This is an electronic version of an article published in European Journal of Social Work, 12(2), pp.185-199. European Journal of Social Work is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713421612., Within the larger context of the search to improve social work practice in…

In this paper we present a scalable machine learning approach to mobile robots visual localization. The applicability of machine learning approaches is constrained by the complexity and size of the problem’s domain. Thus, dividing the problem becomes necessary and two…

This paper describes and discusses the evaluation of
an innovative child and adolescent mental health
project located in a large county in eastern England.
The project was one of eight located in the
voluntary sector and supported by the Mental

To promote stable mental wellbeing during childhood (from birth – 19 years old) should be a major priority for governments. This is the time within the lifespan when children will learn and develop the most, so positive influences are greatest…

The beginning of wisdom, according to Confucius, is to call things by their right names. Language should always bear the same meaning, so that the meaning of words (names) and the duties and responsibilities which go
with them are…

Due to be published in International Journal of Local and Regional History in 2014., The celebrations in Cambridge to welcome the relief of Ladysmith in March 1900 took the form of a huge illegal bonfire erected in the town market…

The heterogeneous hydrosilylation of alkynes catalysed by platinum on titania is reported. A variety of hydrosilanes react with both terminal and internal alkynes to furnish the corresponding vinyl silanes in high yields and short reaction times as well as in…

The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com, Aim  To identify Antarctic palaeoendemic taxa and their probable glacial refugia from regional groups of endemic species records.


Location  Antarctica.


Methods  We compiled a list of Antarctic non-marine invertebrates…

This paper presents a novel algorithm which registers pressure information from tactile sensors installed over the fingers of a robotic hand in order to perform manipulation tasks with objects. This algorithm receives as an input the joint trajectories of the…

Premise of the study: Serotinous plants retain their seeds for a long time. In deserts, retained seeds undergo hydration-dehydration cycles and thus may become primed. Priming enhances germination and seedling vigor. We test the hypothesis that serotiny evolves because it…