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Gendered patterns of IMT adoption and use: Learning from action research (2012)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Blaufuss, K., & Owusu Acheampong, F. (2012). Gendered patterns of IMT adoption and use: Learning from action research. Research in Transportation Economics, 34(1), 11-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2011.12.005

This paper illustrates the value of using an action research methodology to improve understanding of gendered patterns of adoption and non-adoption of Intermediate Means of Transport (IMTs) and similar gender-related transport issues. It presents res... Read More about Gendered patterns of IMT adoption and use: Learning from action research.

Chirality of high-latitude filaments over Solar Cycle 23 (2012)
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Yeates, A., & Mackay, D. (2012). Chirality of high-latitude filaments over Solar Cycle 23. Astrophysical Journal Letters, 753(2), https://doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/753/2/l34

A non-potential quasi-static evolution model coupling the Sun's photospheric and coronal magnetic fields is applied to the problem of filament chirality at high latitudes. For the first time, we run a continuous 15 year simulation, using bipolar acti... Read More about Chirality of high-latitude filaments over Solar Cycle 23.

Shelley's Defences of Poetry (2012)
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O'Neill, M. (2012). Shelley's Defences of Poetry. Wordsworth circle, 43(1), 20-25

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) was a poet who possessed, in his own words, “the power of communicating and receiving intense and impassioned conceptions respecting man and nature.” 2 Yet the greatness of his poetry, this essay will argue, does not... Read More about Shelley's Defences of Poetry.

Governing climate change transnationally: assessing the evidence from a database of sixty initiatives (2012)
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Bulkeley, H., Andonova, L., Backstrand, K., Betsill, M., Compagnon, D., Duffy, R., …VanDeveer, S. (2012). Governing climate change transnationally: assessing the evidence from a database of sixty initiatives. Environment and planning. C, Government and policy, 30(4), 591-612. https://doi.org/10.1068/c11126

With this paper we present an analysis of sixty transnational governance initiatives and assess the implications for our understanding of the roles of public and private actors, the legitimacy of governance ‘beyond’ the state, and the North–South dim... Read More about Governing climate change transnationally: assessing the evidence from a database of sixty initiatives.

Self-directed learning groups : a vital model for education, support and appraisal amongst sessional GPs (2012)
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Morrow, G., Rothwell, C., & Wright, P. (2012). Self-directed learning groups : a vital model for education, support and appraisal amongst sessional GPs. Education for Primary Care, 23(4), 270-276. https://doi.org/10.1080/14739879.2012.11494120

The article discusses that the data from larger mixed method study looking at the support needs of sessional general practitioners (GPs) and how they are being met through a range of formal and informal support system. This article explores the role... Read More about Self-directed learning groups : a vital model for education, support and appraisal amongst sessional GPs.

Non-homogeneous random walks with non-integrable increments and heavy-tailed random walks on strips (2012)
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Hryniv, O., MacPhee, I. M., Menshikov, M. V., & Wade, A. R. (2012). Non-homogeneous random walks with non-integrable increments and heavy-tailed random walks on strips. Electronic Journal of Probability, 17, Article 59. https://doi.org/10.1214/ejp.v17-2216

We study asymptotic properties of spatially non-homogeneous random walks with non-integrable increments, including transience, almost-sure bounds, and existence and non existence of moments for first-passage and last-exit times. In our proofs we also... Read More about Non-homogeneous random walks with non-integrable increments and heavy-tailed random walks on strips.

James Seth on natural law and legal theory (2012)
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Brooks, T. (2012). James Seth on natural law and legal theory. Collingwood and British Idealism Studies, 18(2), 115-132

This article argues that James Seth provides illuminating contributions to our understanding of law and, more specifically, the natural law tradition. Seth defends a unique perspective through his emphasis on personalism that helps identify a distinc... Read More about James Seth on natural law and legal theory.

New Economies (2012)
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Mughal, M. (2012). New Economies. Imponderabilia, 4,

Service-based economy and an increased use of technology gave rise to what is called as the New Economy. The section discusses the emerging trends and issues in the changing economic conditions ranging from innovations in businesses to attract the cu... Read More about New Economies.

Redness Enhances Perceived Aggression, Dominance and Attractiveness in Men’s Faces (2012)
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Stephen, I., Oldham, F., Perrett, D., & Barton, R. (2012). Redness Enhances Perceived Aggression, Dominance and Attractiveness in Men’s Faces. Evolutionary Psychology, 10(3), 562-572

In a range of non-human primate, bird and fish species, the intensity of red coloration in males is associated with social dominance, testosterone levels and mate selection. In humans too, skin redness is associated with health, but it is not known w... Read More about Redness Enhances Perceived Aggression, Dominance and Attractiveness in Men’s Faces.

The effectiveness of an intensive individual tutoring programme (Numbers Count) delivered individually or to small groups of children: a randomised controlled trial (2012)
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Torgerson, C., Wiggins, A., Torgerson, D., Ainsworth, H., Hewitt, C., & team, O. B. O. T. E. C. C. I. E. (2012). The effectiveness of an intensive individual tutoring programme (Numbers Count) delivered individually or to small groups of children: a randomised controlled trial. Effective education, 4(1), 73-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415532.2013.778591

Introduction: In this article, we present the results of two small randomised controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the relative efficacy of a one-to-one numeracy programme, Numbers Count (NC). This intervention was developed as part of the Every Ch... Read More about The effectiveness of an intensive individual tutoring programme (Numbers Count) delivered individually or to small groups of children: a randomised controlled trial.

Paying the Price for Speaking Out: Athletes, Politics and Social Change (2012)
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Darnell, S. (2012). Paying the Price for Speaking Out: Athletes, Politics and Social Change. ICCSPE Bulletin, 63,

Increasingly, high profile athletes and sportspeople speak out on social issues, make calls for social change, and assert themselves as political activists. Doing so often takes one of two forms: arguing for, and acting upon, the responsibility to re... Read More about Paying the Price for Speaking Out: Athletes, Politics and Social Change.

Magnetically Tunable Feshbach Resonances in Ultracold Li-Yb Mixtures (2012)
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Brue, D. A., & Hutson, J. M. (2012). Magnetically Tunable Feshbach Resonances in Ultracold Li-Yb Mixtures. Physical Review Letters, 108(4), Article 043201. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.108.043201

We investigate the possibility of forming Li+Yb ultracold molecules by magnetoassociation in mixtures of ultracold atoms. We find that magnetically tunable Feshbach resonances exist, but are extremely narrow for even-mass ytterbium isotopes, which al... Read More about Magnetically Tunable Feshbach Resonances in Ultracold Li-Yb Mixtures.

Global health and national borders : the ethics of foreign aid in a time of financial crisis (2012)
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Johri, M., Chung, R., Dawson, A., & Schrecker, T. (2012). Global health and national borders : the ethics of foreign aid in a time of financial crisis. Globalization and Health, 8, Article 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-8-19

Background: The governments and citizens of the developed nations are increasingly called upon to contribute financially to health initiatives outside their borders. Although international development assistance for health has grown rapidly over the... Read More about Global health and national borders : the ethics of foreign aid in a time of financial crisis.

Estudio arqueológico del Somontano del Moncayo: avance metodológico (2012)
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Gerrard, C., & Gutiérrez, A. (2012). Estudio arqueológico del Somontano del Moncayo: avance metodológico. Salduie (Zaragoza), 10, 259-270

The Moncayo Archaeological Survey is undertaking intensive field survey in an area which extends from the foothills of Moncayo to the Ebro valley. Archaeological sites of all periods have been identified and this work is combined with ongoing geomorp... Read More about Estudio arqueológico del Somontano del Moncayo: avance metodológico.

Temporal ecologies: multiple times, multiple spaces, and complicating space times (2012)
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Crang, M. (2012). Temporal ecologies: multiple times, multiple spaces, and complicating space times. Environment and Planning A, 44(9), 2119-2123. https://doi.org/10.1068/a45438

It has become rightly de rigeur for critical geography to talk of spacetime as linked together. What the papers gathered here also show is that this handy linking into one term is, if useful and important, also, in some ways, a chaotic conceptualisat... Read More about Temporal ecologies: multiple times, multiple spaces, and complicating space times.

EU Declarations of Competence to Multilateral Agreements: A Useful Reference Base? (2012)
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Casteleiro, A. D. (2012). EU Declarations of Competence to Multilateral Agreements: A Useful Reference Base?. European Foreign Affairs Review, 17(4), 491-509

The participation of the European Union alongside its Member States in multilateral agreements can create situations of uncertainty for third parties. In order to deal with this uncertainty, the EU makes a declaration stating the extent to which the... Read More about EU Declarations of Competence to Multilateral Agreements: A Useful Reference Base?.

The additive effect of teaching undergraduate cardiac anatomy using cadavers and ultrasound echocardiography (2012)
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Finn, G., Sawdon, M., & Griksaitis, M. (2012). The additive effect of teaching undergraduate cardiac anatomy using cadavers and ultrasound echocardiography. European journal of anatomy, 16(3), 199-205

Ultrasound and cadavers are both recognized teaching modalities for the delivery of cardiac anatomy to undergraduate medical students. This study considers the additive effect of the two teaching modalities. We previously reported no significant diff... Read More about The additive effect of teaching undergraduate cardiac anatomy using cadavers and ultrasound echocardiography.

Seriousness, irony, and the mission of hyperbole (2012)
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Carrithers, M. (2012). Seriousness, irony, and the mission of hyperbole. Religion and Society, 3(1), 51-75. https://doi.org/10.3167/arrs.2012.030104

Seriousness is achieved when a speaker effectively moves the audience according to his or her intentions. But seriousness is fragile and subject to countless vicissitudes, as illustrated in an encounter with the television evangelist Oral Roberts. I... Read More about Seriousness, irony, and the mission of hyperbole.