The ‘expat factor’: the influence of working time on women's decisions to undertake international assignments in the oil and gas industry by Shortland, Susan

“…A model is proposed to link working time/patterns to women’s international assignment participation.…”
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Development of hollow fiber membranes for carbon dioxide absorption in gas-liquid membrane contactors by Mansourizadeh, Amir

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The significance of perceptions and cultural engagement in the evolution of a European commercial and soft power diplomacy with the emerging Asian giants by Vergeron, Karine Lisbonne-de

“…The focus of my submission is on external perceptions of Europe from the perspectives of the two new great powers in Asia: China and India. It spans over nine years of research. …”
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An extended FABEER model for the equilibrium Chinese yuan/US dollar nominal exchange rate by You, Kefei, Sarantis, Nicholas

“…We extend the FABEER model to include eleven of China’s main trade partners which account for 82% of its foreign trade. …”
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The experience of psoriatic arthritis patients receiving biological treatment : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Schepelern, Eva K.

“…It is argued that this research extends the current knowledge base in counselling psychology on the psychological aspects of skin conditions such as psoriasis to what it is like to have both psoriasis and arthritis, whilst also being relevant to counselling psychologists working with psychological aspects of medical conditions, which is proposed to hold a promising future for the field.…”
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Business cycles, international trade and capital flows : evidence from Latin America by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Girardi, Alessandro

“…This paper adopts a flexible framework to assess both short- and long-run business cycle linkages between six Latin American (LA) countries and the four largest economies in the world (namely the US, the Euro area, Japan and China) over the period 1980:I-2011:IV. …”
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The wind of change by Ermolayeva, Nadezhda

“…Zorkin's publication in Rossiyskaya Gazeta appears to be a sudden explosion in the long-brewing conflict between Russia and Western democracies. …”
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The equilibrium exchange rate of the Chinese Renminbi: determinants and misalignments by You, Kefei

“…The effective exchange rate was for the first time constructed backwards to 1960, including trade partners that account for over 80% of China's foreign trade. At the empirical level, the thesis provides the first comprehensive application and comparison of the NATREX, FEER and FABEER models to China. …”
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Preventing biological weapons: the Tianjin biosecurity guidelines, awareness-raising and education by Dando, Malcolm, Shang, Lijun

“…Presentation to “New Sci-tech Revolution and International Security: Innovation, Exchange, Cooperation” Conference, Beijing, China, September 27-29, 2021…”
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Mixed convection flow of viscoelastic nanofluid past a horizontal circular cylinder with viscous dissipation, heat generation and radiation by Mahat, Rahimah

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Some applications of generalised linear models by Scallan, Anthony

“…This technique is applied to standard link functions as well as to the family of composite link functions. …”
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Inflation and inflation uncertainty in the Euro area by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Onorante, Luca, Paesani, Paolo

“…A sequential dummy procedure provides further evidence of a structural break coinciding with the introduction of the euro and resulting in lower long-run uncertainty. It also appears that the direction of causality has been reversed, and that in the euro period the Friedman-Ball link is empirically supported, implying that the ECB can achieve lower inflation uncertainty by lowering the inflation rate.…”
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Electronic cigarette users lack intention to quit vaping by Skerry, Alex, Lusher, Joanne, Banbury, Samantha

“…This study aims to determine whether users intend to quit or reduce vaping. An online survey link was posted on social media forums and 259 self-confessed vapers completed an online questionnaire. …”
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Effects of parenting experiences and early maladaptive schemas on adjustment to atopic dermatitis by Kalaki, Elli

“…The two atopic dermatitis groups also completed the Adjustment to Chronic Skin Disease Questionnaire. Results suggest that: a) people with an early and a late onset of atopic dermatitis were presented with a certain schematic profile that differentiated them from participants in the control groups; b) a certain pattern of early parenting experiences was linked to the development of this schematic profile and c) this schematic profile predicted high levels of dysfunctional coping and difficulties in adjustment. …”
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Estimate the high-resolution distribution of ground-level particulate matter based on space observations and a physical-based model by Guang, Jie, Xue, Yong, Fan, Cheng, Li, Ying, Che, Yahui

“…Although the degree of improvement varies over different sites and seasons in China, this study demonstrates the potential for using physical-based approach for operational air quality monitoring.…”
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The Routledge handbook on the reception of classical architecture by Temple, Nicholas, Piotrowski, Andrzej, Heredia, Juan Manuel

“…By addressing a number of contentious issues, highlighted in some historical surveys of architecture, the chapters presented in this volume question long-held assumptions about the notion of a universally accepted ‘classical tradition’ and its broadly Euro-centric perspective. …”
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Immunoglobulin G: structure and functional implications of different subclass modifications in initiation and resolution of allergy by Scott-Taylor, Timothy H., Axinia, Stefan-Claudiu, Amin, Sumeya, Pettengell, Ruth

“…IgE lodged on mast cells in skin or gut and basophils in the blood allows for the prolonged duration of allergy through the persistent expression of high affinity IgE receptors. …”
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Sustainable supply chain management in construction: an exploratory review for future research by Cataldo, Ieva, Banaitis, Audrius, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Banaitienė, Nerija, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil

“…The study’s findings suggested that due to the significance of long-term relationships between construction companies, suppliers and customers, smart technology could make it simpler to reach every supply chain link. …”
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Towards an aspirational (ethical) code under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: engaging the life science community by Dando, Malcolm, Novossiolova, Tatyana, Crowley, Michael, Shang, Lijun

“…It is unclear at present how the proposal by China and Pakistan for an Aspirational (Ethical) Code under the BTWC will be taken forward through to the 9th Review Conference of the Convention in 2022. …”
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Phytochemical and biological investigation of erigeron annus (L.) Pers for antimicrobial activity and potential DNA gyrase inhibitors by Zhang, Yi Fan

“…However it is not an indigenous species in China and has not been officially recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopeia. …”
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