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The importance of illness perception in end-stage renal disease : Associations with psychosocial and clinical outcomes
(2012-02)Illness perceptions refer to organized beliefs surrounding the symptoms, consequences, time course, controllability, and causes of an illness. Illness perceptions have been shown to predict a range of psychosocial and ... -
The importance of learning and knowledge sharing to support implementation of total quality management in healthcare
(2021-10-02)Implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) in healthcare has been affected by several shortcomings. Among these is the inadequacy of learning and knowledge sharing methods adopted to support TQM implementation. ... -
Importance of Leptosphaeria biglobosa as a cause of phoma stem canker on winter oilseed rape in the UK
(2014-11-25)Phoma stem canker is a major disease of oilseed rape in the UK, leading to annual yield losses worth more than £100M. The disease is caused by two closely related species, Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa. L. maculans ... -
The importance of minor-merger-driven star formation and black-hole growth in disk galaxies
(2014-06-01)We use the SDSS Stripe 82 to empirically quantify the stellar-mass and black-hole growth triggered by minor mergers in local spiral (disk) galaxies. Since major mergers destroy disks and create spheroids, morphologically ... -
The importance of parity-dependence of the nuclear level density in the prediction of astrophysical reaction rates
(World Scientific Publishing, 2003)A simple description for obtaining the parity distribution of nuclear levels in the pf + g(9/2) shell as a function of excitation energy was recently derived. We implement this in a global nuclear level density model. In ... -
The importance of perceiving social contexts when predicting crime and antisocial behaviour in CCTV images
(2011-09)Purpose: The aim of this study was to establish which visual cues are used within CCTV images to accurately predict a criminal act and to investigate observer descriptions of the meaning of such cues. This study also tested ... -
The importance of recovery and staffing on midwives’ emotional wellbeing: a UK national survey
(2024-03-03)Background: There is currently a gap in the evidence on how working practices, such as the ability to take rest breaks, finish on time or intershift recovery influence outcomes. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore ... -
Importance of registries in informing clinical practice for arthritis
(2013-11)The gold standard in research for evidence that underlies clinical practice is the randomized controlled trial. In recent years it has been accepted that observational studies, which include disease and drug registries and ... -
The importance of research and participation in formulating child health policy
(2012-12)Despite some evidence of the successful involvement of children in the development of health policy in the UK, the outcome of this process and its evaluation are limited. This article reflects on the development of child ... -
The Importance of Self-excitation in Spiking Neural Networks Evolved to Recognize Temporal Patterns
(Springer Nature, 2019-09-09)Biological and artificial spiking neural networks process information by changing their states in response to the temporal patterns of input and of the activity of the network itself. Here we analyse very small networks, ... -
The importance of staff support in the provision of emotionally sensitive care
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The importance of the body in affect-modulated action selection : A case study comparing proximal versus distal perception in a prey-predator scenario
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2009)In the context of the animat approach, we investigate the effect of an emotion-like hormonal mechanism, as a modulator of perception - and second order controller to an underlying motivation-based action selection architecture ... -
The importance of the role of the patient in outcome in schizophrenia
(1993)The Family Interpersonal Perception Test (FIPT) was used to explore the relationships between schizophrenic patients and their parents, and how these related both to relapse in the year after discharge and to improvement ... -
The importance of tropical root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) and factors affecting the utility of Pasteuria penetrans as a biocontrol agent
(2000)The conclusions of a collaborative study of the occurrence and importance of root-knot nematodes (RKN, Meloidogyne spp,) and of their control agent, Pasteuria penetrans, in parts of Europe, Africa, South America and the ... -
The Importance of Wide-field Foreground Removal for 21 cm Cosmology : A Demonstration With Early MWA Epoch of Reionization Observations
(2016-03-01)In this paper we present observations, simulations, and analysis demonstrating the direct connection between the location of foreground emission on the sky and its location in cosmological power spectra from interferometric ... -
Imports, Mechanisation and the Decline of the English Plaiting Industry: The View from the Hatters' Gazette, Luton 1873 - 1900
(2017-02-10)Between 1870 and 1900, the straw plaiting industry changed from being one that substantially contributed to local rural and family economies, to one in irrevocable decline. Researching the reasons for this decline is ... -
Imposed Switching Frequency Direct Torque Control of Induction Machine Using Five Level Flying Capacitors Inverter
(2019-06-30)The paper proposes a new control structure for sensorless induction motor drive based on a five-level voltage source inverter (VSI). The output voltages of the five-level VSI can be represented by nine groups. Then, the ... -
The Impossibility of Isolation in Wallander
(2011-10-01)This article considers perspectives of isolation as explored in the Swedish television series Wallander (2005-present). The series is thoughtful about the striving of a person, region and nation to preserve selfhood in an ... -
‘An impossible dream’? Non-binary people’s perceptions of legal gender status and reform in the UK
(2022-02-11)The meaning and significance of gender is currently a focus of heated and, often, polarised debate in the UK and elsewhere. This article provides a new perspective in the gender debate through focused exploration of UK-based ... -
Impossible Movement Illusions
(2018-12-20)Past research has used the phi phenomenon to create the illusion of one object moving through another. This article presents three optical illusions that are conceptually similar, yet little known within academic psychology. ...