-924. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-021-00584-5

The use of low-cost immersive virtual reality systems is rapidly expanding. Several studies started to analyse the accuracy of virtual reality tracking systems, but they did not consider in depth the effects of external interferences in the working a... Read More about Robustness and static-positional accuracy of the SteamVR 1.0 virtual reality tracking system.

‘Pioneers of professional frontiers’: the experiences of autistic students and professional work based learning (2021)
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Sullivan, J. (2021). ‘Pioneers of professional frontiers’: the experiences of autistic students and professional work based learning. Disability and Society, 38(7), 1209-1230. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2021.1983414

Universities have embraced a culture of inclusivity and diversity when recruiting students for professional degrees (degree study that is likely to result in accreditation to a profession-specific body). Gender, ethnicity, background and disability s... Read More about ‘Pioneers of professional frontiers’: the experiences of autistic students and professional work based learning.

What influences people’s responses to public health messages for managing risks and preventing infectious diseases? A rapid systematic review of the evidence and recommendations (2021)
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Ghio, D., Lawes-Wickwar, S., Tang, M., Epton, T., Howlett, N., Jenkinson, E., …Keyworth, C. (2021). What influences people’s responses to public health messages for managing risks and preventing infectious diseases? A rapid systematic review of the evidence and recommendations. BMJ Open, 11(11), e048750. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048750

Background: Individual behaviour changes, such as hand hygiene and physical distancing, are required on a population scale to reduce transmission of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. However, little is known about effective methods of communicati... Read More about What influences people’s responses to public health messages for managing risks and preventing infectious diseases? A rapid systematic review of the evidence and recommendations.

Effects of a modified passive socket system on short-term changes in residuum volume and comfort: A preliminary study in transtibial amputees (2021)
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Atallah, H., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Liu, A., & Head, J. (2021). Effects of a modified passive socket system on short-term changes in residuum volume and comfort: A preliminary study in transtibial amputees. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 46(1), 54-60. https://doi.org/10.1097/pxr.0000000000000053

Background: Changes in residuum volume are a common problem in lower-limb amputees during prosthesis usage, and can lead to poor suspension, impaired gait, and tissue damage. Residuum volume can be affected by the in-socket air pressure, which will i... Read More about Effects of a modified passive socket system on short-term changes in residuum volume and comfort: A preliminary study in transtibial amputees.

A machine learning classification model for monitoring the daily physical behaviour of lower-limb amputees (2021)
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Griffiths, B., Diment, L., & Granat, M. (2021). A machine learning classification model for monitoring the daily physical behaviour of lower-limb amputees. Sensors, 21(22), e7458. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21227458

There are currently limited data on how prosthetic devices are used to support lower-limb prosthesis users in their free-living environment. Possessing the ability to monitor a patient’s physical behaviour while using these devices would enhance our... Read More about A machine learning classification model for monitoring the daily physical behaviour of lower-limb amputees.

The American Expeditionary Forces, communications and the First World War : a case study in inter-Allied learning (2021)
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Hall, B. (2021). The American Expeditionary Forces, communications and the First World War : a case study in inter-Allied learning. Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift, 80(2), 288-315. https://doi.org/10.1515/mgzs-2021-0048

By adopting an inter-organisational learning model to the case study of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Signal Corps during the First World War, this article seeks to position the neglected subject of inter-allied learning within the broader... Read More about The American Expeditionary Forces, communications and the First World War : a case study in inter-Allied learning.

Students’ perception towards behavioral intention of audio and video teaching styles : an acceptance study (2021)
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Al-Maroof, R., AlAhbabi, N., Akour, I., Alhumaid, K., Ayoubi, K., Alnnaimi, M., …Salloum, S. (2022). Students’ perception towards behavioral intention of audio and video teaching styles : an acceptance study. International journal of data and network science (Online), 6(2), 603-618. https://doi.org/10.5267/j.ijdns.2021.11.004

Recently audio and video material has been used significantly in various online platforms. The audio-video materials enhance the teaching and learning process by facilitating the transformation of the data and providing a richer interactive environm... Read More about Students’ perception towards behavioral intention of audio and video teaching styles : an acceptance study.

Improving outcomes for children affected by parental involvement with the criminal justice system in Scotland (2021)
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Long, T., Lockwood, K., Loucks, N., Nugent, B., Raikes, B., Sharratt, K., & Gallagher, L. (2021). Improving outcomes for children affected by parental involvement with the criminal justice system in Scotland. Applied Research in Quality of Life, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-021-10012-0

With 20-27,000 children in Scotland experiencing a parent’s imprisonment and many more their parent’s involvement in the wider criminal justice system, it is vital that children’s needs and preferences are understood and acted upon. Parental imprison... Read More about Improving outcomes for children affected by parental involvement with the criminal justice system in Scotland.