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Political trials and the suppression of popular radicalism in England, 1799-1820
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2018-12-31)
This chapter examines the decision-making process between the Home Office and the government’s law officers in prosecuting individuals for sedition and treason in the period 1799–1820. The term state trial suggests a more ...
UK Anti-Slavery at the Border: Humanitarian Opportunism and the Challenge of Victim Consent to Assistance
(2018-12-31)
The UK’s Modern Slavery Strategy, launched in 2014, gives Border Force Officers a key role as anti-slavery first responders, identifying and supporting victims at the border. Yet, while an estimated 94 percent of victims ...
Should problematic pornography use be considered an addiction?
(2018-12-31)
Problematic use of online pornography can be viewed as a behavioural addiction. A non-systematic literature review was conducted to evaluate the evidence-base for the classification, identification and management of internet ...
Amplituhedron meets Jeffrey-Kirwan Residue
(2018-12-28)
The tree amplituhedra A^(m)_n,k are mathematical objects generalising the notion of polytopes into the Grassmannian. Proposed for m=4 as a geometric construction encoding tree-level scattering amplitudes in planar N=4 super ...
Peptidylarginine Deiminases Post-Translationally Deiminate Prohibitin and Modulate Extracellular Vesicle Release and MicroRNAs in Glioblastoma Multiforme
(2018-12-28)
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive form of adult primary malignant brain tumour with poor prognosis. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a key-mediator through which GBM cells promote a pro-oncogenic ...
The Merits of Higher-Order Thought Theories
(2018-12-28)
Over many years and in many publications David Rosenthal has developed, defended and applied his justly well-known higher-order thought theory of consciousness. In this paper I explain the theory, then provide a brief ...
“Am iz kwiin” (I’m his queen): Combining Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis with a feminist approach to work with gems in a resource-constrained setting
(2018-12-28)
This paper focuses on working with gems using a feminist approach to Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) in a resource-constrained setting. The research explores the experiences of maternal disclosure of HIV to ...
Transfer learning for galaxy morphology from one survey to another
(2018-12-28)
Deep Learning (DL) algorithms for morphological classification of galaxies have proven very successful, mimicking (or even improving) visual classifications. However, these algorithms rely on large training samples of ...
Personal constructs of mind-body identity in people who experience medically unexplained symptoms (MUS)
(2018-12-28)
"Medically unexplained symptoms" (MUS) refers to chronic physical symptoms without a clear medical cause, which produce significant levels of distress and functional impairment. This project modified the repertory grid ...
Cycles of construing in radicalization and deradicalization: a study of Salafist Muslims.
(2018-12-28)
This article explores radicalization and deradicalization by considering the experiences of six young Tunisian people who had become Salafist Muslims. Their responses to narrative interviews and repertory grid technique ...