Socially constructing healthy eating: a Foucauldian discourse analysis of healthy eating information and advice by Mackenzie, Joanna

“…Most of the texts assumed people have the agency to follow the text’s advice and failed to consider the readers’ personal context. Focus group findings revealed that many participants felt that healthy eating should be based on common sense and ideally it is better to listen to your body to understand what it needs and there is no one size fits all approach such as that presented in the texts.…”
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Extreme expatriation: the effect of location factors and masculine environments on women’s international assignment participation in oil and gas exploration and production by Shortland, Susan

“…Even city-based expatriation can prove to be an isolating experience. Yet, this research finds that extreme geographical locations do not preclude women’s expatriation as this offers good career prospects, high monetary rewards and Perceived Organisational Support which can potentially outweigh the disadvantages of extreme social, location and environmental issues. …”
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The social justice agency of secondary school headteachers by Jefferys, Christine

“…Most notably, in questioning the extent to which the agency of headteachers reproduced or challenged structural inequities within education and wider society, my findings suggest that affective social justice is a pivotal discourse in refusing the dominance of market-oriented subjectification. …”
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"It was quite helpful" : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of Indian fathers' experience of family therapy by Virdee, Sukhvinder

“…Four super-ordinate themes emerged: "Indian fathers and their family", "east versus west", "the therapist" and "what is therapy?" Two findings emerged from the analysis; Indian fathers found family therapy to be a foreign notion, which proved to be a valuable experience and they found it useful to be matched to their therapist. …”
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An AMOS-SEM approach to evaluating stakeholders’ influence on construction project delivery performance by AL-Fadhali, Najib

“…The findings support the proposal that internal stakeholders’ influence contributes directly to construction PDP. …”
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Flow mechanism and suction distribution in heterogenous residual soil slope under rainfall infiltration by Abu Talib, Zaihasra

“…From the seepage analysis, the numerical model incorporating burrow holes in Grade VI residual layer coupled with the effect of two sets of relict joints in Grade V yielded significant improvement in heterogeneous residual soil slope modelling. The findings of this study were then validated with previous findings using Prediction Accuracy (PA) analysis. …”
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An AMOS-SEM approach to evaluating stakeholders’ influence on construction project delivery performance by AL-Fadhali, Najib

“…The findings support the proposal that internal stakeholders’ influence contributes directly to construction PDP. …”
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Enhancing construction site performance through technology and management practices as material waste mitigation in the Malaysian construction industry by Mohammed Abdullah Abkar, Mahdi, Yunus, Riduan, Gamil, Yaser, Albaom, Mohammed Abdo

“…Furthermore, the qualitative aspect of the study, conducted among 6 solid waste organizations in Malaysia, enriches the findings by providing nuanced insights into local practices and challenges. …”
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Solar water heating system in libyan buildings by Ali Almukhtar, Isa

“…However, the factors that hinder of solar water heating system in Libya were lack of consultant's initiatives, lack of financial commitment, and lack of commitment design team, lack of government interest to promote solar water heating system and high tax on solar energy by government. The result of this finding implicate that the construction industry in Libya need to improve its approach in using solar water heating system by understanding its current practices and finding ways to solve of the factors that hinder.…”
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Development of basic quantity surveying learning module through 21st century learning activity by Abd Hafidz, Annis Surraiyya, Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza

“…Through the analysis of the findings, the Basic Quantity Surveying Module Through The 21st Century Learning Activities has high content validity.…”
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Bonding social capital posession among kelantan chinese muslim by Mohd Ali, Adi Syahid, Amir Zal, W.A

“…The research data were collected using questionnaires and semi structured interviews. The findings show that bonding social capital was at intimate level before converting to Islam and changed to moderately intimate after they had converted to Islam. …”
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Integration of building information modelling (BIM) with materials management in construction project by Fayed Mogalli, Ali Hussein

“…The data were collected and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21.0. The findings showed that, most of respondents agreed that lack of awareness, unavailability of data formats, lack of introducing and lack of understanding of BIM as challenges of BIM integration with materials management in construction project. …”
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Is the purchasing behavior of suburban millennials affected by social media marketing? empirical evidence from Malaysia by Harun, Amran, Husin, Wann Huzida Roza

“…This finding also helped marketing managers to design their websites to cater to the unique trends of Millennials. …”
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Exploring the experiences of depression within Krishna consciousness devotees: an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Chauhan, Reena

“…Implications of findings are discussed in the context of clinical practice…”
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Quality service delivery in tertiary institutions in Ghana: a comparative study of public and private universities by Alomenu, Clemence

“…The findings further revealed that student perceived value mediates the association between perceived service quality and overall student satisfaction. …”
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Long journeys toward freedom: the relationship between coercive control and space for action - measurement and emerging evidence by Sharp-Jeffs, Nicola, Kelly, Liz, Klein, Renate

“…We report on the development of, and findings from, two scales measuring coercive control and space for action over a period of 3 years in a sample of 100 women who had accessed domestic violence services. …”
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'London calling': the experiences of international social work recruits working in London by Hanna, Sue, Lyons, Karen

“…This paper reports on one aspect of a qualitative research project investigating the post-arrival integration, professional practice and development of ‘international social workers’, namely those trained and qualified outside of the UK working in London and the Home Counties. Findings demonstrate that, as well as being a challenging professional and work experience, this form of labour mobility is a profound life event for most ISWs and, as with human migration in other fields and countries, entails a complex social, emotional and cultural transition.…”
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Perceptions of parental substance misuse among social workers working with children and families by Grant, Alastair, Banbury, Samantha, Lusher, Joanne

“…Four main narratives emerged and these included: Challenges of working with parental substance use, informed decision making, developing self-efficacy and professional values. The research findings are discussed in the context of wider literature, in reference to applicable psychological theory, and in next steps for future research and potential future training.…”
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Inclusive formative assessment practices (IFAP) in action: a longitudinal intervention study funded by LMU GSBL by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…The current project explored the impact of inclusive formative assessment practices on 200 first-year students’ writing performance and motivation at GSBL for one academic year. Preliminary findings indicated that the use of inclusive formative assessment practices resulted in a statistically significant improvement of the quality of students’ writing performance in only one academic semester. …”
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Practices of urban inclusion: designing an experiment in education by De Carli, Beatrice, Caistor-Arendar, Lucia

“…This report outlines the process and initial findings from a collaborative EU funded project titled: DESINC LIVE – Designing and Learning in the Context of Migration (desinclive.eu). …”
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