Sexual assault referral centres: developing good practice and maximising potentials by Lovett, Jo, Regan, Linda, Kelly, Liz

“…For evaluation purposes, the projects were divided into nine packages, and projects with similar solutions or strategies, as well as those that were operating in the same contexts, were grouped together. …”
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An ethnographic study using the work of Heidegger to explore experts' use of information and communication technology (ICT) at work by McDonough, Brian

“…My arguments drawing on Heidegger's ideas, are supported by the primary data I gathered from a series of ethnographic interviews with my nine respondents and from participant observation with one respondent in particular (a commercial aeroplane pilot), who took me to an aviation base to fly on a small aeroplane, and also aboard a simulated aeroplane used for training pilots.…”
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Developing starter cultures for the optimisation of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) fermentation by Awamaria, Brigitte

“…Fermentations using starter cultures of various combinations using 13 LAB, 12 softening and one odour producer bacteria were developed and assessed by studying their interactive effects on pH, softening, colour and odour of cassava. Thirteen LAB of nine species, 12 softening bacteria of three species and one odour producer were selected for starter culture development. …”
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Graphene based thin films for photocatalytic and optoelectronics applications by Jilani , Asim

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Troubled tales: short stories about the Irish in 1970s London by Murray, Tony

“…A number of ‘Troubles thrillers’ set in London, like their parent genre, have tended to sensationalize and stereotype the role of the IRA in the city.1 They have also tended to obscure the effects of the conflict on the Irish community there. …”
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The problem of the public good and the implications for researching educational policies for social justice by Ross, Alistair

“…Chapter 1 opened a discussion on what is meant by social justice in education, and the issues involved in defining this, and what research directed towards this would look like. We identified different types of potential injustices, and the subsequent chapters examined various of these in turn, in a range of educational contexts, through the prisms of research directed towards finding policy initiatives that might counter the effects of particular inequities. …”
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Heritage land in the United States: continuity and conflict by Roberts, John

“…This thesis sets out to explain the establishment and protection of United States federal heritage land, through some 200 years of conflict and change. It uses concepts like preservation, conservation and exploitation. …”
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'It hurts my heart': Afghan women in London negotiating family relationships and (im)mobility regimes across borders by Ryan, Louise, López, María E., Rasa, Mursal

“…We consider the role of ICTs and the limitations of poor connectivity, especially in countries like Afghanistan, and the gender power dynamics that may limit women's access to technologies.…”
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Investigating fine-tuning of large language models for text summarisation by Khaliq, Usama, Patel, Preeti

“…The limited performance increase from the fine-tuned models was likely due to small datasets and medium-sized LLMs. …”
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Teachers’ conception of assessment knowledge and their preferred assessment system by Ma’ruf , Amar

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Triple-band planar dipole antenna for omnidirectional radiation by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…Located under the horizontal rectangular patch are two λ/2 long meander-line stubs symmetrically interfaced to the feedline. …”
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Quad notched-band UWB BPF based on quintuple-mode resonator by Borhani, Seyyed Jamal, Honarvar, M. Amin, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…The MMR is fed through asymmetric interdigital coupled-lines feed to produce controllable notched-band. …”
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Effect of manganese and nickel on the cleavage fracture strength of ferritic weld metal by Sandford, Andrew Robert Brian.

“…This was calculated by reference to slip line field theory from the fracture load at the test temperature where fracture was first coincident with general yielding. …”
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Partners in national cyber security strategy? : An analysis of cyber security strategies of Ministry of Defence and police in UK by Onugha, Chikaodi Viola

“…The research also found that the Cyber Security Strategy is mainly state centric while policing is human centric in approach, this accounts for the challenges in bringing the policing cyber strategy in line with the National cyber strategy. The research concludes that an increase in education and expertise of both forces will help enhance bi-lateral and multi-lateral partnerships in the race to make the UK cyberspace safe.…”
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Comparison of intelligent approaches for cycle time prediction in injection moulding of a medical device product by Kariminejad, Mandana, Tormey, David, Huq, Saif, Morrison, Jim, McAfee, Marion

“…The strengths and limitations of the approaches are presented and the further research and development needed to ensure practical on-line use of these methods for dynamic process optimisation in the industrial process are discussed…”
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Antivirals for broader coverage against human coronaviruses by Outteridge, Mia, Nunn, Christine M., Devine, Kevin G., Patel, Bhaven, McLean, Gary R.

“…There are seven known human CoVs that most likely appeared after zoonotic transfer, the most recent being SARS-CoV-2, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Super-Wide Impedance Bandwidth Planar Antenna Based on Metamaterial Concept for Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Applications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The slotted microstrip patch essentially acts like a left-handed capacitance to exhibit metamaterial properties over a given frequency range. …”
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Enzymatic analysis of native and recombinant fibrinolytic enzyme from bacillus cereus 13BN isolated from belacan by Zakaria, Zarita

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Novel metamaterial frequency discriminating devices for next generation wireless communication systems by Ahmed, Kafil Uddin

“…This was achieved using stepped impedance lines (SIL). No isolators were necessary using the proposed technique. …”
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From fear to fraternity: a socio-legal analysis of doctors' responses to being called to account by patients by Mulcahy, Linda

“…It is concluded that complaints have a significant impact on the emotional well-being of consultants and are likely to lead to changes in the way in which they provide medical care in the future. …”
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