Parents’ narratives toward smoking in the home following a second-hand smoke story-telling education intervention by MacNicol, Yvonne, Lusher, Joanne, Banbury, Samantha, Roberts, Nicola

“…There is a strong link between cigarette smoking and socio-economic status, with threequarters of children living in disadvantaged communities being exposed to second-hand smoke. …”
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Application of functionally graded materials for severe plastic deformation and smart materials: experimental study and finite element analysis by Jamian, Saifulnizan

“…First, the novel technique in producing ultra fine grain of difficult-to-work materials by equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) process at ambient temperature was developed by using FGM. …”
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Examining the role of childhood experiences in gender identity and expression: an interpretative phenomenological analysis using Social Learning Theory by Dodgers, Steph, Cordoba, Sebastian, Coe, Jennifer

“…Notably, the present findings support social learning theory, as it shows how the internalisation of gender can be challenged by new forms of gender resocialisation, including the promotion of gender equity in sports, the possibilities of gender expressions and identities beyond the binary, and the free articulation and expression of these concerns in society. …”
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Improving triple bottom line (TBL) performance: analyzing impacts of Industry 4.0, lean six sigma and circular supply chain management by Sahoo, Saumyaranjan, Upadhyay, Arvind

“…Based on the analytical findings, it is evident that Industry 4.0 has a direct and significant impact solely on the economic dimension of triple bottom line performance. …”
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The Influence of national innovation system on university-industry research collaboration by Iqbal, Abeda Muhammad

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The formation of brittle phases in brazed zirconium joints by Bassett, Julian Charles

“…Induction brazing produced high quality joints with interface layers thinner than those in vacuum brazed joints; a link between heat-up rate and wetting was observed. 3. …”
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‘Self-immolation by technology’: Jean Baudrillard and the posthuman in film and television by Baldwin, Jon

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The ‘expat factor’: the influence of working time on women's decisions to undertake international assignments in the oil and gas industry by Shortland, Susan

“…A model is proposed to link working time/patterns to women’s international assignment participation.…”
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Integration of Artificial Intelligence in sustainable manufacturing: current status and future opportunities by Agrawal, Rohit, Majumdar, Abhijit, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil

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AOBL‑IPACO: a novel and optimized algorithm to mitigate losses in electrical grid systems by Gupta, Rahul, Khanna, Ashish, Virdee, Bal Singh

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Neural network-based ammonium aeration control of wastewater treatment plant by Huja Husin, Maimun

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An IPA exploration of women’s experiences of being undecided about motherhood in their late thirties by Barnett, Georgina

“…Consequently, some women find themselves in their late thirties and undecided about motherhood in the face of the relentless ticking of the biological clock. …”
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Making Assessment Meaningful by Hirst, Laura Lea

“…With larger student numbers it is becoming harder for academics to find the time to engage in formative assessment. …”
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Is the Future in T-Bond Trading? by Bojkova, Viara

“…These expectations predetermined the interest in looking at the investment decisions, particularly of institutional investors, to find out whether there is a shift towards T-bond holdings.…”
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Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Russia, Ukraine and Belarus by Bojcun, Marko

“…All of them are now recovering in terms of GDP output, but insofar as this is a truly global crisis, no one country, no region, let alone one that accounts for less than 2% of world GDP1 can find a lasting solution to the problems the crisis has thrown up.…”
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A tabular source approach to modelling and simulating device and circuit noise in the time domain by Brinson, Mike, Jahn, Stefan, Nabijou, Hassan

“…It is also unusual to find circuit simulators that extend noise simulation to the time domain. …”
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Green-lean operations evaluation framework: a case from Iranian automotive industry by Ojani, Shabnam, Avakh Darestani, Soroush

“…Companies have been forced to find alternatives to balance productivity and the environment in their operations and products as they move to greener operations and products. …”
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Communication skills: what do employers' expect? (workplace communication skills for engineering graduates) by Sivanganam, Lalithambigai

“…Thus, this research is conducted to find out what communication skills that the employers in the industry deem that their employees should have? …”
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Size reduction of vivaldi antenna array for microwave imaging by Abdulqadir Farah, Mohamed

“…UWB antennas with compact size, stable patterns of end-fire radiation and high gain find many of applications such as radar, microwave imaging, remote sensing. …”
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Comparative analysis of malware detection response times across Android versions: an emphasis on the "Hoverwatch" application by Ndukwe, Chiemela, Homayounvala, Elaheh, Kazemian, Hassan, Araujo, Istteffanny Isloure

“…We used a known malicious app, "Hoverwatch," for this experiment. Our findings reveal notable disparities in detection times, emphasizing the need for constant advancements in defence systems and in a number of test cases the need for improvements in real-time detection capabilities. …”
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