Student mental health and wellbeing have come under increased scrutiny in recent years. Postgraduate research (PGR) students are at risk of experiencing concerns this, with the often isolated competitive nature their work, can impact sense community social connectedness. In response to these concerns, we designed Pears, a system connect PGR for regular “pearings” (in-person meetings) provide ac...

A study was conducted to assess the impact of different blanching methods and time on quality dried pear slices. Pears are only available seasonally, making production high-quality slices a valuable commodity. The pears were prepared sliced before being blanched using three methods: traditional with hot water, steam, microwave for varying lengths time. After blanching, cooled then placed filter...

The present article is concerned with studies on magnitude estimations that strived to uncover the underlying mental representation(s) of magnitudes. We point out a number of methodological differences and shortcomings that make it difficult drawing general conclusions. To solve this problem, we propose a taxonomy by which those studies could be classified, taking into account central methodolo...