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Prevalence of depression in older people in England and Wales: The MRC CFA Study (2007)
Journal Article
McDougall, F. A., Kvaal, K., Matthews, F. E., Paykel, E., Jones, P. B., Dewey, M. E., & Brayne, C. (2007). Prevalence of depression in older people in England and Wales: The MRC CFA Study. Psychological Medicine, 37(12), 1787-1795. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291707000372

Background. Depression in old age is an important public health problem. The aims of this study were to report the prevalence of depression in the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS), a community-based, cohort. Met... Read More about Prevalence of depression in older people in England and Wales: The MRC CFA Study.

Long-term dietary compensation for added sugar: Effects of supplementary sucrose drinks over a 4-week period (2007)
Journal Article
Reid, M., Hammersley, R., Hill, A. J., & Skidmore, P. (2007). Long-term dietary compensation for added sugar: Effects of supplementary sucrose drinks over a 4-week period. British Journal of Nutrition, 97(1), 193-203. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114507252705

The long-term physiological effects of refined carbohydrates on appetite and mood remain unclear. Reported effects when subjects are not blind may be due to expectations and have rarely been studied for more than 24 h. The present study compared the... Read More about Long-term dietary compensation for added sugar: Effects of supplementary sucrose drinks over a 4-week period.

A web-based Knowledge Management system for Cardiovascular Disease (2007)
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Bali, R. K., Wickramasinghe, N., Nugent, C. D., Donnelly, M., Dwivedi, A. N., Naguib, R. N., & Black, N. D. (2007). A web-based Knowledge Management system for Cardiovascular Disease. International journal of biomedical engineering and technology, 1(2), 111-126. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBET.2007.015854

The objective of this paper is to examine the efficacy of the Knowledge Management (KM) paradigm for a web-based Patient Administration System (PAS) for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) management. The role of contemporary Information and Communication T... Read More about A web-based Knowledge Management system for Cardiovascular Disease.

Critical success factors for achieving superior m-health success (2007)
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Dwivedi, A., Wickramasinghe, N., Bali, R. K., Naguib, R. N., & Goldberg, S. (2007). Critical success factors for achieving superior m-health success. International Journal of Electronic Healthcare, 3(2), 261-278. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEH.2007.013104

Recent healthcare trends clearly show significant investment by healthcare institutions into various types of wired and wireless technologies to facilitate and support superior healthcare delivery. This trend has been spurred by the shift in the conc... Read More about Critical success factors for achieving superior m-health success.

How workflow management systems enable the achievement of value driven healthcare delivery (2007)
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Dwivedi, A., Bali, R. K., Wickramasinghe, N., & Naguib, R. N. (2007). How workflow management systems enable the achievement of value driven healthcare delivery. International Journal of Electronic Healthcare, 3(3), 382-393. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEH.2007.014555

Healthcare institutions globally are currently having major problems accessing and maintaining the large amounts of data that are continuously being generated. Examination of the clinical procedures relating to patient management reveals that many of... Read More about How workflow management systems enable the achievement of value driven healthcare delivery.

Telemedicine: The next healthcare delivery medium: Fad or future? (2007)
Journal Article
Dwivedi, A. N., Bali, R. K., & Naguib, R. N. (2007). Telemedicine: The next healthcare delivery medium: Fad or future?. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 8(3-4), 226-249. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHTM.2007.013162

During the past two decades, advances in Information Technology (IT) particularly in database technologies, internet technologies and telecommunications have brought about a revolution in healthcare. These IT advances have enabled medical personnel t... Read More about Telemedicine: The next healthcare delivery medium: Fad or future?.

Down with strategy: In defense of short-term thinking (2007)
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Ezer, J., & Demetis, D. S. (2007). Down with strategy: In defense of short-term thinking. Journal of Business Strategy, 28(1), 57-63. https://doi.org/10.1108/02756660710723224

Purpose - The aim of this paper is to argue that the need for strategy is overstated and that organizations should celebrate short-term thinking. Design/methodology/approach - The paper presents a case study of a medium-sized software company in Cana... Read More about Down with strategy: In defense of short-term thinking.

Investigation study for technological application of alternative methods for the energy exploitation of biomass/agricultural residues in Northern Greece (2007)
Journal Article
Zabaniotou, A., Skoulou, V., Koufodimos, G., & Samaras, Z. (2007). Investigation study for technological application of alternative methods for the energy exploitation of biomass/agricultural residues in Northern Greece. Thermal science Society of Heat Transfer Engineers of Serbia and Montenegro, 11(3), 115-123. https://doi.org/10.2298/tsci0703115z

Biomass energy potential is addressed to be the most promising among the renewable energy sources, due to its spread and availability worldwide. Apart form that, biomass has the unique advantage among the rest of renewable energy sources, to be able... Read More about Investigation study for technological application of alternative methods for the energy exploitation of biomass/agricultural residues in Northern Greece.

Exploring biopower in the regulation of farm animal bodies: genetic policy interventions in UK livestock (2007)
Journal Article
Holloway, L., & Morris, C. (2007). Exploring biopower in the regulation of farm animal bodies: genetic policy interventions in UK livestock. Life Sciences, society and policy, 3(2), 82 - 98. https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-5354-3-2-82

This paper explores the analytical relevance of Foucault’s notion of biopower in the context of regulating and managing non-human lives and populations, specifically those animals that are the focus of livestock breeding based on genetic techniques.... Read More about Exploring biopower in the regulation of farm animal bodies: genetic policy interventions in UK livestock.