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- June 8, 2011
- 03:00 AM
- 1,203 views
Better alternatives to tackle the road dangers of winter snow and ice?
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Plexiglas-roofed city highways/roadways can eliminate snow/ice/ rain-associated deaths, deicing salt-induced environmental damage, and hypertension-promoting salinization of water From Public Works Management & Policy Since the severe winter of 2009-2010, which brought snow and ice to 49 states of the US there have been great concerns for future safety, commerce, and mobility. Snowstorms and ice storms [...]... Read more »
Biji T. Kurien. (2011) Plexiglas-roofed city highways/roadways can eliminate snow/ice/ rain-associated deaths, deicing salt-induced environmental damage, and hypertension-promoting salinization of water. Public Works Management . info:/10.1177/1087724X11405064
- September 1, 2010
- 05:30 AM
- 1,141 views
A proposed model to help select the best method for oil spill clean ups
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A model to predict rate of dissolution of toxic compounds into seawater from an oil spill From International Journal of Toxicology As we witness with dismay the media images of the environmental consequences of the current large scale oil spills there is an urgency to find effective ways of dealing with such incidents. Hundreds of [...]... Read more »
Riazi, M., & Roomi, Y. (2008) A Model to Predict Rate of Dissolution of Toxic Compounds into Seawater from an Oil Spill. International Journal of Toxicology, 27(5), 379-386. DOI: 10.1080/10915810802503578
- March 8, 2011
- 02:00 AM
- 625 views
Do prisoners have the right to die at home?
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Care or custody? An evaluation of palliative care in prisons in North West England From Palliative Medicine There has been much reaction to the issue of granting prisoners compassionate leave to die at home. The high profile debate has been particularly fuelled by the decision to release the convicted Lockerie bomber to die at [...]... Read more »
Turner, M., Payne, S., & Barbarachild, Z. (2011) Care or custody? An evaluation of palliative care in prisons in North West England. Palliative Medicine. DOI: 10.1177/0269216310393058
- April 19, 2011
- 03:00 AM
- 623 views
Bad classroom behavior doesn’t always mean bad grades
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Reexamining the Relationship Between Academic Achievement and Social Behavior From Journal of Positive Behavior Students who have poor behavior in the classroom do not always have poor grades. This study followed 350 students in seven at-risk schools over a 5-year period. They assessed both teacher perceptions of student behavior and academic achievement, as well as [...]... Read more »
Algozzine, B., Wang, C., & Violette, A. (2010) Reexamining the Relationship Between Academic Achievement and Social Behavior. Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 13(1), 3-16. DOI: 10.1177/1098300709359084
- April 6, 2011
- 03:00 AM
- 610 views
Are the WikiLeak’s revelations an essential method of holding the US government to account?
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The urge to classify From Index on Censorship Are revelations by WikiLeak one of the few means of holding the government to account? When Barack Obama took office as president he identified transparency as one of the highest priorities on his agenda for change. The author of this article suggests that the president’s early promises [...]... Read more »
Sobel, D. (2011) The Urge To Classify. Index on Censorship, 40(1), 29-35. DOI: 10.1177/0306422011401974
- April 13, 2011
- 03:00 AM
- 582 views
Is breast best? Or chosen by less competent women?: An examination of bias against breastfeeding mothers
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Spoiled milk: An experimental examination of bias against mothers who breastfeed From Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin While breastfeeding babies has numerous health advantages to both mother and child, mothers who breastfeed may find that other people look down on them and do not want to work with them. This study found that mothers who [...]... Read more »
Smith, J., Hawkinson, K., & Paull, K. (2011) Spoiled Milk: An Experimental Examination of Bias Against Mothers Who Breastfeed. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. DOI: 10.1177/0146167211401629
- March 23, 2011
- 03:00 AM
- 577 views
Do the benefits of nuclear power outweigh the risks?: A time for Japan to review its policies?
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The Challenge of Climate Change and Energy Policies for Building a Sustainable Society in Japan From Organization & Environment In response to last week’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the role and safety risks of nuclear power are being reassessed globally. The 1990s witnessed an unprecedented recognition that environmental problems were occurring at a global [...]... Read more »
Kondoh, K. (2009) The Challenge of Climate Change and Energy Policies for Building a Sustainable Society in Japan. Organization , 22(1), 52-74. DOI: 10.1177/1086026609333418
- February 16, 2011
- 02:00 AM
- 570 views
Advocating health programs through social media
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Advocacy 2.0: Advocating in the Digital Age From Health Promotion Practice To improve health, we must continue to engage in advocacy for people, programs, policies, and the profession. Economic difficulties and competitive interests leave health education programs in a vulnerable position. More and more, professional organizations embrace advocacy as a significant component within their organizations. [...]... Read more »
Galer-Unti, R. (2010) Advocacy 2.0: Advocating in the Digital Age. Health Promotion Practice, 11(6), 784-787. DOI: 10.1177/1524839910386952
- March 1, 2011
- 02:00 AM
- 567 views
Young, educated, male schizophrenia sufferers at greater risk of suicide
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Suicide and schizophrenia: A systematic review of rates and risk factorsFrom Journal of Psychopharmacology People with schizophrenia are known to die much earlier than expected. Up to 40% of this excess premature mortality can be attributed to suicide. This article reviews 128 studies looking at suicide and schizophrenia. Findings indicate that strong association with suicide [...]... Read more »
Hor, K., & Taylor, M. (2010) Review: Suicide and schizophrenia: a systematic review of rates and risk factors. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 24(4 Suppl), 81-90. DOI: 10.1177/1359786810385490
- March 29, 2011
- 03:00 AM
- 562 views
Happiness in youth comes from excitement, in maturity from contentment
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The shifting meaning of happiness From Social Psychological and Personality Science This article reveals that for some people, excitement leads to happiness, and for others, nothing brings happiness so much as a peaceful life. Which you prefer depends on how old you are, and whether you focus on living in the moment or planning for [...]... Read more »
Mogilner, C., Kamvar, S., & Aaker, J. (2010) The Shifting Meaning of Happiness. Social Psychological and Personality Science. DOI: 10.1177/1948550610393987
- February 23, 2011
- 02:00 AM
- 552 views
Information anywhere, any when: the role of the smartphone
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From Business Information Review The library of the future is in your pocket, and over the next few years accessing information over mobile phones and other mobile devices is going to transform access to online services and the internet. This is the beginning – we’ve collected valuable data on which mobile devices are being used [...]... Read more »
White, M. (2011) Information anywhere, any when: The role of the smartphone. Business Information Review, 27(4), 242-247. DOI: 10.1177/0266382110390651
- March 3, 2011
- 02:00 AM
- 549 views
Gorbachev reflects on lessons learned from the Chernobyl disaster
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Chernobyl 25 years later: Many lessons learned From Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists The former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev contributes this essay to the special issue – Chernobyl: 25 years later where he looks back at the catastrophic accident in 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine and writes how, two and a [...]... Read more »
Gorbachev, M. (2011) Chernobyl 25 years later: Many lessons learned. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 67(2), 77-80. DOI: 10.1177/0096340211399746
- February 15, 2011
- 02:00 AM
- 548 views
New Labour’s youth justice legacy
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The sleep of (criminological) reason: Knowledge—policy rupture and New Labour’s youth justice legacy From Criminology and Criminal Justice This article looks at how the UK youth justice system has experienced many reforms under the 3 terms of New Labour. There is an understanding that the treatment of children— particularly those in conflict with the [...]... Read more »
Goldson, B. (2010) The sleep of (criminological) reason: Knowledge--policy rupture and New Labour's youth justice legacy. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 10(2), 155-178. DOI: 10.1177/1748895809360964
- March 30, 2011
- 03:00 AM
- 546 views
Confirmation that stressed people can’t resist the temptation of a cigarette
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Stress decreases the ability to resist smoking and potentiates smoking intensity and reward From Journal of Psychopharmacology Despite tobacco being responsible for 5.4 million deaths per year and well publicized as one of the most preventable causes of mortality in the developed world, many of us still reach for a cigarette at the [...]... Read more »
McKee, S., Sinha, R., Weinberger, A., Sofuoglu, M., Harrison, E., Lavery, M., & Wanzer, J. (2010) Stress decreases the ability to resist smoking and potentiates smoking intensity and reward. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 25(4), 490-502. DOI: 10.1177/0269881110376694
- April 7, 2011
- 03:00 AM
- 542 views
Understanding the spiritual needs of dying patients
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The understanding of spirituality and the potential role of spiritual care in end-of-life and palliative care: a meta-study of qualitative research From Palliative Medicine Patients confronted with death often engage in spiritual reflection with an increased questioning and searching for meaning. This study looks at the role of spirituality in end-of-life care, how these needs [...]... Read more »
Edwards, A., Pang, N., Shiu, V., & Chan, C. (2010) Review: The understanding of spirituality and the potential role of spiritual care in end-of-life and palliative care: a meta-study of qualitative research. Palliative Medicine, 24(8), 753-770. DOI: 10.1177/0269216310375860
- April 20, 2011
- 03:00 AM
- 539 views
Prediction of 81 million dementia sufferers fuels the artificial nutrition and hydration debate
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Artificial nutrition and hydration for patients with advanced dementia: perspectives from medical practitioners in the Netherlands and Australia From Palliative Medicine The incidence of dementia is growing and is expected to double every 20 years. A large proportion of people with dementia will eventually receive end-of-life care. Patients with advanced dementia commonly develop eating difficulties, [...]... Read more »
Buiting, H., Clayton, J., Butow, P., van Delden, J., & van der Heide, A. (2010) Artificial nutrition and hydration for patients with advanced dementia: perspectives from medical practitioners in the Netherlands and Australia. Palliative Medicine, 25(1), 83-91. DOI: 10.1177/0269216310382589
- March 22, 2011
- 03:00 AM
- 532 views
Brains plus beauty don’t add up: objectifying women lowers their math performance
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When what you see is what you get: the consequences of the objectifying gaze for women and men From Psychology of Women Quarterly Women who are looked at as sexual objects not only react as sexual objects, they also exhibit less proficiency with math, according to this research. Undergraduates from a large Midwestern university were [...]... Read more »
Gervais, S., Vescio, T., & Allen, J. (2011) When What You See Is What You Get: The Consequences of the Objectifying Gaze for Women and Men. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35(1), 5-17. DOI: 10.1177/0361684310386121
- February 9, 2011
- 02:00 AM
- 517 views
Ignore Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and the rest, to your detriment: the importance of social media
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Be where the conversations are: the critical importance of social media From Business Information Review It has become clear that the website is no longer the most important single online source of information. It is now vital that we pay attention to social media conversations. People and companies have a presence in a wider variety [...]... Read more »
Bradley, P. (2011) Be where the conversations are: The critical importance of social media. Business Information Review, 27(4), 248-252. DOI: 10.1177/0266382110390976
- April 15, 2011
- 03:00 AM
- 517 views
Physical therapy started within the first 24 hours leads to better recovery for knee operation patients
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Benefits of starting rehabilitation within 24 hours of primary total knee arthroplasty: randomised clinical trial From Clinical Rehabilitation Osteoarthritis is estimated to affect around three quarters of over 65s in developed countries, and when it affects the knees it can be intensely painful, affecting the gait and leading to deformity. As a result, replacing the [...]... Read more »
Labraca, N., Castro-Sanchez, A., Mataran-Penarrocha, G., Arroyo-Morales, M., Sanchez-Joya, M., & Moreno-Lorenzo, C. (2011) Benefits of starting rehabilitation within 24 hours of primary total knee arthroplasty: randomized clinical trial. Clinical Rehabilitation. DOI: 10.1177/0269215510393759
- February 22, 2011
- 02:00 AM
- 513 views
‘An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth’: political violence and counter-insurgency in Egypt
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From Journal of Peace Research This article examines the violent political conflict in Egypt that paved the way for the recent anti-government protests forcing the resignation of the country’s president. It investigates the cycle of violence between the politically motivated attacks by Islamists and the counter-insurgency measures used by the Egyptian government. It considers the [...]... Read more »
Fielding, D., & Shortland, A. (2010) 'An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth': Political violence and counter-insurgency in Egypt. Journal of Peace Research, 47(4), 433-447. DOI: 10.1177/0022343309360897
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