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Child care: maximising the economic participation of women. (2013)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Graham, H., & Shapira, M. (2013). Child care: maximising the economic participation of women. Northern Ireland: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

An expert paper on the type, extent and delivery of childcare provision necessary to maximise the economic participation of women within Northern Ireland.

The Heartland intermodal corridor: public private partnerships and the transformation of institutional settings. (2013)
Journal Article
Monios, J., & Lambert, B. (2013). The Heartland intermodal corridor: public private partnerships and the transformation of institutional settings. Journal of Transport Geography, 27, 36-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.03.015

This paper examines the development process of the HeartlandIntermodal Corridor from Norfolk, Virginia to Columbus, Ohio in the United States, opened in September 2010. The aim of the project was to decrease transport costs and increase competitivene... Read More about The Heartland intermodal corridor: public private partnerships and the transformation of institutional settings..

Process definition for innovation in trade fairs (2013)
Thesis
Pöllmann, M. P. Process definition for innovation in trade fairs. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6126

A trade fair is an exhibition that allows companies to present their products to potential customers, interact with customers, conduct market research including gathering information on competitors. Trade fairs help companies and businesses to develo... Read More about Process definition for innovation in trade fairs.

Carry-over effects of delayed larval metamorphosis on early juvenile performance in the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) (2013)
Journal Article
Simith, D. D. J. D. B., Diele, K., & Abrunhosa, F. A. (2013). Carry-over effects of delayed larval metamorphosis on early juvenile performance in the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 440, 61-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2012.11.017

Competent larvae of most benthic marine invertebrates including brachyuran decapod crustaceans can delay their settlement and metamorphosis in the absence of suitable environmental cues. This however may carry significant costs for the post-larval pe... Read More about Carry-over effects of delayed larval metamorphosis on early juvenile performance in the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae).

Management Accounting applications. (2013)
Book
Steven, G. (2013). Management Accounting applications. Kindle Direct Publishing (G J Steven)

Keeping children and young people safe online: balancing risk and opportunity. (2013)
Report
Stone, K. (2013). Keeping children and young people safe online: balancing risk and opportunity. WithScotland, University of Stirling

Increasing access to the internet, at school and at home, means that children and young people are spending more time online1. While the internet provides extensive educational, entertainment and socialising opportunities for children and young... Read More about Keeping children and young people safe online: balancing risk and opportunity..

Desirable values-based attributes and key skills of candidates: Perceptions of registered and unregistered nurses and midwives. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Waugh, A., Smith, D., & Horsburgh, D. (2013). Desirable values-based attributes and key skills of candidates: Perceptions of registered and unregistered nurses and midwives

Counterbalancing peripherality and concentration: an analysis of the UK container port system (2013)
Journal Article
Wilmsmeier, G., & Monios, J. (2013). Counterbalancing peripherality and concentration: an analysis of the UK container port system. Maritime Policy and Management, 40, 116-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2012.756588

Over the last four decades, the UK container port system experienced a shift to and concentration in the southeast of the country, close to the English Channel. At the same time, traditional ports in the north and centre of the country have lost impo... Read More about Counterbalancing peripherality and concentration: an analysis of the UK container port system.

Investigations of impacts of junction design on emissions: are our junctions sustainable? (2013)
Journal Article
Saleh, W., & Lawson, A. (2013). Investigations of impacts of junction design on emissions: are our junctions sustainable?. World journal of science, technology and sustainable development, 10(2), 143-151. https://doi.org/10.1108/20425941311323145

Purpose - An investigation of the driving behaviour and impacts on emission at two traffic junctions Design/methodology/approach - A signalised junction and a roundabout in Edinburgh have been selected. An instrumented car has been used and a GPS... Read More about Investigations of impacts of junction design on emissions: are our junctions sustainable?.

The structure of stress: Confirmatory factor analysis of a Chinese version of the stressors in Nursing Students Scale (SINS) (2013)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Yanhua, C., Ip, M. Y. K., Smith, G. D., Wong, T. K. S., & Deary, I. J. (2013). The structure of stress: Confirmatory factor analysis of a Chinese version of the stressors in Nursing Students Scale (SINS). Nurse Education Today, 33(2), 160-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2012.02.013

Background Stress is a feature of the life of nursing students and this had been well studied. However, there are very few instruments to measure stress in nursing students specifically. One such instrument, the Stressors in Nursing Students Scale... Read More about The structure of stress: Confirmatory factor analysis of a Chinese version of the stressors in Nursing Students Scale (SINS).

Intranasal infection with Chlamydia abortus induces dose-dependent latency and abortion in sheep (2013)
Journal Article
Longbottom, D., Livingstone, M., Maley, S., van der Zon, A., Rocchi, M., Wilson, K., …Buxton, D. (2013). Intranasal infection with Chlamydia abortus induces dose-dependent latency and abortion in sheep. PLOS ONE, 8(2), Article e57950. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057950

BACKGROUND: Latency is a key feature of the animal pathogen Chlamydia abortus, where infection remains inapparent in the non-pregnant animal and only becomes evident during a subsequent pregnancy. Often the first sign that an animal is infected is ab... Read More about Intranasal infection with Chlamydia abortus induces dose-dependent latency and abortion in sheep.

Genome Sequence of Lawsonia intracellularis Strain N343, Isolated from a Sow with Hemorrhagic Proliferative Enteropathy (2013)
Journal Article
Sait, M., Aitchison, K., Wheelhouse, N., Wilson, K., Alex Lainson, F., Longbottom, D., & Smith, D. G. E. (2013). Genome Sequence of Lawsonia intracellularis Strain N343, Isolated from a Sow with Hemorrhagic Proliferative Enteropathy. Genome Announcements, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00027-13

Lawsonia intracellularis is the etiological agent of proliferative enteropathy (PE), causing mild or acute hemorrhagic diarrhea in infected animals. Here we report the genome sequence of strain N343, isolated from a sow that died of hemorrhagic PE. N... Read More about Genome Sequence of Lawsonia intracellularis Strain N343, Isolated from a Sow with Hemorrhagic Proliferative Enteropathy.

Festivals, community development and sustainable tourism in the Karpaz region of Northern Cyprus (2013)
Journal Article
Gunsoy, E., & Hannam, K. (2013). Festivals, community development and sustainable tourism in the Karpaz region of Northern Cyprus. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 5(1), 81-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2013.774201

The organization of festivals has recently been emphasized in the Karpaz region of Northern Cyprus as a strategy for sustainable tourism development. Hence, this paper explores the relationship between festivals, community development and sustainabl... Read More about Festivals, community development and sustainable tourism in the Karpaz region of Northern Cyprus.

Abdominal massage for constipation: techniques, evidence base and safety (2013)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D. (2013). Abdominal massage for constipation: techniques, evidence base and safety. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 11(1), 13-14. https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2013.11.1.13

A New Chilling Effect? Could Levenson Lead to Less Investigative Journalism Being Undertaken in the UK? (2013)
Book Chapter
O'Neill, E. (2013). A New Chilling Effect? Could Levenson Lead to Less Investigative Journalism Being Undertaken in the UK?. In After Levenson?: The Future for British Journalism. abramis

This chapter analysed the media landscape post-Levenson report to evaluate whether it could lead to a 'chilling effect' on investigative journalism in the UK.

Modified Bow-Tie Nanoparticles Operating in the Visible and Near Infrared Frequency Regime (2013)
Journal Article
Iovine, R., Spada, L. L., & Vegni, L. (2013). Modified Bow-Tie Nanoparticles Operating in the Visible and Near Infrared Frequency Regime. Advances in nanoparticles, 02(01), 21-27. https://doi.org/10.4236/anp.2013.21005

In this contribution electromagnetic properties of traditional and modified bow-tie nanoparticles are investigated. The modified bow-tie particles consist of a pair of opposing metallic truncated triangles, embedded in a dielectric environment, with... Read More about Modified Bow-Tie Nanoparticles Operating in the Visible and Near Infrared Frequency Regime.

Age-related variation in reproductive traits in the wandering albatross: evidence for terminal improvement following senescence (2013)
Journal Article
Froy, H., Phillips, R. A., Wood, A. G., Nussey, D. H., & Lewis, S. (2013). Age-related variation in reproductive traits in the wandering albatross: evidence for terminal improvement following senescence. Ecology Letters, 16(5), 642-649. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12092

The processes driving age-related variation in demographic rates are central to understanding population and evolutionary ecology. An increasing number of studies in wild vertebrates find evidence for improvements in reproductive performance traits i... Read More about Age-related variation in reproductive traits in the wandering albatross: evidence for terminal improvement following senescence.

Is electronic punditry the future and should we welcome it? (2013)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (2013). Is electronic punditry the future and should we welcome it?. All Media Scotland,

Book Review: Mobile Technologies: from Telecommunications to Media. (2013)
Journal Article
Smith, C. (2014). Book Review: Mobile Technologies: from Telecommunications to Media. Telecommunications Policy, 38(1), 119-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2012.11.006

No abstract available. Item discussed - Mobile technologies: From telecommunications to media, Gerard Goggin, Larissa Hjorth, Routledge, New York, USA (2009), 297 pp. including list of contributors and index plus list of figures, acknowledgements and... Read More about Book Review: Mobile Technologies: from Telecommunications to Media..

Making predictions of mangrove deforestation: a comparison of two methods in Kenya. (2013)
Journal Article
Rideout, A. J. R., Joshi, N. P., Viergever, K. M., Huxham, M., & Briers, R. A. (2013). Making predictions of mangrove deforestation: a comparison of two methods in Kenya. Global Change Biology, 19, 3493-3501. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12176

Deforestation of mangroves is of global concern given their importance for carbon storage, biogeochemical cycling and the provision of other ecosystem services, but the links between rates of loss and potential drivers or risk factors are rarely eval... Read More about Making predictions of mangrove deforestation: a comparison of two methods in Kenya..