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In search of grammaticalization in synchronic dialect data: General extenders in north-east England (2011)
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Pichler, H., & Levey, S. (2011). In search of grammaticalization in synchronic dialect data: General extenders in north-east England. English Language and Linguistics, 15(3), 441-471. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1360674311000128

In this paper, we draw on a socially stratified corpus of dialect data collected in north-east England to test recent proposals that grammaticalization processes are implicated in the synchronic variability of general extenders (GEs), i.e., phrase- o... Read More about In search of grammaticalization in synchronic dialect data: General extenders in north-east England.

Improving inpatient postnatal services: midwives views and perspectives of engagement in a quality improvement initiative (2011)
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Bick, D., Rose, V., Weaver, A., & Wray, J. (2011). Improving inpatient postnatal services: midwives views and perspectives of engagement in a quality improvement initiative. BMC Health Services Research, 11, 293. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-11-293

Background: despite major policy initiatives in the United Kingdom to enhance women's experiences of maternity care, improving in-patient postnatal care remains a low priority, although it is an aspect of care consistently rated as poor by women. As... Read More about Improving inpatient postnatal services: midwives views and perspectives of engagement in a quality improvement initiative.

Acoustical properties of double porosity granular materials (2011)
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Venegas, R., & Umnova, O. (2011). Acoustical properties of double porosity granular materials. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 130(5), 2765-2776. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3644915

Granular materials have been conventionally used for acoustic treatment due to their sound absorptive and sound insulating properties. An emerging field is the study of the acoustical properties of multiscale porous materials. An example of these i... Read More about Acoustical properties of double porosity granular materials.

Attacks on midwives, attacks on women’s choices (2011)
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Edwards, N., Murphy-Lawless, J., Kirkham, M., & Davies, S. (2011). Attacks on midwives, attacks on women’s choices. AIMS journal, 23(3), 3-7

Nadine Edwards, Jo Murphy-Lawless, Mavis Kirkham and Sarah Davies ask whether recent attacks on midwives are a Human Rights issue

An investigation into the acute effects of depth jumps on maximal strength performance (2011)
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Bullock, N., & Comfort, P. (2011). An investigation into the acute effects of depth jumps on maximal strength performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25(11), 3137-3141. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e318212e224

Research has demonstrated that high-load low-velocity (HLLV) exercises ($85% 1 repetition maximum [1RM]) increase performance in subsequent low-load high-velocity (LLHV) exercises, when separated by a rest period $4 minutes. To date, few studies... Read More about An investigation into the acute effects of depth jumps on maximal strength performance.

‘I didn’t know this was possible’ : reflections on a variety of Web 2.0, classroom-based and online technologies (2011)
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classroom-based and online technologies

This case study reports on the Engaging and Enhancing Student Learning (EESL) module which forms the core module of the newly HEA and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) accredited blended Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) offered... Read More about ‘I didn’t know this was possible’ : reflections on a variety of Web 2.0, classroom-based and online technologies.

Nutritional intervention and quality of life in palliative care patients (2011)
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Fleming, M., Hollins-Martin, C., & Martin, C. (2011). Nutritional intervention and quality of life in palliative care patients. British Journal of Nursing, 20(20), 1320-1324

Quality of life measures can be used by health professionals to assess effectiveness of nutritional interventions administered to palliative care patients. Stabilizing, maintaining and attempting to increase weight in palliative care patients through... Read More about Nutritional intervention and quality of life in palliative care patients.

Schizophrenia in older adults (2011)
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Collier, E., & Sorrell, J. (2011). Schizophrenia in older adults. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 49(11), 17-43. https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20111004-04

Although the number of persons over the age of 55 with schizophrenia is expected to double over the next 20 years, the research data on older people with schizophrenia is limited. This appears to be because until the middle of the 20th century, it wa... Read More about Schizophrenia in older adults.

On the descriptive ineffability of expressive meaning (2011)
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Blakemore, D. (2011). On the descriptive ineffability of expressive meaning. Journal of Pragmatics, 43(14), 3537-3550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2011.08.003

On the descriptive ineffability of expressive meaning This paper addresses the question of whether there can be a unitary account of expressive meaning by considering the descriptive ineffability of expressives such as damn or bastard, on the one ha... Read More about On the descriptive ineffability of expressive meaning.

Exploring student's perceptions and experience of personal tutors (2011)
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Braine, M., & Parnell, J. (2011). Exploring student's perceptions and experience of personal tutors. Nurse Education Today, 31(8), 904-910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.01.005

There are a variety of arrangements to support pre-registration nursing students whilst they engage with the theoretical and practical elements of their course; these includes academic supervisor and a personal tutor. The personal tutor system is rec... Read More about Exploring student's perceptions and experience of personal tutors.

Out of the dark : diurnal activity in the bat Hipposideros ruber on São Tomé island (West Africa) (2011)
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Russo, D., Maglio, G., Rainho, A., Meyer, C. F., & Palmeirim, J. (2011). Out of the dark : diurnal activity in the bat Hipposideros ruber on São Tomé island (West Africa). Mammalian Biology, 76(6), 701-708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2010.11.007

Geographical areas historically characterized by a lower risk of diurnal avian predation should in theory allow bats to be active in daytime too, especially to forage. Oceanic islands are ideal for studying temporal niche shifts in bats since they... Read More about Out of the dark : diurnal activity in the bat Hipposideros ruber on São Tomé island (West Africa).

Treading the tightrope between motherhood and an eating disorder: A qualitative study (2011)
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Tierney, S., Fox, J., Butterfield, C., Stringer, E., & Furber, C. (2011). Treading the tightrope between motherhood and an eating disorder: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 48(10), 1223-1233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.11.007

Background Pregnancy is a life event that involves a change in appearance, during which the eating behaviour and body of childbearing women is scrutinised by others. The impact this has on the thoughts and behaviours of individuals who have or have... Read More about Treading the tightrope between motherhood and an eating disorder: A qualitative study.

Vesicular calcium channels as regulators of the exocytotic post-fusion phase (2011)
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Miklavc, P., & Frick, M. (2011). Vesicular calcium channels as regulators of the exocytotic post-fusion phase. Communicative and Integrative Biology, 4(6), 796-798. https://doi.org/10.4161/cib.17935

Regulated secretion is a fundamental cellular process in many different types of eukaryotic cells with Ca2+-triggered exocytosis taking centre stage. Elevations of the cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c) regulate multiple steps from vesicle fusi... Read More about Vesicular calcium channels as regulators of the exocytotic post-fusion phase.

Noticed sound events management as a tool for inclusion in the action plans against noise in medium-sized cities (2011)
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Torija Martinez, A., Ruiz, D., Alba-Fernandez, V., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2011). Noticed sound events management as a tool for inclusion in the action plans against noise in medium-sized cities. Landscape and Urban Planning, 104, 148-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.10.008

European Directive on Environmental Noise Management set forth the need to undertake strategic noise maps as a diagnostic action for the development of action plans. The competent authorities are faced with the problem of determining which specific... Read More about Noticed sound events management as a tool for inclusion in the action plans against noise in medium-sized cities.

Putting the Premium into Basic: Slow-Burn Narratives and the Loss-Leader Function of AMC’s Original Drama Series (2011)
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Smith, A. (2011). Putting the Premium into Basic: Slow-Burn Narratives and the Loss-Leader Function of AMC’s Original Drama Series. Television and New Media, 14(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1527476411418537

This article traces connections between the institutional configuration of the AMC basic cable channel and the deliberately paced narratives of its original series, such as Mad Men, Breaking Bad and Rubicon. Scholarly and popular discourses concernin... Read More about Putting the Premium into Basic: Slow-Burn Narratives and the Loss-Leader Function of AMC’s Original Drama Series.

Explosive Pleistocene range expansion leads to widespread Amazonian sympatry between robust and gracile capuchin monkeys (2011)
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Lynch Alfaro, J., Boubli, J., Olson, L., Di Fiore, A., Wilson, B., Gutiérrez-Espeleta, G., …Alfaro, M. (2012). Explosive Pleistocene range expansion leads to widespread Amazonian sympatry between robust and gracile capuchin monkeys. Journal of Biogeography, 39(2), 272-288. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02609.x

Aim Capuchin monkey species are widely distributed across Central and South America. Morphological studies consistently divide the clade into robust and gracile forms, which show extensive sympatry in the Amazon Basin. We use genetic data to test... Read More about Explosive Pleistocene range expansion leads to widespread Amazonian sympatry between robust and gracile capuchin monkeys.

Effects of ramp negotiation, paving type and shoe sole geometry on toe clearance in young adults (2011)
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Thies, S., Jones, R., Kenney, L., Howard, D., & Baker, R. (2011). Effects of ramp negotiation, paving type and shoe sole geometry on toe clearance in young adults. Journal of Biomechanics, 44(15), 2679-2684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.07.027

Trips are a major cause of falls and result from involuntary contact of the foot with the ground during the swing phase of gait. Adequate toe clearance during swing is therefore crucial for safe locomotion. To date, little is known about the effects... Read More about Effects of ramp negotiation, paving type and shoe sole geometry on toe clearance in young adults.

Accession 8 migration and the proactive and defensive engagement of social citizenship (2011)
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Cook, J., Dwyer, P., & Waite, L. (2012). Accession 8 migration and the proactive and defensive engagement of social citizenship. Journal of Social Policy, 41(2), 329-347. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279411000766

Following the expansion of the European Union in 2004 unprecedented numbers of Accession 8 migrants from Central and Eastern Europe entered the UK. These migrants are often concentrated in particular urban neighbourhoods, which are already routinely... Read More about Accession 8 migration and the proactive and defensive engagement of social citizenship.

Indirect measurement of acoustic power into a small room at low frequencies (2011)
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de A.C. Duarte, E., Moorhouse, A., & Viveiros, E. (2011). Indirect measurement of acoustic power into a small room at low frequencies. Applied Acoustics, 73(3), 248-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2011.09.007

An essential step towards improving sound insulation is a reliable means of quantifying the performance. However, for various reasons sound insulation measurements at low frequencies are associated with relatively high uncertainty and wide variance v... Read More about Indirect measurement of acoustic power into a small room at low frequencies.