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To have and to hold : questions about a therapeutic service for children (2009)
Journal Article
Sudbery, J., Shardlow, S., & Huntington, A. (2009). To have and to hold : questions about a therapeutic service for children. British Journal of Social Work, 40(5), 1534-1552. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcp078

Therapies for children and young people that using 'holding' as an intervention for severe difficulties with attachments are controversial and raise many questions. At least one major professional organisation has stated that these therapies should b... Read More about To have and to hold : questions about a therapeutic service for children.

"Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off": theatre etiquette in an age of outsourcing (2009)
Journal Article
Halligan, B. (2009). "Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off": theatre etiquette in an age of outsourcing. Studies in Theatre and Performance, 22(9), 193-197. https://doi.org/10.1386/stap.29.2.193_3

This intervention draws on poststructuralist Marxist and post-autonomist theory to analyze the recent spate of ‘mobile phone incidents’ in London's West End theatres, arguing that the context for this newly emerged faux pas must be understood to be t... Read More about "Please ensure that your mobile phone is switched off": theatre etiquette in an age of outsourcing.

Caring for people with dementia in non-specialist settings (2009)
Journal Article
Doherty, D., & Collier, E. (2009). Caring for people with dementia in non-specialist settings. Nursing Older People, 21(6), 28-31

This article provides a selective review and discussion of the literature focusing on educational issues for adult health nurses caring for people with dementia in general hospital settings. The term ‘adult health nurses’ refers to registered nurses... Read More about Caring for people with dementia in non-specialist settings.

A transient boundary element method for acoustic scattering from mixed regular and thin rigid bodies (2009)
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Hargreaves, J., & Cox, T. (2009). A transient boundary element method for acoustic scattering from mixed regular and thin rigid bodies. Acta acustica united with Acustica, 95(4), 678-689. https://doi.org/10.3813/AAA.918196

Boundary Element Methods (BEMs) may be used to predict the scattering of sound by obstacles, which has accelerated the prototyping of new room acoustic treatments such as diffusers. Unlike the more popular frequency domain method, the time domain BE... Read More about A transient boundary element method for acoustic scattering from mixed regular and thin rigid bodies.

Predictors of depressive symptoms in persons with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a longitudinal study (2009)
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peripheral neuropathy: a longitudinal study. Diabetologia, 52(7), 1265-1273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-009-1363-2

The aim of the study was to determine whether diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a risk factor for depressive symptoms and examine the potential mechanisms for this relationship.
This longitudinal study (9 and 18 month followup) of 338 DPN pati... Read More about Predictors of depressive symptoms in persons with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a longitudinal study.

Menstrual cycle variations in oestradiol and progesterone have no impact on in vivo medial gastrocnemius tendon mechanical properties (2009)
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Burgess, K., Pearson, S., & Onambélé, G. (2009). Menstrual cycle variations in oestradiol and progesterone have no impact on in vivo medial gastrocnemius tendon mechanical properties. Clinical Biomechanics, 24(6), 504-509. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.03.011

Background: Tendon tissue contains oestrogen receptors and is therefore likely to be responsive to female sex hormones. Here we examine any effect of levels of female sex hormones associated with the menstrual cycle phase on corresponding tendon mech... Read More about Menstrual cycle variations in oestradiol and progesterone have no impact on in vivo medial gastrocnemius tendon mechanical properties.

Group Therapy for Repeated Deliberate Self-Harm in Adolescents: Failure of Replication of a Randomized Trial (2009)
Journal Article
Hazell, P. L., Martin, G., Mcgill, K., Kay, T., Wood, A., Trainor, G., & Harrington, R. (2009). Group Therapy for Repeated Deliberate Self-Harm in Adolescents: Failure of Replication of a Randomized Trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48(6), 662-670. https://doi.org/10.1097/chi.0b013e3181aoacec

Objective
To replicate a study, which found group therapy superior to routine care in preventing the recurrence of self-harming behavior in adolescents who had deliberately harmed themselves on at least two occasions.
Method
Single blind study wit... Read More about Group Therapy for Repeated Deliberate Self-Harm in Adolescents: Failure of Replication of a Randomized Trial.

Ultraviolet radiation and Vitamin D3 in amphibian health, behaviour, diet and conservation (2009)
Journal Article
Antwis, R., & Browne, R. (2009). Ultraviolet radiation and Vitamin D3 in amphibian health, behaviour, diet and conservation. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 154(2), 184-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.06.008

Amphibians are currently suffering a period of mass extinction with approximately 20% of species under severe
threat and more than 120 species already extinct. In light of this crisis there is an urgency to establish viable ex
situ populations and... Read More about Ultraviolet radiation and Vitamin D3 in amphibian health, behaviour, diet and conservation.

Hydrodynamic glide efficiency in swimming (2009)
Journal Article
Naemi, R., J Easson, W., & H Sanders, R. (2010). Hydrodynamic glide efficiency in swimming. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 13(4), 444-451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2009.04.009

The glide is a major part of starts, turns and the stroke cycle in breaststroke. Glide performance, indicated by the average velocity, can be improved by increasing the glide efficiency, that is, the ability of the body to minimise deceleration. This... Read More about Hydrodynamic glide efficiency in swimming.

Real-time Seldinger technique simulation in complex vascular models (2009)
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Luboz, V., Hughes, C., Gould, D., John, N., & Bello, F. (2009). Real-time Seldinger technique simulation in complex vascular models. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 4(2009), 589-596. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-009-0376-0

Purpose: Commercial interventional radiology vascular simulators emulate instrument navigation and device deployment, though none supports the Seldinger technique, which provides initial access to the vascular tree. This paper presents a novel virtua... Read More about Real-time Seldinger technique simulation in complex vascular models.

Spectral broadening in femtosecond laser written waveguides in chalcogenide glass (2009)
Journal Article
Hughes, M., Yang, W., & Hewak, D. (2009). Spectral broadening in femtosecond laser written waveguides in chalcogenide glass. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 26(7), 1370-1378. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.26.001370

Nonlinear spectral broadening to 200 nm, from an initial width of 50 nm, has been demonstrated in gallium
lanthanum sulphide glass waveguides from 1540 nm, 200 fs pulses at 30 nJ/pulse. A formation mechanism is
presented for these femtosecond laser... Read More about Spectral broadening in femtosecond laser written waveguides in chalcogenide glass.

Assessing the existence of the J-curve effect in Bangladesh (2009)
Journal Article
Khatoon, R., & Rahman, M. (2009). Assessing the existence of the J-curve effect in Bangladesh

This paper estimates the short run and long run impact of depreciation of Taka on trade balance in Bangladesh using cointegration techniques. The results support a positive influence of devaluation on trade balance both in the short and long run. The... Read More about Assessing the existence of the J-curve effect in Bangladesh.

The immediate effect of orthotic management on grip strength of patients with lateral epicondylosis (2009)
Journal Article
Jafarian, F., Demneh, E., & Tyson, S. (2009). The immediate effect of orthotic management on grip strength of patients with lateral epicondylosis. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 39(6), 484-489. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2009.2988

Study design: Controlled laboratory study using a randomized crossover design.
Objective: To determine the immediate effect of 3 common types of orthoses (2 elbow counterforce orthoses and a wrist splint) on grip strength in individuals with lateral... Read More about The immediate effect of orthotic management on grip strength of patients with lateral epicondylosis.

Resilience of naturally ventilated buildings to climate change: advanced natural ventilation and hospital wards (2009)
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Lomas, K., & Ji, Y. (2009). Resilience of naturally ventilated buildings to climate change: advanced natural ventilation and hospital wards. Energy and Buildings, 41(6), 629-653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.01.001

Naturally ventilated buildings have a key role to play mitigating climate change. The predicted indoor
temperatures in spaces with simple single-sided natural ventilation (SNV) are compared with those in
spaces conditioned using a form of edge in,... Read More about Resilience of naturally ventilated buildings to climate change: advanced natural ventilation and hospital wards.

Tendon structural and mechanical properties do not differ between genders in a healthy community-dwelling elderly population (2009)
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Burgess, K., Pearson, S., Breen, L., & Onambélé, G. (2009). Tendon structural and mechanical properties do not differ between genders in a healthy community-dwelling elderly population. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 27(6), 820-825. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.20811

Elderly women are reportedly at higher risk of falling than their male counterparts. Postural balance is highly associated with fall risk and is also correlated with tendon structural and mechanical properties. Gender differences in tendon properties... Read More about Tendon structural and mechanical properties do not differ between genders in a healthy community-dwelling elderly population.

Performance of database driven network applications from the user perspective (2009)
Journal Article
Tang, S., YongFeng, H., & Yip, Y. J. (2009). Performance of database driven network applications from the user perspective. Transactions on internet and information systems (Seoul), 3(3), 235-250. https://doi.org/10.3837/tiis.2009.03.002

An understanding of performance of database driven network applications is critical in combating slow performance of e-commerce web sites, besides efficient web page design, and high quality and well-maintained web server equipment. This paper descri... Read More about Performance of database driven network applications from the user perspective.

Structure-activity studies of the binding of the flavonoid scaffold to DNA (2009)
Journal Article
Ragazzon, P., Iley, J., & Missailidis, S. (2009). Structure-activity studies of the binding of the flavonoid scaffold to DNA. Anticancer Research, 29(6), 2285-2293

BACKGROUND:

Flavonoids have been shown to have a wide variety of biological activities and proven to be good scaffolds for the design of DNA-binding agents as anticancer therapeutics.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:

In structure-activity relationship s... Read More about Structure-activity studies of the binding of the flavonoid scaffold to DNA.