Blockchain technology for viable circular digital supply chains: an integrated approach for evaluating the implementation barriers by Benabdellah, Abla Chaouni, Zekhnini, Kamar, Cherrafi, Anass, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo, Kumar, Anil, Elbaz, Jamal

“…The study concludes with insightful comments based on the findings and suggestions for eradicating those obstacles and their associated effects.…”
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Professional interpreters as a subgroup of highly proficient bilinguals: a Dynamic Systems Theory (DST) approach by Barsukova, Anastasia

“…A comparison of the AIIC AA and AB interpreters revealed differences between the groups with respect to both biographical factors and perceptions, which were discussed in terms of their implications for bilingualism. In particular, the findings appeared to be in line with the literature on age and context of SLA and ultimate L2 attainment. …”
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Positive and negative structures and processes underlying academic performance: a chained mediation model by Rogaten, Jekaterina, Moneta, Giovanni B.

“…The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are outlined.…”
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Flow in work as a moderator of the self-determination model of work engagement by De Fraga, Daniela, Moneta, Giovanni B.

“…Moderated mediation modelling supported hypothesis 1 and hypothesis 2 limitedly to the needs for competence and relatedness. The findings indicate that workers with more flow at work are more likely to engage in the job regardless of autonomy support.…”
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'Spaces to speak' of sour milk : exploring African-Caribbean-British women's activism and agency on childhood sexual abuse from the 1980s to the present day by Wilson, Joanne

“…The thesis presents findings from 5 in-depth interviews with Black British feminists (Experts); a partial content analysis of British feminist periodicals from 1980s onward; 7 in-depth interviews with African-Caribbean British victim-survivors of CSA and a survey examining Black, Asian and Minority, Ethnic service provision (BAME) in 13 Rape Crisis Centre’s in England and Scotland.…”
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Market exposure and the labour process: the contradictory dynamics in managing subcontracted services work by Grimshaw, Damian, Cartwright, Jo, Keizer, Arjan, Rubery, Jill

“…This article extends existing sociological theory by analysing the market-making and rule-breaking roles of client and subcontractor firms through qualitative data. It finds that client organisations construct different types and temporalities of marketised cost pressures, that clients and subcontractors exploit their power advantage over labour to evade institutional rules, and that labour process and reputational concerns impose a degree of moderation towards socially desirable outcomes. …”
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Money Matters : Research into the extent and nature of financial abuse within intimate relationships in the UK by Sharp-Jeffs, Nicola

“…Their voices provide rich and detailed insights into the research findings. The recommendations arising draw from both the survey and the interviews and can be found at the end of this report.…”
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Helping you helps me: giving and receiving social support in recovery groups for problem gamblers by Hutchison, Paul, Cox, Sharon, Frings, Dan

“…Recovery group identification was associated with increased abstinence self-efficacy and decreased perceived risk in gambling-related ‘trigger’ situations and these relationships were mediated by the perceived provision of social support but not its receipt. The findings suggest that mutual aid fellowships such as GA may be effective in part because they provide opportunities for members to not only receive social support from similar others but also to make a meaningful contribution to other people’s recovery through the provision of social support, which can aid their own recovery.…”
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Improving Finance for UK Small and Medium-Sized Businesses by Jackson,, Gavin

“…The GPI industrial policy programme for 2011/2012 is focused on finding ways to address key restraints to growth faced by industry in the UK. …”
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Development and validation of the work environment complexity scale for leaders by Bezler, Teresa, Moneta, Giovanni B., Pheiffer, Gary

“…Design/methodology/approach – Both cross-sectional and longitudinal data, gathered in the course of major organizational restructuring, using samples from employees (n=305) and leaders (n=120) in two health care organizations. Findings – The research developed and validated a scale of WEC for leaders with two factors: (1) Frequent Change and Events, and (2) Uncertain Work Demands. …”
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Peptidylarginine deiminase inhibitors reduce bacterial membrane vesicle release and sensitize bacteria to antibiotic treatment by Kosgodage, Uchini S., Matewele, Paul, Mastroianni, Giulia, Kraev, Igor, Brotherton, Dominik, Awamaria, Brigitte, Nicholas, Anthony P., Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel

“…Importantly, this resulted in enhanced antibiotic sensitivity of both E. coli and S. aureus to a range of antibiotics tested. Our findings reveal novel strategies for applying pharmacological OMV/MV-inhibition to reduce antibiotic resistance.…”
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Cognitive and emotional influences on eating behaviour: a qualitative perspective by Wehling, Helena, Lusher, Joanne

“…(2) Jekyll and Hyde, and (3) Emotional attachment to food. These findings highlighted a link between dieting and negative thinking, which foster unhealthy eating patterns. …”
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Clay ingestion during pregnancy among black African women in a North London Borough: understanding cultural meanings, integrating indigenous and biomedical knowledge systems by Madziva, Cathrine, Chinouya, Martha J.

“…Findings from this qualitative audit conducted in a North London Borough among Black African women show that clay ingestion during pregnancy is a cultural phenomenon embedded in indigenous knowledge (IK). …”
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The range and shape of thermal comfort and resilience by Nicol, Fergus, Rijal, Hom Bahadur, Imagawa, Hikaru, Thapa, Rita

“…In doing this the paper builds on past findings adding some related lessons derived from surveys from many parts of the world – especially Japan, Pakistan, Nepal and Europe. …”
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With whom do young Europeans' discuss their political identities? by Ross, Alistair

“…Based on 324 group discussions with 2000 young people, in 104 locations in 29 different European states, the findings suggest that many young people see parents as the people with whom they most often talk about politics. …”
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Young children retain fast mapped object labels better than shape, color, and texture words by Holland, Amanda, Simpson, Andrew, Riggs, Kevin J.

“…However, after one week only the mappings for object labels were retained above chance levels. Our findings suggest that fast mapped object labels are retained long-term better than color, shape and texture words. …”
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How do counselling psychologists talk about doing therapy with working class clients in an IAPT setting?: a Foucauldian discourse analysis by Gallo, Delia

“…The interviews were analysed using Foucauldian discourse analysis, which takes into account structural hierarchies beyond the text. Findings: Three main discourses emerged from the data: ‘class is seen and heard, but not talked or thought about’, ‘intrusion of poverty’ and ‘mind the gap’. …”
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Navigating an invisible labyrinth: the effect of involuntary bogus self-employment on female Greek-Cypriot educators’ job satisfaction and subjective well-being by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Implications of the findings are discussed to unveil the gendered challenges that women with caregiving responsibilities still face in the workplace due to insufficient childcare and caregiving support.…”
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Border crossings, moving borders: young people’s constructions of identities in Lithuania in the early 21st century by Ross, Alistair, Zuzevičiūtė, Vaiva

“…This paper focuses on findings from Lithuania. As the borders of the European Union continue to demonstrate their flexibility, even an ambiguity, are there (in the minds of these young people) limits to Europe: where does the frontier lie?…”
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New project development and marketing of Smart City initiatives: an empirical study by Vijaygopal, Rohini, Bennett, Roger, Savani, Sharmila

“…Interview transcripts will be analysed using an argumentative narrative discourse methodology. Findings: To be inserted. Research limitations/implications: The study covers a sample of smart city initiatives in a single country. …”
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