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Is narrative identity four-dimensionalist?
(2012)The claim that selves are narratively constituted has attained considerable currency in both analytic and continental philosophy. However, a set of increasingly standard objections to narrative identity are also emerging. ... -
Is non-chlamydial non-gonococcal urethritis associated with significant clinical complications in men? A systematic review
(2020-03-20)Background: It is estimated that between 50 and 89% of non-gonococcal urethritis is not caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. Associations between non-chlamydial non-gonococcal urethritis (NCNGU) with balanoposthitis, ... -
Is post-truth another word for political spin or a radical departure from it? : Evidence from behind the scenes in UK government communications: 1997 to 2015.
(2018-09-01)The charge of political spin, as a biased and self-advantaging form of public communication practiced by media and political actors, is thought to have developed alongside 24/7 media during the 1990s. More recently, the ... -
Is semantic memory impaired in schizophrenia? : A systematic review and meta-analysis of 91 studies
(2009)Semantic memory impairments in schizophrenia have been reported across a wide range of neuropsychological tests. Set against a backdrop of fairly widespread cognitive impairments, it is difficult to know whether there is ... -
Is shared space really shared?
(2012-02)There have been many attempts to solve Northern Ireland’s problems over the last thirty years. The primary focus has been to increase the amount of intergroup contact between the two dominant groups (Protestant and Catholic) ... -
Is social media challenging the authority of the judiciary? Rethinking the effectiveness of anonymised and super injunctions in the age of the internet
(2016-12-30)While freedom of expression has a long and well-established constitutional foundation as a self-governing concept, the right to privacy is a relatively recent norm in the constitutional orientation of the United Kingdom. ... -
Is susceptibility to perceptual migration and fusion modality-specific or multimodal?
(2006)A previous paper reported high susceptibility to spatial migration (allochiria) of tactile stimuli in about 25% of healthy individuals (High Error subjects). When synchronous stimuli touched the two hands, if the unattended ... -
Is sympathy for certain topics influencing SSHRC doctoral awards?
(2012-07-25)How else to explain the different rates of success for different topic categories -
Is teaching systemically frail in universities and if so what can we do about it?
(2018-03-20)This article explores the idea of ‘pedagogic frailty’ in relation to teaching systems in higher education. Using a model developed by Kinchin (2015) it explores four interconnected concepts: regulative discourse around ... -
Is the digital rectal exam any good as a prostate cancer screening test?
(2024-02-29)There is no shortage of references in popular culture to the prostate examination, with many a laugh built on the punchline of the finger up the bum. Interestingly, while cervical, breast, or bowel screening share barriers ... -
Is the end of time in sight for Doctor Who?
(2016-12-22)In the universe of Doctor Who, silence rarely signifies a lack of activity. When the 2016 Christmas Special, ‘The Return of Doctor Mysterio’, airs among mince pies and mistletoe on 25th December, it will have been over a ... -
Is the IMF in ellipticals bottom-heavy? Clues from their chemical abundances
(2019-02)We tested the implementation of different initial mass functions (IMFs) in our model for the chemical evolution of ellipticals, with the aim of reproducing the observed relations of [Fe/H] and [Mg/Fe] abundances with galaxy ... -
Is the Law Doing Enough to Curb Excessive Directors’ Pay?
(2015)Reflects on whether existing powers given to shareholders by the Companies Act 2006 to control directors' excessive pay are adequate, or whether further reforms are needed. Highlights the grey areas surrounding the requirement ... -
Is the Morriston Occupational Therapy Outcome Measure (MOTOM) an appropriate tool for reablement services?
(2024-08-06)Introduction: The Care Act (2014) requires local authorities to provide reablement services but does not standardise how to do this, leading to different services utilising different outcome measures. This article investigates ... -
Is the Outflow from RT Vir Bipolar or Rotating
(Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2000)We present high angular resolution observations of H2O maser proper motions in the circumstellar envelope of the semi-regular variable RT Vir. The MERLIN observations, at 12-mas angular resolution, were used to map H2O ...