Research publications: Recent submissions
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Thinking in action
(2010)While computers can be used to model human competencies, formalization has its limits. Sensori-motor dynamics are probably necessary to intelligence. Applied to language, verbal patterns become constraints or, in Elman’s ... -
Reduction in left supplementary motor area grey matter in adult female fibromyalgia sufferers with marked fatigue and without affective disorder : a pilot controlled 3-T magnetic resonance imaging voxel-based morphometry study
(2010)This study aimed to test the hypothesis that structural grey matter brain changes might occur in the chronic intractable pain disorder fibromyalgia when this is associated with marked fatigue in the absence of a DSM-IV-TR ... -
Risk assessment in mental health : staff attitudes and an estimate of time cost
(2010)Background : Risk assessment is a routine part of mental health services, with professionals being required to complete a risk assessment proforma (RAP) for every patient under their care. Aims : This study was designed ... -
Pressure ulcers and incontinence-associated dermatitis : effectiveness of the pressure ulcer classification education tool on classification by nurses
(2010)Context : Previous studies report that pressure ulcer classification and differentiation from incontinence associated dermatitis are difficult. Incorrect classification and differentiation result in incorrect prevention ... -
Excessive daytime sleepiness in psychiatric disorders : prevalence, correlates and clinical significance
(2010)This study examined the prevalence of excessive daytime sleepiness, as measured by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), in a cohort of adult psychiatric patients. A total of 300 psychiatric outpatients and an additional 300 ... -
ADHD symptom presentation and trajectory in adults with borderline and mild intellectual disability
(2010)Background : This study examined symptoms and lifetime course of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults with borderline and mild Intellectual Disability (ID). Method : A total of 48 adults with ID and ... -
An Historical Atlas of Hertfordshire
(University of Hertfordshire Press, 2011)The publication of this new historical atlas brings Hertfordshire into the relatively small group of English counties that have anatomised their history using cartography. With over eighty maps and accompanying articles ... -
The effects of 9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol alone and in combination on damage, inflammation and in vitro motility disturbances in rat colitis
(2010)Background and purpose : Cannabis is taken as self-medication by patients with inflammatory bowel disease for symptomatic relief. Cannabinoid receptor agonists decrease inflammation in animal models of colitis, but their ... -
Independent associations of body-size adjusted fat mass and fat-free mass with the metabolic syndrome in Chinese
(2009)Background: Excess fat leads to adverse health outcomes. Most previous studies investigating body fatness using BMI or fat percentage, which contain both fat mass and fat-free mass, were not able to differentiate the ... -
Thermal diffusivity of Ni–Ti SMAs
(2009)In this paper thermal diffusivity dependence on temperature of NiTi SMAs alloy in the range from 300 K up to 1500 K is reported and the experimental–numerical approach adopted for this scope is described. The experimental ... -
Income and happiness across Europe : do reference values matter?
(2009)Using cross-sectional data from the first two rounds of the European Social Survey (ESS), we examine the relationship between income, relative income and happiness across 19 European countries. We find that a positive and ... -
Turing’s imitation game : still an impossible challenge for all machines and some judges
(2009)An evaluation of the 2008 Loebner contest -
Hypermobility, injury rate and rehabilitation in a professional football squad – a preliminary study
(2009)To determine if joint hypermobility is a risk factor for injury in a professional football squad. Primary objectives were to estimate the prevalence of hypermobility amongst a professional football squad and to undertake ... -
Dynamic assessment of learning ability improves outcome prediction following acquired brain injury
(2009)Primary purpose: There is a need to improve the prediction of outcome following acquired brain injury. The previous focus has been on specifying the relative contribution of such variables as pre-morbid intellectual ability, ... -
What does the driving and riding avoidance scale (DRAS) measure?
(2009)Driving anxiety can have a significant impact on everyday functioning and usually results in some kind of avoidance behaviour. The Driving and Riding Avoidance Scale (DRAS; Stewart, A. E., & St. Peter, C. C. (2004). Driving ... -
Current source density correlates of cerebellar Golgi and Purkinje cell responses to tactile input
(2011)Tahon K, Wijnants M, De Schutter E, Maex R. Current source density correlates of cerebellar Golgi and Purkinje cell responses to tactile input. J Neurophysiol 105: 1327-1341, 2011. First published January 12, 2011; ... -
Commercial software upgrades may significantly alter Perfusion CT parameter values in colorectal cancer
(2010)Objective : To determine how commercial software platform upgrades impact on derived parameters for colorectal cancer. Materials and methods Following ethical approval, 30 patients with suspected colorectal cancer underwent ... -
Voices from a reflective space : teacher educators reflect on practice
(Rowman and Littlefield, 2008)This text offers advice to teachers on pursuing professional development through book clubs, through Critical Friends Groups, and research groups. It discusses how action research has been utilised by teachers in a particular ... -
Suppression of the postoperative neutrophil leucocytosis following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer and implications for surgical morbidity
(2010)Objective: The extent to which neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer influences postoperative morbidity is controversial. This study investigated whether this treatment suppresses the normal perioperative ... -
On the skeleton of a finite transformation semigroup
(2010)There are many ways to construct hierarchical decompositions of transformation semigroups. The holonomy algorithm is especially suitable for computational implementations and it is used in our software package. The structure ...