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Farewell to the bottle trap? An evaluation of aquatic funnel traps for great crested newt surveys (Triturus cristatus) (2013)
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funnel traps for great crested newt surveys (Triturus cristatus). Herpetological journal, 23(4), 241-244

Aquatic funnel traps are an established technique for the capture of newts. In the United Kingdom they are widely used for commercial surveys of great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) to comply with EU regulations during land developments such as c... Read More about Farewell to the bottle trap? An evaluation of aquatic funnel traps for great crested newt surveys (Triturus cristatus).

Independent component analysis for motion artifacts removal from electrocardiogram (2013)
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Sarfraz, M., & Li, F. (2013). Independent component analysis for motion artifacts removal from electrocardiogram. Global perspectives on artificial intelligence (Online), 1(4), 49-55

A method of using Independent Component Analysis to remove motion induced artifacts in the signals picked up by ECG electrodes is developed in this paper. In a first aid setting, ECG electrodes on patients cannot always keep stationary, resulting in... Read More about Independent component analysis for motion artifacts removal from electrocardiogram.

An ultra-low leakage current single carbon nanotube diode with split-gate and asymmetric contact geometry (2013)
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Hughes, M., Homewood, K., Curry, R., & Ohno, Y. (2013). An ultra-low leakage current single carbon nanotube diode with split-gate and asymmetric contact geometry. Applied Physics Letters, 103(13), 133508. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4823602

A single carbon nanotube diode is reported, with Ti and Pd contacts, and split gates. Without gate bias the device displays strong rectification, with a leakage current (I0) of 6 × 10−16 A, and an ideality factor (η) of 1.38. When the gate above the... Read More about An ultra-low leakage current single carbon nanotube diode with split-gate and asymmetric contact geometry.

You are a manager : should you be a leader? (2013)
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Stonehouse, D. (2013). You are a manager : should you be a leader?. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 19(8), 391-393. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2013.19.8.391

Within this article the author will examine the two important and distinct roles of both manager and leader. Often, out of necessity, these two roles are performed by the same individual, but this however is not always ideal or practical. Therefore a... Read More about You are a manager : should you be a leader?.

Appraisal : a key tool to delivering quality care (2013)
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Stonehouse, D. (2013). Appraisal : a key tool to delivering quality care. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 19(7), 338-341. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2013.19.7.338

In this article the author will examine the important role that the appraisal system, or performance review, plays in ensuring and improving quality care. As a manager it is your responsibility to
support and develop your staff. Through appraisal yo... Read More about Appraisal : a key tool to delivering quality care.

Recycling of fresh concrete exceeding and wash water in concrete mixing plants (2013)
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Ferriz-Papi, J. (2014). Recycling of fresh concrete exceeding and wash water in concrete mixing plants. Materiales de Construcción, 64(313), https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2013.00113

The exceeding concrete and washing equipment water are a matter to solve in concrete production. This paper explains several possibilities for recycling and analyses the products obtained with one recycling equipment. The objective of this work is to... Read More about Recycling of fresh concrete exceeding and wash water in concrete mixing plants.

District nursing: the hidden giant of the NHS? (2013)
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Heaslip, V. (2013). District nursing: the hidden giant of the NHS?. British Journal of Community Nursing, 18(8), 404-406

The recent 65th birthday of the NHS is a reminder of the purpose of the NHS: to provide a service that puts people that need it at the heart of care. However, recent negative reports have questioned nurses’ ability to provide this care, which led to... Read More about District nursing: the hidden giant of the NHS?.

Nurses’ understandings of suitable footwear for older people (2013)
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Borland, A., Hollins-Martin, C., & Locke, J. (2013). Nurses’ understandings of suitable footwear for older people. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 26(7), 653-665. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHCQA-05-2012-0050

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into nurses’ understandings of what constitutes suitable footwear for older people in care homes.

Design/methodology/approach – An exploratory descriptive qualitative survey was carried out of... Read More about Nurses’ understandings of suitable footwear for older people.

Prediction of 7-year psychopathology from mother-infant joint attention behaviours: a nested case–control study (2013)
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Background
To investigate whether later diagnosis of psychiatric disorder can be predicted from analysis of mother-infant joint attention (JA) behaviours in social-communicative interaction at 12 months.

Method
Using data from a large contempora... Read More about Prediction of 7-year psychopathology from mother-infant joint attention behaviours: a nested case–control study.

The osteology and systematics of the enigmatic Australian Oligo-Miocene Metatherian Yalkaparidon (Yalkaparidontidae; Yalkaparidontia;?Australidelphia; Marsupialia) (2013)
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Beck, R., Travouillon, K., Aplin, K., Godthelp, H., & Archer, M. (2013). The osteology and systematics of the enigmatic Australian Oligo-Miocene Metatherian Yalkaparidon (Yalkaparidontidae; Yalkaparidontia;?Australidelphia; Marsupialia). Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 21, 127-172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10914-013-9236-3

We provide the first detailed description of the osteology of the enigmatic Oligo-Miocene Australian metatherian Yalkaparidon. This taxon exhibits a number of unusual craniodental apomorphies but appears to be plesiomorphic within Metatheria in retai... Read More about The osteology and systematics of the enigmatic Australian Oligo-Miocene Metatherian Yalkaparidon (Yalkaparidontidae; Yalkaparidontia;?Australidelphia; Marsupialia).

Socio-cultural factors influencing maternal mortailty in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria (2013)
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Mboho, M., Furber, C., & Waterman, H. (2013). Socio-cultural factors influencing maternal mortailty in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. #Journal not on list, 1(1), 26 - 31. https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2013.7.1.26

This study aimed to explore how sociocultural practices and beliefs may influence maternal mortality in Nigeria by examining the cultural practices and popular traditional beliefs of the Ibibio and Annang ethnic groups of Akwa Ibom state. The researc... Read More about Socio-cultural factors influencing maternal mortailty in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria.

High-resolution sizing of monolayer-protected gold clusters by differential centrifugal sedimentation (2013)
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Krpetic, Z., Davidson, A., Volk, M., Lévy, R., Brust, M., & Cooper, D. (2013). High-resolution sizing of monolayer-protected gold clusters by differential centrifugal sedimentation. ACS nano, 7(10), 8881-8890. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn403350v

Differential centrifugal sedimentation (DCS) has been applied to accurately size ligand-protected gold hydrosols in the 10 to 50 nm range. A simple protocol is presented to correct for particle density variations due to the presence of the ligand she... Read More about High-resolution sizing of monolayer-protected gold clusters by differential centrifugal sedimentation.

Students’ experiences of using the partograph in Kenyan labour wards (2013)
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Lavender, T., Omoni, G., Lee, K., Wakasiaka, S., Watiti, J., & Mathai, M. (2013). Students’ experiences of using the partograph in Kenyan labour wards. African journal of midwifery and women's health, 5(3), 117-122. https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2011.5.3.117

Background: Previous research has demonstrated the likely benefits of partograph use in low-resourced settings. However, the challenges of completing a partograph are also reported. The objective of this study was to examine students’ views and exper... Read More about Students’ experiences of using the partograph in Kenyan labour wards.

Ca analysis : an Excel based program for the analysis of intracellular calcium transients including multiple, simultaneous regression analysis (2013)
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Greensmith, D. (2014). Ca analysis : an Excel based program for the analysis of intracellular calcium transients including multiple, simultaneous regression analysis. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 113(1), 241-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2013.09.004

Here I present an Excel based program for the analysis of intracellular Ca transients recorded using fluorescent indicators. The program can perform all the necessary steps which convert recorded raw voltage changes into meaningful physiological info... Read More about Ca analysis : an Excel based program for the analysis of intracellular calcium transients including multiple, simultaneous regression analysis.

Fitness to practice and feedback to students : a literature review (2013)
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Wells, L., & McLoughlin, M. (2014). Fitness to practice and feedback to students : a literature review. Nurse Education in Practice, 14(2), 137-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2013.08.006

In the United Kingdom (UK), the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) stipulate that practice experience makes up 50% of the nursing curricula. We argue that mentors play a pivotal role in this experience, being the main practitioner responsible for su... Read More about Fitness to practice and feedback to students : a literature review.

Measuring the evidence : reviewing the literature of the measurement of therapeutic engagement in acute mental health inpatient wards (2013)
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McAndrew, S., Chambers, M., Nolan, F., Thomas, B., & Watts, P. (2014). Measuring the evidence : reviewing the literature of the measurement of therapeutic engagement in acute mental health inpatient wards. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 23(3), 212-220. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12044

Quality nursing plays a central role in the delivery of contemporary health and social care, with a positive correlation being demonstrated between patient satisfaction and the quality of nursing care received. One way to ensure such quality is to de... Read More about Measuring the evidence : reviewing the literature of the measurement of therapeutic engagement in acute mental health inpatient wards.