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The importance of the UK’s rural spaces to EU8 migrants (2019)
Thesis
MacKrell, P. A. (2019). The importance of the UK’s rural spaces to EU8 migrants. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414977

This PhD examines the importance of rural space to new migrants. Developing upon existing work (for example, Spencer et al., 2007), it explores the lives of economic migrants beyond the workplace and the ways in which they i) understand and define th... Read More about The importance of the UK’s rural spaces to EU8 migrants.

International nurse migration from India and the Philippines: the challenge of meeting the sustainable development goals in training, orderly migration and healthcare worker retention (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). International nurse migration from India and the Philippines: the challenge of meeting the sustainable development goals in training, orderly migration and healthcare worker retention. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 2583 - 2599. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183x.2018.1456748

This paper examines nurse migration from India and the Philippines through the lens of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) 4.3 (access to training), 10.7 (orderly and responsible migration) and 3.c (retention of health workers). The internationa... Read More about International nurse migration from India and the Philippines: the challenge of meeting the sustainable development goals in training, orderly migration and healthcare worker retention.

Advancing Santorini’s tephrostratigraphy: new glass geochemical data and improved marine-terrestrial tephra correlations for the past ~360 kyrs (2019)
Journal Article
Gertisser, R. (2019). Advancing Santorini’s tephrostratigraphy: new glass geochemical data and improved marine-terrestrial tephra correlations for the past ~360 kyrs. Earth-Science Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102964

The island of Santorini in the Aegean Sea is one of the world’s most violent active volcanoes. Santorini has produced numerous highly explosive eruptions over at least the past ~360 kyrs that are documented by the island’s unique proximal tephra reco... Read More about Advancing Santorini’s tephrostratigraphy: new glass geochemical data and improved marine-terrestrial tephra correlations for the past ~360 kyrs.

The importance of university, students and students’ union partnerships in student-led projects (2019)
Journal Article
Briggs, S., Laycock Pedersen, R., Robinson, Z., & Hadley, R. (2019). The importance of university, students and students’ union partnerships in student-led projects. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 1409 -1427. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-01-2019-0050

Purpose This paper aims to explore a single-institution case study of partnership working between students, the University and Students’ Union, through four student-led sustainability projects. The paper analyses the role and value of these partnersh... Read More about The importance of university, students and students’ union partnerships in student-led projects.

Seasonal variability of sediment controls of carbon cycling in an agricultural stream. (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). Seasonal variability of sediment controls of carbon cycling in an agricultural stream. Science of the Total Environment, 732 - 741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.317

Streams and rivers are 'active pipelines' where high rates of carbon (C) turnover can lead to globally important emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) from surface waters to the atmosphere. Streambed sediments are particularly important... Read More about Seasonal variability of sediment controls of carbon cycling in an agricultural stream..

Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the early Ediacaran Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the early Ediacaran Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway. Scientific reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50650-x

Eukaryotic multicellularity originated in the Mesoproterozoic Era and evolved multiple times since, yet early multicellular fossils are scarce until the terminal Neoproterozoic and often restricted to cases of exceptional preservation. Here we descri... Read More about Organically-preserved multicellular eukaryote from the early Ediacaran Nyborg Formation, Arctic Norway.

A late Caledonian tectono-thermal event in the Gaissa Nappe Complex, Arctic Norway: evidence from fine-fraction K?Ar dating and illite crystallinity from the Digermulen Peninsula (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). A late Caledonian tectono-thermal event in the Gaissa Nappe Complex, Arctic Norway: evidence from fine-fraction K?Ar dating and illite crystallinity from the Digermulen Peninsula. GFF, 289-294. https://doi.org/10.1080/11035897.2019.1583685

Fine-fraction K?Ar dating and illite crystallinity determination were applied on a peculiar pale olive green shale sample from the upper Ediacaran Indreelva Member (Stáhpogieddi Formation, Vestertana Group, Gaissa Nappe Complex) of the Digermulen Pen... Read More about A late Caledonian tectono-thermal event in the Gaissa Nappe Complex, Arctic Norway: evidence from fine-fraction K?Ar dating and illite crystallinity from the Digermulen Peninsula.

Using Minecraft to engage children with science at public events (2019)
Journal Article
Hobbs, L., Stevens, C., Hartley, J., Ashby, M., Lea, I., Bowden, L., …Bibby, J. (2019). Using Minecraft to engage children with science at public events. Research for All, 142 - 160. https://doi.org/10.18546/rfa.03.2.03

Engagement with science and scientific skills is an important aspect of children's ability to navigate the world around them, but engagement with science is low in comparison with other subjects. The Lancaster University outreach project Science Hunt... Read More about Using Minecraft to engage children with science at public events.

External surface phenomena in dealumination and desilication of large single crystals of ZSM-5 zeolite synthesized from a sustainable source (2019)
Journal Article
Zholobenko, V., de Melo, J., Peron, D., Khodakov, A., Capron, M., Nuns, N., …Ordomsky, V. (2019). External surface phenomena in dealumination and desilication of large single crystals of ZSM-5 zeolite synthesized from a sustainable source. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2019.05.033

Zeolite dealumination and desilication are common methods, which improve accessibility of the active sites located inside the zeolite crystallites and tune the zeolite acidity. The exact mechanism of these post-synthesis zeolite treatments remains un... Read More about External surface phenomena in dealumination and desilication of large single crystals of ZSM-5 zeolite synthesized from a sustainable source.

Revealing chlorinated ethene transformation hotspots in a nitrate-impacted hyporheic zone (2019)
Journal Article
Drijfhout. (2019). Revealing chlorinated ethene transformation hotspots in a nitrate-impacted hyporheic zone. Water Research, 222-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.05.083

Hyporheic zones are increasingly thought of as natural bioreactors, capable of transforming and attenuating groundwater pollutants present in diffuse baseflow. An underappreciated scenario in the understanding of contaminant fate hyporheic zones is t... Read More about Revealing chlorinated ethene transformation hotspots in a nitrate-impacted hyporheic zone.

Young entrepreneurs and non-teleological temporality in Portugal and the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Holdsworth, C., & Mendonça, M. (2019). Young entrepreneurs and non-teleological temporality in Portugal and the UK. Time and Society, 29(1), 0961463X1987378 - 0961463X1987378. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463X19873783

The promotion of young enterprise is central to European Union youth policy, particularly since the financial crisis of 2007/2008. Expectations that young people need to be enterprising and eschew dependency on formal structures of salaried employmen... Read More about Young entrepreneurs and non-teleological temporality in Portugal and the UK.

Potential Alternative Reuse Pathways for Water Treatment Residuals: Remaining Barriers and Questions—a Review (2019)
Journal Article
Turner, T., Wheeler, R., Stone, A., & Oliver, I. (2019). Potential Alternative Reuse Pathways for Water Treatment Residuals: Remaining Barriers and Questions—a Review. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 227 -227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-019-4272-0

Water treatment residuals (WTRs) are by-products of the coagulation and flocculation phase of the drinking water treatment process that is employed in the vast majority of water treatment plants globally. Production of WTRs are liable to increase as... Read More about Potential Alternative Reuse Pathways for Water Treatment Residuals: Remaining Barriers and Questions—a Review.

Computer modeling of Zircon (ZrSiO4)—Coffinite (USiO4) solid solutions and lead incorporation: Geological implications (2019)
Journal Article
Jackson, & Montenari. (2019). Computer modeling of Zircon (ZrSiO4)—Coffinite (USiO4) solid solutions and lead incorporation: Geological implications. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2019.08.005

The structure of zircon, ZrSiO4 is modeled using interatomic potentials. The uranium end-member, coffinite (USiO4) and intermediate solid solutions of zircon and coffinite (UxZr1–xSiO4) are then modeled, allowing the prediction of lattice parameters... Read More about Computer modeling of Zircon (ZrSiO4)—Coffinite (USiO4) solid solutions and lead incorporation: Geological implications.

Transit Life: How Commuting Is Transforming Our Cities, with commentaries from Peter Adey, Clare Holdsworth, Hayden Lorimer, Peter Merriman, Tim Schwanen and Elaine Stratford (2019)
Journal Article
Adey, P., Holdsworth, C., Lorimer, H., Merriman, P., Schwanen, T., Stratford, E., & Bissell, D. (2019). Transit Life: How Commuting Is Transforming Our Cities, with commentaries from Peter Adey, Clare Holdsworth, Hayden Lorimer, Peter Merriman, Tim Schwanen and Elaine Stratford. cultural geographies, 27(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/1474474019871658

Book review.

Comparison of geophysical and botanical results in simulated clandestine graves in rural and tropical environments in Colombia, South America (2019)
Journal Article
Martin Molina, C., & Pringle, J. K. Comparison of geophysical and botanical results in simulated clandestine graves in rural and tropical environments in Colombia, South America. Geological Society Special Publications, 492, 107-122. https://doi.org/10.1144/SP492-2017-290

In most Latin American countries there are significant numbers of both missing people and forced disappearances, ~84,000 alone in Colombia. Successful detection of buried human remains by forensic search teams can be difficult in varying terrain and... Read More about Comparison of geophysical and botanical results in simulated clandestine graves in rural and tropical environments in Colombia, South America.

The paradox of mobility for older people in the rural-urban fringe (2019)
Journal Article
Peacock, A., & Pemberton, S. (2019). The paradox of mobility for older people in the rural-urban fringe. Journal of Rural Studies, 9 -18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.08.002

Whilst considerable focus has been placed on mobility in rural and urban areas, there has been little attention to date on individuals' experiences and practices of mobility in the rural-urban fringe (RUF). This is surprising given that mobility is a... Read More about The paradox of mobility for older people in the rural-urban fringe.

Diamond and coesite inclusions in detrital garnet of the Saxonian Erzgebirge, Germany (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). Diamond and coesite inclusions in detrital garnet of the Saxonian Erzgebirge, Germany. Geology, 715-718. https://doi.org/10.1130/G46253.1

Local occurrences of coesite- and diamond-bearing rocks in the central Erzgebirge reveal ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) metamorphic conditions during the Variscan Orogeny. Although UHP metamorphism supposedly affected a wider area, implying that rocks whic... Read More about Diamond and coesite inclusions in detrital garnet of the Saxonian Erzgebirge, Germany.