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• Why do general practitioners take blood? A cross-sectional study of use of blood tests in UK general practice

  Guthrie, B., Jul 2001, In : European Journal of General Practice. 7, 4, p. 138-160 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Hematologic Tests
  • General Practice
  • General Practitioners
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Routine Diagnostic Tests
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Why does work cause fatigue? A real-time investigation of fatigue, and determinants of fatigue in nurses working 12-hour shifts

  Johnston, D. W., Allan, J. L., Powell, D. J. H., Jones, M., Farquharson, B., Bell, C. & Johnston, M., Jun 2019, In : Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 53, 6, p. 551-562 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Fatigue
  • Nurses
  • Reward
  • Time and Motion Studies
  • Energy Metabolism
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  120 Downloads (Pure)

• Why does spironolactone improve mortality over and above an ACE inhibitor in chronic heart failure?

  Struthers, A. D., May 1999, In : British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 47, 5, p. 479-82 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  36 Citations (Scopus)

• Why does ingroup identification shield people from death anxiety?

  Herrera, M. & Sani, F., 2013, In : Social Psychology. 44, 5, p. 320-328 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Identification (Psychology)
  • Shield
  • Anxiety
  • Mortality
  • death
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Why Digital Literature has always been "Beyond the Screen"

  Roberts, A., 2010, Beyond the Screen: Transformations of Literary Structures, Interfaces and Genres. Schafer, J. & Gendolla, P. (eds.). Transcript Verlag, p. 153-177 25 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Why did filamentous plant pathogens evolve the potential to secrete hundreds of effectors to enable disease?

  Thordal-Christensen, H., Birch, P. R. J., Spanu, P. D. & Panstruga, R., 1 Apr 2018, In : Molecular Plant Pathology. 19, 4, p. 781-785 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  File
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  185 Downloads (Pure)

• Why did Donders, after describing pseudotorsion, deny the existence of ocular counterrolling together with Ruete, Volkmann, von Graefe and von Helmholtz, until Javal reconfirmed its existence?

  Simonsz, H. J. & Wade, N. J., 2 Oct 2018, In : Strabismus. 26, 4, p. 211-222 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Eye
  • Astigmatism
  • Shoulder
  • Ocular Physiological Phenomena
  • Anatomists
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  104 Downloads (Pure)

• Why developing countries have failed to increase their exports of agricultural processed products

  Mohan, S., Khorana, S. & Choudhury, H., Feb 2013, In : Economic Affairs. 33, 1, p. 48-64 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • agricultural product
  • Developing countries
  • developing world
  • tariff
  • Market Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Why Community Development Values Matter

  McEwan-Short, J., Jul 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • community development
  • oppression
  • social change
  • individualization
  • reflexivity

• Why colorectal screening fails to achieve the uptake rates of breast and cervical cancer screening: a comparative qualitative study

  Kotzur, M., McCowan, C., Macdonald, S., Wyke, S., Gatting, L., Campbell, C., Weller, D., Crighton, E., Steele, R. J. C. & Robb, K. A., 26 Dec 2019, In : BMJ Quality & Safety. 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • Breast
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Scotland
  51 Downloads (Pure)

• Why Champion got it wrong

  Sen, R., Nov 2017, In : Professional Social Work Magazine.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

• Why be an evidence-based dentistry champion?

  Clarkson, J. E. & Bonetti, D., Sep 2009, In : Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice. 9, 3, p. 145-50 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Evidence-Based Dentistry
  • Dental Care
  • Thinking
  • Practice Guidelines
  • Dentistry
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Why babies don't drown at birth?

  Olver, R. & Walters, D., Oct 2008, In : Acta Paediatrica. 97, 10, p. 1324-1326 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Why are we still here? Experiences of successful women in computing

  Dee, H. M., Petrie, K. E., Boyle, R. D. & Pau, R., 2009, ITICSE 2009 Proceeding of the 14th ACM SIGSE Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Brezillon, P. (ed.). New York: Association for Computing Machinery, p. 233-237 5 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• 'Why are they doing this to me?' Student professional development ' managing behaviour, developing perceptions and practices

  Knight, M. J., Jun 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Why are some people more successful at lifestyle change than others? Factors associated with successful weight loss in the BeWEL randomised controlled trial of adults at risk of colorectal cancer

  Stead, M., Craigie, A. M., Macleod, M., McKell, J., Caswell, S., Steele, R. J. C. & Anderson, A. S., Jun 2015, In : International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 12, 12 p., 87.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Weight Loss
  • Life Style
  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Demography
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Why are people afraid of the dentist? Observations and explanations

  Beaton, L., Freeman, R. & Humphris, G., Jul 2014, In : Medical Principles and Practice: International Journal of the Kuwait University Health Science Centre. 23, 4, p. 295-301 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Dental Anxiety
  • Dentists
  • Learning
  • Personality
  • Libraries
  24 Citations (Scopus)

  187 Downloads (Pure)

• Why are patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) not given chemotherapy?

  Khan, M. I., Brown, E. J., Lord, H., Allan, C., Sim, L., Buckle, F. & Rankin, E. M., Jan 2012, In : Lung Cancer. 75, p. S59-S59 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

• Why are older people excluded from clinical research

  McMurdo, M., Apr 2006, In : Geriatric Medicine. p. 21-25 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • clinical treatment
  • Clinical Trials
  • health service
  • illness
  • university teacher

• Why are flare ribbons associated with the spines of magnetic null points generically elongated?

  Pontin, D., Galsgaard, K. & Démoulin, P., Aug 2016, In : Solar Physics. 291, 6, p. 1739-1759 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • spine
  • flares
  • ribbons
  • fans
  • Q factor
  17 Citations (Scopus)

  150 Downloads (Pure)

• Why are children still having preventable extractions under general anaesthetic? A service evaluation of the views of parents of a high caries risk group of children

  Olley, R. C., Hosey, M. T., Renton, T. & Gallagher, J., 23 Apr 2011, In : British Dental Journal. 210, 8, p. E13

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • General Anesthetics
  • Oral Health
  • Parents
  • Tooth
  • Child
  29 Citations (Scopus)

• Why are accreting T Tauri stars observed to be less luminous in X-rays than non-accretors?

  Gregory, S. G., Wood, K. & Jardine, M., 1 Jul 2007, In : Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 379, 1, p. L35-L39 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • T Tauri stars
  • accretion
  • x rays
  • stars
  • magnetic signatures
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• Why are accreting T Tauri stars less luminous in X-rays than non-accretors?

  Gregory, S. G., Wood, K. & Jardine, M., May 2007, Star-Disk Interaction in Young Stars: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Bouvier, J. & Appenzeller, I. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, Vol. 243. p. 163-170 8 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • T Tauri stars
  • magnetic signatures
  • magnetospheres
  • radiative transfer
  • x rays

• Why and How Empirical Study in Commercial Law

  Hwaidi, M., 10 Apr 2014, Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Socio Legal Study Association (SLSA). Socio-Legal Studies Association, 9 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Commercial Law
  • Empirical Study
  • Office System
  • Trade Practices
  • Market Regulation
  120 Downloads (Pure)

• Why a London museum should return the stolen bones of an Irish giant

  Muinzer, T., 6 Jun 2018, The Conversation.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

  • funeral
  • museum

• Why a clearer ‘green industrial policy’ matters for India: Reconciling growth, climate change and inequality

  Gopinath, D., 1 Dec 2016, In : Local Economy. p. 830-835 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

  Open Access

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  • Industrial Policy
  • Climate Change
  • India
  • Sustainable Energy
  • Energy Resources
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  280 Downloads (Pure)

• Why, when and how to investigate primary ciliary dyskinesia in adult patients with bronchiectasis

  Contarini, M., Shoemark, A., Rademacher, J., Finch, S., Gramegna, A., Gaffuri, M., Roncoroni, L., Seia, M., Ringshausen, F. C., Welte, T., Blasi, F., Aliberti, S. & Chalmers, J. D., 9 Aug 2018, In : Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine. 13, Suppl 1, p. 29-38 10 p., 26.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

  Open Access

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  • Ciliary Motility Disorders
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Guidelines
  • Routine Diagnostic Tests
  • Kartagener Syndrome
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  131 Downloads (Pure)

• Who’s Guarding our Guardians?

  Sen, R. & Smith, R., Sep 2020, In : Professional Social Work Magazine.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

• Who's responsible for the food shopping? A study of young Scottish couples in their 'honeymoon' period

  Anderson, A. S. & Marshall, D. W., 2000, In : International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research. 10, 1, p. 59-72

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Shopping
  • Food
  • Gatekeeper
  • Qualitative Study
  • Habit

• Who speaks up for science

  Nic Daéid, N., Sep 2010, In : Science & Justice. 50, 3, p. 111-112 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Whose transition is it anyway? Exploring multiple and multi-dimensional transitions

  Jindal-Snape, D., 5 Mar 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Whose story? The struggle of memory against forgetting: facts, fictions, journeys and histories, in storytelling through painting

  Taylor, A., 2007, In : Garageland: Art, Culture and Ideas. 4

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

• Whose Revolution? Utilising Makerspaces as Locations for building Sustainable Communities

  Vones, K., Nov 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • material culture
  • environmental sustainability
  • engine
  • innovation
  • manufacturing

• Whose grief is it anyway? a study of the impact of working in a children’s hospice environment

  Scott, R., 2010.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Other

• Whose grief is it anyway? a study of the impact of working in a children’s hospice organisation

  Scott, R., 2010, VDM Verlag.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • Hospice
  • Grief
  • Staff
  • Palliative Care
  • Order of Things

• Whose Ecosystem is it Anyway: Private and Public Rights under New Approaches to Biodiversity Conservation

  Reid, C. T. & Nsoh, W., 1 Sep 2014, In : Journal of Human Rights and the Environment . 5, 2, p. 112-135 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • biodiversity
  • rights
  • right of property
  • conservation
  • right of ownership
  176 Downloads (Pure)

• Who's driving take-up? An examination of patterns of small business engagement with Business Link

  Atherton, A., Kim, J. Y. & Kim, H., Apr 2010, In : Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy. 28, 2, p. 257-275 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • small business
  • business service
  • examination
  • firm
  • small and medium-sized enterprise
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Who's counting? Real-time blackjack monitoring for card counting detection

  Zutis, K. & Hoey, J., 2009, Computer Vision Systems: 7th International Conference on Computer Vision Systems, ICVS 2009 Liège, Belgium, October 13-15, 2009. Proceedings. Fritz, M., Schiele, B. & Piater, J. H. (eds.). Berlin: Springer , p. 354-363 10 p. (Lecture notes in computer science; vol. 5815).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Who pays for UK medical research today?

  Choy, A. M., Lang, C. C. & Struthers, A. D., 1990, In : Lancet. 336, 8717, p. 747

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• WHO Patient Safety Curriculum Guide for Medical Schools: Evaluation Study: Report to WHO Patient Safety Programme

  Patey, R., Flin, R., Ross, S., Parker, S., Cleland, J. A., Jackson, J., Moffat, M. & Thomson, A., Aug 2011, World Health Organization. 51 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• "Who Owns the Sky? The Struggle to Control Airspace from the Wright Brothers On

  Dobson, A., 2009, In : International History Review. 31, 4, p. 869-871 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review

• Who owns the sand? The Ayre of Cara, Orkney Islands, Scotland

  McGlashan, D. J. & Duck, R. W., Mar 2011, In : Geographical Journal. 177, p. 35-43 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Whong, M. (2011). Language teaching. Linguistic theory in practice. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISBN: 978-0-7486-3635-8. 213 pages

  Kanaki, A., 2016, In : BAAL News. 109, p. 36-37 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review

• Who needs friends... when robots may be the answer?

  Newton, J. P., Jun 2008, In : Gerodontology. 25, 2, p. 65-66 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Who moves whom during primitive streak formation in the chick embryo

  Chuai, M. & Weijer, C. J., Apr 2009, In : HFSP Journal. 3, 2, p. 71-76 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• WHO manual...who should care?

  De Jonge, C. J. & Barratt, C. L., 1 Oct 1999, In : Human Reproduction. 14, 10, p. 2431-3 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Who makes Scotland’s laws? Delegated legislation under the devolution arrangements

  Reid, C. T., 2002, In : Edinburgh Law Review. 6, 3, p. 380-384 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

• Whole utterance approaches in AAC

  Todman, J., Alm, N., Higginbotham, J. & File, P., 2008, In : Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 24, 3, p. 235-254 20 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Equipment and Supplies
  • Communication
  • Mental Competency
  39 Citations (Scopus)

• Whole-Transcriptome Analysis of Verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 (Sakai) Suggests Plant-Species-Specific Metabolic Responses on Exposure to Spinach and Lettuce Extracts

  Crozier, L., Hedley, P. E., Morris, J., Wagstaff, C., Andrews, S. C., Toth, I., Jackson, R. W. & Holden, N. J., 12 Jul 2016, In : Frontiers in Microbiology. 7, 19 p., 1088.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

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  • Lettuce
  • Spinacia oleracea
  • Escherichia coli O157
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Plant Extracts
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  165 Downloads (Pure)

• Whole population secondary prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Scotland: The HEARTS database.

  Sullivan, F. M., Donnan, P. T. & Love, T., Aug 2004, MEDINFO 2004: Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Medical Informatics. Fieschi, M., Coiera, E. & Li, Y. C. J. (eds.). Amsterdam: IOS Press, Vol. Part 2. p. 1227-1229 3 p. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; vol. 107).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

  • Scotland
  • Secondary Prevention
  • Coronary Disease
  • Databases
  • Computer Communication Networks