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An overview of residential real estate financing in Nigeria (2012)
Journal Article
Akinwunmi, A., Gameson, R., Hammond, F., & Olomolaiye, P. (2012). An overview of residential real estate financing in Nigeria. Journal of Real Estate Literature, 20(2), 261-288

The housing sector, changes in the housing markets, and the systems of housing finance have significant implications on the financial markets, macroeconomic stability, and monetary policy. Therefore, most economies in the developed world adopt polici... Read More about An overview of residential real estate financing in Nigeria.

Determinants of capital structure in the UK retail industry: A comparison of multiple regression and generalized regression neural network (2012)
Journal Article
Abdou, H., Kuzmic, A., Pointon, J., & Lister, R. (2012). Determinants of capital structure in the UK retail industry: A comparison of multiple regression and generalized regression neural network. Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management, 19(3), 151-169. https://doi.org/10.1002/isaf.1330

Firms need to rely on different financing sources, but the question is how capital structure is determined for a particular industry. Our aim is to undertake an investigation into the factors which determine capital structure in the UK retail indust... Read More about Determinants of capital structure in the UK retail industry: A comparison of multiple regression and generalized regression neural network.

Discourse markers in police interpreting: Illusions of invisibility (2012)
Journal Article
Blakemore, D., & Gallai, F. Discourse markers in police interpreting: Illusions of invisibility. Manuscript submitted for publication

Discourse markers in police interpreting: illusions of invisibility This paper applies Blakemore’s (2010) relevance theoretic analysis of the role of discourse markers (DMs) in free indirect thought (FIT) representations to the role played by simila... Read More about Discourse markers in police interpreting: Illusions of invisibility.

Cost-effectiveness of cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts: Economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial (EVerT trial) (2012)
Journal Article
Stamuli, E., Cockayne, S., Hewitt, C., Hicks, K., Jayakody, S., Kang'ombe, A., …Watt, I. (2012). Cost-effectiveness of cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts: Economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial (EVerT trial). Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 5(4), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-5-4

Background Plantar warts (verrucae) are extremely common. Although many will spontaneously disappear without treatment, treatment may be sought for a variety of reasons such as discomfort. There are a number of different treatments for cutaneous war... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of cryotherapy versus salicylic acid for the treatment of plantar warts: Economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial (EVerT trial).

Differential infection properties of three inducible prophages from an epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (2012)
Journal Article
James, C., Fothergill, J., Kalwij, H., Hall, A., Cottell, J., Brockhurst, M., & Winstanley, C. (2012). Differential infection properties of three inducible prophages from an epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. BMC Microbiology, 12(216), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-12-216

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common bacterial pathogen infecting the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The Liverpool Epidemic Strain (LES) is transmissible, capable of superseding other P. aeruginosa populations and is... Read More about Differential infection properties of three inducible prophages from an epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

A comparison of maximal squat strength and five, ten and twenty meter sprint times in Athletes and recreationally trained individuals (2012)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Bullock, N., & Pearson, S. (2012). A comparison of maximal squat strength and five, ten and twenty meter sprint times in Athletes and recreationally trained individuals. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 26(4), 937-940. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e31822e5889

A comparison of maximal squat strength and 5-, 10-, and 20-meter sprint times, in athletes and recreationally trained men. J Strength Cond Res 26(4): 937-940, 2012-The purpose of this study was to identify whether there was a relationship between rel... Read More about A comparison of maximal squat strength and five, ten and twenty meter sprint times in Athletes and recreationally trained individuals.

English style on the move: Variation and change in stylistic norms in the twentieth century (2012)
Book Chapter
Leech, G., Smith, N., & Rayson, P. (2012). English style on the move: Variation and change in stylistic norms in the twentieth century. In M. Kytö (Ed.), English Corpus Linguistics: Crossing Paths (69-98). Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi

This paper has two related purposes. First, our goal is to explain the results of recent research on twentieth century British (as well as American) English, using equivalent corpora of general written (published) English known as the ‘Brown Fami... Read More about English style on the move: Variation and change in stylistic norms in the twentieth century.

Parklife (2012)
Digital Artefact
McEachern, M. (2012). Parklife. [DVD]

The concept of space and place is central to understanding everyday life. Using an ethnographic approach, this film explores the consumption experiences encountered by park users. The interconnectivity of space, rhythm and consumption help to co-crea... Read More about Parklife.

Islamic financial instruments in corporate firms’ balance sheet: A research note (2012)
Journal Article
Dzolkarnaini, N., & Minhat, M. (2012). Islamic financial instruments in corporate firms’ balance sheet: A research note

Purpose: This paper examines the use of Islamic Financial Instruments (IFIs) in the corporate firms’ balance sheet. Methodology/Approach: The overall research approach involves an examination of annual reports of 20 top non-financial firms from 1... Read More about Islamic financial instruments in corporate firms’ balance sheet: A research note.

Conformity and obedience among midwives (2012)
Book Chapter
Hollins Martin, C. (2012). Conformity and obedience among midwives. In C. Martin (Ed.), Perinatal Mental Health: A Clinical Guide (249-261). Keswick, UK: M&K Update

The literature on obedience emphasises that legitimate authority is a powerful and compelling force. This is particularly evident in Milgram’s experiments (1963, 1974) in which participants systematically shocked a helpless victim at the bidding of a... Read More about Conformity and obedience among midwives.

Personality disorder and mental health in the perinatal period (2012)
Book Chapter
Hollins-Martin, C. (2012). Personality disorder and mental health in the perinatal period. In C. Martin (Ed.), Perinatal Mental Health : A Clinical Guide (43-57). Keswick, UK: M & K Update

The act of giving birth has the capacity to precipitate extreme emotional reactions in some women, with parturition shown to be a risk factor for developing psychiatric illness (Brockington, 1996; Paradice, 2002). Statistically 1–20 per cent of all n... Read More about Personality disorder and mental health in the perinatal period.

Sustainable goods (2012)
Book Chapter
McEachern, M. (2012). Sustainable goods. In M. Polonsky, C. D'Souza, & M. Taghian (Eds.), Readings and Cases in Sustainable Marketing: A Strategic Approach to Social Responsibility (1-20). Australia: Tilde University Press

The extant literature overwhelmingly concludes that our current consumption practices are unsustainable. Therefore, it is imperative that we act immediately and that we do it with the collective global participation of government, NGOs, businesses an... Read More about Sustainable goods.

Developing information literacy skills in re-registration nurses: An experimental study of teaching methods (2012)
Journal Article
Brettle, A., & Raynor, M. (2012). Developing information literacy skills in re-registration nurses: An experimental study of teaching methods. Nurse Education Today, 33(2), 103-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.12.003

Aim To compare the effectiveness of an online information literacy tutorial with a face-to-face session for teaching information literacy skills to nurses. Design Randomised control trial. Participants Seventy-seven first year undergraduat... Read More about Developing information literacy skills in re-registration nurses: An experimental study of teaching methods.

Prevention of artificial dental plaque formation in vitro by plant extracts (2012)
Journal Article
Smullen, J., Finney, M., Storey, D., & Foster, H. (2012). Prevention of artificial dental plaque formation in vitro by plant extracts. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 113(4), 964-973. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05380.x

Aims A number of previous studies have shown that plant extracts can inhibit formation of dental plaque. The ability of extracts of Rosemarinus officianalis L., Salvia officianalis L., unfermented cocoa, red grape seed and green tea to inhibit plaque... Read More about Prevention of artificial dental plaque formation in vitro by plant extracts.

Die Rezeptionsgeschichte der Theorien von J.F.C. Fuller und B.H. Liddell Hart im Spiegel deutscher Militärzeitschriften der Zwischenkriegszeit. Einige Randbemerkungen (2012)
Book Chapter
Searle, D. (2012). Die Rezeptionsgeschichte der Theorien von J.F.C. Fuller und B.H. Liddell Hart im Spiegel deutscher Militärzeitschriften der Zwischenkriegszeit. Einige Randbemerkungen. In M. Pöhlmann (Ed.), Deutsche Militärfachzeitschriften im 20. Jahrhundert (49-60). Potsdam: Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt

From interpretation to action; unique adequacy as a common standard for the evaluation of research in the built environment (2012)
Book Chapter
built environment. In S. Pink, & D. Tutt (Eds.), Ethnographic Research in the Construction Industry (141-159). Abingdon: Routledge

The development of ethnographic work in construction management in recent years has been associated with a growing challenge to the dominant positivist paradigm within the subject area. Ethnography, with its emphasis on shared meaning and its cons... Read More about From interpretation to action; unique adequacy as a common standard for the evaluation of research in the built environment.

TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Peter' (2012)
Journal Article
Widdowson, M. (2012). TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Peter'. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 3(1), 3-13

Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design (HSCED) is a systematic case study research method involving the cross-examination of mixed method data to generate both plausible arguments that the client changed due to therapy and alternative explanations.... Read More about TA treatment of depression: A hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Peter'.