"You know, what is overspending" : working with compulsive buying : a critical discursive account by Parnes, Harriette Sophie

“…The transcripts were analysed using critical discursive psychology, a branch of Discourse Analysis. Findings Four main discourses were elicited from the data: ‘it’s self medicating’, ‘how should I work with this?’…”
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Vestibular receptors contribute to the cortical auditory evoked potentials by Todd, Neil P. M., Paillard, Aurore, Kluk, Karolina, Whittle, Elizabeth, Colebatch, James G.

“…Source analysis of both the N42 and N1 indicated involvement of cingulate cortex, as well as bilateral superior temporal cortex. Our findings are best explained by vestibular receptors contributing to what were hitherto considered as purely auditory evoked potentials and in addition tentatively identify a new component that appears to be primarily of vestibular origin.…”
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Assessment of olfactory perception in individuals with motion sickness by Jacquot, Laurence, Millot, Jean-Louis, Paillard, Aurore

“…Results: Results showed no difference in olfactory sensitivity between MS+ and MS- subjects. However, findings of both subjective (odor quality self-rating) and objective (psychophysiological responses) measures did reveal that the affective response to petrol odor was significantly different in MS+ and in MS- subjects. …”
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Experience, skill and competence: boundary spanning capabilities for leadership and management of transnational education by Messenger, Hazel, Bloisi, Wendy

“…Using concepts associated with “distributed leadership” (Gronn, 2002, p. 423) to explain leadership in collaborative provision as distributed practice, the research represented in the chapter made use of activity theory (Engeström, 1987) to identify the range of contextual factors that an academic liaison tutor needs to take into account in developing a TNE partnership. Findings indicate that an academic liaison tutor needs experience of working in complex environments, in-depth understanding of organizational procedures, the ability to manage power differentials, sophisticated communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to create and lead a cultural context for learning and development, change management and the ability to resolve difficulties. …”
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Ladies of the lodge : a history of Scottish Orangewomen, c. 1909-2013 by Butcher, Deborah

“…Appropriating oral history testimony and archival sources, this work not only updates findings of existing research, but also engages unexplored aspects of female Orangeism to illustrate Orangewomen’s considerable diversity.…”
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How do middle class Pakistani young people construct contemporary international conflicts? by Kazmi, Naveed

“…They argued that terrorism, whether perpetrated by state or non-state actors, was wrong, and they were highly critical of US policies and actions in the wider world. These findings are important because Pakistani society faces a serious challenge from militancy and terrorism. …”
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Understanding the decision making process of beginning hormone therapy for trans individuals: a grounded theory study by Wamsler, Loa Sofie

“…In discussing these results, the main problems indicated by the results of these findings regarded the mismatch between the urgent need for treatment trans people have, systemic issues of long waiting times, and a general sense of a gap between trans people and the professionals working with them, enforcing gatekeeper roles and feelings of being misunderstood and unsupported. …”
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The experiences of mothers who received therapy for postnatal depression: a qualitative study by Ruaro, Laura

“…Tailoring of assessment, formulation and therapy to each individual client emerged to be imperative given the heterogeneity of needs, symptoms and vulnerabilities characterising mothers suffering from PND. Findings are discussed in the context of previous research on psychological treatments for postnatal depression.…”
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Bank structure, efficiency and risk management in Vietnam by Nguyen, Thao Ngoc

“…We extend the structural, nonstructural and efficiency models to make them applicable to Vietnam. Findings from these models explain the performance and level of efficiency of the whole banking system, state owned commercial banks (SOCBs) and non-state owned commercial banks (non-SOCBs). …”
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How do green knowledge management and green technology innovation impact corporate environmental performance? Understanding the role of green knowledge acquisition by Sahoo, Saumyaranjan, Kumar, Anil, Upadhyay, Arvind

“…The research model has been assessed using structural equation modeling with survey data from 283 Indian manufacturers, demonstrating that green knowledge acquisition significantly impacts green knowledge management and green technology innovation. The statistical findings also show that green technology innovation acts catalyzes the translation of green knowledge management into improved corporate environmental performance. …”
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Psychologists' positive and negative effects of client work: correlates and predictors of compassion fatigue and personal growth by Oyen, Malin

“…This study stresses the importance of clinicians’ self awareness, such as attending own personal therapy if currently emotionally wounded, as this could prevent CF, but also prompt VPTG. The findings reaffirm the importance of compulsory therapy in counselling psychology training and its applicability for other specialisations.…”
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A systematic review looking at anodyspareunia among cisgender men and women by Nercessian, Tiga-Rose, Banbury, Samantha, Chandler, Chris

“…Similarly, there were no articles that discussed or evaluated treatment strategies. The findings of this review demonstrate the paucity of research on both the condition of anodyspareunia and its treatment across genders and sexually diverse groups. …”
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The nature and implications of lifestyle transitions for persistent heroin use by Morgan, James, Bennett, Trevor

“…Results: Participants in the study explained changes in their lifestyles through three distinct narrative themes: grabbing onto ‘hooks for change’, ‘taking an opportunity’, and ‘losing control’. The findings also show how, through case studies, the nature and implications of lifestyle transitions can be wide ranging. …”
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Bridging the divide in work and occupational psychology: evidence from practice by Bartlett, Dean, Francis-Smythe, Jan

“…It adopts a mixed methods approach involving the administration of a survey to a UK sample (N=163) of W&O psychologists and a series of semi-structured interviews (N=25) exploring in greater depth how evidence is applied in practice. Findings reveal that practitioners consult a wide range of different types of evidence which they employ at various stages of engagement with client organisations and that this evidence is pressed into service in the pursuit of solutions which are acceptable from the client perspective and which are consistent with the scientific standards underpinning professional knowledge and expertise in W&O psychology. …”
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Using thematic analysis to apprehend teachers experiences of working with traumatized students by Mboko, Sidney, Phillips, Olaide, Banbury, Samantha, Lusher, Joanne

“…This chapter presents the findings gathered through a series of semi-structured interviews that explored trauma. …”
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Entrepreneurial barriers in achieving sustainable business and cultivation of innovation: a resource-based view theory perspective by Agrawal, Rohit, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Banaitis, Audrius, Kumar, Anil

“…Design/methodology/approach: The present research uses grey-causal modelling (GSC) to analyse the barriers against successful entrepreneurship. Findings: The research focuses on the usefulness of dynamic capabilities, managing, and cooperating resources in the entrepreneurship setting. …”
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Public spending for agricultural risk management: land use, regional welfare and intra-subsidy substitution by Vigani, Mauro, Khafagy, Amr, Berry, Robert

“…This paper analyses the factors influencing public expenditure on the EU’s Risk Management Toolkit comparing six types of regional-level spatial autoregressive models, and finding that there is a predominance of socio-economic factors over risk and agro-ecological factors in the allocation of budget. …”
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Teachers’ experiences of online/distance teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in mainstream classrooms with vulnerable students in Cyprus by Christodoulidou, Panayiota, Sidiropoulou, Charalampia

“…The survey examined teachers’ perspectives on the new online pedagogical practices; the challenges they faced; and the impact of these practices on the learning progress of all students, including two vulnerable groups, i.e., individuals with learning disabilities and immigrant students aged 6–18 years. Key findings suggest that the teachers were unprepared to design inclusive student-centred digital activities and deliver online lessons and that distance teaching may have negatively affected students’ learning experiences, especially in the vulnerable groups.…”
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Influence of Polyolefin Contamination on the Thermal Characteristics of Bottle Grade Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate by Itim, Bachir

“…As a result, the thermal characteristics were greatly influenced by the inclusion of polyolefin contamination, especially crystallinity, as shown and validated by the Avrami and Ozawa models and that the findings are a step forward and an original insight on the influence of polyolefin contamination at industrial scale.…”
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Composite Right/Left-Handed Transmission-Line Based Wideband Antenna for WLAN, WiMAX and WiFi Applications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Sadeghzadeh, Ramazan Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The antenna has a maximum gain and radiation efficiency of 6.4 dBi and 89.04%, respectively, at 5.4 GHz. The proposed antenna finds application in various wireless technologies including WLAN, WiMAX and WiFi.…”
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