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Reconfiguring animals in food systems: an agenda for research (2022)
Book Chapter
Holloway, L. (2022). Reconfiguring animals in food systems: an agenda for research. In C. L. Sage (Ed.), A Research Agenda for Food Systems (129-146). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800880269.00015

This chapter aims to review key aspects of the reconfiguration of farmed animals in contemporary livestock agriculture, and to use that review to develop an agenda for ongoing research into how animals are transformed as they are caught up in the com... Read More about Reconfiguring animals in food systems: an agenda for research.

Governing Multi-Sectorial Partnerships in Emergencies: The Case of the Uganda COVID-19 Task Force (2022)
Book Chapter
Onyoin, M., Galimaka, D. B., & Nabatanzi, A. K. (2022). Governing Multi-Sectorial Partnerships in Emergencies: The Case of the Uganda COVID-19 Task Force. In K. Ogunyemi, & A. I. Onaga (Eds.), Responsible Management of Shifts in Work Modes – Values for a Post Pandemic Future, Volume 1 (43-59). Bingley: Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-719-020221004

Cross sector collaboration, particularly the use of Multi-Sectorial Partnerships, has recently developed as a crucial element of efforts to deliver and improve public service outcomes across developing countries. Yet for collaborations initiated to r... Read More about Governing Multi-Sectorial Partnerships in Emergencies: The Case of the Uganda COVID-19 Task Force.

The Evolution of Scientific Visualisations: A Case Study Approach to Big Data for Varied Audiences (2022)
Book Chapter
Lunn, A. J., Shaw, V., & Winder, I. C. (2022). The Evolution of Scientific Visualisations: A Case Study Approach to Big Data for Varied Audiences. In L. Shapiro, & P. M. Rea (Eds.), Biomedical Visualisation (51-84). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10889-1_3

Visual representations of complex data are a cornerstone of how scientific information is shared. By taking large quantities of data and creating accessible visualisations that show relationships, patterns, outliers, and conclusions, important resear... Read More about The Evolution of Scientific Visualisations: A Case Study Approach to Big Data for Varied Audiences.

Role of deep eutectic solvents as pretreatment medium for biomass transformation (2022)
Book Chapter
Yiin, C. L., Yap, K. L., Mahmod, D. S. A., Chin, B. L. F., Lock, S. S. M., Chan, Y. H., …Kyriakou, G. (2022). Role of deep eutectic solvents as pretreatment medium for biomass transformation. In A. Pandey, B. Tiwari, A. Pandey, & S. Yusup (Eds.), Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering : Deep Eutectic Solvent Fund Emerging Applications (139-160). Amsterdam: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99905-2.00013-3

The Food Industry (2022)
Book Chapter
Rizzuti, A. (in press). The Food Industry. In Y. Zabyelina, & K. L. Thachuk (Eds.), The Private Sector and Organized Crime : Criminal Entrepreneurship, Illicit Profits, and Private Sector Security Governance. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003198635

The food sector is highly attractive to criminals. First, it is lucrative, and notwithstanding its fragility, hardly suffers from economic turndowns. Second, it is strongly yet fragmentarily regulated, often poorly investigated, and the penalties app... Read More about The Food Industry.

Waste Plastic Thermal Pyrolysis: A Recent Advanced Study (2022)
Book Chapter
Yansaneh, O. Y., & Zein, S. H. (2022). Waste Plastic Thermal Pyrolysis: A Recent Advanced Study. In G. Bucci (Ed.), Current Overview on Science and Technology Research Vol. 1 (1-36). Book Publisher International. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/costr/v1/2637b

This work is essentially a simplification of a collection of thermal pyrolysis research work, mostly recent, being reviewed and referenced here, and showcasing the increased interest in pyrolysis treatment methods. The management of waste plastic (WP... Read More about Waste Plastic Thermal Pyrolysis: A Recent Advanced Study.

Increasing Engagement Through Explicit and Implicit Gamification in Higher Education (2022)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N., & Grey, S. (2022). Increasing Engagement Through Explicit and Implicit Gamification in Higher Education. In O. Bernardes, V. Amorim, & A. Carrizo Moreira (Eds.), Handbook of Research on the Influence and Effectiveness of Gamification in Education (662-681). Hershey, Pa.: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4287-6

Engagement is essential in higher education but can be problematic to achieve. Successful games are, at their core, designed to be engaging experiences. In attempts to increase engagement in learning, there has been an increase in playful learning, g... Read More about Increasing Engagement Through Explicit and Implicit Gamification in Higher Education.

Lessons Learnt on the Transition from Preschool to Primary School in Mexico. (2022)
Book Chapter
Garcia-Cabrero, B., Urbina Garcia, A., Myers, R. G., Ledesma-Rodea, A., & Rangel-Cantero, M. A. (2022). Lessons Learnt on the Transition from Preschool to Primary School in Mexico. In A. Urbina-Garcia, B. Perry, S. Dockett, D. Jindal-Snape, & B. Garcia-Cabrero (Eds.), Transitions to School: Perspectives and Experiences from Latin America (67-86). (1). Springer

This chapter showcases some of the pioneering studies conducted in Mexico that explored how transition from preschool to primary school is experienced by different stakeholders within the socio-political context of Mexican education. Overall, the Mex... Read More about Lessons Learnt on the Transition from Preschool to Primary School in Mexico..

The Molitva Factor: The Eurovision Song Contest and ‘Performing’ National Identity in World Politics (2022)
Book Chapter
Baker, C. (2022). The Molitva Factor: The Eurovision Song Contest and ‘Performing’ National Identity in World Politics. In A. Dubin, D. Vuletic, & A. Obregón (Eds.), The Eurovision Song Contest as a Cultural Phenomenon: From Concert Halls to the Halls of Academia (96-110). Abingdon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003188933-9

This chapter explores how the author’s research into nationalism, popular culture, gender and sexuality in international politics has been able to apply the idea that the Eurovision Song Contest illustrates the idea of contestants as symbolic represe... Read More about The Molitva Factor: The Eurovision Song Contest and ‘Performing’ National Identity in World Politics.

Let's Play: Professional Performers' Perspectives on Play in Chamber Ensemble Rehearsal (2022)
Book Chapter
King, E., & Todd, R. (2022). Let's Play: Professional Performers' Perspectives on Play in Chamber Ensemble Rehearsal. In M. Doğantan-Dack (Ed.), The Chamber Musician in the Twenty-First Century (205-228). MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03897-563-2

This chapter explores the phenomenon of play in the context of professional chamber ensemble rehearsal and argues that play lies at the heart of it. The account begins with an interrogation of the concept of play and a distinction is made between “pl... Read More about Let's Play: Professional Performers' Perspectives on Play in Chamber Ensemble Rehearsal.

Weird Fiction in the Twentieth-Century Gothic (2022)
Book Chapter
Corstorphine, K. (in press). Weird Fiction in the Twentieth-Century Gothic. In S. Ni Fhlainn, & B. M. Murphy (Eds.), Twentieth-Century Gothic: An Edinburgh Companion. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

This chapter is a survey of the evolution of weird fiction and how it relates to the Gothic in the twentieth century. It argues for an understanding of the mode in terms of its blending of genres and resistance to categorisation, emphasising publicat... Read More about Weird Fiction in the Twentieth-Century Gothic.

Understanding and addressing ‘modern slavery’ in DRC-UK cobalt supply chains (2022)
Book Chapter
McQuilken, J., Shirgholami, Z., & McFarlane, D. (2022). Understanding and addressing ‘modern slavery’ in DRC-UK cobalt supply chains. In N. Yakovleva, & E. Nickless (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of the Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development (514-541). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003001317

The UK’s – and the world’s – ‘green industrial revolution’ is intrinsically tied to the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This largely informal sector produces approximately 12–21% of the worl... Read More about Understanding and addressing ‘modern slavery’ in DRC-UK cobalt supply chains.

Thinking About the Future, Symptom Control and Other Aspects of Palliative Care in Advanced CKD (2022)
Book Chapter
Murtagh, F. E., Wilson, J., & Davison, S. N. (2022). Thinking About the Future, Symptom Control and Other Aspects of Palliative Care in Advanced CKD. In M. Harber (Ed.), Primer on Nephrology (1163-1174). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76419-7_68

Palliative and supportive care have always been important for those with advanced CKD, but – until recently – there has been little research or evidence to inform best care. This is changing rapidly. This chapter draws on recent evidence to provide a... Read More about Thinking About the Future, Symptom Control and Other Aspects of Palliative Care in Advanced CKD.

Increasing engagement through explicit and implicit gamification in higher education (2022)
Book Chapter
Grey, S., & Gordon, N. A. (2022). Increasing engagement through explicit and implicit gamification in higher education. In O. Bernardes, V. Amorim, & A. Carrizo Moreira (Eds.), Handbook of Research on the Influence and Effectiveness of Gamification in Education (662-681). Hershey, Pa.: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4287-6.ch032

Engagement is essential in higher education but can be problematic to achieve. Successful games are, at their core, designed to be engaging experiences. In attempts to increase engagement in learning, there has been an increase in playful learning, g... Read More about Increasing engagement through explicit and implicit gamification in higher education.

Portfolio Entrepreneurs: The role of risk (2022)
Book Chapter
Malfense Fierro, A., & Rosa, P. (2022). Portfolio Entrepreneurs: The role of risk. In D. Lingelbach (Ed.), De Gruyter Handbook of Entrepreneurial Finance (75-85). Berlin: De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110726312

Financial portfolio theory suggests that diversifying through establishing a group of businesses may be an important mechanism to manage and spread risk, but empirical entrepreneurship research on portfolio entrepreneurship has failed to adequately i... Read More about Portfolio Entrepreneurs: The role of risk.

Making Sense of Evidence: Using Research Training to Promote Organisational Change (2022)
Book Chapter
Wilkinson, K., Boyd, K., Pearson, M., Farrimond, H., Lang, I. A., Fleischer, D., Poole, A., Ralph, N., & Rappert, B. (2022). Making Sense of Evidence: Using Research Training to Promote Organisational Change. In George Mason Police Research Group, & D. Weisburd (Eds.), Translational Criminology in Policing (64-85). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003153009-7

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) is perhaps the most prominent advocate for such partnerships. Problems confronting public institutions have become more complex in recent years. A number of fields and disciplines have recogniz... Read More about Making Sense of Evidence: Using Research Training to Promote Organisational Change.