Supporting group work in Scottish primary classrooms: improving the quality of (2009)
Christie, D, Tolmie, A, Thurston, A, Howe, C, Topping, K
A large body of research has demonstrated the value of fostering peer interaction in the context of collaborative group work as an effective strategy to facilitate learning. The present study...
Christie, D, Tolmie, A, Thurston, A, Howe, H, Topping, K
A large body of research has demonstrated the value of fostering peer interaction in the context of collaborative group work as an effective strategy to facilitate learning. The present study...
Thurston, A, Christie, D, Tolmie, A, Topping, K
The present study investigated the effects of a continuing professional development (CPD) initiative that provided collaborative group work skills training for primary school teachers. The study...
Making groups work: Why collaborative learning is worth the effort (2008)
Galton, M, Blatchford, P, Kutnick, P, Christie, D
There is a wide gap between group work's potential and its limited use in schools. Done effectively, it can increase pupil's engagement, raise attainment and improve behaviour. When pupils are...
Effects of group work training on science attainment in rural and urban schools (2008)
Thurston, A, Topping, K, Christie, D, Donaldson, C, Howe, C, Jessiman, E, ...
This study investigated the effects of collaborative group work skills training on pupil attainment in science. Twenty-four experimental classes were drawn from schools in rural and urban settings....
Howe, C, Tolmie, T, Thurston, A, Topping, K, Christie, D, Livingston, K, ...
Group work has been promoted in many countries as a key component of elementary science. However, little guidance is given as to how group work should be organised, and because previous research has...
Lackenby, J., Indraratna, B., McDowell, G., Christie, D.
Traditional railway foundations or substructures have become increasingly overloaded in recent years, owing to the introduction of faster and heavier trains. A lack of substructure re-engineering has...
Lackenby, J., Indraratna, B., McDowell, G., Christie, D.
Traditional railway foundations or substructures have become increasingly overloaded in recent years, owing to the introduction of faster and heavier trains. A lack of substructure re-engineering has...
Building communities of educational enquiry (2007)
Cassidy, C., Christie, D., Coutts, N., Dunn, J., Sinclair, C.M., Skinner, D., ...
This article aims to outline key factors to be considered in the development of communities of enquiry in an educational context and to establish a conceptual and theoretical framework within which...
Lackenby, J., Indraratna, B., McDowell, G., Christie, D.
Traditional railway foundations or substructures have become increasingly overloaded in recent years, owing to the introduction of faster and heavier trains. A lack of substructure re-engineering has...
Building communities of educational enquiry (2007)
Cassidy, C., Christie, D., Coutts, N., Dunn, J., Sinclair, C.M., Skinner, D., ...
This article aims to outline key factors to be considered in the development of communities of enquiry in an educational context and to establish a conceptual and theoretical framework within which...
Building communities of educational enquiry (2007)
Cassidy, C., Christie, D., Coutts, N., Dunn, J., Sinclair, C.M., Skinner, D., ...
This article aims to outline key factors to be considered in the development of communities of enquiry in an educational context and to establish a conceptual and theoretical framework within which...
Howe, C, Tolmie, A, Thurston, A, Topping, K, Christie, D, Livingston, K, ...
Group work has been promoted in many countries as a key component of elementary science. However, little guidance is given as to how group work should be organised, and because previous research has...
Lackenby, J., Indraratna, B., McDowell, G., Christie, D.
Traditional railway foundations or substructures have become increasingly overloaded in recent years, owing to the introduction of faster and heavier trains. A lack of substructure re-engineering has...
Wilson, A.W., Rimpilainen, S.K., Skinner, D., Cassidy, C., Christie, D., Coutts, N., ...
Drawing on research supported within the Scottish 'Applied Educational Research Scheme' this paper explores the use of the Virtual Research Environment (VRE) in developing 'communities of enquiry' in...
Soft soil stabilisation with special reference to road and railway embankments (2006)
Indraratna, B., Rujikiatkamjorn, C., Wijeyakulasuriya, V., Shahin, M. A., Christie, D.
Much of Australian railway tracks traverse coastal areas containing soft soils and marine deposits. Pre-construction stabilization of soft formation soils by applying a surcharge load alone often...
Soft soil stabilisation with special reference to road and railway embankments (2006)
Indraratna, B., Rujikiatkamjorn, C., Wijeyakulasuriya, V., Shahin, M. A., Christie, D.
Much of Australian railway tracks traverse coastal areas containing soft soils and marine deposits. Pre-construction stabilization of soft formation soils by applying a surcharge load alone often...
Geotechnical properties of ballast and the role of geosynthetics in rail track stabilisation (2006)
Indraratna, B., Khabbaz, H., Salim, W., Christie, D.
The ballast and its engineering behaviour have a key role in governing the stability and performance of railway tracks. The deformation and degradation behaviour of ballast under static and dynamic...
Geotechnical properties of ballast and the role of geosynthetics in rail track stabilisation (2006)
Indraratna, B., Khabbaz, H., Salim, W., Christie, D.
The ballast and its engineering behaviour have a key role in governing the stability and performance of railway tracks. The deformation and degradation behaviour of ballast under static and dynamic...
Indraratna, B., Shahin, M., Rujikiatkamjorn, C., Christie, D.
Railway ballast deforms and degrades progressively under heavy cyclic loading. Ballast degradation is influenced by several factors including the amplitude and number of load cycles, gradation of...
Indraratna, B., Shahin, M., Rujikiatkamjorn, C., Christie, D.
Railway ballast deforms and degrades progressively under heavy cyclic loading. Ballast degradation is influenced by several factors including the amplitude and number of load cycles, gradation of...
Public health in the 1980s and 1990s: decline and rise? (2006)
Berridge, V., Christie, D., Tansey, E.
The 1974 reorganization of the National Health Service was largely seen as a disaster for the public health profession. The post of Medical Officer of Health, with its links to local government, was...
High power pulsed magnetron sputtering (HPPMS): Promise progress, challanges and outlook (2006)
Christie, D., Szyszka, B., Pflug, A., Sittinger, V., Ruske, F., Werner, W.
The high power pulsed magnetron sputtering (HPPMS) approach to thin film deposition has significant promise for deposition of a new generation of coatings important both scientifically and...
Soft soil stabilisation with special reference to road and railway embankments (2006)
Indraratna, B., Rujikiatkamjorn, C., Wijeyakulasuriya, V., Shahin, M. A., Christie, D.
Much of Australian railway tracks traverse coastal areas containing soft soils and marine deposits. Pre-construction stabilization of soft formation soils by applying a surcharge load alone often...
Geotechnical properties of ballast and the role of geosynthetics in rail track stabilisation (2006)
Indraratna, B., Khabbaz, H., Salim, W., Christie, D.
The ballast and its engineering behaviour have a key role in governing the stability and performance of railway tracks. The deformation and degradation behaviour of ballast under static and dynamic...
Indraratna, B., Shahin, M., Rujikiatkamjorn, C., Christie, D.
Railway ballast deforms and degrades progressively under heavy cyclic loading. Ballast degradation is influenced by several factors including the amplitude and number of load cycles, gradation of...
Indraratna, B., Shahin, M., Rujikiatkamjorn, C., Christie, D.
Railway ballast deforms and degrades progressively under heavy cyclic loading. Ballast degradation is influenced by several factors including the amplitude and number of load cycles, gradation of...
Soft soil stabilisation with special reference to road and railway embankments (2006)
Indraratna, B., Rujikiatkamjorn, C., Wijeyakulasuriya, V., Shahin, M. A., Christie, D.
Much of Australian railway tracks traverse coastal areas containing soft soils and marine deposits. Pre-construction stabilization of soft formation soils by applying a surcharge load alone often...
Geotechnical properties of ballast and the role of geosynthetics in rail track stabilisation (2006)
Indraratna, B., Khabbaz, H., Salim, W., Christie, D.
The ballast and its engineering behaviour have a key role in governing the stability and performance of railway tracks. The deformation and degradation behaviour of ballast under static and dynamic...
Effect of confining pressure on the degradation of ballast under cyclic loading (2005)
Indraratna, B., Lackenby, J., Christie, D.
Traditional railway foundations or substructures have become increasingly overloaded in recent years due to the introduction of faster and heavier trains. A lack of substructure re-engineering has...
Effect of confining pressure on the degradation of ballast under cyclic loading (2005)
Indraratna, B., Lackenby, J., Christie, D.
Traditional railway foundations or substructures have become increasingly overloaded in recent years due to the introduction of faster and heavier trains. A lack of substructure re-engineering has...
Short-course chemotherapy for tuberculosis (2005)
The introduction in 1952 of isoniazid established the standard treatment of streptomycin, isoniazid and either thiacetazone or para-aminosalicylic acid for pulmonary tuberculosis. To achieve good...
Effect of confining pressure on the degradation of ballast under cyclic loading (2005)
Indraratna, B., Lackenby, J., Christie, D.
Traditional railway foundations or substructures have become increasingly overloaded in recent years due to the introduction of faster and heavier trains. A lack of substructure re-engineering has...
Effect of confining pressure on the degradation of ballast under cyclic loading (2005)
Indraratna, B., Lackenby, J., Christie, D.
Traditional railway foundations or substructures have become increasingly overloaded in recent years due to the introduction of faster and heavier trains. A lack of substructure re-engineering has...
Christie, D, Tolmie, A, Howe, C, Topping, K, Thurston, A, Jessiman, E, ...
The paper outlines key findings from the ScotSPRinG project conducted by a team from the Universities of Strathclyde and Dundee funded as a TLRP Scottish Extension project linked to the Phase II...
The rhesus factor and disease prevention (2004)
Zallen, D., Christie, D., Tansey, E.
The prevention of rhesus disease of the newborn is a stunning medical success story. This disease afflicted thousands of newborns each year, causing serious health problems, even death. Yet from the...
In the 1930s, when cystic fibrosis (CF) was first clearly recognised, it was a disorder that inevitably led to death in early childhood from respiratory failure and malnutrition. Since that time,...
Environmental toxicology: the legacy of Silent Spring (2004)
The period immediately following the Second World War brought great hopes of continuing benefits from widespread use of organochlorine and organophosphorus insecticides and other pesticides whilst...
Christie, D, Topping, K, Howe, C, Tolmie, A, Livingstone, K, Thurston, A
This summarising statement looks at the activities, outcomes, highlights and achievements of the project Supporting Group Work in Scottish Schools: Age and the Urban Divide also known as Scot SPRinG...
Assessing children's perceptions of prosocial and antisocial peer behaviour (2003)
Warden, David, Cheyne, B., Christie, D., Fitzpatrick, H., Reid, K.
The aims of this study were to administer an assessment measure that would identify prosocial children, bullies and their victims, and to examine the underlying structure of children's perceptions of...
Christie, D, Topping, K, Tolmie, A, Livingston, K, Howe, C, Thurston, A
This poster discusses the rationale and methodology of the project Supporting Group Work in Scottish Primary Schools (ScotSPRinG). In composite classes group work between children of different ages...
Remarkable strides were made in the twentieth century in understanding the basis of heredity and in deciphering how the genes, the units of heredity, function. Chaired by Professor Marcus Pembrey,...
This transcript examines some of the major discoveries and developments in the management of leukaemia over the past 30 years, such as the discovery of the alkylating agents (chlorambucil and...
Relapse patterns after chemo-radiation for carcinoma of the oesophagus (2003)
Denham, J. W., Steigler, A., Kilmurray, J., Wratten, C., Burmeister, B., Lamb, D. S., ...
Copyright 2003 The Royal College of Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved
Relapse patterns after chemo-radiation for carcinoma of the oesophagus (2003)
Denham, J. W., Steigler, A., Kilmurray, J., Wratten, C., Burmeister, B., Lamb, D. S., ...
Copyright 2003 The Royal College of Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved
Relapse patterns after chemo-radiation for carcinoma of the oesophagus (2003)
Denham, JW, Steigler, A, Kilmurray, J, Wratten, C, Burmeister, B, Lamb, DS, ...
Aim: The detailed review of patterns of failure in this report was undertaken to identify the continuing obstacles to the successful management of oesophageal cancer, and to establish whether there...
Relapse patterns after chemo-radiation for carcinoma of the oesophagus (2003)
Denham, J. W., Steigler, A., Smithers, B. M., Ackland, S., Walpole, E., Kilmurray, J., ...
Aim: The detailed review of patterns of failure in this report was undertaken to identify the continuing obstacles to the successful management of oesophageal cancer, and to establish whether there...
Lamb, D.S., Denham, J. W., Joseph, D., Mameghan, H., Xturns, S., Matthews, J., ...
Purpose: To determine the acceptability of short term neo-adjuvant maximal androgen deprivation (MAD) to patients treated with external beam radiation for locally advanced prostate cancer. Methods:...
Lamb, D.S., Denham, J. W., Joseph, D., Mameghan, H., Xturns, S., Matthews, J., ...
Purpose: To determine the acceptability of short term neo-adjuvant maximal androgen deprivation (MAD) to patients treated with external beam radiation for locally advanced prostate cancer. Methods:...
Relapse patterns after chemo-radiation for carcinoma of the oesophagus (2003)
Denham, J. W., Steigler, A., Smithers, B. M., Ackland, S., Walpole, E., Kilmurray, J., ...
Aim: The detailed review of patterns of failure in this report was undertaken to identify the continuing obstacles to the successful management of oesophageal cancer, and to establish whether there...
Peptic ulcer: rise and fall (2002)
In May 2000, a distinguished group of scientists and clinicians came together in a one-day meeting to discuss the recent history of peptic ulcer, and its rise and fall. Chaired by Professor Roy...
In June 2000 a distinguished group of obstetricians, midwives, general practitioners, and medical statisticians came together to discuss maternal care. Chaired by Professor James Drife from Leeds,...
Origins of neonatal intensive care in the UK (2001)
Chaired by Professor Robert Boyd, this seminar reviewed the development and changes in care of the newborn in the UK over the past 50 years. Advances in techniques were described, such as mechanical...
A record of a meeting chaired by Lord Turnberg that brought together those from laboratory research and medical practice to discuss some of the key aspects of intestinal absorption, including work on...
Components of social competence in bullies, victims and prosocial children (2001)
Warden, David, Christie, D., Fitzpatrick, H., Reid, K., Cheyne, B.
Components of social competence in bullies, victims and prosocial children (2001)
Warden, David, Christie, D., Fitzpatrick, H., Reid, K., Cheyne, B.
Components of social competence in bullies, victims and prosocial children (2001)
Warden, David, Christie, D., Fitzpatrick, H., Reid, K., Cheyne, B.
Looking at the unborn: historical aspects of obstetric ultrasound (2000)
The obstetric ultrasound scanner had its major origins in a programme of research undertaken in Glasgow in the 1950s and 1960s, under the leadership of the obstetrician, Professor Ian Donald....
Haemophilia: recent history of clinical management (1999)
Scientists, haematologists, carers and haemophiliacs themselves discussed the changes in the treatment and clinical management of haemophilia over the past 50 years and highlighted important events,...
Tansey, E., Christie, D., Reynolds, L.
Second volume of four Witness Seminar transcripts of meetings held between 1996 and 1997: ‘Making the human body transparent: the impact of nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance...
Hemingway, H., Shipley, M., Christie, D., Marmot, M.
Aim To examine the association of radiographic measures of heart size with mortality from coronary heart disease. Methods and Results One thousand, one hundred and ninety-one male civil servants aged...
Compression and Degradation of Railway Ballast Under One-Dimensional Loading (1997)
Indraratna, B., Ionescu, D, Christie, D., Chowdhury, R.
The rate at which railway track geometry deteriorates is greatly influenced by the behaviour of ballast. This paper presents the findings of a series of one-dimensional compression tests on latite...
Compression and Degradation of Railway Ballast Under One-Dimensional Loading (1997)
Indraratna, B., Ionescu, D., Christie, D., Chowdhury, R.
The rate at which railway track geometry deteriorates is greatly influenced by the behaviour of ballast. This paper presents the findings of a series of one-dimensional compression tests on latite...
Isaacs, E., Christie, D., Vargha-Khadem, F., Mishkin, M.
Dichotic listening, manual functions, and IQ were measured in a large group of hemiplegic children with unilateral hemispheric damage. In the children without a history of seizure disorder, only...
Tansey, T., Catteral, P., Christie, D., Willhoft, S., Reynolds, L.
Four Witness Seminar transcripts of meetings held between 1993 and 1996: ‘Technology transfer in Britain: the case of monoclonal antibodies’ (E M Tansey and P P Catterall, eds); ‘Self and...
Compression and Degradation of Railway Ballast Under One-Dimensional Loading (1997)
Indraratna, B., Ionescu, D., Christie, D., Chowdhury, R.
The rate at which railway track geometry deteriorates is greatly influenced by the behaviour of ballast. This paper presents the findings of a series of one-dimensional compression tests on latite...
The occurrence of cancer in a cohort of New South Wales coal miners (1997)
Brown, AM, Christie, D, Taylor, R, Seccombe, MA, Coates, MS
To describe the incidence of cancer in coal miners in New South Wales (NSW) between 1973 and 1992, an inception cohort of all male coal industry employees who entered the industry between 1 January...
The occurrence of cancer in a cohort of New South Wales coal miners (1997)
Brown, AM, Christie, D, Taylor, R, Seccombe, MA, Coates, MS
To describe the incidence of cancer in coal miners in New South Wales (NSW) between 1973 and 1992, an inception cohort of all male coal industry employees who entered the industry between 1 January...
Compression and Degradation of Railway Ballast Under One-Dimensional Loading (1997)
Indraratna, B., Ionescu, D., Christie, D., Chowdhury, R.
The rate at which railway track geometry deteriorates is greatly influenced by the behaviour of ballast. This paper presents the findings of a series of one-dimensional compression tests on latite...
Changing patterns and mortality of acute myocardial infarction in a coronary care unit.
Hunt, D, Sloman, G, Christie, D, Penington, C
Three groups of patients who had been admitted to a coronary care unit with infarction at different periods since 1963 were reviewed to assess whether the outcome in such patients had improved over...
Changing patterns and mortality of acute myocardial infarction in a coronary care unit.
Hunt, D, Sloman, G, Christie, D, Penington, C
Three groups of patients who had been admitted to a coronary care unit with infarction at different periods since 1963 were reviewed to assess whether the outcome in such patients had improved over...
The occurrence of cancer in a cohort of New South Wales coal miners
Brown, AM, Christie, D, Taylor, R, Seccombe, MA, Coates, MS
To describe the incidence of cancer in coal miners in New South Wales (NSW) between 1973 and 1992, an inception cohort of all male coal industry employees who entered the industry between 1 January...
A prospective study in the Australian petroleum industry. I. Mortality.
Christie, D, Robinson, K, Gordon, I, Bisby, J
This paper reports the mortality experience of employees of the Australian petroleum industry from 1981 to 1989. Two surveys by personal interview incorporated more than 15,000 employees representing...
A prospective study in the Australian petroleum industry. II. Incidence of cancer.
Christie, D, Robinson, K, Gordon, I, Bisby, J
This paper reports incidence of cancer in employees of the Australian petroleum industry from 1981 to 1989. Two surveys by personal interview incorporated more than 15,000 employees, representing 92%...
Neuropsychological and neurological outcome after relapse of lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Christie, D, Battin, M, Leiper, A D, Chessells, J, Vargha-Khadem, F, Neville, B G
Fourteen children who relapsed after initial remission of leukaemia were studied. Six received a second course of cranial radiotherapy, while the remaining eight children were given total body...
Queenscliff revisited: evaluation of a community screening campaign for hypertension.
A screening campaign for high blood pressure was carried out in the Victorian township of Queenscliff in 1975. In late 1981, 99% of the population screened was identified as being alive or dead and,...
Aftermath of stroke: an epidemiological study in Melbourne, Australia.
A population-based study of the incidence of stroke was carried out in an urban area of Melbourne, Australia. The 508 cases were followed up and the survivors interviewed briefly at three months and...
Christie, D, Leiper, A D, Chessells, J M, Vargha-Khadem, F
Cognitive outcome, as measured by verbal and performance IQs, was compared in 35 girls and 47 boys who were in first remission for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. All children had received...