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Mast location debate rages (2004)
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Collaborative learning for collaborative working? Initial findings from a longitudinal study of health and social care students (2004)
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This paper presents the initial findings from a longitudinal quantitative study of two cohorts of students who entered the 10 pre-qualifying programmes of the Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK. Th... Read More about Collaborative learning for collaborative working? Initial findings from a longitudinal study of health and social care students.

The use and deployment of soft process technologies within UK manufacturing SMEs: An empirical assessment using logit models (2004)
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This study assesses the adoption of different soft process technologies from a survey of 218 British engineering and electronics small and medium-sized firms (SMEs). The new process (soft) technologies that were modeled included total quality managem... Read More about The use and deployment of soft process technologies within UK manufacturing SMEs: An empirical assessment using logit models.

Transport and society (2004)
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In 1963, the Buchanan Report in the UK advocated a combination of new road capacity, improved public transport and traffic restraint as a means to tackle congestion. Forty years on, and the advice from many transport experts remains the same. However... Read More about Transport and society.

Using the health assessment questionnaire and welfare benefits advice to help people disabled through arthritis to access financial support (2004)
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Objectives. To test, in a variety of health settings, the ability of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) disability index to predict the eligibility of patients with moderate or severe arthritis for disability living allowance or attendance all... Read More about Using the health assessment questionnaire and welfare benefits advice to help people disabled through arthritis to access financial support.

Forecasting food supply chain developments in lagging rural regions: Evidence from the UK (2004)
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Endemic problems in EU 'lagging rural regions' (LRRs) are well documented and various support mechanisms have long been in place to help overcome structural difficulties. Nevertheless, new rural development architectures are now being sought and some... Read More about Forecasting food supply chain developments in lagging rural regions: Evidence from the UK.

Citizen voice and participation in local governance: Perspectives from Nicaragua (2004)
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This article examines the case for the opening up of new spaces for citizen voice in local governance, through synergy between political party leaders and social movement leaders. Through case study evidence from two municipalities in Nicaragua, it i... Read More about Citizen voice and participation in local governance: Perspectives from Nicaragua.

Vortex waves in a rotating superfluid (2004)
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In a recent experiment, Finne et al. discovered an intrinsic condition for the onset of quantum turbulence in 3He-B, that q = α/(1 - αα) < 1.3, where α and αα are mutual friction parameters. The authors put forward a qualitative argument that q is th... Read More about Vortex waves in a rotating superfluid.

Dementia, postcode prescribing and NICE (2004)
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Rethinking urban capacity: Identifying and appraising vacant buildings (2004)
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Policies related to urban development and regeneration have prompted a need for greater levels of information concerning vacant land and property. A need is identified to create efficient use (and reuse) of existing real estate. Drawing on informatio... Read More about Rethinking urban capacity: Identifying and appraising vacant buildings.

Roles for cysteine residues in the regulatory CXXC motif of human mitochondrial branched chain aminotransferase enzyme (2004)
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The redox-active dithiol/disulfide C315-Xaa-Xaa-C318 center has been implicated in the regulation of the human mitochondrial branched chain aminotransferase isozyme (hBCATm) [Conway, M. E., Yennawar, N., Wallin, R., Poole, L. B., and Hutson, S. M. (2... Read More about Roles for cysteine residues in the regulatory CXXC motif of human mitochondrial branched chain aminotransferase enzyme.

Transition from Ekman flow to Taylor vortex flow in superfluid helium (2004)
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By numerically computing the steady axisymmetric flow of helium II confined inside a finite-aspect-ratio Couette annulus, we determine the transition from Ekman flow to Taylor vortex flow as a function of temperature and aspect ratio. We find that th... Read More about Transition from Ekman flow to Taylor vortex flow in superfluid helium.

Effect of buffer on peak shape of peptides in reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (2004)
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The effect of changing the buffer at constant low pH in the mobile phase is investigated with respect to the separation of a mixture of basic peptides. Considerably worse peak shapes, leading to poorer resolution of complex peptide mixtures, were obt... Read More about Effect of buffer on peak shape of peptides in reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography.

Doubling the estimate of invertebrate biomass in a rainforest canopy (2004)
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Forest canopies represent the functional interface between 90% of the Earth's terrestrial biomass and the atmosphere and include some of the most threatened of all terrestrial ecosystems. However, we lack even a basic understanding of how the biomass... Read More about Doubling the estimate of invertebrate biomass in a rainforest canopy.

Hydrodynamic and phylogenetic aspects of the adipose fin in fishes (2004)
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The adipose fin on fishes is a highly conserved and enigmatic, small, non-rayed fin that has persisted from the Mesozoic on some basal teleosts such as salmonids. Using juvenile steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792), ranging from 5 to 18 cm... Read More about Hydrodynamic and phylogenetic aspects of the adipose fin in fishes.

Communicating environmental knowledges: Young people and the risk society (2004)
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In this paper I illustrate how an increased demand for the communication of environmental knowledges in contemporary society can be understood using ideas purported by the risk society thesis. In order to deepen these connections and understandings I... Read More about Communicating environmental knowledges: Young people and the risk society.

Central-local relations in an era of multi-level governance: The case of public participation policy a England, 1997-2001 (2004)
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The election of a 'New Labour' UK government in 1997 promised a new era of central-local relations facilitated by a programme of local government reform which recognised local government's 'community leadership' role. Other aspects of the agenda supp... Read More about Central-local relations in an era of multi-level governance: The case of public participation policy a England, 1997-2001.

Evidence of integration of air quality management in the decision-making processes and procedures of English local government (2004)
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The air quality management (AQM) framework in the UK is a risk management approach using effects-based objectives for air pollutants to determine the need for action. The Environment Act 1995 required a National Air Quality Strategy to be published,... Read More about Evidence of integration of air quality management in the decision-making processes and procedures of English local government.

Engines for change in Singapore's construction industry: An industry view of Singapore's Construction 21 report (2004)
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The construction industry in Singapore is under great pressure to improve its performance. The C21 report, Re-Inventing Construction, is a key milestone in the development of Singapore's construction industry. The report set several recommendations,... Read More about Engines for change in Singapore's construction industry: An industry view of Singapore's Construction 21 report.

Protest or partnership? The voluntary and community sectors in the policy process (2004)
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The growing emphasis on partnership is opening up new opportunities for voluntary and community organizations, many of which have felt themselves hitherto to be "outsiders" in the policy process. But it is also generating new dilemmas as they strive... Read More about Protest or partnership? The voluntary and community sectors in the policy process.