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Adaptation of the MacNew quality of life questionnaire after myocardial infarction in an Iranian population (2003)
Journal Article
Asadi-Lari, M., Javadi, H., Melville, M., Oldridge, N., & Gray, D. (2003). Adaptation of the MacNew quality of life questionnaire after myocardial infarction in an Iranian population. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 1(1),

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.

Is quality of life measurement likely to be a proxy for health needs assessment in patients with coronary artery disease? (2003)
Journal Article
Asadi-Lari, M., Packham, C., & Gray, D. (2003). Is quality of life measurement likely to be a proxy for health needs assessment in patients with coronary artery disease?. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 1(1),

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?.

Need for redefining needs (2003)
Journal Article
Asadi-Lari, M., Packham, C., & Gray, D. (2003). Need for redefining needs. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 1(1),

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.

Patients' satisfaction and quality of life in coronary artery disease (2003)
Journal Article
Asadi-Lari, M., Packham, C., & Gray, D. (2003). Patients' satisfaction and quality of life in coronary artery disease. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 1(1),

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.

Unmet health needs in patients with coronary heart disease: implications and potential for improvement in caring services (2003)
Journal Article
Asadi-Lari, M., Packham, C., & Gray, D. (2003). Unmet health needs in patients with coronary heart disease: implications and potential for improvement in caring services. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 1(1),

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.

Creating reusable well-structured pdf as a sequence of component object graphic (cog) elements (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bagley, S. R., Brailsford, D. F., & Hardy, M. R. B. (2003). Creating reusable well-structured pdf as a sequence of component object graphic (cog) elements. In C. Vanoirbeek, C. Roisin, & E. Munson (Eds.),

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.

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
Barnard, C., Sayed, E., Barnard, L., Behnke, J., Abdel Nabi, I., Sherif, N., …Zalat, S. (2003). Local variation in helminth burdens of Egyptian spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus dimidiatus) from ecologically similar sites: relationships with hormone concentrations and social behaviour. Journal of Helminthology, 77(3), https://doi.org/10.1079/JOH2003189

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.

Paracrine effects of oocyte secreted factors and stem cell factor on porcine granulosa and theca cells in vitro (2003)
Journal Article
Brankin, V., Mitchell, M., Webb, B., & Hunter, M. (2003). Paracrine effects of oocyte secreted factors and stem cell factor on porcine granulosa and theca cells in vitro. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 1(1),

Oocyte control of granulosa and theca cell function may be mediated by several growth factors via a local feedback loop(s) between these cell types. This study examined both the role of oocyte-secreted factors on granulosa and thecal cells, cultured... Read More about Paracrine effects of oocyte secreted factors and stem cell factor on porcine granulosa and theca cells in vitro.

Similarity Measures for Exam Timetabling Problems (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Burke, E., Eckersley, A., McCollum, B., Petrovic, S., & Qu, R. (2003). Similarity Measures for Exam Timetabling Problems.

A large number of heuristic algorithms have been developed over the years which have been aimed at solving examination timetabling problems. However, many of these algorithms have been developed specifically to solve one particular problem instance o... Read More about Similarity Measures for Exam Timetabling Problems.

Modern trends in evidence scholarship: is all rosy in the garden? (2003)
Journal Article
Jackson, J. (2003). Modern trends in evidence scholarship: is all rosy in the garden?

This article reviews the state of evidence scholarship in the early 21st century and argues that it has been enriched by drawing upon a range of different disciplines including social psychology,cognitive science, forensic psychology, mathematics, li... Read More about Modern trends in evidence scholarship: is all rosy in the garden?.

'A Bayesian Optimisation Algorithm for the Nurse Scheduling Problem' (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, J., & Aickelin, U. (2003). 'A Bayesian Optimisation Algorithm for the Nurse Scheduling Problem'.

Abstract- A Bayesian optimization algorithm for the nurse scheduling problem is presented, which involves choosing a suitable scheduling rule from a set for each nurse's assignment. Unlike our previous work that used GAs to implement implicit learnin... Read More about 'A Bayesian Optimisation Algorithm for the Nurse Scheduling Problem'.

'Explicit Learning: an Effort towards Human Scheduling Algorithms' (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, J., & Aickelin, U. (2003). 'Explicit Learning: an Effort towards Human Scheduling Algorithms'.

Abstract

Scheduling problems are generally NP-hard combinatorial problems, and a lot of research has been done to solve these problems heuristically. However, most of the previous approaches are problem-specific and research into the development o... Read More about 'Explicit Learning: an Effort towards Human Scheduling Algorithms'.

A Bayesian optimization algorithm for the nurse scheduling problem (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Li, J., & Aickelin, U. (2003). A Bayesian optimization algorithm for the nurse scheduling problem.

A Bayesian optimization algorithm for the nurse scheduling problem is presented, which involves choosing a suitable scheduling rule from a set for each nurse’s assignment. Unlike our previous work that used GAs to implement implicit learning, the lea... Read More about A Bayesian optimization algorithm for the nurse scheduling problem.

EBIC study of Au / n-type GaN Schottky contacts (2003)
Book Chapter
Moldovan, G., Harrison, I., & Brown, P. D. (2003). EBIC study of Au / n-type GaN Schottky contacts. In A. Cullis, & P. Midgley (Eds.), Microscopy of semiconducting materials 2003 : proceedings of the Institute of Physics conference, Cambridge University, 31 March - 3 April 2003. IOP Publishing Ltd

The performance of Au / n-type GaN Schottky contacts is strongly dependent on the GaN surface processing prior to contacting. Current-voltage and EBIC line scans demonstrate that KOH treatment acts to degrade the Schottky contacts. EBIC imaging rev... Read More about EBIC study of Au / n-type GaN Schottky contacts.

Using SVG as the Rendering Model for Structured and Graphically Complex Web Material (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mong, J., & Brailsford, D. F. (2003). Using SVG as the Rendering Model for Structured and Graphically Complex Web Material. In C. Vanoirbeek, C. Roisin, & E. Munson (Eds.),

This paper reports some experiments in using SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics), rather than the browser default of (X)HTML/CSS, as a potential Web-based rendering technology, in an attempt to create an approach that integrates the structural and display... Read More about Using SVG as the Rendering Model for Structured and Graphically Complex Web Material.

Expertise and forms of knowledge in the government of families (2003)
Journal Article
Murphy, E. (2003). Expertise and forms of knowledge in the government of families. Sociological Review, 51(4),

This paper examines the relationship between the state and the individual in relation to an aspect of mundane family life – the feeding of babies and young children. The nutritional status of children has long been a matter of national concern and i... Read More about Expertise and forms of knowledge in the government of families.

Substituting outline fonts for bitmap fonts in archived PDF files (2003)
Journal Article
Probets, S., & Brailsford, D. F. (2003). Substituting outline fonts for bitmap fonts in archived PDF files

As collections of archived digital documents continue to grow the maintenance of an archive, and the quality of reproduction from the archived format, become important long-term considerations. In particular, Adobe s PDF is now an important final for... Read More about Substituting outline fonts for bitmap fonts in archived PDF files.

Politics and language rights: a case study of language politics in Croatia (2003)
Book Chapter
Pupavac, V. (2003). Politics and language rights: a case study of language politics in Croatia. In G. Hogan-Brun, & S. Wolff (Eds.), Minority languages in Europe: frameworks, status, prospects. Palgrave Macmillan

This chapter discusses language and national aspirations through a case study of language politics in Croatia. Not only is language crucially influenced by national politics, but language politics has played a significant role in national politics in... Read More about Politics and language rights: a case study of language politics in Croatia.