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Criminal defence services: users’ perspectives: an interim report (2008)
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Kemp, V., & Balmer, N. (2008). Criminal defence services: users’ perspectives: an interim report. Legal Services Research Centre

A survey was undertaken of over 1,000 people drawn into the criminal justice system in order to find out more about their choice and use of a solicitor: 212 suspects interviewed in police stations, 767 in magistrates’ courts and 163 female prisoners.... Read More about Criminal defence services: users’ perspectives: an interim report.

Brand Hollywood: selling entertainment in a global media age (2008)
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Grainge, P. (2008). Brand Hollywood: selling entertainment in a global media age. London: Routledge

From the growth in merchandising and product placement to the rise of the movie franchise, branding has become central to the modern blockbuster economy. In a wide-ranging analysis focusing on companies such as Disney, Dolby, Paramount, New Line and,... Read More about Brand Hollywood: selling entertainment in a global media age.

Performance indicators in social care for older people (2006)
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Challis, D., & Clarkson, P. (2006). Performance indicators in social care for older people. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315247151

The growing focus on performance review and monitoring means that awareness and use of performance indicators has increased throughout a number of public services. Set within a national context, this book reviews the historical development and measur... Read More about Performance indicators in social care for older people.

Alternative logistic concepts and their effect within the company and the supply chain (2006)
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Farr, R., & Holm, S. (2006). Alternative logistic concepts and their effect within the company and the supply chain. VIVACE project

This document presents findings from the simulation of a focused factory at Volvo Aero, Trollhättan. A series of experiments were carried out, aimed at testing a range of alternative logistic concepts. Each concept describes an approach to the contro... Read More about Alternative logistic concepts and their effect within the company and the supply chain.

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of salicylic acid and cryotherapy for cutaneous warts: an economic decision model (2006)
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Thomas, K., Keogh-Brown, M., Chalmers, J., Fordham, R., Holland, R., Armstrong, S., …Williams, H. (2006). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of salicylic acid and cryotherapy for cutaneous warts: an economic decision model. NHS R&D HTA Programme

Objectives: To estimate the costs of commonly used treatments for cutaneous warts, as well as their health benefits and risk. To create an economic decision model to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of these treatments, and, as a result, assess whethe... Read More about Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of salicylic acid and cryotherapy for cutaneous warts: an economic decision model.

The contribution of community pharmacy to improving the public’s health. Report 3, An overview of evidence-base from 1990-2002 and recommendations for action (2005)
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Armstrong, M., Lewis, R., Anderson, C., & Blenkinsopp, A. (2005). The contribution of community pharmacy to improving the public’s health. Report 3, An overview of evidence-base from 1990-2002 and recommendations for action. PharmacyHealthLink and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Community pharmacists have always played a significant role in promoting, maintaining and improving the public’s health. Based at the heart of communities, they gain a unique understanding of the health needs of the communities they serve through dai... Read More about The contribution of community pharmacy to improving the public’s health. Report 3, An overview of evidence-base from 1990-2002 and recommendations for action.

Long-Term Care: Matching Resources and Needs (2004)
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Knapp, M., Challis, D., Fernández, J., & Netten, A. (Eds.). (2004). Long-Term Care: Matching Resources and Needs. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351153560

Improving equity and efficiency in the long-term care of older people is an international concern, with governments attempting to ensure that policies and practice develop so that resources are used to best effect. This requires good quality evidence... Read More about Long-Term Care: Matching Resources and Needs.

Conceptualising and Effecting Good Outcomes in Foster Care:an exploration of the research literature (2004)
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Wilson, K., Sinclair, I., Taylor, C., Pithouse, A., & Sellick, C. (2004). Conceptualising and Effecting Good Outcomes in Foster Care:an exploration of the research literature. Policy Press

On any one day over 75,000 children are looked after by local authorities in the UK. Numerically the most important form of provision for these looked after children is foster care. This caters for about 60% of those looked after at any one point i... Read More about Conceptualising and Effecting Good Outcomes in Foster Care:an exploration of the research literature.

The contribution of community pharmacy to improving the public's health. Report 1, Evidence from the peer-reviewed literature 1990–2001 (2003)
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Anderson, C., Blenkinsopp, A., & Armstrong, M. (2003). The contribution of community pharmacy to improving the public's health. Report 1, Evidence from the peer-reviewed literature 1990–2001. PharmacyHealthLink and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

The modernisation of the NHS has highlighted the Government's intent to improve the public’s access to health services, information on preventing ill health and support for self-care. Community pharmacies are in a strong position to contribute to... Read More about The contribution of community pharmacy to improving the public's health. Report 1, Evidence from the peer-reviewed literature 1990–2001.

Monadic parser combinators (1996)
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Hutton, G., & Meijer, E. (1996). Monadic parser combinators. School of Computer Science and IT

In functional programming, a popular approach to building recursive descent parsers is to model parsers as functions, and to define higher-order functions (or combinators) that implement grammar constructions such as sequencing, choice, and repetitio... Read More about Monadic parser combinators.