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Avian flu: the creation of expectations in the interplay between science and the media (2007)
Journal Article
Nerlich, B., & Halliday, C. (2007). Avian flu: the creation of expectations in the interplay between science and the media. Sociology of Health and Illness, 29(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.00517.x

This paper examines the emerging cultural patterns and interpretative repertoires in reports of an impending pandemic of avian flu in the UK mass media and scientific journals at the beginning of 2005, paying particular attention to metaphors, pragma... Read More about Avian flu: the creation of expectations in the interplay between science and the media.

Anthelmintic action of plant cysteine proteinases against the rodent stomach nematode, Protospirura muricola, in vitro and in vivo (2007)
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Stepek, G., Lowe, A., Buttle, D. J., Duce, I., & Behnke, J. M. (2007). Anthelmintic action of plant cysteine proteinases against the rodent stomach nematode, Protospirura muricola, in vitro and in vivo. Parasitology, 134(1), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182006001302

Cysteine proteinases from the fruit and latex of plants, including papaya, pineapple and fig, were previously shown to have a rapid detrimental effect, in vitro, against the rodent gastrointestinal nematodes, Heligmosomoides polygyrus (which is found... Read More about Anthelmintic action of plant cysteine proteinases against the rodent stomach nematode, Protospirura muricola, in vitro and in vivo.

Conditional moment closure for chemical reactions in laminar chaotic flows (2007)
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Vikhansky, A., & Cox, S. M. (2007). Conditional moment closure for chemical reactions in laminar chaotic flows. AIChE Journal, 53(1),

We implement conditional moment closure (CMC) for simulation of chemical reactions in laminar chaotic flows. The CMC approach predicts the expected concentration of reactive species, conditional upon the concentration of a corresponding nonreactive s... Read More about Conditional moment closure for chemical reactions in laminar chaotic flows.

Unruptured arteriovenous malformations of the brain (2007)
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Al-Shahi Salman, R., Mast, H., & Stapf, C. (2007). Unruptured arteriovenous malformations of the brain. Advances in Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, 6(6),

Unruptured, asymptomatic arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) lurk in the brains of approximately one person in every thousand; their prevalence, based on four studies of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 7,359 people without brain disorders, 1-4 was... Read More about Unruptured arteriovenous malformations of the brain.

A matter of necessity? Enforced treatment under the Mental Health Act: R. (JB) v. responsible medical officer Dr A. Haddock, Mental Health Act Commission second opinion appointed doctor, Dr. Rigby, Mental Health Act Commission second opinion appointed Doctor Wood, [2006] E.W.C.A. Civ. 961 (2007)
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Bartlett, P. (2007). A matter of necessity? Enforced treatment under the Mental Health Act: R. (JB) v. responsible medical officer Dr A. Haddock, Mental Health Act Commission second opinion appointed doctor, Dr. Rigby, Mental Health Act Commission second opinion appointed Doctor Wood, [2006] E.W.C.A. Civ. 961. Medical Law Review, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwl027

This case concerned the substantive prerequisites for involuntary treatment under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA). The parties agreed that following the European Court of Human Rights ruling in Herczegfalvy v. Austria, treatment for mental disorder... Read More about A matter of necessity? Enforced treatment under the Mental Health Act: R. (JB) v. responsible medical officer Dr A. Haddock, Mental Health Act Commission second opinion appointed doctor, Dr. Rigby, Mental Health Act Commission second opinion appointed Doctor Wood, [2006] E.W.C.A. Civ. 961.

Fortuity in the law of marine insurance (2007)
Journal Article
Bennett, H. (2007). Fortuity in the law of marine insurance. Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly,

This article addresses the meaning and significance of the concept of fortuity within the law of marine insurance. Voluntary conduct, naturally occurring losses and inherent vice, and inevitable losses are analysed, highlighting both the variable rol... Read More about Fortuity in the law of marine insurance.

Consideration of the relevance of standard quality techniques in Mass Customisation (2007)
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Brabazon, P. G., & MacCarthy, B. L. (2007). Consideration of the relevance of standard quality techniques in Mass Customisation. International Journal of Mass Customisation, 2(1/2), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMASSC.2007.012814

The business philosophy of Mass Customisation (MC) implies rapid response to customer requests, high efficiency and limited cost overheads of customisation. Furthermore, it also implies the quality benefits of the mass production paradigm are guaran... Read More about Consideration of the relevance of standard quality techniques in Mass Customisation.

Effect of maternal cold exposure and nutrient restriction on insulin-like growth factor sensitivity in adipose tissue of newborn sheep (2007)
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Butt, E., Hyatt, M., Budge, H., Symonds, M., & Stephenson, T. (2007). Effect of maternal cold exposure and nutrient restriction on insulin-like growth factor sensitivity in adipose tissue of newborn sheep

Adipose tissue mass in the newborn is determined in part by insulin-like growth factor (IGF)s, which are dependent on the maternal nutritional and metabolic environment during late gestation. The present study was designed to determine whether matern... Read More about Effect of maternal cold exposure and nutrient restriction on insulin-like growth factor sensitivity in adipose tissue of newborn sheep.

Two-dimensional Stokes flow driven by elliptical paddles (2007)
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Cox, S. M., & Finn, M. D. (2007). Two-dimensional Stokes flow driven by elliptical paddles. Physics of Fluids, 19(11), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2789970

A fast and accurate numerical technique is developed for solving the biharmonic equation in a multiply connected domain, in two dimensions. We apply the technique to the computation of slow viscous flow (Stokes flow) driven by multiple stirring rods.... Read More about Two-dimensional Stokes flow driven by elliptical paddles.

Self-ordered pointing as a test of working memory in typically developing children (2007)
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Cragg, L., & Nation, K. (2007). Self-ordered pointing as a test of working memory in typically developing children. Memory, 15(5),

The self-ordered pointing test (SOPT; Petrides & Milner, 1982) is a test of non-spatial executive working
memory requiring the ability to generate and monitor a sequence of responses. Although used with
developmental clinical populations there are... Read More about Self-ordered pointing as a test of working memory in typically developing children.

Intellectual property rights on information and market power: comparing the European and American protection of databases (2007)
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Derclaye, E. (2007). Intellectual property rights on information and market power: comparing the European and American protection of databases. International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, 38(3),

When the database sui generis right (“database right”) was enacted in 1996, many voices rose to criticise it vehemently. According to some, it would create an unprecedented intellectual property right on information, the latter being traditionally o... Read More about Intellectual property rights on information and market power: comparing the European and American protection of databases.

Une analyse économique de la protection contractuelle des bases de données (2007)
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Derclaye, E. (2007). Une analyse économique de la protection contractuelle des bases de données. Reflets et Perspectives de la Vie Economique, 4(65),

Dans de nombreux secteurs de l’économie et dans notre vie de tous les jours, les bases de données ont une importance capitale. Tant les entreprises privées dans les domaines scientifiques, financiers, juridiques, du voyage et du divertissement pour n... Read More about Une analyse économique de la protection contractuelle des bases de données.

Young people with learning disabilities who sexually harm others: the role of criminal justice within a multi-agency response (2007)
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Fyson, R. (2007). Young people with learning disabilities who sexually harm others: the role of criminal justice within a multi-agency response. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 35(3),

This paper outlines the key findings from a recent study of statutory service responses to young people with learning disabilities who show sexually inappropriate or abusive behaviours, with a particular focus on the involvement of criminal justice a... Read More about Young people with learning disabilities who sexually harm others: the role of criminal justice within a multi-agency response.

Early allergen exposure and atopic eczema (2007)
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Harris, J., Williams, H., White, C., Moffat, S., Mills, A., Newman, T., & Cullinan, P. (2007). Early allergen exposure and atopic eczema. British Journal of Dermatology, 156,

Background The relationship between exposure to indoor aeroallergens in early life
and subsequent eczema is unclear. We have previously failed to show any significant
associations between early life exposure to house dust mite and cat fur
allergen... Read More about Early allergen exposure and atopic eczema.

تفاسير المفسرين القدماء للآيتين 75 و76 من سورة النحل Tafasir al-mufassirin al-qudama' li-l-ayatayn 75 wa 76 min surat al-Nahl (Ancient Interpretations of Surat an-Nahl 75 & 76) (2007)
Journal Article
Hoover, J. (2007). تفاسير المفسرين القدماء للآيتين 75 و76 من سورة النحل Tafasir al-mufassirin al-qudama' li-l-ayatayn 75 wa 76 min surat al-Nahl (Ancient Interpretations of Surat an-Nahl 75 & 76). Harvard Theological Review, 28(2),

This article in Arabic surveys interpretations of the parabolic imagery in Qur'an 16:75-76 found in the classical commentators al-Tabari (d. 923), al-Razi (d. 1209), al-Qurtubi (d. 1272), al-Baydawi (d. 1282 or 1291), Ibn Kathir (d. 1373) and al-Jala... Read More about تفاسير المفسرين القدماء للآيتين 75 و76 من سورة النحل Tafasir al-mufassirin al-qudama' li-l-ayatayn 75 wa 76 min surat al-Nahl (Ancient Interpretations of Surat an-Nahl 75 & 76).

French public attitudes towards the prospect of war in 1938-1939: `pacifism' or `war anxiety'? (2007)
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Hucker, D. (2007). French public attitudes towards the prospect of war in 1938-1939: `pacifism' or `war anxiety'?. French History, 21(4), https://doi.org/10.1093/fh/crm060

This article challenges the received wisdom that French public opinion was infused with pacifist sentiment during the 1930s, and that this sentiment in turn contributed to the French defeat of 1940. It will suggest that French public attitudes toward... Read More about French public attitudes towards the prospect of war in 1938-1939: `pacifism' or `war anxiety'?.