Outputs (227)

Assessing equality in neighbourhood availability of quality greenspace in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. (2022)
Journal Article
BAKA, A. and MABON, L. 2022. Assessing equality in neighbourhood availability of quality greenspace in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Landscape research [online], 47(5), pages 584-597. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2022.2051458

We assess the relationship between neighbourhood-level deprivation and local greenspace quality in Glasgow, Scotland. There is interest globally in inequality within the accessibility of urban greenspace. It is recognised that social and political in... Read More about Assessing equality in neighbourhood availability of quality greenspace in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom..

An assessment of renewable energy development in energy mix for Togo. (2022)
Journal Article
KANSONGUE, N., NJUGUNA, J. and VERTIGANS, S. 2022. An assessment of renewable energy development in energy mix for Togo. International journal of sustainable energy [online], 41(8), pages 1037-1056. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2021.2023150

The Togolese government plans to achieve 100% electrification to all by 2030, to meet the Millennium goals. The Delphi method is used with the experts drawn from policymakers, academic institutions, financial institutions, non-governmental institutio... Read More about An assessment of renewable energy development in energy mix for Togo..

Understanding the victimization of US Army Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in US public. (2022)
Journal Article
PHILLIPS, R. and ALBANESI, H. 2022. Understanding the victimization of US Army Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in US public. Journal of military and veterans' health [online], 30(1), pages 51-64. Available from: https://jmvh.org/article/understanding-the-victimization-of-us-army-iraq-and-afghanistan-veterans-in-us-public/

Previous research suggests that US public estimates of mental health problems in US veterans who returned from the deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan exceed actual concerns. The present project examines how sociodemographic factors may contribute to... Read More about Understanding the victimization of US Army Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in US public..

How do sociodemographic characteristics influence UK civilian opinions of UK armed forces Iraq and Afghanistan veterans? A mixed-method approach. (2022)
Journal Article
PHILLIPS, R.H., CONNELLY, V. and BURGESS, M. 2023. How do sociodemographic characteristics influence UK civilian opinions of UK armed forces Iraq and Afghanistan veterans? A mixed-method approach. Armed forces and society [online], 49(2), pages 419-445. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327X211070321

Evidence suggests that UK veterans are seen as victims with concern for their perceived mental health needs. This study examined sociodemographic factors that contribute to victimizing conceptualizations of British Army Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.... Read More about How do sociodemographic characteristics influence UK civilian opinions of UK armed forces Iraq and Afghanistan veterans? A mixed-method approach..

After the applause: understanding public management and public service ethos in the fight against COVID-19. (2022)
Journal Article
SHAND, R., PARKER, S., LIDDLE, J., SPOLANDER, G., WARWICK, L. and AINSWORTH, S. 2023. After the applause: understanding public management and public service ethos in the fight against COVID-19. Public management review [online], 25(8), pages 1475-1497). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2022.2026690

Covid-19 has led to renewed public support for public services. Frontline workers symbolize a renewed ideal of public service ethos (PSE), though little attention has been paid to how the public managers delivering vital services interpret and mobili... Read More about After the applause: understanding public management and public service ethos in the fight against COVID-19..

Examining myths of the mad, bad and sad British veteran in today's media: a qualitative approach. (2021)
Journal Article
PHILLIPS, R. and CONNELLY, V. 2021. Examining myths of the mad, bad and sad British veteran in today's media: a qualitative approach. Journal of political and military sociology [online], 48(1), pages 73-96. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5744/jpms.2021.1003

Previous research on British public perceptions of UK veterans has focused mainly on opinion polls and survey data. This is problematic, as the broader scope of public dialogue and discourse that informs and influences public perceptions of veterans... Read More about Examining myths of the mad, bad and sad British veteran in today's media: a qualitative approach..

Practices, preferences, and understandings of rewarding to improve safety in high-risk industries. (2021)
Journal Article
HOUETTE, B. and MUELLER-HIRTH, N. 2022. Practices, preferences, and understandings of rewarding to improve safety in high-risk industries. Journal of safety research [online], 80, pages 302-310. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2021.12.013

Introduction: This article examines employers’ practices and employees’ experiences of incentive programmes that aim to encourage and reward safe behavior in high-risk industries, focusing particularly on the oil and gas sector. Little qualitative re... Read More about Practices, preferences, and understandings of rewarding to improve safety in high-risk industries..

Resilience in a Kenyan informal settlement during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2021)
Journal Article
VERTIGANS, S., MUELLER-HIRTH, N. and OKINDA, F. 2021. Resilience in a Kenyan informal settlement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acta academica [online], 53(2): pandemic politics, pages 122-142. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18820/24150479/aa53i2/7

Informal settlements have been identified as locations both where the spread of COVID-19 has generally been slower than within the Global North and measures to restrain the pandemic have further intensified local peoples’ marginality as income decrea... Read More about Resilience in a Kenyan informal settlement during the COVID-19 pandemic..

Bimanual grasping adheres to Weber's law. (2021)
Journal Article
HESSE, C., HARRISON, R.E., GIESEL, M. and SCHENK, T. 2021. Bimanual grasping adheres to Weber's law. i-Perception [online], 12(6), pages 1-16. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/20416695211054534

Weber's law states that our ability to detect changes in stimulus attributes decreases linearly with their magnitude. This principle holds true for many attributes across sensory modalities but appears to be violated in grasping. One explanation for... Read More about Bimanual grasping adheres to Weber's law..

Social work and social care: mapping workforce engagement, relevance, experience and interest in research. (2021)
Journal Article
WAKEFIELD, J., LAVENDER, S., NIXON, K., HORNBY, S., DOBEL-OBER, D., LAMBLEY-BURKE, R., SPOLANDER, G., BONNER, P., MALLEN, C. and CAMPBEL, P. 2022. Social work and social care: mapping workforce engagement, relevance, experience and interest in research. British journal of social work [online], 52(4), pages 2291-2311. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab169

Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been promoted within social work/social care, with emerging evidence of benefit to practitioners and service users. Advocates argue that EBP enables practitioners to have the skills to interpret and evaluate evidence... Read More about Social work and social care: mapping workforce engagement, relevance, experience and interest in research..