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NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme in England: formative evaluation of the programme in early phase implementation (2018)
Journal Article
Penn, L., Rodrigues, A., Haste, A., Marques, M. M., Budig, K., Sainsbury, K., …Sniehotta, F. F. (2018). NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme in England: formative evaluation of the programme in early phase implementation. BMJ Open, 8(2), Article e019467. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019467

Objectives: Evaluation of the demonstrator phase and first wave roll-out of the National Health Service (NHS) Diabetes Prevention Programme (DPP) in England. To examine: (1) intervention design, provision and fidelity assessment procedures; (2) risk... Read More about NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme in England: formative evaluation of the programme in early phase implementation.

Foreword (2018)
Book Chapter
Steinberg, P. (2018). Foreword. In M. Brown, & B. Humberstone (Eds.), Shaped by the Sea: Embodied Narratives in Fluid Geographies (xi-xiv). Ashgate Publishing

Scientific rationale and international obligations for protection of active hydrothermal vent ecosystems from deep-sea mining (2018)
Journal Article
Van Dover, C., Arnaud-Haond, S., Gianni, M., Helmreich, S., Huber, J., Jaecke, A., …Yamamoto, H. (2018). Scientific rationale and international obligations for protection of active hydrothermal vent ecosystems from deep-sea mining. Marine Policy, 90, 20-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.01.020

There is increasing interest in mining minerals on the seabed, including seafloor massive sulfide deposits that form at hydrothermal vents. The International Seabed Authority is currently drafting a Mining Code, including environmental regulations, f... Read More about Scientific rationale and international obligations for protection of active hydrothermal vent ecosystems from deep-sea mining.

The Defiance of Global Commitment: A Complex Social Psychology (2018)
Book
Castellani, B. (2018). The Defiance of Global Commitment: A Complex Social Psychology. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351137140

The Brexit vote; the election of Trump; the upsurge of European nationalism; the devolution of the Arab Spring; global violence; Chinese expansionism; disruptive climate change; the riotous instabilities of the world capitalist system…While diverse i... Read More about The Defiance of Global Commitment: A Complex Social Psychology.

The challenges of interventions to promote healthier food in independent takeaways in England: qualitative study of intervention deliverers’ views (2018)
Journal Article
Goffe, L., Penn, L., Adams, J., Araujo-Soares, V., Summerbell, C. D., Abraham, C., …Lake, A. A. (2018). The challenges of interventions to promote healthier food in independent takeaways in England: qualitative study of intervention deliverers’ views. BMC Public Health, 18(1), Article 184. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5096-3

Background: Much of the food available from takeaways, pubs and restaurants particularly that sold by independent outlets, is unhealthy and its consumption is increasing. These food outlets are therefore important potential targets for interventions... Read More about The challenges of interventions to promote healthier food in independent takeaways in England: qualitative study of intervention deliverers’ views.

Modeling social complexity in infrastructures: a case-based approach to improving reliability and resiliency. (2018)
Book Chapter
Dister, C. J., Castellani, B., & Rajaram, R. (2018). Modeling social complexity in infrastructures: a case-based approach to improving reliability and resiliency. In E. Mitleton-Kelly, A. Paraskevas, & C. Day (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods in Complexity Science: Theory and Applications (267-284). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785364426.00025

If one is to improve reliability and resilience in infrastructures, it is necessary to adopt a ‘complex, smart territory’ modelling strategy, particularly one that gives attention to the importance of social complexity. To test the veracity of their... Read More about Modeling social complexity in infrastructures: a case-based approach to improving reliability and resiliency..

Capturing habitus: theory, method and reflexivity (2018)
Journal Article
Costa, C., Burke, C., & Murphy, M. (2019). Capturing habitus: theory, method and reflexivity. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 42(1), 19-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743727x.2017.1420771

Bourdieu’s career long endeavour was to devise both theoretical and methodological tools that could apprehend and explain the social world and its mechanisms of cultural (re)production and related forms of domination. Amongst the several key concepts... Read More about Capturing habitus: theory, method and reflexivity.

Public dialogue with science and development for teachers of STEM: linking public dialogue with pedagogic praxis (2018)
Journal Article
Watermeyer, R., & Montgomery, C. (2018). Public dialogue with science and development for teachers of STEM: linking public dialogue with pedagogic praxis. Journal of Education for Teaching, 44(1), 90-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2018.1422621

Despite evidence of quality teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subject domains and insistence on the part of many national governments on the economic value of STEM, education, recruitment and retention into STEM subj... Read More about Public dialogue with science and development for teachers of STEM: linking public dialogue with pedagogic praxis.