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Single-stage formulations for synchronised two-stage lot sizing and scheduling in soft drink production (2012)
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This study deals with industrial processes that produce soft drink bottles in different flavours and sizes, carried out in two synchronised production stages: liquid preparation and bottling. Four single-stage formulations are proposed to solve the s... Read More about Single-stage formulations for synchronised two-stage lot sizing and scheduling in soft drink production.

"They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves": Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue (2012)
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Objective. Fatigue is an overwhelming rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptom caused by interacting clinical and psychosocial factors. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) addresses links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses cognitive restructu... Read More about "They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves": Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue.

Taking moral equality seriously: Egalitarianism and immigration controls (2012)
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In this paper I re-state the egalitarian argument against the morality of immigration controls: such limits violate the central ethical commitment to moral equality. This means that immigration controls fail a fundamental moral test and represent the... Read More about Taking moral equality seriously: Egalitarianism and immigration controls.

Women's experiences of undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (2012)
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Aim. This paper is a report of a study of women's experiences of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Background. Worldwide, coronary heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. It has traditionally been viewed as primarily affect... Read More about Women's experiences of undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Dramatizing madness: In two minds and 1960s counter-cultural politics (2012)
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This article explores the TV drama In Two Minds (BBC1, 1967) which was broadcast as a part of the Wednesday Play series. I argue that the play is the product of a constellation of social, cultural and institutional forces that dramatizes the avant-ga... Read More about Dramatizing madness: In two minds and 1960s counter-cultural politics.

The healing and spiritual properties of music therapy at a cancer care centre (2012)
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Background: This article explores the theme of spirituality, health, and wellbeing, in relation to an emerging body of research on the impact of music therapy in cancer care. The focus of the article is a music therapy service established as part of... Read More about The healing and spiritual properties of music therapy at a cancer care centre.

Neighbourhood accessibility and active travel (2012)
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Neighbourhoods are advocated in UK planning policy in order to foster social capital, combat obesity and reduce transport greenhouse emissions. The new agenda of localism reinforces this move. Yet travel behaviour trends, and the continuing decline o... Read More about Neighbourhood accessibility and active travel.

Iran’s nuclear ambitions under the shah and ayatollahs (2012)
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During the 1970s, under the last shah, Iran’s nuclear program seemed to be gearing up so that nation could gain the option of declaring weapons capability if deemed necessary and at a point when the international community could no longer forestall i... Read More about Iran’s nuclear ambitions under the shah and ayatollahs.

2050: Sustainable oceans in a changing climate Cabot Institute Position Paper (2012)
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The world’s oceans are a potentially hugely productive resource. Against a backdrop of climate change, ocean acidification, population growth and poor governance and regulation, it is vital that we change our management strategies to maximise marin... Read More about 2050: Sustainable oceans in a changing climate Cabot Institute Position Paper.

Afghanistan's ethnic groups share a y-chromosomal heritage structured by historical events (2012)
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Afghanistan has held a strategic position throughout history. It has been inhabited since the Paleolithic and later became a crossroad for expanding civilizations and empires. Afghanistan's location, history, and diverse ethnic groups present a uniqu... Read More about Afghanistan's ethnic groups share a y-chromosomal heritage structured by historical events.

Estimation of functional connectivity from electromagnetic signals and the amount of empirical data required (2012)
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An increasing number of neuroimaging studies are concerned with the identification of interactions or statistical dependencies between brain areas. Dependencies between the activities of different brain regions can be quantified with functional conne... Read More about Estimation of functional connectivity from electromagnetic signals and the amount of empirical data required.

Screen-printed electrochemical sensors and biosensors for monitoring metal pollutants (2012)
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The present review (with 231 references) focuses on developments made in the area of screen-printed biosensors and sensors for the determination of metal ions in industrial, environmental and biomedical applications. The year 2012 represents the twen... Read More about Screen-printed electrochemical sensors and biosensors for monitoring metal pollutants.

The UK’s external balance sheet – The international investment position (2012)
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The paper describes the path of the UK's international investment position (IIP) with the rest of the world. The paper shows that both UK assets and liabilities grew considerably during the past decade. Liabilities always outstripped assets during th... Read More about The UK’s external balance sheet – The international investment position.

Muscle weakness, health status and frequency of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2012)
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Background: Multiple factors contribute to muscle weakness and reduced muscle mass in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and this impacts patients' quality of life. One factor implicated in this process is systemic inflammation, an accompan... Read More about Muscle weakness, health status and frequency of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Urotheca euryzona (Halloween snake). Reproduction (2012)
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Keeping the peace: Social identity, procedural justice and the policing of football crowds (2012)
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This paper explores the relevance of the Elaborated Social Identity Model of Crowd Behaviour and Procedural Justice Theory to an understanding of both the presence and absence of collective conflict during football (soccer) crowd events. It provides... Read More about Keeping the peace: Social identity, procedural justice and the policing of football crowds.

Counsellors' experiences of working with male victims of female-perpetrated domestic abuse (2012)
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Aim: To provide an understanding of counsellors' experiences of working with male victims of female-perpetrated domestic abuse. This topic has been virtually unexplored within counselling literature. Method: A qualitative design was adopted to addres... Read More about Counsellors' experiences of working with male victims of female-perpetrated domestic abuse.

Interhospital variation in the RATPAC trial (Randomised Assessment of Treatment using Panel Assay of Cardiac markers) (2012)
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Background: The RATPAC trial showed that using a point-of-care panel of CK-MB(mass), myoglobin and troponin at baseline and 90 min increased the proportion of patients successfully discharged home, leading to reduced median length of initial hospital... Read More about Interhospital variation in the RATPAC trial (Randomised Assessment of Treatment using Panel Assay of Cardiac markers).

Investigating the impact of personality and early life experiences on intercultural interaction in internationalised universities (2012)
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Qualitative studies from a range of nations suggest that students studying in their own country exhibit a range of responses towards the international students with whom they share social and academic spaces, although the tendency is towards passive... Read More about Investigating the impact of personality and early life experiences on intercultural interaction in internationalised universities.

‘Younger People Have Like More of an Imagination, No Offence’: Participant Perspectives on Public Engagement (2012)
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© 2012, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. A wide range of work has reported on the outcomes of public engagement activities and the views expressed by public participants towards specific areas of science and technology. Such work has rarely g... Read More about ‘Younger People Have Like More of an Imagination, No Offence’: Participant Perspectives on Public Engagement.