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Embedding technology in the structures thread of a civil engineering degree (2013)
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Currie, N., Haynes, B., Leach, P., Wang, J., & Weekes, L. (2013). Embedding technology in the structures thread of a civil engineering degree

This paper describes an ongoing journey, which began in the autumn semester of 2005 and continues to the present day, with the aims of promoting good teaching at the University of Salford, UK. It discusses the challenges faced during the redesig... Read More about Embedding technology in the structures thread of a civil engineering degree.

The abandoned illness: Where is the voice of older adults? (2013)
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Collier, E., & Edwards, S. (2013). The abandoned illness: Where is the voice of older adults?. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2(1), 15

This short article highlights an often neglected issue, that of hearing the voice of older people. It is in this context that the article provides a commentary on the recently published document, The Abandoned Illness (Schizophrenia Commission, 2012... Read More about The abandoned illness: Where is the voice of older adults?.

From computer assisted language learning (CALL) to mobile assisted language use (2013)
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Jarvis, H., & Achilleos, M. (2013). From computer assisted language learning (CALL) to mobile assisted language use. TESL-EJ (Berkeley, Calif.), 16(4), 1-18

This article begins by critiquing the long-established acronym CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning). We then go on to report on a small-scale study which examines how student non-native speakers of English use a range of digital devices beyond... Read More about From computer assisted language learning (CALL) to mobile assisted language use.

Partisan, scholarly and active: for an organic public sociology of work and the case of critical labour studies (2013)
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Brook, P., & Darlington, R. (2013). Partisan, scholarly and active: for an organic public sociology of work and the case of critical labour studies. Work, Employment and Society, 27(2), 232-243

Despite a thriving tradition of critical scholarship in UK-based sociology of work, Burawoy’s call for a partisan organic public sociology that is part of ‘a social movement beyond the academy’ and Bourdieu’s plea for committed scholarship in the ser... Read More about Partisan, scholarly and active: for an organic public sociology of work and the case of critical labour studies.

A sensitivity analysis framework for the treatment effect measure used in the meta-analysis of comparative binary data from randomised controlled trials (2013)
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data from randomised controlled trials. Statistics in Medicine, 32(6), 931-940. https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.5591

The process of undertaking a meta-analysis involves a sequence of decisions, one of which is deciding which measure of treatment effect to use. In particular, for comparative binary data from randomised controlled trials, a wide variety of measures... Read More about A sensitivity analysis framework for the treatment effect measure used in the meta-analysis of comparative binary data from randomised controlled trials.

The europeanisation of national institutions reassessed : a comparison of regional policies in Germany and Italy (2013)
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Baudner, J., & Bull, M. (2013). The europeanisation of national institutions reassessed : a comparison of regional policies in Germany and Italy. Comparative European Politics, 11, 201-221. https://doi.org/10.1057/cep.2012.17

This article explores an aspect of Europeanisation which notions of ‘adaptive pressure’ and ‘usage’ of European policies have tended to neglect: in a complex policy field such as regional policy it is the evolving nature and heterogeneity of (differe... Read More about The europeanisation of national institutions reassessed : a comparison of regional policies in Germany and Italy.

Partisan, scholarly and active : arguments for an organic public sociology of work (2013)
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Brook, P., & Darlington, R. (2013). Partisan, scholarly and active : arguments for an organic public sociology of work. Work, Employment and Society, 27(2), 232-243. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017012461838

Despite a thriving tradition of critical scholarship in UK-based sociology of work, Burawoy’s call for a partisan organic public sociology that is part of ‘a social movement beyond the academy’ and Bourdieu’s plea for committed scholarship in the ser... Read More about Partisan, scholarly and active : arguments for an organic public sociology of work.

Diagnosis, prognosis and awareness of dying in nursing homes : towards the Gold Standard? (2013)
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Johnson, M., Attree, M., Jones, I., Al Gamal, E., & Garbutt, D. (2014). Diagnosis, prognosis and awareness of dying in nursing homes : towards the Gold Standard?. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 9(2), 95-105. https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12024

Background. In Western society and increasingly elsewhere, death has become medicalised and ‘hospitalised’ even when people are enduring deteriorating terminal conditions such as dementia and heart failure. In an attempt to rationalise and dignify th... Read More about Diagnosis, prognosis and awareness of dying in nursing homes : towards the Gold Standard?.

Impact of water quality parameters on the clogging of vertical-flow constructed wetlands treating urban wastewater (2013)
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wastewater. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 224, 1488. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-013-1488-2

In theory, biological and physical clogging, induced as a result of potentially excessive formation of biomass from degradation of pollutants and retention of inert suspended fine particles, respectively, should result in a decrease of treatment... Read More about Impact of water quality parameters on the clogging of vertical-flow constructed wetlands treating urban wastewater.

Beam geometry calibration of SODARs without use of a mast (2013)
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Bradley, S., & von Hünerbein, S. (2013). Beam geometry calibration of SODARs without use of a mast. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 30(9), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-12-00112.1

A new method for calibration of SODAR wind speed measurements is described. The method makes no assumptions whatsoever about the SODAR operation and its hardware and software, other than the assumption that only one beam is transmitted at a time. Reg... Read More about Beam geometry calibration of SODARs without use of a mast.

Pain from the inside : understanding the theoretical underpinning of person-centered care delivered by pain teams (2013)
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Howarth, M., Warne, A., & Haigh, C. (2013). Pain from the inside : understanding the theoretical underpinning of person-centered care delivered by pain teams. Pain Management Nursing, 15(1), 340-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2012.12.008

Chronic back pain is globally acknowledged as a common reason why people seek help from health professionals. The complexity of persistent chronic pain can undermine the person’s self-esteem and present a number of challenges to an individual’s abili... Read More about Pain from the inside : understanding the theoretical underpinning of person-centered care delivered by pain teams.

Pharmacoproteomic study of the natural product Ebenfuran III in DU-145 prostate cancer cells: The quantitative and temporal interrogation of chemically induced cell death at the protein level (2013)
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Roumeltios, T., Halabalaki, M., Alexi, X., Ankrett, D., Giannopoulou, E., Sayan, B., & Skaltsounis, A. (2013). Pharmacoproteomic study of the natural product Ebenfuran III in DU-145 prostate cancer cells: The quantitative and temporal interrogation of chemically induced cell death at the protein level. Journal of Proteome Research, 12(4), 1591-1603. https://doi.org/10.1021/pr300968q

A naturally occurring benzofuran derivative, Ebenfuran III (Eb III), was investigated for its antiproliferative effects using the DU-145 prostate cell line. Eb III was isolated from Onobrychis ebenoides of the Leguminosae family, a plant endemic in C... Read More about Pharmacoproteomic study of the natural product Ebenfuran III in DU-145 prostate cancer cells: The quantitative and temporal interrogation of chemically induced cell death at the protein level.

Supporting newly qualified nurses in the UK: A systematic literature review (2013)
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Whitehead, B., Owen, P., Holmes, D., Beddingham, E., Simmons, M., Henshaw, L., …Walker, C. (2013). Supporting newly qualified nurses in the UK: A systematic literature review. Nurse Education Today, 33(4), 370-377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2013.01.009

Aim This is a systematic literature review of the existing published research related to the development of preceptorship to support newly qualified nurses in the United Kingdom (UK). Background It has been known for some time that newly qualifi... Read More about Supporting newly qualified nurses in the UK: A systematic literature review.

Inheriting slavery : making sense of a difficult heritage (2013)
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Catalani, A., & Ackroyd, T. (2013). Inheriting slavery : making sense of a difficult heritage. Journal of Heritage Tourism, 8(4), 337-346. https://doi.org/10.1080/1743873X.2013.766199

In 1807 the British parliament decreed the abolition of the slave trade: since then, the places connected with the slave trade have physically ‘inherited’ its material traces and have become emotionally-charged with historical memory. This paper loo... Read More about Inheriting slavery : making sense of a difficult heritage.

Using merged kinematic and anatomical data to evaluate humeral motion estimation : a pilot study (2013)
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Schwartz, C., Leboeuf, F., Rémy-Néris, O., Brochard, S., Lempereur, M., & Burdin, V. (2013). Using merged kinematic and anatomical data to evaluate humeral motion estimation : a pilot study. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging and Visualization, 1(1), 43-47. https://doi.org/10.1080/21681163.2013.766070

Optoelectronic systems are widely used in 3D motion capture. However, the reliability of the motion estimation depends on soft tissue artefacts and should therefore be validated. Two different sets of humeral markers were studied on four subjects. An... Read More about Using merged kinematic and anatomical data to evaluate humeral motion estimation : a pilot study.

The influence of gait speed on co-activation in unilateral spastic cerebral palsy children (2013)
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Gross, R., Leboeuf, F., Hardouin, J., Lempereur, M., Perrouin-Verbe, B., Remy-Neris, O., & Brochard, S. (2013). The influence of gait speed on co-activation in unilateral spastic cerebral palsy children. Clinical Biomechanics, 28(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2013.01.002

Background: Physiological co-activation of antagonistic muscles during gait allows stability of loaded joints. Excessive co-activation restrains motion and increases energy expenditure. Co-activation is increased by gait speed and in the case of uppe... Read More about The influence of gait speed on co-activation in unilateral spastic cerebral palsy children.

Quantum dot-based thermal spectroscopy and imaging of optically trapped microspheres and single cells (2013)
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Martinez Maestro, L., Haro Gonzalez, P., Ramsay, W., del Rosal, B., Santacruz-Gomez, K., Iglesias de la Cruz, M., …Paterson, L. (2013). Quantum dot-based thermal spectroscopy and imaging of optically trapped microspheres and single cells. Small, 9(12), 2162-2170. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201201740

Laser‐induced thermal effects in optically trapped microspheres and single cells are investigated by quantum dot luminescence thermometry. Thermal spectroscopy has revealed a non‐localized temperature distribution around the trap that extends over te... Read More about Quantum dot-based thermal spectroscopy and imaging of optically trapped microspheres and single cells.

Effects of latissimus dorsi length on shoulder flexion in canoeists, swimmers, rugby players, and controls (2013)
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Herrington, L., & Horsley, I. (2014). Effects of latissimus dorsi length on shoulder flexion in canoeists, swimmers, rugby players, and controls. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 3(1), 60-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2013.01.004

Background: Shoulder flexion requires an optimal length of the latissimus dorsi muscle in order to allow full lateral rotation of the humerus and upward scapular rotation. If shoulder flexion (in an externally rotated position) is restricted, this ma... Read More about Effects of latissimus dorsi length on shoulder flexion in canoeists, swimmers, rugby players, and controls.