‘I sort of feel that one is meant to say how important endings always are…’ Counsellors’ experiences of endings in primary care : an interpretative phenomenological analysis... by Lester, Satara J.

“…There appears to be no extant research into counsellors’ experiences of ending time-limited counselling in primary care (CPC), despite this being a rapidly-expanding area of practice, and theoretical literature suggesting elevated stress levels, ideological battles and burnout as counsellors adjust to time-limited working within Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. When the ‘hallmark’ of a good ending is mutual agreement concerning client readiness, to what extent do traditional models of termination still hold? …”
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Validation of the short flow in work scale (SFWS) by Moneta, Giovanni B.

“…The findings indicate that the scale produces valid and reliable scores when used to measure flow both as a domain-specific disposition and as a workday state.…”
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An IPA exploration of women’s experiences of being undecided about motherhood in their late thirties by Barnett, Georgina

“…This research explores women’s experiences of being undecided about motherhood between the ages of 35 and 40 when fertility levels begin to decline sharply. Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse semi-structured interviews with five participants. …”
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Multispecificity of a recombinant anti-ras monoclonal antibody by Schrader, John W., McLean, Gary R.

“…They also emphasize the importance of immunogen and Ab selection processes when generating recombinant monoclonal Ab's.…”
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Mathematics learning and teaching : a student’s perspective by Ansari, Tasnuva

“…Learning of mathematics starts from when we begin to learn how to count. Then we use mathematics in our everyday lives, sometimes without even realizing. …”
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Making Assessment Meaningful by Hirst, Laura Lea

“…If assessment is to be formative, it needs to happen at a time when students can then act on feedback in a constructive way. …”
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International Financial Integration and Long Run Trends in Short Term Japanese Interest Rates by Bruce, David, Bojkova, Viara

“…The findings suggest that lasting changes began in the inter-war period when short-term volatility persistence fell. In the post-war period this was accompanied by reduced range in fluctuation. …”
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Rural transformation and productivity in China by You, Kefei, Sarantis, Nicholas

“…During the pre-reform period (1952-1977), the average growth rate of net factor productivity, which results from technical progress, was close to zero. But when rural transformation is introduced, average total factor productivity growth becomes positive. …”
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Space and place as constraints and resources in women’s strategies to escape domestic violence by Bowstead, Janet

“…This paper will particularly explore three examples of such thinking about women’s spatial strategies: Foucault’s concepts of the spatiality of surveillance are used in understanding space as a constraint and appreciating what women are overcoming when they leave abusive relationships; Deleuze and Guattari’s concepts of rhizomic networks and lines of flight are used in understanding space as a resource on the journeys themselves; and Augé’s concepts of nonplaces are used in understanding space as place, and recognising what needs to be counteracted to create new homes and a sense of belonging.…”
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Performance Optimization in Video Transmission over ZigBee using Particle Swarm Optimization by Samizadeh, Iman, Kazemian, Hassan, Fisher, Ken, Ouazzane, Karim

“…The computer simulation results confirm that applying PSO in video transmission improve the quality of picture and reduce data loss when compared with the conventional MPEG video transmission in ZigBee.…”
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Real exchange rates in Latin America : the PPP hypothesis and fractional integration by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…The results, based on different assumptions about the underlying disturbances, are in the majority of cases inconsistent with PPP, even more so when breaks are incorporated: Argentina is the only country for which clear evidence of mean reversion is found in the model including a break, albeit only in the second subsample.…”
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Balancing gender awareness and professional priorities in advertising and audiovisual translation: an overview by Corrius, Montse, De Marco, Marcella, Espasa, Eva

“…This paper reviews the main findings and challenges of the five phases of our study, which included: (1) exploring advertising and audiovisual translation students’ attitudes towards gender issues in commercial advertising across different educational settings; (2) examining the connections between feminist pedagogies and our courses on advertising translation; (3) evaluating the students’ and the trainers’ gender awareness; (4) exploring students’ gender awareness when they are faced with non-profit advertising, and (5) analysing the varied situated knowledge and perceived responsibility of students, trainers and professionals as regards gender and professional priorities.…”
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Enhancing and embedding work-related learning: innovative practice in an Interiors programme by Newman, Kaye

“…The paper discusses the importance of work placement, and how the students positively respond to its challenges, excited about their career opportunities ahead.However when the students return from placement they quickly revert to old ways of working and engaging with with projects, in short our present classroom environment lowers their expectations of pace and professional working patterns.is there a way to encourage the students to work consistently throughout their designated time within the studios. the paper proposes a series of time related workshops that identify as a defined and prescriptive task that will work towards the larger body of the project. …”
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The domestic sources of détente: state-society relations and foreign policy change during the Cold War by Chryssogelos, Angelos, Martill, Benjamin

“…Research on foreign policy change claims leaders seek to restructure their country’s foreign relations when internal and external opportunity structures are permissive. …”
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The Qucs/QucsStudio and Qucs-S graphical user interface: an evolving “white-board” for compact device modeling and circuit simulation in the current era by Brinson, Mike

“…This interface acts as a window for accessing circuit simulation software and is in many ways similar to the “White-Boards” that are popular among scientists and engineers for recording ideas when “brainstorming” circuit design or analysis problems. …”
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Accident and agency: a mixed methods study contrasting luck and interactivity in problem solving by Ross, Wendy, Vallée-Tourangeau, Frédéric

“…However, participants performed significantly worse when shuffling, which suggests luck plays less of a role than has been previously suggested. …”
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Animal models used in the research of nanoparticles for cardiovascular diseases by Shang, Lijun, Dong, Caijuan, Ma, Aiqun

“…This review summarized the animal models used in the research of nanoparticles for CVD and provided a generic picture of current use of CVD animal models according to the different type of diseases which should be prioritized when considering the application of nanoparticles in treating CVD. …”
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Reflective practice: key to the future of nursing?: a comparative study of the nursing practice of graduate and non-graduate nurses by Creber, Barbara D. M.

“…In conclusion, the research questioned whether the professionalisation of nursing has benefited nursing and more particularly patient care or whether indeed graduate status was more concerned with improving the standing of nursing as a profession when considered alongside other healthcare professions.…”
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Towards understanding and improving the process of small group collaborative learning in software engineering education by Oriogun, Peter

“…I contend in my submission that I have made a significant contribution to knowledge in my quest to understand and improve the process of small group collaborative learning in software engineering education within higher education, in order to prepare students for employment in software engineering by (i) developing and testing a documentation toolkit for collaborative problem-based learning (ii) a methodological tool for analysing and understanding inter-rater reliability (iii) a framework for the development of teamwork and cognitive reasoning when learning in small groups.…”
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Advances in Qucs-S schematic capture for SPICE and Verilog-A device modelling and circuit simulation by Brinson, Mike, Tomaszewski, Daniel

“…This development, particularly when combined with SPICE behavioural device modelling, allows automatic generation of Verilog-A device modules rather than going through the manual conversion process from SPICE netlists to Verilog-A code modules. …”
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