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The chemedian brings laughter to the chemistry classroom (2007)
Journal Article
Weitkamp, E., & Burnet, F. (2007). The chemedian brings laughter to the chemistry classroom. International Journal of Science Education, 29(15), 1911-1929. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500690701222790

"The Chemedian and the Crazy Football Match" is a comic strip developed by the authors to bring humour to aspects of the UK primary science curriculum. The comic strip was tested in six English primary school classes (years 3-5; ages 7-10); over 150... Read More about The chemedian brings laughter to the chemistry classroom.

Recommendations for better practice to address issues and challenges in consulting stakeholders and the public on local air quality management (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Leksmono, N., Dorfman, P., Hayes, E. T., Longhurst, J., & Weitkamp, E. (2007, September). Recommendations for better practice to address issues and challenges in consulting stakeholders and the public on local air quality management. Presented at Proceedings of the 14th International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations (IUAPPA) World Congress 2007. Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane, Australia

Towards energy optimization: Emergent task allocation in a swarm of foraging robots (2007)
Journal Article
Liu, W., Winfield, A. F., Sa, J., Chen, J., & Dou, L. (2007). Towards energy optimization: Emergent task allocation in a swarm of foraging robots. Adaptive Behavior, 15(3), 289-305. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059712307082088

This article presents a simple adaptation mechanism to automatically adjust the ratio of foragers to resters (division of labor) in a swarm of foraging robots and hence maximize the net energy income to the swarm. Three adaptation rules are introduce... Read More about Towards energy optimization: Emergent task allocation in a swarm of foraging robots.

"User involvement is a sine qua non, almost, in medical education": Learning with rather than just about health and social care service users (2007)
Journal Article
Rees, C., Knight, L., & Wilkinson, C. (2007). "User involvement is a sine qua non, almost, in medical education": Learning with rather than just about health and social care service users. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 12(3), 359-390. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-006-9007-5

Despite the General Medical Council emphasising the value of service users to medical students' education, there is scant literature about service user involvement in medical education. Although some research has outlined the effectiveness of service... Read More about "User involvement is a sine qua non, almost, in medical education": Learning with rather than just about health and social care service users.

Doctors being up there and we being down here: A metaphorical analysis of talk about student/doctor-patient relationships (2007)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, C. E., Knight, L. V., Rees, C. E., Rees, C., Knight, L., & Wilkinson, C. (2007). Doctors being up there and we being down here: A metaphorical analysis of talk about student/doctor-patient relationships. Social Science and Medicine, 65(4), 725-737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.044

This paper describes the metaphorical conceptualisations of student/doctor-patient relationships, as articulated by multiple stakeholders in healthcare. Eight focus group discussions with 19 patients, 13 medical students and 15 medical educators (com... Read More about Doctors being up there and we being down here: A metaphorical analysis of talk about student/doctor-patient relationships.

From uncertainty to risk?: Scientific and news media portrayals of nanoparticle safety (2007)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, C., Allan, S., Anderson, A., & Petersen, A. (2007). From uncertainty to risk?: Scientific and news media portrayals of nanoparticle safety. Health, Risk and Society, 9(2), 145-157. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698570701306823

This article examines how nanotechnology has been portrayed in the British newspaper press over an extended period (from April 1, 2003 to July 1, 2006) and the views of scientists involved in nanotechnology research and journalists who wrote news sto... Read More about From uncertainty to risk?: Scientific and news media portrayals of nanoparticle safety.

"From the heart of my bottom": Negotiating humor in focus group discussions (2007)
Journal Article
Knight, L. V., Rees, C. E., & Wilkinson, C. (2007). "From the heart of my bottom": Negotiating humor in focus group discussions. Qualitative Health Research, 17(3), 411-422. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732306298375

Reporting and analyzing interactional data collected during focus groups can be a significant challenge for qualitative health researchers. In this article, the authors explore the use of humor among focus group participants as one area of interactio... Read More about "From the heart of my bottom": Negotiating humor in focus group discussions.

The next revolution (2007)
Digital Artefact
Stengler, E., Bento, P., Warden, C., & Suárez, Á. (2007). The next revolution

Submission for the competition "String Theory in Two Minutes or Less", by a group of scientists led by Erik Stengler of the Science Museum of Tenerife, Canary Islands.