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Acoustic oscillations in solar and stellar flaring loops (2004)
Journal Article
Nakariakov, V., Tsiklauri, D., Kelly, A., Arber, T., & Aschwanden, M. (2004). Acoustic oscillations in solar and stellar flaring loops. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 414(2), L25-L28. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361%3A20031738

Evolution of a coronal loop in response to an impulsive energy release is numerically modelled. It is shown that the loop density evolution curves exhibit quasi-periodic perturbations with the periods given approximately by the ratio of the loop leng... Read More about Acoustic oscillations in solar and stellar flaring loops.

Black and minority ethnic contractors and consultants and UK housing associations' contracting power (2004)
Journal Article
Steele, A., & Sodhi, D. (2004). Black and minority ethnic contractors and consultants and UK housing associations' contracting power. Construction Management and Economics, 22(2), 151-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144619042000201358

Housing associations are the main providers of social housing within the UK and a major force in area regeneration initiatives. They also have a pivotal role to play in promoting equality of opportunity since a large proportion of their clients are f... Read More about Black and minority ethnic contractors and consultants and UK housing associations' contracting power.

The learning of CAD for construction: technical abilities or visual? (2004)
Journal Article
Ahmed, V., Mahdjoubi, L., Feng, X., & Leach, M. (2004). The learning of CAD for construction: technical abilities or visual?. International journal of IT in architecture, engineering and construction (Print), 2(1), 7-18

The increasing demands of the construction industry for individuals with good IT skills add continuous pressures on higher education to improve their methods of teaching. CAD training, as an important part of IT training for construction students, is... Read More about The learning of CAD for construction: technical abilities or visual?.

Using qualitative psychology to investigate HACCP implementation barriers (2004)
Journal Article
Taylor, E., & Taylor, J. (2004). Using qualitative psychology to investigate HACCP implementation barriers. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 14(1), 53-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603120310001633877

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) is a system of food safety management that in the last few decades has become an increasing part of national government and international strategy to reduce the prevalence of food borne disease. Yet desp... Read More about Using qualitative psychology to investigate HACCP implementation barriers.

Treatment of gully pot effluent containing nickel and copper with constructed wetlands in a cold climate (2004)
Journal Article
Scholz, M. (2004). Treatment of gully pot effluent containing nickel and copper with constructed wetlands in a cold climate. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 79(2), 153-162. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.955

The aim of this study was to assess the treatment efficiencies for gully pot effluent of experimental vertical-flow constructed wetland filters containing macrophytes and granular media of different adsorption capacities in a cold climate. For approx... Read More about Treatment of gully pot effluent containing nickel and copper with constructed wetlands in a cold climate.

North west regional science policy (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Perry, B. (2004, February). North west regional science policy. Presented at Presentation of findings to North West Science Council, Warrington

Chapter 5.7 : Occupational therapy and ergonomy (2004)
Book Chapter
Hammond, A., & Batteson, R. (2004). Chapter 5.7 : Occupational therapy and ergonomy. In B. Hazelman, G. Riley, & C. Speed (Eds.), Oxford Textbook of Soft Tissue Rheumatology (306-317). Oxford: Oxford University Press

Of all soft tissue complaints, occupational therapists treat soft tissue disorders of the upper limb most frequently, and in particular those considered to be Work Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULDS). This is therefore the main focus of this chapt... Read More about Chapter 5.7 : Occupational therapy and ergonomy.

Functional genomic hypothesis generation and experimentation by a robot scientist (2004)
Journal Article
King, R., Whelan, K., Jones, F., Reiser, P., Bryant, C., Muggleton, S., …Oliver, S. (2004). Functional genomic hypothesis generation and experimentation by a robot scientist. Nature, 427(6971), 247-252. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature02236

The question of whether it is possible to automate the scientific process is of both great theoretical interest and increasing practical importance because, in many scientific areas, data are being generated much faster than they can be effectively a... Read More about Functional genomic hypothesis generation and experimentation by a robot scientist.

Conformational analysis with both experimental and computational data for both gaseous and crystalline phases: unexpected interactions in N-methyldichloroacetamide (2004)
Journal Article
Hinchley, S., Robertson, H., McLachlan, L., Morrison, C., Rankin, D., Simpson, S., & Thomas, E. (2004). Conformational analysis with both experimental and computational data for both gaseous and crystalline phases: unexpected interactions in N-methyldichloroacetamide. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp036478h

The structure of N-methyldichloroacetamide (MeNHCOCHCl2) has been elucidated in the gaseous and solid states experimentally by gas electron diffraction and X-ray crystallography, and computationally with ab initio and plane-wave DFT methods. Although... Read More about Conformational analysis with both experimental and computational data for both gaseous and crystalline phases: unexpected interactions in N-methyldichloroacetamide.

Multiple error filtering in cyclic systems (2004)
Journal Article
Latif-Shabgahi, G., Bass, J., & Bennett, S. (2004). Multiple error filtering in cyclic systems. Computer Journal, 47(3), 299-308. https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/47.3.299

Voting algorithms are used to arbitrate between the variant results in fault-tolerant systems. Traditional voters produce incorrect outputs in multiple error conditions. This paper introduces a class of voters, called predictor voters, which can reso... Read More about Multiple error filtering in cyclic systems.

Cargo Cults in Java (2004)
Other
Fletcher, G. (2004). Cargo Cults in Java. [Conference Proceedings]

This paper is a personal account of my experience of teaching Java programming to undergraduate and postgraduate students. These students enter their respective subjects with no previous Java programming knowledge. However, the undergraduate students... Read More about Cargo Cults in Java.

How does your searching grow? A survey of search preferences and the use of optimal search strategies in the identification of qualitative research (2004)
Journal Article
Grant, M. (2004). How does your searching grow? A survey of search preferences and the use of optimal search strategies in the identification of qualitative research. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 21(1), 21-32. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2004.00483.x

The objective was to gain an overview of researchers experiences of searching the literature, with particular reference to the use of optimal search strategies (OSSs) and searching for qualitative research studies. A 13-item semi-structured questionn... Read More about How does your searching grow? A survey of search preferences and the use of optimal search strategies in the identification of qualitative research.

Accessing the knowledge base (2004)
Book Chapter
Grant, M. (2004). Accessing the knowledge base. In G. Walton, & A. Booth (Eds.), Exploiting knowledge in health services (193-203). Facet Publishing

Learning and performing care management: experiences of a newly formed interdisciplinary, assessment and rehabilitation team (2004)
Journal Article
Kneafsey, R., Long, A., Reid, G., & Hulme, C. (2004). Learning and performing care management: experiences of a newly formed interdisciplinary, assessment and rehabilitation team. Learning in Health and Social Care, 3(3), 129-140. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1473-6861.2004.00069.x

Developments in primary and intermediate care services have enhanced interest in the notion of care management, the processes that it encompasses and the challenges that it poses to practitioners who are more used to working in a uni- or multidiscipl... Read More about Learning and performing care management: experiences of a newly formed interdisciplinary, assessment and rehabilitation team.

Real-world ethics and nursing research (2004)
Journal Article
Johnson, M. (2004). Real-world ethics and nursing research. Journal of Research in Nursing, 9(4), 251-263. https://doi.org/10.1177/136140960400900403

In this paper I argue that nursing research is losing its way. There are a number of ways in which this is happening; for example, people are spending much more time writing about methodology than getting on with the research itself and the reporting... Read More about Real-world ethics and nursing research.

The impact of international experience on student nurses' personal and professional development (2004)
Journal Article
Lee, N. (2004). The impact of international experience on student nurses' personal and professional development. International Nursing Review, 51(2), 113-122. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-7657.2003.00200.x

Background: Many student nurses undertake international clinical experience during their education programmes, which raises the question ‘How do these experiences impact on students nurses’ personal and professional development?’ Method: A case stu... Read More about The impact of international experience on student nurses' personal and professional development.

Patients perceptions of pain management after cardiac surgery in an Australian critical care unit (2004)
Journal Article
Yorke, J., McLean, B., & Wallis, M. (2004). Patients perceptions of pain management after cardiac surgery in an Australian critical care unit. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2003.09.002

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate patients' perceptions of the effectiveness of a pain management regimen, which consisted of intermittent prn bolus doses of morphine, in a critical care unit after cardiac surgery. Design... Read More about Patients perceptions of pain management after cardiac surgery in an Australian critical care unit.