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Extending RSS to meet central bank needs. (2010)
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ASMAN, P., CANNON, S. and SOMMO, C. 2010. Extending RSS to meet central bank needs. Proceedings of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) international conference on Dublin Core and metadata applications [online], 2010: proceedings of the 10th DCMI international conference on Dublin Core and metadata applications (DC-2010), 20-22 October 2010, Pittsburgh, USA, pages 115-127. Available from: https://dcpapers.dublincore.org/pubs/article/view/1005

The Federal Reserve wanted to use RSS to represent not only news, such as press releases, but also data, such as exchange rates. The Fed hoped to use one set of feeds to accommodate two different audiences for RSS; human readers (at one remove) and s... Read More about Extending RSS to meet central bank needs..

Gender identity: challenges to access social and health care services for lesbians in Nepal. (2010)
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PATHAK, R., REGMI, P., PANT, P., SIMKHADA, P., DOUGLAS, F. and STEPHENS, J. 2010. Gender identity: challenges to access social and health care services for lesbians in Nepal. Global journal of health science [online], 2(2), pages 207-214. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v2n2p207

Literatures about same-sex love and sexuality in Nepal are rare. However, limited anecdotal evidence on these issues signals that the health and social care needs of lesbians in Nepal are high. This qualitative study explores the challenges faced by... Read More about Gender identity: challenges to access social and health care services for lesbians in Nepal..

Implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England: qualitative analysis of interim results from a prospective national evaluation. (2010)
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ROBERTSON, A., CRESSWELL, K., TAKIAN, A., et al. 2010. Implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England: qualitative analysis of interim results from a prospective national evaluation. BMJ [online], 341(7778), article c4564. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c4564

Objectives: To describe and evaluate the implementation and adoption of detailed electronic health records in secondary care in England and thereby provide early feedback for the on going local and national rollout of the NHS Care Records Service. De... Read More about Implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England: qualitative analysis of interim results from a prospective national evaluation..

Policing the changing landscape of rural crime: a case study from Scotland. (2010)
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SMITH, R. 2010. Policing the changing landscape of rural crime: a case study from Scotland. International journal of police science and management [online], 12(3), pages 373-387. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1350/ijps.2010.12.3.171

Although the notion of rural crime has an idyllic aura to it, crime occurs in a changing social landscape and is affected by demographic changes, changing crime trends and by the introduction of new policing practices. Similarly, exactly what constit... Read More about Policing the changing landscape of rural crime: a case study from Scotland..

Developing a timeline for evaluating public health nutrition policy interventions: what are the outcomes and when should we expect to see them? (2010)
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MACDIARMID, J., LOE, J., DOUGLAS, F., LUDBROOK, A., COMERFORD, C. and MCNEILL, G. 2011. Developing a timeline for evaluating public health nutrition policy interventions: what are the outcomes and when should we expect to see them? Public health nutrition [online], 14(4), pages 729-739. Available from; https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980010002168

Objective: To develop a timeline for evaluating public health nutrition policy interventions. Design: Concept mapping, a stakeholder-driven approach for developing an evaluation framework to estimate the ‘time to impact’ for policy interventions. The... Read More about Developing a timeline for evaluating public health nutrition policy interventions: what are the outcomes and when should we expect to see them?.

In vitro and in vivo characterisation of a novel peptide delivery system: amphiphilic polyelectrolyte–salmon calcitonin nanocomplexes. (2010)
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CHENG, W.-P., THOMPSON, C., RYAN, S.M., AGUIRRE, T., TETLEY, L. and BRAYDEN, D.J. 2010. In vitro and in vivo characterisation of a novel peptide delivery system: amphiphilic polyelectrolyte–salmon calcitonin nanocomplexes. Journal of controlled release [online], 147(2), pages 289-297. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.07.128

The cationic peptide, salmon calcitonin (sCT) was complexed with the cationic amphiphilic polyelectrolyte, poly(allyl)amine, grafted with palmitoyl and quaternary ammonium moieties at pH 5.0 and 7.4 to yield particulates (sCT-QPa). The complexes were... Read More about In vitro and in vivo characterisation of a novel peptide delivery system: amphiphilic polyelectrolyte–salmon calcitonin nanocomplexes..

Patellar tendon properties with fluctuating menstrual cycle hormones. (2010)
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BURGESS, K.E., PEARSON, S.J. and ONAMBÉLÉ, G.L. 2010. Patellar tendon properties with fluctuating menstrual cycle hormones. Journal of strength and conditioning research [online], 24(8), pages 2088-2095. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181aeb12b

Debate continues over whether skeletal muscle performance and injury risk vary over the course of the menstrual cycle. Alterations in tendon properties may play a role in the potential fluctuations of both of these variables. The aim of the current s... Read More about Patellar tendon properties with fluctuating menstrual cycle hormones..

The governance of oil and gas operations in hostile but attractive regions: West Africa. (2010)
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MOLLER, L. 2010. The governance of oil and gas operations in hostile but attractive regions: West Africa. International energy law review, 4, pages 110-122.

West Africa with its well-endowed natural resources remains a highly attractive investment opportunity. That is, to investors who are not deterred by the economical and political challenges of these countries including the responsibilities of governm... Read More about The governance of oil and gas operations in hostile but attractive regions: West Africa..

Ambivalence and ambiguity in social enterprise: narratives about values in reconciling purpose and practices. (2010)
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DIOCHON, M. and ANDERSON, A. R. 2011. Ambivalence and ambiguity in social enterprise: narratives about values in reconciling purpose and practices. International entrepreneurship and management journal [online], 7(1), pages 93-109. Available from:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-010-0161-0

Social enterprises are unusual change organizations; typically their purpose is to bring about change to improve social well-being. Yet they do so in unusual ways. Traditional entrepreneurs generate social value as a by-product of economic value; whe... Read More about Ambivalence and ambiguity in social enterprise: narratives about values in reconciling purpose and practices..

Freedom of religion and gender equality: inclusive or exclusive? (2010)
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STUART, A. 2010. Freedom of religion and gender equality: inclusive or exclusive? Human rights law review [online], 10(3), pages 429-459. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngq014

This article critically analyses European jurisprudence to ascertain the extent to which the right to freedom of religion has been interpreted as a right of religion to internal autonomy. It asserts that women are being denied an effective right to f... Read More about Freedom of religion and gender equality: inclusive or exclusive?.

Underwriting relationships and analyst independence in Europe. (2010)
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MCKNIGHT, P.J., TAVAKOLI, M. and WEIR, C. 2010. Underwriting relationships and analyst independence in Europe. Financial markets: institutions and instruments [online], 19(3), pages 189-213. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0416.2010.00157.x

This paper examines the accuracy of security analysts' earnings forecasts and stock recommendations for firms in 13 European countries. We document at least three key findings. First, we find strong evidence that lead and co-lead underwriter analysts... Read More about Underwriting relationships and analyst independence in Europe..

Towards tool-support for usable secure requirements engineering with CAIRIS. (2010)
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FAILY, S. and FLÉCHAIS, I. 2010. Towards tool-support for usable secure requirements engineering with CAIRIS. International journal of secure software engineering [online], 1(3), pages 56-70. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/jsse.2010070104

Understanding how to better elicit, specify, and manage requirements for secure and usable software systems is a key challenge in security software engineering, however, there lacks tool-support for specifying and managing the voluminous amounts of d... Read More about Towards tool-support for usable secure requirements engineering with CAIRIS..

The new crimes of bribery in Scotland. (2010)
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ARNELL, P. 2010. The new crimes of bribery in Scotland. Scottish law gazette, 78(2), pages 42-45.

Introduction. The Bribery Act 2010, enacted in the wash-up prior to the dissolution of Parliament, will completely change in the Scots law on bribery. As discussed in The Crime of Bribery in Scotland 2009 SLT 1 by present author a number of criticism... Read More about The new crimes of bribery in Scotland..

Limitations of learning in automata-based systems. (2010)
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OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2010. Limitations of learning in automata-based systems. European journal of operational research [online], 203(3), pages 684-691. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2009.08.018

In this article, we aim to analyze the limitations of learning in automata-based systems by introducing the L+ algorithm to replicate quasi-perfect learning, i.e., a situation in which the learner can get the correct answer to any of his queries. Thi... Read More about Limitations of learning in automata-based systems..

Metastatic spinal cord compression: a review of practice and care. (2010)
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KILBRIDE, L., COX, M., KENNEDY, C.M., LEE, S.H. and GRANT, R. 2010. Metastatic spinal cord compression: a review of practice and care. Journal of clinical nursing [online], 19(13-14), pages 1767-1783. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03236.x

The aim of this review was to address: (1) How is spinal stability assessed? (2) What is the role of bracing/should braces be used? (3) When is it safe to mobilise the patient? (4) What position should the patient be nursed in? Controversy surrounds... Read More about Metastatic spinal cord compression: a review of practice and care..

Generalisation and phronesis: rethinking the methodology of social policy. (2010)
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SPICKER, P. 2011. Generalisation and phronesis: rethinking the methodology of social policy. Journal of social policy [online], 40(1), pages 1-19. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279410000334

Social policy research often depends on the application of generalisations from social science. Questions like "what works?" assume that general principles can be translated from specific examples into other contexts. Pawson and Tilley argue that eff... Read More about Generalisation and phronesis: rethinking the methodology of social policy..

UK compliance with international law: bribery and corruption. (2010)
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ARNELL, P. and QUIROZ-ONATE, D. 2010. UK compliance with international law: bribery and corruption. International journal of liability and scientific enquiry [online], 3(3), pages 183-212. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJLSE.2010.033355

UK compliance with its international obligations in the area of bribery and corruption is in question. Recent domestic and international developments have brought this issue to the fore. This article addresses UK compliance. In doing so it highlights... Read More about UK compliance with international law: bribery and corruption..

BrewDog: business growth for punks! (2010)
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SMITH, R., MOULT, S., BURGE, P. and TURNBULL, A. 2010. BrewDog: business growth for punks! International journal of entrepreneurship and innovation [online], 11(2), pages 161-168. Available from:https://doi.org/10.5367/000000010791291785

This case study tells an atypical entrepreneurship story about two men and a dog. It explores the rapid growth of the phenomenon that is BrewDog plc - a company situated in the remote north-east of Scotland. What makes this case special is that the b... Read More about BrewDog: business growth for punks!.

Weight loss and cholesterol lowering in the elderly. (2010)
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ROLLAND, C. and BROOM, I. 2010. Weight loss and cholesterol lowering in the elderly. GM2: peer-reviewed medicine for the 50+ patient [online], 40(1), pages 27-36. Available from: https://www.gmjournal.co.uk/weight-loss-and-cholesterol-lowering-in-the-elderly

Weight loss and cholesterol lowering in the elderly remains a controversial issue. Obesity is considered to be problematic as a result of associated dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease and mortality. Diet, exercise, medication and laparoscopic gastr... Read More about Weight loss and cholesterol lowering in the elderly..

Visitor narratives: researching and illuminating actual destination experience. (2010)
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GUTHRIE, C. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2010. Visitor narratives: researching and illuminating actual destination experience. Qualitative market research: an international journal [online], 13(2), pages 110-129. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/13522751011032575

Purpose: This paper aims to argue that, while destination benchmarking and visitor surveys seek to measure the visitor experience, they privilege the destination manager or researcher rather than taking the visitor's viewpoint. It seeks to suggest th... Read More about Visitor narratives: researching and illuminating actual destination experience..