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Linking cognitive control to language comprehension: proportion congruency effects in syntactic ambiguity resolution (2024)
Journal Article

Two experiments investigated the effect of sustained cognitive control engagement on syntactic ambiguity resolution. Participants heard (Experiment 1) or read (Experiment 2) garden path sentences like “Put the kiwi on the rectangle on the circle”, in... Read More about Linking cognitive control to language comprehension: proportion congruency effects in syntactic ambiguity resolution.

Autism spectrum disorder, extremism and risk assessment (2024)
Journal Article
Allely, C. S., Jouenne, E., Westphal, A., Staufenberg, E., & Murphy, D. (in press). Autism spectrum disorder, extremism and risk assessment. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2330

Background: To date, there is no evidence supporting the existence of an association between Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and extremism in the general population. However, there is increasing recognition that several features of ASD may provide the... Read More about Autism spectrum disorder, extremism and risk assessment.

Appraisal of pollution and health risks associated with coal mine contaminated soil using multimodal statistical and Fuzzy-TOPSIS approaches (2024)
Journal Article
Kumar, S., Banerjee, S., Ghosh, S., Majumder, S., Mandal, J., Roy, P. K., & Bhattacharyya, P. (2024). Appraisal of pollution and health risks associated with coal mine contaminated soil using multimodal statistical and Fuzzy-TOPSIS approaches. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, 18(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1820-7

The present study assesses the concentration, probabilistic risk, source classification, and dietary risk arising from heavy metal (HMs) pollution in agricultural soils affected by coal mining in eastern part
of India. Analyses of soil and rice plan... Read More about Appraisal of pollution and health risks associated with coal mine contaminated soil using multimodal statistical and Fuzzy-TOPSIS approaches.

Calcium signaling in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells: sex differences and the influence of estrogens and androgens (2024)
Journal Article
Asunción-Alvarez, D., Palacios, J., Ybañez-Julca, R. O., Rodriguez-Silva, C. N., Nwokocha, C., Cifuentes, F., & Greensmith, D. J. (2024). Calcium signaling in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells: sex differences and the influence of estrogens and androgens. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, 326(4), H950-H970. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00600.2023

Calcium signaling in vascular endothelial cells (ECs) and smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is essential for the regulation of vascular tone. However, the changes to intracellular Ca2+ concentrations are often influenced by sex differences. Furthermore, a... Read More about Calcium signaling in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells: sex differences and the influence of estrogens and androgens.

Long arm approaches to practice supervision for non-medical professions: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Kelly, S., Stephens, M., Hubbard, L., Le Blanc, C., & Breeze, P. (2024). Long arm approaches to practice supervision for non-medical professions: A scoping review. Journal of Practice Teaching and learning, 20(3), https://doi.org/10.1921/jpts.v20i3.2007

In 2021, a feasibility study was conducted at the University of (identifier) called ‘(identifier)’, which responded to Health Education England’s (HEE) Enabling Effective Learning Environments (EELE) project call to develop more interdisciplinary pra... Read More about Long arm approaches to practice supervision for non-medical professions: A scoping review.

The Impact of Occupational Therapy on the Self‐Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review (2024)
Journal Article

Objective: To determine the impact of occupational therapy (OT) on the self‐management of function, pain, fatigue, and lived experience for people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: Five databases and gray literature were searched up to... Read More about The Impact of Occupational Therapy on the Self‐Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review.

Henry III and the Jews: Rex Simplex? (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Irwin, D. (2024, February). Henry III and the Jews: Rex Simplex?. Presented at Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies Seminar, University of Reading (online)

This paper was an invited presentation at the University of Reading's Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies Seminar.

This paper considers Henry III's relations with, and treatment of, the Jews of medieval England. It moves away from treating Henry... Read More about Henry III and the Jews: Rex Simplex?.

A Comprehensive Review of AI Techniques for Addressing Algorithmic Bias in Job Hiring (2024)
Journal Article
Albaroudi, E., Mansouri, T., & Alameer, A. (2024). A Comprehensive Review of AI Techniques for Addressing Algorithmic Bias in Job Hiring. AI and Ethics, 5(1), 383-404. https://doi.org/10.3390/ai5010019

The study comprehensively reviews artificial intelligence (AI) techniques for addressing algorithmic bias in job hiring. More businesses are using AI in curriculum vitae (CV) screening. While the move improves efficiency in the recruitment process, i... Read More about A Comprehensive Review of AI Techniques for Addressing Algorithmic Bias in Job Hiring.

Teaching About Homelessness – Embodied Learning, Recognising Prior Learning and Experience, and the Key Role of Empathy (2024)
Book Chapter
Irving, A., Harding, J., & Moss, O. (2024). Teaching About Homelessness – Embodied Learning, Recognising Prior Learning and Experience, and the Key Role of Empathy. In Developing and Implementing Teaching in Sensitive Subject and Topic Areas: A Comprehensive Guide for Professionals in FE and HE Settings (59-69). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-126-420241006

The adoption of a research-informed approach to teaching about homelessness has allowed the authors to provide diverse groups of learners with a range of traditional and more embodied educative experiences, both inside and outside of the classroom. W... Read More about Teaching About Homelessness – Embodied Learning, Recognising Prior Learning and Experience, and the Key Role of Empathy.

Psychiatry, racism and crime: the case of Christopher Clunis reconsidered. (2024)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (in press). Psychiatry, racism and crime: the case of Christopher Clunis reconsidered. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 15, 1334020. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1334020

In December 2022, the death of Christopher Clunis was made public. He had actually died in February 2021. Christopher Clunis was convicted of the manslaughter of a stranger, Jonathan Zito. He attacked Mr Zito at a train station. This paper will argue... Read More about Psychiatry, racism and crime: the case of Christopher Clunis reconsidered..

Parasocial Relationships and Their Impact on the Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment of Educational Tourists: An Autoethnography (2024)
Journal Article
Maloney Yorganci, K., & Coen, S. (in press). Parasocial Relationships and Their Impact on the Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment of Educational Tourists: An Autoethnography. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-12-2023-0143

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to investigate whether relationships with media figures can impact the
psychological and sociocultural adjustment of educational tourists.

Design/methodology/approach – The article uses the qualitative met... Read More about Parasocial Relationships and Their Impact on the Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment of Educational Tourists: An Autoethnography.

Design of Track Utilization Plan of High-Speed Railway Passenger Station Based on Offline Sorting (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Track utilization is an important part of the high-speed railway passenger station operating organization. On account of the idea of off-line sorting, taking the design of the high-speed railway passenger station track utilization plan as the researc... Read More about Design of Track Utilization Plan of High-Speed Railway Passenger Station Based on Offline Sorting.

Anticipatory prescribing (2024)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2024). Anticipatory prescribing. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 6(2), 60-61. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2024.6.2.60

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