‘Needs to Be Done’: the representation of torture in video games and in Metal Gear Solid V See

In 2013, Hideo Kojima presented the trailer of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which portrayed multiple characters enduring torture and physical violence within the fictional military and political context that, together with its stealth game mechanics, became the franchis...

An analysis of the fundamental tensions between copyright and social media: The legal implications of sharing images on Instagram See

Copyright is inherently intertwined with the development of technology and none more so than the advent of the Internet and sharing technologies. More recently, social media platforms have become the latest challenge for copyright law and policy. This article builds on the literature&#x...

Designing a placebo device: Involving service users in clinical trial design See

Background: Service users are increasingly involved in the design of clinical trials and in product and device development. Service user involvement in placebo development is crucial to a credible and acceptable placebo for clinical trials, but such involvement has not yet been reported...

Enhanced coagulant extraction from Jatropha curcas in aqueous solutions and the application in turbidity removal See

In this study, the effect of the extraction medium on the properties and efficiency of bio-coagulant, extracted of Jatropha curcas (Jc), in turbidity removal from aqueous solutions has been investigated. The optimised values of NaCl concentration (i.e. NaCl), solution pH and solution te...

How do regulations of entry and credit access relate to industry competition? International evidence See

Standardised material properties for numerical parametric studies of stainless steel structures and buckling curves for tubular columns See

While the nominal material properties given in material specifications are suitable for design purposes, for the generation of realistic numerical parametric results that are ‘equivalent’ to physical experiments, material properties that are representative of actual structural members are requi...

Coping with the Challenges of Delivering Multiple Sensorial Media See

Pathological significance and prognostic value of Surfactant Protein D in cancer See

Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a pattern recognition molecule belonging to the Collectin (collagen-containing C-type lectin) family that has pulmonary as well as extra-pulmonary existence. In the lungs, it is a well-established opsonin that can agglutinate a range of microbes, and enhance&#x...

A randomised controlled trial to test the effectiveness of decision training on assessors' ability to determine optimal fitness-to-drive recommendations for older or disabled drivers See

Background: Driving licensing jurisdictions require detailed assessments of fitness-to-drive from occupational therapy driver assessors (OTDAs). We developed decision training based on the recommendations of expert OTDAs, to enhance novices' capacity to make optimal fitness-to-drive decisions. The aim of&#x...