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Immersive visualization training of radiotherapy treatment (2005)
Journal Article
Phillips, R., Ward, J. W., & Beavis, A. W. (2005). Immersive visualization training of radiotherapy treatment. Studies in health technology and informatics, 111, 390 - 396

External radiation beam treatment of cancer tumours involves delivery of invisible radiation beams through the body where internal structures can not be seen. Beam targeting of patient anatomy has to very accurate to achieve the desired therapeutic r... Read More about Immersive visualization training of radiotherapy treatment.

Jimmy Carter: The Re-emergence of Faith-Based Politics and the Abortion Rights Issue (2005)
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Flint, A. R., & Porter, J. (2005). Jimmy Carter: The Re-emergence of Faith-Based Politics and the Abortion Rights Issue. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 35(1), 28-51. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-5705.2004.00234.x

This article will extend the current re-evaluation of the Carter presidency through a detailed examination of the enduring impact of his evangelical Christian faith upon modern American political discourse. Carter successfully reawakened faith-based... Read More about Jimmy Carter: The Re-emergence of Faith-Based Politics and the Abortion Rights Issue.

Antiangiogenic activity of a domain deletion mutant of tissue plasminogen activator containing kringle 2 (2005)
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Carroll, V. A., Nikitenko, L. L., Bicknell, R., & Harris, A. L. (2005). Antiangiogenic activity of a domain deletion mutant of tissue plasminogen activator containing kringle 2. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 25(4), 736-741. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.ATV.0000157980.15710.2b

Objective - The thrombolytic therapy drug, Reteplase, is a domain deletion mutant of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), comprising the kringle 2 and protease (K2P) domains. Some kringle domains of hemostatic proteins are antiangiogenic and promote a... Read More about Antiangiogenic activity of a domain deletion mutant of tissue plasminogen activator containing kringle 2.

Patrolling the boundaries of politics: Collingwood, political analysis and political action (2005)
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Connelly, J. (2005). Patrolling the boundaries of politics: Collingwood, political analysis and political action. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 7(1), 67-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856X.2005.00167.x

Debates over whether a certain thing is (or ought to be) construed as 'political' are frequent and frequently interminable. This article argues that approaches to the proper understanding, scope and application of political concepts should recognise... Read More about Patrolling the boundaries of politics: Collingwood, political analysis and political action.

Matching up the data on education with economic growth models (2005)
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Papageorgiou, C., & Pérez-Sebastián, F. (2005). Matching up the data on education with economic growth models. B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.2202/1534-5998.1224

The growth literature has not yet fully established how data on educational attainment should be introduced in theories involving human capital. This paper examines alternative specifications of human capital within the Mincerian class that once inco... Read More about Matching up the data on education with economic growth models.

The constitution of Afghanistan and women's rights (2005)
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Shah, N. A. (2005). The constitution of Afghanistan and women's rights. Feminist legal studies, 13(2), 239-258. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10691-005-7543-7

This article argues that women's human rights were and are being violated in Afghanistan regardless of who governs the country: Kings, secular rulers, Mujahideen or Taliban, or the incumbent internationally backed government of Karzai. The provisions... Read More about The constitution of Afghanistan and women's rights.

A molecular approach to detect hybridisation between crucian carp (Carassius carassius) and non-indigenous carp species (Carassius spp. and Cyprinus carpio) (2005)
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Hänfling, B., Bolton, P., Harley, M., & Carvalho, G. R. (2005). A molecular approach to detect hybridisation between crucian carp (Carassius carassius) and non-indigenous carp species (Carassius spp. and Cyprinus carpio). Freshwater biology, 50(3), 403-417. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01330.x

1. Releases of non-native fish into the wild is an increasing problem posing considerable ecological and genetic threats through direct competition and hybridisation. 2. We employed six microsatellite markers to identify first generation hybrids and... Read More about A molecular approach to detect hybridisation between crucian carp (Carassius carassius) and non-indigenous carp species (Carassius spp. and Cyprinus carpio).

A systematic literature review of attrition between waves in longitudinal studies in the elderly shows a consistent pattern of dropout between differing studies (2005)
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Chatfield, M. D., Brayne, C. E., & Matthews, F. E. (2005). A systematic literature review of attrition between waves in longitudinal studies in the elderly shows a consistent pattern of dropout between differing studies. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 58(1), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2004.05.006

Longitudinal studies of the elderly are complicated by the loss of individuals between waves due to death or other dropout mechanisms. Factors that affect dropout may well be similar from one study to another. This article systematically reviews all... Read More about A systematic literature review of attrition between waves in longitudinal studies in the elderly shows a consistent pattern of dropout between differing studies.

The incidence of dementia in England and Wales: Findings from the five identical sites of the MRC CFA study (2005)
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Matthews, F., Brayne, C., Arie, T., Bond, J., Copeland, J., Day, N., …Parker, C. (2005). The incidence of dementia in England and Wales: Findings from the five identical sites of the MRC CFA study. PLoS Medicine, 2(8), 0753-0763. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020193

Background: Although incidence of dementia is known to vary between nations, variation within country has not been explored because most incidence studies are single site or have insufficient numbers to compare sites. Few countries have conducted mul... Read More about The incidence of dementia in England and Wales: Findings from the five identical sites of the MRC CFA study.

Brain donation for research: consent and re-consent post Alder Hey. (2005)
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Barnes, L., Matthews, F. E., Barber, B., Davies, L., Lloyd, D., Brayne, C., & Parry, B. (2005). Brain donation for research: consent and re-consent post Alder Hey

Background: Recent scandals relating to the unconsented retention and use of human organs in the UK have led to widespread changes to governance and ethical frameworks for research throughout England and Wales. Ethics committees now ask for proof of... Read More about Brain donation for research: consent and re-consent post Alder Hey..

Israeli democracy at the crossroads (2005)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2005). Israeli democracy at the crossroads. Israel affairs, 11(1), 254-275. https://doi.org/10.1080/1353712042000324553

This article considers some of the issues raised by the contributors to this issue of the journal. I speak of the harms of concentrated media ownership and then discuss health rights, arguing that democracy should not neglect its elderly citizens, at... Read More about Israeli democracy at the crossroads.

Introduction to the special issue on Advances in clinical and Healthcare Knowledge Management (2005)
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Bali, R., Feng, D., Burstein, F., & Dwivedi, A. (2005). Introduction to the special issue on Advances in clinical and Healthcare Knowledge Management. IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 9(2), 157 - 161. https://doi.org/10.1109/TITB.2005.849395

Clinical and health-care knowledge management (KM) as a discipline has attracted increasing worldwide attention in recent years. The approach encompasses a plethora of interrelated themes including aspects of clinical informatics, clinical governance... Read More about Introduction to the special issue on Advances in clinical and Healthcare Knowledge Management.

Blackboard: a virtual learning environment or an administrative tool? (2005)
Journal Article
Loke, J. (2005). Blackboard: a virtual learning environment or an administrative tool?. Journal of Instructional Science and Technology, 8(1),

This paper is intended as a contribution to the debate about the use of Blackboard (Bb) as a Virtual Learning Environment in a blended approach to learning in a higher educational institution. The use of a case study seems necessary to illustrate the... Read More about Blackboard: a virtual learning environment or an administrative tool?.

Experiences of embedding Information Technology into discipline based teaching (2005)
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Gordon, N. (2005). Experiences of embedding Information Technology into discipline based teaching. Innovation in teaching and learning in information and computer sciences, 4(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.11120/ital.2005.04010002

In this paper we will reflect upon some of the experiences that the author had whilst supporting the embedding of Information Technology (I.T.) into a U.K. mathematics department’s undergraduate teaching. The paper includes some examples of the kinds... Read More about Experiences of embedding Information Technology into discipline based teaching.

Aspects of the linear groups GL(n,2) (2005)
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Gordon, N. A., Jarvisy, T. M., & Shawy, R. (2005). Aspects of the linear groups GL(n,2). Journal of combinatorial mathematics and combinatorial computing, 53, 13 - 31

We provide tables which summarize various aspects of the Önite linear groups GL(n; 2); n < 7; in their action upon the vector space Vn = V (n; 2) and upon the associated projective space PG(n 1; 2): It is intended that the tabulated results should be... Read More about Aspects of the linear groups GL(n,2).