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You are the weakest link and we will help you! The comprehensive strategy of the United Nations to fight terrorism (2006)
Journal Article
Quenivet, N. (2006). You are the weakest link and we will help you! The comprehensive strategy of the United Nations to fight terrorism. Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 11(3), 371-397. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krl020

In 2004, the United Nations Secretary-General published the report of the high-level panel of experts on threats, challenges and change that projected a comprehensive strategy to fight various types of scourges that afflict humankind and notably terr... Read More about You are the weakest link and we will help you! The comprehensive strategy of the United Nations to fight terrorism.

Truancy in secondary school pupils: Prevalence, trajectories and pupil perspectives (2006)
Journal Article
Attwood, G., & Croll, P. (2006). Truancy in secondary school pupils: Prevalence, trajectories and pupil perspectives. Research Papers in Education, 21(4), 467-484. https://doi.org/10.1080/02671520600942446

School absenteeism and particularly unauthorized absenteeism or truancy has been the focus of a number of, so far largely unsuccessful, recent policy initiatives. The paper draws upon two sources of data, the British Household Panel Survey and detail... Read More about Truancy in secondary school pupils: Prevalence, trajectories and pupil perspectives.

Mental capacity, good practice and the cyclical consent process in research involving vulnerable people (2006)
Journal Article
Sellman, D., Norman, R., & Warner, C. (2006). Mental capacity, good practice and the cyclical consent process in research involving vulnerable people. Clinical Ethics, 1(4), 228-233. https://doi.org/10.1258/147775006779151085

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 gives statutory force to the common law principle that all adults are assumed to have capacity to make decisions unless proven otherwise. In accord with best practice, this principle places the evidential burden on resear... Read More about Mental capacity, good practice and the cyclical consent process in research involving vulnerable people.

Integrated exercise and self-management programmes in osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: a systematic review of effectiveness (2006)
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Reeves, B. C., Walsh, N., Mitchell, H., & Hurley, M. (2006). Integrated exercise and self-management programmes in osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: a systematic review of effectiveness. Physical Therapy Reviews, 11(4), 289-297. https://doi.org/10.1179/108331906X163432

© 2006 Maney Publishing. The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the clinical effects of integrated exercise and self-management programmes on pain and function in patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis, and to determine the cost-effe... Read More about Integrated exercise and self-management programmes in osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: a systematic review of effectiveness.

Constraint-based approach to investigate the process flexibility of food processing equipment (2006)
Journal Article
Matthews, J., Singh, B., Mullineux, G., & Medland, T. (2006). Constraint-based approach to investigate the process flexibility of food processing equipment. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 51(4), 809-820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2006.09.003

Over the last decade the UK food processing industry has become increasing competitive. This leads the sector to maintain high numbers of product variations. Although some of these products are stable over long periods, others are short lived or seas... Read More about Constraint-based approach to investigate the process flexibility of food processing equipment.

A new approach to prison public health? Challenging and advancing the agenda for prison health (2006)
Journal Article
De Viggiani, N. (2006). A new approach to prison public health? Challenging and advancing the agenda for prison health. Critical Public Health, 16(4), 307-316. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581590601045212

This paper explores recent developments in prison public health, recommending that future prison health policies and practices become more 'upstream' in their outlook and approach. It is argued that this will require much firmer acknowledgement of th... Read More about A new approach to prison public health? Challenging and advancing the agenda for prison health.

A new approach to prison public health? Challenging and advancing the agenda for prison health (2006)
Journal Article
and advancing the agenda for prison health. Critical Public Health, 16(4), 307-316. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581590601045212

This paper explores recent developments in prison public health, recommending that future prison health policies and practices become more ‘upstream’ in their outlook and approach. It is argued that this will require much firmer acknowledgement of th... Read More about A new approach to prison public health? Challenging and advancing the agenda for prison health.

The Prevalence of Childhood Dysphonia: A Cross-Sectional Study (2006)
Journal Article
ALSPAC Study Team, , Carding, P. N., Roulstone, S., & Northstone, K. (2006). The Prevalence of Childhood Dysphonia: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Voice, 20(4), 623-630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2005.07.004

Summary: There is only very limited information on the prevalence of voice disorders, particularly for the pediatric population. This study examined the prevalence of dysphonia in a large cohort of children (n = 7389) at 8 years of age. Data were col... Read More about The Prevalence of Childhood Dysphonia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Serenity, self-regard and the genetic sequence: Social psychiatry and preventive eugenics in Britain, 1930s-1950s (2006)
Journal Article
Swanson, G. (2006). Serenity, self-regard and the genetic sequence: Social psychiatry and preventive eugenics in Britain, 1930s-1950s. New Formations: A Journal of Culture, Theory, Politics, 60, 50-65

The completion of this peer reviewed journal article was supported by AHRC Research Leave funding and constitutes the first study to situate C. P. Blacker's realignment of the Eugenics Society in the 1940s and 1950s in terms of the convergence of psy... Read More about Serenity, self-regard and the genetic sequence: Social psychiatry and preventive eugenics in Britain, 1930s-1950s.

The obsession with outputs: Over regulation and the impact on the emotional identities of public service professionals (2006)
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Miller, C., Hoggett, P., & Mayo, M. (2006). The obsession with outputs: Over regulation and the impact on the emotional identities of public service professionals. International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion, 1(4), 366-378. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWOE.2006.011877

This paper draws upon research on the ways in which public service professionals working with disadvantaged communities, manage the ethical dilemmas and emotional tensions experienced in role. We view the public sphere as a dilemmatic space and the e... Read More about The obsession with outputs: Over regulation and the impact on the emotional identities of public service professionals.

Does the merger paradox exist even without any regulations? Evidence from Germany in the pre-1914 period (2006)
Journal Article
Kling, G. (2006). Does the merger paradox exist even without any regulations? Evidence from Germany in the pre-1914 period. Empirica, 33(5), 315-328. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10663-006-9019-7

This paper measures the market response triggered by merger announcements in an environment without regulations and without a strong separation of ownership and control in Germany. Based on event study methods applied to daily data and regression ana... Read More about Does the merger paradox exist even without any regulations? Evidence from Germany in the pre-1914 period.

The effect of woodland growth on a containment landfill site in Hertfordshire, UK (2006)
Journal Article
Hutchings, T. R., Sinnett, D., Peace, A. J., & Moffat, A. J. (2006). The effect of woodland growth on a containment landfill site in Hertfordshire, UK. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 5(4), 169-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2006.08.002

Below-ground growth of four tree species (ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.), alder (Alnus spp.), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) and Corsican pine (Pinus nigra var. maritima (Ait.) Melville)) was investigated on a 15-year-old containment landfill in Hert... Read More about The effect of woodland growth on a containment landfill site in Hertfordshire, UK.

Private passions, the public good and public service reform (2006)
Journal Article
Hoggett, P., Mayo, M., & Miller, C. (2006). Private passions, the public good and public service reform. Social Policy and Administration, 40(7), 758-773. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2006.00531.x

There has been considerable recent discussion of the impact of public service reforms on the work ethics and motivations of public service workers. In this article we draw upon recent research on the ethical dilemmas facing regeneration workers in or... Read More about Private passions, the public good and public service reform.

The impact of ownership on small firm behaviour and performance (2006)
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Ghobadian, A., & O'Regan, N. (2006). The impact of ownership on small firm behaviour and performance. International Small Business Journal, 24(6), 555-586. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242606069267

The impact of ownership on organizational performance has attracted the interest of a large number of scholars. The empirical research predominately focuses on the impact of ownership structures on organizational performance, and to a lesser extent o... Read More about The impact of ownership on small firm behaviour and performance.

HRM-performance research: Under-theorized and lacking explanatory power (2006)
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Fleetwood, S., & Hesketh, A. (2006). HRM-performance research: Under-theorized and lacking explanatory power. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 17(12), 1977-1993. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585190601041026

The search for a measurable link between HR practices and organizational performance is currently preoccupying HR professionals, consultants, government and academics. Empirical research on this human resource management-performance (HRM-P) link is,... Read More about HRM-performance research: Under-theorized and lacking explanatory power.