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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.

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

Current practice in the strategic environmental assessment of development plans in England (2004)
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Short, M., Jones, C., Carter, J., Baker, M., & Wood, C. (2004). Current practice in the strategic environmental assessment of development plans in England. Regional Studies, 38(2), 177-190. https://doi.org/10.1080/0034340042000190154

In the UK, strategic environmental assessment has been applied to the full hierarchy of development plans in the form of environmental appraisal. Government guidance in England contains a forceful recommendation to local planning authorities to asses... Read More about Current practice in the strategic environmental assessment of development plans in England.

The mobilisation of rural identities and the failure of the rural protest movement in the UK, 1996-2001 (2004)
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Reed, M. (2004). The mobilisation of rural identities and the failure of the rural protest movement in the UK, 1996-2001. Space and Polity, 8(1), 25-42. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562570410001678851

This paper uses tools developed in political sociology to analyse social movements and political discourse to examine the rise of rural protest movements in the late 1990s. Drawing on documentary evidence and interviews with participants in localised... Read More about The mobilisation of rural identities and the failure of the rural protest movement in the UK, 1996-2001.

Finite element simulation for superplastic forming using a non-Newtonian viscous thick section element (2004)
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Keavey, M. A., & Tao, J. (2004). Finite element simulation for superplastic forming using a non-Newtonian viscous thick section element. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 147(1), 111-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2003.12.004

Superplastic forming (SPF) is becoming an increasingly important manufacturing process in the aerospace and automotive industries. Finite element simulation is an essential tool for the specification of process parameters. Initially applied only to t... Read More about Finite element simulation for superplastic forming using a non-Newtonian viscous thick section element.

Voltammetric, chromatographic and mass spectral elucidation of the redox reactions of 1-hydroxypyrene occurring at a screen-printed carbon electrode (2004)
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Honeychurch, K. C., Hart, J. P., & Kirsch, N. (2004). Voltammetric, chromatographic and mass spectral elucidation of the redox reactions of 1-hydroxypyrene occurring at a screen-printed carbon electrode. Electrochimica Acta, 49(7), 1141-1149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2003.10.025

The electrochemical oxidation of 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP) has been studied at a screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE), by cyclic voltammetry and bulk electrolysis. Cyclic voltammograms exhibited two quasi-reversible pairs of peaks (designated 1a′/1c... Read More about Voltammetric, chromatographic and mass spectral elucidation of the redox reactions of 1-hydroxypyrene occurring at a screen-printed carbon electrode.

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.

Use of External Magnetic Fields to Reduce Reaction Times in an Immunoassay Using Micrometer-Sized Paramagnetic Particles as Labels (Magnetoimmunoassay) (2004)
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Luxton, R., Badesha, J., Kiely, J., & Hawkins, P. (2004). Use of External Magnetic Fields to Reduce Reaction Times in an Immunoassay Using Micrometer-Sized Paramagnetic Particles as Labels (Magnetoimmunoassay). Analytical Chemistry, 76(6), 1715-1719. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac034906%2B

The paper presents a rapid immunoassay system capable of quantifying analyte in complex biological and environmental media. Antibody-coated micrometer-sized paramagnetic particles are used as labels in an assay in which they bind quantitatively with... Read More about Use of External Magnetic Fields to Reduce Reaction Times in an Immunoassay Using Micrometer-Sized Paramagnetic Particles as Labels (Magnetoimmunoassay).

The impact of management techniques on performances in technology-based firms (2004)
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Sims, M., O'Regan, N., & Ghobadian, A. (2004). The impact of management techniques on performances in technology-based firms. Technovation, 24(3), 265-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0166-4972%2803%2900128-7

The study begins by examining the degree of profitability of technology-based firms. The results indicate that annual gross profit varies from breakeven to as much as £90,000 per full time employee. Two distinct clusters were identified; high perform... Read More about The impact of management techniques on performances in technology-based firms.

Living with plants and the exploration of botanical encounter within human geographic research practice (2004)
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Jones, V., & Hitchings, R. (2004). Living with plants and the exploration of botanical encounter within human geographic research practice. Ethics, Place and Environment, 7(1-2), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/1366879042000264741

Explorations of the boundaries between human culture and non-human nature have clear ethical dimensions. Developing both from philosophical arguments about the value of such boundaries and recent empirical work following the traffic across them, we s... Read More about Living with plants and the exploration of botanical encounter within human geographic research practice.

Like a horse and carriage or a fish on a bicycle: How well do local partnerships and public participatiion go together? (2004)
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Lowndes, V., & Sullivan, H. (2004). Like a horse and carriage or a fish on a bicycle: How well do local partnerships and public participatiion go together?. Local Government Studies, 30(1), 51-73. https://doi.org/10.1080/0300393042000230920

Partnership and participation have co-evolved as key instruments of New Labour's agenda for the 'modernisation' and 'democratic renewal' of British local government. It is often assumed that partnerships are more inclusive than bureaucratic or market... Read More about Like a horse and carriage or a fish on a bicycle: How well do local partnerships and public participatiion go together?.

Pupils, the forgotten partners in education action zones (2004)
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Whitehead, J., & Clough, N. (2004). Pupils, the forgotten partners in education action zones. Journal of Education Policy, 19(2), 215-227. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144341042000186354

Education action zones (EAZs) involving local partnerships are one of the government's policies set up to help raise standards in pupils' performance and behaviour in areas of economic and social disadvantage. This article explores the nature of thes... Read More about Pupils, the forgotten partners in education action zones.

Working-class women on an Access course: Risk, opportunity and (re)constructing identities (2004)
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Brine, J., & Waller, R. (2004). Working-class women on an Access course: Risk, opportunity and (re)constructing identities. Gender and Education, 16(1), 97-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/0954025032000170363

Framed by discourses of lifelong learning and widening participation, further education Access to University courses attract mature students from a range of social backgrounds. This paper focuses on eight women students who, to varying degrees, share... Read More about Working-class women on an Access course: Risk, opportunity and (re)constructing identities.