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A positive relationship between ant biodiversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and rate of scavenger-mediated nutrient redistribution along a disturbance gradient in a south-east Asian rain forest (2011)
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Fayle, T., Bakker, L., Cheah, C., Ching, T., Davey, A., Dem, F., …Trevelyan, R. (2011). A positive relationship between ant biodiversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and rate of scavenger-mediated nutrient redistribution along a disturbance gradient in a south-east Asian rain forest. Myrmecological news, 14, 5-12

Human modification of pristine habitats almost always leads to the local extinction of a subset of the species present. This means that the ecosystem processes carried out by the remaining species may change. It is well documented that particular spe... Read More about A positive relationship between ant biodiversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and rate of scavenger-mediated nutrient redistribution along a disturbance gradient in a south-east Asian rain forest.

New order: political change the protestant orange tradition in Northern Ireland (2011)
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Tonge, J., Evans, J., Jeffery, R., & McAuley, J. (2011). New order: political change the protestant orange tradition in Northern Ireland. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 13(3), 400-419. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856X.2010.00421.x

The 1998 Good Friday Agreement (GFA) led to a major realignment in unionist politics in Northern Ireland. The Ulster Unionist party (UUP), hitherto the dominant force within the Protestant British tradition, was usurped in electoral popularity by the... Read More about New order: political change the protestant orange tradition in Northern Ireland.

Adaptation to changing water resources in the Ganges basin, northern India (2011)
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Moors, E., Biemans, H., Siderius, C., & Collins, D. (2011). Adaptation to changing water resources in the Ganges basin, northern India. Environmental Science and Policy, 14(7), 758-769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2011.03.005

An ensemble of regional climate model (RCM) runs from the EU HighNoon project are used to project future air temperatures and precipitation on a 25 km grid for the Ganges basin in northern India, with a view to assessing impact of climate change on w... Read More about Adaptation to changing water resources in the Ganges basin, northern India.

Amputee independent prosthesis properties - a new model for description and measurement (2011)
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Major, M., Twiste, M., Kenney, L., & Howard, D. (2011). Amputee independent prosthesis properties - a new model for description and measurement. Journal of Biomechanics, 44(14), 2572-2575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.07.016

A model is presented for describing the Amputee Independent Prosthesis Properties (AIPP) of complete assemblies of trans-tibial prosthetic components distal to the socket. This new AIPP model includes features of both lumped parameter and roll-over m... Read More about Amputee independent prosthesis properties - a new model for description and measurement.

Modelling the sustainability of mass tourism in island tourist economies (2011)
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Xing, Y., & Dangerfield, B. (2011). Modelling the sustainability of mass tourism in island tourist economies. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 62, 1742-1752. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2010.77

Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries and is a source of jobs across national and regional economies. Assessing the economic, environmental and social impacts of tourism development has become a major activity within the tourism and sustai... Read More about Modelling the sustainability of mass tourism in island tourist economies.

A Bradley-Terry type model for forecasting tennis match results (2011)
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Mchale, I., & Morton, A. (2011). A Bradley-Terry type model for forecasting tennis match results. International Journal of Forecasting, 27(2), 619-630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2010.04.004

The paper introduces a model for forecasting match results for the top tier of men’s professional tennis, the ATP tour. Employing a Bradley-Terry type model, and utilising the data available on players’ past results and the surface of the contest,... Read More about A Bradley-Terry type model for forecasting tennis match results.

Distributed leadership, knowledge and information management and team performance in Chinese and Western groups (2011)
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and Western groups. Journal of Technology Management in China, 6(1), 26-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/17468771111105640

Purpose – More studies are beginning to support the role of distributed, as opposed to solo, leadership in team performance, but distributed leadership (DL) has not always been linked to higher performance. It may need to be co-ordinated, rather th... Read More about Distributed leadership, knowledge and information management and team performance in Chinese and Western groups.

The future of children’s nursing research : development, drudgery or demise? (2011)
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Long, T. (2011). The future of children’s nursing research : development, drudgery or demise?. British Journal of Nursing, 20(14), 728-842

This paper, based on a presentation to the UK Association of Chief Children’s Nurses, is the author’s personal reflection on the nature and future of children’s nursing research. Key constitutive elements of this concept are considered to arrive at t... Read More about The future of children’s nursing research : development, drudgery or demise?.

Lean and mean in the civil service: the case of processing in HMRC (2011)
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Carter, B., Danford, A., Howcroft, D., Richardson, H., Smith, A., & Taylor, P. (2011). Lean and mean in the civil service: the case of processing in HMRC. Public Money and Management, 31(2), 115-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2011.560708

The desire to modernise the public sector has led to the import of private sector management methods and practices aimed at generating efficiencies and cost savings; yet, the consequences of these changes on the working lives of civil servants are un... Read More about Lean and mean in the civil service: the case of processing in HMRC.

Insect-resistant biotech crops and their impacts on beneficial arthropods (2011)
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Gatehouse, A., Ferry, N., Edwards, M., & Bell, H. (2011). Insect-resistant biotech crops and their impacts on beneficial arthropods. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 366(1569), 1438-52. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2010.0330

With a projected population of 10 billion by 2050, an immediate priority for agriculture is to achieve increased crop yields in a sustainable and cost-effective way. The concept of using a transgenic approach was realized in the mid-1990s with the co... Read More about Insect-resistant biotech crops and their impacts on beneficial arthropods.

Innovation in construction eBusiness (2011)
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Perera, S., Ruikar, K., & Ingirige, B. (2011). Innovation in construction eBusiness. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 16, 635-636

The use of e-Business within the construction industry has steadily grown over the last decade. However, despite the successes being widely publicized, it is perceived that progress is limited and constrained within the industry. Thus, there are stil... Read More about Innovation in construction eBusiness.

Social networking through Facebook: Are we asking for friends or foes? (2011)
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Mccarthy, R. (2011). Social networking through Facebook: Are we asking for friends or foes?. British Journal of Midwifery, 19(7), 452-453

Despite several papers cautioning midwives about their personal and professional use of social networking sites (Bacon and Lee, 2010; Stewart, 2010; Wray, 2010), supervisors of midwives are frequently encountering issues which stem from such sites... Read More about Social networking through Facebook: Are we asking for friends or foes?.

Pet ownership and related consumption practices : the role of moralization (2011)
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McEachern, G., & Cheetham, F. (2011). Pet ownership and related consumption practices : the role of moralization

This paper considers the role of morality in the consumption practices associated with pet ownership. To explore these practices, we adopt Holt’s (1995) Typology of Consumption Practices. A photo-elicitation technique is used to elicit stories from f... Read More about Pet ownership and related consumption practices : the role of moralization.

Interactive shrinkage methods for class handicapping (2011)
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Percy, D. (2011). Interactive shrinkage methods for class handicapping. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics, 22(2), 139-156

A recent publication identified weaknesses with the current handicapping system for disabled Alpine skiing, suggested minor improvements and tentatively proposed an alternative system. This proposal uses shrinkage methods to allow for varying class s... Read More about Interactive shrinkage methods for class handicapping.