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Bearing capacity of rock over mined cavities in Nottingham. (2004)
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Waltham, A., & Swift, G. (2004). Bearing capacity of rock over mined cavities in Nottingham. Engineering Geology, 75(1), 15-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2004.04.006

A significant geohazard is created in Nottingham, UK, by hundreds of man-made caves cut in the weak sandstone beneath the city centre. Stability of the caves has been assessed by a single full-scale loading test, by numerical modelling with FLAC and... Read More about Bearing capacity of rock over mined cavities in Nottingham..

Holocaust hotline anger in Poland (2004)
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Bekerman, M. (2004). Holocaust hotline anger in Poland

With more survivors of the Holocaust dying out, the Simon Wiesenthal centre has opened a hotline in several countries, including Poland, to get in touch with potential witnesses to WW2 war crimes. Seen by many as the last dash to chase war criminals... Read More about Holocaust hotline anger in Poland.

The role and accountability of senior health care support workers in intensive care units (2004)
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Johnson, M., Hulme, C., Long, A., & Ormandy, P. (2004). The role and accountability of senior health care support workers in intensive care units. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 20(3), 123-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2004.02.005

This article identifies that the introduction of the support worker role in the critical care team facilitates flexibility when organizing and managing patient care.
Qualified nurses' time can be used more effectively, enhancing the quality of the p... Read More about The role and accountability of senior health care support workers in intensive care units.

Why do primary school children smoke? A longitudinal analysis of predictors of smoking uptake during pre-adolescence (2004)
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Milton, B., Cook, P., Dugdill, L., Porcellato, L., Springett, J., & Woods, S. (2004). Why do primary school children smoke? A longitudinal analysis of predictors of smoking uptake during pre-adolescence. Public Health, 118(4), 247-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2003.10.006

The objectives of this longitudinal study were to determine the prevalence of smoking among primary school children in Liverpool (England, UK), and to identify the predictors of experimentation with cigarettes during preadolescence. A cohort of child... Read More about Why do primary school children smoke? A longitudinal analysis of predictors of smoking uptake during pre-adolescence.

A new biomechanical model for the functional assessment of knee osteoarthritis (2004)
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Kim, W., Richards, J., Hegab, A., & Jones, R. (2004). A new biomechanical model for the functional assessment of knee osteoarthritis. The Knee, 11(3), 225-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0968-0160%2803%2900068-1

The severity of symptoms in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee can be difficult to assess. A new method for assessing medial compartment OA of the knee is proposed. The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between the severity... Read More about A new biomechanical model for the functional assessment of knee osteoarthritis.

Evaluating the precision of a transverse excitation atmospheric based CO2 Doppler lidar system with in situ sensors (2004)
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Bozier, K., Pearson, G., Collier, C., & Davies, F. (2004). Evaluating the precision of a transverse excitation atmospheric based CO2 Doppler lidar system with in situ sensors. Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 6(6), 608-616. https://doi.org/10.1088/1464-4258/6/6/017

A ground based, mobile, scanning Doppler lidar system used for atmospheric boundary layer research is described. The system is designed to operate safely in urban areas and has an eye safe wavelength of 10.6 µm, a range capability of up to 9 km (depe... Read More about Evaluating the precision of a transverse excitation atmospheric based CO2 Doppler lidar system with in situ sensors.

A study of event traffic during the shared manipulation of objects within a collaborative virtual environment (2004)
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Otto, O., Wolff, R., & Roberts, D. (2004). A study of event traffic during the shared manipulation of objects within a collaborative virtual environment. https://doi.org/10.1162/1054746041422280

Event management must balance consistency and responsiveness above the requirements of shared object interaction within a Collaborative Virtual Environment
(CVE) system. An understanding of the event traffic during collaborative tasks helps in the d... Read More about A study of event traffic during the shared manipulation of objects within a collaborative virtual environment.

Shifting paradigms: from a communicative to a context-based approach (2004)
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Jarvis, H., & Atsilarat, S. (2004). Shifting paradigms: from a communicative to a context-based approach

This paper offers a critical examination of the communicative approach (CA) with specific reference to a study of the teaching and learning experiences of a group of Thai university practitioners and students. It is argued that although the fundament... Read More about Shifting paradigms: from a communicative to a context-based approach.

The London Ambassadorship of David K.E. Bruce during the Wilson-Johnson years, 1964-68 (2004)
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Colman, J. (2004). The London Ambassadorship of David K.E. Bruce during the Wilson-Johnson years, 1964-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592290490448852

Using recently released sources, this article offers a fresh perspective on the London ambassadorship of David K. E. Bruce in the years of Harold Wilson and Lyndon Johnson, 1964–68. Bruce's running of the US Embassy is examined, as are his views of t... Read More about The London Ambassadorship of David K.E. Bruce during the Wilson-Johnson years, 1964-68.

'Stranger and Stranger' : Alice and Dodgson in Katie Roiphe's Still She Haunts Me. (2004)
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Armitt, L. (2004). 'Stranger and Stranger' : Alice and Dodgson in Katie Roiphe's Still She Haunts Me. Women: A Cultural Review, 15(2), 167-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/0957404042000234024

HISTORICAL fiction offers women writers and their female protagonists a way into history through the back door, into that masculinized history traditionally characterized, in the words of Angela Carter, by a conspicuous ‘paucity of historical referen... Read More about 'Stranger and Stranger' : Alice and Dodgson in Katie Roiphe's Still She Haunts Me..

Power output of the lower limb during variable inertial loading : A comparison between methods using single and repeated contractions (2004)
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Pearson, S., Cobbold, M., & Harridge, S. (2004). Power output of the lower limb during variable inertial loading : A comparison between methods using single and repeated contractions. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 92(1-2), 176-181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-004-1046-0

The power-inertial load relationship of the lower limb muscles was studied during a single leg thrust using the Modified Nottingham Power Rig (mNPR) and during cycling exercise in nine young male subjects. The relationship between peak power and iner... Read More about Power output of the lower limb during variable inertial loading : A comparison between methods using single and repeated contractions.

Applying animal learning theory: Training captive animals to comply with veterinary and husbandry procedures (2004)
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Young, R., & Cipreste, C. (2004). Applying animal learning theory: Training captive animals to comply with veterinary and husbandry procedures. Animal Welfare Journal, 13(2), 225-232. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0962728600026968

Animals within zoo environments are learning continuously: they learn signals that predict when food is going to arrive or that the presence of a certain person means that something unpleasant may happen. They may learn to control their environment a... Read More about Applying animal learning theory: Training captive animals to comply with veterinary and husbandry procedures.

The award winning 'completing the circle' complementary therapy service initiative at Christie NHS Hospital Manchester (2004)
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Mackereth, P. (2004). The award winning 'completing the circle' complementary therapy service initiative at Christie NHS Hospital Manchester. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctnm.2004.02.003

The complementary therapy team at the Christie Hospital has won a highly prestigious national Prince of Wales award. The award is for "Good Practice in Integrated Healthcare" and applauds the hospital for including complementary therapies as part of... Read More about The award winning 'completing the circle' complementary therapy service initiative at Christie NHS Hospital Manchester.

Magnetic anisotropy and the shape memory phase transition in Ni52Mn26Ga22 (2004)
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Mellors, N., Lord, J., Robertson, S., Faunce, C., Grundy, P., Lord, D., …Cugat, O. (2004). Magnetic anisotropy and the shape memory phase transition in Ni52Mn26Ga22. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 272-27(3), 2108-2110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2003.12.1376

Torque measurements of magnetocrystalline anisotropy energies, made on (1 0 0) and (1 1 0) oriented planar disc samples of the shape memory alloy Ni52Mn26Ga22 as a function of temperature and applied directional field cooling are reported. The result... Read More about Magnetic anisotropy and the shape memory phase transition in Ni52Mn26Ga22.

Preliminary analysis of fuel tank impact (2004)
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Seddon, C., Moodie, K., Thyer, A., & Moatamedi, M. (2004). Preliminary analysis of fuel tank impact. International Journal of Crashworthiness, 9(3), 237-244. https://doi.org/10.1533/ijcr.2004.0277

Following the accident involving the Air France Concorde in 2000 the effects of fluid structure interactions resulting from the impact of a fluid filled tank has become a cause for concern. The work reported here relates to the design of a series of... Read More about Preliminary analysis of fuel tank impact.

Doppler lidar measurements of turbulent structure function over an urban area (2004)
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Davies, F., Collier, C., Pearson, G., & Bozier, K. (2004). Doppler lidar measurements of turbulent structure function over an urban area. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 21(5), 753-761. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426%282004%29021%3C0753%3ADLMOTS%3E2.0.CO%3B2

Analysis of radial wind velocity data from the Salford pulsed Doppler infrared lidar is used to calculate turbulent spectral statistics over the city of Salford in the United Kingdom. The results presented here, first, outline the error estimation pr... Read More about Doppler lidar measurements of turbulent structure function over an urban area.