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Environmental Harms at the Border: The Case of Lampedusa (2023)
Journal Article
Soliman, F. (2023). Environmental Harms at the Border: The Case of Lampedusa. Critical Criminology, 31, 725-741. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-023-09692-x

In this paper I examine authorities’ management of migrant boats on the island of Lampedusa, Italy, as an example of environmental border harm. A danger to trawlers, sunken wrecks are also hazardous to the environment, with pollutants such as oil and... Read More about Environmental Harms at the Border: The Case of Lampedusa.

Bond, Race and Coloniality No Time to Die (versify)… (2023)
Book Chapter
Keval, H. (2023). Bond, Race and Coloniality No Time to Die (versify)…. In C. Lindner, & L. Funnell (Eds.), Resisting James Bond: Power and Privilege in the Daniel Craig Era. Bloomsbury Publishing

This chapter speaks to the many ways in which the idea and practice of ‘race’, race-thinking and historiographies of race constitute colonial and imperial pasts and presents. Firstly, I provide a socio-structural, historical and political context to... Read More about Bond, Race and Coloniality No Time to Die (versify)….

Into the Planthroposcene - together with the photosynthetic ones (2023)
Digital Artefact
Carabelli, G., & Maclean, G. (2023). Into the Planthroposcene - together with the photosynthetic ones. [Video]

How present are plants in your life? Do you notice them, or consider them part of the background? This video explores the relationships we have with the photosynthetic ones - those beings thanks to whom we can breathe, and thus be alive. By learning... Read More about Into the Planthroposcene - together with the photosynthetic ones.

Mammalian predators and vegetated nesting habitat drive reduced protected area nesting success of Kentish plovers, Yellow Sea region, China (2023)
Journal Article
Li, D., Bai, Y., Lei, W., Que, P., Liu, Y., Pagani‐Núñez, E., Lloyd, H., & Zhang, Z. (2023). Mammalian predators and vegetated nesting habitat drive reduced protected area nesting success of Kentish plovers, Yellow Sea region, China. Ecology and Evolution, 13(3), Article e9884. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9884

Protected areas provide essential habitats for wildlife by conserving natural and semi-natural habitats and reducing human disturbance. However, whether breeding birds vulnerable to nest predation can benefit from strict land management in the protec... Read More about Mammalian predators and vegetated nesting habitat drive reduced protected area nesting success of Kentish plovers, Yellow Sea region, China.

Marine invertebrates and noise (2023)
Journal Article
Solé, M., Kaifu, K., Mooney, T. A., Nedelec, S. L., Olivier, F., Radford, A. N., …André, M. (2023). Marine invertebrates and noise. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, Article 1129057. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1129057

Within the set of risk factors that compromise the conservation of marine biodiversity, one of the least understood concerns is the noise produced by human operations at sea and from land. Many aspects of how noise and other forms of energy may impac... Read More about Marine invertebrates and noise.

Summary report of initial interim recommendations and position co-developed through NRIM Short Life Working Groups. February 2023 (2023)
Report
(2023). Summary report of initial interim recommendations and position co-developed through NRIM Short Life Working Groups. February 2023. Education Scotland

The NRIM Partnership Board was established in spring 2021. As stated within the NRIM Terms of Reference, the aspirational aims of the NRIM Partnership Board are as follows:

• to transform Scotland to be a greater maths-positive nation (achieved pa... Read More about Summary report of initial interim recommendations and position co-developed through NRIM Short Life Working Groups. February 2023.

The Future of Campus Life in a Blended Learning Landscape Within Higher Education (2023)
Thesis
Smith, D. The Future of Campus Life in a Blended Learning Landscape Within Higher Education. (Thesis). Tampere University of Applied Science

Within the universities of the UK, the COVID pandemic necessitated a rapid change from face-to-face teaching to online learning. The affordances of this switch have been widely recognised by higher education institutes in terms of pedagogic and faci... Read More about The Future of Campus Life in a Blended Learning Landscape Within Higher Education.

Brachyuran Crabs of Brazilian Mangrove and Salt Marsh Ecosystems (2023)
Book Chapter
Schmidt, A. J., & Diele, K. (2023). Brachyuran Crabs of Brazilian Mangrove and Salt Marsh Ecosystems. In Y. Schaeffer-Novelli, G. M. D. O. Abuchahla, & G. Cintrón-Molero (Eds.), Brazilian Mangroves and Salt Marshes (179-200). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13486-9_10

Brachyuran crabs are the most conspicuous macrobenthic fauna in Brazilian mangrove forests and salt marshes. This chapter presents basic information about the habitat, spatial distribution, and most remarkable biological features of 36 species from t... Read More about Brachyuran Crabs of Brazilian Mangrove and Salt Marsh Ecosystems.

Enzyme adaptation to habitat thermal legacy shapes the thermal plasticity of marine microbiomes (2023)
Journal Article
Marasco, R., Fusi, M., Coscolín, C., Barozzi, A., Almendral, D., Bargiela, R., Nutschel, C. G. N., Pfleger, C., Dittrich, J., Gohlke, H., Matesanz, R., Sanchez-Carrillo, S., Mapelli, F., Chernikova, T. N., Golyshin, P. N., Ferrer, M., & Daffonchio, D. (2023). Enzyme adaptation to habitat thermal legacy shapes the thermal plasticity of marine microbiomes. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 1045. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36610-0

Microbial communities respond to temperature with physiological adaptation and compositional turnover. Whether thermal selection of enzymes explains marine microbiome plasticity in response to temperature remains unresolved. By quantifying the therma... Read More about Enzyme adaptation to habitat thermal legacy shapes the thermal plasticity of marine microbiomes.

Mitochondrial haplotypes reveal low diversity and restricted connectivity of the critically endangered batoid population in a Marine Protected Area (2023)
Journal Article
Schwanck, T., Vizer, L., Thorburn, J., Dodd, J., Wright, P., Donnan, D., Noble, L., & Jones, C. (2024). Mitochondrial haplotypes reveal low diversity and restricted connectivity of the critically endangered batoid population in a Marine Protected Area. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 731, 279-291. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14242

Stability and long-term persistence of a species rely heavily on its genetic diversity, which is closely allied to its capacity for adaptation. In threatened species, population connectivity can play a major role in maintaining that diversity, and ge... Read More about Mitochondrial haplotypes reveal low diversity and restricted connectivity of the critically endangered batoid population in a Marine Protected Area.

Independent review – Independent advisory group on new and emerging technologies in policing: final report (2023)
Report
Aston, E. (2023). Independent review – Independent advisory group on new and emerging technologies in policing: final report. Edinburgh: Scottish Government

This report explores a rights based, transparent, evidence-based, legal, ethical and socially responsible approach to adopting emerging technologies in policing, in a manner that upholds public confidence and safety. Alongside the importance of legal... Read More about Independent review – Independent advisory group on new and emerging technologies in policing: final report.

Justice Social Work and the National Care Service (2023)
Digital Artefact
Buchan, J. (2023). Justice Social Work and the National Care Service. [Blog post]

Blog piece for SCCJR on the potential implications of the National Care Service reforms for Justice Social Work.

Aerobically trained older adults show impaired resting, but preserved exercise-induced circulating progenitor cell count, which was not improved by sprint interval training (2023)
Journal Article
Yasar, Z., Ross, M. D., Gaffney, C. J., Postlethwaite, R. D., Wilson, R., & Hayes, L. D. (2023). Aerobically trained older adults show impaired resting, but preserved exercise-induced circulating progenitor cell count, which was not improved by sprint interval training. Pflügers Archiv European Journal of Physiology, 475(4), 465-475. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00424-022-02785-6

Older adults exhibit a reduced number and function of CD34 + circulating progenitor cells (CPC), a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Exercise promotes the mobilisation of CPCs from bone marrow, so whether ageing per se or physical inactiv... Read More about Aerobically trained older adults show impaired resting, but preserved exercise-induced circulating progenitor cell count, which was not improved by sprint interval training.

Assessment of the accuracy of counting large ungulate species (red deer Cervus elaphus) with UAV‐mounted thermal infrared cameras during night flights (2023)
Journal Article
Zabel, F., Findlay, M. A., & White, P. J. C. (2023). Assessment of the accuracy of counting large ungulate species (red deer Cervus elaphus) with UAV‐mounted thermal infrared cameras during night flights. Wildlife Biology, 2023(3), Article e01071. https://doi.org/10.1002/wlb3.01071

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly used in wildlife surveying, including estimation of population densities. It is essential that we evaluate and test new survey methods to guide optimal sampling strategies. This study aimed to assess t... Read More about Assessment of the accuracy of counting large ungulate species (red deer Cervus elaphus) with UAV‐mounted thermal infrared cameras during night flights.

LC/MS-based discrimination between plasma and urine metabolomic changes following exposure to ultraviolet radiation by using data modelling (2023)
Journal Article
Ali, A. M., Monaghan, C., Muggeridge, D. J., Easton, C., & Watson, D. G. (2023). LC/MS-based discrimination between plasma and urine metabolomic changes following exposure to ultraviolet radiation by using data modelling. Metabolomics, 19(2), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-023-01977-0

Introduction: This study sought to compare between metabolomic changes of human urine and plasma to investigate which one can be used as best tool to identify metabolomic profiling and novel biomarkers associated to the potential effects of ultraviol... Read More about LC/MS-based discrimination between plasma and urine metabolomic changes following exposure to ultraviolet radiation by using data modelling.

Disturbance of primary producer communities disrupts the thermal limits of the associated aquatic fauna (2023)
Journal Article
Booth, J., Giomi, F., Daffonchio, D., McQuaid, C., & Fusi, M. (2023). Disturbance of primary producer communities disrupts the thermal limits of the associated aquatic fauna. Science of the Total Environment, 872, 162135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162135

Environmental fluctuation forms a framework of variability within which species have evolved. Environmental fluctuation includes predictability, such as diel cycles of aquatic oxygen fluctuation driven by primary producers. Oxygen availability and fl... Read More about Disturbance of primary producer communities disrupts the thermal limits of the associated aquatic fauna.

COVID-19 and Airborne Transmission: Science Rejected, Lives Lost. Can Society Do Better? (2023)
Journal Article
Morawska, L., Bahnfleth, W., Bluyssen, P. M., Boerstra, A., Buonanno, G., Dancer, S. J., Floto, A., Franchimon, F., Haworth, C., Hogeling, J., Isaxon, C., Jimenez, J. L., Kurnitski, J., Li, Y., Loomans, M., Marks, G., Marr, L. C., Mazzarella, L., Melikov, A. K., Miller, S., …Wierzbicka, A. (2023). COVID-19 and Airborne Transmission: Science Rejected, Lives Lost. Can Society Do Better?. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 76(10), 1854-1859. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciad068

This is an account that should be heard of an important struggle: the struggle of a large group of experts who came together at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to warn the world about the risk of airborne transmission and the consequences of i... Read More about COVID-19 and Airborne Transmission: Science Rejected, Lives Lost. Can Society Do Better?.

Human Trafficking Situation in Poland and Stakeholder Mapping 2023: A Report Produced for the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI) (2023)
Report
Hoff, S., Dawid, I., & Sharapov, K. (2023). Human Trafficking Situation in Poland and Stakeholder Mapping 2023: A Report Produced for the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI). Amsterdam: European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI)

This report was commissioned within the context of the ELECT THB project, which aims to enhance the identification and investigation of trafficking in human beings (THB) for sexual and labour exploitation and increase collaboration between law enforc... Read More about Human Trafficking Situation in Poland and Stakeholder Mapping 2023: A Report Produced for the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI).

Human Trafficking Situation in Ukraine and Stakeholder Mapping 2023: A Report Produced for the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI) (2023)
Report
Hoff, S., Cherepakha, K., & Sharapov, K. (2023). Human Trafficking Situation in Ukraine and Stakeholder Mapping 2023: A Report Produced for the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI). Amsterdam: European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI)

This report was commissioned within the context of the ELECT THB project, which aims to enhance the identification and investigation of trafficking in human beings (THB) for sexual and labour exploitation and increase collaboration between law enfor... Read More about Human Trafficking Situation in Ukraine and Stakeholder Mapping 2023: A Report Produced for the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI).

Harnessing innovation approaches to support community and belonging in Higher Education (2023)
Journal Article
Haddow, C., & Brodie, J. (in press). Harnessing innovation approaches to support community and belonging in Higher Education. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2023.2176907

The COVID-19 Pandemic has ushered in significant challenges for supporting community and belonging in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). This paper seeks to provide key recommendations to strengthen such activity, through a critical evaluation o... Read More about Harnessing innovation approaches to support community and belonging in Higher Education.