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Low-cost carriers and carry-on baggage; innovative but for whom? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Arvanitis, P. (2024, June). Low-cost carriers and carry-on baggage; innovative but for whom?. Presented at THE INC, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Low-cost carriers have been renowned for innovation and disruption since their emergence. Over the last two decades, low-cost carriers have forged the way people fly, including their attitude towards baggage, especially cabin baggage also known as ca... Read More about Low-cost carriers and carry-on baggage; innovative but for whom?.

ESO-Based Antisaturation Motion Control for Cable-Driven Continuum Robots (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, K., Liu, Y., Huo, B., Wu, Z., Yang, L., & Yu, H. (online). ESO-Based Antisaturation Motion Control for Cable-Driven Continuum Robots. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2024.3402369

High precision motion control is the key to complete the refined operation tasks for cable-driven continuum robots. However, the existence of model inaccuracy and actuator saturation pose great challenges to the high precision motion control of cable... Read More about ESO-Based Antisaturation Motion Control for Cable-Driven Continuum Robots.

Identifying how pre-existing resources combine to shape the experiences of work and family life of a diverse sample of working parents with at least one child in primary school in Scotland during COVID-19 pandemic-related social restrictions: a qualitative descriptive design (2024)
Journal Article
McQueen, F., & Osborn, S. (2024). Identifying how pre-existing resources combine to shape the experiences of work and family life of a diverse sample of working parents with at least one child in primary school in Scotland during COVID-19 pandemic-related social restrictions: a qualitative descriptive design. BMJ Open, 14(6), Article e078850. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078850

Objectives: This study aimed to identify factors that shaped working parents (WPs’) experiences of COVID-19-related social restrictions and analyse the relationships between those factors. Design: A qualitative descriptive design was used to collect... Read More about Identifying how pre-existing resources combine to shape the experiences of work and family life of a diverse sample of working parents with at least one child in primary school in Scotland during COVID-19 pandemic-related social restrictions: a qualitative descriptive design.

Deploying Bottleneck Management Strategies for Ameliorating Critical Delays in Building Construction Projects: A Case for Developing Country of Iran (2024)
Journal Article
Karimi, H., Sarvari, H., Edwards, D. J., Chan, D. W. M., & Olawumi, T. O. (2024). Deploying Bottleneck Management Strategies for Ameliorating Critical Delays in Building Construction Projects: A Case for Developing Country of Iran. Systems, 12(6), 195. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems12060195

One of the primary concerns and challenges encountered in the construction industry is the emergence of crucial factors instigating project delays throughout the construction project lifecycle (CPL). The critical delay factors (CDFs) are the signific... Read More about Deploying Bottleneck Management Strategies for Ameliorating Critical Delays in Building Construction Projects: A Case for Developing Country of Iran.

Scottish Mountain Soundscapes (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Di Donato, B., & McGregor, I. (2024, June). Scottish Mountain Soundscapes. Presented at Invited seminar at UniMont, University of Milan, Edolo, Italy

Mountain environments provide an immersive auditory experience shaped by natural forces and human interactions. This seminar presents results from an ongoing project that delves into people’s experiences of mountain soundscapes, with a focus on the i... Read More about Scottish Mountain Soundscapes.

Why Do So Few Preliminary Questions Come From Czechia? (2024)
Journal Article
Kunertová, T. (online). Why Do So Few Preliminary Questions Come From Czechia?. Wroclaw Review of Law, Administration and Economics, https://doi.org/10.2478/wrlae-2023-0020

Although a substantial part of the body of laws of an EU Member State is founded upon European Union law and norms, the number of preliminary questions emanating from courts in the Czech Republic appears to be disproportionately low compared to other... Read More about Why Do So Few Preliminary Questions Come From Czechia?.

Effects of catchment land use on temperate mangrove forests (2024)
Journal Article
Thomson, T., Ellis, J. I., Fusi, M., Prinz, N., Lundquist, C. J., Bury, S. J., Shankar, U., Cary, S. C., & Pilditch, C. A. (2024). Effects of catchment land use on temperate mangrove forests. Science of the Total Environment, 940, Article 173579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173579

Human land use changes are threatening the integrity and health of coastal ecosystems worldwide. Intensified land use for anthropogenic purposes increases sedimentation rates, pollutants, and nutrient concentrations into adjacent coastal areas, often... Read More about Effects of catchment land use on temperate mangrove forests.

Standardized assessment of evidence supporting the adoption of mobile health solutions: A Clinical Consensus Statement of the ESC Regulatory Affairs Committee (2024)
Journal Article
Caiani, E. G., Kemps, H., Hoogendoorn, P., Asteggiano, R., Böhm, A., Borregaard, B., Boriani, G., Brunner La Rocca, H.-P., Casado-Arroyo, R., Castelletti, S., Christodorescu, R. M., Cowie, M. R., Dendale, P., Dunn, F., Fraser, A. G., Lane, D. A., Locati, E. T., Małaczyńska-Rajpold, K., Merșa, C. O., Neubeck, L., …Szymanski, P. (2024). Standardized assessment of evidence supporting the adoption of mobile health solutions: A Clinical Consensus Statement of the ESC Regulatory Affairs Committee. European Heart Journal – Digital Health, 5(5), 509-523. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjdh/ztae042

Mobile health (mHealth) solutions have the potential to improve self-management and clinical care. For successful integration into routine clinical practice, healthcare professionals (HCPs) need accepted criteria helping the mHealth solutions’ select... Read More about Standardized assessment of evidence supporting the adoption of mobile health solutions: A Clinical Consensus Statement of the ESC Regulatory Affairs Committee.

The First World War and Ford Madox Ford’s Short Stories, 1914–1920 (2024)
Journal Article
Frayn, A. (2024). The First World War and Ford Madox Ford’s Short Stories, 1914–1920. Humanities, 13(3), Article 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/h13030086

This article analyses together, for the first time, Ford Madox Ford’s short stories about the First World War. A surprisingly unfamiliar form for Ford, who valued allusion, subtlety, and omission as narrative devices, we see in these stories his firs... Read More about The First World War and Ford Madox Ford’s Short Stories, 1914–1920.

Retaining the Knowledge of Masters: Professional Learning in an Ageing United Kingdom (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Truebig, A. (2024, July). Retaining the Knowledge of Masters: Professional Learning in an Ageing United Kingdom. Presented at 16th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma, Spain

When we think of lifelong learning, we often think of new skills that we might learn over our lifetime. But an emerging segment of adult and lifelong learning is the need to continually learn as part of a career or a profession. For many people who h... Read More about Retaining the Knowledge of Masters: Professional Learning in an Ageing United Kingdom.

Právo EU pro praxi: aplikační a výkladová úskalí v kontextu případových studií. (2024)
Book
Kunertova, T. (2024). Právo EU pro praxi: aplikační a výkladová úskalí v kontextu případových studií. Wolters Kluwer

European Union law has been an important part of the Czech legal system for 20 years, which is evident from the numerous references to EU law in national laws. This book, written on the basis of the author's wide range of experience in practice in th... Read More about Právo EU pro praxi: aplikační a výkladová úskalí v kontextu případových studií..

Glow up: the power of fiction in higher education research (2024)
Journal Article
Cunningham, C., & Mills, J. (2024). Glow up: the power of fiction in higher education research. Teaching in Higher Education, 29(7), 1879-1896. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2024.2359700

Increasing numbers of researchers in the field of higher education research are searching for meaning rather than metrics: something in their data that call to them and that make their hearts soar. This paper leans into post-qualitative approaches an... Read More about Glow up: the power of fiction in higher education research.

Assessing occupational participation among justice involved people 'with a personality disorder': Quantitive Assessments and their properties (2024)
Journal Article
Connell, C., & McKay, E. A. (2024). Assessing occupational participation among justice involved people 'with a personality disorder': Quantitive Assessments and their properties. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 87(10), 625-635. https://doi.org/10.1177/03080226241254768

Introduction: There is little evidence for what influences occupational
participation for justice-involved people ‘with a personality disorder’
living in community contexts, and no validated occupational participation assessments specific to this... Read More about Assessing occupational participation among justice involved people 'with a personality disorder': Quantitive Assessments and their properties.

Encounters at the Counter: ‘Race’, Class and Belonging in the British Asian Corner Shop (2024)
Book Chapter
Keval, H. (2024). Encounters at the Counter: ‘Race’, Class and Belonging in the British Asian Corner Shop. In G. Campbell Gosling, A. R. Green, & G. Millar (Eds.), Retail and Community: Business, Charity and the End of Empire (176-194). Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529235265.ch011

A socio-cultural analysis of the intersections of race, ethnicity, national belonging in the UK landscape of 'corner' shop business ownership.

Childhood adversity and mental health admission patterns prior to young person suicide (CHASE): a case-control 36 year linked hospital data study, Scotland UK 1981–2017 (2024)
Journal Article
Dougall, N., Savinc, J., Maxwell, M., Karatzias, T., O’Connor, R. C., Williams, B., John, A., Cheyne, H., Fyvie, C., Bisson, J. I., Hibberd, C., Abbott-Smith, S., Nolan, L., & Murray, J. (2024). Childhood adversity and mental health admission patterns prior to young person suicide (CHASE): a case-control 36 year linked hospital data study, Scotland UK 1981–2017. BJPsych Open, 10(4), Article e124. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2024.69

Background
Childhood adversity (CA) is associated with increased later mental health (MH) problems and suicidal behaviour. Opportunities for earlier healthcare identification and intervention are needed.

Aim
To determine associations between hos... Read More about Childhood adversity and mental health admission patterns prior to young person suicide (CHASE): a case-control 36 year linked hospital data study, Scotland UK 1981–2017.

Examining the influence of customers, suppliers, and regulators on environmental practices of SMEs: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates (2024)
Journal Article
Sawang, S., Ng, P. Y., Kivits, R. A., Dsilva, J., & Locke, J. (2024). Examining the influence of customers, suppliers, and regulators on environmental practices of SMEs: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates. Business Strategy and the Environment, 33(7), 6533-6546. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3831

This study explores which stakeholders have more substantial influence than others and which combinations of stakeholders will have the greatest impact on small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises' environmental practices. A quantitative survey of 150 mana... Read More about Examining the influence of customers, suppliers, and regulators on environmental practices of SMEs: Evidence from the United Arab Emirates.

Evaluating the Effectiveness and Impact of Authentic Assessment on Improving Students’ Employability (2024)
Book Chapter
Nau, Z., Doargajudhur, M., & Naraidoo, S. (2024). Evaluating the Effectiveness and Impact of Authentic Assessment on Improving Students’ Employability. In L. Marron (Ed.), Cases on Authentic Assessment in Higher Education. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1001-4

This book chapter explores the design and implementation of authentic assessments to enhance students' employability skills. It includes a literature review and case study, highlighting the positive outcomes of integrating authentic assessments into... Read More about Evaluating the Effectiveness and Impact of Authentic Assessment on Improving Students’ Employability.

Compression strength perpendicular to grain in hardwoods depending on test method (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cramer, M. (2024, May). Compression strength perpendicular to grain in hardwoods depending on test method. Presented at 11th Hardwood Conference, Sopron, Hungary

Compression strength perpendicular to grain is an important timber property that governs the bearing strength of beams and might influence connection design. According to modern standards, the design value for compression strength is determined accor... Read More about Compression strength perpendicular to grain in hardwoods depending on test method.