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Obedience and conformity in clinical practice (2008)
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Hollins Martin, C., & Bull, P. (2008). Obedience and conformity in clinical practice. British Journal of Midwifery, 16(8), 504-509

This study analyzes the psychological processes involved when a midwife accepts directions from a senior person. A representative sample of 20 midwives were recruited from 7 maternity units in North Yorkshire. An inductive thematic analysis was u... Read More about Obedience and conformity in clinical practice.

Advanced bismuth-doped lead-germanate glass for broadband optical gain devices (2008)
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broadband optical gain devices. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 25(8), 1380-1386. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.25.001380

We fabricated a series of glasses with the composition 94.7- ͓GeO2-5Al2O3-0.3Bi2O3-͓PbO ( ͓ = 0–24 mol. %) Characteristic absorption bands of bismuth centered at 500, 700, 800, and 1000 nm were observed. Adding PbO was found to decrease the strengt... Read More about Advanced bismuth-doped lead-germanate glass for broadband optical gain devices.

A model for success (2008)
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Arayici, Y., & Alshawi, M. (2008). A model for success

The construction industry has been facing a paradigm shift to: increase productivity, efficiency, infrastructure value, quality and sustainability; and reduce life-cycle costs, lead times and duplications, via effective collaboration and communicatio... Read More about A model for success.

More ways to gain status (2008)
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Morris, H. (2008). More ways to gain status. Times higher education supplement, 26

When the credit crunch hits public-sector spending decisions in a year or so and the Government seeks to make good recent shortfalls in corporate investment in research and development, it seems likely that public-sector money will be more tightly fo... Read More about More ways to gain status.

Investigating effects of mechanical properties of trans-tibial prostheses on user performance (2008)
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Major, M., Twiste, M., Kenney, L., & Howard, D. (2008). Investigating effects of mechanical properties of trans-tibial prostheses on user performance. Journal of Biomechanics, 41(S1), 416-416. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9290%2808%2970415-9

As the design of trans-tibial prostheses has continued to advance, this has led to a wide range of alternative commercially available modular components, which when assembled comprise the trans-tibial prosthesis.

The integration of suppliers and manufacturers within construction supply chains through innovative procurement strategies (2008)
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Khalfan, M., McDermott, P., Li, X., Arif, M., & Kashyap, M. (2008). The integration of suppliers and manufacturers within construction supply chains through innovative procurement strategies. International Journal of Value Chain Management, 2(3), 358-370. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJVCM.2008.019518

Recent innovative procurement initiatives are challenging traditional ways of procuring construction projects. These initiatives are intended to empower clients to exercise more control over the supply chain and generate more cooperation among projec... Read More about The integration of suppliers and manufacturers within construction supply chains through innovative procurement strategies.

Is the Atlantic Forest protected area network efficient in maintaining viable populations of Brachyteles hypoxanthus? (2008)
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Brito, D., Grelle, C., & Boubli, J. (2008). Is the Atlantic Forest protected area network efficient in maintaining viable populations of Brachyteles hypoxanthus?. Biodiversity and Conservation, 17(13), 3255-3268. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-008-9427-z

Habitat loss and fragmentation are serious threats to biodiversity conservation in the Atlantic Forest. A network of protected areas is essential to the protection of native biodiversity. However, internal and external factors may threaten the preser... Read More about Is the Atlantic Forest protected area network efficient in maintaining viable populations of Brachyteles hypoxanthus?.

The effect of the impedance of a thin hydrogel electrode on sensation during functional electrical stimulation (2008)
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Sha, N., Kenney, L., Heller, B., Barker, A., Howard, D., & Wang, W. (2008). The effect of the impedance of a thin hydrogel electrode on sensation during functional electrical stimulation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2007.07.012

Surface functional electrical stimulation results in stimulation of cutaneous receptors and discomfort. The degree of non-uniformity of current distribution in the cutaneous layers in the vicinity of the electrode may influence the sensation experien... Read More about The effect of the impedance of a thin hydrogel electrode on sensation during functional electrical stimulation.

Invasive in vivo measurement of rear-, mid- and forefoot motion during walking (2008)
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Lundgren, P., Nester, C., Liu, A., Arndt, A., Jones, R., Stacoff, A., …Lundberg, A. (2008). Invasive in vivo measurement of rear-, mid- and forefoot motion during walking. Gait & Posture, 28(1), 93-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2007.10.009

The aim of this work was to use bone anchored external markers to describe the kinematics of the tibia, fibula, talus, calcaneus, navicular, cuboid, medial cuneiform, first and fifth metatarsals during gait. Data were collected from six subjects. The... Read More about Invasive in vivo measurement of rear-, mid- and forefoot motion during walking.

Personalized information retrieval system in the framework of fuzzy logic (2008)
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Nefti-Meziani, S., Oussalah, M., & Khan, S. (2008). Personalized information retrieval system in the framework of fuzzy logic. Expert systems with applications, 35(1-2), 423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2007.07.060

Due to increase in web-based applications, the need for enhanced information retrieval system that accommodate user’s needs become crucial. A wide range of commercial information retrieval systems are based on standard Boolean model and at less scale... Read More about Personalized information retrieval system in the framework of fuzzy logic.

Challenges to describe QoS requirements for web services quality prediction to support web services interoperability in electronic commerce (2008)
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Wan Ab Rahman, W., & Meziane, F. (2008). Challenges to describe QoS requirements for web services quality prediction to support web services interoperability in electronic commerce. Communications of the IBIMA, 4(6), 50-58

Quality of service (QoS) is significant and necessary for web service applications quality assurance. Furthermore, web services quality has contributed to the successful implementation of Electronic Commerce (EC) applications. However, QoS is still t... Read More about Challenges to describe QoS requirements for web services quality prediction to support web services interoperability in electronic commerce.

Monaural room acoustic parameters from music and speech (2008)
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Kendrick, P., Cox, T., Li, F., Zhang, Y., & Chambers, J. (2008). Monaural room acoustic parameters from music and speech. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 124(1), 278-287. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2931960

This paper compares two methods for extracting room acoustic parameters from reverberated speech and music. An approach which uses statistical machine learning, previously developed for speech, is extended to work with music. For speech, reverberatio... Read More about Monaural room acoustic parameters from music and speech.

Forecasting the extreme right vote in France (1984-2007) (2008)
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Evans, J., & Ivaldi, G. (2008). Forecasting the extreme right vote in France (1984-2007). French Politics, 6, 137-151. https://doi.org/10.1057/fp.2008.1

This article identifies an issue model forecasting Extreme Right results in France between 1984 and 2007. Building upon the VP-function literature, the article looks to develop a model of electoral support for the Front National and Jean-Marie Le Pen... Read More about Forecasting the extreme right vote in France (1984-2007).

Historical development of psychiatric classification and mental illness (2008)
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Collier, E. (2008). Historical development of psychiatric classification and mental illness. British Journal of Nursing, 17(14), 890-894

Psychiatric classification has been developing for over 100 years and there are now over 400 diagnoses available. Dementia and adjustment disorder were the only diagnosis available for older adults until a number of papers published between 1944 and... Read More about Historical development of psychiatric classification and mental illness.

Potential effects of oilseed rape expressing oryzacystatin-1 (OC-1) and of purified insecticidal proteins on larvae of the solitary bee Osmia bicornis (2008)
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Konrad, R., Ferry, N., Gatehouse, A., & Babendreier, D. (2008). Potential effects of oilseed rape expressing oryzacystatin-1 (OC-1) and of purified insecticidal proteins on larvae of the solitary bee Osmia bicornis. PLoS ONE, 3(7), e2664. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002664

Despite their importance as pollinators in crops and wild plants, solitary bees have not previously been included in non-target testing of insect-resistant transgenic crop plants. Larvae of many solitary bees feed almost exclusively on pollen and thu... Read More about Potential effects of oilseed rape expressing oryzacystatin-1 (OC-1) and of purified insecticidal proteins on larvae of the solitary bee Osmia bicornis.

A tool to measure fathers’ attitudes and needs in relation to birth (2008)
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Hollins Martin, C. (2008). A tool to measure fathers’ attitudes and needs in relation to birth. British Journal of Midwifery, 16(7), 432-437

The aim was to develop a scale—the Birth Participation Scale (BPS)—which midwives can use to measure fathers’ attitudes and needs in relation to birth participation. The objectives were to use the BPS to: detect whether fathers genuinely want to b... Read More about A tool to measure fathers’ attitudes and needs in relation to birth.

Critical success factors in the chartering phase : a case study of an ERP implementation (2008)
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a case study of an ERP implementation. International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems, 4(3), 9-24. https://doi.org/10.4018/jeis.2008070102

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are pervasive information systems that have been fundamental in organizations for the past two decades. ERP systems may well count as the most important development in technology in the 1990s. There are many... Read More about Critical success factors in the chartering phase : a case study of an ERP implementation.

Comparison of methods for obtaining population estimates for Red Squirrels in relation to damage due to bark stripping. (2008)
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Bryce, J., Pritchard, S., Waran, N., & Young, R. (2008). Comparison of methods for obtaining population estimates for Red Squirrels in relation to damage due to bark stripping. Mammal Review, 27(4), 165-170. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2907.1997.tb00445.x

The relation between population density and the extent of damage incurred by bark stripping behaviour was investigated in a Scots Pine plantation known to have suffered considerable damage. Population density was estimated by three non-interventionis... Read More about Comparison of methods for obtaining population estimates for Red Squirrels in relation to damage due to bark stripping..

Gold-ligand interaction studies of water-soluble aminoalcohol capped gold nanoparticles by NMR (2008)
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Porta, F., Krpetic, Z., Prati, L., Gaiassi, A., & Scarì, G. (2008). Gold-ligand interaction studies of water-soluble aminoalcohol capped gold nanoparticles by NMR. Langmuir, 24(14), 7061-7064. https://doi.org/10.1021/la8008392

Novel reproducible preparations of gold nanoparticles capped by aminoalcohols have been set up by reduction of HAuCl4 with NaBH4 in aqueous solution. The characterization of Au@aminoalcohol nanoparticles performed by 1H NMR, ATR-FTIR, UV−vis spectros... Read More about Gold-ligand interaction studies of water-soluble aminoalcohol capped gold nanoparticles by NMR.