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Evaluating the effectiveness of air quality management plans as a governance instrument in South Africa (2024)
Thesis
Mukwevho, P. Evaluating the effectiveness of air quality management plans as a governance instrument in South Africa. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/1018706

Since the 19th century, industrialised societies introduced technologies to enhance economic production and productivity, most notably related to energy generation. These caused ever-increasing levels of air pollution. The ambient air quality has sub... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness of air quality management plans as a governance instrument in South Africa.

Spatio-temporal usage of water sources by Black-cheeked Lovebirds Agapornis nigrigenis: implications for conservation planning (2024)
Journal Article
G. Phiri, C., J. Collar, N., Devenish, C., & Marsden, S. J. (2024). Spatio-temporal usage of water sources by Black-cheeked Lovebirds Agapornis nigrigenis: implications for conservation planning. Bird Conservation International, 34(e27), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270924000261

The Black-cheeked Lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis has a highly restricted range in dry south-western Zambia, where its distribution is clumped and localised in association with mopane Colophospermum mopane woodland and permanent water pools. Fieldwork... Read More about Spatio-temporal usage of water sources by Black-cheeked Lovebirds Agapornis nigrigenis: implications for conservation planning.

Outcrop spectral gamma-ray signals of distal arid continental basins: Facies identification and controls (2024)
Journal Article
Pettigrew, R. P., Priddy, C. L., & Clarke, S. M. (2024). Outcrop spectral gamma-ray signals of distal arid continental basins: Facies identification and controls. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 168, Article 107047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2024.107047

Spectral gamma ray (SGR) studies can help link outcrop exposures to downhole data and provide useful case studies to reduce uncertainty in interpreting geophysical logs where core and other geological data is unavailable. However, this technique is u... Read More about Outcrop spectral gamma-ray signals of distal arid continental basins: Facies identification and controls.

The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research (2024)
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Dowey, N., Lawrence, A., Raji, M., Jackson, C., Williams, R., Fernando, B., …Souch, C. (2024). The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research. Earth Science, Systems and Society, 4, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.3389/esss.2024.10123

There is a well-documented racial and ethnic diversity crisis in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) subjects in the Global North that leads to inequities in who does environmental research. The Equator project set out to increase part... Read More about The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research.

Volcanic tempo driven by rapid fluctuations in mantle temperature during large igneous province emplacement (2024)
Journal Article
Carter, E. J., Stock, M. J., Beresford-Browne, A., Cooper, M. R., Raine, R., & Fereyrolles, A. (2024). Volcanic tempo driven by rapid fluctuations in mantle temperature during large igneous province emplacement. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 644, Article 118903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118903

The generation of Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) is a topic of vigorous debate with competing models variably invoking hot mantle plumes, insulative heating by supercontinents or edge driven convective instabilities. Mantle temperature and its tempor... Read More about Volcanic tempo driven by rapid fluctuations in mantle temperature during large igneous province emplacement.

Synthesis and characterisation of an iron oxide mesoporous silica nano-composite and its application in removal of methylene blue dye (2024)
Journal Article
Saod, W. M., Oliver, I. W., Contini, A., & Zholobenko, V. (in press). Synthesis and characterisation of an iron oxide mesoporous silica nano-composite and its application in removal of methylene blue dye. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1319, Article 139390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.139390


Globally, effluents from textile industries and other waste streams have the potential to release vast amounts of chemical dyes and related substances into the environment. Treatment of water and waste-water to remove such pollutan... Read More about Synthesis and characterisation of an iron oxide mesoporous silica nano-composite and its application in removal of methylene blue dye.

Geoforensic search on land (2024)
Journal Article
Pringle, J., Wisniewski, K., Ruffell, A., & Hobson, L. (2024). Geoforensic search on land. Geology Today, 40(4), 146-152. https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12485

Forensic geoscientists assist with the investigation of locating and characterizing suspected illegal activities and provide evidence for criminal or civil courts of law. Geoforensic search in terrestrial environments can be challenging, depending on... Read More about Geoforensic search on land.

Applications of geoforensic trace evidence (2024)
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Jeffery, A. J., Pirrie, D., Pringle, J. K., Ruffell, A., & Stimpson, I. G. (2024). Applications of geoforensic trace evidence. Geology Today, 40(4), 139-145. https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12484

Geoforensic trace evidence studies can be crucial for law enforcement and civil/criminal prosecution and defence, to test potential links between suspect(s), crime scenes or forensic object(s). In addition, trace geological evidence can be used to id... Read More about Applications of geoforensic trace evidence.

Are Indian Universities Decolonizing Their Curricula? Investigating Reasons for the Slow(er) Development of Decolonizing the Curriculum (DTC) in India (2024)
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Dwivedi, O. P., & Lau, L. (2024). Are Indian Universities Decolonizing Their Curricula? Investigating Reasons for the Slow(er) Development of Decolonizing the Curriculum (DTC) in India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture, 9(1), 44-67. https://doi.org/10.5325/jasiapacipopcult.9.1.0044

There is growing recognition that many university curricula are not necessarily fully fit for purpose in the twenty-first century, being elitist, narrow, and unrepresentative; lacking relevance to the students, lacking diversity, lacking inclusivity.... Read More about Are Indian Universities Decolonizing Their Curricula? Investigating Reasons for the Slow(er) Development of Decolonizing the Curriculum (DTC) in India.

A record of magmatic differentiation in plutonic xenoliths from Santorini (Greece) (2024)
Journal Article
Whitley, S., Halama, R., Gertisser, R., Hansteen, T. H., Frische, M., & Vennemann, T. (2024). A record of magmatic differentiation in plutonic xenoliths from Santorini (Greece). Volcanica, 7(2), https://doi.org/10.30909/vol.07.02.421446

Plutonic xenoliths from volcanic arcs provide unique insights into transcrustal magmatic systems in subduction zone settings. At Santorini volcano in the Central Aegean Volcanic Arc (Greece), plutonic xenoliths occur throughout a sequence of lavas an... Read More about A record of magmatic differentiation in plutonic xenoliths from Santorini (Greece).

Forensic geoscience on, and in, water (2024)
Journal Article
Ruffell, A., Pringle, J. K., Powell, N., O'Keefe, A., Wisniewski, K. D., & Hobson, L. (2024). Forensic geoscience on, and in, water. Geology Today, 40(4), 153-158. https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12486

Geoscientists are being increasingly asked by law enforcement, environmental agencies and even wildlife trusts to investigate suspected illegal activities in and around water bodies for criminal or civil investigations. Searches and surveys in aquati... Read More about Forensic geoscience on, and in, water.

Statistical significance of three-dimensional stochastic fluvial reservoir modelling (2024)
Thesis
Davies, C. H. C. (2024). Statistical significance of three-dimensional stochastic fluvial reservoir modelling. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/849832

Fluvial systems, characterized by complex structures at multiple scales, often serve as excellent reservoirs for both hydrocarbons and carbon storage. Locating such reservoirs, and assessing their quality is challenging due to their sub-seismic natur... Read More about Statistical significance of three-dimensional stochastic fluvial reservoir modelling.

The geometry and distribution of thrust-fold related fractures in limestone (2024)
Thesis
Grodner, M. W. (2024). The geometry and distribution of thrust-fold related fractures in limestone. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/849840

Outcrop study of fracture geometry and topology in limestones of high-level thrust sheets in the Frontal Himalayan Thrust, north of Islamabad, Pakistan has enabled the determination of convergent tectonic spatial geometries and distributions of thrus... Read More about The geometry and distribution of thrust-fold related fractures in limestone.

Crafting self-care practices: learning textile craft in time and space (2024)
Thesis
Fisher, T. E. (2024). Crafting self-care practices: learning textile craft in time and space. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/849887

This research has been designed to understand how people are crafting time and space to engage with self-care activities through textile crafts. Craft research focuses heavily on the importance of the community and much less on the individuals’ exper... Read More about Crafting self-care practices: learning textile craft in time and space.

A new approach to modelling sources of fluorescent organic matter in Antarctic ice cores (2024)
Thesis
Harris, M. R. P. (2024). A new approach to modelling sources of fluorescent organic matter in Antarctic ice cores. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/853232

Organic matter trapped within the earth’s ice sheets holds a wide array of potential paleoenvironmental information but remains under-investigated. The fraction that exhibits intrinsic fluorescence, known as fluorescent organic matter (FOM), is broad... Read More about A new approach to modelling sources of fluorescent organic matter in Antarctic ice cores.