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The information needs of patients treated with primary angioplasty for heart attack: An exploratory study (2008)
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Astin, F., Closs, S., McLenachan, J., Hunter, S., & Priestley, C. (2008). The information needs of patients treated with primary angioplasty for heart attack: An exploratory study. Patient Education and Counseling, 73(2), 325-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2008.06.013

Objective As early recovery is a challenging period for cardiac patients who frequently have ‘unmet’ health information needs, the objective of this study was to explore the information needs of patients treated with primary angioplasty for heart at... Read More about The information needs of patients treated with primary angioplasty for heart attack: An exploratory study.

Ubiquitous location tracking for context-specific information delivery on construction sites (2008)
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Behzadan, A., Aziz, Z., Anumba, C., & Kamat, V. (2008). Ubiquitous location tracking for context-specific information delivery on construction sites. Automation in Construction, 17(6), 737-748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2008.02.002

Construction projects are information-intensive in nature and require site personnel to have continuous on-demand access to information such as project plans, drawings, schedules, and budgets. Awareness of a user's context (such as user profile, role... Read More about Ubiquitous location tracking for context-specific information delivery on construction sites.

The photo‐survey research method : capturing life in the city (2008)
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Moore, G., Croxford, B., Adams, M., Refaee, M., Cox, T., & Sharples, S. (2008). The photo‐survey research method : capturing life in the city. Visual Studies, 23(1), 50-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/14725860801908536

Recent promotion of city centre living within UK policy has led to a commensurate interest in city centre conditions and the opinions and experiences of the people who live there. An apposite, straightforward method to capture city centre residents'... Read More about The photo‐survey research method : capturing life in the city.

Neospora caninum : detection in wild rabbits and investigation of co-infection with Toxoplasma gondii by PCR analysis (2008)
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Hughes, J., Thomasson, D., Craig, P., Georgin, S., Pickles, A., & Hide, G. (2008). Neospora caninum : detection in wild rabbits and investigation of co-infection with Toxoplasma gondii by PCR analysis. Experimental Parasitology, 120(3), 255-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2008.07.011

Neospora caninum is an important pathogen of cattle causing significant economic loss. There is much current interest in wild animal reservoirs for this parasite. The role of the rabbit in this is currently unknown. DNA samples from the brains of wil... Read More about Neospora caninum : detection in wild rabbits and investigation of co-infection with Toxoplasma gondii by PCR analysis.

Membrane permeability and regulation of drug "influx and efflux" in enterobacterial pathogens. (2008)
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Davin-Regli, A., Bolla, J., James, C., Lavigne, J., Chevalier, J., Garnotel, E., …Pagès, J. (2008). Membrane permeability and regulation of drug "influx and efflux" in enterobacterial pathogens. Current Drug Targets, 9(9), 750-759. https://doi.org/10.2174/138945008785747824

In Enterobacteriaceae, membrane permeability is a key in the level of susceptibility to antibiotics. Modification of the bacterial envelope by decreasing the porin production or increasing the expression of efflux pump systems has been reported. Thes... Read More about Membrane permeability and regulation of drug "influx and efflux" in enterobacterial pathogens..

Staying vital to the virtual learner: what role for future university law librarians? (2008)
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Wakefield, N. (2008). Staying vital to the virtual learner: what role for future university law librarians?. Legal Information Management, 8(1), 18-23. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1472669608000042

Nicola Wakefield and Emily Allbon are academic law librarians. They offer their thoughts on the future that all academic law librarians may face as we move further into the 21st Century. They look at the key issues and examine possibilities for the f... Read More about Staying vital to the virtual learner: what role for future university law librarians?.

Grand Designs: Creating an academic law library (2008)
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Sales, N. (2008). Grand Designs: Creating an academic law library. Legal Information Management, 8(1), 50-55. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1472669608000108

This article looks at the project to build a new academic Law Library at the University of Salford. It examines the tasks involved, resource planning and communication as well as highlighting successes and issues raised during the construction and de... Read More about Grand Designs: Creating an academic law library.

Work-based learning : A different approach (2008)
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Neville, L., Owens, D., Rutherford, J., & Rosen, L. (2008). Work-based learning : A different approach. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 2(1), 34-36. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2008.2.1.28015

This article outlines a range of work-based learning opportunities which are suitable for healthcare assistants, healthcare support workers and assistant practitioners. Innovation and imagination, plus a sound evidence base, are the foundations f... Read More about Work-based learning : A different approach.

Evaluating service marketing in airline industry and its influence on student passengers' purchasing behavior using Taipei–London route as an example (2008)
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Chen, A., Peng, N., & Hackley, C. (2008). Evaluating service marketing in airline industry and its influence on student passengers' purchasing behavior using Taipei–London route as an example. Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, 25(2), 149-160. https://doi.org/10.1080/10548400802402503

This article reports an empirical study into airline consumer purchase behavior on a major global route between the United Kingdom (UK) and Taipei. It focuses on the factors influencing airline choice for a sample of 60 Taiwanese students based at UK... Read More about Evaluating service marketing in airline industry and its influence on student passengers' purchasing behavior using Taipei–London route as an example.

Incremental changes and efficiency leaps in the improvement of internal effectiveness (2008)
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Larsson, M., Arif, M., & Aburas, H. (2008). Incremental changes and efficiency leaps in the improvement of internal effectiveness. Management Research News, 31(8), 583-594. https://doi.org/10.1108/01409170810892145

Purpose – This paper highlights one of the limitations of the continuous improvement (CI) philosophy and contends that CI cannot go on forever. It further suggests that in order to further improve organizations need to increase the system boundary,... Read More about Incremental changes and efficiency leaps in the improvement of internal effectiveness.

Special needs education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): a systems perspective (2008)
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Arif, M., & Gaad, E. (2008). Special needs education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): a systems perspective. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 8(2), 111-117. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-3802.2008.00108.x

In order to obtain maximum benefits from the educational system, it is imperative that the system should work as a unified coherent unit. Gaad, Arif and Scott (2006) conducted the systems analysis of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) general education... Read More about Special needs education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): a systems perspective.

Particle swarm for attribute selection in Bayesian classification : an application to protein function prediction (2008)
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Correa, E., Freitas, A., & Johnson, C. (2008). Particle swarm for attribute selection in Bayesian classification : an application to protein function prediction. Journal of Artificial Evolution and Applications, 2008, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/876746

The discrete particle swarm optimization (DPSO) algorithm is an optimization technique which belongs to the fertile paradigm of Swarm Intelligence. Designed for the task of attribute selection, the DPSO deals with discrete variables in a straightforw... Read More about Particle swarm for attribute selection in Bayesian classification : an application to protein function prediction.

Interactions between adsorbed layers of αS1-Casein with covalently bound side chains : a self-consistent field study (2008)
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Akinshina, A., Ettelaie, R., Dickinson, E., & Smyth, G. (2008). Interactions between adsorbed layers of αS1-Casein with covalently bound side chains : a self-consistent field study. Biomacromolecules, 9(11), 3188-3200. https://doi.org/10.1021/bm800771t

The effect on the adsorbed layer properties of the modification of αS1-casein by covalent bonding with an uncharged polysaccharide side chain has been investigated using lattice-based self-consistent field (SCF) theory. Interactions between two hydro... Read More about Interactions between adsorbed layers of αS1-Casein with covalently bound side chains : a self-consistent field study.

Mixed protein–polysaccharide interfacial layers : a self consistent field calculation study (2008)
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Ettelaie, R., Akinshina, A., & Dickinson, E. (2008). Mixed protein–polysaccharide interfacial layers : a self consistent field calculation study. Faraday Discussions, 139, 161. https://doi.org/10.1039/B717199D

Mixed interfacial films of protein and polysaccharide have been investigated using self consistent field (SCF) calculations. The colloidal interactions mediated by such composite layers between two approaching surfaces have been considered. Two types... Read More about Mixed protein–polysaccharide interfacial layers : a self consistent field calculation study.