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Using environmental enrichment to reduce the expression of abnormal behaviours in Greater rhea Rhea americana at Belo Horizonte Zoo (2012)
Journal Article
de Azevedo, C., Lima, M., Cipreste, C., Young, R., & Rodrigues, M. (2013). Using environmental enrichment to reduce the expression of abnormal behaviours in Greater rhea Rhea americana at Belo Horizonte Zoo. International Zoo Yearbook, 47(1), 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1090.2012.00195.x

Animals kept by zoos may express abnormal behaviours that are indicators of poor welfare. Environmental enrichment is a technique of providing items to animals that stimulate the expression of normal behaviours. The aim of this study was to evaluate... Read More about Using environmental enrichment to reduce the expression of abnormal behaviours in Greater rhea Rhea americana at Belo Horizonte Zoo.

The Common Ingroup Identity Model and its efficacy in the field (2012)
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(2012). The Common Ingroup Identity Model and its efficacy in the field. #Journal not on list, https://doi.org/10.1080/03033910.2010.10446332

Three studies revisited the application of the Common Ingroup Identity Model (CIIM) to the Northern Irish conflict and shed light on the factors that potentially limit the scope of the CIIM. Study 1 (N =61) showed that both conflict protagonists unan... Read More about The Common Ingroup Identity Model and its efficacy in the field.

Using environmental enrichment to reduce the expression of abnormal behaviours in Greater rheaRhea americanaat Belo Horizonte Zoo: Short Report: Belo Horizonte Zoo: Greater Rhea: Environmental Enrichment & Behavioural Changes (2012)
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de Azevedo, C. S., Lima, M. F. F., Cipreste, C. F., Young, R. J., & Rodrigues, M. (2013). Using environmental enrichment to reduce the expression of abnormal behaviours in Greater rheaRhea americanaat Belo Horizonte Zoo: Short Report: Belo Horizonte Zoo: Greater Rhea: Environmental Enrichment & Behavioural Changes. International Zoo Yearbook, 47(1), 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-1090.2012.00195.x

Animals kept by zoos may express abnormal behaviours that are indicators of poor welfare. Environmental enrichment is a technique of providing items to animals that stimulate the expression of normal behaviours. The aim of this study was to evaluate... Read More about Using environmental enrichment to reduce the expression of abnormal behaviours in Greater rheaRhea americanaat Belo Horizonte Zoo: Short Report: Belo Horizonte Zoo: Greater Rhea: Environmental Enrichment & Behavioural Changes.

Interventions employing mobile technology for overweight and obesity: An early systematic review of randomized controlled trials (2012)
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Bacigalupo, R., Cudd, P., Littlewood, C., Bissell, P., Hawley, {. S., & {Buckley Woods}, H. (2013). Interventions employing mobile technology for overweight and obesity: An early systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Obesity Reviews, 14, 279-291. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12006

Obesity is a global epidemic with major healthcare implications and costs. Mobile technologies are potential interventions to promote weight loss. An early systematic review of this rapidly growing area of research was conducted. Electronic databases... Read More about Interventions employing mobile technology for overweight and obesity: An early systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Red mud as a carbon sink : variability, affecting factors and environmental significance (2012)
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Si, C., Ma, Y., & Lin, C. (2012). Red mud as a carbon sink : variability, affecting factors and environmental significance. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 245, 54-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.11.024

The capacity of red mud to sequester CO2 varied markedly due to differences in bauxite type, processing
and disposal methods. Calcium carbonates were the dominant mineral phases responsible for the carbon
sequestration in the investigated red mud t... Read More about Red mud as a carbon sink : variability, affecting factors and environmental significance.

The contract, accounting and trust : a case study of an international joint venture (IJV) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (2012)
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Tsamenyi, M., Qureshi, A., & Yazdifar, H. (2012). The contract, accounting and trust : a case study of an international joint venture (IJV) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Accounting forum, 37(3), 182-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accfor.2012.09.004

This paper reports on the results of a case study that examines the effect of the contract and accounting on inter-organisational trust in an international joint venture (IJV). The empirical setting of the research was an IJV relation between a Unite... Read More about The contract, accounting and trust : a case study of an international joint venture (IJV) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Mechanisms and extent of information transfer in socially foraging guppies, Poecilia reticulata (2012)
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Franks, V. R., & Marshall, R. C. (2013). Mechanisms and extent of information transfer in socially foraging guppies, Poecilia reticulata. Animal Behaviour, 85(1), 103-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.10.013

Many species in social groups make use of readily available, socially provided information for behaviours including predator avoidance, mate choice and foraging. Not only are actions imitated, but they may also be reapplied in variable future situati... Read More about Mechanisms and extent of information transfer in socially foraging guppies, Poecilia reticulata.

Roadmap for implementation of BIM in the UK construction industry (2012)
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Khosrowshahi, F., & Arayici, Y. (2012). Roadmap for implementation of BIM in the UK construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 19(6), 610-635. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699981211277531

BIM implementation is a major change management task, involving diversity of risk areas. The identification of the challenges and barriers is therefore an imperative precondition of this change process. This paper aims to diagnose UK’s construction i... Read More about Roadmap for implementation of BIM in the UK construction industry.

Anxiety as a cause of attachment avoidance in women with Turner Syndrome (2012)
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Clauson, S., Hollins-Martin, C., & Watt, G. (2012). Anxiety as a cause of attachment avoidance in women with Turner Syndrome. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 27(4), 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2012.748891

Working models of attachment are internal depictions of self relative to others and have been described in terms of two dimensions: (1) attachment avoidance, and (2) attachment anxiety. An exploratory qualitative study was carried out to build unders... Read More about Anxiety as a cause of attachment avoidance in women with Turner Syndrome.

Exploring barriers and solutions to academic writing : perspectives for student, higher education and further education tutors (2012)
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Itua, I., Coffey, M., Merryweather, D., Norton, L., & Foxcroft, A. (2012). Exploring barriers and solutions to academic writing : perspectives for student, higher education and further education tutors. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 38(3), 305-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2012.726966

Staff and student perceptions of what constitutes good academic writing in both further and higher education often differ. This is reflected in written assignments which frequently fall below the expected standard. In seeking to develop the writing s... Read More about Exploring barriers and solutions to academic writing : perspectives for student, higher education and further education tutors.

A coupled far-field formulation for time-periodic numerical problems in fluid dynamics (2012)
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Chadwick, E., & El-Mazuzi, R. (2012). A coupled far-field formulation for time-periodic numerical problems in fluid dynamics. #Journal not on list, 122(4), 661-672. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12044-012-0101-8

Consider uniform flow past an oscillating body generating a time-periodic motion in an exterior domain, modelled by a numerical fluid dynamics solver in the near field around the body. A far-field formulation, based on the Oseen equations, is present... Read More about A coupled far-field formulation for time-periodic numerical problems in fluid dynamics.

Local Governance and the Online Networked Public Sphere—A Case Study (2012)
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Hepburn, P. (2012). Local Governance and the Online Networked Public Sphere—A Case Study. #Journal not on list, 9(4), 370-387. https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2012.700447

What are the prospects for the Web enhancing the local governance process by provid- ing a networked public sphere? This article addresses this question by researching online local civic activity associated with a case study of a UK local government... Read More about Local Governance and the Online Networked Public Sphere—A Case Study.

Numerical implementation of EPR-based material models in finite element analysis (2012)
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Faramarzi, A., Javadi, A. A., & Ahangar-Asr, A. (2013). Numerical implementation of EPR-based material models in finite element analysis. Computers and Structures, 118, 100-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2012.10.002

In this paper a novel approach based on evolutionary polynomial regression (EPR) is presented to develop constitutive models of materials. Stress–strain data are used to train EPR and develop EPR-based material models. It is shown that it is possible... Read More about Numerical implementation of EPR-based material models in finite element analysis.

The retreat from overgeneralization in child language acquisition : word learning, morphology, and verb argument structure (2012)
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Ambridge, B., Pine, J., Rowland, C., Chang, F., & Bidgood, A. (2012). The retreat from overgeneralization in child language acquisition : word learning, morphology, and verb argument structure. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 4(1), 47-62. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1207

This review investigates empirical evidence for different theoretical proposals regarding the retreat from overgeneralization errors in three domains: word learning (e.g., *doggie to refer to all animals), morphology [e.g., *spyer, *cooker (one who s... Read More about The retreat from overgeneralization in child language acquisition : word learning, morphology, and verb argument structure.

Heterogeneity in the frequency distribution of crime victimization (2012)
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Hope, T., & Norris, P. (2012). Heterogeneity in the frequency distribution of crime victimization. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 29(4), 543-578. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-0120-9190-x

Objectives: Tests the idea that the frequency distribution typically observed in cross-sectional crime victimization data sampled from surveys of general populations is a heterogeneously distributed result of the mixing of two latent processes associ... Read More about Heterogeneity in the frequency distribution of crime victimization.

PIR2/Rnf144B regulates epithelial homeostasis by mediating degradation of p21 WAF1 and p63 (2012)
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Conforti, F., Yang, A., Piro, M., Mellone, M., Terrinoni, A., Candi, E., …Sayan, B. (2012). PIR2/Rnf144B regulates epithelial homeostasis by mediating degradation of p21 WAF1 and p63. Oncogene, 32, https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2012.497

ΔNp63 is a transcription factor that is critical for the development of stratified epithelia and is overexpressed or amplified in >80% of squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). We identified the RING finger E3 ubiquitin ligase PIR2/Rnf144b as a direct tran... Read More about PIR2/Rnf144B regulates epithelial homeostasis by mediating degradation of p21 WAF1 and p63.

The emergence of the techno-elite audience and free/open source content : a case study on BBC Backstage (2012)
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Lin, Y. (2012). The emergence of the techno-elite audience and free/open source content : a case study on BBC Backstage. Particip@tions, 9(2), 597-613

This paper, through a case study on the BBC Backstage project, argues that the continuing convergence of media and ICT sectors has encouraged a powerful elite audience group to emerge – what I term “techno elite” in this paper. The techno elite usual... Read More about The emergence of the techno-elite audience and free/open source content : a case study on BBC Backstage.

“Let’s stick together” - a grounded theory exploration of interprofessional working used to provide person centered chronic back pain services (2012)
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chronic back pain services. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 26(6), 491-496. https://doi.org/10.3109/13561820.2012.711385

Chronic back pain is a global phenomenon and a common reason why patients seek help from health professionals. Person-centered interprofessional working is acknowledged as the main strategy for chronic back pain management; however, the complexity of... Read More about “Let’s stick together” - a grounded theory exploration of interprofessional working used to provide person centered chronic back pain services.

me-but-not-me: Teaching the digital double (2012)
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Oliver, M. (2012). me-but-not-me: Teaching the digital double. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 8(2), 185-200. https://doi.org/10.1386/padm.8.2.189_1

Written from a practice-as-research perspective, this paper focuses on the importance of teaching the technique of the ‘digital double’ in multimedia performance. It offers a summary of the key theorists who assist in our interpretation and understan... Read More about me-but-not-me: Teaching the digital double.