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'What do we know? What should we do?' Melding research validity and rhetoric in the analysis of policy making (2010)
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Pearson, M. (2010). 'What do we know? What should we do?' Melding research validity and rhetoric in the analysis of policy making. Evidence and Policy, 6(1), 77-90. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426410X483015

'Evidence-based policy and practice' was proposed to usher in an era where explicit use was made of evidence ('what we know') to inform decisions made about policy and practice ('what we should do'). Critics have focused on its allegedly technocratic... Read More about 'What do we know? What should we do?' Melding research validity and rhetoric in the analysis of policy making.

Preparation and properties of perovskite-dispersed titania membranes (2010)
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Sani, N. A., Ahmad, A. L., & Zein, S. H. (2010). Preparation and properties of perovskite-dispersed titania membranes. Journal of applied sciences (Asian Network for Scientific Information), 10(12), 1097-1103. https://doi.org/10.3923/jas.2010.1097.1103

Defect-free SrCo 0 8 Fe 0 2 0 3 perovskite-dispersed titania (perovskite-titania) membrane was successfully prepared by sol-gel method combined with wet impregnation process. In this experiment, titania membrane was immersed in a perovskite solution,... Read More about Preparation and properties of perovskite-dispersed titania membranes.

Comment The 2006 Women Protection Act of Pakistan: An Analysis (2010)
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Shah, N. A. (2010). Comment The 2006 Women Protection Act of Pakistan: An Analysis. Religion and human rights, 5(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1163/187103210x513620

This note argues that the 1979 Hudood laws of Pakistan, especially the Zina Ordinance were discriminatory and led to the violations of rights of men and women, but women were the hardest hit victims. The new legislation in 2006 has remedied the situa... Read More about Comment The 2006 Women Protection Act of Pakistan: An Analysis.

Purchasing behaviour in an online supermarket: The applicability of E-S-QUAL (2010)
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Vidgen, R., Marimon, F., Barnes, S., & Cristóbal, E. (2010). Purchasing behaviour in an online supermarket: The applicability of E-S-QUAL. International journal of market research : the journal of the Market Research Society / MRS, 52(1), 111-129. https://doi.org/10.2501/S1470785310201089

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to assess the applicability of the four dimensions of online service quality, as proposed in the E-S-QUAL scale, to the setting of an online supermarket; and, second, to propose and test a model that links... Read More about Purchasing behaviour in an online supermarket: The applicability of E-S-QUAL.

Multicentre randomised controlled trial examining the cost-effectiveness of contrast-enhanced high field magnetic resonance imaging in women with primary breast cancer scheduled for wide local excision (COMICE) (2010)
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Turnbull, L. W., Brown, S. R., Olivier, C., Harvey, I., Brown, J., Drew, P., …Trial Group, C. (2010). Multicentre randomised controlled trial examining the cost-effectiveness of contrast-enhanced high field magnetic resonance imaging in women with primary breast cancer scheduled for wide local excision (COMICE). Health Technology Assessment, 14(1), 1-158. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta14010

Objectives: To determine whether the addition of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to current patient evaluation by triple assessment would aid tumour localisation within the breast and thus reduce the reoperation rate in women with primary breast tum... Read More about Multicentre randomised controlled trial examining the cost-effectiveness of contrast-enhanced high field magnetic resonance imaging in women with primary breast cancer scheduled for wide local excision (COMICE).

Self-organized criticality in river basins: challenging sedimentary records of environmental change (2010)
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Van De Wiel, M. J., & Coulthard, T. J. (2010). Self-organized criticality in river basins: challenging sedimentary records of environmental change. Geology, 38(1), 87-90. https://doi.org/10.1130/g30490.1

For many years researchers have linked increases in sediment and bedload from drainage basins to external factors such as increased rainfall. However, natural systems have always shown a high degree of scatter or nonlinearity in this response, which... Read More about Self-organized criticality in river basins: challenging sedimentary records of environmental change.

The influence of an alkenyl terminal group on the mesomorphic behavior and electro-optic properties of fluorinated terphenyl liquid crystals (2010)
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Hird, M., & Lewis, R. (2010). The influence of an alkenyl terminal group on the mesomorphic behavior and electro-optic properties of fluorinated terphenyl liquid crystals. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20(2), 299 - 307. https://doi.org/10.1039/b914260f

Novel liquid crystal terphenyls with two, three and four lateral fluoro substituents and an alkene unit at the end of a terminal chain are presented in terms of synthesis, mesomorphic behaviour and electro-optic properties. The difluoro analogues wer... Read More about The influence of an alkenyl terminal group on the mesomorphic behavior and electro-optic properties of fluorinated terphenyl liquid crystals.

The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2010)
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Barnes, R., & Metcalfe, D. (2010). The Marine Strategy Framework Directive. International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 25, 81 - 91. https://doi.org/10.1163/157180809X12583617932347

The Marine Strategy Framework Directive was adopted on 17 June 2008 and entered into force on 15 July 2008. It is recognised by the European Community that pressures and demands on marine resources are often excessive and that action must be taken in... Read More about The Marine Strategy Framework Directive.

Cost-effectiveness of shared pharmaceutical care for older patients: RESPECT trial findings (2010)
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Bojke, C., Philips, Z., Sculpher, M., Campion, P., Chrystyn, H., Coulton, S., …RESPECT Trial Team. (2010). Cost-effectiveness of shared pharmaceutical care for older patients: RESPECT trial findings. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 60(570), 21-27. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp09X482312

Background: Pharmaceutical care serves as a collaborative model for medication review. Its use is advocated for older patients, although its cost-effectiveness is unknown. Although the accompanying article on clinical effectiveness from the RESPECT (... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of shared pharmaceutical care for older patients: RESPECT trial findings.

Alterations in the Th1/Th2 balance in breast cancer patients using reflexology and scalp massage (2010)
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Green, V. L., Alexandropoulou, A., Walker, M. B., Walker, A. A., Sharp, D. M., Walker, L. G., & Greenman, J. (2010). Alterations in the Th1/Th2 balance in breast cancer patients using reflexology and scalp massage. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 1(1), 97-108. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm_00000018

The diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer can adversely affect quality of life Here the aim was to determine the effects of reflexology on host defences and endocrine function in women with early breast cancer Six weeks after surgery for early bre... Read More about Alterations in the Th1/Th2 balance in breast cancer patients using reflexology and scalp massage.

Effectiveness of shared pharmaceutical care for older patients: RESPECT trial findings (2010)
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RESPECT trial team, Richmond, S., Morton, V., Cross, B., Chi Kei Wong, I., Russell, I., …Campion, P. (2010). Effectiveness of shared pharmaceutical care for older patients: RESPECT trial findings. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 60(570), e10-e19. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp09X473295

Background The pharmaceutical care approach serves as a model for medication review, involving collaboration between GPs, pharmacists, patients, and carers. Its use is advocated with older patients who are typically prescribed several drugs. However,... Read More about Effectiveness of shared pharmaceutical care for older patients: RESPECT trial findings.