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Heavy metal contamination of brown seaweed and sediments from the UK coastline between the Wear River and the Tees River (2001)
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Giusti, L. (2001). Heavy metal contamination of brown seaweed and sediments from the UK coastline between the Wear River and the Tees River. Environment International, 26(4), 275-286. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0160-4120%2800%2900117-3

The concentration of Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Pb, Ni, Cr, Cd, and Ag were determined in the brown alga Fucus vesiculosus and intertidal surface sediments from coastal locations of northeast England. Levels of heavy metals similar to those of polluted areas of... Read More about Heavy metal contamination of brown seaweed and sediments from the UK coastline between the Wear River and the Tees River.

Policy convergence: Restructuring long-term care in Australia and the UK (2001)
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Means, R., Gibson, D., Gibson, D., & Means, R. (2001). Policy convergence: Restructuring long-term care in Australia and the UK. Policy and Politics, 29(1), 43-58. https://doi.org/10.1332/0305573012501198

Australia and the UK have historically had very different systems of long-term care for older persons and others. Recent restructuring has led to interesting convergences of those systems - in large part, we argue, because of the limited set of polic... Read More about Policy convergence: Restructuring long-term care in Australia and the UK.

A new chapter in Rh research: Rh proteins are ammonium transporters (2001)
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Avent, N. D. (2001). A new chapter in Rh research: Rh proteins are ammonium transporters. Trends in Molecular Medicine, 7(3), 94-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1471-4914%2801%2901949-9

Occasionally, an original research paper has an unusually significant impact on a particular research field. Such a paper, published recently in Nature Genetics, describes the uncovering of the functional role of the Rh protein family - the proteins... Read More about A new chapter in Rh research: Rh proteins are ammonium transporters.

Perfect graphs of strong domination and independent strong domination (2001)
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Zverovich, V. E., Rautenbach, D., & Zverovich, V. (2001). Perfect graphs of strong domination and independent strong domination. Discrete Mathematics, 226(1-3), 297-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0012-365X%2800%2900116-3

Let γ(G), i(G), γs(G) and is(G) denote the domination number, the independent domination number, the strong domination number and the independent strong domination number of a graph G, respectively. A graph G is called γi-perfect (domination perfect)... Read More about Perfect graphs of strong domination and independent strong domination.

The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the transfer of nutrients between white clover and perennial ryegrass (2001)
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Scott Laidlaw, A., Rogers, J. B., Rogers, J., Laidlaw, A. S., & Christie, P. (2001). The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the transfer of nutrients between white clover and perennial ryegrass. Chemosphere, 42(2), 153-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0045-6535%2800%2900120-X

A glasshouse experiment was conducted in which 15N was used as a tracer applied as (15NH4)2SO4 to donor plants of white clover and perennial ryegrass. Nitrogen transfer via hyphae of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) or by other routes was studied b... Read More about The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the transfer of nutrients between white clover and perennial ryegrass.

An investigation into the degree of difference in image quality between images taken on varying speed film-screen systems (2001)
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Holmes, K., Riggs, L., Riggs, L., & Holmes, K. (2001). An investigation into the degree of difference in image quality between images taken on varying speed film-screen systems. Radiography, 7(1), 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1053/radi.2000.0300

Purpose: Film-screen speed is one of the most critical factors affecting radiation dose to the patient, with faster speed systems requiring less radiation dose than slower speed systems for equivalent examinations. However, this is not without a cost... Read More about An investigation into the degree of difference in image quality between images taken on varying speed film-screen systems.

Prevalence and morbidity associated with non-malignant, life-threatening conditions in childhood (2001)
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Mastroyannopoulou, K., Lewis, M., Stallard, P., Lenton, S., Mastroyannopoulou, K., Stallard, P., …Lewis, M. (2001). Prevalence and morbidity associated with non-malignant, life-threatening conditions in childhood. Child: Care, Health and Development, 27(5), 389-398. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2214.2001.00216.x

Objective To determine the prevalence of non-malignant life-threatening illness in childhood and associated morbidity in the affected child and their family members. Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting Bath Clinical Area (total population 411 800)... Read More about Prevalence and morbidity associated with non-malignant, life-threatening conditions in childhood.

Personal and professional development: A survey of radiographers employed in the South West Region (2001)
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Gilchrist, M., Jones, K., Palarm, T., Jones, K., Gilchrist, M., & Palarm, T. (2001). Personal and professional development: A survey of radiographers employed in the South West Region. Radiography, 7(1), 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1053/radi.2000.0301

Purpose: To identify the personal and professional development characteristics amongst a group of qualified radiographers, employed in the South West Region. Methods: A survey design was employed to explore the characteristics relating to personal an... Read More about Personal and professional development: A survey of radiographers employed in the South West Region.

The concept of an accounting regime (2001)
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Dugdale, D., Jones, T. C., & Jones, C. (2001). The concept of an accounting regime. Critical Perspectives On Accounting, 12(1), 35-63. https://doi.org/10.1006/cpac.2000.0412

This paper develops and illustrates the concept of an accounting regime. The concept is mobilized in order to explore the nature and power of accounting in totality and to identify its dimensions. Drawing on the work of Anthony Giddens, we portray an... Read More about The concept of an accounting regime.

Molecular characterization of avrPphD, a widely-distributed gene from Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola involved in non-host recognition by pea (Pisum sativum) (2001)
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Vivian, A., Taylor, J. D., Mansfield, J. W., Jackson, R. W., Arnold, D. L., Arnold, D. L., …Vivian, A. (2001). Molecular characterization of avrPphD, a widely-distributed gene from Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola involved in non-host recognition by pea (Pisum sativum). Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, 58(2), 55-62. https://doi.org/10.1006/pmpp.2000.0315

A genomic library clone, pPPY40, from Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola was previously shown to consist of two regions: region I potentially encoded an avirulence gene involved in non-host recognition in pea and region II contained a replicase ge... Read More about Molecular characterization of avrPphD, a widely-distributed gene from Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola involved in non-host recognition by pea (Pisum sativum).

A test of objectification theory in former dancers and non-dancers (2001)
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Tiggemann, M., & Slater, A. (2001). A test of objectification theory in former dancers and non-dancers. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 25(1), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-6402.00007

In this study we aimed to test the complete model proposed in objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) as it applies to disordered eating. Two samples of women, 50 former students of classical ballet and 51 undergraduate psychology studen... Read More about A test of objectification theory in former dancers and non-dancers.

Shaping the interprofessional agenda: A study examining qualified nurses' perceptions of learning with others (2001)
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Salmon, D., & Jones, M. (2001). Shaping the interprofessional agenda: A study examining qualified nurses' perceptions of learning with others. Nurse Education Today, 21(1), 18-25. https://doi.org/10.1054/nedt.2000.0495

This paper presents the findings of a survey of post-qualified nursing students undertaking an interprofessional studies programme in a higher education institution. The total population of students surveyed included nurses, midwives, social workers... Read More about Shaping the interprofessional agenda: A study examining qualified nurses' perceptions of learning with others.

Identification and structure of the nerve growth factor binding site on TrkA (2001)
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Wilcock, G. K., Brady, R. L., Dando, J. A., Mason, G. G., Robertson, A. G., Robertson, A., …Wilcock, G. (2001). Identification and structure of the nerve growth factor binding site on TrkA. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 282(1), 131-141. https://doi.org/10.1006/bbrc.2001.4462

Nerve growth factor (NGF) is involved in the development and maintenance of the nervous system and has been implicated as a possible therapeutic target molecule in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, especially Alzheimer’s disease. NGF binds with... Read More about Identification and structure of the nerve growth factor binding site on TrkA.

Risk, identity and change: Becoming a mature student (2001)
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Baxter, A., & Britton, C. (2001). Risk, identity and change: Becoming a mature student. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 11(1), 87-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/09620210100200066

This article looks at the stories mature students tell about the risks of higher education, in terms of its effects on identity and the implications for relationships with their families and former friends. Two sources of risk are highlighted in thei... Read More about Risk, identity and change: Becoming a mature student.

Towards a framework for evaluation of computer visual simulations in environmental design (2001)
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Wiltshire, J., & Mahdjoubi, L. (2001). Towards a framework for evaluation of computer visual simulations in environmental design. Design Studies, 22(2), 193-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0142-694X%2800%2900027-2

Research has been conducted into the assessment of visual simulation as a credible method for predicting future environments, especially in building and landscape evaluation. Despite this work a conceptual framework to guide research and practice in... Read More about Towards a framework for evaluation of computer visual simulations in environmental design.

Influx and accumulation of Cs+ by the akt1 mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. lacking a dominant K+ transport system (2001)
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Willey, N. J., Escobar-Gutiérrez, A. J., Broadley, M. R., Escobar-Gutierrez, A., Bowen, H. C., Willey, N., & White, P. J. (2001). Influx and accumulation of Cs+ by the akt1 mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. lacking a dominant K+ transport system. Journal of Experimental Botany, 52(357), 839-844. https://doi.org/10.1093/jexbot/52.357.839

An extensive literature reports that Cs+, an environmental contaminant, enters plant cells through K+ transport systems. Several recently identified plant K+ transport systems are permeable to Cs+. Permeation models indicate that most Cs+ uptake into... Read More about Influx and accumulation of Cs+ by the akt1 mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh. lacking a dominant K+ transport system.

From the ‘hegemony of the eye’ to the ‘hierarchy of perception’: The reconfiguration of sound and image in terrence malick's days of heaven (2001)
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Crofts, C. (2001). From the ‘hegemony of the eye’ to the ‘hierarchy of perception’: The reconfiguration of sound and image in terrence malick's days of heaven. Journal of Media Practice, 2(1), 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1386/jmpr.2.1.19

Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven (1978) has been hailed as ‘one of the most beautiful films ever made’, but the film's immense cinematic beauty has detracted from the impact of its experimental soundtrack. Drawing on interview material with editor Bi... Read More about From the ‘hegemony of the eye’ to the ‘hierarchy of perception’: The reconfiguration of sound and image in terrence malick's days of heaven.