Group-based interventions to reduce gambling involvement among male football fans: a synopsis of findings from a feasibility study by Gerda Reith, Blair Biggar, Chris Bunn, Manuela Deidda, Craig Donnachie, Frankie Graham, Cindy Gray, Nicola Greenlaw, Kate Hunt, Matthew Philpott, Neil Platt, Robert D Rogers, John Rooksby, Sally Wyke, Heather Wardle

“…Limitations The study failed to attract sufficient numbers to the intervention. Future work Embedding Football Fans and Betting or similar interventions within footballing communities that are not hampered by commercial gambling arrangements should be considered, along with an emphasis on the importance of early intervention to prevent progression to serious harms from gambling. …”
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The religious undertones in the Zaju “Journey to the West”: to the problem of the manifestation of Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucian thoughts

“…This era saw a fusion of various religious thoughts influencing the literati’s works, embedding Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucian elements. …”
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Hyphenated: A Collaborative Meditation on Research-Creation by Anna Foran, Ami Xherro

“…Revisiting the ancient Greek concept of krisis—a moment of judgment and discernment—as a framework for inquiry, the author contrasts her prior scholarly work embedded in traditional frameworks of critique, often rooted in metaphors of violence, with the reparative methodologies developed through her work with the Decameron Collective. …”
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In (a) Critical Condition: Reconsiderations of Krisis, Critique, and Theoria through Research Co-creation by Monique Tschofen

“…Revisiting the ancient Greek concept of krisis—a moment of judgment and discernment—as a framework for inquiry, the author contrasts her prior scholarly work embedded in traditional frameworks of critique, often rooted in metaphors of violence, with the reparative methodologies developed through her work with the Decameron Collective. …”
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Women’s experiences of the Odon Device to assist vaginal birth and participation in intrapartum research: a qualitative study in a maternity unit in the Southwest of England by Natalie S Blencowe, Emily J Hotton, Erik Lenguerrand, Julia Wade, Joanna F Crofts, Tim J Draycott

“…Objective To investigate women’s experiences of having a birth assisted by the Odon Device (an innovative device for assisted vaginal birth) and participation in intrapartum research.Design Qualitative semistructured interviews and observations undertaken in the context of case study work embedded in the ASSIST feasibility study.Setting A tertiary referral National Health Service (NHS) maternity unit in the Southwest of England, between 8 October 2018 and 26 January 2019.Participants Eight women, four operators and 11 midwives participated with eight observations of the assisted vaginal birth, eight interviews with women in the postnatal period, 39 interviews/reflections with operators and 19 interviews with midwives. …”
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