This paper argues that education should become more evidence‐based. The distinction is
made between using existing research and establishing high‐quality educational research …

Arachidonic acid oxygenation products were for many years held to be syn onymous with
prostaglandins, but more recently they have been shown to include thromboxane A2 and a …

The many, and varied flame retardant chemistries researched, and developed during the
1950–1980 period for improving the fire performance of both natural and chemical fibres …

This paper argues that educational policy and practice has much to gain from systematic
reviews and other methods of research synthesis. Different types of reviews are considered …

THE METHOD of single unit analysis has now been applied to three primary sensory
receiving areas of the cerebral cortex (4, 14,-15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25). Among these …

This article examines the application of 'triangulation'to the use of elite interviewing in
political science, with specific reference to the study of the intelligence and security services …

Scribes and Schools is an examination of the processes which led to the canonization of the
Hebrew Bible. Philip Davies sheds light on the social reasons for the development of the …

As an alternative fuel for compression ignition engines, plant oils are in principle renewable
and carbon-neutral. However, their use raises technical, economic and environmental …

We provide a 'how to'guide to undertake systematic reviews of effects in international
development, by which we mean, synthesis of literature relating to the effectiveness of …

This Campbell systematic review examines the effectiveness of farmer field schools in
improving intermediate outcomes (such as knowledge and pesticide use) and final …