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How to assess patients admitted with 'Falls' (2006)
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Cooper, N. (2006). How to assess patients admitted with 'Falls'. Acute Medicine, 5(3), 81 - 116. https://doi.org/10.52964/AMJA.0135

Many Medical Admission Units admit patients who have suffered a fall. Falls are incredibly common, yet often assessed and managed suboptimally in hospitals. Falls may be due to an acute illness, or due to a combination of factors which can be identif... Read More about How to assess patients admitted with 'Falls'.

Sensorless control of surface mounted permanent magnet synchronous motors using matrix converters (2006)
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Saltiveri, D., Arias, A., Asher, G., Sumner, M., Wheeler, P., Empringham, L., & Silva, C. (2006). Sensorless control of surface mounted permanent magnet synchronous motors using matrix converters. Electrical Power Quality and Utilisation Journal (Print), 10(1), 59--67

This paper investigates the influence of the power converter on the performance of Surface Mounted Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor drives, which employ High Frequency voltage injection to achieve low and zero speed control. Experimental results de... Read More about Sensorless control of surface mounted permanent magnet synchronous motors using matrix converters.

Governance and the management of networks in the public sector: Drugs policy in the United Kingdom and the case of cannabis reclassification (2006)
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Common, R., & Acevedo, B. (2006). Governance and the management of networks in the public sector: Drugs policy in the United Kingdom and the case of cannabis reclassification. Public Management Review, 8(3), 395-414. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719030600853188

This essay utilizes policy network analysis to examine UK drugs policy within the wider context of the government's approach to joined-up governance. While confronting the definitional problems and limitations associated with the policy network conce... Read More about Governance and the management of networks in the public sector: Drugs policy in the United Kingdom and the case of cannabis reclassification.

Master planned communities: Do they offer a solution to urban sprawl or a vehicle for seclusion of the more affluent consumers in Australia? (2006)
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Costley, D. (2006). Master planned communities: Do they offer a solution to urban sprawl or a vehicle for seclusion of the more affluent consumers in Australia?. Housing, Theory and Society, 23(3), 157-175. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036090600862346

Master planned communities (MPCs) are relatively new phenomena in Australia and are being used in some states to address problems of urban sprawl and dislocation of society. In order to achieve the needs of healthy, safe, sustainable communities, loc... Read More about Master planned communities: Do they offer a solution to urban sprawl or a vehicle for seclusion of the more affluent consumers in Australia?.

Molecular and morphological studies of Streptochilus from the Arabian Sea (2006)
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Darling, K., Thomas, E., & Wade, C. (2006). Molecular and morphological studies of Streptochilus from the Arabian Sea. 00 Journal not listed, 29(1), 187--187. https://doi.org/10.11137/2006_1_187-187

Specimens of the biserial planktonic foraminiferal genus Streptochilus were collected 540 nautical miles offshore in the central Arabian Sea during the summer monsoon of 2003. Samples were collected from 5m water depth in waters with an average depth... Read More about Molecular and morphological studies of Streptochilus from the Arabian Sea.

Quaternary climate instability as the driver of genetic diversification in Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (sin) (2006)
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Darling, K., Kucera, M., & Wade, C. (2006). Quaternary climate instability as the driver of genetic diversification in Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (sin). 00 Journal not listed, 29(1), 533. https://doi.org/10.11137/2006_1_533-533

Molecular genetic analysis shows that many planktonic foraminiferal morphospecies represent complexes of several distinct genetic types with distinct ecologies and distributions. Such cryptic diversity is common in most planktonic protists. Global bi... Read More about Quaternary climate instability as the driver of genetic diversification in Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (sin).

The assessment of older people's needs in care homes (2006)
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Worden, A., Challis, D. J., & Pedersen, I. (2006). The assessment of older people's needs in care homes. Aging and Mental Health, 10(5), 549-557. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860600637794

In many countries there is a concern to improve assessment procedures for older people to avoid misplacement in nursing homes and ensure that rehabilitation takes place where possible. The study examined assessment documentation in 126 care homes in... Read More about The assessment of older people's needs in care homes.

Granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor mobilizes bone marrow stem cells in patients with subacute ischemic stroke: the Stem Cell Trial of Recovery EnhanceMent After Stroke (STEMS) Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial (ISRCTN 16784092) (2006)
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Sprigg, N., Bath, P. M., Zhao, L., Willmot, M., Gray, L. J., Walker, M. F., Dennis, M. S., & Russell, N. (2006). Granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor mobilizes bone marrow stem cells in patients with subacute ischemic stroke: the Stem Cell Trial of Recovery EnhanceMent After Stroke (STEMS) Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial (ISRCTN 16784092). Stroke, 37(12), 2979-2983. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.0000248763.49831.c3

Background and Purpose - Loss of motor function is common after stroke and leads to significant chronic disability. Stem cells are capable of self-renewal and of differentiating into multiple cell types, including neurones, glia, and vascular cells.... Read More about Granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor mobilizes bone marrow stem cells in patients with subacute ischemic stroke: the Stem Cell Trial of Recovery EnhanceMent After Stroke (STEMS) Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial (ISRCTN 16784092).

Temporal change in gene expression in the rat dentate gyrus following passive avoidance learning (2006)
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O'Sullivan, N. C., McGettigan, P. A., Sheridan, G. K., Pickering, M., Conboy, L., O'Connor, J. J., Moynagh, P. N., Higgins, D. G., Regan, C. M., & Murphy, K. J. (2007). Temporal change in gene expression in the rat dentate gyrus following passive avoidance learning. Journal of Neurochemistry, 101(4), 1085-1098. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04418.x

A learning event initiates a cascade of altered gene expression leading to synaptic remodelling within the hippocampal dentate gyrus, a structure vital to memory formation. To illuminate this transcriptional program of synaptic plasticity we used mic... Read More about Temporal change in gene expression in the rat dentate gyrus following passive avoidance learning.

Fermentation of biomass-generated synthesis gas: Effects of nitric oxide (2006)
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Ahmed, A., & Lewis, R. S. (2007). Fermentation of biomass-generated synthesis gas: Effects of nitric oxide. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 97(5), 1080-1086. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.21305

The production of renewable fuels, such as ethanol, has been steadily increasing owing to the need for a reduced dependency on fossil fuels. It was demonstrated previously that biomass-generated synthesis gas (biomass-syngas) can be converted to etha... Read More about Fermentation of biomass-generated synthesis gas: Effects of nitric oxide.

The nature and evolution of the highly ionized near-zones in the absorption spectra of z~6 quasars (2006)
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S. Bolton, J., & G. Haehnelt, M. (2007). The nature and evolution of the highly ionized near-zones in the absorption spectra of z~6 quasars. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 374(2), 493–514. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.11176.x

We use state-of-the-art hydrodynamical simulations combined with a 1D radiative transfer code to assess the extent to which the highly ionized regions observed close to z~6 quasars, which we refer to as near-zones, can constrain the ionization state... Read More about The nature and evolution of the highly ionized near-zones in the absorption spectra of z~6 quasars.

Sex work in Cambodia: Beyond the voluntary/forced dichotomy (2006)
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Sandy, L. (2006). Sex work in Cambodia: Beyond the voluntary/forced dichotomy. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 15(4), 449-469. https://doi.org/10.1177/011719680601500402

This paper looks at the dominant voluntary/forced dichotomy shaping understandings of sex work internationally. It argues that the distinction between forced and voluntary participation in sex work cannot account for or help explain the multiple and... Read More about Sex work in Cambodia: Beyond the voluntary/forced dichotomy.

Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information (2006)
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Worden, A., & Challis, D. (2006). Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 7(3), 33-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/14717794200600018

Quality is an essential criterion by which care homes for older people are judged. However the measurement of quality is both challenging and potentially costly. This paper examines the potential of using routinely generated data from inspection proc... Read More about Assessing care home quality using routine regulatory information.

Asthma as a barrier to children's physical activity: Implications for body mass index and mental health (2006)
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Glazebrook, C., McPherson, A. C., Macdonald, I. A., Swift, J. A., Ramsay, C., Newbould, R., & Smyth, A. (2006). Asthma as a barrier to children's physical activity: Implications for body mass index and mental health. Pediatrics, 118(6), 2443-2449. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-1846

OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this work was to identify barriers to physical activity in children with asthma and to compare their customary activity levels, BMI and emotional well-being with that of children with other medical conditions. It was hypoth... Read More about Asthma as a barrier to children's physical activity: Implications for body mass index and mental health.

Development of the ovine fetal cardiovascular defense to hypoxemia towards full term (2006)
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Fletcher, A. J., Gardner, D. S., Edwards, C. M. B., Fowden, A. L., & Giussani, D. A. (2006). Development of the ovine fetal cardiovascular defense to hypoxemia towards full term. AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 291(6), H3023 - H3034. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00504.2006

We tested the hypothesis that fetal cardiovascular responses to hypoxemia change close to full term in relation to the prepartum increase in fetal basal cortisol and investigated, in vivo, the neural and endocrine mechanisms underlying these changes.... Read More about Development of the ovine fetal cardiovascular defense to hypoxemia towards full term.

Metallic fabric jackets: an innovative method for seismic retrofitting of substandard RC prismatic members (2006)
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Thermou, G., & Pantazopoulou, S. (2007). Metallic fabric jackets: an innovative method for seismic retrofitting of substandard RC prismatic members. Structural Concrete, 8(1), 35-46. https://doi.org/10.1680/stco.2007.8.1.35

This paper presents the results of a recent experimental research study where metallic (high-strength steel cord) fabric jackets (MF jackets) were utilised for the seismic upgrading of substandard reinforced concrete members. The proposed interventio... Read More about Metallic fabric jackets: an innovative method for seismic retrofitting of substandard RC prismatic members.

Analgesic Effects of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibition in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain (2006)
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Jhaveri, M., Richardson, D., Kendall, D., Barrett, D., & Chapman, V. (2006). Analgesic Effects of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibition in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain

Cannabinoid-based medicines have therapeutic potential for the treatment of pain. Augmentation of levels of endocannabinoids with inhibitors of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) is analgesic in models of acute and inflammatory pain states. The aim of... Read More about Analgesic Effects of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibition in a Rat Model of Neuropathic Pain.