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The Effect of Entrepreneurial Orientation on the Franchise Relationship
(2013-12)
This article aims to understand how the entrepreneurial orientation (EO) of the franchise system may impact franchisor–franchisee relationship quality, given the conflicting forces for standardization/uniformity and ...
Water use attitudes in the UK pharmaceutical industry
(2013-12)
This paper presents the findings of a small-scale pilot study that sought to identify and explore attitudes toward water use in the pharmaceutical industry based in the United Kingdom. As a result of a series of in-depth ...
Foreword
(McFarland, 2013-12)
Broadening assessment criteria and student awareness
(2013-12-01)
We all know the need for society and designers to create a balanced or sustainable future. That is to meet demands of all stakeholders, whether they fall into the economic arena, environmental concerns or a cultural or ...
You and I, Robot
(2013-12)
I address a number of issues related to building an autonomous social robot. I review different approaches to social cognition and ask how these different approaches may inform the design of social robots. I argue that ...
Can reinforcement-based interventions to reduce drug use successfully be adapted to routine opioid maintenance treatment?
(2013-12-01)
Introduction. Comorbid substance related disorders are a major health problem for patients in opioid maintenance treatment (OMT). It was investigated whether a reinforcement scheme adapted to the regulatory and financial ...
Demand-based scheduling priorities for performance optimisation of stream programs on parallel platforms
(Springer Nature, 2013-12-01)
This paper introduces a heuristic-based scheduler to optimise the throughput and latency of stream programs with dynamic network structure. The novelty is the utilisation of positive and negative demands of the ...
Is Mindful Reflective Practice the way forward to reduce medication errors?
(2013-12)
Medication errors can seriously affect patients and healthcare professionals. In over 60% of cases, medication errors are associated with one or more contributory; individual factors including staff being forgetful, stressed, ...
Fatalities Associated with Mephedrone in Combination with Other Stimulant Drugs in Young People Aged 16-24 Years
(2013-12)
Introduction: Mephedrone is a stimulant Class B drug chemically related to amphetamine. It comes in tablet or powder form and has no therapeutic use. Mephedrone’s reported effects are similar to those of amphetamine and ...