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International prison standards and transnational criminal justice (2019)
Journal Article
van Zyl Smit, D. (2019). International prison standards and transnational criminal justice. UC Irvine Journal of International, Transnational, and Comparative Law, 4, 97-123

Prison standards are an important element of transnational criminal justice. This Article shows how legal standards governing prison conditions emerged at the international and regional levels and considers how, increasingly, these have gained legiti... Read More about International prison standards and transnational criminal justice.

A quantitative analysis of attitudes toward pornography use in secure hospitals: sexual, violent and non-offenders (2019)
Journal Article
Mellor, E., & Duff, S. (2019). A quantitative analysis of attitudes toward pornography use in secure hospitals: sexual, violent and non-offenders. Journal of Forensic Practice, 21(2), 112-123. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-12-2018-0049

Purpose: To investigate the attitudes of staff members in secure hospitals, and the general population toward pornography use and their decision making regarding access to pornography.
Methodology: A between participants design was used whereby 324... Read More about A quantitative analysis of attitudes toward pornography use in secure hospitals: sexual, violent and non-offenders.

Aerospace Assembly Gap Measurement Using Low Cost Smart Tools with Machine Vision (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Crossley, R., & Ratchev, S. (2019). Aerospace Assembly Gap Measurement Using Low Cost Smart Tools with Machine Vision. In S. Ratchev (Ed.), Precision Assembly in the Digital Age: 8th IFIP WG 5.5 International Precision Assembly Seminar, IPAS 2018, Chamonix, France, January 14—16, 2018, Revised Selected Papers (158-168). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05931-6_15

This paper details the conversion of mature machine vision technology from a fixed position automation line based device to a handheld technology and addresses the problems associated with maintaining a consistent camera distance and light source by... Read More about Aerospace Assembly Gap Measurement Using Low Cost Smart Tools with Machine Vision.

The effects of default, transfer, and withdrawal provisions on JOA exits: should I stay or should I go? (2019)
Journal Article
Pereira, E., & Pappa, M. (2019). The effects of default, transfer, and withdrawal provisions on JOA exits: should I stay or should I go?. International Energy Law Review, 2019(2), 39-47

Default, transfer of interest or rights, and withdrawal are prima facie three distinct clauses in a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA). They serve different purposes and are subject to different conditions. But at the same time, they may all lead to a p... Read More about The effects of default, transfer, and withdrawal provisions on JOA exits: should I stay or should I go?.

A probabilistic approach for trade-off analysis of composite wing structures at the conceptual phase of design (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bacharoudis, K., Turner, T., Popov, A., & Ratchev, S. (2019). A probabilistic approach for trade-off analysis of composite wing structures at the conceptual phase of design. In S. Ratchev (Ed.), Precision Assembly in the Digital Age (103-113). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05931-6_10

One of the major elements when performing a design for manufacturing and assembly methodology is the cost modelling method. A probabilistic cost approach is introduced herein for the series production of a composite wing structure. The proposed metho... Read More about A probabilistic approach for trade-off analysis of composite wing structures at the conceptual phase of design.

“The Brooten Phenomenon”: Moving Women from the Margins in Second-Temple and New Testament Scholarship (2019)
Journal Article
Parks, S. (2019). “The Brooten Phenomenon”: Moving Women from the Margins in Second-Temple and New Testament Scholarship. Bible and Critical Theory, 15(1), 46-64

Although at least half the scholars entering the fields of early Judaism and nascent Christianity may now be women, and although scholarship on ancient women, on biblical and apocryphal female characters, and on the construction of femininity and mas... Read More about “The Brooten Phenomenon”: Moving Women from the Margins in Second-Temple and New Testament Scholarship.

A fresh view on the hard/soft law divide: implications for international insolvency of enterprise groups (2019)
Journal Article
Mevorach, I. (2019). A fresh view on the hard/soft law divide: implications for international insolvency of enterprise groups. Michigan Journal of International Law, 40(3), 505-530

It is the orthodox belief that treaties and—within the EU—directly applicable regulations represent hard, binding international law, while other international instruments-including model laws-are forms of soft law. In a previous publication 2 I discu... Read More about A fresh view on the hard/soft law divide: implications for international insolvency of enterprise groups.

Butrint 5: Life and Death at a Mediterranean Port: the non-ceramic finds from the Triconch Palace (2019)
Book
Bowden, W., Beatrice, J., Fenton, T., Foran, D., Giorgi, J., Isaac, C., …Westoby, J. (2019). Butrint 5: Life and Death at a Mediterranean Port: the non-ceramic finds from the Triconch Palace. Oxford: Oxbow Books

This is the second volume arising from the 1994-2003 excavations of the Triconch Palace at Butrint (Albania), which charted the history of a major Mediterranean waterfront site from the 2nd to the 15th centuries AD. The sequence (published as Butrint... Read More about Butrint 5: Life and Death at a Mediterranean Port: the non-ceramic finds from the Triconch Palace.

Creating a Motivating Classroom Environment (2019)
Book Chapter
Dörnyei, Z., & Muir, C. (2019). Creating a Motivating Classroom Environment. In X. Gao (Ed.), Second Handbook of English Language Teaching (719-736). Springer

This chapter addresses the complex question of what makes a motivating classroom environment. Understanding the full psychological tapestry of classroom life calls for an interdisciplinary approach and, accordingly, this chapter draws on research fro... Read More about Creating a Motivating Classroom Environment.

Expressions of knowledge in early modern English- and German-language midwifery and gynaecological texts (ca. 1500-1700): on the use of pronominal subjects and that- complement clauses (2019)
Journal Article
Whitt, R. (2019). Expressions of knowledge in early modern English- and German-language midwifery and gynaecological texts (ca. 1500-1700): on the use of pronominal subjects and that- complement clauses. Neuphilologische Mitteilungen, 120(1), 83-109

This paper presents the results of a corpus-based study of that-complement clauses and their pronominal subjects in early modern English- and German-language midwifery and gynaecological texts published from circa 1500 to 1700. These two centuries wi... Read More about Expressions of knowledge in early modern English- and German-language midwifery and gynaecological texts (ca. 1500-1700): on the use of pronominal subjects and that- complement clauses.

Service dogs (2019)
Book Chapter
Harvey, N. (2019). Service dogs. In J. Vonk, & T. K. Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior

International energy investments and unrecognized states: opportunities and risks for private actors (2019)
Journal Article
Pappa, M., & Pereira, E. G. (2019). International energy investments and unrecognized states: opportunities and risks for private actors. Colorado Natural Resources, Energy & Environmental Law Review, 30(1), 67-113

The recognition of an entity as a state is pivotal in international law. Whether it be that recognition grants statehood or merely confirms a state’s legal existence, it has important implications for the concerned entity and for the entire internati... Read More about International energy investments and unrecognized states: opportunities and risks for private actors.

Long-Stay and Ageing (2019)
Book Chapter
Di Lorito, C. (2019). Long-Stay and Ageing. In B. Völlm (Ed.), Long-Term Forensic Psychiatric Care: Clinical, Ethical and Legal Challenges (181-198). Springer

Older forensic psychiatric patients stay in secure services longer than prisoners sentenced for the same offence, patients in general psychiatric settings and forensic psychiatric patients of all ages. Prolonged stay may reflect that service provisio... Read More about Long-Stay and Ageing.

The dynamics of quasiregular maps of punctured space (2019)
Journal Article
Nicks, D., & Sixsmith, D. J. (2019). The dynamics of quasiregular maps of punctured space. Indiana University Mathematics Journal, 68(1), 323-352. https://doi.org/10.1512/iumj.2019.68.7556

The Fatou-Julia iteration theory of rational and transcendental entire functions has recently been extended to quasiregular maps in more than two real dimensions. Our goal in this paper is similar; we extend the iteration theory of analytic self-maps... Read More about The dynamics of quasiregular maps of punctured space.

Conceptualising transitions from vocational to higher education: bringing together Bourdieu and Bernstein (2019)
Journal Article
Katartzi, E., & Hayward, G. (2020). Conceptualising transitions from vocational to higher education: bringing together Bourdieu and Bernstein. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 41(3), 299-314. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2019.1707065

In this paper we provide a framework for conceptualising transitions from Vocational Education and Training (VET) programmes to Higher Education (HE), by bringing together Bourdieu’s and Bernstein’s theoretical approaches with the view to attend to t... Read More about Conceptualising transitions from vocational to higher education: bringing together Bourdieu and Bernstein.

The impact of freeze-drying conditions on the physico-chemical properties and bioactive compounds of a freeze-dried orange puree (2019)
Journal Article
Silva-Espinoza, M. A., Ayed, C., Foster, T., Camacho, M. D. M., & Martínez-Navarrete, N. (2020). The impact of freeze-drying conditions on the physico-chemical properties and bioactive compounds of a freeze-dried orange puree. Foods, 9(1), Article 32. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9010032

© 2019 by the authors. Fruits are essential for a healthy diet, as they contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and some cancers, which is attributed to their high bioactive compound content contributing to their antioxidant capacity.... Read More about The impact of freeze-drying conditions on the physico-chemical properties and bioactive compounds of a freeze-dried orange puree.