“The face of the Singaporean woman : a qualitative research study on the beauty construction of Indian women and their negotiations with Singaporean beauty narratives.” by Visvanathan, Shobanu

“…The 12 semi-structured interviews conducted, in this paper, explore the role of skin colour on their interactions with the identified beauty narratives, and highlight how they negotiate with them, to form their beauty identities. The findings point to the pervasiveness of the light-skinned beauty narrative in society, where skin colour plays an integral role in determining the access and opportunities for Singaporean Indian women to embody beauty. …”
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Introducing social contract to anarchy: an experimental study by Zhou, Zhou

“…We found that, overall, society with a more complete social contract has a higher degree of welfare. From the findings, it is evident that introducing social contract could improve the efficiency of a society and a complete social contract may bring about a utopia.…”
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The differential substitution of dental fricatives : an anatomical perspective by Lin, Jingmin

“…Preliminary results support a general conclusion that the anterior dentition and anterior oral morphology may indeed impact the successful productions of voiceless dental fricatives, although future confirmatory studies are required to validate the results here. These findings underscore the importance of taking anatomical variation into consideration when examining linguistic phenomena.…”
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Double trouble by Bay, Gladys Yun Ting, Wynn, Thant Sinn Halyn, Soh, Jovina Chui Ling, Loo, Sean Jia Jie

“…Ashley and Caden are a pair of exes who co-host the show; their already tenuous post-breakup relationship is tested when an unexpected guest finds their on the show—Dean, Ashley’s other ex-boyfriend. …”
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Exploring and understanding the factors of food waste behaviours among undergraduates by Tan, Keichi Chee Zhi

“…Implications for the study are discussed to explain how the findings can be applied in the societal setting to help minimize the issue of food waste.…”
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Accountability: setting the standards for policing in Northern Ireland by Best, Clifford, G.

“…Police accountability and legitimacy in NI will then be closely examined through a thematic analysis based on results elucidated from a succession of semi-structured interviews with senior police practitioners in NI. The research findings aim to emphasize opportunities which broaden our knowledge and understanding of police reform and accountability beyond the outcomes generated by the Patten accountability framework.…”
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Triadic interaction in the background of a pairwise spin-glass by Bagherikalhor, M., Askari, B., Jafari, G. R.

“…Here, we are interested in finding an analytical solution for considering a triadic interaction as a perturbation in the background of a pairwise interaction in the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick spin-glass model. …”

Two paradoxes in women’s wellbeing by Kaiser, C, Muggleton, N, Quispe-Torreblanca, E, De Neve, J-E

“…Using global data from 2006-2023 and long-term data from Europe and the US since the 1970s, we provide empirical illustrations. These findings reveal a diverse and seemingly inconsistent pattern of gender wellbeing gaps between countries, suggesting that the first paradox is not universally applicable. …”

What do people want? Views on platforms and the digital public sphere in eight countries by Ejaz, W, Fletcher, R, Nielsen, RK, McGregor, S

“…It investigates how platforms like social media, search engines, and generative AI influence news consumption, democracy, and societal cohesion. Findings highlight a phenomenon of ‘platform ambivalence,’ where people value platforms for their easy access to information and connectivity but remain sceptical of misinformation, bias, privacy violations, and divisive content. …”

Designing and implementing experiments within local bureaucratic systems: a cautionary tale from an educator incentive program by Asad, S, Habib, M, Karachiwalla, N, Kosec, K, Leaver, C, ur Rehman, A

“…This paper presents findings on some of the institutional factors which resulted in failed implementation of the RCT and a lost opportunity to learn about the efficacy of key design features. …”

Credit market tightness and zombie firms: theory and evidence by Hamano, M, Schnattinger, P, Shintani, M, Uesugi, I, Zanetti, F

“…Consistent with our theory, the findings reveal that capital injections are more effective in industries with higher credit market tightness and greater bargaining power of firms.…”

Investigating human trafficking recruitment online: a study of fraudulent job offers on social media platforms by Moyo, TM, Gunes, O, Jirotka, M

“…<br> Our paper also discusses the investigative techniques employed by anti-trafficking experts to address recruitment and the challenges they face when identifying and investigating fraudulent jobs. Based on these findings, we provide recommendations on how technology can help tackle the problem of recruiting people online, and suggest design implications to improve the safety of social media platforms. …”

Understanding the intermittency of the wintertime North Atlantic Oscillation and East Atlantic Pattern seasonal forecast skill in the Copernicus C3S multi-model ensemble by Baker, L, Shaffrey, L, Johnson, S, Weisheimer, A

“…These results support previous findings of the impacts of tropical forcing on the North Atlantic and show this is important from a multi-model seasonal forecasting perspective. …”

Excitons at the phase transition of 2D hybrid perovskites by Ziegler, JD, Lin, K-Q, Meisinger, B, Zhu, X, Kober-Czerny, M, Nayak, PK, Vona, C, Taniguchi, T, Watanabe, K, Draxl, C, Snaith, HJ, Lupton, JM, Egger, DA, Chernikov, A

“…Here, we study the influence of the phase transition on both exciton binding energy and exciton diffusion, demonstrating their robust nature across the phase transition. These findings are unexpected in view of the associated substantial changes of the free carrier masses, strongly contrast broadly considered effective mass and drift-diffusion transport mechanisms, highlighting the unusual nature of excitons in 2D perovskites.…”

Purging to transform the post-colonial state: evidence from the 1952 Egyptian Revolution by Ketchley, N, Wenig, G

“…Qualitative triangulation with biographies, memoirs, newspaper reports, and speeches corroborates the mechanism. The findings show why radical state-led change often requires a degree of elite-level continuity.…”

Contributions of age groups and causes of death to the sex gap in lifespan variation in Europe by Zazueta-Borboa, J-D, Aburto, JM, Permanyer, I, Zarulli, V, Janssen, F

“…Sex differences in lifespan variation are attributable largely to higher external mortality among males aged 30–39, whereas sex differences in life expectancy are due predominantly to higher smoking-related and cardiovascular disease mortality among males aged 60–69. The distinct findings for the sex gap in lifespan variation and the sex gap in life expectancy provide additional insights into the survival differences between the sexes.…”

Rescaling geoeconomics: the role of local illicit authority in global megaprojects by Idler, A, Voyvodic Casabo, C

“…The study demonstrates how geoeconomic ambitions, such as regional or global influence and energy security, depend on negotiating with local actors in contested territories. The findings reveal the blurred boundaries between domestic and international authority in these regions and suggest that megaprojects must account for multi-scalar authority dynamics. …”

Climate change and news audiences report 2024: analysis of news use and attitudes in eight countries by Ejaz, W, Mukherjee, M, Fletcher, R

“…By connecting three years of data, it underscores the critical role of media in shaping engagement and identifies opportunities for more effective communication. These findings offer valuable insights into evolving public attitudes and the media’s role in addressing the climate crisis.…”

Flaviviruses induce ER-specific remodelling of protein synthesis by Wong, HH, Crudgington, DRK, Siu, L, Sanyal, S

“…Viral proteins engage SRP54 and the translocon, selectively enriching for factors supporting membrane expansion and lipid metabolism while excluding RNA binding and antiviral stress granule proteins. Our findings reveal a sophisticated viral strategy to rewire host protein synthesis pathways and create a replication-favourable subcellular niche, providing insights into viral adaptation.…”

Cerebellar-driven cortical dynamics can enable task acquisition, switching and consolidation by Pemberton, J, Chadderton, P, Costa, RP

“…Finally, using our model, we introduce a systems consolidation theory in which task information is gradually transferred from the cerebellum to the cortex. In summary, our findings suggest that cortico-cerebellar loops are an important component of task acquisition, switching, and consolidation in the brain.…”