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Researching European 'alternative' food networks: Some methodological considerations (2006)
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Venn, L., Kneafsey, M., Holloway, L., Cox, R., Dowler, E., & Tuomainen, H. (2006). Researching European 'alternative' food networks: Some methodological considerations. Area, 38(3), 248-258. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4762.2006.00694.x

Recent European literature on 'alternative' food networks (AFNs) draws heavily upon an apparently accessible and diverse body of non-conventional food networks in the agro-food sector and whilst researchers frequently refer to individual examples of... Read More about Researching European 'alternative' food networks: Some methodological considerations.

The student-mentor relationship: a review of the literature. (2006)
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Wilkes, Z. (2006). The student-mentor relationship: a review of the literature. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 20(37), 42-47. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2006.05.20.37.42.c4160

The student-mentor relationship is a complex one, which can be rewarding as well as problematic at times. Mentors want to provide a valuable practice experience for students but are constrained by multiple demands and limited resources. The mentor's... Read More about The student-mentor relationship: a review of the literature..

Seeds of transition: essays on novelty production, niches and regimes in agriculture. J.S.C. Wiskerke, J.D. van der Ploeg (Eds.). Royal Van Gorcum, Assen (2004) (2006)
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Holloway, L. (2006). Seeds of transition: essays on novelty production, niches and regimes in agriculture. J.S.C. Wiskerke, J.D. van der Ploeg (Eds.). Royal Van Gorcum, Assen (2004). Journal of rural studies, 22(2), 245 - 246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2005.08.013

Respecting nature? (2006)
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Connelly, J. (2006). Respecting nature?. Res publica : a journal of legal and social philosophy, 12(1), 97-108. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11158-006-0008-2

This paper considers whether respect is a concept that can be applied fruitfully and cogently to nature and the environment. Through an examination of the idea of nature, respect and an analysis of Paul Taylor's book Respect for Nature, it argues tha... Read More about Respecting nature?.

Winds of colonisation: The meteorological contours of Spain's imperium in the Pacific 1521-1898 (2006)
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Bankoff, G. (2006). Winds of colonisation: The meteorological contours of Spain's imperium in the Pacific 1521-1898. Environment and History, 12(1), 65-88. https://doi.org/10.3197/096734006776026827

This paper examines the relationship between prevailing weather systems and colonialism in the context of Spanish possessions in the Pacific from Magellan till the end of the nineteenth century. It argues that any historical appreciation of Hispanic... Read More about Winds of colonisation: The meteorological contours of Spain's imperium in the Pacific 1521-1898.

Freedom of religion: Koranic and human rights perspectives (2005)
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Shah, N. A. (2005). Freedom of religion: Koranic and human rights perspectives. Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law, 6(1-2), 69-88. https://doi.org/10.1163/157181505774841367

Lessons from the future: ICT scenarios and the education of teachers (2005)
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Williams, P. (2005). Lessons from the future: ICT scenarios and the education of teachers. Journal of education for teaching : JET, 31(4), 319-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607470500280209

This paper reviews significant events of the last 25 years in schools and teacher education in England and looks ahead to the next 25 years. Various scenarios for the future are examined and the potential is considered for new forms of teachers' init... Read More about Lessons from the future: ICT scenarios and the education of teachers.

The evolution of the racial wage hierarchy in post-apartheid South Africa (2005)
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Allanson, P., & Atkins, J. P. (2005). The evolution of the racial wage hierarchy in post-apartheid South Africa. Journal of Development Studies, 41(6), 1023-1050. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220380500155270

This article develops a multilateral decomposition procedure for the analysis of wage differentials and applies this to the evolution of the racial wage hierarchy in South Africa over the period 1993–2001. We find evidence that the wage position of t... Read More about The evolution of the racial wage hierarchy in post-apartheid South Africa.

Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence (2005)
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Pillinger, S. H., Gardiner, A., & Duthie, G. S. (2005). Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence. Digestive surgery, 22(1-2), 1-5. doi:10.1159/000084344

Faecal incontinence is a common problem. Conservative measures are effective in a significant proportion of patients. Failure of conservative management has until recently meant recourse to surgical intervention. Surgical treatment is often associate... Read More about Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence.

CCTV and policing: Public area surveillance and police practices in Britain. By Benjamin J. Goold (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 244 pp (2005)
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McCahill, M. (2005). CCTV and policing: Public area surveillance and police practices in Britain. By Benjamin J. Goold (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, 244 pp. The British journal of criminology, 45(2), 234 - 236

Diseases and impairments as risk factors for onset of disability in the older population in England and Wales: Findings from the medical research council cognitive function and ageing study (2005)
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Spiers, N. A., Matthews, R. J., Jagger, C., Matthews, F. E., Boult, C., Robinson, T. G., & Brayne, C. (2005). Diseases and impairments as risk factors for onset of disability in the older population in England and Wales: Findings from the medical research council cognitive function and ageing study. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 60(2), 248-254. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/60.2.248

Background. This paper reports the association between self-reported diseases and impairments and 2-year onset of disability in a prospective study of people aged 65 years or older in five urban and rural centers in England and Wales (Medical Researc... Read More about Diseases and impairments as risk factors for onset of disability in the older population in England and Wales: Findings from the medical research council cognitive function and ageing study.

Imagining England in Richard Morison's pamphlets against the Pilgrimage of Grace (1536) (2005)
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Mottram, S. (2005). Imagining England in Richard Morison's pamphlets against the Pilgrimage of Grace (1536). Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 36, 41-67. https://doi.org/10.1353/cjm.2005.0004

This article contests the assumptions of the social historians Foucault, Anderson, Gellner, and Habermas, all of whom date the origins of nationhood in Western Europe to the eighteenth century, and argue that nationhood superseded empire at this time... Read More about Imagining England in Richard Morison's pamphlets against the Pilgrimage of Grace (1536).

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate complex healthcare interventions - A case study (2004)
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Wong, I. C. K. (2004). Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate complex healthcare interventions - A case study. Pharmacy world & science : PWS, 26(5), 247-252. doi:10.1023/B:PHAR.0000042920.34663.04

In 2001 the UK National Health Service (NHS) issued its National Service Framework for the Elderly (NSF-E). This identified the elderly as a vulnerable group needing a high level of pharmaceutical intervention. As such, the NSF-E outlined plans to im... Read More about Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate complex healthcare interventions - A case study.

Adrenomedullin: Multiple functions in human pregnancy (2004)
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Wilson, C., Nikitenko, L. L., Sargent, I. L., & Rees, M. C. (2004). Adrenomedullin: Multiple functions in human pregnancy. Angiogenesis, 7(3), 203-212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10456-004-4183-5

Adrenomedullin is a 52 amino acid peptide originally isolated from human phaeochromocytoma in 1993. It was initially demonstrated to have profound effects on the vasculature including vasodilatation and subsequently promotion of angiogenesis. Since t... Read More about Adrenomedullin: Multiple functions in human pregnancy.

A long walk home by Rachel Clark, Naomi Jefferies, John Hasler, and David Pendleton. Radcliffe Medical Press, Abingdon, UK, 2002 (2004)
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Draper, P. (2004). A long walk home by Rachel Clark, Naomi Jefferies, John Hasler, and David Pendleton. Radcliffe Medical Press, Abingdon, UK, 2002. Journal of advanced nursing, 45(4), 450 - 451. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.t01-2-02940.x

A survey of postnatal debriefing (2003)
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Steele, A. M., & Beadle, M. (2003). A survey of postnatal debriefing. Journal of advanced nursing, 43(2), 130-136. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02687.x

Background. The evidence for postnatal debriefing generally lacks clarification of what postnatal debriefing constitutes. This is true of the recommendation in the United Kingdom for midwives to undertake 'active postnatal debriefing' (Department of... Read More about A survey of postnatal debriefing.

Selected annotated bibliography of phenomenological sources, Seacole Research Paper no. 3 (2003)
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Draper, P. (2003). Selected annotated bibliography of phenomenological sources, Seacole Research Paper no. 3. Journal of advanced nursing, 42(6), 645-645. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02698_1.x

The female narrator in the British novel: hidden agendas. Lisa Sternlieb, 2002 (2003)
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Sanders, V. (2003). The female narrator in the British novel: hidden agendas. Lisa Sternlieb, 2002. Journal of gender studies, 12(1), 54 - 55

Caroline Roberts , The woman and the hour: Harriet Martineau and Victorian ideologies. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002 (2003)
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Sanders, V. (2003). Caroline Roberts , The woman and the hour: Harriet Martineau and Victorian ideologies. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002. Nineteenth-Century Literature, 57(4), 552 - 554

The identification of environments and cultures that promote the abuse of people with intellectual disabilities: a review of the literature (2003)
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White, C., Holland, E., Marsland, D., & Oakes, P. (2003). The identification of environments and cultures that promote the abuse of people with intellectual disabilities: a review of the literature. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 16(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-3148.2003.00147.x

Background The present paper examines the literature regarding abuse within long-stay hospitals and community-based residences for people with intellectual disabilities. Methods Research and policy developments are reviewed, and concerns regarding th... Read More about The identification of environments and cultures that promote the abuse of people with intellectual disabilities: a review of the literature.