Leeds Beckett University

Consumer Decision‐Making Styles Across Product Involvement Levels: A Mixed‐Methods Study of Online Flash Sale Events

ABSTRACT Online flash sale events create urgency, scarcity and deep‐discount conditions, yet little is known about how consumer decision‐making styles vary across product involvement levels and how they are associated with situational involvement. Grounded in consumer decision‐ma...

An early-phase process evaluation of a whole-systems approach to healthy weight among children and families in Wales

Background: Childhood obesity in Wales is a significant public health issue, with prevalence rates particularly high among socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. The Welsh Government has responded to this issue by launching the Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales strategy, which...

Exogenous Carbohydrate Metabolism Under Energy Deficit and Environmental Stress

Physiological stress of environmental exposure and energy deficit impairs the absorption, transport, and utilization of exogenous carbohydrate for fuel during exercise. Blunted exogenous carbohydrate oxidation may require alternative fueling strategies to optimize carbohydrate me...

Systematic review of eyecare Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) following COSMIN guidelines

Abstract Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) are essential for assessing healthcare quality from the patient’s perspective. However, their use in eyecare is limited. This systematic review aimed to assess the existing evidence on the measurement properties of PREMs used...

Public knowledge, barriers and facilitators to UK dietary guideline adherence: a nationally representative survey

Abstract Aim Adherence to UK dietary guidelines is poor, yet no evidence exists regarding population-level knowledge of these guidelines, or the barriers and facilitators to adherence. This study aimed to characterise knowledge of UK dietary guidelines and perceived barriers and...

Applying a Complexity Lens to Policy Implementation: How Feedback Loops Help to Understand Systems Change in Integrated Healthcare

ABSTRACT Background Although a complexity theory lens can help to understand national policy implementation at a local government level, application of this lens often remains at a metaphorical level. We illustrate how complexity concepts, such as adaptation, feedback, emergence...

Treat (the whole of) me: a systematic review and qualitative meta-ethnographic synthesis of the experiences of women with POP, SUI or mesh complications in the context of surgical treatment

Abstract Background Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) are common pelvic floor disorders that may significantly impact women’s quality of life. Surgical interventions are available to treat these conditions, some using synthetic mesh. Whilst most wo...

Interpreting sustainability signals: how brand origin and consumer cosmopolitanism shape CSR inferences and downstream consumer responses

Purpose As restaurants worldwide increasingly adopt plant-based offerings to advance sustainability goals, understanding how consumers interpret these initiatives has become essential. Drawing from signaling theory and social identity theory, this research aims to demonstrate tha...

Accelerated mass loss of glaciers across Alaska since the Little Ice Age

Abstract Alaskan glaciers presently dominate contributions to global glacier mass loss and are projected to do so throughout the 21 st Century. Here we assess centennial-scale evolution and mass loss of 5289 Little Ice Age (LIA) glaciers by mapping geomorphological evidence of gl...

The Direct and Potentiating Antimicrobial Activities of Zafirlukast

Background: Antimicrobial resistance is at alarming levels. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a clinical concern and has been classified as one of the so-called ESKAPE pathogens. The increase in resistance coupled with the lack of new agents in development requires i...

A Right to One's Own Method: Worker-paired AI memory and the recording paradox in Union law

A class of AI system now entering professional workplaces maintains a persistent, individualised record of how a particular worker works, and adapts its outputs to that record. Existing and proposed Union instruments in this field — the GDPR’s automated-decision provisions, the P...

A Right to One's Own Method: Worker-paired AI memory and the recording paradox in Union law

A class of AI system now entering professional workplaces maintains a persistent, individualised record of how a particular worker works, and adapts its outputs to that record. Existing and proposed Union instruments in this field — the GDPR’s automated-decision provisions, the P...

Digital harms and the English reception baseline assessment

This article critically examines the UK Government's imposition of the digital reception baseline assessment (RBA) that extends, amplifies and accelerates the existing English early years neoliberal accountability architecture. Drawing on a 2-year empirical study (2024–2025) acro...

22 Quality of life and services use in patients diagnosed with brain tumours: data from a national cancer survivorship study

Abstract Introduction About 13,000 new patients are diagnosed annually with a primary brain tumour in the UK and less than 20% of patients survive 10 years post-diagnosis. Patient-Reported Outcomes and Experiences (PROMs & PREMs) are largely used in clinical trials that recruit f...

Thermoregulatory and plasma neurobiomarker responses to heat tolerance assessment in exertional heat illness and matched controls

Abstract Exercise in the heat and elevated tissue temperature are associated with neuronal stress and changes in blood–brain barrier (BBB) function. More severe thermal insult may manifest as exertional heat illness (EHI) and complication by central nervous system (CNS) dysfuncti...

Changing playing surfaces is associated with increased injury incidence and burden rates in men’s elite rugby union

This study examined the association between playing surface changes and match injury risk in professional men’s rugby in England. Nine seasons of injury data (2013/14–2021/22) were collected from 15 clubs. Incidence, severity and burden of injury were compared between conditions...

Apprentice voice in assessments: a case of realist evaluation of feedback-innovation in business degree apprenticeships

Purpose This case study aims to evaluate the implementation of a strategically targeted assessment-feedback “mechanism” to enhance apprentice satisfaction within business degree apprenticeships (BDAs) in the UK. The study addresses persistent challenges associated with inconsiste...

Adherence to the Eatwell Guide and associations with markers of adiposity: a prospective analysis within the UK Biobank cohort

Abstract Background Obesity remains a major public health concern in the UK, contributing towards increased disease risk and premature mortality. The Eatwell Guide - the UK’s health eating model - is widely applied in policy and practice, yet evidence linking adherence to this di...

Reconstructing the human enhancer RNA transcriptome

Abstract Background Transcript-resolved models of RNA enable functional interrogation of RNA biology by linking processing, structure, localisation, and regulatory interactions to specific RNA molecules. Across coding and noncoding transcriptomes, such models have been essential...

When education sticks: early imprints and sociopreneurship in emerging economies

This study examines how entrepreneurship education and training (EET) influences sociopreneurship in emerging economies. Drawing on dynamic imprinting theory, we argue that EET received at different stages of life leaves imprints of unequal durability, and that the expression of...