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Reactions of nurses and therapists in mainstream health services to contact with people who have learning disabilities (2000)
Journal Article
McConkey, R., & Truesdale, M. (2000). Reactions of nurses and therapists in mainstream health services to contact with people who have learning disabilities. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 32(1), 158-163. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01413.x

Government policy in the United Kingdom is to make the National Health Service accessible to all citizens including those who hitherto may have relied on specialist services. It is recognised that the attitudes of health professionals can be a major... Read More about Reactions of nurses and therapists in mainstream health services to contact with people who have learning disabilities.

A Field Test of the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis in the Soft-Bottom Intertidal (2000)
Journal Article
Huxham, M., Roberts, I., & Bremner, J. (2000). A Field Test of the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis in the Soft-Bottom Intertidal. International Review of Hydrobiology, 85(4), 379-394. doi:10.1002/1522-2632(200008)85:43.0.co;2-x

The intermediate disturbance hypothesis has had success in explaining changes in local diversity in many habitats. Recent laboratory work has shown that disturbance may act to increase diversity in softbottom marine communities as predicted by the hy... Read More about A Field Test of the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis in the Soft-Bottom Intertidal.

Human resource issues in international hospitality, travel and tourism: a snapshot (2000)
Journal Article
D'Annunzio-Green, N., Maxwell, G., & Watson, S. (2000). Human resource issues in international hospitality, travel and tourism: a snapshot. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 12(3), 215-216. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110010320869

Announces the research done to support the writing of a new text on human resources issues in the international field of tourism and hospitality. Pinpoints the 34 current
areas of interest and those identified as of strategic importance for the futu... Read More about Human resource issues in international hospitality, travel and tourism: a snapshot.

Social intelligence in the age of networks (2000)
Journal Article
Davenport, E. (2000). Social intelligence in the age of networks. Journal of Information Science, 26(3), 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/016555150002600304

The author explores the concept of ‘social intelligence’. She
suggests that, in the world of digital commerce, it may be
defined as ‘insight which is based on collective understanding
of work practices’. She offers three scenarios to
support the... Read More about Social intelligence in the age of networks.

Online information sources: tools of business intelligence? (2000)
Journal Article
Hall, H. (2000). Online information sources: tools of business intelligence?. Journal of Information Science, 26(3), 139-143. https://doi.org/10.1177/016555150002600303

Organisations seek to use information intelligently, and to generate business intelligence for future profitable prospects. Although not regarded as business intelligence per se, there is a role for commercially produced online information sources an... Read More about Online information sources: tools of business intelligence?.

Investigation, analysis and determination of inclusions in high‐tolerance board design (2000)
Journal Article
Scott, A., & Buchanan, W. J. (2000). Investigation, analysis and determination of inclusions in high‐tolerance board design. Circuit World, 26(2), 7-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/03056120010310873

This paper outlines the inclusions in laminates that can cause the false rejection in printed circuit board (PCB) manufacture. Laminate inclusions are now becoming prevalent because of the higher resolution required for the inspection of reduced trac... Read More about Investigation, analysis and determination of inclusions in high‐tolerance board design.

The New Unionism and the New Bargaining Agenda: UNISON–Employer Partnerships on Workplace Learning in Britain (2000)
Journal Article
Munro, A., & Rainbird, H. (2000). The New Unionism and the New Bargaining Agenda: UNISON–Employer Partnerships on Workplace Learning in Britain. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 38(2), 223-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8543.00160

A model of new unionism has been developed which is characterized by features such as the servicing of members as customers and a shift to co-operative industrial relations. The UNISON–employer partnerships in workplace learning in the UK initially a... Read More about The New Unionism and the New Bargaining Agenda: UNISON–Employer Partnerships on Workplace Learning in Britain.

Evaluation of a community-based intervention to increase breastfeeding prevalence (2000)
Journal Article
McInnes, R. J., Love, J. G. & Stone, D. H. (2000). Evaluation of a community-based intervention to increase breastfeeding prevalence. Journal of public health medicine. 22. (2). 138-145. . ISSN 0957-4832.

BACKGROUND:

The aim of the study was to determine whether peer counselling in the antenatal and post-natal period would increase the prevalence and duration of breastfeeding among low-income women in Glasgow.

METHODS:

The study was designe... Read More about Evaluation of a community-based intervention to increase breastfeeding prevalence.

A Functional Restoration Programme for Chronic Low Back Pain (2000)
Journal Article
Frost, H., Lamb, S., & Shackleton, C. (2000). A Functional Restoration Programme for Chronic Low Back Pain. Physiotherapy, 86(6), 285-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9406%2805%2961002-4

The purpose of this longitudinal prospective study was to assess the clinical benefits of a newly established functional restoration programme for patients with chronic low back pain. The overall aim of the programme was to improve function and encou... Read More about A Functional Restoration Programme for Chronic Low Back Pain.

On anomalously low values of the tensile strength of water (2000)
Journal Article
Williams, P. R., & Williams, R. L. (2000). On anomalously low values of the tensile strength of water. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 456, 1321-1332. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2000.0564

We provide an explanation for the anomalously low values of liquid tensile strength recorded in some experiments involving the reflection of a pressure pulse (as tension) at the free surface of a column of water, or at a flexible membrane. The presen... Read More about On anomalously low values of the tensile strength of water.

Defining entrepreneurship - implications for ICT, social enterprise and regional and local development policies. (2000)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (2000). Defining entrepreneurship - implications for ICT, social enterprise and regional and local development policies

Many national, regional or local agencies have created policies to directly support entrepreneurs so as to increase the number of businesses or aid the competitiveness and expansion of existing small firms. This Working paper considers what is meant... Read More about Defining entrepreneurship - implications for ICT, social enterprise and regional and local development policies..

Joint ventures in China – accounting implications (2000)
Journal Article
Blake, J., Gao, S. S., & Wraith, P. (2000). Joint ventures in China – accounting implications. Managerial Finance, 26(5), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074350010766639

Since 1979, China has encouraged foreign investment, particularly through the medium of
the joint venture.
Experience of the operation of these foreign joint ventures has highlighted some key features
of the Chinese business environment. These inc... Read More about Joint ventures in China – accounting implications.

Population turnover and habitat dynamics in Notonecta (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) metapopulations (2000)
Journal Article
Briers, R. A., & Warren, P. H. (2000). Population turnover and habitat dynamics in Notonecta (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) metapopulations. Oecologia, 123(2), 216-222. https://doi.org/10.1007/s004420051008

Simple metapopulation models assume that local populations occur in patches of uniform quality habitat separated by non-habitat. However field metapopulations tend to show considerable spatial and temporal variation in patch quality, and hence probab... Read More about Population turnover and habitat dynamics in Notonecta (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) metapopulations.

An exploration of the epistemological intricacies of using qualitative data to develop a quantitative measure of user views of health care (2000)
Journal Article
Coyle, J., & Williams, B. (2000). An exploration of the epistemological intricacies of using qualitative data to develop a quantitative measure of user views of health care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 31(5), 1235-1243. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01381.x

An exploration of the epistemological intricacies of using qualitative data to develop a quantitative measure of user views of health care

Nurse researchers are increasingly combining qualitative and quantitative methods in order to understand mo... Read More about An exploration of the epistemological intricacies of using qualitative data to develop a quantitative measure of user views of health care.

The influence of transport on industrial location choice: a stated preference experiment (2000)
Journal Article
Leitham, S., McQuaid, R. W., & Nelson, J. D. (2000). The influence of transport on industrial location choice: a stated preference experiment. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 34(7), 515-535. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0965-8564%2899%2900030-0

Stated preference experiments are introduced and applied to an investigation of the influence of road transport and other factors on industrial location in terms of the ex ante decision making process. The experiments, based upon repeated hypothetica... Read More about The influence of transport on industrial location choice: a stated preference experiment.

Utilitarianism and the Identity of the Indian Forest Service (2000)
Journal Article
Hannam, K. (2000). Utilitarianism and the Identity of the Indian Forest Service. Environment and History, 6(2), 205-228. https://doi.org/10.3197/096734000129342280

This paper discusses the historical identity of the Indian Forest Service, the elite environmental organisation which controlled and managed nearly a third of India during the late nineteenth century. This organisation has been widely criticised by n... Read More about Utilitarianism and the Identity of the Indian Forest Service.

Influence of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination on Microalgae and Microbial Activities in a Long-Term Contaminated Soil (2000)
Journal Article
Megharaj, M., Singleton, I., McClure, N. C., & Naidu, R. (2000). Influence of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination on Microalgae and Microbial Activities in a Long-Term Contaminated Soil. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 38(4), 439-445. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002449910058

Petroleum hydrocarbons are widespread environmental pollutants. Although biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons has been the subject of numerous investigations, information on their toxicity to microorganisms in soil is limited, with virtually no w... Read More about Influence of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination on Microalgae and Microbial Activities in a Long-Term Contaminated Soil.