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Looking after children and young people : Ensuring their voices are heard in the pre-registration nursing curriculum (2012)
Journal Article
Sinclair, W., Camps, L., & Bibi, F. (2012). Looking after children and young people : Ensuring their voices are heard in the pre-registration nursing curriculum. Nurse Education in Practice, 12(4), 227-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.03.001

‘Looked after Children’ refers to those under the age of 18 years, who have been subject to a care order under The Children Act (1989). In England there are approximately 64,400 young people who are subject of a care order, with evidence suggesting t... Read More about Looking after children and young people : Ensuring their voices are heard in the pre-registration nursing curriculum.

Self-management for people with long-term neurological conditions (2012)
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Chaplin, H., Hazan, J., & Wilson, P. (2012). Self-management for people with long-term neurological conditions. British Journal of Community Nursing, 17(6), 250-257. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2012.17.6.250

Although English government policy has encouraged the implementation of self-management programmes in services for people with long-term conditions, the evidence for their efficacy has been limited. People with long-term neurological conditions use c... Read More about Self-management for people with long-term neurological conditions.

Achieving sustainable construction within Private Finance Initiative (PFI) road projects in the UK (2012)
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Akbiyikli, R., Eaton, D., & Dikmen, S. (2012). Achieving sustainable construction within Private Finance Initiative (PFI) road projects in the UK. Technological and Economic Development of Economy, 18(2), 207-229. https://doi.org/10.3846/20294913.2012.677586

The construction industry is facing the challenge of increasing demands of its sustainability performance. The construction and maintenance of the built environment has substantial impact on the sustainability of the environment. Whist, public sector... Read More about Achieving sustainable construction within Private Finance Initiative (PFI) road projects in the UK.

The gender pay gap in the ICT labour market : comparative experiences from the UK and New Zealand (2012)
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Belgorodskiy, A., Crump, B., Griffiths, M., Logan, K., Peter, R., & Richardson, H. (2012). The gender pay gap in the ICT labour market : comparative experiences from the UK and New Zealand. New Technology, Work and Employment, 27(2), 106-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005X.2012.00281.x

This paper addresses the issues surrounding gender pay gaps focussing on the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector of the labour market. We adopted a mixed method approach to investigate pay issues among women working in ICT in the United... Read More about The gender pay gap in the ICT labour market : comparative experiences from the UK and New Zealand.

Vector borne infectious disease mapping with stochastic difference equations : an analysis of dengue disease in Malaysia (2012)
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Samat, N., & Percy, D. (2012). Vector borne infectious disease mapping with stochastic difference equations : an analysis of dengue disease in Malaysia. Journal of Applied Statistics, 39(9), 2029-2046. https://doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2012.700450

Few publications consider the estimation of relative risk for vector borne infectious diseases. Most of these articles involve exploratory analysis that includes the study of covariates and their effects on disease distribution and the study of geogr... Read More about Vector borne infectious disease mapping with stochastic difference equations : an analysis of dengue disease in Malaysia.

Policing and mental illness in England and Wales post Bradley (2012)
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Cummins, I. (2012). Policing and mental illness in England and Wales post Bradley. Policing, 6(4), 365-376. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/pas024

The Bradley Review (2009) is a major analysis of the treatment of people with mental problems and
learning disabilities within the Criminal Justice System (CJS). The legal system and penal policy in UK and similar legaljurisdictions do not regard of... Read More about Policing and mental illness in England and Wales post Bradley.

A Mössbauer spectroscopy and neutron diffraction study of magnetostrictive, melt-spun Fe–Ga alloy ribbons (2012)
Journal Article
Mellors, N., Zhao, X., Simmons, L., Quinn, C., & Kilcoyne, S. (2012). A Mössbauer spectroscopy and neutron diffraction study of magnetostrictive, melt-spun Fe–Ga alloy ribbons. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 324(22), 3817-3823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2012.06.021

Ribbons of Fe100−xGax (x=15, 17.5, 19.5 and 22.5) were prepared by rapid solidification from the melt. 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy and high resolution neutron diffraction have revealed that Fe100−xGax alloys with x=15 and 17.5 have the disordered bcc... Read More about A Mössbauer spectroscopy and neutron diffraction study of magnetostrictive, melt-spun Fe–Ga alloy ribbons.

Sustainable developments in knitting (2012)
Journal Article
Power, E. (2012). Sustainable developments in knitting. International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 9(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBG.2012.047519

The global community is aware that policies and practices regarding human consumption of resources need to change. Sustainability is a dominant factor within government policies worldwide. A recent report compiled on behalf of the European Union iden... Read More about Sustainable developments in knitting.

Evidence for semantic communication in titi monkey alarm calls (2012)
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Casar, C., Byrne, R., Hoppitt, W., Young, R., & Zuberbuhler, K. (2012). Evidence for semantic communication in titi monkey alarm calls. Animal Behaviour, 84(2), 405-411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.05.010

Black-fronted titi monkeys, Callicebus nigrifrons, produce acoustically distinct vocalizations in response to several predator species. Compared to other primates, the calls are remarkably quiet, high-pitched and structurally simple, suggesting that... Read More about Evidence for semantic communication in titi monkey alarm calls.

Mixed protein–polysaccharide interfacial layers : effect of polysaccharide charge distribution (2012)
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Ettelaie, R., Akinshina, A., & Maurer, S. (2012). Mixed protein–polysaccharide interfacial layers : effect of polysaccharide charge distribution. Soft Matter, 8(29), 7582. https://doi.org/10.1039/C2SM25803J

The influence of the polysaccharide charge distribution on the structure, thickness, and charge reversal of the interfacial layers, formed by adsorbed positively charged protein and oppositely charged polysaccharide, has been investigated using a lat... Read More about Mixed protein–polysaccharide interfacial layers : effect of polysaccharide charge distribution.

High-sensitivity fluorescence lifetime thermal sensing based on CdTe quantum dots (2012)
Journal Article
Martinez Maestro, L., Haro-Gonzalez, P., Martin, I. R., García-Sole, J., & Jaque, D. (2012). High-sensitivity fluorescence lifetime thermal sensing based on CdTe quantum dots. Small, 8(17), 2652-2658. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201102736

The potential use of CdTe quantum dots as luminescence nano-probes for lifetime fluorescence nano-thermometry is demonstrated. The maximum thermal sensitivity achievable is strongly dependent on the quantum dot size. For the smallest sizes (close to... Read More about High-sensitivity fluorescence lifetime thermal sensing based on CdTe quantum dots.

Dwujęzyczność u progu edukacji szkolnej – interdyscyplinarny projekt badawczy (2012)
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Otwinowska, A., Banasik, N., Bialecka-Pikul, M., Kiebzak-Mandera, D., Kus, K., Miekisz, A., …Haman, E. (2012). Dwujęzyczność u progu edukacji szkolnej – interdyscyplinarny projekt badawczy. Neofilolog, 7-25. https://doi.org/10.14746/n.2012.39.1.2

The paper describes a Polish research project which aims at creating a cognitive and linguistic profile of the Polish-English bilingual child at the school entrance age. With the increase in the number of bilingual children due to economic migrations... Read More about Dwujęzyczność u progu edukacji szkolnej – interdyscyplinarny projekt badawczy.

Global honey bee viral landscape altered by a parasitic mite (2012)
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Martin, S., Highfield, A., Brettell, L., Nikado, S., Villalobos, E., & Schoder, D. (2012). Global honey bee viral landscape altered by a parasitic mite. Science, 336(6086), 1304-1306. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1220941

Emerging diseases are among the greatest threats to honey bees. Unfortunately, where and when
an emerging disease will appear are almost impossible to predict. The arrival of the parasitic
Varroa mite into the Hawaiian honey bee population allowed... Read More about Global honey bee viral landscape altered by a parasitic mite.

Space, agency, and withdrawal: birth control choices of women in Turkey (2012)
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Sirkeci, I., & Cindoglu, D. (2012). Space, agency, and withdrawal: birth control choices of women in Turkey. Health Care for Women International, 33(7), 614-630. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2012.655384

Withdrawal (WD) is not a reliable method for preventing unwanted pregnancies, yet it is still a very popular form of birth control in many societies, including Turkey. We look at the relationship between women's agency and physical space in relation... Read More about Space, agency, and withdrawal: birth control choices of women in Turkey.

Revising acute care systems and processes to improve breastfeeding and maternal postnatal health: a pre and post intervention study in one English maternity unit (2012)
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maternity unit. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 12(41), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-12-41

Background
Most women in the UK give birth in a hospital labour ward, following which they are
transferred to a postnatal ward and discharged home within 24 to 48 hours of the birth.
Despite policy and guideline recommendations to support planned,... Read More about Revising acute care systems and processes to improve breastfeeding and maternal postnatal health: a pre and post intervention study in one English maternity unit.

Estimating the effects of social safety net programmes in Bangladesh on calorie consumption of poor households (2012)
Journal Article
Rahman, M. (2012). Estimating the effects of social safety net programmes in Bangladesh on calorie consumption of poor households

The Social Safety Net (SSN) programmes play a key role in Bangladesh to protect the poor households from food insecurity. This study examines the effect of these programs on calorie consumption of poor households using the 2005 Household Income and E... Read More about Estimating the effects of social safety net programmes in Bangladesh on calorie consumption of poor households.

Landmarks in tourist wayfinding : a review (2012)
Journal Article
Norgate, S., & Ormerod, M. (2012). Landmarks in tourist wayfinding : a review. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 165(2), 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.9.00053

Demographic trends project a significant expansion of European urban populations to 2030, leading to expanding
cities being marketed as desirable tourist destinations, particularly for short city breaks. In turn, this renders the promotion of effici... Read More about Landmarks in tourist wayfinding : a review.

Gay children and suicidality: The importance of nurturance (2012)
Journal Article
McAndrew, S., & Warne, A. (2012). Gay children and suicidality: The importance of nurturance. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 33(6), 348-354. https://doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2012.656821

Suicidality among young people is a global concern, with international studies demonstrating an increased prevalence among young gay men. Being gay is not inevitably linked to mental illness, but growing up gay in a heterosexist society can compromis... Read More about Gay children and suicidality: The importance of nurturance.