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The effect of exercise compliance on risk reduction for hamstring strain injury : a systematic review and meta-analyses (2021)
Journal Article
Ripley, N., Cuthbert, M., Ross, S., Comfort, P., & McMahon, J. (2021). The effect of exercise compliance on risk reduction for hamstring strain injury : a systematic review and meta-analyses. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), e11260. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111260

Eccentric strength training can reduce the risk of hamstring strain injury (HSI) occurrence; however, its implementation can be impacted by athlete compliance and prescription. The aim of this review was to investigate the effects of intervention com... Read More about The effect of exercise compliance on risk reduction for hamstring strain injury : a systematic review and meta-analyses.

Female Genital Mutilation (2021)
Book Chapter
Mulongo, P., Rowland, A., & McAndrew, S. Female Genital Mutilation. In P. Ali, & M. Rogers (Eds.), A comprehensive guide to gender-based violence. The University of Sheffield. Manuscript submitted for publication

This chapter explores the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Common terminology, definitions, and the differing types of FGM will be considered, together with the identification of countries where it is practiced and its global prevalence.... Read More about Female Genital Mutilation.

The financial interconnectedness between global equity markets and crude oil : evidence from the GCC (2021)
Journal Article
Yousuf, M., & Zhai, J. (2021). The financial interconnectedness between global equity markets and crude oil : evidence from the GCC. Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies, 20(2), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/14765284.2021.1989884

This paper investigates the interconnectedness between the GCC region, crude oil prices, and global equity markets of the US, Europe, and China. We use DCC-GARCH models and the Diebold and Yilmaz (2012) approach to examine the dynamic connectedness a... Read More about The financial interconnectedness between global equity markets and crude oil : evidence from the GCC.

No differences in weightlifting overhead pressing exercises kinetics (2021)
Journal Article
Soriano, M., Lake, J., Comfort, P., Suchomel, T., McMahon, J., Jiménez-Ormeño, E., & Sainz de Baranda, P. (2021). No differences in weightlifting overhead pressing exercises kinetics. Sports Biomechanics, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2021.1993983

This study aimed to compare the kinetics between the push press (PP), push jerk (PJ), and split jerk (SJ). Sixteen resistance-trained participants (12 men and 4 women; age: 23.8 ± 4.4 years; height: 1.7 ± 0.1 m; body mass: 75.7 ± 13.0 kg; weightlifti... Read More about No differences in weightlifting overhead pressing exercises kinetics.

Increased trunk flexion may underlie elevated knee flexor activity in people with knee osteoarthritis (2021)
Journal Article
Preece, S., & Alghamdi, W. (2021). Increased trunk flexion may underlie elevated knee flexor activity in people with knee osteoarthritis. ˜The œKnee (Amsterdam. Online), 33, 216-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2021.10.006

Background: Previous research has demonstrated elevated activation of the knee flexor muscles in people with knee osteoarthritis. People with this condition have also been observed to walk with increased trunk flexion; this may alter biomechanical lo... Read More about Increased trunk flexion may underlie elevated knee flexor activity in people with knee osteoarthritis.

Performance Portfolio (2021)
Thesis
Hamami, M. Performance Portfolio. (Thesis). University of Salford

Arabic music continues to struggle to reach an international presence in the music world due
to one of two reasons: either it was not transcribed and notated properly, including stylistically
correct ornamentation, or it was never written down at a... Read More about Performance Portfolio.

Construction waste minimization : a narrative review (2021)
Journal Article
Alhawamdeh, M., & Lee, A. (2021). Construction waste minimization : a narrative review. International Journal of Environmental Sustainability, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.18848/2325-1077/CGP/v18i01/1-33

Colossal growth of construction waste (CW) generation worldwide, and its consequential environmental and economic impact, has ensured that construction waste minimization (CWM) practice is critical. Notably, the largest proportion of waste generation... Read More about Construction waste minimization : a narrative review.

Chance semiotics : the value and application of contingency in cinema art practice (2021)
Journal Article
Prokopic, P. (2021). Chance semiotics : the value and application of contingency in cinema art practice. Avanca - cinema (Em linha), 85-91. https://doi.org/10.37390/avancacinema.2021.a216

As this paper argues, chance is the key defining
aspect of film, distinguishing it from other forms of
art and communication. This is because film has
the ability to capture a direct, mechanical imprint of
the unpredictable movement of reality as... Read More about Chance semiotics : the value and application of contingency in cinema art practice.

Spectral computation of reactive bi-directional hydromagnetic non-Newtonian convection flow from a stretching upper parabolic surface in non-Darcy porous medium (2021)
Journal Article
Shahid, A., Bhatti, M., Beg, O., Animasaun, I., & Javid, K. (2021). Spectral computation of reactive bi-directional hydromagnetic non-Newtonian convection flow from a stretching upper parabolic surface in non-Darcy porous medium. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 35(29), 2150294. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217979221502945

The current article presents a mathematical model for bi-directional convection
magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) tangent hyperbolic nanofluid flow from the upper horizontal
subsurface of a stretching parabolic surface to a non-Darcian porous medium, as a... Read More about Spectral computation of reactive bi-directional hydromagnetic non-Newtonian convection flow from a stretching upper parabolic surface in non-Darcy porous medium.

The development of an integrative framework and capability maturity model for the planning and implementation of sustainable rural development projects (2021)
Thesis
David, B. (in press). The development of an integrative framework and capability maturity model for the planning and implementation of sustainable rural development projects. (Thesis). University of Salford

Over the years, development partners and national governments in developing countries have invested heavily in implementing development projects in rural areas. This is in a bid to ensure that economic activities in these areas including Nigeria, are... Read More about The development of an integrative framework and capability maturity model for the planning and implementation of sustainable rural development projects.

Genetic and morphological data demonstrate hybridization and backcrossing in a pair of salamanders at the far end of the speciation continuum (2021)
Journal Article
Arntzen, J., Jehle, R., & Wielstra, B. (2021). Genetic and morphological data demonstrate hybridization and backcrossing in a pair of salamanders at the far end of the speciation continuum. Evolutionary Applications, 14(12), 2784-2793. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13312

Deeply diverged yet hybridizing species provide a system to investigate the final stages of the speciation
process. We study a hybridizing pair of salamander species — the morphologically and genetically
drastically different newts Triturus cristat... Read More about Genetic and morphological data demonstrate hybridization and backcrossing in a pair of salamanders at the far end of the speciation continuum.

Media multitasking, online vigilance and academic performance among students in three Southern African countries (2021)
Journal Article
Le Roux, D. B., Parry, D. A., Totolo, A., Iyawa, G., Holloway, J., Prenter, A., & Botha, L. (2021). Media multitasking, online vigilance and academic performance among students in three Southern African countries. Computers and Education, 160, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2020.104056

High levels of Internet-based media use is a defining feature of behaviour among university students. A growing body of evidence indicates, firstly, that their learning activities are charac-terised by frequent switching between academic content and... Read More about Media multitasking, online vigilance and academic performance among students in three Southern African countries.

Perturbation and MAPLE quadrature computation of thermo-solutal dissipative reactive convective flow in a geothermal duct with Robin boundary conditions (2021)
Book Chapter
Umavathi, J., Beg, O., Vasu, B., & Gorla, R. (2022). Perturbation and MAPLE quadrature computation of thermo-solutal dissipative reactive convective flow in a geothermal duct with Robin boundary conditions. In P. Mahanta, P. Kalita, A. Paul, & A. Banerjee (Eds.), Advances in thermofluids and renewable energy : select proceedings of TFRE 2020 (3-21). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3497-0_1

Buoyancy-driven reactive flows feature extensively in geophysics, materials processing and energy systems. In respect to the latter, geothermal energy holds great promise in India and other Asian geographical locations and offers immense resources in... Read More about Perturbation and MAPLE quadrature computation of thermo-solutal dissipative reactive convective flow in a geothermal duct with Robin boundary conditions.

An investigation into the volumetric flow rate requirement of hydrogen transportation in existing natural gas pipelines and its safety implications (2021)
Journal Article
Abbas, A., Hossein, H., Burby, M., & Idoko, J. (2021). An investigation into the volumetric flow rate requirement of hydrogen transportation in existing natural gas pipelines and its safety implications. Gases, 1(4), 156-179. https://doi.org/10.3390/gases1040013

As an alternative to the construction of new infrastructure, repurposing existing natural gas pipelines for hydrogen transportation has been identified as a low-cost strategy for substituting natural gas with hydrogen in the wake of the energy transi... Read More about An investigation into the volumetric flow rate requirement of hydrogen transportation in existing natural gas pipelines and its safety implications.

Beyond the horizon, backhaul connectivity for offshore IoT devices (2021)
Journal Article
Shabih Zaidi, K., Hina, S., Jawad, M., Nawaz Khan, A., & Nawaz, R. (2021). Beyond the horizon, backhaul connectivity for offshore IoT devices. Energies, 14(21), https://doi.org/10.3390/en14216918

The prevalent use of the Internet of Things (IoT) devices over the Sea, such as, on oil and gas platforms, cargo, and cruise ships, requires high-speed connectivity of these devices. Although satellite based backhaul links provide vast coverage, but... Read More about Beyond the horizon, backhaul connectivity for offshore IoT devices.

Long non-coding RNAs and their potential impact on diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy in prostate cancer: Racial, ethnic, and geographical considerations (2021)
Journal Article
Morgan, R., Abraham da Silveira, W., Christopher Kelly, R., Overton, I., Allott, E. H., & Hardiman, G. (2021). Long non-coding RNAs and their potential impact on diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy in prostate cancer: Racial, ethnic, and geographical considerations. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 21(12), 1257-1271. https://doi.org/10.1080/14737159.2021.1996227

Introduction: Advances in high-throughput sequencing have greatly advanced our understanding of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in a relatively short period of time. This has expanded our knowledge of cancer, particularly how lncRNAs drive many import... Read More about Long non-coding RNAs and their potential impact on diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy in prostate cancer: Racial, ethnic, and geographical considerations.

Association between chronic widespread pain and physical activity behaviour in people with fibromyalgia (2021)
Thesis
Mayana, K. Association between chronic widespread pain and physical activity behaviour in people with fibromyalgia. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background
Fibromyalgia is a prevalent chronic widespread pain condition, affecting 1 in 20 adults in the UK, predominantly women and associated with a significant psychosocial burden. Despite much interest in structured exercise for pain management... Read More about Association between chronic widespread pain and physical activity behaviour in people with fibromyalgia.

“For God, for Tsar and for the Nation : authenticity in the Russian Imperial Movement’s propaganda” (2021)
Journal Article
Kruglova, A. (2021). “For God, for Tsar and for the Nation : authenticity in the Russian Imperial Movement’s propaganda”. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2021.1990826

This paper will examine how extremist organizations manage to present themselves as credible actors in the eyes of potential supporters on social media. This paper will address this question by exploring the role of authenticity in strategic narrativ... Read More about “For God, for Tsar and for the Nation : authenticity in the Russian Imperial Movement’s propaganda”.