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Evaluating ‘Study Skills’: What’s the context? (2025)
Journal Article
Pilcher, N., & Richards, K. (in press). Evaluating ‘Study Skills’: What’s the context?. Research in Post-Compulsory Education,

‘Study Skills’ in any guise are integral to Higher Education worldwide, existing to help student ‘success’. Some argue ‘generic’ or ‘bolt-on’ ‘Study Skills’ do not help with ‘success’, others that ‘embedded’ ‘Study Skills’ do, but no-one advocates ac... Read More about Evaluating ‘Study Skills’: What’s the context?.

Air pollution-associated chronic kidney disease (APA-CKD): evidence from a cross-sectional study of Niger Delta communities (2025)
Journal Article
Okoye, O. C., Carnegie, E., & Mora, L. (2025). Air pollution-associated chronic kidney disease (APA-CKD): evidence from a cross-sectional study of Niger Delta communities. BMJ Open, 15(3), Article e096336. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096336

Objective: Air pollution is an emerging risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) that is typically ignored in preventive interventions. This study investigated whether long-term exposure to ambient air pollution in communities near petrochemical... Read More about Air pollution-associated chronic kidney disease (APA-CKD): evidence from a cross-sectional study of Niger Delta communities.

Modeling climate policy uncertainty into cryptocurrency volatilities (2025)
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Ding, S., Wu, X., Cui, T., Goodell, J. W., & Du, A. M. (2025). Modeling climate policy uncertainty into cryptocurrency volatilities. International Review of Financial Analysis, 102, Article 104030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104030

Climate change is a highly controversial topic within the socioeconomic context. Climate Policy Uncertainty (CPU) arises from the process of climate policies formulation and implementation. This uncertainty impacts financial market volatilities, incl... Read More about Modeling climate policy uncertainty into cryptocurrency volatilities.

Overcoming the Smart City Governance Challenge: An Innovation Management Perspective (2025)
Journal Article
Beckers, D., & Mora, L. (online). Overcoming the Smart City Governance Challenge: An Innovation Management Perspective. Journal of Urban Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2025.2461983

This commentary explores the potential of strengthening smart city development (SCD) governance theory through a more meaningful integration of innovation management studies. We highlight the limited theoretical framework in SCD governance and show h... Read More about Overcoming the Smart City Governance Challenge: An Innovation Management Perspective.

Polish women’s experiences of domestic violence: intersecting roles of migration and socio-cultural, religious and policy contexts in Poland and in the UK (2025)
Journal Article
Anitha, S., Zielinska, I., Rasell, M., & Kane, R. (online). Polish women’s experiences of domestic violence: intersecting roles of migration and socio-cultural, religious and policy contexts in Poland and in the UK. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183x.2025.2467173

Scholarship on domestic violence and abuse has sought to understand how women's experiences are influenced by gender and its intersections with other social relations of power. We draw upon life history interviews with Polish women and interviews wit... Read More about Polish women’s experiences of domestic violence: intersecting roles of migration and socio-cultural, religious and policy contexts in Poland and in the UK.

Reevaluating Intermarket Connectedness: The Impact of Monday Return Calculations on Cryptocurrencies and Traditional Assets (2025)
Journal Article
Ali, F., Du, A. M., & Majeed, M. A. (2025). Reevaluating Intermarket Connectedness: The Impact of Monday Return Calculations on Cryptocurrencies and Traditional Assets. Finance Research Letters, 77, Article 107016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2025.107016

Cryptocurrencies trade continuously, unlike traditional assets limited to weekdays, creating challenges in calculating Monday returns. This paper investigates the impact of four benchmark closing prices—Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and a weekend average... Read More about Reevaluating Intermarket Connectedness: The Impact of Monday Return Calculations on Cryptocurrencies and Traditional Assets.

Multimodal communication in intercultural interaction: edited by Ulrike Schroeder, Elisabetta Adami and Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain, New York, Routledge, 2023, 1–249 pp., £125.00 (hardback), ISBN: 9781032130170 (2025)
Journal Article
Victoria, M. (online). Multimodal communication in intercultural interaction: edited by Ulrike Schroeder, Elisabetta Adami and Jennifer Dailey-O’Cain, New York, Routledge, 2023, 1–249 pp., £125.00 (hardback), ISBN: 9781032130170. Language and Intercultural Communication, https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2025.2464477

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Object authenticity applied to imaginaries of racialized national culture: English-language-school sojourners in Australia (2025)
Journal Article
Stanley, P., & Wight, C. (online). Object authenticity applied to imaginaries of racialized national culture: English-language-school sojourners in Australia. Language and Intercultural Communication, https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2025.2464577

This study examines the experiences of international sojourners attending English-language schools in Australia, exploring how these students' imaginaries shape their expectations and perceptions of authenticity. Using qualitative interviews with stu... Read More about Object authenticity applied to imaginaries of racialized national culture: English-language-school sojourners in Australia.

Collaboration before competition: How smart city entrepreneurs co-create temporary ecosystems to build capacity for learning (2025)
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Oliver, P. G., Mora, L., & Zhang, J. (2025). Collaboration before competition: How smart city entrepreneurs co-create temporary ecosystems to build capacity for learning. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 214, Article 124046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2025.124046

This article explores how smart city entrepreneurs (SCEs) learn to address urban sustainability challenges with innovative digital products and services. SCEs embody social, digital, and urban entrepreneurialism features and play a pivotal role in ad... Read More about Collaboration before competition: How smart city entrepreneurs co-create temporary ecosystems to build capacity for learning.

Collaboration before competition: How smart city entrepreneurs co-create temporary ecosystems to build capacity for learning (2025)
Journal Article
Oliver, P. G., Mora, L., & Zhang, J. (2025). Collaboration before competition: How smart city entrepreneurs co-create temporary ecosystems to build capacity for learning. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 214, Article 124046. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2025.124046

This article explores how smart city entrepreneurs (SCEs) learn to address urban sustainability challenges with innovative digital products and services. SCEs embody social, digital, and urban entrepreneurialism features and play a pivotal role in ad... Read More about Collaboration before competition: How smart city entrepreneurs co-create temporary ecosystems to build capacity for learning.

CEO power and firm decarbonisation efforts (2025)
Journal Article
Kwabi, F., Adamolekun, G., & Kyiu, A. (2025). CEO power and firm decarbonisation efforts. International Review of Financial Analysis, 101, Article 104044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104044

Using a global sample of 899 firms from 26 countries for the period 2000 to 2021, this study investigates the effect of CEO power on firms' decarbonisation efforts. We find that firms with higher levels of CEO power are associated with lower carbon e... Read More about CEO power and firm decarbonisation efforts.

Confronting the smart city governance challenge (2025)
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Mora, L., Gerli, P., Batty, M., Binet Royall, E., Carfi, N., Coenegrachts, K.-F., de Jong, M., Facchina, M., Janssen, M., Meijer, A., Pasi, G., Perrino, M., Raven, R., Sagar, A., Sancino, A., Santi, P., Sharp, D., Trencher, G., van Zoonen, L., Westerberg, P., …Ziemer, G. (online). Confronting the smart city governance challenge. Nature Cities, https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-024-00168-9

Governance inefficiencies threaten the potential of smart city projects to deliver equitable urban transformations. Current strategies often hinder implementation, and risk harmful technological effects on communities. Tackling this challenge demands... Read More about Confronting the smart city governance challenge.

Mitigating Financing Constraints under Economic Uncertainty: The Role of Implicit Government Guarantees in China (2025)
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Bi, S., Wei, N., Du, A. M., & Zhou, T. (2025). Mitigating Financing Constraints under Economic Uncertainty: The Role of Implicit Government Guarantees in China. Research in International Business and Finance, 76, Article 102819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2025.102819

In the context of economic policy uncertainty (EPU), firms face significant financing constraints, especially in accessing credit. To address this, governments often provide implicit government guarantees (IGG) to alleviate these constraints. This st... Read More about Mitigating Financing Constraints under Economic Uncertainty: The Role of Implicit Government Guarantees in China.

Lions, Bees, and Chameleons: unravelling the entrepreneurial archetypes and their impact on performance and well-being (2025)
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Sawang, S., Alshibani, S. M., & Ng, P. Y. (online). Lions, Bees, and Chameleons: unravelling the entrepreneurial archetypes and their impact on performance and well-being. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-03-2024-0215

Purpose
This study explores the complex relationship between a founder’s social identity and the Dark Triad traits. It aims to provide a more nuanced understanding of entrepreneurial behaviours and their subsequent impact on enterprise performance a... Read More about Lions, Bees, and Chameleons: unravelling the entrepreneurial archetypes and their impact on performance and well-being.

Rich picture building: A visual method for future serious leisure studies (2025)
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Wyatt, B., Leask, A., & Barron, P. (online). Rich picture building: A visual method for future serious leisure studies. World Leisure Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/16078055.2025.2463469

Visual research methods have been gaining attention among leisure studies scholars in recent years. As a form of freehand drawing, this paper mobilises rich picture building (RPB) for future serious leisure studies, and particularly those concerned w... Read More about Rich picture building: A visual method for future serious leisure studies.

Responsible AI for Cities: A Case Study of GeoAI in African Informal Settlements (2025)
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Tonnarelli, F., & Mora, L. (online). Responsible AI for Cities: A Case Study of GeoAI in African Informal Settlements. Journal of Urban Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/10630732.2025.2450755

Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) systems are increasingly used by local governments to manage urban planning activities. However, there is a lack of clear guidelines for responsible artificial intelligence (AI) implementation. We address th... Read More about Responsible AI for Cities: A Case Study of GeoAI in African Informal Settlements.

The legacy of history: women and the ownership of land in Ireland (2025)
Journal Article
Curtin, M., Murphy, C., Woods, U., & Cross, C. (online). The legacy of history: women and the ownership of land in Ireland. Rural History, https://doi.org/10.1017/s0956793325000032

This paper is a review of existing sources across disciplines focusing on the topic of female farm ownership. Throughout the centuries, females have been explicitly excluded from owning and prevented from inheriting land. The purpose of this paper is... Read More about The legacy of history: women and the ownership of land in Ireland.

Exploring safety at mass gathering events through the lens of three different stakeholders (2025)
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Hutton, A., Robertson, M., & Ranse, J. (2025). Exploring safety at mass gathering events through the lens of three different stakeholders. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, Article 1451891. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1451891

Introduction: The work here reviews the role of those with responsibility in managing people and their safety at Mass Gathering Events (MGE); event managers, police, and medical personnel. This paper comes at a time when there is an acute need for ap... Read More about Exploring safety at mass gathering events through the lens of three different stakeholders.

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Environmental Sustainability in China's Banking Sector: A Mixed-Methods Approach (2025)
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Siddik, A. B., Yong, L., Du, A. M., Vigne, S. A., & Sharif, A. (online). Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Environmental Sustainability in China's Banking Sector: A Mixed-Methods Approach. British Journal of Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12901

Amid escalating global environmental challenges, the banking sector is increasingly turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance Environmental Sustainability Performance (ESP). Our research examines the impact of AI adoption on ESP through the... Read More about Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Environmental Sustainability in China's Banking Sector: A Mixed-Methods Approach.

Scaling to new heights: methodological insights for uplifting research on grassroots digital innovation (2025)
Journal Article
Gerli, P., Neves da Rocha, F., & Mora, L. (2025). Scaling to new heights: methodological insights for uplifting research on grassroots digital innovation. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12, Article 126. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-04320-7

The Covid-19 pandemic has further evidenced the potential of grassroots actors as initiators of digital innovations, in the form of open-source applications, platform cooperatives, and other crowdsourced digital artifacts. These innovations played a... Read More about Scaling to new heights: methodological insights for uplifting research on grassroots digital innovation.