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Practitioners' perspectives on the UK cost of capital (2004)
Journal Article

The aims of this study were to determine how UK finance practitioners derive and review the cost of capital, and to ascertain whether the final figure varied with the choice of method. To investigate behaviour in the real world a survey questionnaire... Read More about Practitioners' perspectives on the UK cost of capital.

Can nurses in cardiology areas prepare patients for implantable cardioverter defibrillator implant and life at home? (2004)
Journal Article

This study explored nurses' confidence and competence in preparing patients for having an implantable cardioverter defibrillator implanted and for life at home after discharge. Whilst research has identified various physical and psychosocial effects... Read More about Can nurses in cardiology areas prepare patients for implantable cardioverter defibrillator implant and life at home?.

Finite time extinction in nonlinear diffusion equations (2004)
Journal Article

We consider a class of degenerate diffusion equations where the nonlinearity is assumed to be singular (non-Lipschitz) at zero. It is shown that solutions with compactly supported initial data become identically zero in finite time. Such extinction f... Read More about Finite time extinction in nonlinear diffusion equations.

'Do not attempt resuscitation' decision-making: a study exploring the attitudes and experiences of nurses. (2004)
Journal Article

At the time of the research being undertaken, a policy regarding resuscitation decisions did not exist at a local hospital. However, it was proposed that a new 'do not attempt resuscitation' policy should be implemented. Nurses' attitudes to, and exp... Read More about 'Do not attempt resuscitation' decision-making: a study exploring the attitudes and experiences of nurses..

Applying commercial advertising skills in transport planning (2004)
Journal Article

The motor car has become more than a means of transport. Despite the high cost and dire road safety problems, the car has become a totem in our social grouping and a metaphor for our lifestyle aspirations. This did not happen by accident. It is the c... Read More about Applying commercial advertising skills in transport planning.

Differences between left and right suboccipital and intracranial vertebral artery dimensions: an influence on blood flow to the hindbrain? (2004)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although vertebral artery (VA) blood flow is adequate in normal circumstances, reduction in the dimensions of the vessel because of atherosclerosis, or compression or stretching, may lead to hindbrain hypoxia with serious clin... Read More about Differences between left and right suboccipital and intracranial vertebral artery dimensions: an influence on blood flow to the hindbrain?.

Responding to the harassment and abuse of older people in the private rented sector: Legal and social perspectives (2004)
Journal Article

Independent living, and hence active ageing, is seen by some governments as being supported through enabling and encouraging older people to live in mainstream housing. However, this emphasis upon ‘staying put’ and ‘ageing in place’ needs to recognis... Read More about Responding to the harassment and abuse of older people in the private rented sector: Legal and social perspectives.

Childhood and adult sexual abuse: Relationships with alcohol and other psychoactive drug use (2004)
Journal Article

Questions concerning sexual abuse before and after the age of 16 years were included in a general population survey of a representative sample of 1052 UK women and 975 UK men. A total of 12.5% of women reported experiencing some form of sexual abuse... Read More about Childhood and adult sexual abuse: Relationships with alcohol and other psychoactive drug use.

Public toilets: The need for compulsory provision (2004)
Journal Article

There is no mandatory requirement for local authorities to provide public toilets. Yet, it is argued, they are a vital component in creating accessible, sustainable and comfortable cities for all. In this paper the reasons for compulsory standards ar... Read More about Public toilets: The need for compulsory provision.

The formation of voronoi diagrams in chemical and physical systems: Experimental findings and theoretical models (2004)
Journal Article

The work discusses the formation of Voronoi diagrams in spatially extended nonlinear systems taking experimental and theoretical results into account. Concerning experimental systems a number of chemical systems used previously as prototype chemical... Read More about The formation of voronoi diagrams in chemical and physical systems: Experimental findings and theoretical models.

Acute effects of a short bout of moderate versus light intensity exercise versus inactivity on tobacco withdrawal symptoms in sedentary smokers (2004)
Journal Article

Rationale: A previous study found that a 10-min bout of moderate intensity exercise reduced cigarette withdrawal symptoms and desire to smoke in sedentary smokers but the effect may have been due to participants focusing attention on physical activit... Read More about Acute effects of a short bout of moderate versus light intensity exercise versus inactivity on tobacco withdrawal symptoms in sedentary smokers.

Government, business and the public: The role of environmental education in creating sustainable urban places (2004)
Journal Article

This paper focuses on the need to further environmental education research within a context in which local government, local business and tertiary institutions are viewed as interlinked components of the development process. Research and interaction... Read More about Government, business and the public: The role of environmental education in creating sustainable urban places.

Developing the Concept of Professional Advocacy: An Examination of the Role of Child and Youth Advocates in England and Wales (2004)
Journal Article

• Summary: This article examines the development of child and youth advocacy through an analysis of the meaning of professionalization and argues that a culture of advocacy is needed to facilitate the development of professional advocacy expertise. •... Read More about Developing the Concept of Professional Advocacy: An Examination of the Role of Child and Youth Advocates in England and Wales.

State restructuring and trade union realignment: The pensions struggle in France (2004)
Journal Article

May 2003 saw millions of French workers take to the streets over the issue of pensions, in mobilisations that the financial press presented as a peculiarly French summer ritual (Graham, 2003). Yet a look behind the news shows that the fight over pens... Read More about State restructuring and trade union realignment: The pensions struggle in France.

Effects of taping on pain and function in patellofemoral pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial (2004)
Journal Article

Study Design: A randomized controlled trial. Objectives: To investigate the effectiveness of daily patella taping and exercise on pain and function in individuals with patellofemoral pain syndrome. Background: Patella taping and muscle-strengthening... Read More about Effects of taping on pain and function in patellofemoral pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.

Caribbean-european relations and 9/11: Continuity or change? (2004)
Journal Article

The ramifications of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States (US) have been profound for the Caribbean and Europe. Caribbean states have been adversely affected by the decline in international economic confidence, particularly i... Read More about Caribbean-european relations and 9/11: Continuity or change?.

'Under construction': The potential of a web based application in managing and maintaining large area urban modelling (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Staff in the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of the West of England (UWE) have been engaged in 3D modelling urban areas since 1984. In the UK it will be mandatory that all local planning authorities make much of their data availabl... Read More about 'Under construction': The potential of a web based application in managing and maintaining large area urban modelling.

Alternative strategies in the UK agro-food system: Interrogating the alterity of farmers' markets (2004)
Journal Article

In recent years we have witnessed the development of numerous alternative strategies (AS) within the UK agro-food system intent on overcoming, or at least circumventing, some of the problems associated with the globalisation of food production and co... Read More about Alternative strategies in the UK agro-food system: Interrogating the alterity of farmers' markets.

Making words count: the value of qualitative research. (2004)
Journal Article

In the current climate of evidence-based practice, physiotherapy is urged to prove its worth via rigorous scientific research. However, there are concerns that limited methodologies are used to explore complex therapeutic issues, and that the profess... Read More about Making words count: the value of qualitative research..

Is the Third Way the Best Way?: Social Work Intervention with Children and Families (2004)
Journal Article

•Summary: This article is based on a piece of qualitative research with service users in England who asked for help and advice from a statutory locality childcare service. It is located in the framework of the modernization agenda, focusing on the va... Read More about Is the Third Way the Best Way?: Social Work Intervention with Children and Families.