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Chapter 23 : Rheumatoid arthritis (2002)
Book Chapter
Hammond, A., & Jeffreson, P. (2002). Chapter 23 : Rheumatoid arthritis. In A. Turner, M. Foster, & S. Johnson (Eds.), Occupational Therapy and Physical Dysfunction: principles, skills and practice (Fifth edition). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone

The major concerns of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are frustration in performing everyday activities, fears about disability and dependency on others, pain and loss of self-esteem. RA is a chronic, progressive inflammatory disease primarily... Read More about Chapter 23 : Rheumatoid arthritis.

Chapter 28 : Osteoarthritis (2002)
Book Chapter
Hammond, A., & Jeffreson, P. (2002). Chapter 28 : Osteoarthritis. In A. Turner, M. Foster, & S. Johnson (Eds.), Occupational Therapy and Physical Dysfunction: principles, skills and practice (Fifth edition). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone

Osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with increasing age, but is not an inevitable consequence. It is often considered of little importance and just part of ‘getting old,’ but it is a major contributor to disability and dependence amongst older peopl... Read More about Chapter 28 : Osteoarthritis.

Performance measurement in facilities management and its relationships with management theory and motivation (2002)
Journal Article
Amaratunga, R., & Baldry, D. (2002). Performance measurement in facilities management and its relationships with management theory and motivation. Facilities, 20(10), 327-336. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632770210443009

The application of performance measurement procedures can provide major benefits to organisations. The broad performance measurement need for management applies in a facilities management (FM) context when FM is considered as a subset of general mana... Read More about Performance measurement in facilities management and its relationships with management theory and motivation.

Modern software engineering methods for developing courseware (2002)
Presentation / Conference
Dwolatzky, B., Kennedy, I., & Owens, J. (2002, January). Modern software engineering methods for developing courseware. Presented at 2nd Engineering Education Conference: Professional Engineering Scenarios, IEE, Savoy Place, London, UK

Courseware is any form of computer or Web based learning material or Computer Aided Learning System, using digital media. Courseware Engineering (CE) is a new discipline that adapts and applies methods of Software Engineering (SE) to develop coursewa... Read More about Modern software engineering methods for developing courseware.

Developing multi-disciplinary care to improve clinical effectiveness (2002)
Journal Article
Collier, E., & Clare, A. (2002). Developing multi-disciplinary care to improve clinical effectiveness

This paper was written following a presentation at the Healthcare events conference ('Effective collaborative working in mental health', Westminster, London, 9-10 May 2001). It considers multidisciplinary notekeeping, service user involvement and the... Read More about Developing multi-disciplinary care to improve clinical effectiveness.

The role of the nurse within the multi-professional rehabilitation team (2002)
Journal Article
Long, A., Kneafsey, R., Ryan, J., & Berry, J. (2002). The role of the nurse within the multi-professional rehabilitation team. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 37(1), 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02059.x

AIM OF THE STUDY/PAPER: To identify the contribution of the nurse within the multi-professional rehabilitation team. BACKGROUND: The requirement for nurses to work effectively within the multi-professional rehabilitation team is increasingly importan... Read More about The role of the nurse within the multi-professional rehabilitation team.

New methods for studying blind children's understanding of familiar space (2002)
Journal Article
Lewis, V., Collis, G., Shadlock, R., Potts, M., & Norgate, S. (2002). New methods for studying blind children's understanding of familiar space. British Journal of Visual Impairment, 20(1), 17-23. https://doi.org/10.1177/026461960202000104

Two previous studies have indicated that until the teenage years blind children understand the relationships between familiar locations in and around their home in terms of the routes between them rather than in terms of straight line directions. Giv... Read More about New methods for studying blind children's understanding of familiar space.

Les capacités de représentation d'un enfant aveugle congénital entre un et sept ans (The representational ability of a congenitally blind child between one and seven years) (2002)
Journal Article
Lewis, V., Norgate, S., & Collis, G. (2002). Les capacités de représentation d'un enfant aveugle congénital entre un et sept ans (The representational ability of a congenitally blind child between one and seven years)

On considère souvent que les enfants aveugles présentent des difficultés dans leurs capacités de représentation, notamment dans le jeu de fiction, la compréhension de soi et des autres et la représentation spatiale. Une interprétation possible de tel... Read More about Les capacités de représentation d'un enfant aveugle congénital entre un et sept ans (The representational ability of a congenitally blind child between one and seven years).

Growth factors in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: relative roles (2002)
Journal Article
Allen, J., & Spiteri, M. (2002). Growth factors in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: relative roles. Respiratory Research, 3(1), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1186/rr162

Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients has evolved very slowly; the fundamental approach of corticosteroids alone or in combination with other immunosuppressive agents has had little impact on long-term survival. The continued use of cor... Read More about Growth factors in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: relative roles.

Effects of silver sulphadiazine on the production of exoproteins by staphylococcus aureus (2002)
Journal Article
Edwards-Jones, V., & Foster, H. (2002). Effects of silver sulphadiazine on the production of exoproteins by staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 51(1), 50-55

The effects of subinhibitory concentrations of silver sulphadiazine (AgSD) on exoprotein production in Staphylococcus aureus strains T1, T4, RN4282 and RN 4282agr were studied. AgSD markedly increased levels of toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST)-1 in... Read More about Effects of silver sulphadiazine on the production of exoproteins by staphylococcus aureus.

Combined ultrasound and serologic screening for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis in central China (2002)
Journal Article
Bartholomot, G., Harraga, S., Vuitton, D., Shi, D., Giraudoux, P., Barnish, G., …Craig, P. (2002). Combined ultrasound and serologic screening for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis in central China

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE), caused by Echinococcus multilocularis, is a zoonotic helminthic disease that can mimic malignancy. In the 1970s, foci of the disease were found in central China. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalenc... Read More about Combined ultrasound and serologic screening for hepatic alveolar echinococcosis in central China.

Incorporation of helium-implant-induced cavities near the active regions of metal-oxide-semiconductor devices: effects on dc electrical characteristics (2002)
Journal Article
Terry, J., Haworth, L., Gundlach, A., Stevenson, J., Vishnyakov, V., & Donnelly, S. (2002). Incorporation of helium-implant-induced cavities near the active regions of metal-oxide-semiconductor devices: effects on dc electrical characteristics. https://doi.org/10.1116/1.1445163

Cavities, formed by helium implantation and subsequent annealing, have proved to be effective at trapping metal impurities within silicon. This has led to interest in their use as proximity gettering sites. In this investigation, cavity populations w... Read More about Incorporation of helium-implant-induced cavities near the active regions of metal-oxide-semiconductor devices: effects on dc electrical characteristics.

Some comments on the dispersion relation for periodically layered pre-stressed elastic media (2002)
Journal Article
Rogerson, G., & Sandiford, K. (2002). Some comments on the dispersion relation for periodically layered pre-stressed elastic media. International Journal of Engineering Science, 40(1), 23-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7225%2801%2900051-9

In this paper the dispersion relation associated with harmonic waves propagating in a periodically layered structure is derived and analysed. Specifically, the structure is made up of repeating unit cells, with each layer composed of an incompressibl... Read More about Some comments on the dispersion relation for periodically layered pre-stressed elastic media.

Process improvement in facilities management : the SPICE approach (2002)
Journal Article
Amaratunga, R., Sarshar, M., & Baldry, D. (2002). Process improvement in facilities management : the SPICE approach. Business Process Management Journal, 8(4), 318-337. https://doi.org/10.1108/14637150210434982

Considers the application of structured process improvement for construction environments (SPICE) as a process improvement technique and its extension into the context of facilities management (FM). SPICE is a research project that developed a step-w... Read More about Process improvement in facilities management : the SPICE approach.

Integrated Construction Environments: Technology and Implementation (2002)
Journal Article
Alshawi, M., & Faraj, I. (2002). Integrated Construction Environments: Technology and Implementation. Construction innovation (London. Online), 2(1), 33-51. https://doi.org/10.1191/1471417502ci020oa

There have been major efforts to develop the technology for integrated construction environments and the mechanisms needed to improve the collaboration between construction professionals. Evidently, the development and usage of such an environment is... Read More about Integrated Construction Environments: Technology and Implementation.

Sustainability in the built environment: a new holistic taxonomy of aspects for decision making (2002)
Journal Article
Lombardi, P., & Brandon, P. (2002). Sustainability in the built environment: a new holistic taxonomy of aspects for decision making. International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2(1-3), 22-33. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJETM.2002.000777

The new agenda of sustainability requires a change in emphasis and a change in the criteria through which sustainability is evaluated in planning and design. It requires the adoption of a suitable framework which enables decision makers (designers, p... Read More about Sustainability in the built environment: a new holistic taxonomy of aspects for decision making.

Organisational Structures to Support Concurrent Engineering in Construction, (2002)
Journal Article
Anumba, C., Baugh, C., & Khalfan, M. (2002). Organisational Structures to Support Concurrent Engineering in Construction,. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 102(5), 260 -270. https://doi.org/10.1108/02635570210428294

The construction industry is plagued by fragmentation of the functions carried out by the various disciplines involved in a project, particularly between the design and construction teams. Concurrent engineering (CE) is seen as a possible means of ov... Read More about Organisational Structures to Support Concurrent Engineering in Construction,.

The ethical benefits of trust-based partnering : the example of the construction industry (2002)
Journal Article
McDermott, P., Swan, W., & Wood, G. (2002). The ethical benefits of trust-based partnering : the example of the construction industry. Business Ethics: A European Review, 11(1), 4-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8608.00254

As inter-organisational relations represent an increasingly important element in business the ability to build sustainable relationships becomes a key skill. To achieve sustainable relationships parties need to move from a low trust/low ethics base t... Read More about The ethical benefits of trust-based partnering : the example of the construction industry.

Generic & specific IT training: a process protocol model for construction (2002)
Journal Article
Goulding, J., & Alshawi, M. (2002). Generic & specific IT training: a process protocol model for construction. Construction Management and Economics, 20(6), 493-505. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446190210151069

This paper considers the generic processes involved in structuring an information technology (IT) training strategy to meet a construction organization's business strategy. It identifies and discusses how generic and specific IT training needs can be... Read More about Generic & specific IT training: a process protocol model for construction.