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Nesting of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on Tortuguero Beach, Costa Rica (2003)
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Lewis, T. R. (2003). Nesting of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on Tortuguero Beach, Costa Rica. Natterjack, 100/101, 3-7

Tortuguero is located on the north eastern shores of Costa Rica. It is the largest and most important Atlantic nesting-site of the endangered Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the Western Hemisphere. It is also a rookery for Leatherback (Dermochelys... Read More about Nesting of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on Tortuguero Beach, Costa Rica.

Hydride phase formation in carbon supported palladium nanoparticle electrodes investigated using in situ EXAFS and XRD (2003)
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Rose, A., Maniguet, S., Mathew, R. J., Slater, C., Yao, J., & Russell, A. E. (2003). Hydride phase formation in carbon supported palladium nanoparticle electrodes investigated using in situ EXAFS and XRD. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 5(15), 3220-3225. https://doi.org/10.1039/b302956e

In situ EXAFS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure), in situ XRD (X-ray diffraction) and electrochemical studies have been used to investigate the palladium hydride phases of carbon supported palladium nanoparticles as a function of applied pote... Read More about Hydride phase formation in carbon supported palladium nanoparticle electrodes investigated using in situ EXAFS and XRD.

Development of an electrochemical assay for 2,6-dinitrotoluene, based on a screen-printed carbon electrode, and its potential application in bioanalysis, occupational and public health (2003)
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Ratcliffe, N. M., Hawkins, S. J., Pritchard, P. R., Hart, J. P., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2003). Development of an electrochemical assay for 2,6-dinitrotoluene, based on a screen-printed carbon electrode, and its potential application in bioanalysis, occupational and public health. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 19(4), 305-312. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0956-5663%2803%2900208-2

Screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) have been successfully exploited as disposable sensors for the measurement of 2,6-dinitrotoluene (2,6-DNT) using a stripping voltammetric method. Initial investigations were undertaken using cyclic voltammetry... Read More about Development of an electrochemical assay for 2,6-dinitrotoluene, based on a screen-printed carbon electrode, and its potential application in bioanalysis, occupational and public health.

The use of a fuel containing Chlorella vulgaris in a diesel engine (2003)
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Morrison, J., Scragg, A. H., & Shales, S. W. (2003). The use of a fuel containing Chlorella vulgaris in a diesel engine. Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 33(7), 884-889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2003.01.001

There is a need for sustainable fuels for diesel engines and fuels containing particles will function as a fuel in diesel engines. Some microalgae such as Chlorella vulgaris are unicellular and 5-10μm in size, which is suitable for combining in an em... Read More about The use of a fuel containing Chlorella vulgaris in a diesel engine.

Sex addiction: A comparison with dependence on psychoactive drugs (2003)
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Plant, M., & Plant, M. (2003). Sex addiction: A comparison with dependence on psychoactive drugs. Journal of Substance Use, 8(4), 260-266. https://doi.org/10.1080/14659890310001636125

This paper considers the status of certain types of sexual behaviour as constituting a form of nondrug dependence or 'addiction'. The term 'sex addiction' has gained a degree of acceptance only within recent years. Much of the published discussion of... Read More about Sex addiction: A comparison with dependence on psychoactive drugs.

'What works' with substance users in prison? (2003)
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Malinowski, A. (2003). 'What works' with substance users in prison?. Journal of Substance Use, 8(4), 223-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/14659890310001636107

A theoretical model for a prison-based rehabilitation programme is described. It was developed from a theory manual, written for a prison-centred programme in Oxfordshire run by the Ley Community, a concept-based therapeutic community. It draws on tw... Read More about 'What works' with substance users in prison?.

'a new sense of place?' mobile 'wearable' information and communications technology devices and the geographies of urban childhood (2003)
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Jones, O., Williams, M., & Fleuriot, C. (2003). 'a new sense of place?' mobile 'wearable' information and communications technology devices and the geographies of urban childhood. Children's Geographies, 1(2), 165-180. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733280302195

In this paper we describe a new research initiative, 'A New Sense of Place?', which involves the collaboration of private- and public-sector partners. Its purpose is to explore and develop the interface between children and new mobile 'wearable' comp... Read More about 'a new sense of place?' mobile 'wearable' information and communications technology devices and the geographies of urban childhood.

'Endlessly revisited and forever gone': On memory, reverie and emotional imagination in doing children's geographies. an 'addendum' to "'to go back up the side hill": Memories, imaginations and reveries of childhood' by chris philo (2003)
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Jones, O. (2003). 'Endlessly revisited and forever gone': On memory, reverie and emotional imagination in doing children's geographies. an 'addendum' to "'to go back up the side hill": Memories, imaginations and reveries of childhood' by chris philo. Children's Geographies, 1(1), 25-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733280302185

The intention of this article is to expand some of the contexts and some of the conceptual and methodological trajectories presented Philo's (2003) paper. In particular I explore the relationship of adulthood and childhood as articulated through memo... Read More about 'Endlessly revisited and forever gone': On memory, reverie and emotional imagination in doing children's geographies. an 'addendum' to "'to go back up the side hill": Memories, imaginations and reveries of childhood' by chris philo.

'Language no obstacle': War brides in the German press, 1945-49 (2003)
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Esser, R. (2003). 'Language no obstacle': War brides in the German press, 1945-49. Women's History Review, 12(4), 577-603. https://doi.org/10.1080/09612020300200375

German war brides are an essential part in the cultural memory of post-war West Germany. This study sheds some light on the representation of war brides in German newspapers and magazines published in the American and British zones between 1945/46 an... Read More about 'Language no obstacle': War brides in the German press, 1945-49.

Illustrating spatial policies in Europe (2003)
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Dühr, S. (2003). Illustrating spatial policies in Europe. European Planning Studies, 11(8), 929-948. https://doi.org/10.1080/0965431032000146132

The visualisation of spatial policy options through maps and other cartographic illustrations can be very powerful both in the planning process and in communicating the key messages of planning strategies. However, experience from the 'European Spati... Read More about Illustrating spatial policies in Europe.

Promoting the dignity of the child in hospital (2003)
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Reed, P., Smith, P., Fletcher, M., & Bradding, A. (2003). Promoting the dignity of the child in hospital. Nursing Ethics, 10(1), 67-76. https://doi.org/10.1191/0969733003ne540oa

This article aims to deconstruct the concept of dignity in a way that is meaningful, in particular to nurses and other health workers who seek to promote the dignity of children in their care. Despite the emphasis in a variety of codes and policies t... Read More about Promoting the dignity of the child in hospital.

Skills or skilled? Children's nursing in the context of the current debate around nursing skills (2003)
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Kenny, G. (2003). Skills or skilled? Children's nursing in the context of the current debate around nursing skills. Journal of Child Health Care, 7(2), 113-122. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493503007002005

This article seeks to demonstrate how the current debate around nursing skills is derived from an economic model of care and competency that has been based on the needs of the adult population. The professional perspective of children's nursing has b... Read More about Skills or skilled? Children's nursing in the context of the current debate around nursing skills.

Contrasting water management techniques in Tunisia: Towards sustainable agricultural use (2003)
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Hill, J., & Woodland, W. (2003). Contrasting water management techniques in Tunisia: Towards sustainable agricultural use. Geographical Journal, 169(4), 342-357. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0016-7398.2003.00098.x

Tunisia is a marginal country hydrologically and it has adopted a number of distinctive methods of water management for agriculture. The central region supports modern dam irrigation, whilst traditional rainwater harvesting is practiced in the south.... Read More about Contrasting water management techniques in Tunisia: Towards sustainable agricultural use.