Kingston University London

Whistleblowing and organisational justice in policing in England and Wales

Whistleblowing remains uncommon in policing despite the widespread adoption of formal reporting arrangements. Existing research has concentrated on officers’ willingness to report and the fairness they anticipate across procedural, distributive, interpersonal and informational di...

Hazard or ‘hack’? Exploring risk perceptions of intended and unintended product use among UK regulators and consumers

Consumers frequently engage in unintended uses of products—referred to as ‘hacks’—such as using an oven to heat a room. While these practices are widely shared within consumers, they may introduce significant risks. This quantitative study (N = 206) examined differences in risk p...

Identifying outstanding research proposals: An examination of reviewers’ judgement processes

Background Understanding proposal evaluation helps explain the science of peer review. This study aimed to identify how experienced reviewers use application information when making funding recommendations. Methods Social judgement theory methods were used to examine experienced...

The Preparation of Novel Fluorenes Inspired by Hipposudoric Acid

ABSTRACT The growing challenge of antimicrobial resistance has intensified the need for new antimicrobial therapeutics. Hipposudoric acid and norhipposudoric acid, pigments isolated from the skin secretions of Hippopotamus amphibius , are predicted to exhibit antimicrobial activi...

Distributed Antenna for Counter UAS

We consider the technical feasibility of a wirelessly distributed antenna array for C-UAS using directional microwave frequency energy. Importantly, the large possible size of the distributed antenna permits engagement of UASs and UAS swarms within the near-field region, enabling...

Functional Nanostructured Carbon Honeycomb Monoliths for Hemoadsorption: Preliminary Studies on Biocompatibility, Protein-Bound Uremic Toxins and Inflammatory Cytokines Elimination

Rice husk (RH) is a renewable siliceous lignocellulosic waste providing a unique, greener and less toxic alternative to conventional synthetic polymeric precursors in the production of carbon-based materials for biomedical applications. In this work we studied the porous structur...

DSG2 Expression Marks a Stromal-Immune Organizational State in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Background/Objectives: Immune exclusion in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) limits immunotherapy efficacy, yet the molecular determinants of stromal-immune organization remain incompletely characterized. The desmosomal cadherin DSG2 is highly expressed in squamous ep...