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Nature recovery and people in prison
No full textThis paper examines the opportunity for nature recovery in prison systems in England and Wales.
It identifies that this is an environment requiring a place-sensitive approach, with challenges relating to the activity that may be undertaken towards nature recovery amidst a population with multiple healthcare issues.
Through the presentation of a case study of a programme (Greener on the Outside for Prisons), the paper explores how these challenges can be managed, and provision made for nature and people to recover together.
The case study discusses how prisoners and staff connect with nature, enabling partnerships with health, environmental and ecological organisations to develop initiatives that benefit both the prison landscape and those who live and work within it.
This initiative provides learning opportunities beyond the gate, providing the prospect of integration with other policy approaches in other settings
How do college coaches in the United States identify youth female and male soccer players?
Get PDFTalent identification (TI) in soccer is a complex and multifactorial process within the context of collegiate sport in the United States, where coaches must assess performance-ready athletes often under strict regulatory and resource constraints. Despite the critical role college coaches play in bridging youth to professional soccer, little is known about their evaluative priorities during recruitment. This study examined how soccer coaches from female and male NCAA Division I and II programs perceived the importance of various player attributes and scouting methods in the TI process. A total of 178 college soccer coaches completed a survey assessing perceptions across seven attribute categories (technical, physical, psychological, game intelligence, social, other, and coach-specific) and common scouting methods. Bootstrapped trimmed means, effect sizes, and inter-rater agreement (rwg) were used to analyse the coaches’ ratings of importance across attributes and to assess for differences in coach perceptions within the female and male programs. Results showed coaches across female and male programs rated technical proficiency, coachability, decision-making, and work rate as critically important. College-specific soccer knowledge was the most highly valued coach attribute, while live match observation was the most preferred scouting method. Sex-based differences were generally minimal, although emerged in perceptions of physical and social attributes, with coaches of female players placing greater emphasis on communication and agility. Results highlighted a shared prioritisation of technical and psychological qualities in college TI, with contextual differences influenced by sex and program structure. These insights support the development of more aligned and evidence-informed TI strategies in collegiate soccer environments
3D millimeter-Wave Multi-Target Sensing
No full textThis paper addresses the challenge of achieving precise 3D localization of multiple objects in indoor environments using millimeter-wave (mmWave) sensing. mmWave positioning systems have recently emerged as a promising technology offering cm-level accuracy and robustness; however, the radar-like nature of mmWave technology presents challenges in multi-target positioning, particularly in complex environments where distinguishing between multiple objects becomes difficult. To address this, we explore clustering as a solution to analyze data from mmWave sensors and group similar data points, facilitating the identification of distinct targets. This paper aims to leverage the potential of mmWave radar technology to achieve precise ranging and angling measurements in multi-target environments, presenting a comprehensive methodology for evaluating the performance of mmWave sensors for achieving 3D positioning accuracy using four clustering approaches: K-Means, DBSCAN, Affinity Propagation, and BIRCH. The experimental results highlight the potential and challenges of each approach in terms of accuracy, robustness and execution time
2335P Gender-related challenges for oncology professionals in the UK healthcare system
No full textBackground
Women represent an increasing proportion of the oncology workforce, reflecting broader trends in medicine. Yet, they remain underrepresented in senior academic, research, and leadership roles within the field. This raises important questions about the role of gender-related barriers in oncology. To explore this, Women for Oncology UK conducted a national survey in 2025 investigating the impact of gender on career progression and discrimination among UK oncology professionals. ...
Methods
The survey included questions on demographics, career progression, gender-related discrimination, and barriers to gender parity. It was open to oncology professionals across the UK between January and April 2025...
Results
A survey of 64 oncology professionals, 62 females, revealed significant gender-based disparities in career experiences. Among the women surveyed, 56.5% felt their gender had limited their career opportunities, and 69.4% had experienced gender-based discrimination from colleagues, 40% from male staff, 0.03% from female staff, and 25.8% from both. Discrimination extended beyond staff interactions, with 71% reporting similar treatment from patients; 25.8% cited male patients, 45.2% reported both...
Conclusions
This survey offers a snapshot of gender dynamics among oncology professionals in the UK, highlighting the urgent need for systemic change to address persistent disparities. While female representation has grown, significant challenges persist, particularly in tackling societal pressures, unconscious bias, and the lack of structural support for work-life balance. Although the sample size is limited, these findings point to wider, entrenched issues that merit further investigation through...
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Adapting to the new era: paradoxical leadership to manage the paradox of service innovation in the tourism and hospitality industry
No full textPurpose
This study aims to explain the paradoxical nature of service innovation behavior (SIB) in the tourism and hospitality industry by examining how paradoxical leadership behavior (PLB), growth mindset (GMS) and personal innovativeness (PINN) influence innovation outcomes.
Design/methodology/approach
Using structural equation modeling, the study analyzes two-wave, six-week time-lagged survey data from 341 frontline employees (FLEs) in Pakistan’s tourism and hospitality industry.
Findings
The results show that PLB significantly enhances SIB by fostering GMS, which mediates the relationship between leadership behavior and innovation. Additionally, PINN moderates the effect of GMS on SIB, amplifying innovation for employees with higher PINN levels. These findings contribute to paradox theory by demonstrating how PLB reconciles the tension between stability and adaptability, fostering a mutually reinforcing environment for innovation.
Practical implications
The study suggests that managers in tourism and hospitality settings should create leadership environments that balance creativity with service standards while encouraging employees’ individual innovativeness. Specifically, PLB can drive innovation by fostering GMS among employees while recognizing that PINN can amplify the effect of GMS on SIB.
Originality/value
This research introduces an improved framework for understanding how leadership can guide employees to thrive within the paradoxical demands of modern service innovation. It expands paradox theory by empirically demonstrating how leadership can manage conflicting demands to enhance service innovation in the tourism and hospitality industry
Materiality, Memory, Motherhood and Migration
No full textMateriality, Memory, Motherhood and Migration is an interdisciplinary project situated at the intersection of the arts, health and humanities. It is a collaboration between the University of Lancashire and East Meets West, an international women’s group in North West England which supports asylum seekers and refugees. The project uses material culture to explore asylum seeking and refugee women’s experiences of maternity and their transition to motherhood in the UK. The overall aim is to explore the potential of innovative and more inclusive ways of working with asylum seeking and refugee women to ensure that their voices are heard and at the centre of conversations about their maternity care and perinatal wellbeing.
As part of two community-based workshops women were asked to bring along objects related to motherhood, that were special to them for whatever reason. Our focus was on objects which Turkel (2007)1 describes as having had a role in a significant life transition, whereby an object serves as a marker of relationships and emotional connections. The significant life transition in this instance was becoming a mother! Objects brought along to the workshops became the catalyst for conversations amongst the women from East Meets West and members of the research team. The women explored and shared experiences of maternity, becoming a mother, motherhood and mothering in the UK. As the women talked about their objects and reflected upon their experiences, issues of loss, adaptation, commonality and difference were explored. Alongside, there was warmth, friendship and an underlying connectedness through simply being women and mothers together.
Conversations were recorded and objects photographed. Images of the objects and the women’s words have since been exhibited and presented at community and academic events related to migrant and maternal health, and inclusive and creative methods. This booklet brings together a selection of objects and their associated stories of materiality, memory, motherhood and migration
Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study
No full textAbstract Background
From early adolescence, girls face greater risk of experiencing low mood and anxiety relative to boys, with recent evidence that this may be worsening. There is a paucity of mental health research that meaningfully progresses understanding of these gender disparities, including that engages adolescent girls’ own perspectives, limiting our ability to direct further research and enhance intervention approaches.
Aims
We examined low mood and anxiety from the perspective of adolescent girls, asking: What do adolescent girls perceive to be causing their population’s high rates of low mood and anxiety?
Methods
We adopted a co-produced qualitative design, guided by ecological systems theory, conducting focus groups in 2022 with 32 adolescent girls aged 16 to 18 years in England. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.
Analysis
Participants framed low mood and anxiety among adolescent girls as “normal”, and discussed potential explanations including persistent reiteration and expectation of gendered norms, intense educational pressures in ways that can be gendered, difficulties within peer relationships, and comparison and insecurity in social media contexts. Throughout, participants highlighted how complex these issues are, including nuances around individual differences, sociodemographic contexts, and societal contexts.
Conclusions
The study offers a critically important contribution to evidence on gendered inequalities in low mood and anxiety, drawing attention to the interwoven and complex nature of girls’ lives and illuminating various aspects that would benefit from greater research. The insights gained through exploration with girls themselves hold policy and practical relevance to enhance systems to meet girls’ needs
The health-related benefits and complications of tube-fed blended diet for children and young people
Get PDFBackground:
Research on blended diet for tube-fed children has been identified as a top priority for clinicians and families due to its growing popularity.
Aim:
This article evaluates and summarises a systematic review that examined the benefits and complications of using blended diet in children and young people and expand upon its findings in the context of current evidence and practice.
Methods:
The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist was used to critically appraise the review.
Findings:
Blended diet may have the potential to lead to positive outcomes.
Conclusion:
Currently the evidence regarding the benefits and complications of tube-fed blended diet for children and young people is limited and further better-quality research and reporting is needed in the area
Radiotherapeutic Modalities and Advancements in the Treatment of Cutaneous Malignancies
Get PDFCutaneous malignancies represent the most common cancers worldwide and pose a growing public health burden. While surgical excision remains the primary curative modality, radiotherapy offers an effective adjuvant therapy for high-risk histopathologic features and an established, organ-preserving alternative for patients with inoperable disease or lesions in cosmetically or functionally sensitive sites. Advances in radiotherapeutic techniques, including brachytherapy and proton therapy, have expanded the therapeutic armamentarium, allowing tailored treatment based on tumor depth, extent, and anatomical location. Contemporary evidence highlights favorable local control and toxicity outcomes with modern radiation therapy approaches, yet data remain fragmented, with most studies limited by small cohorts, heterogeneous methodologies, and limited follow-up durations. Furthermore, the role of radiotherapy in complex scenarios, such as perineural invasion, recurrent disease, and previously irradiated fields, continues to evolve. This review synthesizes the current literature on radiotherapeutic management of skin cancer, critically evaluates dosimetric and clinical outcomes across modalities, and identifies key gaps in evidence. Emphasis is placed on the need for prospective, multicenter investigations to better define comparative effectiveness, optimize dose-fractionation regimens, and integrate emerging technologies into clinical practice. Radiotherapy remains an indispensable modality in dermatological oncology, offering curative potential with preservation of cosmesis and function, yet its optimal utilization demands further high-quality research to refine patient selection and therapeutic strategies
Can Angular Velocity Offer a New Measure to Assess Topline Quality of Movement in Sound and Lame Horses?
No full textBackground: Topline dysfunction in horses has been defined as a complex condition involving weakness, hypomobility, and generalized back pain and is strongly associated with hindlimb lameness in horses. Traditionally, spinal motion in horses has been described using displacement measurements, predominantly in the sagittal plane; however, these do not fully describe the complexity of movement which may be present in horses with topline dysfunction. This exploratory study considered the use of joint angles to assess joint excursions and joint angular velocity to assess the quality of movement in all three planes, with the latter being previously shown to offer greater sensitivity when assessing humans with and without chronic low back pain.
Materials and Methods: Six degrees of freedom spinal motion during trot of six thoroughbred and thoroughbred cross horses (two geldings, four mares, four sound, and two with hindlimb lameness) were recorded (Vicon, UK) using marker clusters centred over the cranial thoracic, caudal thoracic, lumbar, and sacral segments, and the angles and angular velocities were calculated between segments using Visual 3D (HAS Motion, Canada).
Results: Joint angles and angular velocity were both able to detect asymmetries with the sound horses showing more symmetrical movement patterns in all three planes; however, angular velocity showed notably greater values in the lame horses indicating decreased quality of movement/control, [Fig. 1].
Conclusion: Angular velocity yielded new information on the quality of movement in the three rotational planes and may provide more detail in the assessment of topline dysfunction and the efficacy of its management in horses