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Agency. (2007)
Book Chapter
Spiers, D. A. (2006). Agency. In D. McFadzean (Ed.), Scots Law for Students - an introductionDundee University Press

People with Learning Disabilities (2007)
Book Chapter
Sowney, M., & Brown, M. (2006). People with Learning Disabilities. In B. Dolan, & L. Holt (Eds.), Accident & Emergency: Theory and Practice 2e, 547-558. Bailliere Tindall

Validating the alkane pair technique to estimate dry matter intake in equids. (2007)
Journal Article
Smith, D., Mayes, R. W., Hollands, T., Cuddeford, D., Yule, H. H., Ladrero, C. M. M., & Gillen, E. (2007). Validating the alkane pair technique to estimate dry matter intake in equids. Journal of Agricultural Science, 145, 273-281. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021859607006788

The estimation of dry matter intake (DMI) using the alkane pair technique has been validated in ruminants, but not in equids. The current paper reports the finding of three comparative validation studies carried out using a total of 12 cattle, 29 don... Read More about Validating the alkane pair technique to estimate dry matter intake in equids..

Determining nursing staffing levels for stroke beds in Scotland. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rowat, A. M., Chalmers, C., & Rennie, D. (2007, January). Determining nursing staffing levels for stroke beds in Scotland. Paper presented at Scottish Stroke Nurses Forum

Background: National guidelines suggest that at the very least there should be one whole time equivalent (WTE) nurse per stroke bed with a skill mix ratio of two registered nurses to one unregistered nurse. The aim of this study was determine nursing... Read More about Determining nursing staffing levels for stroke beds in Scotland..

The impact of the congestion charge on the retail business in London: An econometric analysis. (2007)
Journal Article
Quddus, M. A., Bell, M. G. H., Schmoecker, J., & Fonzone, A. (2007). The impact of the congestion charge on the retail business in London: An econometric analysis. Transport Policy, 14, 433-444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2007.04.008

On 17 February 2003, London introduced a pioneering congestion-charging scheme. The impact on traffic was sudden and dramatic. For example, car movements within the congestion-charging zone (21km2) were reduced by about 30%. However, the impact on ot... Read More about The impact of the congestion charge on the retail business in London: An econometric analysis..

Bilingual word association networks. (2007)
Book Chapter
Priss, U., & Old, L. J. (2007). Bilingual word association networks. In U. Priss, S. Polovina, & R. Hill (Eds.), Conceptual Structures: Knowledge Architectures for Smart Applications (310-320). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73681-3_23

Bilingual word association networks can be beneficial as a tool in foreign
language education because they show relationships among cognate words of different languages and correspond to structures in the mental lexicon. This paper discusses possib... Read More about Bilingual word association networks..

Simulating cryptic movements of a mangrove crab: Recovery phenomena after small scale fishery. (2007)
Journal Article
Piou, C., Berger, U., Hildenbrandt, H., Grimm, V., Diele, K., & D’Lima, C. (2007). Simulating cryptic movements of a mangrove crab: Recovery phenomena after small scale fishery. Ecological Modelling, 205, 110-122. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.02.008

The semi-terrestrial burrowing crab Ucides cordatus is an important ecological component and economic resource of Brazilian mangrove forests. The crab population of the Caeté peninsula (the location of our study site) has been exploited for the last... Read More about Simulating cryptic movements of a mangrove crab: Recovery phenomena after small scale fishery..

The use of hot- deck imputation to compare performance of Further Education colleges. (2007)
Journal Article
Penny, K. I., Ashraf, M. Z., & Duffy, J. C. (2007). The use of hot- deck imputation to compare performance of Further Education colleges. Proceedings of the ... International Conference on Information Technology Interfaces, 179-184. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITI.2007.4283766

There are problems associated with the use of existing
educational performance indicators when comparing fur-
ther education colleges in Scotland. Several approaches
have been suggested to avoid or resolve problems in
comparing performance indica... Read More about The use of hot- deck imputation to compare performance of Further Education colleges..

Business Research Analysis. (2007)
Book
Pemberton, J., McGrane, A., & Robson, A. (2007). Business Research Analysis. (2). Pearson Publishing

Scratching beneath the surface of communities of (mal)practice (2007)
Journal Article
Pemberton, J., Mavin, S., & Stalker, B. (2007). Scratching beneath the surface of communities of (mal)practice. Learning Organization, The, 14, 62-73. https://doi.org/10.1108/09696470710718357

Purpose This paper seeks to surface less positive aspects of communities of practice (CoPs), regardless of emergent or organisationally managed, grounded in political-power interactions. Examples are provided from the authors' experiences of a resear... Read More about Scratching beneath the surface of communities of (mal)practice.

Organizational power and culture shift at Ducati motorcycles. . (2007)
Journal Article
Omar, M., & Porter, M. (2007). Organizational power and culture shift at Ducati motorcycles.
. Global Business and Organizational Excellence, 27, 20-27. https://doi.org/10.1002/joe.20181

In this research into corporate culture at Ducati Motorcycles, Spa., the qualitative approach was used based on Johnson's theory of corporate culture, relying on structured and unstructured interviews followed up by participant observation. Corporate... Read More about Organizational power and culture shift at Ducati motorcycles. ..

Palliative day care and spinal cord compression. (2007)
Journal Article
Nicol, J., & Dosser, I. (2006). Palliative day care and spinal cord compression. European journal of palliative care, 14, (235-236). ISSN 1352-2779

It is Friday morning. You are the nurse in charge at a community
palliative day care unit and are expecting ten patients to attend.
The unit opens Monday to Friday. The consultant in palliative
medicine, who covers from the local hospice, is on an... Read More about Palliative day care and spinal cord compression..

Assessment of landfill settlement data for evaluation of a hydro-bio-mechanical settlement model. (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Needham, A., Jones, D. R. V., McDougall, J., Dixon, N., Braithwaite, P., & Rosevear, A. (2007). Assessment of landfill settlement data for evaluation of a hydro-bio-mechanical settlement model.

A hydro-bio-mechanical (HBM) model of waste degradation has been under development for several years to simulate the actual processes involved in the settlement of landfilled wastes. The objective of this current research is the further development o... Read More about Assessment of landfill settlement data for evaluation of a hydro-bio-mechanical settlement model..