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Patriarchy, culture, and law: the persistence of gender-based violence
No full textAs part of my Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, my research focused on the challenges faced by Kurdish women in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), and more broadly the Middle East, particularly forced marriages, female genital mutilation (FGM), and honour killings, so called patriarchal trifecta. This article builds on those findings to explore how these practices persist not only in the KRI but also globally, shedding light on the ongoing struggle for gender equality
Battling the ‘patriarchal trifecta’: women in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and their battle for self-agency
No full textCircular economy business models as context-forging opportunities: the role of circular managers in driving sustainable innovation in emerging markets
Get PDFThis research investigates how circular business managers develop, innovate, and implement circular economy business models (CEBMs). We apply the COM-B model as an analytical lens to identify key factors that drive CEBM development, innovation and implementation in an attempt to offer context-forging opportunities to facilitate more sustainable consumption behaviours. Based on semi-structured interviews with circular business managers in Brazil as emerging economy context, nonparticipant observations, and documentary analysis of secondary data, we explore CE managers’ motivation, capabilities and the opportunities presented to them, and how these drive CE ambitions. Findings underscore the both crucial and emerging role of circular managers and their influence on CEBMs as context-forging opportunities that can operate as pivotal agents in both enabling and encouraging consumers to enact sustainable behaviours. We conclude that CEBMs are essential for advancing cleaner production and consumption, as they introduce new approaches to doing business, producing, and consuming
'Just such a massive, monumentous achievement’: an exploratory study on how trainee and recently qualified CBT practitioners experience postgraduate CBT training and understand its contribution to the development of competence
Get PDFThe literature on CBT practitioner development suggests that extensive training that monitors adherence and reinforces skilfulness produces increased therapist competence, which is related to better patient outcomes. However, little is still known about how trainees perceive their training and its impact on what they understand to be competent practice. Fifteen trainee and recently qualified CBT practitioners who were taking or had taken a UK BABCP Level 2 CBT training course were recruited and asked to complete a photo elicitation task followed by a semi-structured individual interview. Reflexive thematic analysis resulted in an overarching theme of training as a personal odyssey, comprising four main themes: 1) an opportunity to work in a meaningful profession; 2) a reflective learning process, 3) a well-rounded practitioner, and 4) a worthwhile outcome. The multifaceted nature of each theme is described and related to existing theory and to author reflexivity. Recommendations are made for ways these findings might be applied to help make CBT training more effective and less demanding. Limitations of the study include the preponderance of participants drawn from the Improving Access to Therapies programme in England and the lack of gender and ethnic diversity
Mixed method analysis of household recycling challenges and the development of a sustainable recycling indicator
Get PDFWestminster City Council in London, like many local authorities in the UK, has faced challenges in meeting national recycling targets of 50 % by 2020. The current target is now set at 65 % by 2035. This research examined closely the issues contributing to the low recycling rate, aiming to guide the formulation and implementation of an effective waste management policy. Employing a mixed-method approach, data were gathered through online surveys from 417 residents, 12 telephone interviews with residents, and virtual interviews with 3 staff members in the council recycling team between 2019 and 2022. Data indicate that individuals aged 22–38 and 39–45 years (65 % and 72 %, respectively) strongly advocate for clearer labels to enhance recycling participation. Interestingly, only 31 % of secondary school leavers find bin labelling clear, in contrast to 50 % of participants with post-graduate qualifications. The research identified the key barriers to achieving a high recycling rate (greater than 65 %) in the City of Westminster, including communication and public engagement, service constraints, policy constraints, and physical factors. In response, a sustainable recycling indicator (SRI) was proposed as a functional tool to inform decisions and actions aimed at boosting council recycling rate. The indicator categorises enabling factors to achieve high recycling outputs, with potential applications beyond Westminster to improve the recycling rate in other urban areas in the UK and internationally
Jesus’s use of hyperbole in the Gospel of Matthew
No full textMany scholars have acknowledged that Jesus frequently uses hyperbole in his discourses. However, only a few people pay enough attention to studying this topic. On the one hand, C. Douglas and R. H. Stein have done some comprehensive studies on Jesus’s use of hyperbole, but their works now need improvement in many respects. Besides being published over a few decades ago, linguistic study has offered some insights into a better understanding of hyperbole. On the other hand, several other scholars have tried to apply those linguistic insights to understanding Jesus’s use of hyperbole. C. Cruise, S. Llewelyn, and W. Robinson are the main examples. However, their attempt so far is characteristically sporadic and not comprehensive.
This work seeks to fill the gap by applying insights from the linguistic study of hyperbole to Jesus’s use of hyperbole in the Gospel of Matthew. The Gospel of Matthew is chosen, among other reasons, because it provides numerous examples of Jesus’s use of hyperbole. That said, this thesis aims to be a comprehensive study of Jesus’s use of hyperbole (in the Gospel of Matthew) by utilizing insights from linguistic research.
This work consists of six chapters in total. Chapter 1 begins by outlining several studies on hyperbole within the field of linguistics. The purpose is to demonstrate what scholars have achieved in enhancing our understanding of hyperbole. Following this, the chapter will discuss various works on Jesus’s use of hyperbole to highlight the gap this thesis aims to address. Finally, this chapter will elaborate on the objectives of this thesis.
This work continues by explaining some vital aspects of hyperbole. Chapter 2 will expound on three crucial things: what hyperbole is, how we can detect it, and how we should interpret it. This attempt is important because, without a good methodology, our attempt to detect and interpret hyperbole will be arbitrary.
The following two chapters will focus on how ancient people understood and used hyperbole. Chapter 3 will discuss ten Greek and four Roman authors to see what they say about the essence of hyperbole, its forms, and its functions. Chapter 4 will investigate how ancient Jewish literature uses hyperbole. Since this literature does not discuss the essence of hyperbole, the investigation will primarily seek the forms and functions of hyperbole in this literature.
Chapter 5 is the climax of this work. This chapter will apply the methodology offered in Chapter 2 to thirty-two passages in the Gospel of Matthew. The discussion will be divided based on the intensity of hyperbole: strong, moderate, and weak or not hyperbolic. Having discussed thirty-two Matthean passages, this chapter will conclude by showing Jesus’s typical use of hyperbole and how this affects the portrayal of Jesus in the First Gospel.
Chapter 6 will summarize the thoughts and conclusions of each chapter. Concluding the work, this chapter will offer some suggestions for further research
From London to Mauritius, how Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is being embedded across a global campus
No full textMiddlesex University provides intellectually demanding degrees where employability is a key principle. The university has moved to a new learning framework, including employability competencies, aligned to the UNESCO core competencies. This session will outline the institutional approach taken to provide a framework to embed competencies in programmes, to create a student experience which fosters inclusion and helps develop global citizenship. The session will offer examples from subject areas including, business, law, education, showcasing different subjects’ adaptation. We will share early insights of the impacts on the student experience. Finally, the synergists of working across multiple global campuses, will be explored
Formulae for symmetric powers and tensor products of modular representations of elementary abelian p-groups
No full textoai:repository.mdx.ac.uk:367y11In the landscape of modular representation theory, the study of decomposition formulas for symmetric powers and tensor products in the context of elementary abelian p-groups remains underdeveloped in the existing literature. This research addresses this gap by systematically developing explicit mathematical formulas for these operations within such groups. A central objective is to extend the results on indecomposable representations of cyclic groups to specific classes of representations for elementary abelian p-groups, with a focus on deriving decomposition formulas for symmetric powers and tensor products into direct sums.
Let V2 denote the two-dimensional faithful indecomposable module for elementary abelian p-groups. We define Vi as the dual module Si−1(V2)∗, where S represents sym-metric powers, and ∗ denotes the dual (or contragredient) module.
Our approach stands out due to the special focus we give to delving into the details of computations and the methodical examination of formulaic expressions.
We utilized the Magma calculator within the Magma computational algebra software as our primary methodology. Through the use of Magma’s calculator, we efficiently com-puted the tensor products and symmetric powers of modular representations of elementary abelian p-groups, providing precise outcomes in our research.
In this research, we analyze the structure of the tensor products of indecomposable modules over an elementary abelian p-group G of order q = pn, where p is a prime and k is a field of characteristic p.
One of the core results is a new decomposition theorem.
For all i < q, and for any integer i not divisible by p, the tensor product V2 ⊗ Vi decom-poses as Vi+1 ⊕ Vi−1.
In particular, we prove that the tensor product V2 ⊗Vp is indecomposable, provided p ̸= q. Furthermore, we extend existing theorems on symmetric powers by establishing their rela-tionship with the Heller (shift) operator. We also derive general criteria for decomposing the tensor products Vi ⊗ Vj into direct sums based on the indices i and j, and the param-eters p and q, providing foundational tools to verify and generalize the main theorem.
Finally, drawing on our results, we propose a conjecture that identifies a decomposition pattern for the tensor products of modules Vi and Vj . These advances bridge theoretical and computational gaps in modular representation theory, offering both structural insights and practical methodologies for further exploration
Teilhabe an der Datenwirtschaft für Industrie-KMU in Deutschland – Entwicklung eines generischen Konzepts mit Reifegradmodell, Reifestufen und Implementierungsplan für die Daten-Wert-Transformation – Eine qualitative Untersuchung mit Handlungsempfehlungen
No full textThis dissertation addresses the challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany’s industrial sector in transitioning to the data economy. It identifies significant gaps in SMEs' ability to monetize data and adopt data-driven business models. To bridge these gaps, a generic concept was developed, consisting of three core elements.
The first element is a maturity model based on five key dimensions: Data-Strategy, Data-Culture, Data-Resource Management, Data-Ecosystem, and Data-Value Creation. These dimensions are further detailed into 22 sub-dimensions, each focusing on critical areas necessary for successful integration into the data economy. The second element outlines six maturity levels that represent the progressive stages SMEs must navigate: Level 0 marks the starting point for assessing maturity, Level 1 involves data digitization, Level 2 focuses on data inventory and visualization, Level 3 emphasizes data preparation and quality management, Level 4 centers on data utilization and analytics, and Level 5 culminates in the monetization of data-driven business models. The third element is an implementation plan offering actionable recommendations tailored specifically to the needs of SMEs in Germany’s industrial sector. This plan serves as a practical roadmap for navigating the complexities of data transformation.
The research methodology integrates a strong theoretical foundation with qualitative interviews involving experts from SMEs, large enterprises, and consulting firms. The empirical findings validate the theoretical framework and highlight specific challenges such as limited resources, cultural resistance, and a lack of strategic alignment. These insights shaped the maturity model, the six levels and the implementation plan.
This dissertation contributes significantly to research and practice by equipping SMEs in Germany`s industrial sector with a clear, evidence-based strategy to overcome barriers and harness data as a valuable resource. By addressing theoretical and practical dimensions, this work offers a scalable and actionable solution to empower SMEs to achieve sustainable growth and unlock their potential within the data economy