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Coaching Dropout: A Study of volunteer Head Coaches in American Football (2020)
Report
Laird, P. (2020). Coaching Dropout: A Study of volunteer Head Coaches in American Football. https://www.bafca.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Coaching-Dropout-A-Study-of-volunteer-Head-Coaches-in-American-Football.pdf: British American Football Coaches Association

This was a longitudinal study from a population of UK based American Football Head Coaches (n=49) who had who had left their posts over three off-seasons covering two competitive seasons. Each coach received a questionnaire based upon a previous meth... Read More about Coaching Dropout: A Study of volunteer Head Coaches in American Football.

Wellbeing differences in children with synaesthesia: anxiety and mood regulation (2020)
Journal Article
Simner, J., Smees, R., Rinaldi, L. J., & Carmichael, D. A. (2021). Wellbeing differences in children with synaesthesia: anxiety and mood regulation. Frontiers in Bioscience-Elite, 13(1), 195-215. https://doi.org/10.2741/878

Synaesthesia is a neurodevelopmental trait that causes unusual sensory experiences (e.g., perceiving colours when reading letters and numbers). Our paper represents the first evidence that synaesthesia can impact negatively on children’s well-being,... Read More about Wellbeing differences in children with synaesthesia: anxiety and mood regulation.

Antisemitism and Homophobia in Polish Liberal Discourses: The Cultural Logic of Comparison and a Proposal for Intersectionality (2020)
Book Chapter
Kulpa, R. (2020). Antisemitism and Homophobia in Polish Liberal Discourses: The Cultural Logic of Comparison and a Proposal for Intersectionality. In M. Derks, & M. van den Berg (Eds.), Public Discourses About Homosexuality and Religion in Europe and Beyond (147-169). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56326-4_7

This chapter examines the discursive mechanism of drawing comparisons between antisemitism and homophobia in Polish (Catholic) culture that were popular among the left and liberal opinion makers in the mid/late 2000s. It questions the problematic nat... Read More about Antisemitism and Homophobia in Polish Liberal Discourses: The Cultural Logic of Comparison and a Proposal for Intersectionality.

EEG-Based Neonatal Sleep-Wake Classification Using Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network (2020)
Journal Article
Abbasi, S. F., Ahmad, J., Tahir, A., Awais, M., Chen, C., Irfan, M., Siddiqa, H. A., Waqas, A. B., Long, X., Yin, B., Akbarzadeh, S., Lu, C., Wang, L., & Chen, W. (2020). EEG-Based Neonatal Sleep-Wake Classification Using Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network. IEEE Access, 8, 183025-183034. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2020.3028182

Objective: Classification of sleep-wake states using multichannel electroencephalography (EEG) data that reliably work for neonates. Methods: A deep multilayer perceptron (MLP) neural network is developed to classify sleep-wake states using multichan... Read More about EEG-Based Neonatal Sleep-Wake Classification Using Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network.

Trophy Hunting, Canned Hunting, Tiger Farming, and the Questionable Relevance of the Conservation Narrative Grounding International Wildlife Law (2020)
Journal Article
Prisner-Levyne, Y. (2020). Trophy Hunting, Canned Hunting, Tiger Farming, and the Questionable Relevance of the Conservation Narrative Grounding International Wildlife Law. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy, 23(4), 239-285. https://doi.org/10.1080/13880292.2020.1866236

Trophy hunting, canned hunting, and tiger farming have attracted much negativity from the general public because of their trivialization of wild animals’ lives and welfare. Yet they persist because of their perceived conservation value. This article... Read More about Trophy Hunting, Canned Hunting, Tiger Farming, and the Questionable Relevance of the Conservation Narrative Grounding International Wildlife Law.

Hidden from public view, directors’ pay in Malaysia leads to inefficiency and inequality (2020)
Other
Minhat, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2020). Hidden from public view, directors’ pay in Malaysia leads to inefficiency and inequality. London

Ownership and control of business corporations by state or government is common in Asian economies. Whether this is a better governance practice than the market-based model of developed economies remains a subject of intellectual discourse. Although... Read More about Hidden from public view, directors’ pay in Malaysia leads to inefficiency and inequality.

Epidemiology of American Football Injuries at Universities in the United Kingdom (2020)
Journal Article
Bayram, J. M., Hamilton, D. F., & Saunders, D. H. (2020). Epidemiology of American Football Injuries at Universities in the United Kingdom. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 8(10), https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967120960206

Background: College-level American football injury data are routinely collected; however, data relating to American football injuries at universities in the United Kingdom have never been reported. Purpose: To describe the epidemiology of UK uni... Read More about Epidemiology of American Football Injuries at Universities in the United Kingdom.

Aberrant subcutaneous adipogenesis precedes adult metabolic dysfunction in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) (2020)
Journal Article
Siemienowicz, K. J., Coukan, F., Franks, S., Rae, M. T., & Colin Duncan, W. (2021). Aberrant subcutaneous adipogenesis precedes adult metabolic dysfunction in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 519, Article 111042. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2020.111042

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects over 10% of women. Insulin resistance, elevated free fatty acids (FFAs) and increased adiposity are key factors contributing to metabolic dysfunction in PCOS. We hypothesised that aberrant adipogenesis duri... Read More about Aberrant subcutaneous adipogenesis precedes adult metabolic dysfunction in an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Probation in Europe: Scotland (2020)
Book Chapter
Grant, S., Buchan, J., & O'Donnell, A. (2020). Probation in Europe: Scotland. In Probation in Europe. Utrecht: Confederation of European Probation

Effects of Short-Term Unilateral Strength Training on Measures of Postural Control when Wearing ‘Operationally Relevant’ Backpack Loads (2020)
Journal Article
Krajewski, K. T., Bansbach, H. M., McLean, L., McKenzie, C., Rawcliffe, A., Graham, S., Flanagan, S., Pourmoghaddam, A., Dettmer, M., & Connaboy, C. (2020). Effects of Short-Term Unilateral Strength Training on Measures of Postural Control when Wearing ‘Operationally Relevant’ Backpack Loads. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 34(10), 2743-2750. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003794

To examine the effects of “operationally relevant” loads on postural stability and to determine the effects of unilateral and bilateral strength training programs on postural stability in healthy, recruit-aged men. Fifteen subjects were randomly assi... Read More about Effects of Short-Term Unilateral Strength Training on Measures of Postural Control when Wearing ‘Operationally Relevant’ Backpack Loads.

Where have the profits gone? Market efficiency and the disappearing equity anomalies in country and industry returns (2020)
Journal Article
Zaremba, A., Umutlu, M., & Maydybura, A. (2020). Where have the profits gone? Market efficiency and the disappearing equity anomalies in country and industry returns. Journal of Banking and Finance, 121, Article 105966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2020.105966

We are the first to demonstrate the decline in the cross-sectional predictability of country and industry returns in recent years. We examine 53 anomalies in country and industry indices from 64 markets for the years 1973–2018. The profitability of t... Read More about Where have the profits gone? Market efficiency and the disappearing equity anomalies in country and industry returns.

Can subjective perceptions of trauma differentiate between ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD? A Cross-cultural Comparison of Three African Countries (2020)
Journal Article
Palgi, Y., Karatzias, T., Hyland, P., Shevlin, M., & Ben-Ezra, M. (2021). Can subjective perceptions of trauma differentiate between ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD? A Cross-cultural Comparison of Three African Countries. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 13(2), 142-148. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000966

Background: The primary aim of the current study was to establish the cut-offs scores for the Subjective Traumatic Outlook (STO), a relatively new tool that examines the introspective world view of those exposed to traumatic events. This tool was dev... Read More about Can subjective perceptions of trauma differentiate between ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD? A Cross-cultural Comparison of Three African Countries.

A Novel Intelligent Computational Approach to Model Epidemiological Trends and Assess the Impact of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for COVID-19 (2020)
Journal Article
Ren, J., Yan, Y., Zhao, H., Ma, P., Zabalza, J., Hussain, Z., Luo, S., Dai, Q., Zhao, S., Sheikh, A., Hussain, A., & Li, H. (2020). A Novel Intelligent Computational Approach to Model Epidemiological Trends and Assess the Impact of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for COVID-19. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 24(12), 3551-3563. https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2020.3027987

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a worldwide crisis in public health. It is crucial we understand the epidemiological trends and impact of non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs), such as lockdowns for effective mana... Read More about A Novel Intelligent Computational Approach to Model Epidemiological Trends and Assess the Impact of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for COVID-19.

Development of a BIM-enabled and Cloud-based Sustainability Assessment System for Buildings in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Nigeria (2020)
Thesis
Olawumi, T. O. (2020). Development of a BIM-enabled and Cloud-based Sustainability Assessment System for Buildings in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Nigeria. (Thesis). Hong Kong Polytechnic University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2804043

The increasing urbanization of the built environment has bolstered the need of promoting sustainable practices and Building Information Modelling (BIM) initiative in building and construction projects. However, there has not been a unified adoption a... Read More about Development of a BIM-enabled and Cloud-based Sustainability Assessment System for Buildings in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Nigeria.

Futures Thinking: The case of ECOR (2020)
Journal Article
Logtens, E., & Weigend Rodríguez, R. (2021). Futures Thinking: The case of ECOR. Journal of Futures Studies, 25(4), 97-110. https://doi.org/10.6531/JFS.202106_25%284%29.0009

This interview is part of a research project which aims to formulate an interdisciplinary systematic approach based on Circular Economy (CE) principles and Futures Studies (FS) methods for anticipatory decision making in SMEs. The interest in intervi... Read More about Futures Thinking: The case of ECOR.

Identification of a Speaker from Characteristics of a Voice (2020)
Journal Article
Kinkiri, S., Bakarat, B., & Keates, S. (2020). Identification of a Speaker from Characteristics of a Voice. Sensors & transducers, 244(5), 7-12

Speech is unique mode of communication among humans. Speech is a complex method of communication systems when compared with other methods. As humans, we also use non-speech, which is non-verbal communication to convey information. Nonverbal communica... Read More about Identification of a Speaker from Characteristics of a Voice.

Trust, Norms and Networks of indigenous institutions: The Creation of Moral Economies in Nigeria (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Omeihe, K. O., Amoako, I. O., Gustafsson, V., Khan, M. S., & Omeihe, I. (2020, September). Trust, Norms and Networks of indigenous institutions: The Creation of Moral Economies in Nigeria. Presented at BAM2020 Conference in the Cloud, Online

Through an empirical study of traders in Bokkos and Ero markets of Nigeria, this study examines the means by which trust is developed in the absence of efficient formal institutional arrangements (such as law courts and legal structures) taken for gr... Read More about Trust, Norms and Networks of indigenous institutions: The Creation of Moral Economies in Nigeria.