University of Lancashire

Time-of-Day Variation in Knee Extensor Strength and Fatigue Is Associated With Circadian Phenotype in Healthy Young Adults

Time-of-day variation in neuromuscular performance is well established, but the contribution of circadian phenotype remains unclear. This study examined whether maximal knee-extensor strength and fatigue resistance differ between morning and evening and whether chronotype and act...

‘I’m flying, not falling’: Sensory Sleep Events Following a Fall from Height

Hypnagogic and hypnopompic (H&H) events are sleep phenomena which occur at the borders of consciousness between falling asleep and beginning to wake. There is limited qualitative exploration of the nature of these experiences, and no studies have yet been conducted specifically w...

Facilitating change in higher education: a reflective journey towards decolonization and creating belonging

This paper offers a personal and reflective account of a social work lecturer critically considering the learning experiences of racialized minority students in higher education (HE) in a UK university. It considers how pedagogy should be examined critically and suggests that kno...

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Antenatal Women Regarding Vaccination, and Determinants of Vaccination Acceptance: A Mixed-Methods Study

Background/Objectives: Vaccination is the most important way to prevent infection-related morbidity and mortality, but delays in the acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite the availability of vaccination services can adversely affect health outcomes. Methods: This is a cross-s...

From potential value to recognised value: situational value theory

Purpose To develop Situational Value Theory (SVT), a conceptual explanation of how the value potential of human capability becomes organisationally realised under particular situational conditions. The paper addresses the limited understanding of why equivalent capabilities gener...

Biomechanical differences across pubertal maturation stages and sexes in a single-leg drop-land and a single-leg drop-land-and-cut task

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries account for 45% of internal knee injuries, often having prolonged recovery and substantial care costs. Higher non-contact ACL injury rates have been reported in post-pubertal females compared with males and pre-pubertal individuals, which...

Mapping disappearance: spatial analysis of vulnerable coastal destinations

Abstract Many coastal regions around the world face increasing risks from both natural and anthropogenic drivers, including climate change, rising sea levels, and rapid, unauthorized urbanization. This study presents an integrated geospatial approach to evaluate the coastal vulne...

The Moon Baronets of Copsewood Grange, Coventry: Rise, Decline and Dormancy in a Late Victorian Industrial Baronetcy

The dormancy of a baronetcy may appear a minor historical detail, yet it illuminates the changing meanings and limits of hereditary honour in modern Britain. This article examines the rise, decline and dormancy of the Moon baronetcy, created for Sir Richard Moon, chairman of the...

Investigating the mechanical and hydraulic properties of permeable concrete with binary combination of waste cockle, scallop and whelk shells

The adoption of permeable concrete (PC) for pavement applications can mitigate the risk of flood events in urban areas, and the use of waste materials as a partial substitute for aggregate in concrete will play a significant role in decarbonising the construction sector. This pap...

Supporting adults with intellectual disabilities to be more involved in decisions about their mental health medications: A co-produced mixed methods study

BACKGROUND: People with intellectual disabilities are more likely to take mental health (psychotropic) medications than other people. Despite long-standing concern about this, there has been little focus on how people with intellectual disabilities can be supported to be more inv...

Temporal Changes in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction After Initiating Hemodialysis

ABSTRACT Introduction Longitudinal changes in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after commencing hemodialysis and their prognostic implications remain poorly characterized. Methods We studied 278 patients who started hemodialysis between 2010 and 2022, underwent echocardi...

Radiation doses during extreme solar energetic particle events

Ions and electrons accelerated to high energies during flares and coronal mass ejections at the Sun may escape the solar atmosphere and, guided by the interplanetary magnetic fields, propagate through space to near-Earth locations. These Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) can be de...

Scrapbooking as a “Pedagogy of Making”: Insights on British Catholic Education from a 1951 School Trip to Kessingland Camp, Suffolk

This article examines a handmade scrapbook created by a Catholic schoolboy from Lancashire during a school trip to Kessingland Camp on the Suffolk coast in July 1951. Comprising diary entries, maps, lists, postcards and pamphlets, the scrapbook is analysed as a microhistorical ca...

Frozen grief: a systematic review of ambiguous loss experiences

Purpose This systematic review focused on the impacts of physical ambiguous loss and the coping strategies used to manage this. The review aims to contribute to a gap in the literature and identify areas where future research could progress. Design/methodology/approach Twenty-sev...

Time-of-day variation in endurance and strength performance, and physiological state across the waking day

= 0.114) were unaffected. Short-duration cycling performance and handgrip strength are enhanced during the late afternoon and early evening and occur alongside coordinated temporal variation in physiological and perceptual state. These findings highlight time-of-day as a meaningf...

Romantic Relationship Dissolution and the Possibility of Post-Breakup Friendship: A Narrative Review

The end of a romantic relationship can disrupt attachment, identity, daily regulation, and social life. This narrative review examines which psychological processes shape adjustment, how breakup conduct and later contact may affect distress, and under what conditions friendship m...

The magnetic field in M16: new results from the JCMT BISTRO survey

Abstract We present a study of the magnetic field (B-field) in the Eagle Nebula (M16) using data from the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) B-fields In STar-forming Region Observations (BISTRO) survey. We extend our previous study of the well-known ‘Pillars of Creation’ region...

Culture and trauma-informed treatment with youth: Current practices and suggestions for adaptation from two studies

The paper examines trauma-informed interventions for externalizing behavior among culturally diverse youth via two connected studies. The first involved a Delphi study with researchers and clinicians (N = 10) who identified consensus on best practice in addressing trauma and exte...

It Is About Young People: How Poverty, Demographic Structure, Cultural Participation, Creative Labour and Digital Engagement Shaped the Recovery of London’s Performing Arts Institutions Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drawing on borough-level socio-economic and demographic data matched with organizational financial records, we analyse the moderating role of average age in the relationship between local poverty and the performance of performing arts institutions following the COVID-19 pandemic....

Anthropogenic drivers of algal regime shifts in a Himalayan watershed and pathways for nature-based solutions

Abstract Freshwater ecosystems worldwide are increasingly threatened by human activities, yet the ecological mechanisms linking anthropogenic pressures to algal community dynamics remain incompletely resolved in the Himalayan river systems. To bridge this gap, this study presents...