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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Cigarette Smoking Among UG Students (2014)
Journal Article
Christian, K. (2014). Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Cigarette Smoking Among UG Students. IOSR Journal of Nursing and Health Science, 3(6), 49-54. https://doi.org/10.9790/1959-03625558

Today's smoking culture includes a subpopulation of smokers called "social smokers". Many college students define "social smokers" as those who use tobacco in more social activities, rather than using tobacco on a regular basis. Social smokers don't... Read More about Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Cigarette Smoking Among UG Students.

Meridians Under the Skin (2014)
Journal Article
Shaw, V., & Aland, R. C. (2014). Meridians Under the Skin. European Journal of Oriental Medicine, 7(6),

The physical nature of the acupuncture meridian system is currently the subject of enquiry. The original structural descriptions for the meridian system contained in the Huang Di Nei Jing, The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine, are detailed... Read More about Meridians Under the Skin.

A hybrid humanoid-wheeled mobile robotic educational platform - design and prototyping (2014)
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Arif, A. H., Waqas, M., Rahman, U. U., Anwar, S., Malik, A., & Iqbal, J. (2014). A hybrid humanoid-wheeled mobile robotic educational platform - design and prototyping. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 7(12), 2140-2148. https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst/2014/v7i12.24

This research presents a novel, cost effective and indigenously developed educational framework for grasping hands-on concepts of Robotics and Mechatronics. The novelty of the platform lies in its ability to transform its shape from a humanoid to a w... Read More about A hybrid humanoid-wheeled mobile robotic educational platform - design and prototyping.

'By the sweet power of musicke'. Effect in Shakespeare's musical imagery (2014)
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Wilson, C. (2014). 'By the sweet power of musicke'. Effect in Shakespeare's musical imagery. Comparatio, 6(2), 241-262

Der vorliegende Beitrag unternimmt es, die vielfältigen Dimensionen von Shakespeares musikalischer Bildlichkeit zu erschließen: Er bietet einen Überblick über die verschiedenartigen Formen musikalischer Komponenten und ihre teilweise sehr subtile Ver... Read More about 'By the sweet power of musicke'. Effect in Shakespeare's musical imagery.

Cidadania e cidadania organizacional: Questões teόricas e conceituais que cercam a pesquisa na área (2014)
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Gomes, A. C. P., Bastos, A. V. B., Filho, E. J. D. M., & Menezes, I. G. (2014). Cidadania e cidadania organizacional: Questões teόricas e conceituais que cercam a pesquisa na área. Estudos e Pesquisas em Psicologia, 14(3), 711-731. https://doi.org/10.12957/epp.2014.13878

A investigação da cidadania e cidadania organizacional é marcada por uma grande complexidade em sua conceitualização. Apesar da polissemia da definição do construto, muitos autores concordam na definição da cidadania organizacional enquanto comportam... Read More about Cidadania e cidadania organizacional: Questões teόricas e conceituais que cercam a pesquisa na área.

Passing on the reins of responsibility? Comparing school principals’ values and practices in a ‘wicked’ reality (2014)
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Wright, N., & Bottery, M. (2014). Passing on the reins of responsibility? Comparing school principals’ values and practices in a ‘wicked’ reality. Contemporary educational leadership, 1(4), 68-89

This study stemmed from concerns about school leaders' responses to the current global environmental situation. The issue was tack- led by asking what priority they gave to envi- ronmental issues in their schools by examining their perceptions about... Read More about Passing on the reins of responsibility? Comparing school principals’ values and practices in a ‘wicked’ reality.

Rubber hand illusion highlights massive visual capture and sensorimotor face-hand remapping in a tetraplegic man (2014)
Journal Article
Tidoni, E., Grisoni, L., Liuzza, M. T., & Aglioti, S. M. (2014). Rubber hand illusion highlights massive visual capture and sensorimotor face-hand remapping in a tetraplegic man. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 32(5), 611-622. https://doi.org/10.3233/RNN-130385

Purpose: The illusory ownership of a fake hand as part the body follows synchronous tactile stimulation over a visible rubber hand and a covered hand. Whether brain plasticity mechanisms after sensory and motor disconnection modulates this illusion r... Read More about Rubber hand illusion highlights massive visual capture and sensorimotor face-hand remapping in a tetraplegic man.

On Mean Outer Radii of Random Polytopes (2014)
Journal Article
Alonso-Gutiérrez, D., Dafnis, N., Cifre, M. Á. H., & Prochno, J. (2014). On Mean Outer Radii of Random Polytopes. Indiana University Mathematics Journal, 63(2), 579-595

In this paper we introduce a new sequence of quantities for random polytopes. Let $K_N=\conv\{X_1,...,X_N\}$ be a random polytope generated by independent random vectors uniformly distributed in an isotropic convex body K of $\R^n$. We prove that the... Read More about On Mean Outer Radii of Random Polytopes.

High-pressure studies of palladium and platinum thioether macrocyclic dihalide complexes (2014)
Journal Article
Allan, D. R., Bailey, D., Bird, N., Blake, A. J., Champness, N. R., Huang, D., …Schröder, M. (2014). High-pressure studies of palladium and platinum thioether macrocyclic dihalide complexes. Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 70(3), 469-486. https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520614008786

The mononuclear macrocyclic PdII complex cis-[PdCl 2([9]aneS3)] ([9]aneS3 = 1,4,7-trithiacyclo- nonane) converts at 44kbar into an intensely coloured chain polymer exhibiting distorted octahedral coordination at the metal centre and an unprecedented... Read More about High-pressure studies of palladium and platinum thioether macrocyclic dihalide complexes.

Revenue sharing in a sports league with an open market in playing talent (2014)
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Dobson, S., & Goddard, J. (2014). Revenue sharing in a sports league with an open market in playing talent. Theoretical Economics Letters, 4(6), 410-414. https://doi.org/10.4236/tel.2014.46052

In this paper we develop an economic model of a professional sports league, in which the teams acquire playing talent in an external market. There have been several earlier formulations of this open model and all rely upon an inappropriately specifie... Read More about Revenue sharing in a sports league with an open market in playing talent.

Individualization and the aporias of modernity (2014)
Journal Article
Argyrou, V. (2014). Individualization and the aporias of modernity. International Political Anthropology, 7(2), 3-18

Ulrich Beck’s musings on individualization have been described as a theory that provides a convincing explanation of what is happening in society, but has it seemed convincing because of its superior explanatory power or because it says what those wh... Read More about Individualization and the aporias of modernity.

Portrait of the EU as a rational agent : collective reason and democratic deficit (2014)
Journal Article
Paskalev, V. (2014). Portrait of the EU as a rational agent : collective reason and democratic deficit. Croatian yearbook of European law and policy, 10, 89-129

In the present article I take a critical view of the well-known discursive dilemma which captures the difference between governance by collective reasoning and governance responsive to majoritarian will. I identify a problem with the solution preferr... Read More about Portrait of the EU as a rational agent : collective reason and democratic deficit.

Proprietary relief in Boardman v Phipps (2014)
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Hicks, A. (2014). Proprietary relief in Boardman v Phipps. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, 65(1), 1-21

The extent to which acquisitive breaches of fiduciary obligation trigger a constructive trust remains one of the most difficult and controversial issues in equity and the law of restitution.

Human rights and human wrongs: a rights based approach to the punishment of sex offenders (2014)
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Harrison, K., & Rainey, B. (2014). Human rights and human wrongs: a rights based approach to the punishment of sex offenders. Contemporary Issues in Law, 13(3), 229-248

The treatment and management of sex offenders is largely premised on the concepts of punishment and public protection. Driven by populist punitiveness and moral panic, policies designed to manage such offenders are largely incapacitative and retaliat... Read More about Human rights and human wrongs: a rights based approach to the punishment of sex offenders.

Partitioning networks into cliques: a randomized heuristic approach (2014)
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Chalupa, D. (2014). Partitioning networks into cliques: a randomized heuristic approach. Information Sciences and Technologies Bulletin of the ACM Slovakia, 6(3), 1-8

In the context of community detection in social networks, the term community can be grounded in the strict way that simply everybody should know each other within the community. We consider the corresponding community detection problem. We search for... Read More about Partitioning networks into cliques: a randomized heuristic approach.