All Outputs (1272)

Terrorism, innovation and venture capital (2021)
Journal Article
Uddin, M., Alam, M., Yazdifar, H., & Shubita, M. (2021). Terrorism, innovation and venture capital. Journal of Economic Studies, https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-08-2020-0404

This paper examines the relationship between terrorism and innovation and the moderating role of venture capital. Using GMM-IV estimation of panel data from 140 countries covering the period of 2007-2016, we find that terrorism has negative impact on... Read More about Terrorism, innovation and venture capital.

Corporate social responsibility at the micro-level as a “new organizational value” for sustainability : are females more aligned towards it? (2021)
Journal Article
Ahmad, N., Ullah, Z., Mahmood, A., Ariza-Montes, A., Vega-Muñoz, A., Han, H., & Scholz, M. (2021). Corporate social responsibility at the micro-level as a “new organizational value” for sustainability : are females more aligned towards it?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), e2165. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042165

While prior studies have largely addressed corporate social responsibility (CSR) at a macro or institutional level, its importance at the micro or individual level is to date underexplored, especially in the context of developing economies. Further,... Read More about Corporate social responsibility at the micro-level as a “new organizational value” for sustainability : are females more aligned towards it?.

Slip-resistant footwear to reduce slips among health-care workers : the SSHeW RCT (2021)
Journal Article
Cockayne, S., Fairhurst, C., Zand, M., Frost, G., Liddle, M., Cunningham-Burley, R., …Torgerson, D. (2021). Slip-resistant footwear to reduce slips among health-care workers : the SSHeW RCT. Public Health Research, 9(3), 1-150. https://doi.org/10.3310/phr09030

Background

In Great Britain, 100,000 injuries due to slips, trips and falls on the level (as opposed to falls from a height, e.g. a ladder) occur in the workplace each year. They are the most common cause of non-fatal injury in the workplace, acco... Read More about Slip-resistant footwear to reduce slips among health-care workers : the SSHeW RCT.

Introduction : the role of terminology translation in China's contemporary identities and cultures (2021)
Book Chapter
Li, S., & Hope, W. (2021). Introduction : the role of terminology translation in China's contemporary identities and cultures. In S. Li, & W. Hope (Eds.), Terminology translation in Chinese contexts - theory and practice (1-17). Abingdon, New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003006688-1

This introduction identifies the challenges that face translators and terminologists working between Chinese and English in the age of globalization, and it discusses factors that have facilitated effective terminology development. It also outlines t... Read More about Introduction : the role of terminology translation in China's contemporary identities and cultures.

Terminology translation in Chinese contexts - theory and practice (2021)
Book
Li, S., & Hope, W. (2021). S. Li, & W. Hope (Eds.), Terminology translation in Chinese contexts - theory and practice. Abingdon, New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003006688

Terminology Translation in Chinese Contexts: Theory and Practice investigates the theory and practice of terminology translation, terminology management, and scholarship within the distinctive milieu of Chinese and explores the complex relationship b... Read More about Terminology translation in Chinese contexts - theory and practice.

The prevalence of cyberbullying and related mental health among academic employees in a university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2021)
Thesis
Ateyah, M. The prevalence of cyberbullying and related mental health among academic employees in a university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Salford

Rationale: The increased usage of technology and online social media has brought
about a rise in harmful cyberbullying behaviours. Most of the research into cyberbullying has
focused on child and adolescent populations, and less is known about the... Read More about The prevalence of cyberbullying and related mental health among academic employees in a university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

QoS based optimal resource allocation and workload balancing for fog enabled IoT (2021)
Journal Article
Khalid, A., ul Ain, Q., Qasim, A., & Aziz, Z. (2021). QoS based optimal resource allocation and workload balancing for fog enabled IoT. Cellular Senescence and Therapy, 11(1), 262-274. https://doi.org/10.1515/comp-2020-0162

This paper is aimed at efficiently distributing workload between the Fog Layer and the Cloud Network and then optimizing resource allocation in cloud networks to ensure better utilization and quick response time of the resources available to the end... Read More about QoS based optimal resource allocation and workload balancing for fog enabled IoT.

Overcoming team boundaries in agile software development (2021)
Journal Article
Rahy, S., & Bass, J. (2021). Overcoming team boundaries in agile software development. Journal of international technology and information management, 29(4), Article 2

The usage of agile software development methods is increasing and so is the need for enhancing the collaboration between the different stakeholders. Thus, we chose to investigate the communication tools and challenges across the different boundaries... Read More about Overcoming team boundaries in agile software development.

Children’s views and experiences of treatment adherence and parent/child co-management in eczema : a qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Teasdale, E., Sivyer, K., Muller, I., Ghio, D., Roberts, A., Lawton, S., & Santer, M. (2021). Children’s views and experiences of treatment adherence and parent/child co-management in eczema : a qualitative study. Children, 8(2), 158. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8020158

Eczema affects one in five children and can have a substantial impact on quality of life. This qualitative study aimed to explore children’s views and experiences of eczema and what may affect treatment adherence from their perspective. We conducted... Read More about Children’s views and experiences of treatment adherence and parent/child co-management in eczema : a qualitative study.

CSR communication through social media : a litmus test for banking consumers’ loyalty (2021)
Journal Article
Ahmad, N., Naveed, R., Scholz, M., Irfan, M., Usman, M., & Ahmad, I. (2021). CSR communication through social media : a litmus test for banking consumers’ loyalty. Sustainability, 13(4), e2319. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13042319

Prior literature in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has largely focused on investigating its relationship with organizational-related outcomes, whereas the impact of CSR on consumer behavior is largely ignored in the recent literat... Read More about CSR communication through social media : a litmus test for banking consumers’ loyalty.

Relationship between fatness, physical fitness, and academic performance in normal weight and overweight schoolchild handball players in Qatar State (2021)
Journal Article
Hermassi, S., Chelly, M. S., Michalsik, L. B., Sanal, N. E. M., D. Hayes, L., & Cadenas-Sanchez, C. (in press). Relationship between fatness, physical fitness, and academic performance in normal weight and overweight schoolchild handball players in Qatar State. PloS one, 16(2), e0246476. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246476

The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between physiological parameters (namely fatness and physical fitness) with academic performance (namely mathematics and science grade point average [GPA]) in normal weight and overweight schoolchi... Read More about Relationship between fatness, physical fitness, and academic performance in normal weight and overweight schoolchild handball players in Qatar State.

The effect of high-frequency rTMS of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on the resolution of response, semantic and task conflict in the colour-word Stroop task (2021)
Journal Article
Parris, B. A., Wadsley, M. G., Arabaci, G., Hasshim, N., Augustinova, M., & Ferrand, L. (2021). The effect of high-frequency rTMS of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on the resolution of response, semantic and task conflict in the colour-word Stroop task. Brain Structure and Function, 226, 1241--1252. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-021-02237-4

Previous work investigating the effect of rTMS of left Dorso-Lateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) on Stroop task performance reports no changes to the Stroop effect but reduced reaction times on both congruent and incongruent trials relative to sham sti... Read More about The effect of high-frequency rTMS of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on the resolution of response, semantic and task conflict in the colour-word Stroop task.

The relationship between pain sensitivity, pain catastrophizing and hangover severity (2021)
Journal Article
Saeed, H., Sips, A., Owen, L., & Verster, J. (2021). The relationship between pain sensitivity, pain catastrophizing and hangover severity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), e2047. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042047

Recent research found a significant and positive correlation between hangover severity and pain catastrophizing. The current study aimed to verify these findings. Data from N = 673 subjects with a mean (SD) age of 42.2 (19.1) years old (range: 18 to... Read More about The relationship between pain sensitivity, pain catastrophizing and hangover severity.

Higher education under threat: China, Malaysia, and the UK respond to the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Ma, G., Black, K., Blenkinsopp, J., Charlton, H., Hookham, C., Pok, W. F., …Alkarabsheh, O. H. M. (2021). Higher education under threat: China, Malaysia, and the UK respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2021.1879479

This Forum explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Higher Education (HE) sector through the experiences and perspectives in China, Malaysia and the UK, with schools and universities closed and teaching moved online with very short notice.... Read More about Higher education under threat: China, Malaysia, and the UK respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Legal and social aspects of the state participation in the governance of the large corporations in Russia (2021)
Journal Article
Cherkasova, O., & Sosnovskikh, S. (2021). Legal and social aspects of the state participation in the governance of the large corporations in Russia. E3S Web of Conferences, 222, https://doi.org/10.1051/E3SCONF/202022206004

This paper evaluates the legal status of the Russian federal government as a corporate governance participant using the example of large sectorial companies. The state commonly regulates economic processes and focuses on pursuing the public interest.... Read More about Legal and social aspects of the state participation in the governance of the large corporations in Russia.

Welfare and Punishment : from Thatcherism to austerity (2021)
Book
Cummins, I. (2021). Welfare and Punishment : from Thatcherism to austerity. Bristol University Press (Policy Press)

In this enlightening study, Ian Cummins traces changing attitudes to penal and welfare systems.

From Margaret Thatcher’s first cabinet to austerity politics via New Labour, the book reveals the ideological shifts that have led successive governme... Read More about Welfare and Punishment : from Thatcherism to austerity.

Response to NHS England and Improvement’s consultation on transformation of urgent and emergency care : models of care and measurement (2021)
Other
Webb, K., & Rowland, A. (2021). Response to NHS England and Improvement’s consultation on transformation of urgent and emergency care : models of care and measurement. London, UK

This is the RCPCH's response, with the Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, to a consultation from NHS England and Improvement on proposals to replace the 4-hour target for care in emergency departments.

NHS England and Improvement publis... Read More about Response to NHS England and Improvement’s consultation on transformation of urgent and emergency care : models of care and measurement.

Hannah Lambie-Mumford and Tiina Silvasti (eds) (2020), The Rise of Food Charity in Europe, Bristol: Policy Press, £75.00, pp. 272, hbk. (2021)
Journal Article
Beck, D. (2021). Hannah Lambie-Mumford and Tiina Silvasti (eds) (2020), The Rise of Food Charity in Europe, Bristol: Policy Press, £75.00, pp. 272, hbk. Journal of Social Policy, 50(2), 446-447. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279421000064

Question; what is significant about the rise of food charity across various European countries? Explored with significant detail, this edited volume sufficiently answers this question by drawing on four key areas associated with the rise of food pove... Read More about Hannah Lambie-Mumford and Tiina Silvasti (eds) (2020), The Rise of Food Charity in Europe, Bristol: Policy Press, £75.00, pp. 272, hbk..

Analysis of fixed and live single cells using optical photothermal infrared with concomitant raman spectroscopy (2021)
Journal Article
Spadea, A., Denbigh, J., Lawrence, M., Kansiz, M., & Gardner, P. (2021). Analysis of fixed and live single cells using optical photothermal infrared with concomitant raman spectroscopy. Analytical Chemistry, 93(8), 3938-3950. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04846

This paper reports the first use of a novel completely optically based photothermal method (O-PTIR) for obtaining infrared spectra of both fixed and living cells using a quantum cascade laser (QCL) and optical parametric oscillator (OPO) laser as exc... Read More about Analysis of fixed and live single cells using optical photothermal infrared with concomitant raman spectroscopy.

Multi-commodity optimization of peer-to-peer energy trading resources in smart grid (2021)
Journal Article
Jogunola, O., Adebisi, B., Anoh, K., Ikpehai, A., Hammoudeh, M., & Harris, G. (2022). Multi-commodity optimization of peer-to-peer energy trading resources in smart grid. Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, 10(1), 29-39. https://doi.org/10.35833/MPCE.2020.000136

Utility maximization is a major priority of prosumers participating in peer-to-peer energy trading and sharing (P2P-ETS). However, as more distributed energy resources integrate into the distribution network, the impact of the communication link beco... Read More about Multi-commodity optimization of peer-to-peer energy trading resources in smart grid.