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An asset residual life prediction model based on expert judgments (2008)
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on expert judgments. European Journal of Operational Research, 188, 496-505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2007.03.044

An appropriate and accurate residual life prediction for an asset is essential for cost effective and timely maintenance planning and scheduling. The paper reports the use of expert judgments as the additional information to predict a regularly monit... Read More about An asset residual life prediction model based on expert judgments.

Crossing “Dark Barriers”: intertextuality and dialogue between Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott. (2008)
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Oliver, S. (2008). Crossing “Dark Barriers”: intertextuality and dialogue between Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott. Studies in romanticism, 47(1), 15-35

Crossing “Dark Barriers”: intertextuality and dialogue between Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott. This essay discusses intertextual references as a form of poetic dialogue between Lord Byron and Walter Scott. Byron’s poetic relationships with Scot... Read More about Crossing “Dark Barriers”: intertextuality and dialogue between Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott..

Models and metaphors: complexity theory and through-life management in the built environment (2008)
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Rooke, J., Molloy, E., Sinclair, M., Koskela, L., Siriwardena, M., Kagioglou, M., & Siemieniuch, C. (2008). Models and metaphors: complexity theory and through-life management in the built environment. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 4(1), 47-57. https://doi.org/10.3763/aedm.2008.S707

Complexity thinking may have both modelling and metaphorical applications in the through-life management of the built environment. These two distinct approaches are examined and compared. In the first instance, some of the sources of complexity in th... Read More about Models and metaphors: complexity theory and through-life management in the built environment.

Temporally resolved laser induced plasma diagnostics of single crystal silicon - effects of ambient pressure (2008)
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plasma diagnostics of single crystal silicon - effects of ambient pressure. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 63, 1066-1071. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2008.09.007

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of silicon was performed using a nanosecond pulsed frequency doubled Nd:YAG (532 nm) laser. The temporal evolution of the laser ablation plumes in air at atmospheric pressure and at an ambient pressure of ∼10−5... Read More about Temporally resolved laser induced plasma diagnostics of single crystal silicon - effects of ambient pressure.

Swagelok Ultra-Torr based feed-through design for coupling optical fibre bundles into vacuum systems (2008)
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optical fibre bundles into vacuum systems. Vacuum, 82, 1341-1343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2008.03.002

We report the design of an inexpensive and flexible fibre-optic bundle high vacuum feed-through that can be constructed from easily available Swagelok Ultra-TorrTM stock parts. The fibre bundle extends through the vacuum envelope and thus does not... Read More about Swagelok Ultra-Torr based feed-through design for coupling optical fibre bundles into vacuum systems.

The objects of transformation in higher education (2008)
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Hall, M. (2008). The objects of transformation in higher education. Social Dynamics, 34(1), 74-85. https://doi.org/10.1080/02533950802078962

This paper reviews the purposes of higher education in South Africa through to lens the 1997 Education White Paper. It is argued that, while the principles of the White Paper have shaped the development of the higher education system over the followi... Read More about The objects of transformation in higher education.

Evidence that primary infection of Charollais sheep with Toxoplasma gondii may not prevent foetal infection and abortion in subsequent lambings (2008)
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Morley, E., Williams, R., Hughes, J., Thomasson, D., Terry, R., Duncanson, P., …Hide, G. (2008). Evidence that primary infection of Charollais sheep with Toxoplasma gondii may not prevent foetal infection and abortion in subsequent lambings. Parasitology, 135, 167-173. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182007003721

A study carried out on a sheep farm examined whether Toxoplasma gondii foetal infection and associated abortion occur in successive lambings. We identified 29 ewes that gave birth to lambs on at least 2 successive years over our study period,2000–200... Read More about Evidence that primary infection of Charollais sheep with Toxoplasma gondii may not prevent foetal infection and abortion in subsequent lambings.

News coverage of 9/11 and the demise of the media flows, globalization and localization hypotheses (2008)
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Archetti, C. (2008). News coverage of 9/11 and the demise of the media flows, globalization and localization hypotheses. International Communication Gazette, 70(6), 463-486. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748048508096143

An international comparative study of the elite press framing of 9/11 in the US, Italy, France and Pakistan reveals that there is no empirical backing for the claims of three core strands of research about news exchanges within the field of Internati... Read More about News coverage of 9/11 and the demise of the media flows, globalization and localization hypotheses.

Unamerican Views: Why US-developed models of press-state relations don't apply to the rest of the world (2008)
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Archetti, C. (2008). Unamerican Views: Why US-developed models of press-state relations don't apply to the rest of the world. Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture, 5(3), 4-26

The article shows the limitations of the 'indexing' hypothesis, an influential conceptualization of state-press relations based on the notion that the media tend to reproduce the range of debate within political elites. The hypothesis, as confirmed b... Read More about Unamerican Views: Why US-developed models of press-state relations don't apply to the rest of the world.

Blogging: self presentation and privacy (2008)
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Mccullagh, K. (2008). Blogging: self presentation and privacy. Information and Communications Technology Law, 17(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600830801886984

Blogs are permeating most niches of social life, and addressing a wide range of topics from scholarly and political issues1 to family and children’s daily lives. By their very nature, blogs raise a number of privacy issues as they are easy to produce... Read More about Blogging: self presentation and privacy.

A reflective analysis of the development of a regional workplace health strategy in the North West of England (2008)
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Dooris, M., Dugdill, L., & Sedgley, L. (2008). A reflective analysis of the development of a regional workplace health strategy in the North West of England. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 1(3), 209-218. https://doi.org/10.1108/17538350810926552

Purpose – This paper sets out to provide an overview of the development processes, key drivers and the impact of a workplace health strategy developed in the North West of England, between 2005 and 2007. The strategy is led by a Regional Workplace... Read More about A reflective analysis of the development of a regional workplace health strategy in the North West of England.

Workplace physical activity interventions: a systematic review (2008)
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Dugdill, L., Brettle, A., Hulme, C., McCluskey, S., & Long, A. (2008). Workplace physical activity interventions: a systematic review. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 1(1), 20-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/17538350810865578

Purpose – This paper aims to report a synopsis of a recent systematic review of the literature regarding the effectiveness of workplace physical activity interventions, commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE... Read More about Workplace physical activity interventions: a systematic review.

Starting young? children’s experiences of trying smoking during pre-adolescence (2008)
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Milton, B., Woods, S., Dugdill, L., Porcellato, L., & Springett, R. (2008). Starting young? children’s experiences of trying smoking during pre-adolescence. Health Education Research, 23(2), 298-309. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cym027

Although the risks smoking poses to health are now well known, many young people continue to take up the habit. While numerous crosssectional studies of adolescents have identified correlates of smoking initiation, much less prospective, longitudinal... Read More about Starting young? children’s experiences of trying smoking during pre-adolescence.

“It’s hard to tell”. The challenges of scoring patients on standardised outcome measures by multidisciplinary teams: a case study of Neurorehabilitation (2008)
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Greenhalgh, J., Long, A., Flynn, R., & Tyson, S. (2008). “It’s hard to tell”. The challenges of scoring patients on standardised outcome measures by multidisciplinary teams: a case study of Neurorehabilitation. BMC Health Services Research, 8(217), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-8-217

Background Interest is increasing in the application of standardised outcome measures in clinical practice. Measures designed for use in research may not be sufficiently precise to be used in monitoring individual patients. However, little is know... Read More about “It’s hard to tell”. The challenges of scoring patients on standardised outcome measures by multidisciplinary teams: a case study of Neurorehabilitation.

Gender differences in amputation outcome (2008)
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Singh, R., Hunter, J., Philip, A., & Tyson, S. (2008). Gender differences in amputation outcome. Disability and Rehabilitation, 30(2), 122-125. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280701254095

Purpose. To assess the influence of gender on the success of limb-fitting after amputation. Methods. One-hundred and five successive in-patients admitted to an amputee rehabilitation ward were followed to assess the success of limb-fitting at disch... Read More about Gender differences in amputation outcome.

The reliability, responsiveness and clinical utility of the Proximat: a new tool for measuring hip range of movement in children with cerebral palsy (2008)
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Pott, P., Selley, A., & Tyson, S. (2008). The reliability, responsiveness and clinical utility of the Proximat: a new tool for measuring hip range of movement in children with cerebral palsy. Physiotherapy Research International, 13(4), 223-230. https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.420

Background and Purpose. Monitoring range of movement is a key aspect of managing hip problems in children with cerebral palsy. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical utility, reliability and responsiveness of a new measurement tool, the Pr... Read More about The reliability, responsiveness and clinical utility of the Proximat: a new tool for measuring hip range of movement in children with cerebral palsy.

Sensory loss in hospital-admitted people with stroke: characteristics, associated factors, and relationship with function (2008)
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relationship with function. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 22(2), 166-172. https://doi.org/10.1177/1545968307305523

Objective: To characterize the nature of sensory impairments after stroke, identify associated factors, and assess the relationships between sensory impairment, disability, and recovery. Methods: Prospective cross-sectional survey of 102 people wi... Read More about Sensory loss in hospital-admitted people with stroke: characteristics, associated factors, and relationship with function.

Development of a framework for the evidence-based choice of outcome measures in neurological physiotherapy (2008)
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measures in neurological physiotherapy. Disability and Rehabilitation, 30(2), 142-149. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280701216847

Background. Neurological physiotherapists recognize the need to include standardized outcome measures (OMs) in clinical practice but lack of information about the OMs available hampers utilization. This paper reports on the first stage of a project... Read More about Development of a framework for the evidence-based choice of outcome measures in neurological physiotherapy.

Tacit and encoded knowledge in the use of standardised outcome measures in multidisciplinary team decision making: A case study of in-patient neurorehabilitation (2008)
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A case study of in-patient neurorehabilitation. Social Science and Medicine, 67, 183-194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.03.006

This paper explores how multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) balance encoded knowledge, in the form of standardised outcome measurement, with tacit knowledge, in the form of intuitive judgement, clinical experience and expertise, in the process of clinic... Read More about Tacit and encoded knowledge in the use of standardised outcome measures in multidisciplinary team decision making: A case study of in-patient neurorehabilitation.

Women asylum seekers and refugees: Opportunities, constraints and the role of agency (2008)
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constraints and the role of agency. Social Policy and Society, 7, 281-292. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746408004260

This article is based on the findings of research undertaken towards a doctoral thesis funded by the University of Leeds. The research focuses upon the actions and experiences of women asylum seekers and refugees living inWest Yorkshire. While acknow... Read More about Women asylum seekers and refugees: Opportunities, constraints and the role of agency.