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Connectivism: a network theory for teaching and learning in a connected world (2009)
Journal Article
Bell, F. (2009). Connectivism: a network theory for teaching and learning in a connected world. Educational Developments, 10(3),

Connecting to people and resources online is no longer something that takes place mainly in our place of study or work: we are also ‘connected’ in our homes and even on our journey on the way to and from university. In 1998, 9% of UK homes had acces... Read More about Connectivism: a network theory for teaching and learning in a connected world.

Critical success factors of construction research and development (2009)
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Kulatunga, U., Amaratunga, R., & Haigh, R. (2009). Critical success factors of construction research and development. Construction Management and Economics, 27(9), 891-900. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190903186152

Research and development (R&D) activities are important to the construction industry to successfully address the challenges placed upon it and to be competitive. Identifying the factors that influence the success of construction R&D activities is imp... Read More about Critical success factors of construction research and development.

Portrait of an institution: The US Embassy in London, 1945-53. (2009)
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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)
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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)
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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.

A procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints (2009)
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Moorhouse, A., Waddington, D., & Adams, M. (2009). A procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 126(3), 1131-1141. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3180695

The development and application of a procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise (LFN) complaints are described. The development of the assessment method included laboratory tests addressing low frequency hearing threshold and the effect on a... Read More about A procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints.

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)
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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)
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Reis, E., Soares, L., Vargas, S., Santos, F., Young, R., Bjorndal, K., …Lobo-Hajdu, G. (2010). Genetic composition, population structure and phylogeography of the loggerhead sea turtle: colonization hypothesis for the Brazilian rookeries. Conservation Genetics, 11, 1467-1477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-009-9975-0

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)
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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)
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Rowland, A., Gill, A., Stewart, A., Appleton, R., Al Kharusi, A., Cramp, C., & Yeung, L. (2009). Review of the efficacy of rectal paraldehyde in the management of acute and prolonged tonic-clonic convulsions. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 94(9), 720-723. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2009.157636

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

Eye gaze in virtual environments: evaluating the need and initial work on implementation (2009)
Journal Article
Murray, N., Roberts, D., Steed, A., Sharkey, P., Dickerson, P., Rae, J., & Wolff, R. (2009). Eye gaze in virtual environments: evaluating the need and initial work on implementation. Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, 21(11), 1437-1449. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.1396

For efficient collaboration between participants, eye gaze is seen as being critical for interaction. Video conferencing either does not attempt to support eye gaze (e.g. AcessGrid) or only approximates it in round table conditions (e.g. life size... Read More about Eye gaze in virtual environments: evaluating the need and initial work on implementation.

A road-map to personalized context-aware services delivery in construction (2009)
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Aziz, Z., Anumba, C., & Peña-mora, F. (2009). A road-map to personalized context-aware services delivery in construction. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 14, 461-472

Existing mobile IT applications in the construction industry are constrained by their reliance on static methods of information delivery, which are often not appropriate to meet changing work demand resulting from dynamic project conditions. This pap... Read More about A road-map to personalized context-aware services delivery in construction.