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Do domestic dogs show any evidence of being able to count? (2002)
Journal Article
West, R., & Young, R. (2002). Do domestic dogs show any evidence of being able to count?. Animal Cognition, 5, 183-186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-002-0140-0

Numerical competence has been demonstrated in a wide range of animal species. The level of numerical abilities shown ranges from simple relative numerousness judgements to true counting. In this study we used the preferential looking technique to... Read More about Do domestic dogs show any evidence of being able to count?.

Career paths beyond nursing and the contribution of nursing experience and skills in attaining these positions (2002)
Journal Article
Duffield, C., & Franks, H. (2002). Career paths beyond nursing and the contribution of nursing experience and skills in attaining these positions. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 39(6), 601-609. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7489%2801%2900062-1

This paper reports on an exploratory study undertaken in New South Wales, Australia which sought to identify the positions nurses go on to when they leave nursing and the skills and experience they gained from nursing which they believe enabled them... Read More about Career paths beyond nursing and the contribution of nursing experience and skills in attaining these positions.

The comparative gastrointestinal responses of children and adults following consumption of sweets formulated with sucrose, isomalt and lycasin HBC (2002)
Journal Article
Lee, A., Wils, D., Zumbe, A., & Storey, D. (2002). The comparative gastrointestinal responses of children and adults following consumption of sweets formulated with sucrose, isomalt and lycasin HBC. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 56(8), 755-764. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601389

Objectives: To determine the gastrointestinal responses of children and adults following consumption of sucrose, isomalt and lycasin HBC and to compare these at two different dose levels in adults. Design: Both studies were randomised, double-bli... Read More about The comparative gastrointestinal responses of children and adults following consumption of sweets formulated with sucrose, isomalt and lycasin HBC.

The inter-tester reliability of a clinical measurement used to determine the medial/lateral orientation of the patella (2002)
Journal Article
Herrington, L. (2002). The inter-tester reliability of a clinical measurement used to determine the medial/lateral orientation of the patella. Manual Therapy, 7(3), 163-167. https://doi.org/10.1054/math.2002.0463

An important aspect of the patellar taping technique, a common treatment for patellofemoral pain is the assessment of patellar position. The inter-tester reliability of the assessment method has been regarded as poor, as has the validity (Powers et a... Read More about The inter-tester reliability of a clinical measurement used to determine the medial/lateral orientation of the patella.

Generalized non-stationary preventive maintenance model for deteriorating repairable systems. (2002)
Journal Article
Kobbacy, K., & Jeon, J. (2002). Generalized non-stationary preventive maintenance model for deteriorating repairable systems. Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 18(5), 363-372. https://doi.org/10.1002/qre.483

This paper deals with a practical approach for the analysis and modelling of preventive maintenance (PM) data for repairable systems which have an increasing failure frequency and/or increasing severity. The concept and testing for the trend of sever... Read More about Generalized non-stationary preventive maintenance model for deteriorating repairable systems..

A doppler sodar case study of top-down convection and convective dissipation of stratus (2002)
Journal Article
von Hünerbein, S., & Richner, H. (2002). A doppler sodar case study of top-down convection and convective dissipation of stratus. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 19(8), 1170-1180. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426%282002%29019%3C1170%3AADSCSO%3E2.0.CO%3B2

Stratus dissipation over the Swiss Plateau has long been a forecasting problem. A case study of stratus structure and development was conducted during the winter of 1997/98. Measurements were performed with the monostatic Doppler sodar of the Swiss F... Read More about A doppler sodar case study of top-down convection and convective dissipation of stratus.

Knowledge management for the construction industry: the e-cognos project (2002)
Journal Article
Wetherill, M., Rezgui, Y., Lima, C., & Zarli, A. (2002). Knowledge management for the construction industry: the e-cognos project

The paper focuses upon the contribution which adequate use of the latest development in Information and Communication Technologies can make to the enhancement, development and improvement of professional expertise in the Construction domain. The pape... Read More about Knowledge management for the construction industry: the e-cognos project.

Enabling the emergent entrepreneurial organisation to develop new products (2002)
Journal Article
Bamber, D., Owens, J., Davies, J., & Suleman, A. (2002). Enabling the emergent entrepreneurial organisation to develop new products. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 8(4), 203-221. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552550210436530

The research literature concerning the new product development process (NPD) is reviewed and this is placed within the concepts required for effective intrapreneurial learning (IL). A model of IL for emergent entrepreneurial organisations (EO) is pre... Read More about Enabling the emergent entrepreneurial organisation to develop new products.

A spatial cross-sectional analysis of the elasticity of demand for soccer (2002)
Journal Article
Forrest, D., Simmons, R., & Feehan, P. (2002). A spatial cross-sectional analysis of the elasticity of demand for soccer. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 49(3), 336-355. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9485.00235

Several studies estimate the demand for watching English professional football (soccer) as highly inelastic, a puzzling result given that clubs appear to possess a degree of monopoly power. We discuss weaknesses in earlier studies and offer an altern... Read More about A spatial cross-sectional analysis of the elasticity of demand for soccer.

Design and development seminar proceedings (2002)
Book
Thomas, A., Coward, T., & Fathers, J. (2002). Design and development seminar proceedings. Cardiff, Wales: University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC) Press

This is the first publication from The Cardiff Group (TCG), a multi-disciplinary group of academics and practitioners drawn from the fields of design, development studies and economics, who first met at a specially convened 2-day seminar, in July 200... Read More about Design and development seminar proceedings.

Racing against time? Aspects of the temporal organization of the runner's world (2002)
Journal Article
Smith, G. (2002). Racing against time? Aspects of the temporal organization of the runner's world. Symbolic Interaction, 25(3), 343-362. https://doi.org/10.1525/si.2002.25.3.343

Drawing on documentary sources and participant observation, I seek to specify salient temporal characteristics of the social world of running. Extant analyses seem preoccupied with criticizing running temporality for reproducing, in a sporting contex... Read More about Racing against time? Aspects of the temporal organization of the runner's world.

Measuring semantic similarity between words using lexical knowledge and neural networks (2002)
Book Chapter
Li, Y., Bandar, Z., & Mclean, D. (2002). Measuring semantic similarity between words using lexical knowledge and neural networks. In H. Yin, N. Allinson, R. Freeman, J. Keane, & S. Hubbard (Eds.), Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning — IDEAL 2002 : Third International Conference Manchester, UK, August 12–14, 2002 Proceedings (111-116). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45675-9_19

This paper investigates the determination of semantic similarity by the incorporation of structural semantic knowledge from a lexical database and the learning ability of neural networks. The lexical database is assumed to be organised in a hierarchi... Read More about Measuring semantic similarity between words using lexical knowledge and neural networks.

Which are the wastes of construction? (2002)
Presentation / Conference
Koskela, L., Bølviken, T., & Rooke, J. (2002, July). Which are the wastes of construction?. Presented at The 21st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction., Fortaleza, Brazil

In the Toyota Production System, the seven wastes presented by Ohno have provided understanding on the foundations of production management and guidance for action for more than half a century. This list has been widely used also when the Toyota Prod... Read More about Which are the wastes of construction?.

A computational study of photoisomerization in Al3O3- ­clusters (2002)
Journal Article
Cui, X., Morrison, I., & Han, J. (2002). A computational study of photoisomerization in Al3O3- ­clusters. Journal of Chemical Physics, 117(3), 1077-1084. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1484387

Ab initio calculations are employed to understand the photoisomerization process in small Al3O3- clusters. This process is the first example of a photoinduced isomerization observed in an anion cluster gas-phase system. Potential energy surfaces for... Read More about A computational study of photoisomerization in Al3O3- ­clusters.

Research-based care on an acute inpatient psychiatric unit (2002)
Journal Article
Bartholomew, D., & Collier, E. (2002). Research-based care on an acute inpatient psychiatric unit. British Journal of Nursing, 11(13), 876-884

Many studies of research-based practice in nursing highlight factors that impede the development of practice. With the aim of adding to this body of knowledge, a modified grounded theory approach was used in order to understand more about these barri... Read More about Research-based care on an acute inpatient psychiatric unit.

Muscle function in elite master weightlifters (2002)
Journal Article
Pearson, S., Young, A., Macaluso, A., Devito, G., Nimmo, M., Cobbold, M., & Harridge, S. (2002). Muscle function in elite master weightlifters. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(7), 1199-1206. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-200207000-00023

Purpose: To determine whether explosive power and isometric strength of the lower-limb muscles in elite master Olympic weightlifters declines at a similar rate to nontrained healthy controls with increasing age. Methods: 54 elite level masters weight... Read More about Muscle function in elite master weightlifters.

PFI/DBFO : roads to the future? Do PFI/DBFO schemes promote good quality performance? (2002)
Journal Article
Eaton, D., O'Connor, C., & Turner, A. (2002). PFI/DBFO : roads to the future? Do PFI/DBFO schemes promote good quality performance?

This article presents an in-depth analysis of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) procurement system for the construction of a major highway works under the principles of design, build, finance, and operate (DBFO). Its purpose is to determine whethe... Read More about PFI/DBFO : roads to the future? Do PFI/DBFO schemes promote good quality performance?.