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Effectiveness variation in simulated school-based network interventions (2019)
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Badham, J., Kee, F., & Hunter, R. F. (2019). Effectiveness variation in simulated school-based network interventions. Applied Network Science, 4(1), Article 70. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-019-0168-6

Background: Previous simulation studies have found that starting with high degree seeds leads to faster and more complete diffusion over networks. However, there are few studies and none have used networks that are relevant to a school setting. Metho... Read More about Effectiveness variation in simulated school-based network interventions.

Scrapbooking men's intrusions: ‘It's nice to have a place where you can rant about things that people normally tell you you're over-reacting about’ (2019)
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Walling-Wefelmeyer, R. (2019). Scrapbooking men's intrusions: ‘It's nice to have a place where you can rant about things that people normally tell you you're over-reacting about’. Women's Studies International Forum, 75, Article 102242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2019.102242

This article presents an in-depth study of eight women's experiences and conceptions of men's intrusions in the UK. ‘Men's intrusions’ is posited here as a useful concept for exploring a lived continuum of men's practices in and across digital, onlin... Read More about Scrapbooking men's intrusions: ‘It's nice to have a place where you can rant about things that people normally tell you you're over-reacting about’.

Cold winds and warm attachments: Interrogating the personal attachment to neoliberal work and economy (2019)
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Musilek, K., Jamie, K., & McKie, L. (2020). Cold winds and warm attachments: Interrogating the personal attachment to neoliberal work and economy. Work, Employment and Society, 34(3), 514-525. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017019856798

The question of personal attachment to work in neoliberalism is subject to debate. Some scholars postulate that personal attachment to work based on durability, collectivity and predictability is weakening because of changes in its organisation; work... Read More about Cold winds and warm attachments: Interrogating the personal attachment to neoliberal work and economy.

Effective modeling for Integrated Water Resource Management: A guide to contextual practices by phases and steps and future opportunities (2019)
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Badham, J., Elsawah, S., Guillaume, J. H., Hamilton, S. H., Hunt, R. J., Jakeman, A. J., …Bammer, G. (2019). Effective modeling for Integrated Water Resource Management: A guide to contextual practices by phases and steps and future opportunities. Environmental Modelling and Software, 116, 40-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.02.013

The stakes of situated knowledges (2019)
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Proudfoot, J. (2019). The stakes of situated knowledges. Dialogues in Human Geography, 9(2), 158-161. https://doi.org/10.1177/2043820619850270

This commentary explores the politics of Dragos Simandan’s (2019) proposal to expand the concept of situated knowledge beyond social difference. I argue that while an expanded conception of situated knowledges is welcome, Simandan’s focus on de-polit... Read More about The stakes of situated knowledges.

Anticipatory measure: Alex Comfort, experimental gerontology and the measurement of senescence (2019)
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Moreira, T. (2019). Anticipatory measure: Alex Comfort, experimental gerontology and the measurement of senescence. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 77, Article 101179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsc.2019.101179

Ageing is routinely measured by counting the number of years lived since the birth of an individual but at least since at least the 1930s, the validity, precision and sensitivity of chronological age as a measure has been criticised across the biolog... Read More about Anticipatory measure: Alex Comfort, experimental gerontology and the measurement of senescence.

Ideal, Best, and Emerging Practices in Creating Artificial Societies (2019)
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Giabbanelli, P. J., Voinov, A. A., Castellani, B., & Tornberg, P. (2019). Ideal, Best, and Emerging Practices in Creating Artificial Societies. https://doi.org/10.23919/springsim.2019.8732881

Artificial societies used to guide and evaluate policies should be built by following “best practices”. However, this goal may be challenged by the complexity of artificial societies and the interdependence of their sub-systems (e.g., built environme... Read More about Ideal, Best, and Emerging Practices in Creating Artificial Societies.

Types of Social Support Associated with Depression in the UK Adult Population (2019)
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Joy, S. S. H., Yin, T. S., & Yang, K. (2019). Types of Social Support Associated with Depression in the UK Adult Population. Environment social psychology, 4(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.18063/esp.v4i2.810

Many well-established sociological studies pertaining to the salubrious link between social relations and mental health have been published. In particular, numerous researchers address the issue of how social isolation and lack of family support and... Read More about Types of Social Support Associated with Depression in the UK Adult Population.

A scoping review and systematic mapping of health promotion interventions associated with obesity in Islamic religious settings in the UK (2019)
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Rai, K. K., Dogra, S. A., Barber, S., Adab, P., Summerbell, C., Arshad, M., …Wright, J. (2019). A scoping review and systematic mapping of health promotion interventions associated with obesity in Islamic religious settings in the UK. Obesity Reviews, 20(9), 1231-1261. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12874

Islamic religious settings (IRS) may be useful places to implement obesity interventions for Muslims. However, little is known about the level and nature of such activity in these settings. We searched bibliographic databases and grey literature, and... Read More about A scoping review and systematic mapping of health promotion interventions associated with obesity in Islamic religious settings in the UK.

In the field with two rural primary school head teachers in England (2019)
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Bagley, C., & Hillyard, S. (2019). In the field with two rural primary school head teachers in England. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 51(3), 273-289. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220620.2019.1623763

The research focuses on the complexities associated with contemporary rural primary school leadership. The paper draws on in-depth ethnographic research undertaken in two contrasting English rural primary schools and their surrounding community over... Read More about In the field with two rural primary school head teachers in England.

Sexual abuse by educators: a comparison between male and female teachers who sexually abuse students (2019)
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Christensen, L. S., & Darling, A. J. (2020). Sexual abuse by educators: a comparison between male and female teachers who sexually abuse students. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 26(1), 25-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2019.1616119

The study aimed to identify the differences in case characteristics and typologies of female and male teachers who perpetrated sexual abuse on students. Decisions of sexual misconduct reports in England from June 2006 to December 2016 were used. Quan... Read More about Sexual abuse by educators: a comparison between male and female teachers who sexually abuse students.

The Rising Salience of the Absent: An Interactionist Analysis (2019)
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Hillyard, S. (2019). The Rising Salience of the Absent: An Interactionist Analysis. Qualitative Sociology Review, 15(2), 56-72. https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.15.2.05

The paper uses examples from rural studies to demonstrate the relevance of symbolic interactionism for unlocking the complexity of contemporary society. It does so by making a case for a nonprescriptive theory-method dialectic. Case examples are draw... Read More about The Rising Salience of the Absent: An Interactionist Analysis.

Feasibility and acceptability of a Takeaway Masterclass aimed at encouraging healthier cooking practices and menu options in takeaway food outlets (2019)
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Hillier-Brown, F., Lloyd, S., Muhammad, L., Summerbell, C., Goffe, L., Hildred, N., …Araújo-Soares, V. (2019). Feasibility and acceptability of a Takeaway Masterclass aimed at encouraging healthier cooking practices and menu options in takeaway food outlets. Public Health Nutrition, 22(12), 2268-2278. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980019000648

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the Takeaway Masterclass, a three-hour training session delivered to staff of independent takeaway food outlets that promoted healthy cooking practices and menu options. Design: A mixed-meth... Read More about Feasibility and acceptability of a Takeaway Masterclass aimed at encouraging healthier cooking practices and menu options in takeaway food outlets.