Apparel clothing reference points for important shopping occasions and decision-making styles of Greek college students by Tarnanidis, Theodoros K.

“…As a whole the findings from this research offer new insights to marketing managers and research practitioners in analysing consumers' apparel consumption decision-making patterns. …”
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Socially constructing healthy eating: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of healthy eating information and advice by Mackenzie, Joanna

“…Most of the texts assumed people have the agency to follow the text’s advice and failed to consider the readers’ personal context. Focus group findings revealed that many participants felt that healthy eating should be based on common sense and ideally it is better to listen to your body to understand what it needs and there is no one size fits all approach such as that presented in the texts.…”
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Extreme expatriation: the effect of location factors and masculine environments on women’s international assignment participation in oil and gas exploration and production by Shortland, Susan

“…Even city-based expatriation can prove to be an isolating experience. Yet, this research finds that extreme geographical locations do not preclude women’s expatriation as this offers good career prospects, high monetary rewards and Perceived Organisational Support which can potentially outweigh the disadvantages of extreme social, location and environmental issues. …”
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The social justice agency of secondary school headteachers by Jefferys, Christine

“…Most notably, in questioning the extent to which the agency of headteachers reproduced or challenged structural inequities within education and wider society, my findings suggest that affective social justice is a pivotal discourse in refusing the dominance of market-oriented subjectification. …”
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Impasse-driven problem solving: the multidimensional nature of feeling stuck by Ross, Wendy, Arfini, Selene

“…This adds depths to current proposals of the cognitive mechanisms underlying both insight problem-solving and impasse. Our findings are robust across a range of problem types. …”
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"It was quite helpful" : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of Indian fathers' experience of family therapy by Virdee, Sukhvinder

“…Four super-ordinate themes emerged: "Indian fathers and their family", "east versus west", "the therapist" and "what is therapy?" Two findings emerged from the analysis; Indian fathers found family therapy to be a foreign notion, which proved to be a valuable experience and they found it useful to be matched to their therapist. …”
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‘Recover together, recover stronger’: an exploratory literature review on the recovery challenges of creative SMEs following the COVID-19 pandemic and proposed future recommendatio... by Akintola, Bolanle Maryam, Kumar, Anil, Chokshi, Hemakshi, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Agrawal, Rohit

“…Using the analysis from the selected articles as a guide, a framework was developed to address the recovery challenges alongside the recommended propositions. Findings: The findings from this paper suggest that a lack of synergy among four major categories (governmental, supply chain, organizational and stakeholders) contributes to recovery challenges within the field of research. …”
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The interplay effects of digital technologies, green integration, and green innovation on food supply chain sustainable performance: an organizational information processing theory... by Yadav, Sanjeev, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Kumar, Vikas, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Upadhyay, Arvind

“…Theoretically, under the strategic alignment for information-processing fit, the study’s findings suggest that GIT and GIO improve their FSC strategies and practically keep the FSC ahead of the competition for the long haul by ensuring sustainability. …”
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Exploring the experiences of depression within Krishna consciousness devotees: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Chauhan, Reena

“…Implications of findings are discussed in the context of clinical practice…”
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Quality service delivery in tertiary institutions in Ghana: a comparative study of public and private universities by Alomenu, Clemence

“…The findings further revealed that student perceived value mediates the association between perceived service quality and overall student satisfaction. …”
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Long journeys toward freedom: the relationship between coercive control and space for action - measurement and emerging evidence by Sharp-Jeffs, Nicola, Kelly, Liz, Klein, Renate

“…We report on the development of, and findings from, two scales measuring coercive control and space for action over a period of 3 years in a sample of 100 women who had accessed domestic violence services. …”
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'London calling': the experiences of international social work recruits working in London by Hanna, Sue, Lyons, Karen

“…This paper reports on one aspect of a qualitative research project investigating the post-arrival integration, professional practice and development of ‘international social workers’, namely those trained and qualified outside of the UK working in London and the Home Counties. Findings demonstrate that, as well as being a challenging professional and work experience, this form of labour mobility is a profound life event for most ISWs and, as with human migration in other fields and countries, entails a complex social, emotional and cultural transition.…”
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Perceptions of parental substance misuse among social workers working with children and families by Grant, Alastair, Banbury, Samantha, Lusher, Joanne

“…Four main narratives emerged and these included: Challenges of working with parental substance use, informed decision making, developing self-efficacy and professional values. The research findings are discussed in the context of wider literature, in reference to applicable psychological theory, and in next steps for future research and potential future training.…”
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Inclusive formative assessment practices (IFAP) in action: a longitudinal intervention study funded by LMU GSBL by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…The current project explored the impact of inclusive formative assessment practices on 200 first-year students’ writing performance and motivation at GSBL for one academic year. Preliminary findings indicated that the use of inclusive formative assessment practices resulted in a statistically significant improvement of the quality of students’ writing performance in only one academic semester. …”
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Practices of urban inclusion: designing an experiment in education by De Carli, Beatrice, Caistor-Arendar, Lucia

“…This report outlines the process and initial findings from a collaborative EU funded project titled: DESINC LIVE – Designing and Learning in the Context of Migration (desinclive.eu). …”
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Exploring the social psychological processes of lone fatherhood after separation or divorce : a constructive grounded theory approach by Hovris, Anna

“…Indeed, there is limited research that recognises the wide diversity of fatherhood, including the specific needs different fathers might have. Research findings suggest that lone fathers often face difficulties that are linked to structural and personal factors. …”
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Vaccine strategies to induce broadly protective immunity to rhinoviruses by McLean, Gary R.

“…Recent approaches identifying conserved rhinovirus epitopes and better definitions of the immune correlates of protection have raised hope. Here, these newer findings are outlined and the prospects for such a universal rhinovirus vaccine are discussed.…”
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Regulation of labour market intermediaries and the role of social partners in preventing trafficking of labour by Paraskevopoulou, Anna, Fromm, Andrea, Clark, Nick

“…The report brings together research findings on two main areas: how labour market intermediaries are regulated by public authorities in the different Member States, and to what extent social partners’ activities contribute to preventing trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation. …”
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Town centre recovery report by Jamieson, Claire

“…A series of five case are then explored through interviews, exploring each local authority's approach to strategic planning, leadership and governance, funding, community engagement and delivery. The resulting findings, combined with the learnings from the literature review, have been synthesised into a series of eight recommendations, which can help local authorities to ensure better high street recovery and more resilient places.…”
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Synthesis and characterization of polypyrrole-palladium coated poly (styrene-butyl acrylate) nanocomposite emulsion by Bahraeian, Sobhan

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