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Trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice in Kenya (2003)
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Magadi, M. A., & Curtis, S. L. (2003). Trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice in Kenya. Studies in Family Planning, 34(3), 149-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4465.2003.00149.x

This study uses data from the 1989, 1993, and 1998 Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys to examine trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice in Kenya. The analysis, based on two-level multinomial regression models, shows that, over time,... Read More about Trends and determinants of contraceptive method choice in Kenya.

Size exclusion chromatography and rheology of AB/AB2 hyperbranched polymers (2003)
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Kunamaneni, S., Buzza, D. M. A., Parker, D., & Feast, W. J. (2003). Size exclusion chromatography and rheology of AB/AB2 hyperbranched polymers. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 13(11), 2749-2755. https://doi.org/10.1039/b303473a

We report size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and linear shear rheology results for a series of AB/AB2 hyperbranched polyesters. For these samples, the weight average molecular weight Mw was systematically varied from 3000 to 250000 but the spacer le... Read More about Size exclusion chromatography and rheology of AB/AB2 hyperbranched polymers.

GPI-anchored uPAR requires Endo180 for rapid directional sensing during chemotaxis (2003)
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Sturge, J., Wienke, D., East, L., Jones, G. E., & Isacke, C. M. (2003). GPI-anchored uPAR requires Endo180 for rapid directional sensing during chemotaxis. Journal of Cell Biology, 162(5), 789-794. https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.200302124

Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and its receptor (uPAR) play an important role in cell guidance and chemotaxis during normal and pathological events. uPAR is GPI-anchored and the mechanism by which it transmits intracellular polarity cues... Read More about GPI-anchored uPAR requires Endo180 for rapid directional sensing during chemotaxis.

Adaptive strategies of territory formation (2003)
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Morrell, L. J., & Kokko, H. (2003). Adaptive strategies of territory formation. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 54(4), 385-395. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-003-0663-7

How do territorial animals gain ownership of an area? Early modelling has considered the evolution of fighting when the winner can claim the right to the resource. Recently, alternative hypotheses have been offered where repeated interactions lead to... Read More about Adaptive strategies of territory formation.

Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence: a 34-year follow-up after forceps delivery (2003)
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Bollard, R. C., Gardiner, A., Duthie, G. S., & Lindow, S. W. (2003). Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence: a 34-year follow-up after forceps delivery. Diseases of the colon & rectum, 46(8), 1083-1088. doi:10.1007/s10350-004-7284-8

PURPOSE: This study was designed to determine the long-term outcome of forceps delivery in terms of evidence of anal sphincter injury and the incidence of fecal and urinary incontinence. METHODS: Women who delivered in 1964 were evaluated by using en... Read More about Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence: a 34-year follow-up after forceps delivery.

Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence (2003)
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Lindow, S., Gardiner, A., & Duthie, G. (2003). Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence. Diseases of the colon & rectum, 46(8), (1083 - 1088). ISSN 0012-3706

Purpose: This study was designed to determine the long-term outcome of forceps delivery in terms of evidence of anal sphincter injury and the incidence of fecal and urinary incontinence. Methods: Women who delivered in 1964 were evaluated by using en... Read More about Anal sphincter injury, fecal and urinary incontinence.

Psychological intervention in women's health: Values, theory and practice (2003)
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Erskine, A., Christmas, P., Boyle, M., Glover, L., Rutter, C., & Liao, L. (2003). Psychological intervention in women's health: Values, theory and practice. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 21(3), 173-182. doi:10.1080/0264683031000155015

This paper explores interconnections between values, theory and practice in psychotherapeutic interventions in women's health. A re-worked biopsychosocial approach is discussed. This draws on a material-discursive psychology that also affirms individ... Read More about Psychological intervention in women's health: Values, theory and practice.

Post-traumatic stress disorder after childbirth (2003)
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Bedenko, N., Lindow, S., & Glover, L. (2003). Post-traumatic stress disorder after childbirth. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 21(3), (240 - 240). ISSN 0264-6838

The internal consistency and intra-rater reliability of an assessment practice grid for community nurses (2003)
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Baulcomb, S., & Watson, R. (2003). The internal consistency and intra-rater reliability of an assessment practice grid for community nurses. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 7(3-4), 168-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1361-9004%2803%2900095-5

The development of instruments to measure clinical competence in nursing shows little evidence of a systematic approach and studies of reliability and validity are absent. The present study was carried out using data on practice assessment collected... Read More about The internal consistency and intra-rater reliability of an assessment practice grid for community nurses.

Women's needs and preferences for psychological help and support in a gynaecological outpatient service (2003)
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Glover, L., Novakovic, A., & Hunter, M. (2003). Women's needs and preferences for psychological help and support in a gynaecological outpatient service. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 21(3), 195-206. doi:10.1080/0264683031000154962

Distress has been identified in women attending gynaecology outpatient clinics and yet, there is poor provision of psychological help for these women. The aim of this study was to investigate women's current preferences for possible psychological hel... Read More about Women's needs and preferences for psychological help and support in a gynaecological outpatient service.

Coming out and outcomes: negotiating lesbian and gay identities with, and in, the family (2003)
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Valentine, G., Skelton, T., & Butler, R. (2003). Coming out and outcomes: negotiating lesbian and gay identities with, and in, the family. Environment and planning. D, Society & space, 21(4), 479-499. https://doi.org/10.1068/d277t

In late modernity there has been a shift in the ways that individuals relate to society, in which traditional ideas, expectations, and hierarchies are being reworked. Released from the constraints and social norms of tradition, individuals, it is arg... Read More about Coming out and outcomes: negotiating lesbian and gay identities with, and in, the family.

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.

Discreteness and the welfare cost of labor supply tax distortions (2003)
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Bhattarai, K., & Whalley, J. (2003). Discreteness and the welfare cost of labor supply tax distortions. International Economic Review, 44(3), 1117-1133. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2354.t01-1-00103

We compare the welfare costs of tax distortions of labor supply in one- and two-member household discrete and continuous choice labor supply (leisure consumption) models calibrated to the same aggregate uncompensated labor supply elasticities. In the... Read More about Discreteness and the welfare cost of labor supply tax distortions.

Performance and normative values of a concise neuropsychological test (CAMCOG) in an elderly population sample (2003)
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Williams, J. G., Huppert, F. A., Matthews, F. E., & Nickson, J. (2003). Performance and normative values of a concise neuropsychological test (CAMCOG) in an elderly population sample. International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 18(7), 631-644. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.886

Background: CAMCOG is a widely used brief neuropsychological test. To date no normative values are available for English speaking individuals representative of the general population. Objectives: The aims of the study were to describe the population... Read More about Performance and normative values of a concise neuropsychological test (CAMCOG) in an elderly population sample.

Transcriptional regulation of the CRLR gene in human microvascular endothelial cells by hypoxia. (2003)
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Nikitenko, L. L., Smith, D. M., Bicknell, R., & Rees, M. C. (2003). Transcriptional regulation of the CRLR gene in human microvascular endothelial cells by hypoxia. FASEB Journal, 17(11), 1499-1501. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.02-0993fje

Adrenomedullin is a 52 amino acid peptide that shows a remarkable range of effects on the vasculature that include inter alia, vasodilatation, regulation of permeability, inhibition of endothelial cell apoptosis, and promotion of angiogenesis. Recent... Read More about Transcriptional regulation of the CRLR gene in human microvascular endothelial cells by hypoxia..