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Lies, damned lies and statistics? Reliability and personal accounts of smoking among young people (2006)
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Mair, M., Barlow, A., Woods, S., Kierans, C., Milton, B., & Porcellato, L. (2006). Lies, damned lies and statistics? Reliability and personal accounts of smoking among young people. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.07.002

Smoking remains a major problem among young people in Europe. However, within the research community examining the issue, debate continues about the best way of assessing the extent of that problem. Questions have been raised about the extent to whic... Read More about Lies, damned lies and statistics? Reliability and personal accounts of smoking among young people.

A critical analysis of IQ studies of adopted children (2006)
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Richardson, K., & Norgate, S. (2006). A critical analysis of IQ studies of adopted children. Human Development, 49(6), 319-335. https://doi.org/10.1159/000096531

The pattern of parent-child correlations in adoption studies has long been interpreted to suggest substantial additive genetic variance underlying variance in IQ. The studies have frequently been criticized on methodological grounds, but those critic... Read More about A critical analysis of IQ studies of adopted children.

Development of indicators to measure European variation of nursing activities (2006)
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Zampieron, A., Elseviers, M., Ormandy, P., Vlaminck, H., de Vos, J., Kafkia, T., …Harrington, M. (2006). Development of indicators to measure European variation of nursing activities

This paper describes a study to capture the key roles and activities of nephrology nurses across different countries in Europe. The concept of the study and the need to clarify the activities of the nephrology nurse arose as part of a larger study to... Read More about Development of indicators to measure European variation of nursing activities.

Comparison of renal care practice in Europe: centre and patient characteristics (2006)
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Elseviers, M., de Vos, J., Harrington, M., Zampieron, A., Ormandy, P., & Kafkia, T. (2006). Comparison of renal care practice in Europe: centre and patient characteristics

The European Practice Database (EPD) contains data from 8 countries including 276 centres and 21,861 dialysis patients. Comparing patients and centre characteristics, remarkable similarities and pronounced differences in renal practice between differ... Read More about Comparison of renal care practice in Europe: centre and patient characteristics.

Scholarship, teaching and calculative thinking: a critique of the audit culture in UK nurse education (2006)
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Horrocks, S. (2006). Scholarship, teaching and calculative thinking: a critique of the audit culture in UK nurse education. Nurse Education Today, 26(1), 4-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2005.06.005

We are only beginning to understand the significance and consequences of how the era of Quality Assurance Mechanisms is effecting nurse education. This paper argues that the later philosophy of Heidegger can teach us a lot regarding the underlying ‘c... Read More about Scholarship, teaching and calculative thinking: a critique of the audit culture in UK nurse education.

Evaluating oral stimulation as a treatment for dysphagia after stroke (2006)
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Power, M., Fraser, C., Hobson, A., Singh, S., Tyrrell, P., Nicholson, D., …Hamdy, S. (2006). Evaluating oral stimulation as a treatment for dysphagia after stroke. Dysphagia, 21(1), 49-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-005-9009-0

Abstract Deglutitive aspiration is common after stroke and can have devastating consequences. While the application of oral sensory stimulation as a treatment for dysphagia remains controversial, data from our laboratory have suggested that it may i... Read More about Evaluating oral stimulation as a treatment for dysphagia after stroke.

Ab initio studies of structure and magnetic structure in YCo3H2 (2006)
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Cui, X., Liu, J., Morrison, I., & Ross, D. (2006). Ab initio studies of structure and magnetic structure in YCo3H2. ChemInform, 37(9), 136-139. https://doi.org/10.1002/chin.200609003

We present an ab initio density functional study of magnetic phase transitions in the YCo3H2 system. The augmented plane wave and local orbital method as employed in the WIEN2K code is used to predict the structure and electronic structure of this co... Read More about Ab initio studies of structure and magnetic structure in YCo3H2.

The vortex line in steady, incompressible Oseen flow (2006)
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Chadwick, E. (2006). The vortex line in steady, incompressible Oseen flow. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 462(2066), 391-401. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2005.1593

The horseshoe vortex is given in Oseen flow as a constant spanwise distribution of lift Oseenlets. From this, the vortex line is represented in steady, incompressible Oseen flow. The velocity near to the vortex line is determined, as well as near to... Read More about The vortex line in steady, incompressible Oseen flow.

In situ transmission electron microscopy studies of radiation damage in copper indium diselenide (2006)
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Donnelly, S., Hinks, J., Edmondson, P., Pilkington, R., Yakushev, M., & Birtcher, R. (2006). In situ transmission electron microscopy studies of radiation damage in copper indium diselenide. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 242(1-2), 686-689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2005.08.089

The ternary semiconductor, CuInSe2 (CIS), is a promising semiconductor material for use in photovoltaic applications. Of particular interest is the high tolerance of this material to bombardment by energetic particles. This is of particular importanc... Read More about In situ transmission electron microscopy studies of radiation damage in copper indium diselenide.

Ternary and quadriphase sequence diffusers (2006)
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Angus, J., Cox, T., & D'Antonio, P. (2006). Ternary and quadriphase sequence diffusers. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 119(1), 310-319. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2139632

A room acoustic diffuser breaks up reflected wavefronts, and this can be achieved by presenting a spatially varying surface impedance. In hybrid surfaces, varying impedance is achieved by patches of absorption and reflection, giving reflection coeffi... Read More about Ternary and quadriphase sequence diffusers.

A profiled structure with improved low frequency absorption. (2006)
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Wu, T., Cox, T., & Lam, Y. (2006). A profiled structure with improved low frequency absorption. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 110(6), 3064-3070. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.1412443

It is possible to obtain good absorption from Schroeder diffusers if suitable alterations to the design are made. Interestingly, previous work has shown that good absorption appears possible below the design frequency when the diffusers are poorly co... Read More about A profiled structure with improved low frequency absorption..

Effects of porous covering on sound attenuation by periodic arrays of cylinders. (2006)
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Umnova, O., Attenborough, C., & Linton, J. (2006). Effects of porous covering on sound attenuation by periodic arrays of cylinders. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 119(1), 278-284. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2133715

The acoustic transmission loss of a finite periodic array of long rigid cylinders, without and with porous absorbent covering, is studied both theoretically and in the laboratory. A multiple scattering model is extended to allow for the covering and... Read More about Effects of porous covering on sound attenuation by periodic arrays of cylinders..

ICT in the Construction Sector: Computing the Economic Benefits (2006)
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Ruddock, L. (2006). ICT in the Construction Sector: Computing the Economic Benefits. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 10(1), 39-50

Any assessment of the extent of the economic benefits for the construction sector from technological change is difficult to determine accurately but in view of the construction sector’s contribution to a nation’s economy, it is important that the imp... Read More about ICT in the Construction Sector: Computing the Economic Benefits.

Engaging learners: the development of effective e-learning applications for students of the built environment (2006)
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Dowdle, D. (2006). Engaging learners: the development of effective e-learning applications for students of the built environment. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 2(1-2), 31-48

E-learning does not appear to have been as widely adopted by academics within the built environment discipline as one might have expected. The literature review and research presented in this paper put forward an argument for the introduction of e-le... Read More about Engaging learners: the development of effective e-learning applications for students of the built environment.

Researching the Sustainable City: Three Modes of Interdisciplinarity. (2006)
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Evans, R., & Marvin, S. (2006). Researching the Sustainable City: Three Modes of Interdisciplinarity. Environment and Planning A, 38(6), 1009 -1028. https://doi.org/10.1068/a37317

In this paper we explore the practice of interdisciplinarity by examining how the UK research councils addressed the problem of the sustainable city during the 1990s. In developing their research programmes, the councils recognised that the problems... Read More about Researching the Sustainable City: Three Modes of Interdisciplinarity..

Science, Society and the university: a paradox of values (2006)
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Perry, B. (2006). Science, Society and the university: a paradox of values. Social Epistemology, 20(3-4), 210-219. https://doi.org/10.1080/02691720600879798

The existence of conflicting messages on the role and status of the university is linked to a wider paradox of values about science in society. Value is attributed to science and assumed by the university in the context of the move to knowledge-based... Read More about Science, Society and the university: a paradox of values.

An ontology of construction education for e-learning via the semantic web (2006)
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Ahmed, V., Shaik, A., & Aouad, G. (2006). An ontology of construction education for e-learning via the semantic web. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 2(1-2), 87-99

Recent developments in technologies make the World Wide Web more intelligent and provide higher-level services to its users through the Semantic Web. The Semantic Web is an extension of the current World Wide Web, promoting information that is intend... Read More about An ontology of construction education for e-learning via the semantic web.

The 4Cs model of exemplary construction projects (2006)
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Barrett, P., & Barrett, L. (2006). The 4Cs model of exemplary construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 13(2), 201-215. https://doi.org/10.1108/09699980610659643

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the key characteristics of the highest-performing construction projects, so that future procurement, briefing, design and construction management processes can be improved in the light of these expe... Read More about The 4Cs model of exemplary construction projects.

Benchmarking initiatives in the construction industry: lessons learned and improvement opportunities. (2006)
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Costa, D., Formoso, C., Kagioglou, M., Alarcón, L., & Caldas, C. (2006). Benchmarking initiatives in the construction industry: lessons learned and improvement opportunities. Journal of Management in Engineering, 22(4), 158-167. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%290742-597X%282006%2922%3A4%28158%29

Benchmarking is a systematic process of measuring and comparing an organization's performance against that of other similar organizations in key business activities. The lessons learned from other companies can be used to establish improvement target... Read More about Benchmarking initiatives in the construction industry: lessons learned and improvement opportunities..

The development and evaluation of an Information Technology Support System for inter-organisational collaboration in HRD (2006)
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Ford, N. (2006). The development and evaluation of an Information Technology Support System for inter-organisational collaboration in HRD. Journal of European Industrial Training, 30(7), 569-588. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590610704411

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to evaluate the diffusion of and user response to an information technology support system (ITSS) which was designed to facilitate inter-organisational coordination and collaboration in the professional develo... Read More about The development and evaluation of an Information Technology Support System for inter-organisational collaboration in HRD.