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Small and Medium Enterprises and Corporate Social Responsibility Practice: A Swedish Perspective (2015)
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Lee, K., Herold, D. M., & Yu, A. (2016). Small and Medium Enterprises and Corporate Social Responsibility Practice: A Swedish Perspective. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 23(2), 88-99. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.1366

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the characteristics of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practice in Swedish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A case study approach is used to investigate the CSR perception, motivation, and a... Read More about Small and Medium Enterprises and Corporate Social Responsibility Practice: A Swedish Perspective.

Planar Impedancemetric NO Sensor with Thick Film Perovskite Electrodes Based on Samarium Cobaltite (2015)
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Cvejin, K., Manjakkal, L., Kulawik, J., Zaraska, K., & Szwagierczak, D. (2015). Planar Impedancemetric NO Sensor with Thick Film Perovskite Electrodes Based on Samarium Cobaltite. Electroanalysis, 27(3), 760-769. https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201400602

Impedancemetric NO sensors were fabricated, comprising yttria stabilized zirconia disc with thick film Sm0.9Sr0.1CoO3−δ electrodes of different design. Impedance measurements were performed at 600–800 °C for frequencies 0.01 Hz–100 kHz, in gas mixtur... Read More about Planar Impedancemetric NO Sensor with Thick Film Perovskite Electrodes Based on Samarium Cobaltite.

Making reasonable and achievable adjustments: the contributions of learning disability liaison nurses in ‘Getting it right’ for people with learning disabilities receiving general hospitals care (2015)
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MacArthur, J., Brown, M., McKechanie, A., Mack, S., Hayes, M., & Fletcher, J. (2015). Making reasonable and achievable adjustments: the contributions of learning disability liaison nurses in ‘Getting it right’ for people with learning disabilities receiving general hospitals care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(7), 1552-1563. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12629

AIMS: To examine the role of learning disability liaison nurses in facilitating reasonable and achievable adjustments to support access to general hospital services for people with learning disabilities. DESIGN: Mixed methods study involvi... Read More about Making reasonable and achievable adjustments: the contributions of learning disability liaison nurses in ‘Getting it right’ for people with learning disabilities receiving general hospitals care.

Do task and relation-oriented customers co-create a better quality of service? An empirical study of consumer-dominant logic (2015)
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Cheung, . F. Y. M., & To, W. M. (2015). Do task and relation-oriented customers co-create a better quality of service? An empirical study of consumer-dominant logic. Management Decision, 53(1), 179-197. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-05-2014-0252

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how task- and relation-oriented customers co-create high quality services with frontline employees from the perspective of customer-dominant (C-D) logic. Design/methodology/approach The authors rev... Read More about Do task and relation-oriented customers co-create a better quality of service? An empirical study of consumer-dominant logic.

Dioxin-like PCB levels in maternal and umbilical cord sera of people living near dump sites in southern Italy: a pilot study of biomonitoring (2015)
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Grumetto, L., Ortosecco, G., Russo, G., Guida, M., Ferranti, P., Nasi, A., & Barbato, F. (2015). Dioxin-like PCB levels in maternal and umbilical cord sera of people living near dump sites in southern Italy: a pilot study of biomonitoring. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187(3), Article 88 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4267-2

The “Triangle of Death” is an area of southern Italy highly polluted due to the presence of numerous illegal waste sites. To assess whether environmental contamination could produce an increased intake of harmful chemicals, we determined the serum le... Read More about Dioxin-like PCB levels in maternal and umbilical cord sera of people living near dump sites in southern Italy: a pilot study of biomonitoring.

In the face of adversity: Resiliency in winter sport athletes (2015)
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Brown, H. E., Lafferty, M. E., & Triggs, C. (2015). In the face of adversity: Resiliency in winter sport athletes. Science and Sports, 30(5), 105-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2014.09.006

Objectives. — To explore winter sports athletes’ experiences of adversity within their sporting careers. Methods. — Data were collected from semi-structured interviews with seven British elite winter sports athletes (mean age = 23.1 years, S.D. = 2.... Read More about In the face of adversity: Resiliency in winter sport athletes.

Microstructural, Impedance Spectroscopic and Potentiometric Analysis of Ta₂O₅ Electrochemical Thick Film pH Sensors (2015)
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Manjakkal, L., Cvejin, K., Bajac, B., Kulawik, J., Zaraska, K., & Szwagierczak, D. (2015). Microstructural, Impedance Spectroscopic and Potentiometric Analysis of Ta₂O₅ Electrochemical Thick Film pH Sensors. Electroanalysis, 27(3), 770-781. https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201400571

Two types of pH sensors based on Ta2O5 thick films, interdigitated conductimetric and potentiometric ones, were screen printed on an alumina substrate. Their properties were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron mi... Read More about Microstructural, Impedance Spectroscopic and Potentiometric Analysis of Ta₂O₅ Electrochemical Thick Film pH Sensors.

An Extended, Problem-Based Learning Laboratory Exercise on the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Suitable for Large Level 1 Undergraduate Biology Classes (2015)
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Tatner, M., & Tierney, A. (2016). An Extended, Problem-Based Learning Laboratory Exercise on the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Suitable for Large Level 1 Undergraduate Biology Classes. Journal of Biological Education, 50(1), 54-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2014.1002520

The development and evaluation of a two-week laboratory class, based on the diagnosis of human infectious diseases, is described. It can be easily scaled up or down, to suit class sizes from 50 to 600 and completed in a shorter time scale, and to dif... Read More about An Extended, Problem-Based Learning Laboratory Exercise on the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases Suitable for Large Level 1 Undergraduate Biology Classes.

Coevolutionary dynamics of polyandry and sex-linked meiotic drive (2015)
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Holman, L., Price, T. A., Wedell, N., & Kokko, H. (2015). Coevolutionary dynamics of polyandry and sex-linked meiotic drive. Evolution, 69(3), 709-720. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.12595

Segregation distorters located on sex chromosomes are predicted to sweep to fixation and cause extinction via a shortage of one sex, but in nature they are often found at low, stable frequencies. One potential resolution to this longstanding puzzle i... Read More about Coevolutionary dynamics of polyandry and sex-linked meiotic drive.

The impact of state ownership, formal institutions and resource seeking on acquirers’ returns of Chinese M&A (2015)
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Du, M., Boateng, A., & Newton, D. (2016). The impact of state ownership, formal institutions and resource seeking on acquirers’ returns of Chinese M&A. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 47(1), 159-178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-015-0498-0

We examine the effects of state ownership, institutions and resource-seeking behavior on post-acquisition stock price returns of Chinese cross-border mergers and acquisitions over the period 1998–2008. Chinese acquiring firms experience negative retu... Read More about The impact of state ownership, formal institutions and resource seeking on acquirers’ returns of Chinese M&A.

Outsourcing of facilities management (FM) services in public hospitals: A study on Nigeria’s perspective (2015)
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Ikediashi, D., & Ekanem, A. M. (2015). Outsourcing of facilities management (FM) services in public hospitals: A study on Nigeria’s perspective. Journal of Facilities Management, 13(1), 85-102. https://doi.org/10.1108/jfm-06-2014-0017

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the body of knowledge on health care facilities management (FM) by investigating the extent to which public hospitals in Nigeria have fared in terms of outsourced FM services. Design/methodology/appr... Read More about Outsourcing of facilities management (FM) services in public hospitals: A study on Nigeria’s perspective.

Future research on European Union Cohesion Policy: a Master Class during the OPEN DAYS 2014 (2015)
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Petzold, W., Guderjan, M., Smeriglio, A., Tourtouri, M., Surubaru, N., Salemink, K., Idczak, P., Kjær Monsson, C., Bajtalan, H., Garau, C., Soultanova, M., Usai, A., Medeiros, E., Szulc, T., Trienes, M., Jaansoo, A., Lange, E., Yalcin, G., Modro, G., & Venineaux, J. (2015). Future research on European Union Cohesion Policy: a Master Class during the OPEN DAYS 2014. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2(1), 185-204. https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2015.1013151

Defining User Risk in Social Networking Services (2015)
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Haynes, D., & Robinson, L. (2015). Defining User Risk in Social Networking Services. Aslib Journal of Information Management, 67(1), 94-115. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJIM-07-2014-0087

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the risks faced by users of online social networking services (SNSs) in the UK and to develop a typology of risk that can be used to assess regulatory effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach – An... Read More about Defining User Risk in Social Networking Services.

Effects of Exercise in the Cold on Ghrelin, PYY, and Food Intake in Overweight Adults (2015)
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Crabtree, D. R., & Blannin, A. K. (2015). Effects of Exercise in the Cold on Ghrelin, PYY, and Food Intake in Overweight Adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47(1), 49-57. https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000000391

Purpose: Exercise in cold water has been shown to simulate postexercise energy intake (EI) in normal-weight individuals. However, the effect of cold exercise on EI in overweight individuals has yet to be examined. The present study investigated the e... Read More about Effects of Exercise in the Cold on Ghrelin, PYY, and Food Intake in Overweight Adults.

Machine Vision System for Corrosion Detection as an Additional Tool beside EIS for Evaluation of Protective Properties of Electrolessly Deposited Ni-P Coatings (2015)
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Stankiewicz, A., Stankiewicz, M., Winiarski, J., Szczygieł, I., & Szczygieł, B. (2015). Machine Vision System for Corrosion Detection as an Additional Tool beside EIS for Evaluation of Protective Properties of Electrolessly Deposited Ni-P Coatings. Solid State Phenomena, 227, 557-560. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.227.557

The electroless deposition technique was used to obtain Ni-P coatings with various phosphorus content. Machine vision method was applied as a tool for the analysis and interpretation of the data provided by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS... Read More about Machine Vision System for Corrosion Detection as an Additional Tool beside EIS for Evaluation of Protective Properties of Electrolessly Deposited Ni-P Coatings.

An empirical analysis of Chinese outward foreign direct investment in Africa (2015)
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Ross, A. G. (2015). An empirical analysis of Chinese outward foreign direct investment in Africa. Journal of Chinese Economic and Foreign Trade Studies, 8(1), 4-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCEFTS-12-2014-0025

foreign direct investment (OFDI) into a number of African countries for the period 2003-2012. Design/methodology/approach – A series of panel data models are used to estimate the determinants of Chinese OFDI into eight African countries: Nigeria, S... Read More about An empirical analysis of Chinese outward foreign direct investment in Africa.

The Potential, Requirements, and Limitations of BIM for Offsite Timber Construction (2015)
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Patlakas, P., Menendez, J., & Hairstans, R. (2015). The Potential, Requirements, and Limitations of BIM for Offsite Timber Construction. International journal of 3-D information modeling, 4(1), 54-70. https://doi.org/10.4018/ij3dim.2015010104

Offsite Timber Construction has the potential to deliver important benefits for the housing sector, but there are obstacles that prevent a more widespread adoption. The advent of Building Information Modelling (BIM) has the potential to address many... Read More about The Potential, Requirements, and Limitations of BIM for Offsite Timber Construction.

The development and testing of a multiple-use zoning scheme for Scottish waters (2015)
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Mcwhinnie, L., Briers, R. A., & Fernandes, T. F. (2015). The development and testing of a multiple-use zoning scheme for Scottish waters. Ocean and Coastal Management, 103, 34-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.11.004

Marine Spatial Planning attempts to develop integrated planning frameworks for the management of activities within marine ecosystems and support sustainable development. This study demonstrates the application and testing of an existing multiple-use... Read More about The development and testing of a multiple-use zoning scheme for Scottish waters.