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Quality of life as quality of being: an alternative to the subject-object dichotomy (1992)
Journal Article
Draper, P. (1992). Quality of life as quality of being: an alternative to the subject-object dichotomy. Journal of advanced nursing, 17(8), 965-970. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1992.tb02025.x

The opening section of this paper is concerned with certain questions concerning the concept ‘quality of life’ Is it possible for one person to make judgements about the quality of life of another? If it is possible, then is it morally acceptable? Gi... Read More about Quality of life as quality of being: an alternative to the subject-object dichotomy.

Low-level visual processing of biological motion (1992)
Journal Article
Mather, G., Radford, K., & West, S. (1992). Low-level visual processing of biological motion. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 249(1325), 149-155. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1992.0097

Biological motion displays depict a moving human figure by means of just a few isolated points of light attached to to the major joints of the body. Naive observers readily interpret the moving pattern of dots as representing a human figure, despite... Read More about Low-level visual processing of biological motion.

The London Committee and mobilization of public opinion against the slave trade (1992)
Journal Article
Oldfield, J. R. (1992). The London Committee and mobilization of public opinion against the slave trade. The Historical journal, 35(2), 331-343. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X00025826

During the late eighteenth century organized anti-slavery, in the shape of the campaign to end the African slave trade (1787–1807), became an unavoidable feature of political life in Britain. Drawing on previously unpublished material in the Josiah W... Read More about The London Committee and mobilization of public opinion against the slave trade.

The Chile Solidarity Campaign and British Government Policy Towards Chile 1973-1990 (1992)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, M. (1992). The Chile Solidarity Campaign and British Government Policy Towards Chile 1973-1990. European Review of Latin America and the Caribbean, 19

On 11th September 1973 the democratic Popular Unity government of Dr Salvador Allende was overthrown by a US-backed military coup, thus ending 160 years of almost unbroken democracy. The Junta embarked upon the neutralization of all opposition, a pro... Read More about The Chile Solidarity Campaign and British Government Policy Towards Chile 1973-1990.

Cancer mortality in the first degree relatives of young breast cancer patients (1992)
Journal Article
Anderson, K. E., Easton, D. F., Matthews, F. E., & Peto, J. (1992). Cancer mortality in the first degree relatives of young breast cancer patients. The British Journal of Cancer, 66(3), 599-602. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1992.321

In a retrospective cohort study, the mothers and sisters of 740 breast cancer patients aged under 36 at diagnosis have been studied for mortality and cancer incidence. Significantly increased breast cancer mortality was observed below age 60 (30 deat... Read More about Cancer mortality in the first degree relatives of young breast cancer patients.