Producers of indecent images of children : a qualitative analysis of the aetiology and development of their offending patterns by Sheehan, Valerie

“…A large proportion of them had never had a long-term adult relationship and many others were either separated or divorced. …”
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Are we ready for the revision of the 14-day rule? Implications from Chinese legislations guiding human embryo and embryoid research by Xue, Yang, Shang, Lijun

“…Given the breakthrough of the embryo and related research in the global frontier, it is necessary for countries around the world to coordinate the revision of the 14-day rule through communication and consultation and to expeditiously consider options for establishing a comprehensive, credible, and long-lasting regulatory framework.…”
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Determinants of foreign direct investment and its relationship to economic growth by Chanegriha, Melissa

“…Extreme bound analysis growth regressions confirm that FDI, initial income and human capital have a robust positive effect on long-term growth. Over all, the major contribution of this thesis is to provide a better understanding of the determinants of FDI and to analyse the interrelationship between FDI and economic growth.…”
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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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Settlement behaviour of soft soil stabilized with soil-cement columns using constant rate of strain method by Raftari, Mehdi

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Application of magnetic field for reduction of sludge bulking in activated sludge system by Zaidi, Nur Syamimi

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Influence of forest plantation establishment on the hydrological characteristics of small catchments in Selangor by Shamsuddin, Siti Aisah

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Crack self healing concrete by native microbial calcium carbonate by Algaifi, Hassan Amer Ali

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Soft clay stabilisation using lightweight aggregate for raft and column matrices by Zukri, Azhani

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Exploring thermophilic metagenome for biodiversity comparisons and characterisation of a novel beta glucosidase by Chan, Chia Sing

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Biogranulation technology for the treatment of anaerobically digested palm oil mill effluent using sequencing batch reactor by Nuid, Maria

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Improved electroporator for liquid food pasteurization through continuous flow and double-exponential impulse waveform by Arshad, Rai Naveed

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Modernised Policy Making? Investigating the Development of the 2009 Migration Impact Fund by Formosa, Paul J.

“…The objectives of this study are, firstly, to explore and assess the nature of this new concept of policy making, contextualising its claims by reference to the long history of debates about policy-making and modernisation in Britain. …”
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Assessing the applicability of student-based brand equity constructs in university institution preference in Ghana by Effah, Ebenezer Asare

“…With ad-hoc application of the traditional element of marketing failing to sustainably cushion institutions against growing competition, universities are frantically searching for ways to differentiate themselves in the long term. This study ascertains the applicability of five empirically established brand equity constructs to Ghana’s university industry. …”
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Becoming 'NEET': an exploration of marginalised young people’s trajectories and experiences by Rajah, Heera

“…This, therefore, depicts the continued long reach of family and school influences, mediated by social class: the enduring shadow cast into adulthood and on young people’s life chances. …”
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The Routledge handbook on the reception of classical architecture by Temple, Nicholas, Piotrowski, Andrzej, Heredia, Juan Manuel

“…By addressing a number of contentious issues, highlighted in some historical surveys of architecture, the chapters presented in this volume question long-held assumptions about the notion of a universally accepted ‘classical tradition’ and its broadly Euro-centric perspective. …”
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Classifier based incremental reconstruction of human object trajectory in live video streams by Afzal, Muhammad Majid

“…This approach has been the main focus of research in video processing for a long time and had some success, but it leads to the significant requirement for computational power and is not feasible for real-time video analytics tasks because of the time constraints. …”
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Modelling enablers of efficiency and sustainability of health care: a m-TISM approach by Sindhwani, Rahul, Kumar, Rajender, Behl, Abhishek, Singh, Punj, Kumar, Anil, Gupta, Tanmay

“…Still, the desired outcomes from this sector are far away, and it becomes pertinent to address all such issues associated with healthcare on a priority basis for sustaining the outcomes in a long-term perspective. The present study aims to explore the healthcare sector and list out the directly associated enablers contributing to increasing the viability of the healthcare sector. …”
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Bastide city territory: landscape infrastructure design, Monpazier, France by Pritchard, Lucy

“…The spatial relationship between Monpazier's setting on a promontory, and a long ridge in the plateau from which this landform extends, provides a vector of expansion. …”
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Construing economic behaviour by Theodoulou, Stella

“…Economic behaviour does not take place in a vacuum or separate from other aspects of human behaviour. For too long, the expression ceteris paribus has been the catchall of economic modelling, and when pressed for examples of "other things being equal", invariably many of these are psychological factors. …”
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