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Relational attributes of political entrepreneurs: A network perspective (2006)
Journal Article
Christopoulos, D. C. (2006). Relational attributes of political entrepreneurs: A network perspective. Journal of European Public Policy, 13(5), 757-778. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501760600808964

Political entrepreneurs are identified by personal characteristics similar to economic entrepreneurs, i.e. intellectual ability, good knowledge of their domain, team building skills, reputation, extensive networks, strategic vision and tenacity. Poli... Read More about Relational attributes of political entrepreneurs: A network perspective.

Valuing Diversity and Widening Participation: The Experiences of Access to Social Work Students in Further and Higher Education (2006)
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Jones, K. (2006). Valuing Diversity and Widening Participation: The Experiences of Access to Social Work Students in Further and Higher Education. Social Work Education, 25(5), 485-500

Social work is one of the success stories of Access to Higher Education. University departments of social work along with nursing and the allied health professions recruit more Access students than any other area of study. This paper explores the exp... Read More about Valuing Diversity and Widening Participation: The Experiences of Access to Social Work Students in Further and Higher Education.

Moral content and assignment marking: An exploratory study (2006)
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Snelling, P. C., & Lipscomb, M. (2006). Moral content and assignment marking: An exploratory study. Nurse Education Today, 26(6), 457-464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2005.12.003

This small scale exploratory survey investigates the relation between the moral content of student assignments and potential marking behaviour by lecturers. A questionnaire containing a number of deliberately discriminatory statements was sent to a s... Read More about Moral content and assignment marking: An exploratory study.

Silent spring in Britain today (2006)
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Pontin, B. (2006). Silent spring in Britain today. Environmental Law and Management, 18(3), 99-102

A retrospective on attitudes to the environment, tracing modern attitudes back to the time of Britain's 'silent spring' which pre-dated, yet was overshadowed, by that in the US.

In search of gazelles using a research DNA model (2006)
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Sims, M. A., & O'Regan, N. (2006). In search of gazelles using a research DNA model. Technovation, 26(8), 943-954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2005.07.001

Though considerable attention in the extant literature has been devoted to growth and performance of firms, there is a dearth of research on rapidly growing and high-performance companies or gazelles, in small to medium sized firms. This paper examin... Read More about In search of gazelles using a research DNA model.

Preferences for aspects of a dermatology consultation (2006)
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Flynn, T. N., Peters, T. J., De Berker, D., Salisbury, C., Coast, J., Noble, A., & Horrocks, S. (2006). Preferences for aspects of a dermatology consultation. British Journal of Dermatology, 155(2), 387-392. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07328.x

Background: General practitioners with special interests (GPSIs) are increasingly being used to provide dermatology services in the U.K. Little is known about U.K. dermatology patient attitudes to proposed variations in secondary care service deliver... Read More about Preferences for aspects of a dermatology consultation.

Hierarchical fuzzy rule based systems using an information theoretic approach (2006)
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Waldock, A., Carse, B., & Melhuish, C. (2006). Hierarchical fuzzy rule based systems using an information theoretic approach. Soft Computing, 10(10), 867-879. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-005-0013-y

This paper proposes a novel anytime algorithm for the construction of a Hierarchical Fuzzy Rule Based System using an information theoretic approach to specialise rules that do not effectively model the decision space. The amount of uncertainty toler... Read More about Hierarchical fuzzy rule based systems using an information theoretic approach.

Modelling of cutting induced workpiece temperatures for dry milling (2006)
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Richardson, D. J., Keavey, M. A., & Dailami, F. (2006). Modelling of cutting induced workpiece temperatures for dry milling. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 46(10), 1139-1145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2005.08.008

A thermal model has been developed that predicts machining induced workpiece temperatures for peripheral milling. The model was developed to determine the magnitude and distribution of workpiece temperatures for dry milling of aerospace aluminium all... Read More about Modelling of cutting induced workpiece temperatures for dry milling.

The three challenges of community leadership (2006)
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Sullivan, H., Downe, J., Entwistle, T., & Sweeting, D. (2006). The three challenges of community leadership. Local Government Studies, 32(4), 489-508. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930600793136

The ongoing reform of UK local government emphasises the development of local authorities as 'community leaders'. Both the definition of the term, and local government's fitness for the role are, however, contested. Previous research suggests that to... Read More about The three challenges of community leadership.

Obesity, abdominal obesity and Alzheimer disease (2006)
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Vreugdenhil, A., Razay, G., & Wilcock, G. (2006). Obesity, abdominal obesity and Alzheimer disease. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 22(2), 173-176. https://doi.org/10.1159/000094586

Background/Aims: Obesity has a strong association with vascular and metabolic diseases, which have been linked with Alzheimer disease (AD). While recent studies have reported an association between mid-life obesity and dementia, the role of later-lif... Read More about Obesity, abdominal obesity and Alzheimer disease.

Increase in schizophrenia incidence rates: Findings in a Canadian cohort born 1975-1985 (2006)
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Bray, I., Waraich, P., Jones, W., Slater, S., Goldner, E. M., & Somers, J. (2006). Increase in schizophrenia incidence rates: Findings in a Canadian cohort born 1975-1985. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 41(8), 611-618. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-006-0073-z

Background: Results from previous studies on the incidence rates for schizophrenia are inconsistent, with some showing a declining rate [e.g., Suvisaari et al. (1999) Arch Gen Psychiatry 56:733-740] and others showing an increasing rate [e.g., Boydel... Read More about Increase in schizophrenia incidence rates: Findings in a Canadian cohort born 1975-1985.

The effect of exercise in reducing desire to smoke and cigarette withdrawal symptoms is not caused by distraction (2006)
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Byron-Daniel, J. Z., Cropley, M., & Fife-Schaw, C. (2006). The effect of exercise in reducing desire to smoke and cigarette withdrawal symptoms is not caused by distraction. Addiction, 101(8), 1187-1192. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01457.x

Aims and design: Moderate-intensity exercise has been shown to reduce common smoking withdrawal symptoms and desire to smoke in acutely abstinent smokers. The aim of the present study was to determine if this was caused by distraction. A secondary ai... Read More about The effect of exercise in reducing desire to smoke and cigarette withdrawal symptoms is not caused by distraction.

A conceptual model of the role of complex science in local authority consultations about air quality management (2006)
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Leksmono, N., Dorfman, P., Beattie, C., Burnet, F., Gibbs, D., Longhurst, J., & Weitkamp, E. (2006). A conceptual model of the role of complex science in local authority consultations about air quality management. Local Environment, 11(4), 399-419. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549830600785563

There exists a clear imperative across the EU and within the UK towards the enhanced integration of community knowledge in environmental and health decision-making processes. The underlying social force that underpins this dynamic is the drive for a... Read More about A conceptual model of the role of complex science in local authority consultations about air quality management.

What is Mindplay? (2006)
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Palmer (nee Reiser), M. (2006). What is Mindplay?. Digital Creativity, 17(3), 129-134. https://doi.org/10.1080/14626260600882331

The article focuses on the conference Mindplay held on January 20, 2006 at London Metropolitan University in England. It was organised by the Group for Research in Interactive Media within the Department of Applied Sciences. The conference focused on... Read More about What is Mindplay?.

Marketing bequest club membership: An exploratory study of legacy pledgers (2006)
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Sargeant, A., Wymer, W., & Hilton, T. (2006). Marketing bequest club membership: An exploratory study of legacy pledgers. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 35(3), 384-404. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764006290788

Although bequest income accounts for 9% of overall giving in the United States many nonprofits continue to focus their solicitation efforts on the very wealthy, ignoring the bulk of the fund-raising database. In this study the authors work with three... Read More about Marketing bequest club membership: An exploratory study of legacy pledgers.

Organizational learning, tacit information, and e-learning: A review (2006)
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Falconer, L. (2006). Organizational learning, tacit information, and e-learning: A review. Learning Organization, The, 13(2), 140-151. https://doi.org/10.1108/09696470610645476

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to introduce and develop the argument that e-learning technologies and techniques can play a pivotal role in encouraging and facilitating organizational learning, by transforming tacit knowledge into explicit kn... Read More about Organizational learning, tacit information, and e-learning: A review.

A variable neighbourhood search algorithm for job shop scheduling problems (2006)
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Sevkli, M., & Aydin, M. E. (2006). A variable neighbourhood search algorithm for job shop scheduling problems. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 3906 LNCS, 261-271. https://doi.org/10.1007/11730095_22

Variable Neighbourhood Search (VNS) is one of the most recent metaheuristics used for solving combinatorial optimization problems in which a systematic change of neighbourhood within a local search is carried out. In this paper, a variable neighbourh... Read More about A variable neighbourhood search algorithm for job shop scheduling problems.