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m-Research: ethical issues in researching young people's use of mobile devices (2012)
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Burden, K., Aubusson, P., & Schuck, S. (2012). m-Research: ethical issues in researching young people's use of mobile devices. Youth Studies Australia, 31(3), 17-26

A growing area of research concerns the increasing use by young people of mobile phones. Inevitably, researchers interested in exploring the lives and habitus of young people must also consider their engagement with the ubiquitous mobile. This resear... Read More about m-Research: ethical issues in researching young people's use of mobile devices.

Youth work and state education : should youth workers apply to set up a free school? (2012)
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Hope, M. (2012). Youth work and state education : should youth workers apply to set up a free school?. Youth and Policy, 109(September), 60 - 70

The UK Coalition Government’s new policy on Free Schools presents a dilemma for youth workers. Is there any possibility of establishing a ‘youth worker – led Free School’ based on the principles and values of youth work? Do the potential pitfalls mak... Read More about Youth work and state education : should youth workers apply to set up a free school?.

Bioharness™ multivariable monitoring device. Part I: Validity (2012)
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Johnstone, J. A., Ford, P. A., Hughes, G., Watson, T., & Garrett, A. T. (2012). Bioharness™ multivariable monitoring device. Part I: Validity. Journal of sports science & medicine, 11(3), 400 - 408

The BioharnessTM monitoring system may provide physiological information on human performance but there is limited information on its validity. The objective of this study was to assess the validity of all 5 BioharnessTM variables using a laboratory... Read More about Bioharness™ multivariable monitoring device. Part I: Validity.

The role of telemonitoring in caring for older people with long-term conditions: Advances in technology offer opportunities to treat patients remotely. David Barrett explores their effectiveness and how such innovations are changing the way nurses work (2012)
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Barrett, D. (2012). The role of telemonitoring in caring for older people with long-term conditions: Advances in technology offer opportunities to treat patients remotely. David Barrett explores their effectiveness and how such innovations are changing the way nurses work. Nursing older people, 24(7), 21-25. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop2012.09.24.7.21.c9257

Long-term conditions have a negative effect on the lives of older people and those who care for them. As the population ages, so the prevalence of long-term conditions increases, which presents substantial challenges to providers of health and social... Read More about The role of telemonitoring in caring for older people with long-term conditions: Advances in technology offer opportunities to treat patients remotely. David Barrett explores their effectiveness and how such innovations are changing the way nurses work.

Chemical Characterization of Latent Fingerprints by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization, Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Mega Electron Volt Secondary Mass Spectrometry, Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, and Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging: An Intercomparison (2012)
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Bailey, M. J., Bright, N. J., Croxton, R. S., Francese, S., Ferguson, L. S., Hinder, S., …Bleay, S. (2012). Chemical Characterization of Latent Fingerprints by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization, Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Mega Electron Volt Secondary Mass Spectrometry, Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, and Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging: An Intercomparison. Analytical chemistry, 84(20), 8514-8523. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac302441y

The first analytical intercomparison of fingerprint residue using equivalent samples of latent fingerprint residue and characterized by a suite of relevant techniques is presented. This work has never been undertaken, presumably due to the perishable... Read More about Chemical Characterization of Latent Fingerprints by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization, Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Mega Electron Volt Secondary Mass Spectrometry, Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, and Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Imaging: An Intercomparison.

A configural theory of attention and associative learning (2012)
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George, D. N., & Pearce, J. M. (2012). A configural theory of attention and associative learning. Learning and Behavior, 40(3), 241-254. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-012-0078-2

A formal account of the relationship between attention and associative learning is presented within the framework of a configural theory of discrimination learning. The account is based on a connectionist network in which the entire pattern of stimul... Read More about A configural theory of attention and associative learning.

Tuning into children’s voices: Exploring the perceptions of primary aged children about their education in one primary school in England (2012)
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Glazzard, J. Tuning into children’s voices: Exploring the perceptions of primary aged children about their education in one primary school in England. International Journal of Education, 4(3), 49-66. https://doi.org/10.5296/ije.v4i3.1933

This small scale study examined children’s views about their education in one primary school in England. The research took place in a large primary school, situated in an area of relative social deprivation in a northern town. A focus group was used... Read More about Tuning into children’s voices: Exploring the perceptions of primary aged children about their education in one primary school in England.

Postural responses during volitional and perturbed dynamic balance tasks in new lower limb amputees: a longitudinal study (2012)
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Barnett, C. T., Vanicek, N., & Polman, R. C. J. (2013). Postural responses during volitional and perturbed dynamic balance tasks in new lower limb amputees: a longitudinal study. Gait and Posture, 37(3), 319-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.07.023

This study examined the adaptation of postural responses in transtibial amputees during both perturbed and volitional dynamic balance tasks during a five-month period following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation. Seven unilateral transtibial amp... Read More about Postural responses during volitional and perturbed dynamic balance tasks in new lower limb amputees: a longitudinal study.

True and false DRM memories: differences detected with an implicit task (2012)
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Marini, M., Agosta, S., Mazzoni, G., Barba, G. D., & Sartori, G. (2012). True and false DRM memories: differences detected with an implicit task. Frontiers in Psychology, 3(AUG), 0 - 0. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00310

Memory is prone to illusions. When people are presented with lists of words associated with a non-presented critical lure, they produce a high level of false recognitions (false memories) for non-presented related stimuli indistinguishable, at the ex... Read More about True and false DRM memories: differences detected with an implicit task.

Natural variability and reference conditions: Setting type-specific classification boundaries for lagoon macroinvertebrates in the Mediterranean and Black Seas (2012)
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Basset, A., Barbone, E., Borja, A., Elliott, M., Jona-Lasinio, G., Marques, J. C., …Teixeira, H. (2013). Natural variability and reference conditions: Setting type-specific classification boundaries for lagoon macroinvertebrates in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Hydrobiologia, 704(1), 325-345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-012-1273-z

The ecological status classification of aquatic ecosystems using biological indices requires a number of steps, including the description and standardisation of the indices' natural variability. Here, we address this point with reference to selected... Read More about Natural variability and reference conditions: Setting type-specific classification boundaries for lagoon macroinvertebrates in the Mediterranean and Black Seas.

Semistructured black-box prediction: proposed approach for asthma admissions in London (2012)
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Reidpath, D. D., & Soyiri, I. N. (2012). Semistructured black-box prediction: proposed approach for asthma admissions in London. International Journal of General Medicine, 5, 693-705. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S34647

Asthma is a global public health problem and the most common chronic disease among children. The factors associated with the condition are diverse, and environmental factors appear to be the leading cause of asthma exacerbation and its worsening dise... Read More about Semistructured black-box prediction: proposed approach for asthma admissions in London.

The prevalence of depression in pediatric oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Jordan (2012)
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Arabiat, D. H., Draper, P., & Elliott, B. (2012). The prevalence of depression in pediatric oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Jordan. Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, 29(5), 283-288. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454212451524

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression in pediatric oncology patients in Jordan, comparing them with peers who suffered from chronic conditions or were healthy. The authors investigated 58 children with cancer, 56 with... Read More about The prevalence of depression in pediatric oncology patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Jordan.

When Bosnia was a Commonwealth country: British forces and their interpreters in Republika Srpska 1995-2007 (2012)
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Baker, C. (2012). When Bosnia was a Commonwealth country: British forces and their interpreters in Republika Srpska 1995-2007. History workshop journal : HWJ, 74(1), 131-155. https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbs018

This paper discusses the working experiences of foreign military forces' employees in post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) with reference to oral history interviews with fourteen people who were employed as language intermediaries by British forces in t... Read More about When Bosnia was a Commonwealth country: British forces and their interpreters in Republika Srpska 1995-2007.

Examining the influence of gender, education, social class and birth cohort on MMSE tracking over time: A population-based prospective cohort study (2012)
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Matthews, F., Marioni, R., & Brayne, C. (2012). Examining the influence of gender, education, social class and birth cohort on MMSE tracking over time: A population-based prospective cohort study. BMC Geriatrics, 12, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-12-45

Background: Whilst many studies have analysed predictors of longitudinal cognitive decline, few have described their impact on population distributions of cognition by age cohort. The aim of this paper was to examine whether gender, education, social... Read More about Examining the influence of gender, education, social class and birth cohort on MMSE tracking over time: A population-based prospective cohort study.

Revision of the little brown frogs in the Gephyromantis decaryi complex with description of a new species (2012)
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Wollenberg, K. C., Glaw, F., & Vences, M. (2012). Revision of the little brown frogs in the Gephyromantis decaryi complex with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 3421(1), 32-60. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3421.1.2

We revise the systematics of a group of little brown leaf litter frogs from Madagascar that are notoriously difficult to diagnose, the Gephyromantis decaryi complex. Using an integrative combination of molecular data, bioacoustics, and morphology, we... Read More about Revision of the little brown frogs in the Gephyromantis decaryi complex with description of a new species.

Diel and seasonal variations in the population dynamics of Hemimysis anomala, a non-indigenous mysid: implications for surveillance and management (2012)
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Nunn, A., & Cowx, I. G. (2012). Diel and seasonal variations in the population dynamics of Hemimysis anomala, a non-indigenous mysid: implications for surveillance and management. Aquatic Invasions, 7(3), 357-365. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2012.7.3.007

This study investigated diel and seasonal variations in the population dynamics of Hemimysis anomala, a non-indigenous mysid originating from the Ponto-Caspian region. There were strong diel variations in the abundance (catch-per-unit-effort; CPUE) o... Read More about Diel and seasonal variations in the population dynamics of Hemimysis anomala, a non-indigenous mysid: implications for surveillance and management.

Building the Hydra together: Enhancing repository provision through multiinstitution collaboration (2012)
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Awre, C., & Cramer, T. (2012). Building the Hydra together: Enhancing repository provision through multiinstitution collaboration. Journal of digital information, 13(1),

In 2008 the University of Hull, Stanford University and University of Virginia agreed to collaborate with Fedora Commons (now DuraSpace) on the Hydra project. This project has sought to define and develop repository-enabled solutions for the manageme... Read More about Building the Hydra together: Enhancing repository provision through multiinstitution collaboration.

CLIF: moving repositories upstream in the content lifecycle (2012)
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Waddington, S., Green, R., & Awre, C. (2012). CLIF: moving repositories upstream in the content lifecycle. Journal of digital information, 13(1),

The UK JISC-funded Content Lifecycle Integration Framework (CLIF) project has explored the management of digital content throughout its lifecycle from creation through to preservation or disposal. Whilst many individual systems offer the capability o... Read More about CLIF: moving repositories upstream in the content lifecycle.

Forecasting peak asthma admissions in London: an application of quantile regression models (2012)
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Soyiri, I. N., Reidpath, D. D., & Sarran, C. (2013). Forecasting peak asthma admissions in London: an application of quantile regression models. International Journal of Biometeorology, 57(4), 569-578. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-012-0584-0

Asthma is a chronic condition of great public health concern globally. The associated morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilisation place an enormous burden on healthcare infrastructure and services. This study demonstrates a multistage quantile re... Read More about Forecasting peak asthma admissions in London: an application of quantile regression models.