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‘Pioneers of professional frontiers’: the experiences of autistic students and professional work based learning (2021)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Antifibrotic factor KLF4 is repressed by the miR-10/TFAP2A/TBX5 axis in dermal fibroblasts: insights from twins discordant for systemic sclerosis (2021)
Journal Article
Malaab, M., Renaud, L., Takamura, N., D Zimmerman, K., Abraham da Silveira, W., S Ramos, P., …A Feghali-Bostwick, C. (2021). Antifibrotic factor KLF4 is repressed by the miR-10/TFAP2A/TBX5 axis in dermal fibroblasts: insights from twins discordant for systemic sclerosis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 81(2), 268-277. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221050

Objectives: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex disease of unknown aetiology in which inflammation and fibrosis lead to multiple organ damage. There is currently no effective therapy that can halt the progression of fibrosis or reverse it, thus stu... Read More about Antifibrotic factor KLF4 is repressed by the miR-10/TFAP2A/TBX5 axis in dermal fibroblasts: insights from twins discordant for systemic sclerosis.

Investigating digital technological competencies amongst Black Asian Minority Ethnic construction students in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Balogun, T., Awonuga, O., & Abowen-Dake, R. (2021). Investigating digital technological competencies amongst Black Asian Minority Ethnic construction students in the UK. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-08-2021-0449

Purpose – This study aims to investigate Digital Technology (DT) competencies, training and
awareness amongst Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) construction student in the UK.
Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a quantitative online sur... Read More about Investigating digital technological competencies amongst Black Asian Minority Ethnic construction students in the UK.

Measuring therapeutic engagement in acute mental health inpatient environments : the perspectives of service users and mental health nurses (2021)
Journal Article
Chambers, M., McAndrew, S., Nolan, F., Thomas, B., Watts, P., & Kantaris, X. (2021). Measuring therapeutic engagement in acute mental health inpatient environments : the perspectives of service users and mental health nurses. BMC Psychiatry, 21(1), 547. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03561-z

Background: A key component of caring for service users (SUs) in acute mental health inpatient environments is Therapeutic Engagement (TE). To that end, the Therapeutic Engagement Questionnaire (TEQ) was developed and validated. The TEQ measures TE b... Read More about Measuring therapeutic engagement in acute mental health inpatient environments : the perspectives of service users and mental health nurses.

Automated Motion Analysis of Bony Joint Structures from Dynamic Computer Tomography Images: A Multi-Atlas Approach (2021)
Journal Article
Keelson, B., Buzzatti, L., Ceranka, J., Gutiérrez, A., Battista, S., Scheerlinck, T., …Vandemeulebroucke, J. (2021). Automated Motion Analysis of Bony Joint Structures from Dynamic Computer Tomography Images: A Multi-Atlas Approach. Diagnostics, 11(11), 2062. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11112062

Dynamic computer tomography (CT) is an emerging modality to analyze in-vivo joint kinematics at the bone level, but it requires manual bone segmentation and, in some instances, landmark identification. The objective of this study is to present an aut... Read More about Automated Motion Analysis of Bony Joint Structures from Dynamic Computer Tomography Images: A Multi-Atlas Approach.

The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 : opportunities and challenges on the path towards biodiversity recovery (2021)
Journal Article
Hermoso, V., Carvalho, S., Giakoumi, S., Goldsborough, D., Katsanevakis, S., Leontiou, S., …Yates, K. (2022). The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 : opportunities and challenges on the path towards biodiversity recovery. Environmental Science and Policy, 127, 263-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2021.10.028

The European Union (EU) has committed to an ambitious biodiversity recovery plan in its Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the Green Deal. These policies aim to halt biodiversity loss and move towards sustainable development, focusing on restoring de... Read More about The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 : opportunities and challenges on the path towards biodiversity recovery.

Social goals versus business necessity : the nature and determinants of innovation in financial inclusion (2021)
Journal Article
Vik, P., McEachern, M., Curtis, J., Kane, K., & Dayson, K. (in press). Social goals versus business necessity : the nature and determinants of innovation in financial inclusion. Social Business, https://doi.org/10.1362/204440821X16206324311132

Purpose:
This study aims to explore the extent to which social innovation is prioritised among a sample of organisations promoting financial inclusion through the provision of affordable credit, advice and financial education. Additionally, we seek... Read More about Social goals versus business necessity : the nature and determinants of innovation in financial inclusion.

Parasitology and One Health — perspectives on Africa and beyond (2021)
Journal Article
Lorusso, V. (2021). Parasitology and One Health — perspectives on Africa and beyond. Pathogens, 10(11), e1437. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10111437

This concept paper reviews issues pertaining to parasitic and vector-borne infections, of humans, animals, or both, of topical relevance to the African continent as well as to neighbouring and interconnected geographies. This analysis is carried out... Read More about Parasitology and One Health — perspectives on Africa and beyond.

Doing ‘judgemental rationality’ in empirical research : the importance of depth-reflexivity when researching in prison (2021)
Journal Article
Quraishi, M., Irfan, L., Schneuwly Purdie, M., & Wilkinson, M. (2022). Doing ‘judgemental rationality’ in empirical research : the importance of depth-reflexivity when researching in prison. Journal of Critical Realism, 21(1), 25-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767430.2021.1992735

Critical realist thought has theorised convincingly that ontological realism is constellationally embedded in epistemic relativism which in turn necessitates judgemental rationality. In social science, judgemental rationality involves acting upon pla... Read More about Doing ‘judgemental rationality’ in empirical research : the importance of depth-reflexivity when researching in prison.

Phishing website detection from URLs using classical machine learning ANN model (2021)
Journal Article
Salloum, S., Gaber, T., Vadera, S., & Shaalan, K. (2021). Phishing website detection from URLs using classical machine learning ANN model. Lecture notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (Internet), 2, 509-523. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90022-9_28

Phishing is a serious form of online fraud made up of spoofed websites that attempt to gain users’ sensitive information by tricking them into believing that they are visiting a legitimate site. Phishing attacks can be detected many ways, including a... Read More about Phishing website detection from URLs using classical machine learning ANN model.

Uncertainty regarding species delimitation, geographic distribution, and the evolutionary history of south-central Amazonian titi monkey species (Plecturocebus, Pitheciidae) (2021)
Journal Article
Byrne, H., Costa-Araujo, R., Farias, I., Silva, M., Messias, M., Hrbek, T., & Boubli, J. (2021). Uncertainty regarding species delimitation, geographic distribution, and the evolutionary history of south-central Amazonian titi monkey species (Plecturocebus, Pitheciidae). International Journal of Primatology,

Platyrrhine primate taxonomy is a rapidly evolving area of research. The recent description of the Parecis titi monkey, Plecturocebus parecis, has raised substantial questions regarding the taxonomy, distribution, and evolutionary history of titi tax... Read More about Uncertainty regarding species delimitation, geographic distribution, and the evolutionary history of south-central Amazonian titi monkey species (Plecturocebus, Pitheciidae).

The effective creation of social value in infrastructure delivery (2021)
Journal Article
Watts, G., Higham, A., & Abowen-Dake, R. (2021). The effective creation of social value in infrastructure delivery. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 175(4), 167-174. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.21.00052

The need to create social value during the delivery of infrastructure projects is growing in importance. However, it can be argued that the initial expectations of stakeholders at the outset of projects are not being achieved once the project is deli... Read More about The effective creation of social value in infrastructure delivery.