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The Investment Decision-making Process and Investment Determinants in the Northern Ireland Manufacturing Sector (1994)
Journal Article
Sheehan, M. (1994). The Investment Decision-making Process and Investment Determinants in the Northern Ireland Manufacturing Sector. Regional Studies, 28(5), 511-520. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343409412331348436

The investment decision-making process and investment determinants in the Northern Ireland manufacturing sector, Reg. Studies 28, 511-520. The way in which companies make investment decisions is one of the least understood processes in the workings o... Read More about The Investment Decision-making Process and Investment Determinants in the Northern Ireland Manufacturing Sector.

Potential manipulation of glycaemic control by patients with diabetes: Unreliability of random blood glucose measurements (1994)
Journal Article
Gold, A., Charlton, J., Allwinkle, J., & Frier, B. (1994). Potential manipulation of glycaemic control by patients with diabetes: Unreliability of random blood glucose measurements. Practical Diabetes International, 11(4), 160-161. https://doi.org/10.1002/pdi.1960110408

Glycaemic control is often assessed using a random blood glucose measurement in patlents attending for diabetes review in specialist clinics. This measurement is susceptible to manipulation by patients and the aim of this study was to determine the e... Read More about Potential manipulation of glycaemic control by patients with diabetes: Unreliability of random blood glucose measurements.

Beyond the mainstream: examining alternative sources for stock selection. (1994)
Journal Article
Atton, C. (1994). Beyond the mainstream: examining alternative sources for stock selection. Library Review, 43(4), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539410063605

There are thousands of small publishers, small presses and individuals in Britain
currently producing textbooks, monographs, novels, poetry, journals,
newspapers and other, non-standard, publications. Their output ranges from the
stocklists of suc... Read More about Beyond the mainstream: examining alternative sources for stock selection..

The effects of work on food intake and ingestive behaviour of draught cattle and buffalo given barley straw (1994)
Journal Article
Pearson, R. A., & Smith, D. (1994). The effects of work on food intake and ingestive behaviour of draught cattle and buffalo given barley straw. Animal production, 58(03), 339-346. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003356100007273

In the first experiment draught cattle and buffalo were worked for 5 h/day and/or given 17 h access to feed. In the second experiment they were worked for 4 h/day and/or given 20 h access to feed. When animals were prevented from feeding on barley st... Read More about The effects of work on food intake and ingestive behaviour of draught cattle and buffalo given barley straw.

Sequence of a Drosophila Ligand-Gated Ion-Channel Polypeptide with an Unusual Amino-Terminal Extracellular Domain (1994)
Journal Article
Harvey, R. J., Schmitt, B., Hermans-Borgmeyer, I., Gundelfinger, E. D., Betz, H., & Darlison, M. G. (1994). Sequence of a Drosophila Ligand-Gated Ion-Channel Polypeptide with an Unusual Amino-Terminal Extracellular Domain. Journal of Neurochemistry, 62(6), 2480-2483. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.1994.62062480.x

Abstract: We report the isolation of a full-length clone from a Drosophila melanogaster head cDNA library that encodes a 614-residue polypeptide that exhibits all of the features of a ligand-gated chloride-channel/receptor subunit. This polypeptide,... Read More about Sequence of a Drosophila Ligand-Gated Ion-Channel Polypeptide with an Unusual Amino-Terminal Extracellular Domain.

Expression of transforming growth factor beta mRNA isoforms in human breast cancer (1994)
Journal Article
MacCallum, J., Bartlett, J., Thompson, A., Keen, J., Dixon, J., & Miller, W. (1994). Expression of transforming growth factor beta mRNA isoforms in human breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 69(6), 1006-1009. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1994.197

Using an RNAse protection assay, expression of messenger RNA for isoforms of TGF-beta was determined in a series of breast cancers. Of 50 tumours, 45 (90%) expressed TGF-beta 1 mRNA, 39 (78%) expressed TGF-beta 2, and 47 (94%) expressed TGF-beta 3. P... Read More about Expression of transforming growth factor beta mRNA isoforms in human breast cancer.

Single photon emission computed tomography in long-term survivors of adult brain tumours. (1994)
Journal Article
Ebmeier, K. P., Booker, K., Gregor, A., Cull, A., Dougall, N., Sellar, R., & Goodwin, G. M. (1994). Single photon emission computed tomography in long-term survivors of adult brain tumours. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 57(6), 729-733. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.57.6.729

Sixteen patients with primary brain tumours were examined on average eight years after treatment with surgery or whole brain irradiation using standard clinical assessment, CT, a neuropsychological test battery, and single photon emission CT (SPECT)... Read More about Single photon emission computed tomography in long-term survivors of adult brain tumours..

Using a genetic algorithm for optimizing fixed polarity Reed-Muller expansions of boolean functions (1994)
Journal Article
Millert, J. F., Luchian, H., Bradbeeru, P. V. G., & Barclay, P. J. (1994). Using a genetic algorithm for optimizing fixed polarity Reed-Muller expansions of boolean functions. International Journal of Electronics, 76(4), 601-609. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207219408925956

The use of a genetic algorithm is presented which determines good sub-optimum fixed polarity Reed-Muller expansions of completely specified boolean functions. The algorithm performs better than previous techniques which find a good fixed polarity by... Read More about Using a genetic algorithm for optimizing fixed polarity Reed-Muller expansions of boolean functions.

Supervisory Training and Development:: The Use of Learning Contracts (1994)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., & Sweeney, P. (1994). Supervisory Training and Development:: The Use of Learning Contracts. Journal of European industrial training, 18(2), 17-26. doi:10.1108/03090599410055631

Examines the use of learning contracts to achieve supervisory development in an organization with highly centralized decision‐making processes and a strong power‐based culture. Shows that a well‐managed learning contract process can significantly in... Read More about Supervisory Training and Development:: The Use of Learning Contracts.

Further Evidence for Clustering of Human GABAA Receptor Subunit Genes: Localization of the α6-Subunit Gene (GABRA6) to Distal Chromosome 5q by Linkage Analysis (1994)
Journal Article
Hicks, A. A., Bailey, M. E., Riley, B. P., Kamphuis, W., Siciliano, M. J., Johnson, K. J., & Darlison, M. G. (1994). Further Evidence for Clustering of Human GABAA Receptor Subunit Genes: Localization of the α6-Subunit Gene (GABRA6) to Distal Chromosome 5q by Linkage Analysis. Genomics, 20(2), 285-288. https://doi.org/10.1006/geno.1994.1167

GABAA receptors are hetero-oligomeric ion-channel complexes that are composed of combinations of α, β, γ, and δ subunits and play a major role in inhibitory neurotransmission in the mammalian brain. We report here a microsatellite polymorphism within... Read More about Further Evidence for Clustering of Human GABAA Receptor Subunit Genes: Localization of the α6-Subunit Gene (GABRA6) to Distal Chromosome 5q by Linkage Analysis.

Regional cerebral blood flow in IDDM patients: effects of diabetes and of recurrent severe hypoglycaemia (1994)
Journal Article
MacLeod, K. M., Hepburn, D. A., Deary, I. J., Goodwin, G. M., Dougall, N., Ebmeier, K. P. & Frier, B. M. (1994). Regional cerebral blood flow in IDDM patients: effects of diabetes and of recurrent severe hypoglycaemia. Diabetologia. 37. (3). 257-263. doi:10.1007/s001250050103. ISSN 0012-186X.

Chronic hyperglycaemia and recurrent severe hypoglycaemia have both been implicated as causing cerebral damage in patients with diabetes. Although cognitive dysfunction and intellectual impairment have been demonstrated in patients with recurrent sev... Read More about Regional cerebral blood flow in IDDM patients: effects of diabetes and of recurrent severe hypoglycaemia.

Clonidine infusion increases uptake of 99mTc-Exametazime in anterior cingulate cortex in Korsakoff's psychosis (1994)
Journal Article
Moffoot, A., O'Carroll, R. E., Murray, C., Dougall, N., Ebmeier, K. & Goodwin, G. M. (1994). Clonidine infusion increases uptake of 99mTc-Exametazime in anterior cingulate cortex in Korsakoff's psychosis. Psychological Medicine. 24. (01). 53. doi:10.1017/s0033291700026829. ISSN 0033-2917.

The effects upon regional brain function of infusing either saline or clonidine (1·5μg/kg) has been examined in 18 patients with alcoholic Korsakoff's psychosis using 99mTc-hexamethylpropyleneamineoxime (99mTc-HMPAO or 99mTc-Exametazime) and Single P... Read More about Clonidine infusion increases uptake of 99mTc-Exametazime in anterior cingulate cortex in Korsakoff's psychosis.

Patient satisfaction: A valid concept? (1994)
Journal Article
Williams, B. (1994). Patient satisfaction: A valid concept?. Social Science and Medicine, 38(4), 509-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536%2894%2990247-x

Over the past 10 yr consumer satisfaction has gained widespread recognition as a measure of quality in many public sector services. This has become manifest in the NHS in the call by the 1983 NHS Management inquiry to ascertain how well the service i... Read More about Patient satisfaction: A valid concept?.

Microbial metabolism of xenobiotics: Fundamental and applied research (1994)
Journal Article
Singleton, I. (1994). Microbial metabolism of xenobiotics: Fundamental and applied research. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 59(1), 9-23. doi:10.1002/jctb.280590104

The ability of microorganisms to metabolise xenobiotic compounds has received much attention due to the environmental persistence and toxicity of these chemicals. The microbial degradation of xenobiotics is seen as a cost effective method of removing... Read More about Microbial metabolism of xenobiotics: Fundamental and applied research.