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Belgian euthanasia law: A critical analysis (2009)
Journal Article
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2009). Belgian euthanasia law: A critical analysis. Journal of medical ethics, 35(7), 436-439. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2008.026799

Some background information about the context of euthanasia in Belgium is presented, and Belgian law on euthanasia and concerns about the law are discussed. Suggestions as to how to improve the Belgian law and practice of euthanasia are made, and Bel... Read More about Belgian euthanasia law: A critical analysis.

New perspectives on the English Reformation (2009)
Journal Article
Capern, A. L. (2009). New perspectives on the English Reformation. The Journal of religious history, 33(2), 235-253. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9809.2009.00796.x

The historiography of the English Reformation has been driven by several key themes for three or four decades: the chronology of religious change and the success or failure of Protestantism to establish itself, the position of Puritanism vis-à-vis Ch... Read More about New perspectives on the English Reformation.

Preliminary evaluation of a constructed wetland for treating extremely alkaline (pH 12) steel slag drainage (2009)
Journal Article
Mayes, W. M., Aumônier, J., & Jarvis, A. P. (2009). Preliminary evaluation of a constructed wetland for treating extremely alkaline (pH 12) steel slag drainage. Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research, 59(11), 2253-2263. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2009.261

High pH (> 12) leachates are an environmental problem associated with drainage from lime (CaO)rich industrial residues such as steel slags, lime spoil and coal combustion residues. Recent research has highlighted the potential for natural ('volunteer... Read More about Preliminary evaluation of a constructed wetland for treating extremely alkaline (pH 12) steel slag drainage.

Ethics education for irregular warfare (2009)
Book
Carrick, D., Connelly, J., & Robinson, P. (Eds.). (2009). Ethics education for irregular warfare. Farnham: Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315580395

Following on from Ethics Education in the Military (eds. Paul Robinson, Nigel de Lee and Don Carrick: Ashgate 2008) which surveyed and critically analyzed the existing theory and practice of educating soldiers, sailors and airmen in the ethics of 'ol... Read More about Ethics education for irregular warfare.

"They (ARVs) are my life, without them I'm nothing" - experiences of patients attending a HIV/AIDS clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa (2009)
Journal Article
Gilbert, L., & Walker, L. (2009). "They (ARVs) are my life, without them I'm nothing" - experiences of patients attending a HIV/AIDS clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa. Health and Place, 15(4), 1123-1129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.06.006

This paper is a part of a larger study that explores the "social complexity" of antiretroviral therapy (ART), in resource-limited environments. Drawing on in-depth interviews with a sample of 44 patients in an urban HIV/AIDS clinic in Johannesburg, S... Read More about "They (ARVs) are my life, without them I'm nothing" - experiences of patients attending a HIV/AIDS clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Study of molecular spin-crossover complex Fe(phen)(2)(NCS)(2) thin films (2009)
Journal Article
Shi, S., Schmerber, G., Arabski, J., Beaufrand, J.-B., Kim, D. J., Boukari, S., Bowen, M., Kemp, N. T., Viart, N., Rogez, G., Beaurepaire, E., Aubriet, H., Petersen, J., Becker, C., & Ruch, D. (2009). Study of molecular spin-crossover complex Fe(phen)(2)(NCS)(2) thin films. Applied physics letters, 95(4), 043303. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3192355

We report on the growth by evaporation under high vacuum of high-quality thin films of Fe(phen)(2)(NCS)(2) (phen=1,10-phenanthroline) that maintain the expected electronic structure down to a thickness of 10 nm and that exhibit a temperature-driven s... Read More about Study of molecular spin-crossover complex Fe(phen)(2)(NCS)(2) thin films.

Mental toughness: managerial and age differences (2009)
Journal Article
Marchant, D. C., Polman, R. C. J., Clough, P. J., Jackson, J. G., Levy, A. R., & Nicholls, A. R. (2009). Mental toughness: managerial and age differences. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 24(5), 428-437. https://doi.org/10.1108/02683940910959753

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate whether employees at various levels of managerial positions (e.g. senior, middle, and junior) exhibit different levels of mental toughness. In addition, the study seeks to explore possible effects... Read More about Mental toughness: managerial and age differences.

The concepts of the public, the private and the political in contemporary Western political theory (2009)
Journal Article
O'Sullivan, N. K. (2009). The concepts of the public, the private and the political in contemporary Western political theory. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 12(2), 145-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230902892010

The concept of the public realm is the most fundamental of all political concepts because it is only the shared relationship it constitutes between rulers and ruled that makes government more than mere domination. It is therefore not surprising that... Read More about The concepts of the public, the private and the political in contemporary Western political theory.

Transforming the prison: histories of prison and imprisonment, 1770-1952 (2009)
Book Chapter
Johnston, H. (2009). Transforming the prison: histories of prison and imprisonment, 1770-1952. In Criminal Justice (125 - 143). OUP Oxford

This chapter considers the emergence of imprisonment as the predominant form of punishment for the majority offences from the mid-nineteenth century onwards in Britain.  It examines imprisonment before and during the eighteenth century through to the... Read More about Transforming the prison: histories of prison and imprisonment, 1770-1952.

Effect of glucose variability on the long-term risk of microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes (2009)
Journal Article
Kilpatrick, E. S., Rigby, A. S., & Atkin, S. L. (2009). Effect of glucose variability on the long-term risk of microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Care, 32(10), 1901-1903. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc09-0109

OBJECTIVE This study analyzed data from the Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) study to see whether longer-term follow-up of Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) patients reveals a role for glycemic instability... Read More about Effect of glucose variability on the long-term risk of microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes.

Intercalated brucite-type layered cobalt(II) hydroxysulfate (2009)
Journal Article
Yotnoi, B., Luachan, S., Prior, T. J., & Rujiwatra, A. (2009). Intercalated brucite-type layered cobalt(II) hydroxysulfate. Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 65(7), I52-U139. https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053680902251X

In an attempt to synthesize new cobalt(II) sulfate framework structures using 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane as a template, crystals of poly[0.35-[hexaaquacobalt(II)] [tri-μ-hydroxido-μ-sulfato-dicobalt(II)]], {[Co(H 2 O) 6 ] 0.35 [Co 2 (OH) 3 (SO 4... Read More about Intercalated brucite-type layered cobalt(II) hydroxysulfate.

Redistributive effects of transfer programmes in the United Kingdom (2009)
Journal Article
Bhattarai, K., & Whalley, J. (2009). Redistributive effects of transfer programmes in the United Kingdom. Economica, 76(303), 413-431. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0335.2008.00686.x

We discuss the redistribution effects of transfer using a conditional-choice general equilibrium model. We calibrate it to UK data for the early 2000s. Results indicate that a money-metric measure of the welfare value of transfer received by the bott... Read More about Redistributive effects of transfer programmes in the United Kingdom.

Effect of biomass leaching on H2 production, ash and tar behavior during high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) process (2009)
Journal Article
Skoulou, V., Kantarelis, E., Arvelakis, S., Yang, W., & Zabaniotou, A. (2009). Effect of biomass leaching on H2 production, ash and tar behavior during high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) process. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 34(14), 5666-5673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.05.117

The effect of biomass water leaching on H 2 production, as well as, prediction of ash thermal behavior and formation of biomass tar during high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) of olive kernel is the main aim of the present work. Within this stu... Read More about Effect of biomass leaching on H2 production, ash and tar behavior during high temperature steam gasification (HTSG) process.

Diamagnetic repulsion—A versatile tool for label-free particle handling in microfluidic devices (2009)
Journal Article
Peyman, S. A., Kwan, E. Y., Margarson, O., Iles, A., & Pamme, N. (2009). Diamagnetic repulsion—A versatile tool for label-free particle handling in microfluidic devices. Journal of Chromatography A, 1216(52), 9055-9062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2009.06.039

We report the exploration of diamagnetic repulsion forces for the selective manipulation of microparticles inside microfluidic devices. Diamagnetic materials such as polymers are repelled from magnetic fields, an effect greatly enhanced by suspending... Read More about Diamagnetic repulsion—A versatile tool for label-free particle handling in microfluidic devices.

Transcript profiling and DNA damage in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) exposed to 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (2009)
Journal Article
Nogueira, P., Lourenço, J., Rodriguez, E., Pacheco, M., Santos, C., Rotchell, J. M., & Mendo, S. (2009). Transcript profiling and DNA damage in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) exposed to 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene. Aquatic Toxicology, 94(2), 123-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.06.007

The molecular responses induced during and after an acute exposure to 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) were analysed in liver, gill and blood cells of juvenile Anguilla anguilla with the aim of developing molecular biomarkers of environmental PA... Read More about Transcript profiling and DNA damage in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) exposed to 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene.

The actuary as fallen hero: on the reform of a profession (2009)
Journal Article
Collins, D., Dewing, I., & Russell, P. (2009). The actuary as fallen hero: on the reform of a profession. Work, employment & society : a journal of the British Sociological Association, 23(2), 249-266. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017009102857

This article investigates reform of the actuarial profession following the establishment of the UK Financial Services Authority and as a result of the problems emerging at the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Perceptions on changes to the role of li... Read More about The actuary as fallen hero: on the reform of a profession.

Education and poverty: mapping the terrain and making the links to educational policy (2009)
Journal Article
Raffo, C., Dyson, A., Gunter, H., Hall, D., Jones, L., & Kalambouka, A. (2009). Education and poverty: mapping the terrain and making the links to educational policy. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 13(4), 341-358. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603110802124462

Although there is widespread agreement that poverty and poor educational outcomes are related, there are different explanations about why that should be the case. The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual synthesis of some of the research... Read More about Education and poverty: mapping the terrain and making the links to educational policy.

Israel and International Human Rights (2009)
Book Chapter
Cohen-Almagor, R. (2009). Israel and International Human Rights. In D. P. Forsythe (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Rights, vol. 3 (247-257). Oxford University Press

Other possibilities? The contribution to management education of alternative organizations (2009)
Journal Article
Reedy, P., & Learmonth, M. (2009). Other possibilities? The contribution to management education of alternative organizations. Management Learning, 40(3), 241-258. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507609104338

Business education tends to reinforce the neo-liberal view that the best, perhaps the only desirable model of organization is the managed corporation. Furthermore, in competing to attract students, business schools frequently stress that lucrative ca... Read More about Other possibilities? The contribution to management education of alternative organizations.