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Liberty versus security? EU asylum policy and the European Commission (2009)
Journal Article
Kaunert, C. (2009). Liberty versus security? EU asylum policy and the European Commission. Journal of Contemporary European Research, 5(2), 148-170

The Common European Asylum System (CEAS) experienced significant developments during the Tampere programme (1999 – 2004). This article analyses how security is constituted or viewed by the European Union in the area of asylum policy; more importantly... Read More about Liberty versus security? EU asylum policy and the European Commission.

Excitonic and biexcitonic properties of single GaN quantum dots modeled by 8-band k⋅p theory and configuration-interaction method (2009)
Journal Article
Tomic, S., & Vukmirović, N. (2009). Excitonic and biexcitonic properties of single GaN quantum dots modeled by 8-band k⋅p theory and configuration-interaction method. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 79(24), 245330. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.79.245330

Received 2 March 2009; published 26 June 2009

Excitons and biexcitons in GaN/AlN quantum dots (QD) were investigated with special emphasis on the use of these QDs for single-photon source applications. The theoretical methodology for the calculati... Read More about Excitonic and biexcitonic properties of single GaN quantum dots modeled by 8-band k⋅p theory and configuration-interaction method.

Disability and discourses of web accessibility (2009)
Journal Article
Adam, A., & Kreps, D. (2009). Disability and discourses of web accessibility. Information, Communication and Society, 12(7), 1041-1058. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691180802552940

Much of the World Wide Web remains inaccessible or difficult to access by people across a spectrum of disabilities and this may have serious implications for the potential use of the web for increasing social inclusion. We argue that the complexities... Read More about Disability and discourses of web accessibility.

WALS in the university classroom (2009)
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Hildebrandt, K., & Bond, O. (2009). WALS in the university classroom. Linguistic Typology, 13(1), 183-193. https://doi.org/10.1515/LITY.2009.010

The world atlas of language structures (WALS) originally appealed to the linguistics community as a resource for research. However, the relevance of the feature chapters to teaching environments and the user-friendly nature of the Interactive Referen... Read More about WALS in the university classroom.

The health impact of an online heart disease support group: A comparison of moderated vs. unmoderated support (2009)
Journal Article
group: A comparison of moderated vs. unmoderated support. Health Education Research, 24(4), 646-654. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyp001

The aim of this study was to assess whether our
online closed community heart care support
group and information resource could sustain
changes in health behaviour after the moderators
withdrew their support. Heart patients (n 5
108) living in a... Read More about The health impact of an online heart disease support group: A comparison of moderated vs. unmoderated support.

Radionuclide transfer to invertebrates and small mammals in a coastal sand dune ecosystem (2009)
Journal Article
Wood, M., Leah, R., Jones, S., & Copplestone, D. (2009). Radionuclide transfer to invertebrates and small mammals in a coastal sand dune ecosystem. Science of the Total Environment, 407(13), 4062-4074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.03.011

International intercomparisons of models to assess the impact of ionising radiation on wildlife have
identified radionuclide transfer assumptions as a significant source of uncertainty in the modelling process.
There is a need to improve the underp... Read More about Radionuclide transfer to invertebrates and small mammals in a coastal sand dune ecosystem.

The limits of Europeanisation: EU accession and gender equality in Bulgaria and Romania (2009)
Journal Article
Chiva, C. (2009). The limits of Europeanisation: EU accession and gender equality in Bulgaria and Romania. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 10(2), 150-174. https://doi.org/10.1080/15705850902899230

The paper seeks to bridge the existing gap between three distinct strands of
literature: scholarship on EU enlargement; studies of social policy in the European Union; and
feminist theorising on equality between men and women. It explores the impac... Read More about The limits of Europeanisation: EU accession and gender equality in Bulgaria and Romania.

US assessments of Japanese ground warfare tactics and the Army’s campaigns in the Pacific theaters, 1943-45: lessons learned and methods applied (2009)
Journal Article

The article examines the evolution of US intelligence assessments of the Imperial Japanese Army's tactical methods during the Pacific War, and explains how the resulting perceptions influenced the development of American doctrine for fighting the Jap... Read More about US assessments of Japanese ground warfare tactics and the Army’s campaigns in the Pacific theaters, 1943-45: lessons learned and methods applied.

Dismantling the ‘Lesser Men’ and ‘Supermen’ myths: US intelligence on the imperial Japanese army after the fall of the Philippines, winter 1942 to spring 1943 (2009)
Journal Article

During the opening stages of the Pacific War, between December 1941 and
spring 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army appeared unstoppable. US forces in the
Philippines, despite their efforts, could not hold out against the enemy advance, and by
April t... Read More about Dismantling the ‘Lesser Men’ and ‘Supermen’ myths: US intelligence on the imperial Japanese army after the fall of the Philippines, winter 1942 to spring 1943.

Making a difference? NGOs and civil society development in Russia (2009)
Journal Article
Crotty, J. (2009). Making a difference? NGOs and civil society development in Russia. Europe-Asia Studies, 61(1), 85-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668130802532936

The role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the development of Russia’s civil society has
been the focus of academic study since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. In light of this
literature, this article aims to assess the impact... Read More about Making a difference? NGOs and civil society development in Russia.

Expenditure-based segmentation and visitor profiling at The Quays in Salford, UK (2009)
Journal Article
Craggs, R., & Schofield, P. (2009). Expenditure-based segmentation and visitor profiling at The Quays in Salford, UK. Tourism Economics, 15(1), 243-260

There is a substantial body of literature relating to tourism’s
economic impact at the macro level, but less is known about tourist
expenditure at a micro scale. This paper reports findings from a
survey of day-visitor expenditure by category at T... Read More about Expenditure-based segmentation and visitor profiling at The Quays in Salford, UK.

The effect and moderation of gender identity congruity: Utilizing “real women” advertising images (2009)
Journal Article
Feiereisen, S., Broderick, A., & Douglas, S. (2009). The effect and moderation of gender identity congruity: Utilizing “real women” advertising images. Psychology and Marketing, 26(9), 813-843. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.20301

The present article examines the predictive ability of gender identity
congruity in explaining women’s responses to advertising appeals.
The contributions of the article are twofold: (1) to demonstrate
whether advertisements that are congruent wit... Read More about The effect and moderation of gender identity congruity: Utilizing “real women” advertising images.

Insights for clubs from modelling match attendance in football (2009)
Journal Article
Buraimo, B., Forrest, D., & Simmons, R. (2009). Insights for clubs from modelling match attendance in football. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 60(2), 147-155. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602549

The paper employs data from 2884 matches in the English Football League Championship. It builds a model of
determinants of attendance designed to yield results relevant to decision-taking at individual clubs. The model
has two innovatory features.... Read More about Insights for clubs from modelling match attendance in football.

The phenomenon of information technology for small community-based businesses (2009)
Journal Article
Raj, R., & Rashid, T. (2009). The phenomenon of information technology for small community-based businesses. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 8(4), 473-485. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2009.025693

The information technology phenomenon has become a feature of
most small businesses. Over the last few decades, small businesses have played
a major part in UK economy and in local communities. Companies can now
reach consumers almost anywhere in... Read More about The phenomenon of information technology for small community-based businesses.

Enabling reasoning on the web: Performing simulations of clinical situations (2009)
Journal Article
Arguello-Casteleiro, M., Des Diz, J., Fernandez-Prieto, M., Perez, R., Paniagua, H., & Thompson, A. (2009). Enabling reasoning on the web: Performing simulations of clinical situations. International journal of simulation: systems, science & technology (Print), 10(2), 62-82

The transformation of a document-based medical guideline into a computer-based decision support is a time-consuming
and error-prone activity. One way to alleviate this burden is by facilitating, as much as possible, the (semi)automatic
implementati... Read More about Enabling reasoning on the web: Performing simulations of clinical situations.

Executing medical guidelines on the web: Towards next generation healthcare (2009)
Journal Article
Arguello-Casteleiro, M., Des, J., Fernandez-Prieto, M., Perez, R., & Paniagua, H. (2009). Executing medical guidelines on the web: Towards next generation healthcare. Knowledge-Based Systems, 22(7), 545-551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2008.10.003

There is still a lack of full integration between current Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and medical guidelines that encapsulate evidence-based medicine. Thus, general practitioners (GPs) and specialised physicians still have to read document-based... Read More about Executing medical guidelines on the web: Towards next generation healthcare.

Protocols, policy directives and choice provision : UK midwives' views (2009)
Journal Article
Hollins-Martin, C., & Bull, P. (2009). Protocols, policy directives and choice provision : UK midwives' views. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 22(1), 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1108/09526860910927952

Purpose – Within maternity hospitals midwives are expected to follow the protocol-driven culture and orders issued by senior staff. Simultaneously, midwives are expected to follow social policy documents and the Midwives Rules and Standards that advo... Read More about Protocols, policy directives and choice provision : UK midwives' views.