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A memory of a memory (2012)
Book Chapter

This important publication provides a broad international perspective, bringing together writers from Australia, Germany, Ireland, the UK and the USA - both leading theorists and leading practitioners - to more fully explore the issues raised by the... Read More about A memory of a memory.

Branding the green education : challenges facing implementation of education for sustainable development in Egypt (2012)
Journal Article
Ramzy, O., & Wahieb, R. (2012). Branding the green education : challenges facing implementation of education for sustainable development in Egypt. Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 3, 83-99. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10230-012-0006-x

Due to the scarcity in natural resources and the demand for green labour and economy, education for sustainable development (ESD) gained a great importance in developed countries, let alone developing ones. From this point of view, this paper is stu... Read More about Branding the green education : challenges facing implementation of education for sustainable development in Egypt.

Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems (2012)
Journal Article

Fluorescence lifetime images of intrinsic fluorescence obtained with two-photon excitation at 630 nm are shown following uptake of a series of E-combretastatins into live cells, including human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) that are the t... Read More about Time-resolved nanosecond fluorescence lifetime imaging and picosecond infrared spectroscopy of combretastatin A-4 in solution and in cellular systems.

Therapeutic foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a narrative review (2011)
Journal Article
Graham, A., Hammond, A., & Williams, A. (2011). Therapeutic foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a narrative review. Musculoskeletal Care, 9(3), 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.205

Purpose: Foot health interventions such as foot orthoses for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) reduce pain, improve function and improve overall quality of life. Additionally, patient education (PE) is considered essential in achieving good outco... Read More about Therapeutic foot health education for people with rheumatoid arthritis : a narrative review.

Modeling factors influencing the capacity of motorway merge sections controlled by ramp metering (2011)
Presentation / Conference
sections controlled by ramp metering. Presented at 6th International Symposium on Highway Capacity and Quality of Service, Stockholm, Sweden

This paper focuses on studying factors which are likely to affect motorway merge capacity when ramp metering controls are in use. A newly developed traffic micro-simulation model has been used for this purpose and the well known ALINEA and Demand-Cap... Read More about Modeling factors influencing the capacity of motorway merge sections controlled by ramp metering.

Vital signs for nurses : an introduction to clinical observations (2011)
Book
Smith, J., & Roberts, R. (2011). Vital signs for nurses : an introduction to clinical observations. Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119139119

Accurate clinical observations are the key to good patient care and fundamental to nursing practice. Vital Signs for Nurses will support anyone in care delivery to enhance their skills, reflect upon their own practice and assist in their continuing p... Read More about Vital signs for nurses : an introduction to clinical observations.

Can the importance of midwives be measured in deaths? (2011)
Journal Article
Mccarthy, R. (2011). Can the importance of midwives be measured in deaths?. Practising Midwife, 14(6), 40-41

The devastating consequences of maternal mortality are nowhere more evident
than in Uganda, where more than 6000 mothers die as a result of childbearing
every year (WHO 2010). Maternal death not only devastates the families
concerned but harms fut... Read More about Can the importance of midwives be measured in deaths?.

Evaluation of the organisation and delivery of patient-centred acute nursing care (2011)
Journal Article
Haigh, C., & Ormandy, P. (2011). Evaluation of the organisation and delivery of patient-centred acute nursing care. Contemporary Nurse, 37(2), 253-264

The key driver for this study arose from two serious untoward incidents that occurred in a large district general hospital in the United Kingdom. Following investigation of both these events the Director of Nursing in post at that time believed that... Read More about Evaluation of the organisation and delivery of patient-centred acute nursing care.

Lean and mean in the civil service: the case of processing in HMRC (2011)
Journal Article
Carter, B., Danford, A., Howcroft, D., Richardson, H., Smith, A., & Taylor, P. (2011). Lean and mean in the civil service: the case of processing in HMRC. Public Money and Management, 31(2), 115-122. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2011.560708

The desire to modernise the public sector has led to the import of private sector management methods and practices aimed at generating efficiencies and cost savings; yet, the consequences of these changes on the working lives of civil servants are un... Read More about Lean and mean in the civil service: the case of processing in HMRC.