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Contextualismo enquanto metafísica da presença: A desconstrução do historicismo crítico pós-estruturalista (2012)
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Tavares Furtado, H. (2012). Contextualismo enquanto metafísica da presença: A desconstrução do historicismo crítico pós-estruturalista

Theory of International Relations was influenced by French contemporary philosophy of the 1960's and 1970's. Poststructuralist authors like Walker, Thomson, Bartelson and Campbell sought to oppose neo realism's rigid ontology through a critical histo... Read More about Contextualismo enquanto metafísica da presença: A desconstrução do historicismo crítico pós-estruturalista.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans appearance and embodiment: A critical review of the psychological literature (2012)
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Clarke, V., Hayfield, N., & Huxley, C. (2012). Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans appearance and embodiment: A critical review of the psychological literature. Psychology of Sexualities Section Review, 3(1), 51-70

This paper provides a review of the psychological literature on LGBT appearance and embodiment. Research on ‘outsider’ perceptions of LGBT appearance and embodiment has focused on the links between perceptions of physical attractiveness and homosexua... Read More about Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans appearance and embodiment: A critical review of the psychological literature.

A Brave New World of Personalized Care? Historical Perspectives on Social Care and Older People in England (2012)
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Means, R. (2012). A Brave New World of Personalized Care? Historical Perspectives on Social Care and Older People in England. Social Policy and Administration, 46(3), 302-320. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2011.00807.x

Social care policy for older people in England continues to generate extensive discussion around the need to break with the past and to deliver a personalized response to need. This article explores the extent to which this represents a complete brea... Read More about A Brave New World of Personalized Care? Historical Perspectives on Social Care and Older People in England.

Post G20: The Challenge of Change, Implementing Evidence-based Public Order Policing (2012)
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Hoggett, J., & Stott, C. (2012). Post G20: The Challenge of Change, Implementing Evidence-based Public Order Policing. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, 9(2), 174-183. https://doi.org/10.1002/jip.1360

In the wake of the 2011 'riots', public order policing tactics in England and Wales have once again been brought into question. Yet, the riots came two years since police regulatory authorities in the UK called for fundamental reforms to the policing... Read More about Post G20: The Challenge of Change, Implementing Evidence-based Public Order Policing.

Doing more for less? Developing sustainable systems of social care in the context of climate change and public spending cuts (2012)
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Evans, S., Hills, S., & Orme, J. (2012). Doing more for less? Developing sustainable systems of social care in the context of climate change and public spending cuts. British Journal of Social Work, 42(4), 744-764. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcr108

This article opens a debate on how to make social care in England more sustainable in the context of environmental, social and economic changes. Based on an innovative research project commissioned by the Department of Health through the Social Care... Read More about Doing more for less? Developing sustainable systems of social care in the context of climate change and public spending cuts.

Professionals' understanding of government strategies for the management of child sexual abusers (2012)
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McCartan, K. (2012). Professionals' understanding of government strategies for the management of child sexual abusers. Probation Journal, 59(2), 124-137. https://doi.org/10.1177/0264550512438603

This article discusses contemporary professional understandings of the UK Government's attitudes to and policies around the management of child sexual abusers. This study is based upon empirical qualitative research with a range of professionals' wor... Read More about Professionals' understanding of government strategies for the management of child sexual abusers.

Engaging secondary school students in food-related citizenship: Achievements and challenges of a multi-component programme (2012)
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Jones, M., Dailami, N., Weitkamp, E., Kimberlee, R., Salmon, D., & Orme, J. (2012). Engaging secondary school students in food-related citizenship: Achievements and challenges of a multi-component programme. Education Sciences, 2(2), 77-90. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci2020077

© 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Global food security and sustainability, animal welfare, dietary health, and socially just relations of food production have become prominent societal issues. They are of particular concern fo... Read More about Engaging secondary school students in food-related citizenship: Achievements and challenges of a multi-component programme.

Lysophosphatidic acid-functionalised titanium as a superior surface for supporting human osteoblast (MG63) maturation (2012)
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Mansell, J. P., Brown, J., Knapp, J., Faur, C., & Blom, A. W. (2012). Lysophosphatidic acid-functionalised titanium as a superior surface for supporting human osteoblast (MG63) maturation. eCells and Materials Journal, 23, 348-361

Covalent modifications of titanium with small molecules known to promote human osteoblast maturation are especially attractive in developing superior biomaterials. An important step in securing competent bone formation at implant sites is promoti... Read More about Lysophosphatidic acid-functionalised titanium as a superior surface for supporting human osteoblast (MG63) maturation.

The development of the EU asylum policy: Venue-shopping in perspective (2012)
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Kaunert, C., & Léonard, S. (2012). The development of the EU asylum policy: Venue-shopping in perspective. Journal of European Public Policy, 19(9), 1396-1413. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2012.677191

The development of the EU asylum and migration policy is often explained as the result of ‘venue-shopping’, that is, the move by policy-makers to an EU policy venue in order to avoid national constraints. This article demonstrates that, contrary to w... Read More about The development of the EU asylum policy: Venue-shopping in perspective.

Evaluating the travel, physical activity and carbon impacts of a 'natural experiment' in the provision of new walking and cycling infrastructure: Methods for the core module of the iConnect study (2012)
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Ogilvie, D., Bull, F., Cooper, A., Rutter, H., Adams, E., Brand, C., …Song, Y. (2012). Evaluating the travel, physical activity and carbon impacts of a 'natural experiment' in the provision of new walking and cycling infrastructure: Methods for the core module of the iConnect study. BMJ Open, 2(1), e000694-e000694. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000694

Introduction: Improving infrastructure to support walking and cycling is often regarded as fundamental to encouraging their widespread uptake. However, there is little evidence that specific provision of this kind has led to a significant increase in... Read More about Evaluating the travel, physical activity and carbon impacts of a 'natural experiment' in the provision of new walking and cycling infrastructure: Methods for the core module of the iConnect study.

The healing and spiritual properties of music therapy at a cancer care centre (2012)
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McClean, S., Bunt, L., & Daykin, N. (2012). The healing and spiritual properties of music therapy at a cancer care centre. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 18(4), 402-407

Background: This article explores the theme of spirituality, health, and wellbeing, in relation to an emerging body of research on the impact of music therapy in cancer care. The focus of the article is a music therapy service established as part of... Read More about The healing and spiritual properties of music therapy at a cancer care centre.

Taking moral equality seriously: Egalitarianism and immigration controls (2012)
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Cole, P. (2012). Taking moral equality seriously: Egalitarianism and immigration controls. Journal of International Political Theory, 8(1-2), 121-134. https://doi.org/10.3366/jipt.2012.0033

In this paper I re-state the egalitarian argument against the morality of immigration controls: such limits violate the central ethical commitment to moral equality. This means that immigration controls fail a fundamental moral test and represent the... Read More about Taking moral equality seriously: Egalitarianism and immigration controls.

Longings for Berlin: Exploring the workings of the psycho-social imaginary in British migration (2012)
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Maile, S., & Griffiths, D. (2012). Longings for Berlin: Exploring the workings of the psycho-social imaginary in British migration. Journal of Psychosocial Studies, 6(1), 30-53

This article explores the ways in which the dominant tropes and spaces of Berlin are used affectively and imaginatively to create meaning for individual migrants as psycho-social agents with unique biographies. Depth interpretation, drawing upon psyc... Read More about Longings for Berlin: Exploring the workings of the psycho-social imaginary in British migration.

Just one click: A content analysis of advertisements on teen web sites (2012)
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Slater, A., Tiggemann, M., Hawkins, K., & Werchon, D. (2012). Just one click: A content analysis of advertisements on teen web sites. Journal of Adolescent Health, 50(4), 339-345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.08.003

Purpose: The current study provides a comprehensive analysis of the content of advertisements on Web sites targeted at adolescents, with a particular focus on the female beauty ideal. Methods: Advertisements (N = 631) from 14 Web sites popular with a... Read More about Just one click: A content analysis of advertisements on teen web sites.

Social anxiety in higher education (2012)
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Topham, P., & Russell, G. (2012). Social anxiety in higher education. Psychologist, 25(4), 280-282

Although anxiety is accepted as part of the learning process, there is little thought given to the impact of social anxiety. Yet social anxiety in learning situations such as seminars and presentations can inhibit student participation and impair the... Read More about Social anxiety in higher education.