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Economic development and local authorities: The Scottish case (1993)
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McQuaid, R. W. (1993). Economic development and local authorities: The Scottish case. Local Economy, 8(2), 100-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690949308726180

The economic development activities of local authorities have expanded considerably over the last decade. This paper considers the range of such activities and presents an overview of the results of a survey of local authorities, taking Scotland as a... Read More about Economic development and local authorities: The Scottish case.

Applying user modeling to human-computer interaction design (1993)
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Benyon, D., & Murray, D. (1993). Applying user modeling to human-computer interaction design. Artificial Intelligence Review, 7(3-4), 199-225. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00849555

Since the early 1980's, intelligent and adaptive systems have appeared and have been written about in a variety of guises. Although there are many differences between such systems as adaptive user interfaces, intelligent help systems and explanation... Read More about Applying user modeling to human-computer interaction design.

A single photon emission computerised tomography study of regional brain function underlying verbal memory in patients with Alzheimer-type dementia. (1993)
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Riddle, W., O'Carroll, R. E., Dougall, N., Van Beck, M., Murray, C., Curran, S. M., Ebmeier, K. P., & Goodwin, G. M. (1993). A single photon emission computerised tomography study of regional brain function underlying verbal memory in patients with Alzheimer-type dementia. British Journal of Psychiatry, 163(2), 166-172. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.163.2.166

Ten patients with Alzheimer-type dementia and nine age-matched normal controls were examined with SPECT, using split-dose 99mTc-labelled exametazime. The baseline condition involved repetition of the word 'yes' or 'no'. The activation condition invol... Read More about A single photon emission computerised tomography study of regional brain function underlying verbal memory in patients with Alzheimer-type dementia..

A single photon emission computerised tomography study of regional brain function in elderly patients with major depression and with Alzheimer-type dementia (1993)
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Curran, S. M., Murray, C. M., Van Beck, M., Dougall, N., O'Carroll, R. E., Austin, M. P., Ebmeier, K. P., & Goodwin, G. M. (1993). A single photon emission computerised tomography study of regional brain function in elderly patients with major depression and with Alzheimer-type dementia. British Journal of Psychiatry, 163(2), 155-165. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.163.2.155

The uptake, at rest, of 99mTc-exametazime into different brain regions was compared using SPECT for 20 elderly subjects with major depressive disorder, 20 with Alzheimer-type dementia, and 30 age-matched normal volunteers. Uptake was referred to calc... Read More about A single photon emission computerised tomography study of regional brain function in elderly patients with major depression and with Alzheimer-type dementia.

Rapid changes in the surface of parasitic nematodes during transition from pre- to post-parasitic forms (1993)
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Proudfoot, L., Kusel, J. R., Smith, H. V., Harnett, W., Worms, M. J., & Kennedy, M. W. (1993). Rapid changes in the surface of parasitic nematodes during transition from pre- to post-parasitic forms. Parasitology, 107(01), 107. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000079464

All mammalian-parasitic stages of a range of nematode species investigated (Brugia pahangi, Acanthocheilonema viteae, Strongyloides ratti, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, Trichinella spiralis and Ostertagia ostertagi) labelled in a surface-restricted m... Read More about Rapid changes in the surface of parasitic nematodes during transition from pre- to post-parasitic forms.

INTRODUCING END‐USER COMPUTING: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT – PART 1 (1993)
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Garavan, T. N., & McCracken, C. (1993). INTRODUCING END‐USER COMPUTING: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT – PART 1. Industrial and Commercial Training, 25(7), null. doi:10.1108/00197859310042443

End‐user computing is now a reality in many organizations. The variety of end users is considerable and it has many implications for their training and development. Focuses on some of these issues, in particular the problems of end‐user computing, a... Read More about INTRODUCING END‐USER COMPUTING: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT – PART 1.

The Training and Development Function: Its Search for Power and Influence in Organizations (1993)
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Garavan, T. N., Barnicle, B., & Heraty, N. (1993). The Training and Development Function: Its Search for Power and Influence in Organizations. Journal of European industrial training, 17(7), doi:10.1108/03090599310042519

Reviews some of the literature on power and influence as it relates to the training and development function. Highlights a number of difficulties that confront the training and development function in using power and influence successfully in organi... Read More about The Training and Development Function: Its Search for Power and Influence in Organizations.

The effect of anxiety induction on the regional uptake of 99mTc-Exametazime in simple phobia as shown by single photon emission tomography (SPET) (1993)
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O'Carroll, R. E., Moffoot, A. P. R., Van Beck, M., Dougall, N., Murray, C., Ebmeier, K. P. & Goodwin, G. M. (1993). The effect of anxiety induction on the regional uptake of 99mTc-Exametazime in simple phobia as shown by single photon emission tomography (SPET). Journal of Affective Disorders. 28. (3). 203-210. doi:10.1016/0165-0327(93)90106-t. ISSN 0165-0327.

Ten patients suffering from DSM-III-R simple phobia were studied under two conditions: (a) while listening to a 4 min relaxation tape, and (b) while listening to a 4 min audio tape describing exposure to the phobic stimulus. During each condition, su... Read More about The effect of anxiety induction on the regional uptake of 99mTc-Exametazime in simple phobia as shown by single photon emission tomography (SPET).

A novel invertebrate GABAAreceptor-like polypeptide Sequence and pattern of gene expression (1993)
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Hutton, M. L., Harvey, R. J., Earley, F. G., Barnard, E. A., & Darlison, M. G. (1993). A novel invertebrate GABAAreceptor-like polypeptide Sequence and pattern of gene expression. FEBS Letters, 326(1-3), 112-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793%2893%2981773-s

A full‐length complementary DNA has been isolated, from the fresh‐water mollusc Lymnaea stagnalis, that encodes a polypeptide (which we have named Ç) that exhibits between 30% and 40% identity to vertebrate GABAA and glycine receptor subunit sequence... Read More about A novel invertebrate GABAAreceptor-like polypeptide Sequence and pattern of gene expression.

Incompatibility properties of the narrow-host-range lactococcal plasmid pCI305. (1993)
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Foley, S., Daly, C., & Fitzgerald, G. F. (1993). Incompatibility properties of the narrow-host-range lactococcal plasmid pCI305. The Journal of general microbiology, 139, 1271-1276. https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-139-6-1271

The cryptic plasmid pCI305 from Lactococcus Zuctis subsp. lactis UC317 was screened for incompatibility with a range of cloning vectors and was found to be incompatible with the theta-replicating plasmids pAM401 and pIL253. In contrast, lactococcal... Read More about Incompatibility properties of the narrow-host-range lactococcal plasmid pCI305..

The influence of Cryptocotyle lingua (Digenea:Platyhelminthes) infections on the survival and fecundity of Littorina littorea (Gastropoda:Prosobranchia); an ecological approach (1993)
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Huxham, M., Raffaelli, D., & Pike, A. (1993). The influence of Cryptocotyle lingua (Digenea:Platyhelminthes) infections on the survival and fecundity of Littorina littorea (Gastropoda:Prosobranchia); an ecological approach. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 168(2), (223-238). doi:10.1016/0022-0981(93)90262-m. ISSN 0022-0981

This study considers the impact of digenean parasites, especially Cryptocotyle lingua (Creplin) on the survival, reproduction, growth rate and foot colour of Littorina littorea (Forbes and Hanley). An 18 month field experiment demonstrated decreased... Read More about The influence of Cryptocotyle lingua (Digenea:Platyhelminthes) infections on the survival and fecundity of Littorina littorea (Gastropoda:Prosobranchia); an ecological approach.

Comparison of high-level gentamicin resistant (HLGR) Enterococcus faecium isolates from different continents. (1993)
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Woodford, N., Morrison, D., Cookson, B. D. & George, R. C. (1993). Comparison of high-level gentamicin resistant (HLGR) Enterococcus faecium isolates from different continents. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 37. . 681-684. . ISSN 0066-4804.

Eight clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium highly resistant to gentamicin (MIC, > 1,000 mg/liter) from patients in six hospitals on three continents were investigated for evidence of spread of either a clone of high-level gentamicin-resistant (H... Read More about Comparison of high-level gentamicin resistant (HLGR) Enterococcus faecium isolates from different continents..

Single-photon emission computed tomography with 99mTc-exametazime in unmediated schizophrenic patients (1993)
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Ebmeier, K. P., Blackwood, D. H. R., Murray, C., Souza, V., Walker, M., Dougall, N., …Goodwin, G. M. (1993). Single-photon emission computed tomography with 99mTc-exametazime in unmediated schizophrenic patients. Biological Psychiatry. 33. (7). 487-495. doi:10.1016/0006-3223(93)90002-u. ISSN 0006-3223.

We examined 20 actively psychotic unmedicated schizophrenic patients and 20 matched control subjects by using single-photon emission, computed tomography (SPECT) with 99mtechnetium-exametazime. Patients showed a hyperfrontal pattern of tracer uptake... Read More about Single-photon emission computed tomography with 99mTc-exametazime in unmediated schizophrenic patients.