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Promoting interdisciplinarity through educational initiative: a qualitative evaluation (2003)
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Wakefield, A., Furber, C., Boggis, C., Sutton, A., & Cooke, S. (2003). Promoting interdisciplinarity through educational initiative: a qualitative evaluation. Nurse Education in Practice, 3(4), 195-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1471-5953%2802%2900119-1

This paper describes a multi-professional teaching innovation that took place at The University of Manchester during October 2001. Ideas for the project were first established in December 2000 when a multi-professional team of educationalists began e... Read More about Promoting interdisciplinarity through educational initiative: a qualitative evaluation.

Do domestic pigs in controlled environments contrafreeload? (2003)
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Young, R., & Lawrence, A. (2003). Do domestic pigs in controlled environments contrafreeload?. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 6(4), 309-318. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327604jaws0604_5

Many experiments report that animals will work (lever press) for food in the presence of freely available identical food. This phenomenon has attracted the attention of applied ethologists because it seems to prove that animals have a need to express... Read More about Do domestic pigs in controlled environments contrafreeload?.

Legacy systems: Must history repeat itself? (2003)
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Kulonda, D., Arif, M., & Luce, J. (2003). Legacy systems: Must history repeat itself?. Journal of knowledge management practice,

Legacy software systems are notorious for repeating the mistakes of the past. However, it is entirely possible that the solutions to problems might be available in their past. Maintaining a Lessons Learned (LL) database and consulting it regularly... Read More about Legacy systems: Must history repeat itself?.

An essential role in molting and morphogenesis of Caenorhabditis elegans for ACN-1, a novel member of the angiotensis-converting enzyme family that lacks a metallopeptidase active site (2003)
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Brooks, D., Appleford, P., Murray, L., & Isaac, R. (2003). An essential role in molting and morphogenesis of Caenorhabditis elegans for ACN-1, a novel member of the angiotensis-converting enzyme family that lacks a metallopeptidase active site. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278(52), 52340-52346. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M308858200

Genome sequence analyses predict many proteins that are structurally related to proteases but lack catalytic residues, thus making functional assignment difficult. We show that one of these proteins (ACN-1), a unique multi-domain angiotensin-converti... Read More about An essential role in molting and morphogenesis of Caenorhabditis elegans for ACN-1, a novel member of the angiotensis-converting enzyme family that lacks a metallopeptidase active site.

BMA View in BMA News 20 December 2003 (2003)
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Macklin, D., & Rowland, A. (2003). BMA View in BMA News 20 December 2003. BMA news review (The voice of doctors), 6

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Training a neural network with a canopy reflectance model to estimate crop leaf area index. (2003)
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Danson, F., Rowland, C., & Baret, F. (2003). Training a neural network with a canopy reflectance model to estimate crop leaf area index. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24(23), 4891-4905. https://doi.org/10.1080/0143116031000070319

This paper outlines the strategies available for estimating the biophysical properties of crop canopies from remotely sensed data. Spectral reflectance and biophysical data were obtained over 132 plots of sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera) a... Read More about Training a neural network with a canopy reflectance model to estimate crop leaf area index..

A study on the experience of insomnia in a psychiatric inpatient population (2003)
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Collier, E., Skitt, G., & Cutts, H. (2003). A study on the experience of insomnia in a psychiatric inpatient population. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 10(6), 697-704. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2850.2003.00654.x

Complaints of insomnia among psychiatric inpatients are high. Many technical studies about insomnia are available in the literature, but few make reference to individual experience. This study examines the subjective experience of insomnia for psychi... Read More about A study on the experience of insomnia in a psychiatric inpatient population.

The status of gait assessment among physiotherapists in the United Kingdom (2003)
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Toro, B., Nester, C., & Farren, P. (2003). The status of gait assessment among physiotherapists in the United Kingdom. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 84(12), 1878-1884. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0003-9993%2803%2900482-9

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate how physiotherapists are trained in and use clinically orientated gait assessment tools and instrumented gait analysis, and to identify if a need exists for a standardized methodology. DESIGN: Survey. SETTING: UK National Heal... Read More about The status of gait assessment among physiotherapists in the United Kingdom.

A collaborative design appraisal system for water treatment engineering projects (2003)
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Sun, M., Bakis, N., & Aouad, G. (2003). A collaborative design appraisal system for water treatment engineering projects. Advances in engineering software, 34(11-12), 737-743. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0965-9978%2803%2900106-6

Water treatment projects usually involve large capital investment. Design appraisal is crucial to ensure project quality and cost effectiveness. The aim of design appraisal is to give the design team an opportunity to evaluate a proposed solution at... Read More about A collaborative design appraisal system for water treatment engineering projects.

Constructing a gazebo: supporting teamwork in a tightly coupled, distributed task in virtual reality (2003)
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Roberts, D., Wolff, R., Otto, O., & Steed, A. (2003). Constructing a gazebo: supporting teamwork in a tightly coupled, distributed task in virtual reality. https://doi.org/10.1162/105474603322955932

Many tasks require teamwork. Team members may work concurrently, but there must be some occasions of coming together. Collaborative virtual environments (CVEs) allow distributed teams to come together across distance to share a task. Studies of CVE s... Read More about Constructing a gazebo: supporting teamwork in a tightly coupled, distributed task in virtual reality.

Discourses of employability and empowerment: foundation degrees and 'third way' discursive repertoires (2003)
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Doyle, M. (2003). Discourses of employability and empowerment: foundation degrees and 'third way' discursive repertoires. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 24(3), 275-288. https://doi.org/10.1080/0159630032000172489

This paper contextualises the Foundation Degree within competing economic and democratic agendas. In tracing the development within these ideological and discursive priorities it analyses how they are textually represented in policy speeches, and in... Read More about Discourses of employability and empowerment: foundation degrees and 'third way' discursive repertoires.

A biomechanical analysis of the acute effects of complex training using lower limb exercises (2003)
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Jones, P., & Lee, A. (2003). A biomechanical analysis of the acute effects of complex training using lower limb exercises. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 17(4), 694-700

The aim of this study was to investigate the current practice of complex training using a lower body combination of exercises. It was hypothesized that a bout of heavy resistance exercise (HRE), as typically used in complex training, would lead to en... Read More about A biomechanical analysis of the acute effects of complex training using lower limb exercises.

Children, belonging and social capital: the PTA and middle class narratives of social involvement in the North-West of England (2003)
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Bagnall, G., Longhurst, B., & Savage, M. (2003). Children, belonging and social capital: the PTA and middle class narratives of social involvement in the North-West of England. Sociological Research Online, 8(4),

This paper uses data gathered from an ESRC funded research project on social networks, social capital and lifestyle to provide an account of narratives of belonging and social involvement. Drawing on data from 88 in-depth interviews carried out in th... Read More about Children, belonging and social capital: the PTA and middle class narratives of social involvement in the North-West of England.

Low environmental temperature causes an increase in stereotypic behaviour in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) (2003)
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Rees, P. (2003). Low environmental temperature causes an increase in stereotypic behaviour in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus). Journal of Thermal Biology, 29(1), 37-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2003.10.004

(1) Captive Asian elephants exhibited a strong negative correlation between maximum daily temperature and the frequency of stereotypic behaviour, in those animals predisposed to exhibit stereotypies. (2) The frequency of stereotypic behaviours increa... Read More about Low environmental temperature causes an increase in stereotypic behaviour in captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus).

Prevalence of zoonotic important parasites in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Great Britain. (2003)
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GC, S., B, G., Z, T., MK, L., H, B., G, H., …PS, C. (2003). Prevalence of zoonotic important parasites in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Great Britain. Veterinary Parasitology, 118(1-2), 133-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.09.017

A national necropsy survey of red foxes was carried out across Great Britain to record Echinococcus, Trichinella and Toxoplasma. The survey did not record directly, or indirectly using coproantigen/PCR tests, evidence for the presence of Echinococcus... Read More about Prevalence of zoonotic important parasites in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Great Britain..

Morphologic, karyotypic, and molecular evidence of a new form of Chiropotes (Primates, Pitheciinae) (2003)
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Bonvicino, C., Boubli, J., Otazú, I., Almeida, F., Nascimento, F., Coura, J., & Seuánez, H. (2003). Morphologic, karyotypic, and molecular evidence of a new form of Chiropotes (Primates, Pitheciinae). American Journal of Primatology, 61(3), 123-133. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.10115

Morphologic, karyotypic, and molecular analyses were carried out in 25 specimens of a distinct morph of Chiropotes (henceforth termed Chiropotes sp.) obtained from a number of localities in the Brazilian Amazon. Pelage coloration clearly distinguishe... Read More about Morphologic, karyotypic, and molecular evidence of a new form of Chiropotes (Primates, Pitheciinae).

Patient anxiety and modern elective surgery: a literature review (2003)
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Mitchell, M. (2003). Patient anxiety and modern elective surgery: a literature review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 12(6), 806-815. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00812.x

Medical advances have led to a considerable rise in the level of elective surgery undertaken as day-case surgery and with minimal hospital stay. However, amid such advances, preoperative psychological care has remained relatively static. A considerab... Read More about Patient anxiety and modern elective surgery: a literature review.

Muscle fatigue induced by exercise simulating the work rate of competitive soccer (2003)
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Rahnama, N., Reilly, T., Lees, A., & Graham-Smith, P. (2003). Muscle fatigue induced by exercise simulating the work rate of competitive soccer. Journal of Sports Sciences, 21(11), 933-942. https://doi.org/10.1080/0264041031000140428

Fatigue represents a reduction in the capability of muscle to generate force. The aim of the present study was to establish the effects of exercise that simulates the work rate of competitive soccer players on the strength of the knee extensors and k... Read More about Muscle fatigue induced by exercise simulating the work rate of competitive soccer.