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Monstrous spaces: reframing video game immersion
No full textThis is an author's accepted manuscript of a chapter due to be published by Routledge in Farnsworth, S. (ed.) Video Game Monsters: A Compendium.
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Design and development of heat pipe cooling systems for air & watertight portable energy storage units
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The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.119844Portable Energy Storage (PES) units play a vital role in delivering reliable and sustainable energy solutions, particularly in regions with limited grid access or challenging environmental conditions that require special Ingress Protection (IP) considerations, such as air and watertight designs without vents. Thermal management is a critical challenge for such PES units, especially for key components such as inverters and battery packages, which are prone to overheating. This study explores the integration of heat pipe-based cooling systems with heatsinks as an effective thermal management solution. A 1-kW PES was designed, developed and assessed as a case study under varying ambient temperatures and operational scenarios. Both free and forced convection cooling methods were evaluated through experiments and validated simulations. Results show that under free convection at an ambient temperature of 23 °C, Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFETs) remained below 70 °C, while Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) stabilized at 60 °C. Forced convection with 1.4 W fans significantly improved cooling efficiency, reducing temperatures by 25–45 %, depending on ambient conditions. At 23 °C, a 33 % temperature reduction was observed in both MOSFETs and LIBs. At an ambient temperature of 50 °C, MOSFETs were maintained at 70 °C, and LIBs remained below 60 °C for ambient temperatures up to 45 °C. These findings confirm that heat pipe cooling systems, combined with forced convection, offer an effective thermal management solution for compact, air and watertight PES applications.This work was partially supported by the INNOVATE UK project No: 833831 and the EU Horizon 2020 Research, Innovation and Staff Exchange, ReACTIVE Too (project No. 871163).Accepted versio
Do RIETs hedge inflation? Evidence from mature and emerging markets: A comparative analysis of the United States, United Kingdom, South Africa, and Nigeria
No full textThis is an accepted manuscript of an article due to be published by Taylor and Francis in Journal of Property Research on [dd/mm/yyyy], available online: [link to online copy]
The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.This paper conducts a comparative assessment of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) inflation-hedging effectiveness across both mature (United States and United Kingdom) and emerging African (South Africa and Nigeria) markets, thereby situating African REIT performance within a broader global context. The investigation across these four markets was conducted over the period 2013 to 2024. Grounded in the Fisher hypothesis and its Fama-Schwert extension, the study decomposes inflation into actual, expected, and unexpected components, and analyses their relationships with REIT capital returns. Using indexed monthly data and a suite of econometric models including ARDL for the main analysis, and FMOLS, DOLS, and CCR for robustness checks, we find mixed and often adverse inflation responsiveness across the sample. Notably, REITs in Nigeria exhibit strong hedging against unexpected inflation despite institutional fragility, while South African REITs demonstrate weak or negative inflation responsiveness. Conversely, REITs in the US and UK offer partial or limited protection, particularly in short-run scenarios. Our findings challenge the notion that REITs offer uniform inflation hedging across global markets and highlight the importance of institutional structure, inflation volatility, and asset composition. The study underscores the need for investors and policymakers to contextualise REIT performance within both macroeconomic environments and market-specific frameworks
Effectiveness of Tetris as a clinical intervention after experiencing a traumatic event: a protocol for a systematic review
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Associations between transformational leadership, occupational stress and emotional exhaustion in UK veterinary professionals: A cross-sectional study
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The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.70552Background
Occupational stress and burnout are prevalent concerns within the UK veterinary profession. Within the job demands–resources (JD-R) framework, occupational stress represents a job demand linked to emotional exhaustion (EE), while transformational leadership (TL) may function as an organisational resource. However, the role of managerial TL behaviours in relation to occupational stress and EE in veterinary professionals remains underexplored.
Methods
This exploratory cross-sectional online survey included registered UK veterinary surgeons and nurses. Participants completed validated measures of TL, perceived occupational stress (POS) and work-related EE. Data were analysed using correlation, regression and structural equation modelling (SEM).
Results
POS was strongly positively correlated with EE (r = 0.70, p < 0.001), while TL was moderately negatively correlated with EE (r = −0.34, p < 0.001). Regression showed a non-significant direct effect of TL on EE (p = 0.068), while SEM confirmed a significant indirect effect via POS (β = −0.33, p < 0.001).
Limitations
The cross-sectional design and unmeasured potential confounding variables limit causal inference and generalisability.
Conclusion
TL may represent an organisational resource associated with lower EE, potentially via an indirect association with POS
Personality, jealousy, and empathy as predictors of cyber dating abuse perpetration and victimization in young adults
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The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.Cyber dating abuse involves psychological and relationally harmful behaviours enacted through digital technologies within romantic relationships. Although prior research links dispositional variables to cyber dating abuse, perpetration and victimisation frequently co-occur, complicating interpretation of individual differences. This study examined associations between personality traits, romantic jealousy, empathy, and gender with psychological and relational cyber dating abuse perpetration and victimisation among 503 young adults aged 18 to 25 in the UK. Hierarchical regression analyses accounted for overlap across forms of cyber dating abuse involvement. Psychological and relational perpetration and victimisation were strongly interrelated, with other forms of involvement accounting for most explained variance across models. After modelling this overlap, dispositional variables explained small but statistically significant increments in variance, with behavioural jealousy and lower agreeableness most consistently associated with perpetration. Dispositional variables did not meaningfully predict psychological victimisation, and gender effects were modest and inconsistent. Overall, the findings suggest cyber dating abuse is best understood as a relational phenomenon characterised by co-occurring perpetration and victimisation, with individual differences shaping how behaviours are expressed rather than serving as primary drivers
Disaster and mental health vulnerabilities of South Asia: an overview
No full textThis is an author's accepted manuscript of a chapter published by Springer Singapore in Kar, N., Kar, S.K., Arafat, S.M.Y. (eds) Climate Change, Disaster and Mental Health in South Asia. South Asian Perspectives in Mental Health and Psychology. Available online: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-3690-0_1
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For re-use please see Springer's terms and conditions.The South Asia region is diverse in its geography, climate, culture, economic status, and sociopolitical history. It experiences frequent disasters, from extreme weather events to human-caused catastrophes. It has massive vulnerabilities regarding the number of people affected, inadequate disaster preparedness, scarce resources for disaster response, and meagre psychological support for the affected population. Studies suggest that a large proportion of disaster survivors present with psychiatric disorders and need professional support. It is essential to study the risk factors associated with post-disaster mental health morbidities and explore the methods to manage the disorders that are affecting a large number of people. It is pertinent to review the research findings and reflect on the areas that need further study. Managing disasters needs a multidisciplinary and multilevel approach with robust regional coordination and support. This chapter identifies the major catastrophic events in the eight South Asian countries, the extent of mental health vulnerabilities, the mental health impact of disasters in the region, and potential ways ahead for mitigating the mental health impact due to disasters
Challenges, support, and progression for students with autism in university: a systematic review
No full text© 2025 Smith M et al. This is an open access work published in Routledge Open Research and distributed under a creative commons licence.Background
An increasing number of students with autism are entering Higher Education (HE), yet they continue to face significant challenges, including elevated rates of mental health difficulties and limited access to appropriate support. These students are also less likely to achieve academic success or graduate compared to their neurotypical peers. Despite growing awareness, there is limited synthesis of university-based initiatives aimed at supporting the mental health and wellbeing (MHWB) of autistic students. This systematic review explores barriers to engagement and identifies effective MHWB support practices within HE settings.
Methods
A systematic search of seven academic databases was conducted to identify studies published between 2015 and 2025 that focused on MHWB support for autistic university students. Following a multi-stage screening process, eligible studies were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.
Results
Nineteen studies met the inclusion criteria. Three overarching themes were identified: (1) Barriers and challenges experienced by autistic students; (2) The relationship between autism and higher dropout rates in HE; and (3) MHWB support initiatives targeting autistic students. While several promising interventions were noted, findings highlighted pervasive psychosocial barriers, inconsistent implementation of support, and a general lack of institutional understanding and preparedness.
Conclusion
The review underscores an urgent need for autismspecific and autism-informed MHWB strategies in higher education. Universities must adopt inclusive, evidence-based approaches to reduce barriers and enhance long-term wellbeing and academic outcomes for autistic students
Humanity of songs: a feminist reconstruction of performers’ rights
No full textThis is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of a chapter published in Caoimhe Ring and Eden Sarid (eds), Diverse Voices in Intellectual Property (Bristol University Press, forthcoming, 2026). The definitive publisher-authenticated version [insert complete citation information here] is available online at: [DOI tbc].Music and songs are linked to our humanity. Women and gender-diverse people create and perform music to reach other people, that is, to form a human connection. To deny this, by divorcing the creators from their outputs in copyright law (with performers’ rights) is a systemic barrier in and of itself. This chapter calls for a new vision of performers’ rights in music, which abolishes the distinction in law between performers as the sources of creativity and their performances. It is important to rethink the (in)existent level of legal protection for performers in the UK Copyright Act, because of the intersectional gendered threats of the new technologies, such as the generative Artificial Intelligence (AI).
With this chapter I build on the existing scholarly criticism of performers’ rights in intellectual property law and use a new theoretical approach (the FIPS model) to offer a reconstruction of the current rules with the view to protect women and gender-diverse people when making music. I focus on the United Kingdom (UK) and specifically its rules on performers’ rights within the music industries. I rely on the evidence collected by the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) about the barriers that women and gender-diverse people endure in the music ecosystem (WEC Report on ‘Misogyny in Music’ (30 January 2024); and WEC Report ‘On Repeat Report’ (4 June 2025)).
Performers’ rights must do more than offer economic rewards to performers. In today’s contexts, I argue that performers’ rights, must place the wellbeing of music-makers at the heart of the legal protection and that means they must offer an economic reward, coupled with the power to correct and protect from experiences that are laced with discrimination, sexism, misogyny or violence. Women’s power to control music, must extend to controlling their image, message and emotion, arising from the music they made. Performers’ rights must be a part of the solution to the gendered risks of emerging technologies, such as AI
From chalkboards to chatbots: Navigating AI adoption, ethics, identity, and governance in UK higher education
No full textThis is an accepted manuscript of an article due to be published by Emerald Publishing in Strategy and Leadership on [dd/mm/yyyy], available online: [link to online copy]
The accepted version of the publication may differ from the final published version.Purpose
This study explores the opportunities and challenges of integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools into higher education, with a particular focus on their ethical, pedagogical, and institutional implications. It examines how academics perceive generative AI’s impact on teaching, learning, research, and assessment, and identifies the values and governance frameworks required for its responsible adoption.
Design/methodology/approach
A qualitative research was employed, drawing on semi-structured interviews with 12 academics from UK higher education setting. Thematic analysis was conducted following Braun and Clarke’s (2006, 2019) six-phase framework, with NVivo used to capture the nuanced ways in which staff interpret and respond to AI adoption.
Findings
Five interrelated themes were identified. Participants reported a shifting sense of academic identity, with AI seen as challenging traditional expertise and authority. Concerns around ethics, integrity, and trust were pervasive, particularly regarding plagiarism, fairness, and transparency. In relation to teaching, assessment, and learning, AI was perceived as both a disruptor of established pedagogical models and a catalyst for innovation. Institutional culture and governance were highlighted as underdeveloped, with a lack of clear guidance creating inconsistency across practice. Finally, perspectives on AI’s future trajectories reflected ambivalence, combining fears of diminished integrity with cautious optimism for more personalised and efficient learning.
Originality/value
The study contributes to debates on digital transformation in higher education by demonstrating how AI adoption is understood through the lenses of academic identity, ethics, and governance. It underscores the need for adaptive institutional policies, embedded AI literacy, and equity-focused safeguards. The findings suggest that the desirable future is not AI-free but AI-literate: one in which universities harness AI responsibly while preserving the scholarly values that underpin higher education