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Daniel Bell’s theory of the information society (1998)
Journal Article
Duff, A. (1998). Daniel Bell’s theory of the information society. Journal of Information Science, 24(6), 373-393. https://doi.org/10.1177/016555159802400601

Daniel Bell is recognised to be the foremost writer on the information society. The paper expounds his writings in detail, showing their development from the 1960s to the 1990s. It is argued that his position has always contained three distinguishabl... Read More about Daniel Bell’s theory of the information society.

BRCA1 gene testing for breast and ovarian cancer in one family (1998)
Journal Article
Crosbie, A., Brewer, C., Campbell, K., & MacKay, J. (1998). BRCA1 gene testing for breast and ovarian cancer in one family. British Journal of Nursing, 7(22), 1386-1392. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.1998.7.22.5538

Most breast cancer is multifactorial in origin, but dominantly inherited genes are implicated in the development of approximately 5–10% of breast cancer as a whole. The identification of the BRCA1 gene, thought to account for 2% of all breast cancer... Read More about BRCA1 gene testing for breast and ovarian cancer in one family.

Bovine ovarian non-genomic progesterone binding sites: presence in follicular and luteal cell membranes (1998)
Journal Article
Rae, M., Menzies, G., & Bramley, T. (1998). Bovine ovarian non-genomic progesterone binding sites: presence in follicular and luteal cell membranes. Journal of Endocrinology, 159, 413-427. https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.1590413

We have shown recently that the bovine corpus luteum (CL) possesses specific luteal cell surface membrane binding sites for progesterone. We have now confirmed and extended these observations to compare the subcellular distribution of these binding s... Read More about Bovine ovarian non-genomic progesterone binding sites: presence in follicular and luteal cell membranes.

Robust Combined Adaptive and Variable Structure Adaptive Control of Robot Manipulators (1998)
Journal Article
Yu, H. (1998). Robust Combined Adaptive and Variable Structure Adaptive Control of Robot Manipulators. Robotica, 16(6), 623-650. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0263574798000563

The paper addresses the robust adaptive control problem of robot manipulators. The dynamic equations of robot manipulators and their fundamental properties that facilitate analysis and control system design are first reviewed. Then the direct, indire... Read More about Robust Combined Adaptive and Variable Structure Adaptive Control of Robot Manipulators.

The meaning of patient satisfaction: An explanation of high reported levels (1998)
Journal Article
Williams, B., Coyle, J., & Healy, D. (1998). The meaning of patient satisfaction: An explanation of high reported levels. Social Science and Medicine, 47(9), 1351-1359. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0277-9536%2898%2900213-5

The social policy background to the proliferation of patient satisfaction surveys is a desire for increased patient representation and participation. Within this context, it is assumed that satisfaction surveys embody patients' evaluations of service... Read More about The meaning of patient satisfaction: An explanation of high reported levels.

The meaning and management of neuroleptic medication: a study of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia (1998)
Journal Article
Rogers, A., Day, J. C., Williams, B., Randall, F., Wood, P., Healy, D., & Bentall, R. P. (1998). The meaning and management of neuroleptic medication: a study of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Social Science and Medicine, 47(9), 1313-1323. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0277-9536%2898%2900209-3

The meaning of medication and the way in which people use medicines has been the focus of a number of studies in recent years. However, there has been little attention directed to the meaning and management of neuroleptic medication by people who hav... Read More about The meaning and management of neuroleptic medication: a study of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.

The European Water Framework Directive: a new era in the management of aquatic ecosystem health? (1998)
Journal Article
Pollard, P., & Huxham, M. (1998). The European Water Framework Directive: a new era in the management of aquatic ecosystem health?. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 8(6), 773-792. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291099-0755%281998110%298%3A63.0.CO%3B2-R

1. The forthcoming European Commission Water Framework Directive will introduce catchment management throughout Europe, and could have major impacts on the conservation and restoration of aquatic ecosystems. The Directive is outlined, and the propose... Read More about The European Water Framework Directive: a new era in the management of aquatic ecosystem health?.

Modulo correlativity and its application in a multiple valued logic system (1998)
Journal Article
Wang, L. Y., Chen, X., & Almaini, A. E. A. (1998). Modulo correlativity and its application in a multiple valued logic system. International Journal of Electronics, 85(5), 561-570. https://doi.org/10.1080/002072198133851

Several new concepts such as pseudoprime and correlativity, are presented. Then modulo subtraction and modulo division, which are very useful in computing the canonical expansion, are proposed in a multiple valued modulo algebra system with either a... Read More about Modulo correlativity and its application in a multiple valued logic system.

Industrial relations in the privatised coal industry: continuity, change and contradictions. (1998)
Thesis
Wallis, E. Industrial relations in the privatised coal industry: continuity, change and contradictions. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9237

This study seeks both to describe and account for the patterns of industrial relations
which have emerged in the UK coal industry since privatisation in 1994. In doing so,
it also aims to address some of the wider questions concerning the relations... Read More about Industrial relations in the privatised coal industry: continuity, change and contradictions..

Financing small businesses (1998)
Book Chapter
Taylor, S., Simpson, J., & Howie, H. (1998). Financing small businesses. In The Management of Small Tourism and Hospitality Firms, (58-75). UK: Cassell

Abstract not available.

Road traffic pollution and its effect on the internal environment of buildings. (1998)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Capper, G., & Currie, J. (1998). Road traffic pollution and its effect on the internal environment of buildings.

Indoor and outdoor concentrations of various pollutants were measured in a naturally ventilated building in the West End of Edinburgh during and after the period of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to assess the effect upon indoo... Read More about Road traffic pollution and its effect on the internal environment of buildings..

Power and dissidence in radical media. (1998)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Atton, C. (1998, November). Power and dissidence in radical media. Paper presented at Saintsbury Conference: Rewriting democracy - postmodern cultural politics, University of Edinburgh

Evaluation of ventilation performance in public spaces. (1998)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Currie, J., & Capper, G. (1998, November). Evaluation of ventilation performance in public spaces. Presented at EPIC'98 2nd European conference on energy performance and indoor climate in buildings

Smoking restrictions in the workplace and increased health consciousness at home have seen a sizable reduction in the number of spaces where smoking is permissible. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ventilation in public houses,... Read More about Evaluation of ventilation performance in public spaces..

Regional convergence in the UK, 1970-1995 (1998)
Journal Article
Mcguinness, S., & Sheehan, M. (1998). Regional convergence in the UK, 1970-1995. Applied Economics Letters, 5(10), 653-658. https://doi.org/10.1080/135048598354357

This paper tests for the existence of long run inter-regional equilibrium relationships in income per capita within the UK over the period 1971–95. We examine both the cross-sectional and time-series evidence of inter-regional convergence. The time s... Read More about Regional convergence in the UK, 1970-1995.

A short noncoding viral DNA element showing characteristics of a replication origin confers Bacteriophage resistance to Streptococcus thermophiles. (1998)
Journal Article
Foley, S., Lucchini, S., Zwahlen, M.-C., & Brüssow, H. (1998). A short noncoding viral DNA element showing characteristics of a replication origin confers Bacteriophage resistance to Streptococcus thermophiles. Virology, 250(2), 377-387. https://doi.org/10.1006/viro.1998.9387

A 302-bp noncoding DNA fragment from the DNA replication module of phage φSfi21 was shown to protect theStreptococcus thermophilusstrainSfi1 from infection by 17 of 25 phages. The phage-inhibitory DNA possesses two determinants, each of which individ... Read More about A short noncoding viral DNA element showing characteristics of a replication origin confers Bacteriophage resistance to Streptococcus thermophiles..

Government Policies and Employers' Attitudes Towards Long-term Unemployed People in Northern Ireland (1998)
Journal Article
Sheehan, M., & Tomlinson, M. (1998). Government Policies and Employers' Attitudes Towards Long-term Unemployed People in Northern Ireland. Journal of Social Policy, 27(4), 447-470. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047279498005364

The article discusses government policies towards unemployed people in the context of the development of ‘fair employment’ policy in Northern Ireland. It presents results from a survey of long-term unemployed people in West Belfast which challenge th... Read More about Government Policies and Employers' Attitudes Towards Long-term Unemployed People in Northern Ireland.

Expression of the GABAA receptor gamma4-subunit gene: anatomical distribution of the corresponding mRNA in the domestic chick forebrain and the effect of imprinting training (1998)
Journal Article
Harvey, R. J., McCabe, B. J., Solomonia, R. O., Horn, G., & Darlison, M. G. (1998). Expression of the GABAA receptor gamma4-subunit gene: anatomical distribution of the corresponding mRNA in the domestic chick forebrain and the effect of imprinting training. The European journal of neuroscience, 10(9), 3024-3028. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00354.x

The learning process of imprinting involves morphological, electrophysiological and biochemical changes in a region of the chick (Gallus gallus domesticus) forebrain known as the intermediate and medial part of the hyperstriatum ventrale (IMHV). The... Read More about Expression of the GABAA receptor gamma4-subunit gene: anatomical distribution of the corresponding mRNA in the domestic chick forebrain and the effect of imprinting training.

Algebraic properties of multiple-valued modulo systems and their applications to current-mode CMOS circuits. (1998)
Journal Article
Wang, L. Y., Chen, X., & Almaini, A. E. A. (1998). Algebraic properties of multiple-valued modulo systems and their applications to current-mode CMOS circuits. IEE proceedings. Computers and digital techniques, 145, 364-368. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-cdt%3A19982204

The paper presents the concepts of pseudoprime and modulo correlativity and establishes the relationships among completeness of modulo operations, uniqueness of solution of equations, invertibility of a square matrix, and correlativity of vectors in... Read More about Algebraic properties of multiple-valued modulo systems and their applications to current-mode CMOS circuits..