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Two-dimensional BRDF estimation from polarisation (2008)
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This paper presents a novel technique for reflectance function (BRDF) estimation, which uses polarisation information and photometric stereo. The first stage of the technique is standard and involves the acquisition of polarisation information (angle... Read More about Two-dimensional BRDF estimation from polarisation.

Anaesthesia for arterial puncture in the emergency department: A randomized trial of subcutaneous lidocaine, ethyl chloride or nothing (2008)
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Objective To determine whether the use of ethyl chloride and subcutaneous lidocaine are associated with a reduction in pain during arterial blood sampling compared with using no local anaesthesia. Methods Patients over the age of 16 years and who req... Read More about Anaesthesia for arterial puncture in the emergency department: A randomized trial of subcutaneous lidocaine, ethyl chloride or nothing.

Nurses' knowledge of pharmacology behind drugs they commonly administer (2008)
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Aim. To determine if nurses had adequate pharmacology knowledge of the drugs they commonly administer. Background. Literature suggests that nurses have insufficient pharmacology knowledge. We also know that nurses and teachers of pharmacology are not... Read More about Nurses' knowledge of pharmacology behind drugs they commonly administer.

Teaching and learning in large classes: A case study at university of Botswana (2008)
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Transition to parenthood: The needs of parents in pregnancy and early parenthood (2008)
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Background: Pregnancy and the transition to parenthood are major adjustment periods within a family. Existing studies have asked parents, retrospectively, about their experience of antenatal education, mainly focusing on women. We sought to address t... Read More about Transition to parenthood: The needs of parents in pregnancy and early parenthood.

Toothpaste detergents: A potential source of oral soft tissue damage? (2008)
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OBJECTIVES: Toothpastes are thought to be of benefit to cleaning teeth but may also have the potential for soft tissue damage at least on the cellular level by inclusion of detergents in their formulation. The aim of this study was to observe the in... Read More about Toothpaste detergents: A potential source of oral soft tissue damage?.

On logical gates in precipitating medium: Cellular automaton model (2008)
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We study a two-dimensional semi-totalistic binary cell-state cellular automaton, which imitates a reversible precipitation in an abstract chemical medium. The systems exhibits a non-trivial growth and nucleation. We demonstrate how basic computationa... Read More about On logical gates in precipitating medium: Cellular automaton model.

Impact of stress on the performance of construction project managers (2008)
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The work of construction project managers (CPMs) is often highly stressful, due to time pressures, and due to the uncertainties and the dynamic social structure involved in construction projects. This study aims to investigate the impact of stress on... Read More about Impact of stress on the performance of construction project managers.

Transition to parenthood: the needs of parents in pregnancy and early parenthood (2008)
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Model for predicting the performance of project managers at the construction phase of mass house building projects (2008)
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The need to match project managers' (PMs) performance measures onto projects of both unique and similar characteristics has long since been acknowledged by researchers. The need for these measures to reflect the various phases of the project life cyc... Read More about Model for predicting the performance of project managers at the construction phase of mass house building projects.

Family communication between children and their parents about inherited genetic conditions: A meta-synthesis of the research (2008)
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In families affected by an inherited genetic condition, parents face a difficult task of having to communicate genetic risk information to their children. A systematic review of all major health and medical research databases was undertaken using cur... Read More about Family communication between children and their parents about inherited genetic conditions: A meta-synthesis of the research.

Children's understanding of anticipatory regret and disappointment (2008)
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The anticipation of regret and disappointment plays an important role in decision making by adults. The anticipation of regret may also lead to a desire to avoid feedback about likely outcomes of non-chosen courses of action, while the anticipation o... Read More about Children's understanding of anticipatory regret and disappointment.

Foreign exchange trading using a learning classifier system (2008)
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We apply a simple Learning Classifier System to a foreign exchange trading problem. The performance of the Learning Classifier System is compared to that of a Genetic Programming approach from the literature. The simple Learning Classifier System is... Read More about Foreign exchange trading using a learning classifier system.

Learning classifier systems in data mining: An introduction (2008)
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This chapter provides an introduction to Learning Classifier Systems before reviewing a number of historical uses in data mining. An overview of the rest of the volume is then presented. © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.

Noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (2008)
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BACKGROUND Noninvasive ventilation (continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP] or noninvasive intermittent positive-pressure ventilation [NIPPV]) appears to be of benefit in the immediate treatment of patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema a... Read More about Noninvasive ventilation in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.

Enhanced assumed strain (EAS) and assumed natural strain (ANS) methods for one-point quadrature solid-shell elements (2008)
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A reduced enhanced solid-shell (RESS) finite element concept has been suggested recently by Alves de Sousa et al. (Int. J. Numer Meth. Engng 2005; 62:952; Int. J. Numer Meth. Engng 2006; 67:160; Int. J. Plasticity 2007; 23:490). Developments on the '... Read More about Enhanced assumed strain (EAS) and assumed natural strain (ANS) methods for one-point quadrature solid-shell elements.

On the effect of long-term electrical stimulation on three-dimensional cell cultures: Hen embryo brain spheroids (2008)
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A comprehensive dataset of multielectrode array recordings was collected from three-dimensional hen embryo brain cell cultures, termed spheroids, under long-term electrical stimulation. The aim is to understand the ongoing changes in the spiking acti... Read More about On the effect of long-term electrical stimulation on three-dimensional cell cultures: Hen embryo brain spheroids.

Enhancing post-acquisition organisational performance: The role of the top management team (2008)
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to address the link between the effectiveness of the top management team (TMT) and post-acquisition organisational performance. Design/methodology/approach - The paper undertakes a literature review, identifies... Read More about Enhancing post-acquisition organisational performance: The role of the top management team.

Planning for the end of children's lives -the lifetime framework (2008)
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Aim: This paper describes the development of 'a best practice framework', following review of a sample of notes of children known to the Lifetime Service, where the child has a non-malignant life limiting condition, to improve child and family engage... Read More about Planning for the end of children's lives -the lifetime framework.

Children's participation: Learning from and for community development (2008)
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Interest in children's participation has in the main come about as a result of the UNCRC. However, children's participation is also relevant to a wider global interest in citizen and community participation more generally. But there is surprisingly l... Read More about Children's participation: Learning from and for community development.