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District nursing: the hidden giant of the NHS? (2013)
Journal Article
Heaslip, V. (2013). District nursing: the hidden giant of the NHS?. British Journal of Community Nursing, 18(8), 404-406

The recent 65th birthday of the NHS is a reminder of the purpose of the NHS: to provide a service that puts people that need it at the heart of care. However, recent negative reports have questioned nurses’ ability to provide this care, which led to... Read More about District nursing: the hidden giant of the NHS?.

The impact of welfare reform in the North East (2013)
Report
Irving, A., Shaw, K., Jarvis, A., & Crow, R. (2013). The impact of welfare reform in the North East. Association of North East Councils

The primary intention of this report is to estimate the overall impact of Welfare
Reforms in the North East. As such it has not been possible to systematically describe
and analyse the work that has and is being done by local authorities and other... Read More about The impact of welfare reform in the North East.

Nurses’ understandings of suitable footwear for older people (2013)
Journal Article
Borland, A., Hollins-Martin, C., & Locke, J. (2013). Nurses’ understandings of suitable footwear for older people. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 26(7), 653-665. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHCQA-05-2012-0050

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain insight into nurses’ understandings of what constitutes suitable footwear for older people in care homes.

Design/methodology/approach – An exploratory descriptive qualitative survey was carried out of... Read More about Nurses’ understandings of suitable footwear for older people.

Prediction of 7-year psychopathology from mother-infant joint attention behaviours: a nested case–control study (2013)
Journal Article
Allely, C., Johnson, P., Marwick, H., Lidstone, E., Kočovská, E., Puckering, C., …Wilson, P. (2013). Prediction of 7-year psychopathology from mother-infant joint attention behaviours: a nested case–control study. BMC Pediatrics, 13(147), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-13-147

Background
To investigate whether later diagnosis of psychiatric disorder can be predicted from analysis of mother-infant joint attention (JA) behaviours in social-communicative interaction at 12 months.

Method
Using data from a large contempora... Read More about Prediction of 7-year psychopathology from mother-infant joint attention behaviours: a nested case–control study.

The osteology and systematics of the enigmatic Australian Oligo-Miocene Metatherian Yalkaparidon (Yalkaparidontidae; Yalkaparidontia;?Australidelphia; Marsupialia) (2013)
Journal Article
Beck, R., Travouillon, K., Aplin, K., Godthelp, H., & Archer, M. (2013). The osteology and systematics of the enigmatic Australian Oligo-Miocene Metatherian Yalkaparidon (Yalkaparidontidae; Yalkaparidontia;?Australidelphia; Marsupialia). Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 21, 127-172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10914-013-9236-3

We provide the first detailed description of the osteology of the enigmatic Oligo-Miocene Australian metatherian Yalkaparidon. This taxon exhibits a number of unusual craniodental apomorphies but appears to be plesiomorphic within Metatheria in retai... Read More about The osteology and systematics of the enigmatic Australian Oligo-Miocene Metatherian Yalkaparidon (Yalkaparidontidae; Yalkaparidontia;?Australidelphia; Marsupialia).

Optical trapping of NaYF4:Er3+,Yb3+ upconverting fluorescent nanoparticles (2013)
Journal Article
Martinez Maestro, L., Haro-Gonzalez, P., del Rosal, B., Martin Rodriguez, E., Naccache, R., Cappobianco, J., …Jaque, D. (2013). Optical trapping of NaYF4:Er3+,Yb3+ upconverting fluorescent nanoparticles. Nanoscale, 5(24), https://doi.org/10.1039/c3nr03644h

We report on the first experimental observation of stable optical trapping of dielectric NaYF4:Er3+,Yb3+ upconverting fluorescent nanoparticles (∼26 nm in diameter) using a continuous wave 980 nm single-beam laser. The laser serves both to optically... Read More about Optical trapping of NaYF4:Er3+,Yb3+ upconverting fluorescent nanoparticles.

Socio-cultural factors influencing maternal mortailty in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria (2013)
Journal Article
Mboho, M., Furber, C., & Waterman, H. (2013). Socio-cultural factors influencing maternal mortailty in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. #Journal not on list, 1(1), 26 - 31. https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2013.7.1.26

This study aimed to explore how sociocultural practices and beliefs may influence maternal mortality in Nigeria by examining the cultural practices and popular traditional beliefs of the Ibibio and Annang ethnic groups of Akwa Ibom state. The researc... Read More about Socio-cultural factors influencing maternal mortailty in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria.

High-resolution sizing of monolayer-protected gold clusters by differential centrifugal sedimentation (2013)
Journal Article
Krpetic, Z., Davidson, A., Volk, M., Lévy, R., Brust, M., & Cooper, D. (2013). High-resolution sizing of monolayer-protected gold clusters by differential centrifugal sedimentation. ACS nano, 7(10), 8881-8890. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn403350v

Differential centrifugal sedimentation (DCS) has been applied to accurately size ligand-protected gold hydrosols in the 10 to 50 nm range. A simple protocol is presented to correct for particle density variations due to the presence of the ligand she... Read More about High-resolution sizing of monolayer-protected gold clusters by differential centrifugal sedimentation.

Students’ experiences of using the partograph in Kenyan labour wards (2013)
Journal Article
Lavender, T., Omoni, G., Lee, K., Wakasiaka, S., Watiti, J., & Mathai, M. (2013). Students’ experiences of using the partograph in Kenyan labour wards. African journal of midwifery and women's health, 5(3), 117-122. https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2011.5.3.117

Background: Previous research has demonstrated the likely benefits of partograph use in low-resourced settings. However, the challenges of completing a partograph are also reported. The objective of this study was to examine students’ views and exper... Read More about Students’ experiences of using the partograph in Kenyan labour wards.

Ca analysis : an Excel based program for the analysis of intracellular calcium transients including multiple, simultaneous regression analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Greensmith, D. (2014). Ca analysis : an Excel based program for the analysis of intracellular calcium transients including multiple, simultaneous regression analysis. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 113(1), 241-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2013.09.004

Here I present an Excel based program for the analysis of intracellular Ca transients recorded using fluorescent indicators. The program can perform all the necessary steps which convert recorded raw voltage changes into meaningful physiological info... Read More about Ca analysis : an Excel based program for the analysis of intracellular calcium transients including multiple, simultaneous regression analysis.

Position statement on youth resistance training: The 2014 international consensus (2013)
Journal Article
Lloyd, R., Faigenbaum, A., Stone, M., Oliver, J., Jeffreys, L., Moody, J., …Myer, G. (2013). Position statement on youth resistance training: The 2014 international consensus. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 48(7), 498-505. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092952

The current manuscript has been adapted from the official position statement of the UK Strength and Conditioning Association on youth resistance training. It has subsequently been reviewed and endorsed by leading professional organisations within the... Read More about Position statement on youth resistance training: The 2014 international consensus.

Fitness to practice and feedback to students : a literature review (2013)
Journal Article
Wells, L., & McLoughlin, M. (2014). Fitness to practice and feedback to students : a literature review. Nurse Education in Practice, 14(2), 137-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2013.08.006

In the United Kingdom (UK), the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) stipulate that practice experience makes up 50% of the nursing curricula. We argue that mentors play a pivotal role in this experience, being the main practitioner responsible for su... Read More about Fitness to practice and feedback to students : a literature review.

Study of particulate matter removal mechanism by using non-thermal plasma technology (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Babaie, M., Davari, P., Talebizadeh, P., Ristovski, Z., Rahimzadeh, H., & Brown, R. (2013, September). Study of particulate matter removal mechanism by using non-thermal plasma technology. Presented at XIII International Conference on Electrostatic Precipitation. International Society for Electrostatic Precipitation (ISESP), Bangalore, India

Numbers of diesel engines in both stationary and mobile applications are increasing nowadays. Diesel engines emit lower Hydrocarbon (HC) and Carbon monoxide (CO) than gasoline engines. However, they can produce more nitrogen oxides (NOx) and have hig... Read More about Study of particulate matter removal mechanism by using non-thermal plasma technology.

Measuring the evidence : reviewing the literature of the measurement of therapeutic engagement in acute mental health inpatient wards (2013)
Journal Article
McAndrew, S., Chambers, M., Nolan, F., Thomas, B., & Watts, P. (2014). Measuring the evidence : reviewing the literature of the measurement of therapeutic engagement in acute mental health inpatient wards. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 23(3), 212-220. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12044

Quality nursing plays a central role in the delivery of contemporary health and social care, with a positive correlation being demonstrated between patient satisfaction and the quality of nursing care received. One way to ensure such quality is to de... Read More about Measuring the evidence : reviewing the literature of the measurement of therapeutic engagement in acute mental health inpatient wards.

An overview of standard contractual forms modifications in the construction industry - the Middle East (2013)
Presentation / Conference
the Middle East. Presented at International Conference on Building Resilience: Individual, institutional and societal coping strategies to address the challenges associated with disaster risk, Heritance Ahungalla, Sri Lanka,

Despite the fact that there exist several construction forms of contract that aimed at standardizing the contractual clauses in relation to the construction industry, the adoption of the same was being subject to major modifications and alteration en... Read More about An overview of standard contractual forms modifications in the construction industry - the Middle East.

Electrically pumped metallo-dielectric pedestal nanolasers (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Gu, Q., Wingad, B., Vallini, F., Slutsky, B., Katz, M., Nezhad, N., …Fainman, Y. (2013). Electrically pumped metallo-dielectric pedestal nanolasers. In 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEOPR) (1-2). https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600141

Electrically pumped metallo-dielectric nanolasers are demonstrated. Employing a two-step InP chemical etching, we obtain straight pedestal sidewalls and preferentially reduce the diameter of the n-doped InP cladding more than the p-doped one for opti... Read More about Electrically pumped metallo-dielectric pedestal nanolasers.

Online traffic-aware fault detection for networks-on-chip (2013)
Journal Article
Liu, J., Harkin, J., Li, Y., & Maguire, L. (2014). Online traffic-aware fault detection for networks-on-chip. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpdc.2013.09.001

A key requirement for modern Networks-on-Chip (NoC) is the ability to detect and diagnose faults and failures. This paper addresses the challenge of fault diagnosis using online testing where the interruption of the runtime operation (performance) un... Read More about Online traffic-aware fault detection for networks-on-chip.

Purchase offering quality: The effects of buyer behaviour on organizational supplying behaviour (2013)
Journal Article
Ramsay, J., Wagner, B., & Kelly, S. (2013). Purchase offering quality: The effects of buyer behaviour on organizational supplying behaviour. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 33(10), 1260-1282. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-09-2011-0325

Purpose
This paper aims to explore the supply chain management problem of understanding the response of suppliers to buyer behaviours and characteristics.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper reviews the relevant literature in search of referen... Read More about Purchase offering quality: The effects of buyer behaviour on organizational supplying behaviour.