Shape, size and enzymes: the problem of Littorina neglecta
(1994)
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Grahame, J. W., Hull, S., & Mill, P. (1994). Shape, size and enzymes: the problem of Littorina neglecta. Cahiers de biologie marine, 35(2), 246 - 247. https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.EDF45339
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Road extraction and topographic data validation using area topology (1994)
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Varley, D. A., & Visvalingam, M. (1994). Road extraction and topographic data validation using area topology. Computer Journal, 37(1), 3-15. doi:10.1093/comjnl/37.1.3A simpler novel process for extracting roads is outlined in this paper. The procedures which were adopted for checking the consistency of semantic labelling is described. And it discusses the extent to which findings should influence the database mod... Read More about Road extraction and topographic data validation using area topology.
The strategic positioning of information systems in post-acquisition management (1993)
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Merali, Y., & McKiernan, P. (1993). The strategic positioning of information systems in post-acquisition management. Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 2(2), 105-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/0963-8687%2893%2990003-SAlthough corporate growth through acquisition continues to be a popular strategy for the 1990s, the failure rate of acquired companies remains high at 50 per cent. This paper focuses on post-acquisition integration of information systems (IS) and inf... Read More about The strategic positioning of information systems in post-acquisition management.
A critique of Fawcett's 'Conceptual models and nursing practice: the reciprocal relationship' (1993)
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Draper, P. (1993). A critique of Fawcett's 'Conceptual models and nursing practice: the reciprocal relationship'. Journal of advanced nursing, 18(4), 558-564. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1993.18040558.x
A Contextual View of Ethics (1993)
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Midgley, G. (1993). A Contextual View of Ethics. The psychologist, 6(4), 175-178Gerald Midgley examines the arguments presented by Jeffrey Gray, Peter Singer and Richard Ryder in our special issue on animal experimentation (May 1991). He proposes a contextual theory of moral choice to deal with the conflicting ethical principles... Read More about A Contextual View of Ethics.
Nonlinear identification of the Pco2control system in man (1993)
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Noshiro, M., Furuya, M., Linkens, D., & Goode, K. (1993). Nonlinear identification of the Pco2control system in man. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, 40(3), 189-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-2607%2893%2990057-RTwo approaches to identification of the Pco 2 system in man are described. The first uses a nonlinear 'black box' NARMAX identification package, while the second method uses a structured two-compartment Belville model. The data were obtained from vol... Read More about Nonlinear identification of the Pco2control system in man.
Rural population mixing and childhood leukaemia: Effects of the North Sea oil industry in Scotland, including the area near Dounreay nuclear site (1993)
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Kinlen, L. J., O'Brien, F., Clarke, K., Balkwill, A., & Matthews, F. (1993). Rural population mixing and childhood leukaemia: Effects of the North Sea oil industry in Scotland, including the area near Dounreay nuclear site. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.306.6880.743Objective - To determine if any excess of childhood leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was associated with certain striking examples of population mixing in rural Scotland produced by the North Sea oil industry. Design - Details were traced for ove... Read More about Rural population mixing and childhood leukaemia: Effects of the North Sea oil industry in Scotland, including the area near Dounreay nuclear site.
Clinical evaluation of a range of autorefractors (1993)
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McCaghrey, G. E., & Matthews, F. E. (1993). Clinical evaluation of a range of autorefractors. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 13(2), 129-137. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-1313.1993.tb00441.xA practice‐based study of nine autorefractors was undertaken lo assess reliability and validity. Various statistical methods were used to test aspects of validity of the machines compared with one another. In routine optometric practice the autorefra... Read More about Clinical evaluation of a range of autorefractors.
The impact of AIDS on some urban households in Kenya with particular reference to female headed households (1992)
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Magadi, M. (1992). The impact of AIDS on some urban households in Kenya with particular reference to female headed households. African urban quarterly, 7(42828), 285 - 288
Quality of life as quality of being: an alternative to the subject-object dichotomy (1992)
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Draper, P. (1992). Quality of life as quality of being: an alternative to the subject-object dichotomy. Journal of advanced nursing, 17(8), 965-970. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1992.tb02025.xThe opening section of this paper is concerned with certain questions concerning the concept ‘quality of life’ Is it possible for one person to make judgements about the quality of life of another? If it is possible, then is it morally acceptable? Gi... Read More about Quality of life as quality of being: an alternative to the subject-object dichotomy.
GIS in Malaysia (1992)
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Visvalingam, M., & Visvalingam, M. (1992). GIS in Malaysia. The Cartographic journal, 29(1), 55-56. https://doi.org/10.1179/caj.1992.29.1.55
The London Committee and mobilization of public opinion against the slave trade (1992)
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Oldfield, J. R. (1992). The London Committee and mobilization of public opinion against the slave trade. The Historical journal, 35(2), 331-343. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X00025826During the late eighteenth century organized anti-slavery, in the shape of the campaign to end the African slave trade (1787–1807), became an unavoidable feature of political life in Britain. Drawing on previously unpublished material in the Josiah W... Read More about The London Committee and mobilization of public opinion against the slave trade.
Cancer mortality in the first degree relatives of young breast cancer patients (1992)
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Anderson, K. E., Easton, D. F., Matthews, F. E., & Peto, J. (1992). Cancer mortality in the first degree relatives of young breast cancer patients. The British Journal of Cancer, 66(3), 599-602. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1992.321In a retrospective cohort study, the mothers and sisters of 740 breast cancer patients aged under 36 at diagnosis have been studied for mortality and cancer incidence. Significantly increased breast cancer mortality was observed below age 60 (30 deat... Read More about Cancer mortality in the first degree relatives of young breast cancer patients.
The ideal and the real: some thoughts on theoretical developments in British nursing (1991)
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Draper, P. (1991). The ideal and the real: some thoughts on theoretical developments in British nursing. Nurse education today, 11(4), 292-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/0260-6917%2891%2990092-oTwo types of nursing theory are described: the realistic, whose purpose is to account for the complex reality of nursing; and the idealistic, whose purpose is to describe an idealised world of nursing as it ‘ought to be’. It is argued that British... Read More about The ideal and the real: some thoughts on theoretical developments in British nursing.
Technology and Repression: Air Control in Palestine, 1922-1936 (1990)
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Omissi, D. (1990). Technology and Repression: Air Control in Palestine, 1922-1936. Journal of Strategic Studies, 13(4), 41-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402399008437430
Trends and concerns in digital cartography (1990)
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Visvalingam, M. (1990). Trends and concerns in digital cartography. Computer aided design, 22(3), 115-130. doi:10.1016/0010-4485(90)90070-sDigital cartography is the technology concerned with the construction and use of computer-based systems for the practice of cartography and its applications. The paper starts with a brief introduction to cartography and cartographic maps. It then pro... Read More about Trends and concerns in digital cartography.
Britain, the Assyrians and the Iraq Levies, 1919-32 (1989)
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Omissi, D. (1989). Britain, the Assyrians and the Iraq Levies, 1919-32. Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 17(3), 301-322. https://doi.org/10.1080/03086538908582795
Cartography, GIS and maps in perspective (1989)
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Visvalingam, M. (1989). Cartography, GIS and maps in perspective. The Cartographic journal, 26(1), 26-32. doi:10.1179/caj.1989.26.1.26
Approaches to the optimizing control problem (1988)
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Ellis, J. E., Kambhampati, C., Sheng, G., & Roberts, P. D. (1988). Approaches to the optimizing control problem. International Journal of Systems Science, 19(10), 1969-1985. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207728808964092The selection of the steady-state controls which enable a system to operate in an optimum manner is the optimizing control problem. An examination of direct and adaptive model-based approaches to this problem is made. In the direct approach, system m... Read More about Approaches to the optimizing control problem.
Guest editorial : Time for research (1988)
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Visvalingam, M. (1988). Guest editorial : Time for research. Area, 20(3), 209-211