Why big brains? A comparison of models for both primate and carnivore brain size evolution (2021)
Journal Article
Chambers, H., Heldstab, S., & O'Hara, S. (2021). Why big brains? A comparison of models for both primate and carnivore brain size evolution. PLoS ONE, 16(12), e0261185. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261185

Despite decades of research, much uncertainty remains regarding the selection pressures responsible for brain size variation. Whilst the influential social brain hypothesis once garnered extensive support, more recent studies have failed to find supp... Read More about Why big brains? A comparison of models for both primate and carnivore brain size evolution.

Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and Investigative interviewing : a systematic review highlighting clinical and legal implications and recommendations (2021)
Journal Article

Individuals with foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are estimated to be 19 times more likely to encounter the criminal justice system (CJS) in comparison to individuals without FASD. During encounters with the CJS, investigative interviews are... Read More about Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and Investigative interviewing : a systematic review highlighting clinical and legal implications and recommendations.

Student experience and the design of campus outdoor spaces : an optimized assessment and comparative cross-case analysis at Universities from two leading nations – England, UK & California, US (2021)
Thesis
Gabr, M. Student experience and the design of campus outdoor spaces : an optimized assessment and comparative cross-case analysis at Universities from two leading nations – England, UK & California, US. (Thesis). University of Salford

Universities are recently pressured to attracting more students and achieving higher rankings. Students’ experience is found to be one of the keyways universities are differentiating themselves. Universities aim to offer diverse landscape settings to... Read More about Student experience and the design of campus outdoor spaces : an optimized assessment and comparative cross-case analysis at Universities from two leading nations – England, UK & California, US.

Evaluation of the role of p53 tumour suppressor posttranslational modifications and TTC5 cofactor in lung cancer (2021)
Journal Article

Mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor are found in over 50% of cancers. p53 function is controlled through posttranslational modifications and cofactor interactions. In this study, we investigated the posttranslationally modified p53, including p53 a... Read More about Evaluation of the role of p53 tumour suppressor posttranslational modifications and TTC5 cofactor in lung cancer.

Analyzing tweet data to identify the impact of demonetarization (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In this century, we have witnessed tremendous growth in the application of technology in our day-to-day life. One such life influencing factor is social media. In a manner or other, each individual’s life is influenced by social media. Individuals an... Read More about Analyzing tweet data to identify the impact of demonetarization.

Implementing a talent management system in a group of companies - a case study from UAE (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This case study aims to examine the status quo of an information system in the context of talent management (TM), in a leading group of companies that is under the ports and industrial lands sector in the United Arab Emirates. This study identified t... Read More about Implementing a talent management system in a group of companies - a case study from UAE.

Use of multi agent knowledge management system in technology service providers (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The objective of this paper is to propose the use of a multi agent approach as a knowledge management system in a technology service provider (TSP) environment. The TSP shall ensure that the services provided are reliable and trustworthy to sustain i... Read More about Use of multi agent knowledge management system in technology service providers.

Impact of knowledge management on organizational performance (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper aims to explore the relationship between knowledge management (KM) and organizational performance (OP). Systematic literature review was conducted to look at different practices for KM in different sectors and locations to build a good bac... Read More about Impact of knowledge management on organizational performance.

Sentiment analysis of Arabic COVID-19 tweets (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

With the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, information about the pandemic has been exponentially increasing and spreading across various social media platforms. People across the globe have been affected in a way or another because of different aspects such... Read More about Sentiment analysis of Arabic COVID-19 tweets.

Qualitative study in Natural Language Processing : text classification (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Recently Natural Language Processing (NLP) has excessive attention due to increased data available online. Although there is huge development in Arabic NLP, but still it is behind English NLP. The aim of this study is to examine the most useful quali... Read More about Qualitative study in Natural Language Processing : text classification.

Meta-analysis enables prediction of the maximum permissible arsenic concentration in Asian paddy soil (2021)
Journal Article

It is now well-established that not just drinking water, but irrigation water contaminated with arsenic (As) is an important source of human As exposure through water-soil-rice transfer. While drinking water As has a permissible, or guideline value,... Read More about Meta-analysis enables prediction of the maximum permissible arsenic concentration in Asian paddy soil.

COVID sex lives : survey 3 report (2021)
Report

This report presents initial findings from the third survey of the Covid Sex Lives project. Public health measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 are translated into media messaging by organisations that target the health of different groups. Thi... Read More about COVID sex lives : survey 3 report.

Facile synthesis and biological evaluation of chrysin derivatives (2021)
Journal Article

In this paper, novel synthetic methods, including microwave O-alkylation, were used to produce several chrysin derivatives. These compounds were purified, characterised and tested on different cell lines and bacterial strains. From this family, 7-(2,... Read More about Facile synthesis and biological evaluation of chrysin derivatives.

Efficient management of environmental control within electrical substations for decarbonisation purposes (2021)
Thesis
Collett, M. Efficient management of environmental control within electrical substations for decarbonisation purposes. (Dissertation). University of Salford

Decarbonisation of building operations is identified as a key component of national decarbonisation strategies. Reducing the energy demand of buildings is to be achieved through more stringent regulation for new construction and the retrofitting of e... Read More about Efficient management of environmental control within electrical substations for decarbonisation purposes.

The effectiveness of online platforms after the pandemic : will face-to-face classes affect students’ perception of their Behavioural Intention (BIU) to use online platforms? (2021)
Journal Article

The purpose of this study is to investigate students’ intention to continue using online learning platforms during face-to-face traditional classes in a way that is parallel to their usage during online virtual classes (during the pandemic). This inv... Read More about The effectiveness of online platforms after the pandemic : will face-to-face classes affect students’ perception of their Behavioural Intention (BIU) to use online platforms?.

Discussion with the President of the European Film Academy, Agnieszka Holland (2021)
Journal Article
Woodman, A. (2023). Discussion with the President of the European Film Academy, Agnieszka Holland. Studies in European Cinema, 20(3), 254-262. https://doi.org/10.1080/17411548.2021.2004010

This article transcribes an interview with the President of the European Film Academy, film director and scriptwriter Agnieszka Holland. It traces the filmmaker’s journey from her early filmmaking career and the potential influence of acting as a glo... Read More about Discussion with the President of the European Film Academy, Agnieszka Holland.

Repeatability of the Oxford Foot Model : comparison of a team of assessors with different backgrounds and no prior experience of the Oxford Foot Model (2021)
Journal Article

Research question:
What is the intra- and inter-assessor error of the Oxford Foot Model (OFM) during healthy adult walking when applied by three assessors with different professional backgrounds and lower limb marker placement experience, not native... Read More about Repeatability of the Oxford Foot Model : comparison of a team of assessors with different backgrounds and no prior experience of the Oxford Foot Model.

Next‐generation phylogeography resolves post‐glacial colonization patterns in a widespread carnivore, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), in Europe (2021)
Journal Article

Carnivores tend to exhibit a lack of (or less pronounced) genetic structure at continental scales in both a geographic and temporal sense and this can confound the identification of post-glacial colonization patterns in this group. In this study we u... Read More about Next‐generation phylogeography resolves post‐glacial colonization patterns in a widespread carnivore, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), in Europe.

Students’ perception towards behavioral intention of audio and video teaching styles : an acceptance study (2021)
Journal Article

Recently audio and video material has been used significantly in various online platforms. The audio-video materials enhance the teaching and learning process by facilitating the transformation of
the data and providing a richer interactive environm... Read More about Students’ perception towards behavioral intention of audio and video teaching styles : an acceptance study.

It’s like being on a tight-rope : an ethnography of the working lives of professional stand-up comedians in the UK (2021)
Thesis
Hurdsfield, T. It’s like being on a tight-rope : an ethnography of the working lives of professional stand-up comedians in the UK. (Thesis). University of Salford

While previous research has tended to examine the personalities of stand-up comedians, this research contributes to a gap in the literature by ethnographically studying the working lives and lived experiences of professional stand-up comedians on the... Read More about It’s like being on a tight-rope : an ethnography of the working lives of professional stand-up comedians in the UK.