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Proverb project (1998)
Journal Article
Zapata, G. (1998). Proverb project. TESOL Journal, 7, 38-39

Bridging the Boundaries?: A study of mainstream mathematics, academic support and "disadvantaged learners" in an independent, secondary school in the Western Cape (South Africa) (Masters Thesis) (1998)
Thesis
Swanson, D. (1997). Bridging the Boundaries?: A study of mainstream mathematics, academic support and "disadvantaged learners" in an independent, secondary school in the Western Cape (South Africa) (Masters Thesis). (Dissertation). Retrieved from https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/16506442

Bridging the Boundaries?: A study of mainstream mathematics, academic support and "disadvantaged learners" in an independent, secondary school in the Western Cape (1998)
Thesis
Swanson, D. M. (1998). Bridging the Boundaries?: A study of mainstream mathematics, academic support and "disadvantaged learners" in an independent, secondary school in the Western Cape. (Dissertation). University of Cape Town. Retrieved from https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/14601779

A small-scale study was conducted within a historic and traditional, independent, all-boys secondary school in the Western Cape, the focus of which is the exploration of subject positions potentially available to the black male students of the "Black... Read More about Bridging the Boundaries?: A study of mainstream mathematics, academic support and "disadvantaged learners" in an independent, secondary school in the Western Cape.

The role of carers in evaluating mental health services for older people (1998)
Journal Article
Dening, T., & Lawton, C. (1998). The role of carers in evaluating mental health services for older people. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13(12), 863-870. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291099-1166%281998120%2913%3A12%3C863%3A%3AAID-GPS885%3E3.0.CO%3B2-L

Objectives. To examine, using the published literature and local service experience, the contributions that carers can make to the development and evaluation of specialist mental health services for the elderly. Methods. MEDLINE search for relevant p... Read More about The role of carers in evaluating mental health services for older people.

Bioaccumulation of metals by lichens: Uptake of aqueous uranium by Peltigera membranacea as a function of time and pH (1998)
Journal Article
Haas, J. R., Bailey, E. H., & William Purvis, O. (1998). Bioaccumulation of metals by lichens: Uptake of aqueous uranium by Peltigera membranacea as a function of time and pH. American Mineralogist, 83(11-12 Part 2), 1494-1502. https://doi.org/10.2138/am-1998-11-1237

Uranium sorption experiments were carried out at ∼25 °C using natural samples of the lichen Peltigera membranacea. Thalli were incubated in solutions containing 100 ppm U for up to 24 h at pH values from 2 to 10. Equilibrium sorption was not observed... Read More about Bioaccumulation of metals by lichens: Uptake of aqueous uranium by Peltigera membranacea as a function of time and pH.

Linking electronic journals - Lessons from the Open Journal project (1998)
Journal Article
Hitchcock, S., Carr, L., Hall, W., Harris, S., Probets, S., Evans, D., & Brailsford, D. F. (1998). Linking electronic journals - Lessons from the Open Journal project

The Open Journal project has completed its three year period of funding by the UK Electronic Libraries (eLib) programme (Rusbridge 1998). During that time, the number of journals that are available electronically leapt from a few tens to a few thousa... Read More about Linking electronic journals - Lessons from the Open Journal project.

Convergence and transfer: A review of the globalisation of new public management (1998)
Journal Article
Common, R. (1998). Convergence and transfer: A review of the globalisation of new public management. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 11(6), 440-450. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513559810244356

There is much talk about a new global paradigm in public administration. However, many claims surrounding the existence of this new paradigm remain largely unsubstantiated. This article reviews some of these claims by attempting to explain how new pu... Read More about Convergence and transfer: A review of the globalisation of new public management.

The characterisation of fluid transport in porous solids by means of pulsed magnetic field gradient NMR (1998)
Journal Article
Packer, K. J., Stapf, S., Tessier, J. J., & Damion, R. A. (1998). The characterisation of fluid transport in porous solids by means of pulsed magnetic field gradient NMR. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 16(5-6), 463-469. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0730-725X%2898%2900071-X

The determination, by pulsed field gradient (PFG) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), of the probability distributions (propagators) of displacements for fluids undergoing transport by both flow and self- diffusion within porous solids is outlined. The... Read More about The characterisation of fluid transport in porous solids by means of pulsed magnetic field gradient NMR.

Coexpression of gastrin and gastrin receptors (CCK-B and ΔCCK-B) in gastrointestinal tumour cell lines (1998)
Journal Article
McWilliams, D. F., Watson, S. A., Crosbee, D. M., Michaeli, D., & Seth, R. (1998). Coexpression of gastrin and gastrin receptors (CCK-B and ΔCCK-B) in gastrointestinal tumour cell lines. Gut, 42(6), 795-798. https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.42.6.795

Background - The peptide hormone gastrin is a recognised growth factor for gastrointestinal (GI) tumour cells. Carboxyamidated gastrins bind to the cell surface gastrin/cholecystokinin B (CCK-B) receptor which can be expressed as either a normal or a... Read More about Coexpression of gastrin and gastrin receptors (CCK-B and ΔCCK-B) in gastrointestinal tumour cell lines.

Analysis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 env and gag sequence variants derived from a mother and two vertically infected children provides evidence for the transmission of multiple sequence variants (1998)
Journal Article
Wade, C. M., Lobidel, D., & Leigh Brown, A. J. (1998). Analysis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 env and gag sequence variants derived from a mother and two vertically infected children provides evidence for the transmission of multiple sequence variants. Journal of General Virology, 79(5), 1055-1068. https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-79-5-1055

In order to investigate the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) from mother-to-child we have examined serial plasma RNA samples obtained from a mother over an eight year period spanning four pregnancies. Child 1 and 2 (born Ja... Read More about Analysis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 env and gag sequence variants derived from a mother and two vertically infected children provides evidence for the transmission of multiple sequence variants.

Role for lichen melanins in uranium remediation (1998)
Journal Article
McLean, J., Purvis, O. W., Williamson, B. J., & Bailey, E. H. (1998). Role for lichen melanins in uranium remediation. Nature, 391(6668), 649-650. https://doi.org/10.1038/35533

Lichens are successful colonizers in extreme terrestrial habitats world-wide, including metalliferous environments1. Their ability to accumulate metals has led to their use in monitoring radionuclide fall-out from Chernobyl and uranium uptake from du... Read More about Role for lichen melanins in uranium remediation.

There is more than one way to solve a problem: Evaluating a learning environment that supports the development of children's multiplication skills (1998)
Journal Article
Ainsworth, S., Wood, D., & O'Malley, C. (1998). There is more than one way to solve a problem: Evaluating a learning environment that supports the development of children's multiplication skills. Learning and Instruction, 8(2), 141-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0959-4752%2897%2900013-3

Interpretation of the nature of mathematical understanding has changed recently. These changes have prompted calls for different instructional methods in the primary classroom. COPPERS is a mathematical learning environment which explores how such go... Read More about There is more than one way to solve a problem: Evaluating a learning environment that supports the development of children's multiplication skills.

GCUA: General codon usage analysis (1998)
Journal Article
McInerney, J. O. (1998). GCUA: General codon usage analysis. Bioinformatics, 14(4), 372-373. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/14.4.372

The program General Codon Usage Analysis (GCUA) has been developed for analysing codon and amino acid usage patterns. Availability: ftp://ftp.nhm.ac.uk/pub/gcua. Freely available for acedemic use, commercial users should contact the author. Contact:... Read More about GCUA: General codon usage analysis.

Educational priorities in food technology: A national survey of teachers' views (1998)
Journal Article
Eiser, J. R., Eiser, C., & Coulson, N. S. (1998). Educational priorities in food technology: A national survey of teachers' views. Health Education Journal, 57(4), 351-359. https://doi.org/10.1177/001789699805700407

In a postal survey of a random sample of 705 state secondary schools in England and Wales, 377 food technology teachers (54 per cent) completed a questionnaire concerning: coverage of different topics, teaching resources, perceived emphases within th... Read More about Educational priorities in food technology: A national survey of teachers' views.

Nutrition education in the National Curriculum (1998)
Journal Article
Coulson, N. S., Eiser, C., & Eiser, J. R. (1998). Nutrition education in the National Curriculum. Health Education Journal, 57(1), 81-88. https://doi.org/10.1177/001789699805700109

The Education Reform Act 1988 and the subsequent implementation of the National Curriculum has led to important changes for nutrition education in schools., This applies in particular to the location, methods and materials used and the time allocated... Read More about Nutrition education in the National Curriculum.

Research note : Adolescents’ perceptions of food chemical risks (1998)
Journal Article
Richard Eiser, J., Coulson, N. S., & Eiser, C. (1998). Research note : Adolescents’ perceptions of food chemical risks. Journal of Risk Research, 1(3), 237-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/136698798377150

A questionnaire measuring attitude towards four categories of food chemicals (colourings, flavourings, pesticides and fertilizers), level of concern for the environment, dietary habits and reasons for food choice was administered to 932 high school s... Read More about Research note : Adolescents’ perceptions of food chemical risks.