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The health impact of an online heart disease support group: A comparison of moderated vs. unmoderated support (2009)
Journal Article
group: A comparison of moderated vs. unmoderated support. Health Education Research, 24(4), 646-654. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyp001

The aim of this study was to assess whether our online closed community heart care support group and information resource could sustain changes in health behaviour after the moderators withdrew their support. Heart patients (n 5 108) living in a... Read More about The health impact of an online heart disease support group: A comparison of moderated vs. unmoderated support.

Radionuclide transfer to invertebrates and small mammals in a coastal sand dune ecosystem (2009)
Journal Article
Wood, M., Leah, R., Jones, S., & Copplestone, D. (2009). Radionuclide transfer to invertebrates and small mammals in a coastal sand dune ecosystem. Science of the Total Environment, 407(13), 4062-4074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.03.011

International intercomparisons of models to assess the impact of ionising radiation on wildlife have identified radionuclide transfer assumptions as a significant source of uncertainty in the modelling process. There is a need to improve the underp... Read More about Radionuclide transfer to invertebrates and small mammals in a coastal sand dune ecosystem.

The European Union’s 2007 enlargement (2009)
Journal Article
Chiva, C., & Phinnemore, D. (2009). The European Union’s 2007 enlargement. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 10(2),

The limits of Europeanisation: EU accession and gender equality in Bulgaria and Romania (2009)
Journal Article
Chiva, C. (2009). The limits of Europeanisation: EU accession and gender equality in Bulgaria and Romania. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 10(2), 150-174. https://doi.org/10.1080/15705850902899230

The paper seeks to bridge the existing gap between three distinct strands of literature: scholarship on EU enlargement; studies of social policy in the European Union; and feminist theorising on equality between men and women. It explores the impac... Read More about The limits of Europeanisation: EU accession and gender equality in Bulgaria and Romania.

US assessments of Japanese ground warfare tactics and the Army’s campaigns in the Pacific theaters, 1943-45: lessons learned and methods applied (2009)
Journal Article
lessons learned and methods applied. War in History, 16(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0968344509104195

The article examines the evolution of US intelligence assessments of the Imperial Japanese Army's tactical methods during the Pacific War, and explains how the resulting perceptions influenced the development of American doctrine for fighting the Jap... Read More about US assessments of Japanese ground warfare tactics and the Army’s campaigns in the Pacific theaters, 1943-45: lessons learned and methods applied.

Dismantling the ‘Lesser Men’ and ‘Supermen’ myths: US intelligence on the imperial Japanese army after the fall of the Philippines, winter 1942 to spring 1943 (2009)
Journal Article
winter 1942 to spring 1943. Intelligence and National Security, 24(4), 542-573. https://doi.org/10.1080/02684520903069496

During the opening stages of the Pacific War, between December 1941 and spring 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army appeared unstoppable. US forces in the Philippines, despite their efforts, could not hold out against the enemy advance, and by April t... Read More about Dismantling the ‘Lesser Men’ and ‘Supermen’ myths: US intelligence on the imperial Japanese army after the fall of the Philippines, winter 1942 to spring 1943.

Making a difference? NGOs and civil society development in Russia (2009)
Journal Article
Crotty, J. (2009). Making a difference? NGOs and civil society development in Russia. Europe-Asia Studies, 61(1), 85-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668130802532936

The role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the development of Russia’s civil society has been the focus of academic study since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. In light of this literature, this article aims to assess the impact... Read More about Making a difference? NGOs and civil society development in Russia.

The study of political marketing at a local level : conceptual foundations and research directions (2009)
Presentation / Conference
conceptual foundations and research directions. Presented at 38th European Marketing Academy Conference, Nantes, France

Whilst political marketing has become established as a research theme, there has been a lack of conceptual and empirical research into local political marketing strategies and practices. In the context of U.K, this paper begins to explore local pol... Read More about The study of political marketing at a local level : conceptual foundations and research directions.

Expenditure-based segmentation and visitor profiling at The Quays in Salford, UK (2009)
Journal Article
Craggs, R., & Schofield, P. (2009). Expenditure-based segmentation and visitor profiling at The Quays in Salford, UK. Tourism Economics, 15(1), 243-260

There is a substantial body of literature relating to tourism’s economic impact at the macro level, but less is known about tourist expenditure at a micro scale. This paper reports findings from a survey of day-visitor expenditure by category at T... Read More about Expenditure-based segmentation and visitor profiling at The Quays in Salford, UK.

The effect and moderation of gender identity congruity: Utilizing “real women” advertising images (2009)
Journal Article
Feiereisen, S., Broderick, A., & Douglas, S. (2009). The effect and moderation of gender identity congruity: Utilizing “real women” advertising images. Psychology and Marketing, 26(9), 813-843. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.20301

The present article examines the predictive ability of gender identity congruity in explaining women’s responses to advertising appeals. The contributions of the article are twofold: (1) to demonstrate whether advertisements that are congruent wit... Read More about The effect and moderation of gender identity congruity: Utilizing “real women” advertising images.

Insights for clubs from modelling match attendance in football (2009)
Journal Article
Buraimo, B., Forrest, D., & Simmons, R. (2009). Insights for clubs from modelling match attendance in football. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 60(2), 147-155. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602549

The paper employs data from 2884 matches in the English Football League Championship. It builds a model of determinants of attendance designed to yield results relevant to decision-taking at individual clubs. The model has two innovatory features.... Read More about Insights for clubs from modelling match attendance in football.

The phenomenon of information technology for small community-based businesses (2009)
Journal Article
Raj, R., & Rashid, T. (2009). The phenomenon of information technology for small community-based businesses. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 8(4), 473-485. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2009.025693

The information technology phenomenon has become a feature of most small businesses. Over the last few decades, small businesses have played a major part in UK economy and in local communities. Companies can now reach consumers almost anywhere in... Read More about The phenomenon of information technology for small community-based businesses.

Enabling reasoning on the web: Performing simulations of clinical situations (2009)
Journal Article
Arguello-Casteleiro, M., Des Diz, J., Fernandez-Prieto, M., Perez, R., Paniagua, H., & Thompson, A. (2009). Enabling reasoning on the web: Performing simulations of clinical situations. International journal of simulation: systems, science & technology (Print), 10(2), 62-82

The transformation of a document-based medical guideline into a computer-based decision support is a time-consuming and error-prone activity. One way to alleviate this burden is by facilitating, as much as possible, the (semi)automatic implementati... Read More about Enabling reasoning on the web: Performing simulations of clinical situations.

Executing medical guidelines on the web: Towards next generation healthcare (2009)
Journal Article
Arguello-Casteleiro, M., Des, J., Fernandez-Prieto, M., Perez, R., & Paniagua, H. (2009). Executing medical guidelines on the web: Towards next generation healthcare. Knowledge-Based Systems, 22(7), 545-551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2008.10.003

There is still a lack of full integration between current Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and medical guidelines that encapsulate evidence-based medicine. Thus, general practitioners (GPs) and specialised physicians still have to read document-based... Read More about Executing medical guidelines on the web: Towards next generation healthcare.