Managing transitions into UK Higher Education : experiences of international students from a pre-sessional English course by McKee, Susannah

“…This study seeks to examine individual accounts of a small number of international students at London Metropolitan University who had completed a pre-sessional Academic English course before their disciplinary studies. The aim was to find out how effectively they felt that the Pre-sessional course had prepared them for those studies, and to help inform the future development of the course, as well as gaining wider insight into the support needs of international students.…”
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Long memory and fractional integration in high frequency data on the US dollar / British pound spot exchange rate by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…Fractional integration or I(d) models are estimated with a variety of specifications for the error term. In brief, we find evidence that a lower degree of integration is associated with lower data frequencies. …”
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Web service based Grid workflow application in quantitative remote sensing retrieval by Liu, Longli, Xue, Yong, Zhang, Jingzun, Liu, Jia, Yu, Qicheng, Li, Chi

“…Through the experiment, we can find that web service can work well with Grid workflow and provide a management ability of remote sensing model. …”
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Oestrogen receptors and breast cancer. are we prepared to move forward? A critical review by Eraso, Yolanda

“…Around 70% of breast tumours are classified as oestrogen dependent, yet the mechanism of action of other hormones in breast cancer growth both independently and interacting with ER as well as their targeted therapies have yet to find a place in the clinic. In this article, I critically review the scientific literature for the period 1960-2016, examine the rise and persistence of the oestrogen hypothesis as well as the neglect of alternative hormonal explanations. …”
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Drawing for blind learners: assistive technology for graphical design by Ohene-Djan, James, Fernando, Sandra

“…This paper presents a set of grammar tools that can be used by blind people to find spatial orientation, as well as knowledge and representation of the interactive drawing environment, to improve the understanding of a concept or a subject matter. …”
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Developing a transfer point location problem considering normal demands distribution by Avakh Darestani, Soroush, Ammar, Mollaie, Dadd, Deneise

“…In the first model, all the points are considered in an area while in the second one the points are considered in several areas. The problem is to find out the best location for the transfer point so that the maximum expected weighted distance to all demand points through the transfer point is minimized. …”
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Pro-social attitudes towards ethno-religious out-groups during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey experiment in five countries by Carol, Sarah, David, Lea, Malasevic, Sinisa, Uzelac, Gordana

“…The online survey experiment follows a 3 × 2 × 2 factorial design varying the ethno-religious origin of neighbours signalled by the name (Alexander vs Mohammed), the length of their residence (<1 year, 10 years, entire life), and if groceries, or groceries and beer need to be collected. We find that those of minority origin and those who have spent less than a year in a country are disadvantaged. …”
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Health and safety performance of UK universities and how to improve it by Kuzmina, Olga, Searle, Douglas

“…Health and Safety professionals in the universities may find it useful to reflect on these findings and the identified best practices in order to improve the H&S performance in their own organisations.…”
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Cluster-based energy-efficient routing protocol in next generation sensor networks by Kumar, Sunil, Shankar, Achyut

“…NGNs, composed of diverse intelligent nodes with varying battery power and computational capacity, find applications in IoT, agriculture, and commercial sectors. …”
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Comparative analysis of malware detection response times across Android versions: an emphasis on the "Hoverwatch" application by Ndukwe, Chiemela, Homayounvala, Elaheh, Kazemian, Hassan, Araujo, Istteffanny Isloure

“…We used a known malicious app, "Hoverwatch," for this experiment. Our findings reveal notable disparities in detection times, emphasizing the need for constant advancements in defence systems and in a number of test cases the need for improvements in real-time detection capabilities. …”
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Analysing the relationship of adaption of green culture, innovation, green performance for achieving sustainability: mediating role of employee commitment by Sharma, Sahiba, Prakash, Gyan, Kumar, Anil, Mussada, Eswara Krishna, Antony, Jiju, Luthra, Sunil

“…With the help of the structural equation modelling (SEM) technique, it was found that the most relevant factor of innovation is the adaptability of green culture and green performance was found as the major outcome and significant mediating role of employee commitment between innovation and green performance. The findings of the study would help the textile industry managers to create a green culture by creating its link with green innovation and green performance through developing environmental consciousness among the employees which further support the textile industry in pollution reduction.…”
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Evaluating circular economy and smart technology adoption barriers in the Indian textile and apparel industries using Neutrosophic ISM by Dohale, Vishwas, Ambilkar, Priya, Bilolikar, Vijay, Narkhede, Balkrishna Eknath, Kumar, Ashwani, Kumar, Anil

“…Neutrosophic ISM, to compute the driving and dependence power of identified CE-ST barriers. The findings indicate that ‘unawareness of adoption policies’ and ‘lack of government support and subsidies’ are critical obstacles to adopting the CE-ST framework in the Indian textile and apparel industries. …”
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The effects of mobile engagement on psychological experience among millennial tourists in an urban destination by Mohd., Nur Shuhadah

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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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Revisiting migrant networks: migrants and their descendants in labour markets

“…In this volume, both established and new scholars present their findings on the networks of migrants and their descendants and explore the content of their social ties for educational and labor market success. …”
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Anti-social behaviour: local perception and reporting behaviour in a small urban location by Venables, Lucie Mary

“…Certain signals go unreported as participants perceive services to be uninterested in their concerns, highlighting a clear link between the signal crimes perspective and linking social capital. …”
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The role of agri-food 4.0 in climate-smart farming for controlling climate change-related risks: a business perspective analysis by Kazancoglu, Yigit, Lafcı, Çisem, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Berberoglu, Yalcin

“…According to the study's findings, the highest-priority concerns in the agri-food industries that are connected to climate change include energy consumption, food safety, and GHG emissions. …”
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The role of chatbots in data analytics: an evaluation of functional abilities by Patel, Preeti, Shooshtarian, Sowgol

“…This comparison is grounded in profile optimization techniques, the CRISP-DM framework, and a structured Data Science Project Plan. The findings reveal the diverse capabilities of ChatGPT-4. …”
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Examining the role of family, media, peers in young Caucasian men’s understandings of body dissatisfaction: a thematic analysis using the tripartite influential model and social co... by Apopei, Daria, Coe, Jennifer, Cordoba, Sebastian

“…The research considers participants’ sexual orientation and country of origin when analysing the data. The findings show that family, peers, and the media positively and negatively shape body dissatisfaction among participants. …”
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Low magnetic field exposure alters prostate cancer cell properties by Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel, Kraev, Igor, Dart, Dafydd Alwyn, Uysal-Onganer, Pinar

“…These included cancerous, metabolic, blood, skin, cardiac and skeletal Disease Pathways, as well as pain and developmental disorders. …”
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