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People who enjoy drinking: Findings from a survey of British adults (2002)
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Plant, M., Plant, M., & Mason, W. (2002). People who enjoy drinking: Findings from a survey of British adults. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 2(4), 26-37. https://doi.org/10.1108/17459265200200030

This paper reports some of the findings from a survey of 2,027 British adults that was conducted in 2000. This investigation examined selfreported alcohol consumption and the negative consequences associated with heavy or inappropriate alcohol consu... Read More about People who enjoy drinking: Findings from a survey of British adults.

A comparative analysis of the air quality management challenges and capabilities in urban and rural english local authorities (2002)
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Beattie, C. I., Longhurst, J., & Woodfield, N. K. (2002). A comparative analysis of the air quality management challenges and capabilities in urban and rural english local authorities. Urban Studies, 39(13), 2469-2483. https://doi.org/10.1080/0042098022000027068

Local authorities in Great Britain have (in the main) completed their air quality review and assessments, the aim of the process being the identification of local hotspots where national air quality objectives are not likely to be met Across Great Br... Read More about A comparative analysis of the air quality management challenges and capabilities in urban and rural english local authorities.

Involvement of conventional kinesin in glucose-stimulate secretory granule movements and exocytosis in clonal pancreatic β-cells (2002)
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Varadi, A., Ainscow, E., Allan, V. J., & Rutter, G. A. (2002). Involvement of conventional kinesin in glucose-stimulate secretory granule movements and exocytosis in clonal pancreatic β-cells. Journal of Cell Science, 115(21), 4177-4189. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.00083

Recruitment of secretory vesicles to the cell surface is essential for the sustained secretion of insulin in response to glucose. At present, the molecular motors involved in this movement, and the mechanisms whereby they may be regulated, are undefi... Read More about Involvement of conventional kinesin in glucose-stimulate secretory granule movements and exocytosis in clonal pancreatic β-cells.

Evolution of management theory: the case of production management in construction (2002)
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Santos, A. D., Powell, J. A., & Sarshar, M. (2002). Evolution of management theory: the case of production management in construction. Management Decision, 40(8), 788-796. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740210437743

In the past 100 years production management has evolved from a set of heuristic ideas to a portfolio of somewhat developed concepts and principles. “Justintime” and “total quality management” integrate most of the modern concepts and principles in... Read More about Evolution of management theory: the case of production management in construction.

Community-based childhood injury prevention interventions: What works? (2002)
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Towner, E., & Dowswell, T. (2002). Community-based childhood injury prevention interventions: What works?. Health Promotion International, 17(3), 273-284. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/17.3.273

Unintentional injury, with its broad range of injury types, possible countermeasures, and great number of agencies involved in its prevention, lends itself to community-based approaches. In this paper we examine 10 community-based injury prevention p... Read More about Community-based childhood injury prevention interventions: What works?.

Effective strategic planning in small and medium sized firms (2002)
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O'Regan, N., & Ghobadian, A. (2002). Effective strategic planning in small and medium sized firms. Management Decision, 40(7), 663-671. https://doi.org/10.1108/00251740210438490

Little attention has been paid to the strategymaking processes of small and mediumsized firms (SMEs), or to the effectiveness of strategic planning in the SME sector. Planning often fails because of implementation problems often associated with SME... Read More about Effective strategic planning in small and medium sized firms.

Older women's understanding of elder abuse: Quality relationships and the ‘stresses of caregiving’ (2002)
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Morbey, H. (2002). Older women's understanding of elder abuse: Quality relationships and the ‘stresses of caregiving’. Journal of Adult Protection, 4(3), 4-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/14668203200200017

Specifically feminist perspectives are largely absent from the developing discourse of elder abuse in the United Kingdom. This paper describes how focus groups were used to gather older women's understandings and experiences of elder abuse. A perspec... Read More about Older women's understanding of elder abuse: Quality relationships and the ‘stresses of caregiving’.

Social capital and health: Measuring and understanding social capital at a local level could help to tackle health inequalities more effectively (2002)
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Pilkington, P. (2002). Social capital and health: Measuring and understanding social capital at a local level could help to tackle health inequalities more effectively. Journal of Public Health Medicine, 24(3), 156-159. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/24.3.156

This paper examines whether an understanding of the concept of social capital and its local measurement can help to tackle inequalities in health within and across communities. The paper concludes that the concept of social capital offers a valuable... Read More about Social capital and health: Measuring and understanding social capital at a local level could help to tackle health inequalities more effectively.

School-based violence prevention programs: Systematic review of secondary prevention trials (2002)
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Mytton, J., DiGuiseppi, C., Gough, D., Taylor, R., & Logan, S. (2002). School-based violence prevention programs: Systematic review of secondary prevention trials. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 156(8), 752-762. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.156.8.752

Objective: To quantify the effectiveness of school-based violence prevention programs for children identified as at risk for aggressive behavior. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Electronic databases and bi... Read More about School-based violence prevention programs: Systematic review of secondary prevention trials.

Minority ethnic groups in dementia care: A review of service needs, service provision and models of good practice (2002)
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Means, R., Gilliard, J., Beattie, A. M., & Daker-White, G. (2002). Minority ethnic groups in dementia care: A review of service needs, service provision and models of good practice. Aging and Mental Health, 6(2), 101-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860220126835

Sixty-seven English language articles were obtained for the review, the majority of which (44, 65.7%) had US origins. Broadly, the main issues covered in the literature were the under-utilization of services by minority ethnic groups; the prevalence... Read More about Minority ethnic groups in dementia care: A review of service needs, service provision and models of good practice.

An Innovative Project for Young People in Care Who have been Sexually Abused (2002)
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Mistral, W., & Evans, S. (2002). An Innovative Project for Young People in Care Who have been Sexually Abused. British Journal of Social Work, 32(3), 321-333. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/32.3.321

Professional awareness of child mental health problems and sexual abuse has increased greatly over the past 20 years, and this is especially true for young people under the care of social services. The current paper provides an overview of the resear... Read More about An Innovative Project for Young People in Care Who have been Sexually Abused.

Second Language Figurative Proficiency: A Comparative Study of Malay and English (2002)
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Charteris-Black, J. (2002). Second Language Figurative Proficiency: A Comparative Study of Malay and English. Applied Linguistics, 23(1), 104-133+156. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/23.1.104

This paper explores the potential of cognitive linguistic notions such as conceptual metaphor and conceptual metonym for comparing the figurative phraseologies of English and Malay and anticipating second language learner difficulty. A comparative an... Read More about Second Language Figurative Proficiency: A Comparative Study of Malay and English.

Mental Health and Identity: The Evaluation of a Drop-in Centre (2002)
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Hall, S., & Cheston, R. (2002). Mental Health and Identity: The Evaluation of a Drop-in Centre. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 12(1), 30-43. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.639

This paper is based on interviews with users of a drop-in centre run by a voluntary group. Using a grounded theory approach the paper argues that individuals' use of the drop-in is linked to the discursive strategies that they have developed to cope... Read More about Mental Health and Identity: The Evaluation of a Drop-in Centre.

Interprofessional working: opportunities and challenges. (2002)
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Kenny, G. (2002). Interprofessional working: opportunities and challenges. Nursing Standard, 17(6), 33-35. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2002.10.17.6.33.c3286

Interprofessional working is a concept that has an impact on nursing and the care delivered. However, this article argues that it continues to remain a poorly understood term in clinical practice. It explores the implications of interprofessional wor... Read More about Interprofessional working: opportunities and challenges..