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Teaching age and discrimination : a life course perspective (2013)
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Collier, E., & Foster, C. (2014). Teaching age and discrimination : a life course perspective. Nurse Education in Practice, 14(4), 333-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2013.12.001

Age discrimination in health and social care is a universal issue with significant potential ramifications for practice, and one which should be explicitly addressed in health and social care pre-registration education. However, developing teaching a... Read More about Teaching age and discrimination : a life course perspective.

Mycobacterium microti Tuberculosis in its maintenance host, the field vole (Microtus agrestis) : characterization of the disease and possible routes of transmission (2013)
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The field vole (Microtus agrestis) is a known maintenance host of Mycobacterium microti. Previous studies have shown that infected animals develop tuberculosis. However, the disease is also known in cats and is sporadically reported from humans and o... Read More about Mycobacterium microti Tuberculosis in its maintenance host, the field vole (Microtus agrestis) : characterization of the disease and possible routes of transmission.

“My view that disability is okay sometimes clashes” : experiences of two disabled occupational therapists (2013)
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Chacala, A., Mccormack, C., Collins, B., & Beagan, B. (2014). “My view that disability is okay sometimes clashes” : experiences of two disabled occupational therapists. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 21(2), 107-115. https://doi.org/10.3109/11038128.2013.861016

Aims: While disability is the focus of much attention in occupational therapy, there has been little attention paid to disability within the profession. Disabled therapists not only bring valuable perspectives on disability, but also pose important c... Read More about “My view that disability is okay sometimes clashes” : experiences of two disabled occupational therapists.

Discourse markers in free indirect style and interpreting (2013)
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Blakemore, D., & Gallai, F. (2014). Discourse markers in free indirect style and interpreting. Journal of Pragmatics, 60, 106-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2013.11.003

This paper contributes to the discussion of how free indirect style (FIS) and interpreter's renditions are accommodated in a relevance theoretic approach to communication. Within relevance theory, it has been argued that FIS and interpreting are case... Read More about Discourse markers in free indirect style and interpreting.

What do nursing students learn about patient safety? An integrative literature review (2013)
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Tella, S., Liukka, M., Jamookeeah, D., Smith, N., Partanen, P., & Turunen, H. (2014). What do nursing students learn about patient safety? An integrative literature review. Journal of Nursing Education, 51(1), 7-13. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20131209-04

Preventing adverse events and enhancing patient safety in health care are key objectives of nursing education. This integrative literature review critically appraises the content of patient safety in prelicensure nursing education, the teaching and l... Read More about What do nursing students learn about patient safety? An integrative literature review.

The role of rainwater-borne hydrogen peroxide in the release of arsenic from arsenopyrite (2013)
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Ma, Y., Qin, Y., & Lin, C. (2013). The role of rainwater-borne hydrogen peroxide in the release of arsenic from arsenopyrite. Chemosphere, 103, 349-353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.11.021

A microcosm experiment was conducted to examine the effects of hydrogen peroxide (at a concentration range of 5–50 μM) on the release of arsenic from the dissolution of arsenopyrite, a dominant arsenic-bearing mineral occurring in natural environment... Read More about The role of rainwater-borne hydrogen peroxide in the release of arsenic from arsenopyrite.

JNK1 stress signaling is hyper-activated in high breast density and the tumor stroma: Connecting fibrosis, inflammation, and stemness for cancer prevention (2013)
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Mammography is an important screening modality for the early detection of DCIS and breast cancer lesions. More specifically, high mammographic density is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. However, the biological processes underlying... Read More about JNK1 stress signaling is hyper-activated in high breast density and the tumor stroma: Connecting fibrosis, inflammation, and stemness for cancer prevention.

The effects of ACL injury on knee proprioception: A meta-analysis (2013)
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Relph, N., Herrington, L., & Tyson, S. (2014). The effects of ACL injury on knee proprioception: A meta-analysis. Physiotherapy, 100(3), 187-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2013.11.002

Background
It is suggested the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) plays a significant role in knee proprioception, however, the effect of ACL injury on knee proprioception is unclear. Studies utilising the two most common measurement techniques, join... Read More about The effects of ACL injury on knee proprioception: A meta-analysis.

Comparison of gait between healthy participants and persons with spinal cord injury when using a powered gait orthosis-a pilot study (2013)
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Arazpour, M., Mehrpour, S., Bani, M., Hutchins, S., Bahramizadeh, M., & Rahgozar, M. (2013). Comparison of gait between healthy participants and persons with spinal cord injury when using a powered gait orthosis-a pilot study. Spinal Cord, 52(1), 44-48. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2013.139

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a powered gait orthosis (PGO) on the temporal–spatial parameters and kinematics of walking in both healthy participants and persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) using three-dimensional... Read More about Comparison of gait between healthy participants and persons with spinal cord injury when using a powered gait orthosis-a pilot study.

Males follow females during fissioning of a group of northern muriquis (2013)
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Tokuda, M., Boubli, J., Mourthé, I., Izar, P., Possamai, C., & Strier, K. (2014). Males follow females during fissioning of a group of northern muriquis. American Journal of Primatology, 76(6), 529-538. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22244

Although well documented in matrilocal primate species, group fission is still a poorly known phenomenon among patrilocal primates. In this paper we describe in detail a group fission event in the population of northern muriquis at the Reserva Partic... Read More about Males follow females during fissioning of a group of northern muriquis.

Climatic variation and runoff from partially-glacierised Himalayan tributary basins of the Ganges (2013)
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Collins, D., Davenport, J., & Stoffel, M. (2013). Climatic variation and runoff from partially-glacierised Himalayan tributary basins of the Ganges. Science of the Total Environment, 468-9(Sup), S48-S59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.126

Climate records for locations across the southern slope of the Himalaya between 77°E and 91°E were selected together with discharge measurements from gauging stations on rivers draining partially-glacierised basins tributary to the Ganges, with a vie... Read More about Climatic variation and runoff from partially-glacierised Himalayan tributary basins of the Ganges.

The role of deformed wing virus in the initial collapse of varroa infested honey bee colonies in the UK. (2013)
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Martin, S., Ball, B., & Carreck, N. (2013). The role of deformed wing virus in the initial collapse of varroa infested honey bee colonies in the UK. Journal of Apicultural Research, 52(5), 251-258. https://doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.1.52.5.12

The mite Varroa destructor has been associated with the collapse of millions of Apis mellifera honey bee colonies world-wide. During the past decade, a large body of research has revealed various interactions between varroa, the honey bee and various... Read More about The role of deformed wing virus in the initial collapse of varroa infested honey bee colonies in the UK..

Policing and mental illness in the era of deinstutionalisation and mass incarceration: A UK Perspective (2013)
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Cummins, I. (2013). Policing and mental illness in the era of deinstutionalisation and mass incarceration: A UK Perspective. International journal of criminology & sociological theory, 6(4), 92-104

The policy of deinstitutionalisation, a progressive policy aimed at reducing the civic and social isolation of the mentally ill, did not achieve its utopian aims. Wolff (2005)/Moon (2000) argue that the Asylum has been replaced by fragmented, disloca... Read More about Policing and mental illness in the era of deinstutionalisation and mass incarceration: A UK Perspective.

Nutrient release from integrated constructed wetlands sediment receiving farmyard run-off and domestic wastewater (2013)
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Constructed wetland sediments are frequently contaminated with nitrogen and phosphorus. There is a risk that accumulated pollutants can either be remobilised or reach the groundwater. Five identical mesocosms, which were filled with subsoil collected... Read More about Nutrient release from integrated constructed wetlands sediment receiving farmyard run-off and domestic wastewater.

Guerrilla warfare in the planning system: revolutionary progress towards sustainability? (2013)
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Adams, D., Scott, A., & Hardman, M. (2013). Guerrilla warfare in the planning system: revolutionary progress towards sustainability?. Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography, 95(4), 375-387. https://doi.org/10.1111/geob.12031

This article extends Qviström’s (2007; Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography 89 (3): 269–282) ideas concerning “landscapes out of order” within a re-discovering and re-imagining of spatial planning theory and practice. Taking
the viewpoint... Read More about Guerrilla warfare in the planning system: revolutionary progress towards sustainability?.

Influence of Forchheimer’s nonlinearity and transient effects on pulse propagation in air saturated rigid granular materials (2013)
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Turo, D., & Umnova, O. (2013). Influence of Forchheimer’s nonlinearity and transient effects on pulse propagation in air saturated rigid granular materials. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 134(6), 4763. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4824969

It has been shown in the earlier work of Umnova et al. [Noise Control Eng. 50, 204–210 (2002)]
that interaction of a relatively long, high amplitude acoustic pulse with a rigid porous material can
be accurately described accounting for the Forchhei... Read More about Influence of Forchheimer’s nonlinearity and transient effects on pulse propagation in air saturated rigid granular materials.

Absorption of sound by porous layers with embedded periodic arrays of resonant inclusions (2013)
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arrays of resonant inclusions. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 134(6), 4670-4680. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4824843

The aim of this work is to design a layer of porous material with a high value of the absorption
coefficient in a wide range of frequencies. It is shown that low frequency performance can be
significantly improved by embedding periodically arranged... Read More about Absorption of sound by porous layers with embedded periodic arrays of resonant inclusions.