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All Animals Are Equal: Rethinking ‘Animalistic’ Names and Yoruba Epistemology in Femi Osofisan’s “Kolera Kolej” (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ojebode, A. O. (2023). All Animals Are Equal: Rethinking ‘Animalistic’ Names and Yoruba Epistemology in Femi Osofisan’s “Kolera Kolej”. In Onomastics in Interaction With Other Branches of Science. Volume 3. General and Applied Onomastics. Literary Onomastics. Chrematonomastics. Reports. https://doi.org/10.4467/K7478.47/22.23.17742

This study explores animal names in Femi Osofisan’s “Kolera Kolej” (2001), entrenched in the characters’ animalistic tendencies and nonconformity to Yoruba ethics, values and norms. Despite studies on Osofisan’s theatre and satirical technique, espec... Read More about All Animals Are Equal: Rethinking ‘Animalistic’ Names and Yoruba Epistemology in Femi Osofisan’s “Kolera Kolej”.

Active learning-driven uncertainty reduction for in-flight particle characteristics of atmospheric plasma spraying of silicon (2023)
Journal Article
Memon, H., Gjerde, E., Lynam, A., Chowdhury, A., De Maere, G., Figueredo, G., & Hussain, T. (2024). Active learning-driven uncertainty reduction for in-flight particle characteristics of atmospheric plasma spraying of silicon. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 128, Article 107465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2023.107465

The first-of-its-kind use of the active learning (AL) framework in thermal spray is adapted to enhance the prediction accuracy of the in-flight particle characteristics. The successful AL framework implementation via Bayesian Optimisation is benefici... Read More about Active learning-driven uncertainty reduction for in-flight particle characteristics of atmospheric plasma spraying of silicon.

Henry of Lancaster’s Revolt (1328–29): Conflict, the Politics of Kingship, and the Political Public in Fourteenth-Century England (2023)
Journal Article
Raven, M. (2023). Henry of Lancaster’s Revolt (1328–29): Conflict, the Politics of Kingship, and the Political Public in Fourteenth-Century England. English Historical Review, 138(593), 705-743. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/cead153

The late medieval period was an important phase in the history of political communication in England, as more people than ever before became involved in debates about royal governance. The first half of the fourteenth century, however, has been relat... Read More about Henry of Lancaster’s Revolt (1328–29): Conflict, the Politics of Kingship, and the Political Public in Fourteenth-Century England.

Mindreading beliefs in same- and cross-neurotype interactions (2023)
Journal Article
Sheppard, E., Webb, S., & Wilkinson, H. (2024). Mindreading beliefs in same- and cross-neurotype interactions. Autism, 28(7), 1828-1837. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613231211457

A large sample of autistic and non-autistic adults was recruited to investigate whether self-reported beliefs about their own and other people’s mindreading abilities were in line with either mindreading deficit accounts of autism or the double empat... Read More about Mindreading beliefs in same- and cross-neurotype interactions.

Hungry for power: financialization and the concentration of corporate control in the global food system (2023)
Journal Article
Keenan, L., Monteath, T., & Wójcik, D. (2023). Hungry for power: financialization and the concentration of corporate control in the global food system. Geoforum, 147, Article 103909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103909

The global food system is in crisis. Climate change, ecological degradation, and economic and military conflict have exposed significant vulnerabilities in how the world produces, distributes, and consumes food. While governments aim to address these... Read More about Hungry for power: financialization and the concentration of corporate control in the global food system.

Theoretical analysis of divalent cation effects on aptamer recognition of neurotransmitter targets (2023)
Journal Article
Douaki, A., Stuber, A., Hengsteler, J., Momotenko, D., Rogers, D. M., Rocchia, W., …Garoli, D. (2023). Theoretical analysis of divalent cation effects on aptamer recognition of neurotransmitter targets. Chemical Communications, 59(99), 14713-14716. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cc04334g

Aptamer-based sensing of small molecules such as dopamine and serotonin in the brain, requires characterization of the specific aptamer sequences in solutions mimicking the in vivo environment with physiological ionic concentrations. In particular, d... Read More about Theoretical analysis of divalent cation effects on aptamer recognition of neurotransmitter targets.

Maappa and The Ungovernable Female Protagonists of Sakha Cinema (2023)
Journal Article
McGinity-Peebles, A., & Khokholova, N. (2023). Maappa and The Ungovernable Female Protagonists of Sakha Cinema. Apparatus, 17, 43-58. https://doi.org/10.17892/app.2023.00017.338

The Sakha Republic, which has produced its own films for more than thirty years, has recently gained the attention of scholars of Russian and Eurasian cinemas globally (Damiens 2014, 2015; Strukov 2018; Romanova 2022; McGinity-Peebles 2022). Frequent... Read More about Maappa and The Ungovernable Female Protagonists of Sakha Cinema.

Parametric control of multiple blinds to enhance daylighting performance in the dome building: Case study of a mosque building in Saudi Arabia (2023)
Journal Article
Alkhater, M., Alsukkar, M., Eltaweel, A., & Su, Y. (2023). Parametric control of multiple blinds to enhance daylighting performance in the dome building: Case study of a mosque building in Saudi Arabia. Solar Energy, 266, Article 112180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2023.112180

Clerestory windows encircling the dome are a common feature in mosque architecture. They serve the purpose of allowing daylight to penetrate the spacious interior from all directions through smaller windows compared to side-lit windows. However, main... Read More about Parametric control of multiple blinds to enhance daylighting performance in the dome building: Case study of a mosque building in Saudi Arabia.

Lobbying for Tariff Protection, International Technology Licensing and Consumer Surplus (2023)
Journal Article
Liu, Y., & Mukherjee, A. (2023). Lobbying for Tariff Protection, International Technology Licensing and Consumer Surplus. B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 24(1), 117-139. https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2022-0259

It is well known that the protectionist view for tariff protection can be justified if the tariff induced international technology licensing benefits the consumers. We show that this view may not hold true if the domestic firm lobbies for tariff prot... Read More about Lobbying for Tariff Protection, International Technology Licensing and Consumer Surplus.

Effects of childhood trauma on sleep quality and stress-related variables in adulthood: evidence from two multilevel studies (2023)
Journal Article
O’Connor, D. B., Branley-Bell, D., Green, J. A., Ferguson, E., O’Carroll, R. E., & O’Connor, R. C. (2023). Effects of childhood trauma on sleep quality and stress-related variables in adulthood: evidence from two multilevel studies. Psychology and Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2023.2281712

Childhood trauma has been found to have serious negative consequences for mental and physical health. However, the precise mechanisms through which trauma influences health outcomes are unclear. Childhood trauma-related disruptions to sleep in adulth... Read More about Effects of childhood trauma on sleep quality and stress-related variables in adulthood: evidence from two multilevel studies.

Do young people who self-harm experience cognitions and emotions related to post-traumatic growth? (2023)
Journal Article
Murray, A., Wadman, R., & Townsend, E. (2024). Do young people who self-harm experience cognitions and emotions related to post-traumatic growth?. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 15, Article 100683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100683

Background: Adolescent self-harm is a vast public health concern with self-harm rates increasing each year. Looked-after adolescents are a group at increased risk of self-harm owing to adverse life-events and attachment issues, giving rise to difficu... Read More about Do young people who self-harm experience cognitions and emotions related to post-traumatic growth?.

On education and the role of intellectuals (2023)
Book Chapter
Stevenson, H. (2023). On education and the role of intellectuals. In Educational leadership and Antonio Gramsci: the organising of ideas. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429505102-3

In this chapter, Gramsci’s key ideas relating to education are presented. Central to Gramsci’s thinking was the relationship between education and political change, and much of his own political activity was defined by his integration of intellectual... Read More about On education and the role of intellectuals.

Antonio Gramsci: his life and ideas (2023)
Book Chapter
Stevenson, H. (2023). Antonio Gramsci: his life and ideas. In Educational leadership and Antonio Gramsci: the organising of ideas. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429505102-2

This chapter presents a brief intellectual biography of Antonio Gramsci to show both the breadth of his intellectual thinking and the important links between his intellectual contribution and his political activism. The chapter begins with an overvie... Read More about Antonio Gramsci: his life and ideas.

Gramsci's contemporary relevance: working ‘in and against’ the neoliberal state (2023)
Book Chapter
Stevenson, H. (2023). Gramsci's contemporary relevance: working ‘in and against’ the neoliberal state. In Educational leadership and Antonio Gramsci: the organising of ideas. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429505102-4

In this chapter, the intention is to connect Gramsci’ intellectual legacy with the contemporary contexts and issues, and to respond to the cultural theorist Stuart Hall’s exhortation to ‘think our problems in a Gramscian way’. The chapter opens by se... Read More about Gramsci's contemporary relevance: working ‘in and against’ the neoliberal state.

Education and transformation: rethinking educational leadership (2023)
Book Chapter
Stevenson, H. (2023). Education and transformation: rethinking educational leadership. In Educational leadership and Antonio Gramsci: the organising of ideas. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429505102-1

In this chapter, key ideas relating to educational leadership, and specifically transformational leadership, are presented. Transformational leadership as presented within mainstream educational leadership and management literature is critiqued as co... Read More about Education and transformation: rethinking educational leadership.

Leadership across partnerships and networks (2023)
Book Chapter
Greany, T. (2023). Leadership across partnerships and networks. In P. A. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on Leadership in Education (143-156). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880429.00017

This chapter focuses on leadership across inter-school partnerships and networks. It argues that existing research and policy has prioritised a focus on leadership within individual schools, but that this is insufficient in the context of contemporar... Read More about Leadership across partnerships and networks.

The end of history?: Contesting the legacy of the 1960s and 1970s in The X-Files (2023)
Book Chapter
Frame, G. (2023). The end of history?: Contesting the legacy of the 1960s and 1970s in The X-Files. In J. Fenwick, & D. A. Rodgers (Eds.), The Legacy of The X-Files (135-147). Bloomsbury Publishing

This chapter examines how The X-Files offered a revisionist historical perspective of the political upheaval the United States experienced through the 1960s and 1970s. It shows how in its relentless questioning of the official record on the assassina... Read More about The end of history?: Contesting the legacy of the 1960s and 1970s in The X-Files.

Methodology for CubeSat Debris Collision Avoidance Based on Its Active ADCS System (2023)
Journal Article
González-Rodríguez, D., Orgeira-Crespo, P., Cappelletti, C., & Aguado-Agelet, F. (2023). Methodology for CubeSat Debris Collision Avoidance Based on Its Active ADCS System. Applied Sciences, 13(22), Article 12388. https://doi.org/10.3390/app132212388

This research assesses the feasibility of a collision avoidance methodology for CubeSats lacking propulsion. The approach involves altering the satellite’s orientation to modify its cross-sectional area and, subsequently, the drag force. Examining al... Read More about Methodology for CubeSat Debris Collision Avoidance Based on Its Active ADCS System.

Understanding spelling conflicts in Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian: Insights from speakers’ attitudes and beliefs (2023)
Journal Article
Stojanov, T. (2023). Understanding spelling conflicts in Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian: Insights from speakers’ attitudes and beliefs. Lingua, 296, Article 103622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lingua.2023.103622

This article analyzes spelling-change conflicts linked to Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian. These standard languages share a long history of common sociopolitical identity and high mutual intelligibility, and the spelling standardization p... Read More about Understanding spelling conflicts in Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian: Insights from speakers’ attitudes and beliefs.