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Local variation in helminth burdens of Egyptian spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus dimidiatus) from ecologically similar sites: relationships with hormone concentrations and social behaviour (2003)
Journal Article

Populations of Egyptian spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus dimidiatus) in a fragmented montane wadi system in the Sinai showed significant differences in the abundance of gut helminths. Differences in parasite load between populations were positively assoc... Read More about Local variation in helminth burdens of Egyptian spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus dimidiatus) from ecologically similar sites: relationships with hormone concentrations and social behaviour.

Creating reusable well-structured pdf as a sequence of component object graphic (cog) elements (2003)
Conference Proceeding

Portable Document Format (PDF) is a page-oriented, graphically rich format based on PostScript semantics and it is also the format interpreted by the Adobe Acrobat viewers. Although each of the pages in a PDF document is an independent graphic objec... Read More about Creating reusable well-structured pdf as a sequence of component object graphic (cog) elements.

Unmet health needs in patients with coronary heart disease: implications and potential for improvement in caring services (2003)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Improving the quality of health care services requires tailoring facilities to fulfil patients' needs. Satisfying patients' healthcare needs, listening to patients' opinions and building a closer provider-user partnership are central to t... Read More about Unmet health needs in patients with coronary heart disease: implications and potential for improvement in caring services.

Patients' satisfaction and quality of life in coronary artery disease (2003)
Journal Article

OBJECTIVES: To assess satisfaction of survivors of coronary artery diseases (CAD) with healthcare services and to determine whether specific components of standard health-related quality of life (HRQL) assessment tools might identify areas of satisfa... Read More about Patients' satisfaction and quality of life in coronary artery disease.

Need for redefining needs (2003)
Journal Article

Defining needs is difficult due to the inherent complexity of the concept of 'need', so it is not surprising that numerous definitions have been proposed. 'Health' consists of a wide range of characteristics so 'health needs' ought to include persona... Read More about Need for redefining needs.

Is quality of life measurement likely to be a proxy for health needs assessment in patients with coronary artery disease? (2003)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: The identification of patients' health needs is pivotal in optimising the quality of health care, increasing patient satisfaction and directing resource allocation. Health needs are complex and not so easily evaluated as health-related qu... Read More about Is quality of life measurement likely to be a proxy for health needs assessment in patients with coronary artery disease?.

Adaptation of the MacNew quality of life questionnaire after myocardial infarction in an Iranian population (2003)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Health-related quality of life (HRQL) assessment is an important measure of the impact of a wide range of disease process on an individual. To date, no HRQL tool has been evaluated in an Iranian population with cardiovascular disorders, s... Read More about Adaptation of the MacNew quality of life questionnaire after myocardial infarction in an Iranian population.

The contribution of community pharmacy to improving the public's health. Report 1, Evidence from the peer-reviewed literature 1990–2001 (2003)
Book

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.

The contribution of community pharmacy to improving the public’s health. Report 2, Evidence from the UK non peer-reviewed literature 1990–2002 (2003)
Book

'On the Application of Hierarchical Coevolutionary Genetic Algorithms: Recombination and Evaluation Partners' (2003)
Journal Article

This paper examines the use of a hierarchical coevolutionary genetic algorithm under different partnering strategies. Cascading clusters of sub-populations are built from the bottom up, with higher-level sub-populations optimising larger parts of the... Read More about 'On the Application of Hierarchical Coevolutionary Genetic Algorithms: Recombination and Evaluation Partners'.

Danger theory: the link between AIS and IDS? (2003)
Book Chapter

We present ideas about creating a next generation Intrusion Detection System (IDS) based on the latest immunological theories. The central challenge with computer security is determining the difference between normal and potentially harmful activity... Read More about Danger theory: the link between AIS and IDS?.

Rippling in PVS (2003)
Conference Proceeding

Rippling is a method of controlling rewriting of the terms in an induction step of an inductive proof, to ensure that a position is reached whereby the induction hypothesis can be applied. Rippling was developed primarily by the Mathematical Reasoni... Read More about Rippling in PVS.