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Mapping individual variation in male mating preference space: Multiple choice in a color polymorphic cichlid fish (2009)
Journal Article
Pierotti, M. E., Martín-Fernández, J. A., & Seehausen, O. (2009). Mapping individual variation in male mating preference space: Multiple choice in a color polymorphic cichlid fish. Evolution, 63(9), 2372–2388. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00716.x

Sexual selection theory largely rests on the assumption that populations contain individual variation in mating preferences and that individuals are consistent in their preferences. However, there are few empirical studies of within-population variat... Read More about Mapping individual variation in male mating preference space: Multiple choice in a color polymorphic cichlid fish.

Portrait of an institution: The US Embassy in London, 1945-53. (2009)
Journal Article
Colman, J. (2009). Portrait of an institution: The US Embassy in London, 1945-53. Hague Journal of Diplomacy, 4(3), 339-360. https://doi.org/10.1163/187119109X455946

The US Embassy in London has long played a leading institutional role in the Anglo-American relationship,
but few historians have examined that role. Th is article covers the early Cold War era of 1945-1953 — a
formative period in the Anglo-America... Read More about Portrait of an institution: The US Embassy in London, 1945-53..

Modernising the nursing curriculum: older people and nursing students (2009)
Journal Article
Thornton, E. (2009). Modernising the nursing curriculum: older people and nursing students. Journal of district nursing, 23(9), 29-32

This article discusses the need for educationalists, students and qualified nursing staff to view working with older people as a positive and rewarding career move.

Effects of a physiotherapy and occupational therapy intervention on mobility and activity in care home residents: a cluster randomised controlled trial (2009)
Journal Article
Sackley, C., van den Berg, M., Lett, K., Patel, S., Hollands, K., Wright, C., & Hoppitt, T. (2009). Effects of a physiotherapy and occupational therapy intervention on mobility and activity in care home residents: a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 339, 670-685. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b3123

Abstract: objective To compare the clinical effectiveness of a programme of physiotherapy and occupational therapy
with standard care in care home residents who have
mobility limitations and are dependent in performing
activities of daily living.... Read More about Effects of a physiotherapy and occupational therapy intervention on mobility and activity in care home residents: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: religion and politics - American and European experiences (2009)
Journal Article
Bull, M. (2009). Introduction: religion and politics - American and European experiences. European Political Science, 8(3), 270-272. https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2009.21

There can be little doubt that if the study of religion and politics had for a long while become less interesting to the general scholar (and therefore the preserve of the specialist few) this has dramatically changed in the past decade. A number of... Read More about Introduction: religion and politics - American and European experiences.

Birth planning for midwives and mothers (2009)
Journal Article
Hollins-Martin, C. (2009). Birth planning for midwives and mothers. British Journal of Midwifery, 16(19), 583-587

If women are to be empowered to make choices for childbirth,
it is important that midwives explore and discuss their wishes and feelings about the delivery options available. Providing practical and sensible information should facilitate women with... Read More about Birth planning for midwives and mothers.

Safety and productivity in the construction industry (2009)
Journal Article
Enshassi, A., Choudhry, R., & Abualqumboz, M. (2009). Safety and productivity in the construction industry. Arab Gulf journal of scientific research (1989), 27(3), 139-155

Safety in construction industry of Palestine still suffers from ignorance and lack of supervision. This low consideration of safety importance caused escalation of accident rate in construction projects. Also, construction productivity is not encoura... Read More about Safety and productivity in the construction industry.

Genetic composition, population structure and phylogeography of the loggerhead sea turtle: colonization hypothesis for the Brazilian rookeries (2009)
Journal Article

The loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta, is the most common species of sea turtle nesting in Brazil and is listed as endangered by the IUCN. Our study characterizes the genetic structure of loggerheads in Brazil based on mitochondrial DNA control... Read More about Genetic composition, population structure and phylogeography of the loggerhead sea turtle: colonization hypothesis for the Brazilian rookeries.

A riot of rhythms : neuronal and glial circadian oscillators in the mediobasal hypothalamus (2009)
Journal Article
Guilding, C., Hughes, A., Brown, T., Namvar, S., & Piggins, H. (2009). A riot of rhythms : neuronal and glial circadian oscillators in the mediobasal hypothalamus. Molecular Brain, 2(28), https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-6606-2-28

Background: In mammals, the synchronized activity of cell autonomous clocks in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) enables this structure to function as the master circadian clock, coordinating daily rhythms in physiology and behavior. However, the domi... Read More about A riot of rhythms : neuronal and glial circadian oscillators in the mediobasal hypothalamus.

Review of the efficacy of rectal paraldehyde in the management of acute and prolonged tonic-clonic convulsions (2009)
Journal Article

Introduction: The aim of this prospective audit was to
assess the effectiveness and safety of rectal paraldehyde
in the management of acute, including prolonged, tonic–
clonic convulsions. There are very limited published data
on its effectivenes... Read More about Review of the efficacy of rectal paraldehyde in the management of acute and prolonged tonic-clonic convulsions.

Reaction of gold substrates with diazonium salts in acidic solution at open-circuit potential (2009)
Journal Article
Lehr, J., Williamson, B., Flavel, B., & Downard, A. (2009). Reaction of gold substrates with diazonium salts in acidic solution at open-circuit potential. Langmuir, 25(23), 13503-13509. https://doi.org/10.1021/la902002n

The reaction of gold substrates with p-nitrobenzene diazonium tetrafluoroborate (NBD) in 0.1 M H2SO4 at open-circuit potential (OCP) is demonstrated to proceed by electron transfer from gold to the NBD cation. Electrochemical, atomic force microscopy... Read More about Reaction of gold substrates with diazonium salts in acidic solution at open-circuit potential.

Switch on your mobile phone! (2009)
Journal Article
Halligan, B. (2009). Switch on your mobile phone!

Discussion of new mores of theatre etiquette