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The role of natural heritage in rural development: An analysis of economic linkages in Scotland (2006)
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There is growing recognition of the important role played by natural heritage in rural economic development, but limited empirical work as yet to inform this debate. This paper examines the nature and strength of local economic linkages associated wi... Read More about The role of natural heritage in rural development: An analysis of economic linkages in Scotland.

The experiences of trained nurses caring for critically ill patients within a general ward setting (2006)
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Background: The concept that critical care is a service rather than a location has been increasingly highlighted. However, there is limited information regarding nurses' perceptions of caring for critically ill patients outside of high dependency are... Read More about The experiences of trained nurses caring for critically ill patients within a general ward setting.

The reversibility of constraints on size and fecundity in the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti (2006)
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The size and fecundity of parasitic nematodes are constrained by the host immune response. For the parasitic nematode of rats, Strongyloides ratti, parasitic females infecting immunized rats are smaller and less fecu1nd than those infecting naïve rat... Read More about The reversibility of constraints on size and fecundity in the parasitic nematode Strongyloides ratti.

Identity, life history and commitment to welfare (2006)
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Using detailed extracts from two life histories, this article examines the nature of the personal identifications that often underpin the commitment of welfare workers to their jobs. We explore the paradox that it is those identifications such as cla... Read More about Identity, life history and commitment to welfare.

The Computer System GRAPHOGRAPH (2006)
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Why women choose midwifery: A narrative analysis of motivations and understandings in a group of first-year student midwives (2006)
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An analysis of intertaxa differences in sulfur concentration in angiosperms (2006)
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Understanding the behavior of sulfur (S) in the soil-plant system is important for crop production, for predicting the movement of the radioisotope 35S in the environment, and for investigating the role of S in plant metabolism of xenobiotics. A data... Read More about An analysis of intertaxa differences in sulfur concentration in angiosperms.

A request for help to improve the coverage of the NHS and UK healthcare issues on Wikipedia (2006)
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The use of complementary therapies in maternity services: A survey (2006)
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Decreased expression and activity of neprilysin in Alzheimer disease are associated with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (2006)
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Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 differentially binds to components of Bruch's membrane (2006)
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Background: Sorsby's fundus dystrophy (SFD) is caused by mutations in tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-3 and, with the exception of early onset, is similar to age-related macular degeneration. The pathological features of this condition r... Read More about Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 differentially binds to components of Bruch's membrane.

Review essay: Realist theory in research practice - review essay of Making realism work: Realist social theory and empirical research. Edited Carter B and New C. 2004. With response commentary by Carter B and New C (2006)
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Rethinking the role of the modern urban university: Insights from the USA (2006)
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Innovations in learning and teaching approaches using game technologies – can 'the movies' teach how to make a movie? (2006)
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Paramedics' perceptions of their role in providing pre-hospital thrombolytic treatment: Qualitative study (2006)
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Background: The majority of ambulance services in England provide pre-hospital thrombolysis, following publication of the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease. A meta-analysis has confirmed the effectiveness of pre-hospital administr... Read More about Paramedics' perceptions of their role in providing pre-hospital thrombolytic treatment: Qualitative study.

Rapprochement and retribution: The divergent experiences of workers in two large paper and print companies in the 1926 general strike (2006)
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Innovation and corporate failure: Cyril Lord in U.K. Textiles, 1945-1968 (2006)
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Toward a self-regulatory form of accountability in the voluntary sector (2006)
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Regional economies of local food production: Tracing food chain links between 'specialist' producers and intermediaries in the Scottish-English borders (2006)
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There is currently strong political desire at both European and national scales to 'relocalize' food production and supply. While advocacy remains high, few studies have interrogated the form of these 'new' food chains. This article provides an analy... Read More about Regional economies of local food production: Tracing food chain links between 'specialist' producers and intermediaries in the Scottish-English borders.

The long-term impact of mergers and the emergence of a merger wave in pre-World-War I Germany (2006)
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Using annual data on mergers for 35 leading German companies from 1870 to 1913, my study tries to explain the first merger wave that emerged 1898. My panel probit model that accounted for economies of scale, macroeconomic conditions, success of forme... Read More about The long-term impact of mergers and the emergence of a merger wave in pre-World-War I Germany.