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Do benchmark African equity indices exhibit the stylized facts? (2010)
Journal Article
Li, Y., Hamill, P. A., & Opong, K. K. (2010). Do benchmark African equity indices exhibit the stylized facts?. Global finance journal, 21(1), 71-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2010.03.006

This paper investigates if benchmark African equity indices exhibit the stylized facts reported for financial time series returns. The returns distributions of the Africa All-Share, Large, Medium and Small Company Indices were found to be leptokurtot... Read More about Do benchmark African equity indices exhibit the stylized facts?.

Stakeholder theory and practice in Europe and North America: The key to success lies in a marketing approach (2010)
Journal Article
Jurgens, M., Berthon, P., Papania, L., & Shabbir, H. A. (2010). Stakeholder theory and practice in Europe and North America: The key to success lies in a marketing approach. Industrial marketing management, 39(5), 769-775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2010.02.016

Corporate reputation in Europe and North America is increasingly seen as a function of how firms treat their stakeholders. In the United States, stakeholder theory has been touted as a paradigm of good management; yet despite enlightened stakeholder... Read More about Stakeholder theory and practice in Europe and North America: The key to success lies in a marketing approach.

New 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Grande Ronde lavas, Columbia River Basalts, USA: Implications for duration of flood basalt eruption episodes (2010)
Journal Article
Barry, T. L., Self, S., Kelley, S. P., Reidel, S., Hooper, P., & Widdowson, M. (2010). New 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Grande Ronde lavas, Columbia River Basalts, USA: Implications for duration of flood basalt eruption episodes. Lithos, 118(3-4), 213-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2010.03.014

Grande Ronde Basalt (GRB) lavas represent the most voluminous eruptive pulse of the Columbia River-Snake River-Yellowstone hotspot volcanism. With an estimated eruptive volume of 150,000km3, GRB lavas form at least 66% of the total volume of the Colu... Read More about New 40Ar/39Ar dating of the Grande Ronde lavas, Columbia River Basalts, USA: Implications for duration of flood basalt eruption episodes.

Accessing inside: Ethical dilemmas and pragmatic compromises (2010)
Book Chapter
Laverick, W. (2010). Accessing inside: Ethical dilemmas and pragmatic compromises. In J. Scott-Jones, & S. Watt (Eds.), Ethnography in Social Science Practice (73-88). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203876305

In this chapter, I will focus upon issues relating to accessing and conducting research within the institutional setting of the prison.1 It will discuss particular issues raised in conducting prison research in general and then will go on to discuss... Read More about Accessing inside: Ethical dilemmas and pragmatic compromises.

Subitizing in congenitally blind adults (2010)
Journal Article
Ferrand, L., Riggs, K. J., & Castronovo, J. (2010). Subitizing in congenitally blind adults. Psychonomic bulletin & review, 17(6), 840-845. https://doi.org/10.3758/PBR.17.6.840

We investigated the role of vision in tactile enumeration within and outside the subitizing range. Congenitally blind and sighted (blindfolded) participants were asked to enumerate quickly and accurately the number of fingers stimulated. Both groups... Read More about Subitizing in congenitally blind adults.

Calcium phosphate-based composites as injectable bone substitute materials (2010)
Journal Article
Low, K. L., Tan, S. H., Zein, S. H. S., Roether, J. A., Mouriño, V., & Boccaccini, A. R. (2010). Calcium phosphate-based composites as injectable bone substitute materials. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 94(1), 273-286. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.31619

A major weakness of current orthopedic implant materials, for instance sintered hydroxyapatite (HA), is that they exist as a hardened form, requiring the surgeon to fit the surgical site around an implant to the desired shape. This can cause an incre... Read More about Calcium phosphate-based composites as injectable bone substitute materials.

The development and evaluation of a conducting matrix for the electrochemical regeneration of the immobilised co-factor NAD(H) under continuous flow (2010)
Journal Article
Ngamsom, B., Hickey, A. M., Greenway, G. M., Littlechild, J. A., McCreedy, T., Watts, P., & Wiles, C. (2010). The development and evaluation of a conducting matrix for the electrochemical regeneration of the immobilised co-factor NAD(H) under continuous flow. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 8(10), 2419-2424. https://doi.org/10.1039/b924100k

Through the preparation of a novel controlled pore glass-poly(pyrrole) material we have developed a conducting support that is not only suitable for the co-immobilisation of enzymes and co-factors, but also enables the facile electrochemical regenera... Read More about The development and evaluation of a conducting matrix for the electrochemical regeneration of the immobilised co-factor NAD(H) under continuous flow.

Structural roots of violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (2010)
Journal Article
Chakma, B. (2010). Structural roots of violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Economic and Political Weekly, 45(12), 19-21

The continued violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh is rooted in the state's policy of erasing the ethnic identity of the indigenous people and usurping their land for settling Bengali-speaking populations. In this, Bangladesh has foll... Read More about Structural roots of violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Evaluating logistics network configurations for a global supply chain (2010)
Journal Article
Creazza, A., Dallari, F., & Melacini, M. (2010). Evaluating logistics network configurations for a global supply chain. Supply chain management, 15(2), 154-164. https://doi.org/10.1108/13598541011028750

Purpose: This paper aims to identify and assess different configurations to design logistics networks in global sourcing contexts. A framework to support the choice of the most suitable logistics network is developed. Design/methodology/approach: Sta... Read More about Evaluating logistics network configurations for a global supply chain.

A new methodology for the quantitative visualization of coherent flow structures in alluvial channels using multibeam echo-sounding (MBES) (2010)
Journal Article
Best, J., Simmons, S., Parsons, D., Oberg, K., Czuba, J., & Malzone, C. (2010). A new methodology for the quantitative visualization of coherent flow structures in alluvial channels using multibeam echo-sounding (MBES). Geophysical research letters, 37(6), Article ARTN L06405. https://doi.org/10.1029/2009gl041852

In order to investigate the interactions between turbulence and suspended sediment transport in natural aqueous environments, we ideally require a technique that allows simultaneous measurement of fluid velocity and sediment concentration for the who... Read More about A new methodology for the quantitative visualization of coherent flow structures in alluvial channels using multibeam echo-sounding (MBES).

Sources of competitiveness for logistics service providers: a UK industry perspective (2010)
Journal Article
Liu, X., McKinnon, A. C., Grant, D. B., & Feng, Y. (2010). Sources of competitiveness for logistics service providers: a UK industry perspective. Logistics Research, 2(1), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12159-010-0024-7

This paper empirically examines perceptions on the sources of competitiveness for logistics service providers (LSPs) drawing on two influential theories of strategic management, Porter’s competitive advantage theory and the resource-based view (RBV).... Read More about Sources of competitiveness for logistics service providers: a UK industry perspective.

"More than History can Pattern": Shakespeare and Historicism (2010)
Journal Article
Meek, R. (2010). "More than History can Pattern": Shakespeare and Historicism. Forum for Modern Language Studies, 46(2), 221-243. https://doi.org/10.1093/fmls/cqp164

This article explores current debates in Shakespeare studies regarding the claims of historicism and presentism. The article focuses upon Cymbeline and its fascination with the ways in which our attempts both to reconstruct the past and to understand... Read More about "More than History can Pattern": Shakespeare and Historicism.

Biological and clinical implications of nicastrin expression in invasive breast cancer (2010)
Journal Article
Filipović, A., Gronau, J. H., Green, A. R., Wang, J., Vallath, S., Shao, D., Rasul, S., Ellis, I. O., Yagüe, E., Sturge, J., & Coombes, R. C. (2011). Biological and clinical implications of nicastrin expression in invasive breast cancer. Breast cancer research and treatment, 125(1), 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-010-0823-1

Nicastrin is an essential component of the gamma secretase (GS) enzyme complex, required for its synthesis and recognition of substrates for proteolytic cleavage. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether nicastrin has prognostic value or... Read More about Biological and clinical implications of nicastrin expression in invasive breast cancer.

Crashes in real estate prices: causes and predictability (2010)
Journal Article
Xiao, Q. (2010). Crashes in real estate prices: causes and predictability. Urban studies, 47(8), 1725-1744. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098009356482

Large swings in real estate prices that end in devastating crashes have been witnessed by many countries in the past two decades. To curtail the damage of these crashes, it is imperative that we understand their causes. This study proposes a model th... Read More about Crashes in real estate prices: causes and predictability.

Brief screening questionnaires to identify problem drinking during pregnancy: A systematic review (2010)
Journal Article
Burns, E., Gray, R., & Smith, L. A. (2010). Brief screening questionnaires to identify problem drinking during pregnancy: A systematic review. Addiction, 105(4), 601-614. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02842.x

Aims Although prenatal screening for problem drinking during pregnancy has been recommended, guidance on screening instruments is lacking. We investigated the sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of brief alcohol screening questionnaires to... Read More about Brief screening questionnaires to identify problem drinking during pregnancy: A systematic review.

Pre-competitive confidence, coping, and subjective performance in sport (2010)
Journal Article
Levy, A. R., Nicholls, A. R., & Polman, R. C. (2011). Pre-competitive confidence, coping, and subjective performance in sport. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 21(5), 721-729. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.01075.x

The primary aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between confidence and subjective performance in addition to exploring whether coping mediated this relationship. A sample of 414 athletes completed a measure of confidence before perf... Read More about Pre-competitive confidence, coping, and subjective performance in sport.

Current knowledge on non-native freshwater fish introductions (2010)
Journal Article
Gozlan, R. E., Britton, J. R., Cowx, I., & Copp, G. H. (2010). Current knowledge on non-native freshwater fish introductions. Journal of fish biology, 76(4), 751-786. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02566.x

This review provides a contemporary account of knowledge on aspects of introductions of non-native fish species and includes issues associated with introduction pathways, ecological and economic impacts, risk assessments, management options and impac... Read More about Current knowledge on non-native freshwater fish introductions.

"Edge of darkness" and "Just in Time": Two cautionary tales, two styles, one story (2010)
Journal Article
Gilbourne, D. (2010). "Edge of darkness" and "Just in Time": Two cautionary tales, two styles, one story. Qualitative Inquiry, 16(5), 325-331. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800409358866

"Edge of Darkness" is an autoethnographic tale punctuated in places with extracts from an autoethnographic poetic monologue "Just in Time." Both explore elements of one life by focusing on different issues and settings, chart the slow decline of well... Read More about "Edge of darkness" and "Just in Time": Two cautionary tales, two styles, one story.

War crimes in the armed conflict in Pakistan (2010)
Journal Article
Shah, N. A. (2010). War crimes in the armed conflict in Pakistan. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 33(4), 283-306. https://doi.org/10.1080/10576100903582535

This article argues that an internal armed conflict exists in Pakistan and the law of armed conflict together with human rights law applies to it. It is further argued that both the security forces of Pakistan and the Pakistani Taliban have and will... Read More about War crimes in the armed conflict in Pakistan.