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Calculating the costs of work-based training: the case of NHS Cadet Schemes (2008)
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Norman, I., Normand, C., Watson, R., Draper, J., Jowett, S., & Coster, S. (2008). Calculating the costs of work-based training: the case of NHS Cadet Schemes. International journal of nursing studies, 45(9), 1310-1318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.10.004

Background: The worldwide shortage of registered nurses [Buchan, J., Calman, L., 2004. The Global Shortage of Registered Nurses: An Overview of Issues And Actions. International Council of Nurses, Geneva] points to the need for initiatives which incr... Read More about Calculating the costs of work-based training: the case of NHS Cadet Schemes.

Book review: Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker, A Legal Theory without Law. Posner v. Hayek on Economic Analysis of Law, (Tübingen, Mohr Siebeck 2007) 66 pp. [Walter Eucken Institut, Beiträge zur Ordnungstheorie und Ordnungspolitik 174], ISBN 978-3-16-149276-1 (2008)
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Cserne, P. (2008). Book review: Ernst-Joachim Mestmäcker, A Legal Theory without Law. Posner v. Hayek on Economic Analysis of Law, (Tübingen, Mohr Siebeck 2007) 66 pp. [Walter Eucken Institut, Beiträge zur Ordnungstheorie und Ordnungspolitik 174], ISBN 978-3-16-149276-1. European business organization law review, 9(3), 497-506. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1566752908004977

"Don't know" responding to answerable and unanswerable questions during misleading and hypnotic interviews (2008)
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Scoboria, A., Mazzoni, G., & Kirsch, I. (2008). "Don't know" responding to answerable and unanswerable questions during misleading and hypnotic interviews. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 14(3), 255-265. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-898X.14.3.255

"Don't know" (DK) responses to interview questions are conceptually heterogeneous, and may represent uncertainty or clear statements about the contents of memory. A study examined the subjective intent of DK responses in relation to the objective sta... Read More about "Don't know" responding to answerable and unanswerable questions during misleading and hypnotic interviews.

A rule-based system for programming self-organized sensor and actor networks (2008)
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Dressler, F., Dietrich, I., German, R., & Krüger, B. (2009). A rule-based system for programming self-organized sensor and actor networks. Computer Networks, 53(10), 1737-1750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2008.09.007

We describe a programming scheme for massively distributed systems that are assumed to self-organize according to a given set of simple rules. The focus of this investigation is operation and control in sensor and actor networks (SANETs). The main is... Read More about A rule-based system for programming self-organized sensor and actor networks.

Tracking the R-to-K shift: Changes in memory awareness across repeated tests (2008)
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Dewhurst, S. A., Conway, M. A., & Brandt, K. R. (2009). Tracking the R-to-K shift: Changes in memory awareness across repeated tests. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 23(6), 849-858. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.1517

Participants studied lists of rare words and their definitions (e.g. the fleshy area at the base of the thumb = thenar). They were then given recognition tests in which they were shown the definitions and asked to identify the target from a choice of... Read More about Tracking the R-to-K shift: Changes in memory awareness across repeated tests.

Synthesis and characterization of the chromium(III) complexes of ethylene cross-bridged cyclam and cyclen ligands (2008)
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Maples, D. L., Maples, R. D., Hoffert, W. A., Parsell, T. H., Asselt, A. V., Silversides, J. D., Archibald, S. J., & Hubin, T. J. (2009). Synthesis and characterization of the chromium(III) complexes of ethylene cross-bridged cyclam and cyclen ligands. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 362(6), 2084-2088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2008.09.034

Dichloro(4,10-dimethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazabicyclo[5.5.2] tetradecane) chromium(III) chloride, Dichloro(4,10-dibenzyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazabicyclo[ 5.5.2] tetradecane) chromium(III) chloride, and Dichloro(4,11-dimethyl- 1,4,8,11-tetraazabicyclo[6.6.2] hexad... Read More about Synthesis and characterization of the chromium(III) complexes of ethylene cross-bridged cyclam and cyclen ligands.

Jog, jogászat és jogtudomány hatása Weber módszertani nézeteire [The impact of law, lawyering, and jurisprudence on Weber's methodological views] (2008)
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Cserne, P. (2008). Jog, jogászat és jogtudomány hatása Weber módszertani nézeteire [The impact of law, lawyering, and jurisprudence on Weber's methodological views]. Századvég, 46082

Law and legal science have played a significant, but hitherto underestimated role in Weber's life, both professional and non-academic. Trained as a lawyer, he drew upon an existing vocabulary of legal scholarship and adapted from it, more or less imp... Read More about Jog, jogászat és jogtudomány hatása Weber módszertani nézeteire [The impact of law, lawyering, and jurisprudence on Weber's methodological views].

A novel population health approach: using fish retinoblastoma gene profiles as a surrogate for humans (2008)
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Rotchell, J. M., du Corbier, F. A., Stentiford, G. D., Lyons, B. P., Liddle, A. R., & Ostrander, G. K. (2009). A novel population health approach: using fish retinoblastoma gene profiles as a surrogate for humans. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, 149(2), 134-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.09.009

Retinoblastoma, a tumor suppressor gene, is frequently mutated in diverse types of human tumors. We have previously shown that two types of fish tumor, eye and liver, also possess mutant Rb genes. Our aim is to determine if the Rb allele status is li... Read More about A novel population health approach: using fish retinoblastoma gene profiles as a surrogate for humans.

Characterization of RhoBTB-dependent Cul3 ubiquitin ligase complexes - Evidence for an autoregulatory mechanism (2008)
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Schenková, K., Aspenström, P., Berthold, J., Ramos, S., Miura, Y., Furukawa, M., & Rivero-Crespo, F. (2008). Characterization of RhoBTB-dependent Cul3 ubiquitin ligase complexes - Evidence for an autoregulatory mechanism. Experimental Cell Research, 314(19), 3453-3465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.09.005

RhoBTB proteins are atypical members of the Rho family of small GTPases. Two of the three RhoBTB proteins, RhoBTB1 and RhoBTB2, have been proposed as tumor suppressors and might function as adaptors of Cul3-dependent ubiquitin ligase complexes. Using... Read More about Characterization of RhoBTB-dependent Cul3 ubiquitin ligase complexes - Evidence for an autoregulatory mechanism.

Energetic constraints, not predation, influence the evolution of sleep patterning in mammals (2008)
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Capellini, I., Nunn, C. L., McNamara, P., Preston, B. T., & Barton, R. A. (2008). Energetic constraints, not predation, influence the evolution of sleep patterning in mammals. Functional ecology, 22(5), 847-853. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01449.x

1 Mammalian sleep is composed of two distinct states – rapid-eye-movement (REM) and non-REM (NREM) sleep – that alternate in cycles over a sleep bout. The duration of these cycles varies extensively across mammalian species. Because the end of a slee... Read More about Energetic constraints, not predation, influence the evolution of sleep patterning in mammals.

Experiences of living with a malignant fungating wound: a qualitative study (2008)
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Lo, S.-F., Hu, W.-Y., Hayter, M., Chang, S.-C., Hsu, M.-Y., & Wu, L.-Y. (2008). Experiences of living with a malignant fungating wound: a qualitative study. Journal of clinical nursing, 17(20), 2699-2708. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02482.x

Aims and objectives.  The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of cancer patients living with a malignant fungating wounds.

Background.  Malignant fungating wounds are caused by cancerous cells invading skin tissue. These wounds can... Read More about Experiences of living with a malignant fungating wound: a qualitative study.

The radiocarbon reservoir effect: new evidence from the cemeteries of the middle and lower Dnieper basin, Ukraine (2008)
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Lillie, M., Budd, C., Potekhina, I., & Hedges, R. (2009). The radiocarbon reservoir effect: new evidence from the cemeteries of the middle and lower Dnieper basin, Ukraine. Journal of archaeological science, 36(2), 256-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2008.09.005

This paper presents preliminary results of new radiocarbon dating of human, faunal and fish skeletal remains from a number of the cemeteries from the Middle and Lower Dnieper Basin, Ukraine. The results appear to demonstrate the presence of a radioca... Read More about The radiocarbon reservoir effect: new evidence from the cemeteries of the middle and lower Dnieper basin, Ukraine.

Disruptive sexual selection on male nuptial coloration in an experimental hybrid population of cichlid fish (2008)
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Seehausen, O., van der Sluijs, I., Pierotti, M. E. R., Stelkens, R. B., Smith, A. M., & Joyce, D. A. (2008). Disruptive sexual selection on male nuptial coloration in an experimental hybrid population of cichlid fish. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 363(1505), 2861-2870. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2008.0049

Theory suggests that genetic polymorphisms in female mating preferences may cause disruptive selection on male traits, facilitating phenotypic differentiation despite gene flow, as in reinforcement or other models of speciation with gene flow. Very l... Read More about Disruptive sexual selection on male nuptial coloration in an experimental hybrid population of cichlid fish.

“A wealth of knowledge”: a survey of the employment experiences of older nurses and midwives in the NHS (2008)
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Wray, J., Aspland, J., Gibson, H., Stimpson, A., & Watson, R. (2009). “A wealth of knowledge”: a survey of the employment experiences of older nurses and midwives in the NHS. International journal of nursing studies, 46(7), 977-985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.07.008

Background: The United Kingdom’s National Health Service workforce is ageing, and the specific needs of this sector of its workforce need to be addressed. Nursing and midwifery shortage is a worldwide issue, and with increasing demands for care the r... Read More about “A wealth of knowledge”: a survey of the employment experiences of older nurses and midwives in the NHS.

Predictors of short term mortality in heart failure - insights from the Euro Heart Failure survey (2008)
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Velavan, P., Khan, N. K., Goode, K., Rigby, A. S., Loh, P. H., Komajda, M., Follath, F., Swedberg, K., Madeira, H., & Cleland, J. G. (2010). Predictors of short term mortality in heart failure - insights from the Euro Heart Failure survey. International journal of cardiology, 138(1), 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.08.004

Objective: To identify factors associated with short term mortality in hospitalised patients with heart failure. Background: Hospitalisation is frequent in patients with heart failure and is associated with a high mortality. Methods: The Euro Heart F... Read More about Predictors of short term mortality in heart failure - insights from the Euro Heart Failure survey.

Establishing survey and monitoring protocols for the assessment of conservation status of fish populations in river Special Areas of Conservation in the UK (2008)
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Cowx, I. G., Harvey, J., Noble, R., & Nunn, A. D. (2008). Establishing survey and monitoring protocols for the assessment of conservation status of fish populations in river Special Areas of Conservation in the UK. Aquatic conservation : marine and freshwater ecosystems, 19(1), 96-103. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.968

1. Under the EC Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), several rivers in the UK have been designated Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) because they support important populations of fish species. Several factors need to be considered when establishing sur... Read More about Establishing survey and monitoring protocols for the assessment of conservation status of fish populations in river Special Areas of Conservation in the UK.

Benz(2-heteroaryl)cyanoximes and their Tl(i) complexes: new room temperature blue emitters (2008)
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Ilkun, O. T., Archibald, S. J., Barnes, C. L., Gerasimchuk, N., Biagioni, R., Silchenko, S., Gerasimchuk, O. A., & Nemykin, V. N. (2008). Benz(2-heteroaryl)cyanoximes and their Tl(i) complexes: new room temperature blue emitters. Dalton Transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 5715-5729. https://doi.org/10.1039/b803846e

A series of five 2-heteroarylcyanoximes such as: α-oximino-(2-benzimidazolyl)acetonitrile (HBIHCO), α-oximino-(N-methy-l-2-benzimidazolyl)acetonitrile (HBIMCO), α-oximino-(2-benzoxazolyl)acetonitrile (HBOCO), α-oximino-(2-benzothiazolyl)acetonitrile... Read More about Benz(2-heteroaryl)cyanoximes and their Tl(i) complexes: new room temperature blue emitters.

Management of spatial and temporal thermal dynamics using TLM (2008)
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Koay, A. L., Wilkinson, A. J., & Pulko, S. H. (2008). Management of spatial and temporal thermal dynamics using TLM. International journal of numerical modelling, 21(6), 591-606. https://doi.org/10.1002/JNM.701

The design of a preliminary spatial thermal control algorithm is described. This is based on the traditional state-space servo design and exploits the analogy between the transmission line matrix (TLM) method and state-space. The TLM algorithm involv... Read More about Management of spatial and temporal thermal dynamics using TLM.