http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/58 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:38:46 GMT 2026-04-21T11:38:46Z http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/32669 Title: Parental Perspectives on Environmental Factors Affecting Participation of Children with Disabilities: A Scoping Review to Inform Inclusive Healthcare and Support Services Authors: Celik Turan, Z; Kayim, A; Engelen, AM; Sezer, KS; Dunford, C; Aki, E Abstract: Background/Objectives: Environmental factors influence the participation of children with disabilities in everyday life. Parents, as primary caregivers, provide insights into how these factors support or hinder participation in health-related, educational, personal and social activities. This scoping review aimed to systematically map the literature on parental perceptions of environmental influences on the participation of their children with disabilities. Methods: The review followed the PRISMA-ScR guidelines and the five-stage framework by Arksey and O’Malley. Searches were conducted in five electronic databases: MEDLINE, CINAHL Plus, PsycINFO, PsycArticles, and OpenDissertations. Eligible studies were published in English, focused on children aged 0–18 with any type of disability, and reported on parental views of how environmental factors influence occupational participation. Data were charted and analyzed using narrative synthesis and vote-counting. Results: Thirty-four studies met the inclusion criteria. Frequently discussed environmental domains included physical, social, and institutional factors, while cultural and economic domains received less attention. Participation was commonly addressed in the contexts of play, education, and social engagement. Most studies used qualitative designs and were conducted in high- and middle-income countries. Standardized tools to assess environmental impacts were rarely employed. Conclusions: This review highlights the need for inclusive, family-centered health and social services that address the full range of environmental influences on participation. Future research and policy should prioritize culturally and economically diverse settings, integrate standardized assessment tools, and recognize parental perspectives as essential for designing equitable pediatric healthcare and rehabilitation services. Description: Data Availability Statement: The original data presented in the study are openly available in Open Science Framework at https://osf.io/fhpbm/?view_only=7019c3911a5b4588894500575ef55e87 (accessed on 19 April 2025).; Acknowledgments: The authors thank Shazia Arif, our academic liaison librarian, for her support in creating the search strategy. During the preparation of this manuscript, the authors used QuillBot Premium (https://quillbot.com/ (accessed on 19 April 2025)) and ChatGPT-4o (https://openai.com/index/hello-gpt-4o/ (accessed on 19 April 2025)) for the purposes of language editing. The authors have reviewed and edited the output and take full responsibility for the content of this publication. Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/32669 2025-05-28T00:00:00Z http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/32544 Title: Current methods for the evaluation of chemical contamination risks from abandoned coal and lead-zinc mine lands: protocol for a systematic evidence map Authors: Ekhareafo, UR; Hoey, T; Kanda, R; McPhie, J; Martin, OV Abstract: Abandoned mine lands (AMLs) pose significant environmental risks by releasing contaminants that can adversely affect plants, animals, and human health, especially in highly contaminated areas. Guidance exists on conducting contaminated land risk assessments. Understanding and documenting changes in the methods used for AMLs risk assessments can help identify gaps and advances in practice, influencing future research, policy, and remediation efforts. The study aims to synthesise current methods for characterising the risks of chemical contamination associated with AMLs, with a focus on coal and lead-zinc mines due to their enduring toxic legacies. Searches will be conducted across six electronic databases, including Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Academic Search Complete, and Business Source Premier (via EbscoHost), as well as grey literature sources. Eligible studies must include primary research assessing chemical risks from abandoned coal and lead-zinc mines. They must have assessed or measured risks associated with chemicals on ecological or human receptors at the community, population, or individual level. Studies retrieved from literature searches will undergo title and abstract screening, followed by a full-text assessment for eligibility. Following pilot screening, a single reviewer will screen all articles independently, with a second reviewer verifying accuracy for 20% of the sources. Data on methods for exposure assessment, including exposure modelling where relevant, selected safety thresholds, risk characterisation will be extracted from all eligible studies. Accuracy of the extraction process will also be verified by a second reviewer for 20% of the eligible articles. Collated methods will be categorised to establish current practices and compared with existing guidance to assess alignment and deviations. Results will be summarised narratively and presented in interactive, publicly accessible visualisations. Description: Data availability statement Supplementary materials relating to this protocol can be found here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14246187.; Supplemental material is available online at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2833373X.2025.2587417# . Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/32544 2025-12-04T00:00:00Z http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/32212 Title: State of the evidence on the impacts of fishing plastic waste to coastal communities: protocol for a Systematic Evidence Map Authors: Apete, L; Iacovidou, E; McPhie, J; Martin, OV Abstract: Background: Fishing plastic waste (FPW) is known to cause multidimensional impacts to coastal communities globally. Detailed information on the environmental, socioeconomic and technical dimensions of effects to coastal communities caused by FPW has yet to be collated and considered in one place. Methods: The main aim of this study is to identify, organise and group existing primary evidence of the environmental, social, economic, political, and technical impacts of FPW on coastal communities and identify gaps in our knowledge about which types of FPW are most problematic. Search Strategy: We will search several databases across four electronic academic indexes (Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed and EBSCOhost [Business Source Complete, CINAHL Plus, EconLit, GreenFile, and Humanities International Index]). Eligibility Criteria: Eligible studies must contain primary research investigating an environmental, social, economic, political, or technical impact of fragments of any size of plastic polymers (macro-, micro-, or nano-) originating from fishing equipment (i.e., capture and ancillary) that has been abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded in the marine environment, affecting any defined human or non-human (vertebrates, invertebrates, micro-organisms) individual, group or assemblage of individuals, relying on coastal and ocean resources. Environmental impacts include physical and physiological effects to biotic and abiotic elements of marine ecosystems. Social impacts include impacts to community health and wellbeing. Economic impacts include impacts to livelihood and trade. Political impacts include responses from local or regional governments to address FPW. Technical impacts include effects to techniques employed by fisherfolk or to the management of FPW at the local level. Screening & Extraction: Our search was optimised on Cadima. Articles will be screened at title and abstract, before a full-text review. All articles will be screened by a single reviewer, with two additional reviewers assessing articles for consistency. One out of ten articles will be screened by two additional reviewers in duplicate as a quality control. Data extraction will be performed on all articles included at full text, and articles that do not meet the eligibility criteria will be excluded. All articles excluded at full text will be confirmed by the two additional reviewers. Study Mapping & Reporting: Results will be published in a narrative summary and visualised in a publicly available, user-friendly, interactive and interrogable evidence map on Tableau. Description: Data sharing The interactive Tableau dashboards will be hosted on Tableau Public a free online platform to share interactive visualisations of public data. The underpinning database will also be made publicly available as supplementary material to an open access peer-reviewed scientific article as an Excel file.; Supplemental material is available online at: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2833373X.2025.2554973# . Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/32212 2025-09-12T00:00:00Z http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/31581 Title: Tackling difficult changes in digital education through playful learning and gamification: the case of generative AI Authors: O'Hara, M; Lo, C Abstract: We have been using approaches drawn from gamification and playful learning theories to create spaces for colleagues to explore generative AI (GenAI) in a way which is naturally fun. We have developed several games and activities to stimulate the sense of experimentation and creativity that many of us used when encountering new technology in childhood. We want to make a case that, although reflecting on the ethical and philosophical preoccupations that prey on our adult minds is important, so is treating GenAI as a new toy we can break out of the box and mess around with. We will share some examples of activities we have used within the King’s community, from our Chatbot Bingo! Icebreaker activity that encourages people to start talking about their own experience of AI to our GenAI Challenge, where we ask people to use GenAI to create images, poetry etc. and then discuss the capabilities and limits of GenAI tools. We reflect on our experiences of using these to create a culture that is open to the opportunity for change that GenAI represents. This is a moment when many of us are waiting to see what happens, waiting for experts to tell us the best way forward. Our playful approach does not seek to tell colleagues the best way forward, instead our goal is to inspire them to stop waiting and start moving forward themselves. Description: Special edition: Liberating learning / Rekindling the joy of learning. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/31581 2025-03-27T00:00:00Z