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Development of a coarse membrane bioreactor for two-stage anaerobic digestion of biodegradable municipal solid waste (2009)
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Walker, M., Banks, C. J., & Heaven, S. (2009). Development of a coarse membrane bioreactor for two-stage anaerobic digestion of biodegradable municipal solid waste. Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research, 59(4), 729-735. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2009.012

A laboratory-scale coarse membrane bioreactor was developed to test its potential for the enhanced degradation of biodegradable municipal (solid) waste. The purpose of the mesh was to retain solid substrate and biomass in the reactor, promoting optim... Read More about Development of a coarse membrane bioreactor for two-stage anaerobic digestion of biodegradable municipal solid waste.

On the lifetime of wireless sensor networks (2009)
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Dietrich, I., & Dressler, F. (2009). On the lifetime of wireless sensor networks. ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, 5(1), Article ARTN 5. https://doi.org/10.1145/1464420.1464425

Network lifetime has become the key characteristic for evaluating sensor networks in an application-specific way. Especially the availability of nodes, the sensor coverage, and the connectivity have been included in discussions on network lifetime. E... Read More about On the lifetime of wireless sensor networks.

Feedforward, -backward and neutral transparency measures for British English (2009)
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Spencer, K. A. (2009). Feedforward, -backward and neutral transparency measures for British English. Behavior research methods, 41(1), 220-227. https://doi.org/10.3758/BRM.41.1.220

Orthographic transparency metrics for opaque or deep languages such as French and English have tended to focus on feedforward and/or feedback directions, with claims made for the influence of both on reading. In the present study, data for five trans... Read More about Feedforward, -backward and neutral transparency measures for British English.

Contextualizing rationality: Mature student carers and higher education in England (2009)
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Gonzalez-Arnal, S., & Kilkey, M. (2009). Contextualizing rationality: Mature student carers and higher education in England. Feminist economics, 15(1), 85-111. https://doi.org/10.1080/13545700802528323

In England, the Government has implemented policies to increase and diversify participation in higher education (HE). Changes in funding arrangements that shift the burden of paying for education from the state to individuals have also been introduce... Read More about Contextualizing rationality: Mature student carers and higher education in England.

Evaluating 'best practice' in integrated rural tourism: Case examples from the England - Wales border region (2009)
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Saxena, G., & Ilbery, B. (2009). Evaluating 'best practice' in integrated rural tourism: Case examples from the England - Wales border region. Environment & planning. A, 41(9), 2248-2266. https://doi.org/10.1068/a41294

In this paper we explore and evaluate the concept of integrated rural tourism (IRT) by drawing upon a networks approach and the notion of best practice. By integrating the two an attempt is made to understand the processes that generate the sharing,... Read More about Evaluating 'best practice' in integrated rural tourism: Case examples from the England - Wales border region.

Word recognition processes modulate the naso-temporal asymmetry of the human visual field (2009)
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Lavidor, M., Alexander, T., & McGraw, P. V. (2009). Word recognition processes modulate the naso-temporal asymmetry of the human visual field. Perception, 38(10), 1536-1541. https://doi.org/10.1068/p6078

Many visual tasks display a well-documented naso-temporal asymmetry (NTA), where sensitivity is greater to stimuli presented in the temporal hemifield. Four-letter strings were presented at various eccentricities under monocular vision conditions, an... Read More about Word recognition processes modulate the naso-temporal asymmetry of the human visual field.

Kinematic gait adaptations in unilateral transtibial amputees during rehabilitation (2009)
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Barnett, C., Vanicek, N., Polman, R., Hancock, A., Brown, B., Smith, L., & Chetter, I. (2009). Kinematic gait adaptations in unilateral transtibial amputees during rehabilitation. Prosthetics and orthotics international, 33(2), 135-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/03093640902751762

Introduction: Physiotherapists routinely prescribe the use of two different early walking aids (EWAs) to individuals who have recently undergone unilateral transtibial amputation. No research to date has investigated the kinematic gait patterns of tr... Read More about Kinematic gait adaptations in unilateral transtibial amputees during rehabilitation.

Interference effects in 157 nm laser ablated cones in polycarbonate and application to spatial coherence measurement (2009)
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Dyer, P. E., Walton, C. D., & Zakaria, R. (2009). Interference effects in 157 nm laser ablated cones in polycarbonate and application to spatial coherence measurement. Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing, 95(2), 319-323. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-009-5102-9

Conical structures formed in 157 nm laser-ablated polycarbonate exhibit a well-defined fringe structure with a period of a few 100 nm surrounding the cone base. Experiments and modelling studies of the interference produced by these micro-conical mir... Read More about Interference effects in 157 nm laser ablated cones in polycarbonate and application to spatial coherence measurement.

Prolonged Electrical Muscle Stimulation Exercise Improves Strength, Peak VO2, and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Stable Chronic Heart Failure (2009)
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Banerjee, P., Caulfield, B., Crowe, L., & Clark, A. L. (2009). Prolonged Electrical Muscle Stimulation Exercise Improves Strength, Peak VO2, and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Stable Chronic Heart Failure. Journal of cardiac failure, 15(4), 319-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2008.11.005

Background: Exercise training can help patients with chronic heart failure but may be limited in its applicability due to age and other comorbidities. This investigation evaluated training responses to prolonged electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) in... Read More about Prolonged Electrical Muscle Stimulation Exercise Improves Strength, Peak VO2, and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Stable Chronic Heart Failure.

Expatriation outside the boundaries of the multinational corporation: a study with expatriate nurses in Saudi Arabia (2009)
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Bozionelos, N. (2009). Expatriation outside the boundaries of the multinational corporation: a study with expatriate nurses in Saudi Arabia. Human Resource Management, 48(1), 111-134. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.20269

To date, research has largely neglected individuals who become expatriates on their own initiative and outside the boundaries of multinational corporations. This study, which focused on 206 non-Saudi expatriate nurses employed in a Saudi Arabian hosp... Read More about Expatriation outside the boundaries of the multinational corporation: a study with expatriate nurses in Saudi Arabia.

Reductive Amination-A convenient method for generating diverse, mono-functionalised 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl porphyrins (2009)
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Welch, C., Archibald, S. J., & Boyle, R. (2009). Reductive Amination-A convenient method for generating diverse, mono-functionalised 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl porphyrins. SYNTHESIS, 2009(4), 551-556. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0028-1083335

Formylation followed by reductive amination of 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl porphyrin (TPP) is shown to be a versatile synthetic procedure for monosubstitution of the porphyrin core re-giospecifically at one β-position. A diverse range of substituents can... Read More about Reductive Amination-A convenient method for generating diverse, mono-functionalised 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl porphyrins.

Single molecule spectroscopy of red- and green-emitting fluorene-based copolymers (2009)
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Khalil, G. E., Adawi, A. M., Fox, A. M., Iraqi, A., & Lidzey, D. G. (2009). Single molecule spectroscopy of red- and green-emitting fluorene-based copolymers. The Journal of chemical physics, 130(4), 044903. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3054142

Single molecule fluorescence spectroscopy is used to study the optical properties of two polymers: a fluorene-based statistical copolymer that contains a low fraction (10%) of a red-emitting thiophene group, and the green-emitting polymer poly(9,9-di... Read More about Single molecule spectroscopy of red- and green-emitting fluorene-based copolymers.

Managerial ownership and performance (2009)
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Florackis, C., Kostakis, A., & Ozkan, A. (2009). Managerial ownership and performance. Journal of business research, 62(12), 1350-1357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2008.12.001

This study revisits the classical debate about the nature of the relationship between managerial ownership and corporate performance by using a semi-parametric estimation approach. The semi-parametric approach helps sidestep concerns associated with... Read More about Managerial ownership and performance.

Understanding the experience of ambivalence in anorexia nervosa: the maintainer's perspective (2009)
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Williams, S., & Reid, M. (2010). Understanding the experience of ambivalence in anorexia nervosa: the maintainer's perspective. Psychology & health, 25(5), 551-567. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870440802617629

People with anorexia often feel ambivalent about whether they wish to maintain it or recover from it. One place where individuals can communicate their experiences of wanting to maintain their anorexia is through pro-anorexia websites. This study inv... Read More about Understanding the experience of ambivalence in anorexia nervosa: the maintainer's perspective.

False and veridical collaborative recognition (2009)
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Thorley, C., & Dewhurst, S. A. (2009). False and veridical collaborative recognition. Memory, 17(1), 17-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210802484817

Participants studied DRM words lists (Deese, 1959; Roediger McDermott, 1995) and then completed a recognition test individually or in a collaborative pair, trio, or quartet. The collaborative groups' responses were compared to those of equivalent siz... Read More about False and veridical collaborative recognition.

Hospital versus community-based phase III cardiac rehabilitation. (2009)
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Blake, E., Tsakirides, C., & Ingle, L. (2009). Hospital versus community-based phase III cardiac rehabilitation. British Journal of Nursing, 18(2), 116-122. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2009.18.2.37867

AIM: to compare patient and staff perceptions of phase III cardiac rehabilitation delivered in a hospital versus community setting. METHOD: data were collected by semi-structured interviews with staff and patients. Patients and staff members were int... Read More about Hospital versus community-based phase III cardiac rehabilitation..

Reduced specificity of autobiographical memory as a moderator of the relationship between daily hassles and depression (2009)
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Anderson, R., Goddard, L., & Powell, J. H. (2010). Reduced specificity of autobiographical memory as a moderator of the relationship between daily hassles and depression. Cognition and Emotion, 24(4), 702-709. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699930802598029

Autobiographical memory biases are potential cognitive vulnerability factors for depression, with recent research highlighting the potential importance of accompanying high levels of life stress. Using a prospective design, the current study examined... Read More about Reduced specificity of autobiographical memory as a moderator of the relationship between daily hassles and depression.

Using an online case conference to facilitate interprofessional learning (2009)
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Santy, J., Beadle, M., & Needham, Y. (2009). Using an online case conference to facilitate interprofessional learning. Nurse education in practice, 9(6), 383-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2008.11.004

Interprofessional learning is seen as increasingly important for all health and social care workers. How this is integrated into the education of these workers is less clear and more of a challenge. This article describes an online learning activity... Read More about Using an online case conference to facilitate interprofessional learning.

Estrogenic activity of cadmium, copper and zinc in the yeast estrogen screen (2009)
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Denier, X., Hill, E. M., Rotchell, J., & Minier, C. (2009). Estrogenic activity of cadmium, copper and zinc in the yeast estrogen screen. Toxicology in Vitro, 23(4), 569-573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2009.01.006

Heavy metals are increasingly studied due to their apparent ability to disrupt signaling pathways of living organisms including humans. Among various mechanisms of action, metals are suspected of exerting estrogenic activity in human and wildlife. In... Read More about Estrogenic activity of cadmium, copper and zinc in the yeast estrogen screen.