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How does the DerSimonian and Laird procedure for random effects meta-analysis compare with its more efficient but harder to compute counterparts? (2010)
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random effects meta-analysis compare with its more efficient but harder to compute counterparts?. Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, 140(4), 961-970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspi.2009.09.017

The procedure suggested by DerSimonian and Laird is the simplest and most commonly used method for fitting the random effects model for meta-analysis. Here it is shown that, unless all studies are of similar size, this is inefficient when estimating... Read More about How does the DerSimonian and Laird procedure for random effects meta-analysis compare with its more efficient but harder to compute counterparts?.

Inference for meta-analysis with a suspected temporal trend (2010)
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Baker, R., & Jackson, D. (2010). Inference for meta-analysis with a suspected temporal trend. Biometrical Journal, 52(4), 538-551. https://doi.org/10.1002/bimj.200900307

There is sometimes a clear evidence of a strong secular trend in the treatment effect of studies included in a meta-analysis. In such cases, estimating the present-day treatment effect by meta-regression is both reasonable and straightforward. We how... Read More about Inference for meta-analysis with a suspected temporal trend.

Risk aversion in maintenance: a utility-based approach (2010)
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Baker, R. (2010). Risk aversion in maintenance: a utility-based approach. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 21(4), 319-332. https://doi.org/10.1093/imaman/dpn013

In the author's concept of risk-averse maintenance, introduced in a previous paper, we seek to minimize the disutility of cost per unit time rather than to minimize cost per unit time itself. This gives a maintenance policy that is optimal under risk... Read More about Risk aversion in maintenance: a utility-based approach.

Evaluating the effects of game design on lotto sales: a case study from Spain (2010)
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Forrest, D., Perez, L., & Baker, R. (2010). Evaluating the effects of game design on lotto sales: a case study from Spain. ˜The œjournal of gambling business and economics (Print), 4(2), 1-19

In February, 2005 the Spanish National Lottery Agency (LAE) made several modifications to the design of one of its lotto games. The entry fee was not changed but the familiar 6/49 format was replaced by 5/54 + 1/10. This considerably lengthened the o... Read More about Evaluating the effects of game design on lotto sales: a case study from Spain.

Realistic caution and ambivalent optimism: US intelligence assessments and war preparations against Japan, 1918-1941 (2010)
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Ford, D. (2010). Realistic caution and ambivalent optimism: US intelligence assessments and war preparations against Japan, 1918-1941. Diplomacy and Statecraft, 21(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2010.482466

Throughout the years prior to the outbreak of the Pacific War, the United States defence establishment held an ambiguous view on Japanese policy and strategic aims. A number of factors precluded a clear-cut forecast, among the most important of which... Read More about Realistic caution and ambivalent optimism: US intelligence assessments and war preparations against Japan, 1918-1941.

ABC classification : service levels and inventory costs (2010)
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Teunter, R., Babai, M., & Syntetos, A. (2010). ABC classification : service levels and inventory costs. Production and Operations Management, 19(3),

ABC inventory classifications are widely used in practice, with demand value and demand volume as the most common ranking criteria. The standard approach in ABC applications is to set the same service level for all stock keeping units (SKUs) in a c... Read More about ABC classification : service levels and inventory costs.

Exploration and its manifestations in the context of online shopping (2010)
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Demangeot, C., & Broderick, A. (2010). Exploration and its manifestations in the context of online shopping. Journal of Marketing Management, 26(13-14), 1256-1278. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2010.524165

Although the concept of exploration has received much attention in several disciplines because of its enjoyable qualities and its conduciveness to learning, it has been given less importance by marketing scholars than more volitional and effortful... Read More about Exploration and its manifestations in the context of online shopping.

Consumer perceptions of online shopping environments: A gestalt approach (2010)
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Demangeot, C., & Broderick, A. (2010). Consumer perceptions of online shopping environments: A gestalt approach. Psychology and Marketing, 27(2), 117-140. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.20323

cues, this paper argues that marketers need a gestalt approach to understand how consumers perceive online shopping environments. Following a systematic review of the literature on categorizations of online shopping environments, this paper develo... Read More about Consumer perceptions of online shopping environments: A gestalt approach.

The 12th man?: refereeing bias in English and German soccer (2010)
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German soccer. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, 173(2), 431-449. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-985X.2009.00604.x

The paper investigates potential bias in awards of player disciplinary sanctions, in the form of cautions (yellow cards) and dismissals (red cards) by referees in the English Premier League and the German Bundesliga. Previous studies of behaviour o... Read More about The 12th man?: refereeing bias in English and German soccer.

The relationship between betting and lottery play (2010)
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Forrest, D., Gulley, O., & Simmons, R. (2010). The relationship between betting and lottery play. Economic Inquiry, 48(1), 26-38. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-7295.2008.00123.x

We apply a novel daily time series data set of daily turnover from one of Britain’s leading bookmakers to analyze potential substitution between lottery play and bookmaker betting. We find some evidence that bettors do substitute away from horse r... Read More about The relationship between betting and lottery play.

Academic affiliations of social work journal article authors from 1999–2003 : a productivity analysis from the United Kingdom (2010)
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Shardlow, S., & Harlow, E. (2010). Academic affiliations of social work journal article authors from 1999–2003 : a productivity analysis from the United Kingdom. Journal of Social Service Research, 36(4), 377-384. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2010.494088

Following the protocols established by Ligon, Jackson, and Thyer (2007), author affiliations of 639 articles published in five UK social work journals between 1999 and 2003 were tabulated to generate a ranking of universities. Seventy-three univers... Read More about Academic affiliations of social work journal article authors from 1999–2003 : a productivity analysis from the United Kingdom.

Crisis and risks in tourism: death takes a holiday – debunking the myth of terrorism and its psychological impact on the tourism industry (2010)
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psychological impact on the tourism industry. International Journal of Tourism Policy, 3(4), 348-353. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTP.2010.040393

Over recent years the proliferation of terrorist atrocities has had a negative impact on the tourism industry and these images have been viewed globally facilitated by the media revolution. The aim of this paper is to examine the reality of terror... Read More about Crisis and risks in tourism: death takes a holiday – debunking the myth of terrorism and its psychological impact on the tourism industry.

The enigma of post-natal depression : an update (2010)
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Wylie, L., Hollins-Martin, C., Marland, G., Martin, C., & Rankin, J. (2010). The enigma of post-natal depression : an update. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 18(1), 48-58. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01626.x

This paper aims to provide a critical analysis of key concepts associated with post-natal depression (PND) to facilitate healthcare professionals with improving standards of care. Post-natal depression is often inadequately understood by healthcare p... Read More about The enigma of post-natal depression : an update.

The situational argument : do midwives agree or acquiesce with senior staff? (2010)
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Hollins-Martin, C., & Bull, P. (2010). The situational argument : do midwives agree or acquiesce with senior staff?. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 28(2), 180-190. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830903229876

This study concerns midwives’ obedience/conformity to direction from a senior person. We sought to identify whether midwives just went along with what a midwife at management level suggested, or instead altered their views to match. In the first cond... Read More about The situational argument : do midwives agree or acquiesce with senior staff?.

Bully for you : harassment and bullying in the workplace (2010)
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Hollins-Martin, C. (2010). Bully for you : harassment and bullying in the workplace. British Journal of Midwifery, 18(1), 25-31

Bullying and harassment is a significant predicament that midwives face on a regular basis. Bullying and harassment may be characterized by unpleasant, threatening, malevolent or offensive behaviour. It involves abuse or misuse of power intended... Read More about Bully for you : harassment and bullying in the workplace.

Species interactions in a parasite community drive infection risk in a wildlife population (2010)
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Telfer, S., Lambin, X., Birtles, R., Beldomenico, P., Burthe, S., Paterson, S., & Begon, M. (2010). Species interactions in a parasite community drive infection risk in a wildlife population. Science, 330(6001), 243-246. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1190333

Most hosts, including humans, are simultaneously or sequentially infected with several parasites. A key question is whether patterns of coinfection arise because infection by one parasite species affects susceptibility to others or because of inher... Read More about Species interactions in a parasite community drive infection risk in a wildlife population.