An exploratory study examining the relationship between sexual self efficacy and premature ejaculation mediated by depression, anxiety and sexual fantasy among a British cohort by Banbury, Samantha, Moneta, Giovanni B., Chandler, Chris

“…Higher levels of depression, anxiety, and lower levels of sexual self-efficacy were reported among the PE group than the non-PE group. Sexual fantasies further differed between PE and non-PE groups where ‘self-derogatory’ sexual fantasies such as “embarrassment due to failure of a sex act” were commonly reported among the PE group. …”

Method and tool for generating table of relevance in literature review (MTTR) by Ruiz, Natasha, Winter, Rogério, Rosa, Ferrucio de Franco, Shukla, Pancham, Kazemian, Hassan

“…The anecdotal evidence reported in this article suggests that it is possible to carry out a literature review in a much shorter time with MTTR than in the traditional manner.…”
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Politics in Wales since devolution by Stirbu, Diana, McAllister, Laura

“…The history of modern Welsh politics is better represented by continuity, rather than dramatic or radical change. Its electoral history has been characterised by loyalty to a single party: first to the Liberals (between 1885 and 1918), then to the Labour Party for most of the 20th century. …”
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Exploring EFL teachers’ perceptions of the use of peer assessment in external exam-dominated writing classes by Meletiadou, Eleni, Tsagari, Dina

“…Teachers used PA of writing for one whole school year with more than 400 students after receiving training in PA methods and continuous support throughout this implementation. …”
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Turkish foreign policy in the Balkans amidst 'soft power' and 'de-Europeanisation' by Alpan, Başak, Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi

“…In this regard, this paper aims to decipher different dimensions of Turkey’s foreign policy in the Balkans through a more general exploration of the de-Europeanisation of Turkish foreign policy in the 2010s. Through more than 80 semi-structured interviews, which were conducted between 2016-2020, with political actors, diplomats, religious leaders, scholars and journalists in Turkey and in the Balkans, we address the question of whether the divergence Turkish foreign policy from a soft power perspective and its concomitant de-Europeanisation tendency had been crystallised in its policy towards the Balkans within the context of the 2010s.…”
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Multistage neural network ensemble: adaptive combination of ensemble results by Yang, Shuang

“…Combining a set of neural network classifiers whose error distributions are diverse can lead to the generation of superior results than those achieved by any single classifier. Common combination strategies used to combine the results of individual ensemble members are simple averaging, weighted averaging, majorities voting and ranking. …”
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Cultural tourism development in Ngada, Flores, Indonesia by Cole, Stroma

“…Research for this thesis has been carried out over more than ten tears. Early research (1989-1994) was carried out as a tour operator. …”
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Therapeutic relationships with people experiencing psychosis within an acute mental health care setting: a critical discursive evaluation by Baxter, Lydia Bridget

“…Findings: Four interpretive repertoires were identified within the data: the therapeutic relationship bridges the mental health system and the person experiencing psychosis; the therapeutic relationship as a means to manage psychotic experiences with a boundaried, yet flexible approach; meeting the person experiencing psychosis through the therapeutic relationship; and the therapeutic relationship is more than just a dyad – the MDT. Limitations of this research were addressed, implications for future research and clinical practice were highlighted, and reflexivity was employed and conveyed throughout this work.…”
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Synthesis and chemistry of 1,4-oxathianes and 1,4-oxathian-3-ones by Hammad, Nashwa

“…However, success came with the double alkylation of the system rather than the mono-alkylation.…”
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A neural network computer model of the hydrodynamical flow in the River Medway estuary at its confluence with the River Thames by Rees, Lyn Hugh

“…Apart from minor discrepancies in generated depth and velocity data at the precise juncture of the two rivers, the networks showed more than adequate performance when simulating the flow in the two rivers.…”
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Proactive chatbot framework based on the PS2CLH model: an AI-Deep Learning chatbot assistant for students by Arlindo, Almada, Qicheng, Yu, Preeti, Patel

“…The testing results demonstrated that the proactive chatbot offered sound accuracy and more effective learning support than other chatbots.…”
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), service failures and recovery strategies for sustainable business: the case of Nigeria by Nduwe Kalagbor, Anthony, Idowu, Samuel O., Mulat-Weldemeskel, Eyob

“…Globally, there is nowhere these problems of environmental degradation, socio-political dissonance, lack of sustainable development, poor CSR, and poverty are more visible than in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria which has been described as “the goose that lays” Nigeria’s golden eggs – oil and gas. …”
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A preliminary investigation into the use of amino acids as potential ion pairs for diclofenac transdermal delivery by Cristofoli, Mignon, Hadgraft, Jonathan, Lane, Majella E., Sil dos Santos, Bruno

“…Because of the impact on ion pair formation, the counter ion was required to have a lower molecular weight than diclofenac. Basic amino acids L-Arginine, L-Histidine, L-Lysine and their salts were chosen. …”
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Creative ignorance by Ross, Wendy

“…This model is being increasingly ques-tioned and there is a steadily growing research literature demonstrating how en-gagement with an uncertain material and socially rich world shapes and forms cognitive processes and that rather than a linear and rational model, there is a deep knowing-through-doing at the heart of creative thinking. …”
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Reconsidering the need for gain-of­ function research on enhanced potential pandemic pathogens in the post-COVID-19 era by Shinomiya, Nariyoshi, Minari, Jusaku, Yoshizawa, Go, Dando, Malcolm, Shang, Lijun

“…In particular, the risks of such research are clearer than before, whereas its benefits seem less apparent. …”
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Therapeutic relationships with individuals with learning disabilities: a qualitative study of counselling psychologists' experience by Jones, Rachel Ann

“…Individuals with learning disabilities are at a significantly greater risk of developing mental health problems than the general population. Historically, treatment has been dominated by psychopharmacology and applied behavioural models; however, an evidence base is growing, which advocates the use psychological therapy with these individuals. …”
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Determinants of exercise intention and behaviour in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia using a revised version of the Theory of Planned Behaviour by Twyford, Jessica Louise

“…Results: Findings showed that people with schizophrenia did significantly more walking than the general population but significantly less moderate to strenuous exercise. …”
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Biochemical and physiological analysis of microvesicle subtypes by Stratton, Dan

“…BCA protein analysis, modified schiffs test, spectroscopic and quartz crystal microbalance techniques demonstrated cMVs to be smaller, denser and more slowly released from cells than the sMVs are larger, lighter and released sMVs rapidly in response to a stress stimuli. …”
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Opening Pandora’s box: how does peer assessment affect EFL students’ writing quality? [Presentation] by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Findings indicated that learners who received PA and TA improved their essays more in terms of lexical complexity, accuracy, and some features of grammatical complexity and fluency than those who received only TA. The current study highlights the desirability of collaborative group work, in the form of PA activities, in the creation of opportunities conducive to promoting writing quality. …”
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Inclusive formative assessment practices (IFAP) in higher education: promoting education for social justice [conference paper] by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…According to the literature, there are very few long-term studies which have implemented more than one formative assessment methods in Higher Education (HE) and more to explore their impact on students’ motivation and writing performance. …”
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