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Evaluating services in partnership with older people: exploring the role of community researchers (2011)
Journal Article

This article is a collaboration between an academic researcher and four older people who worked together on the evaluation of a pilot project in Gloucestershire, with the aim of ‘making care homes part of our community’. Against a background of i... Read More about Evaluating services in partnership with older people: exploring the role of community researchers.

Imagery and implementation intention: A randomised controlled trial of interventions to increase exercise behaviour in the general population (2011)
Journal Article

Objectives: The study's main objective was to investigate a potential role of pre-conscious processes in exercise behaviour change by comparing the efficiency of two exercise interventions (guided imagery and manipulation of implementation intention)... Read More about Imagery and implementation intention: A randomised controlled trial of interventions to increase exercise behaviour in the general population.

"A discordant Note": NATO and the Greek junta, 1967-1974 (2011)
Journal Article

This article examines the tensions that arose within transatlantic relations when Greece, a NATO member state, began to violate its citizens' human rights and civil liberties following a military coup in 1967. It considers and analyses NATO's subsequ... Read More about "A discordant Note": NATO and the Greek junta, 1967-1974.

Profiling key purchase influencers: Those perceived as consumer savvy (2011)
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The concept of consumer intelligence or consumer savvy is defined and the way in which this can be measured is examined with a view to determining if and how being perceived to be savvy affects decision-making influence in a family setting in the UK.... Read More about Profiling key purchase influencers: Those perceived as consumer savvy.

'Tis the season to (be jolly?) wise-up to online fraudsters. Criminals on the Web lurking to scam shoppers this Christmas: A critical analysis of the United Kingdom's legislative provisions and policies to tackle online fraud (2011)
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This article critically examines the UK's legislative measures to tackle online fraud in light of the recommendations of the Fraud Review and the enactment of the UK Fraud Act (2006). In particular, the article highlights the threat posed by internet... Read More about 'Tis the season to (be jolly?) wise-up to online fraudsters. Criminals on the Web lurking to scam shoppers this Christmas: A critical analysis of the United Kingdom's legislative provisions and policies to tackle online fraud.

Modeling the Relationships Between Cognitive-Linguistic Skills and Literacy Skills: New Insights From a Transparent Orthography (2011)
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In this 1-year longitudinal study, we examined the central component processes of reading fluency, spelling accuracy, reading comprehension, and narrative text writing skills of 103 Turkish Cypriot children. Two cohorts of children from 2nd and 4th g... Read More about Modeling the Relationships Between Cognitive-Linguistic Skills and Literacy Skills: New Insights From a Transparent Orthography.

The actin-bundling protein Fascin is overexpressed in inflammatory bowel disease and may be important in tissue repair (2011)
Journal Article

Background: Fascin is associated with increased cell motility in colorectal tumours but is absent from the normal colonic epithelium. We examined the expression of fascin in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and its location at regions undergoing rest... Read More about The actin-bundling protein Fascin is overexpressed in inflammatory bowel disease and may be important in tissue repair.

Nodal dependent differential localisation of dishevelled-2 demarcates regions of differing cell behaviour in the visceral endoderm (2011)
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The anterior visceral endoderm (AVE), a signalling centre within the simple epithelium of the visceral endoderm (VE), is required for anterior-posterior axis specification in the mouse embryo. AVE cells migrate directionally within the VE, thereby pr... Read More about Nodal dependent differential localisation of dishevelled-2 demarcates regions of differing cell behaviour in the visceral endoderm.

The reforms: a political safe haven or political suicide – is the Labour bubble bursting? (2011)
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© 2011, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the political influence on the reforms proffered for the banking sector. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is divided into three main parts. First, th... Read More about The reforms: a political safe haven or political suicide – is the Labour bubble bursting?.

A screen-printed, amperometric biosensor array incorporated into a novel automated system for the simultaneous determination of organophosphate pesticides (2011)
Journal Article

Organophosphate pesticides present serious risks to human and environmental health. A rapid reliable, economical and portable analytical system will be of great benefit in the detection and prevention of contamination. A biosensor array based on six... Read More about A screen-printed, amperometric biosensor array incorporated into a novel automated system for the simultaneous determination of organophosphate pesticides.

Herpetological surveys of forest fragments between Montagne d’Ambre National Park and Ankarana Special Reserve, Northern Madagascar (2011)
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Despite Madagascar being well known for its unique biodiversity and high levels of endemism, its herpetofauna remains understudied, especially outside protected areas. Here, we surveyed the herpetofauna within the fragmented dry deciduous forests of... Read More about Herpetological surveys of forest fragments between Montagne d’Ambre National Park and Ankarana Special Reserve, Northern Madagascar.

Secrecy, disclosure and everything in-between: Decisions of parents of children conceived by donor insemination, egg donation and surrogacy (2011)
Journal Article

Abstract This study examined families where children lack a genetic and/or gestational link with their parents. A total of 101 families (36 donor insemination families, 32 egg donation families and 33 surrogacy families) were interviewed when the chi... Read More about Secrecy, disclosure and everything in-between: Decisions of parents of children conceived by donor insemination, egg donation and surrogacy.

Environmental justice in Cuba (2011)
Journal Article

'Environmental justice' refers to the human right to a healthy and safe environment, a fair share of natural resources, access to environmental information and participation in environmental decision-making. Some analysts have argued that environment... Read More about Environmental justice in Cuba.

Systems thinking in innovation project management: A match that works (2011)
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This paper discusses why conventional project management practices lead to the failure of publicly funded innovation deployment projects, and investigates how the use of systems thinking in project management can help projects be more successful. Bas... Read More about Systems thinking in innovation project management: A match that works.

Perceptions of Links Between Quality of Life Areas: Implications for Measurement and Practice (2011)
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Quality of life (QoL) measures frequently conceptualise QoL as having distinct life domains. However, research suggests that there may be overlap. In this study, perceptions of links between life areas are explored. At time one, 143 participants in K... Read More about Perceptions of Links Between Quality of Life Areas: Implications for Measurement and Practice.

How to be green in a recession (2011)
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Prisoners' experiences of antipsychotic medication: Influences on adherence (2011)
Journal Article

Despite the disproportionately high prevalence of serious mental illness in the prison population, little attention has been given to medication adherence amongst prisoners. To investigate adherence and satisfaction with antipsychotic medication, a m... Read More about Prisoners' experiences of antipsychotic medication: Influences on adherence.

Translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) is a novel glucose-regulated protein that is important for survival of pancreatic beta cells (2011)
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Aims/hypothesis: This study used proteomics and biochemical approaches to identify novel glucose-regulated proteins and to unveil their role in pancreatic beta cell function. Translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) was identified to be one s... Read More about Translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP) is a novel glucose-regulated protein that is important for survival of pancreatic beta cells.

Sustainable management of urban pollution: An integrated approach (2011)
Journal Article

This paper presents a new decision-support framework and software platform for an integrated assessment of options for sustainable management of urban pollution. The framework involves three steps: (1) mapping the flow of pollutants associated with h... Read More about Sustainable management of urban pollution: An integrated approach.

Older people's attitudes to road charging: Are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy? (2011)
Journal Article

In an ageing society older people have a growing influence on politics in general, and potentially on the acceptability of road charging in particular. They face specific types of risk of transport-related social exclusion which may influence their v... Read More about Older people's attitudes to road charging: Are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy?.