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Diagnosis and assessment of irritable bowel syndrome: current perspectives (2012)
Journal Article
D Smith, G. (2012). Diagnosis and assessment of irritable bowel syndrome: current perspectives. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 10(2), 39-44. https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2012.10.2.39

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a long-term functional bowel condition; it is the most commonly diagnosed gastrointestinal (GI) condition in clinical practice. However, it remains a poorly understood disorder in which diagnosis and assessment can... Read More about Diagnosis and assessment of irritable bowel syndrome: current perspectives.

Children who display harmful sexual behaviour: Assessing the risks of boys abusing at home, in the community or across both settings (2012)
Journal Article
Yates, P. M., Allardyce, S., & MacQueen, S. (2012). Children who display harmful sexual behaviour: Assessing the risks of boys abusing at home, in the community or across both settings. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 18(1), 23-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2011.634527

There has been no published research to date specifically on young people who sexually abuse in both family and community settings. This exploratory study looked at 34 young people displaying harmful sexual behaviour, and found that abusive sexual be... Read More about Children who display harmful sexual behaviour: Assessing the risks of boys abusing at home, in the community or across both settings.

Recognition of simple gestures using a PIR sensor array (2012)
Journal Article
Wojtczuk, P., Armitage, A., Binnie, D., & Chamberlain, T. (2012). Recognition of simple gestures using a PIR sensor array. Sensors & transducers, 14, 83-94

We present an approach that is intended for simple gesture control using a relatively inexpensive pyroelectric array detector. The detector is manufactured using standard wafer processing techniques. It consists of a 16 element passive infrared senso... Read More about Recognition of simple gestures using a PIR sensor array.

Denial of heart disease, delays seeking help and lifestyle changes (2012)
Journal Article
Snowden, A., Marland, G., Murray, E., & McCaig, M. (2012). Denial of heart disease, delays seeking help and lifestyle changes. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 7(3), 124-128. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2012.7.3.124

This article examines the psychological and physical impact of denial of illness related to heart disease. The most obvious sequelae entail avoidance of help-seeking behaviour and the maintenance of risk-taking behaviour such as poor diet, lack of ex... Read More about Denial of heart disease, delays seeking help and lifestyle changes.

A grounded theory longitudinal study of carers' experiences of caring for people with dementia (2012)
Journal Article
Lin, M., Macmillan, M., & Brown, N. (2012). A grounded theory longitudinal study of carers' experiences of caring for people with dementia. Dementia, 11, 181-197. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301211421362

Introduction Increasingly the provision of care for older people with dementia has shifted from institutions to the community. This has resulted in an increase in burden and a reduction in autonomy for those who care for these individuals. Aims... Read More about A grounded theory longitudinal study of carers' experiences of caring for people with dementia.

The usefulness of derivative disclosures by Chinese listed companies (2012)
Thesis
Huang, H. Z. The usefulness of derivative disclosures by Chinese listed companies. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6656

While the world has witnessed the growing use of derivative instruments and rapid expansion of derivatives markets over the past two decades, the extensive use of derivatives in developed markets, particularly of mortgage-related derivative products... Read More about The usefulness of derivative disclosures by Chinese listed companies.

Personality disorder and mental health in the perinatal period. (2012)
Book Chapter
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2012). Personality disorder and mental health in the perinatal period. In C. R. Martin (Ed.), Perinatal Mental Health: a clinical guide (43-57). M & K Update

The act of giving birth has the capacity to precipitate extreme emotional reactions in some women, with parturition shown to be a risk factor for developing psychiatric illness (Brockington, 1996; Paradice, 2002). Statistically 1–20 per cent of all n... Read More about Personality disorder and mental health in the perinatal period..

Partners at the birth. (2012)
Book Chapter
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2012). Partners at the birth. In C. R. Martin (Ed.), Perinatal Mental Health: a clinical guide. M & K Update

Contemporary Western culture incorporates a belief that fathers should attend the birth of their child, but is this always a healthy assumption to make? There has been an increasing trend in the West for fathers to be present during childbirth (David... Read More about Partners at the birth..

Conformity and obedience among midwives. (2012)
Book Chapter
Hollins Martin, C. J. (2012). Conformity and obedience among midwives. In C. R. Martin (Ed.), Perinatal Mental Health: a clinical guide (249-261). M & K Updates

The literature on obedience emphasises that legitimate authority is a powerful and compelling force. This is particularly evident in Milgram’s experiments (1963, 1974) in which participants systematically shocked a helpless victim at the bidding of a... Read More about Conformity and obedience among midwives..

The governance of Libyan ports: determining a framework for successful devolution (2012)
Thesis
Ghashat, H. The governance of Libyan ports: determining a framework for successful devolution. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5729

Following a period of isolation, and particularly since the lifting of sanctions imposed by the United Nations at the beginning of the 1990s in 2003, Libya's economy has witnessed a remarkable growth with a corresponding increase in external trade. T... Read More about The governance of Libyan ports: determining a framework for successful devolution.

Study of the implmentation of a new community health nurse role in Scotland. (2012)
Report
Elliott, L., Rome, A., Cameron, S., Currie, M., Pow, J. S., & Mackenzie-Baker, M. (2012). Study of the implmentation of a new community health nurse role in Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Government

In 2006 the Scottish Executive began a radical and far reaching Review of Nursing in the Community (RONIC). This review proposed the absorption of district nursing, health visiting, school nursing and family health nursing into a single community hea... Read More about Study of the implmentation of a new community health nurse role in Scotland..

Scottish Regional Report on Healthy Learning Environmentfor Training in SMEs. (2012)
Report
Dutton, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Scottish Regional Report on Healthy Learning Environmentfor Training in SMEs. Edinburgh, Scotland: European Commission

This report outlines the UK contribution to the ‘Healthy Learning in SMEs’ project. The report has been written so as to provide non-UK specialists with a brief overview of the role of SMEs within the UK and Scottish economies and possible barriers... Read More about Scottish Regional Report on Healthy Learning Environmentfor Training in SMEs..

Characterisation of class II and III fructose bisphosphatases in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 (2012)
Thesis
Almohaish, A. A. Characterisation of class II and III fructose bisphosphatases in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5692

In low GC Gram-positive bacteria, the phenomenon of carbon catabolite repression is dependent on a metabolite-activated bifunctional protein kinase/phosphorylase. In Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824, the hprK gene encodes the bifunctional protein... Read More about Characterisation of class II and III fructose bisphosphatases in Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824.

The 4th Scottish Maths Support Network meeting 2011 (2012)
Journal Article
Ahmed, S., Barnes, S., & Durkacz, K. (2012). The 4th Scottish Maths Support Network meeting 2011. MSOR Connections, 12, 43-45. https://doi.org/10.11120/msor.2012.12010043

This year the annual meeting of the Scottish Maths Support network (SMSN) was held at the University of Strathclyde on Friday 9 September. Almost all Scottish universities were represented along with one attendee from Ireland. The meeting was organis... Read More about The 4th Scottish Maths Support Network meeting 2011.

Shared roots: Investigative Journalism and Miscarriages of Justice (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Neill, E. (2012, March). Shared roots: Investigative Journalism and Miscarriages of Justice. Paper presented at Innocence Network UK (INUK) Symposium on the Reform of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), London

This paper looked at the deep historical shared roots between investigative journalists and those in the legal profession who seek to challenge alleged miscarriages of justice.

Evaluating the cultural significance of historic graffiti (2012)
Journal Article
Forster, A. M., Vettese‐Forster, S., & Borland, J. (2012). Evaluating the cultural significance of historic graffiti. Structural survey, 30(1), 43-64. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630801211226637

Purpose Graffiti, both ancient and contemporary, could be argued to be significant and therefore worthy of protection. Attaching value is, however, subjective with no specific method being solely utilised for evaluating these items. The purpose of t... Read More about Evaluating the cultural significance of historic graffiti.