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International educational partnership for practice: Brazil and the United Kingdom (2004)
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Girot, E. A., & Enders, B. C. (2004). International educational partnership for practice: Brazil and the United Kingdom. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 46(2), 144-151. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2003.02974.x

Background. To enhance healthcare globally, successful academic partnerships between institutes of higher education are crucial to strengthen collaboration between countries and identify new ways of working. The desire to reduce maternal mortality an... Read More about International educational partnership for practice: Brazil and the United Kingdom.

A breech too far (2004)
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Hall, J. (2004). A breech too far. Practising Midwife, 7(4), 4-5

Common variants of ACE contribute to variable age-at-onset of Alzheimer's disease (2004)
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Prince, J. A., Blennow, K., Pedersen, N. L., Brookes, A. J., de Faire, U., Palmgren, J., …Kehoe, P. G. (2004). Common variants of ACE contribute to variable age-at-onset of Alzheimer's disease. Human Genetics, 114(5), 478-483. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00439-004-1093-y

Studies on the role that genetic variation may play in a complex human disease can be empowered by an assessment of both disease risk in case-control or family models and of quantitative traits that reflect elements of disease etiology. An excellent... Read More about Common variants of ACE contribute to variable age-at-onset of Alzheimer's disease.

New rights for old: Flexi-working and sex discrimination (2004)
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Fraser, M. (2004). New rights for old: Flexi-working and sex discrimination. Employee Relations, 26(2), 167-181. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425450410511070

Employees have a statutory right to request a change to their working hours or conditions to enable them to care for children (so long as they meet certain criteria). The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 enables workers to claim that a requirement, such a... Read More about New rights for old: Flexi-working and sex discrimination.

Characterisation of androstenone metabolism in pig liver microsomes (2004)
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Doran (nee Udovikova), O., Whittington, F. M., Wood, J. D., & McGivan, J. D. (2004). Characterisation of androstenone metabolism in pig liver microsomes. Chemico-Biological Interactions, 147(2), 141-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2003.12.002

Androstenone (5α-androst-16-en-3-one) is a steroid pheromone produced in the testis. Excessive accumulation of androstenone together with skatole (3-methyl-indole) in the adipose tissue of some male pigs leads to "boar taint". In isolated pig hepatoc... Read More about Characterisation of androstenone metabolism in pig liver microsomes.

Deaf patients in the medical imaging department - A qualitative study (2004)
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Channon, B. T., Davies, M. C., & Davies, C. (2004). Deaf patients in the medical imaging department - A qualitative study. Journal of Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging, 5(2), 99-106. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1460472804000069

Background: Approximately one in seven of the British population has some degree of hearing loss. Studies have found that the deaf or hard of hearing often find communication in a health setting unsatisfactory. The aim of this study was to investigat... Read More about Deaf patients in the medical imaging department - A qualitative study.

The design, implementation and evaluation of electronic objective structured clinical examinations in diagnostic imaging: An 'action research' strategy (2004)
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Phillips, R., Palarm, T. W., & Griffiths, M. (2004). The design, implementation and evaluation of electronic objective structured clinical examinations in diagnostic imaging: An 'action research' strategy. Journal of Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging, 5(2), 79-87. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1460472804000045

Aim: This paper discusses the design, implementation and evaluation of an electronic version of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (e-OSCE) for student assessment in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in diagnostic imaging. Assessmen... Read More about The design, implementation and evaluation of electronic objective structured clinical examinations in diagnostic imaging: An 'action research' strategy.

The evolution of X-ray equipment (2004)
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Holmes, K., & Griffiths, M. (2004). The evolution of X-ray equipment. Synergy -London- Society and College of Radiographers then Society of Radiographers-, 8-12

A study of consumer expectations and perceptions in undergraduate higher education (2004)
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Gibbs, V. (2004). A study of consumer expectations and perceptions in undergraduate higher education. Journal of Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging, 5(2), 69-78. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1460472804000033

There is an increasing trend in higher education for institutions to view themselves as competitors. This has led to mounting pressures for each college and university to provide high quality courses in order to obtain a continuous supply of able stu... Read More about A study of consumer expectations and perceptions in undergraduate higher education.

'For Better or Worse?' Lesbian and Gay Marriage (2004)
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Clarke, V., & Finlay, S. J. (2004). 'For Better or Worse?' Lesbian and Gay Marriage. Feminism and Psychology, 14(1), 17-23. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959353504040297

This special feature takes forward the debate on lesbian and gay marriage by providing an explicitly feminist forum for the discussion and by grounding the contributions both in personal experience and in political reality. The contributions range f... Read More about 'For Better or Worse?' Lesbian and Gay Marriage.

Children's views of speech and language therapy in school: Consulting children with communication difficulties (2004)
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Hayett, L., French, L., Owen, R., & Roulstone, S. (2004). Children's views of speech and language therapy in school: Consulting children with communication difficulties. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 20(1), 55-73. https://doi.org/10.1191/0265659004ct263oa

Children have the right to express their views and to participate actively in decisions that concern them. Implementing this principle in clinical practice poses a methodological challenge to therapists working with children with communication diffic... Read More about Children's views of speech and language therapy in school: Consulting children with communication difficulties.