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An artificial intelligence approach for measurement and monitoring of pressure at the residual limb/socket interface - A clinical study (2008)
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Amali, R., Noroozi, S., Vinney, J., Sewell, P., & Andrews, S. (2008). An artificial intelligence approach for measurement and monitoring of pressure at the residual limb/socket interface - A clinical study. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing & Condition Monitoring, 50(7), 374-383. https://doi.org/10.1784/insi.2008.50.7.374

A good-fitting prosthetic socket requires the pressure between the stump and socket to be distributed to ensure the load is carried by pressure tolerant regions of the limb. Transducers and Finite Element Analysis have been utilised to measure and mo... Read More about An artificial intelligence approach for measurement and monitoring of pressure at the residual limb/socket interface - A clinical study.

Return to sport after joint replacement (2008)
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Dieppe, P., Wylde, V., Blom, A., Hewlett, S., & Learmonth, I. (2008). Return to sport after joint replacement. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Volume, 90(7), 920-923. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.90B7.20614

Our aim was to determine the pre-operative sporting profiles of patients undergoing primary joint replacement and to establish if they were able to return to sport after surgery. A postal survey was completed by 2085 patients between one and three ye... Read More about Return to sport after joint replacement.

The histidine kinase AHK5 integrates endogenous and environmental signals in Arabidopsis guard cells (2008)
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Desikan, R., Horák, J., Chaban, C., Mira-Rodado, V., Witthöft, J., Elgass, K., …Harter, K. (2008). The histidine kinase AHK5 integrates endogenous and environmental signals in Arabidopsis guard cells. PLoS ONE, 3(6), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002491

Background: Stomatal guard cells monitor and respond to environmental and endogenous signals such that the stomatal aperture is continually optimised for water use efficiency. A key signalling molecule produced in guard cells in response to plant hor... Read More about The histidine kinase AHK5 integrates endogenous and environmental signals in Arabidopsis guard cells.

Why not teach "diversity" to public sector managers? (2008)
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Page, M., Oldfield, C., & Urstad, B. (2008). Why not teach "diversity" to public sector managers?. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 21(4), 368-382. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513550810880241

Purpose - Equality and diversity are generally positioned as special interests, marginal to the mainstream of social policy teaching and learning. The purpose of this paper is to make the case for shifting equality and diversity out of the margins an... Read More about Why not teach "diversity" to public sector managers?.

Pedagogic implications of anxiety and loss of agency in public services managers and leaders (2008)
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Ahmad, Y., & Broussine, M. (2008). Pedagogic implications of anxiety and loss of agency in public services managers and leaders. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 21(4), 340-352. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513550810880223

Purpose - The purpose of the paper is to report on the results of an inquiry into the possible reasons why many public service managers and leaders across six European countries report a loss of personal agency and suggests a possible pedagogic respo... Read More about Pedagogic implications of anxiety and loss of agency in public services managers and leaders.

Development of an anodic stripping voltammetric assay, using a disposable mercury-free screen-printed carbon electrode, for the determination of zinc in human sweat (2008)
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Cowell, D. C., Crew, A. P., & Hart, J. P. (2008). Development of an anodic stripping voltammetric assay, using a disposable mercury-free screen-printed carbon electrode, for the determination of zinc in human sweat. Talanta, 75(5), 1221-1226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2008.01.043

This paper reports on the development of a novel electrochemical assay for Zn2+ in human sweat, which involves the use of disposable screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs). Initially, SPCEs were used in conjunction with cyclic voltammetry to study... Read More about Development of an anodic stripping voltammetric assay, using a disposable mercury-free screen-printed carbon electrode, for the determination of zinc in human sweat.

On singing our own songs (2008)
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Bunt, L. (2008). On singing our own songs. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy,

Evaluation of the properties of a superficially porous silica stationary phase in hydrophilic interaction chromatography (2008)
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McCalley, D. V. (2008). Evaluation of the properties of a superficially porous silica stationary phase in hydrophilic interaction chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A, 1193(1-2), 85-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2008.04.007

The sample capacity, column efficiency (and its variation with flow) of a superficially porous unbonded silica phase (Halo) was investigated using hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC), particularly for separation of basic compounds. Sample... Read More about Evaluation of the properties of a superficially porous silica stationary phase in hydrophilic interaction chromatography.

A real-time multi-channel monitoring system for stem cell culture process (2008)
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Yue, X., Drakakis, E., Lim, M., Radomska, A., Ye, H., Mantalaris, A., …Cass, A. (2008). A real-time multi-channel monitoring system for stem cell culture process. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 2(2), 66-77. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBCAS.2008.925639

A novel, up to 128 channels, multi-parametric physiological measurement system suitable for monitoring hematopoietic stem cell culture processes and cell cultures in general is presented in this paper. The system aims to measure in real-time the most... Read More about A real-time multi-channel monitoring system for stem cell culture process.

Credit Union legislative frameworks in the United States of America and the United Kingdom - A flexible friend or a step towards the dark side? (2008)
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Ryder, N. (2008). Credit Union legislative frameworks in the United States of America and the United Kingdom - A flexible friend or a step towards the dark side?. Journal of Consumer Policy, 31(2), 147-166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10603-007-9053-2

This article questions the findings of several studies which have concluded that the Credit Unions Act 1979 was a factor limiting the growth of credit unions in the United Kingdom (UK). The author's conclusions are based upon an analysis of the amend... Read More about Credit Union legislative frameworks in the United States of America and the United Kingdom - A flexible friend or a step towards the dark side?.

Ketamine: The divisive dissociative. A discourse analysis of the constructions of ketamine by participants of a free party (rave) scene (2008)
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Riley, S., Morey, Y., & Griffin, C. (2008). Ketamine: The divisive dissociative. A discourse analysis of the constructions of ketamine by participants of a free party (rave) scene. Addiction Research and Theory, 16(3), 217-230. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066350801983715

This article examines the multiple and contradictory understandings that participants of a free party (rave) scene in the South West of England drew upon when talking about ketamine, and the role of these understandings in identity and consumption pr... Read More about Ketamine: The divisive dissociative. A discourse analysis of the constructions of ketamine by participants of a free party (rave) scene.

Transmission of cocoa swollen shoot virus by seeds (2008)
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Quainoo, A. K., Wetten, A. C., & Allainguillaume, J. (2008). Transmission of cocoa swollen shoot virus by seeds. Journal of Virological Methods, 150(1-2), 45-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.03.009

A study was undertaken to determine whether cocoa swollen shoot virus is transmitted by seeds, to improve the robustness of quarantine procedures for international exchange and long term conservation of cocoa germplasm. PCR/capillary electrophoresis,... Read More about Transmission of cocoa swollen shoot virus by seeds.

Promoting integration of the health and built environment agendas through a workforce development initiative (2008)
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Pilkington, P., Grant, M., & Orme, J. (2008). Promoting integration of the health and built environment agendas through a workforce development initiative. Public Health, 122(6), 545-551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2008.03.004

There is a renewed and growing recognition of the links between public health and the built environment, which has underlined the need for improved joint working between public health and built environment professionals. However, currently there is l... Read More about Promoting integration of the health and built environment agendas through a workforce development initiative.

Interactive learning or technology transfer as a way to catch-up? Analysing the wind energy industry in Denmark and India (2008)
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Kristinsson, K., & Rao, R. (2008). Interactive learning or technology transfer as a way to catch-up? Analysing the wind energy industry in Denmark and India. Industry and Innovation, 15(3), 297-320. https://doi.org/10.1080/13662710802040903

This paper uses sectoral systems of innovation framework to examine the relationship between technology policy and industrial development by comparing the emergence of the wind energy industry in Denmark and India. Since the late 1970s Denmark has le... Read More about Interactive learning or technology transfer as a way to catch-up? Analysing the wind energy industry in Denmark and India.

Identification of Campylobacter infection in chickens from volatile faecal emissions (2008)
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Garner, C. E., Smith, S., Elviss, N. C., Humphrey, T. J., White, P., Ratcliffe, N. M., & Probert, C. S. (2008). Identification of Campylobacter infection in chickens from volatile faecal emissions. Biomarkers, 13(4), 413-421. https://doi.org/10.1080/13547500801966443

Volatile organic compounds from chicken faeces were investigated as biomarkers for Campylobacter infection. Campylobacter are major poultry-borne zoonotic pathogens, colonizing the avian intestinal tract. Chicken faeces are the principal source of co... Read More about Identification of Campylobacter infection in chickens from volatile faecal emissions.

Child health promotion in the United Kingdom: Does health visitors' practice follow policy? (2008)
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Condon, L. (2008). Child health promotion in the United Kingdom: Does health visitors' practice follow policy?. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 62(5), 551-561. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04627.x

Title. Child health promotion in the United Kingdom: does health visitors' practice follow policy? Aim. This paper is a report of a study to assess to what extent national child health promotion policy is reflected in health visitors' practice across... Read More about Child health promotion in the United Kingdom: Does health visitors' practice follow policy?.

Revisiting knowledge warehousing: Theoretical foundations (2008)
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Mitra, A., & Garcia-Perez, A. (2008). Revisiting knowledge warehousing: Theoretical foundations. International Journal of Business Information Systems, 3(6), 572-586. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBIS.2008.018991

Ever since the late 1990s, different research communities have used the term 'knowledge warehousing' to refer to several types of IT-based tools. An extensive review of the literature on this topic revealed that existing approaches to knowledge wareh... Read More about Revisiting knowledge warehousing: Theoretical foundations.