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‘i don’t feel like ‘a student’, i feel like ‘me’!’: The over‐simplification of mature learners’ experience(s) (2006)
Journal Article

Many studies of mature students within further and higher education portray them as a distinct social category with particular shared characteristics. Such representations are sometimes sub‐divided further along lines of social division. For instance... Read More about ‘i don’t feel like ‘a student’, i feel like ‘me’!’: The over‐simplification of mature learners’ experience(s).

Psychosocial outcomes derived from an acid burned population in Bangladesh, and comparison with Western norms (2006)
Journal Article

Assault by acid burns typically results in severe disfigurement, yet the psychosocial impact of this injury is so far unreported. This study provides the first empirical data using standardised assessment scales, from 44 acid burns survivors in Bangl... Read More about Psychosocial outcomes derived from an acid burned population in Bangladesh, and comparison with Western norms.

A reduced protein diet induces stearoyl-CoA desaturase protein expression in pig muscle but not in subcutaneous adipose tissue: Relationship with intramuscular lipid formation (2006)
Journal Article

A reduced protein diet (RPD) is known to increase the level of intramuscular lipid in pig meat with a smaller effect on the amount of subcutaneous adipose tissue. This might be due to tissue-specific activation of the expression of lipogenic enzymes... Read More about A reduced protein diet induces stearoyl-CoA desaturase protein expression in pig muscle but not in subcutaneous adipose tissue: Relationship with intramuscular lipid formation.

South Africa's reserve: Challenges and recommendations for implementing sustainable development policies (2006)
Journal Article

South Africa introduced a visionary policy for water resource management in 1998. The South African National Water Act (Act 36 of 1998) contains several innovative mechanisms with the potential to transform water resource management within the countr... Read More about South Africa's reserve: Challenges and recommendations for implementing sustainable development policies.

The 'accessibility diary': Discussing a new methodological approach to understand the impact of Internet use upon personal travel and activity participation (2006)
Journal Article

Diary studies have become increasingly popular in the field of transport research since their first recorded use just over 60 years ago, allowing collection of data not only on patterns of travel, but also on the full context for travel. However, few... Read More about The 'accessibility diary': Discussing a new methodological approach to understand the impact of Internet use upon personal travel and activity participation.

‘Gay men, gay men and more gay men’: traditional, liberal and critical perspectives on male role models in lesbian families (2006)
Journal Article

The argument that children require role models of both sexes is a central theme in opposition to lesbian parenting. Challenges to this opposition have emphasised the ways in which children in lesbian families are compensated for the alleged deficit o... Read More about ‘Gay men, gay men and more gay men’: traditional, liberal and critical perspectives on male role models in lesbian families.