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Contagious Crying Revisited: A Cross‐Cultural Investigation Into Infant Emotion Contagion Using Infrared Thermal Imaging (2025)
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Vreden, C., Renner, E., Ainamani, H. E., Crowther, R., Forward, B., Mazari, S., Tuohy, G., Ndyareeba, E., & Clay, Z. (2025). Contagious Crying Revisited: A Cross‐Cultural Investigation Into Infant Emotion Contagion Using Infrared Thermal Imaging. Developmental Science, 28(2), Article e13608. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13608

Contagious crying in infants has been considered an early marker of their sensitivity to others’ emotions, a form of emotional contagion, and an early basis for empathy. However, it remains unclear whether infant distress in response to peer distress... Read More about Contagious Crying Revisited: A Cross‐Cultural Investigation Into Infant Emotion Contagion Using Infrared Thermal Imaging.

Surveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial life (2025)
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Vickers, P., Gardiner, E., Gillen, C., Hyde, B., Jeancolas, C., Mitchell Finnigan, S., Nováková, J. N., Strandin, H., Tasdan, U., Taylor, H., & McMahon, S. (2025). Surveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial life. Nature Astronomy, 9, 16-18. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02451-0

During February–June 2024 we conducted four surveys among researchers regarding the likely existence of basic, complex, and intelligent extraterrestrial life. Our results offer a snapshot of community opinion and reveal a significant degree of consen... Read More about Surveys of the scientific community on the existence of extraterrestrial life.

From Collusion to Autonomy: Patterns of Hybrid Repression and Human Rights Activism (2025)
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Peña, A. M., Meier, L., & Nah, A. M. (online). From Collusion to Autonomy: Patterns of Hybrid Repression and Human Rights Activism. Government and Opposition, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1017/gov.2024.32

This article elaborates the notion of hybrid repression, understanding by this modalities of dissidence suppression that involve state and nonstate actors interacting in various ways, from fully autonomous to close cooperation. In does so by proposin... Read More about From Collusion to Autonomy: Patterns of Hybrid Repression and Human Rights Activism.

Spectral ratios and gaps for Steklov eigenvalues of balls with revolution-type metrics (2025)
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Brisson, J., Colbois, B., & Gittins, K. (online). Spectral ratios and gaps for Steklov eigenvalues of balls with revolution-type metrics. Canadian Mathematical Bulletin, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.4153/S0008439524000778

We investigate upper bounds for the spectral ratios and gaps for the Steklov eigenvalues of balls with revolution-type metrics. We do not impose conditions on the Ricci curvature or on the convexity of the boundary. We obtain optimal upper bounds for... Read More about Spectral ratios and gaps for Steklov eigenvalues of balls with revolution-type metrics.

‘A deep, empathetic, wondrous connection’: Autistic adults' definitions and experiences of nature connection (2025)
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Friedman, S., McHaffie, S., Noble, R., & Stenning, A. (online). ‘A deep, empathetic, wondrous connection’: Autistic adults' definitions and experiences of nature connection. People and Nature, https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10779

Connection to nature is an important concept for understanding human‐nature relationships, interests in nature and pro‐environmental behaviours. However, conceptualisations of this relationship thus far have excluded autistic perspectives. Through th... Read More about ‘A deep, empathetic, wondrous connection’: Autistic adults' definitions and experiences of nature connection.

Resounding Resistance: Decolonising Memory Through Johannesburg's Sound Art Narratives (2025)
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Kappler, S., Gunter, A., & Truter, L. (in press). Resounding Resistance: Decolonising Memory Through Johannesburg's Sound Art Narratives. Memory Studies,

This article is drawn from findings of the research project “Decolonising Education for Peace in Africa”. It analyses a collaborative sound art project in Johannesburg, investigating how sound art can act as conduit for the transmission of community... Read More about Resounding Resistance: Decolonising Memory Through Johannesburg's Sound Art Narratives.

The ER-PM interaction is essential for cytokinesis and recruits the actin cytoskeleton through the SCAR/WAVE complex (2025)
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Xu, Z., Zang, J., Zhang, X., Zheng, Q., Li, Y., Field, N., Fiserova, J., Hua, B., Qu, X., Kriechbaumer, V., Deeks, M. J., Hussey, P. J., & Wang, P. (in press). The ER-PM interaction is essential for cytokinesis and recruits the actin cytoskeleton through the SCAR/WAVE complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,

Plant cytokinesis requires coordination between the actin cytoskeleton, microtubules 32 and membranes to guide division plane formation and cell plate expansion; how these 33 regulatory factors are coordinated remains unknown. The actin cytoskeleton... Read More about The ER-PM interaction is essential for cytokinesis and recruits the actin cytoskeleton through the SCAR/WAVE complex.

Semi-infinite particle systems with exclusion interaction and heterogeneous jump rates (2025)
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Menshikov, M. V., Popov, S., & Wade, A. R. (online). Semi-infinite particle systems with exclusion interaction and heterogeneous jump rates. Mathematical Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00440-024-01357-2

We study semi-infinite particle systems on the one-dimensional integer lattice, where each particle performs a continuous-time nearest-neighbour random walk, with jump rates intrinsic to each particle, subject to an exclusion interaction which suppre... Read More about Semi-infinite particle systems with exclusion interaction and heterogeneous jump rates.

M-Government and Saudi Women’s Empowerment: A Capability Approach Perspective (2025)
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Alotaibi, N. H., Zamani, E., & Dasuki, S. (online). M-Government and Saudi Women’s Empowerment: A Capability Approach Perspective. Information Technology for Development, https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2024.2439285

At a time when Saudi women are no longer legally required to obtain permission from their male guardians to take actions about their own and their children’s lives, this study examines how m-government contributes toward women’s empowerment. We use S... Read More about M-Government and Saudi Women’s Empowerment: A Capability Approach Perspective.

Food, memory, and changing framings of sustainable consumption in Johannesburg (2025)
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McEwan, C., Dayab, S., & Hughes, A. (online). Food, memory, and changing framings of sustainable consumption in Johannesburg. Critical African Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/21681392.2024.2445168

This paper addresses how food, tradition, and memories intersect with how sustainable food consumption is conceived, practiced, and mobilised. Using ethnographic research, the paper examines articulations and practices of ‘good food’ among food syste... Read More about Food, memory, and changing framings of sustainable consumption in Johannesburg.

“Assuming the Mask of Humanity.” Clement of Alexandria’s Dramatic Understanding of the Two Natures of Christ (2025)
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Creedy, E. (online). “Assuming the Mask of Humanity.” Clement of Alexandria’s Dramatic Understanding of the Two Natures of Christ. The Journal of Theological Studies, https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/flae087

In the ninth century, Photios of Constantinople accused Clement of promoting a deficient ‘docetic’ christology in his now-fragmentary Hypotyposes. This provoked a debate that continues to dominate discussion of Clement’s theological understandings; w... Read More about “Assuming the Mask of Humanity.” Clement of Alexandria’s Dramatic Understanding of the Two Natures of Christ.

(Un)mapping the Punjab Onto Singapore’s Gurdwaras : Diasporic Territorialities and Decolonial Spaces of Sikh Socialisation (2025)
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Shee, S. Y., & Woods, O. (online). (Un)mapping the Punjab Onto Singapore’s Gurdwaras : Diasporic Territorialities and Decolonial Spaces of Sikh Socialisation. Geopolitics, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1080/14650045.2025.2451300

This paper explores an alternative territorial sensibility – ‘diasporic territoriality’ – that is rooted in the search for belonging outside of a putative ‘homeland’ amongst dis/placed communities. Drawing on ethnographic research with 26 members of... Read More about (Un)mapping the Punjab Onto Singapore’s Gurdwaras : Diasporic Territorialities and Decolonial Spaces of Sikh Socialisation.

‘It’s a far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Isn’t it?’ the changing space of informal youth football in the UK (2025)
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Crossley, S., Van Campenhout, G., & Billingham, L. (online). ‘It’s a far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Isn’t it?’ the changing space of informal youth football in the UK. Leisure Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2024.2446197

It is often remarked that all that is required for children to play football are ‘jumpers for goalposts’. Space is also required, however, and so is permission to play, and to see the game through. Some of the spaces associated with British youth foo... Read More about ‘It’s a far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Isn’t it?’ the changing space of informal youth football in the UK.

ALESS-JWST: Joint (Sub)kiloparsec JWST and ALMA Imaging of z ~ 3 Submillimeter Galaxies Reveals Heavily Obscured Bulge Formation Events (2025)
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Hodge, J. A., Cunha, E. D., Kendrew, S., Li, J., Smail, I., Westoby, B. A., Nayak, O., Swinbank, A. M., Chen, C.-C., Walter, F., Werf, P. V. D., Cracraft, M., Battisti, A., Brandt, W. N., Rivera, G. C., Chapman, S. C., Cox, P., Dannerbauer, H., Decarli, R., Castillo, M. F., …Weiss, A. (2025). ALESS-JWST: Joint (Sub)kiloparsec JWST and ALMA Imaging of z ~ 3 Submillimeter Galaxies Reveals Heavily Obscured Bulge Formation Events. The Astrophysical Journal, 978(2), Article 165. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad9a52

We present JWST NIRCam imaging targeting 13 z ~ 3 infrared-luminous (LIR ∼ 5 × 1012L⊙) galaxies from the ALESS survey with uniquely deep, high-resolution (0 .″ 08–0 .″ 16) Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array 870 μm imaging. The 2.0–4.4 μm (o... Read More about ALESS-JWST: Joint (Sub)kiloparsec JWST and ALMA Imaging of z ~ 3 Submillimeter Galaxies Reveals Heavily Obscured Bulge Formation Events.

Assessing the physical activity training needs and preferences of community health workers in South Africa (2025)
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Stoutenberg, M., Esquives, B. S. N., St Fleur, R. G., Koen, S. S., Watson, E. D., Portacio, F. G., & Torres, G. (2025). Assessing the physical activity training needs and preferences of community health workers in South Africa. BMC Public Health, 25(1), Article 120. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21352-z

Background: Emerging work highlights the potential of community health workers (CHWs) to promote physical activity (PA) as a part of their role in preventing and managing non-communicable diseases. However, little is known about CHW preferences and d... Read More about Assessing the physical activity training needs and preferences of community health workers in South Africa.

Using model‐based distance sampling to estimate decadal population change in Northern Gannets ( Morus bassanus ) across periods spanned by different at‐sea survey methods (2025)
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Clark‐Wolf, T., Miller, D. L., Drake, H., Fifield, D. A., Rail, J., Wakefield, E. D., Wilhelm, S. I., Wong, S. N., & Gjerdrum, C. (online). Using model‐based distance sampling to estimate decadal population change in Northern Gannets ( Morus bassanus ) across periods spanned by different at‐sea survey methods. Ibis: International Journal of Avian Science, https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13387

Seabirds are important sentinels of climate and ecosystem change, but many breeding populations are difficult to monitor because of the remoteness and inaccessibility of their colonies, and the sometimes cryptic nature of their nests and burrows. Lar... Read More about Using model‐based distance sampling to estimate decadal population change in Northern Gannets ( Morus bassanus ) across periods spanned by different at‐sea survey methods.

Charge-transfer complexation of coordination cages for enhanced photochromism and photocatalysis (2025)
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Li, G., Du, Z., Wu, C., Liu, Y., Xu, Y., Lavendomme, R., Liang, S., Gao, E.-Q., & Zhang, D. (2025). Charge-transfer complexation of coordination cages for enhanced photochromism and photocatalysis. Nature Communications, 16(1), Article 546. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-55893-z

Intensified host-guest electronic interplay within stable metal-organic cages (MOCs) presents great opportunities for applications in stimuli response and photocatalysis. Zr-MOCs represent a type of robust discrete hosts for such a design, but their... Read More about Charge-transfer complexation of coordination cages for enhanced photochromism and photocatalysis.