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Love Wars: Television Romantic Comedy
No full textItem is not available in this repository.This is the first dedicated overview of the international television romantic comedy genre, Mary Irwin builds on the critical work on cinematic romantic comedy to offer a dedicated critical analysis of the romantic comedy on the small screen.
Drawing on series from the 1960s to the present day, Irwin presents five themed chapters around the theme of romantic love, from searching for it and finding it to the love wars of the book's title to finding love later in life and in places you didn't expect. Chapters explore the genre's key recurrent themes: evolving attitudes to love, relationships, sex, class and money, feminism and post-feminism, changes in the nuclear family (dramatised through contrasting romantic relationships) and shifting discourses of masculinity, situating them within the specific socio-historic and cultural context in which the series are set.
Throughout, Irwin underscores the centrality of women, their friendships and their personal and professional lives and experiences to the television romantic comedy genre, demonstrating that it is prominence of female characters and their interests and concerns which have most significantly affected the genre's thematic focus. Crucially, this thematic approach allows for explorations both of similarities in representations to be found in series decades apart and the way in which such representations ebb and flow across time. Additionally, the international nature of the comedies selected also makes possible comparison beyond national boundaries.Introduction - Television Romantic Comedy: A Cinderella Story
1. 'It had to be you': Looking for Love in the Big City
2. 'Now That I've Found You': Perfect Couples and Happy Ever After'
3. Love Wars: Couples in Conflict
4. Second Time Around: Mature Love and Romance
5. 'Odd Couples and Urban Families': Friendship, Work and Love
Conclusion - Television Romantic Comedy: The Case for. Why Aren't People Writing about them?
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Indexhttps://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/love-wars-9781784533465/inpressinpres
Creating a Cross-Race Effect Inventory to Postdict Eyewitness Accuracy
Full text linkThis study is preregistered (osf.io/j9nzc), and the raw data and analysis scripts are shared (osf.io/nx5mf/) on the Open Science Framework.Dilhan Töredi - ORCID: 0000-0001-8420-1245
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8420-1245Jamal K. Mansour - ORCID: 0000-0001-7162-8493
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7162-8493Sian E. Jones - ORCID: 0000-0002-2399-1017
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2399-1017Objective: The Cross-Race Effect (CRE) is a reliable and robust phenomenon, whereby individuals better recognize faces that belong to their race compared to another race. Our goal was to develop a self-report Inventory (i.e., CRE-I) that brings together known predictors of the CRE to improve postdiction of cross-race eyewitness accuracy. Hypotheses: We expected a CRE for White and Asian participants. We anticipated that developed CRE-I subscales would correlate positively with extant (some modified) scales and predict accuracy. Method: Participants completed four trials (two White targets and two Asian targets). For each trial, they watched a mock crime video, performed a distractor task, made a sequential lineup decision (target-present or target-absent), and indicated confidence in their lineup decision. After all trials, participants completed the potential items for the CRE-I. Results: We replicated prior findings of a CRE for White participants but did not find a CRE for Asian participants. Exploratory factor analysis produced an inventory (the CRE-I) with reliable scales for White eyewitnesses: general face recognition ability, race-specific face recognition ability, racial attitudes, quantity of contact, quality of contact, motivated individuation, and cognitive disregard. Responses to several scales predicted identification accuracy. In particular, three scales of the CRE-I predicted identification accuracy beyond the predictiveness of confidence: race-specific face recognition ability, racial attitudes towards White people, and motivated individuation of White people. Conclusions: Variables suggested separately by the perceptual expertise hypothesis and the social cognitive hypothesis predicted identification accuracy, providing support for integrative models of the CRE. The CRE-I contributes to the CRE literature both in terms of theory—by showing which factors among many may best relate to recognition—and practice—by improving evaluations of eyewitness reliability.aheadofprintaheadofprin
Near Space Instability. Geopolitical Tensions, Debris Crisis, and Cyberattacks
No full textItem is not available in this repository.Stefania Paladini - ORCID: 0000-0002-1526-3589 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1526-3589Never before Near Space, that portion of outer space closest to Earth and crucial for human activities, has been under threat like in present days. There are several factors responsible for the current status of things, but three of them (geopolitics, debris and cyberthreats) are emerging as the most critical in terms of impact and long-term implications. What is more important, those factors are now colliding, with state-sponsored cyberattacks in outer space that risks exacerbating the debris crisis. The aim of this study is therefore to investigate how geopolitical tensions are pushing existing criticalities such as the debris crisis in the Earth Orbit and the growing threat of cyberattacks to satellite and ground space infrastructure toward an unprecedent level of tensions. Building on the analysis of existing datasets, it will present some cases for discussion and attempts a scenario analysis for the short-medium term.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82031-1_3pubpu
Resisting the Neoliberal Agenda in Academia. Conceptualising an Ideal University in the Global South based on Ontological Principles
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Co-creating a strategy for transforming person centred cultures
Full text linkIntroduction: Transforming healthcare systems to support person-centred practice reflects environments where individual values and beliefs are respected and where healthful cultures can flourish. However, there are significant challenges within healthcare systems that impact on the development of healthful workplace cultures. The nursing and midwifery professions need to play an influential role in formulating health policy and decision-making to contribute to health and social care systems that are underpinned by person-centredness. This paper reports the use of a practice development approach underpinned by the Person-Centred Practice Framework to co-create a strategy for nurses and midwives that will enable the development of person-centred healthcare practices. The key objectives are to demonstrate the processes that support co-creation to build consensus on what is strategically important to nurses and midwives; to gain an understanding of the value of external facilitation throughout the process and exploring the challenges encountered during the development of the strategy.
Methods: Practice Development methodology was the approach used with skilled facilitation adopted to enable the working with values and beliefs, defining purpose and vision and establishing agreed working principles and behaviours. Consensus building methods were used to co-create draft strategy priorities further defined by wider stakeholder engagement.
Results: A 5-year strategy was co-created with senior nursing and midwifery leaders, inclusive of key strategic priority areas and strategic actions. The seven priority areas align to the Person-Centred Practice Framework with underpinning shared purpose and values. (1) Developing Person-Centred Cultures, (2) Creating a Supportive Practice Environment, (3) Building Research Capacity, (4) Building a Dynamic Workforce, (5) Fostering Leadership at all Levels, (6) Enhancing Digital Informatics and New Technologies, (7) Delivering High Quality, (8) Safe Person-Centred Care. Together they provide a roadmap for implementation across the many nursing and midwifery contexts providing a solid foundation for leading and supporting person-centred practice across a large local health district with a focus on what matters most while continuing to be innovative in approaches to practice. The development of a clear shared purpose of person-centred practice and the exploration of values were critical first steps in the development of the strategy and provided a clear foundation from which the nursing and midwifery leaders could utilise for the ongoing strategic priorities and action discussions.
Implications for practice: The development of nursing and midwifery strategy using Practice Development Methodology and the Person-centred Practice Framework enables critical dialogue that supports nursing and midwifery leaders identify key influences over nursing and midwifery practice. This approach not only fosters a sense of ownership and engagement among nurses and midwives but also ensures that their values, beliefs, and professional insights are integral to the strategic direction of healthcare practices. By aligning the strategy with the Person-Centred Practice Framework, nurses and midwives are better able to develop a shared understanding of person-centred practice where the individual needs and preferences of patients, families and staff are acknowledged. Overall, this strategy represents a significant step forward in supporting the professional development of nurses and midwives, enhancing the quality of patient care, and fostering a healthful culture where continuous improvement and innovation are at the forefront of the healthcare system.https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2025.15746325pubpu
An Examination of the Cognitive Processes Related to Eyewitness Lineup Decisions
Full text linkJamal K. Mansour - ORCID: 0000-0001-7162-8493
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7162-8493Item restricted until 12 months after publication.Given the magnitude of errors in the criminal justice system, it is vital to increase our capacity to predict when an eyewitness is likely to be accurate. The aim of this work was to examine cognitive processes important for correct lineup responses and to develop a theoretically-driven model of the relative strength of these processes and the interactions between them for predicting the likelihood of an accurate lineup decision. We used sleep to manipulate memory strength and assessed decision process objectively, using eye tracking, and subjectively, using a questionnaire. We then modeled the influence of memory strength and decision process on correct identifications in a target-present lineup (Experiment 1) and correct rejections in a target-absent lineup (Experiment 2). Our subjective measure of decision process was the only predictor of correct identifications. Memory strength and decision process predicted the likelihood of correct rejections, and did so largely independently from one another, but the subjective measure was the stronger predictor. Combining the data from both experiments suggested that decision processes mediate the relationship between memory strength and identification accuracy. These results can inform theories of how cognitive processes interact to influence lineup decisions.aheadofprintaheadofprin
Belonging through compassion: Supporting hope through the design of a website for educational development and social justice
No full textThis chapter advocates for a more compassionate approach to Higher Education as a pathway to achieving social justice. Central to this vision is the cultivation of belonging through relational learning communities that honour interconnectedness, shared humanity, and equitable power dynamics. Through a case study of a digital educational development platform, the authors demonstrate how compassionately designed, co-produced, dialogic, and person-centred resources can support more inclusive and humane pedagogies. They outline practical strategies for embedding an ecology of compassion within institutions and highlight the necessity of systemic, institutional commitment to challenge inequitable policies and practices in Higher Education.https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0462.30pubpu
Unveiling inequalities in participant recruitment for a mobile health app prehabilitation feasibility study
No full textItem is not available in this repository.https://www.eicc.co.uk/whats-on/asgbi-international-surgical-congress-2025
OE-4-1 Extraction and properties of protein extracted from fungal fermentations [abstract]
Full text linkFrom Elsevier via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: issued 2025-03-25, epub 2025-07-07Article version: VoRPublication status: PublishedJulien Lonchamp - ORCID: 0000-0001-7954-4745 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7954-4745pubpu
The Importance of Trust in Mentoring Relationships for Women’s Outdoor Leadership Development
No full textLinda Allin - ORCID: 0000-0002-8101-6631
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8101-6631Item is restricted until 18 months after publication.Record updated to include VoR 24/03/2025.Mentoring is an important tool that organisations can implement to help address gender barriers in women’s progression in sport and the outdoors. However, there is much still to learn about what makes for effective mentoring in these contexts. This paper explores what makes for positive and ‘successful’ mentoring relationships within a formal mentoring programme for women’s outdoor leadership development. A qualitative, interpretive approach was adopted. Twenty participants who took part in a ten-week women’s outdoor leadership course and experienced mentoring by either a male or female mentor were interviewed using semi-structured interviews lasting 30-60 minutes. Transcripts were analysed through the framework of trust and trustworthiness (Hardin, 2002), paying attention to the significance of gender for cross-gender mentoring relationships. Findings show the importance of the key elements of openness and honesty, benevolence, reliability and competence for experiences of positive mentoring relationships and we highlight the issues raised when mentoring expectations are not met. The data reveal the value of both male and female mentors but also highlight the ambiguities and uncertainties for women in cross-gender mentoring. In particular, we show the importance of the mentoring relationship as a psychologically safe space where women’s experiences in the male dominated context of the outdoors can be understood, recognised and validated. Recommendations for mentoring programmes are provided.aheadofprintaheadofprin
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