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Robert K McKinley

Professor of Education in General Practice
Verified email at keele.ac.uk
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The efficacy of metomidate, clove oil, Aqui-S™ and Benzoak® as anaesthetics in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) smolts, and their potential stress-reducing capacity

M Iversen, B Finstad, RS McKinley, RA Eliassen - Aquaculture, 2003 - Elsevier
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) smolts (45 g) in freshwater (5.4 C) were exposed to water
containing different concentrations of metomidate from 0 to 10 mg l −1 , clove oil (eugenol), …

The US aid relationship: a test of the recipient need and the donor interest models

RD McKinley, R Little - Political Studies, 1979 - journals.sagepub.com
The transfer of official bilateral economic aid has become an institutionalized dimension of
the relationship between high- and low-income countries. There is, however, considerable …

The discriminating power of items that measure more than one dimension

MD Reckase, RL McKinley - Applied psychological …, 1991 - journals.sagepub.com
Determining a correct response to many test items frequently requires more than one ability.
This paper describes the characteristics of items of this type by proposing generalizations of …

Oceanic Spawning Migration of the European Eel (Anguilla anguilla)

…, P Howey, H Sparholt, MI Pedersen, RS McKinley - Science, 2009 - science.org
European eels (Anguilla anguilla) undertake a ~5000-kilometer (km) spawning migration
from Europe to the Sargasso Sea. The larvae are transported back to European waters by the …

Reliability and validity of a new measure of patient satisfaction with out of hours primary medical care in the United Kingdom: development of a patient questionnaire

RK McKinley, T Manku-Scott, AM Hastings, DP French… - Bmj, 1997 - bmj.com
Objective: To develop a reliable, valid measure of patient satisfaction with out of hours care
suitable for large scale service evaluation. Design: Focus group meetings and …

Prevalence of dysfunctional breathing in patients treated for asthma in primary care: cross sectional survey

M Thomas, RK McKinley, E Freeman, C Foy - Bmj, 2001 - bmj.com
Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of dysfunctional breathing in adults with asthma
treated in the community. Design: Postal questionnaire survey using Nijmegen questionnaire. …

A comparison of several goodness-of-fit statistics

RL McKinley, CN Mills - Applied Psychological Measurement, 1985 - journals.sagepub.com
A study was conducted to evaluate four goodness- of-fit procedures using data simulation
techniques. The procedures were evaluated using data generated ac cording to three different …

Stress responses in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) smolts during commercial well boat transports, and effects on survival after transfer to sea

M Iversen, B Finstad, RS McKinley, RA Eliassen… - Aquaculture, 2005 - Elsevier
Disease costs the Norwegian aquaculture industry approximately NOK 1 billion ($ 150000000)
every year, and NOK 250000000 ($36000000) is spent on vaccines each year by the …

Breathing exercises for asthma: a randomised controlled trial

M Thomas, RK McKinley, S Mellor, G Watkin… - Thorax, 2009 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: The effect of breathing modification techniques on asthma symptoms and
objective disease control is uncertain. Methods: A prospective, parallel group, single-blind, …

The prevalence of dysfunctional breathing in adults in the community with and without asthma

M Thomas, RK McKinley, E Freeman, C Foy… - Primary Care …, 2005 - nature.com
Functional breathing problems, including symptomatic hyperventilation, may impair quality of
life. Symptoms associated with functional breathing disorders have been reported as being …