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Enquiry-based learning in undergraduate midwifery education
(2010)
Enquiry-based learning (EBL) describes an environment in which learning is driven by a process of enquiry owned by the students. Starting with a scenario or an object as a trigger, and with the guidance and support of a ...
The CHREST architecture of cognition : the role of perception in general intelligence
(Atlantis Press, 2010)
This paper argues that the CHREST architecture of cognition can shed important light on developing artificial general intelligence. The key theme is that "cognition is perception." The description of the main components ...
Risk assessments for mental health service users : ethical, valid and reliable?
(2010)
Summary: This article considers the nature and basis of risk assessments in mental health services, based on empirical research on the tools used within NHS Mental Health Trusts in England which found a wide variety of ...
The contribution of UK farm assurance schemes towards desirable environmental policy outcomes
(2010)
This study sought to evaluate the content of a range of UK primary production assurance schemes and their potential to support selected desirable agri-environmental policy outcomes. The schemes reviewed included those that ...
Simulated practice in healthcare: technology, resources and educational practice
(2010)
Recently, whether it relates to face to face or distance learning, technology has had an increasing impact on the delivery of education to learners across all disciplines. It is sometimes apparent that the focus is too ...
An international collaboration for the development of a research training course in an emergent academic discipline
(International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2010)
In professional areas such as the creative and performing arts and design, the academic model of research has not been clearly articulated. This means that often the values held in advanced professional practice run counter ...
Effects of thought suppression on eating behaviour in restrained and non-restrained eaters
(2010)
Recent research has shown that suppressing food related thoughts can cause a subsequent increase in consumption relative to groups not suppressing, or thinking about food. The present study examined whether the effects of ...
Inhibition of thoughts and actions in obsessive-compulsive disorder: extending the endophenotype?
(2010)
Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been associated with impairments in stop-signal inhibition, a measure of motor response suppression. The study used a novel paradigm to examine both thought suppression ...
Using randomised vectors in transcription factor binding site predictions
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2010)
Finding the location of binding sites in DNA is a difficult problem. Although the location of some binding sites have been experimentally identified, other parts of the genome may or may not contain binding sites. This ...
Partial privatization and bank performance : evidence from India
(2010)
This paper examines the impact of partial privatization on performance of state-owned banks using data from the Indian banking industry during the period 1986-2003. We test the hypothesis that privatization leads to ...