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Hydraulic characteristics of groundwater-fed open ditches in a peatland (2004)
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Scholz, M., & Teppel, M. (2004). Hydraulic characteristics of groundwater-fed open ditches in a peatland. Ecological Engineering, 23(1), 29-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2004.06.011

The Environmental Ministry of Schleswig-Holstein has implemented a novel peatland management strategy in order to utilize the high nutrient retention potential of degenerated peatlands, and to improve the habitat at the same time. The effect of raise... Read More about Hydraulic characteristics of groundwater-fed open ditches in a peatland.

Kinetic neutron diffraction as an aid to processing (2004)
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Kilcoyne, S. (2004). Kinetic neutron diffraction as an aid to processing. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 350(1-3), 91-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2004.04.002

The development of high intensity neutron sources coupled with improvements in instrumentation has made it possible to collect high quality diffraction patterns extremely rapidly, and studies of the kinetics of solid-state processes in real time are... Read More about Kinetic neutron diffraction as an aid to processing.

Estimating live fuel moisture content from remotely sensed reflectance (2004)
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Danson, F., & Bowyer, P. (2004). Estimating live fuel moisture content from remotely sensed reflectance. Remote Sensing of Environment, 92(3), 309-321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2004.03.017

Fuel moisture content (FMC) is used in forest fire danger models to characterise the moisture status of the foliage. FMC expresses the amount of water in a leaf relative to the amount of dry matter and differs from measures of leaf water content whic... Read More about Estimating live fuel moisture content from remotely sensed reflectance.

Meeting the challenge for foot health in rheumatic diseases (2004)
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Williams, A., & Bowden, A. (2004). Meeting the challenge for foot health in rheumatic diseases. Foot, 14(3), 154-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foot.2004.03.006

Background: National guidelines recommend that patients with rheumatic diseases should have access to podiatry services and evidence is emerging that podiatry interventions are effective in the management of foot problems in this patient group. Desp... Read More about Meeting the challenge for foot health in rheumatic diseases.

Synthesis of furano-epothilone D (2004)
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Schinzer, D., Bourguet, E., & Ducki, S. (2004). Synthesis of furano-epothilone D. Chemistry - A European Journal, 10(13), 3217-3224. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200400125

The total synthesis of furano-epothilone D by a convergent route is reported. The key fragments are available on a large scale to provide sufficient material for biological evaluation. The approach involves a palladium-catalyzed coupling that generat... Read More about Synthesis of furano-epothilone D.

Asymmetric alkylation of diarylmethane derivatives. Improved results using methoxyethoxy substituent (2004)
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Wilkinson, J., Rossington, S., Leonard, J., & Hussain, N. (2004). Asymmetric alkylation of diarylmethane derivatives. Improved results using methoxyethoxy substituent. Tetrahedron Letters, 45(28), 5481-5483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.05.058

Alkylation of 2-methoxyethoxyphenyl phenyl methane using sec-BuLi and (−)-sparteine has been carried out in excellent yields and up to 94% ee. The best results were obtained in allylation reactions but methylation, ethylation, benzylation and trimeth... Read More about Asymmetric alkylation of diarylmethane derivatives. Improved results using methoxyethoxy substituent.

Stress in social services : mental wellbeing, constraints and job satisfaction (2004)
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Coffey, M., Dugdill, L., & Tattersall, A. (2004). Stress in social services : mental wellbeing, constraints and job satisfaction. British Journal of Social Work, 34(5), 735-746. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bch088

The public sector is facing an impending shortage of staff, because young people no longer want to work in it and nearly a third of its workforce is over 50 years of age. Staff working within the public sector report that stress is the biggest single... Read More about Stress in social services : mental wellbeing, constraints and job satisfaction.

Saving Heidegger from Benner and Wrubel (2004)
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Horrocks, S. (2004). Saving Heidegger from Benner and Wrubel. Nursing Philosophy, 5(2), 175-181. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-769X.2004.00172.x

In their criticism of my paper (Horrocks, 2002) Benner and Wrubel (hereafter B&W) argue that I add 'new misinterpretations of Heidegger that render his paper incoherent' (Benner & Wrubel, 2002, p. 45). I am going to argue that their interpretation do... Read More about Saving Heidegger from Benner and Wrubel.

The role of the senior health care worker in critical care (2004)
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Ormandy, P., Long, A., Hulme, C., & Johnson, M. (2004). The role of the senior health care worker in critical care. Nursing in Critical Care, 9(4), 151-158. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1362-1017.2004.00070.x

This article identifies that the introduction of the support worker role in the critical care team facilitates flexibility when organizing and managing patient care. Qualified nurses' time can be used more effectively, enhancing the quality of the... Read More about The role of the senior health care worker in critical care.

Head injury: long-term consequences for patients and families and implications for nurses (2004)
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Kneafsey, R., & Gawthorpe, D. (2004). Head injury: long-term consequences for patients and families and implications for nurses. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 13(5), 601-608. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.00903.x

Background: Head injury as a result of trauma is an important cause of long-term disability. Recently published guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence on Acute Head Injuries and a forthcoming National Service Framework for Long-... Read More about Head injury: long-term consequences for patients and families and implications for nurses.

The Cheshire foot pain and disability survey: a population survey assessing prevalence and associations (2004)
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Garrow, A., Silman, A., & MacFarlane, G. (2004). The Cheshire foot pain and disability survey: a population survey assessing prevalence and associations. PAIN, 110(1-2), 378-384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2004.04.019

Previous foot studies have consistently reported high prevalence estimates in self-reported foot disorders. Few population studies, however, have attempted to assess the impact of foot problems in terms of pain and disability so that the burden assoc... Read More about The Cheshire foot pain and disability survey: a population survey assessing prevalence and associations.

Development of the Brunel Balance Assessment: a new measure of balance disability post stroke (2004)
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Tyson, S., & DeSouza, L. (2004). Development of the Brunel Balance Assessment: a new measure of balance disability post stroke. Clinical Rehabilitation, 18(7), 801-810. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215504cr744oa

Objective: To report the psychometric properties of the Brunel Balance Assessment (BBA), a new test of balance disability post stroke. Design: Data from 92 subjects were collected and cohorts used to test hierarchical scaling, reliability and vali... Read More about Development of the Brunel Balance Assessment: a new measure of balance disability post stroke.

An IFC-based Space Analysis for Accessibility Layout for all Users (2004)
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Wu, S., Lee, A., Koh, W., Aouad, G., & Fu, C. (2004). An IFC-based Space Analysis for Accessibility Layout for all Users. Construction innovation (London. Online), 4(3), 129-141. https://doi.org/10.1191/1471417504ci072oa

An accessible or inclusive building design does not disable any user; it should enable the independent and equal use of a facility by all. With the introduction of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), the consideration of issues such as acce... Read More about An IFC-based Space Analysis for Accessibility Layout for all Users.

Planning For Claims: An Ethnography of Industry Culture (2004)
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Rooke, J., Seymour, D., & Fellows, R. (2004). Planning For Claims: An Ethnography of Industry Culture. Construction Management and Economics, 22(6), 655-662. https://doi.org/10.1080/014461904200026324

Claims by contractors for additional payments have been identified by commentators as a major source of difficulty in the industry. Ethnographic research with industry members reveals some key features of planning practices that underlie such events.... Read More about Planning For Claims: An Ethnography of Industry Culture.

With regard to respect: a framework for governance of educational virtual communities (2004)
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Bell, F., & Heinze, A. (2004). With regard to respect: a framework for governance of educational virtual communities. International Journal of Web Based Communities, 1(1), 19-34. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWBC.2004.004796

We use theories of computer-mediated communication and virtual communities to explore the governance of web-based educational communities. Two parallel cycles of action research are reported to inform our discussion, one intervention driven by percei... Read More about With regard to respect: a framework for governance of educational virtual communities.

A withdrawn vision: art, realism and the scene of incest (2004)
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Kilby, J. (2004). A withdrawn vision: art, realism and the scene of incest. Journal for Cultural Research, 8(3), 317-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/1479758042000264966

Via a reading of incest survivor art, this essay explores the possibility of a political aesthetic based on the unrepresentability of trauma. Key to this essay is the idea that trauma cannot be redeemed by art and it is therefore necessary to develop... Read More about A withdrawn vision: art, realism and the scene of incest.

Bearing capacity of rock over mined cavities in Nottingham. (2004)
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Waltham, A., & Swift, G. (2004). Bearing capacity of rock over mined cavities in Nottingham. Engineering Geology, 75(1), 15-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2004.04.006

A significant geohazard is created in Nottingham, UK, by hundreds of man-made caves cut in the weak sandstone beneath the city centre. Stability of the caves has been assessed by a single full-scale loading test, by numerical modelling with FLAC and... Read More about Bearing capacity of rock over mined cavities in Nottingham..