All Outputs (4430)

Consultant-2: pre- and post processing of machine learning applications. (1995)
Journal Article
SLEEMAN, D., RISSAKIS, M., CRAW, S., GRANER, N. and SHARMA, S., 1995. Consultant-2: pre- and post processing of machine learning applications. International journal of human computer studies [online], 43(1), pages 43-63. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.1995.1035

The knowledge acquisition bottleneck in the development of large knowledge-based applications has not yet been resolved. One approach which has been advocated is the systematic use of Machine Learning (ML) techniques. However, ML technology poses dif... Read More about Consultant-2: pre- and post processing of machine learning applications..

Human rights in the private sphere. (1995)
Journal Article
LYONS, C. 1995. Human rights in the private sphere. Cambridge law journal [online], 54(2), pages 462-463. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008197300083811

This is a book review of "Human rights in the private sphere", by Andrew Clapham (1993).

S/NVQs and higher education in librarianship and information studies. (1994)
Journal Article
JOHNSON, I.M. 1994. S/NVQs and higher education in librarianship and information studies. Librarian career development [online], 2(4), pages 29-31. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/09680819410073266

The development of National Vocational Qualifications (and Scottish Vocational Qualifications) has been generally welcomed by those employers who were concerned about the level of skills in the British workforce, and saw a move to improving skills tr... Read More about S/NVQs and higher education in librarianship and information studies..

Perceived mismatches between needs and services in the health care of elderly people. (1994)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. and HANSLIP, J. 1994. Perceived mismatches between needs and services in the health care of elderly people. Scottish medical journal [online], 39(6), pages 172-174. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/003693309403900606

A postal enquiry to professionals involved in service delivery points to a number of problems in the process of referring elderly people appropriately. These problems related to lack of choice and constrained options, rather than mis-referral through... Read More about Perceived mismatches between needs and services in the health care of elderly people..

The effect of frequency on psychophysical responses to lifting. (1994)
Journal Article
OLIVIER, S.C. and SCOTT, P.A. 1994. The effect of frequency on psychophysical responses to lifting. Ergonomics SA, 6(1), pages 9-14.

One of the main goals of ergonomics is to establish task requirements in order to prevent injury. This is of particular importance in manual materials handling (MMH), as manual lifting represents a major cause of injury to workers and a significant c... Read More about The effect of frequency on psychophysical responses to lifting..

Understanding particularism. (1994)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. 1994. Understanding particularism. Critical social policy [online], 13(39), pages 5-20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/026101839401303901

Particularism refers to the idea that different moral standards apply to different people. This view is inherently discriminatory. The universal application of moral principles has been challenged in 'communitarian' critiques, which argue that moral... Read More about Understanding particularism..

Physiological, perceptual and attitudinal responses to identically matched workloads in field and laboratory testing conditions. (1993)
Journal Article
OLIVIER, S. and SCOTT, P.A. 1993. Physiological, perceptual and attitudinal responses to identically matched workloads in field and laboratory testing conditions. South African journal for research in sport, physical education and recreation, 16(1), pages 63-72.

The vast majority of research investigating individual psychophysiological responses to physical work loads appears to have been conducted in the somewhat artificial ambience of a laboratory setting. The purpose of this research was to investigate wh... Read More about Physiological, perceptual and attitudinal responses to identically matched workloads in field and laboratory testing conditions..

Management education and training for librarians in Scotland. (1993)
Journal Article
JOHNSON, I.M., HANNABUSS, C.S. and WILDGOOSE, D.M. 1993. Management education and training for librarians in Scotland. IFLA journal [online], 19(3), pages 280-291. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/034003529301900308

This paper is a report on research into management education and training for librarians, which was initiated and funded by the Library and Information Services Committee (Scotland) [LISC(S)]. It outlines the origin of the proposal in the current deb... Read More about Management education and training for librarians in Scotland..

Needs as claims. (1993)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. 1993. Needs as claims. Social policy and administration [online], 27(1), pages 7-17. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.1993.tb00386.x

People 'need' things if they will suffer negative effects without them. Needs are based in problems, but they are not only problems; they have to be understood in terms of a relationship between functional problems and resources. Needs are a form of... Read More about Needs as claims..

Unemployed teenagers and information about employment and training. (1992)
Journal Article
NEILL, L. and JOHNSON, I.M. 1992. Unemployed teenagers and information about employment and training. International review of children's literature and librarianship, 6(2), pages 95-117.

This paper reviews the various types of information services which are provided for unemployed teenagers, and the nature of teenagers awareness and expectations. The point of view of various information providers is studied, and three case studies gi... Read More about Unemployed teenagers and information about employment and training..

Synthesis of oligodeoxyribonucleotides containing degenerate bases and their use as primers in the polymerase chain reaction. (1992)
Journal Article
KONG THOO LIN, P. and BROWN, D.M. 1992. Synthesis of oligodeoxyribonucleotides containing degenerate bases and their use as primers in the polymerase chain reaction. Nucleic acids research [online], 20(19), pages 5149-5152. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/20.19.5149

Heptadecaoligodeoxyribonudeotides containing one or more of the bases, 6H,8H-3,4-dihydropyrimido[4,5-c] [1,2]oxazin-7-one (P), 2-amino-6-methoxyaminopurine (K), and hypoxanthine (I) and combinations of P with K and I have been synthesised on a DNA sy... Read More about Synthesis of oligodeoxyribonucleotides containing degenerate bases and their use as primers in the polymerase chain reaction..

Planning for the needs of people with dementia. (1992)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. and GORDON, D. 1992. Planning for the needs of people with dementia. Scottish medical journal [online], 37(2), pages 38-40. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/003693309203700203

Provision for people with dementia requires a complex mix of different kinds of services, primarily concerned with maintenance and support rather than treatment. In principle, planning for their needs begins with assessment of the problems, a review... Read More about Planning for the needs of people with dementia..

Equality versus solidarity. (1992)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. 1992. Equality versus solidarity. Government and opposition [online], 27(1), pages 66-77. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-7053.1992.tb00767.x

Although equality and solidarity are often thought of as constituent parts of the same ideological framework, there are inconsistencies between them. Both concepts refer to a range of meanings: equality can refer to equal treatment, opportunity or re... Read More about Equality versus solidarity..

Teaching online information systems: perspectives on the British experience. (1991)
Journal Article
JOHNSON, I.M. 1991. Teaching online information systems: perspectives on the British experience. IFLA journal [online], 17(3), pages 241-247. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/034003529101700310

The original aim of this paper was to review the development of education and training for online searching in Britain during the last ten years. The literature is fairly comprehensive in its coverage of the evolution of online searching, and of new... Read More about Teaching online information systems: perspectives on the British experience..

The principle of subsidiarity and the social policy of the European Community. (1991)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. 1991. The principle of subsidiarity and the social policy of the European Community. Journal of European social policy [online], 1(1), pages 3-14. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/095892879100100102

The idea of ’subsidiarity’ has been gaining influence within the European Community. ’Subsidiarity’ is based on a view of society in which responsibilities are conditioned by the closeness of people’s relationships. Intervention at higher levels of s... Read More about The principle of subsidiarity and the social policy of the European Community..

Polyamide profiles of porcine milk and of intestinal tissue of pigs during suckling. (1991)
Journal Article
KELLY, D., KING, T.P., BROWN, D.S. and MCFADYEN, M. 1991. Polyamide profiles of porcine milk and of intestinal tissue of pigs during suckling. Reproduction nutrition development [online], 31(1), pages 73-80. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1051/rnd:19910107

Previous studies have suggested that luminal polyamines can directly influence intestinal differentiation of neonatal rats. The present investigation has demonstrated the presence of high levels of polyamines in porcine milk and in the intestinal tis... Read More about Polyamide profiles of porcine milk and of intestinal tissue of pigs during suckling..

Arm versus leg stressed differentiated ratings of perceived exertion. (1991)
Journal Article
SCOTT, P.A., OLIVIER, S. and MANLEY, L. 1991. Arm versus leg stressed differentiated ratings of perceived exertion. Ergonomics SA, 3(1), pages 2-7.

Although Borg's RPE scale is a universally accepted assessment of an individual's subjective rating of the physical demands of the task on hand, the differentiated scale does not appear to have been put to much practical use in working situations, pa... Read More about Arm versus leg stressed differentiated ratings of perceived exertion..

Schools of librarianship and continuing education in Britain: part two. (1990)
Journal Article
JOHNSON, I.M. 1990. Schools of librarianship and continuing education in Britain: part two. Journal of education for library and information science, 30(3), pages 232-237.

The schools have also been providing courses tailored to the requirements of individual libraries, training cooperatives, and professional groups, usually for a fee. In 1970 Leeds Polytechnic initiated its on-site course program to assist Hull City L... Read More about Schools of librarianship and continuing education in Britain: part two..

The use of rating scales in psychophysical research: a short review. (1990)
Journal Article
OLIVIER, S.C. 1990. The use of rating scales in psychophysical research: a short review. South African journal for research in sport, physical education and recreation, 13(1), pages 87-92.

One of the major and continuing debates among perceptual psychologists and physiologists relates to the preferred method to employ in obtaining psychophysical judgements. One of the difficulties in assessing subjective reactions to work is that, as a... Read More about The use of rating scales in psychophysical research: a short review..

Pattern of gastric emptying in the pig: relation to feeding. (1990)
Journal Article
GREGORY, P.C., MCFADYEN, M. and RAYNER, D.V. 1990. Pattern of gastric emptying in the pig: relation to feeding. British journal of nutrition [online], 64(1), pages 45-58. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1079/bjn19900008

The aims of the present study were to compare the gastric emptying of dry matter (DM) and liquids during the feeding period with that following meal consumption, to clarify the relationship between feeding and gastric emptying, and to investigate how... Read More about Pattern of gastric emptying in the pig: relation to feeding..