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Development of a method for the detection of GHB and other drugs using a handheld Raman Spectroscopy device (2012)
Thesis
O'Connor, L. Development of a method for the detection of GHB and other drugs using a handheld Raman Spectroscopy device. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5260

The main piece of legislation which addresses illicit drugs in the UK is the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The Act was designed to prevent the use of drugs which are 'capable of having harmful effects sufficient to constitute a social problem'.
The Roa... Read More about Development of a method for the detection of GHB and other drugs using a handheld Raman Spectroscopy device.

Parameterising expertise in coaching: Past, present and future (2012)
Journal Article
Nash, C., Martindale, R., Collins, D., & Martindale, A. (2012). Parameterising expertise in coaching: Past, present and future. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30(10), 985-994. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.682079

Research into expertise is increasing across a number of domains pertinent to sport. Whilst this increase is particularly apparent in coaching, a key question is how to identify an expert coach? Accordingly, this paper draws upon existing studies int... Read More about Parameterising expertise in coaching: Past, present and future.

The analysis of natural gemstones and their synthetic counterparts using analytical spectroscopy methods (2012)
Thesis
Shah, R. The analysis of natural gemstones and their synthetic counterparts using analytical spectroscopy methods. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5259

Prompted by the increasing number, sophistication and quality of laboratory-grown gemstones; gemology has evolved into an individual science, incorporating the likes of biology and chemistry into its discipline. Synthetic gem materials are commonly e... Read More about The analysis of natural gemstones and their synthetic counterparts using analytical spectroscopy methods.

Recovering faces from memory: the distracting influence of external facial features. (2012)
Journal Article
Frowd, C. D., Skelton, F. C., Atherton, C., Pitchford, M., Hepton, G., Holden, L., McIntyre, A. H., & Hancock, P. J. B. (2012). Recovering faces from memory: the distracting influence of external facial features. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 18, 224-238. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027393

Recognition memory for unfamiliar faces is facilitated when contextual cues (e.g. head pose, background environment, hair and clothing) are consistent between study and test. By contrast, inconsistencies in external features, especially hair, promot... Read More about Recovering faces from memory: the distracting influence of external facial features..

Avian Urine: Its Potential as a Non-Invasive Biomonitor of Environmental Metal Exposure in Birds (2012)
Journal Article
Clapp, J. B., Bevan, R. M., & Singleton, I. (2012). Avian Urine: Its Potential as a Non-Invasive Biomonitor of Environmental Metal Exposure in Birds. Water, air, and soil pollution, 223(7), 3923-3938. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-012-1161-1

Current non-invasive biomonitoring techniques to measure heavy metal exposure in free ranging birds using eggs, feathers and guano are problematic because essential metals copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) deposited in eggs and feathers are under physiologic... Read More about Avian Urine: Its Potential as a Non-Invasive Biomonitor of Environmental Metal Exposure in Birds.

Costs and constraints conspire to produce honest signaling: insights from an ant queen pheromone (2012)
Journal Article
Holman, L. (2012). Costs and constraints conspire to produce honest signaling: insights from an ant queen pheromone. Evolution, 66(7), 2094-2105. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01603.x

Signal costs and evolutionary constraints have both been proposed as ultimate explanations for the ubiquity of honest signaling, but the interface between these two factors is unclear. Here, I propose a pluralistic interpretation, and use game theory... Read More about Costs and constraints conspire to produce honest signaling: insights from an ant queen pheromone.

Intrinsic determinants of a population trend in timing of breeding in the wandering albatross (2012)
Journal Article
Lewis, S., Nussey, D. H., Wood, A. G., Croxall, J. P., & Phillips, R. A. (2012). Intrinsic determinants of a population trend in timing of breeding in the wandering albatross. Oikos, 121(12), 2061-2071. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20293.x

Numerous studies of wild animal species have documented that population level responses to environmental change are underpinned by individual level phenotypic plasticity. However, where the relationship between an individual trait and a climate varia... Read More about Intrinsic determinants of a population trend in timing of breeding in the wandering albatross.

No longer exempt from good practice: using exemplars to close the feedback gap for exams (2012)
Journal Article
Scoles, J., Huxham, M., & McArthur, J. (2013). No longer exempt from good practice: using exemplars to close the feedback gap for exams. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 38(6), 631-645. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2012.674485

In this paper, we discuss the anomaly between the increasing interest in feedback in current education research, the continued role of time-limited, unseen examinations as a form of assessment and the dearth of literature on feedback related to such... Read More about No longer exempt from good practice: using exemplars to close the feedback gap for exams.