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Estimating the propagule size of a cryptogenic crested newt population (2010)
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population. Animal Conservation, 13(S1), 74-83. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00331.x

Encountering cryptogenic populations that are either native or introduced is a common but underreported phenomenon in field biology. Such local species’ occurrences of unknown origin hamper our understanding of species’ natural distribution ranges,... Read More about Estimating the propagule size of a cryptogenic crested newt population.

Forty years of European political science (2010)
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Briggs, J., De Sousa, L., Moses, J., & Bull, M. (2010). Forty years of European political science. European Political Science, 9(Supp 1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2010.46

The evolution and development of political science in Europe can best be seen through three dimensions: first , the way in which the subject area has been defined; second, how it has been institutionalized; and third, the way its professional communi... Read More about Forty years of European political science.

Italy: reformers without reforms or reforms without reformers? (2010)
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Bull, M. (2010). Italy: reformers without reforms or reforms without reformers?. Modern Italy, 15(4), 495-497. https://doi.org/10.1080/13532944.2010.503392

Italy has experienced several reforms since the early 1990s, but root-and-branch reform has not been achieved, despite its perceived need. Furthermore, the methods to achieve such reform have been exhausted. The combination of the failure of substanc... Read More about Italy: reformers without reforms or reforms without reformers?.

Introducing digital literacy skills through IBL: A comparative study of UG and PG business information systems students (2010)
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Griffiths, M., Kutar, M., & Wood, J. (2010). Introducing digital literacy skills through IBL: A comparative study of UG and PG business information systems students. ITALICS, 9(2),

This paper reports a comparative study of Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) at Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) levels at a university in the north west of England. Both student cohorts undertook a professional, legal and ethical module centre... Read More about Introducing digital literacy skills through IBL: A comparative study of UG and PG business information systems students.

Study on the visual performance of a vernacular dwelling in Egypt (2010)
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Almaiyah, S., Elkadi, H., & Cook, M. (2010). Study on the visual performance of a vernacular dwelling in Egypt. ˜The œNorthumbria built and virtual environment working paper series, 4(1), 127

Vernacular dwelling buildings located in hot arid regions are well known for their sensitive architecture response to the region’s climatic conditions and the sociocultural norms. The architectural value of these buildings is not only limited to th... Read More about Study on the visual performance of a vernacular dwelling in Egypt.

A qualitative study of the experiences and expectations of women receiving in-patient postnatal care in one English maternity unit (2010)
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Beake, S., Rose, V., Bick, D., Weavers, A., & Wray, J. (2010). A qualitative study of the experiences and expectations of women receiving in-patient postnatal care in one English maternity unit. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 10(70), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-10-70

Background Studies consistently highlight in-patient postnatal care as the area of maternity care women are least satisfied with. As part of a quality improvement study to promote a continuum of care from the birthing room to discharge home from hosp... Read More about A qualitative study of the experiences and expectations of women receiving in-patient postnatal care in one English maternity unit.

Nanoparticles for highly efficient multiphoton fluorescence bioimaging (2010)
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Martinez Maestro, L., Martin Rodriguez, E., Vetrone, F., Naccache, R., Loro Ramirez, H., Jaque, D., …Jaque Garcia, J. (2010). Nanoparticles for highly efficient multiphoton fluorescence bioimaging. Optics express, 18(23), 23544-23553. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.023544

In this paper, we demonstrate for the first time that the new class of fluoride-based inorganic upconverting nanoparticles, NaYF4:Er3+, Yb3+, are the most efficient multiphoton excited fluorescent nanoparticles developed to date. The near-infrared-to... Read More about Nanoparticles for highly efficient multiphoton fluorescence bioimaging.

Required stabilization time, short-term variability and impulsiveness of the sound pressure level to characterize the temporal composition of urban soundscapes (2010)
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Torija Martinez, A., Ruiz, D., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2011). Required stabilization time, short-term variability and impulsiveness of the sound pressure level to characterize the temporal composition of urban soundscapes. Applied Acoustics, 72(2-3), 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2010.09.011

Temporal composition of urban soundscapes is a very important aspect at the time of studying their description and perception. In urban agglomerations, environmental noise levels can vary over a wide range as a result of the great complexity of the... Read More about Required stabilization time, short-term variability and impulsiveness of the sound pressure level to characterize the temporal composition of urban soundscapes.

A neural network based model for urban noise prediction. (2010)
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Genaro, N., Torija Martinez, A., Ramos-Ridao, A., Requena, I., Ruiz, D., & Zamorano, M. (2010). A neural network based model for urban noise prediction. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 128(4), 1738-1746. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3473692

Noise is a global problem. In 1972 the World Health Organization (WHO) classified noise as a pollutant. Since then, most industrialized countries have enacted laws and local regulations to prevent and reduce acoustic environmental pollution. A furt... Read More about A neural network based model for urban noise prediction..

A new approach for prediction of the stability of soil and rock slopes (2010)
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Ahangar‐Asr, A., Faramarzi, A., & Javadi, A. A. (2010). A new approach for prediction of the stability of soil and rock slopes. Engineering Computations, 27(7), 878-893. https://doi.org/10.1108/02644401011073700

Purpose Analysis of stability of slopes has been the subject of many research works in the past decades. Prediction of stability of slopes is of great importance in many civil engineering structures including earth dams, retaining walls and trenches... Read More about A new approach for prediction of the stability of soil and rock slopes.

Colour polymorphism and correlated characters: Genetic mechanisms and evolution (2010)
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McKinnon, J., & Pierotti, M. E. (2010). Colour polymorphism and correlated characters: Genetic mechanisms and evolution. Molecular Ecology, 19(23), 5101-5125. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04846.x

Colour polymorphisms (CP’s) continue to be of interest to evolutionary biologists because of their general tractability, importance in studies of selection and potential role in speciation. Since some of the earliest studies of CP, it has been eviden... Read More about Colour polymorphism and correlated characters: Genetic mechanisms and evolution.

The social cost of variable tuition fees (2010)
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Hall, M. (2010). The social cost of variable tuition fees

Newspaper article outlining how variable tuition fees could penalise universities that offer the best chances to students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds

Inflicting controlled nonthermal damage to subcellular structures by laser-activated gold nanoparticles (2010)
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Krpetic, Z., Nativo, P., Sée, V., Prior, I., Brust, M., & Volk, M. (2010). Inflicting controlled nonthermal damage to subcellular structures by laser-activated gold nanoparticles. Nano Letters, 10(11), 4549-4554. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl103142t

We show that low-intensity laser irradiation of cancer cells containing endosomal gold nanoparticles leads to endosome rupture and escape of the nanoparticles into the cytosol without affecting the cells’ viability. The low light intensity of our exp... Read More about Inflicting controlled nonthermal damage to subcellular structures by laser-activated gold nanoparticles.

Comparing international coverage of 9/11 : towards an interdisciplinary explanation of the construction of news (2010)
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Archetti, C. (2010). Comparing international coverage of 9/11 : towards an interdisciplinary explanation of the construction of news. Journalism, 11(5), 567-588. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884910373536

This article presents an interdisciplinary model attempting to explain how news is constructed by relying on the contributions of different fields of study: News Sociology, Political Communications, International Communications, International Relatio... Read More about Comparing international coverage of 9/11 : towards an interdisciplinary explanation of the construction of news.

Ordinary people, extraordinary voices : the emotional labour of lay people caring for and about people with a mental health problem. (2010)
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Hogg, C., & Warne, T. (2010). Ordinary people, extraordinary voices : the emotional labour of lay people caring for and about people with a mental health problem. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 19(5), 297-306. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00683.x

Many attempts to reduce the stigmatization of people with mental illness have often been predicated, based on the desire to persuade the public that people with mental illness are ‘ill’ in the same way as people with medical conditions. This paper pr... Read More about Ordinary people, extraordinary voices : the emotional labour of lay people caring for and about people with a mental health problem..

Mechanical law enforcement: speeding and camera technology (2010)
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Cooper, S. (2010). Mechanical law enforcement: speeding and camera technology. Journal of Criminal Law, 74(5), 409-414. https://doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2010.74.5.656

Excessive and inappropriate speeding is--according to the ACPO2 Road Policing Strategy--one of the four key behaviours which contribute to avoidable deaths and injury by making collisions more likely, and by making the resultant injuries worse.3 Alth... Read More about Mechanical law enforcement: speeding and camera technology.

Evidence-based health impact assessment (EBHIA): a situation report (2010)
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Chilaka, M. (2010). Evidence-based health impact assessment (EBHIA): a situation report. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 26(2), 213-222. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.1064

Objective: This article presents and discusses the findings from a primary research to ascertain the different sources of evidence commonly applied to the Health Impact Assessment process within the United Kingdom. Study design: This is a primary s... Read More about Evidence-based health impact assessment (EBHIA): a situation report.

Racism in comedy reappraised: back to little England? (2010)
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Peters, L., & Becker, S. (2010). Racism in comedy reappraised: back to little England?. Comedy Studies, 1(2), 191-200. https://doi.org/10.1386/cost.1.2.191_1

The article was originally researched and presented to consider issues of taste in this ‘New British Comedy’ era exemplified by television, film, and stage shows of the previous decade, such as ‘Little Britain’, Sacha Baron Cohen’s ‘Borat…’ and ‘Mock... Read More about Racism in comedy reappraised: back to little England?.