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The impact of National Qualifications Frameworks: : by which yardstick do we measure dreams?
(2017-01-02)National Qualifications Frameworks (NQFs) are a global phenomenon. This is evidenced by their scale, coverage and intrinsic link with education policy across Europe and beyond. Research into their impact has encompassed a ... -
Impact of outdoor air pollution on survival after stroke : Population-based cohort study
(2010-05)Background and Purpose— The impact of air pollution on survival after stroke is unknown. We examined the impact of outdoor air pollution on stroke survival by studying a population-based cohort. Methods— All patients who ... -
The impact of participants' beliefs on motor interference and motor coordination in human-humanoid interactions
(2011-03)This study compared the responses of human participants studying motor interference and motor coordination when they were interacting with three different types of visual stimuli: a humanoid robot, a pendulum, and a virtual ... -
The impact of patients' chronic disease on family quality of life : an experience from 26 specialties
(2013-09-18)BACKGROUND: Previous studies have assessed family quality of life in individual disease areas and specialties. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of disease on family members of patients over a wide range ... -
The impact of peoples' personal dispositions and personalities on their trust of robots in an emergency scenario
(2018-07-18)Humans should be able to trust that they can safely interact with their home companion robot. However, robots can exhibit occasional mechanical, programming or functional errors. We hypothesise that the severity of the ... -
The impact of personalisation on people from Chinese backgrounds: : qualitative accounts of social care experience
(2017-04-02)The limited research that considers people from black and minority ethnic communities' experiences of personalisation tends to focus on personal budgets rather than personalisation per se. This article provides an opportunity ... -
Impact of Phase-Noise and Spatial Correlation on Double-RIS-Assisted Multiuser MISO Networks
(2022-05-17)We study the performance of a phase-noise impaired double reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided multiuser (MU) multiple-input single-output (MISO) system under spatial correlation at both RISs and base-station ... -
The impact of politics on the application of the Drinking Water Directive (80/778/EEC)
(2010-09-01)This paper seeks to address a growing lack of historical knowledge in the water industry of how European Union (EU) water policy has developed and been responded to. It also aims to overcome the lack of comparative studies ... -
The impact of portfolios on health professionals' practice : A literature review
(2008-11)Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the use of a portfolio and discuss the evidence for the impact of a portfolio on professional practice, in particular pharmacy practice. Method: A ... -
The impact of postgraduate training on UK optometrists' clinical decision-making in glaucoma
(2014-05-31)PURPOSE: To investigate the impact of a postgraduate training module on optometrists' clinical decision-making in relation to the diagnosis and management of primary open-angle glaucoma. METHODS: A group of United Kingdom ... -
Impact of Preadmission Morphine on Reinfarction in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention : A Meta-Analysis
(2020-01-28)Opiates are the traditional analgesics used in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Pharmacodynamic studies indicate that opiates delay the absorption of orally administered P2Y 12 inhibitors and the ... -
The Impact of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) on Training and Practice in Clinical Psychology
(2017-06-01)This study investigated the impact of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) on the training and professional practice of clinical psychologists, using a mixed method design. The findings suggest that PBL is experienced by trainees ... -
The impact of process parameters on mechanical properties of parts fabricated in PLA with an open-source 3-D printer
(2015-08-17)Purpose - This study aims to quantify the ultimate tensile strength and the nominal strain at break (f) of printed parts made from polylactic acid (PLA) with a Replicating Rapid prototyper (Rep-Rap) 3D printer, by varying ... -
The Impact of Professional and Team Identification on the Leadership Beliefs of Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Clinicians
(2015-10-27)Introduction and Aims - The term ‘clinical leadership’ has received widespread promotion in the NHS in recent years and encourages frontline clinicians to be involved in the leadership of services. Few research studies ... -
Impact of project complexity factors on new product development cycle time
(University of Hertfordshire, 2011)The aim of this paper if to investigate the factors driving project complexity in New Product Development (NPD) projects and how they impact on development cycle time. This issue has been addressed in two steps: (i) building ... -
Impact of Residual Additive Transceiver Hardware Impairments on Rayleigh-Product MIMO Channels with Linear Receivers : Exact and Asymptotic Analyses
(2018-01-31)Despite the importance of Rayleigh-product multiple-input multiple-output channels and their experimental validations, there is no work investigating their performance in the presence of residual additive transceiver ... -
Impact of rGO-coated PEEK and lattice on bone implant
(2022-08-01)The composite coating can effectively inhibit bacterial proliferation and promote the expression of bone-building genes in-vitro. Therefore, a novel production was used to produce poly-ether-ether-ketone, and reduced ... -
Impact of rotation on the weak s-process
(SISSA, 2011-01)The weak s process takes place in massive stars and it produces the majority of s-only isotopes in the atomic mass range from 60 to 90. This process is qualitatively well understood. However, there are still large uncertainties ... -
Impact of Royal Society of Chemistry bursary-funded Primary Science Quality Mark on primary science teaching : final report
(University of Hertfordshire, 2015-09-11)This small-scale research project was carried out to evaluate the impact of Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) bursary-funded Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM) on the teaching of science, and especially chemistry, in the ...