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Difficulties adjusting to post-discharge life following a spinal cord injury: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. (2011)
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Dickson, A., Ward, R., O'Brien, G., Allan, D., & O'Carroll, R. E. (2011). Difficulties adjusting to post-discharge life following a spinal cord injury: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 16, 463-474. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2011.555769

Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 individuals who had experienced a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), focusing on the participants' lived experience of SCI. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and were analysed for r... Read More about Difficulties adjusting to post-discharge life following a spinal cord injury: An interpretative phenomenological analysis..

Adjustment and coping in spousal caregivers following a traumatic spinal cord injury: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (2011)
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Dickson, A., O'Brien, G., Ward, R., Flowers, P., Allan, D., & O'Carroll, R. E. (2011). Adjustment and coping in spousal caregivers following a traumatic spinal cord injury: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Journal of Health Psychology, 17, 247-257. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105311411115

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 spousal caregivers to people with a traumatic spinal cord injury and were subjected to interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Here, we present two inter-related master themes: (1) coping with... Read More about Adjustment and coping in spousal caregivers following a traumatic spinal cord injury: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.

The effects of a seperation of ownership from control on UK listed firms: an empirical analysis (2011)
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Crossan, K. (2011). The effects of a seperation of ownership from control on UK listed firms: an empirical analysis. Managerial and Decision Economics, 32, 293-304. https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.1535

There has been a wide‐ranging debate concerning the effects of the separation of management and ownership of large firms. Given recent issues concerning corporate remuneration, this debate is as relevant and possibly more so today as it has ever been... Read More about The effects of a seperation of ownership from control on UK listed firms: an empirical analysis.

You are where you have been: the privacy implications of location and tracking technologies (2011)
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Clarke, R., & Wigan, M. (2011). You are where you have been: the privacy implications of location and tracking technologies. Journal of Location Based Services, 5, 138-155. https://doi.org/10.1080/17489725.2011.637969

A decade ago, technologies that could provide information about the location of a motor vehicle, or a computer, or a person, were in their infancy. A wide range of tools are now in use and in prospect, which threaten to strip away another layer of th... Read More about You are where you have been: the privacy implications of location and tracking technologies.

Talking Therapy Services for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Scotland: Perspectives of Service Users and Professionals (2011)
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Chouliara, Z., Karatzias, T., Scott-Brien, G., Macdonald, A., MacArthur, J., & Frazer, N. (2011). Talking Therapy Services for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Scotland: Perspectives of Service Users and Professionals. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 20, 128-156. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2011.554340

This study aimed to elicit perceptions and experiences of talking therapy services for CSA survivors and professionals utilizing qualitative interviews and analyzing transcripts using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Participants included 13... Read More about Talking Therapy Services for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Scotland: Perspectives of Service Users and Professionals.

Helping Eastern students to master Western critical thinking (2011)
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Chiu, Y. J., & Cowan, J. (2011). Helping Eastern students to master Western critical thinking. Asia Pacific education review, 6, 103-111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-011-9189-2

It is possible that some of the problems that confront Eastern learners when they are asked to engage in critical thinking come from the misleading association of the title with criticising negatively and even with disagreeing. In some other educa... Read More about Helping Eastern students to master Western critical thinking.

Phoenix tourism: Post-Conflict Tourism Role (2011)
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Causevic, S., & Lynch, P. (2011). Phoenix tourism: Post-Conflict Tourism Role. Annals of Tourism Research, 38, 780-800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2010.12.004

This paper explores the processes affecting tourism development following a major political conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). The adopted critical theory analytical approach resulted in the identification of phoenix tourism, conceptualised... Read More about Phoenix tourism: Post-Conflict Tourism Role.

Evaluation of the accuracy of mathematical models through use of multiple metrics. (2011)
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Caliskan, N., Jadraque, E., Tham, Y. W., & Muneer, T. (2011). Evaluation of the accuracy of mathematical models through use of multiple metrics. Sustainable Cities and Society SCC, 1, 63-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2011.02.001

Engineering practise heavily relies on the development and use of mathematical models. In this article a number of appropriate metrics have been selected to provide an insight in the validation of models and also to obtain a figure of merit for any g... Read More about Evaluation of the accuracy of mathematical models through use of multiple metrics..

A novel privacy preserving method for the location tracking of mobile devices (2011)
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Buchanan, W. J., & Kwecka, Z. (2011). A novel privacy preserving method for the location tracking of mobile devices. Wireless Networks,

Two of the major changes within computing, at the present time, are the move towards serviceoriented architectures and the increasing usage of mobile devices to access these services. Along with this, as these devices are often moving, extra context... Read More about A novel privacy preserving method for the location tracking of mobile devices.

Performance and student perception evaluation of cloud-based virtualised security and digital forensics labs. (2011)
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Buchanan, W. J., Graves, J., Bose, N., Macfarlane, R., Davison, B., & Ludwiniak, R. (2011). Performance and student perception evaluation of cloud-based virtualised security and digital forensics labs. HEA ICS Conference,

This paper focuses on the integration of virtualised environments within the teaching of computer security and digital forensics, and includes three case studies. The first case study involves assessing student perception on the usage of VMware Works... Read More about Performance and student perception evaluation of cloud-based virtualised security and digital forensics labs..

How academic IT departments manage changing IT environments (2011)
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Buchanan, W. J. (2011). How academic IT departments manage changing IT environments. VitAL Magazine, 5, 26-32

Matching what industry wants with what applicants want is a major problem for any IT academic department is matching what the jobs market requires to the types of courses which appeal to applicants. At the current time there is massive demand in the... Read More about How academic IT departments manage changing IT environments.

Misconceptions, myths and reality: young women and contraception. (2011)
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Brown, S., & Guthrie, K. (2011). Misconceptions, myths and reality: young women and contraception. Primary Care Women's Health Journal, 3,

Despite a recent decline, the UK still has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Western Europe. Young women themselves explain why, although access to contraception is relatively easy in theory, they find it difficult in practice to overcome the... Read More about Misconceptions, myths and reality: young women and contraception..

Learning Disability Liaison Nursing Services in south-east Scotland: a mixed-methods impact and outcome study (2011)
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Brown, M., MacArthur, J., McKechanie, A., Mack, S., Hayes, M., & Fletcher, J. (2011). Learning Disability Liaison Nursing Services in south-east Scotland: a mixed-methods impact and outcome study. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 56, 1161-1174. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.2011.01511.x

Background There have been significant concerns about the care and treatment of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) when attending general hospitals, which have led to inquiries that highlight service and systems failures. One response has be... Read More about Learning Disability Liaison Nursing Services in south-east Scotland: a mixed-methods impact and outcome study.

A review of the literature relating to psychological interventions and people with intellectual disabilities: Issues for research, policy, education and clinical practice (2011)
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Brown, M., Duff, H., Karatzias, T., & Horsburgh, D. (2011). A review of the literature relating to psychological interventions and people with intellectual disabilities: Issues for research, policy, education and clinical practice. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 15, 31-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629511401166

The aim of this review is to identify and analyse the published evidence base and wider literature in relation to psychological interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities. The review suggests that the evidence base regarding psychologica... Read More about A review of the literature relating to psychological interventions and people with intellectual disabilities: Issues for research, policy, education and clinical practice.

Fan discourse and the construction of noise music as a genre (2011)
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Atton, C. (2011). Fan discourse and the construction of noise music as a genre. Journal of Popular Music Studies, 23, 324-342

Recent theoretical interest in Noise has drawn attention to the difficulties of making sense of it as a musical practice. Various claims have been made: Noise challenges the entire history of musical codes; it represents the end of music; it is a ne... Read More about Fan discourse and the construction of noise music as a genre.

Cardiac misconceptions in healthcare workers (2011)
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Angus, N. J., Patience, F., Maclean, E., Corrigall, H., Bradbury, I., Thompson, D. R., …Leslie, S. J. (2011). Cardiac misconceptions in healthcare workers. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 11, 396-401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2011.01.004

Background: Cardiac misconceptions are common and may have a detrimental effect on patients. Such misconceptions may be introduced or reinforced by vague and inconsistent advice from healthcare staff and can adversely affect health outcomes. Ai... Read More about Cardiac misconceptions in healthcare workers.

Tourism mobility in regional integration schemes: a case of political deregulation? (2011)
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Anastasiadou, C. (2011). Tourism mobility in regional integration schemes: a case of political deregulation?. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 3, 237-255. https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2011.576867

Tourism mobility has been discussed in certain contexts in the relevant literature but has received limited treatment in the context of regional integration schemes. The purpose of this paper is to establish to what extent such schemes support or... Read More about Tourism mobility in regional integration schemes: a case of political deregulation?.

Compassion in the nursing curriculum: making it more explicit (2011)
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Adamson, E., & Dewar, B. (2011). Compassion in the nursing curriculum: making it more explicit. Journal of Holistic Healthcare, 8, 42-45

Working with student nurses has taught me that the majority join the profession because they genuinely want to care compassionately but this does not mean that they know what this looks like in practice. I wanted to share with students what patients... Read More about Compassion in the nursing curriculum: making it more explicit.