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Awareness of bad news, environmental attitudes, and subjective estimates of coastal pollution (1994)
Journal Article
-Eiser, R. J., Reicher, S. D., & Podpadec, T. (1994). Awareness of bad news, environmental attitudes, and subjective estimates of coastal pollution. Risk Analysis, 14(6), 945-948. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.1994.tb00063.x

Questionnaires distributed to 154 holiday‐makers on beaches in Southwest England assessed awareness of local hazards or incidents associated with either the electricity supply industry or the water and sewage industry and examined the relationship be... Read More about Awareness of bad news, environmental attitudes, and subjective estimates of coastal pollution.

Binding of Y-box proteins to RNA: Involvement of different protein domains (1994)
Journal Article
Ladomery, M., & Sommerville, J. (1994). Binding of Y-box proteins to RNA: Involvement of different protein domains. Nucleic Acids Research, 22(25), 5582-5589

Eukaryotlc Y-box proteins are reported to interact with a wide variety of nucleic acid structures to act as transcription factors and mRNA masking proteins. The modular structure of Y-box proteins Includes a highly conserved N-termlnal cold-shock... Read More about Binding of Y-box proteins to RNA: Involvement of different protein domains.

A framework for the strategic development of the construction industry in developing countries: Six strategic approaches to construction industry development in developing countries identified (1994)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Kaming, P. F., Olomolaiye, P., Corbett, P., & Harris, F. C. (1994). A framework for the strategic development of the construction industry in developing countries: Six strategic approaches to construction industry development in developing countries identified. Building Research and Information, 22(6), 325-331. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613219408727412

The authors explore construction industry problems in developing countries and the approaches that have been successful in Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs) and develop a framework for strategic development. © 1994, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. A... Read More about A framework for the strategic development of the construction industry in developing countries: Six strategic approaches to construction industry development in developing countries identified.

A male perspective on rape (1994)
Journal Article
Morgan-Taylor, M., & Rumney, P. (1994). A male perspective on rape. New Law Journal, 144, 1490

Attributes of UK construction clients influencing project consultants’ performance (1994)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Kometa, S. T., Olomolaiye, P., & Harris, F. C. (1994). Attributes of UK construction clients influencing project consultants’ performance. Construction Management and Economics, 12(5), 433-443. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446199400000053

Despite numerous efforts to understand construction clients and their priorities, evidence abounds to suggest that they are largely misunderstood and dissatisfied with the performance of their consultants and contractors. The perception of poor perfo... Read More about Attributes of UK construction clients influencing project consultants’ performance.

Incorporating project specific criteria and client utility into the evaluation of construction tenderers: Choice of contractor should be made on a value-for-money basis, rather than automatically accepting the lowest bid, the aim should be to accept the best tender. This paper helps selection contractors broaden their analysis (1994)
Journal Article
Olomolaiye, P. O., Holt, G. D., Holt, D., Olomolaiye, P., & Harris, F. C. (1994). Incorporating project specific criteria and client utility into the evaluation of construction tenderers: Choice of contractor should be made on a value-for-money basis, rather than automatically accepting the lowest bid, the aim should be to accept the best tender. This paper helps selection contractors broaden their analysis. Building Research and Information, 22(4), 214-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613219408727384

A conceptual model for selecting construction contractors which utilizes the multi-attribute analysis technique has been developed. Project specific discriminating criteria included in the model are identified, along with respective weightings to mir... Read More about Incorporating project specific criteria and client utility into the evaluation of construction tenderers: Choice of contractor should be made on a value-for-money basis, rather than automatically accepting the lowest bid, the aim should be to accept the best tender. This paper helps selection contractors broaden their analysis.

Relative Values: Qualification Programmes or Non-assessed Development? (1994)
Journal Article
Simpson, P., Grisoni, L., & Cox, R. (1994). Relative Values: Qualification Programmes or Non-assessed Development?. Journal of Management Development, 13(5), 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/02621719410058347

The research outlined in this article has involved an extensive evaluation of six management development programmes run in partnership with client organizations of the Bristol Business School. A comparison is made between those programmes that offer... Read More about Relative Values: Qualification Programmes or Non-assessed Development?.

Artificial neural networks within medical decision support systems (1994)
Journal Article
Caleb, P., Sharpe, P. K., & Caleb-Solly, P. (1994). Artificial neural networks within medical decision support systems. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, 54(S219), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.3109/00365519409088571

Artificial neural networks offer a way to actively assimilate both past and present knowledge, to extract information, to map correlations and to produce inferences from available data; all tasks which have relevance to the clinical laboratory. In th... Read More about Artificial neural networks within medical decision support systems.

Aerobic exercise and type a behaviour (1994)
Journal Article
Schmied, L. A., Steinberg, H., Moss, T., & Sykes, E. A. (1994). Aerobic exercise and type a behaviour. Journal of Sports Sciences, 12(5), 433-445. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640419408732193

The Type A behaviour pattern is a well-documented, if controversial, risk factor for coronary heart disease. Surprisingly, relatively little work has been reported on ways of modifying this behaviour pattern. Aerobic exercise, with its demonstrated b... Read More about Aerobic exercise and type a behaviour.