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Stokes polarimetric imaging and applications to novel materials (2021)
Thesis
Gou, J. Stokes polarimetric imaging and applications to novel materials. (Thesis). University of Salford

In this thesis, a dual photo elastic modulator-based Stokes polarimetric method for polarization measurement is described, which forms the basis of the operation of a prototype polarimetric microscope. The operational characteristics of the microscop... Read More about Stokes polarimetric imaging and applications to novel materials.

Taking charge of eczema self-management : a qualitative interview study with young people with eczema (2021)
Journal Article
Greenwell, K., Ghio, D., Muller, I., Roberts, A., McNiven, A., Lawton, S., & Santer, M. (2021). Taking charge of eczema self-management : a qualitative interview study with young people with eczema. BMJ Open, 11(1), e044005. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044005

Objectives: To explore young people’s experiences of eczema self-management and interacting with health professionals. Design: Secondary qualitative data analysis of data sets from two semistructured interview studies. Data were analysed using induct... Read More about Taking charge of eczema self-management : a qualitative interview study with young people with eczema.

Higher energy conversion efficiency in anaerobic degradation of bioplastic by response surface methodology (2021)
Journal Article
Ebrahimzade, I., Ebrahimi-Nik, M., Rohani, A., & Tedesco, S. (2021). Higher energy conversion efficiency in anaerobic degradation of bioplastic by response surface methodology. Journal of Cleaner Production, 290, Article 125840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.125840

Anaerobic degradation of bioplastics is a controversial challenge. Size reduction is a must for degradation while it requires a significant amount of energy, which lowers the overall energy efficiency of the system. On the other hand, inoculum to sub... Read More about Higher energy conversion efficiency in anaerobic degradation of bioplastic by response surface methodology.

COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey dataset on psychological and behavioural consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak (2021)
Journal Article
Yamada, Y., Ćepulić, D., Coll-Martín, T., Debove, S., Gautreau, G., Han, H., …Yeh, Y. (2021). COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey dataset on psychological and behavioural consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak. Scientific Data, 8(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00784-9

This N = 173,426 social science dataset was collected through the collaborative COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey – an open science effort to improve understanding of the human experiences of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic between 30th March and 30th May, 2020.... Read More about COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey dataset on psychological and behavioural consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Performance enhancement of a thermoelectric harvester with a PCM/metal foam composite (2021)
Journal Article
Borhani, S., Hosseini, M., Pakrouh, R., Ranjabr, A., & Nourian, A. (2021). Performance enhancement of a thermoelectric harvester with a PCM/metal foam composite. Renewable Energy, 168, 1122-1140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.01.020

The present numerical investigation examines the performance improvement of thermoelectric generators (TEGs) by using phase change materials (PCM) and porous medium. Due to the high latent heat of PCMs, both sides of the TEG were filled with paraffin... Read More about Performance enhancement of a thermoelectric harvester with a PCM/metal foam composite.

The between-day repeatability, standard error of measurement and minimal detectable change for discrete kinematic parameters during treadmill running (2021)
Journal Article
Bramah, C., Preece, S., Gill, N., & Herrington, L. (2021). The between-day repeatability, standard error of measurement and minimal detectable change for discrete kinematic parameters during treadmill running. Gait & Posture, 85, 211-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.12.032

Background: Kinematic parameters of the trunk, pelvis and lower limbs are frequently associated with both running injuries and performance, and the target of clinical interventions. Currently there is limited evidence reporting the between-day repeat... Read More about The between-day repeatability, standard error of measurement and minimal detectable change for discrete kinematic parameters during treadmill running.

Remote healthcare in the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2021). Remote healthcare in the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 3(1), 14-15. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2021.3.1.14

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

The Vulcan Works, Southport: The Archaeology of an Edwardian Car Factory (2021)
Journal Article
Miller, I., & Stitt, L. (2021). The Vulcan Works, Southport: The Archaeology of an Edwardian Car Factory. Industrial Archaeology Review, 43(1), 34-52. https://doi.org/10.1080/03090728.2021.1885878

The widespread adoption of the motor car had what was perhaps the greatest impact on the physical and social landscape of 20th-century Britain, and yet virtually none of the early car factories have been subject to formal archaeological investigation... Read More about The Vulcan Works, Southport: The Archaeology of an Edwardian Car Factory.

Regulation checking during facility design (2021)
Other
Soliman-Junior, J., Tzortzopoulos, P., & Kagioglou, M. (2021). Regulation checking during facility design

This article presents a short overview of research outcomes that will be of benefit to practitioners in dealing with checking healthcare designs regulatory compliance and how compliance checking could be automated during the design process.

Rethinking education for sustainability in management education : going beyond metrics toward human virtues (2021)
Book Chapter
Acevedo, B., & Malevicius, R. (2021). Rethinking education for sustainability in management education : going beyond metrics toward human virtues. In R. Perez-Uribe, C. Largacha-Martinez, & D. Ocampo-Guzman (Eds.), Handbook of Research on International Business and Models for Global Purpose-Driven Companies (219-234). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4909-4.ch012

Education for sustainable development (ESD) initially emerged around the 1990s, and it has opened the possibility to re-think areas such as management education. Although the original purpose of inclusiveness and creativity has been gradually replace... Read More about Rethinking education for sustainability in management education : going beyond metrics toward human virtues.

Evaluating the impact of the Tissue Viability Seating guidelines (2021)
Journal Article
Stephens, M., Bartley, C., Samuriwo, R., & Stubbs, N. (2021). Evaluating the impact of the Tissue Viability Seating guidelines. Journal of Tissue Viability, 30(1), 3-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2020.12.003

Internationally, guidelines are developed to ensure safe, effective, person centred, timely, efficient, and effective practice. However, their use in clinical practice is found to be variable. The Tissue Viability Society (TVS) published updated seat... Read More about Evaluating the impact of the Tissue Viability Seating guidelines.

The underestimation of cultural risk in the execution of megaprojects (2021)
Journal Article
Walker, P., Walsh, A., & Ellis, M. (2021). The underestimation of cultural risk in the execution of megaprojects. International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 15(1), 34-40

There is a real danger that both practitioners and
researchers considering risks associated with megaprojects ignore or
underestimate the impacts of cultural risk. The paper investigates the
potential impacts of a failure to achieve cultural unity... Read More about The underestimation of cultural risk in the execution of megaprojects.

Habitat and population structure of the Morelet’s crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, Mexico (2021)
Thesis
Barão-Nóbrega, J. Habitat and population structure of the Morelet’s crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, Mexico. (Thesis). University of Salford

The Yucatan Peninsula (YP) is one of the most recognizable parts of Mexico and is well known as one of the significant areas in Mesoamerica which supported the Mayan civilization. In the southern portion of the Peninsula, natural aquatic habitats occ... Read More about Habitat and population structure of the Morelet’s crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, Mexico.

Biophony in a noisy tropical urban forest fragment (2021)
Journal Article
Gonçalves Santos, S., Pieretti, N., Young, R., & Duarte, M. (2021). Biophony in a noisy tropical urban forest fragment. Biota Colombiana, 22(1), 96-107. https://doi.org/10.21068/c2021.v22n01a06

Anthropogenic noise, which is part of an urban soundscape, can negatively affect the behaviour of wild animals. Here we investigated how biophony (animal sounds) was affected by noise in an urban Brazilian forest frag-ment. Our hypothesis was that no... Read More about Biophony in a noisy tropical urban forest fragment.

Testing a computational model of causative overgeneralizations: Child judgment and production data from English, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese and K'iche'. (2021)
Journal Article
Ambridge, B., Doherty, L., Maitreyee, R., Tatsumi, T., Zicherman, S., Mateo Pedro, P., …Fukumura, K. (2021). Testing a computational model of causative overgeneralizations: Child judgment and production data from English, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese and K'iche'. Open Research Europe, 1(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.13008.2

How do language learners avoid the production of verb argument structure overgeneralization errors ( *The clown laughed the man c.f. The clown made the man laugh), while retaining the ability to apply such generalizations productively when appropriat... Read More about Testing a computational model of causative overgeneralizations: Child judgment and production data from English, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese and K'iche'..

Returning to work after childbirth : an exploration of mothers’ experiences in the United Kingdom (2021)
Thesis
Carey, C. Returning to work after childbirth : an exploration of mothers’ experiences in the United Kingdom. (Dissertation). University of Salford

This thesis reports an interpretive phenomenological study of women’s experiences of returning to work after having children and the impact of this on their work-life balance (WLB), income, and career progression. Previous research relating to mother... Read More about Returning to work after childbirth : an exploration of mothers’ experiences in the United Kingdom.

Shaping the future through Artificial Intelligent technologies to reduce vehicle accidents in Abu Dhabi (2021)
Thesis
Alshamsi, I. Shaping the future through Artificial Intelligent technologies to reduce vehicle accidents in Abu Dhabi. University of Salford

Traffic accidents (TAs) constitute one of the top killers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Without practical approaches to address the TAs in Abu Dhabi, the region is likely to experience continued economic losses and health burden to the affected... Read More about Shaping the future through Artificial Intelligent technologies to reduce vehicle accidents in Abu Dhabi.

Inter-varietal variation in elemental uptake by rice and its implications for public health : a case study of Dareta village, Zamfara State, Nigeria (2021)
Thesis
Bakare, W. (2021). Inter-varietal variation in elemental uptake by rice and its implications for public health : a case study of Dareta village, Zamfara State, Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Salford

Nigeria is ranked first among the countries affected by Pb poisoning since it was reported in 2010 in
Zamfara State. The Pb poisoning epidemic in Zamfara received global attention from various
stakeholders and dietary Pb intake through rice which w... Read More about Inter-varietal variation in elemental uptake by rice and its implications for public health : a case study of Dareta village, Zamfara State, Nigeria.