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State of the Field: Royal Studies and Court Studies
Get PDFMonarchy, as the world's oldest and most enduring form of political organization, is an area that has attracted the attention of scholars from a range of disciplines. Two connected and complementary fields embody this interdisciplinary study of monarchy and monarchies: royal studies, which takes an all-encompassing approach to monarchy, and court studies, which focuses on the mechanisms of courts and the courtiers who inhabited them. This article examines both royal and court studies, exploring the various ideas and approaches which have influenced the development of these entwined fields of study
Forces of epistemic injustice: How the contemporary academic landscape is shaping equality, diversity and inclusion research in events management journals
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Correction: Unlocking interstitial fluid for acute coronary syndrome diagnosis: ultrasensitive troponin I detection using imprinted polymer nanoparticles
No full textCorrection for ‘Unlocking interstitial fluid for acute coronary syndrome diagnosis: ultrasensitive troponin I detection using imprinted polymer nanoparticles’ by Joshua Saczek et al., Nanoscale Horiz., 2026, https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nh00441a.
The authors regret the omission of one of the authors, Joanna Czulak, from the original article. The corrected list of authors and
affiliations for this article is as shown above.
The Royal Society of Chemistry apologises for these errors and any consequent inconvenience to authors and readers
Projected Versus Organic: Mapping Destination Image Congruence
Get PDFThis study analyzes the alignment of three distinct images—Overt Induced I, Overt Induced II, and Organic—pertaining to a tourism destination. Using a comprehensive content analysis of various sources, including strategic marketing materials from the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, promotional brochures from leading tour operators, and user-generated content from platforms such as Booking.com, TripAdvisor, Routard, and Lonely Planet, the data reveal significant congruence among these three images. Vietnam is represented as a destination that is rich in cultural, historical, and coastal attractions, which closely resonate with the perceptions of French tourists and influence their intentions to revisit or recommend the destination. This congruence supports the expectancy-confirmation theory, underscoring that satisfaction is achieved when actual experiences align with or exceed expectations. Furthermore, the study identifies specific areas where the promotion of certain attributes could be enhanced, suggesting opportunities for effective destination branding
Rethinking Research Ethics in Digital Times
Get PDFCurrent research ethics protocols across Europe struggle to deal with the digital traces of human participants, their identities, and their communities. Ethics protocols that are ill equipped for the contingent nature of digital research and its challenges can erode trust, frustrate and burden participants unnecessarily, and impede collaboration. This predicament generates inefficiencies in the use of academic resources and leads to a lack of appropriately comparative research that can address important issues of contemporary digital societies.
In response, the Community Research Ethics Initiative has developed new recommendations for ethical procedures that universities, funders and regulators across Europe can adopt to ensure healthy, ethical, and productive research that addresses the urgent social challenges of contemporary society
Effects of Mindfulness Practice on Owner-Reported Dog Behavior and Relationship
No full textMindfulness practices have been shown to improve human emotional regulation and attentional accuracy, yet their impact on the perception of companion animal behavior remains largely unexplored. This study investigates whether a mindfulness program for owners influences their evaluation of dog behavior and the dog–owner relationship. Participants were assigned to either an 8-week Mindfulness-Based Human–Animal Relationship (MBHAR) program (n = 102) or a control group (n = 51). The MBHAR protocol included formal meditation and informal daily exercises practiced in the presence of the dog. Evaluation was conducted at baseline (T0) and post-intervention (T1) using the Italian validated versions of the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ) and the Monash Dog–Owner Relationship Scale (MDORS). Data were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs) to control for age and sex. While initial non-parametric analyses suggested improvements across several C-BARQ factors, after Bonferroni correction and GLMM validation, only “Stranger-directed aggression/fear” showed a robust and significant decrease in owner-reported scores in the mindfulness group compared to the control group. No significant changes were found in MDORS scores, indicating that the perceived quality of the relationship remained stable. The results suggest that mindfulness practice specifically influences how owners perceive and report their dog’s fearful or aggressive responses toward strangers. These findings highlight the potential of mindfulness as a tool to modify owner perception, which may influence the management of canine behavioral challenges, although its impact on the structural dimensions of the dog–owner bond appears limited in the short term
The Devil Is in the Details: Horror Objects Through the Baltic Lens
No full textThe submitted work ‘The Devil Is in The Details: Horror Objects Through the Baltic Lens’ is an accepted chapter part of the book ‘The Baltic Horror Collection’ curated and edited by notable horror researcher Dr Fernando Pagnoni Berns, due to be published via University of Wales Press. The chapter observes the phenomena of the undead Object in Baltic horror cinema through the theoretical frameworks of psychoanalytical and affect theory, through a feminist informed perspective. This chapter deconstructs undead objects in notable Baltic horror cinema, primarily focusing on the Iconic Swedish horror Häxän (1922, directed by Benjamin Christensen), Soviet Russian horror Mister Designer (1987, directed by Oleg Teptsov) and the 2003 Dogville by Danish Director Lars Von Trier. These are compared to the broader landscape of object-centric Baltic horror and contrasted with mainstream American cinema to observe the series of tropes and nuances that exist when horror is projected through a Baltic perspective. The ominous otherworld of the inanimate undead is one that has shadowed the history of horror storytelling, and this chapter attempts to determine the distinct nuances that set Baltic object-centric horror apart, defining the connection between the object-centric and anthropocentric in the horror genre
An Ecumenical Matter: The Portrayal of Clergy on Contemporary British Television
No full textIn recent years, a number of popular British television shows have revolved around representations of both Protestant and Catholic clergy. This chapter examines the way in which understandings of clergy on television serve to represent a continued interest in “traditional” religion and the continued role for faith in wider British society. At a time when religious broadcasting has decreased to the point of near extinction, televised portrayals of clergy represent the primary way in which the majority of Britons encounter Christianity in the media. Clergy are often considered as a tool for a nostalgic reclamation of the past that uses traditional faith as a shorthand for “Britishness,” or as tragic figures, attempting to maintain community in the face of increasing social disintegration. Depictions of clergy are often humanising, viewing their faith as heroic and hopeful in a secularised society. This chapter therefore engages with debates about the mediatisation of religion, responses to perceived secularisation, and the concept of “vicarious religion.
