Animals Laboring for Humans: Integrating Animal Dignity into I-O Psychology

Hernandez et al. (2025), in their focal article have put the spotlight on the role of animals in I-O psychology. It is true that animals are neglected by I-O psychologists, who have traditionally focused on human beings in the workplace, and how they feel, perceive and behave. It is therefore of great importance to extend our reach and research to animals. In this piece, we raise the question how I-O psychology can theorize on animals in the workplace. In so doing, we advocate integrating a dignity perspective on animals (Bal, 2017; Challenger, 2003) into the field to postulate possible research questions and provide answers as to how I-O psychologists can relate to animals in the workplace.</p

MAP Kyrgyzstan: A performance of Komuz

This is a song that reflects on the effects of parental migration on children left behind. It explores the challenges faced by these children when parents leave in search of better job opportunities abroad, often resulting in a lack of parental care. Drawing inspiration from Chingiz Aitmatov’s White Steamship, which portrays a child’s experience of longing for a father figure, the song combines thoughtful poetry with the traditional Kyrgyz Komuz. Through its composition, it highlights the experiences of these children and raises awareness of the broader social implications of migration. The song is written and played by Symbat Zhanybekova (MAP young participant). It was performed at the MAP Impact Week 2023.https://doi.org/10.24385/lincoln.28408364</p

Unveiling the origins of psychological contract perceptions: A systematic review of 30 years of psychological contract antecedents research

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to better understand psychological contract antecedents by reviewing the literature from the last 30 years. This synthesis of the literature on psychological contract antecedents helps to identify common trends, gaps in the current literature, and areas for future research. By providing a more integrated understanding of the factors that influence the formation of the psychological contract, our review contributes to further development of the theoretical foundations of the psychological contract concept.</p

Industrial Decarbonisation Frontiers Report: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

This report synthesises IDRIC’s research on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), highlighting its essential role in supporting industrial decarbonisation. By evaluating full environmental impacts across the entire life cycle of decarbonised technologies and systems, LCA enables industry, policymakers and technology developers to make informed, sustainable decisions that avoid unintended consequences.</p

Diffusion of water in a nonporous hydrophobic crystal

Burrowing water: The apohost phase of a substituted hydrophobic calixarene, grown by sublimation, forms lattice voids but not channels. Exposure of the crystals to liquid water results in a single-crystal-to-single-crystal phase transformation during which water molecules become embedded in the lattice voids (see picture); thus the classical view of diffusion might not be appropriate at the atomic scale. (Chemical Equation Presented) © 2005 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.</p

Hydration-dependent anomalous thermal expansion behaviour in a coordination polymer

A coordination polymer is shown to possess anomalous anisotropic thermal expansion. Guest water molecules present in the as-synthesised material can be removed upon activation without loss of crystal singularity. The fully dehydrated form shows considerably different thermal expansion behaviour as compared to the hydrate. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2016.</p

Solid-state structural studies of oxacalix[2]arene[2]naphthalene as a molecular tweezer

A novel oxacalix[2]arene[2]naphthalene host molecule was synthesized and crystallized from a number of solvents. In the solid state the host assumes the 1,3-alternate conformation, allowing it to function as a molecular tweezer by utilizing its naphthalene moieties as pincer arms. An apohost phase was crystallized from DMSO and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the pincer arms are pinched together rather than interdigitating. Solvate crystals were obtained from dimethyl formamide, dimethyl acetamide, N-methyl pyrrolidone and nitrobenzene and these were also analyzed by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Three of the solvate phases are isoskeletal with a host:guest ratio of 1:1, and with the guest molecules located between the pincer arms. The nitrobenzene solvate has a host:guest ratio of 1:2 - one of the guest molecules is complexed by the pincer arms while the second is situated interstitially. © 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry.</p

Borromean sheets assembled by self-supporting argentophilic interactions

An infinite two-dimensional Borromean coordination framework, stabilized by argentophilic interactions, was obtained by the reaction of a flexible ligand with AgBF4. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2005.</p

Determination of urinary bromine by pixe

The method of thin film PIXE was applied to the analysis of a total of 117 urine specimens from urinary stone sufferers and controls. The overall range of Br levels was between 2 and 18 μg cm-3. Mean values obtained over a period of three days ranged from 6.8 to 9.2 μg cm-3. No significant differences between the Br distributions in the two groups over the collection period were observed. © 1989 Akadémiai Kiadó.</p

Perceptual body image tasks require ethnically appropriate stimuli

Current body ideals and perceived weight status are often assessed with tests that include images which depict BMI dependent morphological changes in body shape. These images are almost exclusively based on White European (WE) bodies. However, East Asian (EA) and South Asian (SA) people have a different body composition and pattern of adipose deposition for a given BMI. As such, matching someone’s body from an EA or SA background to a WE body may lead to errors in estimation, as there are no equivalent bodies to match against. Therefore, we 3D scanned EA, SA and WE female volunteers and constructed computer-generated imagery (CGI) bodies based on a statistical analysis of the size and shape variation specific to each ethnic identity. We then asked participants to make judgements between pairs of bodies of the same or different ethnic identity as themselves. When presented with ethnically different stimuli, EA and SA participants significantly over-estimate body size and WE participants significantly under-estimate. Additionally, ethnically mismatched stimuli lead to significantly greater uncertainty about body size judgements. For the first time, we show that ethnically appropriate stimuli need to be used to assess body judgements and should be developed as a matter of urgency.</p