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Phylogeography of the rare Balkan endemic Martino's vole, Dinaromys bogdanovi, reveals strong differentiation within the western Balkan Peninsula (2007)
Journal Article
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.

'Chords of freedom' : commemoration, ritual, and British transatlantic slavery (2007)
Book
Oldfield, J. (2007). 'Chords of freedom' : commemoration, ritual, and British transatlantic slavery. Manchester University Press

How should we as Britons remember transatlantic slavery? How has slavery been remembered in the past? 'Chords of freedom' sets out to answer these questions and, in doing so, traces the way in which British transatlantic slavery has been absorbed int... Read More about 'Chords of freedom' : commemoration, ritual, and British transatlantic slavery.

Valid knowledge: The economy and the academy (2007)
Journal Article
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.

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.

Power-law behaviour, heterogeneity, and trend chasing (2007)
Journal Article
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.

Blindness survey methods: Response from Sudan study authors [7] (2007)
Journal Article
Ngondi, J., Reacher, M., Brayne, C., Ole-Sempele, F., Onsarigo, A., Matende, I., …Emerson, P. M. (2007). Blindness survey methods: Response from Sudan study authors [7]. PLoS Medicine, 4(2), 0395-0396. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040086

A nonparametric approach to productive efficiency measurement : an application of bootstrap DEA to gold mining (2007)
Thesis
Mutemererwa, A. M. (2007). A nonparametric approach to productive efficiency measurement : an application of bootstrap DEA to gold mining. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4217755

In this dissertation the technical efficiency in gold mining is investigated. To the best available knowledge, this is the first such study on gold mining, whether on a localised (one country) or for a cross-section of countries. Since the work by Fa... Read More about A nonparametric approach to productive efficiency measurement : an application of bootstrap DEA to gold mining.

The impact of health insurance programme on the quality of the private hospital's services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2007)
Thesis
Al-JarAllah, N. A. (2007). The impact of health insurance programme on the quality of the private hospital's services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213661

This study is a first step in the exploration of the impact of the implementation of health insurance programmes on the quality of service within private hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has a population... Read More about The impact of health insurance programme on the quality of the private hospital's services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The British Army in Ireland 1961-1921 : a social and cultural history (2007)
Thesis
Butler, B. L. (2007). The British Army in Ireland 1961-1921 : a social and cultural history. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213143

The primary aim of this work is to provide a social and a cultural history of British soldiers who served in Ireland during the revolutionary period stretching from the Easter Rising of 1916 to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. As such, it rep... Read More about The British Army in Ireland 1961-1921 : a social and cultural history.

Roberto Arlt : translation and the construction of genre (2007)
Thesis
Miranda, M. C. (2007). Roberto Arlt : translation and the construction of genre. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213136

[From the introduction]:
Roberto Arlt is generally considered by critics the forerunner of the Latin American "boom". Arlt's innovative style reflects a fascination with the popular and a trenchant social realism fused with fantasy; his oeuvre is co... Read More about Roberto Arlt : translation and the construction of genre.

The Lincolnshire marsh : landscape evolution, settlement development and the salt industry. (2007)
Thesis
Fenwick, H. 1. (2007). The Lincolnshire marsh : landscape evolution, settlement development and the salt industry. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212659

The coastal wetland, known as the Lincolnshire Marsh, is investigated in order to understand the ways in which people in the past exploited coastal zones. This research into a previously neglected area has tested the validity of' Rippon's (2000) thre... Read More about The Lincolnshire marsh : landscape evolution, settlement development and the salt industry..

Low variation at allozyme loci and differences between age classes at microsatellites in grass goby (Zosterisessor ophiocephalus) populations (2007)
Journal Article
Bisol, P. M., Gallini, A., Prevedello, S., Rianna, E., Bernardinelli, E., Franco, A., & Zane, L. (2007). Low variation at allozyme loci and differences between age classes at microsatellites in grass goby (Zosterisessor ophiocephalus) populations. Hydrobiologia, 577(1), 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-006-0424-5

Allozymes and microsatellites were used to assess the level and distribution of genetic variation in grass goby population samples collected from the Venice Lagoon between October 2001 and May 2002. Eighteen enzymatic loci were examined in 434 indivi... Read More about Low variation at allozyme loci and differences between age classes at microsatellites in grass goby (Zosterisessor ophiocephalus) populations.

Comparative energy allocation in two sympatric, closely related gobies: The black goby Gobius niger and the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus (2007)
Journal Article
Fiorin, R., Malavasi, S., Franco, A., & Franzoi, P. (2007). Comparative energy allocation in two sympatric, closely related gobies: The black goby Gobius niger and the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus. Journal of fish biology, 70(2), 483-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01319.x

Seasonal energy allocation of lipid reserves into different body tissues was analysed comparatively in two sympatric, closely related gobies: the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus and the black goby Gobius niger. Lipid reserves were measured in... Read More about Comparative energy allocation in two sympatric, closely related gobies: The black goby Gobius niger and the grass goby Zosterisessor ophiocephalus.

The demise of nursing in the United Kingdom: A warning for medicine (2007)
Journal Article
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.

Kinematic adaptations to a novel walking task with a prosthetic simulator (2007)
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Vanicek, N., Sanderson, D. J., Chua, R., Kenyon, D., & Inglis, J. T. (2007). Kinematic adaptations to a novel walking task with a prosthetic simulator. Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, 19(1), 29-35. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPO.0b013e31802d4668

The process of relearning locomotor skills is a complex one for the person with a lower-limb amputation. Tracking individuals from the moment they are fitted with a prosthesis until they become competent walkers is a difficult task to achieve with a... Read More about Kinematic adaptations to a novel walking task with a prosthetic simulator.

Semantic numerical representation in blind subjects: The role of vision in the spatial format of the mental number line (2007)
Journal Article
Castronovo, J., & Seron, X. (2007). Semantic numerical representation in blind subjects: The role of vision in the spatial format of the mental number line. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 60(1), 101-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470210600598635

Does vision play a role in the elaboration of the semantic representation of small and large numerosities, notably in its spatial format? To investigate this issue, we decided to compare in the auditory modality the performance of congenitally and ea... Read More about Semantic numerical representation in blind subjects: The role of vision in the spatial format of the mental number line.

Efficacy of lifestyle intervention on peak exercise cardiac power output and reserve in premenopausal obese females: A randomised pilot study (2007)
Journal Article
Carroll, S., Marshall, P., Borkoles, E., Ingle, L., Barker, D., & Tan, L. B. (2007). Efficacy of lifestyle intervention on peak exercise cardiac power output and reserve in premenopausal obese females: A randomised pilot study. International journal of cardiology, 119(2), 147-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.099

Background: Clinically obese women have a two-fold increased risk for the development of heart failure. Among younger premenopausal females, obesity has been associated with cardiac remodelling and impaired resting systolic and diastolic function. Ho... Read More about Efficacy of lifestyle intervention on peak exercise cardiac power output and reserve in premenopausal obese females: A randomised pilot study.