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Knowledge, attitudes and experiences of Macao's casino workers with regard to second-hand smoke exposure at work (2009)
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Wan, P., & Pilkington, P. (2009). Knowledge, attitudes and experiences of Macao's casino workers with regard to second-hand smoke exposure at work. International Gambling Studies, 9(3), 207-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459790903222449

This study investigates the knowledge, attitudes and experiences of casino workers in Macao with regard to exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) in the workplace through structured face-to-face interviews with 377 workers. The results indicate that the... Read More about Knowledge, attitudes and experiences of Macao's casino workers with regard to second-hand smoke exposure at work.

Using evidence-based principles to achieve sustained behavior change (2009)
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Rumsey, N. (2009). Using evidence-based principles to achieve sustained behavior change. Wounds UK, 21(12),

This narrative review outlines the potential benefits of supporting clients to successfully change existing patterns of behavior in the context of wound care. In acknowledging the complexities involved in changing deeply ingrained patterns of behavio... Read More about Using evidence-based principles to achieve sustained behavior change.

The influence of negligence, intention, and outcome on children's moral judgments (2009)
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Nobes, G., Panagiotaki, G., & Pawson, C. (2009). The influence of negligence, intention, and outcome on children's moral judgments. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 104(4), 382-397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2009.08.001

Piaget (1932) and subsequent researchers have reported that young children's moral judgments are based more on the outcomes of actions than on the agents' intentions. The current study investigated whether negligence might also influence these judgme... Read More about The influence of negligence, intention, and outcome on children's moral judgments.

Teaching Public Health Networks in England: An innovative approach to building public health capacity and capability (2009)
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Orme, J., Pilkington, P., Gray, S., & Rao, M. (2009). Teaching Public Health Networks in England: An innovative approach to building public health capacity and capability. Public Health, 123(12), 800-804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2009.10.008

This paper examines the development and achievements of the Teaching Public Health Networks (TPHNs) in England; an initiative that aimed to catalyse collaborative working between the public health workforce and further and higher education, to enhanc... Read More about Teaching Public Health Networks in England: An innovative approach to building public health capacity and capability.

Risky business or safety net? Trainee perceptions of personal therapy: A qualitative thematic analysis (2009)
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Moller, N. P., Timms, J., & Alilovic, K. (2009). Risky business or safety net? Trainee perceptions of personal therapy: A qualitative thematic analysis. European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling, 11(4), 369-384. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642530903444803

Participation in personal therapy during training is required by British accreditation bodies for counselling psychology as well as by most psychotherapy trainings. By contrast, trainee clinical psychologists are not required to undertake personal th... Read More about Risky business or safety net? Trainee perceptions of personal therapy: A qualitative thematic analysis.

Lithocholate-A promising non-calcaemic calcitriol surrogate for promoting human osteoblast maturation upon biomaterials (2009)
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Mansell, J. P., Shorez, D., Farrar, D., & Nowghani, M. (2009). Lithocholate-A promising non-calcaemic calcitriol surrogate for promoting human osteoblast maturation upon biomaterials. Steroids, 74(12), 963-970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.steroids.2009.07.005

Background and aims: Calcitriol, an active vitamin D metabolite, has a limited application in bone repair because of its undesirable hypercalcaemic action. However it has emerged that lithocholic acid (LCA) is a non-calcaemic vitamin D receptor ligan... Read More about Lithocholate-A promising non-calcaemic calcitriol surrogate for promoting human osteoblast maturation upon biomaterials.

On the circularity of democratic justice (2009)
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Thompson, S. (2009). On the circularity of democratic justice. Philosophy and Social Criticism, 35(9), 1079-1098. https://doi.org/10.1177/0191453709343391

In this article, I argue that justice and democracy stand in a circular relationship: just outcomes emerge from democratic deliberations, but only if such deliberations meet the standards of justice. I develop my argument by engaging in a critical di... Read More about On the circularity of democratic justice.

The effects of social variables on symptom recognition and medical care seeking behaviour for acute respiratory infections in infants in urban Mongolia (2009)
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Henderson, A. J., Manaseki-Holland, S., Pollock, J., & Gombojav, N. (2009). The effects of social variables on symptom recognition and medical care seeking behaviour for acute respiratory infections in infants in urban Mongolia. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 94(11), 849-854. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2008.157115

Objective: To investigate potentially modifiable factors associated with carers' recognition of symptoms and timely presentation of infants with acute respiratory infections (ARI) in urban Mongolia. Methods: A prospective cohort study nested in a ran... Read More about The effects of social variables on symptom recognition and medical care seeking behaviour for acute respiratory infections in infants in urban Mongolia.

Alexithymia, empathic concern, goal management, and social problem solving in adult male prisoners (2009)
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Christopher, G., & McMurran, M. (2009). Alexithymia, empathic concern, goal management, and social problem solving in adult male prisoners. Psychology, Crime and Law, 15(8), 697-709. https://doi.org/10.1080/10683160802516240

Social problem-solving skills training forms a major part of many offender treatment programmes. In this study, we explored the influences of alexithymia, empathic concern and goal management on social problem-solving skills in 79 adult male prisoner... Read More about Alexithymia, empathic concern, goal management, and social problem solving in adult male prisoners.

Psychological change after aesthetic plastic surgery: A prospective controlled outcome study (2009)
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Harris, D. L., & Moss, T. (2009). Psychological change after aesthetic plastic surgery: A prospective controlled outcome study. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 14(5), 567-572. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548500903112374

Aesthetic plastic surgery has been long practiced for primarily psychological rather than physical benefit to patients. However, evaluation of the psychological impact of aesthetic plastic surgery has often been of limited methodological rigor in bot... Read More about Psychological change after aesthetic plastic surgery: A prospective controlled outcome study.

The social consequences of binge drinking: A comparison of young adults in six european countries (2009)
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Plant, M. L., Plant, M. A., Miller, P., Gmel, G., & Kuntsche, S. (2009). The social consequences of binge drinking: A comparison of young adults in six european countries. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 28(4), 294-308. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550880903182978

A considerable amount of survey information was available from general population surveys carried out in six countries between 2000 and 2005. These studies were conducted under the auspices of Gender, Alcohol and Culture: An International Study (GENA... Read More about The social consequences of binge drinking: A comparison of young adults in six european countries.

Children's understanding of counterfactual emotions: Age differences, individual differences, and the effects of counterfactual-information salience (2009)
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Ferrell, J. M., Guttentag, R. E., & Gredlein, J. M. (2009). Children's understanding of counterfactual emotions: Age differences, individual differences, and the effects of counterfactual-information salience. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 27(3), 569-585. https://doi.org/10.1348/026151008X337743

The present study investigated developmental trends in the effects of the salience of counterfactual alternatives on judgments of others' counterfactual-thinking-based emotions. We also examined possible correlates of individual differences in the un... Read More about Children's understanding of counterfactual emotions: Age differences, individual differences, and the effects of counterfactual-information salience.

Investigating the role of attachment in social comparison theories of eating disorders within a non-clinical female population (2009)
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Bamford, B., & Halliwell, E. (2009). Investigating the role of attachment in social comparison theories of eating disorders within a non-clinical female population. European Eating Disorders Review, 17(5), 371-379. https://doi.org/10.1002/erv.951

Objective: The present study aimed to integrate attachment theory and sociocultural theory as predictors of disordered eating, thereby combining two previously distinct literatures in order to provide a more comprehensive model of eating disorder dev... Read More about Investigating the role of attachment in social comparison theories of eating disorders within a non-clinical female population.

Cortical oscillatory activity associated with the perception of illusory and real visual contours (2009)
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Kinsey, K., Anderson, S. J., Hadjipapas, A., Nevado, A., Hillebrand, A., & Holliday, I. E. (2009). Cortical oscillatory activity associated with the perception of illusory and real visual contours. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 73(3), 265-272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.04.004

We used magnetoencephalography (MEG) to examine the nature of oscillatory brain rhythms when passively viewing both illusory and real visual contours. Three stimuli were employed: a Kanizsa triangle; a Kanizsa triangle with a real triangular contour... Read More about Cortical oscillatory activity associated with the perception of illusory and real visual contours.

The impact of patient-perceived restricted access to anti-TNF therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study (2009)
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Sanderson, T., Calnan, M., Morris, M., Richards, P., & Hewlett, S. (2009). The impact of patient-perceived restricted access to anti-TNF therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study. Musculoskeletal Care, 7(3), 194-209. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.149

Objective: To explore rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients' experience of access to antitumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy in the UK, and of switching therapies after an initial failure. Methods: Patients were asked about their experience of acc... Read More about The impact of patient-perceived restricted access to anti-TNF therapy for rheumatoid arthritis: A qualitative study.