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The most variable VVV sources: eruptive protostars, dipping giants in the Nuclear Disc and others
(2024-02-01)We have performed a comprehensive search of a VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) data base of 9.5 yr light curves for variable sources with ΔKs ≥ 4 mag, aiming to provide a large sample of high amplitude eruptive young ... -
Mostly harmless : Hitchhikers and the ethics of entertainment
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The Mother and The Child Clinical Psychologist: a Discursive Analysis of Professional Conversations
(2012-02-01)Aim Motherhood is placed under a lens by society: mothers are expected to fit within narrowly defined characteristics which dictate who mothers should be and how they should act. Although there are numbers of articles ... -
Mother Knows Best : Ruth and Representations of Mothering
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Mother's experiences of the transition of young people with autism spectrum disorder to adult care
(2019-07-03)Purpose: Research has shown that the transition planning of young people with autism spectrum disorders from child to adult-directed services, to be both problematic and limited in function. Mothers of children with autism ... -
Mother-Infant Interaction During Book Sharing Across Socio-Economic Status Groups
(2017-01-16)Book sharing is a key literacy activity in the early years that predicts children’s subsequent literacy and language abilities, and a wealth of evidence illustrates socioeconomic status (SES) differences in early childhood ... -
Motherhood and Myth-making : Despatches from the front-line of the US mommy wars
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Motherhood and the media under the Microscope : The backlash against feminism and the Mommy Wars
(2013-11)Despite the passing of sexual discrimination legislation, the difficulty of combining work and motherhood repeatedly hits the headlines. This paper looks at the American media phenomenon known as the ‘mommy wars’ and asks ... -
Mothering at a distance and disclosure of maternal HIV to children in Kingston, Jamaica
(2018-07-12)Existing guidelines (WHO, 2011) advise caretakers and professionals to disclose children’s and their caretakers’ HIV status to children, despite a lack of evidence concerning the potential implications in resource-constrained ... -
Mothers with Learning Disabilities' Experience of Relationships with their Parents, Partners and Friends: An IPA study
(2009-03-05)Many mothers with learning disabilities experience social isolation (McGaw, 1998; Booth & Booth, 1996) despite current research clearly delineating the importance of supportive relationships for mothers with learning ... -
Mothers' Decision-Making About Medication for Mental Health Difficulties: a Grounded Theory Study
(2019-12-13)Aims: This Grounded Theory study aimed to capture the social processes involved in mothers’ decision-making around psychotropic medication. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 participants who were ... -
Mothers' Experiences of their Child: the Validation of a Self-Report Antenatal and Postnatal Questionnaire
(2014-12-05)The concept of Mind-Mindedness has important implications for the parenting relationship and infant outcomes (McMahon & Meins, 2012; Meins, Centifanti, Fernyhough, & Fishburn, 2013; Meins et al., 2012). Recent research has ... -
Mothers’ accounts of mealtime and feeding challenges for children with Tourette Syndrome or Persistent Tic Disorders
(2022-08-01)Parenting a young person with a tic disorder can present daily challenges to families struggling to manage their child’s tics and establish routines. Research recognises that tics can be problematic to everyday activities, ... -
Mothers’ Experiences of Accessing Mental Health Care for their Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2020-02-01)Objectives: Despite the recognition that a high proportion of individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will also reach the diagnostic threshold for at least one other mental health condition, many families struggle ... -
Mothers’ Perspectives of Co-occurring Fatigue in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
(2021-11-29)Background: Fatigue seems deeply associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) as reflected by the preferred terms ‘autistic fatigue’ and ‘autistic burnout’. In ASD there is also a greater prevalence of sensory and ... -
Mothers’ Reflections on Cat Ownership for a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder During COVID-19
(2022-07-05)Animal-assisted interventions are increasingly used as a complementary therapy in clinical practice to support people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with promising outcomes compared to traditional therapies. Less is ... -
Motion Hub, the implementation of an integrated end-to-end journey planner
(2018-10-10)The term “eMobility” and been brought into use partly to encourage use of electric vehicles but more especially to focus on the transformation from electric vehicles as products to electrified personal transport as a ... -
Motivated by the Gods: : Compartmentalized Agency & Responsibility
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Motivating developer performance to improve project outcomes in a high maturity organization
(2007-12)In this paper we discuss the impact software developer performance has on project outcomes. Project performance remains unreliable in the software industry with many compromised software systems reported in the press. We ... -
Motivating software engineers : A Theoretically Reflective Model
(INSTICC-INST SYST TECHNOLOGIES INFORMATION CONTROL & COMMUNICATION, 2008)We present a model of motivation for software engineers. Our model suggests that software engineers are motivated by two sets of factors, intrinsic and extrinsic motivators, where a subset of intrinsic motivators are aspects ...