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Quantification of transient fuel films under elevated ambient pressure environments (2012)
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Kay, P. J., Alonso, M., Kay, P. J., Bowen, P. J., Gilchrist, R., & Sapsford, S. M. (2012). Quantification of transient fuel films under elevated ambient pressure environments. Atomization and Sprays, 22(1), 79-95. https://doi.org/10.1615/AtomizSpr.2012004865

Impingement of fuel sprays on solid surfaces is of interest in a wide range of industrial applications including automotive, gas turbines, and process and hazard analysis. Consequently, accurate quantification of fuel films is necessary for model val... Read More about Quantification of transient fuel films under elevated ambient pressure environments.

Opioid prescribing in palliative care (2012)
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Stevens, A., & Piggin, C. (2012). Opioid prescribing in palliative care. Nursing Times, 109(30/31), 16

Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK live with long-term or incurable illnesses for which strong opioids may be the only effective method of pain relief yet these drugs remain underused.

Equifinality in project management exploring causal complexity in projects (2012)
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Kapsali, M. (2013). Equifinality in project management exploring causal complexity in projects. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 30(1), 2-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/sres.2128

Surveys reveal that the majority of innovation projects do not achieve their goals and waste resources. Notorious examples are the National Health Service's National Programme for IT project and many multibillion European Union funded projects. Aca... Read More about Equifinality in project management exploring causal complexity in projects.

Pectinolytic bacteria associated with potato soft rot and blackleg in South Africa and Zimbabwe (2012)
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Ngadze, E., Brady, C. L., Coutinho, T. A., & van der Waals, J. E. (2012). Pectinolytic bacteria associated with potato soft rot and blackleg in South Africa and Zimbabwe. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 134(3), 533-549. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-012-0036-z

Soft rot and blackleg can cause severe economic losses in potato production in South Africa and Zimbabwe depending on climatic conditions. The aim of the study was to identify the predominant bacteria causing potato soft rot and blackleg in these cou... Read More about Pectinolytic bacteria associated with potato soft rot and blackleg in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Phenomenology as a method for exploring management practice (2012)
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Anosike, P., Ehrich, L. C., & Ahmed, P. Phenomenology as a method for exploring management practice. International Journal of Management Practice, 5(3), 205-224. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMP.2012.048073

Phenomenology is a term that has been described as a philosophy, a research paradigm, a methodology and equated with qualitative research. In this paper first we clarify phenomenology by tracing its movement both as a philosophy and as a research met... Read More about Phenomenology as a method for exploring management practice.

Effects of Monetary Policy on the US Dollar/UK Pound Exchange Rate. Is There a "Delayed Overshooting Puzzle"? (2012)
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Heinlein, R., & Krolzig, H. M. (2012). Effects of Monetary Policy on the US Dollar/UK Pound Exchange Rate. Is There a "Delayed Overshooting Puzzle"?. Review of International Economics, 20(3), 443-467. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9396.2012.01033.x

The determination of the US dollar/UK pound sterling exchange rate is studied in a small symmetric macroeconometric model including UK-US differentials in inflation, output gap, and short- and long-term interest rates for the four decades since the b... Read More about Effects of Monetary Policy on the US Dollar/UK Pound Exchange Rate. Is There a "Delayed Overshooting Puzzle"?.

Angela Carter's bohemian Bristol (2012)
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Brennan, Z. (2012). Angela Carter's bohemian Bristol

An exploration of Carter's use of Bristol in the 'Bristol trilogy'

Performance of a large building rainwater harvesting system (2012)
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Ward, S., Memon, F. A., & Butler, D. (2012). Performance of a large building rainwater harvesting system. Water Research, 46(16), 5127-5134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.043

Rainwater harvesting is increasingly becoming an integral part of the sustainable water management toolkit. Despite a plethora of studies modelling the feasibility of the utilisation of rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems in particular contexts, there... Read More about Performance of a large building rainwater harvesting system.

The challenge of social networking in the field of environment and health (2012)
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Van Den Hazel, P., Keune, H., Randall, S., Yang, A., Ludlow, D., & Bartonova, A. (2012). The challenge of social networking in the field of environment and health. Environmental Health, 11(SUPPL.1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-11-S1-S15

Background: The fields of environment and health are both interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary, and until recently had little engagement in social networking designed to cross disciplinary boundaries. The EU FP6 project HENVINET aimed to establis... Read More about The challenge of social networking in the field of environment and health.

A healthy turn in urban climate change policies; European city workshop proposes health indicators as policy integrators (2012)
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Keune, H., Ludlow, D., Van Den Hazel, P., Randall, S., & Bartonova, A. (2012). A healthy turn in urban climate change policies; European city workshop proposes health indicators as policy integrators. Environmental Health, 11(SUPPL.1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-11-S1-S14

Background: The EU FP6 HENVINET project reviewed the potential relevance of a focus on climate change related health effects for climate change policies at the city region level. This was undertaken by means of a workshop with both scientists, city r... Read More about A healthy turn in urban climate change policies; European city workshop proposes health indicators as policy integrators.

Alpha-case kinetics and surface crack growth in the high-temperature alloy Timetal 834 under creep conditions (2012)
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Abdallah, Z., Perkins, K., & Williams, S. (2012). Alpha-case kinetics and surface crack growth in the high-temperature alloy Timetal 834 under creep conditions. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 43(12), 4647-4654. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-012-1285-3

Investigations of Timetal 834 crept specimens showed that a uniform alpha-case layer was developed at the surfaces of all specimens tested in air at 823 K to 923 K (550 °C to 650 °C). The formation of this alpha-case was a result of the inward diffus... Read More about Alpha-case kinetics and surface crack growth in the high-temperature alloy Timetal 834 under creep conditions.

Bristol Girls Dance Project Feasibility Trial: Outcome and process evaluation results (2012)
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Montgomery, A. A., Haase, A. M., Cooper, A. R., Sebire, S. J., Jago, R., Powell, J., …McNeill, J. (2012). Bristol Girls Dance Project Feasibility Trial: Outcome and process evaluation results. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9(83), https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-9-83

Background: Many adolescent girls do not engage in sufficient physical activity (PA). This study examined the feasibility of conducting a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate an after-school dance program to increase PA among 11-12 y... Read More about Bristol Girls Dance Project Feasibility Trial: Outcome and process evaluation results.

Pantoea rodasii sp. nov., Pantoea rwandensis sp. nov. and Pantoea wallisii sp. nov., isolated from Eucalyptus (2012)
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Brady, C. L., Cleenwerck, I., van der Westhuizen, L., Venter, S. N., Coutinho, T. A., & De Vos, P. (2012). Pantoea rodasii sp. nov., Pantoea rwandensis sp. nov. and Pantoea wallisii sp. nov., isolated from Eucalyptus. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 62(7), 1457-1464. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.032615-0

Several Gram-negative-staining, facultatively anaerobic bacterial isolates were obtained from Eucalyptus seedlings showing symptoms of bacterial blight and dieback in Colombia, Rwanda and South Africa. Partial 16S rRNA gene sequencing, together with... Read More about Pantoea rodasii sp. nov., Pantoea rwandensis sp. nov. and Pantoea wallisii sp. nov., isolated from Eucalyptus.

Proposal to reclassify Brenneria quercina (Hildebrand and Schroth 1967) Hauben et al. 1999 into a new genus, Lonsdalea gen. nov., as Lonsdalea quercina comb. nov., descriptions of Lonsdalea quercina subsp. quercina comb. nov., Lonsdalea quercina subsp. iberica subsp. nov. and Lonsdalea quercina subsp. britannica subsp. nov. emendation of the description of the genus Brenneria , reclassification of Dickeya dieffenbachiae as Dickeya dadantii subsp. dieffenbachiae comb. nov., and emendation of the description of Dickeya dadantii (2012)
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Brady, C. L., Cleenwerck, I., Denman, S., Venter, S. N., Rodríguez-Palenzuela, P., Coutinho, T. A., & De Vos, P. (2012). Proposal to reclassify Brenneria quercina (Hildebrand and Schroth 1967) Hauben et al. 1999 into a new genus, Lonsdalea gen. nov., as Lonsdalea quercina comb. nov., descriptions of Lonsdalea quercina subsp. quercina comb. nov., Lonsdalea quercina subsp. iberica subsp. nov. and Lonsdalea quercina subsp. britannica subsp. nov. emendation of the description of the genus Brenneria , reclassification of Dickeya dieffenbachiae as Dickeya dadantii subsp. dieffenbachiae comb. nov., and emendation of the description of Dickeya dadantii. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 62(7), 1592-1602. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.035055-0

Bacterial isolates from oak trees in Spain and Britain, showing symptoms of bark canker and Acute Oak Decline (AOD), respectively, were examined by a polyphasic approach. Both 16S rRNA gene sequencing and multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA), based on... Read More about Proposal to reclassify Brenneria quercina (Hildebrand and Schroth 1967) Hauben et al. 1999 into a new genus, Lonsdalea gen. nov., as Lonsdalea quercina comb. nov., descriptions of Lonsdalea quercina subsp. quercina comb. nov., Lonsdalea quercina subsp. iberica subsp. nov. and Lonsdalea quercina subsp. britannica subsp. nov. emendation of the description of the genus Brenneria , reclassification of Dickeya dieffenbachiae as Dickeya dadantii subsp. dieffenbachiae comb. nov., and emendation of the description of Dickeya dadantii.

The public health discipline: Career at the crossroads (2012)
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Banstola, A. (2012). The public health discipline: Career at the crossroads. Health Prospect, 11, 45-46. https://doi.org/10.3126/hprospect.v11i0.7433

Insights into inclusive education through a small Finnish case study of an inclusive school context (2012)
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Takkunen, U. M., Tarr, J. M., & Tsokova, D. (2012). Insights into inclusive education through a small Finnish case study of an inclusive school context. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 16(7), 691-704. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2010.502947

This study seeks to present data and discussion arising from a case study of a school in Finland renowned for its practice in the inclusion of learners with additional support requirements due to cognitive and physical disabilities. It aims to establ... Read More about Insights into inclusive education through a small Finnish case study of an inclusive school context.

Culture, participative decision making and job satisfaction (2012)
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van der Westhuizen, D. W., Pacheco, G., & Webber, D. J. (2012). Culture, participative decision making and job satisfaction. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(13), 2661-2679. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.625967

This study explores the impact of culture on participatory decision making (PDM) and job satisfaction (JS) using data obtained from the European Values Study (EVS). We parameterise two different cultural variables using principal components analysis:... Read More about Culture, participative decision making and job satisfaction.

Learning together, working together: An evaluation of experiences of a pilot programme for partnership between unions and management in the health service (2012)
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Young, P., Moule, P., Evans, D., Simmons, S., Crack, M., & Mayo, G. (2012). Learning together, working together: An evaluation of experiences of a pilot programme for partnership between unions and management in the health service. Nurse Education Today, 32(5), 501-505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2011.07.009

This article describes an innovative initiative to support partnership working between trade unions and management in three National Health Service Trusts, by means of shared participation in a series of learning and development days. Although there... Read More about Learning together, working together: An evaluation of experiences of a pilot programme for partnership between unions and management in the health service.

Grade surprise and the decision to stay on into post-compulsory education (2012)
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Webber, D. J. (2012). Grade surprise and the decision to stay on into post-compulsory education. Applied Economics Letters, 19(11), 1095-1099. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2011.613765

This article argues that an important influence on boys' decisions to stay on into post-compulsory education is the attainment of maths grades that differ from expectations. © 2012 Taylor & Francis.

Maternal Mood and Neuroendocrine Programming: Effects of Time of Exposure and Sex (2012)
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Brant, H., Vedhara, K., Metcalfe, C., Crown, A., Northstone, K., Dawe, K., …Smith, G. D. (2012). Maternal Mood and Neuroendocrine Programming: Effects of Time of Exposure and Sex. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 24(7), 999-1011. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02309.x

Adverse exposures that influence growth in prenatal and early postnatal periods are considered to influence vulnerability to chronic diseases via their effects on the neuroendocrine system. In humans, the assessment of the underlying mechanisms has b... Read More about Maternal Mood and Neuroendocrine Programming: Effects of Time of Exposure and Sex.