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Prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with partial ear amputation using a self suspension technique (2011)
Journal Article
Mardani, M., Arazpour, M., Bani, M., Hutchins, S., Zarezadeh, F., Sojodi, M., & Bahramizadeh, M. (2011). Prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with partial ear amputation using a self suspension technique. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 35(4), 473-477. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364611422269

Background and Aim: Partial ear amputations are one of the forms of ear loss. A user-friendly design of prosthesis with safe suspension and an aesthetic appearance can be helpful to a patient who has lost part of their ear due to congenital absence o... Read More about Prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with partial ear amputation using a self suspension technique.

Incidence and management of shoulder injuries in premier league professional football players (2011)
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Pritchard, C., Mills, S., Funk, L., & Batty, P. (2011). Incidence and management of shoulder injuries in premier league professional football players. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(15), A15. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2011-090606.48

Shoulder injuries in football are less common than lower limb injuries, but are often more serious than many other injuries and result in a longer time off play. No study has looked at the types of injuries and their interventions in professional foo... Read More about Incidence and management of shoulder injuries in premier league professional football players.

Hip joint centre localization : evaluation on normal subjects in the context of gait analysis (2011)
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Sangeux, M., Peters, A., & Baker, R. (2011). Hip joint centre localization : evaluation on normal subjects in the context of gait analysis. Gait & Posture, 34(3), 324-328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2011.05.019

Locating the position of the hip joint centre (HJC) is an important part of lower limb modeling for gait analysis. Regression equations have been used in the past but a range of functional calibration methods are now available. This study compared... Read More about Hip joint centre localization : evaluation on normal subjects in the context of gait analysis.

A whole family approach to childhood obesity management (GOALS): Relationship between adult and child BMI change (2011)
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Watson, P., Dugdill, L., Pickering, K., Bostock, S., Hargreaves, J., Staniford, L., & Cable, N. (2011). A whole family approach to childhood obesity management (GOALS): Relationship between adult and child BMI change. Annals of Human Biology, 38(4), 445-452. https://doi.org/10.3109/03014460.2011.590531

Background: A growing body of evidence advocates a multidisciplinary, family-focused approach to childhood obesity management, but there is a need to explore familial factors associated with intervention success. Aim: This study explored the relat... Read More about A whole family approach to childhood obesity management (GOALS): Relationship between adult and child BMI change.

The politics of governing cities, infrastructures and resource flows : spaces of reproduction or reconfiguration? (2011)
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Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2011). The politics of governing cities, infrastructures and resource flows : spaces of reproduction or reconfiguration?. Geographica Helvetica, 702-714

This paper develops a theoretical and conceptual understanding of the role of space and politics in governing relationships between cities, critical energy, water, waste and transportation infrastructures and resource flows. It presents a view of cit... Read More about The politics of governing cities, infrastructures and resource flows : spaces of reproduction or reconfiguration?.

What is localism, and what implications do different models have for managing the local economy? (2011)
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Hildreth, P. (2011). What is localism, and what implications do different models have for managing the local economy?. Local Economy, 26(8), 702-714. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094211422215

This article considers what emerging localism might mean for managing local economies. It develops a simple framework to explore localism in the context of roles and relationships between the centre, local government and communities. It develops thre... Read More about What is localism, and what implications do different models have for managing the local economy?.

Contours and conflicts in scale: Science, knowledge and urban development (2011)
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May, T., & Perry, B. (2011). Contours and conflicts in scale: Science, knowledge and urban development. Local Economy, 26(8), 715-720. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094211422192

Increasing attention is being focused upon the roles of cities in knowledge-based development in the context of debates around the relationships between science, technology and innovation and economic growth. The article argues that underlying assump... Read More about Contours and conflicts in scale: Science, knowledge and urban development.

Urban research in the knowledge economy: Content, context and outlook (2011)
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May, T., & Perry, B. (2011). Urban research in the knowledge economy: Content, context and outlook. Built Environment, 37(3), 352-368

As discourses of knowledge-based growth and their spatial implications have taken hold, the presuppositions about the relationship between urban research and practice require systematic re-evaluation. Universities have become implicated in local g... Read More about Urban research in the knowledge economy: Content, context and outlook.

Visualizing greenhouse gas emissions from construction activities using geo-spatial information systems (2011)
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Hajibabai, L., Aziz, Z., & Pen˜a-Mora, F. (2011). Visualizing greenhouse gas emissions from construction activities using geo-spatial information systems. Construction innovation (London. Online), 11(3), 356-370. https://doi.org/10.1108/14714171111149052

Purpose – Construction activities, particularly related to transportation, have a considerable impact on the environment and air quality. This paper aims to present a geographic information systems (GIS) and computer-aided design (CAD)-based approa... Read More about Visualizing greenhouse gas emissions from construction activities using geo-spatial information systems.

Who is responsible for health and safety of temporary workers? EU and UK perspectives (2011)
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Howes, V. (2011). Who is responsible for health and safety of temporary workers? EU and UK perspectives

There have been several attempts to provide certain protection to temporary agency workers at the EU level by Directive 91/383/EEC in respect of health and safety and most recently by Directive 2008/104/EC in respect of other working conditions. H... Read More about Who is responsible for health and safety of temporary workers? EU and UK perspectives.

A window of opportunity (2011)
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Haigh, R., & Amaratunga, R. (2011). A window of opportunity. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 2(2),

A naturalistic controlled study of relapsing schizophrenic patients with tardive dyskinesia and supersensitivity psychosis (2011)
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Fallon, P., & Dursun, S. M. (2011). A naturalistic controlled study of relapsing schizophrenic patients with tardive dyskinesia and supersensitivity psychosis. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 25(6), 755-762. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881109359097

Despite advances in treatments, relapses in schizophrenia still occur. The causes of relapse are not always apparent, especially for patients that are compliant with medication. One possibility is that the brain adapts to long-term antipsychotic drug... Read More about A naturalistic controlled study of relapsing schizophrenic patients with tardive dyskinesia and supersensitivity psychosis.

The effect of antibiotic treatment on bacteriophage production by a cystic fibrosis epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2011)
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Fothergill, J., Mowat, E., Walshaw, M., Ledson, M., James, C., & Winstanley, C. (2011). The effect of antibiotic treatment on bacteriophage production by a cystic fibrosis epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 55(1), 426-428. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01257-10

Phage production in response to antibiotics varied among four isolates of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa cystic fibrosis (CF) epidemic strain. Whereas ciprofloxacin induced higher levels of phage production, other CF-relevant antibiotics led to reduced p... Read More about The effect of antibiotic treatment on bacteriophage production by a cystic fibrosis epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Distribution of enamel crystallite orientation through an entire tooth crown studied using synchrotron X-ray diffraction (2011)
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Simmons, L. M., Al-Jawad, M., Kilcoyne, S. H., & Wood, D. J. (2011). Distribution of enamel crystallite orientation through an entire tooth crown studied using synchrotron X-ray diffraction. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 119, 19-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0722.2011.00909.x

The biomineralization of human dental enamel has resulted in a highly anisotropic and heterogeneous distribution of hydroxyapatite crystallites, which in combination with its high mineral content has resulted in one of the most durable and hardest t... Read More about Distribution of enamel crystallite orientation through an entire tooth crown studied using synchrotron X-ray diffraction.

Membership stability and performance: A study of baseball clubs and laboratory groups (2011)
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Chang, K. (2011). Membership stability and performance: A study of baseball clubs and laboratory groups. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22(2), 457-480. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.540165

This research aims to analyse the association across membership stability, group boundary and group performance. Using Professional Chinese Baseball League’s data (Seasons 2003–2007), Study One reveals that the membership stability of baseball clu... Read More about Membership stability and performance: A study of baseball clubs and laboratory groups.

Pet ownership & related consumption practices: The role of morality (2011)
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McEachern, M., & Cheetham, F. (2011). Pet ownership & related consumption practices: The role of morality

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 & related consumption practices: The role of morality.

Eudaimonic well-being: Its importance and relevance to occupational therapy for humanity (2011)
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Hayward, C., & Taylor, J. (2011). Eudaimonic well-being: Its importance and relevance to occupational therapy for humanity. Occupational Therapy International, 18, 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1002/oti.316

Contemporary critique of the philosophy and theory of occupational therapy has asserted that the mainstream of the profession holds a westernized view of the world and that occupational therapy has been shackled to notions of health/illness and the m... Read More about Eudaimonic well-being: Its importance and relevance to occupational therapy for humanity.