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Public involvement in research within care homes : benefits and challenges in the APPROACH study
(2016-12-01)BACKGROUND: Public involvement in research (PIR) can improve research design and recruitment. Less is known about how PIR enhances the experience of participation and enriches the data collection process. In a study to ... -
Public involvement in the design and conduct of clinical trials : A review
(2011-08-12)Background: Public involvement is health research policy in the UK and internationally. There is a need to establish a robust evidence base on the impact of public involvement on research processes and outcomes. Purpose: ... -
Public involvement in the systematic review process in health and social care : A narrative review of case examples
(2011-10-01)Objectives: To review the evidence on public involvement in the systematic review process in health and social care; to examine the different methods, levels and stages of involving the public; to synthesise the contributions ... -
Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in the Developing World: Mitigating Financiers’ Risks
(2019-07-08)A major challenge for foreign lenders in financing PPP infrastructure projects in an emerging market is the bankability of country-related risks. Despite existing studies on country risks in international project financing, ... -
Public Radio Broadcasting and Cultural Pluralism - South Africa's Case of 'Holy Cultural Matrimony'
(2011-10)A closer analysis of the long and arduous journey traversed by African nationalism often shows ethnicity marching along as an invisible ‘matrimonial’ partner. It is on that note that this article seeks to present South ... -
Public sector funding can be good for you : A study on the impact of European Union funding and its implications for theory and practice
(University of Hertfordshire, 2012)This paper focuses on organisational benefits that third sector organisations (TSOs) derived from using European Union funding. Drawing on contemporary concepts around the co-production of publicly funded services this ... -
PUBLIC SECTOR ONLINE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL ADOPTION AND USAGE AMONGST OLDER ADULTS: A UK LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE
(2016-06-14)The UK government like many other countries around the globe has moved from classic communica-tion channels of delivering services (face-to-face, or the telephone) to a more digital approach using the internet. This includes ... -
Public sector online communication channel adoption and usage amongst older adults: A UK Local government perspective.
(2016-06-14)The UK government like many other countries around the globe has moved from classic communica-tion channels of delivering services (face-to-face, or the telephone) to a more digital approach using the internet. This includes ... -
Public sector reform and women's work in Poland: working for juice, coffee and cheap cosmetics
(2005)The debate on the transformation of work in east central Europe has concentrated on the restructuring of employment in manufacturing to the detriment of any discussion of the transformation of work in the service and public ... -
Public Understanding of Cyber Security and Digital Forensics within the UK
(2019-07-15)Little narrative exists within the literature which focuses on the understanding of cyber security and digital forensics to a much wider audience: the public. This paper’s aim is to capture and examine the perceptions of ... -
Public-Key Crypto-systems Using Symmetric-Key Crypto-algorithms
(2001)The prospect of quantum computing makes it timely to consider the future of public-key crypto-systems. Both factorization and discrete logarithm correspond to a single quantum measurement, upon a superposition of candidate ... -
Publish or Perish? : Transforming your thesis into a tangible product
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Pugilists and Greasepaint : Theatrical Encounters with a Bare-knuckle Fighter and Pantomime Clown
(2009-12)One of the advantages of the key-wording of entries in the new British Library Manuscript Catalogue is that it facilitates the identification of plays dealing with particular issues or events. It thus allows us to build ... -
Pulmonary rehabilitation: uptake and completion profile of patients with COPD
(2017-09-26)Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is effective in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. 33% of patients referred for PR do not start the programme. Aim: To examine the relationship ... -
Pulse current treatment effect on the strength of reinforcing steel and its weld joint under impact loading
(2009)We present results of static and impact tension tests of as-received reinforcing steel specimens, specimens with weld joints in their test portion, as well as specimens pretreated by high-density pulse current. As test ... -
Pulse electric current effect on mechanical properties of titanium aluminide produced by the self-propagating high-temperature synthesis technique
(2012)We present results of study on the effect of pulse electric current treatment on bending strength and hardness of intermetallic titanium aluminide produced by the self-propagating high-temperature synthesis technique. It ... -
Pulse shaping for laser fusion
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Pulse stretching and spectroscopy of subnanosecond optical pulses using a Fabry-Perot interferometer
(1977-04)A Fabry-Perot interferometer has been used to produce optical pulses of variable width from a short gaussian input pulse. Pulse stretching of two to five or more times the original pulse width is possible provided a longer ... -
Pulsed short wave therapy : its clinical use and physiological effects in healthy subjects and osteoarthritic patients
(University of Hertfordshire, 2004)PSWT is a commonly used electrotherapy modality and surveys have shown it to be one of the most widely used modalities among physiotherapists in the UK. Nevertheless, the literature supporting its therapeutic effects and ...