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Social work students : stress, support and well-being (2010)
Journal Article
Collins, S., Coffey, M., & Morris, L. (2010). Social work students : stress, support and well-being. British Journal of Social Work, 40(3), 963-982. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcn148

This appears to be the first piece of research in the UK to focus exclusively on stress, support and well-being of social work students. The findings of a postal questionnaire indicated no statistically significant differences related to gender, age... Read More about Social work students : stress, support and well-being.

Talent management as a management fashion in HRD: towards a research agenda (2010)
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research agenda. Human Resource Development International, 13(2), 125-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678861003703666

HRD practitioners have long shown concerns about the status and legitimacy of the occupation, and, arguably, this has not been unconnected to the range of titles HRD has been given over the years. Has there been an element of ‘management fashion’... Read More about Talent management as a management fashion in HRD: towards a research agenda.

On the empirical performance of (T, s, S) heuristics (2010)
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Babai, M., Syntetos, A., & Teunter, R. (2010). On the empirical performance of (T, s, S) heuristics. European Journal of Operational Research, 202(2), 466-472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2009.05.030

The periodic ðT; s; SÞ policies have received considerable attention from the academic literature. Determination of the optimal parameters is computationally prohibitive, and a number of heuristic procedures have been put forward. However, these heu... Read More about On the empirical performance of (T, s, S) heuristics.

Minerva's owl. A response to John Houghton and Charles Oppenheim's 'The economic implications of alternative publishing models' (2010)
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Hall, M. (2010). Minerva's owl. A response to John Houghton and Charles Oppenheim's 'The economic implications of alternative publishing models'. Prometheus, 28(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/08109021003676375

Like Hegel’s owl of Minerva, scholars are arriving at the realization of the existence of the knowledge economy after dusk. (Drahos and Braithwaite, 2002, p. 39) Houghton and Oppenheim’s cost–benefit analysis of different forms of scholarly publis... Read More about Minerva's owl. A response to John Houghton and Charles Oppenheim's 'The economic implications of alternative publishing models'.

Examination of issues affecting the teaching and learning of large cohorts within practical-based subjects (2010)
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Power, E. (2010). Examination of issues affecting the teaching and learning of large cohorts within practical-based subjects. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 3(2), 55-66. https://doi.org/10.1080/17543261003736010

The aim of this work is to advance the teaching and learning of practical-based subjects in the higher education (HE) sector. Part of the study involved the development of a model that enhanced the teaching and learning of textiles within large group... Read More about Examination of issues affecting the teaching and learning of large cohorts within practical-based subjects.

A women's worker in court: a more appropriate service for women defendants with mental health issues? (2010)
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Hean, S., Heaslip, V., Warr, J., Bell, H., & Staddon, S. (2010). A women's worker in court: a more appropriate service for women defendants with mental health issues?. Perspectives in Public Health, 130(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913909360455

Aims: Court liaison services aim to reduce mental illness in prison through early treatment and/or diversion into care of defendants negotiating their court proceedings. However, liaison services may inadvertently contribute to gender inequalities in... Read More about A women's worker in court: a more appropriate service for women defendants with mental health issues?.

Strong dependence of spin dynamics on the orientation of an external magnetic field for InSb and InAs (2010)
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Litvinenko, K., Leontiadou, M., Li, J., Clowes, S., Emeny, M., Ashley, T., …Murdin, B. (2010). Strong dependence of spin dynamics on the orientation of an external magnetic field for InSb and InAs. Applied Physics Letters, 96(11), 111107. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3337111

Electron spin relaxation times have been measured in InSb and InAs epilayers in a moderate (<4 T) external magnetic field. A strong and opposite field dependence of the spin lifetime was observed for longitudinal (Faraday) and transverse (Voigt) c... Read More about Strong dependence of spin dynamics on the orientation of an external magnetic field for InSb and InAs.

p73 and p63 regulate the expression of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (2010)
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Sayan, A., D'Angelo, B., Sayan, B., Tucci, P., Cimini, A., Ceru, M., …Melino, G. (2010). p73 and p63 regulate the expression of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 394(3), 824-828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.03.084

p53, p63 and p73 make a family of transcription factors that play a vital role in development and cancer. All p53 family members have more than one promoter producing Transactivating (TA) and Dominant Negative (ΔN) isoforms and their mRNAs are subjec... Read More about p73 and p63 regulate the expression of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3.

Tweaking, bombing, dabbing and stockpiling : the emergence of mephedrone and the perversity of prohibition (2010)
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Measham, F., Moore, K., & Newcombe, R. (2010). Tweaking, bombing, dabbing and stockpiling : the emergence of mephedrone and the perversity of prohibition. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 10(1), 14-21. https://doi.org/10.5042/daat.2010.0123

Significant changes in British recreational drug use were seen throughout 2009, with the emergence and rapid growth in the availability and use of substituted cathinones or ‘M‐Cats’ (most notably mephedrone and methylone), a group of psychoactive dru... Read More about Tweaking, bombing, dabbing and stockpiling : the emergence of mephedrone and the perversity of prohibition.

Isolation of 1,4-Li2-C6H4 and its reaction with [(Ph3P)AuCl] (2010)
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Flower, K., Mcgown, A., Miles, P., Pritchard, R., & Warren, J. (2010). Isolation of 1,4-Li2-C6H4 and its reaction with [(Ph3P)AuCl]. Dalton Transactions, 39(14), 3509-3520. https://doi.org/10.1039/b925355f

The difficulty in generating 1,4-Li2-C6H4 utilising the lithium halogen exchange reaction on 1,4-Br2-C6H4, 1,4-I2-C6H4 and 1-Br-4-I-C6H4 is revisited and only on treatment of 1,4-I2-C6H4 with 2 molar equivalents of n-BuLi can 1,4-Li2-C6H4 1 be isolat... Read More about Isolation of 1,4-Li2-C6H4 and its reaction with [(Ph3P)AuCl].

Property and the Law of Finders (2010)
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Carn, M. (2010). Property and the Law of Finders. Trust law international, 24(4), 255-257

Publication review.

Legitimation crisis and the Greek explosion (2010)
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Bratsis, P. (2010). Legitimation crisis and the Greek explosion. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 34(1), 190-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00947.x

The political 'explosion' that took place in Greece was a symptom of a systemic and deep-rooted legitimation crisis of the Greek state. This essay examines some of the causes of this crisis, how the political space in which this explosion occurred wa... Read More about Legitimation crisis and the Greek explosion.

Measuring the quality of peer-reviewed publications in social work : impact factors - liberation or liability (2010)
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Blyth, E., Shardlow, S., Masson, H., Lyons, K., Shaw, I., & White, S. (2010). Measuring the quality of peer-reviewed publications in social work : impact factors - liberation or liability. Social Work Education, 29(2), 120-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615470902856705

Systems for measuring the quality of publications in peer-reviewed academic journals have achieved importance in the 'audit culture' to which academia worldwide has become increasingly subjected. In the United Kingdom this debate has focused on gover... Read More about Measuring the quality of peer-reviewed publications in social work : impact factors - liberation or liability.

Making biodiversity measures accessible to non-specialists: An innovative method for rapid assessment of urban biodiversity (2010)
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Tzoulas, K., & James, P. (2010). Making biodiversity measures accessible to non-specialists: An innovative method for rapid assessment of urban biodiversity. Urban Ecosystems, 13(1), 113-127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-009-0107-x

Urban biodiversity studies provide important inputs to studying the interactions between human societies and ecological systems. However, existing urban biodiversity methods are time intensive and/or too complex for the purposes of rapid biodiversity... Read More about Making biodiversity measures accessible to non-specialists: An innovative method for rapid assessment of urban biodiversity.

Podiatry services for patients with arthritis: an unmet need (2010)
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Rome, K., Chapman, J., Williams, A., Gow, P., & Dalbeth, N. (2010). Podiatry services for patients with arthritis: an unmet need. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1310), 91-97

Foot problems are extremely common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There is ample evidence that foot pain, either alone or as a comorbidity, contributes significantly to disability. Despite the high prevalence of foot disease in RA, thi... Read More about Podiatry services for patients with arthritis: an unmet need.

Book review: Latimer J. & Schiller M.(2009)Un/knowing bodies. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. (2010)
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Mottram, A. (2010). Book review: Latimer J. & Schiller M.(2009)Un/knowing bodies. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Sociology of Health and Illness, 32(3), 503-504. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2009.01236_2.x

This book presents a highly original and creative way at looking at the Body.This book adds value to the growing body of literature of the sociology of the body. The review considers the book in detail and offers suggestions for its readership.

El desempeño penal y el régimen abierto en las regiones Capital y Andina de Venezuela, 1981-2005. (Penal performance in open prisons in the Capital and Andean regions of Venezuela, 1981-2005.) (2010)
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Birkbeck, C. (2010). El desempeño penal y el régimen abierto en las regiones Capital y Andina de Venezuela, 1981-2005. (Penal performance in open prisons in the Capital and Andean regions of Venezuela, 1981-2005.). Capítulo criminológico, 38(1), 81-107

The penal performance of offenders assigned to halfway houses is examined for a sample of 1,253 residents between 1981 and 2005 in the Capital and Andean Regions of Venezuela. Contrary to the notion of progression outlined in prison legislation, only... Read More about El desempeño penal y el régimen abierto en las regiones Capital y Andina de Venezuela, 1981-2005. (Penal performance in open prisons in the Capital and Andean regions of Venezuela, 1981-2005.).

Cross-resistance of Cry1Ab-selected Asian corn borer to other Cry toxins (2010)
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Xu, L., Wang, Z., Zhang, J., Ferry, N., & Gatehouse, A. (2010). Cross-resistance of Cry1Ab-selected Asian corn borer to other Cry toxins. Journal of Applied Entomology, 134(5), 429-438. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2010.01517.x

The Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis (Guene´e) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is the most important insect pest of maize in China. Despite the proven track record of biotech Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize to provide an effective means to control l... Read More about Cross-resistance of Cry1Ab-selected Asian corn borer to other Cry toxins.