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Abnormal visual search in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (2005)
Journal Article
Snowden, R. J., Nelson, S., Tales, A., Haworth, J., & Wilcock, G. (2005). Abnormal visual search in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Neurocase, 11(1), 80-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/13554790490896974

Our aim was to further characterize the clinical concept of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We examined the status of visual attention-related processing in such patients in relation to healthy older adults and patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD)... Read More about Abnormal visual search in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.

The relationship between alcohol consumption and problem behaviours: Gender differences among British adults (2005)
Journal Article
Plant, M., Miller, P., & Plant, M. (2005). The relationship between alcohol consumption and problem behaviours: Gender differences among British adults. Journal of Substance Use, 10(1), 22-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/1465989042000271282

This study sets out to investigate the possible association between alcohol consumption and eight types of problem behaviour in the lives of a sample of 2027 British adults. It also examines gender differences in the prevalence of these problems. The... Read More about The relationship between alcohol consumption and problem behaviours: Gender differences among British adults.

Becoming a lecturer in further education in England: The construction of professional identity and the role of communities of practice (2005)
Journal Article
Avis, J., & Bathmaker, A. M. (2005). Becoming a lecturer in further education in England: The construction of professional identity and the role of communities of practice. Journal of Education for Teaching, 31(1), 47-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607470500043771

Further education colleges in England offer a wide range of post-school education and training provision. Recently they have undergone major transformations that have resulted in considerable changes to the work of those teaching in them. In this pap... Read More about Becoming a lecturer in further education in England: The construction of professional identity and the role of communities of practice.

Productive herpes simplex virus in brain of elderly normal subjects and Alzheimer's disease patients (2005)
Journal Article
Wilcock, G. K., Combrinck, M., Wozniak, M. A., Itzhaki, R. F., & Shipley, S. J. (2005). Productive herpes simplex virus in brain of elderly normal subjects and Alzheimer's disease patients. Journal of Medical Virology, 75(2), 300-306. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.20271

It was previously shown that herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) DNA resides latently in a high proportion of aged brains and that in carriers of the type 4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE-ε4), it confers a strong risk of Alzheimer's disease... Read More about Productive herpes simplex virus in brain of elderly normal subjects and Alzheimer's disease patients.

Simplified tunnelling current calculation for MOS structures with ultra-thin oxides for conductive atomic force microscopy investigations (2005)
Journal Article
Frammelsberger, W., Benstetter, G., Stamp, R., Kiely, J., & Schweinboeck, T. (2005). Simplified tunnelling current calculation for MOS structures with ultra-thin oxides for conductive atomic force microscopy investigations. Materials Science and Engineering: B, 116(2), 168-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2004.09.027

As charge tunnelling through thin and ultra-thin silicon dioxide layers is regarded as the driving force for MOS device degradation the determination and characterisation of electrically week spots is of paramount importance for device reliability an... Read More about Simplified tunnelling current calculation for MOS structures with ultra-thin oxides for conductive atomic force microscopy investigations.

Histological evaluation of the exposure to 3,4-dichloroaniline in the estuarine mysid mesopodopsis slabberi, under experimental conditions (2005)
Journal Article
Sardo, M., Azeiteiro, U. M., Pereira, L., Morgado, F., & Soares, A. M. (2005). Histological evaluation of the exposure to 3,4-dichloroaniline in the estuarine mysid mesopodopsis slabberi, under experimental conditions. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 14(7), 579-583

This work presents an experimental approach to test Mesopodopsis slabberi as a potential indicator of pollution. The toxic effects of 3,4-dichloroaniline (DCA) on the histology of this estuarine mysid were studied. After an acclimation period of two... Read More about Histological evaluation of the exposure to 3,4-dichloroaniline in the estuarine mysid mesopodopsis slabberi, under experimental conditions.

Towards dependable swarms and a new discipline of swarm engineering (2005)
Conference Proceeding
Winfield, A. F., Harper, C. J., & Nembrini, J. (2005). Towards dependable swarms and a new discipline of swarm engineering. In E. Şahin, & W. M. Spears (Eds.), SR 2004: Swarm Robotics (126-142). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30552-1_11

This review paper sets out to explore the question of how future complex engineered systems based upon the swarm intelligence paradigm could be assured for dependability. The paper introduces the new concept of 'swarm engineering': a fusion of depend... Read More about Towards dependable swarms and a new discipline of swarm engineering.

Patient initiated outpatient follow up in rheumatoid arthritis: Six year randomised controlled trial (2005)
Journal Article
Perry, M. G., Blair, P. S., Kirwan, J., Hewlett, S., Pollock, J., Mitchell, K., …Memel, D. (2005). Patient initiated outpatient follow up in rheumatoid arthritis: Six year randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 330(7484), 171-175. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38265.493773.8F

Objectives: To determine whether direct access to hospital review initiated by patients with rheumatoid arthritis would result in improved clinical and psychological outcome, reduced overall use of healthcare resources, and greater satisfaction with... Read More about Patient initiated outpatient follow up in rheumatoid arthritis: Six year randomised controlled trial.

Practice-based research (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Biggs, I., & Ahmad, Y. (2005, January). Practice-based research. Paper presented at Centre for Critical Theory Members Conference - What is Research?, University of the West of England, Bristol

Community regeneration: Loops or reinvented wheels? (2005)
Book Chapter
Rowe, M., & Taylor, M. (2005). Community regeneration: Loops or reinvented wheels?. In D. Taylor, & S. Balloch (Eds.), The Politics of Evaluation: Participation and Policy Implementation (205-222). Bristol: The Policy Press

Doing research or learning from experience? (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Hoggett, P., & Burns, D. (2005, January). Doing research or learning from experience?. Paper presented at Centre for Critical Theory Members' Conference - What is Research?, University of the West of England, Bristol

Ethics and governance of research (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Kent, J., & Sellman, D. (2005, January). Ethics and governance of research. Paper presented at Centre for Critical Theory Members Conference - What is Research?, University of the West of England, Bristol

Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of synthetic Aβ42 (AN1792) in patients with AD (2005)
Journal Article
Jones, R. W., Bayer, A. J., Wilkinson, D., Paterson, K. R., Jenkins, L., Bullock, R., …Millais, S. B. (2005). Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of synthetic Aβ42 (AN1792) in patients with AD. Neurology, 64(1), 94-101. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.WNL.0000148604.77591.67

Background: Aβ42-immunization reduces plaque burden and improves cognition in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer disease (AD). This phase 1 study evaluated the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of AN1792 (human aggregated Aβ42) in patients w... Read More about Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of synthetic Aβ42 (AN1792) in patients with AD.

Implications of HGV charging for the UK (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Warren, J. P., Potter, S., & Parkhurst, G. (2005, January). Implications of HGV charging for the UK. Paper presented at 37th Universities Transport Studies Group Conference, Bristol, UK

The antecedents of donor commitment to voluntary organizations (2005)
Journal Article
Sargeant, A., & Woodliffe, L. (2005). The antecedents of donor commitment to voluntary organizations. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 16(1), 61-78. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.90

The past decade has seen a rapid growth in the number of regular or so-called committed giving schemes. Charities have been increasingly eager to solicit donors onto a low-value monthly donation, collected automatically from their bank account or cre... Read More about The antecedents of donor commitment to voluntary organizations.

Feminist and gender perspectives in tourism studies: The social-cultural nexus of critical and cultural theories (2005)
Journal Article
Aitchison, C. C. (2005). Feminist and gender perspectives in tourism studies: The social-cultural nexus of critical and cultural theories. Tourist Studies, 5(3), 207-224. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468797605070330

This article calls for a pause for reflection on the theoretical trajectory of feminist and gender research in tourism studies. It offers a critical appraisal of the origins, development and contemporary application of the three epistemological appro... Read More about Feminist and gender perspectives in tourism studies: The social-cultural nexus of critical and cultural theories.