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Corporate Carbon Emissions and Market Valuation of Organic and Inorganic Investments
(Article)We empirically examine the impact of a firm’s carbon emissions level on the market valuation of organic and inorganic investments. We document that the market reacts negatively to corporate investment announcements by ... -
Thermal Effects on Crosstalk of Multiconductor PVC Cables and Estimation of Thermal Accelerating Ratios
(Article)This paper is concerned with how crosstalk amplitudes of multi-conductor PVC cables vary with heating temperatures and time to determine thermal effects on the cables in realistic conditions, and thus proposes a method to ... -
The Common Law Division of the Supreme Court of Cameroon: An Assessment
(Other)Executive Summary: This policy brief is part of a wider British Academy funded project entitled ‘(Re)Constructing Judicial Institutions for Conflict Transformation: The Common Law Division of the Supreme Court of Cameroon ... -
Cybersecurity Strategy and Strategic Decision-making: An Examination from Dynamic Capability and Judgment-based View Perspectives
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)With the increasing power and frequency of cyber-attacks world-wide, organizations are becoming cognizant for the need to have not only cybersecurity measures, but a strategy itself for cybersecurity and an effective ... -
An Exploration of the Experiences of Parents Who Seek to Resolve School Attendance Problems and Barriers
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)School attendance problems (SAPs) have been framed in terms of ‘truancy’, ‘school phobia’, ‘school refusal’, ‘school withdrawal’ and a range of similar terms. This variation reflects the heterogeneity of both SAPs (Kearney ... -
Cost-Effective retrofit packages for low-middle income residential buildings in Nigeria
(Thesis or dissertation / Doctoral / PhD)Access to energy services is a major challenge facing Nigeria because energy is fundamental to poverty eradication and sustainable development. 60% to 70% of the Nigerian population have little or no access to electricity. ... -
Shared care and gender identity support in Primary Care: The perspectives and experiences of parents/carers of young trans people
(Article)This article addresses the complex issues surrounding trans youths’ shared care perceived by parents in primary care settings in the UK. The analyses in this article draws on qualitative data derived from an online survey ... -
Ageing passenger perceptions of ground access journeys to airports: A survey of UK residents
(Article)In common with other developed nations, the UK population is ageing. This has impacts on all areas of economic and social activity, including transport and air travel. This paper aims to provide an initial assessment of ... -
Introduction to Women, Work and Transport
(Book chapter)This chapter introduces the scope and contents of Gender, Work and Transport. The situation concerning the extent of women’s participation in the transport workforce worldwide is detailed and the challenges facing women ... -
The Workplace Parking Levy: A Review of its Social Benefits
(Article)Reconciling economic development with the provision of safe, affordable, accessible and environmentally sustainable urban transport networks is key to securing the future vitality of cities and the health and wellbeing of ... -
Gender Diversity in Urban Logistics
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Negotiating Personal and Professional Identities in the Workplace: The Case of Women AB Initio Airline Pilots
(Book chapter)Only 5 per cent of commercial airline pilots worldwide are women and women who enter the profession may experience negative attitudes and differential treatment on account of their gender. Although a growing body of ... -
What influences people’s responses to public health messages for managing risks and preventing infectious diseases? A rapid systematic review of the evidence and recommendations
(Article)Background: Individual behaviour changes, such as hand hygiene and physical distancing, are required on a population scale to reduce transmission of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. However, little is known about ... -
Understanding China’s Economic Engagement in Africa: An Exploration of the FDI-Trade Nexus
(Article)The rapid rise of China on the global stage has promoted a widely held concern about the country’s political intention behind its expanding overseas economic activities. This paper attempts to shed new light on this old ... -
Aerodynamic shape optimization of co-flow jet airfoil using a multi-island genetic algorithm
(Article)The co-flow jet is a Zero-Net-Mass-Flux (ZNMF) active flow control strategy and presents great potential to improve the aerodynamic efficiency of future fuel-efficient aircraft. The present work is to integrate the co-flow ... -
Academic Writing for Publication: Information, Exercises and Individual Writing Journeys
(Animation)This resource aims to help you in developing your skills in: academic writing preparing manuscripts for publication writing funding applications. It shares experiences of writing and publishing and gives professional ... -
‘Art for art’s sake’ or a research methodology to engage vulnerable and often underrepresented groups in healthcare education and research.
(Presentation)The use of arts based approaches within research and scholarly activity is relatively new but where used with sensitive topics, or with those whose voices are often not heard within dominant healthcare discourse, it is ... -
From Silence to Voice: A collaborative international partnership to develop a digital resource for use in clinical and education settings about sexual violence from perspectives of students, educators and survivors.
(Presentation)Background: Gender based violence (GBV) – which includes sexual violence - is a significant global public health and societal problem, recognised as a global human rights issue by the World Health Organisation (WHO, 2017). ... -
Obesity and diet predict attitudes towards health promotion in pre-registered nurses and midwives
(Article)Nurses and midwives are integral to public health promotion; in the UK, they are advised to act as role models by their governing body, but overweight or obesity rates are high. We explored whether obesity and dietary ... -
Slow Fashion Is Positively Linked to Consumers’ Well-Being: Evidence from an Online Questionnaire Study in China
(Article)The environmental price of fashion has been heavily scrutinised in recent years. Slow fashion, with its emphasis on quality, design, sustainability, ethicality and local craft heritage, represents an alternative to the ...