True community: connecting the Millennium Development Goals to public library services in the United States by Maret, Susan

“…Similarly, scorecards and quality of life reports compiled by municipalities and nonprofit groups, while they might investigate community social problems are not linked to socially responsive library services or the wider MDGs. …”
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Strategies for managing alcohol intake and refusing offers of alcoholic drinks by Conroy, Dom, de Visser, Richard O.

“…In this chapter we first consider psychological components linked to managing alcohol intake and to refusing alcoholic drinks. …”
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Social structural and cultural determinants in the formation and operation of small enterprise in the UK, with particular reference to the economy of East London and its Asian comm... by Nabi, Md. Nurun

“…Future, comparative studies of minority communities in other British cities and further afield in North America, may yield findings concerning the links between ethnicity and enterprise.…”
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Joining the dots on sexual exploitation of children and women: a way forward for UK policy responses by Coy, Maddy

“…The article reviews policy approaches to CSE and explores the links between exploitation of girls and of adult women, concluding that those concerned with stopping sexual exploitation should support calls for policymakers to address those who pay for sex.…”

Equation-defined template and synthesis driven compact modelling of semiconductor devices by Brinson, Mike

“…This presentation reports on current research that links Equation-Defined Device modelling with Verilog-A modules, driven by code templates and synthesis, which in turn result in an improved interactive modelling technique that can be employed to construct compact models that have a similar performance to compiled C++ code models. …”
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The United Nations Alliance of Civilisations and global justice by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…UNAOC aimed to do this by linking states and civil society, to create a durable and evolving network of international actors to work together to improve civilisational dialogue and reduce conflict. …”
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Lanthanide complexes of phthalimide and phthalamate containing ligands: synthesis, photophysical properties and their potential applications by Chen, Gaoyun

“…There are numerous molecular designs using a fluorophore linked through a spacer group to a receptor(s), with a wide dynamic range, directional precision, target specificity, and molecular logic capability. …”
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Transnational entrepreneurship amongst Vietnamese businesses in London by Bagwell, Sue

“…In contrast this study suggests that transnational entrepreneurship today is more fluid than previous studies have suggested and is often characterised by multi-polar (rather than bi-polar) links. Travel is also less relevant in the current age of ‘super-connectivity’. …”
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Exploring management education through the lens of situated learning by Day, Lisa

“…The guidelines suggest a ‘best of both worlds’ manager who can integrate the timely decision-making and commercial acumen, normally linked with the business world, with the critical reflection and analytical rigour associated with academia. …”
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Transnational foundations for ethical practice in interventions against violence against women and child abuse by Kelly, Liz, Meysen, Thomas, Hagemann-White, Carol, Jalušić, Vlasta, Magalhães, Maria José

“…Professionals are stepping into the lives of others, which raises a set of ethical issues and dilemmas, which also are linked to power: of the state, of belonging and knowing. …”
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Adopting new technology is a distant dream? The risks of implementing industry 4.0 in emerging economy SMEs by Tamvada, Jagannadha Pawan, Narula, Sanjiv, Audretsch, David, Puppala, Harish, Kumar, Anil

“…Based on a survey of industry experts and business leaders associated with implementing I4.0 in the dynamically evolving economy of India, this paper identifies and prioritises the critical risks linked with implementing I4.0 in SMEs. Empirical results using the Fuzzy-Analytical Hierarchy Process suggest a hierarchy of risks associated with SMEs' transition to I4.0, with financial and technological risks posing the most significant barriers to I4.0 adoption. …”
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Marketing research: planning, process, practice by Fourali, Chahid, Benzo, Riccardo, Mohsen, Marwa G.

“…To aid students in their research project, each chapter features a collection of learning features, such as: - Case studies and international real-world examples - Ethics boxes – Highlighting ethical implications in research projects - Advanced boxes – Signaling more challenging topics students can return to after they have mastered the basics - Activity boxes – Encouraging students to understand how what they have learned applies to their own experiences - The book is complemented by a range of online resources, including PowerPoint slides, multiple choice questions, free online exercise links, and discussion guides for Case Study & Additional Reading sections. …”

Student engagement by Harrington, Kathy, Sinfield, Sandra, Burns, Tom

“…The underlying assumption is that student engagement is fundamentally linked to staff engagement: with students, with the process of teaching and with oneself as a teacher; and furthermore, that the way in which we as teachers engage, or do not, with students has a significant influence on how students engage with us and with their learning. …”
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Coproduction from theory to practice: Wandsworth Community Empowerment Network: an evaluation report by Burgess, Rochelle Ann, Choudary, Natasha

“…However, some evidence suggested that risk adversity might be linked to issues of shifting power to communities. …”
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Talking careers: using interviews with learner stakeholders to understand the graduate outcome gap. Stakeholder internal report. Autumn 2024. by Conroy, Dom, Poku, Mary-Jane, Patel, Jade, Diop, Leah, Huda, Nahid, Benn, Jade, Olasope, Awesome

“…‘What are students of colour’s viewpoints on factors that help explain, and may help mitigate, the ethnicity linked graduate outcome gap? This report will provide provisional evidence to help address research questions 1, 2 and 3.…”
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Adjustment to atopic dermatitis: a cross-sectional study investigating the role of maladaptive self-schemas in a community sample of people with atopic dermatitis by Kalaki, Elli, Mizara, Alexandra

“…Conclusions: Findings highlight and support that adjustment and coping with AD is strongly linked and predicted by core psychological factors such as maladaptive schemas. …”

Architecture of multiple authorship by Denicke-Polcher, Sandra, Khonsari, Torange

“…In this sense the Live Projects’ continuous involvement in a location establishes links, knowledge and a presence required for making a radical yet holistic development of public spaces. …”
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American television during a television presidency by McNally, Karen

“…Approaching television both historically and in the contemporary moment, the contributors - an international group of scholars from a variety of academic disciplines - illuminate the indelible links that exist between television, American politics, and the nation’s broader culture. …”

Where Russians go for news by Sloane, Wendy

“…While Ukrainians are being hit by Iranian suicide drones and threats of nuclear strikes following the attack on a major bridge linking Crimea to the Russian mainland in October, Russians are also suffering from shortages of food and other items, the first mobilisation since the Second World War, and the possibility of completely closed borders and martial law. …”
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Cyberbullying: differentiating offenders criminal roles using a narrative‐based approach by Fumagalli, Anita, Trayford, Tori Jillings, Chrysikos, Alexandros

“…However, there is a need to explore, categorize and identify cyberbullies and their characteristics so that inferences and crime links can be made to prevent the crime. The present study aimed to investigate whether the Narrative Action System Model (NASM) could be used to identify and examine the psychological underpinnings of different cyberbully offending styles. …”
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