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Circadian rhythms of hosts and their gut microbiomes: Implications for animal physiology and ecology (2023)
Journal Article
Schmid, D. W., Capilla-Lasheras, P., Dominoni, D. M., Müller- Klein, N., Sommer, S., & Risely, A. (2023). Circadian rhythms of hosts and their gut microbiomes: Implications for animal physiology and ecology. Functional Ecology, 37(3), 476-487. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14255

1. Daily light–dark cycles shape the circadian physiology and behaviour of nearly all organisms, with variation in circadian phenotypes having cascading effects on individual fitness, species interactions and species co-evolution. 2. Recent eviden... Read More about Circadian rhythms of hosts and their gut microbiomes: Implications for animal physiology and ecology.

Applying linguistics to theatre production processes: the strategic use of silence during technical rehearsals (2023)
Book Chapter
Zezulka, K. (2023). Applying linguistics to theatre production processes: the strategic use of silence during technical rehearsals. In S. Ainsworth, D. Griffiths, & K. Pahl (Eds.), Multimodality and Multilingualism: Towards an Integrative Approach. Multilingual Matters

While emerging scholars in applied linguistics are beginning to widen the scope of the field to include live and performing arts – for example, methods of creative inquiry (McKay and Bradley, 2016; Bradley and Harvey, 2019) and the impact of universi... Read More about Applying linguistics to theatre production processes: the strategic use of silence during technical rehearsals.

Low Power Low-Density Parity Check Encoder Using Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling Approach (2023)
Journal Article
Nazar, N., Al-Doori, Q., & Alani, O. (2023). Low Power Low-Density Parity Check Encoder Using Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling Approach. Mathematical modelling of engineering problems (Print), 10(1), 14-22. https://doi.org/10.18280/mmep.100102

Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes are viewed as one of the best error correction coding (ECC) methods in terms of correction efficiency. They have been used in several modern data transmission standards, where the codecs are often built inside sp... Read More about Low Power Low-Density Parity Check Encoder Using Dynamic Voltage and Frequency Scaling Approach.

Dominant discourses in higher education. Book review: Kinchin, I. M. and Gravett, K. (2022) Dominant discourses in higher education: critical perspectives, cartographies and practice. London: Bloomsbury. (2023)
Journal Article
Scott, M. (2023). Dominant discourses in higher education. Book review: Kinchin, I. M. and Gravett, K. (2022) Dominant discourses in higher education: critical perspectives, cartographies and practice. London: Bloomsbury. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 26, https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi26.1000

Obstacles to successful rehabilitation and resettlement of drug use offenders (2023)
Journal Article
Thompson, R., & Clegg, K. (2023). Obstacles to successful rehabilitation and resettlement of drug use offenders. Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRPP-06-2022-0027

Purpose – This preliminary small-scale research aimed to achieve an insight into drug use offenders’ rehabilitation experiences both in and out of prison, as well as considering how perceptions of the public may inhibit their successful reintegrati... Read More about Obstacles to successful rehabilitation and resettlement of drug use offenders.

Race, Ethnicity and Society (2023)
Book
Patel, T. (2023). Race, Ethnicity and Society. London: SAGE

Part of the New Approaches to Sociology series, Race, Ethnicity & Society, expands on Tina Patel's acclaimed book Race and Society. Offering a thoughtful and critically engaging exploration of some of the key issues around race and ethnicity in conte... Read More about Race, Ethnicity and Society.

An Ecosemiotic Approach To The Analysis Of Timbre (2023)
Book Chapter
Perevedentseva, M. (in press). An Ecosemiotic Approach To The Analysis Of Timbre. In M. Dines, G. Smith, & S. Rambarran (Eds.), Handbook of Popular Music Methodologies. Bristol: Intellect

Music analysts dealing with timbre are confronted by manifold paradoxes, chief among them being that timbre is ‘both material and immaterial’ (van Elferen 2020, 135)—a tangible, physically felt imprint of a sound event as well as an ineffable psychoa... Read More about An Ecosemiotic Approach To The Analysis Of Timbre.

Problem-solving and spontaneous tool-using ability in European Brown Bears (Ursus arctos arctos) (2023)
Journal Article
Chambers, H., & O'Hara, S. Problem-solving and spontaneous tool-using ability in European Brown Bears (Ursus arctos arctos). Animal Behavior and Cognition, 10(1), 40-61. https://doi.org/10.26451/abc.10.01.03.2023

Little is known about the cognitive abilities of bears, despite possessing relatively large brains for their body size. One reason this group is perhaps overlooked is because they are thought to fail to conform to the “social brain” hypothesis, by be... Read More about Problem-solving and spontaneous tool-using ability in European Brown Bears (Ursus arctos arctos).

Fintechs’ and SMEs’ cash holdings: evidence from OECD countries (2023)
Book Chapter
Abbasi, K., Alam, M., Brohi, N. A., Fiza, M., Nasim, S., & Brohi, I. A. (2023). Fintechs’ and SMEs’ cash holdings: evidence from OECD countries. In The Fintech Disruption - How Financial Innovation Is Transforming the Banking. Springer

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are considered to be an important engine of an economy. Given the impact of cash holdings on the survival of SMEs, it is important to assess the factors that enhance SMEs’ cash holdings. Adopting the Generalized Me... Read More about Fintechs’ and SMEs’ cash holdings: evidence from OECD countries.

The fuzzier frontiers of technology (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Shayya, F. (2023, February). The fuzzier frontiers of technology. Presented at YEFL Webinar “Smart Sustainable Communities and Frontier Technologies” celebrating World Engineering Day 2023, Online

This contribution argues for grounding Frontier Technologies (FTs) as sociotechnical associations. It highlights the techno- and anthropo-centric faith in FTs and challenges the notion of FTs as technological prescriptions. It offers an alternative a... Read More about The fuzzier frontiers of technology.

Building a community of to support learning and teaching practice. Our journey… (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Power, E., Whitnall, D., & Thomson, C. (2023, February). Building a community of to support learning and teaching practice. Our journey…. Presented at Quality Insights Conference 2023 event, Online

The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Centre (LTEC) at the University of Salford was formally launched January 2022. The Centre supports colleagues across academic schools and professional services to develop innovative learning and teaching (L&T) p... Read More about Building a community of to support learning and teaching practice. Our journey….

Translating Personas: French Singers on Film (2023)
Book Chapter
Willis, A. (2023). Translating Personas: French Singers on Film. In K. Fairclough, & J. Wood (Eds.), Pop Stars on Film: Popular Culture in a Global Market (95-110). UK: Bloomsbury Academic

Mammals in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone's Red Forest: a motion-activated camera trap study (2023)
Journal Article
Beresford, N., Gashchak, S., Wood, M., & Barnett, C. (2023). Mammals in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone's Red Forest: a motion-activated camera trap study. Earth System Science Data, 15, 911-920

Since the accident at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986, there have been few studies published on medium and large mammals inhabiting the area from which the human population was removed (now referred to as the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, CEZ).... Read More about Mammals in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone's Red Forest: a motion-activated camera trap study.

The Toxoplasma micropore mediates endocytosis for selective nutrient salvage from host cell compartments (2023)
Journal Article
Wan, W., Dong, H., Lai, D., Yang, J., He, K., Tang, X., …Long, S. (in press). The Toxoplasma micropore mediates endocytosis for selective nutrient salvage from host cell compartments. Nature communications, 14(1), 997. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36571-4

Apicomplexan parasite growth and replication relies on nutrient acquisition from host cells, in which intracellular multiplication occurs, yet the mechanisms that underlie the nutrient salvage remain elusive. Numerous ultrastructural studies have doc... Read More about The Toxoplasma micropore mediates endocytosis for selective nutrient salvage from host cell compartments.

Varroa resistance in Apis cerana: a review (2023)
Journal Article
Grindrod, I., & Martin, S. (2023). Varroa resistance in Apis cerana: a review. Apidologie, 54, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-022-00977-8

Varroa is a major world-wide pest to Western honey bees (Apis mellifera), causing huge ongoing losses of colonies every year. Conversely, the Eastern honey bee (Apis cerana) is less vulnerable to the mite having existed alongside it over a long evolu... Read More about Varroa resistance in Apis cerana: a review.

Creating effective management simulations: rapidly, responsibly, relevantly (2023)
Book Chapter
Fletcher, G. (2023). Creating effective management simulations: rapidly, responsibly, relevantly. In I. Deliyannis (Ed.), Gamification - Analysis, Design, Development and Ludification (99-114). London: IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.100781

This chapter presents a critical discussion of the current state of management simulations and considers this specific genre of software against the backdrop of wholesale gamification of activities within organizations and the widespread popularity o... Read More about Creating effective management simulations: rapidly, responsibly, relevantly.

Critical intelligence studies: a new framework for analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Newbery, S., & Kaunert, C. (2023). Critical intelligence studies: a new framework for analysis. Intelligence and National Security, https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2023.2178163

As the purpose of the study of intelligence is, in part, to aid the practice of intelligence, scholarship must reflect that practice. This article sets out a theoretical framework for Critical Intelligence Studies that will increase the real-world... Read More about Critical intelligence studies: a new framework for analysis.

Passive tracer transport in peristaltic pumping of non-Newtonian blood flow: A mathematical model (2023)
Journal Article
Beg, O., & Roy, A. K. (2023). Passive tracer transport in peristaltic pumping of non-Newtonian blood flow: A mathematical model. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 37(30), https://doi.org/10.1142/s0217979223502624

The large time behavior of passive contaminant in non-Newtonian peristaltic blood flow in a two-dimensional (2D) channel (capillary) has been examined in this paper. The power-law model is employed in order to highlight the non-Newtonian blood charac... Read More about Passive tracer transport in peristaltic pumping of non-Newtonian blood flow: A mathematical model.