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Gender, choice and constraint in call centre employment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This paper examines the genderised experience of employment in call centres. While existing studies have acknowledged structural and agential constraints on women in the workplace, this paper goes further by illustrating the gendered nature of career ...
Adam   +61 more
core   +1 more source

‘Recorded by the School of Scottish Studies…’ The Impact of the Tape-Recorder In a Rural Community

open access: yesScottish Studies, 2017
‘Recorded by the School of Scottish Studies…’ The Impact of the Tape-Recorder In a Rural Community  Most people in Scotland interested in traditional songs and stories will have heard the phrase ‘they were recorded by the School of Scottish Studies ...
Margaret Bennett
doaj   +1 more source

Guiding adults impartially: A Scottish study [PDF]

open access: yesStudies in the Education of Adults, 1998
In Scotland, the development of guidance for adults has been significant in the last few years. A 1992 Inspectorate report concluded that: 'Considerable progress has been made in developing effective arrangements for student guidance' (SOED, 1992: 36).
Connelly, Graham   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Systematic review of the use of financial incentives in treatments for obesity and overweight [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
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 1 year. All included trials were
Avenell A   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Informing, teaching or propagandising? Combining Environmental and Science Studies for undergraduates [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
This article discusses experiences in the integrated teaching of Environmental Studies and Science Studies in a generalist curriculum at a university campus in Scotland.
Harvey, Mhairi, Johnston, Sean
core   +3 more sources

Community learning and development training for professionals engaged in community regeneration and community planning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The study was commissioned by the Scottish Executive Development Department to identify training needs and current provision of community learning and development (CLD) training for a range of professionals (other than those formally qualified in CLD ...
Barr, A.   +3 more
core  

The ciliary GTPase Arl13b regulates cell migration and cell cycle progression [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Acknowledgments We acknowledge Prof. Tamara Caspary from Emory University for kindly providing the cell lines, Linda Duncan from the University of Aberdeen Ian Fraser Cytometry Center for help with flow cytometry.
Clancy, Hannah   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Adaptaquin is selectively toxic to glioma stem cells through disruption of iron and cholesterol metabolism

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Adaptaquin selectively kills glioma stem cells while sparing differentiated brain cells. Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses show Adaptaquin disrupts iron and cholesterol homeostasis, with iron chelation amplifying cytotoxicity via cholesterol depletion, mitochondrial dysfunction, and elevated reactive oxygen species.
Adrien M. Vaquié   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Internationalisation and modern languages in Scottish Further and Higher Education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This scoping study investigated the impact of internationalisation strategies on modern language provision in Scottish further and higher education and was commissioned by the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies. It follows on from
Doughty, Hannah   +1 more
core  

The lithospheric mantle and lower crust-mantle relationships under Scotland: a xenolithic perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
In the British Isles the majority of volcanic rocks containing upper mantle and lower crustal xenoliths occur in Scotland. Most of the occurrences are of Carboniferous–Permian age.
Arai   +17 more
core   +1 more source

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