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Gendered futures? Women, the ICT workplace and stories of the future (2008)
Journal Article
Moore, K., Griffiths, M., Richardson, H., & Adam, A. (2008). Gendered futures? Women, the ICT workplace and stories of the future. Gender, Work and Organization, 15(5), 523. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0432.2008.00416.x

This article investigates stories of the future in relation to women in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector through the development of a theoretical and methodological stance towards the future. Given concerns about the future... Read More about Gendered futures? Women, the ICT workplace and stories of the future.

Healthy aims: developing new medical implants and diagnostic equipment (2008)
Journal Article
Hodgins, D., Bertsch, A., Post, N., Frischholz, M., Volckaerts, B., Spensley, J., …Kenney, L. (2008). Healthy aims: developing new medical implants and diagnostic equipment. IEEE Pervasive Computing, 7(1), 14-21. https://doi.org/10.1109/MPRV.2008.8

Healthy Aims is a €23-million, four-year project, funded under the EU’s Information Society Technology Sixth Framework program to develop intelligent medical implants and diagnostic systems (www.healthyaims.org). The project has 25 partners from 10 c... Read More about Healthy aims: developing new medical implants and diagnostic equipment.

Generating natural language specifications from UML class diagrams (2008)
Journal Article
Meziane, F., Athanasakis, N., & Ananiadou, S. (2008). Generating natural language specifications from UML class diagrams. Requirements Engineering, 13(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00766-007-0054-0

Early phases of software development are known to be problematic, difficult to manage and errors occurring during these phases are expensive to correct. Many systems have been developed to aid the transition from informal Natural Language requirement... Read More about Generating natural language specifications from UML class diagrams.

From smart and corporate to urban and edgy: revitalising organisations in turbulent environments (2008)
Journal Article
Burke, M. (2008). From smart and corporate to urban and edgy: revitalising organisations in turbulent environments. https://doi.org/10.1108/19348830810915497

Purpose: This paper aims to address issues surrounding the revitalising of organisations in turbulent environments. Design/methodology/approach: The paper contains a discussion of relevant issues and presentation of research which considers how lea... Read More about From smart and corporate to urban and edgy: revitalising organisations in turbulent environments.

Less is more : completing narratives in miniature fiction (2008)
Journal Article
Hurley, U., & Trimarco, P. (2008). Less is more : completing narratives in miniature fiction

This essay examines how readers interpret and interact with miniature fiction by completing the narratives in these extremely short stories. This is not to suggest that more traditional short stories have always provided complete narratives, but what... Read More about Less is more : completing narratives in miniature fiction.

Apposition and affective communication (2008)
Journal Article
Blakemore, D. (2008). Apposition and affective communication. Language and Literature, 17(1), 37-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963947007085054

This paper focuses on the rhetorical effects of structures which involve the apposition of two (or more) segments with similar, but not identical, interpretations – for example, He felt depressed, flattened. Building on the existing relevance theoret... Read More about Apposition and affective communication.

Real-time cellular uptake of serotonin using fluorescence lifetime imaging with two-photon excitation (2008)
Journal Article
Botchway, S., Parker, A., Bisby, R., & Crisostomo, A. (2008). Real-time cellular uptake of serotonin using fluorescence lifetime imaging with two-photon excitation. Microscopy Research and Technique, 71(4), 267-273. https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.20548

The real-time uptake of serotonin, a neurotransmitter, by rat leukaemia mast cell line RBL-2H3 and 5-hydroxytryptophan by Chinese hamster V79 cells has been studied by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM), monitoring ultraviolet (340 nm) f... Read More about Real-time cellular uptake of serotonin using fluorescence lifetime imaging with two-photon excitation.

Using plenary focus groups in information systems research: More than a collection of interviews (2008)
Journal Article
Sobreperez, P. (2008). Using plenary focus groups in information systems research: More than a collection of interviews. Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods, 6(2), 181-188

Standard data collection techniques in qualitative research have included surveys, interviews and observations. The Focus group technique is a more recent addition to the empirical researcher's repertoire and is highly appropriate to Information Syst... Read More about Using plenary focus groups in information systems research: More than a collection of interviews.

The difference in a clinical measure of patella lateral displacement between patients with patellofemoral pain and matched controls (2008)
Journal Article
Herrington, L. (2008). The difference in a clinical measure of patella lateral displacement between patients with patellofemoral pain and matched controls. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 38, 59-62

STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional matchedpairs design.

The applicability of ultrasound imaging in the assessment of dynamic patella tracking: a preliminary investigation (2008)
Journal Article
Herrington, L., & Pearson, S. (2008). The applicability of ultrasound imaging in the assessment of dynamic patella tracking: a preliminary investigation. ˜The œKnee (Amsterdam. Online), 15, 125-127

The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of muscle stimulation of the Vastus Medialis Oblique (VMO) and Vastus Laterialis (VL) muscles on patella position in-vivo assessed by ultrasound scanning. Also to assess the reliability of the techn... Read More about The applicability of ultrasound imaging in the assessment of dynamic patella tracking: a preliminary investigation.

Anterior translation at the glenohumeral joint: A cause of axillary artery compression? (2008)
Journal Article
Stapleton, C., & Herrington, L. (2008). Anterior translation at the glenohumeral joint: A cause of axillary artery compression?. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546507309314

Background: Lesions to the axillary artery are reported in overhead athletes. One speculated cause is repeated transient compression by the humeral head due to excessive laxity at the glenohumeral joint. Hypotheses: (1) Anterior translation of the... Read More about Anterior translation at the glenohumeral joint: A cause of axillary artery compression?.

Sonographic evaluation of the axillary artery during simulated overhead throwing position (2008)
Journal Article
Stapleton, C., Herrington, L., & George, K. (2008). Sonographic evaluation of the axillary artery during simulated overhead throwing position. Physical Therapy in Sport, 9(3), 126-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2008.06.009

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine changes in axillary artery diameter and peak systolic velocity in asymptomatic individuals during upper limb positioning commonly used to assess vascular pathology in athletes. Design: Repeated meas... Read More about Sonographic evaluation of the axillary artery during simulated overhead throwing position.

Thinking through sexuality (2008)
Journal Article
Hicks, S. (2008). Thinking through sexuality. Journal of Social Work, 8(1), 65-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017307084740

Summary: This article is a discussion piece on the idea of ‘sexuality’ within social work. The author discusses dominant models of sexuality – including those within anti-discriminatory practice theory – before going on to raise a number of proble... Read More about Thinking through sexuality.

Gender role models...who needs 'em?! (2008)
Journal Article
Hicks, S. (2008). Gender role models...who needs 'em?!. Qualitative Social Work, 7(1), 43-59. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325007086415

This article examines the use of socialization theory in social workers’ considerations of child development. The author analyses assessments of lesbians and gay men who applied to foster or adopt children, in order to demonstrate social workers’ rel... Read More about Gender role models...who needs 'em?!.

What does social work desire? (2008)
Journal Article
Hicks, S. (2008). What does social work desire?. Social Work Education, 27(2), 131-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615470701709451

This shorter discussion piece examines the ways in which sexuality is theorised within social work. The author briefly analyses a dominant version of sexuality theory found in anti-discriminatory practice, before going on to suggest an alternative... Read More about What does social work desire?.

Translation studies: beginnings, trajectories and questions of the future (in Arabic) (2008)
Journal Article
Hanna, S. (2008). Translation studies: beginnings, trajectories and questions of the future (in Arabic)

Undertaking a systematic review: the road to successful completion (2008)
Journal Article
Yorke, J., & Fleming, S. (2008). Undertaking a systematic review: the road to successful completion. Journal of Research in Nursing, 13(4), 282-298. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987108093527

The systematic review is an important research method that allows for the critical analysis of the results from a range of existing studies to answer research questions. The findings can be used to inform clinical decisions, as well as the develop... Read More about Undertaking a systematic review: the road to successful completion.

Ten polymorphic microsatellite loci for Allobates femoralis, an Amazonian dendrobatoid frog (2008)
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an Amazonian dendrobatoid frog. Molecular Ecology Resources, 8, 1326-1328. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02304.x

Within the anuran amphibians, dendrobatoids (poison-arrow frogs) are renowned for their parental care, but the lack of highly variable DNA markers so far precluded precise and comprehensive measurements of their genetic mating system. Here we prese... Read More about Ten polymorphic microsatellite loci for Allobates femoralis, an Amazonian dendrobatoid frog.

Care and parentage in a skin-feeding Caecilian amphibian (2008)
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amphibian. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology, 309A, 460-467

An exceptional form of parental care has recently been discovered in a poorly known caecilian amphibian. Mothers of the Taita Hills (Kenya) endemic Boulengerula taitanus provide their own skin as a food source for their offspring. Field data sugges... Read More about Care and parentage in a skin-feeding Caecilian amphibian.

A case comparison of a proportional hazards model and a stochastic filter for condition-based maintenance applications using oil-based condition monitoring information (2008)
Journal Article
condition monitoring information. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 222, 47-55. https://doi.org/10.1243/1748006XJRR76

The ability to predict the expected time remaining before a component fails is crucial when scheduling maintenance activities and component replacements. The current paper presents a comparison of the proportional hazards model and a probabilistic... Read More about A case comparison of a proportional hazards model and a stochastic filter for condition-based maintenance applications using oil-based condition monitoring information.