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Engineering smallholder common bean cropping systems with flowering plants increases hoverfly populations and crop yields
Full text linkBean aphids are a major constraint to bean production worldwide and are commonly managed through intensive pesticide use. In many farming systems, particularly where crop production is increasingly intensified, reliance on chemical control has reduced the use and the appreciation of agroecological pest management strategies, including conservation biological control. The widespread application of pesticides not only suppresses natural enemies of aphids but also contributes to broader declines in insect diversity, especially when combined with the loss of non-crop habitats that support beneficial insects. To address this, we assessed whether engineering bean crop habitats with flowering plants could enhance adult hoverfly populations and increase hoverfly larval abundance within bean fields. The potential of four flowering plant species (Galinsoga parviflora, Ocimum basilicum, Bidens pilosa and Ageratum conyzoides) grown around bean crops to attract hoverflies was evaluated. Bean crops surrounded by flowering plant species were able to reduce aphid numbers and damage by 51% compared to the control treatment which had no field margin. Bean fields surrounded by O. basilicum had the lowest aphid damage score (1.2) and highest bean yield (917 kg/ha). Overall, bean crops surrounded by flowering plant species yielded between 621 to 917 kg/ha, which was 22-42% higher than the untreated control (509 kg/ha). Such evidence may help support policies that promote agroecological practices instead of synthetic pesticides
Leading with empathy: a double-edged sword for millennial managers?
Full text linkThis narrative literature review explores the complexity of empathic leadership among millennial managers who are increasingly assuming leadership roles. While empathic leadership is often linked to improved employee wellbeing, psychological safety, and organisational citizenship, it is also associated with emotional labour and burnout. This may be more pronounced among leaders who prioritise inclusivity and emotional intelligence. Drawing on 65 peer-reviewed sources published between 2020 and 2024, this review identifies themes related to the benefits and challenges of empathic leadership. The findings reveal a duality whereby empathy enables innovation and team cohesion. At the same time, the emotional toll of sustained empathy, exacerbated by intergenerational expectations and hybrid working, can result in fatigue and psychological strain. This review also evaluates whether such emotional burdens are unique to millennials or reflective of the broader population. The review considers generational explanations but finds limited direct comparative evidence. This suggests that empathic strain may reflect broader shifts in managerial expectations. Overall, the evidence does not support any claim that this challenge is unique to any one generation. The study proposes a perspective that illustrates the double-edged nature of empathic leadership and suggests organisational strategies to support leaders who face these conditions. These include emotional intelligence upskilling and clearer role boundaries within organisational structures. This review also highlights the realities of leading with empathy and calls for greater organisational attention to sustainable leadership practices
A dynamic contextual responsibility framework for evaluating large language models in socio-technical contexts
Full text linkCurrent Responsible AI metrics, including truthfulness, bias, and toxicity scores, often reduce responsibility in large language models (LLMs) to static technical proxies, obscuring the contextual, ethical, and temporal dynamics through which accountability is produced in real-world settings. This study introduces Dynamic Contextual Responsibility (DCR), a conceptual and operational framework that defines responsibility as a dynamic, context-conditioned, and socio-technical relation shaped by system behaviour, governance arrangements, and institutional norms. DCR integrates five dimensions, ethical foundations, contextual grounding, behavioural properties, governance mechanisms, and temporal dynamics, into a unified and interpretable construct. To illustrate its operational implications, the framework is examined through multi-model, multi-context, and multi-temporal evaluations using established benchmarks such as TruthfulQA, FEVER, and HotpotQA. The analysis shows that approximately 22% of outputs classified as responsible under static metrics are reclassified once contextual and temporal factors are considered, revealing latent ethical and governance risks. By foregrounding context, governance, and temporal change, DCR advances Responsible AI evaluation toward more dynamic, transparent, and plural forms of accountability, with direct relevance for emerging regulatory regimes, including the EU AI Act and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework
Development and psychometric properties of the Child-to-Parent Aggression Parent-Report (CPA-p)
Full text linkChild-to-parent aggression (CPA) has gained increasing recognition in recent years, becoming a concerning issue in many countries. Despite growing attention, few measures assess CPA from the parent’s perspective, and none capture the emotional impact on caregivers. The present study developed and validated the Child-to-Parent Aggression Parent-Report (CPA-p), a new instrument designed to assess CPA behaviours and their effects on parents or caregivers. A total of 297 caregivers of children under 18 years (72.4% female) completed the CPA-p online. The sample was randomly divided into two subsamples for exploratory factor analysis (EFA; n = 148) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA; n = 149). EFA identified a three-factor structure—psychological aggression, physical aggression, and negative affect of the caregiver—which was subsequently confirmed by CFA. The three-factor structure showed acceptable fit and remained stable across analyses. The model demonstrated good fit indices and internal consistency across subscales, with evidence of criterion-related validity through significant correlations with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Although measurement invariance tests suggested that factor loadings differed across child gender, the overall structure was stable. The CPA-p presents sound psychometric properties and is a valuable instrument for assessing CPA in both research and clinical contexts. Importantly, it is the first tool to include a measure of the emotional impact of CPA on caregivers, supporting more comprehensive understanding and intervention planning
Engaging in pedagogy: Using action research to develop effective practice.
Full text linkAde Magaji, Associate Professor at the University of Greenwich, chats to Tony about action research. He explains how his team supports teachers to develop a model of action research in order to develop their teaching practice
Systematic or shortcut? How roles and experience shape decision-making in cookieless advertising strategies in emerging markets
Full text linkThe phaseout of third-party cookies is reshaping digital marketing communication by disrupting how advertisers target audiences, allocate budgets, and justify media and messaging choices. While firms in developed markets are investing in first-party data and AI-driven tools, advertisers in emerging markets face infrastructural and organisational constraints that complicate these decisions. This study examines how advertisers in Bangladesh evaluate cookieless alternatives, focusing on organisational role, work experience, and perceived cost-effectiveness. Drawing on the heuristic-systematic model and cognitive load theory, Study 1 surveys 196 advertisers and shows that specialists rely more on systematic evaluation of information quality, whereas managers place greater weight on heuristic feasibility cues such as compatibility. Study 2 uses expert interviews analysed through the Technology-Organisation-Environment framework to contextualise these patterns and highlights regulatory pressure, skills gaps, and organisational silos. The findings extend dual-process theory in marketing communication by showing that evaluative cue weighting is role-embedded and shaped by resource and organisational constraints rather than uniformly applied. Practically, they underscore the importance of cross-role coordination and feasibility-oriented cost framing when planning cookieless strategies in budget-constrained settings
Surveying children and young people on sensitive topics: creating engaging, accessible, trauma-informed digital questionnaires
Full text linkBackground: Research with children and young people requires bespoke measurement tools and methodologies, designed with the end-user in mind.
Objective: This paper describes the design of digital questionnaires for children and young people which are engaging, accessible, and trauma-informed. It is presented in the context of a larger study, which designed violence prevalence survey questionnaires for participants aged 11-25 years in the United Kingdom.
Participants and Setting: Data collection was conducted with child abuse and violence research professionals, adults and children with lived experience of violence in the UK, and children and young people in the target age-group in the UK.
Methods: Feedback on the design of the questionnaires was gathered via online Delphi surveys, focus groups, participatory research sessions, qualitative interviews, and individual consultations. Thematic analysis was conducted to review feedback on digital format features, trauma-informed design, and accessibility. The project followed an iterative and multi-stage process.
Findings: Digital formatting (including matrix questions, survey branching, and navigation buttons), trauma-informed design (including question introductions and opt-out response phrasing), and accessibility features (including audio recordings and readability) can be utilised to generate an engaging, accessible, and trauma-informed measurement tool.
Conclusions: Using an inclusive and child-focused approach to design has the potential to positively impact children’s ability and willingness to engage with surveys, ultimately improving the resulting data and our understanding of children’s experiences
Il Cinema Digitale Italiano rischia di perdere la memoria ("Italian Digital Cinema Risks Losing Its Memory")
No full textMagazine Article - No Abstract Available. Article was translated from Italian to English by the Author
Introduction
No full textStudies of the eighteenth-century periodical have long tended to understand the form according to the period’s own insistence on adhering to and promoting politeness. In contrast, this collection reads for impoliteness, revealing a more nuanced, granular, and dynamic view of eighteenth-century periodicals such as Addison and Steele’s popular The Spectator, and a fuller sense of their value within the societies that produced and consumed them. By inverting the traditional focus, this volume promotes a new history of the periodical characterized not as highbrow gatekeeper of literary taste, but as incongruent, idiosyncratic, and impolite. Impolite Periodicals thus brings together a range of perspectives on eighteenth-century periodical publication, not simply to argue that periodicals could be impolite, but to explore how readings of their potential impoliteness might affect our understanding of their literary and social significance. This collection relishes and lingers on signs of rudeness, inconsistency, impurity, and failure
Chapter 4. Sustainable food systems for health and wellbeing
No full textNutrition is essential for human health, and beliefs and practices about food and nutrition have evolved over time, including social acceptance of communal eating and traditional healing practices. Lifestyle changes resulted in modern food systems and eating practices that recognise nutritional individuality and a shift towards more personalised medicine, which tailors dietary advice to a person’s specific requirements. A healthy, diverse diet for disease prevention and overall well-being is promoted by today’s food recommendations, which emphasise whole, nutrient-dense foods. The triple burden of malnutrition, encompassing undernutrition, micronutrient deficiency, and overweight or obesity, risks health and wellbeing. Several nutrition-cascading safety nets have been implemented around the world to combat malnutrition, but their success depends not only on individual behaviour changes but also on structural inequality leading to social injustices
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