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Prone hip extension with lower abdominal hollowing improves the relative timing of gluteus maximus activation in relation to biceps femoris (2009)
Journal Article
Chance-Larsen, K., Littlewood, C., & Garth, A. (2010). Prone hip extension with lower abdominal hollowing improves the relative timing of gluteus maximus activation in relation to biceps femoris. Manual Therapy, 15(1), 61-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2009.07.001

Hamstring injuries are common. The hamstrings and gluteus maximus (GM) work as synergists during hip extension. When contraction of GM is delayed relative to Biceps Femoris (BF) the hamstrings may be predisposed to injury due to increased demand. Thi... Read More about Prone hip extension with lower abdominal hollowing improves the relative timing of gluteus maximus activation in relation to biceps femoris.

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)
Journal Article
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.

An age-based inspection and replacement policy for heterogeneous components (2009)
Journal Article
Scarf, P., Cavalcante, C., Dwight, R., & Gordon, P. (2009). An age-based inspection and replacement policy for heterogeneous components. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 58(4), 641-648. https://doi.org/10.1109/TR.2009.2026796

This paper considers a hybrid maintenance policy for a simple system comprising a single component that arises from a heterogeneous population. This population of components consists of two sub-populations that possess different failure characteristi... Read More about An age-based inspection and replacement policy for heterogeneous components.

Venezuela: The Shifting Organizational Framework for the Police (2009)
Journal Article
Birkbeck, C. (2009). Venezuela: The Shifting Organizational Framework for the Police. Police Practice and Research, 10(4), 295-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614260802586293

Recent political polarization in Venezuela has exacerbated longer term tensions over the organization and control of the police. Additionally, there is ongoing and widespread
public dissatisfaction with the nature of policing. The patrimonial and au... Read More about Venezuela: The Shifting Organizational Framework for the Police.

Working in the public sector : a case study of social services (2009)
Journal Article
Coffey, M., Dugdill, L., & Tattersall, A. (2009). Working in the public sector : a case study of social services. Journal of Social Work, 9(4), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017309342177

Summary: This article explores working conditions and quality of life in social services. The article focuses on the qualitative findings generated throughout a phased study comprising: in-depth interviews (n = 8) used to develop an original question... Read More about Working in the public sector : a case study of social services.

Does P-glycoprotein have a role in the lung clearances of inhaled 99m Tc-sestamibi and 99m Tc-tetrofosmin? (2009)
Journal Article

Objective - The clearance rate of inhaled 99mTc-sestamibi
from the lungs of healthy nonsmoking individuals is much slower than would be expected from its physical properties. The clearance rate is even slower in healthy cigarette smokers. As 99mTc-s... Read More about Does P-glycoprotein have a role in the lung clearances of inhaled 99m Tc-sestamibi and 99m Tc-tetrofosmin?.

Social responsibility tools in online gambling: a survey of attitudes and behavior among internet gamblers (2009)
Journal Article
Griffiths, M., Wood, R., & Parke, J. (2009). Social responsibility tools in online gambling: a survey of attitudes and behavior among internet gamblers. Cyberpsychology & behavior, 12(4), 413-421. https://doi.org/10.1089/cpb.2009.0062

To date, little empirical research has focused on social responsibility in gambling. This study examined players’
attitudes and behavior toward using the social responsibility tool PlayScan designed by the Swedish gaming
company Svenska Spel. Via P... Read More about Social responsibility tools in online gambling: a survey of attitudes and behavior among internet gamblers.

Frequency of human T regulatory cells in peripheral blood is significantly reduced by cryopreservation (2009)
Journal Article
Elkord, E. (2009). Frequency of human T regulatory cells in peripheral blood is significantly reduced by cryopreservation. Journal of Immunological Methods, 347(1-2), 87-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2009.06.001

Cryopreservation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) is essential for many clinical and research assays. Some studies reported consistent changes in PBMC phenotype following cryopreservation. We hypothesized that PBMC freezing may have a neg... Read More about Frequency of human T regulatory cells in peripheral blood is significantly reduced by cryopreservation.

Skill competency development strategies by a contractor (2009)
Journal Article
Oyegoke, A., McDermott, P., Aouad, G., & Cleary, M. (2009). Skill competency development strategies by a contractor. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 162(3), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1680/mpal.2009.162.3.121

Construction skills are one of the vital aspects of construction work which is growing in importance due to skill gaps and skill shortages during different economic cycles. The aim of this study was to investigate competence development strategies by... Read More about Skill competency development strategies by a contractor.

Does P-glycoprotein have a role in the lung clearances of inhaled 99mTc-sestamibi and 99mTc-tetrofosmin? (2009)
Journal Article

Objective
The clearance rate of inhaled 99mTc-sestamibi from the lungs of healthy nonsmoking individuals is much slower than would be expected from its physical properties. The clearance rate is even slower in healthy cigarette smokers. As 99mTc-se... Read More about Does P-glycoprotein have a role in the lung clearances of inhaled 99mTc-sestamibi and 99mTc-tetrofosmin?.

Anisotropic lattice changes in femtosecond laser inscribed Nd3+:MgO:LiNbO3 optical waveguides (2009)
Journal Article
Nd3+:MgO:LiNbO3 optical waveguides. Journal of Applied Physics, 106(1), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3168432

We report on the fabrication and microspectroscopy imaging of femtosecond laser written
double-filament based Nd3+ :MgO:LiNbO3 optical waveguides. The waveguiding high
refractive-index regions are identified by blueshifts of the Nd3+ ion fluorescen... Read More about Anisotropic lattice changes in femtosecond laser inscribed Nd3+:MgO:LiNbO3 optical waveguides.

Determinants of choosing withdrawal over modern contraceptive methods in Turkey (2009)
Journal Article
Cindoglu, D., Sirkeci, I., & Sirkeci, R. (2009). Determinants of choosing withdrawal over modern contraceptive methods in Turkey. European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, 13(4), 412-421. https://doi.org/10.1080/13625180802255719

Objectives The determinants of the use of withdrawal in Turkey are examined using a multinomial logistic model.

Methods Data were drawn from a nation-wide population-based cross-sectional study, the Turkish Demographic Health Surveys that took pla... Read More about Determinants of choosing withdrawal over modern contraceptive methods in Turkey.

Maximising social interactions and effectiveness within distance learning courses : cases from construction (2009)
Journal Article
Ingirige, B., & Goulding, J. (2009). Maximising social interactions and effectiveness within distance learning courses : cases from construction. Journal for Education in the Built Environment, 4(1), 75-99

Advanced Internet technologies have revolutionised the delivery of distance learning education. As a result, the physical proximity between learners and the learning providers has become less important. However, whilst the pervasiveness of these tech... Read More about Maximising social interactions and effectiveness within distance learning courses : cases from construction.

Virtual teams processes : a conceptualization and application (2009)
Journal Article
Dakrory, M., & Abdou, H. (2009). Virtual teams processes : a conceptualization and application. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 7(3), 15-26

Nowadays decision makers are, exceptionally, facing complex problems that generally oblige collaboration between
individuals with different expertise from different areas. The use of virtual teams is an effective tool to solve these problems,but thi... Read More about Virtual teams processes : a conceptualization and application.

Credit card fraud and detection techniques : a review (2009)
Journal Article
Delamaire, L., Abdou, H., & Pointon, J. (2009). Credit card fraud and detection techniques : a review. Banks and Bank Systems, 4(2), 57-68

Fraud is one of the major ethical issues in the credit card industry. The main aims are, firstly, to identify the different types of credit card fraud, and, secondly, to review alternative techniques that have been used in fraud detection. The sub-ai... Read More about Credit card fraud and detection techniques : a review.