Why chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii ) mothers are less gregarious than nonmothers and males: the infant safety hypothesis.
Journal Article
Otali, E. & Gilchrist, J. (2006)
Why chimpanzee ( Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii ) mothers are less gregarious than nonmothers and males: the infant safety hypothesis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 59, 561-570. doi:10.1007/s00265-005-0081-0. ISSN 14320762
Socialization of young is an important component of maternal care in social mammals. It is therefore perplexing that female chimpanzees with dependent offspring spend more tim...
Introduction of a prenatal screening policy in the Netherlands and its consequences
Journal Article
Fontein, Y. (2006)
Introduction of a prenatal screening policy in the Netherlands and its consequences. MIDIRS midwifery digest, 12, 2-5
Performance of structural insulated panels
Journal Article
Kermani, A. (2006)
Performance of structural insulated panels. Proceedings of the ICE - Structures and Buildings. 159, 13-19. doi:10.1680/stbu.2006.159.1.13. ISSN 0965-0911
Structural insulated panels (SIPs) are gradually gaining popularity as an alternative construction material for residential and light commercial buildings in the UK. They show...
Hypoxaemia in acute stroke is frequent and worsens outcome.
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Dennis, M. S. & Wardlaw, J. M. (2006)
Hypoxaemia in acute stroke is frequent and worsens outcome. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 21, 166-172. doi:10.1159/000090528. ISSN 1015-9770
Background: Hypoxaemia in the acute phase of stroke might damage the ischaemic penumbra and worsen clinical outcome. We determined the frequency of hypoxaemia on admission wit...
Uncertainty and cooperation: Analytical results and a simulated agent society
Journal Article
Andras, P., Lazarus, J., Roberts, G., & Lynden, S. J. (2006)
Uncertainty and cooperation: Analytical results and a simulated agent society. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 9(1),
Uncertainty is an important factor that influences social evolution in natural and artificial environments. Here we distinguish between three aspects of uncertainty. Environme...
A qualitative and quantitative study of registered and student nurses' educational experiences, knowledge and attitudes regarding sleep promotion in hospital.
Thesis
McIntosh, A. E. A qualitative and quantitative study of registered and student nurses' educational experiences, knowledge and attitudes regarding sleep promotion in hospital. (Thesis)
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Introduction. The literature shows that nurses have an important role to play in sleep
promotion. There is a lack of literature which has set out to investigate what nurses
kn...
(In)tangib/es: Sociocultural references in the design process milieu.
Thesis
Strickfaden, M. (In)tangib/es: Sociocultural references in the design process milieu. (Thesis)
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This thesis broadly engages with the design process and design education, but focuses
particularly on sociocultural and (in)tangible references that are communicated verbally,...
Gaining Public Support for Congestion Charging: Lessons from Referendum in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Journal Article
Gaunt, M., Rye, T., & Ison, S. (2006)
Gaining Public Support for Congestion Charging: Lessons from Referendum in Edinburgh, Scotland. Transportation research record, 1960, 87-93. https://doi.org/10.3141/1960-11
Until February 25, 2005, the City of Edinburgh in Scotland, United Kingdom, had advanced plans for a congestion charging scheme. However, these plans were abandoned because of...
Life cycle assessment of a medium-sized photovoltaic facility at a high latitude location
Journal Article
Muneer, T., Younes, S., Lambert, N., & Kubie, J. (2006)
Life cycle assessment of a medium-sized photovoltaic facility at a high latitude location. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 220(6), 517-524. https://doi.org/10.1243/09576509jpe253
Performance of a 160 m 2 photovoltaic installation at the Napier University's Merchiston Campus, situated 3 km from Edinburgh's city centre, is presented. The alternative curr...
Explaining trading volume in the euro
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Brzeszczynski, J., & Melvin, M. (2006)
Explaining trading volume in the euro. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 11(1), 25-34. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.289
Following the introduction of the euro in 1999, daily trade volume began a downward trend until early 2002, after which daily volume started to trend upward. A model of weekly...