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Presumed Consent to Organ Donation in Three European Countries (2009)
Journal Article
Neades, B. L. (2009). Presumed Consent to Organ Donation in Three European Countries. Nursing Ethics, 16(3), 267-282. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733009102687

United Kingdom Transplant reported that, during 2007—2008, a total of 7655 people were awaiting a transplant; however, only 3235 organs were available via the current `opt in' approach. To address this shortfall, new UK legislation sought to increase... Read More about Presumed Consent to Organ Donation in Three European Countries.

Mental models, magical thinking and individual differences. (2009)
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Turner, P., & Sobolewska, E. (2009). Mental models, magical thinking and individual differences. Human technology an interdisciplinary journal on humans in ICT environments, 5, 90-113

Broadly, there are two mutually exclusive accounts of how people (non-specialist users) reason about and conceptualize interactive technology. The first is based on classical cognitive psychology and is characterized by the term mental model. The sec... Read More about Mental models, magical thinking and individual differences..

Researcher with a movie camera: visual ethnography in the field (2009)
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Rakić, T., & Chambers, D. (2009). Researcher with a movie camera: visual ethnography in the field. Current Issues in Tourism, 12(3), 255-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500802401972

This paper seeks to ‘promote’ the use of moving image visual ethnography within tourism research while concurrently acknowledging the methodological and practical challenges inherent in the use of this method. The paper introduces Dziga Vertov's 1929... Read More about Researcher with a movie camera: visual ethnography in the field.

Effects of valsalva manoeuvre on maternal and fetal wellbeing (2009)
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Hollins Martin, C. J. (2009). Effects of valsalva manoeuvre on maternal and fetal wellbeing. British Journal of Midwifery, 17(5), 279-285. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2009.17.5.42214

The aim of this article is to relate basic findings from research papers to identify the effects that valsalva manoeuvre (‘purple pushing’) has upon maternal and fetal wellbeing. Analysis of 16 papers revealed four main consequences from purple pushi... Read More about Effects of valsalva manoeuvre on maternal and fetal wellbeing.

Global brand market‐entry strategy to manage corporate reputation (2009)
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Omar, M., Williams, R. L., & Lingelbach, D. (2009). Global brand market‐entry strategy to manage corporate reputation. Journal of Product and Brand Management, 18(3), 177-187. https://doi.org/10.1108/10610420910957807

Purpose – This paper aims to present a case for the practical management of corporate reputation, in relation to two groups of concepts: communication, identity, and trust; and communication, identity, and image.

Design/methodology/approach – A r... Read More about Global brand market‐entry strategy to manage corporate reputation.

Towards a new disciplinary framework for contemporary design practice. (2009)
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Dykes, T. H., Rodgers, P. A., Dykes, T., Rodgers, P., & Smyth, M. (2009). Towards a new disciplinary framework for contemporary design practice. CoDesign, 5(2), 99-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/15710880902910417

This paper argues for a consistent and new design-specific disciplinary framework that will provide a better understanding of emergent design practice. Design today is characterised by a blurring of traditional design domains (Sanders 2006) and desig... Read More about Towards a new disciplinary framework for contemporary design practice..

Pre-registration adult nurses’ knowledge of safe transfusion practice: Results of a 12month follow-up study (2009)
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Smith, F. C., Donaldson, J., & Pirie, L. (2010). Pre-registration adult nurses’ knowledge of safe transfusion practice: Results of a 12month follow-up study. Nurse Education in Practice, 10(2), 101-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2009.04.003

This research project ascertained student nurses’ knowledge retention of safe transfusion practice following a standardised teaching and learning programme (produced by the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, United Kingdom (UK)) within a Sc... Read More about Pre-registration adult nurses’ knowledge of safe transfusion practice: Results of a 12month follow-up study.

Improvement in out-of-hours outcomes following the implementation of Hospital at Night (2009)
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Beckett, D. J., Gordon, C. F., Paterson, R., Chalkley, S., Stewart, C., Jones, M. C., Young, M., & Bell, D. (2009). Improvement in out-of-hours outcomes following the implementation of Hospital at Night. QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians, 102(8), 539-546. https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcp056

Background: Hospital at Night (H@N) is a Department of Health (England) driven programme being widely implemented across UK. It aims to redefine how medical cover is provided in hospitals during the out-of-hours period.
Aim: To investigate whether t... Read More about Improvement in out-of-hours outcomes following the implementation of Hospital at Night.

Transcriptional analysis of in vitro expression patterns of chlamydophila abortus polymorphic outer membrane proteins during the chlamydial developmental cycle. (2009)
Journal Article
Wheelhouse, N., Aitchison, K., Spalding, L., Livingstone, M., & Longbottom, D. (2009). Transcriptional analysis of in vitro expression patterns of chlamydophila abortus polymorphic outer membrane proteins during the chlamydial developmental cycle. Veterinary Research, 40(5), 47. https://doi.org/10.1051/vetres/2009030

Chlamydophila abortus is the aetiological agent of ovine enzootic abortion. Sequencing, annotation and comparative analysis of the genome of C. abortus strain S26/3 has revealed variation in the
loci encoding the polymorphic membrane proteins (Pmps)... Read More about Transcriptional analysis of in vitro expression patterns of chlamydophila abortus polymorphic outer membrane proteins during the chlamydial developmental cycle..

Setting the Research Agenda in Automated Timetabling: The Second International Timetabling Competition (2009)
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McCollum, B., Schaerf, A., Paechter, B., McMulan, P., Lewis, R., Parkes, A. J., Gaspero, L. D., Qu, R., & Burke, E. K. (2010). Setting the Research Agenda in Automated Timetabling: The Second International Timetabling Competition. INFORMS Journal on Computing, 22(1), 120-130. https://doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.1090.0320

The Second International Timetabling Competition (TTC2007) opened in August 2007. Building on the success of the first competition in 2002, this sequel aimed to further develop research activity in the area of educational timetabling. The broad aim o... Read More about Setting the Research Agenda in Automated Timetabling: The Second International Timetabling Competition.

Understanding the HRD Role in MNCs:The Imperatives of Social Capital and Networking (2009)
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Gubbins, C., & Garavan, T. N. (2009). Understanding the HRD Role in MNCs:The Imperatives of Social Capital and Networking. Human Resource Development Review, 8(2), 245-275. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484309334583

In an era of increasing global competition, it is argued that knowledge and skills are the key sources of competitive advantage. This places the human resource development (HRD) function in a situation of increased status and power, if HRD professio... Read More about Understanding the HRD Role in MNCs:The Imperatives of Social Capital and Networking.

Activity patterns, feeding and burrowing behaviour of the crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in a high intertidal mangrove forest in North Brazil (2009)
Journal Article
Nordhaus, I., Diele, K., & Wolff, M. (2009). Activity patterns, feeding and burrowing behaviour of the crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in a high intertidal mangrove forest in North Brazil. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 374(2), 104-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2009.04.002

Activity patterns, feeding and burrowing behaviour of the economically important semi-terrestrial mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae, L. 1763) was studied in a high intertidal Rhizophora mangle forest stand in Bragança, North Brazil. Video obser... Read More about Activity patterns, feeding and burrowing behaviour of the crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in a high intertidal mangrove forest in North Brazil.

Underwater wingbeats extend depth and duration of plunge dives in northern gannets Morus bassanus (2009)
Journal Article
Ropert-Coudert, Y., Daunt, F., Kato, A., Ryan, P. G., Lewis, S., Kobayashi, K., Mori, Y., Grémillet, D., & Wanless, S. (2009). Underwater wingbeats extend depth and duration of plunge dives in northern gannets Morus bassanus. Journal of Avian Biology, 40(4), 380-387. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-048x.2008.04592.x

Plunge-diving is a specialised hunting tactic used by some avian predators to overcome the high buoyancy encountered near the water surface and surprise prey. However, plunge-diving is effective only to a certain depth; to access deeper prey, birds n... Read More about Underwater wingbeats extend depth and duration of plunge dives in northern gannets Morus bassanus.

The preparation of child health nurses in sexual health education: An exploratory study (2009)
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Johnston, J. H. (2009). The preparation of child health nurses in sexual health education: An exploratory study. Nurse Education Today, 29(8), 845-849. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2009.03.011

There are very high rates of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections in the teenage population in Scotland. The Scottish Government recommends that child health nurses working alongside education professionals should be addressing these issues.... Read More about The preparation of child health nurses in sexual health education: An exploratory study.

Firm leverage and investment decisions in an emerging market (2009)
Journal Article
Umutlu, M. (2010). Firm leverage and investment decisions in an emerging market. Quality and Quantity, 44(5), 1005-1013. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-009-9250-y

In this study, the effect of leverage on investment is analyzed by employing panel data methods for the Turkish non-financial firms that are quoted on İstanbul Stock Exchange. For one-way error component models, it is shown that there is a negative i... Read More about Firm leverage and investment decisions in an emerging market.

Autophagy: from basic science to clinical application (2009)
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Van Limbergen, J., Stevens, C., Nimmo, E. R., Wilson, D. C., & Satsangi, J. (2009). Autophagy: from basic science to clinical application. Mucosal immunology, 2(4), 315-330. https://doi.org/10.1038/mi.2009.20

Autophagy is a cellular pathway involved in protein and organelle degradation, which is likely to represent an innate adaptation to starvation. In times of nutrient deficiency, the cell can self-digest and recycle some nonessential components through... Read More about Autophagy: from basic science to clinical application.

Reassessing the core of hospitality management education: The continuing importance of training restaurants (2009)
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Alexander, M., Lynch, P., & Murray, R. (2009). Reassessing the core of hospitality management education: The continuing importance of training restaurants. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, 8(1), 55-84. https://doi.org/10.3794/johlste.81.203

This paper addresses the role of training facilities within higher education hospitality departments. It identifies a range of historical and contemporary problems associated with these areas and reports on case study research undertaken with four UK... Read More about Reassessing the core of hospitality management education: The continuing importance of training restaurants.