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Shaping the future for primary care education and training project. Integrated health and social care: the perspectives of people using services: a mixed methods analysis (2006)
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of people using services: a mixed methods analysis

The aim of this study was to explore service users' perspectives concerning integrated health & social care, and to identify the perceived strengths and weaknesses associated with the current workforce and services provided. The findings will be use... Read More about Shaping the future for primary care education and training project. Integrated health and social care: the perspectives of people using services: a mixed methods analysis.

Shaping the future for primary care education and training project. Education and training provision to deliver integrated health & social care: course finder (2006)
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integrated health & social care: course finder

Within the Shaping the Future for Primary Care Education and Training Project, the literature review concerning integrated health and social care identified a number of implications or recommendations for service and education. For education, these... Read More about Shaping the future for primary care education and training project. Education and training provision to deliver integrated health & social care: course finder.

An evaluation of educational preparation for cancer and palliative care nursing for children and adolescents : issues in the assessment of practice (2006)
Journal Article
Hale, C., Long, T., Sanderson, L., Tomlinson, P., & Carr, K. (2006). An evaluation of educational preparation for cancer and palliative care nursing for children and adolescents : issues in the assessment of practice. Nurse Education Today, 26(7), 528-537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2006.01.007

This paper reports on findings from an externally funded research study designed to map and analyse the educational preparation for cancer and palliative care nursing for children and adolescents. The courses reviewed in the whole study, were the Eng... Read More about An evaluation of educational preparation for cancer and palliative care nursing for children and adolescents : issues in the assessment of practice.

Comparing the impact of conventional pesticide and use of a transgenic pest-resistant crop on the beneficial carabid beetle Pterostichus melanarius (2006)
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Mulligan, E., Ferry, N., Jouanin, L., Walters, K., Port, G., & Gatehouse, A. (2006). Comparing the impact of conventional pesticide and use of a transgenic pest-resistant crop on the beneficial carabid beetle Pterostichus melanarius. Pest Management Science, 62(10), 999-1012. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.1276

The potential impact of a chemical pesticide control method has been compared with that of transgenic plants expressing a protease inhibitor conferring insect resistance by utilising a tritrophic system comprising the crop plant Brassica napus (L.) (... Read More about Comparing the impact of conventional pesticide and use of a transgenic pest-resistant crop on the beneficial carabid beetle Pterostichus melanarius.

Direct effects of snowdrop lectin (GNA) on larvae of three aphid predators and fate of GNA after ingestion (2006)
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Hogervorst, P., Ferry, N., Gatehouse, A., Wäckers, F., & Romeis, J. (2006). Direct effects of snowdrop lectin (GNA) on larvae of three aphid predators and fate of GNA after ingestion. Journal of Insect Physiology, 52(6), 614-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.02.011

Plants genetically modified to express Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA) have been found to confer partial resistance to homopteran pests. Laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate direct effects of GNA on larvae of three species of aphid... Read More about Direct effects of snowdrop lectin (GNA) on larvae of three aphid predators and fate of GNA after ingestion.

Alkylpurine-DNA-N-glycosylase excision of 7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,N6-ethenoadenine, a glycidaldehyde-derived DNA adduct (2006)
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Wang, P., Guliaev, A., Elder, R., & Hang, B. (2006). Alkylpurine-DNA-N-glycosylase excision of 7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,N6-ethenoadenine, a glycidaldehyde-derived DNA adduct. DNA Repair, 5(1), 23-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dnarep.2005.07.013

Glycidaldehyde (GDA) is a bifunctional alkylating agent that has been shown to be mutagenic in vitro and carcinogenic in rodents. However, the molecular mechanism by which it exerts these effects is not established. GDA is capable of forming exocycli... Read More about Alkylpurine-DNA-N-glycosylase excision of 7-(hydroxymethyl)-1,N6-ethenoadenine, a glycidaldehyde-derived DNA adduct.

Developing and evaluating an interactive information skills tutorial (2006)
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Grant, M., & Brettle, A. (2006). Developing and evaluating an interactive information skills tutorial. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 23, 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2006.00655.x

Objective:  To develop and evaluate a web-based interactive information skills tutorial integrated into the curriculum. To determine whether the tutorial was acceptable to students and explore the use of a skills assessment tool in identifying whethe... Read More about Developing and evaluating an interactive information skills tutorial.

Role of regulatory T cells in allergy: implications for therapeutic strategy (2006)
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Elkord, E. (2006). Role of regulatory T cells in allergy: implications for therapeutic strategy. Inflammation and Allergy - Drug Targets, 5(4), 211-217. https://doi.org/10.2174/187152806779010945

The interest in regulatory T cells (Tregs) has been revived following the discovery of developing multiorgan autoimmune diseases as a result of depleting CD4+CD25+ T cells from mice. The importance of Tregs is being recognized in various clinical fie... Read More about Role of regulatory T cells in allergy: implications for therapeutic strategy.

Bead-isolated human CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells are anergic and significantly suppress proliferation of CD4+CD25- T responder cells (2006)
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Elkord, E., Hopcraft, L., Burt, D., & Stern, P. (2006). Bead-isolated human CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells are anergic and significantly suppress proliferation of CD4+CD25- T responder cells. Clinical Immunology, 120(2), 232-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clim.2006.02.007

Correlation between CD8+ T cells specific for prostate-specific antigen and level of disease in patients with prostate cancer (2006)
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Elkord, E., Rowbottom, A., Kynaston, H., & Wiiliams, P. (2006). Correlation between CD8+ T cells specific for prostate-specific antigen and level of disease in patients with prostate cancer. Clinical Immunology, 120(1), 91-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clim.2005.12.008

Modest work has been performed to improve the sensitivity of residual disease detection or investigate the contribution that the immune system makes in controlling metastatic tumor growth, in particular, the frequency and biological actions of peptid... Read More about Correlation between CD8+ T cells specific for prostate-specific antigen and level of disease in patients with prostate cancer.

Improving similarity search in time series using wavelets (2006)
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Liabotis, I., Theodoulidis, B., & Saraee, M. (2006). Improving similarity search in time series using wavelets. International Journal of Data Warehousing and Mining, 2(2), 1116-1137. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-951-9.ch064

Sequences constitute a large portion of data stored in databases. Data mining applications require the ability to process similarity queries over a large amount of time series data. The query processing performance is an important factor that needs t... Read More about Improving similarity search in time series using wavelets.

Spectroscopy of GaAs∕AlGaAs quantum-cascade lasers using hydrostatic pressure (2006)
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Jin, S., Ahmad, C., Sweeney, S., Adams, A., Murdin, B., Page, H., …Tomic, S. (2006). Spectroscopy of GaAs∕AlGaAs quantum-cascade lasers using hydrostatic pressure. Applied Physics Letters, 89(22), 221105. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2364159

Statistical aspects of design and analysis of clinical trials for the prevention of caries (2006)
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Burnside, G., Pine, C., & Williamson, P. (2006). Statistical aspects of design and analysis of clinical trials for the prevention of caries. Caries Research, 40(5), 360-365. https://doi.org/10.1159/000094279

This paper considers the methods used in design and analysis of recent clinical trials of topical fluoride interventions designed to prevent the development of dental caries in children, with particular consideration given to issues related to cluste... Read More about Statistical aspects of design and analysis of clinical trials for the prevention of caries.

Urban space and Viennese popular fiction (2006)
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Foster, I. (2006, January). Urban space and Viennese popular fiction. Presented at Memory, History and Critique: European identity at the Millennium, Utrecht, Holland

This paper explores the use of urban settings in texts by Alfons Petzold (Das rauhe Leben) and Hugo Bettauer (Die freudlose Gasse) in relation to the socialist culture of inter-war Vienna.

Electronic structure of InyGa1−yAs1−xNx∕GaAs(N) quantum dots by ten-band k∙p theory (2006)
Journal Article
Tomic, S. (2006). Electronic structure of InyGa1−yAs1−xNx∕GaAs(N) quantum dots by ten-band k∙p theory. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 73(12), 125348. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.73.125348

We present a theoretical study of the electronic and optical properties of InGaAsN∕GaAs quantum dot structures. The calculations are based on a 10×10 k∙p band anticrossing Hamiltonian, incorporating valence, conduction, and nitrogen-induced bands. Nu... Read More about Electronic structure of InyGa1−yAs1−xNx∕GaAs(N) quantum dots by ten-band k∙p theory.

The women in IT (WINIT) final report (2006)
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Griffiths, M., & Moore, K. (2006). The women in IT (WINIT) final report

The Women in IT (WINIT) project was funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) from March 2004 until April 2006 under HE ESF Objective 3: Research into equal opportunities in the labour market. Specifically the project came under Policy Field 2, Meas... Read More about The women in IT (WINIT) final report.

What features of the maternity unit promote obedient behaviour from midwives? (2006)
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Hollins Martin, C., & Bull, P. (2006). What features of the maternity unit promote obedient behaviour from midwives?. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 952, e221-e231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cein.2006.05.002

The aim of this paper was to present a comprehensive picture of characteristics within a maternity hospital which promote obedient behaviour from midwives. The overall objective was to assess midwives’ views about their own acquiescent behaviour. A... Read More about What features of the maternity unit promote obedient behaviour from midwives?.

How to evidence-base clinical practice? (2006)
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Hollins Martin, C. (2006). How to evidence-base clinical practice?. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 9(Supp 2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cein.2007.03.001

Balancing workloads: a timely issue (2006)
Journal Article
Barrett, P., & Barrett, L. (2006). Balancing workloads: a timely issue. In Practice,

The Glasgow sustainable urban drainage system management project: Case studies (Belvidere hospital and Celtic FC stadium areas) (2006)
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Celtic FC stadium areas). Environmental Engineering Science, 23(6), 908-922

The Glasgow Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS) Management Project satisfies the first phase of the Glasgow Surface Water Management Project. This is Glasgow City Council’s contribution to the Transformation of Rural and Urban Spatial Structur... Read More about The Glasgow sustainable urban drainage system management project: Case studies (Belvidere hospital and Celtic FC stadium areas).