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Children of the revolution: 1916 in 2016 (2018)
Book Chapter
Moran, J. (2018). Children of the revolution: 1916 in 2016. In E. Weitz, & E. Jordan (Eds.), Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Irish Theatre and Performance (866). Palgrave Macmillan UK. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58588-2

During the 2016 centenary celebrations of the Easter Rising, one of the best-known images of the rebellion was the face of Seán Foster. His image appeared in numerous online articles; on RTÉ television over Easter weekend itself; and on a commemorati... Read More about Children of the revolution: 1916 in 2016.

A Theory of Evolution of Religious Knowledge in a Post-Revolutionary Iran: And a New Frontier for Sociology of Knowledge (2018)
Book Chapter
Hashemi, M., & Bagherpour, A. R. (2018). A Theory of Evolution of Religious Knowledge in a Post-Revolutionary Iran: And a New Frontier for Sociology of Knowledge. In M. Stenmark, S. Fuller, & U. Zackariasson (Eds.), Relativism and Post-Truth in Contemporary Society (71-83). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96559-8_5

Abdolkarim Soroush is a prominent figure in the religious intellectualism movement in post-revolutionary Iran. In 1991, he published a controversial book, The Theoretical Contraction and Expansion of the Sacred Law, on the social evolution of religio... Read More about A Theory of Evolution of Religious Knowledge in a Post-Revolutionary Iran: And a New Frontier for Sociology of Knowledge.

Investigation of Housing Preferences in View of the Housing Market Dynamics in Doha Metropolitan (2018)
Book Chapter
Ibrahim, H., Salama, A., Wiedmann, F., Awwaad, R., & Aboukalloub, B. (2018). Investigation of Housing Preferences in View of the Housing Market Dynamics in Doha Metropolitan. In M. Awang, & M. Isa (Eds.), The Advances in Civil Engineering Materials. ICACE 2018 (1-10). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2511-3_1

© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019. Since the 2000s, Doha has gone through enormous economic growth and urbanization processes. The massive migration inflows have suggested particular housing preferences that are driven by the demographic and... Read More about Investigation of Housing Preferences in View of the Housing Market Dynamics in Doha Metropolitan.

Analysis of Curriculum and Pedagogies (2018)
Book Chapter
McLean, M. (in press). Analysis of Curriculum and Pedagogies. In The Sage Encyclopaedia of Higher EducationSAGE Publications (UK and US)

Curriculum here is defined as what knowledge, skills and values are taught and pedagogy as how they are taught and learned. Good quality higher education curriculum and pedagogy are the vehicles for the reproduction of knowledge, skills and values w... Read More about Analysis of Curriculum and Pedagogies.

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: microbiological basis (2018)
Book Chapter
Bayston, R. (2018). Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: microbiological basis. In G. Cinalli, M. M. Ozek, & C. Sainte-Rose (Eds.), Pediatric hydrocephalus (1-19). Cham: Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31889-9_76-1

Shunt infection rates have fallen in recent decades but are still too high, especially when infants under 6 months of age are shunted. The causative bacteria are mainly staphylococci derived from the patient’s skin during operation. Bacteria develop... Read More about Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection: microbiological basis.

Care management in long-term care of older people (2018)
Book Chapter
Challis, D. (2018). Care management in long-term care of older people. . Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351153560-17

This chapter examines the evolution of care management in services for older people as one of the fundamental components of community care reform in the United Kingdom (UK). Hospital discharge requires a different from of coordinated response to long... Read More about Care management in long-term care of older people.

Play (2018)
Book Chapter
Tunçgenç, B., & Jefferies, M. (2018). Play. In The international encyclopedia of anthropology (1-10). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea2336

Play is a widespread activity that is integral to the daily lives of human children and the young of many other animal species. Play is often characterized by enjoyment, voluntary engagement, and the spontaneous and free occurrence of movements, thou... Read More about Play.

Sex work (2018)
Book Chapter
SANDY, L. Sex work. In H. Callan (Ed.), International encyclopaedia of Anthropology. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1712

Sex work is a highly contested, deeply moral, and politicized terrain. This entry examines the nature of anthropological knowledge about sex work and the ways of knowing, seeing, and communicating about sexual commerce. It discusses the sex work and... Read More about Sex work.

Avian Cardiovascular Disease Characteristics, Causes and Genomics (2018)
Book Chapter
Kubale, V., Merry, K., Miller, G., Ruiz Diaz, M., & Rutland, C. (2018). Avian Cardiovascular Disease Characteristics, Causes and Genomics. In X. Liu (Ed.), Application of genetics and genomics in poultry science (141-162). London: InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.78005

Cardiovascular disease is common in avian species and increasing commercial economic losses and demand for healthcare in the household/smallholding veterinary sector has resulted in increased research into these disorders. This in turn has highlighte... Read More about Avian Cardiovascular Disease Characteristics, Causes and Genomics.

Leveraged Buyouts: Their Impact On Jobs and Wages (2018)
Book Chapter
Amess, K. (2018). Leveraged Buyouts: Their Impact On Jobs and Wages. In The Routledge Companion to Management Buyouts (492-507). Routledge

The impact of buyouts on jobs and wages has been a controversial issue for a number of years, especially those deals that have private equity backing. As the quote above illustrates, there are concerns that investors in buyouts gain at the expense of... Read More about Leveraged Buyouts: Their Impact On Jobs and Wages.

Lipstick on a pig?: appreciative inquiry in a context of austerity (2018)
Book Chapter
Gardner, A. (2018). Lipstick on a pig?: appreciative inquiry in a context of austerity. In K. P. Bartles, & J. M. Wittmayer (Eds.), Action research in policy analysis: critical and relational approaches to sustainability transitions (159-174). Abingdon: Routledge

This chapter reflects on the implications of constructing research which aims to be critical, relational and transformative in organisations under financial pressure due to austerity. It finds that apreciative inquiry can assist in establishing coll... Read More about Lipstick on a pig?: appreciative inquiry in a context of austerity.

Afterword: thoughts on the way ahead (2018)
Book Chapter
Hall, G. (2018). Afterword: thoughts on the way ahead. In J. Bland (Ed.), Using Literature in English Language Education: challenging reading for 8-18 year olds. Bloomsbury

Exploring the Pentecostal faith—sustainability—entrepreneurship nexus in Zimbabwe (2018)
Book Chapter
Anderson, A. H., Clifford, M., Madziva, R., Thondhlana, J., & Goronga, P. (2018). Exploring the Pentecostal faith—sustainability—entrepreneurship nexus in Zimbabwe. In W. L. Filo, & A. C. McCrea (Eds.), Sustainability and the humanities (225-237). Cham: Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95336-6_13

The aim of this paper is to explore the intersection between sustainability and the humanities, specifically the Pentecostal faith—entrepreneurship—sustainability nexus in Zimbabwe. It focuses on The Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) and asso... Read More about Exploring the Pentecostal faith—sustainability—entrepreneurship nexus in Zimbabwe.

Movement-based co-creation of adaptive architecture (2018)
Book Chapter
Schnädelbach, H., & Arieyanto, H. (2018). Movement-based co-creation of adaptive architecture. In H. Bier (Ed.), Robotic Building (139-167). Cham: Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70866-9_7

Research in Ubiquitous Computing, Human Computer Interaction and Adaptive Architecture combine in the research of movement-based interaction with our environments. Despite movement capture technologies becoming commonplace, the design and the consequ... Read More about Movement-based co-creation of adaptive architecture.

John Stuart Mill on free speech (2018)
Book Chapter
Halliday, D., & McCabe, H. (2018). John Stuart Mill on free speech. In D. Coady, & J. Chase (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Applied Epistemology (71-87). Routledge

This chapter aims to draw the reader’s attention to Mill’s wider body of work concerning freedom of expression. Mill’s other writings augment the more famous text of On Liberty, in ways that give a better impression of how his position on free speech... Read More about John Stuart Mill on free speech.