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Antipsychotic long-acting injections in clinical practice: Medication management and patient choice (2009)
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Gray, R., Spilling, R., Burgess, D., & Newey, T. (2009). Antipsychotic long-acting injections in clinical practice: Medication management and patient choice. British Journal of Psychiatry, 195(SUPPL. 52), S51-S56. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.195.52.s51

Background: A patient-centred approach to care, focusing on recovery, demands a reconsideration of how choices are made about treatment, how this affects medication adherence, and the role of long-acting antipsychotics (LAIs) in this process. Aims: T... Read More about Antipsychotic long-acting injections in clinical practice: Medication management and patient choice.

Space per person in the UK: A review of densities, trends, experiences and optimum levels (2009)
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Williams, K. (2009). Space per person in the UK: A review of densities, trends, experiences and optimum levels. Land Use Policy, 26(SUPPL. 1), 83-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.08.024

This paper reviews the issue of 'space per person' in the UK. It uses relevant literature and data to identify various means of measuring living space. In particular, it sets out differences in measures of density such as 'population', 'residential'... Read More about Space per person in the UK: A review of densities, trends, experiences and optimum levels.

Grid infrastructures for computational neuroscience: The neuGRID example (2009)
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Spenger, C., Barkhof, F., Redolfi, A., McClatchey, R., Anjum, A., Zijdenbos, A., …Frisoni, G. B. (2009). Grid infrastructures for computational neuroscience: The neuGRID example. Future Neurology, 4(6), 703-722. https://doi.org/10.2217/fnl.09.53

Neuroscience is increasingly making use of statistical and mathematical tools to extract information from images of biological tissues. Computational neuroimaging tools require substantial computational resources and the increasing availability of la... Read More about Grid infrastructures for computational neuroscience: The neuGRID example.

A review of wave energy converter technology (2009)
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Sahinkaya, M. N., Plummer, A. R., & Drew, B. (2009). A review of wave energy converter technology. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 223(8), 887-902. https://doi.org/10.1243/09576509JPE782

Ocean waves are a huge, largely untapped energy resource, and the potential for extracting energy from waves is considerable. Research in this area is driven by the need to meet renewable energy targets, but is relatively immature compared to other r... Read More about A review of wave energy converter technology.

Quality of life and psychosocial adjustment to burn injury: Social functioning, body image, and health policy perspectives (2009)
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Corry, N., Pruzinsky, T., & Rumsey, N. (2009). Quality of life and psychosocial adjustment to burn injury: Social functioning, body image, and health policy perspectives. International Review of Psychiatry, 21(6), 539-548. https://doi.org/10.3109/09540260903343901

This paper reviews four major topics related to the long-term psychosocial rehabilitation for burn survivors; (1) Body image adjustment process; (2) Social functioning challenges; (3) Interventions designed to address psychosocial rehabilitation chal... Read More about Quality of life and psychosocial adjustment to burn injury: Social functioning, body image, and health policy perspectives.

Prevention of unintentional injuries in children (2009)
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Towner, E., & Mytton, J. (2009). Prevention of unintentional injuries in children. Paediatrics and Child Health, 19(11), 517-521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2009.10.007

Unintentional injury is a major cause of death in children throughout the world and is responsible for considerable morbidity. All children are vulnerable to injury because their physical, psychological and behavioural characteristics place them at r... Read More about Prevention of unintentional injuries in children.

Why do We put cervical collars on conscious Trauma patients? (2009)
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Benger, J., & Blackham, J. (2009). Why do We put cervical collars on conscious Trauma patients?. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 17(1), 1757-7241. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-17-44

In this commentary we argue that fully alert, stable and co-operative trauma patients do not require the application of a semi-rigid cervical collar, even if they are suspected of underlying cervical spine fracture, unless their conscious level deter... Read More about Why do We put cervical collars on conscious Trauma patients?.

Considering the implication of variations within Delphi research (2009)
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Thompson, M. (2009). Considering the implication of variations within Delphi research. Family Practice, 26(5), 420-424. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmp051

Delphi research is an increasingly popular method within medical, social and psychological research. It tends to be employed where established theory or knowledge are lacking but where 'experts' are thought to hold relevant information. It consists o... Read More about Considering the implication of variations within Delphi research.

The role of redox mechanisms in cell signalling (2009)
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Hancock, J. T. (2009). The role of redox mechanisms in cell signalling. Molecular Biotechnology, 43(2), 162-166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12033-009-9189-1

Functioning and efficient cell signalling is vital for the survival of cells. Over the years various components have been identified and recognised as crucial for the transduction of signals in cells. Many of the mechanisms allow for a relatively rap... Read More about The role of redox mechanisms in cell signalling.

Young people's knowledge, attitude, and behaviour on STI/HIV/AIDS in the context of Nepal: A systematic review (2009)
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Upreti, D., Regmi, P., Pant, P., & Simkhada, P. (2009). Young people's knowledge, attitude, and behaviour on STI/HIV/AIDS in the context of Nepal: A systematic review. Kathmandu University medical journal (KUMJ), 7(4), 383-391. https://doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v7i4.2759

Background: Sexual and reproductive health of young people has become a major health problem in recent decades. Recent and rapidly increasing Human Immune Defi ciency Virus (HIV) rates show an urgent need for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) an... Read More about Young people's knowledge, attitude, and behaviour on STI/HIV/AIDS in the context of Nepal: A systematic review.

Current considerations for the effective safety evaluation of drugs in vitro (2009)
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Xu, J., & Jackson, S. K. (2009). Current considerations for the effective safety evaluation of drugs in vitro. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, 9(7), 861-868. https://doi.org/10.2174/138955709788452577

As the traditional in vivo tests are gradually shifting into in vitro tests, some new issues become apparent. This review discusses the essential considerations in endpoint selection, cell model quality, exposure concentration and linking factors bet... Read More about Current considerations for the effective safety evaluation of drugs in vitro.

"Biting the sour apple": The Nietzschean undertow in Little Eyolf (2009)
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Reid, J. (2009). "Biting the sour apple": The Nietzschean undertow in Little Eyolf. Modern Drama, 52(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3138/md.52.1.1

In this essay, Little Eyolf is treated as a play that offers compelling internal evidence of Ibsen's critical, intertextual engagement with Nietzche. Not only does the play invoke the Nietzschean imagery associated with lower chthonic powers and tran... Read More about "Biting the sour apple": The Nietzschean undertow in Little Eyolf.

A review of ant algorithms (2009)
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Mullen, R. J., Monekosso, D., Barman, S., & Remagnino, P. (2009). A review of ant algorithms. Expert Systems with Applications, 36(6), 9608-9617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2009.01.020

Ant algorithms are optimisation algorithms inspired by the foraging behaviour of real ants in the wild. Introduced in the early 1990s, ant algorithms aim at finding approximate solutions to optimisation problems through the use of artificial ants and... Read More about A review of ant algorithms.

A review of waste management practices and their impact on human health (2009)
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Giusti, L. (2009). A review of waste management practices and their impact on human health. Waste Management, 29(8), 2227-2239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2009.03.028

This work reviews (i) the most recent information on waste arisings and waste disposal options in the world, in the European Union (EU), in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OEDC) countries, and in some developing countries (not... Read More about A review of waste management practices and their impact on human health.

A systematic review of environmental interventions to improve child language outcomes for children with or at risk of primary language impairment (2009)
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Pickstone, C., Goldbart, J., Marshall, J., Rees, A., & Roulstone, S. (2009). A systematic review of environmental interventions to improve child language outcomes for children with or at risk of primary language impairment. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 9(2), 66-79. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-3802.2009.01119.x

Systematic reviews are important as a key source of information for commissioners and for developing practice in speech and language therapy (SLT) and early years. Interventions in this field are often complex and are delivered in community settings.... Read More about A systematic review of environmental interventions to improve child language outcomes for children with or at risk of primary language impairment.

Remembering slavery and abolition in Bristol (2009)
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Dresser, M. (2009). Remembering slavery and abolition in Bristol. Slavery and Abolition, 30(2), 223-246. https://doi.org/10.1080/01440390902818955

This article charts how the public commemoration of slavery and abolition in the former slaving port of Bristol, England, evolved from the late nineteenth century to the bicentennial of the abolition of the British slave trade in 2007. It argues that... Read More about Remembering slavery and abolition in Bristol.

Institutionalised isolation: Tuberculosis nursing at Westwood Sanatorium, Queensland, Australia 1919-55 (2009)
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Kirby, S., & Madsen, W. (2009). Institutionalised isolation: Tuberculosis nursing at Westwood Sanatorium, Queensland, Australia 1919-55. Nursing Inquiry, 16(2), 122-132. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1800.2009.00444.x

Institutionalised isolation: tuberculosis nursing at Westwood Sanatorium, Queensland, Australia 1919-55 From the mid nineteenth to mid twentieth century sanatoria loomed large in the popular consciousness as the space for the treatment of tuberculosi... Read More about Institutionalised isolation: Tuberculosis nursing at Westwood Sanatorium, Queensland, Australia 1919-55.

Child maltreatment prevention: A systematic review of reviews (2009)
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Mikton, C., & Butchart, A. (2009). Child maltreatment prevention: A systematic review of reviews. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 87(5), 353-361. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.08.057075

Objective: To synthesize recent evidence from systematic and comprehensive reviews on the effectiveness of universal and selective child maltreatment prevention interventions, evaluate the methodological quality of the reviews and outcome evaluation... Read More about Child maltreatment prevention: A systematic review of reviews.

Editors' introduction: Is the personal pedagogical? Sexualities and genders in the higher education classroom (2009)
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Clarke, V., & Braun, V. (2009). Editors' introduction: Is the personal pedagogical? Sexualities and genders in the higher education classroom. Feminism and Psychology, 19(2), 175-180. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959353509102186

One area of self-disclosure particularly pertinent to teaching feminist psychology, women’s studies and other university subjects linked to gender and sexuality relates to sexual and gender identities and practices. Most discussions have centred on... Read More about Editors' introduction: Is the personal pedagogical? Sexualities and genders in the higher education classroom.

Events and collusions: A glossary for the microethnography of video game play (2009)
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Giddings, S. (2009). Events and collusions: A glossary for the microethnography of video game play. Games and Culture, 4(2), 144-157. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412008325485

This essay draws on a number of recent research projects that record and analyze video game play. The "microethnographic" approach that they develop suggests methodological strategies, both for analyzing gameplay and for identifying and conceptualizi... Read More about Events and collusions: A glossary for the microethnography of video game play.