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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

CaDDANZ Brief: Ageing And Wellbeing In Northcote (2020)
Report
Irvine, J., Ran, G. J., Terruhn, T., & Cain, T. (2020). CaDDANZ Brief: Ageing And Wellbeing In Northcote. Hamilton, New Zealand: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), New Zealand Government

Switching antipsychotic medication to reduce sexual dysfunction in people with psychosis: the REMEDY RCT (2020)
Journal Article
Crawford, M. J., Thana, L., Evans, R., Carne, A., O’Connell, L., Claringbold, A., Saravanamuthu, A., Case, R., Munjiza, J., Jayacodi, S., Reilly, J. G., Hughes, E., Hoare, Z., Barrett, B., Leeson, V. C., Paton, C., Keown, P., Pappa, S., Green, C., & Barnes, T. R. (2020). Switching antipsychotic medication to reduce sexual dysfunction in people with psychosis: the REMEDY RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 24(44), 1-54. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24440

Background Sexual dysfunction is common among people who are prescribed antipsychotic medication for psychosis. Sexual dysfunction can impair quality of life and reduce treatment adherence. Switching antipsychotic medication may help, but the clinic... Read More about Switching antipsychotic medication to reduce sexual dysfunction in people with psychosis: the REMEDY RCT.

Mechanism of enhanced energy storage density in AgNbO3-based lead-free antiferroelectrics (2020)
Journal Article
Lu, Z., Bao, W., Wang, G., Sun, S., Li, L., Li, J., …Reaney, I. M. (2021). Mechanism of enhanced energy storage density in AgNbO3-based lead-free antiferroelectrics. Nano Energy, 79, Article 105423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105423

The mechanisms underpinning high energy storage density in lead-free Ag1–3xNdxTayNb1-yO3 antiferroelectric (AFE) ceramics have been investigated. Rietveld refinements of in-situ synchrotron X-ray data reveal that the structure remains quadrupled and... Read More about Mechanism of enhanced energy storage density in AgNbO3-based lead-free antiferroelectrics.

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.

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.

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.