University of Essex

Explaining social group disparities in ever tobacco use among women aged 45 years and older in India: a nonlinear decomposition analysis

Abstract Background Social group differences in tobacco use among Indian women are well documented; however, most existing studies remain descriptive, reporting associations without explaining disparities in ever tobacco use between Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) and non...

Risk sharing with lambda value-at-risk under heterogeneous beliefs

Abstract In this paper, we study the risk sharing problem among multiple agents using lambda value-at-risk as their preference functional, under heterogeneous beliefs, where each agent’s belief is represented by a probability measure. We obtain semi-explicit formulas for the inf-...

Bivariate variable ranking for censored time‐to‐event data via Copula link based additive models

Abstract In this article, we present a variable ranking approach based on a novel measure for selecting important variables in bivariate Copula Link‐Based Additive Models [30]. The proposal allows for identifying two sets of relevant covariates for the two time‐to‐events without...

MIDDLE IRON AGE V‐SHAPED PRECIOUS METAL FINGER‐RINGS IN BRITAIN

Summary The first V‐shaped finger‐ring reported from Britain was a silver specimen found in 1921–26. No more came to light until discoveries of gold examples by metal detectorists from 1997 onwards. There are now ten such gold rings from Britain, a third of the European total. Th...

Does the Rule of Law Require the Separation of Powers?

The separation of powers is an enigmatic political ideal, particularly in the context of the modern administrative state, in which administrative officials routinely perform a combination of legislative, judicial, and executive functions. In this article we reexamine this ideal b...

The Mazan Case and the Logic of Masculinist Protection Underlying Patriarchal Legal Systems

Abstract This article offers a feminist socio-legal analysis of the Mazan case—the 2024 trial of 51 men for the rape of Gisèle Pelicot in France—and the 2025 consent law reform it inspired. Combining feminist legal theory, critical legal analysis, and situated reflection, it exam...

Strategic uses of the past and their liabilities: why government-pushed internationalization may fail

Abstract Governments push firms to internationalize not only through diplomacy and material incentives but also by shaping the environment in which investors, host governments, and local communities form judgments about cross-border opportunities. We conceptualize this process as...

Can small reductions in Rubisco content improve nitrogen use in wheat without negatively impacting biomass or grain yield?

In this study, the level of Rubisco protein was reduced in wheat using RNAi, to test the hypothesis that photosynthesis, growth, and grain yield could be maintained whilst improving nitrogen use efficiency. The RNAi Rubisco wheat plants, with a Rubisco activity of less than 70% o...

Diversifying for resilience: how supply base international diversification relates to supply base sustainability performance

Abstract Recent work in international business views supply base international diversification (SBID) as an important strategy for strengthening multinational enterprises’ (MNEs’) resilience to country-level disruptions. However, it remains unclear how this resilience-oriented st...

An Initial Integration of Constructs That Account for Moral Actions: Moral Foundations, Values, and Character Strengths

Morality has been described as a psychological system comprising sets of values, practices, institutions, and psychological mechanisms that work together to support moral/socially positive behavior. Nonetheless, there have been relatively few efforts to integrate these diverse co...

The Challenge of Meaningful Comparison: Assessing the Relation Between Social Comparison Orientation and Meaning in Life

Social comparison processes play a central role in social cognition, but their relation to meaning in life remains unclear. We conducted an integrative analysis of three online studies with American, Indian, Peruvian, and French participants. After harmonizing the study-specific...

Quantification of absolute IgG concentration in bat sera

Abstract Bats are endowed with a remarkable capacity to withstand important pathogens through evolutionary adaptations in their immune systems. Antibodies are essential component of the adaptive immune response and serve as a crucial biomarker, indicating both present and past pa...

Has the situation changed? Spatio-temporal analysis of green spaces change and socioeconomic status in Liverpool, UK

Although the benefits of green space to residents’ wellbeing are well documented, more evidence is needed to track socio-spatial inequalities. This paper applied exploratory spatial data analysis and multiscale geographically weighted regression (MGWR) to analyse the relationship...

A Modular Variable Stiffness Co‐Bot System Achieving Tasks Flexibility and Contact Compliance

ABSTRACT Enhancing contact compliance and task flexibility is essential for expanding the real‐world use of robotic systems. This paper presents a modular collaborative robot system that combines antagonistic actuation with hybrid soft–rigid variable‐stiffness components, includi...

Two-person zero-sum games without expected utility preferences: a proposal

A solution concept for two-person zero-sum games is proposed with only the Independence axiom assumed of players' preferences. We do not assume Continuity which is critical for many fixed-point theorems. Each player is shown to admit a set of "admissible" strategies assuring mini...

Visually identified breakpoints in muscle oxygen saturation are not equivalent to ventilatory thresholds in national-level triathletes

Abstract Purpose Portable near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) enables cost-effective monitoring of muscle oxygen saturation (SmO 2 ) during exercise, presenting a promising alternative for delineating exercise intensity domains. This study investigated whether SmO 2 breakpoints (BP...

Replication material for: Böhmelt, T., & Bernauer, T. (2025). New evidence reveals curvilinear relationship between levels of democracy and deforestation. Research & Politics, 12(1), 20531680251320073. https://doi.org/10.1177/20531680251320073

These files contain the replication materials for the paper: Böhmelt, T., & Bernauer, T. (2025). New evidence reveals curvilinear relationship between levels of democracy and deforestation. Research & Politics, 12(1), 20531680251320073. https://doi.org/10.1177/20531680251320073

Replication material for: Böhmelt, T., Ward, H., & Bernauer, T. (2025). Do welfare states have lower carbon emissions? The importance of state capacity in lower-income countries. Journal of Public Policy, 45(3), 428–448. doi:10.1017/S0143814X25000121

These files contain the replication materials for the paper: Böhmelt, T., Ward, H., & Bernauer, T. (2025). Do welfare states have lower carbon emissions? The importance of state capacity in lower-income countries. Journal of Public Policy, 45(3), 428–448. doi:10.1017/S0143814X250...

Replication material for: Böhmelt, T., Ward, H., & Bernauer, T. (2025). Do welfare states have lower carbon emissions? The importance of state capacity in lower-income countries. Journal of Public Policy, 45(3), 428–448. doi:10.1017/S0143814X25000121

These files contain the replication materials for the paper: Böhmelt, T., Ward, H., & Bernauer, T. (2025). Do welfare states have lower carbon emissions? The importance of state capacity in lower-income countries. Journal of Public Policy, 45(3), 428–448. doi:10.1017/S0143814X250...

Targeted neuromodulation of perceptual decision-making networks causally dissociates sensory and metacognitive performance

ABSTRACT Perceptual judgements and their subjective evaluation (i.e., metacognition) are considered tightly coupled aspects of decision-making. Yet, emerging evidence suggests that distinct neural mechanisms underlie these processes. In motion perception, studies have identified...