Incorporation of XAI and deep learning in biomedical imaging: a review by Singh, Sushil Kumar, Virdee, Bal Singh, Aggarwal, Saurabh, Maroju, Abhilash

“…Additionally, the review identifies emerging trends and potential future directions in XAI research, offering a structured categorization of techniques based on their suitability for diverse diagnostic tasks. These findings are invaluable for healthcare professionals seeking accurate and reliable diagnostic support, policymakers addressing regulatory and ethical considerations, and AI developers aiming to design systems that balance innovation, safety, and clinical transparency.…”
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The great problems are in the street : a phenomenology of men's stranger intrusions on women in public spaces by Vera-Gray, Fiona

“…Firstly it develops the reciprocal practice of translating philosophy into the vernacular of women’s experiences of VAWG, finding that a philosophical perspective assists a feminist reframing of medical/legal models of VAWG. …”
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Exploring and Changing Cognitive Representations, Coping and Quality Of Life Outcomes in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria by Bucknor, Delaney Andreka

“…Not only do CU representations predict QoL outcomes, they are amenable to change via intervention as are QoL outcomes. Such findings have implications for CU-related QoL research and how health psychology-dermatology collaborations maybe instrumental to improving outcome through psycho-education interventions in routine care to facilitate better CU self-management.…”
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Online support and domestic violence : negotiating discourses, emotions, and actions by Berg, Karin

“…A discursive theoretical perspective explicates how support processes are enacted within and according to a normative practice. The findings suggest previously overlooked issues, in particular with regard to flexible long-term support for women with experiences of domestic violence (Kelly et al, 2014).…”
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The experiences of second generation Pakistani Muslim men receiving individual cognitive behavioural therapy : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Tarabi, Said Aris

“…The participants were six Second-Generation Pakistani Muslim men (SGPMM) aged between 20 and 43 who had received individual CBT. Findings: In the process of analysis three superordinate themes were generated: ‘Pre-CBT difficulties’ (which refers to the thoughts, feelings and challenges that the participants had encountered prior to CBT), ‘the process of CBT for Muslim men’ (which discusses what CBT means and how helpful and/or unhelpful the participants found CBT), ‘the interaction between CBT and Islam (which explores the significance of religion, and how CBT and Islam complement and/or clash with each other). …”
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The establishment and use of cross border criminal intelligence under a European Criminal Intelligence Model in a period of modernism and post modernism societal change in the EU,... by Nonninger, Dirk

“…This dissertation will address the conditions for such a model to be successful, especially with regard to the operationalisation of strategic findings at EU level within a national or trans-national setting. …”
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Understanding the role of stigma in women’s help-seeking behaviours for postpartum emotional difficulties : a grounded theory study by Smallwood, Susannah

“…In total, seven interviews were conducted with six women. Findings: Analysis highlighted five emergent themes: experiencing a difference between expectations and reality; re-evaluating a sense of self; seeking and trusting the help available; “saying it how it is” and the role of breastfeeding in stigma and help-seeking. …”
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But you’ve done well, haven’t you? : an exploration of the educational and social experiences of lone parent students in higher education by Allison, Heather

“…This study seeks to address this absence. The key findings of the study reveal that the majority of the lone parent students were resisting the social stigma of their lone parent identity and had chosen to enter university to form new social networks, new identities and new futures. …”
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The translation of original metaphors from Spanish to English in two novels by Carmen Laforet : Nada and La isla y los demonios by Matthews, Esther Margaret

“…Given that the essence of original metaphor is that it reflects the author’s personality, this demonstrates literary translators’ seeming desire to reproduce an author’s distinctive character as exactly as possible for their readers. The finding is applied to a new English translation of the first part of La isla y los demonios, Laforet’s second novel, which forms the practice part of this PhD. …”
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Teachers’ constructions of creativity in secondary English : who gets to be creative in class? by McCallum, Andrew F.

“…These differences clustered most significantly around constructions of creativity as it related to accountability measures in schools. The findings are important because they suggest that teachers struggle to draw on creative practices, even as they see them as pedagogically important, because of the restrictive nature of accountability measures. …”
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Behavioural assays of the effects of antidepressant drug treatment on the functioning of catecholamine systems by Towell, Anthony D.

“…Administration of apomorphine into nuclei A9 and A10 reduced total food intake and eating time but not eating rate. These findings imply that presynaptic dopamine receptors mediate the effects of apomorphine on eating time. …”
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A knowledge management framework for the postal sector by Gaga, Ali Thomas

“…The research adopted the action research approach using NIPOST as a case study to evaluate the KMPOST framework. The research findings show that the KMPOST framework specifically contributed to the design and implementation of the KMS in NIPOST, which resulted in improved staff productivity in managing ICT projects and enhanced operational efficiency and service quality of the International Postal System (IPS).This research is believed to be the first of its kind dedicated to the development of a KM framework in the postal sector. …”
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Developing regional weight-for-age growth references for malaria-endemic countries to optimize age-based dosing of antimalarials by Hayes, Daniel J., van Buuren, Stef, ter Kuile, Feiko O., Stasinopoulos, Dimitrios, Rigby, Robert A., Terlouw, Dianne J.

“…Countries were weighted by their population at risk of malaria to enable references to be used in optimizing the dosing of antimalarials. Findings: Large differences in weight-for-age distributions existed between the regions and between the regions and global growth standards. …”
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The effects of knowledge transfer on farmers decision making toward sustainable agriculture practices by Adnan, Nadia, Nordin, Shahrina Md, Rahman, Imran, Noor, Amir

“…Design/methodology/approach This paper encompasses three phases: analyzing the process of SAP among Malaysian Paddy farmers, to agricultural industrialization, until the stage of SAP led by farmer’s co-operatives, discussing the relevant practice together with literature and historically evidencing that there is no better way to promote SAP among regional paddy farmers within Malaysia. Findings Initial objective of this paper is to establish a thoughtful approach to enable the society to bridge a gap between embracing sustainability. …”

Screen navigation system for visually impaired people by Ohene-Djan, James, Fernando, Sandra

“…Design/methodology/approach: BVI computer users were tested using different screen navigation tasks to assess the accuracy and efficiency of this compass-based navigation technique by using a prototype (SETUP09) and tactile paper grid maps. Findings: The results confirmed that the compass-based navigation facilitates higher accuracy in screen-based moving and location recognition with a noticeable reduction in time and effort. …”
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Community pharmacist led medication reviews in the UK: a scoping review of the medicines use review and the new medicine service literatures by Stewart, Duncan, Whittlesea, Cate, Dhital, Ranjita, Newbould, Louise, McCambridge, Jim

“…Data were extracted into Excel for examination of study characteristics, participant characteristics, type of intervention/services delivered and key study quantitative and/or qualitative findings. Results: Forty-one papers from 37 studies met the inclusion criteria: 28 papers were of MURs, 10 of NMS and 3 for both services. …”
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Alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality: an analysis of general practice database records for patients with long-term conditions by Stewart, Duncan, Han, Lu, Doran, Tim, McCambridge, Jim

“…Conclusions: Heavier drinkers with long-term conditions are at significantly greater risk of death than lighter drinkers. The findings support the UK Chief Medical Officers' guidance on having similar low-risk alcohol consumption guidelines for men and women. …”
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A framework to achieve sustainability in manufacturing organisations of developing economies using industry 4.0 technologies' enablers by Yadav, Gunjan, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Kumar, Vikas, Batista, Luciano

“…Finally, Robust Best Worst Method (RBWM) is utilised to identify the intensity of influence of each enabler included in the framework. The findings of the study reveal that managerial and economical, and environmental enablers possess a strong contribution toward sustainability adoption. …”
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A review of hijack events by airline employees, with a particular reference to Pilot Suicide Using an Aircraft (PSUA): an analysis of the triggering factors and current mitigation by Nori, Hani

“…Hence, it was decided to compile an academically accredited and professionally filtered reference that lists relevant events, establish PSUA triggering factors, identify an effective mitigation and immediately bridge the current measures identified gaps. The research findings, short and long term recommendations are backed up by the author's 30 years of aviation experience and are validated by recognised aviation experts. …”
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Accelerating retail supply chain performance against pandemic disruption: adopting resilient strategies to mitigate the long-term effects by Sharma, Manu, Luthra, Sunil, Joshi, Sudhanshu, Kumar, Anil

“…The FUCOM has been employed to identify the priorities of determinants enhancing business performance, whereas RSC strategies are evaluated using the BWM method. Finding: The current study identifies ‘Collaboration Efficiency’ as the main criterion for accelerating the performance of RSCs in a dynamic social environment. …”
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