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Stigma and the delegitimation experience: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of people living with chronic fatigue syndrome (2007)
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Dickson, A., Knussen, C., & Flowers, P. (2007). Stigma and the delegitimation experience: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of people living with chronic fatigue syndrome. Psychology and Health, 22(7), 851-867. https://doi.org/10.1080/1476832060

Individual in-depth interviews with 14 people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) were conducted, focusing on the experience of living with CFS. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and were analysed for recurrent themes using interpretative phen... Read More about Stigma and the delegitimation experience: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of people living with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Cooperative behaviour in cooperative breeders: Costs, benefits, and communal breeding. (2007)
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Gilchrist, J. (2007). Cooperative behaviour in cooperative breeders: Costs, benefits, and communal breeding. Behavioural Processes, 76, 100-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2006.12.013

[Critical review of: R. Bergmüller, R. Johnstone, A. Russell and R. Bshary, Integrating cooperative breeding into theoretical concepts of cooperation, Behav. Process. 76 (2) 2007: 61-72.] In this issue, Bergmüller et al., 2007 ... have provided a val... Read More about Cooperative behaviour in cooperative breeders: Costs, benefits, and communal breeding..

α4β2-Nicotinic Receptor Binding with 5-IA in Alzheimer’s Disease: Methods of Scan Analysis (2007)
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Terrière, E., Sharman, M., Donaghey, C., Herrmann, L., Lonie, J., Strachan, M., …Wyper, D. (2008). α4β2-Nicotinic Receptor Binding with 5-IA in Alzheimer’s Disease: Methods of Scan Analysis. Neurochemical research. 33. (4). 643-651. doi:10.1007/s11

Five patients with Alzheimer's disease and five healthy volunteers were examined by SPECT with the nicotinic receptor ligand 123I-5-IA-85380. Patients were scanned before and after 6 weeks of treatment with donepezil. Quantification by regions of int... Read More about α4β2-Nicotinic Receptor Binding with 5-IA in Alzheimer’s Disease: Methods of Scan Analysis.

What use is an infertile sperm? A comparative test of parasperm function in sperm-heteromorphic Drosophila (2007)
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Holman, L., Freckleton, R. P., & Snook, R. R. (2008). What use is an infertile sperm? A comparative test of parasperm function in sperm-heteromorphic Drosophila. Evolution, 62(2), 374-385. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00280.x

Sperm size and number are important determinants of male reproductive success. The genus Drosophila exhibits a remarkable diversity of sperm production strategies, including the production of multiple sperm morphs by individual males, a phenomenon ca... Read More about What use is an infertile sperm? A comparative test of parasperm function in sperm-heteromorphic Drosophila.

An application of caricature: How to improve the recognition of facial composites (2007)
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Frowd, C., Bruce, V., Ross, D., McIntyre, A., & Hancock, P. J. B. (2007). An application of caricature: How to improve the recognition of facial composites. Visual Cognition, 15(8), 954-984. https://doi.org/10.1080/13506280601058951

Facial caricatures exaggerate the distinctive features of a face and may elevate the recognition of a familiar face. We investigate whether the recognition of facial composites, or pictures of criminal faces, could be similarly enhanced. In this stud... Read More about An application of caricature: How to improve the recognition of facial composites.

Characterisation of glutamine fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (EC 2.6.1.16) and N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in Bifidobacterium (2007)
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Aïssi, E., Foley, S., Stolarczyk, E., Mouni, F., Brassart, C., Vidal, O., Aissi, E., Bouquelet, S., & Krzewinski, F. (2008). Characterisation of glutamine fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (EC 2.6.1.16) and N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in Bifidobac

Bifidobacterium bifidum, in contrast to other bifido-bacterial species, is auxotrophic for N-acetylglucosamine. Growth experiments revealed assimilation of radiolabelled N-acetylglucosamine in bacterial cell walls and in acetate, an end-product of ce... Read More about Characterisation of glutamine fructose-6-phosphate amidotransferase (EC 2.6.1.16) and N-acetylglucosamine metabolism in Bifidobacterium.

Total lymphocyte CD8 expression is not a reliable marker of cytotoxic T-cell populations in human peripheral blood following an acute bout of high-intensity exercise (2007)
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Campbell, J. P., Guy, K., Cosgrove, C., Florida-James, G., & Simpson, R. J. (2008). Total lymphocyte CD8 expression is not a reliable marker of cytotoxic T-cell populations in human peripheral blood following an acute bout of high-intensity exercise. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 22(3), 375-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2007.09.001

Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes co-express the T-cell receptor, CD3 and the MHC I restricted antigen CD8. Although total CD8 expression is often used to identify CD8+ T-cells in blood, errors are associated with this method as some CD3 negative natural kille... Read More about Total lymphocyte CD8 expression is not a reliable marker of cytotoxic T-cell populations in human peripheral blood following an acute bout of high-intensity exercise.

Coronary heart disease and the management of risk: Patient perspectives of outcomes associated with the clinical implementation of the National Service Framework targets (2007)
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Crinson, I., Shaw, A., Durrant, R., De Lusignan, S., & Williams, B. (2007). Coronary heart disease and the management of risk: Patient perspectives of outcomes associated with the clinical implementation of the National Service Framework targets. Health,

This paper explores developments in the risk management of coronary heart disease (CHD) that have followed the implementation of the Coronary Heart Disease National Service Framework (NSF) guidelines from the patient's perspective. The CHD NSF introd... Read More about Coronary heart disease and the management of risk: Patient perspectives of outcomes associated with the clinical implementation of the National Service Framework targets.

How much of a primary care nurse's time is spent on those with respiratory disease? A pilot study (2007)
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Blake, D., Roberts, N. J., & Partridge, M. R. (2007). How much of a primary care nurse's time is spent on those with respiratory disease? A pilot study. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 16(5), 319-320. https://doi.org/10.3132/pcrj.2007.00061

A pilot study was undertaken to assess the respiratory component of primary care nurses' working time. 13 nurses were interviewed and 10 completed a diary during one working week. The nurses spent a mean 6.6% of their time caring for those with respi... Read More about How much of a primary care nurse's time is spent on those with respiratory disease? A pilot study.

Promoting the use of Personal Asthma Action Plans: a systematic review (2007)
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Ring, N., Malcolm, C., Wyke, S., MacGillivray, S., Dixon, D., Hoskins, G., …Sheikh, A. (2007). Promoting the use of Personal Asthma Action Plans: a systematic review. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 16(5), 271-283. https://doi.org/10.3132/pcrj.2007.00

Objectives: To investigate how best to encourage health professionals to promote, and for people with asthma to use, asthma action plans. Methods: Systematic review. Randomised controlled trials published between 1960 and 2006 were searched using mu... Read More about Promoting the use of Personal Asthma Action Plans: a systematic review.

Comparison of pattern recognition techniques for the classification of impact acoustic emissions. (2007)
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Yella, S., Gupta, N. K., & Dougherty, M. S. (2007). Comparison of pattern recognition techniques for the classification of impact acoustic emissions. Transportation Research Part C : Emerging Technologies, 15, 345-360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2007.05.004

Current day condition monitoring applications involving wood are mostly carried out through visual inspection and if necessary some impact acoustic examination is carried out. These inspections are mainly done intuitively by skilled personnel. In thi... Read More about Comparison of pattern recognition techniques for the classification of impact acoustic emissions..

Sertoli Cell Development and Function in an Animal Model of Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome1 (2007)
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Hutchison, G. R., Scott, H. M., Walker, M., McKinnell, C., Ferrara, D., Mahood, I. K., & Sharpe, R. M. (2008). Sertoli Cell Development and Function in an Animal Model of Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome1. Biology of Reproduction, 78(2), 352-360. https://do

Pregnancy exposure to di(n-butyl) phthalate (DBP) in rats induces a testicular dysgenesislike syndrome (TDS) in male offspring. Earlier studies suggested altered Sertoli cell development/maturation may result, especially in testes that become cryptor... Read More about Sertoli Cell Development and Function in an Animal Model of Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome1.

A GALS Infrastructure for a Massively Parallel Multiprocessor (2007)
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Plana, L. A., Furber, S. B., Temple, S., Khan, M., Shi, Y., Wu, J., & Yang, S. (2007). A GALS Infrastructure for a Massively Parallel Multiprocessor. IEEE Design and Test of Computers, 24(5), 454-463. https://doi.org/10.1109/mdt.2007.149

This case study focuses on a massively parallel multiprocessor for real-time simulation of billions of neurons. Every node of the design comprises 20 ARM9 cores, a memory interface, a multicast router, and two NoC structures for communicating between... Read More about A GALS Infrastructure for a Massively Parallel Multiprocessor.

Fast and effective feedback: are model answers the answer? (2007)
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Huxham, M. (2007). Fast and effective feedback: are model answers the answer?. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 32(6), (601-611). doi:10.1080/02602930601116946. ISSN 0260-2938

Feedback to students is essential for effective learning, but there is little empirical information on what kind of feedback is best. This study compares student responses and performance after receiving two types of feedback, that provided by model... Read More about Fast and effective feedback: are model answers the answer?.

Towards a model of human resource solutions for achieving intergenerational interaction in organisations (2007)
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McGuire, D., Todnem By, R., & Hutchings, K. (2007). Towards a model of human resource solutions for achieving intergenerational interaction in organisations. Journal of European industrial training, 31(8), 592-608. https://doi.org/10.1108/0309059071083365

Purpose – Achieving intergenerational interaction and avoiding conflict is becoming increasingly difficult in a workplace populated by three generations – Baby Boomers, Generation X‐ers and Generation Y‐ers. This paper presents a model and proposes... Read More about Towards a model of human resource solutions for achieving intergenerational interaction in organisations.

Does the use of a glossary aid patient understanding of the letters sent to their general practitioner? (2007)
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Brown, C. E., Roberts, N. J., & Partridge, M. R. (2007). Does the use of a glossary aid patient understanding of the letters sent to their general practitioner?. Clinical Medicine, 7(5), 457-460. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.7-5-457

The NHS Plan suggests that all patients should be offered copies of letters regarding their treatment which are currently sent from a specialist clinic to their general practitioner (GP). Previous work has suggested that this enhances patient satisfa... Read More about Does the use of a glossary aid patient understanding of the letters sent to their general practitioner?.

Carbohydrate-gel supplementation and endurance performance during intermittent high-intensity shuttle running (2007)
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Patterson, S. D., & Gray, S. (2007). Carbohydrate-gel supplementation and endurance performance during intermittent high-intensity shuttle running. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 17,

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a carbohydrate (CHO) gel on performance after prolonged intermittent high-intensity shuttle running. Seven male soccer players performed 2 exercise trials, 7 d apart. On each occasion, participa... Read More about Carbohydrate-gel supplementation and endurance performance during intermittent high-intensity shuttle running.