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A study of the drivers of commitment amongst nurses: The salience of training, development and career issues (2008)
Journal Article
McCabe, T. J., & Garavan, T. N. (2008). A study of the drivers of commitment amongst nurses: The salience of training, development and career issues. Journal of European industrial training, 32(7), 528-568. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590810899829

Purpose – The aim of this study is to highlight factors influencing the commitment of nurses, and particularly focuses on the role of training, development and career issues. It provides the basis for a HRD framework, outlining policy choices in dev... Read More about A study of the drivers of commitment amongst nurses: The salience of training, development and career issues.

This battle was not over: Parade’s End as a transitional text in the development of ‘disenchanted’ First World War literature. (2008)
Book Chapter
Frayn, A. (2008). This battle was not over: Parade’s End as a transitional text in the development of ‘disenchanted’ First World War literature. In A. Gąsiorek, & D. Moore (Eds.), Ford Madox Ford: Literary Networks and Cultural Transformations (201-216). Rodopi

This chapter argues that the novels of Ford's Parade's End tetralogy occupy a significant place in the development of "disenchanted" fiction about the First World War. The values of Ernest Raymond's patriotic Tell England are contrasted with those of... Read More about This battle was not over: Parade’s End as a transitional text in the development of ‘disenchanted’ First World War literature..

Writing for publication: A case study. (2008)
Journal Article
Hislop, J., Murray, R., & Newton, M. (2008). Writing for publication: A case study. Practice Development in Health Care, 7(3), 156-163. https://doi.org/10.1002/pdh.262

Writing for publication is an important part of professional practice in the health care professions. It is one way of reflecting on and improving practice, and writing skills developed through the publication process may enhance practitioners' abili... Read More about Writing for publication: A case study..

ATP stimulates MDM2-mediated inhibition of the DNA-binding function of E2F1: ATP stimulated inhibition of E2F1 by MDM2 (2008)
Journal Article
Stevens, C., Pettersson, S., Wawrzynow, B., Wallace, M., Ball, K., Zylicz, A., & Hupp, T. R. (2008). ATP stimulates MDM2-mediated inhibition of the DNA-binding function of E2F1: ATP stimulated inhibition of E2F1 by MDM2. FEBS Journal, 275(19), 4875-4886. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06627.x

Murine double minute 2 (MDM2) protein exhibits many diverse biochemical functions on the tumour suppressor protein p53, including transcriptional suppression and E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. However, more recent data have shown that MDM2 can exhibit... Read More about ATP stimulates MDM2-mediated inhibition of the DNA-binding function of E2F1: ATP stimulated inhibition of E2F1 by MDM2.

UV treatment of microorganisms on artificially-contaminated surfaces using excimer and microwave UV lamps (2008)
Journal Article
Christofi, N., Misakyan, M. A., Matafonova, G., Barkhudarov, E. M., Batoev, V., Kossyi, I. A., & Sharp, J. (2008). UV treatment of microorganisms on artificially-contaminated surfaces using excimer and microwave UV lamps. Chemosphere, 73(5), 717-722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.06.059

An XeBr excilamp having a peak emission at 283 nm, and microwave UV lamps with peak emissions at 253.7 nm that also generate ozone, have been tested for ability to eradicate high populations of microbial vegetative cells and spores (of bacteria and f... Read More about UV treatment of microorganisms on artificially-contaminated surfaces using excimer and microwave UV lamps.

Glucocorticoid receptor-mediated regulation of MMP9 gene expression in human ovarian surface epithelial cells (2008)
Journal Article
Rae, M. T., Price, D., Harlow, C. R., Critchley, H. O. D., & Hillier, S. G. (2009). Glucocorticoid receptor-mediated regulation of MMP9 gene expression in human ovarian surface epithelial cells. Fertility and Sterility, 92(2), 703-708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.06.040

Objective
To obtain proof-of-concept that locally produced anti-inflammatory steroids suppress ovulation-associated extracellular matrix proteases in human ovarian surface epithelial (OSE) cells.

Design
Primary OSE cell cultures treated with int... Read More about Glucocorticoid receptor-mediated regulation of MMP9 gene expression in human ovarian surface epithelial cells.

A tool to measure fathers' attitudes and needs in relation to birth (2008)
Journal Article
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2008). A tool to measure fathers' attitudes and needs in relation to birth. British Journal of Midwifery, 16, 432-437

The aim was to develop a scale--the Birth Participation Scale (BPS)--which midwives can use to measure fathers' attitudes and needs in relation to birth participation. The objectives were to use the BPS to: detect whether fathers genuinely want to be... Read More about A tool to measure fathers' attitudes and needs in relation to birth.

Individualized Tourism Brochures as a Novel Approach to Mass Customization (2008)
Journal Article
Migas, N., Anastasiadou, C., & Stirling, A. (2008). Individualized Tourism Brochures as a Novel Approach to Mass Customization. Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing, 17(1-2), 237-257. https://doi.org/10.1080/10507050801978463

Tourism is an information intensive business and technological advances have transformed the way in which information is stored, managed and transmitted to potential visitors. Despite the wide adoption of Internet technologies in tourism marketing, i... Read More about Individualized Tourism Brochures as a Novel Approach to Mass Customization.

The Legal Basis for the Application of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (the UCP) in England & Canada (2008)
Journal Article
Chhina, R. K. (2008). The Legal Basis for the Application of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (the UCP) in England & Canada. Journal of International Maritime Law, 14(3), 228-239

This article looks into the legal status of the UCP in two major common law countries — England and Canada. It seeks to show that a transition is under way and that the UCP is slowly becoming recognised as an international commercial custom by the En... Read More about The Legal Basis for the Application of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (the UCP) in England & Canada.

Wideband Loaded Wire Bow-tie Antenna for Near Field Imaging Using Genetic Algorithms (2008)
Journal Article
Chung, S., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., & Excell, P. (2008). Wideband Loaded Wire Bow-tie Antenna for Near Field Imaging Using Genetic Algorithms. Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, 4, 591-595. https://doi.org/10.2529/piers080116072623

The potentially broad application area in engineering design using Genetic Algorithm (GA) has been widely adopted by many researchers due to its high consistency and accuracy. Presented here is the initial design of a wideband non-dispersive wire bow... Read More about Wideband Loaded Wire Bow-tie Antenna for Near Field Imaging Using Genetic Algorithms.

The Third International Multi-Conference on Computing in the Global Information Technology, ICCGI 2008: Preface (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Paleologu, C., El-Bawab, T., Noll, J., Antonopoulos, N., Bi, J., Jiang, G., Delic, K., Roman, D., Dantas, S., Serrelis, E., Karwaczynski, P., Badica, C., Wei, H., Shah, R., Pentikousis, K., Alachaher, L., Boyle, D., Liotta, A., & Dini, O. (2008, July). The Third International Multi-Conference on Computing in the Global Information Technology, ICCGI 2008: Preface. Presented at The Third International Multi-Conference on Computing in the Global Information Technology (iccgi 2008), Athens, Greece

Presents the introductory welcome message from the conference proceedings.

Wide-Elevation Circular-Polarized Quadrifilar Helical Antenna Handset Design For Satellite Communication Using Genetic Algorithms (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhou, D., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., & Excell, P. (2008). Wide-Elevation Circular-Polarized Quadrifilar Helical Antenna Handset Design For Satellite Communication Using Genetic Algorithms.

A circularly-polarised quadrifilar helical antenna, operated at 2.4 GHz band and intended for the applications of satellite mobile communications, was designed and optimised using genetic algorithm. The antenna design was firstly attempted on an infi... Read More about Wide-Elevation Circular-Polarized Quadrifilar Helical Antenna Handset Design For Satellite Communication Using Genetic Algorithms.

Characteristics Of A Circularly-Polarised Conical-Beam Microstrip Patch Antenna Arrays (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
See, C. H., Zhou, D., Abd-Alhameed, R., & Excell, P. S. (2008). Characteristics Of A Circularly-Polarised Conical-Beam Microstrip Patch Antenna Arrays.

This paper demonstrates the characteristics of a new microstrip antenna arrays radiating circularly polarized conical beam. The proposed antenna is realised as an array of a number of stripline fed slot patches whose diagonal corners are cut off and... Read More about Characteristics Of A Circularly-Polarised Conical-Beam Microstrip Patch Antenna Arrays.

The utility of the Illness Perception Questionnaire in the evaluation of mental health practitioners' perspectives on patients with schizophrenia (2008)
Journal Article
Fleming, M. P., Martin, C. R., Miles, J., & Atkinson, J. (2009). The utility of the Illness Perception Questionnaire in the evaluation of mental health practitioners' perspectives on patients with schizophrenia. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 15(5), 826-831. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01103.x

Rationale, aims, objectives  The Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ) was designed as a measure of illness perception and has been used extensively for measuring the perceptions of people with physical illness. Latterly modified versions of the IPQ... Read More about The utility of the Illness Perception Questionnaire in the evaluation of mental health practitioners' perspectives on patients with schizophrenia.

Managers' personal values as predictors of importance attached to training and development: a cross-country exploratory study (2008)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., O'Donnell, D., Saha, S. K., & Cseh, M. (2008). Managers' personal values as predictors of importance attached to training and development: a cross-country exploratory study. Human Resource Development International, 11, 335-350. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678860802261520

Few empirical studies have examined the effect of personal values on the importance attached by individuals to training and development in organizations. We argue that personal values play an important role in decision-making processes (i.e. commitm... Read More about Managers' personal values as predictors of importance attached to training and development: a cross-country exploratory study.

Zero-valent iron fracture reactive barriers for remediating chlorinated solvent contaminants in fractured aquifers (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cai, Z., Thomson, N., Lerner, D., Wlison, R., Mclaren, R., & Oswald, S. (2008). Zero-valent iron fracture reactive barriers for remediating chlorinated solvent contaminants in fractured aquifers.

A novel remediation strategy, the zero-valent iron fracture reactive barrier (Fe0 FRB), is proposed to clean up chlorinated solvent pollution of groundwater in a fractured aquifer. A Fe0 FRB is an extended reactive zone where the fractures are partly... Read More about Zero-valent iron fracture reactive barriers for remediating chlorinated solvent contaminants in fractured aquifers.

Design of Multiband Balanced Folded Dipole Antenna Based on a Dual-arm Structure for Mobile Handsets (2008)
Journal Article
Zhou, D., Abd-Alhameed, R., See, C., & Excell, P. (2008). Design of Multiband Balanced Folded Dipole Antenna Based on a Dual-arm Structure for Mobile Handsets. Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, 4, 821-824. https://doi.org/10.2529/piers071221132026

In this paper, a balanced antenna for mobile handset applications with enhanced bandwidth performance, that covers four bands (GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS and 2.4-GHz WLAN), is investigated. The antenna is a slot planar dipole with folded structure and a... Read More about Design of Multiband Balanced Folded Dipole Antenna Based on a Dual-arm Structure for Mobile Handsets.

Field tests of fibre Bragg grating sensors incorporated into CFRP for railway bridge strengthening condition monitoring (2008)
Journal Article
Kerrouche, A., Boyle, W., Gebremichael, Y., Sun, T., Grattan, K., Täljsten, B., & Bennitz, A. (2008). Field tests of fibre Bragg grating sensors incorporated into CFRP for railway bridge strengthening condition monitoring. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 148(1), 68-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2008.07.014

The EU is in the process of upgrading the national railway networks to meet the demands from high-speed passenger trains and heavy Freight traffic. This upgrade necessitates a review of the development and implementation of novel technologies to repa... Read More about Field tests of fibre Bragg grating sensors incorporated into CFRP for railway bridge strengthening condition monitoring.