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Multinuclear alkylaluminium macrocyclic Schiff base complexes: Influence of procatalyst structure on the ring opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone (2008)
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Arbaoui, A., Redshaw, C., & Hughes, D. L. (2008). Multinuclear alkylaluminium macrocyclic Schiff base complexes: Influence of procatalyst structure on the ring opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 4717-4719. https://doi.org/10.1039/b810417d

Two remote dialkylaluminium centres supported by a macrocyclic Schiff base ligand exhibited beneficial cooperative effects, whilst aluminoxane-type bonding proved to be detrimental to activity for the ring opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone.

How accurate is the current picture of human genetic variation? (2008)
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Romero, I. G., Manica, A., Goudet, J., Handley, L. L., & Balloux, F. (2009). How accurate is the current picture of human genetic variation?. Heredity, 102(2), 120-126. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2008.89

Our understanding of the distribution of worldwide human genomic diversity has greatly increased over recent years thanks to the availability of large data sets derived from short tandem repeats (STRs), insertion deletion polymorphisms (indels) and s... Read More about How accurate is the current picture of human genetic variation?.

Fatigue strength of human cortical bone: Age, physical, and material heterogeneity effects (2008)
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Zioupos, P., Gresle, M., & Winwood, K. (2008). Fatigue strength of human cortical bone: Age, physical, and material heterogeneity effects. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A, 86(3), 627-636. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.31576

Human bone is highly heterogeneous at the microscale and this heterogeneity has been thought to relate to some fracture scenarios. The fatigue strength of cortical bone has been shown to relate to its inner architecture (osteonal or fibrolamellar) an... Read More about Fatigue strength of human cortical bone: Age, physical, and material heterogeneity effects.

Extending the late holocene tephrochronology of the central Kenai Peninsula, Alaska (2008)
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Blackford, J. J., & Payne, R. J. (2008). Extending the late holocene tephrochronology of the central Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Arctic, 61(3), 243-254. https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic22

Tephrochronology, the reconstruction of past volcanic ash deposition, provides a valuable method for dating sediments and determining long-term volcanic history. Tephra layers are highly numerous in Alaska, but knowledge of their occurrence and distr... Read More about Extending the late holocene tephrochronology of the central Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.

Considering 'best practice': The social construction of teacher activity and pupil learning as performance (2008)
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Adams, P. (2008). Considering 'best practice': The social construction of teacher activity and pupil learning as performance. Cambridge Journal of Education, 38(3), 375-392. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057640802299635

Since the 1997 election of the Labour Party to political power in the UK the foci for educational change have been widespread. One area that has received particularly intense scrutiny is that of teacher activity. In particular, the profession has see... Read More about Considering 'best practice': The social construction of teacher activity and pupil learning as performance.

Translating Kyogen into Czech (2008)
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Hýbl, O., & Drabek, P. (2008). Translating Kyogen into Czech. Engekigaku ronso : studies of theatre arts and performances, 9(3), 18 - 28

An article on the problems of translating and performing Kyogen into Czech, based on the experience of translating several classical Japanese farces into Czech.

Contextual control of biconditional task performance: evidence for cue and response competition in rats (2008)
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Haddon, J. . E., George, D. . N., & Killcross, S. (2008). Contextual control of biconditional task performance: evidence for cue and response competition in rats. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 61(9), 1307-1320. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470210701515819

A novel paradigm is presented that was designed to mimic aspects of cue and response competition seen in humans in conflict procedures such as the Stroop task. Rats were trained simultaneously on two biconditional discrimination tasks, one auditory a... Read More about Contextual control of biconditional task performance: evidence for cue and response competition in rats.

The impact of synchronous inter-networked teacher training in Information and Communication Technology integration (2008)
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Martin, S., & Vallance, M. (2008). The impact of synchronous inter-networked teacher training in Information and Communication Technology integration. Computers & education, 51(1), 34-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2007.04.001

This paper summarises the outcomes of research that recorded and interpreted change in pre-service teachers' pedagogical beliefs when immersed in unique synchronous networked collaboration. The pre-service teachers were involved in the design and imp... Read More about The impact of synchronous inter-networked teacher training in Information and Communication Technology integration.

The rhetorics and myths of anti-piracy campaigns: criminalization, moral pedagogy and capitalist property relations in the classroom (2008)
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Yar, M. (2008). The rhetorics and myths of anti-piracy campaigns: criminalization, moral pedagogy and capitalist property relations in the classroom. New Media and Society, 10(4), 605-623. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444807087911

Studying remixed texts with adolescents and young adults can open up space for important discussions of creativity, ethical appropriation, and media power. © 2013 International Reading Association.

Radiographic work-up and treatment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding (2008)
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O'Grady, H., & Hartley, J. (2008). Radiographic work-up and treatment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 21(3), 188-192. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1080998

Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a common reason for hospital admission. Spontaneous cessation occurs in the majority of these patients; however, continued major bleeding is a difficult clinical problem. Emergency surgery, without prior knowledge... Read More about Radiographic work-up and treatment of lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

Anion-dependent micelle formation using electro-generated ferrocene surfactants (2008)
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Evans, L. A., Apreutesei, D., Mehl, G., & Wadhawan, J. (2008). Anion-dependent micelle formation using electro-generated ferrocene surfactants. Electrochemistry communications, 10(11), 1720-1723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2008.08.046

The syntheses and characterization of two ferrocene oils, 4-octyloxy-2-{5-[1,1,3,3-tetramethyl-3-(11-oxo-11-ferrocenyl-undecyl)-disiloxanyl]-pentyloxy}-benzoic acid 4'-undecyloxy-biphenyl-4-yl ester, Fc1SiM and an octakis(ferrocene) species, Fc8Si8M'... Read More about Anion-dependent micelle formation using electro-generated ferrocene surfactants.

Influence of individual state on swimming capacity and behaviour of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba (2008)
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Johnson, M. L., & Tarling, G. A. (2008). Influence of individual state on swimming capacity and behaviour of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba. Marine ecology progress series, 366, 99-110. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07533

Swarms of Antarctic krill are frequently biased towards certain body sizes, sexes, maturities and physiological states. However, the mechanisms causing such biases remain unclear, with some speculating on differential responses to chemical or visual... Read More about Influence of individual state on swimming capacity and behaviour of Antarctic krill Euphausia superba.

Relevant Source Area of Pollen in patchy cultural landscapes and signals of anthropogenic landscape disturbance in the pollen record: a simulation approach (2008)
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Hellman, S., Bunting, M. J., & Gaillard, M. J. (2009). Relevant Source Area of Pollen in patchy cultural landscapes and signals of anthropogenic landscape disturbance in the pollen record: a simulation approach. Review of palaeobotany and palynology, 153(3-4), 245-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2008.08.006

Using the HUMPOL simulation computer model we explored the effects of various factors characteristic of mosaic cultural landscapes on the Relevant Source Area of Pollen (RSAP sensu Sugita) of small lakes (50 m radius), and the representation of NAP a... Read More about Relevant Source Area of Pollen in patchy cultural landscapes and signals of anthropogenic landscape disturbance in the pollen record: a simulation approach.

Dissociable neural mechanisms for determining the perceived heaviness of objects and the predicted weight of objects during lifting: An fMRI investigation of the size-weight illusion (2008)
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Large, M.-E., Chang, E. C., Chouinard, P. A., & Goodale, M. A. (2009). Dissociable neural mechanisms for determining the perceived heaviness of objects and the predicted weight of objects during lifting: An fMRI investigation of the size-weight illusion. NeuroImage, 44(1), 200-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.08.023

In size-weight (SW) illusions, people learn to scale their fingertip forces for lifting small and big objects of equal weight even though they fail to learn perceptually that both objects have the same weight. The question then arises as to what the... Read More about Dissociable neural mechanisms for determining the perceived heaviness of objects and the predicted weight of objects during lifting: An fMRI investigation of the size-weight illusion.

A brief cognitive behavioural preimplantation and rehabilitation programme for patients receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator improves physical health and reduces psychological morbidity and unplanned readmissions (2008)
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Lewin, R. J., Coulton, S., Frizelle, D. J., Kaye, G., & Cox, H. (2009). A brief cognitive behavioural preimplantation and rehabilitation programme for patients receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator improves physical health and reduces psychological morbidity and unplanned readmissions. Heart, 95(1), 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2007.129890

Objective: To assess the clinical and cost effectiveness of a brief home-based cognitive behavioural rehabilitation programme (the ICD Plan) for patients undergoing implantation of a cardiac defibrillator. Design: A prospective multicentred, intentio... Read More about A brief cognitive behavioural preimplantation and rehabilitation programme for patients receiving an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator improves physical health and reduces psychological morbidity and unplanned readmissions.

Collaborative learning in the music studio (2008)
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King, A. (2008). Collaborative learning in the music studio. Music education research, 10(3), 423-438. https://doi.org/10.1080/14613800802280167

This article presents some of the findings from a mixed-methods case study that investigated collaborative learning for pairs of higher education students working in a music studio on a drum kit recording. A stratified purposive sampling technique wa... Read More about Collaborative learning in the music studio.

Laboratory studies of near-grazing impulsive sound propagating over rough water (2008)
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Qin, Q., Lukaschuk, S., & Attenborough, K. (2008). Laboratory studies of near-grazing impulsive sound propagating over rough water. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 124(2), EL40-EL44. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.2947627

Acoustic impulses due to an electrical spark source (main acoustic energy near 15 kHz) have been measured after propagating near to the water surface in a shallow container resting on a vibrating platform. Control of the platform vibration enabled co... Read More about Laboratory studies of near-grazing impulsive sound propagating over rough water.

Information systems continuance intention of web-based applications customers : the case of online banking (2008)
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Vatanasombut, B., Igbaria, M., Stylianou, A. C., & Rodgers, W. (2008). Information systems continuance intention of web-based applications customers : the case of online banking. Information and Management, 45(7), 419-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2008.03.005

The proliferation of the Internet has not only allowed businesses to offer their products and services through web-based applications, but it has also undermined their ability to retain their customers. It has reduced search costs, opened up barriers... Read More about Information systems continuance intention of web-based applications customers : the case of online banking.

Wetland treatment at extremes of pH: A review (2008)
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Mayes, W. M., Batty, L. C., Younger, P. L., Jarvis, A. P., Kõiv, M., Vohla, C., & Mander, U. (2009). Wetland treatment at extremes of pH: A review. The Science of the total environment, 407(13), 3944-3957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.06.045

Constructed wetlands are an established treatment technology for a diverse range of polluted effluents. There is a long history of using wetlands as a unit process in treating acid mine drainage, while recent research has highlighted the potential fo... Read More about Wetland treatment at extremes of pH: A review.