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The politics of public expenditure from Thatcher to Blair (2006)
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Mullard, M., & Swaray, R. (2006). The politics of public expenditure from Thatcher to Blair. Policy and Politics, 34(3), 495-515. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557306777695343

The central concerns of this study are twofold: first, to analyse the nature of the politics of public expenditure under both the Thatcher and Blair governments and to ask whether changes in government did make a difference. Second, to deal with the... Read More about The politics of public expenditure from Thatcher to Blair.

Strain patterns during tensile, compressive, and shear fatigue of human cortical bone and implications for bone biomechanics (2006)
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Winwood, K., Zioupos, P., Currey, J., Cotton, J., & Taylor, M. (2006). Strain patterns during tensile, compressive, and shear fatigue of human cortical bone and implications for bone biomechanics. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 79(2), 289-297. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.30796

It is a common theme in basic bone biomechanics and in biomechanical applications that much of the behavior can be determined and is dictated by the level of strain, whether this pertains to bone physiology, bone remodeling, osseoinduction, osseointe... Read More about Strain patterns during tensile, compressive, and shear fatigue of human cortical bone and implications for bone biomechanics.

From hawks and doves to self-consistent games of territorial behavior (2006)
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Kokko, H., López-Sepulcre, A., & Morrell, L. J. (2006). From hawks and doves to self-consistent games of territorial behavior. The American naturalist, 167(6), 901-912. https://doi.org/10.1086/504604

Explaining the "prior-residence effect" (automatic owner status of individuals who arrived first in an area) was one of the very first applications of game theory in animal behavior. These models, however, predict paradoxical solutions where intruder... Read More about From hawks and doves to self-consistent games of territorial behavior.

MO‐D‐230A‐02: an immersive virtual environment for training of radiotherapy students and developing clinical experience (2006)
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Beavis, A., Ward, J., Bridge, P., Appleyard, R., & Phillips, R. (2006). MO‐D‐230A‐02: an immersive virtual environment for training of radiotherapy students and developing clinical experience. Medical physics, 33(6 part 15), 2164-2165. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.2241428

Purpose: Radiotherapy equipment and techniques are rapidly developing and so efficient training is invaluable. However, the demands on clinical systems and the lack of trained personnel make it difficult to achieve. As an alternative approach we have... Read More about MO‐D‐230A‐02: an immersive virtual environment for training of radiotherapy students and developing clinical experience.

Help I'm surrounded (2006)
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Mitchell, H. (2006). Help I'm surrounded. Scope an on-line journal of film studies,

A dimly lit auditorium, the smell of popcorn and hot-dogs accompanied by the sound of fizzy drinks slurped through straws; the lights dim and a hush of expectation descends, sound fades in from all around, drawing the audience into the illusion of an... Read More about Help I'm surrounded.

The division and size of gains from liberalization in service networks (2006)
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Bhattarai, K., & Whalley, J. (2006). The division and size of gains from liberalization in service networks. Review of International Economics, 14(3), 348-361. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9396.2006.00594.x

If two disjoint country service networks involving a small and large country are connected as part of international liberalization in the presence of network externalities, the per capita gain for the small country from access to a large network will... Read More about The division and size of gains from liberalization in service networks.

Ecophysiological strategies of Antarctic intertidal invertebrates faced with freezing stress (2006)
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Barnes, D. K. A., Convey, P., Worland, M. R., & Waller, C. L. (2006). Ecophysiological strategies of Antarctic intertidal invertebrates faced with freezing stress. Polar Biology, 29(12), 1077-1083. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-006-0152-3

Recent studies have revealed a previously unanticipated level of biodiversity present in the Antarctic littoral. Here, we report research on the ecophysiological strategies adopted by intertidal species that permit them to survive in this environment... Read More about Ecophysiological strategies of Antarctic intertidal invertebrates faced with freezing stress.

Complexes of tungsten(IV,VI) derived from linked aryloxide ligands (2006)
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Redshaw, C., & Humphrey, S. M. (2006). Complexes of tungsten(IV,VI) derived from linked aryloxide ligands. Polyhedron, 25(9), 1946-1954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2005.12.008

Biphenoxo complexes of tungsten(VI), [WCl4{CHR[C6H2(But)2O]2}] R = H (1), Me (2) are reduced by Na/Hg in the presence of PMe3 to give cis, trans-WCl2(PMe3)2{CHR[C6H2(But)2O]2} R = H (3), Me (4). Reaction of [WOCl4] with the biphenols 2,2′-CHR[C6H2(Bu... Read More about Complexes of tungsten(IV,VI) derived from linked aryloxide ligands.

A general route diversity model for convergent terrestrial microwave links (2006)
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Paulson, K. S., Usman, I. S., & Watson, R. J. (2006). A general route diversity model for convergent terrestrial microwave links. Radio science, 41(3), https://doi.org/10.1029/2005RS003411

[1] This research examines route diversity as a fade mitigation technique in the presence of rain for convergent, terrestrial, microwave links. A general model is derived which predicts the joint distribution of rain attenuation on arbitrary pairs of... Read More about A general route diversity model for convergent terrestrial microwave links.

Investigation and treatment of faecal incontinence (2006)
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Maslekar, S., Gardiner, A., Maklin, C., & Duthie, G. S. (2006). Investigation and treatment of faecal incontinence. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 82(968), 363-371. https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.2005.044099

Faecal incontinence is a debilitating condition affecting people of all ages, and significantly impairs quality of life. Proper clinical assessment followed by conservative medical therapy leads to improvement in more than 50% of cases, including pat... Read More about Investigation and treatment of faecal incontinence.

Use of factor analysis in Journal of Advanced Nursing: literature review (2006)
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Watson, R., & Thompson, D. R. (2006). Use of factor analysis in Journal of Advanced Nursing: literature review. Journal of advanced nursing, 55(3), 330-341. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03915.x

Aim. This paper reports a review analysing the use of factor analysis in papers in Journal of Advanced Nursing. Background. Factor analysis is a multivariate statistical method for reducing large numbers of variables to fewer underlying dimensions. T... Read More about Use of factor analysis in Journal of Advanced Nursing: literature review.

White matter lesions in an unselected cohort of the elderly: Molecular pathology suggests origin from chronic hypoperfusion injury (2006)
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Fernando, M. S., Simpson, J. E., Matthews, F., Brayne, C., Lewis, C. E., Barber, R., …Ince, P. G. (2006). White matter lesions in an unselected cohort of the elderly: Molecular pathology suggests origin from chronic hypoperfusion injury. Stroke, 37(6), 1391-1398. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.0000221308.94473.14

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE - "Incidental" MRI white matter (WM) lesions, comprising periventricular lesions (PVLs) and deep subcortical lesions (DSCLs), are common in the aging brain. Direct evidence of ischemia associated with incidental WM lesions (WML... Read More about White matter lesions in an unselected cohort of the elderly: Molecular pathology suggests origin from chronic hypoperfusion injury.

Tissue heterogeneity, composite architecture and fractal dimension effects in the fracture of ageing human bone (2006)
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Zioupos, P., Kaffy, C., & Currey, J. D. (2006). Tissue heterogeneity, composite architecture and fractal dimension effects in the fracture of ageing human bone. International Journal of Fracture, 139(3-4), 407-424. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-006-6581-8

The mechanical characteristics of human bone, especially those relating to age, are of immense interest to everyone. A great amount of information has already been accumulated on the macromechanical/phenomenological aspects of bone behaviour and whil... Read More about Tissue heterogeneity, composite architecture and fractal dimension effects in the fracture of ageing human bone.

Treatment for substance use problems among young offenders: Difficulties and dilemmas for implementation and evaluation in the UK (2006)
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Hammersley, R., Reid, M., & Minkes, J. (2006). Treatment for substance use problems among young offenders: Difficulties and dilemmas for implementation and evaluation in the UK. Educational and Child Psychology, 23(2), 40-51

© The British Psychological Society 2006. Youth offending is assumed in part to be caused by substance use problems, consequently policy and practice in youth justice emphasise their treatment. We review four types of difficulty for substance use tre... Read More about Treatment for substance use problems among young offenders: Difficulties and dilemmas for implementation and evaluation in the UK.

The rebel, the lady and the 'anti': femininity, anti-feminism, and the Victorian woman writer (2006)
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Heilmann, A., & Sanders, V. (2006). The rebel, the lady and the 'anti': femininity, anti-feminism, and the Victorian woman writer. Women's studies international forum, 29(3), 289-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2006.04.008

Anti-feminist journalists and women writers had a crucial role in contributing to the feminist debate in Victorian Britain. As an organized political movement Victorian anti-feminism significantly post-dated the rise of anti-feminist literature in th... Read More about The rebel, the lady and the 'anti': femininity, anti-feminism, and the Victorian woman writer.

The polynomial degree of the Grassmannian G1,n,2 (2006)
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Shaw, R., & Gordon, N. A. (2006). The polynomial degree of the Grassmannian G1,n,2. Designs, codes, and cryptography, 39(2), 289-306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10623-005-4524-4

For a subset ψ of PG(N, 2) a known result states that ψ has polynomial degree ≤ r, r ≤ N, if and only if ψ intersects every r-flat of PG(N, 2) in an odd number of points. Certain refinements of this result are considered, and are then applied in the... Read More about The polynomial degree of the Grassmannian G1,n,2.