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Illness by suggestion: Expectancy, modeling, and gender in the production of psychosomatic symptoms (2007)
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Lorber, W., Mazzoni, G., & Kirsch, I. (2007). Illness by suggestion: Expectancy, modeling, and gender in the production of psychosomatic symptoms. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 33(1), 112-116. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324796abm3301_13

Background: Expectancy and modeling have been cited as factors in mass psychogenic illness (MPI), which reportedly affects more women than men. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to assess the effects of expectancy and modeling in a controlled labo... Read More about Illness by suggestion: Expectancy, modeling, and gender in the production of psychosomatic symptoms.

Macro determinants of FDIn inflows to Japan: An analysis of source country characteristics (2007)
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Kimino, S., Saal, D. S., & Driffield, N. (2007). Macro determinants of FDIn inflows to Japan: An analysis of source country characteristics. The World economy, 30(3), 446-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9701.2007.01001.x

This paper examines the source country determinants of FDI into Japan. The paper highlights certain methodological and theoretical weaknesses in the previous literature and offers some explanations for hitherto ambiguous results. Specifically, the pa... Read More about Macro determinants of FDIn inflows to Japan: An analysis of source country characteristics.

The phylogeny of sleep database : a new resource for sleep scientists (2007)
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McNamara, P., Capellini, I., Harris, E., Nunn, C. L., Barton, R. A., & Preston, B. (2007). The phylogeny of sleep database : a new resource for sleep scientists. The open sleep journal, 1(1), 11-14. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874620900801010011

We have constructed a database that describes the sleeping characteristics of 127 different mammalian species representing 46 families across 17 orders. The data were extracted from 178 separate references that were found using standardized search pr... Read More about The phylogeny of sleep database : a new resource for sleep scientists.

Synthesizing carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers over supported-nickel oxide catalysts via catalytic decomposition of methane (2007)
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Chai, S. P., Zein, S. H. S., & Mohamed, A. R. (2007). Synthesizing carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers over supported-nickel oxide catalysts via catalytic decomposition of methane. Diamond and related materials, 16(8), 1656-1664. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2007.02.011

Supported-NiO catalysts were tested in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers by catalytic decomposition of methane at 550 °C and 700 °C. Catalytic activity was characterized by the conversion levels of methane and the amount of carb... Read More about Synthesizing carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers over supported-nickel oxide catalysts via catalytic decomposition of methane.

Immersive visualization with automated collision detection for radiotherapy treatment planning (2007)
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Ward, J. W., Phillips, R., Williams, T., Shang, C., Page, L., Prest, C., & Beavis, A. W. (2007). Immersive visualization with automated collision detection for radiotherapy treatment planning. Studies in health technology and informatics, 125, 491 - 496

Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is a technique for treating cancer tumours using external delivery of radiation. To create a treatment plan the directions of the external radiation beams (typically 5 to 9) need to be specified. Normally the b... Read More about Immersive visualization with automated collision detection for radiotherapy treatment planning.

Monte Carlo simulation of random branching in hyperbranched polymers (2007)
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Richards, E. L., Buzza, D. M. A., & Davies, G. R. (2007). Monte Carlo simulation of random branching in hyperbranched polymers. Macromolecules, 40(6), 2210-2218. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0700126

We study the branching statistics of hyperbranched polymers formed from a one-pot melt polymerization of AB2 monomers via Monte Carlo simulation. To simulate the reaction ensemble, we use a 3D percolation-type model where each lattice site of a cubic... Read More about Monte Carlo simulation of random branching in hyperbranched polymers.

Prognostic value of the 6 min walk test and self-perceived symptom severity in older patients with chronic heart failure (2007)
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Ingle, L., Rigby, A. S., Carroll, S., Butterly, R., King, R. F., Cooke, C. B., Cleland, J. G., & Clark, A. L. (2007). Prognostic value of the 6 min walk test and self-perceived symptom severity in older patients with chronic heart failure. European Heart Journal, 28(5), 560-568. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehl527

Background: The 6 min walk test (6-MWT) is a simple and popular test for evaluating functional status in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). However, the prognostic value of the 6-MWT in a large, representative sample of CHF patients, and in p... Read More about Prognostic value of the 6 min walk test and self-perceived symptom severity in older patients with chronic heart failure.

Benefits to 0+fishes of connecting man-made waterbodies to the lower River Trent, England (2007)
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Nunn, A. D., Harvey, J. P., & Cowx, I. G. (2007). Benefits to 0+fishes of connecting man-made waterbodies to the lower River Trent, England. River Research and Applications, 23(4), 361-376. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.993

Floodplain waterbodies are reputed to enhance recruitment of riverine fish populations via provision of spawning and nursery habitat, refuge from floods, and increased availability of planktonic food resources compared with main river channels. Notwi... Read More about Benefits to 0+fishes of connecting man-made waterbodies to the lower River Trent, England.

The food and feeding relationships of larval and 0+year juvenile fishes in lowland rivers and connected waterbodies. II. Prey selection and the influence of gape (2007)
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Nunn, A. D., Harvey, J. P., & Cowx, I. G. (2007). The food and feeding relationships of larval and 0+year juvenile fishes in lowland rivers and connected waterbodies. II. Prey selection and the influence of gape. Journal of fish biology, 70(3), 743-757. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01335.x

The relative importance of taxa- and size-specific prey selection, and the influence of gape on the prey consumed by the larvae and 0+ year juveniles of four fish species were investigated in 'main river', 'marina' and 'pond' macrohabitats in the low... Read More about The food and feeding relationships of larval and 0+year juvenile fishes in lowland rivers and connected waterbodies. II. Prey selection and the influence of gape.

The food and feeding relationships of larval and 0+year juvenile fishes in lowland rivers and connected waterbodies. I. Ontogenetic shifts and interspecific diet similarity (2007)
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Nunn, A. D., Harvey, J. P., & Cowx, I. G. (2007). The food and feeding relationships of larval and 0+year juvenile fishes in lowland rivers and connected waterbodies. I. Ontogenetic shifts and interspecific diet similarity. Journal of fish biology, 70(3), 726-742. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01334.x

Many fish species are zooplanktivorous at the onset of exogenous feeding, but distinct shifts in their foraging biology may occur with development. This study investigated the food and feeding relationships of the larvae and 0+ year juveniles of 13 f... Read More about The food and feeding relationships of larval and 0+year juvenile fishes in lowland rivers and connected waterbodies. I. Ontogenetic shifts and interspecific diet similarity.

Possible food economies: A methodological framework for exploring food production-consumption relationships (2007)
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Holloway, L., Kneafsey, M., Venn, L., Cox, R., Dowler, E., & Tuomainen, H. (2007). Possible food economies: A methodological framework for exploring food production-consumption relationships. Sociologia ruralis, 47(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2007.00427.x

Modes of food production-consumption defined as 'alternative' have received considerable academic attention, with studies exploring both their potential for contributing to rural development strategies and the opportunities they provide for counterin... Read More about Possible food economies: A methodological framework for exploring food production-consumption relationships.

Activated carbon from olive kernels in a two-stage process: industrial improvement (2007)
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Zabaniotou, A., Stavropoulos, G., & Skoulou, V. (2008). Activated carbon from olive kernels in a two-stage process: industrial improvement. Bioresource technology : biomass, bioenergy, biowastes, conversion technologies, biotransformations, production technologies, 99(2), 320-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2006.12.020

Activated carbons have been prepared from olive kernels and their adsorptive characteristics were investigated. A two stage process of pyrolysis-activation has been tested in two scales: (a) laboratory scale pyrolysis and chemical activation with KOH... Read More about Activated carbon from olive kernels in a two-stage process: industrial improvement.

Phylogeography of the rare Balkan endemic Martino's vole, Dinaromys bogdanovi, reveals strong differentiation within the western Balkan Peninsula (2007)
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Krystufek, B., Buzan, E. V., Hutchinson, W. F., & Hänfling, B. (2007). Phylogeography of the rare Balkan endemic Martino's vole, Dinaromys bogdanovi, reveals strong differentiation within the western Balkan Peninsula. Molecular ecology, 16(6), 1221-1232. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03235.x

The spatial genetic structure of Martino's vole, a rare palaeoendemic species of the western Balkans, was investigated using DNA isolated from archived museum samples. The study was based on partial sequencing (555 bp) of the mitochondrial cytochrome... Read More about Phylogeography of the rare Balkan endemic Martino's vole, Dinaromys bogdanovi, reveals strong differentiation within the western Balkan Peninsula.

Evidence for word length coding during visual word recognition (2007)
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Skarratt, P. A., McDonald, S., & Lavidor, M. (2008). Evidence for word length coding during visual word recognition. European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 20(1), 12-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/09541440601046647

In a masked priming procedure manipulating orthographic neighbourhood size, the priming word activates a number of word candidates of which the target could be one. Whether the target is one of the candidates or not determines how quickly it is recog... Read More about Evidence for word length coding during visual word recognition.

Valid knowledge: The economy and the academy (2007)
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Williams, P. J. (2007). Valid knowledge: The economy and the academy. Higher Education, 54(4), 511-523. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-007-9051-y

The future of Western universities as public institutions is the subject of extensive continuing debate, underpinned by the issue of what constitutes valid knowledge. Where in the past only prepositional knowledge codified by academics was considered... Read More about Valid knowledge: The economy and the academy.

Power-law behaviour, heterogeneity, and trend chasing (2007)
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He, X. Z., & Li, Y. (2007). Power-law behaviour, heterogeneity, and trend chasing. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 31(10), 3396-3426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jedc.2006.11.008

Long-range dependence in volatility is one of the most prominent examples in financial market research involving universal power laws. Its characterization has recently spurred attempts to provide some explanations of the underlying mechanism. This p... Read More about Power-law behaviour, heterogeneity, and trend chasing.

The demise of nursing in the United Kingdom: A warning for medicine (2007)
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Shields, L., & Watson, R. (2007). The demise of nursing in the United Kingdom: A warning for medicine. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 100(2), 70-74. https://doi.org/10.1258/jrsm.100.2.70

Medicine without nursing is an untenable concept: doctors could not practice without highly educated, knowledgeable and competent nurses as part of the health care team. In the UK, nursing is under threat and could pass away, to be replaced by techni... Read More about The demise of nursing in the United Kingdom: A warning for medicine.