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The United Kingdom and the Netherlands maternity care responses to COVID-19: A comparative study (2022)
Journal Article
van den Berg, L. M., Balaam, M., Nowland, R., Moncrieff, G., Topalidou, A., Thompson, S., Thomson, G., de Jonge, A., Downe, S., Ellison, G., Fenton, A., Heazell, A., de Jonge, A., Kingdon, C., Matthews, Z., Severns, A., Thomson, G., Topalidou, A., Wright, A., Akooji, N., …Treadwell, M. (2023). The United Kingdom and the Netherlands maternity care responses to COVID-19: A comparative study. Women and Birth, 36(1), 127-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2022.03.010

Background The national health care response to coronavirus (COVID-19) has varied between countries. The United Kingdom (UK) and the Netherlands (NL) have comparable maternity and neonatal care systems, and experienced similar numbers of COVID-19 in... Read More about The United Kingdom and the Netherlands maternity care responses to COVID-19: A comparative study.

Financial independence of women – the impact of social factors on women empowerment in small island developing states (SIDS) (2022)
Journal Article
Rughoobur-Seetah, S., Hosanoo, Z., & Balla Soupramanien, L. D. (2023). Financial independence of women – the impact of social factors on women empowerment in small island developing states (SIDS). International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 31(6), 2383-2408. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijoa-10-2021-2980

Purpose This study aims to understand and analyse the financial independence of women in small island developing states, with a focus on Mauritius. Factors such as employer choice, domestic violence, sociological factors, lack of opportunities and e... Read More about Financial independence of women – the impact of social factors on women empowerment in small island developing states (SIDS).

Neutron Spectroscopy Evidence for a Possible Magnetic-Field-Induced Gapless Quantum-Spin-Liquid Phase in a Kitaev Material α-RuCl3 (2022)
Journal Article
Zhao, X., Ran, K., Wang, J., Bao, S., Shangguan, Y., Huang, Z., Liao, J., Zhang, B., Cheng, S., Xu, H., Wang, W., Dong, Z., Meng, S., Lu, Z., Yano, S., Yu, S., Li, J., & Wen, J. (2022). Neutron Spectroscopy Evidence for a Possible Magnetic-Field-Induced Gapless Quantum-Spin-Liquid Phase in a Kitaev Material α-RuCl3. Chinese Physics Letters, 39(5), Article 057501. https://doi.org/10.1088/0256-307x/39/5/057501

As one of the most promising Kitaev quantum-spin-liquid (QSL) candidates, α-RuCl3 has received a great deal of attention. However, its ground state exhibits a long-range zigzag magnetic order, which defies the QSL phase. Nevertheless, the magnetic or... Read More about Neutron Spectroscopy Evidence for a Possible Magnetic-Field-Induced Gapless Quantum-Spin-Liquid Phase in a Kitaev Material α-RuCl3.

Experimental sexual selection affects the evolution of physiological and life‐history traits (2022)
Journal Article
Garlovsky, M. D., Holman, L., Brooks, A. L., Novicic, Z. K., & Snook, R. R. (2022). Experimental sexual selection affects the evolution of physiological and life‐history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 35(5), 742-751. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.14003

Sexual selection and sexual conflict are expected to affect all aspects of the phenotype, not only traits that are directly involved in reproduction. Here, we show coordinated evolution of multiple physiological and life-history traits in response to... Read More about Experimental sexual selection affects the evolution of physiological and life‐history traits.

Audience Development and Communications for Festivals (2022)
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022). Audience Development and Communications for Festivals. [Course module]

Audience development and communications are vital in modern-day festival management. Audience development is also about retaining interest from existing audiences and growing new audiences. This toolkit is an overview on how you can strengthen your a... Read More about Audience Development and Communications for Festivals.

Artistic & Curation Strategies for Festivals (2022)
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022). Artistic & Curation Strategies for Festivals. [Course module]

To compete and succeed in any venture in the modern world, it takes thinking outside the box and strategising your actions. Artistic flair and curation strategies are what makes festivals stand out as both invigorating and memorable experiences. This... Read More about Artistic & Curation Strategies for Festivals.

Financial Management, Risk & Resilience for Festivals (2022)
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022). Financial Management, Risk & Resilience for Festivals. [Course module]

Good financial management is extremely important when starting a festival. The ability to manage your festival’s funds, plan your budget, manage risk and be resilient is fundamental to succeed and sustain your festival into the future. This toolkit i... Read More about Financial Management, Risk & Resilience for Festivals.

Business Planning & Governance for Festivals (2022)
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022). Business Planning & Governance for Festivals. [Course module]

Festival planning is not like day-to-day business in an office! Imagine an umbrella shared by several people: that’s how a festival works! Festivals are a collaboration of different organisations, people and enterprises working cohesively on the same... Read More about Business Planning & Governance for Festivals.

Starting a Festival (2022)
Other
Kerr, G., Barnes, C., & Ali-Knight, J. (2022). Starting a Festival. [Course module]

Have you got an idea for starting a festival and are unsure where to begin? This toolkit will help you get started. The good news is that all leading festival curators have asked the same questions you may be asking yourself now: How do I start a... Read More about Starting a Festival.

Fines content effects on liquefaction susceptibility, void ratio & soil fabric: a grading entropy approach (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leak, J. (2022, April). Fines content effects on liquefaction susceptibility, void ratio & soil fabric: a grading entropy approach. Paper presented at 18th European Mechanics of Materials Conference: Mechanics of porous and granular materials, Oxford

These slides were presented at the 18th European Mechanics of Materials Conference: Mechanics of porous and granular materials (2022). They discuss research into the effect of increasing fines content in soils with regard to their internal stability.... Read More about Fines content effects on liquefaction susceptibility, void ratio & soil fabric: a grading entropy approach.

Navigating tourism ethnographies – fieldwork embroiled in time, movement and emotion (2022)
Journal Article
Witte, A., Wilson, J., Burrai, E., & Dashper, K. (2023). Navigating tourism ethnographies – fieldwork embroiled in time, movement and emotion. Current Issues in Tourism, 26(9), 1394-1408. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2022.2057841

In this paper, we reflect on the challenges of ethnographic fieldwork in tourism research. Specifically, we discuss the intense, messy and complex dynamics of doing (tourism) ethnographic fieldwork, highlighting how key challenges have affected us as... Read More about Navigating tourism ethnographies – fieldwork embroiled in time, movement and emotion.

Access to HIV/AIDS or TB care among refugees in Kampala, Uganda: exploring the enablers and barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022)
Journal Article
Palattiyil, G., Kisaakyeb, P., Mwenyango, H., Katongole, S., Mulekya, F., Sidhva, D., Nair, H., & Bukuluki, P. (2022). Access to HIV/AIDS or TB care among refugees in Kampala, Uganda: exploring the enablers and barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Migration and Health, 5, Article 100098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2022.100098

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has overwhelmed the existing health care systems, finding it challenging to provide essential health services besides the COVID-19 response interventions. Refugees are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic... Read More about Access to HIV/AIDS or TB care among refugees in Kampala, Uganda: exploring the enablers and barriers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Supermarket/Hypermarket Opportunistic Screening for Atrial Fibrillation (SHOPS-AF): A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study Protocol (2022)
Journal Article
Jones, I. D., Lane, D. A., Lotto, R. R., Oxborough, D., Neubeck, L., Penson, P. E., Czanner, G., Shaw, A., Johnston Smith, E., Santos, A., McGinn, E. E., Ajiboye, A., Town, N., & Lip, G. Y. H. (2022). Supermarket/Hypermarket Opportunistic Screening for Atrial Fibrillation (SHOPS-AF): A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study Protocol. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12(4), Article 578. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12040578

Aims: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and a key risk factor for ischaemic stroke. Following AF detection, treatment with oral anticoagulation can significantly lower mortality and morbidity rates associated wi... Read More about Supermarket/Hypermarket Opportunistic Screening for Atrial Fibrillation (SHOPS-AF): A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study Protocol.

An evaluation of feedstocks for sustainable energy and circular economy practices in a small island community (2022)
Journal Article
Reynolds, J., Kennedy, R., Ichapka, M., Agarwal, A., Oke, A., Cox, E., Edwards, C., & Njuguna, J. (2022). An evaluation of feedstocks for sustainable energy and circular economy practices in a small island community. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 161, Article 112360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112360

Maximising the use of anaerobic digestion to generate power from waste feedstocks is becoming a practical way to use waste contributing to the transition from a linear to a circular economy and reducing the carbon footprint. In addition to harnessing... Read More about An evaluation of feedstocks for sustainable energy and circular economy practices in a small island community.

The Ukraine crisis: Mental health resources for clinicians and researchers (2022)
Journal Article
Shevlin, M., Hyland, P., Karatzias, T., Makhashvili, N., Javakhishvili, J., & Roberts, B. (2022). The Ukraine crisis: Mental health resources for clinicians and researchers. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 35(3), 775-777. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22837

The mental health consequences of the war in Ukraine will be enormous. Mental health professionals who are providing care for people in Ukraine, or those resettled elsewhere, may require access to standardized and validated assessment tools. We have... Read More about The Ukraine crisis: Mental health resources for clinicians and researchers.

Public Health Surveillance for Adverse Events Following COVID-19 Vaccination in Africa (2022)
Journal Article
Anjorin, A. A., Odetokun, I. A., Nyandwi, J. B., Elnadi, H., Awiagah, K. S., Eyedo, J., Abioye, A. I., Gachara, G., Maisara, A. M., Razouqi, Y., Yusuf Mohamud, M. F., Mhgoob, Z. E., Ajayi, T., Ntirenganya, L., Saibu, M., Salako, B. L., Elelu, N., Wright, K. O., Fasina, F. O., & Mosbah, R. (2022). Public Health Surveillance for Adverse Events Following COVID-19 Vaccination in Africa. Vaccines, 10(4), Article 546. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10040546

Local, national, and international health agencies have advocated multi-pronged public health strategies to limit infections and prevent deaths. The availability of safe and effective vaccines is critical in the control of a pandemic. Several adverse... Read More about Public Health Surveillance for Adverse Events Following COVID-19 Vaccination in Africa.

Vivid Stories: Oral histories, collective memory and constructing Scottish jazz pasts within the contemporary scene (2022)
Book Chapter
Maclean, D. (in press). Vivid Stories: Oral histories, collective memory and constructing Scottish jazz pasts within the contemporary scene. In Á. Havas, B. Johnson, & D. Horn (Eds.), Routledge Companion to Diasporic Jazz Studies. Routledge

This chapter draws on the production and content of the Scottish Jazz Archive (SJA) oral histories collection alongside interviews from a PLACE (Scottish Government) funded research project focused on the contemporary jazz scene in Scotland. We consi... Read More about Vivid Stories: Oral histories, collective memory and constructing Scottish jazz pasts within the contemporary scene.

Safe design and maintenance of bone marrow transplant units: a narrative review (2022)
Journal Article
Inkster, T., Peters, C., & Dancer, S. (2022). Safe design and maintenance of bone marrow transplant units: a narrative review. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 28(8), 1091-1096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2022.03.032

Background Patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation or chemotherapy for cancer are profoundly immunosuppressed. They are at risk for both endogenous and exogenous infections and require enhanced protection from infection while in hospital. O... Read More about Safe design and maintenance of bone marrow transplant units: a narrative review.

Accelerated Diagnosis of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Computer Vision with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) (2022)
Journal Article
Ghani, A., Aina, A., See, C. H., Yu, H., & Keates, S. (2022). Accelerated Diagnosis of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Computer Vision with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Electronics, 11(7), Article 1148. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11071148

Early detection and diagnosis of COVID-19, as well as exact separation of non-COVID-19 cases in a non-invasive manner in the earliest stages of the disease, are critical concerns in the current COVID-19 pandemic. Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) ba... Read More about Accelerated Diagnosis of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Computer Vision with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs).

Developing esport tourism through fandom experience at in-person events (2022)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., Taheri, B., & Scheuring, F. (2022). Developing esport tourism through fandom experience at in-person events. Tourism Management, 91, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2022.104531

Tourism research has yet to consider the growing esport sector. Through a mixed-method research design, we employ the theoretical lens of fandom to examine what online and experiential factors may influence esport players and spectators to attend phy... Read More about Developing esport tourism through fandom experience at in-person events.