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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Multi-dimensional time and university technology commercialisation as opportunity praxis: a realist synthesis of the accumulated literature by Kalantaridis, Christos, Kuttim, Merle

“…This framework builds on the paradigmatic foundations of critical realism and is used to conduct a realist synthesis of the existing literature. Our findings support an extension of the temporal boundaries of commercialisation towards innovation, placing increasing emphasis on user-entrepreneurs and organisations. …”
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State and faith: the supply-side theory of religion and the case of Turkey by Gurses, Mehmet, Fox, Jonathan, Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi

“…We argue this is because hegemonic religious policies may create crosscutting effects which both increase and decrease religiosity. The findings also have political implications that are undertheorized in the supply-side literature.…”

Circular and digital systems in SMEs: an assessment of the past and present literature for future research directions by Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil, Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo

“…The study also goes into the seminal articles in the discipline to have a more in-depth understanding of the pioneering experiments that were conducted. The findings indicate that SMEs are more interested in digital systems than circular systems. …”
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Metaheuristics in circular supply chain intelligent systems: a review of applications journey and forging a path to the future by Detwal, Pankaj Kumar, Agrawal, Rajat, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil

“…The methodology involves a meticulous review of 77 meticulously selected research articles published until 2023. The findings of our analysis indicate a significant increase in the number of publications in recent times. …”
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Exploring the use of Virtual Professional and Academic Learning Communities to foster sustainable learning in management education by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were employed to examine the data. Findings indicated that VPALCs can be used to support students, especially BAME in closing the awarding gap, through collaboration, peer mentoring/coaching, networking, and sharing of resources. …”
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Circular economy startups and digital entrepreneurial ecosystems by Roshan, Ravi, Balodi, Krishna, Datta, Sagnika, Kumar, Anil, Upadhyay, Arvind

“…The results reveal that for a high CSU formation, DEE elements, such as digital protection and access, act as critical drivers, while other DEE elements take on a supportive role. The findings also show the complementarity effects, substitution effects, and neutral permutations of DEE elements among the configurations.…”
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Gender sensitisation through course design thinking by De Marco, Marcella

“…The current article – which collects the first findings of an in-progress educational project carried out at London Metropolitan University – suggests examples of activities and aspects to consider in curriculum design to create an effective framework which can ensure a more consistent embedding of gender-sensitive policies in the curriculum of translation courses.…”
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The unexpected politics of ILGA-Europe’s rainbow maps: (de)constructing queer utopias/dystopias by Ammaturo, Francesca Romana, Slootmaeckers, Koen

“…The emphasis on legislative frameworks, thus, in part displaces lived experiences of LGBTQI+ people in Europe – projecting both Queer Utopias and Dystopias onto different geographical localities feeding into existing homonationalist discourses. With such findings, we argue against the fetishization of legislation within LGBTQI+ activism and academia.…”
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Migrant workers in small London hotels: Employment, recruitment and distribution by Markova, Eugenia, Paraskevopoulou, Anna, Williams, Allan, Shaw, Gareth

“…Secondly, it analyses how migrant workers are recruited, and finds less evidence to support the concepts of ethnic queuing and co-ethnic recruitment as opposed to diversified migrant recruitment in the context of the super-diversity of migrant populations in a global city. …”

Combinatorial Black Hole Algorithm: A Metaheuristic Approach for Combinatorial Testing by Ibrahim, Izrulfizal Saufihamizal, Ibrahim, Rosziati, Mat Rejab, Mazidah

“…The effectiveness of this approach is demonstrated through experiments on a series of real-world computer programs. The findings indicate that the method is feasible in identifying defects with fewer test cases and in less time needed compared to the current technology in CT techniques. …”
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Factors Influencing Intentions of Young Social Entrepreneurs: A Scoping Review by Adi Syahid M.A, Adi Syahid M.A, Lutfan Jaes, Lutfan Jaes, Tuan Muhammad Zukri T.S., Tuan Muhammad Zukri T.S., Asmawi Ibrahim, Asmawi Ibrahim

“…Following analysis of 12 carefully chosen publications, evidence supporting the current inquiry was provided. The research findings from these publications were combined, and a number of themes emerged, showing that self-efficacy, social support, attitude and behavioral control, passion and personal values, as well as education and training, are all influences on young people's intentions to engage in social entrepreneurship. …”
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Q-switched erbium-doped fiber lasers with ITO thin film saturable absorbers: A comprehensive cavity configuration study by Muhamad Zamri, Ain Zamira, Hani Zalkepali, Noor Ummi Hazirah, Awang, Noor Azura, Mun Kok Lim, Mun Kok Lim, Nik Mahmud, Nik Noor Haryatul Eleena, Muhammad, Nur Ainnaa Mardhiah

“…The system is designed in three distinct configurations, including linear, single-ring, and Figure-8 cavities, by integrating ITO in the setup, which has a modulation depth of 48.04 %. The research findings highlight that the single-ring cavity design has better performance over linear and Figure-8 designs in terms of Q-switched EDFL performance. …”
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Q-switched erbium-doped fiber lasers with ITO thin film saturable absorbers: A comprehensive cavity configuration study by Muhamad Zamri, Ain Zamira, Zalkepali, Noor Ummi Hazirah Hani, Awang, Noor Azura, Mun Kok Lim, Mun Kok Lim, Nik Mahmud, Nik Noor Haryatul Eleena, Muhammad, Nur Ainnaa Mardhiah

“…The system is designed in three distinct configurations, including linear, single-ring, and Figure-8 cavities, by integrating ITO in the setup, which has a modulation depth of 48.04 %. The research findings highlight that the single-ring cavity design has better performance over linear and Figure-8 designs in terms of Q-switched EDFL performance. …”
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