Interface shear strength of composite concrete-to-concrete bond by Mohamad, Mazizah Ezdiani

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Kerangka kompetensi pengurus fasiliti di peringkat pra pembinaan by Jenuwa, Norsyazwana

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‘Medicine doesn’t cure my worries’ : understanding the drivers of mental distress in older Nepalese women living in the UK by Sah, Lalita Kumari, Burgess, Rochelle Ann, Sah, Rajeeb Kumar

“…In many cases, the impact of these factors was experienced in combination rather than isolation, often influenced by cultural dynamics. Findings highlight that re-settlement in the absence of family is at the heart of emotional challenges for older Nepalese women. …”

The British Olympic football team : a quasi-experimental assessment of support for a new sport team among Scottish and English football fans by Hills, Stephen, Heere, Bob, Walker, Matthew

“…Design/methodology/approach Using a quasi-experimental research design, the authors empirically validated the value of representation by comparing the identity levels of homogeneous samples of English and Scottish respondents toward the Great Britain Olympic National Football, participating in the Olympic Games of 2012. Findings Only partial support for four sets of hypotheses was found. …”

Dynamic modelling of articulated figures suitable for the purpose of computer animation by Vasilonikolidakis, Nickos A.

“…The method used in this thesis is based upon the inverse Lagrangian dynamics formulation, which, given the accelerations, velocities and positions of each of the articulations of the body, finds the forces or torques that are necessary to generate such motion. …”
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"It’s your job, you can handle it" : a grounded theory study of ward staffs' views on the experiences, causes and consequences of verbal aggression in an acute psychiatric ward by Shetty, Prarthana

“…The transcribed interview data was analysed in accordance with the principles of constructionist grounded theory (Charmaz, 2006). Findings: Incidents of verbal aggression were said to affect staff deeply on an emotional and psychological level. …”
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Environmental policy stringency, renewable energy consumption and CO2 emissions: panel cointegration analysis for BRIICTS countries by Wolde-Rufael, Yemane, Mulat-Weldemeskel, Eyob

“…Renewable energy consumption was negatively related to CO2 emissions while fossil energy consumption and real oil prices and income were positively and significantly related to CO2. Our findings suggest that strengthening the stringency of environmental policies and promoting renewable energy are effective ways of preventing environmental degradation in BRIICTS countries.…”

Cultural localisation as a strategy to preserve the persuasive function in the translation of tourism websites from French into English by Cowan, Sally Elizabeth

“…Using Hall’s anthropological iceberg model and Hofstede’s cultural dimensions as the framework, a small sample of French source texts and their English translations are compared to demonstrate the link between the stylistic features of tourism language and the psychological motivations of tourists, highlighting the interplay between all levels of the cultural iceberg. The findings suggest that culturally localised tourism websites are more likely to succeed as instruments of persuasion, with ego-targeting discussed as an effective strategy when adapting the text to appeal to the British market.…”

Restarting manufacturing industries post COVID-19 by Narula, Sanjiv, Kumar, Anil, Puppala, Harish, Dwivedy, Maheshwar, Prakash, Surya, Singh, Rajinder, Talwar, Vishal

“…Further, the interrelation between them and the significance of each critical challenge is evaluated using fuzzy theory with the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) technique. The findings of these evaluations will help to assess the existing policies/practices and to strengthen business continuity plans post-COVID-19. …”
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Men's experience of infidelity in hetrosexual commited relationships : an interpretative phonomenological analysis by Pieluzek, Aleksandra Anna

“…Based on the analysis of the participants’ account three superordinate themes were identified: The Trauma of Disclosure; Trying to Cope; and Moving Forward. The findings revealed immediate consequences of infidelity for the injured partners such as the emotional impact of the disclosure and insight into the injured partners’ coping behaviours. …”
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Exploring fathers' experience of behavioural family therapy by Lees, Kerri T.

“…The results were considered in relation to existing research in this field, with reference to counselling psychology philosophy. The findings highlighted specific reservations fathers have about the process of family therapy, and drew attention to the significance of engaging fathers in family interventions. …”
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Opening Pandora’s box: how does peer assessment affect EFL students’ writing quality? by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Learners’ essays were evaluated in terms of accuracy, fluency, grammatical complexity, and lexical complexity using Atlas.ti. Findings indicated that learners who received PA and TA improved their essays more in terms of lexical complexity, accuracy, and some features of grammatical complexity and fluency than those who received only TA. …”
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Using Padlets as e-portfolios to enhance undergraduate students’ writing skills and motivation by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…At the end of each interactive feedback session, they had to reflect on their work and the feedback they received and post their self-reflections on the forum. Findings indicated that students managed to improve their writing performance significantly and enhance their motivation towards writing and learning in general due to this innovative alternative assessment method. …”
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Power, influence and impact of Senedd committees - developing a framework for measuring committees’ effectiveness by Stirbu, Diana

“…This report explores what makes for effective committees and what conditions are needed for effective evaluation to take place. The report finds a great deal of good practice in committees' work (i.e. improved strategic planning capacity, a focus on follow-up and 'keeping at things' in terms of scrutiny and oversight of government, a drive to embed lived experience of people in evidence, a commitment to work transparently and to engage widely with stakeholders and the Welsh public). …”
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Maltese children's construction of identities through their engagement with the media by Muscat, Gaetana

“…The research design consisted of a series of online interactive sessions followed by small group interviews between the children and the researcher. The findings from this study showed that by actively engaging with the media, the children used various strategies to move through three stages, namely initiating, sustaining and extending the media experience. …”
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Evaluating the impact of self-assessment as an assessment for sustainable development strategy in higher education by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Finally, considering the findings from students’ focus group discussions and self-reflective reports, the current study concludes that SA was challenging but it considerably improved students’ critical thinking and sense of personal accountability.…”
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Risky Youth or Gang Members? : A contextual critique of the (re)discovery of gangs in Britain by Young, Tara

“…The research work upon which this body of work rests consists mainly of qualitative research with marginalised young people, family members and practitioners working with them. My findings, detailed in various publications, have challenged assumptions about anti-social youngsters, the nature of collective offending by young people and the role the family plays in ‘gang-related’ offending. …”
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Green energy innovation initiatives for environmental sustainability: current state and future research directions by Dhayal, Karambir Singh, Agrawal, Shruti, Agrawal, Rohit, Kumar, Anil, Giri, Arun Kumar

“…Finally, future research questions have been proposed based on the findings from the extant literature and the existing research gaps.…”

Where is Tottenham's economy? by Clossick, Jane

“…In collecting this information, the research team collaborated in an ongoing art/research project the Tottenham Living Market (supported by LYST, Create and the GLA) which was intended to expose the findings to the public, politicians, planning community and press [this project did not receive funding, so did not go ahead]. …”
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Motivational and behavioural models of change: a longitudinal analysis of change among men with chronic haemophilia-related joint pain by Elander, James, Richardson, Cassandra, Morris, John, Robinson, Georgina, Schofield, Malcolm B.

“…Conclusions: Based on the findings, a combined model of changes in pain self-management and acceptance is proposed, which could guide combined interventions based on theories of motivation, coping and acceptance in chronic pain.…”
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