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Introduction to the Special Issue: Case-Based Approaches to the Analysis of Quantitative Data (2011)
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Cooper, B., & Glaesser, J. (2011). Introduction to the Special Issue: Case-Based Approaches to the Analysis of Quantitative Data. Methodological innovations on line, 6(2), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.4256/mio.2010.0032

Within the social sciences generally, the conventional approach to the analysis of survey data remains variable-based, employing some member of the regression family. Such methods address the effect of one or more supposedly “independent” variables o... Read More about Introduction to the Special Issue: Case-Based Approaches to the Analysis of Quantitative Data.

Smart Operation of Smart Grid: Risk-Limiting Dispatch (2011)
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Varaiya, P., Wu, F., & Bialek, J. (2011). Smart Operation of Smart Grid: Risk-Limiting Dispatch. Proceedings of the IEEE, 99(1), 40-57. https://doi.org/10.1109/jproc.2010.2080250

The drastic reduction of carbon emission to combat global climate change cannot be realized without a significant contribution from the electricity sector. Renewable energy resources must take a bigger share in the generation mix, effective demand re... Read More about Smart Operation of Smart Grid: Risk-Limiting Dispatch.

How much does family matter? Cooperative breeding and the demographic transition (2011)
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Sear, R., & Coall, D. (2011). How much does family matter? Cooperative breeding and the demographic transition. Population and Development Review, 37(Supplement S1), 81-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4457.2011.00379.x

In this paper we review the empirical evidence that women receive help from family members in raising children, by drawing together published research which has explicitly investigated the impact of kin on child well-being. It is clear from this revi... Read More about How much does family matter? Cooperative breeding and the demographic transition.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the use of tranexamic acid in total hip replacement (2011)
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Sukeik, M., Alshryda, S., Haddad, F., & Mason, J. (2011). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the use of tranexamic acid in total hip replacement. Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume, 93-B(1), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.93b1.24984

We report a systematic review and meta-analysis of published randomised controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of tranexamic acid (TXA) in reducing blood loss and transfusion in total hip replacement (THR). The data were evaluated using the generi... Read More about Systematic review and meta-analysis of the use of tranexamic acid in total hip replacement.

Controlling the micellar morphology of binary PEO-PCL block copolymers in water-THF through controlled blending (2011)
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Schuetz, P., Greenall, M. J., Bent, J., Furzeland, S., Atkins, D., Butler, M. F., …Buzza, D. M. A. (2011). Controlling the micellar morphology of binary PEO-PCL block copolymers in water-THF through controlled blending. Soft Matter, 7(2), 749-759. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0sm00938e

We study both experimentally and theoretically the self-assembly of binary polycaprolactone–polyethylene oxide (PCL–PEO) block copolymers in dilute solution, where self-assembly is triggered by changing the solvent from the common good solvent THF to... Read More about Controlling the micellar morphology of binary PEO-PCL block copolymers in water-THF through controlled blending.

Contrasting life histories in neighbouring populations of a large mammal (2011)
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Mason, T., Chirichella, R., Richards, S., Stephens, P., Willis, S., & Apollonio, M. (2011). Contrasting life histories in neighbouring populations of a large mammal. PLoS ONE, 6(11), Article e28002. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028002

Background: A fundamental life history question is how individuals should allocate resources to reproduction optimally over time (reproductive allocation). The reproductive restraint hypothesis predicts that reproductive effort (RE; the allocation of... Read More about Contrasting life histories in neighbouring populations of a large mammal.

Evidence? The impact of large-scale reform in England (2011)
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Tymms, P. (2011). Evidence? The impact of large-scale reform in England. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 13(S1), 105-115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11618-010-0155-2

England's school-based education system has been reformed massively over the last two decades. The reforms have included the introduction of a National Curriculum, national testing, a heavy inspection regime and hundreds of lesser reforms. The reform... Read More about Evidence? The impact of large-scale reform in England.

Adaptation and validation of the Course Experience Questionnaire in the context of post-secondary education in Hong Kong (2011)
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Law, D., & Meyer, J. (2011). Adaptation and validation of the Course Experience Questionnaire in the context of post-secondary education in Hong Kong. Quality Assurance in Education, 19(1), 50-66. https://doi.org/10.1108/09684881111107753

Purpose – The Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) is a quantitative instrument for collecting student feedback on programme quality that has been tested and practically used in Western university response-contexts. The purpose of this paper is to a... Read More about Adaptation and validation of the Course Experience Questionnaire in the context of post-secondary education in Hong Kong.

Assessing the obesogenic environment of North East England (2011)
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Burgoine, T., Alvanides, S., & Lake, A. A. (2011). Assessing the obesogenic environment of North East England. Health & Place, 17(3), 738-747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.01.011

This study examines the influence of the environment (defined as ‘walkability’, food availability and deprivation), alongside individual factors, on Body Mass Index (BMI) and fruit and vegetable consumption. The aim of this unique study was to object... Read More about Assessing the obesogenic environment of North East England.

Year 7 Pupils' Views of the Future (2011)
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Roberts, K., Atherton, G., & Remedios, R. (2011). Year 7 Pupils' Views of the Future. Child Development Research, 2011, Article 502314. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/502314

This paper reports findings from a study among 610 Year 7 (typically age 12) pupils at 27 nonselective secondary schools in three English regions: Cornwall and Devon, London, and Greater Manchester. Data was gathered in workshops, each with 15–25 pup... Read More about Year 7 Pupils' Views of the Future.

Mobility, surveillance and control of children and young people in the everyday: perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa (2011)
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Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Munthali, A., & Robson, E. (2011). Mobility, surveillance and control of children and young people in the everyday: perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa. Surveillance & Society, 9(1/2), 114-131

Surveillance of children and young people in non-Western contexts has received little attention in the literature. In this paper we draw principally on our research in one African country, Malawi, to examine the ways in which their independent travel... Read More about Mobility, surveillance and control of children and young people in the everyday: perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa.

Memoir and the Diagnosis of Schizophrenia: Reflections on The Centre Cannot Hold; Me, Myself, and Them; and the ‘Crumbling Twin Pillars’ of Kraepelinian Psychiatry (2011)
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Woods, A. (2011). Memoir and the Diagnosis of Schizophrenia: Reflections on The Centre Cannot Hold; Me, Myself, and Them; and the ‘Crumbling Twin Pillars’ of Kraepelinian Psychiatry. Mental Health Review Journal: Research, Policy and Practice, 16(3), 102-106. https://doi.org/10.1108/13619321111178041

Purpose – Over 100 years ago, Emil Kraepelin revolutionised the classification of psychosis by identifying what he argued were two natural disease entities: manic depressive psychosis (bipolar disorder) and dementia praecox (schizophrenia). Kraepelin... Read More about Memoir and the Diagnosis of Schizophrenia: Reflections on The Centre Cannot Hold; Me, Myself, and Them; and the ‘Crumbling Twin Pillars’ of Kraepelinian Psychiatry.

Evolution of an advancing gravel front: observations from Vedder Canal, British Columbia (2011)
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Ferguson, R., Bloomer, D., & Church, M. (2011). Evolution of an advancing gravel front: observations from Vedder Canal, British Columbia. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 36(9), 1172-1182. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.2142

Channelization of the lowermost part of Vedder River in 1922 initiated a natural experiment relevant to the unresolved question of how abrupt gravel–sand transitions develop along rivers. The new channel (Vedder Canal) had a fine bed and a much lower... Read More about Evolution of an advancing gravel front: observations from Vedder Canal, British Columbia.