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Community-Wide Versus School-Based Targeted Deworming For Soil-Transmitted Helminth Control In School-Aged Children In Vietnam: The Code-Sth Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial, Cef Dyer, D Ng-Nguyen, Ne Clarke, Sf Hii, Et Al
Community-Wide Versus School-Based Targeted Deworming For Soil-Transmitted Helminth Control In School-Aged Children In Vietnam: The Code-Sth Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial, Cef Dyer, D Ng-Nguyen, Ne Clarke, Sf Hii, Et Al
Peninsula Medical School
Summary Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection control programs typically consist of school-based preventive chemotherapy (PC) targeted to school-aged children. STH reservoirs in untreated community members contribute to ongoing transmission in children. The CoDe-STH (Community Deworming against STH) trial, conducted in Dak Lak province, Vietnam, between October 2019 and November 2020, aimed to determine whether community-wide mass drug administration (MDA) is more effective than school-based targeted PC in reducing STH prevalence and intensity in children. Methods In this two-arm cluster randomised controlled trial, 64 primary schools were randomly assigned 1:1 to receive either school-based targeted PC (“school arm”) or community-wide MDA …
Drivers Of Unprofessional Behaviour Between Staff In Acute Care Hospitals: A Realist Review, Justin Avery Aunger, Jill Maben, Ruth Abrams, Judy M. Wright, Russell Mannion, Mark Pearson, Aled Jones, Johanna I. Westbrook
Drivers Of Unprofessional Behaviour Between Staff In Acute Care Hospitals: A Realist Review, Justin Avery Aunger, Jill Maben, Ruth Abrams, Judy M. Wright, Russell Mannion, Mark Pearson, Aled Jones, Johanna I. Westbrook
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Background Unprofessional behaviours (UB) between healthcare staff are rife in global healthcare systems, negatively impacting staff wellbeing, patient safety and care quality. Drivers of UBs include organisational, situational, team, and leadership issues which interact in complex ways. An improved understanding of these factors and their interactions would enable future interventions to better target these drivers of UB. Methods A realist review following RAMESES guidelines was undertaken with stakeholder input. Initial theories were formulated drawing on reports known to the study team and scoping searches. A systematic search of databases including Embase, CINAHL, MEDLINE and HMIC was performed to identify literature …
Clinical Characteristics Of People With Intellectual Disability Admitted To Hospital With Constipation: Identifying Possible Specific High-Risk Factors, R. Laugharne, M. Wilcock, J. Rees, D. Wainwright, N. Newton, J. Sterritt, S. Badger, R. Bishop, P. Bassett, R. Shankar
Clinical Characteristics Of People With Intellectual Disability Admitted To Hospital With Constipation: Identifying Possible Specific High-Risk Factors, R. Laugharne, M. Wilcock, J. Rees, D. Wainwright, N. Newton, J. Sterritt, S. Badger, R. Bishop, P. Bassett, R. Shankar
Peninsula Medical School
Background: People with intellectual disabilities (ID) die on an average 20 years earlier to the general population. They have higher rates of multimorbidity and polypharmacy. Around 25% of people with ID report chronic constipation. The England Learning Disabilities Mortality Review found that nearly 25% of deaths identified constipation as a long-term health problem. However, the likely risk factors for constipation related harm are poorly enumerated. We sought to identify possible specific high-risk factors by examining the clinical characteristics of people with ID admitted to hospital with constipation. Methods: Data of people with ID admitted with constipation in two general hospitals …
Self-Directed Versus Peer-Supported Digital Self-Management Programmes For Mental And Sexual Wellbeing After Acquired Brain Injury (Hope4abi): Protocol For A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial, H Wright, A Walker-Clarke, A Drummond, L Kidd, Et Al
Self-Directed Versus Peer-Supported Digital Self-Management Programmes For Mental And Sexual Wellbeing After Acquired Brain Injury (Hope4abi): Protocol For A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial, H Wright, A Walker-Clarke, A Drummond, L Kidd, Et Al
Peninsula Medical School
Background Acquired brain injury (ABI) can lead to biopsychosocial changes such as depression, low self-esteem and fatigue. These changes can cause, and be caused by, sexual issues affecting relationships and wellbeing. Given the relationship between sexual wellbeing and mental health, it is feasible that supporting sexual wellbeing will benefit psychological wellbeing. However, neurorehabilitation is inconsistent and often fragmented across the UK, and psychological, sexual and social support are lacking. Research shows that self-management and peer-support programmes can improve quality of life, self-efficacy and psychological wellbeing after brain injury. This protocol describes a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a digital …
The Irrepressible Influence Of Vocal Stereotypes On Trust, Ilaria Torre, Laurence White, Jeremy Goslin, Sarah Knight
The Irrepressible Influence Of Vocal Stereotypes On Trust, Ilaria Torre, Laurence White, Jeremy Goslin, Sarah Knight
School of Psychology
There is a reciprocal relationship between trust and vocal communication in human interactions. On one hand, a predisposition towards trust is necessary for communication to be meaningful and effective. On the other hand, we use vocal cues to signal our own trustworthiness and to infer it from the speech of others. Research on trustworthiness attributions to vocal characteristics is scarce and contradictory, however, being typically based on explicit judgements which may not predict actual trust-oriented behaviour. We use a game theory paradigm to examine the influence of speaker accent and prosody on trusting behaviour towards a simulated game partner, who …
Role Of Atmospheric Indices In Describing Shoreline Variability Along The Atlantic Coast Of Europe, Gerd Masselink, Bruno Castelle, Tim Scott, Aikaterini Konstantinou
Role Of Atmospheric Indices In Describing Shoreline Variability Along The Atlantic Coast Of Europe, Gerd Masselink, Bruno Castelle, Tim Scott, Aikaterini Konstantinou
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Beaches are highly variable environments and respond to changes in wave forcing, themselves modulated by climate variability. Here, we analyze three high‐quality beach profile data sets to robustly investigate, for the first time, the link between shoreline change, wave forcing and climate variability along the Atlantic coast of Europe. Winter wave conditions are strongly associated with North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and Western Europe Pressure Anomaly (WEPA), with WEPA explaining 50%–80% of the winter wave power variability. Shoreline variability during winter is also strongly linked to NAO and WEPA, with WEPA explaining 25% of the winter shoreline variability. Winter wave conditions …
The South West Clinical School Model: An Initiative To Transform Clinical Academic Career Pathways, Frazer Underwood, Bridie Kent, Pamela Rae, Kim O’Keeffe, Jill Shawe
The South West Clinical School Model: An Initiative To Transform Clinical Academic Career Pathways, Frazer Underwood, Bridie Kent, Pamela Rae, Kim O’Keeffe, Jill Shawe
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Abstract Background: The Clinical School Model connects professorial staff from the university directly to practitioners in the National Health Service to promote evidence informed practice and develop clinical academic careers. These are promoted widely, but strategic adoption into organisational culture and workforce plans are challenging to overcome. Aims: To describe the development of the Clinical School Model in Cornwall and explore how it generates impact through staff engagement activities to support clinical academic career pathways. Structure, process and outcomes developments over the last 3-years are reported. Methods: Donabedian’s framework (structure, process and outcome) was used to report on the development …
Patient Safety In Remote Primary Care Encounters: Multimethod Qualitative Study Combining Safety I And Safety Ii Analysis, Rebecca Payne, Aileen Clarke, Nadia Swann, Dael J Van, Natassia Brenman, Rebecca Rosen, Adam Mackridge, Lucy Moore, Asli Kalin, Emma Ladds, Nina Hemmings, Sarah Rybczynska-Bunt, Stuart Faulkner, Isabel Hanson, Sophie Spitters, Sietse Wieringa, Francesca H. Dakin, Sara E. Shaw, Joseph Wherton, Richard Byng, Laiba Husain, Trisha Greenhalgh
Patient Safety In Remote Primary Care Encounters: Multimethod Qualitative Study Combining Safety I And Safety Ii Analysis, Rebecca Payne, Aileen Clarke, Nadia Swann, Dael J Van, Natassia Brenman, Rebecca Rosen, Adam Mackridge, Lucy Moore, Asli Kalin, Emma Ladds, Nina Hemmings, Sarah Rybczynska-Bunt, Stuart Faulkner, Isabel Hanson, Sophie Spitters, Sietse Wieringa, Francesca H. Dakin, Sara E. Shaw, Joseph Wherton, Richard Byng, Laiba Husain, Trisha Greenhalgh
Peninsula Medical School
Abstract Background Triage and clinical consultations increasingly occur remotely. We aimed to learn why safety incidents occur in remote encounters and how to prevent them. Setting and sample UK primary care. 95 safety incidents (complaints, settled indemnity claims and reports) involving remote interactions. Separately, 12 general practices followed 2021–2023. Methods Multimethod qualitative study. We explored causes of real safety incidents retrospectively (‘Safety I’ analysis). In a prospective longitudinal study, we used interviews and ethnographic observation to produce individual, organisational and system-level explanations for why safety and near-miss incidents (rarely) occurred and why they did not occur more often (‘Safety II’ …
Neurotechnological Solutions For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Perspective Review And Concept Proposal, Richard Laugharne, Mohsen Farid, Christopher James, Anirban Dutta, Christopher Mould, Noelle Molten, Jonathan Laugharne, Rohit Shankar
Neurotechnological Solutions For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Perspective Review And Concept Proposal, Richard Laugharne, Mohsen Farid, Christopher James, Anirban Dutta, Christopher Mould, Noelle Molten, Jonathan Laugharne, Rohit Shankar
Peninsula Medical School
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety condition caused by exposure to severe trauma. It is characterised by nightmares, flashbacks, hyper-vigilance and avoidance behaviour. These all lead to impaired functioning reducing quality of life. PTSD affects 2–5% of the population globally. Most sufferers cannot access effective treatment, leading to impaired psychological functioning reducing quality of life. Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) is a non-invasive brain stimulation treatment that has shown significant clinical effectiveness in PTSD. Another treatment modality, that is, trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy is also an effective intervention. However, both evidence-based treatments are significantly resource intensive as they …
Covid-19 Vaccination, Acceptance, Safety, And Side-Effects In European Patients With Severe Asthma, Apostolos Bossios, Alison M. Bacon, Katrien Eger
Covid-19 Vaccination, Acceptance, Safety, And Side-Effects In European Patients With Severe Asthma, Apostolos Bossios, Alison M. Bacon, Katrien Eger
School of Psychology
Background Vaccination is vital for achieving population immunity to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, but vaccination hesitancy presents a threat to achieving widespread immunity. Vaccine acceptance in chronic potentially immunosuppressed patients is largely unclear, especially in patients with asthma. The aim of this study was to investigate the vaccination experience in people with severe asthma. Methods Questionnaires about vaccination beliefs (including the Vaccination Attitudes Examination (VAX) scale, a measure of vaccination hesitancy-related beliefs), vaccination side-effects, asthma control and overall safety perceptions following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination were sent to patients with severe asthma in 12 European countries between …
Make A Difference: Choose Artificial Reefs Over Natural Reefs To Compensate For The Environmental Impacts Of Dive Tourism, Louise B. Firth, Mark Farnworth, Keiron P.P. Fraser, Abigail Mcquatters-Gollop
Make A Difference: Choose Artificial Reefs Over Natural Reefs To Compensate For The Environmental Impacts Of Dive Tourism, Louise B. Firth, Mark Farnworth, Keiron P.P. Fraser, Abigail Mcquatters-Gollop
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
In the marine environment, natural reef habitats are amongst the most threatened by human activities. Although reef-based ecotourism can benefit local economies, dive tourism can damage sensitive habitats. One solution to managing conflicts between the economic value of diving and its ecological threats is the deployment of artificial reefs near popular dive sites. We surveyed recreational divers to assess divers' use, preference, and perceptions of diving artificial versus natural sites. We found that more divers prefer to dive in natural than artificial habitats, with associated biodiversity the most popular reason for preferring natural habitats, and appreciating shipwrecks the most popular …
Top Tips On Staying Up To Date In Primary Care, L Burns, E Mccoll
Top Tips On Staying Up To Date In Primary Care, L Burns, E Mccoll
Peninsula Dental School
No abstract provided.
Chinese Seafarers’ Use Of The Internet And Social Media To Promote Labor Rights, Lijun Tang
Chinese Seafarers’ Use Of The Internet And Social Media To Promote Labor Rights, Lijun Tang
Plymouth Business School
Research on seafarers and the Internet so far has focused primarily on Internet access onboard ships. It frames Internet access as a welfare issue concerning seafarers’ communication with their families. This paper expands the focus to examine how seafarers use the Internet and social media to build and extend their social networks for reciprocal support and solidarity. Taking a case study approach, this paper examines two cases of Chinese seafarers protecting their rights online. The data were collected from relevant Internet and social media sites in 2022. The two cases demonstrate that the Internet and social media provide social spaces …
Staff Perceptions Towards Virtual Reality-Motivated Treadmill Exercise For Care Home Residents: A Qualitative Feedback Study With Key Stakeholders And Follow-Up Interview With Technology Developer, Hannah Louise Bradwell, Leonie Cooper, Katie Jane Edwards, Rory Baxter, Simone A. Tomaz, John Ritchie, Swen Gaudl, Alejandro Veliz-Reyes, Gemma C. Ryde, Tanja Krizaj, Alison Warren, Arunangsu Chatterjee, Katharine Willis, Richard Haynes, Catherine H. Hennessy, Anna C. Whittaker, Sheena Asthana, Ray B. Jones
Staff Perceptions Towards Virtual Reality-Motivated Treadmill Exercise For Care Home Residents: A Qualitative Feedback Study With Key Stakeholders And Follow-Up Interview With Technology Developer, Hannah Louise Bradwell, Leonie Cooper, Katie Jane Edwards, Rory Baxter, Simone A. Tomaz, John Ritchie, Swen Gaudl, Alejandro Veliz-Reyes, Gemma C. Ryde, Tanja Krizaj, Alison Warren, Arunangsu Chatterjee, Katharine Willis, Richard Haynes, Catherine H. Hennessy, Anna C. Whittaker, Sheena Asthana, Ray B. Jones
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Objectives Health and care resources are under increasing pressure, partly due to the ageing population. Physical activity supports healthy ageing, but motivating exercise is challenging. We aimed to explore staff perceptions towards a virtual reality (VR) omnidirectional treadmill (MOTUS), aimed at increasing physical activity for older adult care home residents. Design Interactive workshops and qualitative evaluation. Settings Eight interactive workshops were held at six care homes and two university sites across Cornwall, England, from September to November 2021. Participants Forty-four staff participated, including care home, supported living, clinical care and compliance managers, carers, activity coordinators, occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Interventions …
Examining Quality, Use And Impact Of Psychotropic (Use) In Older Adults With Intellectual Disabilities (Equip): Study Protocol: Revised, Ashleigh Gorman, Marina Odalović, Philip Mccallion, Éilish Burke, Malcolm Maclachlan, Mary Mccarron, Martin Henman, Maeve Moran, Juliette O'Connell, Mike Walsh, Rohit Shankar, Máire O'Dwyer
Examining Quality, Use And Impact Of Psychotropic (Use) In Older Adults With Intellectual Disabilities (Equip): Study Protocol: Revised, Ashleigh Gorman, Marina Odalović, Philip Mccallion, Éilish Burke, Malcolm Maclachlan, Mary Mccarron, Martin Henman, Maeve Moran, Juliette O'Connell, Mike Walsh, Rohit Shankar, Máire O'Dwyer
Peninsula Medical School
Widespread, and sometimes inappropriate use of psychotropics in adults with intellectual disability has been an international concern. These medicines have been used to treat mental health conditions, but also, controversially, some types of behaviours not necessarily associated with the diagnosis or in the absence of a relevant diagnosis. Results from the Intellectual Disability Supplement to the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) study of older adults with intellectual disability in Ireland revealed that 60% were taking psychotropics in 2010. In the intervening decade changes in regulations, policy, and increased decongregation of people with intellectual disability have taken place likely influencing …
Indoor Air Quality In Cob Buildings: In Situ Studies And Artificial Neural Network Modeling, K Touati, M-H Benzaama, Mendili Y El, Guern M Le, F Streiff, S Goodhew
Indoor Air Quality In Cob Buildings: In Situ Studies And Artificial Neural Network Modeling, K Touati, M-H Benzaama, Mendili Y El, Guern M Le, F Streiff, S Goodhew
School of Art, Design and Architecture
Knowledge of indoor air quality (IAQ) in cob buildings during the first few months following their delivery is of vital importance in preventing occupants’ health problems. The present research focuses on evaluating IAQ in cob buildings through a prototype built in Normandy, France. To achieve this, the prototype was equipped with a set of sensors to monitor various parameters that determine indoor and outdoor air quality. These parameters include relative humidity (RH), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), particulate matter (PM1 and PM10), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The obtained experimental results indicate that, overall, there is good …
An International Multi-Stakeholder Delphi Survey Study On The Design Of Disease Modifying Parkinson’S Disease Trials, Marie Louise Zeissler, Kevin Mcfarthing, Karen G. Raphael, Gary Rafaloff, Richard Windle, Camille B. Carroll
An International Multi-Stakeholder Delphi Survey Study On The Design Of Disease Modifying Parkinson’S Disease Trials, Marie Louise Zeissler, Kevin Mcfarthing, Karen G. Raphael, Gary Rafaloff, Richard Windle, Camille B. Carroll
Peninsula Medical School
Background: Design of disease modification (DM) trials for Parkinson’s disease (PD) is challenging. Successful delivery requires a shared understanding of priorities and practicalities. Objective: To seek stakeholder consensus on phase 3 trials’ overall goals and structure, inclusion criteria, outcome measures, and trial delivery and understand where perspectives differ. Methods: An international expert panel comprising people with Parkinson’s (PwP), care partners (CP), clinical scientists, representatives from industry, funders and regulators participated in a survey-based Delphi study. Survey items were informed by a scoping review of DM trials and PwP input. Respondents scored item agreement over 3 rounds. Scores and reasoning were …
Moving From Symptom Management To Upstream Plastics Prevention: The Fallacy Of Plastic Cleanup Technology, Melanie Bergmann, Hans Peter H. Arp, Bethanie Carney Almroth, Win Cowger, Marcus Eriksen, Tridibesh Dey, Sedat Gündoğdu, Rebecca R. Helm, Anja Krieger, Kristian Syberg, Mine B. Tekman, Richard C. Thompson, Patricia Villarrubia-Gómez, Anish Kumar Warrier, Trisia Farrelly
Moving From Symptom Management To Upstream Plastics Prevention: The Fallacy Of Plastic Cleanup Technology, Melanie Bergmann, Hans Peter H. Arp, Bethanie Carney Almroth, Win Cowger, Marcus Eriksen, Tridibesh Dey, Sedat Gündoğdu, Rebecca R. Helm, Anja Krieger, Kristian Syberg, Mine B. Tekman, Richard C. Thompson, Patricia Villarrubia-Gómez, Anish Kumar Warrier, Trisia Farrelly
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Plastic removal technologies can temporarily mitigate plastic accumulation at local scales, but evidence-based criteria are needed in policies to ensure that they are feasible and that ecological benefits outweigh the costs. To reduce plastic pollution efficiently and economically, policy should prioritize regulating and reducing upstream production rather than downstream pollution cleanup.
A Scoping Review And Thematic Analysis Of The Use Of Technology In Everyday Occupations Amongst Adults Aged 55 Years Or Older In Supported Housing, Rachael Malthouse, Tanja Križaj, Alison Warren, Katherine Turner
A Scoping Review And Thematic Analysis Of The Use Of Technology In Everyday Occupations Amongst Adults Aged 55 Years Or Older In Supported Housing, Rachael Malthouse, Tanja Križaj, Alison Warren, Katherine Turner
School of Health Professions
Increasingly technology is used in everyday occupations and the value of technology in active ageing is a growing area of interest. People aged fifty-five years and older who reside in supported housing and support staff are key stakeholders to involve in further exploration of the use of technology. A scoping review mapped out key findings relating to how adults aged fifty-five years and older who reside in supported housing use technology in their everyday occupations. A data extraction tool and thematic analysis approach was applied to the data to identify challenges and opportunities to technology use for this population. Three …
Urinary Tract Infections: A Review Of The Current Diagnostics Landscape, Braith Grey, Mathew Upton, Lovleen Tina Joshi
Urinary Tract Infections: A Review Of The Current Diagnostics Landscape, Braith Grey, Mathew Upton, Lovleen Tina Joshi
School of Biomedical Sciences
Urinary tract infections are the most common bacterial infections worldwide. Infections can range from mild, recurrent (rUTI) to complicated (cUTIs), and are predominantly caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). Antibiotic therapy is important to tackle infection; however, with the continued emergence of antibiotic resistance there is an urgent need to monitor the use of effective antibiotics through better stewardship measures. Currently, clinical diagnosis of UTIs relies on empiric methods supported by laboratory testing including cellular analysis (of both human and bacterial cells), dipstick analysis and phenotypic culture. Therefore, development of novel, sensitive and specific diagnostics is an important means to …
Time For A New Agenda For Behavioural Treatment Of Overweight And Obesity, Jonathan Pinkney, Mark Tarrant
Time For A New Agenda For Behavioural Treatment Of Overweight And Obesity, Jonathan Pinkney, Mark Tarrant
Peninsula Medical School
No abstract provided.
Chapter 10: Trends In Consumer Preference For Locally-Sourced Food Products, John White, Matthew Gorton, Barbara Tocco, Péter Csillag, Jelena Filipović
Chapter 10: Trends In Consumer Preference For Locally-Sourced Food Products, John White, Matthew Gorton, Barbara Tocco, Péter Csillag, Jelena Filipović
Plymouth Business School
Recent years witnessed an increase in academic, policy and consumer interest in local foods. Yet, overwhelmingly positive attitudes toward local foods are often not translated into purchases. This chapter reviews the literature regarding the conceptualization of local food as well as consumer motivations, and barriers, to purchase local food products, drawing largely on evidence from Europe and North America. This is complemented with a case study of cooperative food labelling in southern Hungary, which illustrates the market opportunities and frequently encountered obstacles faced by local food initiatives. The chapter identifies, as a critical impediment, a lack of practitioner and scholarly …
Nursing Students' And Educators' Perspectives On Sustainability And Climate Change: An Integrative Review, Jennie Aronsson, Andy Nichols, Paul Warwick, Marie Elf
Nursing Students' And Educators' Perspectives On Sustainability And Climate Change: An Integrative Review, Jennie Aronsson, Andy Nichols, Paul Warwick, Marie Elf
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Aim To identify and synthesize research on the awareness, attitudes and action related to sustainability and climate change from the perspective of nursing students and educators globally. Design Integrative review. Methods The review was guided by Whittemore and Knafl. Included studies were appraised using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. A deductive content analysis based on Elo and Kyngäs' methodology was employed. Data Sources CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, British Education Index, GreenFILE and Scopus were searched up to the 8th November 2022. Results Thirty-two studies were included in the review. Two studies included nursing educators in their samples, the …
Modeling Low Energy Demand Futures For Buildings: Current State And Research Needs, Alessio Mastrucci, Leila Niamir, Benigna Boza-Kiss, Nuno Bento, Dominik Wiedenhofer, Jan Streeck, Shonali Pachauri, Charlie Wilson, Souran Chatterjee, Felix Creutzig, Srihari Dukkipati, Wei Feng, Arnulf Grubler, Joni Jupesta, Poornima Kumar, Giacomo Marangoni, Yamina Saheb, Yoshiyuki Shimoda, Bianka Shoai-Tehrani, Yohei Yamaguchi, Ruijven B Van
Modeling Low Energy Demand Futures For Buildings: Current State And Research Needs, Alessio Mastrucci, Leila Niamir, Benigna Boza-Kiss, Nuno Bento, Dominik Wiedenhofer, Jan Streeck, Shonali Pachauri, Charlie Wilson, Souran Chatterjee, Felix Creutzig, Srihari Dukkipati, Wei Feng, Arnulf Grubler, Joni Jupesta, Poornima Kumar, Giacomo Marangoni, Yamina Saheb, Yoshiyuki Shimoda, Bianka Shoai-Tehrani, Yohei Yamaguchi, Ruijven B Van
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Buildings are key in supporting human activities and well-being by providing shelter and other important services to their users. Buildings are, however, also responsible for major energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during their life cycle. Improving the quality of services provided by buildings while reaching low energy demand (LED) levels is crucial for climate and sustainability targets. Building sector models have become essential tools for decision support on strategies to reduce energy demand and GHG emissions. Yet current models have significant limitations in their ability to assess the transformations required for LED. We review building sector models ranging …
Plastics And The Environment, I. E. Napper, R. C. Thompson
Plastics And The Environment, I. E. Napper, R. C. Thompson
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Plastics are persistent and pervasive throughout the environment and have now been reported from the deepest parts of the ocean to the tops of the highest and most remote mountains. There is a body of information on the sources, degradation, and transport of plastics as well as a variety of research investigating the ecotoxicological and wider ecological consequences of plastic ingestion and accumulation. Such knowledge has been obtained with developments in field and laboratory methods for plastic identification and then well-publicized in the media and wider public communications. However, although there has been a large focus on plastic pollution within …
Visual Methods In Entrepreneurial Identity Research: Reflections From An Enterprise Educator Perspective, Sarah Preedy, Peter Mcluskie
Visual Methods In Entrepreneurial Identity Research: Reflections From An Enterprise Educator Perspective, Sarah Preedy, Peter Mcluskie
Plymouth Business School
No abstract provided.
Towards A Post-Imperial And Global Ir?: Revisiting Khatami’S Dialogue Among Civilisations, Shabnam Holliday, Edward Wastnidge
Towards A Post-Imperial And Global Ir?: Revisiting Khatami’S Dialogue Among Civilisations, Shabnam Holliday, Edward Wastnidge
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
This article argues that Dialogue among Civilisations can be put forward as a crucial contribution to debates addressing IR’s Eurocentrism. It highlights the blurring of West/non-West, domestic/international, and imperial/post-imperial bifurcations. This is evident in three ways. First, Dialogue among Civilisations needs to be appreciated in Iran’s wider historical context and its multifaceted intellectual heritages. This demonstrates that the idea of the West as distinctly different from the East is problematic because of engagement between Iran and the so-called West. Second, Khatami’s intellectual endeavours are based on a simultaneous engagement with Western political thought, Islamic philosophy, and the idea of Ancient …
Breakdown Of Category-Specific Word Representations In A Brain-Constrained Neurocomputational Model Of Semantic Dementia, Yury Shtyrov, Aleksei Efremov, Anastasia Kuptsova, Thomas Wennekers, Boris Gutkin, Max Garagnani
Breakdown Of Category-Specific Word Representations In A Brain-Constrained Neurocomputational Model Of Semantic Dementia, Yury Shtyrov, Aleksei Efremov, Anastasia Kuptsova, Thomas Wennekers, Boris Gutkin, Max Garagnani
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
The neurobiological nature of semantic knowledge, i.e., the encoding and storage of conceptual information in the human brain, remains a poorly understood and hotly debated subject. Clinical data on semantic deficits and neuroimaging evidence from healthy individuals have suggested multiple cortical regions to be involved in the processing of meaning. These include semantic hubs (most notably, anterior temporal lobe, ATL) that take part in semantic processing in general as well as sensorimotor areas that process specific aspects/categories according to their modality. Biologically inspired neurocomputational models can help elucidate the exact roles of these regions in the functioning of the semantic …
Social Workers And Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review Of The Current Evidence-Base., Mark A. Linden, Mark Holloway, Claire Cooper, Akudo Amadiegwu, Caroline Bald, Michael Clark, Andy Mantell, Alyson Norman, Andrew Bateman
Social Workers And Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review Of The Current Evidence-Base., Mark A. Linden, Mark Holloway, Claire Cooper, Akudo Amadiegwu, Caroline Bald, Michael Clark, Andy Mantell, Alyson Norman, Andrew Bateman
School of Psychology
Social work plays an important role in the assessment and treatment of people with acquired brain injury. Acquired brain injury is a complex and highly prevalent condition which can impact on cognitive, emotional and social domains. As acquired brain injury is a hidden disability it can be misdiagnosed or classified as another condition entirely. We sought to systematically explore the evidence base to examine how social workers have been prepared to work with their clients with brain injury. Employing six electronic databases (Social Policy & Practice, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL Plus) we reviewed 1071 papers. After applying …
Enabling Interdisciplinary Research Capacity For Sustainable Development: Self- Evaluation Of The Blue Communities Project In The Uk And Southeast Asia, F Culhane, V Cheung, M Austen
Enabling Interdisciplinary Research Capacity For Sustainable Development: Self- Evaluation Of The Blue Communities Project In The Uk And Southeast Asia, F Culhane, V Cheung, M Austen
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
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