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From the Ganga to the Tay. (2009)
Book
Fraser, B. (2009). From the Ganga to the Tay. Luath Press

From The Ganga to the Tay is an epic poem in which the Indian River Ganges and the Scottish River Tay, the largest waterways in their countries, relate the historical importance of the ties between India and Scotland. The rivers are potent natural sy... Read More about From the Ganga to the Tay..

National Qualification Frameworks: developing research perspectives. (2009)
Journal Article
Fernie, S., & Pilcher, N. (2009). National Qualification Frameworks: developing research perspectives. Quality in Higher Education, 15, 221-232. doi:10.1080/13538320903343099

Arguments for National Qualification Frameworks (NQF) are compelling. Indeed, such frameworks are now an international phenomenon. Yet, few studies take a critical perspective and challenge the broad assumptions underpinning NQF. Arguments presented... Read More about National Qualification Frameworks: developing research perspectives..

Stability of the small γ-tubulin complex requires HCA66, a protein of the centrosome and the nucleolus. (2009)
Journal Article
Fant, X., Gnadt, N., Haren, L., & Merdes, A. (2009). HCA66, a protein of the centrosome and the nucleolus. Journal of Cell Science, 122, 1134-1144. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.035238

To investigate changes at the centrosome during the cell cycle,
we analyzed the composition of the pericentriolar material
from unsynchronized and S-phase-arrested cells by gel
electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. We identified HCA66,
a protein... Read More about Stability of the small γ-tubulin complex requires HCA66, a protein of the centrosome and the nucleolus..

Mental health inequalities and mental health nursing (2009)
Journal Article
Elliott, L., & Masters, H. (2009). Mental health inequalities and mental health nursing. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 16(8), 762-771. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01453.x

Reducing inequalities in health, including mental health, is of high priority in many national policies. However, it is not yet known how mental health nurses might respond to these policies. Using examples from the available evidence, we argue that... Read More about Mental health inequalities and mental health nursing.

The effects of a distractor on the visual gaze behaviour of children at signalized road crossings (2009)
Journal Article
Egan, C. D., Willis, A., & Wincenciak, J. (2009). The effects of a distractor on the visual gaze behaviour of children at signalized road crossings. Journal of Vision, 9(8), https://doi.org/10.1167/9.8.371

Children are over-represented in pedestrian injuries. This may be explained, at least in part, by poorer attentional mechanisms at the roadside compared with skilled adults. We have recently shown that children are more likely to attend to task-irrel... Read More about The effects of a distractor on the visual gaze behaviour of children at signalized road crossings.

An exploration of student nurses’ experiences of formative assessment (2009)
Journal Article
Duers, L. E., & Brown, N. (2009). An exploration of student nurses’ experiences of formative assessment. Nurse Education Today, 29(6), 654-659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2009.02.007

The idea that formative assessment has the potential to prepare students, not only to succeed in summative assessments during the course, but also in the world beyond the classroom [Melland, H., Volden, C., 1998. Classroom assessment: linking teachin... Read More about An exploration of student nurses’ experiences of formative assessment.

Performing Malaya. (2009)
Book Chapter
Dryden, L. (2009). Performing Malaya. In K. Baxter, & R. Hand (Eds.), Joseph Conrad and the performing Arts (11-28). Ashgate Publishing

This is an essay in a collection called Conrad and Performance edited by Katherine Baxter and Richard Hand. It discusses how Conrad's characters in his Malay novels perform as cultural stereotypes yet retain an individual humanity.

Penguin Editions of Conrad: A Review Essay by Linda Dryden (2009)
Journal Article
Dryden, L. (2009). Penguin Editions of Conrad: A Review Essay by Linda Dryden. English literature in transition, 1880-1920, 52, 196

This is a review essay requested by the Editor of English Literature in Transition. The essay gives an overview of the importance of Joseph Conrad and then discusses the merits of the new Penguin editions of his work.

Introduction: Writing Twixt Land and Sea. (2009)
Book Chapter
Dryden, L. (2008). Introduction: Writing Twixt Land and Sea. In L. Dryden, S. Arata, & E. Massie (Eds.), Stevenson and Conrad: writers of transition, 1-12. Texas Tech University Press

Scoping Report of the implementation of the National Approach to Mentor Preparation: Core Curriculum Framework. (2009)
Report
Donaldson, J. H., Irvine, L., McArthur, G., Millar, L., & Moffat, A. (2009). Scoping Report of the implementation of the National Approach to Mentor Preparation: Core Curriculum Framework

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This project report will discuss the findings of a baseline/scoping exercise of
the National Approach to Mentor Preparation for Nurses and Midwives (Core
Curriculum Framework) (NES 2007) to six mentor preparation programmes in
S... Read More about Scoping Report of the implementation of the National Approach to Mentor Preparation: Core Curriculum Framework..

A community-based approach to sustainable urban regeneration (2009)
Journal Article
Deakin, M. (2009). A community-based approach to sustainable urban regeneration. Journal of Urban Technology, 16, 91-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/10630730903090354

This paper outlines the research that has been carried out to understand Large Urban Distressed Areas (LUDAs) and the community-based approach to sustainable urban regeneration that cities are developing to meet the challenges LUDAs pose. After expos... Read More about A community-based approach to sustainable urban regeneration.

Resisting change from within and without the Organisation. (2009)
Journal Article
Cutcher, L. (2009). Resisting change from within and without the Organisation. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 22(3), 279-285. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810910951069

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to contribute further to our understanding of why and how employees resist workplace change. Building on previous studies exploring the link between worker subjectivity and workplace change, the paper highlights... Read More about Resisting change from within and without the Organisation..

Urban Road Traffic Pollution and Its Effect on Indoor Air Quality. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Currie, J., & Capper, G. (2009). Urban Road Traffic Pollution and Its Effect on Indoor Air Quality. In 2009 3rd International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (1-4). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICBBE.2009.5163731

Indoor and outdoor concentrations of various pollutants were measured in a naturally ventilated city centre office building in order to assess the effect upon indoor pollution levels of the closure of some streets in the city to road traffic. The rel... Read More about Urban Road Traffic Pollution and Its Effect on Indoor Air Quality..

A capacity-based measure of container port accessibility (2009)
Journal Article
Cullinane, K., & Wang, Y. (2009). A capacity-based measure of container port accessibility. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 12, 103-117. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675560902749340

Exacerbated by a global trend towards greater market concentration in shipping and port operation, competition between container ports has intensified. In evaluating port competitiveness, minimal consideration has been given to the accessibility of i... Read More about A capacity-based measure of container port accessibility.

Self-efficacy as a factor in the evaluation of e-petitions. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cruickshank, P., & Smith, C. F. (2009, September). Self-efficacy as a factor in the evaluation of e-petitions

E-petitions are seen as one response to a perceived decline in public trust of political institutions and the associated symptoms of disengagement. In this paper, some current research into epetitioning in Europe is reviewed, and the need to understa... Read More about Self-efficacy as a factor in the evaluation of e-petitions..