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Using action dynamics to assess competing stimulus control during stimulus equivalence testing
(Springer Nature, 2013-02-03)Previous studies have identified potential sources of competing stimulus control in tests for stimulus equivalence. The present experiment employed the Nintendo Wii remote (WiimoteA (R)) to investigate whether such competition ... -
Using case study within a sequential explanatory design to evaluate the impact of specialist and advanced practice roles on clinical outcomes: the scape study
(Springer Nature, 2013-04-08)Background: The role of the clinical nurse/midwife specialist and advanced nurse/midwife practitioner is complex not least because of the diversity in how the roles are operationalised across health settings and within ... -
Using collective intelligence to identify barriers to teaching 12–19 year olds about the ocean in europe
(Elsevier BV, 2018-05-01)Since the degradation of the marine environment is strongly linked to human activities, having citizens who appreciate the ocean's influence on them and their influence on the ocean is important. Research has shown that ... -
Using computers for assessment in medicine
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Using eddy covariance to measure the dependence of air–sea co<sub>2</sub> exchange rate on friction velocity
(Copernicus GmbH, 2018-03-28)Parameterisation of the air-sea gas transfer velocity of CO2 and other trace gases under open-ocean conditions has been a focus of air-sea interaction research and is required for accurately determining ocean carbon uptake. ... -
Using historical data to detect temporal changes in the abundances of intertidal species on irish shores
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2005-11-09)An historical data set, collected in 1958 by Southward and Crisp, was used as a baseline for detecting change in the abundances of species ill the rocky intertidal of Ireland. In 2003, the abundances of each of 27 species ... -
Using local moran's i to identify contamination hotspots of rare earth elements in urban soils of london
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Using participatory learning & action research to access and engage with ‘hard to reach’ migrants in primary healthcare research
(Springer Nature, 2015-12-01)Background: Communication problems occur in general practice consultations when migrants and general practitioners do not share a common language and culture. Migrants' perspectives have rarely been included in the development ... -
Using pm2.5 concentrations to estimate the health burden from solid fuel combustion, with application to irish and scottish homes
(Springer Nature, 2013-06-19)Background: This study estimates the potential population health burden from exposure to combustion-derived particulate air pollution in domestic settings in Ireland and Scotland. Methods: The study focused on solid fuel ... -
Using qualitative insights to change practice: exploring the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption for urinary tract infections
(BMJ, 2016-01-01)Objectives: The aim of this paper is to explore the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption in the community for urinary tract infections (UTI) from the perspective of the general practitioners (GPs) and community ... -
Using the implicit association test and the implicit relational assessment procedure to measure attitudes toward meat and vegetables in vegetarians and meat-eaters
(Springer Nature, 2010-04-01)The current study aimed to assess the implicit attitudes of vegetarians and non-vegetarians towards meat and vegetables, using the Implicit Association Test (IAT) and the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP). ... -
Using the web service modeling ontology to enable semantic e-business
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Usingrbcl sequence data to reassess the taxonomic position of somegrateloupiaanddermocorynusspecies (halymeniaceae, rhodophyta) from the north-eastern atlantic
(Informa UK Limited, 2005-02-01)Grateloupia is one of the most taxonomically complex genera of the Cryptonemiales. Of four species reported to occur in Ireland and Britain, only G. filicina (J.V. Lamouroux) C. Agardh and G. dichotoma J. Agardh are ... -
Uterine contractility of plants used to facilitate childbirth in nigerian ethnomedicine
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Uterotonic plants and their bioactive constituents
(Thieme Publishing Group, 2010-09-15)Abnormalities in the process of uterine muscle contractility during pregnancy and birth can have major clinical implications, including preterm labour, which is the single largest cause of maternal and prenatal mortality ... -
Utility of 18-khz acoustic data for abundance estimation of atlantic herring (clupea harengus)
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2012-04-24)Current acoustic survey protocols for Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) abundance estimation are principally dependent upon 38-kHz backscatter data. This can constitute a substantial problem for robust stock assessment ... -
Valentine's day misadventure: missing vagina for urethra
(Elsevier BV, 2018-04-01)