Learning, knowledge and trade union renewal : an analysis of the student experience of the MA in international labour and trade union studies Ruskin College, Oxford (2006-2016) by Manborde, Ian

“…In doing so however, this thesis asks firstly, when developing strategies for trade union renewal what role does learning and knowledge production play? …”
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Plasma mEV levels in Ghanain malaria patients with low parasitaemia are higher than those of healthy controls, raising the potential for parasite markers in mEVs as diagnostic targ... by Antwi-Baffour, Samuel, Malibha-Pinchbeck, Memory, Stratton, Dan, Jorfi, Samireh, Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel

“…This study sought to measure medium-sized extracellular vesicles (mEVs) in plasma, when patients have low Plasmodium falciparum early in infection. …”
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The relationship between emotional expression and psychological distress amongst British, Indian, Polish, and South African university students by Vore, Dovile

“…Background: People from ethic minority groups living in the United Kingdom face inequalities when using mental health services. Young adults, particularly under the age of 25 years, are also less likely to receive mental health treatment than any other age group. …”
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Putting leadership in its place: introduction to the special issue by Sutherland, Neil, Bolden, Richard, Edwards, Gareth, Schedlitzki, Doris

“…The City of Bristol, where the conference was hosted, hit news headlines around the world just six months later when the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston was toppled by a crowd of Black Lives Matter protestors and dumped unceremoniously in the harbour – itself a striking illustration of the need, and potential, to ‘put leadership in its place’. …”
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Enacting chance and the space of possibilities (editorial) by Copeland, Samantha, Arfini, Selene, Ross, Wendy

“…However, these forms of chance do not violate expectations - they are within an easily visualized space of possible occurrences and constitute predictable components of the matrix of possibilities. However, when we write about enacting chance in relation to possibilities, we are interested in how people use chance events to expand the existing possibility space in unpredictable and unanticipated ways. …”
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To what extent and in what ways do communities of practice facilitate learning in the context of professional development for interpreting students and practitioners? by D'Hayer, Danielle

“…The absence of negotiation of meaning with all participants in the VCs leads to a traditional skill-based interpreting practice approach that does not spark further collaborative initiatives, thus demonstrating the importance and value of negotiation of meaning when designing for the emergence of CoPs. This study invites the interpreting education profession to go further than the current apprenticeship model, and activate the concept of learning as social participation. …”
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Monocyte-derived extracellular vesicles, stimulated by Trypanosoma cruzi, enhance cellular invasion in vitro via activated TGF‐β1 by Ansa-Addo, Ephraim A., Pathak, Paras, McCrossan, Maria V., Volpato Rossi, Izadora, Abdullahi, Mahamed, Stratton, Dan, Lange, Sigrun, Ramirez, Marcel I., Inal, Jameel

“…This lEV release was inhibited when IP3‐mediated Ca2+ exit from the ER and further Ca2+ entry from plasma membrane channels was blocked, but whilst any store‐independent Ca2+ entry (SICE) could continue unabated. …”
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The role of translation in shaping media and political discourses in times of conflict : the Syrian "Spring" in context by Ayasrah, Bilal Mohammad Farhan

“…The study reveals (and emphasises) that translators, who are found vulnerable to ideological intervention, should be fully cautious (and honest) when approaching ideologically-motivated texts in order to avoid emotional engagement or ideological intervention whether this translational attitude feeds into their own belief systems or not, thus maintaining the long-awaited ethical values of the practice.…”
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Deep Eutectic Solvent Coupled with High Performance Liquid Chromatography for Extraction of Bisphenols and Phthalates from Selected Freshwater Source in Selangor, Malaysia by JANANEE A/P BALARAMAN, JANANEE A/P BALARAMAN, MD SALEH, NOORASHIKIN, MAT SALLEH, MUHAMMAD ZULHAZIMAN, YUSOFF, FARHANINI, ASMAN, SALIZA

“…These chemicals leach from polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins into the environment when exposed to heat. Human exposure to these chemicals causes various health issues; hence, the detection of BPA and PAEs has become more sensitive, and thus it is the most important environmental issue to be reduced due to consequences on human health. …”
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Deep Eutectic Solvent Coupled with High Performance Liquid Chromatographyn for Extraction of Bisphenols and Phthalates from Selected Freshwater Source in Selangor, Malaysia by JANANEE A/P BALARAMAN, JANANEE A/P BALARAMAN, NOORASHIKIN MD SALEH, NOORASHIKIN MD SALEH, MUHAMMAD ZULHAZIMAN MAT SALLEH, MUHAMMAD ZULHAZIMAN MAT SALLEH, FARHANINI YUSOFF, FARHANINI YUSOFF, SALIZA ASMAN, SALIZA ASMAN

“…These chemicals leach from polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins into the environment when exposed to heat. Human exposure to these chemicals causes various health issues; hence, the detection of BPA and PAEs has become more sensitive, and thus it is the most important environmental issue to be reduced due to consequences on human health. …”
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Analysis of the Insulation Characteristics of Hexafluorobutene (C4H2F6) Gas and Mixture with CO2/N2 as an Alternative to SF6 for Medium-Voltage Applications by Rizwan Ahmed, Rizwan Ahmed, Rahisham Abd Rahman, Rahisham Abd Rahman, Adel S. Aldosary, Adel S. Aldosary, Baqer Al-Ramadan, Baqer Al-Ramadan, Rahmat Ullah, Rahmat Ullah, Arshad Jamal, Arshad Jamal

“…The study focuses on examining the insulation properties of C4H2F6 when combined with CO2/N2 , aiming to assess its suitability as a substitute for SF6 in gas-insulated applications. …”
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Deep Eutectic Solvent Coupled with High Performance Liquid Chromatography for Extraction of Bisphenols and Phthalates from Selected Freshwater Source in Selangor, Malaysia by JANANEE A/P BALARAMAN, JANANEE A/P BALARAMAN, MD SALEH, NOORASHIKIN, MAT SALLEH, MUHAMMAD ZULHAZIMAN, YUSOFF, FARHANINI, ASMAN, SALIZA

“…These chemicals leach from polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins into the environment when exposed to heat. Human exposure to these chemicals causes various health issues; hence, the detection of BPA and PAEs has become more sensitive, and thus it is the most important environmental issue to be reduced due to consequences on human health. …”
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Stabilization of soft soil with rice husk and coconut fibre by MH, Zulkafli, M. N., Noorasyikin, LF, Roslan

“…Soft soil is one type of soil with a poor bearing capacity, and when loaded, it significantly reduces the likelihood of a nonuniform decline. …”
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Shear strengthening of pre-cracked and non pre cracked reinforced concrete continuous beams using bi directional CFRP strips by Ali, Noorwirdawati

“…Furthermore, there are restraints to add shear reinforcement to the existing reinforced concrete beams when beams are part of the floor-beam system. In the design guideline by ACI 440 Committee mentioned that the existing theoretical model have not been confirmed to be use for strengthening in negative moment region which existed in continuous beam. …”
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An optimized electronic government services adoption model using structural equation and maximum attribute relative models by Witarsyah, Deden

“…Specifically, current adoption models have too many factors, thus resulting to difficulties to work on important factors especially when constraints are imposed. In this research, Structural Equation Model (SEM) was used to analyze the effectiveness of recent models. …”
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Development of sustainable material for hybrid wall system to improve indoor thermal performance by Narendra raut, Ashwin

“…However, the waste incorporated within the building wall system, especially in bricks still lacks practical applicability when it comes to the overall performance of the system in terms of mechanical, thermal and physical properties. …”
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Ergonomics evaluation of workplace at car tyre service centre by Abd Rahman, Mohd Nasrull

“…Lifting heavy objects more than 10 kg, not wearing a hand gloves and exposed to high hand arm vibration when using high impact wrench (air gun) also contributed to the ergonomic physical risk factor. …”
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Optimisation of silicone-based dielectric elastomer transducers by means of block copolymers – synthesis and compounding by A Razak, Aliff Hisyam

“…Their actuation occurs when Maxwell stress exceeds elastic stress in the presence of an electrical field, resulting in contraction in thickness and planar expansion in the area. …”
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Oral Analgesia 24 hours after major operation: A Comparative Study Of Oral Calecoxib and Tramadol in Patients Undergoing Major Gynaecological Operation by Mohamed, Rozilah @ Abdul Hadi, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, Md Ralib, Azrina, Abd. Wahab, Noraziana, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri

“…Adequacy of postoperative pain control is one of the most important factors in determining when a patient can be safely discharged from a surgical facility. …”
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Vaccination: is it all good? by Aziz, Jazli, Rahman, Mohammad Tariqur

“…These values are found to be excessive when compared to the minimum protective levels reported which will confer immunity against respective infectious diseases. …”
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