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‘Well-kent Faces’: Policing Persistent Offenders and the Possibilities for Desistance (2018)
Journal Article
Schinkel, M., Atkinson, C., & Anderson, S. (2019). ‘Well-kent Faces’: Policing Persistent Offenders and the Possibilities for Desistance. British Journal of Criminology, 59(3), 634-652. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy050

This article focuses on the policing of adult persistent offenders and its implications for desistance. It integrates the findings from two qualitative studies undertaken in Scotland on the experiences of those considered ‘persistent offenders’ and t... Read More about ‘Well-kent Faces’: Policing Persistent Offenders and the Possibilities for Desistance.

Worry is associated with inefficient functional activity and connectivity in prefrontal and cingulate cortices during emotional interference. (2018)
Journal Article
Barker, H., Munro, J., Orlov, N., Morgenroth, E., Moser, J., Eysenck, M. W., & Allen, P. (2018). Worry is associated with inefficient functional activity and connectivity in prefrontal and cingulate cortices during emotional interference. Brain and Behavi

Introduction Anxiety is known to impair attentional control particularly when Task demands are high. Neuroimaging studies generally support these behavioral findings, reporting that anxiety is associated with increased (inefficient) activity in dors... Read More about Worry is associated with inefficient functional activity and connectivity in prefrontal and cingulate cortices during emotional interference..

Morphology and molecular systematic of marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) from Southwestern Atlantic spionid polychaetes (2018)
Journal Article
Rueckert, S., Glasinovich, N., Diez, M., Cremonte, F., & Vázquez, N. (2018). Morphology and molecular systematic of marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) from Southwestern Atlantic spionid polychaetes. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 159, 49-60. https://doi

Gregarines are a common group of parasites that infect the intestines of marine invertebrates, and particularly polychaetes. Here, we describe for the first time four gregarine species that inhabit the intestines of three spionid species: Dipolydora... Read More about Morphology and molecular systematic of marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) from Southwestern Atlantic spionid polychaetes.

Assessing the bioactivity of crystalline silica in heated high-temperature insulation wools (2018)
Journal Article
Boyles, M. S. P., Brown, D., Knox, J., Horobin, M., Miller, M. R., Johnston, H. J., & Stone, V. (2018). Assessing the bioactivity of crystalline silica in heated high-temperature insulation wools. Inhalation Toxicology, 30(7-8), 255-272. https://doi.org/1

High-Temperature Insulation Wools (HTIW), such as alumino silicate wools (Refractory Ceramic Fibers) and Alkaline Earth Silicate wools, are used in high-temperature industries for thermal insulation. These materials have an amorphous glass-like struc... Read More about Assessing the bioactivity of crystalline silica in heated high-temperature insulation wools.

Turning citizens into immigrants: state practices of welfare ‘cancellations’ and document retention among EU nationals living in Glasgow (2018)
Journal Article
Guma, T. (2018). Turning citizens into immigrants: state practices of welfare ‘cancellations’ and document retention among EU nationals living in Glasgow. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 46(13), 2647-2663. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183x.201

This article examines the everyday experiences of welfare provision among EU migrants living in Glasgow, demonstrating how the process of restricting the rights of EU citizens has occurred well before Brexit. It is based on 12 months of ethnographic... Read More about Turning citizens into immigrants: state practices of welfare ‘cancellations’ and document retention among EU nationals living in Glasgow.

Surveying Friendship. What the Quantitative Data Tell Us About Friendship among LGBT Communities (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulpa, R. (2018, October). Surveying Friendship. What the Quantitative Data Tell Us About Friendship among LGBT Communities. Paper presented at Queering Friendship: Citizenship, Care and Choice (‘Intimate’ Project), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PT

2018, Surveying Friendship. What the Quantitative Data Tell Us About Friendship among LGBT Communities. To: Queering Friendship: Citizenship, Care and Choice (‘Intimate’ Project), University of Lisbon. https://www.ces.uc.pt/intimate/index.php?id=1... Read More about Surveying Friendship. What the Quantitative Data Tell Us About Friendship among LGBT Communities.

Is there a burden attached to synaesthesia? Health screening of synaesthetes in the general population (2018)
Journal Article
Carmichael, D. A., Smees, R., Shillcock, R. C., & Simner, J. (2019). Is there a burden attached to synaesthesia? Health screening of synaesthetes in the general population. British Journal of Psychology, 110(3), 530-548. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12354

Synaesthesia has long been considered a benign alternative form of perception most often associated with positive rather than negative outcomes. The condition has been associated with a variety of cognitive and perceptual advantages, including benefi... Read More about Is there a burden attached to synaesthesia? Health screening of synaesthetes in the general population.

Hands (2018)
Journal Article
Disherholt, A. (2018). Hands. Ology: Reviews in Applied Sciences, 1(1), 6-7. https://doi.org/10.14297/ras.v1i1.1

An omnipresent and commonsensical idea today is that we are constantly preoccupied with a gadget in our hands-be that a phone, tablet or laptop-at the cost of social interactions ; thereby alienating us from both other people and ourselves. There is... Read More about Hands.

Rugby (2018)
Journal Article
Campbell, T. (2018). Rugby. Ology: Reviews in Applied Sciences, 1(1), 4-5. https://doi.org/10.14297/ras.v1i1.2

Rugby the afterlife explores the transition from playing career to a life after the final whistle blows. The book, which is framed against a changing landscape as rugby entered the professional era, presents the individual accounts of how 23 former a... Read More about Rugby.

The theoretical approach to population genetics (2018)
Journal Article
Al Ghafri, M. K. (2018). The theoretical approach to population genetics. Ology: Reviews in Applied Sciences, 1, 10-11. https://doi.org/10.14297/ras.v1i1.3

Population genetics is the study of gene variation within or between populations. It deals with the allele frequencies in a given population and the forces, which might change this. Such forces, which are known to alter and change the allele frequenc... Read More about The theoretical approach to population genetics.

Positive psychology and career counselling (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, P. J. (2018, October). Positive psychology and career counselling. Paper presented at International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) Annual Conference 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden

Positive psychology has been an influential movement within psychology in the early years of the twenty-first century. This paper seeks to provide a critical and balanced assessment of the contribution to career counselling of this perspective, based... Read More about Positive psychology and career counselling.

The Capability Approach - from concept to practice (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, P. (2018, October). The Capability Approach - from concept to practice. Paper presented at Symposium at the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) Annual Conference 2018, Gotenburg, Sweden

The Capability Approach offers a fresh starting point for thinking about career guidance interventions. In contrast to most conceptual approaches in the field, it does not derive from psychology or sociology. Rather, it originates in the work of econ... Read More about The Capability Approach - from concept to practice.

Decision science: a new hope (2018)
Journal Article
Curley, L. J., Maclean, R., Murray, J., & Laybourn, P. (2019). Decision science: a new hope. Psychological Reports, 122(6), 2417-2439. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294118797579

Decision science is an area of enquiry that crosses many disciplines, from psychology to economics, each with their own perspective of decision making. Traditionally, mathematicians have envisaged decision making as a purely rational endeavour, where... Read More about Decision science: a new hope.

Endothelial Regenerative Capacity and Aging: Influence of Diet, Exercise and Obesity (2018)
Journal Article
Ross, M. D. (2018). Endothelial Regenerative Capacity and Aging: Influence of Diet, Exercise and Obesity. Current Cardiology Reviews, 14(4), 233-244. https://doi.org/10.2174/1573403X14666180726112303

The endothelium plays an important role in cardiovascular regulation, from blood flow, to platelet aggregation, immune cell infiltration and demargination. A dysfunctional endothelium leads to the onset and progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD)... Read More about Endothelial Regenerative Capacity and Aging: Influence of Diet, Exercise and Obesity.

Workloads of Competitive Surfing: Work-to-Relief Ratios, Surf-Break Demands, and Updated Analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Farley, O. R., Secomb, J. L., Raymond, E. R., Lundgren, L. E., Ferrier, B. K., Abbiss, C. R., & Sheppard, J. M. (2018). Workloads of Competitive Surfing: Work-to-Relief Ratios, Surf-Break Demands, and Updated Analysis. Journal of strength and conditionin

The study provides an in-depth descriptive and quantitative time-motion analysis of competitive surfing, using Global PositioningSystem (GPS) units and video synchronization, which serves toextend upon the results of Farley, Harris, and Kilding (Jour... Read More about Workloads of Competitive Surfing: Work-to-Relief Ratios, Surf-Break Demands, and Updated Analysis.

'Public Confidence & Police Visibility: a Review’ in Scottish Institute for Policing Research Annual Report 2017-18 (2018)
Preprint / Working Paper
Hail, Y., Aston, E., O'Neill, M., & Thomson, I. (2018). 'Public Confidence & Police Visibility: a Review’ in Scottish Institute for Policing Research Annual Report 2017-18. Scottish Institute for Policing Research

The focus for this project emerged from ongoing collaborations between the academic researchers and Police Scotland from within two of the internal Police Scotland governance groups for stop and search (the Research and Operational Review Group (REOR... Read More about 'Public Confidence & Police Visibility: a Review’ in Scottish Institute for Policing Research Annual Report 2017-18.