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Akimoto, S., Richardson, Emma ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7409-778X and Nagata, S. (2025) “It’s a Story of Another World”: Perceptions of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games among Japanese Athletes with Psychiatric Impairments. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly. ISSN Print: 0736-5829 Online: 1543-2777 (In Press)

Alegado, Paul-John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2913-6089 and Fernandez, K. (2025) Support for international student nurses in UK higher education. British Journal of Nursing, 34 (4). pp. 250-252. ISSN 0966-0461

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Brimmell, Jack ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7481-9711, Edwards, E., Uiga, L., Wood, G. and Vaughan, R. (2025) The structure of executive functions in athletes: A latent variable approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 78 (102808). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1469-0292; eISSN: 1878-5476

Brooker, Dawn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8636-5147 (2025) What are the challenges and opportunities for professional psychologists working in dementia care over the next ten years? Reflections from the dementia literature. FPOP Bulletin: Psychology of Older People, 169. pp. 9-17. ISSN Print: 2396-9652; Online: 2396-9660

Burgess, Beth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2711-9998 (2025) Valuing Quality Over Quantity: Recruiting Participants Within Research of a Sensitive Nature. In: The Guide to LGBTQ+ Research. Emerald Publishing Limited, Bradford, pp. 183-189. ISBN 978-1-83549-969-6 • E-Book: 978-1-83549-966-5

Burgess, Beth ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2711-9998, Vinson, Don ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3116-4828, Richardson, Emma ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7409-778X and Molnár, Győző ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1732-5672 (2025) Utilising the ecological–intersectional model to identify the factors that impact LGBTQ+ coaches’ experiences in sport. Sport, Education and Society. pp. 1-15. ISSN Print: 1357-3322 Online: 1470-1243

Bushell, Ashley Stephen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5967-2069 (2025) Prison Violence, a staff perspective: An initial exploration of the identified themes within adult male prisons within the Midlands Region. In: Criminal Justice and Society: Diverse Perspectives on Crime and Solutions, 16th May 2025, University of Worcester. (Unpublished)

Bushell, Ashley Stephen ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5967-2069 (2025) Prison the false environment. In: British Sociological Association Annual Conference 2025: Social Transformations, 23-25 April 2025, University of Manchester, UK. (Unpublished)

Butsch, Thomas and Bell, Robin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7325-4277 (2025) Does a self-managed organization leave employees behind? A critical review of the current trend. Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal, AOP. pp. 1-4. ISSN 1477-7282

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Cashmore, Yvonne and Alexander, Charmaine (2025) Using AI in teaching Business and Economics. In: Economics, Business and Enterprise Association New Teacher Conference, 24 January 2025, Online.

Comino, P., Foster, C., Renfree, Andrew ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9039-8574 and Casado, A. (2025) Tactical behaviors in men’s and women’s middle-distance global championship track finals. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, AOP. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1555-0265

Cook, Matthew ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6293-7566, Shan, Yusen and Willems, M. (2025) Effects of New Zealand Black Currant Extract on Exercising Substrate Utilization and Postexercise Blood Pressure in Men and Women. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, AOP. pp. 1-12. ISSN Print: 1526-484X Online: 1543-2742

Cussans, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1856-9460 (2025) Generative AI and The Creative Arts. In: Gen AI Lunchtime Sessions, 19th February 2025, University of Worcester.

Cussans, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1856-9460 (2025) 'Reimagining Arts Education: From the Education of the Senses to Creative Health'. In: Have Some Imagination: Towards a Manifesto for Arts Education, February 7th & 8th 2025, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle. (Unpublished)

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Fleming, Neil ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3311-404X (2025) The Government of India Act 1858. In: Leading Works in the History of the Constitution. Routledge, London. (In Press)

Francis, John ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-5665, Kyte, J., Bateman, Michael and Nicholls, S. (2025) The landscape of validity and reliability practices from applied performance analysts: Establishing a best practice framework. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, Online (First). pp. 1-23. ISSN 1747-9541 (print) 2048-397X (eISSN)

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Gilbert, Beverley ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6288-2019 (2025) Examining peer mentoring with women who experience multiple and complex disadvantage: a feminist ethical model of practice. Journal of Gender Studies. pp. 1-14. ISSN Print: 0958-9236 Electronic: 1465-3869

Green, James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5386-6463 (2025) Emotional Labour: The Management of Feeling and Display in the Workplace. In: Sociology of Work Handbook. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham. (In Press)

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Haq, Muhibul ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6281-5999, Ng, W., Budhathoki, T., Davies, J. and Dana, L. (2025) Microentrepreneurial commitment and perseverance in local communities during the COVID-19 crisis. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, AOP. pp. 1-27. ISSN 1355-2554

Hodgkins, Angela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2464-7848 and Solvason, Carla ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2025) Worcester Community Trust - Wellbeing Jobs Club Evaluation Report. Project Report. Unpublished. (Unpublished)

Hurley, S. and Monaghan, Chris (2025) Teaching of Rights and Justice in the Law School: Challenges and Opportunities for Research Led Teaching. Routledge Studies in Law, Rights and Justice . Routledge, London. ISBN Hardback: 9781032592121; EBook: 9781003457985

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Jones, Lisa ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5122-8334, Perry, Amy ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9381-6636, Gordon-Smith, Katherine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4083-1143 and et, al. (2025) Genomics yields biological and phenotypic insights into bipolar disorder. Nature. pp. 1-28. ISSN Print: 0028-0836 Online: 1476-4687

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Lau, Annica ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8956-4755, Haist, J. and Hewett, R. (2025) Impact-driven scholar, reflective practitioner, or pracademic? Conceptualizing hybrid roles to bridge the research-practice gap in HRM. Human Resource Management Review, 35 (2). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1053-4822; eISSN: 1873-7889

Lau, Annica ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8956-4755, Rebehn, Christian, Nichol, Lynn ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9889-9912 and Bell, Robin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7325-4277 (2025) GERMANY, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT IS CALLING: A LONG PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE HRM. In: 2025 Bi-Annual Psychological Contract (PC) Small Group Conference, April 7-8th 2025, Mike Ilitch School of Business, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA. (Submitted)

Lengthorn, Elena ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4816-1361 (2025) Environmental Education for a Fairer and Lasting Development. In: Environment and Development Days, 10th and 11th March 2025, Cardiff University. (Unpublished)

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Major Depressive Disorder Working Group, Psychiatric Genomics Consortium and Jones, Lisa ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5122-8334 (2025) Trans-ancestry genome-wide study of depression identifies 697 associations implicating cell types and pharmacotherapies. Cell, 188. pp. 1-23. ISSN 0092-8674; E-ISSN: 1097-4172

Menara, Barbara (2025) Differentiation, Integration, and Control Dynamics in Multidisciplinary Teams: An Ethnographic Study of Northern Italian Public Addiction Services. Journal of Applied Social Science (JASS). ISSN ISSN 1936-7244; eISSN 1937-0245 (In Press)

Menara, Barbara (2025) Exploring Professional Dynamics in Addiction Treatment: A Parsonian Perspective on Normative Culture and Action Orientation. European Review of Applied Sociology. ISSN eISSN: 2286-2552; ISSN: 2286-2102 (In Press)

Menara, Barbara (2025) Individualized Learning Programs in Italian Primary Education: Implications for Social Equity and Educational Outcomes. International Primary Education Research Journal. ISSN 2602-4071 (In Press)

Menzies, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2080-3364, Gaskin, Kerry ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1179-4921 and Seale, A. (2025) Understanding the Scale and Nature of Parent/Guardian Telephone Calls to a Tertiary Children’s Cardiac Centre: A Service Evaluation. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing. pp. 1-15. ISSN Print: 2469-4193 Electronic: 2469-4207

Monaghan, Chris ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9331-804X (2025) The Act of Settlement 1701. In: Leading Works in the History of the Constitution. Routledge, London. (In Press)

Monaghan, Chris ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9331-804X (2025) Judges in the 17th Century. World Turned Upside Down Podcast.

Monaghan, Chris ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9331-804X (2025) Leading Works in the History of the Constitution. Routledge, London. (In Press)

Monaghan, Chris ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9331-804X (2025) Lord Hewart: the man, the decision, and the legacy. Judicial Review (2). ISSN Print: 1085-4681 Online: 1757-8434 (In Press)

Monaghan, Chris ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9331-804X (2025) Tackling breaches of the House of Commons lobbying rules by a UK politician and Article 8 of the ECHR. European Human Rights Law Review. ISSN 1361-1526 (In Press)

Monaghan, Chris ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9331-804X and Thomas, R. (2025) The depiction of the British constitution in caricature, 1784-1819. In: Leading Works in the History of the Constitution. Routledge, London. (In Press)

Monaghan, Nicola ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2027-6915 (2025) Watson directions R v AZT [2023] EWCA Crim 1531. Journal of Criminal Law. ISSN Print: 0022-0183 • Electronic: 1740-5580 (In Press)

Murray, A., Murray, Pamela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8009-6900, Howells, K., Uthmani, N. and McMillan, N. (2025) The embodiment of equitable ways to develop agentic wellbeing through movement maximizing personal and general spaces - re-tooling affordances as drivers of social justice. Equity in Education & Society. pp. 1-51. ISSN eISSN: 27526461 | ISSN: 27526461 (In Press)

Murray, Pamela, Murray, A. and Howells, K. (2025) The interruption and deconstruction of lure through ‘play fake’ behaviours using the en vivo leadership time-phased intervention methodology to affirm children’s agency when under online predatorial duress. In: Education: Insights for Policy from Practice and Research. The Centre for Research into the Education of Marginalised Children and Young Adults (CREMCYA) at St Mary’s University Poster Conference & Information Exchange Event., January 21st 2025, House of Lords Cholmondeley Room. (Submitted)

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Nicholls, Richard (2025) Looking at customer-to-customer interaction (CCI) through the eyes of employees. University of Worcester, Worcester.

Nkiko, Cedric ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5537-3750 and Ahimbisibwe, F. (2025) Employment as a Strategic Pathway for Refugee and Host Youth Integration in Uganda. Journal of International Migration and Integration. pp. 1-43. ISSN Electronic ISSN 1874-6365; Print ISSN 1488-3473

Norman, Kay, Lewis, Alison ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2131-2540 and Carter, Louise (2025) The role of the nurse leader in facilitating effective support and communication to raise concerns. British Journal of Nursing, 34 (3). pp. 2-6. ISSN 0966-0461

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O'Malley, Mary ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3636-6197 and Carter, J. (2025) How Sensitive Delivery of Diagnosis can be Empowering. In: Young Onset Dementia Reconsidered - A Solution-Focused Approach. Reconsidering Dementia Series . Open University Press, Maidenhead, pp. 46-58. ISBN ISBN-13: 9780335252497 ISBN-10: 0335252494 eISBN-13: 9780335252503

Ojwang, S., Foster, Rebecca and Odiango, R. (2025) Exploring Lived Experiences of Kenyan Para-Athletes: Turning Barriers into Possibilities. Journal of Sport for Development, 13 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 2330-0574 (Online)

Okechukwu, Emeka Chibuzor ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0840-4950, Jimenez-Quiros, Catherine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8306-7109, Baysal, Omur ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5104-0983, Kocamaz, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6542-1194, Arıkan, Burhan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2868-7265, Webb, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8263-1997, Wood, T. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4637-9955, Arora, S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6632-2171, Domoney, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0882-064X, Studholme, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3010-6637 and Tör, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4416-5048 (2025) Pea-Saving Partners: Bacillus and Pseudomonas combat downy mildew in pea crops. bioRxiv. pp. 1-46. ISSN 2692-8205

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Panagiotaropoulou, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9516-6158, Hellberg, K., Coleman, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6759-0944, Seok, D., Kalman, J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0930-4214, Mitchell, P., Schofield, P., Forstner, A., Bauer, M., Scott, L., Pato, C., Pato, M., Li, Q., Kirov, G. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3427-3950, Landén, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4496-6451, Jonsson, L. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3175-103X, Müller-Myhsok, B., Smoller, J., Binder, E., Brückl, T., Czamara, D., Van der Auwera, S., Grabe, H., Homuth, G., Schmidt, C., Potash, J., DePaulo, J., Goes, F., MacKinnon, D., Mondimore, F., Weissman, M., Shi, J., Frye, M., Biernacka, J., Reif, A., Witt, S., Kahn, R., Boks, M., Owen, M., Gordon-Smith, Katherine ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4083-1143, Mitchell, B., Martin, N., Medland, S., Jones, Lisa ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5122-8334, Knowles, J., Levinson, D. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8223-1301, O'Donovan, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7073-2379, Lewis, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-8476, Breen, G., Werge, T., Schork, A., Ophoff, R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8287-6457, Ripke, S. and Olde Loohuis, L. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3327-7837 (2025) Identifying genetic differences between bipolar disorder and major depression through multiple genome-wide association analyses. The British Journal of Psychiatry. pp. 1-12. ISSN Print: 0007-1250 Online: 1472-1465

Pendrey, Annie (2025) Exploring the secret garden of further education professional development: reflecting on the researcher’s honesties and opening the honesty box. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 30 (1). pp. 45-60. ISSN Print: 1359-6748 Online: 1747-5112

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Richardson, Emma ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7409-778X and Motl, R. (2025) A Phenomenological Understanding of Aging ‘Well’ with Multiple Sclerosis. The Gerontologist. pp. 1-31. ISSN Print: 0016-9013; Online: 1758-5341 (In Press)

Riley, C., Jenkins, L., Baughan, E., Beers, L., Burnett, J., Chappell, F., Davidson, R., Lundin, E., Martin, M., Muggeridge, Anna ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9722-649X, Peplow, E., Pivatto, P. and White, J. (2025) Labour Pains: Mothers and Motherhood on the British Left in the Twentieth Century. Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. pp. 1-22. ISSN 0080-4401 (Print), 1474-0648 (Online)

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Sabia, L., Bell, Robin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7325-4277 and Bozward, D. (2025) Built-in: How entrepreneurs use their personal brands to build cognitive social capital to foster the venture growth. In: Contemporary Marketing Solutions: Strategies for Growth in a Competitive Consumer Landscape. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 155-181. ISBN Print ISBN 978-3-031-74656-7; Online ISBN 978-3-031-74657-4

Scriven, Marc, Scriven, Susie ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4662-1588, Beever, Millie and Thomas, Gavin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4662-1588 (2025) Falling with grace: how adapted martial arts techniques are helping seniors stay safe. The Sport and Exercise Scientist (83). pp. 27-29. ISSN 1754-3444

Sobantu, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8516-4623, Mwedzi, Tapuwa ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9793-5459 and Noyoo, N. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-4863 (2025) The housing-education nexus in South Africa beyond COVID-19: Implications for social work and social policy. Journal of Social Development in Africa, 40 (1). pp. 1-26. ISSN eISSN: 1726-3700 print ISSN: 1012-1080

Solvason, Carla ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079 (2025) Accountability, scapegoating and encouraging rebellious joys- teaching in England. British Journal of Special Education. ISSN 0952-3383 (In Press)

Solvason, Carla ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-0079, Sutton-Tsang, Samantha ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0302-7842 and Stobbs, Nicola ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9032-5340 (2025) Heading for Burnout: The Early Years Workforce in England post COVID-19. Journal of Early Childhood Research. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1476-718X

Stevenson, Andy (2025) Pioneering 'a different kind of holiday'. BBC Radio, BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester.

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Thompson, L. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6820-7030, Frances, T. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0757-0287, Turley, E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2563-6622, Lazard, L. and Donnelly, Lois ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0025-9613 (2025) Conceptualizing and Measuring Violence: A Feminist Critical Measurement Analysis of Gender-Based Violence Research in a Government Policy-Based Setting. Violence Against Women. pp. 1-26. ISSN 1077-8012; Online ISSN: 1552-8448

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Unwin, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1985-1959, Jones, Alexandra ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4158-9064 and Meakin, B. (2025) Looking past the stereotypes – Disabled people as foster carers. Adoption & Fostering, 49 (1). pp. 35-51. ISSN Print: 0308-5759 Online: 1740-469X

Unwin, Peter ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1985-1959, Molnár, Győző ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1732-5672 and O'Driscoll, J. (2025) Time for a Change in the ways that UK Health Services categorise Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers. Travellers' Times.

Uçar, B., Öztuğ, M., Tör, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4416-5048, Çelik-Öztürk, N., Vardar, F. and Cevher-Keskin, B. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3977-5797 (2025) Comparative Analysis of Protein Extraction Protocols for Olive Leaf Proteomics: Insights into Differential Protein Abundance and Isoelectric Point Distribution. ACS Agricultural Science & Technology. pp. 1-11. ISSN 2692-1952

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Wang, Y., Wang, Y., Khan, Zaki Ahmed, Huang, A. and Sang, J. (2025) Multi-level feature fusion networks for smoke recognition in remote sensing imagery. Neural Networks, 184 (107112). ISSN Online ISSN: 1879-2782; Print ISSN: 0893-6080

Warren, Vessela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6016-1821 and Ford, Callum (2025) Ensuring Survival through Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR) in the Manufacturing Industry: The Case of a UK SME. International Journal of Professional Management, 20 (1). pp. 1-20. ISSN 2042-2342 (Online)

Warren, Vessela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6016-1821 (2025) Holistic Wellness Experiences: The Design of Transformative Retreats. In: International Encyclopedia of Business Management. Elsevier, Netherlands. ISBN Hardback ISBN: 9780443137013 • eBook ISBN: 9780443137020 (In Press)

Warren, Vessela ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6016-1821 (2025) Service Innovation Implementation in the Hospitality Industry. In: International Encyclopedia of Business Management. Elsevier, Netherlands. ISBN Hardback ISBN: 9780443137013 • eBook ISBN: 9780443137020 (In Press)

Willems, M. and Cook, Matthew ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6293-7566 (2025) Alterations of Exercise-Induced Carbohydrate and Fat Oxidation by Anthocyanin-Rich New Zealand Blackcurrant Are Associated with the Pre-Intervention Metabolic Function: A Secondary Analysis of Randomized Crossover Trials. Nutrients, 17 (6). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2072-6643 Online: 2072-6643

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