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Theory and practice: Psychoanalytic sociology as psycho-social studies (2006)
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Clarke, S. (2006). Theory and practice: Psychoanalytic sociology as psycho-social studies. Sociology, 40(6), 1153-1169. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038506069855

Over the past few years there has been an increasing interest in the use of psychoanalytic ideas within a sociological framework. These ideas have been largely developed within sociological theory rather than practice. There does, however, seem to be... Read More about Theory and practice: Psychoanalytic sociology as psycho-social studies.

Governance capacity and regionalist dynamics (2006)
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Christopoulos, D. C. (2006). Governance capacity and regionalist dynamics. Regional and Federal Studies, 16(4), 363-383. https://doi.org/10.1080/13597560600988997

The debate on the effects of regionalism and European integration on European nation states has been prominent for more than a decade. Regionalization of EU states has not brought with it genuine regional autonomy and regionalism has not emerged as a... Read More about Governance capacity and regionalist dynamics.

Bulk scheduling with the DIANA scheduler (2006)
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Anjum, A., McClatchey, R., Ali, A., & Willers, I. (2006). Bulk scheduling with the DIANA scheduler. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 53(6), 3818-3829. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2006.886047

Results from the research and development of a Data Intensive and Network Aware (DIANA) scheduling engine, to be used primarily for data intensive sciences such as physics analysis, are described. In Grid analyses, tasks can involve thousands of comp... Read More about Bulk scheduling with the DIANA scheduler.

Two physiotherapists, one librarian and a systematic literature review: Collaboration in action (2006)
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Hall, J., Briddon, J., & Swinkels, A. (2006). Two physiotherapists, one librarian and a systematic literature review: Collaboration in action. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 23(4), 248-256. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2006.00689.x

Aim: This paper explores the processes of collaboration between a librarian and two academic physiotherapists working on a systematic review jointly funded by the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, and the Royal National Hospital for R... Read More about Two physiotherapists, one librarian and a systematic literature review: Collaboration in action.

Effects of storage at -20°C on ischaemia-modified albumin results (2006)
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Monk, C., Kendall, J., Keating, L., Beetham, R., & Benger, J. (2006). Effects of storage at -20°C on ischaemia-modified albumin results. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 43(6), 500-502. https://doi.org/10.1258/000456306778904669

Background: Ischaemia-modified albumin (IMA) is being studied as a new marker for reversible ischaemia in patients presenting with possible cardiac chest pain. The conditions under which samples are stored prior to analysis may be critical in influen... Read More about Effects of storage at -20°C on ischaemia-modified albumin results.

Presence of WT1 in nuclear messenger RNP particles in the human acute myeloid leukemia cell lines HL60 and K562 (2006)
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Morrison, A. A., & Ladomery, M. (2006). Presence of WT1 in nuclear messenger RNP particles in the human acute myeloid leukemia cell lines HL60 and K562. Cancer Letters, 244(1), 136-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2005.12.018

The WT1 gene is a key player in acute myeloid leukaemia, in which it is frequently over-expressed. WT1 encodes a multifunctional zinc finger protein transcription factor, which also binds mRNA. Thus increasing evidence suggests that WT1 works both at... Read More about Presence of WT1 in nuclear messenger RNP particles in the human acute myeloid leukemia cell lines HL60 and K562.

Linear and non-linear stability thresholds for thermal convection in a box (2006)
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Hill, A. A., & Straughan, B. (2006). Linear and non-linear stability thresholds for thermal convection in a box. Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 29(17), 2123-2132. https://doi.org/10.1002/mma.770

We analyse the problem of finding instability thresholds and global non-linear stability bounds for thermal convection in a linearly viscous fluid in a finite box. The vertical walls are maintained at different temperatures which gives rise to a non-... Read More about Linear and non-linear stability thresholds for thermal convection in a box.

A Comprehensive Framework for Determining the Cost of an Emergency Medical Services System (2006)
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Lerner, E. B., Nichol, G., Spaite, D. W., Garrison, H. G., Maio, R. F., Lyttle, M. D., & Cheek, J. A. (2007). A Comprehensive Framework for Determining the Cost of an Emergency Medical Services System. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 49(3), 304-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.09.019

To determine the cost of an emergency medical services (EMS) system, researchers, policymakers, and EMS providers need a framework with which to identify the components of the system that must be included in any cost calculations. Such a framework wi... Read More about A Comprehensive Framework for Determining the Cost of an Emergency Medical Services System.

An orthogonal array based genetic algorithm for developing neural network based process models of fluid dispensing (2006)
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Kwong, C. K., Chan, K. Y., Aydin, M. E., & Fogarty, T. C. (2006). An orthogonal array based genetic algorithm for developing neural network based process models of fluid dispensing. International Journal of Production Research, 44(22), 4815-4836. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207540600620880

Fluid dispensing is a popular process in the semiconductor manufacturing industry, commonly being used in die-bonding as well as microchip encapsulation of electronic packaging. Modelling the fluid dispensing process is important to understanding the... Read More about An orthogonal array based genetic algorithm for developing neural network based process models of fluid dispensing.

Is urbanization scrambling the genetic structure of human populations? A case study (2006)
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Handley, L. J., Ashrafian-Bonab, M., Lawson Handley, L. J., & Balloux, F. (2007). Is urbanization scrambling the genetic structure of human populations? A case study. Heredity, 98(3), 151-156. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800918

Recent population expansion and increased migration linked to urbanization are assumed to be eroding the genetic structure of human populations. We investigated change in population structure over three generations by analysing both demographic and m... Read More about Is urbanization scrambling the genetic structure of human populations? A case study.

Solving large-scale uncapacitated facility location problems with evolutionary simulated annealing (2006)
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Yigit, V., Aydin, M. E., & Turkbey, O. (2006). Solving large-scale uncapacitated facility location problems with evolutionary simulated annealing. International Journal of Production Research, 44(22), 4773-4791. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207540600621003

Uncapacitated Facility Location (UFL) Problems are, in general, modelled as mixed integer programming problems, which are known as NP-hard problems. In recent years, a few publications have appeared on the metaheuristics for solving UFL problems, dis... Read More about Solving large-scale uncapacitated facility location problems with evolutionary simulated annealing.

Neither sequence variation in the IL-10 gene promoter nor presence of IL-10 protein in the cerebral cortex is associated with Alzheimer's disease (2006)
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Wilcock, G. K., Prince, J. A., Hughes, A., Culpan, D., Price, J., Palmer, L., …Matthews, S. (2006). Neither sequence variation in the IL-10 gene promoter nor presence of IL-10 protein in the cerebral cortex is associated with Alzheimer's disease. Neuroscience Letters, 408(2), 141-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2006.08.068

Interleukin 10 (IL-10) is an important anti-inflammatory cytokine produced in response to neuroinflammation and might be involved in modulating the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) through inhibiting the action of pro-inflammatory cytokines. W... Read More about Neither sequence variation in the IL-10 gene promoter nor presence of IL-10 protein in the cerebral cortex is associated with Alzheimer's disease.

Music and healing in cancer care: A survey of supportive care providers (2006)
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Daykin, N., Bunt, L., & McClean, S. (2006). Music and healing in cancer care: A survey of supportive care providers. Arts in Psychotherapy, 33(5), 402-413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2006.07.001

This paper explores the role of music activity and music therapy in health care drawing on a survey of UK cancer care providers offering music interventions and music therapy. The survey examined the extent and type of music provision and explored pr... Read More about Music and healing in cancer care: A survey of supportive care providers.

Benchmarking charity performance: Returns from direct marketing in fundraising (2006)
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Sargeant, A., Jay, E., & Lee, S. (2006). Benchmarking charity performance: Returns from direct marketing in fundraising. Journal of Nonprofit and Public Sector Marketing, 16(1-2), 77-94. https://doi.org/10.1300/J054v16n01_05

Despite rising public interest and concern only a handful of extant studies have addressed the performance of fundraising techniques and outlined the returns that might be expected. To date no one has examined the returns accruing from direct marketi... Read More about Benchmarking charity performance: Returns from direct marketing in fundraising.

A mitotic role for BRCA1/BARD1 in tumor suppression? (2006)
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Clarke, P. R., & Sanderson, H. S. (2006). A mitotic role for BRCA1/BARD1 in tumor suppression?. Cell, 127(3), 453-455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2006.10.020

The tumor-suppressor protein BRCA1 is thought to act by preserving genomic integrity. In this issue of Cell, Joukov et al. (2006) demonstrate that the BRCA1/BARD1 heterodimer participates in mitotic spindle assembly, a process conducted by the GTPase... Read More about A mitotic role for BRCA1/BARD1 in tumor suppression?.

Directions for future research in project management: The main findings of a UK government-funded research network (2006)
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Winter, M., Smith, C., Morris, P., & Cicmil, S. (2006). Directions for future research in project management: The main findings of a UK government-funded research network. International Journal of Project Management, 24(8), 638-649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2006.08.009

In 2003 the UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) agreed to fund a research network - Rethinking Project Management - to define a research agenda aimed at enriching and extending the subject of project management beyond its... Read More about Directions for future research in project management: The main findings of a UK government-funded research network.

The importance of 'process' in Rethinking Project Management: The story of a UK Government-funded research network (2006)
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Winter, M., Smith, C., Cooke-Davies, T., & Cicmil, S. (2006). The importance of 'process' in Rethinking Project Management: The story of a UK Government-funded research network. International Journal of Project Management, 24(8), 650-662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2006.08.008

This paper tells the story of a UK Government-funded research network called Rethinking Project Management, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council between 2004 and 2006. The story is significant because of the considerable a... Read More about The importance of 'process' in Rethinking Project Management: The story of a UK Government-funded research network.