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Developing recreational trails : motivations for recreational walking (2012)
Journal Article
Davies, N., Lumsdon, L., & Weston, R. (2012). Developing recreational trails : motivations for recreational walking. Tourism Planning and Development, 9(1), 77-88. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2012.653480

This paper seeks to explore the motivations and preferences of recreational walkers in near-urban areas and the implications for trail development. A qualitative focus group method was employed in order to generate open discussion amongst recreationa... Read More about Developing recreational trails : motivations for recreational walking.

Organizational cultures: Obstacles to women in the UK construction industry (2012)
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Worrall, L. (2012). Organizational cultures: Obstacles to women in the UK construction industry. Journal of Psychological Issues in Organizational Culture, 2(4), 6-21. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpoc.20088

The global economic downturn coupled with recent changes in UK law have led to a sizable reduction in public sector funding. As a result, both public and private sector organizations are under greater pressure to provide evidence of their activities... Read More about Organizational cultures: Obstacles to women in the UK construction industry.

Annoyance due to railway vibration at different times of the day (2012)
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Peris, E., Woodcock, J., Sica, G., Moorhouse, A., & Waddington, D. (2012). Annoyance due to railway vibration at different times of the day. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 131(2), 191-196. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3679390

The time of day when vibration occurs is considered as a factor influencing the human response to vibration. The aim of the present paper is to identify the times of day during which railway vibration causes the greatest annoyance, to measure the dif... Read More about Annoyance due to railway vibration at different times of the day.

Optimum quantum dot size for highly efficient fluorescence bioimaging (2012)
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Martinez Maestro, L., Jacinto, C., Rocha, U., Iglesias-de la Cruz, M., Sanz-Rodriguez, F., Juarranz, A., …Jaque, D. (2012). Optimum quantum dot size for highly efficient fluorescence bioimaging. Journal of Applied Physics, 111(2), 023513. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3676251

Semiconductor quantum dots of few nanometers have demonstrated a great potential for bioimaging. The size determines the emitted color, but it is also expected to play an important role in the image brightness. In this work, the size dependence of th... Read More about Optimum quantum dot size for highly efficient fluorescence bioimaging.

'My feet - visible, but ignored . . . ' A qualitative study of foot care for people with rheumatoid arthritis (2012)
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Williams, A., & Graham, A. (2012). 'My feet - visible, but ignored . . . ' A qualitative study of foot care for people with rheumatoid arthritis. Clinical Rehabilitation, 26(10), 952-959. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215511434995

Objective: To explore patients’ experiences of foot problems associated with rheumatoid arthritis, from onset of symptoms to being provided with foot health interventions.
Design: A qualitative design was used with an interpretive phenomenological a... Read More about 'My feet - visible, but ignored . . . ' A qualitative study of foot care for people with rheumatoid arthritis.

Helmholtz bright and black soliton splitting at nonlinear interfaces (2012)
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Sanchez-Curto, J., Chamorro-Posada, P., & McDonald, G. (2012). Helmholtz bright and black soliton splitting at nonlinear interfaces. Physical Review A, 85, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.85.013836

Soliton breakup occurring at the planar boundary separating two Kerr focusing and defocusing media is analyzed within the framework of the Helmholtz theory where the full angular content of the problem is preserved. We show that the number of soliton... Read More about Helmholtz bright and black soliton splitting at nonlinear interfaces.

Repeatability of WalkinSense® in shoe pressure measurement system: A preliminary study (2012)
Journal Article
Healy, A., Burgess-Walker, P., Naemi, R., & Chockalingam, N. (2012). Repeatability of WalkinSense® in shoe pressure measurement system: A preliminary study. Sensors, 22(1), 35-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foot.2011.11.001

Plantar pressure measurements are regularly utilised while assessing patients with in-shoe systems allowing for discrete assessment. In the present study a new portable system capable of continuous monitoring of plantar pressure is assessed for its r... Read More about Repeatability of WalkinSense® in shoe pressure measurement system: A preliminary study.

Where is the study of WORK in critical IPE? (2012)
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Moore, P. (2012). Where is the study of WORK in critical IPE?. International Politics, 49(2), 215-237. https://doi.org/10.1057/ip.2011.40

The British school of International Political Economy (IPE) has been highly innovative in encouraging inter-disciplinary work, and allows eclecticism of research and investigation, which is quite distinct in contrast to its American counterpart. Crit... Read More about Where is the study of WORK in critical IPE?.

Extending Holt's (1995) typology to encompass subject-subject relations in consumption : lessons from pet ownership (2012)
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Cheetham, F., & Mceachern, M. (2012). Extending Holt's (1995) typology to encompass subject-subject relations in consumption : lessons from pet ownership. Consumption, Markets and Culture, 16(1), 91-115. https://doi.org/10.1080/10253866.2011.652826

This paper adapts Holt's typology of consumption practices to illuminate consumption practices within the context of British consumers and their household pets. The photo-elicitation technique, autodriving, is used to elicit stories from our particip... Read More about Extending Holt's (1995) typology to encompass subject-subject relations in consumption : lessons from pet ownership.

Nanostructural and magnetic studies of virtually monodispersed NiFe2O4 nanocrystals synthesized by a liquid–solid-solution assisted hydrothermal route (2012)
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by a liquid–solid-solution assisted hydrothermal route. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 14(751), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-012-0751-6

This study presents a comprehensively
and systematically structural, chemical and magnetic
characterization of *9.5 nm virtually monodispersed
nickel ferrite (NiFe2O4) nanoparticles prepared using
a modified liquid–solid-solution (LSS) assisted h... Read More about Nanostructural and magnetic studies of virtually monodispersed NiFe2O4 nanocrystals synthesized by a liquid–solid-solution assisted hydrothermal route.

11th September 2001 : the Italian writers’ response (2012)
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Ania, G. (2012). 11th September 2001 : the Italian writers’ response. Modern Italy, 17(1), 119-137. https://doi.org/10.1080/13532944.2012.640422

One month after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York, the Corriere della sera published an article on the possible future consequences for literature of this horrific event. Some novelists boldly declared their work would not b... Read More about 11th September 2001 : the Italian writers’ response.

The alarm call system of wild black-fronted titi monkeys, Callicebus nigrifrons (2012)
Journal Article
Casar, C., Byrne, R., Young, R., & Zuberbuhler, K. (2012). The alarm call system of wild black-fronted titi monkeys, Callicebus nigrifrons. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 66, 653-667. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-011-1313-0

Upon encountering predators, many animals produce specific vocalisations that alert others and sometimes dissuade the predators from hunting. Callicebus monkeys are known for their large vocal repertoire, but little is known about the function and me... Read More about The alarm call system of wild black-fronted titi monkeys, Callicebus nigrifrons.

Foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : the practitioner's perspective (2012)
Journal Article
Graham, A., Hammond, A., & Williams, A. (2012). Foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : the practitioner's perspective. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 5(2), https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-5-2

Background: Patient education is considered to be a key role for podiatrists in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patient education has undoubtedly led to improved clinical outcomes, however no attempts have been made to opti... Read More about Foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : the practitioner's perspective.

Importance of Nanoparticle Size in Colorimetric and SERS-Based Multimodal Trace Detection of Ni(II) Ions with Functional Gold Nanoparticles (2012)
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Krpetic, Z., Guerrini, L., Larmour, I., Reglinski, J., Faulds, K., & Graham, D. (2012). Importance of Nanoparticle Size in Colorimetric and SERS-Based Multimodal Trace Detection of Ni(II) Ions with Functional Gold Nanoparticles. Small, 8(5), 707-714. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201101980

Colorimetric detection of analytes using gold nanoparticles along with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) are areas of intense research activity since they both offer sensing of very low concentrations of target species. Multimodal detection... Read More about Importance of Nanoparticle Size in Colorimetric and SERS-Based Multimodal Trace Detection of Ni(II) Ions with Functional Gold Nanoparticles.

Use of back-propagation neural networks to predict both level and temporal-spectral composition of sound pressure in urban sound environments (2012)
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Torija Martinez, A., Ruiz, D., & Ramos-Ridao, A. (2012). Use of back-propagation neural networks to predict both level and temporal-spectral composition of sound pressure in urban sound environments. Building and Environment, 52, 45-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.12.024

One of the main challenges of urban planning is to create soundscapes capable of providing inhabitants
with a high quality of life. Urban planners need tools that enable them to approach the final goal of
designing, planning, and assessing soundsca... Read More about Use of back-propagation neural networks to predict both level and temporal-spectral composition of sound pressure in urban sound environments.

Lost Crusader? Chester Cooper and the Vietnam War, 1963-68 (2012)
Journal Article
Colman, J. (2012). Lost Crusader? Chester Cooper and the Vietnam War, 1963-68. Cold War History, 12(3), 429-449. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682745.2011.573147

Chester Cooper is well known as the author of The Lost Crusade: The United States in Vietnam (1970) but his role as a Vietnam policymaker – though important - has been overlooked. He worked for the CIA and then for the National Security Council under... Read More about Lost Crusader? Chester Cooper and the Vietnam War, 1963-68.

Children's memories about events relating to treatment for eye cancer : influence of age at loss of eye (2012)
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Norgate, S., & Littleton, K. (2012). Children's memories about events relating to treatment for eye cancer : influence of age at loss of eye. Infant Mental Health Journal, 32(5), 563-577. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.20309

Treatment for Retinoblastoma frequently involves removal of at least one eye in the first five years. Variation in age of treatment leads to the assumption that children’s later verbal accessibility of early traumatic memories may vary, with some chi... Read More about Children's memories about events relating to treatment for eye cancer : influence of age at loss of eye.

A role for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the immunopathology of schistosomiasis? (2012)
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Anthony, B., Allen, J., Li, Y., & McManus, D. (2012). A role for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the immunopathology of schistosomiasis?. PPAR Research, 2012, 128068. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/128068

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) have been demonstrated to have a role in immune regulation. In general, they are anti-inflammatory and promote Th2 type responses, and they are associated with the alternative activation of macropha... Read More about A role for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the immunopathology of schistosomiasis?.

The Italian transition that never was (2012)
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Bull, M. (2012). The Italian transition that never was. Modern Italy, 17(1),

The recent argument that the notion of ‘transition’ should be set aside in attempting to explain the trajectory of Italian politics in the past two decades is to be welcomed, but does not go far enough in explaining why we, as Italianists, got our ca... Read More about The Italian transition that never was.

Public health interventions and behaviour change: Reviewing the grey literature (2012)
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Franks, H., Hardiker, N., Mcgrath, M., & Mcquarrie, C. (2012). Public health interventions and behaviour change: Reviewing the grey literature. Public Health, 126(1), 12-17

Objectives
This study identified and reviewed grey literature relating to factors facilitating and inhibiting effective interventions in three areas: the promotion of mental health and well-being, the improvement of food and nutrition, and intervent... Read More about Public health interventions and behaviour change: Reviewing the grey literature.