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Inclusive design in practice - developing a new British Standard (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Coleman, R., Clarkson, P. J., & Keates, S. (2004, December). Inclusive design in practice - developing a new British Standard. Paper presented at Designing for the 21st Century III, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

No abstract available.

Older worker participation rates and the economy in Scotland (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (2004). Older worker participation rates and the economy in Scotland.

The ageing of societies in the European Union (EU), and much of the developed world, is one of the main challenges facing the governments. This reduction is due both to relatively more people ceasing work as they reach retirement age, but also due to... Read More about Older worker participation rates and the economy in Scotland.

Partitioning of diving effort in foraging trips of northern gannets (2004)
Journal Article
Lewis, S., Benvenuti, S., Daunt, F., Wanless, S., Dall'Antonia, L., Luschi, P., Elston, D. A., Hamer, K. C., & Sherratt, T. N. (2004). Partitioning of diving effort in foraging trips of northern gannets. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 82(12), 1910-1916. https://doi.org/10.1139/z05-005

Many species of seabirds are known to undertake foraging trips that vary in duration, lasting from a few hours up to several days. However, the important question of how individuals allocate their time during foraging trips of different durations has... Read More about Partitioning of diving effort in foraging trips of northern gannets.

Language learning aims and strategies: a case study (2004)
Book Chapter
Duncan, A., & Penman, C. (2004). Language learning aims and strategies: a case study. In M. Díez, M. Fernández, & A. Halbach (Eds.), Debaten en torno a las estrategias de aprendizaje/Debating Learning Strategies (125-139). Frankfurt: Peter Lang

Duncan, A., & Penman, C. (2004). Language learning aims and strategies: a case study. In M. Díez, M. Fernández, & A. Halbach (Eds.), Debaten en torno a las estrategias de aprendizaje/Debating Learning Strategies (125-139). Frankfurt: Peter Lang.

Living in a glasshouse: exploring occupational alienation. (2004)
Journal Article
Bryant, W., Craik, C., & McKay, E. A. (2004). Living in a glasshouse: exploring occupational alienation. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(5), 282-289. https://doi.org/10.1177/000841740407100507

Background. Community mental health care has shifted focus from resettlement to empowerment, reflecting a wider agenda for social inclusion. Purpose. This study evaluated mental health day services from the perspectives of thirty-nine clients. Method... Read More about Living in a glasshouse: exploring occupational alienation..

Parasitic helminths tip the balance: potential anti-inflammatory therapies (2004)
Journal Article
Proudfoot, L. (2004). Parasitic helminths tip the balance: potential anti-inflammatory therapies. Immunology, 113(4), 438-440. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2567.2004.01996.x

Parasitic helminths are worms that are classified within the phyla Nematoda (roundworms) and Platyhelminthes (flatworms) (see Table 1). Some nematode species, Filariae being a notable example, are able to coexist with their human host for decades. In... Read More about Parasitic helminths tip the balance: potential anti-inflammatory therapies.

Development, implementation and audit of a cardiac prevention and rehabilitation programme for patients with coronary artery disease. (2004)
Journal Article
Fox, K., Barber, K., Muir, L., Mead, A., Harris, A., Collier, T. & Wood, D. (2004). Development, implementation and audit of a cardiac prevention and rehabilitation programme for patients with coronary artery disease. European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology. 6. . 53-58. . ISSN 1520-765X.

Objective to establish a comprehensive multi-disciplinary cardiac prevention and rehabilitation programme for patients with coronary artery disease which is reproducible and transferable to other institutions, in order to achieve lifestyle modificati... Read More about Development, implementation and audit of a cardiac prevention and rehabilitation programme for patients with coronary artery disease..

Systematic Review of the Diagnostic Accuracy of 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT in Dementia (2004)
Journal Article
Dougall, N. J. (2004). Systematic Review of the Diagnostic Accuracy of 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT in Dementia. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(6), 554-570. doi:10.1176/appi.ajgp.12.6.554

bjective: The authors sought to determine the diagnostic accuracy of 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT in discriminating between Alzheimer disease (AD) and other dementias. Methods: Articles published between 1985 and 2002 were retrieved systematically from MEDLI... Read More about Systematic Review of the Diagnostic Accuracy of 99mTc-HMPAO-SPECT in Dementia.

Benchmarking Audit Committee Effectiveness In Financial Reporting (2004)
Journal Article
Song, J., & Windram, B. (2004). Benchmarking Audit Committee Effectiveness In Financial Reporting. International Journal of Auditing, 8(3), 195-205. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-1123.2004.00090.x

This paper examines the effectiveness of UK audit committees in their primary responsibility of overseeing financial reporting. A logit regression approach is used to benchmark corporate financial reporting quality against financial reporting standar... Read More about Benchmarking Audit Committee Effectiveness In Financial Reporting.

The Effects of Air Pollution Particles on Clearance Mechanisms Within the Lung (2004)
Thesis
Barlow, P. G. The Effects of Air Pollution Particles on Clearance Mechanisms Within the Lung. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1052591

The effects of inhaled aIr pollution particles on lung clearance mechanisms is an important factor in understanding how the mammalian lung deals with such pollutants and, as such, how exposure to these pollutants can be regulated. The nanoparticle (... Read More about The Effects of Air Pollution Particles on Clearance Mechanisms Within the Lung.

Responsiveness of the shuttle walking test compared with disease specific and generic outcome measures in patients with chronic back pain (2004)
Journal Article
Rivero-Arias, O., Campbell, H., Gray, A., Johnston, K., Fairbank, J., & Frost, H. (2004). Responsiveness of the shuttle walking test compared with disease specific and generic outcome measures in patients with chronic back pain. Value in Health, 7(6), 727. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1098-3015%2810%2965920-7

Spine Stabilisation Trial S. Publication is an abstract only.

Does the reduced hospital stay of primary angioplasty patients' impact on cardiac rehabilitation outcomes? A comparison with thrombolysed myocardial infarction patients at 10 weeks. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Van Goor, A., Neubeck, L., Keightley, H., Fox, K. F., & Wood, D. A. (2004, November). Does the reduced hospital stay of primary angioplasty patients' impact on cardiac rehabilitation outcomes? A comparison with thrombolysed myocardial infarction patients at 10 weeks. Poster presented at British Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation Annual Conference

Addressing blood pressure at annual review. (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keightley, H., Neubeck, L., Van Goor, A., Fox, K. F. & Wood, D. A. (2004, November). Addressing blood pressure at annual review. Poster presented at British Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation Annual Conference, Stratford on Avon, UK. (Unpublished)

Human Rights in Scotland: Text, Cases & Materials (2004)
Book
Ewing, K. D., & Dale-Risk, K. (2004). Human Rights in Scotland: Text, Cases & Materials. W. Green

This casebook should be of use to practitioners, as well as providing a useful resource to students on human rights and civil liberties courses.

The chicken immediate-early gene ZENK is expressed in the medio-rostral neostriatum/hyperstriatum ventrale, a brain region involved in acoustic imprinting, and is up-regulated after exposure to an auditory stimulus (2004)
Journal Article
Thode, C., Bock, J., Braun, K., & Darlison, M. (2005). The chicken immediate-early gene ZENK is expressed in the medio-rostral neostriatum/hyperstriatum ventrale, a brain region involved in acoustic imprinting, and is up-regulated after exposure to an auditory stimulus. Neuroscience, 130(3), 611-617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.10.015

The immediate-early gene zenk (an acronym for the avian orthologue of the mammalian genes zif-268, egr-1, ngfi-a and krox-24) has been extensively employed, in studies on oscine birds, as a marker of neuronal activity to reveal forebrain structures t... Read More about The chicken immediate-early gene ZENK is expressed in the medio-rostral neostriatum/hyperstriatum ventrale, a brain region involved in acoustic imprinting, and is up-regulated after exposure to an auditory stimulus.

Belonging and otherness: sex equality in banking in Turkey and Britain. (2004)
Journal Article
Woodward, D., & Ozbilgin, M. (2004). Belonging and otherness: sex equality in banking in Turkey and Britain. Gender, Work and Organization, 11(6), 668-688. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0432.2004.00254.x

The struggle for sex equality at work has largely been achieved in the developed world, it is claimed. The number of well-qualified young women entering white-collar employment and achieving promotion to first-line and middle management positions now... Read More about Belonging and otherness: sex equality in banking in Turkey and Britain..

Perivascular nerves induce cardiorespiratory reflexes in response to algogens in anaesthetised rats (2004)
Journal Article
Smith, P. J. W., & McQueen, D. S. (2004). Perivascular nerves induce cardiorespiratory reflexes in response to algogens in anaesthetised rats. Neuroscience Research, 50(3), 271-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neures.2004.07.006

In the present study we measured cardiovascular and respiratory reflexes evoked by administration of bradykinin and capsaicin into the hindlimb vasculature of anaesthetised rats, whilst simultaneously recording activity of sensory afferents on the ad... Read More about Perivascular nerves induce cardiorespiratory reflexes in response to algogens in anaesthetised rats.