Ibn Taymiyya's theodicy of perpetual optimism
(2007)
Book
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Early allergen exposure and atopic eczema (2007)
Journal Article
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.
Young people with learning disabilities who sexually harm others: the role of criminal justice within a multi-agency response (2007)
Journal Article
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.
Streams, Grants and Pools: Stakeholding, Asset-Based Welfare and Convertibility (2007)
Journal Article
Parametric factory simulation for the responsive enterprise (2007)
Conference Proceeding
Simulation offers a powerful way to investigate the boundaries of what can be achieved by a manufacturing system, demonstrating the impact of schedules and policy decisions such as the placement of buffers and the size of safety stocks. Unfortunately... Read More about Parametric factory simulation for the responsive enterprise.
A mereological challenge to endurantism (2007)
Journal Article
Une analyse économique de la protection contractuelle des bases de données (2007)
Journal Article
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.
Intellectual property rights on information and market power: comparing the European and American protection of databases (2007)
Journal Article
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.
Can and should misappropriation also protect databases? A comparative approach (2007)
Book Chapter
Self-ordered pointing as a test of working memory in typically developing children (2007)
Journal Article
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.
Two-dimensional Stokes flow driven by elliptical paddles (2007)
Journal Article
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.
Effect of maternal cold exposure and nutrient restriction on insulin-like growth factor sensitivity in adipose tissue of newborn sheep (2007)
Journal Article
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.
Consideration of the relevance of standard quality techniques in Mass Customisation (2007)
Journal Article
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.
Fortuity in the law of marine insurance (2007)
Journal Article
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.
Killing gay men, 1976-2001 (2007)
Journal Article
The primary claim of this paper is that sufficient consistencies can be shown in the cases studied here and in the related literature that gay sexual homicide constitutes a coherent object of study. That is, in itself, a significant finding. Gay men... Read More about Killing gay men, 1976-2001.
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.
Extracting reusable document components for variable data printing (2007)
Conference Proceeding
Variable Data Printing (VDP) has brought new flexibility and dynamism to the printed page. Each printed instance of a specific class of document can now have different degrees of customized content within the document template. This flexibility co... Read More about Extracting reusable document components for variable data printing.