Outputs (222)

A critique of the Capability Approach’s potential for application to career guidance (2020)
Journal Article
Egdell, V., & Robertson, P. J. (2021). A critique of the Capability Approach’s potential for application to career guidance. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 21, 447-463. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-020-09445-0

In this article, we provide a balanced critique of Sen’s Capability Approach (CA) with reference to its potential to inform career guidance theory and practice. There are varying understandings and interpretations of the CA. Some see capabilities as... Read More about A critique of the Capability Approach’s potential for application to career guidance.

Transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event (2020)
Journal Article
Miller, S. L., Nazaroff, W. W., Jimenez, J. L., Boerstra, A., Buonanno, G., Dancer, S. J., Kurnitski, J., Marr, L. C., Morawska, L., & Noakes, C. (2021). Transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event. Indoor Air, 31(2), 314-323. https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12751

During the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic, an outbreak occurred following attendance of a symptomatic index case at a weekly rehearsal on 10 March of the Skagit Valley Chorale (SVC). After that rehearsal, 53 members of the SVC among 61 in attendance were con... Read More about Transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event.

Restorative Justice, Crime Victims and Penal Welfarism. Mapping and Contextualising Restorative Justice Policy in Scotland (2020)
Journal Article
Maglione, G. (2021). Restorative Justice, Crime Victims and Penal Welfarism. Mapping and Contextualising Restorative Justice Policy in Scotland. Social and Legal Studies, 30(5), 745-767. https://doi.org/10.1177/0964663920965669

While the criminological literature is abundant in studies on the functioning and effectiveness of restorative justice, there is a lack of engagement with policy on this subject, in spite of the increasing incorporation of restorative justice into po... Read More about Restorative Justice, Crime Victims and Penal Welfarism. Mapping and Contextualising Restorative Justice Policy in Scotland.

Becoming a Prison Officer: An Analysis of the Early Development of Prison Officer Cultures (2020)
Journal Article
Morrison, K., & Maycock, M. (2021). Becoming a Prison Officer: An Analysis of the Early Development of Prison Officer Cultures. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 60(1), 3-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12394

Despite the fact that over recent years, imprisonment in Scotland has adopted a bold and aspirational policy direction including proposed reforms to the role of the prison officer, there has been little research into prison officers in Scotland, and... Read More about Becoming a Prison Officer: An Analysis of the Early Development of Prison Officer Cultures.

Into the first biomimetic sphingomyelin stationary phase: Suitability in drugs’ biopharmaceutic profiling and block relevance analysis of selectivity (2020)
Journal Article
Russo, G., Ermondi, G., Caron, G., Verzele, D., & Lynen, F. (2021). Into the first biomimetic sphingomyelin stationary phase: Suitability in drugs’ biopharmaceutic profiling and block relevance analysis of selectivity. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 156, 105585. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2020.105585

State of the art: Sphingomyelin (SPH) is a type of sphingolipid found in animal nerve tissues, especially in the membranous myelin sheath that surrounds some nerve cell axons. Because of its characteristics, SPH stationary phase represents an ideal t... Read More about Into the first biomimetic sphingomyelin stationary phase: Suitability in drugs’ biopharmaceutic profiling and block relevance analysis of selectivity.

Association of past Chlamydia trachomatis infection with miscarriage: Chlamydia trachomatis infection and miscarriage (2020)
Journal Article
Horne, A. W., Wheelhouse, N., Horner, P. J., & Duncan, W. C. (2020). Association of past Chlamydia trachomatis infection with miscarriage: Chlamydia trachomatis infection and miscarriage. JAMA Network Open, 3(10), Article e2018799. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.18799

Scanning, Contextual Factors, and Association With Performance in English Premier League Footballers: An Investigation Across a Season (2020)
Journal Article
Jordet, G., Aksum, K. M., Pedersen, D. N., Walvekar, A., Trivedi, A., McCall, A., Ivarsson, A., & Priestley, D. (2020). Scanning, Contextual Factors, and Association With Performance in English Premier League Footballers: An Investigation Across a Season. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 553813. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.553813

Scanning in football (soccer) denotes an active head movement where a player’s face is temporarily directed away from the ball to gather information in preparation for subsequently engaging with the ball. The aim of this study was to learn more about... Read More about Scanning, Contextual Factors, and Association With Performance in English Premier League Footballers: An Investigation Across a Season.

Evaluating ALBA: A pragmatic evaluation of a behaviour change intervention designed to increase physical activity to improve mental wellbeing (2020)
Thesis
Peddie, N. Evaluating ALBA: A pragmatic evaluation of a behaviour change intervention designed to increase physical activity to improve mental wellbeing. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709325

Introduction: Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for improving both physical and mental health. However, people with mental health conditions are more likely to be inactive. In order to encourage adherence to PA, the Scottish Association for Mental... Read More about Evaluating ALBA: A pragmatic evaluation of a behaviour change intervention designed to increase physical activity to improve mental wellbeing.

Investigating the impact of a spinal mobilisation intervention in people with multiple sclerosis (2020)
Thesis
Hamilton, R. I. Investigating the impact of a spinal mobilisation intervention in people with multiple sclerosis. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709099

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has many disabling symptoms due to weakened signal propagation in the central nervous system. Manual therapeutics are often seen to have a positive effect on these symptoms with limited information as to why. The p... Read More about Investigating the impact of a spinal mobilisation intervention in people with multiple sclerosis.

The hidden links in trophic food webs: where do the parasites fit? (2020)
Thesis
Dicker, M. The hidden links in trophic food webs: where do the parasites fit?. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709086

Parasites have been excluded from most food web constructions, partly because of their assumed negligible contribution to the flow and stock of energy in ecosystems. These assumptions have been disputed. Parasites also present practical and conceptua... Read More about The hidden links in trophic food webs: where do the parasites fit?.