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Regional peacekeeping in the post‐cold war era (1999)
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Morris, J., & McCoubrey, H. (1999). Regional peacekeeping in the post‐cold war era. International Peacekeeping, 6(2), 129-151. https://doi.org/10.1080/13533319908413775

The end of the Cold War has brought about a major change in the paradigm of UN peace support action. The organization has found itself unable successfully to sustain the increasing demands placed upon it and has sought other mechanisms through which... Read More about Regional peacekeeping in the post‐cold war era.

The effects of carbohydrates on arousal (1999)
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Reid, M., & Hammersley, R. (1999). The effects of carbohydrates on arousal. Nutrition research reviews, 12(1), 3-23

Carbohydrate ingestion may reduce arousal, although some studies have failed to find this effect. Arousal has generally been measured by mood scales. Reductions in rated arousal have sometimes been interpreted as indicating direct effects of serotoni... Read More about The effects of carbohydrates on arousal.

Analysis of cold provocation thermography in the objective diagnosis of the hand-arm vibration syndrome (1999)
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Coughlin, P., Chetter, I. C., Kent, P. J., & Kester, R. C. (1999). Analysis of cold provocation thermography in the objective diagnosis of the hand-arm vibration syndrome. British journal of surgery, 86(5), 694-695. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.0694c.x

Background:The hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) is the commonest prescribed disease in the UK. Presently the diagnosis is subjective and the need for an objective investigation to support the diagnosis has been highlighted. This study analyses the... Read More about Analysis of cold provocation thermography in the objective diagnosis of the hand-arm vibration syndrome.

Burnout and AIDS care-related factors in HIV community clinical nurse specialists in the North of England (1999)
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Hayter, M. (1999). Burnout and AIDS care-related factors in HIV community clinical nurse specialists in the North of England. Journal of advanced nursing, 29(4), 984-993. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.00973.x

Burnout and AIDS case‐related factors in HIV community Clinical Nurse Specialists in the North of England¶Burnout in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) care nursing is well described in the literature from a hospital based perspective. No stu... Read More about Burnout and AIDS care-related factors in HIV community clinical nurse specialists in the North of England.

Heat stability and activity levels of aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase in British Littorinidae (1999)
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Hull, S., Grahame, J., & Mill, P. J. (1999). Heat stability and activity levels of aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase in British Littorinidae. Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 237(2), 255-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-0981%2899%2900006-4

Prescription of psychotropic medication to people with intellectual disabilities in primary health-care settings (1999)
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Molyneux, P., Emerson, E., & Caine, A. (1999). Prescription of psychotropic medication to people with intellectual disabilities in primary health-care settings. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 12(1), 46-57. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3148.1999.tb00049.x

The prescription of psychotropic drugs to people with intellectual disabilities was examined in 357 people with intellectual disabilities served by 57 GPs. The results of the survey indicated that (1) 21% of adults with intellectual disabilities were... Read More about Prescription of psychotropic medication to people with intellectual disabilities in primary health-care settings.

Adaptive modelling and mindreading (1999)
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Peterson, D. M., & Riggs, K. J. (1999). Adaptive modelling and mindreading. Mind & language, 14(1), 80-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0017.00104

This paper sets out to give sufficient detail to the notion of mental simulation to allow an appraisal of its contribution to 'mindreading' in the context of the 'false-belief tasks' used in developmental psychology. We first describe the reasoning s... Read More about Adaptive modelling and mindreading.

Does soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) affect neutrophil activation and adhesion following ischaemia-reperfusion? (1999)
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Spark, J., Scott, D., Chetter, I., Guillou, P., & Kester, R. (1999). Does soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) affect neutrophil activation and adhesion following ischaemia-reperfusion?. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 17(2), 115-120. https://doi.org/10.1053/ejvs.1998.0710

Objective: to examine the effect of reperfusion plasma and sICAM-1 on neutrophil integrin expression and neutrophil adhesion to determine if sICAM-1 has a potential role in the regulation of neutrophil adhesion. Materials: twenty-seven patients, 17 m... Read More about Does soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) affect neutrophil activation and adhesion following ischaemia-reperfusion?.

Does angioplasty improve the quality of life for claudicants?: A prospective study (1999)
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Chetter, I. C., Spark, J. I., Scott, D. J. A., & Kester, R. C. (1999). Does angioplasty improve the quality of life for claudicants?: A prospective study. Annals of vascular surgery, 13(1), 93-103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s100169900226

This study aims to analyze the impact of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for claudication on patients' quality of life (QOL). The patients in this study included 108 claudicants, 74 men and 34 women, with a median age of 67 years (range 4... Read More about Does angioplasty improve the quality of life for claudicants?: A prospective study.

A computer science perspective on the bendsimplification algorithm (1999)
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Visvalingam, M., & Herbert, S. (1999). A computer science perspective on the bendsimplification algorithm. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 26(4), 253-270. https://doi.org/10.1559/152304099782294177

The primary aim of this study was to evaluate whether the use of bends provides a better basis than point elimination for research on line structuring. These investigations were undertaken using Arc/Info 7.1.1. Comparative experimental results sugges... Read More about A computer science perspective on the bendsimplification algorithm.

Crystallization Regimes and Reptation in Polypropylene Molecular Weight Fractions (1999)
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Ibhadon, A. O. (1999). Crystallization Regimes and Reptation in Polypropylene Molecular Weight Fractions. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 71(4), 579-584. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28sici%291097-4628%2819990124%2971%3A4%3C579%3A%3Aaid-app9%3E3.0.co%3B2-6

Crystal growth rate data based on the kinetic nucleation theory of chain folding and the effect of reptation, have been used to predict the rate of crystal growth at moderate to high supercoolings in iPP molecular weight fractions. Growth rate data o... Read More about Crystallization Regimes and Reptation in Polypropylene Molecular Weight Fractions.

Deconstruction of fractals and its implications for cartographic education (1999)
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Visvalingam, M. (1999). Deconstruction of fractals and its implications for cartographic education. The Cartographic journal, 36(1), 15-29. https://doi.org/10.1179/caj.1999.36.1.15

The research reported here was designed for two reasons: firstly, to involve anyone with an interest in cartographic visualization to participate in eliciting cartographic knowledge and to provide them with the opportunity to contribute their practic... Read More about Deconstruction of fractals and its implications for cartographic education.

Point transfer matrices for the Schrödinger equation: The algebraic theory (1999)
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Gordon, N. A., & Pearson, D. B. (1999). Point transfer matrices for the Schrödinger equation: The algebraic theory. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Section A Mathematics, 129(4), 717-732. https://doi.org/10.1017/S030821050001310X

This paper deals with the theory of point interactions for the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation. The familiar example of the δ5-potential V(x) = gδ(x - x 0 ), for which the transfer matrix across the singularity (point transfer matrix) is given b... Read More about Point transfer matrices for the Schrödinger equation: The algebraic theory.

On some properties of a trade closure widely used in numerical modelling (1999)
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Bhattarai, K., Ghosh, M., & Whalley, J. (1999). On some properties of a trade closure widely used in numerical modelling. Economics letters, 62(1), 13-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0165-1765%2898%2900187-6

Armington trade models with price taking behaviour and CET and CES functions may have perverse offer curves and Nash equilibria in tariff games may not exist in the two-country case.

Using traction (1998)
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Draper, P. (1998). Using traction. Nursing Times, 94(12), 31 - 32

Calculations for double-well potentials of perturbed oscillator type in three-dimensional systems using the Hill-determinant approach (1998)
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Witwit, M., & Gordon, N. (1998). Calculations for double-well potentials of perturbed oscillator type in three-dimensional systems using the Hill-determinant approach. Canadian Journal of Physics, 76(8), 609-620. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjp-76-8-609

A determination of the eigenvalues for a three-dimensional system is made by expanding the potential functionV(x,y,z;Z2, λ,β)= ?Z2[x2+y2+z2]+λ {x4+y4+z4+2β[x2y2+x2z2+y2z2]}, around its minimum. In this paper the results of extensive numerical calcula... Read More about Calculations for double-well potentials of perturbed oscillator type in three-dimensional systems using the Hill-determinant approach.

Linear sections of GL(4, 2) (1998)
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Gordon, N. A., Lunardon, G., & Shaw, R. (1998). Linear sections of GL(4, 2). Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society, Simon Stevin, 5(2-3), 287-311. https://doi.org/10.36045/bbms/1103409012

For V = V (n; q); a linear section of GL(V ) = GL(n; q) is a vector subspace S of the n 2 -dimensional vector space End(V ) which is contained in GL(V ) [ f0g: We pose the problem, for given (n; q); of classifying the di erent kinds of maximal linear... Read More about Linear sections of GL(4, 2).

Assortative mating between two distinct micro-allopatric populations of Littorina saxatilis (Olivi) on the northeast coast of England (1998)
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Hull, S. L. (1998). Assortative mating between two distinct micro-allopatric populations of Littorina saxatilis (Olivi) on the northeast coast of England. Hydrobiologia, 378(1/3), 79-88. https://doi.org/10.1023/a%3A1003237521419

Size assortative mating is a common invertebrate mating pattern and is usually accompanied by male and female sexual selection, and these three behaviours can contribute to reproductive isolation. Two distinct populations of the marine prosobranch Li... Read More about Assortative mating between two distinct micro-allopatric populations of Littorina saxatilis (Olivi) on the northeast coast of England.

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for intermittent claudication: Evidence on which to base the medicine (1998)
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Chetter, I., Spark, J., Kent, P., Berridge, D., Scott, D., & Kester, R. (1998). Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for intermittent claudication: Evidence on which to base the medicine. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 16(6), 477-484. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1078-5884%2898%2980237-2

Objectives:this study aims to assess the impact of PTA on the quality of life (QoL) of claudicants and to analyse which patients and which arterial lesions derive the most benefit.Design:a prospective observational study.Materials:one hundred and sev... Read More about Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for intermittent claudication: Evidence on which to base the medicine.

The effects of sugar on subsequent eating and mood in obese and non-obese women (1998)
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Reid, M., & Hammersley, R. (1998). The effects of sugar on subsequent eating and mood in obese and non-obese women. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 3(3), 299-313. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548509808400604

The effects of a sucrose drink (160 kcals/40 g cane sugar) on subsequent eating and mood state (Profile of Mood State) were examined in 45 obese and 45 non-obese women in a between-subjects, blind-design, using saccharin and water as two alternative... Read More about The effects of sugar on subsequent eating and mood in obese and non-obese women.