The Equality Act 2010 and empty diversity : neoliberal legislation and inequality in the lives of trans* and sexgender nonconforming people by Hunter, Chryssy

“…Finally, I also analyse the implications of my findings for particular forms of legally focused activism. …”
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A grounded theory study of time-limited therapy for complex trauma : how NHS psychologists manage the challenge of working with developmentally traumatised clients within a time-li... by Aguilera, Katrina

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven NHS psychologists. Findings suggest that the imbalance between demand and resources generates an imbalance of emotional resources and a tentative model is presented outlining the process of progressive emotional depletion experienced by participants as a direct result of the various and conflicting demands placed on them by the client, the organisation and the clinical task. …”
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The Use of Technology and eLearning among Academic Staff: a case study by Kaye, Lorraine

“…Members of staff felt that they were very much at different points towards embedding aspects of technology-mediated learning into their practice. This reflects the findings in the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education (Dearing) Report, almost a decade ago, which highlighted the gap between potential use and use in practice relating to instructors’ and learners’ responses to the use of technology in learning-related situations. …”
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Chapter 9. Gender representation in Wales: new approaches to candidate selection in UK’s devolved legislatures and beyond by Stirbu, Diana, Larner, Jac, McAllister, Laura

“…It will focus specifically on internal candidate selection processes within the main political parties in Wales -Labour, Conservative and Plaid Cymru. Our findings highlight the importance of endogenous and exogenous factors, both structural and cultural, in diversifying pathways into politics for women through innovative approaches to candidate selection strategies within parties, and through addressing structural barriers outside political parties. …”
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Psychological implications of acquired deafness for adults of employment age by Thomas, Alan J.

“…Studies concerning the relationship between other handicaps and psychological disturbance are reviewed briefly. When the findings from these studies are used as a yardstick it is concluded that if the criterion of psychological disturbance is employed then acquired deafness is indeed a serious handicap.…”
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User perceptions of technology and the office by Smith, Heather Alison

“…In Study 5 content analysis of media portrayal of the computer industry supported the idea that the perceptions of technology and the office held by both users and the computer industry can also be categorised according to the eight dimensions identified above - thus, showing some convergence between the findings of different studies using different methodological approaches. …”
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"I'm the same as you" : the experiences of CBT for problem gambling in South Asian men : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Dandgey, Sheetal

“…Background/Aims In the United Kingdom (UK), South Asians (SAs) are at a higher risk of developing problem gambling (PG), whilst rates of gambling activity remain the same across the population. Similar findings across other minority groups in Western jurisdictions indicate that culture and ethnic minority status may play a role in the development from recreational gambling activity to PG. …”
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Great expectations? Female expatriates’ perceptions of organisational performance and development reviews in supporting access to international assignments by Shortland, Susan, Perkins, Stephen J.

“…Design/methodology/approach A qualitative cross-sectional case study research design is used to analyse performance and development review, and international assignment policies in two firms, together with in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 14 Human Resource policy custodians and 21 female long-term current assignees. Findings Women assignees do not see performance and development reviews as effective mechanisms to access expatriate roles. …”

Factors analysis of the adoption of Cloud Computing in England by Ullah, Raja Muhammad Ubaid, Buckley, Kevan, Garvey, Mary, Li, Jun

“…Still some organisations are struggling, how to create a secure and cost effective CC services environment.The expected finding from this research believe to provide the certain analysis and confirm the significant factors from which perceptions are derived through classification, that can address the business and technology related issues by CC services. …”
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Exploratory validation study of the individual AUDIT-C items among older people by Stewart, Duncan, Hewitt, Catherine, McCambridge, Jim

“…No significant differences were found in the validity of the three items, though the combined sensitivity and specificity scores and ROC values for item 3 were consistently slightly lower than for items 1 and 2. The findings were similar for men and women, and for participants prescribed medications for long term conditions. …”
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Mandatory vs. voluntary exercise on non-financial reporting: does a normative/coercive isomorphism facilitate an increase in quality? by Carungu, Jonida, Di Pietra, Roberto, Molinari, Matteo

“…Then a longitudinal analysis was carried out in order to assess the quality of the NFR conducted from a voluntary to a mandatory basis. Findings: This study shows that the quality of NFR does not increase when moving from a voluntary to a mandatory basis, especially for 25 per cent of the companies that publish supplementary sustainability reports and/or plans. …”
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Women's experiences of pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain: A systematic review by Mackenzie, Jo, Murray, Esther, Lusher, Joanne

“…Predefined terms were used to search nine central databases and hand searches of two reference lists of identified studies were carried out. Findings: 614 records were identified, eight studies met the inclusion criteria for review. …”
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Decoding Covid-19 with the SARS-CoV-2 genome by Ellis, Phoebe, Somogyvári, Ferenc, Virok, Dezső P., Noseda, Michela, McLean, Gary R.

“…Here, we summarise details of the SARS-CoV-2 genome to assist understanding of the emergence, evolution and diagnosis of this deadly new virus. Recent findings: Based on high similarities in the genome sequences, the virus is thought to have arisen from SARS-like CoVs in bats but the lack of an intermediate species containing a CoV with even greater similarity has so far eluded discovery. …”
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Enhancing resiliency of perishable product supply chains in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak by Shanker, Saket, Barve, Akhilesh, Muduli, Kamalakanta, Kumar, Anil, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Joshi, Sudhanshu

“…The study revealed that factors, restriction on import-export and fear of violation of social distancing guidelines, are the primary “cause” group factors; whereas, price variation of perishable products and panic buying and stockpiling are the crucial “effect” group factors affecting the PFSCs. The findings also enrich existing literature by providing analytical support to relationships between various factors affecting PFSCs during the pandemic. …”
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Nexus of circular economy and sustainable business performance in the era of digitalization: a comprehensive review and network based analysis by Agrawal, Rohit, Wankhede, Vishal A., Kumar, Anil, Upadhyay, Arvind, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo

“…Further, network analysis is carried out to analyse the collaboration among authors from different countries. Findings: The study revealed that digitalization could be a great help in developing sustainable circular products. …”
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Possibilities and pitfalls? Moderate drinking and alcohol abstinence at home since the COVID-19 lockdown by Nicholls, Emily, Conroy, Dom

“…In sharing these early findings, we hope to highlight themes relevant to understanding drinking behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic and to stimulate dialogue for immediate research priorities in this area. …”
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Design for the environment: an ontology-based knowledge management model for green product development by Chaouni Benabdellah, Abla, Zekhnini, Kamar, Cherrafi, Anass, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Kumar, Anil

“…Furthermore, as a pillar for considering the Semantic Web and an evolving approach linked with Natural language processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), an ontology-based knowledge management model for green assessment is developed for the representation, acquisition, organization and capitalization of knowledge in a computer interpretable manner. The findings are useful for both managers and practitioners as they provide a coherent domain ontology that can help them manage knowledge, improve teamwork, and make decisions in a collaborative green PDP. …”
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Managing disruptions and risks amidst COVID-19 outbreaks: role of blockchain technology in developing resilient food supply chains by Sharma, Manu, Luthra, Sunil, Joshi, Sudhanshu, Kumar, Anil

“…An integrated approach of Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and Weighted Assessment Sum Product Assessment (WASPAS) is employed to assess the factors related to sourcing, lean, workforce, and flexibility, as well as evaluation of the BC-T enabled FSCs resilient strategies that mitigate the effect of disruption during the pandemic. The findings exhibit that ‘Sourcing related’ is the most affecting disruptive factor causing distress in the FSCs and ‘flexibility resilient strategy’ is the most relevant resilient strategy for BC-T enabled FSCs. …”
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A qualitative analysis of how therapists experience the therapeutic relationship with adults who were adopted as infants by Vote, Birgit

“…The analysis highlighted the challenges that participants perceived in terms of establishing, maintaining and ending the therapeutic relationship with adoptees. The findings of this study extend the pre-existing research base by emphasising the interconnectedness of the personal and professional experiences of adoption counsellors and the need for flexibility in their practice in each phase of the therapeutic process, predominantly with regard to therapeutic boundaries and engaging in a different ending experience. …”
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Effects of parenting experiences and early maladaptive schemas on adjustment to atopic dermatitis by Kalaki, Elli

“…Results suggest that: a) people with an early and a late onset of atopic dermatitis were presented with a certain schematic profile that differentiated them from participants in the control groups; b) a certain pattern of early parenting experiences was linked to the development of this schematic profile and c) this schematic profile predicted high levels of dysfunctional coping and difficulties in adjustment. Findings have a clear relevance to the practice of Counselling Psychology. …”
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