Computing Science: Recent submissions
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Unionism and peer-referencing
(University of Aberdeen, 2010-02)This study assesses the “fair-wage-effort” hypothesis, by examining (a) the relationship between relative wage comparisons and job satisfaction and quitting intensions, and (b) the relative ranking of stated effort ... -
Systematic review of the use of financial incentives in treatments for obesity and overweight
(Wiley, 2008)Nine studies met the criteria for inclusion in this systematic review of randomized controlled trials of treatments for obesity and overweight involving the use of financial incentives, with reported follow-up of at least ... -
Personal project analysis : opportunities and implications for multiple goal assessment, theoretical integration, and behaviour change
(EHPS, 2008-06)Much of our behaviour acts in service of pursuing our goals (Carver & Scheier, 1998). However, research into goal pursuit has mostly focused upon the study of single isolated health goals and behaviours. As Gebhardt (this ... -
Revealing the burden of maternal mortality : a probabilistic model for determining pregnancy-related causes of death from verbal autopsies
(BioMed Central, 2007-02-08)Background: Substantial reductions in maternal mortality are called for in Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG-5), thus assuming that maternal mortality is measurable. A key difficulty is attributing causes of death for the ... -
Systematic review of antimicrobial drug prescribing in hospitals.
(US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006-02)Prudent antibiotic prescribing to hospital inpatients has the potential to reduce the incidences of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infection. We reviewed the literature from January 1980 to November ... -
ABC of obesity. Management: Part 1 - behaviour change, diet and activity
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Human remains: archaeology, museums and the sacred.
(Earthscan, 2003)