Recovered cellulosic fibres as a novel carrier for self-healing cementitious materials See

Cementitious materials are the most widely used construction material due to their ability to be used in a wide range of applications. However, cementitious materials place environmental stresses by OPC alone, accounting for 7% of global man-made CO2 emissions. Concrete is susceptible t...

Media Consumption in Ireland: Africa-Centred Satellite Television Stations on SKY See

The 1990 Broadcasting Act in the United Kingdom (UK) facilitated the expansion of minority owned and operated satellite television stations, especially in London that create and broadcast content aimed at immigrant communities’ resident in the UK, France and the island of Ireland (north...

Controlling food seeking in the presence of food cues (Commentary on van Steenbergen et al. (2017)) See

Rates of obesity in the human population have reached epidemic proportions (WHO, 2015). It has been suggested that the abundance of available food is one factor underlying increasing rates of weight gain (Hill & Peters, 1998). The preponderance of food ‘cues’, stimuli that elic...

Families and Households See

A family is a network of individuals tied to each other by blood, marriage, adoption or fostering and comes in many forms and sizes. There is no singular or universal type of family. Some common family types or structures include a single parent and children, a ‘nucl...

Factors enabling comprehensive maternal health services in the benefits package of emerging financing schemes: A crosssectional analysis from 1990 to 2014 See

Introduction: Maternal delivery is the costliest event during pregnancy, especially if a complicated delivery occurs that requires emergency hospital services. A health financing scheme or program that covers comprehensive maternal services, including specialized hospital services in the benefits&#x...

Sustainability Reporting and External Assurance: Evidence From UK Listed Firms See

This paper develops and tests a model explaining why some companies obtain external assurance for their sustainability reports while others do not. Our model integrates rational choice and stakeholder theories, providing novel insights into the sustainability assurance literature. Data were colle...

A Collaborative Rapid Response to Abuse in U.K. Gymnastics Using Group Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Program See

Although abuse is commonplace within sport, the abuse scandal in gymnastics has left many current and ex-gymnasts traumatized by their experiences. When the scandal emerged, we recognized an immediate need for support for survivors of this abuse within British Gymnastics; this paper doc...

Low-Pressure Die Casting of Aluminium Alloy Components for Electric Vehicle Battery Enclosures See

The production of battery boxes for electric vehicles typically relies on extrusions joined by welding, riveting, or adhesives, with minimal use of casting components due to their lower performance and higher defect rates. This study aims to enhance the structure and properties of ...

Valuation of EQ-5D Health States for Adults in Low-, Lower-Middle, and Upper-Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review See

Objectives: Preference-based measurement of health-related quality of life is crucial for informing resource allocation decisions, with the EQ-5D instrument widely used as a measure of health-related quality of life. Although country-specific value sets are well established in many high-income&...