From mixed embeddedness to transnational mixed embeddedness by Bagwell, Sue

“…Design/methodology/approach Interviews with the owner managers of a sample 24 Vietnamese businesses in London were undertaken to develop an understanding of how micro (individual resources: social, financial and cultural/human capital, and history of migration), meso (local, regional and national markets) and macro (politico-institutional) factors in the UK and overseas influenced business development. Findings The findings illustrate how business development is influenced not just by the interaction of the local (UK) opportunity structure and the entrepreneur’s resources, as suggested by the mixed embeddedness thesis, but also by institutional regimes, economies and markets in key countries of the diaspora, and the interaction of these. …”

Welfare experiments as tools for evidence-based policy making? The political debate on Twitter about the basic income trial in Finland by Parth, Anne-Marie, Nyby, Josefine

“…Using a unique dataset of Finnish MPs’ Twitter tweets on the basic income trial in Finland from 2017 to 2018, this article finds that Members of Parliament (MPs) neither waited for new empirical findings nor argued in a constantly coherent way. …”

The impact of employment skills support and inequalities at work on incentives to migrate: a case study of Kosovo by Berbatovci-Sojeva, Vlora

“…It illustrates the importance of the state in supporting workers in accessing jobs and in implementing labour law. It finds that there are, in addition to purely economic incentives, interfering factors that favour migration from Kosovo, such as nepotism, favouritism, and corruption. …”
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Becoming multidimensional: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of client's experiences of transformation with teacher-led Pilates by Scarpellini, Desiree A.

“…The findings offer unexpected insights that seem to problematise key assumptions that underpin empirical psychology, psychotherapy and Pilates. …”
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A qualitative study exploring psychological therapists' experiences of working psychotherapeutically with individuals diagnosed with dementia by Blythe, Philippa M.

“…The implications of the findings for clinical practice, service provision and training were highlighted. …”
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How do individuals make sense of positive voice hearing experiences?: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by North, Holly

“…There were three superordinate themes identified from the IPA: “Engaging in a complicated world: The voice in repetition or reparation of relational trauma”, “Response-ability, in interpretation and action” and “Fracturing identities: The self and society’s acceptance of voice hearing”. Three main findings were identified from the analysis: 1) Participants experience a relationship with their voices, which could both compensate for and repeat, experiences of relational difficulties, 2) finding meaning in the voice hearing experience is of fundamental importance for the participants and 3) there is a complex interplay between society and the individual in the acceptance and understanding of voice hearing experiences. …”
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"I was just in this bubble of the course" : An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Young Final Year Female Trainees’ Experiences of Stress in Counselling Psychology by Sykorova, Eva

“…The themes are considered in relation to relevant existing literature. Conclusions Findings imply that young female trainees perceive stress as an integral element of training, which is both destructive and promoting their growth. …”
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Using translanguaging and English as a Lingua Franca to promote an inclusive multilingual approach towards comprehension in assessment in Higher Educational Institutions in the UK by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…The current study employed a mixed-methods approach using classroom observations, focus group discussions, students’ pre- and post-tests and anonymous learning journals to explore the impact of translanguaging and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) on students’ writing performance when a multilingual approach towards comprehension in assessment is used with learners in higher education in the UK Findings indicated that students overall had a very positive attitude towards translanguaging and ELF in terms of a multilingual approach towards comprehension in assessment as they facilitated content and language learning and enhanced students’ intercultural and multilingual awareness Moreover, they had a significant impact on students’ academic performance Finally, the article argues that monolingual ideologies should be abandoned due to the increasing drive towards globalization in Higher Education…”
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Classroom architectural design evolution: Acoustic evaluation of public-school classrooms in Malaysia by Razali, A W, Che Din, N, Yahya, M N, Sulaiman, R

“…In a similar vein, these findings translate the degree of awareness among the education institutions and construction sector of the importance of classroom acoustics in providing a better learning experience among students…”
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Organizational commitment of Vocational College Teachers in Malaysia by Mustafa, Mohamad Zaid, Nordin, Mohd Norazmi, Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rasid, Ibrahim, Badaruddin

“…The analysis results show that the factors reflect the appropriate fit and meet all the criteria for validation. Therefore, the findings of this study can further confirm previous findings on this issue.…”
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A Survey on SQL injection: vulnerabilities, attacks, and prevention techniques by Kindy, Diallo Abdoulaye, Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan

“…Alongside presenting our findings from the survey, we also note down future expectations and possible development of countermeasures against SQL injection attacks.…”
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Development of Palm olein-in-water emulsion containing extracts of Derris elliptica Benth as insecticide by Husin, Nor Sabirah, Ahmad, Kausar, Bakhtiar, M. Taher, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Md. Jaffri, Juliana

“…People with high levels of pesticides and chemicals in their blood streams are far more likely to develop for instance genetic mutations linked to cancer. …”
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Assessing the efficacy of the trim and fill method in adjusting for publication bias in meta analysis by Nik Idris, Nik Ruzni, Sarudin, Norraida

“…The bias occur when unpublished studies are associated with their outcomes, namely, studies which produced small effects or negative results are more likely not to get published. The most common method used to adjust for publication bias is the Duvall and Tweedie’s Trim and Fill method. …”
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The Association Between Sleep Apnea and Young Adults With Hypertension by Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin, Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Yusof, Rosnida Azura, Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee

“…Although adjustments for the compounding factors, particularly BMI, decreased the OR to a large degree, subjects with severe sleep apnea were still 72% more likely to have hypertension than subjects without sleep apnea. …”
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Salivary and serum antioxidant activity in patients with acute coronary syndrome by Gulati, Yogesh, Narain, Varun Shanker, Saxena, Anil Kumar, Nigam, PK, Ali, Bashir

“…The present study was, therefore, designed to evaluate the redox status of patients with ACS prior to and following therapy as compared to age-matched healthy individuals by monitoring the antioxidant potential of serum and saliva as biomarkers of oxidative stress and evaluating their likely correlation with the clinical status of the patients. …”
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The impact of liberalization on higher education and domestic regulation by Nik Mahmod, Nik Ahmad Kamal, Tham,, Siew Yean, Alavi, Rokiah

“…Bilateral FTAs comprise 74% of the concluded FTAs while the remainder agreements are plurilateral in nature. Hence it is likely that FTAs in Asia will continue to proliferate and dominate the governance of international trade. …”
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Do patients’ understanding of diabetes and perception of control predict higher Hba1c and complications? by Chin, Sze Paw, Che Abdullah, Shahrin Tarmizi, How, Soon Hin, Satwi, Sapari, Abdul Kadir, Khalid

“…Overweight patients are more likely to perceive glycemic control wrongly.…”
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Participation of annexin 1 in the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to lead exposure: potential for phytoremediation by Phang, Ing Chia, Leung, David W. M., Clark, Gregory B., Taylor, Harry H., Garrill, Ashley, Song, Jason, Roux, Stanley J.

“…It has been shown that expression of annexin genes from Arabidopsis thaliana are differentially regulated in response to a variety of abiotic stresses. Thus annexins are likely be involved in the response of plants to heavy metal stress. …”
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A literature review on developing reading kiosk concept for nurturing reading habit among youth by Murad, Mirahida, Ibrahim, Mansor, Abdul Malek, Nurhayati, Abdullah, Fadzidah, Hashim, Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun

“…This paper however, discusses the literature review on the reading habit, the approaches and the concept of the library being applied to promote reading activity among the citizens and also outline the research methodology that likely to partake. This study and review might be helpful in formulating the recommendations on the concept of reading kiosk as a final output of this research.…”
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Serum cancer antigen 125 in patients with pleural effusions by How, Soon Hin, Liam, C K, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Chin, S P, Zal, A. B.

“…Higher serum CA125 levels were more likely to be found in patients with moderate to large effusions (p = 0.015), malignant effusions (p = 0.001) and in female patients (0.016). …”
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