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The failed Palestinian-Israeli peace process 1993-2011: an Israeli perspective (2012)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2012). The failed Palestinian-Israeli peace process 1993-2011: an Israeli perspective. Israel affairs, 18(4), 563-576. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2012.717389

This article examines the major developments that have taken place since the signing of the Oslo accords in September 1993. It analyses the major mistakes made along the way by both sides, showing that brinkmanship is a very dangerous policy when one... Read More about The failed Palestinian-Israeli peace process 1993-2011: an Israeli perspective.

Synthesis, structure and fluorescent properties of 2-(1H-benzoimidazol-2- yl)quinolin-8-ol ligands and their zinc complexes (2012)
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Xia, J., Zhou, Z., Li, W., Zhang, H. Q., Redshaw, C., & Sun, W. H. (2013). Synthesis, structure and fluorescent properties of 2-(1H-benzoimidazol-2- yl)quinolin-8-ol ligands and their zinc complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 394, 569-575. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2012.09.012

A series of 2-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)quinolin-8-ol ligands (L1-L5) and their Zn(II) complexes (C1-C6) were synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic and elemental analyses. The molecular structures of C1 and C6 were confirmed by single-crystal X... Read More about Synthesis, structure and fluorescent properties of 2-(1H-benzoimidazol-2- yl)quinolin-8-ol ligands and their zinc complexes.

Mental capacity and working memory in chemistry: Algorithmic versus open-ended problem solving (2012)
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Clair-Thompson, H. S., Overton, T., & Bugler, M. (2012). Mental capacity and working memory in chemistry: Algorithmic versus open-ended problem solving. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 13(4), 484-489. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2rp20084h

Previous research has revealed that problem solving and attainment in chemistry are constrained by mental capacity and working memory. However, the terms mental capacity and working memory come from different theories of cognitive resources, and are... Read More about Mental capacity and working memory in chemistry: Algorithmic versus open-ended problem solving.

Implementing a Competence Framework for Administering Medication: Reporting the Experiences of Mental Health Nurses and Students in the UK (2012)
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Hemingway, S., White, J., Baxter, H., Smith, G., Turner, J., & McCann, T. (2012). Implementing a Competence Framework for Administering Medication: Reporting the Experiences of Mental Health Nurses and Students in the UK. Issues in mental health nursing, 33(10), 657-664. https://doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2012.688255

Medicine administration is a high risk activity that most nurses undertake frequently. In this paper, the views of registered mental health nurses and final year student nurses are evaluated about the usefulness of the Medicines with Respect Assessme... Read More about Implementing a Competence Framework for Administering Medication: Reporting the Experiences of Mental Health Nurses and Students in the UK.

Complexity management in practice : a Viable System Model intervention in an Irish eco-community (2012)
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Espinosa, A., & Walker, J. (2013). Complexity management in practice : a Viable System Model intervention in an Irish eco-community. European journal of operational research, 225(1), 118-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2012.09.015

While soft OR tools offer specific solutions to manage complexity in organisations, little is known concerning soft OR tools to deal with self-organisation in communities. This paper describes an action research project where the authors facilitated... Read More about Complexity management in practice : a Viable System Model intervention in an Irish eco-community.

Benefits of telemonitoring in the care of patients with heart failure (2012)
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Atkin, P., & Barrett, D. (2012). Benefits of telemonitoring in the care of patients with heart failure. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 27(4), 44-48. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2012.09.27.4.44.c9313

Telemonitoring involves remotely monitoring patients' vital signs. It is an innovative and promising development in the care of people with heart failure that may reduce hospital admissions and the burden on the NHS, as well as improve patients' qual... Read More about Benefits of telemonitoring in the care of patients with heart failure.

In search of the cancer candidate: Can lay epidemiology help? (2012)
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Macdonald, S., Watt, G., & Macleod, U. (2013). In search of the cancer candidate: Can lay epidemiology help?. Sociology of Health and Illness, 35(4), 575-591. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2012.01513.x

First published in 1991, the ideas embedded in 'Lay epidemiology and the prevention paradox' offered a novel and rational explanation for the lay public's failure to fully engage with the lifestyle messages offered by health educators. During the cou... Read More about In search of the cancer candidate: Can lay epidemiology help?.

Trimetallic yttrium N-(2-methylquinolin-8-yl)benzamides: Synthesis, structure and use in ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone (2012)
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Zhang, W., Liu, S., Sun, W. H., Hao, X., & Redshaw, C. (2012). Trimetallic yttrium N-(2-methylquinolin-8-yl)benzamides: Synthesis, structure and use in ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone. New journal of chemistry = Nouveau journal de chimie, 36(11), 2392-2396. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2nj40711f

A series of trimetallic yttrium complexes, L7Y 3Cl2 [L = N-(2-methylquinolin-8-yl)-p-R-benzamides, 1: R = H; 2: R = OMe; 3: R = Me; 4: R = Cl], has been synthesized by the stoichiometric reaction of YCl3(THF)2 with the corresponding potassium amidate... Read More about Trimetallic yttrium N-(2-methylquinolin-8-yl)benzamides: Synthesis, structure and use in ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone.

A software based simulation for cleaner production: A game between manufacturers and government (2012)
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Zhao, R., Neighbour, G., McGuire, M., & Deutz, P. (2013). A software based simulation for cleaner production: A game between manufacturers and government. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 26(1), 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2012.09.006

This paper shows how game theory could be applied to better assess the various strategies available to government and manufacturers to promote more environmentally friendly products through cleaner production by examining several different game scena... Read More about A software based simulation for cleaner production: A game between manufacturers and government.

Cardiorespiratory fitness and heart rate recovery in obese premenopausal women (2012)
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Carroll, S., Marshall, P., Ingle, L., & Borkoles, E. (2012). Cardiorespiratory fitness and heart rate recovery in obese premenopausal women. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 22(6), e133-e139. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01522.x

Post-exercise heart rate recovery (HRR) has been proposed as a measure of cardiac autonomic dysfunction in apparently healthy adults. We aimed to determine the effects of a lifestyle intervention on HRR among clinically obese premenopausal women. A r... Read More about Cardiorespiratory fitness and heart rate recovery in obese premenopausal women.

Small body size increases the regional differentiation of populations of tropical mantellid frogs (Anura: Mantellidae) (2012)
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Pabijan, M., Wollenberg, K. C., & Vences, M. (2012). Small body size increases the regional differentiation of populations of tropical mantellid frogs (Anura: Mantellidae). Journal of evolutionary biology, 25(11), 2310-2324. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02613.x

The processes affecting species diversification may also exert an influence on patterns of genetic variability within species. We evaluated the contributions of five variables potentially influencing clade diversification (body size, reproductive mod... Read More about Small body size increases the regional differentiation of populations of tropical mantellid frogs (Anura: Mantellidae).

Small body size increases the regional differentiation of populations of tropical mantellid frogs (A nura: M antellidae) (2012)
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Pabijan, M., Wollenberg, K., & Vences, M. (2012). Small body size increases the regional differentiation of populations of tropical mantellid frogs (A nura: M antellidae). Journal of evolutionary biology, 25(11), 2310-2324. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02613

The processes affecting species diversification may also exert an influence on patterns of genetic variability within species. We evaluated the contributions of five variables potentially influencing clade diversification (body size, reproductive mod... Read More about Small body size increases the regional differentiation of populations of tropical mantellid frogs (A nura: M antellidae).

Transitional and coastal waters ecological status assessment: Advances and challenges resulting from implementing the European Water Framework Directive (2012)
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Borja, A., Elliott, M., Henriksen, P., & Marbà, N. (2013). Transitional and coastal waters ecological status assessment: Advances and challenges resulting from implementing the European Water Framework Directive. Hydrobiologia, 704(1), 213-229. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-012-1276-9

The derivation, performance, sensitivity and inherent uncertainty of ecological quality indicators have become major topics in developing tools for the management of marine, transitional and coastal waters. In reviewing the advances in these waters,... Read More about Transitional and coastal waters ecological status assessment: Advances and challenges resulting from implementing the European Water Framework Directive.

Granulation, rough entropy and spatiotemporal moving object detection (2012)
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Chakraborty, D., Shankar, B. U., & Pal, S. K. (2013). Granulation, rough entropy and spatiotemporal moving object detection. Applied Soft Computing, 13(9), 4001-4009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2012.09.003

A new spatio-temporal segmentation approach for moving object(s) detection and tracking from a video sequence is described. Spatial segmentation is carried out using rough entropy maximization, where we use the quad-tree decomposition, resulting in u... Read More about Granulation, rough entropy and spatiotemporal moving object detection.

Three-dimensional oblique water-entry problems at small deadrise angles (2012)
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Moore, M., Howison, S., Ockendon, J., & Oliver, J. (2012). Three-dimensional oblique water-entry problems at small deadrise angles. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 711, 259-280. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2012.391

This paper extends Wagner theory for the ideal, incompressible normal impact of rigid bodies that are nearly parallel to the surface of a liquid half-space. The impactors considered are three-dimensional and have an oblique impact velocity. A formula... Read More about Three-dimensional oblique water-entry problems at small deadrise angles.

Synthesis and inclusion properties of C3-symmetric triazole derivatives based on hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene (2012)
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Jin, C. C., Kinoshita, T., Cong, H., Ni, X. L., Zeng, X., Hughes, D. L., Redshaw, C., & Yamato, T. (2012). Synthesis and inclusion properties of C3-symmetric triazole derivatives based on hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene. New journal of chemistry = Nouveau journal de chimie, 36(12), 2580-2586. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2nj40599g

A series of metal ion receptors cone-7,15,23-tri-tert-butyl-25,26,27- tris{[1H-(1-arylmethyl)(1,2,3-triazolyl)]-4-methoxy}hexahomotrioxacalix[3] arenes, cone-3-cone-5, have been synthesized from 7,15,23-tri-tert-butyl-25,26, 27-tris(propargyloxy)hexa... Read More about Synthesis and inclusion properties of C3-symmetric triazole derivatives based on hexahomotrioxacalix[3]arene.

A comparative review of recovery processes in rivers, lakes, estuarine and coastal waters (2012)
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Verdonschot, P. F., Spears, B. M., Feld, C. K., Brucet, S., Keizer-Vlek, H., Borja, A., Elliott, M., Kernan, M., & Johnson, R. K. (2013). A comparative review of recovery processes in rivers, lakes, estuarine and coastal waters. Hydrobiologia, 704(1), 453-474. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-012-1294-7

The European Water Framework Directive aims to improve ecological status within river basins. This requires knowledge of responses of aquatic assemblages to recovery processes that occur after measures have been taken to reduce major stressors. A sys... Read More about A comparative review of recovery processes in rivers, lakes, estuarine and coastal waters.

Evaluating a visual timeline methodology for appraisal and coping research (2012)
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Mazzetti, A., & Blenkinsopp, J. (2012). Evaluating a visual timeline methodology for appraisal and coping research. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 85(4), 649-665. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8325.2012.02060.x

Theoretical models of stress have become increasingly sophisticated, recognizing the importance of context and history, yet the principal data‐gathering method used by researchers remains the self‐report questionnaire, a method which is conspicuously... Read More about Evaluating a visual timeline methodology for appraisal and coping research.

Dominique Manotti and the roman noir (2012)
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Kimyongür, A. (2013). Dominique Manotti and the roman noir. Contemporary Women's Writing, 7(3), 235-252. https://doi.org/10.1093/cww/vps012

Dominique Manotti's crime fiction novels have as their setting a variety of contemporary political and economic issues, a deliberate choice for an author who sees her work not as traditional detective novels, where order is reestablished upon the res... Read More about Dominique Manotti and the roman noir.

Modern pollen studies from coppiced woodlands and their implications for the detection of woodland management in Holocene pollen records (2012)
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Waller, M., Grant, M. J., & Bunting, M. J. (2012). Modern pollen studies from coppiced woodlands and their implications for the detection of woodland management in Holocene pollen records. Review of palaeobotany and palynology, 187, 11-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2012.08.008

Investigations of pollen production, modern pollen-vegetation relationships and pollen‐stratigraphic changes have been undertaken from three woodlands under coppice management to establish the impact that woodland management techniques (the periodic... Read More about Modern pollen studies from coppiced woodlands and their implications for the detection of woodland management in Holocene pollen records.