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Phase-amplitude descriptions of neural oscillator models
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Wedgwood, K. C., Lin, K. K., Thul, R., & Coombes, S. Phase-amplitude descriptions of neural oscillator models. Journal of Mathematical Neuroscience, 3(2), https://doi.org/10.1186/2190-8567-3-2

Phase oscillators are a common starting point for the reduced description of many single neuron models that exhibit a strongly attracting limit cycle. The framework for analysing such models in response to weak perturbations is now particularly well... Read More about Phase-amplitude descriptions of neural oscillator models.

The colour of risk: an exploration of the IPCC's 'burning embers' diagram
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Mahony, M., & Hulme, M. The colour of risk: an exploration of the IPCC's 'burning embers' diagram. https://doi.org/10.4245/sponge.v6i1.16075

This article tracks the historical emergence of a new visual convention in the representation of the risks associated with climate change. The “reasons for concern” or “burning embers” diagram has become a prominent visual element of the climate chan... Read More about The colour of risk: an exploration of the IPCC's 'burning embers' diagram.

Reimagining the purpose of VET - expanding the capability to aspire in South African Further Education and Training students
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Powell, L. Reimagining the purpose of VET - expanding the capability to aspire in South African Further Education and Training students. International Journal of Educational Development, 32(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.01.008

This paper applies the capabilities approach to the broader debate of the role of vocational education and training (VET) in poverty alleviation. The capabilities approach provides an... Read More about Reimagining the purpose of VET - expanding the capability to aspire in South African Further Education and Training students.

Using computational models to relate structural and functional brain connectivity
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Hlinka, J., & Coombes, S. Using computational models to relate structural and functional brain connectivity. European Journal of Neuroscience, 36(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2012.08081.x

Modern imaging methods allow a non-invasive assessment of both structural and functional brain connectivity. This has lead to
the identification of disease-related alterations affecting functional connectivity. The mechanism of how such alterations... Read More about Using computational models to relate structural and functional brain connectivity.

Modernising the EU’s public procurement regime: a blueprint for real simplicity and flexibility
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Arrowsmith, S. Modernising the EU’s public procurement regime: a blueprint for real simplicity and flexibility. Public Procurement Law Review, 21,

On 20 December 2011 the European Commission published its proposals for two new procedural directives on public procurement, one to replace Public Sector Directive 2004/18 and one to replace Utilities Directive 2004/17, with the stated aims of “simpl... Read More about Modernising the EU’s public procurement regime: a blueprint for real simplicity and flexibility.

‘It's all the way you look at it, you know’: reading Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson's film career
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Durkin, H. ‘It's all the way you look at it, you know’: reading Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson's film career. New Review of Film and Television Studies, 10(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/17400309.2012.658263

This paper engages with a major paradox in African American tap dancer Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson's film image – namely, its concurrent adherences to and contestations of dehumanising racial iconography – to reveal the complex and often ambivalent way... Read More about ‘It's all the way you look at it, you know’: reading Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson's film career.

International history and the study of public opinion: towards methodological clarity
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Hucker, D. International history and the study of public opinion: towards methodological clarity. International History Review, 34(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/07075332.2012.690194

International historians have long been fascinated by public opinion and its influence on policymaking, citing it frequently as one of the many factors that inform foreign policy choices. However, historians – and international historians in particul... Read More about International history and the study of public opinion: towards methodological clarity.

The cultural divide in Europe: migration, multiculturalism, and political trust
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McLaren, L. M. The cultural divide in Europe: migration, multiculturalism, and political trust. World Politics,

One of the defining features of modern states is their incorporation of notions of political and social community based on shared language, history, and myths. However, large numbers of citizens in modern states have come to believe their national co... Read More about The cultural divide in Europe: migration, multiculturalism, and political trust.

INSOL Europe’s proposals on groups of companies (in cross-border insolvency): a critical appraisal
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Mevorach, I. INSOL Europe’s proposals on groups of companies (in cross-border insolvency): a critical appraisal. International Insolvency Review, 21(3), https://doi.org/10.1002/iir.1204

International bodies have started to address the problem of cross-border insolvency of corporate groups rather recently. UNCITRAL has adopted a set of recommendations and the EU Commission may address the matter in the near future, in the process of... Read More about INSOL Europe’s proposals on groups of companies (in cross-border insolvency): a critical appraisal.

Effect of orexin-B-saporin-induced lesions of the lateral hypothalamus on performance on a progressive ratio schedule
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Olarte-Sánchez, C., Valencia Torres, L., Body, S., Cassaday, H. J., Bradshaw, C., & Szabadi, E. Effect of orexin-B-saporin-induced lesions of the lateral hypothalamus on performance on a progressive ratio schedule. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 26(6), https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881111409607

It has been suggested that a sub-population of orexinergic neurones whose somata lie in the lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) play an important role in regulating the reinforcing value of both food and drugs. This experiment examined the effect of disr... Read More about Effect of orexin-B-saporin-induced lesions of the lateral hypothalamus on performance on a progressive ratio schedule.

Configuring the caller in ambiguous encounters: volunteer handling of calls to Samaritans emotional support services
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Pollock, K., Moore, J., Coveney, C., & Armstrong, S. Configuring the caller in ambiguous encounters: volunteer handling of calls to Samaritans emotional support services. Communication and Medicine, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1558/cam.v9i2.113

This paper discusses volunteer strategies for handling
and assessing calls to Samaritans emotional support services for the suicidal and despairing. It presents findings from the qualitative components of a two year mixed methods study based on an o... Read More about Configuring the caller in ambiguous encounters: volunteer handling of calls to Samaritans emotional support services.

Non-respiratory infections – specific considerations in care homes
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Ewan, V., & Gordon, A. Non-respiratory infections – specific considerations in care homes. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology,

This review provides an update on current evidence surrounding the epidemiology, treatment and prevention of non-respiratory infections in care homes. It covers urinary tract infection (UTI), methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), decubi... Read More about Non-respiratory infections – specific considerations in care homes.