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The SIGN guideline on the care of chronic leg ulcers: an aid to improving practice (2000)
Journal Article
Finnie, A. (2000). The SIGN guideline on the care of chronic leg ulcers: an aid to improving practice. Journal of Wound Care, 9(8), 365-367. https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2000.9.8.26276

Implementation of national guidelines and local protocols can help practitioners to ensure their practice is evidence-based. This article describes how the implementation of the SIGN guideline on the care of chronic leg ulcers will help to address an... Read More about The SIGN guideline on the care of chronic leg ulcers: an aid to improving practice.

A Functional Restoration Programme for Chronic Low Back Pain (2000)
Journal Article
Frost, H., Lamb, S., & Shackleton, C. (2000). A Functional Restoration Programme for Chronic Low Back Pain. Physiotherapy, 86(6), 285-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-9406%2805%2961002-4

The purpose of this longitudinal prospective study was to assess the clinical benefits of a newly established functional restoration programme for patients with chronic low back pain. The overall aim of the programme was to improve function and encou... Read More about A Functional Restoration Programme for Chronic Low Back Pain.

An exploration of the epistemological intricacies of using qualitative data to develop a quantitative measure of user views of health care (2000)
Journal Article
Coyle, J., & Williams, B. (2000). An exploration of the epistemological intricacies of using qualitative data to develop a quantitative measure of user views of health care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 31(5), 1235-1243. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01381.x

An exploration of the epistemological intricacies of using qualitative data to develop a quantitative measure of user views of health care

Nurse researchers are increasingly combining qualitative and quantitative methods in order to understand mo... Read More about An exploration of the epistemological intricacies of using qualitative data to develop a quantitative measure of user views of health care.

Influence of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination on Microalgae and Microbial Activities in a Long-Term Contaminated Soil (2000)
Journal Article
Megharaj, M., Singleton, I., McClure, N. C., & Naidu, R. (2000). Influence of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination on Microalgae and Microbial Activities in a Long-Term Contaminated Soil. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 38(4), 439-445. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002449910058

Petroleum hydrocarbons are widespread environmental pollutants. Although biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons has been the subject of numerous investigations, information on their toxicity to microorganisms in soil is limited, with virtually no w... Read More about Influence of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination on Microalgae and Microbial Activities in a Long-Term Contaminated Soil.

Interface pressure measurements in leg ulcer management (2000)
Journal Article
Finnie, A. (2000). Interface pressure measurements in leg ulcer management. British Journal of Nursing, 9(Sup1), S8-S18. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2000.9.Sup1.6353

Interface pressure measurements are undertaken in health care as a useful tool to assist in understanding the pressures that exist between the skin surface and another surface. Pressure monitors are utilized to measure pressures under compression ban... Read More about Interface pressure measurements in leg ulcer management.

Quantitative Use of Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization To Examine Relationships between Mycolic Acid-Containing Actinomycetes and Foaming in Activated Sludge Plants (2000)
Journal Article
Davenport, R. J., Curtis, T. P., Goodfellow, M., Stainsby, F. M., & Bingley, M. (2000). Quantitative Use of Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization To Examine Relationships between Mycolic Acid-Containing Actinomycetes and Foaming in Activated Sludge Plants. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 66(3), 1158-1166. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.66.3.1158-1166.2000

The formation of viscous foams on aeration basins and secondary clarifiers of activated sludge plants is a common and widespread problem. Foam formation is often attributed to the presence of mycolic acid-containing actinomycetes (mycolata). In order... Read More about Quantitative Use of Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization To Examine Relationships between Mycolic Acid-Containing Actinomycetes and Foaming in Activated Sludge Plants.

MRC Spine Stabilisation Trial Update (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fairbank, J., Frost, H., & Wilson-Macdonald, J. (1999, November). MRC Spine Stabilisation Trial Update. Presented at The Society for Back Pain Research, Annual Conference, Cardiff, UK

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Developing self‐awareness in the managerial career development process: the value of 360‐degree feedback and the MBTI (1999)
Journal Article
McCarthy, A. M., & Garavan, T. N. (1999). Developing self‐awareness in the managerial career development process: the value of 360‐degree feedback and the MBTI. Journal of European industrial training, 23(9), 437-445. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599910302613

Proposes that a crucial component of the career development process is what is termed “managerial self‐awareness” (MSA). To‐date relatively little has been written about self‐awareness, particularly in the literature on managerial career development... Read More about Developing self‐awareness in the managerial career development process: the value of 360‐degree feedback and the MBTI.

Seeing the wood for the trees: defining the forgotten concept of patient dissatisfaction in the light of patient satisfaction research (1999)
Journal Article
Coyle, J., & Williams, B. (1999). Seeing the wood for the trees: defining the forgotten concept of patient dissatisfaction in the light of patient satisfaction research. Leadership in Health Services, 12(4), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/13660759910298707

Studies of patient satisfaction are regarded by many as the most important way to obtain patients′ views. To date, relatively few studies have focussed specifically on dissatisfaction. Concerns have been expressed about the validity of the concept of... Read More about Seeing the wood for the trees: defining the forgotten concept of patient dissatisfaction in the light of patient satisfaction research.

Genetic linkage and radiation hybrid mapping of the three human GABAC receptor ρ subunit genes: GABRR1, GABRR2 and GABRR3 (1999)
Journal Article
Bailey, M. E., Albrecht, B. E., Johnson, K. J., & Darlison, M. G. (1999). Genetic linkage and radiation hybrid mapping of the three human GABAC receptor ρ subunit genes: GABRR1, GABRR2 and GABRR3. BBA - Gene Structure and Expression, 1447(2-3), 307-312. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-4781%2899%2900167-0

{GABAC} receptors mediate rapid inhibitory neurotransmission in retina. We have mapped, in detail, the human genes which encode the three polypeptides that comprise this receptor: ρ1 (GABRR1), ρ2 (GABRR2) and ρ3 (GABRR3). We show that {GABRR1} and {G... Read More about Genetic linkage and radiation hybrid mapping of the three human GABAC receptor ρ subunit genes: GABRR1, GABRR2 and GABRR3.

Attitudes to information technology: toys or tools? (1999)
Journal Article
Levy, S., & Williams, B. (1999). Attitudes to information technology: toys or tools?. Nursing Standard, 13(52), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns1999.09.13.52.1.c2675

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Attitudes to information technology: toys or tools?
Sharon Levy Research Student, School of Science & Engineering, University of Abertay, Bell Street Dundee DDI 1HG
Brian Williams Tayside Research Co-ordinator, Department... Read More about Attitudes to information technology: toys or tools?.

Host Attitudes towards Guests in the Homestay Sector (1999)
Journal Article
Lynch, P. A. (1999). Host Attitudes towards Guests in the Homestay Sector. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 1(2), 119-144. https://doi.org/10.1177/146735849900100203

This paper reports on an investigation into host attitudes towards guests in one segment of the homestay accommodation sector: host families. In addition to discussion of the main characteristics of hostfamilies, host attitudes to guests are examined... Read More about Host Attitudes towards Guests in the Homestay Sector.

Screening for psychiatric illness in the palliative care inpatient setting: a comparison between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the General Health Questionnaire-12 (1999)
Journal Article
Le Fevre, P., Devereux, J., Smith, S., Lawrie, S. M., & Cornbleet, M. (1999). Screening for psychiatric illness in the palliative care inpatient setting: a comparison between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the General Health Questionnaire-12. Palliative Medicine, 13(5), 399-407. https://doi.org/10.1191/026921699671260095

The objective of this study was to compare the performance of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) with the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) as a screening instrument for the detection of psychiatric disorders in a palliative... Read More about Screening for psychiatric illness in the palliative care inpatient setting: a comparison between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the General Health Questionnaire-12.

The Pygmalion effect reconsidered: its implications for education, training and workplace learning (1999)
Journal Article
Murphy, D., Campbell, C., & Garavan, T. N. (1999). The Pygmalion effect reconsidered: its implications for education, training and workplace learning. Journal of European industrial training, 23(4/5), 238-251. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599910272112

Reviews the literature on the Pygmalion effect and in particular its implications for workplace learning and training. The article considers the wide ranging debate within the education literature on the value of the Pygmalion concept and also consi... Read More about The Pygmalion effect reconsidered: its implications for education, training and workplace learning.