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Pocket wonders (1997)
Journal Article
Jones, S. (1997). Pocket wonders

Higher level skills training: Meeting the needs of small businesses (1997)
Journal Article
Sadler Smith, E., Sargeant, A., & Dawson, A. (1997). Higher level skills training: Meeting the needs of small businesses. International Journal of Training and Development, 1(4), 216-229. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2419.00022

In order for businesses to remain competitive it is suggested that across industry there is a requirement for ‘higher and broader’ skills. Universities have an important role to play in satisfying the need for higher level skills training for busines... Read More about Higher level skills training: Meeting the needs of small businesses.

Differences in root uptake of radiocaesium by 30 plant taxa (1997)
Journal Article
Willey, N. J., Broadley, M. R., & Willey, N. (1997). Differences in root uptake of radiocaesium by 30 plant taxa. Environmental Pollution, 97(1-2), 11-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491%2897%2900090-0

The concentration of Cs was measured in the shoots of 30 taxa of plants after exposing the roots for 6 h to 0.1 μg radiolabelled Cs g-1 soil. There were maximum differences between Chenopodium quinoa and Koeleria macrantha of 20-fold in Cs concentrat... Read More about Differences in root uptake of radiocaesium by 30 plant taxa.

Protecting children in new times: Child protection and the risk society (1997)
Journal Article
Ferguson, H. (1997). Protecting children in new times: Child protection and the risk society. Child and Family Social Work, 2(4), 221-234. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2206.1997.00064.x

This paper examines the nature of late-modern child protection by placing it in the context of the paradigm of `risk society'. It traces out a structural transformation in the relationship between expertise and lay people that has occurred since the... Read More about Protecting children in new times: Child protection and the risk society.

Xenopus HDm, a maternally expressed histone deacetylase, belongs to an ancient family of acetyl-metabolizing enzymes (1997)
Journal Article
Ladomery, M., Lyons, S., & Sommerville, J. (1997). Xenopus HDm, a maternally expressed histone deacetylase, belongs to an ancient family of acetyl-metabolizing enzymes. Gene, 198(1-2), 275-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1119%2897%2900325-9

Modification of core histones can alter chromatin structure, facilitating the activation and repression of genes. A key example is the acetylation of N-terminal lysines of the core histones. Recently, the mammalian histone deacetylase HD1 was cloned... Read More about Xenopus HDm, a maternally expressed histone deacetylase, belongs to an ancient family of acetyl-metabolizing enzymes.

Implications of organizational and individual learning for effective change management in education - an exploratory study of management practices in elementary schools in England and Finland (1997)
Journal Article
Kekäle, T., Cicmil, S., & Kekale, T. (1997). Implications of organizational and individual learning for effective change management in education - an exploratory study of management practices in elementary schools in England and Finland. Journal of Workplace Learning, 9(5), 169-176. https://doi.org/10.1108/13665629710169639

Presents a work-in-progress report on an exploratory study of change management in education. Aims to investigate management processes employed in a sample of schools in the times of change and an increased demand for effectiveness and higher quality... Read More about Implications of organizational and individual learning for effective change management in education - an exploratory study of management practices in elementary schools in England and Finland.

Poverty and health promotion in primary health care: Professionals' perspectives (1997)
Journal Article
Daykin, N., & Naidoo, J. (1997). Poverty and health promotion in primary health care: Professionals' perspectives. Health and Social Care in the Community, 5(5), 309-317. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.1997.tb00127.x

This paper examines the effectiveness of current strategies for health promotion in the UK in the light of knowledge about the links between, health, illness and poverty. The implications of recent policies which target health promotion within primar... Read More about Poverty and health promotion in primary health care: Professionals' perspectives.