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Case Studies - Measuring Success and Sustainability in Project Management: A Case Study Supporting the Delivery of Quality Education Projects in Pakistan.
Full text linkThere are 25 case studies based on semi-structured interviews conducted for my research. The interviews were collected from a range of professionals from non-governmental organisations in Pakistan delivering quality education projects
The Effects of Anxiety and Reward Sensitivity on the Interplay Between Emotion and Reward Processing Thesis Data
Full text linkThis study investigated the interplay between reward and emotion processing and examines the
influence of individual differences, specifically anxiety and reward sensitivity, on these cognitive
processes. Using a within-subjects design, 50 university students completed three associative
matching tasks: emotional valence, value-based reward, and a control task. Participants' accuracy and
response times (RTs) were measured alongside self-reported questionnaires assessing state-trait
anxiety and sensitivity to reward.
The results demonstrated significant prioritisation effects for both reward and emotion
processing. Participants showed higher accuracy and faster RTs for positive emotional stimuli (happy)
and higher reward stimuli (medium and high rewards). The medium reward condition yielded the
highest accuracy, suggesting a non-linear processing scale in reward evaluation. For emotional
valence, happy stimuli were processed more accurately and faster than neutral or sad stimuli. Notably,
sad stimuli also showed prioritisation over neutral stimuli, indicating that negative emotions can
similarly enhance cognitive performance due to their evolutionary significance.
Individual differences played a crucial role in modulating these effects. Higher levels of state
and trait anxiety were associated with reduced accuracy for happy stimuli. Conversely, no significant
correlations were found between reward sensitivity and the prioritisation effects in either accuracy or
RT, suggesting that reward sensitivity may not significantly influence these cognitive processes within
the sample.
These findings align with behavioural studies that emphasise how emotional valence and
reward magnitude can affect cognitive performance. The implications for clinical practice include the
potential for personalised therapeutic interventions tailored to individuals' anxiety and reward
sensitivity profiles. Future research should incorporate more diverse samples and employ realistic
stimuli to enhance ecological validity. Additionally, further exploration of individual differences is
essential. For instance, the observed influence of anxiety on cognitive processing highlights the need
to better understand how anxiety affects prioritisation of emotional stimuli. Likewise, improving the
measurement of reward sensitivity is also important, as current tools may not fully capture its
nuances. Addressing these areas will provide a more comprehensive understanding of the complex
dynamics of reward and emotion processing
Dataset for 'Behavioural thermoregulation in cold-water freshwater fish: Innate resilience to climate warming?'
No full textDatabase with all the data collected from the scientific articles reviewed for the development and publication of the paper entitled "Behavioural thermoregulation in cold-water freshwater freshwater fish: innate resilience to climate warming?
Examples of referral letter
No full textThis dataset is an example of the paper "Hybrid Architecture Based Intelligent Diagnosis Assistant for GP", which is Chapter 4 in the thesis "Diagnosis for Patient and GP: Dialogue-based Self-Diagnosis with Disease-Symptoms Graph and Referral Letter Classification"
The effect of inorganic nitrate supplementation on brown fat fraction and activation in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial
No full textBackground: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disease characterised by chronic hyperglycaemia, whilst obesity is a major risk factor which increases morbidity and mortality. Treatments that alter white adipose tissue to express a metabolically active brown adipose phenotype in rats may offer adjunct treatment in people with T2DM. Aim: To investigate whether inorganic nitrate supplementation from beetroot juice (BJ) alters brown adipose tissue (BAT) fat fraction and activation in humans. Methods: Thirteen adults with T2DM (glycated haemoglobin [HbA1c]: 58±13 mmol·mol-1; body mass index: 29.1±3.1 kg·m-2) completed a double-blind, randomised, balanced, placebo-controlled crossover study. Outcome measures (including BAT fat fraction; activation; plasma [nitrate] and [nitrite]) were assessed before and after 14-days of 140 mL·day-1 BJ containing inorganic nitrate (~12.4 mmol·L1) or a placebo (~0.1 mmol·L1). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and infrared thermography (IRT) were performed to image supraclavicular BAT following a rested cooling protocol, consisting of 60-minutes exposure via a cold water (8.1±1.2ºC) perfused jacket. Respiratory parameters including respiratory exchange ratio [RER] and mean skin temperature were measured during the cooling protocol to confirm participants were not shivering. Results: BJ significantly increased venous plasma [nitrate] and [nitrite] versus placebo (P<0.001) but did not affect BAT fat fraction (P=0.650) or activation (P=0.152). Cooling significantly reduced mean skin temperature in BJ (-0.8±0.7°C) and placebo (-0.6±0.6°C) (P<0.001) and RER remained representative of non-shivering thermogenesis throughout (0.88±0.05 a.u.). Conclusion: 14-days of nitrate supplementation did not increase BAT fat fraction or activation in adults with T2DM
Characteristics of 71 lines of Bronze Age round barrows in Dorset and in the New Forest.
No full textHistoric Environment Records for Dorset and for Hampshire have details of 3,587 round barrows or ring ditches. This study used two methods to identify potential linear arrangements of such sites in the study area. The first involved having a computer programme developed into which all National Grid References (NGRs) were entered, and the programme then searched for probable lines of barrows (according to a set of criteria clarified for the study). The second involved searching the online National Heritage List for England
(NHLE) to find putative examples in the study area (Historic England, 2024). The two sets of possible lines were compared against the criteria and 73 lines were identified. Two of these were discarded following site visits. Unsurprisingly, the computer aided lines included those which had been recorded in the past but no longer existed, and were not recorded in the NHLE (which lists existing sites)
Empirical papers on corporate reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals
No full textThe dataset relates to an exploration of the empirical literature on corporate reporting on the sustainable development goals. The data was collected using a keyword search on Scopus, Web of Science, and EBSCO Host. 65 empirical papers on corporate SDGs reporting were identified and analysed for the purpose of understanding the prevailing literature on corporate reporting on the SDGs and how future research can advance this field furthe
Managing work and leisure in the digital age: A practice exploration of digital nomadism
Full text linkThe collected data results from a two-stage multimethod data collection strategy comprising the use of a) observant participation and b) praxiographic interviewing methods to obtain longitudinal and situational insights into the Digital Work-Leisure System in which digital nomads operate
Cyber Security Training in Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs): Exploring Organisation Culture and Employee Training Needs.
No full textInterview transripts collected for the thesis titles 'Cyber Security Training in Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs): Exploring Organisation Culture and Employee Training Needs'. The thesis investigates the selection, development, and delivery of cyber security training and identifies how, and if, these address employee training needs.
Study 1 interviews involved 14 SME business owners in Dorset and focused on perceptions, peer influence, and motivation.
The second study (Study 2) also adopted a qualitative approach and investigates the process of how cyber security training is selected, devised, and delivered to businesses. The interview participants are content developers, awareness professionals, and employees. In addition, one of the aims of Study 2 is to investigate how much employee training needs are evaluated in the process of training selection. There was a total of 27 interviews with content developers, employees, and awareness professionals
Variability in the duration and timing of the estuarine to freshwater transition of critically endangered European eel Anguilla anguilla - Dataset
Full text linkThe European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) is a critically endangered catadromous fish. Their inshore and in-river arrival as glass eel and elvers is an important stage of their life cycle, marking the transition from marine to freshwater habitats. Considerable knowledge gaps remain on the temporal and spatial patterns of this transition period to freshwater residency. Stable isotope (SI) analysis (δ13C, δ15N) was used to assess the timing and duration of the marine to freshwater transition among glass eels and elvers migrating upstream of the weirs at, or just upstream of, the tidal limit of four English rivers. (Parrett, Frome, Piddle, Chelmer). Variability in SI was low in the Parrett and Frome, resulting in narrow isotopic niches, but was high in the Piddle and Chelmer, resulting in wider niches. The Parrett and Frome data were then used to train a discriminant function analysis (DFA) model to classify eels as ‘marine’, ‘freshwater-established’ and ‘transitioning’. When applied to the Piddle and Chelmer eel SI data, only a small proportion of eels were classified as marine and transitioning, with most being freshwater established. These results suggest that most eels present in the lower reaches rivers have been present for sufficient time for their SI values to represent feeding on local prey resources, with relatively few eels being newly arrived from the marine environment. The transition of eels from marine to freshwater in this species can therefore be prolonged, with many ascending rivers at least one winter after their initial arrival