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A Framework To Conceptualize Social Prescribing Services From A Prevention Perspective, Adrienne Alayli, Kerryn Husk, Vashti Berry, Freia De Bock
A Framework To Conceptualize Social Prescribing Services From A Prevention Perspective, Adrienne Alayli, Kerryn Husk, Vashti Berry, Freia De Bock
Peninsula Medical School
Objective: Social prescribing models are expanding worldwide to serve multiple goals, such as attending to social conditions that affect people's health, supporting patients with mental health issues or other long-term conditions, facilitating community building and reducing demands on the health care system. Implicitly, many social prescribing services seek to promote health, prevent morbidity or deterioration of disease. Given that the scientific literature currently does not systematically describe these services as preventive service models, we propose a framework to explicitly conceptualize social prescribing from a prevention perspective. Methods: Based on concepts from prevention science (e.g., classifications of prevention approaches), and a …
Doing The Maths: The Impact Of A Foundation Year On Mathematics Students’ Achievements And Attitudes, Matthew Craven, Jenny Sharp
Doing The Maths: The Impact Of A Foundation Year On Mathematics Students’ Achievements And Attitudes, Matthew Craven, Jenny Sharp
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
No abstract provided.
Comparison Of Offshore And Onshore Hydrogen Production From Offshore Wind, Jessica Guichard, Robert Rawlinson-Smith, Deborah Greaves
Comparison Of Offshore And Onshore Hydrogen Production From Offshore Wind, Jessica Guichard, Robert Rawlinson-Smith, Deborah Greaves
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
Previous studies by the same authors optimise the infrastructure of a reversible Solid Oxide Cell (rSOC) system for offshore hydrogen production from an offshore wind farm. The current study investigates onshore hydrogen production, optimising rSOC, hydrogen storage and subsea cable capacities based on Capex for hydrogen storage, subsea connection, and rSOC system, as well as electricity prices and the value of non-reconverted hydrogen, thanks to energy system modelling for hourly fluctuations over the duration of a year. The simulation reveals that average day-ahead electricity prices and their fluctuations significantly influence optimization. Low electricity prices favour keeping hydrogen as a gas, …
Protecting The Integrity Of Children And Young People’S Nursing As A Distinct Field Of Practice, Amanda Garrow, Kathryn Bailey, Julie Brown, Sonya Clarke, Matt Carey, Sarah Neill, Donald Todd, Debbie Fallon
Protecting The Integrity Of Children And Young People’S Nursing As A Distinct Field Of Practice, Amanda Garrow, Kathryn Bailey, Julie Brown, Sonya Clarke, Matt Carey, Sarah Neill, Donald Todd, Debbie Fallon
School of Nursing and Midwifery
At certain points in nursing history, it has been necessary to make a case for children and young people to be cared for by specialist nurses educated to meet their specific needs. However, in 2018 the updated Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards of proficiency for registered nurses adopted a generic rather than field-specific approach. This article reiterates that children, young people and their families have unique needs that are best met by nurses who are trained specifically to care for them. The case is made from a historical and legal perspective, concluding with a proposal that in the best …
Engaging Secondary Schools In Food Activities – Curriculum Enrichment (Foodsequal), Clare Pettinger
Engaging Secondary Schools In Food Activities – Curriculum Enrichment (Foodsequal), Clare Pettinger
School of Health Professions
Background: Secondary schools in disadvantaged communities are vulnerable to poor food provision. Food literacy in children builds skills and confidence to support lifelong healthy (sustainable) eating habits (Carroll et al 2021). Research Objective: The aim of this study was to co-design a food-themed curriculum enrichment week for secondary school children to explore food literacy and school food culture (FoodSEqual, 2021) Methods: A series of taster sessions (cooking; filming; games; discussions) were run to introduce ideas. This informed co-design of food-themed curriculum enrichment week activities. Food literacy focus groups were run with students; interviews with school teachers (school food culture); observations …
Community-Led Workshops To Engage Action For Food System Change (Foodsequal), Clare Pettinger, Louise Hunt, Hannah Gardiner, Lisa Howard, Carol Wagstaff
Community-Led Workshops To Engage Action For Food System Change (Foodsequal), Clare Pettinger, Louise Hunt, Hannah Gardiner, Lisa Howard, Carol Wagstaff
School of Health Professions
Background: The UK food system is distorted by inequalities of access for socially and economically disadvantaged communities. There is a need for novel approaches whereby communities can lead food system change. Research Objective: This study aimed to explore creative methods (delivered by community members) to support dietary benchmarking activities as part of a UK consortium food system transformation research project (FoodSEqual, 2021). Methods: Several ‘shopping basket’ workshops were run to ‘sense check’ national dietary datasets against local community lived experience, seeking aspirational views on dietary change. Informed by UK data synthesis (Methven et al 2022), workshops were co-designed by community …
Exploring The Possibility Of University Students As Charity Trustees, Carl Evans, Nigel Jackson, Nicole Shrives, Huilan Chen
Exploring The Possibility Of University Students As Charity Trustees, Carl Evans, Nigel Jackson, Nicole Shrives, Huilan Chen
Plymouth Business School
The aim of this study is to examine the viewpoint of charities, as to how receptive they might be to having a university student on their board of trustees. A questionnaire was sent to charities in the South-West of England. 154 responses were received. 63% of respondents currently have vacancies for trustees. There is a heightened awareness among respondents of the importance of diversity of boards and a high level of interest in exploring whether, and how, students could be recruited as trustees. This paper extends previous work in exploring whether charities would be receptive to having a university student …
Trends In The Dynamic Evolution Of Blockchain And Circular Economy: A Literature Review And Bibliometric Analysis, Woon Leong Lin, Ying Yang, Nelvin Xe Chung Leow, Wai Mun Lim, Pek Chuen Khee, Nick Yip
Trends In The Dynamic Evolution Of Blockchain And Circular Economy: A Literature Review And Bibliometric Analysis, Woon Leong Lin, Ying Yang, Nelvin Xe Chung Leow, Wai Mun Lim, Pek Chuen Khee, Nick Yip
Plymouth Business School
The intersection of blockchain technology and circular economy (CE) practices holds significant potential for enhancing sustainability, transparency, and efficiency. This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis to explore the current research landscape in this domain. Key findings indicate a rapid growth in publications, highlighting a burgeoning interest in leveraging blockchain for CE initiatives. The analysis identifies critical approaches such as enhancing supply chain transparency, improving resource management, and facilitating product lifecycle tracking. However, the integration of blockchain into CE practices presents challenges, including technical complexities, scalability issues, and regulatory hurdles. Addressing these challenges requires interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration, as well …
Patient And Health Professional Attitudes Towards The Use Of Telemedicine For Abortion Care In Britain: Findings From The Sacha Study, The Sacha Study Team, Rebecca Meiksin, Maria Lewandowska, Rachel H. Scott, Melissa Palmer, Ona Mccarthy, Natasha Salaria, Patricia A. Lohr, Jill Shawe, Rebecca Sophia French, Kaye Wellings
Patient And Health Professional Attitudes Towards The Use Of Telemedicine For Abortion Care In Britain: Findings From The Sacha Study, The Sacha Study Team, Rebecca Meiksin, Maria Lewandowska, Rachel H. Scott, Melissa Palmer, Ona Mccarthy, Natasha Salaria, Patricia A. Lohr, Jill Shawe, Rebecca Sophia French, Kaye Wellings
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Introduction: Use of telemedicine in abortion care is safe and effective. Patient satisfaction with telemedically supported abortion is high, but as use expands in Britain, little is known about patients’ or health professionals’ views on how it is best used. We sought the views of both groups on telemedicine's role in abortion provision and how its use might be optimised. Methods: We administered a structured survey with an additional free-text response option to a range of health professionals from services identified via clustered random sampling. We conducted semi-structured interviews with patients with recent experience of abortion, purposively sampled from abortion …
Using Semi-Automated Classification Algorithms In The Context Of An Ecosystem Service Assessment Applied To A Temperate Atlantic Estuary, F. Afonso, C. Ponte Lira, M. C. Austen, S. Broszeit, R. Melo, R. Nogueira Mendes, R. Salgado, A. C. Brito
Using Semi-Automated Classification Algorithms In The Context Of An Ecosystem Service Assessment Applied To A Temperate Atlantic Estuary, F. Afonso, C. Ponte Lira, M. C. Austen, S. Broszeit, R. Melo, R. Nogueira Mendes, R. Salgado, A. C. Brito
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
The growing anthropogenic pressure near estuarine areas is evidence of the relevance of these systems to human well-being, especially because of their delivery of essential ecosystem services and benefits. Estuaries are composed of a rich large selection of habitats frequently organised in complex patterns. Mapping and further understanding of these habitats can contribute significantly to environmental management and conservation. The main goal of this study was to integrate different data sources to perform a supervised image classification, using remote-sensing products with different spatial resolutions and features. It was focused on the Sado Estuary, located on the Portuguese Atlantic coast. Considering …
‘Each Child Must Be Assigned A Key Person’: Context And Interpretation Of A Statutory Requirement In English Early Childhood Education And Care Settings, Ulrike Hohmann
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
This article explores whether the statutory key person policy can mediate children’s experience of fragmentation due to a variety of transitions in the English Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector. I explore the policy enactment in the context of another statutory requirement, the staff:child ratio, and against the backdrop of a fragmented and neoliberal ECEC system. Data are from interviews with staff in three ECEC settings and publicly available Ofsted reports. I conclude that the contemporary understanding and practice of the key person policy is less likely to address all challenges of fragmentation experienced by children. The interplay of …
Assessing The Maturity Of The “Family Centered Care” Concept: A Review Of Concept Analyses Studies, Sarah Neill, Mohammad Al-Motlaq, Mandie Foster, Maggie Zgambo
Assessing The Maturity Of The “Family Centered Care” Concept: A Review Of Concept Analyses Studies, Sarah Neill, Mohammad Al-Motlaq, Mandie Foster, Maggie Zgambo
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Background: Concept analysis studies play major role in clarifying and operationalizing concepts. This approach has been used to clarify and advance knowledge about the concept of Family Centred Care (FCC). The concept of FCC has been studied by many nursing scholars using different methods. Aim: This review aimed to combine outcomes of concept analysis studies to assess the level of maturity of the concept of Family Centred Care. Methods: Formal electronic databases (MEDLINE and CINAHL) and informal (Google Scholar) were searched using the terms “Family Centred Care” and “concept analysis”. The Morse concept maturity evaluation approach was used to appraise …
A Perspective On Solar Railway Potential For The Uk, M. Braima, T. E. Butt, M. A. Maraqa, S. Goodhew, S. Sundaram, M. M.A. Mohamed
A Perspective On Solar Railway Potential For The Uk, M. Braima, T. E. Butt, M. A. Maraqa, S. Goodhew, S. Sundaram, M. M.A. Mohamed
School of Art, Design and Architecture
In the face of climate change challenges, energy demand is still increasing, and renewable energy is becoming increasingly necessary as a sustainable resource. Solar energy stands out as a promising renewable resource, yet its widespread adoption faces challenges, notably the substantial land requirements for photovoltaic (PV) panels. This conflict intensifies as land could be more efficiently utilized for agriculture and development. Conversely, railway infrastructure occupies expansive tracts of land, presenting an opportunity to integrate PV panels without disrupting rail operations. However, a comprehensive assessment of the solar potential along railway tracks on a national scale is lacking for different countries …
Leading Edge Erosion Classification In Offshore Wind Turbines Using Feature Extraction And Classical Machine Learning, Oscar Best, Asiya Khan, Sanjay Sharma, Keri Collins, Mario Gianni
Leading Edge Erosion Classification In Offshore Wind Turbines Using Feature Extraction And Classical Machine Learning, Oscar Best, Asiya Khan, Sanjay Sharma, Keri Collins, Mario Gianni
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
Leading edge (LE) erosion is a type of damage that inhibits the aerodynamic performance of a wind turbine, resulting in high operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. This paper makes use of a small dataset consisting of 50 images of LE erosion and healthy blades for feature extraction and the training of four types of classifiers, namely, support vector machine (SVM), random forest, K-nearest neighbour (KNN), and multi-layer perceptron (MLP). Six feature extraction methods were used with these classifiers to train 24 models. The dataset has also been used to train a convolutional neural network (CNN) model developed using Keras. The …
Employee Motivation And Outcomes Of Developing And Maintaining High-Quality Supervisor–Subordinate Guanxi In Hotel Operations, Jinhua Zhang, Rong Huang, Beilei Huang, Tao Xu, Guoqing Zhao
Employee Motivation And Outcomes Of Developing And Maintaining High-Quality Supervisor–Subordinate Guanxi In Hotel Operations, Jinhua Zhang, Rong Huang, Beilei Huang, Tao Xu, Guoqing Zhao
Plymouth Business School
Dyadic leader–follower relationships play a significant role in sustainable development of labor-intensive and service-oriented organizations. The purpose of this study is to assess employees’ motivation and outcomes of developing and maintaining high-quality supervisor–subordinate guanxi in Chinese hotels. A survey was undertaken in four- or five-star hotels, with a total of 318 matched employees-supervisor completed responses used for data analysis, which was conducted using SPSS Statistics and SmartPLS. The study’s results show that affection and obligation significantly motivate employees to develop and maintain supervisor–subordinate guanxi, which in turn contributes to the desirable task performance delivery and supervisor autonomy support. Furthermore, the …
Fulfilling The Promise Of Breathomics: Considerations For The Discovery And Validation Of Exhaled Volatile Biomarkers, Paul Brinkman, Michael Wilde, Waqar Ahmed, Ran Wang, Marc Van Der Schee, Shahd Abuhelal, Chad Schaber, Danen Cunoosamy, Graham W Clarke, Anke H Maitland-Van Der Zee, Sven-Erik Dahlén, Salman Siddiqui, Stephen J Fowler
Fulfilling The Promise Of Breathomics: Considerations For The Discovery And Validation Of Exhaled Volatile Biomarkers, Paul Brinkman, Michael Wilde, Waqar Ahmed, Ran Wang, Marc Van Der Schee, Shahd Abuhelal, Chad Schaber, Danen Cunoosamy, Graham W Clarke, Anke H Maitland-Van Der Zee, Sven-Erik Dahlén, Salman Siddiqui, Stephen J Fowler
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The exhaled breath represents an ideal matrix for non-invasive biomarker discovery, and exhaled metabolomics have the potential to be clinically useful in the era of precision medicine. In this concise translational review we will specifically address volatile organic compounds in the breath, with a view towards fulfilling the promise of these as actionable biomarkers, in particular for lung diseases. We review the literature paying attention to seminal work linked to key milestones in breath research; discuss potential applications for breath biomarkers across disease areas and healthcare systems, including the perspectives of industry; and outline critical aspects of study design that …
Multiple Negative Impacts Of Marine Plastic Pollution On Tropical Coastal Ecosystem Services, And Human Health And Well-Being, Carya Maharja, Radisti A. Praptiwi, Sainal Sainal, Prawesti Wulandari, Matthew Ashley, Kayleigh Wyles, Joyashree Roy, I Gede Hendrawan, Susan Jobling, Melanie Austen
Multiple Negative Impacts Of Marine Plastic Pollution On Tropical Coastal Ecosystem Services, And Human Health And Well-Being, Carya Maharja, Radisti A. Praptiwi, Sainal Sainal, Prawesti Wulandari, Matthew Ashley, Kayleigh Wyles, Joyashree Roy, I Gede Hendrawan, Susan Jobling, Melanie Austen
School of Psychology
There is limited empirical evidence showing the impacts of marine plastic pollution on ecosystem services or on human health and well-being in Global South countries. We aimed to estimate these impacts in the tropical archipelago of Indonesia, one of the top emitters of marine plastics globally, through an iterative Delphi survey, with an expert panel (n = 42) consisting of equal numbers of Indonesian scientists, policymakers, and practitioners. After two rounds of the survey, the analysis of interquartile ranges indicated that the experts reached a consensus in their predictions. The experts agreed that, over the next 10 years, plastics would …
Writing To Learn: Creative Ld Perspectives For Learning Developers And Students, Sandra Abegglen, Carina Buckley, Tom Burns, Sandra Sinfield, Alicja Syska
Writing To Learn: Creative Ld Perspectives For Learning Developers And Students, Sandra Abegglen, Carina Buckley, Tom Burns, Sandra Sinfield, Alicja Syska
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
Academic writing is a contested area, even more so in times of large language models and artificial intelligence (AI). This writing is tricky to navigate and master especially for newcomers – staff and students. Learning Developers almost uniquely play with writing as a practice of emergence and discovery. Academic writing is a process: we write to become academic. Students write to join their epistemic communities, and Learning Developers write to give birth to an emergent field.Drawing on recent work by Syska and Buckley (2022) and Abegglen, Burns and Sinfield (2022; 2023), we argue that academic writing is an initiation into …
Reputation-Surveillance Model Of Mate Guarding: Community Size And Religious Veiling, Farid Pazhoohi
Reputation-Surveillance Model Of Mate Guarding: Community Size And Religious Veiling, Farid Pazhoohi
School of Psychology
The mate guarding theory of conservative clothing posits that veiling reduces women's physical allure and sexual attractiveness, thereby diminishing men's attraction towards them and deterring potential rivals for a woman's partner. This theory argues that the importance of veiling is influenced by ecological factors in a way that it is of higher importance to control women's sexuality in harsher environments to secure paternal investment. A prediction of this theory is that the importance of veiling should be influenced by community size, where individuals’ reputations, specifically men's, might have different weightings, and their perceived sense of controlling a partner's activity may …
Housing And Children’S Social Care In England: Learning From Embedded Research, Thomas El-Hoss, Felicity Thomas, Felix Gradinger, Susanne Hughes
Housing And Children’S Social Care In England: Learning From Embedded Research, Thomas El-Hoss, Felicity Thomas, Felix Gradinger, Susanne Hughes
Peninsula Medical School
The UK housing crisis is having a detrimental impact on the lives of families. However, in England the links between housing and Children’s Social Care remain poorly understood. This paper draws upon 24 months of embedded research within Torbay Council, a Local Authority with comparatively high rates of children in care and acute housing challenges. It includes qualitative data from interviews/focus groups with parents (n = 66); Children’s Services professionals (n = 7), the housing department (n = 2); housing association (n = 2); and staff/volunteers from voluntary and community Sector organisations (n = 28). This study shows that housing …
A Uk National Cross-Sectional Survey Of Stroke Support Groups: Exploring The Role Of Social Identification And Group Processes In Reducing Loneliness, Laura Hollands, Raff Calitri, Catherine Haslam, Ruth A. Lamont, Luke T.A. Mounce, Mark Tarrant
A Uk National Cross-Sectional Survey Of Stroke Support Groups: Exploring The Role Of Social Identification And Group Processes In Reducing Loneliness, Laura Hollands, Raff Calitri, Catherine Haslam, Ruth A. Lamont, Luke T.A. Mounce, Mark Tarrant
School of Psychology
BackgroundLoneliness is a common experience following stroke. Stroke support groups may protect against loneliness, but little is known about how these groups exert their influence. This research drew upon current theorising on the role of groups for health and explored i) social identification as a potential mechanism for overcoming loneliness, and ii) psychological group resources (support, control, self-esteem), and functional group processes (clear goals, group autonomy, member continuity) which might structure social identification.MethodsFive hundred seventy-nine stroke survivors from 84 Stroke Association support groups across the UK completed a cross-sectional survey measuring: support group identification; psychological resources (given and received social …
The Future Of Transcranial Ultrasound As A Precision Brain Interface, Keith Murphy, Elsa Fouragnan
The Future Of Transcranial Ultrasound As A Precision Brain Interface, Keith Murphy, Elsa Fouragnan
School of Psychology
Our understanding of brain circuit operations and disorders has rapidly outpaced our ability to intervene and restore them. Developing technologies that can precisely interface with any brain region and circuit may combine diagnostics with therapeutic intervention, expediting personalised brain medicine. Transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) is a promising noninvasive solution to this challenge, offering focal precision and scalability. By exploiting the biomechanics of pressure waves on brain tissue, TUS enables multi-site targeted neuromodulation across distributed circuits in the cortex and deeper areas alike. In this Essay, we explore the emergent evidence that TUS can functionally test and modify dysfunctional regions, effectively …
Resilience In Nursing Medication Administration Practice: A Systematic Review With Narrative Synthesis, Pollyanna Lr Kellett, Bryony Dean Franklin, Susie Pearce, Jonathan Benn
Resilience In Nursing Medication Administration Practice: A Systematic Review With Narrative Synthesis, Pollyanna Lr Kellett, Bryony Dean Franklin, Susie Pearce, Jonathan Benn
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Resilience in nursing medication administration practice: a systematic review with narrative synthesis. OBJECTIVE: Little is known about how nurses adapt medication administration practices to preserve safety. The capacity to adapt and respond before harm occurs has been labelled 'resilience'. Current evidence examining medication safety largely focuses on errors and what goes wrong. This review aimed to synthesise evidence for the application of resilience principles and practices in nursing medication administration. DESIGN: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guided the review, which was registered with PROSPERO. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO and CINAHL databases were searched from 14 …
Toward A Theory Of Exposure, Brian Rappert, Gustav Kuhn
Toward A Theory Of Exposure, Brian Rappert, Gustav Kuhn
School of Psychology
Excited attention towards the disclosure of methods – what is termed ‘exposure’– infuses both popular and practitioners’ portrayals of entertainment magic. As an art associated with ‘doing the impossible’, the disclosure of methods is widely held as ruining the prospects for experiencing astonishment. For all its familiarity, however, exposure is rarely subject to extended consideration in the thoughts and theories of professional magicians. In line with a tradition of conceiving of magic as a form of social interaction constituted through the relations between audiences and performers, this article offers a theorization of exposure; one grounded in empirical research with magicians. …
Outcome Measures In Intellectual Disability: A Review And Narrative Synthesis Of Validated Instruments, Rohit Shankar
Outcome Measures In Intellectual Disability: A Review And Narrative Synthesis Of Validated Instruments, Rohit Shankar
Peninsula Medical School
BackgroundOutcome measurement is essential to determine the effectiveness of health interventions and improve the quality of services. The interplay of social, individual, and biological factors makes this a complex process in the psychiatry of people with intellectual disability (PwID).AimReview of outcome measures which are validated in PwIDMethodsA PRISMA-guided review was conducted, using a predefined criteria and a relevant word combination on four databases: EMBASE, Medline, CINAHL and PsycINFO. Each included study was examined for relevance to intellectual disability psychiatry. The psychometric data of each tool was critically assessed. Findings were narratively synthesised.ResultsOf 1,548 articles, 35 met the inclusion criteria. Several …
A Method For Assessing The Efficiency In Two-Stage Production Systems In The Presence Of Dual-Role Factors, Chongyu Ma, Jianwei Ren, Lijun Tang, Chunhua Chen, Chenxi Feng
A Method For Assessing The Efficiency In Two-Stage Production Systems In The Presence Of Dual-Role Factors, Chongyu Ma, Jianwei Ren, Lijun Tang, Chunhua Chen, Chenxi Feng
Plymouth Business School
Due to the existence of dual-role factors, it is difficult to evaluate the production efficiency of two-stage systems. Unlike single-stage systems, two-stage systems involve intermediate products that serve as both inputs and outputs. Hence, to overcome existing obstacles, we propose a novel approach called the two-stage enhanced Russell model with dual-role factors (T-ERM-D) to assess the overall efficiency of two-stage production systems. Furthermore, divisional models are developed to evaluate the efficiency of each individual stage. The 0-1 programming is applied to deal with dual-role factors. To handle the non-linearity of these models, the Charnes-Cooper transformation is employed to convert them …
A Multiple Case Study Exploring Person‐Centred Care In Care Homes, Gary Hodge, Richard Byng, Georgia Page, Iain Lang, Susie Pearce
A Multiple Case Study Exploring Person‐Centred Care In Care Homes, Gary Hodge, Richard Byng, Georgia Page, Iain Lang, Susie Pearce
School of Nursing and Midwifery
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Twenty Years Of Microplastic Pollution Research—What Have We Learned?, Richard C. Thompson, Winnie Courtene-Jones, Julien Boucher, Sabine Pahl, Karen Raubenheimer, Albert A. Koelmans
Twenty Years Of Microplastic Pollution Research—What Have We Learned?, Richard C. Thompson, Winnie Courtene-Jones, Julien Boucher, Sabine Pahl, Karen Raubenheimer, Albert A. Koelmans
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Twenty years after the first publication that used the term microplastic, we review current understanding, refine definitions, and consider future prospects. Microplastics arise from multiple sources, including tires, textiles, cosmetics, paint, and the fragmentation of larger items. They are widely distributed throughout the natural environment, with evidence of harm at multiple levels of biological organization. They are pervasive in food and drink and have been detected throughout the human body, with emerging evidence of negative effects. Environmental contamination could double by 2040, and wide-scale harm has been predicted. Public concern is increasing, and diverse measures to address microplastic pollution are …
Failure In Fully-Funded Pensions. Voluntary Exchange And Coercion, Mark Hyde, Jonathan Moizer, Jonathan Lean, Sue Farrar
Failure In Fully-Funded Pensions. Voluntary Exchange And Coercion, Mark Hyde, Jonathan Moizer, Jonathan Lean, Sue Farrar
Plymouth Business School
Private pension failure for much of the economics mainstream would be regarded as an artifact of markets that are insufficiently regulated, such that suppliers are able to exploit monopoly advantages, and are free to make serious errors of judgment. Market failure analysis is flawed, however, by its own failure to acknowledge salient elements of the institutional context of private pension provision, which, while it has been regulated according to approved public interest ends, has been prone to suboptimal investment performance. Drawing on classical liberal political economy, an alternative account of private pension failure would emphasize the perverse consequences of state …
An Evaluation By Dental Clinicians Of Cutting Characteristics And Haptic Perceptions In 3d-Printed Typodont Teeth: A Pilot Study, Alex Cresswell-Boyes, Graham Davis, Asa Barber, Mahentha Krishnamoorthy, Swati Nehete
An Evaluation By Dental Clinicians Of Cutting Characteristics And Haptic Perceptions In 3d-Printed Typodont Teeth: A Pilot Study, Alex Cresswell-Boyes, Graham Davis, Asa Barber, Mahentha Krishnamoorthy, Swati Nehete
Peninsula Dental School
ObjectivesThis study aimed to compare the haptic perception of clinicians to the cutting response of 3D-printed typodont teeth and commercial typodont teeth and human extracted teeth.MethodsTwenty clinicians were asked to perform a Class I cavity preparation on commercial typodont teeth, 3D-printed typodont teeth, and human extracted teeth, while the forces were recorded via a three-axis load cell. The haptic perception of clinicians was also evaluated through a response questionnaire comparing commercial and 3D-printed typodont teeth.ResultsThe study found that clinicians used similar forces (p = 0.53) to cut both the 3D-printed typodont teeth (1.37 N) and the human extracted teeth (1.44 …