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Being bullied: What an insight (2003)
Journal Article
Hughes, A. (2003). Being bullied: What an insight. British Journal of Perioperative Nursing, 13(4), 166-73

Predictionn rules for computed tomography in the dementia assessment: Do they predict clinical utility of CT? (2003)
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Wilcock, G. K., Haworth, J., & Condefer, K. A. (2003). Predictionn rules for computed tomography in the dementia assessment: Do they predict clinical utility of CT?. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18(4), 285-287. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.812

Neuroimaging is widely employed in the dementia assessment in refining clinical decision-making. However, with rising interest in cost-effective medical practice, efforts have been made in the literature to define clinical prediction rules that selec... Read More about Predictionn rules for computed tomography in the dementia assessment: Do they predict clinical utility of CT?.

Outcomes from the patient perspective workshop at OMERACT 6 (2003)
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Kirwan, J. R., Heidberg, T., Hewlett, S., Hughes, R., Kvien, T., Ahlmen, M., …Taal, E. (2003). Outcomes from the patient perspective workshop at OMERACT 6. Journal of Rheumatology, 30(4), 868-872

The objective of the Patient Perspective Workshop at OMERACT 6 was to address the question of assessing the outcomes of intervention in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from the perspective of those who experience the disease themselves. This was done by re... Read More about Outcomes from the patient perspective workshop at OMERACT 6.

Patients and clinicians have different perspectives on outcomes in arthritis (2003)
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Hewlett, S. (2003). Patients and clinicians have different perspectives on outcomes in arthritis. Journal of Rheumatology, 30(4), 877-879

Outcome measurement in arthritis has undergone a major shift during the past 2 decades, moving from process measures (e.g., plasma viscosity) to patient-centered outcome measures (e.g., pain, function). However, while patients self-report many of the... Read More about Patients and clinicians have different perspectives on outcomes in arthritis.

Capitalising on culture: Cities and the changing landscape of cultural policy (2003)
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Griffiths, R., Bassett, K., & Smith, I. (2003). Capitalising on culture: Cities and the changing landscape of cultural policy. Policy and Politics, 31(2), 153-170. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557303765371654

Over the last two decades, the cultural sphere appears to have gained a more central role in urban policy and urban governance. This article gives an outline of the changing cultural policy landscape in the UK over the last decade, and then explores... Read More about Capitalising on culture: Cities and the changing landscape of cultural policy.

Welfare, social exclusion and reflexivity: The case of child and woman protection (2003)
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Ferguson, H. (2003). Welfare, social exclusion and reflexivity: The case of child and woman protection. Journal of Social Policy, 32(2), 199-216. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279402006967

Questions concerning what it means to be a human agent and the capacities of those who receive welfare services to reflect upon and shape their lives, and the kinds of social conditions which create opportunities for such 'reflexivity', have begun to... Read More about Welfare, social exclusion and reflexivity: The case of child and woman protection.

Rheumatology outcomes: The patient's perspective (2003)
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Carr, A., Hewlett, S., Hughes, R., Mitchell, H., Ryan, S., Carr, M., & Kirwan, J. R. (2003). Rheumatology outcomes: The patient's perspective. Journal of Rheumatology, 30(4), 880-883

Our aim was to explore the patient's perspective of outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to identify which outcomes are important to patients and how patients calibrate what constitutes a meaningful change in those outcomes. A qualitative study was... Read More about Rheumatology outcomes: The patient's perspective.

A mixture model for rounded data (2003)
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Wright, D. E., & Bray, I. (2003). A mixture model for rounded data. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series D, 52(1), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9884.00338

The paper focuses on the problem of data heaping that arises when measurements are recorded to varying degrees of precision. The work is motivated by an application in foetal medicine where measurements obtained from ultrasound images are rounded to... Read More about A mixture model for rounded data.

Teenage alcoholic beverage preferences: Risks and responses (2003)
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Plant, M., & Miller, P. (2003). Teenage alcoholic beverage preferences: Risks and responses. Health, Risk and Society, 5(1), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369857031000065970

The preferences of 2641 teenagers for beer wine or spirits were assessed and compared to other variables examined in the UK part of the European School survey project on alcohol and other drugs (ESPAD). Preference assessment was indirect, relying on... Read More about Teenage alcoholic beverage preferences: Risks and responses.

Knowing what you cannot recognise: Further evidence for intact metacognition in Alzheimer's disease (2003)
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Jones, R. W., Moulin, C. J., James, N., & Perfect, T. J. (2003). Knowing what you cannot recognise: Further evidence for intact metacognition in Alzheimer's disease. Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 10(1), 74-82. https://doi.org/10.1076/anec.10.1.74.13456

Previous research has examined whether Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients can proficiently monitor their memory processing. In the present study we extended the scope of this research to consider confidence in recognition in an episodic memory task, u... Read More about Knowing what you cannot recognise: Further evidence for intact metacognition in Alzheimer's disease.

Spectral properties of reversible one-dimensional cellular automata (2003)
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Martínez, G. J., Vergara, S. V., Mora, J. C. S. T., & McIntosh, H. V. (2003). Spectral properties of reversible one-dimensional cellular automata. International Journal of Modern Physics C, 14(3), 379-395. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0129183103004541

Reversible cellular automata are invertible dynamical systems characterized by discreteness, determinism and local interaction. This article studies the local behavior of reversible one-dimensional cellular automata by means of the spectral propertie... Read More about Spectral properties of reversible one-dimensional cellular automata.

The psychological effect of mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction: A prospective, multicenter study (2003)
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Harcourt, D., Rumsey, N., Ambler, N. R., Cawthorn, S. J., Reid, C. D., Maddox, P. R., …Umpleby, H. C. (2003). The psychological effect of mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction: A prospective, multicenter study. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 111(3), 1060-1068. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.PRS.0000046249.33122.76

A multicenter, prospective study (n = 103) examined the psychological implications of women's decisions for or against breast reconstruction. Recognized measures of anxiety, depression, body image, and quality of life were completed before the operat... Read More about The psychological effect of mastectomy with or without breast reconstruction: A prospective, multicenter study.

The uk public sector modernization agenda reconciliation and renewal? (2003)
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Ahmad, Y., & Broussine, M. (2003). The uk public sector modernization agenda reconciliation and renewal?. Public Management Review, 5(1), 45-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461667022000028852

The New Labour government came into power in May 1997 with an agenda to reform public services. The key strategy to achieve reform was the concept of modernization. Central to this is the rhetoric of renewal through collaboration, partnership and inc... Read More about The uk public sector modernization agenda reconciliation and renewal?.

Doing bodies differently? Gender, youth, appearance and damage (2003)
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Frost, L. (2003). Doing bodies differently? Gender, youth, appearance and damage. Journal of Youth Studies, 6(1), 53-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/1367626032000068163

Feminist writers have identified young women's engagement with their appearances as a source of alienation from their bodies. There are now concerns that 'feminization' of youth behaviour will lead to similar difficulties for young men, and this pape... Read More about Doing bodies differently? Gender, youth, appearance and damage.

Small firm finance and public policy (2003)
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Lean, J., & Tucker, J. (2003). Small firm finance and public policy. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 10(1), 50-61. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000310461367

Examines how a finance gap for small firms might be addressed by means of government policy to support informal financing initiatives. A review of both the finance and the government policy literature provides the basis for discussing and conceptuali... Read More about Small firm finance and public policy.

Uptake of 134Cs by four species from the Asteraceae and two varieties from the Chenopodiaceae grown in two types of Chinese soil (2003)
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Willey, N. J., & Tang, S. (2003). Uptake of 134Cs by four species from the Asteraceae and two varieties from the Chenopodiaceae grown in two types of Chinese soil. Plant and Soil, 250(1), 75-81. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1022873930771

This study investigated the uptake of 134Cs by Lactuca sativa L., Silybum marianum Gaertn., Centaurea cyanus L., Carthamus tinctorius L. from the Asteraceae, and Beta vulgaris L. var. 'Lutiancai' and Beta vulgaris L. var. 'Hongtiancai' from the Cheno... Read More about Uptake of 134Cs by four species from the Asteraceae and two varieties from the Chenopodiaceae grown in two types of Chinese soil.