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Widespread loss of mammalian lineage and dietary diversity in the early Oligocene of Afro-Arabia (2021)
Journal Article
de Vries, D., Heritage, S., Borths, M., Sallam, H., & Seiffert, E. (2021). Widespread loss of mammalian lineage and dietary diversity in the early Oligocene of Afro-Arabia. Communications Biology, 4(1), 1172. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02707-9

Diverse lines of geological and geochemical evidence indicate that the Eocene-Oligocene transition (EOT) marked the onset of a global cooling phase, rapid growth of the Antarctic ice sheet, and a worldwide drop in sea level. Paleontologists have esta... Read More about Widespread loss of mammalian lineage and dietary diversity in the early Oligocene of Afro-Arabia.

COVID sex lives : survey 2 report (2021)
Report
Garwood-Cross, L., Hakim, J., Hinds, R., Katz, R., Light, B., Mercer, J., …Upton, M. (2021). COVID sex lives : survey 2 report

This report presents initial findings from the second survey of Covid Sex Lives project. Public health measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus are translated into media messaging by organisations that target the health of different groups. Thi... Read More about COVID sex lives : survey 2 report.

Playing with taskscapes : representing medieval life through video games technologies (2021)
Book Chapter
Hiriart, J. (2021). Playing with taskscapes : representing medieval life through video games technologies. In K. Alvestad, & R. Houghton (Eds.), The Middle Ages in Modern Culture: History and Authenticity in Contemporary Medievalism (174-185). Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350167452.0020

This paper explores the affordances and limitations of video games as a medium for the representation and meaningful understanding of the past, focusing on the early medieval period of British history. This study is led by the ideas exposed by Tim In... Read More about Playing with taskscapes : representing medieval life through video games technologies.

The everyday lives of gay men : autoethnographies of the ordinary (2021)
Book
Rodriguez-Dorans, E., & Holmes, J. (2021). E. Rodriguez-Dorans, & J. Holmes (Eds.), The everyday lives of gay men : autoethnographies of the ordinary. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003133506

The Everyday Lives of Gay Men draws on the expertise of twelve contributors from different countries and fields, writing from an autoethnographic first person approach.
Putting the power of personal stories at the centre of the construction of sophi... Read More about The everyday lives of gay men : autoethnographies of the ordinary.

Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders (2021)
Journal Article
Chaplin, E., McCarthy, J., Marshall-Tate, K., Ali, S., Xenitidis, K., Childs, J., …Forrester, A. (2021). Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 119, 104103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104103

Aim:
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) may present as neuropsychiatric problems as well as impairments of motor, cognitive, social and communication functioning. This study describes the introduction of a specialist service with expertise in NDD in... Read More about Evaluation of a liaison and diversion Court Mental Health Service for defendants with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Testing proximity and intimacy : an everyday reappropriation of private and public space (2021)
Book Chapter
Rodriguez-Dorans, E. (2021). Testing proximity and intimacy : an everyday reappropriation of private and public space. In E. Rodriguez-Dorans, & J. Holmes (Eds.), The everyday lives of gay men : autoethnographies of the ordinary (113-122). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003133506-11

While sexuality, in general, has been an area of human life that has been the object of social regulation, gay sexualities have been disproportionately disciplined and oppressed in a way that both public and private life have been punished. This auto... Read More about Testing proximity and intimacy : an everyday reappropriation of private and public space.

Supplementary material to 'Holocene wildfire regimes in forested peatlands in western Siberia: interaction between peatland moisture conditions and the composition of plant functional types' (2021)
Other
Feurdean, A., Diaconu, A.-C., Pfeiffer, M., Gałka, M., Hutchinson, S., Butiseaca, G., …Kirpotin, S. (2021). Supplementary material to 'Holocene wildfire regimes in forested peatlands in western Siberia: interaction between peatland moisture conditions and the composition of plant functional types'. [Supplementary material]

Analgesia prescribing in primary care (2021)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2021). Analgesia prescribing in primary care. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 3(10), 390-391. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2021.3.10.390

Deborah Robertson provides an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to non-medical prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided

Fisheye Photo Review 2021.22 (2021)
Book
Baume, B., & Viand, A. (2021). Fisheye Photo Review 2021.22. France: Be Contents

For the fifth consecutive year, Fisheye sums up a year of explorations, curations and digital publications in a physical book with a refined aesthetic. It is almost an oxymoron, as the two worlds seem so far apart. However, this ensemble that you are... Read More about Fisheye Photo Review 2021.22.

Computerised gymnastics judging scoring system implementation – an exploration of stakeholders’ perceptions (2021)
Journal Article
Allen, E., Fenton, A., & Parry, K. (2021). Computerised gymnastics judging scoring system implementation – an exploration of stakeholders’ perceptions. Science of gymnastics journal (Online ed.), 13(3), 357-370. https://doi.org/10.52165/sgj.13.3.357-370

Gymnastics is one of the original Olympic sports, subjectively judged by humans. Judging errors and bias can occur, resulting in medals being incorrectly awarded. The
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) with Fujitsu are introducing the compute... Read More about Computerised gymnastics judging scoring system implementation – an exploration of stakeholders’ perceptions.

Computational fluid dynamics simulation and visualization of Newtonian and non-Newtonian transport in a peristaltic micro-pump (2021)
Journal Article
El Gendy, M., Beg, O., Kadir, A., Islam, M., & Tripathi, D. (2021). Computational fluid dynamics simulation and visualization of Newtonian and non-Newtonian transport in a peristaltic micro-pump. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 21(8), 2150058. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219519421500585

Motivated by recent developments in bio-inspired medical engineering microscale pumps, in
the present article a 3-dimensional sequential simulation of a peristaltic micro-pump is
described to provide deeper insight into the hydromechanics of lamina... Read More about Computational fluid dynamics simulation and visualization of Newtonian and non-Newtonian transport in a peristaltic micro-pump.

How did the toad get over the sea to Skye? Tracing the colonisation of Scottish inshore islands by common toads (Bufo bufo) (2021)
Journal Article
(Bufo bufo). Herpetological journal, 31, 204-213. https://doi.org/10.33256/31.4.204213

Processes of island colonisation have long been of interest to biologists. Colonisation events themselves are rarely observed, but the processes involved may be inferred using genetic approaches. We investigated possible means of island colonisation... Read More about How did the toad get over the sea to Skye? Tracing the colonisation of Scottish inshore islands by common toads (Bufo bufo).

The single silo university (2021)
Book Chapter
Fletcher, G., Dron, R., & Gimeno, M. (2021). The single silo university. In D. Remenyi (Ed.), Excellence in university leadership and management : case histories. Academic Conferences International

In 2015, the University of Salford committed to a new five-year institutional strategy. A hallmark of this strategy was the focus on the undeviating single priority of industrial collaboration. The clarity and simplicity of this approach was challeng... Read More about The single silo university.

Help through crisis : final evaluation report for Salford Citizens Advice (2021)
Report
Jones, C., Lawrence, J., & Wilding, M. (2021). Help through crisis : final evaluation report for Salford Citizens Advice

This final evaluation report is based upon the progress and outcomes of the HtC project over a five year period (2017-2021). The final evaluation report presents the overall findings based upon five years of data collection and analysis. Inclusive of... Read More about Help through crisis : final evaluation report for Salford Citizens Advice.

Hunger and the welfare state : food insecurity among benefit claimants in the UK (2021)
Report
Baumberg Geiger, B., Edmiston, D., Scullion, L., Summers, K., de Vries, R., Ingold, J., …Young, D. (2021). Hunger and the welfare state : food insecurity among benefit claimants in the UK

This report looks in detail at food insecurity among benefit claimants using YouGov surveys of the general public (n=2,600) and of claimants (n=6,300), both conducted for the Welfare at a (Social) Distance project in May/June 2021.

Exploring the role of E-learning practices in protecting secondary school education after violent conflict : case study - secondary school education in Libya (2021)
Thesis
Essadi, H. Exploring the role of E-learning practices in protecting secondary school education after violent conflict : case study - secondary school education in Libya. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background: It is reported that approximately 2,000 schools in Libya were damaged between 2011 and 2013, and that within the month of November 2016 a further 477 schools were damaged and another 30 schools were destroyed in Tripoli and Benghazi. This... Read More about Exploring the role of E-learning practices in protecting secondary school education after violent conflict : case study - secondary school education in Libya.

Biosciences for antibiotic resistance : a mixed methods study assessing the level of knowledge and learning experiences among preregistration nursing students in Uganda (2021)
Thesis
Nantamu, M. Biosciences for antibiotic resistance : a mixed methods study assessing the level of knowledge and learning experiences among preregistration nursing students in Uganda. (Thesis). University of Salford

Biosciences form the basis on which our understanding of human biology and body functions is established. They guide nurses to detect risks to health and improve and sustain health through informed decisions. Task-shifting has expanded the scope of p... Read More about Biosciences for antibiotic resistance : a mixed methods study assessing the level of knowledge and learning experiences among preregistration nursing students in Uganda.

CSR practices in the Zimbabwean mining Sector: A Structuration Theory Perspective. (2021)
Thesis
Machaya, C. (2021). CSR practices in the Zimbabwean mining Sector: A Structuration Theory Perspective. (Thesis). University of Salford

Abstract

As a result of increased global problems and global awareness, companies face increased scrutiny and demand by stakeholders to account for their actions in society and the environment. Following from this increased scrutiny is the need to... Read More about CSR practices in the Zimbabwean mining Sector: A Structuration Theory Perspective..