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ZCS redux (2002)
Journal Article

Learning classifier systems traditionally use genetic algorithms to facilitate rule discovery, where rule fitness is payoff based. Current research has shifted to the use of accuracy-based fitness. This paper re-examines the use of a particular payof... Read More about ZCS redux.

Is the radiation of chest pain a useful indicator of myocardial infarction? A prospective study of 541 patients (2002)
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In recent years it has been claimed that in those presenting with chest pain, the extent of pain radiation may be predictive of MI and that women's and men's pattern of pain radiation differs. This prospective study therefore investigated whether the... Read More about Is the radiation of chest pain a useful indicator of myocardial infarction? A prospective study of 541 patients.

Cytomegalovirus is present in a very high proportion of brains from vascular dementia patients (2002)
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We previously found that herpes simplex type 1 virus (HSV1), when present in brain of carriers of the apolipoprotein E type 4 allele is a strong risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. To find if HSV1 or certain other herpesviruses are involved in vascu... Read More about Cytomegalovirus is present in a very high proportion of brains from vascular dementia patients.

Bile metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in three species of fish from the severn estuary (2002)
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Six metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were identified and quantified from the bile of 31 common eels (Anguilla anguilla), 29 European flounders (Pleuronectes flesus), and 15 conger eels (Conger conger) collected from the Severn E... Read More about Bile metabolites of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in three species of fish from the severn estuary.

The UK public transport industry and provision of multi-modal traveller information (2002)
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In recent years significant developments in transport policy have taken place in the UK. Public transport is considered key to the policy objectives of achieving an integrated and sustainable transport system. Improvements to public transport operati... Read More about The UK public transport industry and provision of multi-modal traveller information.

'Neither here nor there': The construction of identities and boundary maintenance of West African Pentecostals (2002)
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The often taken-for-granted 'decline of religion' thesis has frequently led to the failure to recognize the significance of religion in both forging and articulating aspects of identity in the contemporary western context. In addressing such an issue... Read More about 'Neither here nor there': The construction of identities and boundary maintenance of West African Pentecostals.

Guiding principles for future developments in transport (2002)
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Transport policy in the UK has been the focus of much deliberation and reformulation in recent years. While a ten year £180 billion spending plan is now in place this does not, nor should it, preclude the ongoing debate over transport's future and th... Read More about Guiding principles for future developments in transport.

A discrete domain of the human TrkB receptor defines the binding sites for BDNF and NT-4 (2002)
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TrkB is a member of the Trk family of tyrosine kinase receptors. In vivo, the extracellular region of TrkB is known to bind, with high affinity, the neurotrophin protein brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin-4 (NT-4). We describe... Read More about A discrete domain of the human TrkB receptor defines the binding sites for BDNF and NT-4.

Suggestions in maternal and child health for the national Technology Assessment Programme: A consideration of consumer and professional priorities (2002)
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In North Staffordshire, the Achieving Sustainable Quality in Maternity (ASQUAM) meetings provide the programme for clinical guidelines and audit over the following year. The ASQUAM clinical effectiveness programme has attempted to address a number of... Read More about Suggestions in maternal and child health for the national Technology Assessment Programme: A consideration of consumer and professional priorities.

Locality and community: Towards a vehicle for community-based decision making in rural localities in England (2002)
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Recent widespread discussion including policy statements by government suggest that more authority should be devolved to local communities to make decisions about the rural localities in which they live. The paper evaluates existing instruments, incl... Read More about Locality and community: Towards a vehicle for community-based decision making in rural localities in England.

Nurse education in higher education: Understanding cultural barriers to progress (2002)
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Nurse education is established in higher education but nurse academics remain concerned about nursing's lack of equal status within the academy. This paper reports findings of a small study of nurse lecturers' views which support other published stud... Read More about Nurse education in higher education: Understanding cultural barriers to progress.

Individual differences in nurse and teacher training students' attitudes toward and use of information technology (2002)
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Students in both nurse and teacher training are now expected to learn to make effective use of IT for their profession. However, they enter training with a variety of experience in IT which will affect how they respond to further IT skills training.... Read More about Individual differences in nurse and teacher training students' attitudes toward and use of information technology.

Leadership in urban governance: The Mayor of London (2002)
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This article discusses leadership in urban governance by examining the Mayor of London. It uses a conceptual framework of four elements: the external environment to local leadership; the institutional arrangements in which leaders operate; the local... Read More about Leadership in urban governance: The Mayor of London.

The role of competition in task switching during colony emigration in the ant Leptothorax albipennis (2002)
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The decision-making process that determines when an animal should switch between tasks is a fundamental issue in the study of animal behaviour. We investigated, for the first time, such task switching in terms of the dynamics of worker populations in... Read More about The role of competition in task switching during colony emigration in the ant Leptothorax albipennis.

Measuring the meaning of disability in rheumatoid arthritis: The personal impact Health Assessment Questionnaire (PI HAQ) (2002)
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Background: Measurement of disability in rheumatoid arthritis is often used to support treatment decisions and outcome assessments, but is used without reference to the impact of disability on individual patients. Objective: To develop and validate a... Read More about Measuring the meaning of disability in rheumatoid arthritis: The personal impact Health Assessment Questionnaire (PI HAQ).

Critical Studies on Men in Ten European Countries: (1) The State of Academic Research (2002)
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Driver response to variable message sign information in London (2002)
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Variable message signs (VMS) have been installed in London to notify motorists of planned events and current network problems. To guide investment and operational decisions an understanding is required of the impacts of VMS information. This paper pr... Read More about Driver response to variable message sign information in London.

Big Brother: Reconfiguring the ‘active’ audience of cultural studies? (2002)
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The emergence of a relatively new genre, ‘reality television’, has helped to break down the division between text and audience in significant ways, and this presents us with interesting questions for cultural studies. In this article we consider one... Read More about Big Brother: Reconfiguring the ‘active’ audience of cultural studies?.

Physiotherapists' lived experience of rehabilitating elite athletes (2002)
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Aim: To examine the 'lived experiences' of physiotherapists while treating elite athletes. Participants: Ten practising staff in south-west England, UK. Methods: After giving informed consent, in-depth interviews were conducted and member-checked. Ad... Read More about Physiotherapists' lived experience of rehabilitating elite athletes.

The demand for military spending in South Africa (2002)
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Understanding the factors that determine the military burdens in developing economies is an important area of research. Previous research has suggested that to understand the dynamics of the relationship between military burden and economic and strat... Read More about The demand for military spending in South Africa.