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Teaching online information systems: perspectives on the British experience. (1991)
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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..

Polyamide profiles of porcine milk and of intestinal tissue of pigs during suckling. (1991)
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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..

The principle of subsidiarity and the social policy of the European Community. (1991)
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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..

Schools of librarianship and continuing education in Britain: part two. (1990)
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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..

Stimulation of colorectal tumour protein synthesis, in vivo, by nutritional support. (1990)
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HEYS, S.D., PARK, K.G.M., McNURLAN, M.A., MILNE, E., KEENAN, R.A., MILLER, J.D.B., BROOM, J., EREMIN, O. and GARLICK, P.J. 1990. Stimulation of colorectal tumour protein synthesis, in vivo, by nutritional support. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society [online], 49(2), page 165A. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1079/PNS19900038

Malignant disease is frequently accompanied by weight loss and malnutrition, which are associated with an increase in patient mortality and morbidity.

The development of analytical methods to elucidate the chemical forms of Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in soil contaminated by sewage sludge and other effluents. (1990)
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PARK, J.S. 1990. The development of analytical methods to elucidate the chemical forms of Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in soil contaminated by sewage sludge and other effluents. Council for National Academic Awards, PhD thesis.

The contents of this thesis describes the development of an analytical method to determine the chemical speciation of heavy metals in soils contaminted by sewage sludge and distillery wastes. Chapter one serves as an introduction discussing the vario... Read More about The development of analytical methods to elucidate the chemical forms of Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in soil contaminated by sewage sludge and other effluents..

Pattern of gastric emptying in the pig: relation to feeding. (1990)
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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..

Interactions of platinum compounds with heterocyclic bases. (1990)
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TAYLOR, L.M. 1990. Interactions of platinum compounds with heterocyclic bases. Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, PhD thesis.

It is generally accepted that platinum antitumoar drugs bind, preferentially, to Guanine N7 in DNA. Thus the kinetics of formation and the energetics of dissociation of platinum-nitrogen bonding have been investigated, using simple model bases, namel... Read More about Interactions of platinum compounds with heterocyclic bases..

Charles Booth: the examination of poverty. (1990)
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SPICKER, P. 1990. Charles Booth: the examination of poverty. Social policy and administration [online], 24(1), pages 21-38. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.1990.tb00322.x

Charles Booth's studies of poverty are widely misrepresented in the literature of social policy. His work is commonly bracketed with Rowntree's, but his methods were quite different. His definition of poverty was explicitly relative; he based the des... Read More about Charles Booth: the examination of poverty..

Social work and self-determination. (1990)
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SPICKER, P. 1990. Social work and self-determination. British journal of social work [online], 20(3), pages 221-236. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093...rdjournals.bjsw.a055683

Self-determination is a curious concept, related to, but not quite the same as, freedom and autonomy. As an ethical principle, the principle of self-determination bears little relationship to the way social workers behave. It is used as if clients we... Read More about Social work and self-determination..

The provision of health care in remote hostile environments. (1990)
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BREBNER, J.A. 1990. The provision of health care in remote hostile environments. Robert Gordon Institute of Technology, PhD thesis.

The health care of those who work in remote places associated with hostile environments is reviewed, concentrating on the offshore oil industry and Antarctic populations. An understanding of associated environmental hazards is essential for adequate... Read More about The provision of health care in remote hostile environments..

Schools of librarianship and continuing education in Britain: part one. (1989)
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JOHNSON, I.M. 1989. Schools of librarianship and continuing education in Britain: part one. Journal of education for library and information science, 30(2), pages 136-140.

In Britain the schools of librarianship are generally expected by the professional to provide some forms of continuing education. Some have indeed made a considerable contribution to the development of continuing professional education in the last tw... Read More about Schools of librarianship and continuing education in Britain: part one..

Managing labour under extreme risk: collective bargaining in the North Sea Oil industry. (1989)
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THOM, A.A. 1989. Managing labour under extreme risk: collective bargaining in the North Sea Oil industry. Council of National Academic Awards, PhD thesis.

The thesis is concerned with the means by which labour is managed in the young, turbulent and high risk industry of North Sea oil extraction. To explain this, the study had to extend beyond the more usual focus of research attention, the inmediate re... Read More about Managing labour under extreme risk: collective bargaining in the North Sea Oil industry..

Poverty and depressed estates: a critique of Utopia on trial. (1987)
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SPICKER, P. 1987. Poverty and depressed estates: a critique of Utopia on trial. Housing studies [online], 2(4), pages 283-292. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02673038708720608

Alice Coleman's Utopia on Trial explains the incidence of social problems in council housing in terms of the design of the estates. This paper offers an alternative explanation. Many issues which appear to be problems of planning, design, maintenance... Read More about Poverty and depressed estates: a critique of Utopia on trial..

Partial discharge measurements in high voltage motors. (1987)
Thesis
BUCHAN, J.G. 1987. Partial discharge measurements in high voltage motors. Council for National Academic Awards, PhD thesis.

The work presented in this thesis is concerned with the development of an on-line technique for detecting and locating partial discharges in the stator winding of a high voltage electrical machine. This technique forms part of an on-line health monit... Read More about Partial discharge measurements in high voltage motors..

Concepts of need in housing allocation. (1987)
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SPICKER, P. 1987. Concepts of need in housing allocation. Policy and politics [online], 15(1), pages 17-27. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1332/030557387782514636

Policies for the allocation of council housing are subject to considerable local variation. Despite the differences, the schemes which housing departments have developed seem often to reflect a common understanding of the concept of 'need'. Their emp... Read More about Concepts of need in housing allocation..

Flow induced acoustic resonances in heat exchangers. (1986)
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RAE, G.J. 1986. Flow induced acoustic resonances in heat exchangers. Council for National Academic Awads, PhD thesis.

This thesis describes an investigation into the acoustic phenomenon in in-line tubular heat exchangers subjected to cross flow. The flow through such a heat exchanger can result in the production of very high noise levels, which occur as a result of... Read More about Flow induced acoustic resonances in heat exchangers..

The effects of postoperative metabolic support on lipolytic rates in patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery. (1986)
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BROOM, J., BRACKENRIDGE, I.E., SIMPSON, E., MILLER, J.D.B. and MORRISON, I. 1986. The effects of postoperative metabolic support on lipolytic rates in patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society [online], 45(1), page 20A. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1079/PNS19860042

The metabolic response to trauma is associated with mobilization of energy substrates including fat or fat-derived substrates.

A study of the time course of fructose-2, 6-bisphosphate production in a septic mouse model. (1986)
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HEPBURN, D., BROOM, J. and SMITH, D.J. 1986. A study of the time course of fructose-2, 6-bisphosphate production in a septic mouse model. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society [online], 45(1), page 33A. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1079/PNS19860044

Where sepsis occurs in the post-surgical period, mortality rates tend to be high. In sepsis, metabolism is grossly disrupted with glucose becoming the preferred fuel for energy provision even where ketogenesis has been promoted.

Education and training of library technicians in Czechoslovakia. (1984)
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JOHNSON, I.M. 1984. Education and training of library technicians in Czechoslovakia. International library review [online], 16(3), pages 247-270. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7837(84)90003-7

Czechoslovakia, since 1969, has been a federal state of two nations. The Czech Socialist Republic (CSR) covers the western areas of the country, traditionally known as Bohemia and Moravia. The eastern portion, Slovakia, forms the Slovak Socialist Rep... Read More about Education and training of library technicians in Czechoslovakia..