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Consideration of some sampling problems in the on-line analysis of batch processes by low-field NMR spectrometry (2008)
Journal Article
Nordon, A., Diez-Lazaro, A., Wong, C. W. L., McGill, C. A., Littlejohn, D., Weerasinghe, M., Mamman, D. A., Hitchman, M. L., & Wilkie, J. (2008). Consideration of some sampling problems in the on-line analysis of batch processes by low-field NMR spectrometry. Analyst, 133(3), 339-347. https://doi.org/10.1039/b714266h

A low-field medium-resolution NMR spectrometer, with an operating frequency of 29 MHz for 1H, has been assessed for on-line process analysis. A flow cell that incorporates a pre-magnetisation region has been developed to minimise the decrease in the... Read More about Consideration of some sampling problems in the on-line analysis of batch processes by low-field NMR spectrometry.

Week 1: Report & Recommendations (2008)
Report
Laird, P. (2008). Week 1: Report & Recommendations. Edinburgh Napier University

The aims of Week 1 can be encapsulated as follows:
- To promote active learning, respect for diversity, individual needs & ways of learning
- To provide students with resources and methods to cope with University life
- To offer a holistic appr... Read More about Week 1: Report & Recommendations.

Annealing effect on the structural and optical properties of a Cd1−xZnxS thin film for photovoltaic applications (2008)
Journal Article
Chavhan, S., Senthilarasu, S., & Lee, S. (2008). Annealing effect on the structural and optical properties of a Cd1−xZnxS thin film for photovoltaic applications. Applied Surface Science, 254(15), 4539-4545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2008.01.054

Herein is a report of a study on a Cd1−xZnxS thin film grown on an ITO substrate using a chemical bath deposition technique. The as-deposited films were annealed in air at 400 °C for 30 min. The composition, surface morphology and structural properti... Read More about Annealing effect on the structural and optical properties of a Cd1−xZnxS thin film for photovoltaic applications.

DAPK-1 Bbnding to a linear peptide motif in MAP1B stimulates autophagy and membrane blebbing (2008)
Journal Article
Harrison, B., Kraus, M., Burch, L., Stevens, C., Craig, A., Gordon-Weeks, P., & Hupp, T. R. (2008). DAPK-1 Bbnding to a linear peptide motif in MAP1B stimulates autophagy and membrane blebbing. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283(15), 9999-10014. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M706040200

DAPK-1 (death-activated protein kinase) has wide ranging functions in cell growth control; however, DAPK-1 interacting proteins that mediate these effects are not well defined. Protein-protein interactions are driven in part by linear interaction mot... Read More about DAPK-1 Bbnding to a linear peptide motif in MAP1B stimulates autophagy and membrane blebbing.

Influence of species richness and environmental context on early survival of replanted mangroves at Gazi bay, Kenya (2008)
Journal Article
Kirui, B. Y. K., Huxham, M., Kairo, J., & Skov, M. (2008). Influence of species richness and environmental context on early survival of replanted mangroves at Gazi bay, Kenya. Hydrobiologia, 603(1), (171-181). doi:10.1007/s10750-007-9270-3. ISSN 0018-8158

Mangrove reforestation projects often suffer from low sapling survival, especially after transplanting saplings from nurseries to reforestation areas. This may be due to the sediment conditions at the target site, the planting strategy or failure to... Read More about Influence of species richness and environmental context on early survival of replanted mangroves at Gazi bay, Kenya.

Preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: the impact on families and the supports available to them (2008)
Journal Article
Cassidy, A., McConkey, R., Truesdale‐Kennedy, M., & Slevin, E. (2008). Preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: the impact on families and the supports available to them. Early Child Development and Care, 178(2), 115-128. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430701491721

As more children are diagnosed at a younger age with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a new population of families is growing requiring services. Little is known about their characteristics and need for support. Instead, past research has tended to f... Read More about Preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: the impact on families and the supports available to them.

Tourism Geographies, Tourist Studies and the Turn towards Mobilities (2008)
Journal Article
Hannam, K. (2008). Tourism Geographies, Tourist Studies and the Turn towards Mobilities. Geography Compass, 2(1), 127-139. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-8198.2007.00079.x

Tourism is frequently acclaimed as one of the world's largest and most pervasive industries. Research into tourism has grown rapidly in recent years with many new books and journals appearing. In particular, this article notes that perhaps three new... Read More about Tourism Geographies, Tourist Studies and the Turn towards Mobilities.

The influence of the extensional viscosity of very low concentrations of high molecular mass water-soluble polymers on atomisation and droplet impact (2008)
Journal Article
Williams, P. A., English, R. J., Blanchard, R. L., Rose, S. A., Lyons, L., & Whitehead, M. (2008). The influence of the extensional viscosity of very low concentrations of high molecular mass water-soluble polymers on atomisation and droplet impact. Pest management science, 64(5), 497-504. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.1523

BACKGROUND: Water-soluble polymers are increasingly added to herbicide and pesticide formulations at very low concentrations (100–1000 mg L−1) in order to control the spray characteristics, notably to reduce spray drift and influence droplet bounce.... Read More about The influence of the extensional viscosity of very low concentrations of high molecular mass water-soluble polymers on atomisation and droplet impact.

Situating the “Alternative” in journalism through Bourdieu’s field theory. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Atton, C. (2008, January). Situating the “Alternative” in journalism through Bourdieu’s field theory. Presented at Broadcast News and the Active Citizen: A Dialogue Between Media Researchers and Practitioners

Effect of age on 16.1km time trial performance. (2008)
Journal Article
Balmer, J., Bird, S. R., Davison, R., & Lucia, A. (2008). Effect of age on 16.1km time trial performance. Journal of Sports Sciences, 26, 197-206. doi:10.1080/02640410701446901

In this study, we assessed the performance of trained senior (n = 6) and veteran (n = 6) cyclists (mean age 28 years, s = 3 and 57 years, s = 4 respectively). Each competitor completed two cycling tests, a ramped peak aerobic test and an indoor 16.1-... Read More about Effect of age on 16.1km time trial performance..

Priorities for Occupational Therapy Research in the United Kingdom: Executive Summary of the POTTER Project (2008)
Journal Article
Bannigan, K., Boniface, G., Doherty, P., Nichol, M., Porter-Armstrong, A., & Scudds, R. (2008). Priorities for Occupational Therapy Research in the United Kingdom: Executive Summary of the POTTER Project. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(1), 13-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/030802260807100103

The College of Occupational Therapists commissioned the POTTER project to inform its work and the work of its research foundation. The aim was to identify its members' views about the current national priorities for occupational therapy research in t... Read More about Priorities for Occupational Therapy Research in the United Kingdom: Executive Summary of the POTTER Project.

Developing the Enquiring Student and Enhancing the Research-Teaching Interface: Student-led Pedagogical Research and Educational Initiatives in Enquiry Based Learning (2008)
Journal Article
Pritchard, J., Matthew, B., Tierney, A., MacKenzie, J., Storck, L., Thomson, K., Hood, A., Carroll, J., Crothers, A., Wisbey, J., Fletcher, M., Hope, D., Morrow, L., Bridges, M., & Blanton, W. (2008). Developing the Enquiring Student and Enhancing the Research-Teaching Interface: Student-led Pedagogical Research and Educational Initiatives in Enquiry Based Learning. Practice and evidence of the scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education, 3(1), 6-19

This paper describes the progress of a project running at the University of Glasgow to develop elements of Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) in undergraduate degree courses across a range of disciplines. It focuses on the second part of the project but an... Read More about Developing the Enquiring Student and Enhancing the Research-Teaching Interface: Student-led Pedagogical Research and Educational Initiatives in Enquiry Based Learning.

‘The foreign teacher is an idiot’: Symbolic interactionism, and assumptions about language and language teaching in China. (2008)
Journal Article
Stanley, P. (2008). ‘The foreign teacher is an idiot’: Symbolic interactionism, and assumptions about language and language teaching in China. Linguistics and the Human Sciences, 4(1), 67-89. https://doi.org/10.1558/lhs.v4i1.67

This paper examines Western teachers’ and Chinese students’ assumptions about second language acquisition and the nature of language itself. It explores the interaction of outward classroom behaviours derived from these assumptions as symbols that ma... Read More about ‘The foreign teacher is an idiot’: Symbolic interactionism, and assumptions about language and language teaching in China..

Events and Festivals: Current trends and issues (2008)
Book
Robertson, M., & Frew, E. (Eds.). (2008). Events and Festivals: Current trends and issues. London: Routledge

Events and festivals have an increasingly vital role in our leisure lifestyles. We recognize them as part of our lives. For some, they are a very significant part of our lives.

The network of festivals and events that either adorn the world now, o... Read More about Events and Festivals: Current trends and issues.

O efeito da salinidade no desenvolvimento larval do caranguejo - uçá, Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) no Norte do Brasil (2008)
Journal Article
Simith, D. D. J. D. B., & Diele, K. (2008). O efeito da salinidade no desenvolvimento larval do caranguejo - uçá, Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) no Norte do Brasil. Acta amazonica, 38(2), 345-350. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0044-59672008000200019

The present work studied the effect of salinity on the survival and duration of larval development of the mangrove crab, Ucides cordatus (from the Caeté River estuary, North of Brazil) until the megalopal phase in seven salinity treatments (0, 5, 10,... Read More about O efeito da salinidade no desenvolvimento larval do caranguejo - uçá, Ucides cordatus (Linnaeus, 1763) (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) no Norte do Brasil.

Student nurses demonstrate knowledge decay in safe transfusion practice. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, F. C., & Pirie, L. (2008, January). Student nurses demonstrate knowledge decay in safe transfusion practice. Presented at Intensive Care Nursing and Blood Transfusion: Croation Intensive Care Nursing Society

Case study 20: Making research relevant (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Steven, G. (2008). Case study 20: Making research relevant. In Linking disciplinary research with teaching at Napier University (97-101)

No abstract available.

Mental health nurse prescribing. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snowden, A. (2008, January). Mental health nurse prescribing. Paper presented at Mental Health Nurse Prescribing, Huddersfield, UK

Research into knowledge transfer-making connections. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, S. (2008, January). Research into knowledge transfer-making connections. Paper presented at FECCI research conference

An inter professional approach to improving continence care: effective facilitation of evidence into practice. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
King, L. (2008, January). An inter professional approach to improving continence care: effective facilitation of evidence into practice. Paper presented at National Conference: 9th RCN Joint Education Forums’ conference. Partners in Practice