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Kinematic and kinetic analysis of maximal velocity deadlifts performed with and without the inclusion of chain resistance. (2011)
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SWINTON, P.A., STEWART, A.D., KEOGH, J.W.L., AGOURIS, I. and LLOYD, R. 2011. Kinematic and kinetic analysis of maximal velocity deadlifts performed with and without the inclusion of chain resistance. Journal of strength and conditioning research [online], 25(11), pages 3163-3174. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e318212e389

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the deadlift could be effectively incorporated with explosive resistance training (ERT) and to investigate whether the inclusion of chains enhanced the suitability of the deadlift for ERT. Twenty-t... Read More about Kinematic and kinetic analysis of maximal velocity deadlifts performed with and without the inclusion of chain resistance..

An examination of Canadian information professionals' involvement in the provision of business information synthesis and analysis services. (2011)
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PATTERSON, L. and MARTZOUKOU, K. 2012. An examination of Canadian information professionals' involvement in the provision of business information synthesis and analysis services. Journal of librarianship and information science [online], 44(1), pages 47-64. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000611426215

The present study investigated the processes information professionals, working in a business environment, follow to meet business clients information needs and particularly their involvement in information synthesis and analysis practices. A combina... Read More about An examination of Canadian information professionals' involvement in the provision of business information synthesis and analysis services..

Cellulose-Based Bio- and Nanocomposites: A Review (2011)
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KALIA, S., DUFRESNE, A., CHERIAN, B.M., KAITH, B.S., AVÉROUS, L., NJUGUNA, J. and NASSIOPOULOS, E. 2011. Cellulose-based bio- and nanocomposites: a review. International journal of polymer science [online], 2011: natural fibers, bio- and nanocomposites, article 837875. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/837875

Cellulose macro- and nanofibers have gained increasing attention due to the high strength and stiffness, biodegradability and renewability, and their production and application in development of composites. Application of cellulose nanofibers for the... Read More about Cellulose-Based Bio- and Nanocomposites: A Review.

Criminal entrepreneurship, white-collar criminality, and neutralization theory. (2011)
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GOTTSCHALK, P. and SMITH, R. 2011. Criminal entrepreneurship, white-collar criminality, and neutralization theory. Journal of enterprising communities: People and places in the global economy [online], 5(4), pages 300-308. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17506201111177334

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to apply neutralization theory to white-collar criminals to discuss criminal entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach: The theoretical framework of neutralization techniques is applied to criminal entreprene... Read More about Criminal entrepreneurship, white-collar criminality, and neutralization theory..

Exploring the adoption of low carbon technologies by Scottish housing associations. (2011)
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ABDEL-WAHAB, M., MOORE, D. and MCDONALD, S. 2011. Exploring the adoption of low carbon technologies by Scottish housing associations. International journal of low-carbon technologies [online], 6(4), pages 318-323. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctr031

Housing associations (HAs) are responsible for building and managing approximately one-third of affordable homes in Scotland. The adoption of low carbon technologies (LCTs) by HAs presents an area that could potentially help towards reducing the carb... Read More about Exploring the adoption of low carbon technologies by Scottish housing associations..

Implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England: final qualitative results from prospective national evaluation in "early adopter" hospitals. (2011)
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SHEIKH, A., CORNFORD, T., BARBER, N., et al. 2011. Implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England: final qualitative results from prospective national evaluation in 'early adopter' hospitals. BMJ [online], 343(7829) article d6054. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d6054

Objectives: To evaluate the implementation and adoption of the NHS detailed care records service in 'early adopter' hospitals in England. Design: Theoretically informed, longitudinal qualitative evaluation based on case studies. Setting: 12 'early ad... Read More about Implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England: final qualitative results from prospective national evaluation in "early adopter" hospitals..

Investigating financial aspects of dog-fighting in the UK. (2011)
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SMITH, R. 2011. Investigating financial aspects of dog-fighting in the UK. Journal of financial crime [online], 18(4), pages 336-346. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/13590791111173687

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss financial aspects of illegal dog-fighting in the UK and to reflect upon and discuss the difficulties of researching illegal entrepreneurial activities such as dog-fighting which are operated for crimin... Read More about Investigating financial aspects of dog-fighting in the UK..

The use of nano polymeric self-assemblies based on novel amphiphilic polymers for oral hydrophobic drug delivery. (2011)
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CLARE, H., KONG THOO LIN, P., TETLEY, L. and CHENG, W.P. 2012. The use of nano polymeric self-assemblies based on novel amphiphilic polymers for oral hydrophobic drug delivery. Pharmaceutical research [online], 29(3), pages 782-794. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11095-011-0602-7

Purpose: To investigate the use of nano self-assemblies formed by polyallylamine (PAA) modified with 5 or 10% mole fluorenylmethoxy carbonyl (Fmoc5/10), dimethylamino-1-naphthalenesulfonyl (Dansyl5/10) and 5% mole cholesteryl group (Ch5) for oral hyd... Read More about The use of nano polymeric self-assemblies based on novel amphiphilic polymers for oral hydrophobic drug delivery..

Nano self-assemblies based on cholate grafted poly-L-lysine enhanced the solubility of sterol-like drugs. (2011)
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GU, J., CHENG, W.P., HOSKINS, C., KONG THOO LIN, P., ZHAO, L, ZHU, L., QU, X. and YANG, Z. 2011. Nano self-assemblies based on cholate grafted poly-L-lysine enhanced the solubility of sterol-like drugs. Journal of microencapsulation [online], 28(8): micro and nano carriers, pages 752-762. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3109/02652048.2011.615951

The physicochemical compatibility between amphiphilic polymers and hydrophobic drugs has been recognized as an important issue for improving the drug solubilisation in polymeric micelle formulations. In this work, poly-L-lysine (PLL) grafted by chola... Read More about Nano self-assemblies based on cholate grafted poly-L-lysine enhanced the solubility of sterol-like drugs..

Eliciting policy requirements for critical national infrastructure using the IRIS framework. (2011)
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FAILY, S. and FLÉCHAIS, I. 2011. Eliciting policy requirements for critical national infrastructure using the IRIS framework. International journal of secure software engineering [online], 2(4), pages 1-18. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/jsse.2011100101

Despite existing work on dealing with security and usability concerns during the early stages of design, there has been little work on synthesising the contributions of these fields into processes for specifying and designing systems. Without a bette... Read More about Eliciting policy requirements for critical national infrastructure using the IRIS framework..

The use of the internet by political parties and candidates in Scotland during the 2010 UK general election campaign. (2011)
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BAXTER, G., MARCELLA, R. and VARFIS, E. 2011. The use of the Internet by political parties and candidates in Scotland during the 2010 UK general election campaign. Aslib Proceedings [online], 63(5), pages 464-483. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1108/00012531111164969

Purpose “ This paper seeks to report the results of a study, which investigated the use of the internet by political parties and individual candidates in Scotland as part of their campaign for election to the UK Parliament in 2010. Design/methodology... Read More about The use of the internet by political parties and candidates in Scotland during the 2010 UK general election campaign..

The university's role in developing Chinese entrepreneurship. (2011)
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ANDERSON, A.R. 2011. The university's role in developing Chinese entrepreneurship. Journal of Chinese entrepreneurship [online], 3(3), pages 175-184. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17561391111166957

Purpose “ The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature and conceptual developments to explore how and why universities should teach entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach “ This is a theoretical paper which draws on the rich... Read More about The university's role in developing Chinese entrepreneurship..

Optimizing acceptability and feasibility of an evidence-based behavioral intervention for obese adults with obesity-related co-morbidities or additional risk factors for co-morbidities: an open-pilot intervention study in secondary care. (2011)
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DOMBROWSKI, S.U., SNIEHOTTA, F.F., JOHNSTON, M., BROOM, I., KULKARNI, U., BROWN, J., MURRAY, L. and ARAÚJO-SOARES, V. 2012. Optimizing acceptability and feasibility of an evidence-based behavioral intervention for obese adults with obesity-related co-morbidities or additional risk factors for co-morbidities: an open-pilot intervention study in secondary care. Patient education and counseling [online], 87(1), pages 108-119. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2011.08.003

To test and optimize the feasibility and acceptability of a physical activity (PA) and healthy eating behavior change intervention for obese adults with obesity-related co-morbidities or additional risk factors for co-morbidities. Open-pilot interven... Read More about Optimizing acceptability and feasibility of an evidence-based behavioral intervention for obese adults with obesity-related co-morbidities or additional risk factors for co-morbidities: an open-pilot intervention study in secondary care..

A modulatory effect of male voice pitch on long-term memory in women: evidence of adaptation for mate choice? (2011)
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SMITH, D.S., JONES, B.C., FEINBERG, D.R. and ALLAN, K. 2012. A modulatory effect of male voice pitch on long-term memory in women: evidence of adaptation for mate choice? Memory and cognition [online], 40(1), pages 135-144. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-011-0136-6

From a functionalist perspective, human memory should be attuned to information of adaptive value for one's survival and reproductive fitness. While evidence of sensitivity to survival-related information is growing, specific links between memory and... Read More about A modulatory effect of male voice pitch on long-term memory in women: evidence of adaptation for mate choice?.

Changing computing curricula in African universities: evaluating progress and challenges via design-reality gap analysis. (2011)
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BASS, J.M. and HEEKS, R. 2011. Changing computing curricula in African universities: evaluating progress and challenges via design-reality gap analysis. Electronic journal of information systems in developing countries [online], 48(1), article 5. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2011.tb00341.x

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are diffusing rapidly into all African nations. Effective use of the new technology requires a step-change in local skill levels; including a step-change in ICT-related university education. Part of t... Read More about Changing computing curricula in African universities: evaluating progress and challenges via design-reality gap analysis..

Designing transformations: schools of excellence. (2011)
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FAIRBURN, S.M. 2011. Designing transformations: schools of excellence. Acta astronautica [online], 69(11-12), pages 1132-1142. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2011.07.006

For over 50 years, including some form of Space education in school curriculum has become an established approach for inspiring young minds to study the sciences and pursue science-based careers. Space camps and schools are active all around the glob... Read More about Designing transformations: schools of excellence..

The entrepreneur as hero and jester: enacting the entrepreneurial discourse. (2011)
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ANDERSON, A.R. and WARREN, L. 2011. The entrepreneur as hero and jester: enacting the entrepreneurial discourse. International small business journal: researching entrepreneurship [online], 29(6), pages 589-609. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242611416417

Employing a social construction perspective, this article argues that entrepreneurs are uniquely empowered by entrepreneurial discourse to bring about creative destruction. Analysis of the representation of entrepreneurship in the media suggests that... Read More about The entrepreneur as hero and jester: enacting the entrepreneurial discourse..

Effect of weight loss on adipokine levels in obese patients. (2011)
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ROLLAND, C., HESSION, M. and BROOM, I. 2011. Effect of weight loss on adipokine levels in obese patients. Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity: targets and therapy [online], 4, pages 315-323. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S22788

Adipose tissue functions as an endocrine organ by releasing adipokines, which have important roles in the regulation of inflammation and insulin sensitivity. Although there is evidence of improvements in the circulating levels of adipokines with weig... Read More about Effect of weight loss on adipokine levels in obese patients..

Automatically structuring domain knowledge from text: an overview of current research. (2011)
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CLARK, M., KIM, Y., KRUSCHWITZ, U., SONG, D., ALBAKOUR, D., DIGNUM, S., BERESI, U. C., FASLI, M. and DE ROECK, A. 2012. Automatically structuring domain knowledge from text: an overview of current research. Information processing and management [online], 48(3), pages 552-568. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2011.07.002

This paper presents an overview of automatic methods for building domain knowledge structures (domain models) from text collections. Applications of domain models have a long history within knowledge engineering and artificial intelligence. In the la... Read More about Automatically structuring domain knowledge from text: an overview of current research..

A biomechanical analysis of straight and hexagonal barbell deadlifts using submaximal loads. (2011)
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SWINTON, P.A., STEWART, A., AGOURIS, I., KEOGH, J.W.L. and LLOYD, R. 2011. A biomechanical analysis of straight and hexagonal barbell deadlifts using submaximal loads. Journal of strength and conditioning research [online], 25(7), pages 2000-2009. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181e73f87

The purpose of the investigation was to compare the kinematics and kinetics of the deadlift performed with 2 distinct barbells across a range of submaximal loads. Nineteen male powerlifters performed the deadlift with a conventional straight barbell... Read More about A biomechanical analysis of straight and hexagonal barbell deadlifts using submaximal loads..