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Heavy metal distribution in Wrigley Head, Moston Brook, Greater Manchester, Northwest England : implications for risk assessment and remediation (2022)
Thesis

Heavy metal contaminated sites pose potential environmental and health problems and represent a great barrier to the beneficial use of contaminated sites. Therefore, the study of heavy metal contamination is a vital knowledge gap which, when filled,... Read More about Heavy metal distribution in Wrigley Head, Moston Brook, Greater Manchester, Northwest England : implications for risk assessment and remediation.

Defining Continuous Walking Events in Free-Living Environments: Mind the Gap (2022)
Journal Article
Gbadamosi, A. R., Griffiths, B. N., Clarke-Cornwell, A. M., & Granat, M. H. (2022). Defining Continuous Walking Events in Free-Living Environments: Mind the Gap. Sensors, 22(5), 1720. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22051720

In free-living environments, continuous walking can be challenging to achieve without encountering interruptions, making it difficult to define a continuous walking event. While limited research has been conducted to define a continuous walking event... Read More about Defining Continuous Walking Events in Free-Living Environments: Mind the Gap.

Prioritisation of resilience criteria and performance indicators for road emergencies crisis response : an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach (2022)
Journal Article

Purpose:
This paper aims to develop a crisis readiness framework for road traffic crisis response for law enforcement agencies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Design/methodology/approach:
A Delphi method was used that combined questionnaire-... Read More about Prioritisation of resilience criteria and performance indicators for road emergencies crisis response : an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach.

Challenging a host–pathogen paradigm: Susceptibility to chytridiomycosis is decoupled from genetic erosion (2022)
Journal Article

The putatively positive association between host genetic diversity and the ability to defend against pathogens has long attracted the attention of evolutionary biologists. Chytridiomycosis, a disease caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dend... Read More about Challenging a host–pathogen paradigm: Susceptibility to chytridiomycosis is decoupled from genetic erosion.

A conceptual framework for determining metaverse adoption in higher institutions of gulf area : an empirical study using hybrid SEM-ANN approach (2022)
Journal Article
Akour, I., Al-Maroof, R., Alfaisal, R., & Salloum, S. (2022). A conceptual framework for determining metaverse adoption in higher institutions of gulf area : an empirical study using hybrid SEM-ANN approach. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 3, 100052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2022.100052

The metaverse is a kind of imagined world with immersive digital spaces that increase, allowing a more interactive environment in educational settings. The metaverse is an expansion of the synchronous communication that embraces an effective number o... Read More about A conceptual framework for determining metaverse adoption in higher institutions of gulf area : an empirical study using hybrid SEM-ANN approach.

Maimed wings and broken hearts : physical disability, social exclusion, and maternal love in Disney’s Maleficent and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2022)
Book Chapter

This chapter argues that Maleficent’s physical difference and social exclusion can be analysed as disabling rather than villainous trajectories in Maleficent (2014) and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019). I explore how Maleficent is (re)represented... Read More about Maimed wings and broken hearts : physical disability, social exclusion, and maternal love in Disney’s Maleficent and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.

Hybrid optimisation and formation of index tracking portfolio in TSE (2022)
Thesis
Assadi, M. Hybrid optimisation and formation of index tracking portfolio in TSE. (Thesis). University of Salford

Asset allocation and portfolio optimisation are some of the most important steps in an investors decision making process. In order to manage uncertainty and maximise returns, it is assumed that active investment is a zero-sum game. It is possible how... Read More about Hybrid optimisation and formation of index tracking portfolio in TSE.

Participatory design process engaging intergenerational cohorts: using value elicitation to co-create interactive media experience (2022)
Thesis
Pialorsi, V. Participatory design process engaging intergenerational cohorts: using value elicitation to co-create interactive media experience. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis explores the inclusive design challenges of engaging intergenerational participants (IGP) in a participatory design process. The IGP comprise a paired generation, grandparent (aged 65 and over) and grandchild (4-6-years-old), leveraging t... Read More about Participatory design process engaging intergenerational cohorts: using value elicitation to co-create interactive media experience.

Workers’ Satisfaction vis-à-vis Environmental and Socio-Morphological Aspects for Sustainability and Decent Work (2022)
Journal Article
Elshater, A., Abusaada, H., Alfiky, A., El-Bardisy, N., Elmarakby, E., & Grant, S. (2022). Workers’ Satisfaction vis-à-vis Environmental and Socio-Morphological Aspects for Sustainability and Decent Work. Sustainability, 14(3), 1699. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031699

This study examines worker satisfaction vis-à-vis outdoor places in terms of their environmental and socio-morphological aspects. Numerous studies have considered decent work as the eighth goal of sustainable development. However, it is worth investi... Read More about Workers’ Satisfaction vis-à-vis Environmental and Socio-Morphological Aspects for Sustainability and Decent Work.

Fear, faith and finances : health literacy experiences of English and Swahili speaking women newly diagnosed with breast and cervical cancer (2022)
Journal Article
Kassaman, D., Mushani, T., Kiraithe, P., Brownie, S., & Barton-Burke, M. (2022). Fear, faith and finances : health literacy experiences of English and Swahili speaking women newly diagnosed with breast and cervical cancer. ecancermedicalscience, 16, 1350. https://doi.org/10.3332/ECANCER.2022.1350

Breast and cervical cancer are among the leading causes of cancer-related deaths globally. In Kenya, delayed presentation and diagnosis contribute to breast and cervical cancer mortality. The Kenyan government acknowledges the cancer burden with esti... Read More about Fear, faith and finances : health literacy experiences of English and Swahili speaking women newly diagnosed with breast and cervical cancer.

Simulated performance of an energy storage and return prosthetic ankle based on cams and miniature hydraulics (2022)
Journal Article
Pace, A., Gardiner, J., Kenney, L., & Howard, D. (2022). Simulated performance of an energy storage and return prosthetic ankle based on cams and miniature hydraulics. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, https://doi.org/10.1109/TMRB.2022.3146628

Prosthetic feet are limited in their ability to mimic the energy-recycling behaviour of an intact ankle, negatively affecting lower-limb amputees’ gait in terms of metabolic cost and walking speed. To overcome these weaknesses, a novel prosthetic ank... Read More about Simulated performance of an energy storage and return prosthetic ankle based on cams and miniature hydraulics.

Linear advancing actions followed by deceleration and turn are the most common movements preceding goals in male professional soccer (2022)
Journal Article
Martinez, D., Quinn, M., & Jones, P. (2022). Linear advancing actions followed by deceleration and turn are the most common movements preceding goals in male professional soccer. Science and Medicine in Football, https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2022.2030064

Data were collected through time-motion analysis from soccer players participating in the English Premier League using a modified version of the Bloomfield Movement Classification with differences analysed through chi-square.

The most common indiv... Read More about Linear advancing actions followed by deceleration and turn are the most common movements preceding goals in male professional soccer.

Determinants of intention to use medical smartwatch-based dual-stage SEM-ANN analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Almarzouqi, A., Aburayya, A., & Salloum, S. (2022). Determinants of intention to use medical smartwatch-based dual-stage SEM-ANN analysis. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 28, 100859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imu.2022.100859

The current study is based on an integrated research model developed by combining constructs from the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and other features affecting smartwatch effectiveness, such as content richness and user satisfaction (SAT). TAM i... Read More about Determinants of intention to use medical smartwatch-based dual-stage SEM-ANN analysis.

Experimental study on the interplay between different brine types/concentrations and CO2 injectivity for effective CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers (2022)
Journal Article

Salt precipitation during CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers can have severe consequences on injectivity during carbon storage. Extensive studies have been carried out on CO2 solubility with individual or mixed salt solutions; however, to the best o... Read More about Experimental study on the interplay between different brine types/concentrations and CO2 injectivity for effective CO2 storage in deep saline aquifers.

Environmental DNA metabarcoding and citizen science as a cost-effective and rapid tool for monitoring terrestrial mammalian species (2022)
Thesis
Lavin, J. Environmental DNA metabarcoding and citizen science as a cost-effective and rapid tool for monitoring terrestrial mammalian species. (Dissertation). University of Salford

The use of environmental DNA (eDNA) has become increasingly important as a surveying technique for monitoring rare, elusive and/or invasive species. eDNA metabarcoding (which targets multiple species simultaneously) has been frequently used to monito... Read More about Environmental DNA metabarcoding and citizen science as a cost-effective and rapid tool for monitoring terrestrial mammalian species.