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Accessibility and Location Decisions in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Logit Analysis (1996)
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McQuaid, R. W., Leitham, S., & Nelson, J. D. (1996). Accessibility and Location Decisions in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Logit Analysis. Regional Studies, 30(6), 579-588. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343409612331349878

Accessibility and location decisions in a peripheral region of Europe: a logit analysis, Reg. Studies 30, 579--588. This paper analyses the links between accessibility to markets and factors of production and firms' location decisions in a peripheral... Read More about Accessibility and Location Decisions in a Peripheral Region of Europe: A Logit Analysis.

An Investigation into the improvement of Local Minima of the Hopfield Network (1996)
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Peng, M., Gupta, N. K., & Armitage, A. (1996). An Investigation into the improvement of Local Minima of the Hopfield Network. Neural Networks, 9(7), 1241-1253. https://doi.org/10.1016/0893-6080%2896%2900017-2

The paper investigates the improvement of local minima of the Hopfield network. A local minima escape algorithm (LME algorithm), is proposed for improving local minima of small-scale networks. Experiments on travelling salesman problems (TSP) show th... Read More about An Investigation into the improvement of Local Minima of the Hopfield Network.

A placebo controlled double blind trial to evaluate the effectiveness of pulsed short wave therapy for osteoarthritic hip and knee pain (1996)
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Klaber Moffett, J. A., Richardson, P. H., Frost, H., & Osborn, A. (1996). A placebo controlled double blind trial to evaluate the effectiveness of pulsed short wave therapy for osteoarthritic hip and knee pain. PAIN, 67(1), 121-127. https://doi.org/10.101

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of pulsed short wave (PSW) in the relief of pain in osteoarthritis of the hip and knee. Ninety-two patients, mean age 63 years, (34 men and 58 women) were randomly allocated to one of three g... Read More about A placebo controlled double blind trial to evaluate the effectiveness of pulsed short wave therapy for osteoarthritic hip and knee pain.

Hospitality research: the emperor's new clothes? (1996)
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Taylor, S., & Edgar, D. (1996). Hospitality research: the emperor's new clothes?. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 15(3), 211-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0278-4319%2896%2900018-7

This paper examines the ‘current-state-of-the-art’ of hospitality research. It is argued that hospitality research has yet to reach a state of maturity and that no clear articulation exists as to its role, content and future direction. These issues a... Read More about Hospitality research: the emperor's new clothes?.

Actinomycete diversity associated with foaming in activated sludge plants (1996)
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Goodfellow, M., Davenport, R., Stainsby, F. M., & Curtis, T. P. (1996). Actinomycete diversity associated with foaming in activated sludge plants. Journal of industrial microbiology, 17(3-4), 268-280. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01574701

Large numbers of mycolic acid-containing actinomycetes were isolated from foam and scum samples taken from three activated-sludge sewage-treatment plants using several selective isolation media. Organisms presumptively identified as gordonae formed t... Read More about Actinomycete diversity associated with foaming in activated sludge plants.

On temporal versioning in object oriented databases. (1996)
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Lu, J., Barclay, P. J., & Kennedy, J. (1996). On temporal versioning in object oriented databases. Informationssystem-Architekturen, 3, 38-40

This paper describes the development of the data model TVM which contains a new concept, temporal versioning. This generalises the ideas of temporal databases and version management to object-oriented databases. TVM provides a new approach for data m... Read More about On temporal versioning in object oriented databases..

Molecular Analysis of the Replication Origin of the Lactococcus lactis Plasmid pCI305 (1996)
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Foley, S., Bron, S., Venema, G., Daly, C., & Fitzgerald, G. F. (1996). Molecular Analysis of the Replication Origin of the Lactococcus lactis Plasmid pCI305. Plasmid, 36(2), 125-141. https://doi.org/10.1006/plas.1996.0040

The replication origin region, ori, of the Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis plasmid pCI305 contains three-and-one-half directly repeated 22-bp sequences and two inverted repeat sequences, IR1 and IR2. These inverted repeat sequences overlap the pro... Read More about Molecular Analysis of the Replication Origin of the Lactococcus lactis Plasmid pCI305.

Changes in expression of transforming growth factor beta mRNA isoforms in patients undergoing tamoxifen therapy (1996)
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MacCallum, J., Keen, J., Bartlett, J., Thompson, A., Dixon, J., & Miller, W. (1996). Changes in expression of transforming growth factor beta mRNA isoforms in patients undergoing tamoxifen therapy. British Journal of Cancer, 74(3), 474-478. https://doi.or

Tumour was obtained from 37 patients with oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, before and during treatment with tamoxifen, and examined qualitatively and semi-qualitatively for mRNA of the three mammalian TGF-beta isoforms. Levels of TGF-beta i... Read More about Changes in expression of transforming growth factor beta mRNA isoforms in patients undergoing tamoxifen therapy.

Career mobility within organizations: implications for career development ‐ part 2 ‐ a case study (1996)
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Garavan, T. N., & Coolahan, M. (1996). Career mobility within organizations: implications for career development ‐ part 2 ‐ a case study. Journal of European industrial training, 20(5), 31-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599610119700

Focuses on career mobility and development in a large multi‐disciplinary organization. Discusses a case study, analysing career opportunities of all employees in one organizational unit, concentrating on barriers to career mobility and the human res... Read More about Career mobility within organizations: implications for career development ‐ part 2 ‐ a case study.

Maximising Value of the Plantation Resource: Part 1. Development of a Log Grading Proposal for Pruned Softwood logs (1996)
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Turner, P., & Price, C. S. (1996). Maximising Value of the Plantation Resource: Part 1. Development of a Log Grading Proposal for Pruned Softwood logs. South African forestry journal, 176(1), 29-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/00382167.1996.9629707

There are at present strong market pressures to increase the price of pruned softwood logs in South Africa. However, there is currently no equitable basis on which to price pruned logs, as their value can vary enormously, depending upon a number of i... Read More about Maximising Value of the Plantation Resource: Part 1. Development of a Log Grading Proposal for Pruned Softwood logs.

Do Parasites Reduce the Chances of Triangulation in a Real Food Web? (1996)
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Huxham, M., Beaney, S., & Raffaelli, D. (1996). Do Parasites Reduce the Chances of Triangulation in a Real Food Web?. Oikos, 76(2), 284. doi:10.2307/3546201

At least ten different static patterns have been suggested by the analysis of food webs. However, the existence of many of these patterns has been questioned in recent years. One pattern that has remained immune from such criticism is intervality. In... Read More about Do Parasites Reduce the Chances of Triangulation in a Real Food Web?.

Career mobility in organizations: implications for career development ‐ Part I (1996)
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Garavan, T. N., & Coolahan, M. (1996). Career mobility in organizations: implications for career development ‐ Part I. Journal of European industrial training, 20(4), 30-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599610117063

Reviews the literature on career mobility and considers its implications for career development practices within organizations. Focuses on individualistic and organizational perspectives and identifies a range of factors which facilitate or inhibit t... Read More about Career mobility in organizations: implications for career development ‐ Part I.

The skull beneath the skin: entity-relationship models of information artifacts (1996)
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Green, T. R. G., & Benyon, D. (1996). The skull beneath the skin: entity-relationship models of information artifacts. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 44(6), 801-828. https://doi.org/10.1006/ijhc.1996.0034

Data modelling reveals the internal structure of an information system, abstracting away from details of the physical representation. We show that entity-relationship modelling, a well-tried example of a data-modelling technique, can be applied to... Read More about The skull beneath the skin: entity-relationship models of information artifacts.

Does hysterectomy in a premenopausal woman affect ovarian function? (1996)
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Chalmers, C. (1996). Does hysterectomy in a premenopausal woman affect ovarian function?. Medical Hypotheses, 46(6), 573-575. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-9877%2896%2990134-6

Women undergoing a hysterectomy without oophorectomy in their premenopausal years would expect to benefit from continued secretion of oestrogens to protect them from the conditions and symptoms associated with the climacteric and postmenopause. Howev... Read More about Does hysterectomy in a premenopausal woman affect ovarian function?.

A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of tacrine in patients with Alzheimer's disease using SPET (1996)
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Prentice, N., Van Beck, M., Dougall, N. J., Moffoot, A. P. R., O'Carroll, R. E., Goodwin, G. M., & Ebmeier, K. P. (1996). A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of tacrine in patients with Alzheimer's disease using SPET. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 1

Background: the effect of single-dose and long-term cholinergic enhancement with tacrine on regional cerebral perfusion was examined in patients with Alzheimer's disease using single-photon emission tomography (SPET). Method: 23 patients with probabl... Read More about A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of tacrine in patients with Alzheimer's disease using SPET.

Conservation of γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptor α6 Subunit Gene Expression in Cerebellar Granule Cells (1996)
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Bahn, S., Harvey, R. J., Darlison, M. G., & Wisden, W. (1996). Conservation of γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptor α6 Subunit Gene Expression in Cerebellar Granule Cells. Journal of Neurochemistry, 66(5), 1810-1818. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-4159.1

The γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor cDNAs encoding the α6 subunit homologues from chicken and goldfish have been cloned and sequenced. These proteins exhibit 83 and 75% identity, respectively, to the rat α6 polypeptide. In situ hybridization has... Read More about Conservation of γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptor α6 Subunit Gene Expression in Cerebellar Granule Cells.