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The Maltese food system and the Mediterranean (1997)
Journal Article
Gastoni, M., & Atkins, P. (1997). The Maltese food system and the Mediterranean. GeoJournal, 41(2), 127-136. https://doi.org/10.1023/a%3A1006880723291

The paper seeks to understand the Maltese food system in the context of its history and its geographical position within a broad Mediterranean setting of food production, processing, marketing and consumption. Although it has characteristics in commo... Read More about The Maltese food system and the Mediterranean.

Hillslope evolution by bedrock landslides (1997)
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Densmore, A., Anderson, R., McAdoo, B., & Ellis, M. (1997). Hillslope evolution by bedrock landslides. Science, 275(5298), 369-372. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.275.5298.369

Bedrock landsliding is a dominant geomorphic process in a number of high-relief landscapes, yet is neglected in landscape evolution models. A physical model of sliding in beans is presented, in which incremental lowering of one wall simulates baselev... Read More about Hillslope evolution by bedrock landslides.

Le metre et le tal dans la musique de l'Inde du Nord. (translated by Georges Goormaghtigh) (1997)
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Clayton, M. (1997). Le metre et le tal dans la musique de l'Inde du Nord. (translated by Georges Goormaghtigh). Cahiers de musiques traditionnelles (Imprimé), 10, 169-189. https://doi.org/10.2307/40240271

Cet article traite de la relation entre le concept de tāl dans la musique hindoustānī de l'Inde du Nord et celui de mètre dans la musique occidentale et en ethnomusicologie en établissant des rapprochements entre différentes branches de la recherche... Read More about Le metre et le tal dans la musique de l'Inde du Nord. (translated by Georges Goormaghtigh).

Managerialism and public attitudes towards UK NHS managers (1997)
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Learmonth, M. (1997). Managerialism and public attitudes towards UK NHS managers. Journal of management in medicine, 11(4), 214-221. https://doi.org/10.1108/02689239710177314

Presents the results of empirical work examining public attitudes towards UK NHS managers. The findings indicate a strong lack of sympathy for managers. Discusses possible explanations for these results. The preferred explanation is that NHS managers... Read More about Managerialism and public attitudes towards UK NHS managers.

Perception, Selectivity and Decision Making At the Point of Sale (1997)
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Phillips, H., Broderick, A., & Thompson, P. (1997). Perception, Selectivity and Decision Making At the Point of Sale. The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, 7(1), 79-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/095939697343148

This article develops the concept of selectivity in customers' perception of the point of sale to include the marshalling or organization of stimuli prior to the decision-making process. It is argued that this selective marshalling is necessary to ac... Read More about Perception, Selectivity and Decision Making At the Point of Sale.

The Government Offices for the English Regions: towards regional governance? (1997)
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Mawson, J., & Spencer, K. (1997). The Government Offices for the English Regions: towards regional governance?. Policy and Politics, 25(1), 71-84. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557397782213783

The Government Offices for the English regions (GORs) were established in 1994 in response to mounting pressures for improved territorial coordination in the English regions. For the first time government departments with a regional presence were bro... Read More about The Government Offices for the English Regions: towards regional governance?.

Tectonic geomorphology of the Ash Hill fault, Panamint Valley, California (1997)
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Densmore, A., & Anderson, R. (1997). Tectonic geomorphology of the Ash Hill fault, Panamint Valley, California. Basin Research, 9(1), 53-63. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2117.1997.00028.x

Panamint Valley, in eastern California, is an extensional basin currently bounded by active, dextral-normal oblique-slip faults. There is considerable debate over the tectonic and topographic evolution of the valley. The least-studied structure, the... Read More about Tectonic geomorphology of the Ash Hill fault, Panamint Valley, California.

The consequences of competence: a critical assessment of the Management NVQ (1997)
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Grugulis, I. (1997). The consequences of competence: a critical assessment of the Management NVQ. Personnel Review, 26(6), 428-444. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483489710188865

Presents a critical account of the implementation of the Management NVQ in three case study companies. Deals with two main themes: first, the way in which the candidates reacted to the management standards, reinterpreting their own roles and adopting... Read More about The consequences of competence: a critical assessment of the Management NVQ.

Modern Macroeconomics and its Evolution from a Monetarist Perspective: An Interview with Professor Milton Friedman (1997)
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Snowdon, B., & Vane, H. (1997). Modern Macroeconomics and its Evolution from a Monetarist Perspective: An Interview with Professor Milton Friedman. Journal of Economic Studies, 24(4), 192-222. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443589710188957

An interview with Milton Friedman in 1996 - presents his reflections on some of the important issues surrounding the evolution of, and currrent debates within, modern macroeconomics. A world-renowned economist and prolific author since the 1930s, Mil... Read More about Modern Macroeconomics and its Evolution from a Monetarist Perspective: An Interview with Professor Milton Friedman.

S-integer dynamical systems: periodic points (1997)
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Chothi, V., Everest, G., & Ward, T. (1997). S-integer dynamical systems: periodic points. Journal für die reine und angewandte Mathematik, 1997(489), 99-132. https://doi.org/10.1515/crll.1997.489.99

We associate via duality a dynamical system to each pair (R_S,x), where R_S is the ring of S-integers in an A-field k, and x is an element of R_S\{0}. These dynamical systems include the circle doubling map, certain solenoidal and toral endomorphisms... Read More about S-integer dynamical systems: periodic points.

Money Matters: A Reality Check, with Help from Virginia Woolf (1997)
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Schrecker, T. (1997). Money Matters: A Reality Check, with Help from Virginia Woolf. Social Indicators Research, 40(1-2), 99-123. https://doi.org/10.1023/a%3A1006899225869

This article provides a qualified defence of economic indicators of human well being. Purchasing power obviously matters as a prerequisite for obtaining basic needs; abundant examples of human behaviour even in the richest countries in the world sugg... Read More about Money Matters: A Reality Check, with Help from Virginia Woolf.

An Dunan (Uig Parish) (1997)
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Burgess, C., Church, M., Flitcroft, C., & Gilmour, S. (1997). An Dunan (Uig Parish). Discovery and excavation in Scotland,

Guinnerso (Uig Parish) (1997)
Journal Article
Burgess, C., Church, M., Heald, A., & Gilmour, S. (1997). Guinnerso (Uig Parish). Discovery and excavation in Scotland, 85-86