Postcolonial states can organize dispossession through institutions that remain procedurally regular, legally authoritative, and indispensable to citizens’ claims. This article theorizes the legitimation trap as a contingent configuration in which procedural propriety certifies a substantively unjust order and&...

This study critically examines the migration of disclosures regarding global LGBTIQ+ inclusion policies across 47 national Big 4 (Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PwC) professional service firm websites in 2024. Viewed as accounting-relevant artefacts, we draw on Foucauldian discourse analy...

Child welfare and safety depend on a chain of actors: parents and carers, families, communities, frontline professionals and the state. When responsibility is unevenly distributed across this chain, accountability for children erodes even where formal legal protection remains. In Turkey, this...

The impetus to move from aggressive environmentally damaging water management systems to sustainable alternatives is increasingly motivating both governments and investors. However, the economic justification for the often-heavy preliminary capital expenditure becomes a stumbling block. It is found that&#x...

Critical Gram-negative pathogens, like <i>Pseudomonas</i>, <i>Stenotrophomonas</i>, and <i>Burkholderia</i>, are now resistant to most antibiotics. Complex resistance profiles, together with synergistic interactions between these organisms, increase the likelihood of treatment failure in di...

Nucleate pool boiling is one of the most efficient heat transfer mechanisms and is widely utilised in industrial applications such as refrigeration, power generation, and advanced thermal management systems. The boiling heat transfer performance is primarily governed by bubble dynamics and a...

Objective: Participation in meaningful activities are important aspects of development in children with developmental disorder such as autism spectrum disorder. The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation of school participation with motor proficiency and executive funct...

(1) Background: Digital health technologies (DHTs) are increasingly being utilized to facilitate receiving rehabilitation services remotely, offering innovative solutions to enhance recovery outcomes. This scoping review examines the role of DHT in home-based stroke rehabilitation, focusing on its applicat...

This article addresses innovative manufacturing, circular economy, and resource and energy efficiency to reduce CO₂ emissions in the ceramics sector using the UK as an exemplar. A comprehensive action plan is proposed, that if implemented would cut emissions in line with net zero 2...