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Co-Creation Of Value For Patient Centred Outcomes: Bridging Health And Management Research, Wai Mun Lim, Christopher Agyapong Siaw, Mona Nasser
Co-Creation Of Value For Patient Centred Outcomes: Bridging Health And Management Research, Wai Mun Lim, Christopher Agyapong Siaw, Mona Nasser
Plymouth Business School
No abstract provided.
How Does The Proportion Of Child-Specific Content Of Pre-Registration Nursing Programmes In Higher Education Institutions Impact Upon Newly Qualified Registered Nurses’ Perceptions Of Preparedness To Care For Children, Young People, And Their Families? A Narrative Review Protocol., Matt Carey, Sarah Neill, Julie Blamires, Danielle Edge, Mandie Foster
How Does The Proportion Of Child-Specific Content Of Pre-Registration Nursing Programmes In Higher Education Institutions Impact Upon Newly Qualified Registered Nurses’ Perceptions Of Preparedness To Care For Children, Young People, And Their Families? A Narrative Review Protocol., Matt Carey, Sarah Neill, Julie Blamires, Danielle Edge, Mandie Foster
School of Nursing and Midwifery
This paper presents a narrative review protocol to explore how the proportion of child specific content of pre-registration programmes in universities impact upon newly qualified nurses’ perceptions of preparedness to care for children, young people (CYP) and their families. The preparation and education to become a nurse that cares for children and young people differs from country to country. Providers of pre-registration nurse education offer routes into nursing from diploma to degree and in some countries post-graduate routes. The United Kingdom offer pre-registration programmes leading to qualifying as a children’s nurse whereas programmes in countries such as the United States …
Lo-Fi, Quick And Glitchy: T(H)Inkering With Unreal Engine In Digital, Hybrid, And Expanded Theatre, Andrew Prior, Musaab Garghouti, Greg Bott
Lo-Fi, Quick And Glitchy: T(H)Inkering With Unreal Engine In Digital, Hybrid, And Expanded Theatre, Andrew Prior, Musaab Garghouti, Greg Bott
School of Art, Design and Architecture
This paper explores the creative tensions involved in bringing together the rapid ideation of theatre devising process with the meticulous development typical of 3D and immersive production. With reference to a collaboration between University of Plymouth and the Wardrobe Ensemble theatre company, the text focuses on the integration of Unreal Engine into devised theatre production. It discusses: the navigation of these differing temporalities; methodologies for creating media in a way is incorporated into the devising process; and the promotion of media assets as active elements within the narrative. The approach of "t(h)inkering" is introduced—combining the concepts of thinking and tinkering—as …
Enhancing Human Well-Being Through Cognitive And Affective Pathways Linking Landscape Sensation To Cultural Ecosystem Services, Yashi Wu, Lina Tang, Chang‑Bing Huang, Guofan Shao, Jundong Hou, Clive E. Sabel
Enhancing Human Well-Being Through Cognitive And Affective Pathways Linking Landscape Sensation To Cultural Ecosystem Services, Yashi Wu, Lina Tang, Chang‑Bing Huang, Guofan Shao, Jundong Hou, Clive E. Sabel
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Context: Landscape sensation is essential for the delivery of cultural ecosystem services (CESs), yet the pathways through which these services are delivered remain inadequately understood. Exploring how people obtain CESs from landscapes facilitates better understanding of the tradeoffs and synergies between ecosystem services and landscape sustainability. Objectives: This study aimed to elucidate the sensory pathways that links landscape attributes to CESs, focusing on the roles of cognitive and affective experiences. Methods: We analyzed social media comments for the measurement scale of cognition. We employed partial least squares structural equation modeling to integrate sensation, cognition, affect, and satisfaction, using questionnaire data …
Speechmatch—A Novel Digital Approach To Supporting Communication For Neurodiverse Groups, Rohit Shankar
Speechmatch—A Novel Digital Approach To Supporting Communication For Neurodiverse Groups, Rohit Shankar
Peninsula Medical School
Communication can be a challenge for a significant minority of the population. Those with intellectual disability, autism, or Stroke survivors can encounter significant problems and stigma in their communication abilities leading to worse health and social outcomes. SpeechMatch (https://www.speechmatch.com/) is a digital App which is a pragmatic mobile language training platform that teaches individuals to “match” critical components of conversation and looks to provides subjects with immediate visual feedback to shape identification and expression of emotion in speech. While it has been used in autistic people there has been no systematic exploration of its strengths and weaknesses. Further, it's potential …
High Impact Malware Targeting Maritime Infrastructure, Kevin Jones, Kimberly Tam
High Impact Malware Targeting Maritime Infrastructure, Kevin Jones, Kimberly Tam
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
Malware, of varying degrees of sophistication, is a growingproblem for any and all computing devices. With computing devices becoming more integrated into daily life across all sectors, malware has amore diverse cyberspace to affect. There is existent research examiningthe problem of malware from various perspectives: Personal Computers, smartphones, Internet of Things devices, etc. The majority of thisresearch has, in the past, focused on Information Technology (IT) devices and IT issues. More recently, there is an emerging body of workwith a focus on Operational Technology (OT), in various domains, suchas power grids, communication infrastructure, and factories. Unlike IT,OT directly monitors and/or …
A Micro-Computed Tomographic Evaluation Of Maxillary First Molar Accessory Root Canal Morphology In A Black South African Subpopulation, Casper Jonker
A Micro-Computed Tomographic Evaluation Of Maxillary First Molar Accessory Root Canal Morphology In A Black South African Subpopulation, Casper Jonker
Peninsula Dental School
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the accessory root canal morphology of maxillary first molars in a Black South African subpopulation. METHODS: Micro-computed tomography was used to investigate 101 maxillary first molars (from 50 male and 51 female teeth, right 53 teeth, left 48 teeth). The prevalence of chamber canals, and the number, type and location (root third) of accessory canals were recorded. The relationships between arch side, sex and age were examined using chi-squared tests of association. Intra- and inter-observer reliability were assessed using Cohen's kappa test. RESULTS: Intra- and inter-rater agreement was 96.9% and 98.1%, …
A Red Teaming Framework For Securing Ai In Maritime Autonomous Systems, Mathew J. Walter, Aaron Barrett, Kimberly Tam
A Red Teaming Framework For Securing Ai In Maritime Autonomous Systems, Mathew J. Walter, Aaron Barrett, Kimberly Tam
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being ubiquitously adopted to automate processes in science and industry. However, due to its often intricate and opaque nature, AI has been shown to possess inherent vulnerabilities which can be maliciously exploited with adversarial AI, potentially putting AI users and developers at both cyber and physical risk. In addition, there is insufficient comprehension of the real-world effects of adversarial AI and an inadequacy of AI security examinations; therefore, the growing threat landscape is unknown for many AI solutions. To mitigate this issue, we propose one of the first red team frameworks for evaluating the AI security …
Interannual Homing To Reproductive Sites And Transboundary Migration In Black Seabream Spondyliosoma Cantharus, With Implications For Management, Peter Davies, Thomas Stamp, Alice Hall, Allison Atterborne, Jen Lewis, George P Balchin, Alice Tebb, Sarah Ward, Francis Binney, Samantha Blampied, Alexander Plaster, Charlie Hubbard, Nick Rogers, Matthew Wiseman, Ronan Conlon, Shion E A Reynell, Emma V Sheehan
Interannual Homing To Reproductive Sites And Transboundary Migration In Black Seabream Spondyliosoma Cantharus, With Implications For Management, Peter Davies, Thomas Stamp, Alice Hall, Allison Atterborne, Jen Lewis, George P Balchin, Alice Tebb, Sarah Ward, Francis Binney, Samantha Blampied, Alexander Plaster, Charlie Hubbard, Nick Rogers, Matthew Wiseman, Ronan Conlon, Shion E A Reynell, Emma V Sheehan
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Fish spawning aggregations are vulnerable to overexploitation, which can have severe ecological, social, and economic consequences. Knowledge on the spatial ecology of aggregating species is often lacking, but is crucial for their effective conservation. This study explores the spawning site residency, interannual fidelity, and migration of black seabream Spondyliosoma cantharus using acoustic (n = 55) and conventional (n = 2397) tagging within and outside Marine Conservation Zones in the southern UK. Detections and recaptures of tagged fish indicated that black seabream display significant interannual fidelity to nesting areas, but that residency of individuals at nesting areas was short relative to …
Drivers For Design For Deconstruction (Dfd) Implementation Among Design Professionals, H Pittri, K Agyekum, E Botchway, J Alencastro, O Oladinrin, A Dompey
Drivers For Design For Deconstruction (Dfd) Implementation Among Design Professionals, H Pittri, K Agyekum, E Botchway, J Alencastro, O Oladinrin, A Dompey
School of Art, Design and Architecture
Purpose- The Design for Deconstruction (DfD) technique, a contemporaneous solution to demolition by optimizing disassembly activities to enable reuse, has recently emerged with several promises to promote the circular economy. However, little attention has been given to its implementation among design professionals, especially in the Global South. Therefore, this study explores the drivers for DfD implementation among design professionals in the Ghanaian construction industry (GCI). Design/methodology/approach- The study adopted a mixed research approach (explanatory sequential design) with an initial quantitative instrument phase, followed by a qualitative data collection phase. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, One-Sample t-Test, and Normalization …
The Implementation And Barriers Of Green Recruitment: A Qualitative Study On Green Human Resource Management, Jinghan Wang, Lijun Tang, Tiancheng Zhang, Chris Phillips, Lamis Sultan Aldawish
The Implementation And Barriers Of Green Recruitment: A Qualitative Study On Green Human Resource Management, Jinghan Wang, Lijun Tang, Tiancheng Zhang, Chris Phillips, Lamis Sultan Aldawish
Plymouth Business School
Green human resource management (GHRM) has become an indispensable strategy in green management. As the first step of GHRM, green recruitment and selection (GRS) has been emphasised as the important and probably the only practice to help the firm obtain green human capital directly. However, research has shown that not many firms implement GRS in practice, and there is a lack of studies exploring the barriers to GRS. This study fills this gap by examining the barriers to GRS across different industries in China. It adopted a qualitative and inductive approach, which is relatively rare in the GHRM field. Based …
Effects Of Intensity On Emotion Regulation Strategy Preferences Are Emotion-Specific, Bram Van Bockstaele, Patrick J.F. Clarke, Jemma Todd, Frances Meeten, Julie L. Ji, Julian Basanovic, Nigel T.M. Chen, Daniel Rudaizky, Lies Notebaert
Effects Of Intensity On Emotion Regulation Strategy Preferences Are Emotion-Specific, Bram Van Bockstaele, Patrick J.F. Clarke, Jemma Todd, Frances Meeten, Julie L. Ji, Julian Basanovic, Nigel T.M. Chen, Daniel Rudaizky, Lies Notebaert
School of Psychology
Adaptive emotion regulation is characterized by the ability to flexibly select and switch between different strategies, depending on individual and contextual factors. Previous studies have shown that people prefer disengagement strategies to regulate more intense emotions, while they prefer engagement strategies to regulate less intense emotions. In this study, we investigated whether – in addition to the intensity of emotions – the discrete emotion type (disgust versus fear) also affects emotion regulation strategy preferences. A total of 401 students from three different universities completed an emotion regulation choice task in which they could choose between distraction and reappraisal to regulate …
The Opportunities And Challenges Of Conducting Observational Research In Care Homes: What A Researcher Brings, Does, And Leaves Behind?, Karen Spilsbury, Kirsty Haunch, Gary Hodge, Susie Pearce
The Opportunities And Challenges Of Conducting Observational Research In Care Homes: What A Researcher Brings, Does, And Leaves Behind?, Karen Spilsbury, Kirsty Haunch, Gary Hodge, Susie Pearce
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Context: Observation is an increasingly popular method for care home research.However, there are challenges associated with the use of this method in this context.As researchers, what we bring, what we do, and what we leave behind when using thismethod can have a significant impact on the lives and work of people in care homes.Perspective: Drawing on the experiences of two research teams, we share realworld examples of the ethical, methodological, and practical concerns when usingthe non-participant observation method in a care home context. Four key areas forobservational research in care homes are considered: privacy and confidentiality;managing consent; observation activities and …
Enhancing Corporate Transparency: How Esg Disclosure On Corporate Websites Reveals Corporate Visibility, Christopher Agyapong Siaw, Waqas Ali, Wai Mun Lim
Enhancing Corporate Transparency: How Esg Disclosure On Corporate Websites Reveals Corporate Visibility, Christopher Agyapong Siaw, Waqas Ali, Wai Mun Lim
Plymouth Business School
No abstract provided.
Using U–Pb Carbonate Dating To Constrain The Timing Of Extension And Fault Reactivation Within The Bristol Channel Basin, Sw England, Joe Connolly, Mark Anderson, Catherine Mottram, Gregory D. Price, Randall Parrish, David Sanderson
Using U–Pb Carbonate Dating To Constrain The Timing Of Extension And Fault Reactivation Within The Bristol Channel Basin, Sw England, Joe Connolly, Mark Anderson, Catherine Mottram, Gregory D. Price, Randall Parrish, David Sanderson
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Bristol Channel Basin is a Mesozoic continental rift basin. The basin is an important analogue for offshore reservoirs. Relative cross-cutting relationships and correlation with adjacent sedimentary basins have previously been used to constrain the timing of basin development. In situ U–Pb carbonate geochronology has been used to date calcite slickenfibre development in the cores of normal, thrust and strike-slip faults in the East Quantoxhead and Kilve region of Somerset for the first time. Protracted north–south extension from c. 150 to 120 Ma formed normal faults. Subsequent north–south shortening from c. 50 to 20 Ma was accommodated by (1) mutually …
Structural And Geomorphological Constraints On The Activity Of The Sparta Fault (Greece), Çal Çağatay, Sarah Boulton, Zoe Mildon
Structural And Geomorphological Constraints On The Activity Of The Sparta Fault (Greece), Çal Çağatay, Sarah Boulton, Zoe Mildon
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The ancient city of Sparti (Greece) suffered extensive damage from an estimated Mw 7.2 earthquake in 464 BCE, resulting in c. 20 000 fatalities, but questions remain about the short-(c. 104 years) and long-term (105–106 years) activity of this important structure. This paper presents new structural data and fluvial geomorphological analysis from the Sparta Fault and, in particular, considers the less well-known northern fault segment. A new topographic profile on the well-developed post-glacial fault scarp from the northern strand indicates a 7.53 m offset over the last c. 15 ka, suggesting a throw-rate of c. …
Feasibility And Desirability Of A Realist Cmoc Database: Lessons Learned, Dimitri Renmans, Gill Westhorp, Brad Astbury, Zakaria Belrhiti, Rebecca Hardwick, Frans Leeuw, Ian Maidment, Emma Williams
Feasibility And Desirability Of A Realist Cmoc Database: Lessons Learned, Dimitri Renmans, Gill Westhorp, Brad Astbury, Zakaria Belrhiti, Rebecca Hardwick, Frans Leeuw, Ian Maidment, Emma Williams
Peninsula Medical School
Central to realist evaluation is its focus on underlying generative mechanisms that cause outcomes in particular contexts, often presented as context–mechanism–outcome configurations. The first author brought together 22 realist evaluation experts in a Delphi technique-inspired exercise to explore the potential of creating a database from context–mechanism–outcome configurations identified in the empirical literature, to enhance learning about what context–mechanism–outcome configurations are and to further the cumulation of knowledge. The exercise, and the comments it evoked, showed why developing such a database is not straightforward and the views on its desirability and utility are mixed. The main reasons are the lack of …
Efficacy And Tolerability Of Brivaracetam In People With Intellectual Disability Compared To Those Without Intellectual Disability, Jon Allard, William Henley, Adrian Sellers, Emma O'Shaughnessy, Oliver Thomson, Brendan Mclean, Mary Parrett, Sanjeev Rajakulendran, Lance Watkins, Melissa Maguire, Shan Ellawela, Phil Tittensor, Arjune Sen, Rajiv Mohanraj, Manny Bagary, Sunil Ram, Allan Brown, Rohit Shankar
Efficacy And Tolerability Of Brivaracetam In People With Intellectual Disability Compared To Those Without Intellectual Disability, Jon Allard, William Henley, Adrian Sellers, Emma O'Shaughnessy, Oliver Thomson, Brendan Mclean, Mary Parrett, Sanjeev Rajakulendran, Lance Watkins, Melissa Maguire, Shan Ellawela, Phil Tittensor, Arjune Sen, Rajiv Mohanraj, Manny Bagary, Sunil Ram, Allan Brown, Rohit Shankar
Peninsula Medical School
Introduction: In England, nearly a quarter of people with intellectual disability (PwID) have epilepsy. Though 70 % of PwID have pharmaco-resistant seizures only 10 % are prescribed anti-seizure medication (ASMs) licenced for pharmaco-resistance. Brivaracetam (BRV) licenced in 2016 has had nine post-marketing studies involving PwID. These studies are limited either by lack of controls or not looking at outcomes based on differing levels of ID severity. This study looks at evidence comparing effectiveness and side-effects in PwID to those without ID prescribed Brivaracetam (BRV). Methods: Pooled case note data for patients prescribed BRV (2016–2022) at 12 UK NHS Trusts were …
Preferred Music Listening For People Living With Dementia: Two Home-Based Case Studies Discussing Compilation Process, Autobiographical And Biophysical Responses, Paul Fernie, Alexander Street, Jörg Fachner, Leonardo Muller, Ming Hung Hsu, Patrizia Di Campli San Vito, Stephen Brewster, Sube Banerjee, Nicolas Farina, Hari Shaji, Paulo Itaborai, Alexis Kirke, Eduardo Reck Miranda
Preferred Music Listening For People Living With Dementia: Two Home-Based Case Studies Discussing Compilation Process, Autobiographical And Biophysical Responses, Paul Fernie, Alexander Street, Jörg Fachner, Leonardo Muller, Ming Hung Hsu, Patrizia Di Campli San Vito, Stephen Brewster, Sube Banerjee, Nicolas Farina, Hari Shaji, Paulo Itaborai, Alexis Kirke, Eduardo Reck Miranda
School of Art, Design and Architecture
Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in dementia can be reduced through music listening. Little has been reported on home-based listening, compilation processes, or individual responses that include biophysiological data. We aim to provide new insights from two home-based case studies focused on specific music selections. Participants were part of a larger study, co-designing an automated radio, diary reminder and personal playlist system for NPS management. Playlists were compiled that would have the best possible chance of achieving this, based on participants’ autobiographical, narrative, heart rate (HR) and videoed responses. Participant's responses to their music aligned with the genre they chose – dancing …
Ethnic Inequalities In Sentencing: Evidence From The Crown Court In England And Wales, Kitty Lymperopoulou
Ethnic Inequalities In Sentencing: Evidence From The Crown Court In England And Wales, Kitty Lymperopoulou
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
In recent years, there has been considerable policy and academic interest in the existence of ethnic inequalities in the Criminal Justice System. A large body of sentencing research has been dedicated to exploring whether ethnic minority defendants are treated more harshly than similarly situated white defendants. This paper extends this research utilizing Ministry of Justice linked criminal justice datasets and multilevel models to assess the effect of ethnicity and other defendant case and contextual factors on sentencing outcomes in the Crown Court. The analysis shows that legal characteristics such as plea, pre-trial detention, offence type and severity are important factors …
Peat Fires And Legacy Toxic Metal Release: An Integrative Biogeochemical And Ecohydrological Conceptual Framework, Colin P.R. Mccarter, Gareth D. Clay, Sophie L. Wilkinson, Gabriel Sigmund, Scott J. Davidson, Muh Taufik, Susan Page, Emma L. Shuttleworth, David Mclagan, Grant Chenier, Alexandra Clark, James M. Waddington
Peat Fires And Legacy Toxic Metal Release: An Integrative Biogeochemical And Ecohydrological Conceptual Framework, Colin P.R. Mccarter, Gareth D. Clay, Sophie L. Wilkinson, Gabriel Sigmund, Scott J. Davidson, Muh Taufik, Susan Page, Emma L. Shuttleworth, David Mclagan, Grant Chenier, Alexandra Clark, James M. Waddington
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Peatlands are potent landscape sinks of natural and industrial toxic metals and metalloids (TMMs) but the long-term sequestration of TMMs in peatlands is at increasing risk due to climate change enhanced peatland fires. The ability of peatlands to retain TMMs results from a host of interacting hydrological, biological, geomorphological, and chemical feedbacks, which underpin peatland functionality in general. Fire is a transformative force that often disrupts these interactions and feedbacks, leading to the potential release of TMMs to our air, land, and water. Given that wildfire burned area and severity are increasing there is a need for a conceptual understanding …
Water Hyacinths Retain River Plastics, Louise J. Schreyers, Tim H.M. Van Emmerik, Thanh Khiet L. Bui, Lauren Biermann, Remko Uijlenhoet, Hong Quan Nguyen, Nicholas Wallerstein, Martine Van Der Ploeg
Water Hyacinths Retain River Plastics, Louise J. Schreyers, Tim H.M. Van Emmerik, Thanh Khiet L. Bui, Lauren Biermann, Remko Uijlenhoet, Hong Quan Nguyen, Nicholas Wallerstein, Martine Van Der Ploeg
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Rivers represent one of the main conduits for the delivery of plastics to the sea, while also functioning as reservoirs for plastic retention. In tropical regions, rivers are exposed to both high levels of plastic pollution and invasion of water hyacinths. This aquatic plant forms dense patches at the river surface that drift due to winds and currents. Recent work suggests that water hyacinths play a crucial role in influencing plastic transport, by efficiently trapping the majority of surface plastic within their patches. However, a comprehensive understanding of the interaction between water hyacinths and plastics is still lacking. We hypothesize …
Patient Buy-In To Social Prescribing Through Link Workers As Part Of Person-Centred Care: A Realist Evaluation, Stephanie Tierney, Geoffrey Wong, Debra Westlake, Amadea Turk, Steven Markham, Jordan Gorenberg, Joanne Reeve, Caroline Mitchell, Kerryn Husk, Sabi Redwood, Tony Meacock, Catherine Pope, Beccy Baird, Kamal R Mahtani
Patient Buy-In To Social Prescribing Through Link Workers As Part Of Person-Centred Care: A Realist Evaluation, Stephanie Tierney, Geoffrey Wong, Debra Westlake, Amadea Turk, Steven Markham, Jordan Gorenberg, Joanne Reeve, Caroline Mitchell, Kerryn Husk, Sabi Redwood, Tony Meacock, Catherine Pope, Beccy Baird, Kamal R Mahtani
Peninsula Medical School
No abstract provided.
What Does ‘Co-Production’ Look Like For Food System Transformation? Mapping The Evidence Across Transforming Uk Food Systems (Tukfs) Projects., Naomi Shaw, Charlotte A. Hardman, Neil Bernard Boyle, Joanne Craven, John Dooley, Bethan Mead, Lisa Morgans, Hannah Mumby, Clare Pettinger
What Does ‘Co-Production’ Look Like For Food System Transformation? Mapping The Evidence Across Transforming Uk Food Systems (Tukfs) Projects., Naomi Shaw, Charlotte A. Hardman, Neil Bernard Boyle, Joanne Craven, John Dooley, Bethan Mead, Lisa Morgans, Hannah Mumby, Clare Pettinger
School of Health Professions
Co-production is a collaborative way of working which emphasises the exchange of diverse forms of knowledge in an equal partnership for equal benefits. Co-produced research is a key strategic aim of the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Transforming UK Food Systems (TUKFS) Strategic Priorities Fund; this research programme brings together researchers, policymakers, industry and communities to create positive change in the way food is produced, accessed and consumed. However, more generally, there are diverse understandings of co-production and a lack of consensus on what ‘good practice’ looks like. Therefore, this study aimed to identify and map examples of co-production methods …
The Effect Of Dietary Nitrate On The Oral Microbiome And Salivary Biomarkers In Individuals With High Blood Pressure, Lisa Du Toit, Michaela L. Sundqvist, Alvaro Redondo-Rio, Zöe Brookes, Patricia Casas-Agustench, Mary Hickson, Alicia Benavente, Gemma Montagut, Eddie Weitzberg, Toni Gabaldón, Jon O. Lundberg, Raul Bescos
The Effect Of Dietary Nitrate On The Oral Microbiome And Salivary Biomarkers In Individuals With High Blood Pressure, Lisa Du Toit, Michaela L. Sundqvist, Alvaro Redondo-Rio, Zöe Brookes, Patricia Casas-Agustench, Mary Hickson, Alicia Benavente, Gemma Montagut, Eddie Weitzberg, Toni Gabaldón, Jon O. Lundberg, Raul Bescos
Peninsula Dental School
Background: Green leafy vegetables (GLV) contain inorganic nitrate, an anion with potential prebiotic effects on the oral microbiome. However, it remains unclear whether GLV and pharmacological supplementation [potassium nitrate (PN)] with a nitrate salt induce similar effects on the oral microbiome. Objectives: This study aimed to compare the effect of GLV with PN supplementation on the oral microbiome composition and salivary biomarkers in individuals with high blood pressure. Methods: Seventy individuals were randomly allocated to 3 different groups to follow a 5-wk dietary intervention. Group 1 consumed 300 mg/d of nitrate in form of GLV. Group 2 consumed pills with …
Exercise Referral Schemes In The Uk: Mapping Provision And Aims, Ben Jane, John Downey
Exercise Referral Schemes In The Uk: Mapping Provision And Aims, Ben Jane, John Downey
School of Nursing and Midwifery
BackgroundExercise Referral Schemes (ERS) are designed so health professionals can refer certain patients to a supervised programme of physical activity. However, evaluations have questioned the effectiveness of these schemes/programmes. The aim of this study was to systematically review the provision of ERS in England and analyse related promotional material.MethodsContent analysis methods were used to analyse scheme websites and promotional material. A coding scheme was used to analyse the data, which included information on the programme’s aims, inclusion criteria, type of activities, accessibility and cost.ResultsThe study identified 625 sites offering ERS across 168 geographic areas. Findings highlighted a lack of clarity …
Longitudinal Dietary Intake Data In Patients With Phenylketonuria From Europe: The Impact Of Age And Phenylketonuria Severity, Alex Pinto, Kirsten Ahring, Manuela Ferreira Almeida, Catherine Ashmore, Amaya Bélanger-Quintana, Alberto Burlina, Turgay Coşkun, Anne Daly, Esther Van Dam, Ali Dursun, Sharon Evans, François Feillet, Maria Giżewska, Hulya Gökmen-Özel, Mary Hickson, Yteke Hoekstra, Fatma Ilgaz, Richard Jackson, Alicja Leśniak, Christian Loro, Katarzyna Malicka, Michał Patalan, Júlio César Rocha, Serap Sivri, Iris Rodenburg, Francjan Van Spronsen, Kamilla Strączek, Ayşegül Tokatli, Anita Macdonald
Longitudinal Dietary Intake Data In Patients With Phenylketonuria From Europe: The Impact Of Age And Phenylketonuria Severity, Alex Pinto, Kirsten Ahring, Manuela Ferreira Almeida, Catherine Ashmore, Amaya Bélanger-Quintana, Alberto Burlina, Turgay Coşkun, Anne Daly, Esther Van Dam, Ali Dursun, Sharon Evans, François Feillet, Maria Giżewska, Hulya Gökmen-Özel, Mary Hickson, Yteke Hoekstra, Fatma Ilgaz, Richard Jackson, Alicja Leśniak, Christian Loro, Katarzyna Malicka, Michał Patalan, Júlio César Rocha, Serap Sivri, Iris Rodenburg, Francjan Van Spronsen, Kamilla Strączek, Ayşegül Tokatli, Anita Macdonald
School of Health Professions
In phenylketonuria (PKU), natural protein intake is thought to increase with age, particularly during childhood and adolescence. Longitudinal dietary intake data are scarce and lifelong phenylalanine tolerance remains unknown. Nine centres managing PKU in Europe and Turkey participated in a retrospective study. Data were collected from dietetic records between 2012 and 2018 on phenylalanine (Phe), natural protein, and protein substitute intake. A total of 1323 patients (age range: 1–57 y; 51% male) participated. Dietary intake data were available on 1163 (88%) patients. Patient numbers ranged from 59 to 320 in each centre. A total of 625 (47%) had classical PKU …
Heat Hardening Improves Thermal Tolerance In Abalone, Without The Trade-Offs Associated With Chronic Heat Exposure, Manuela Truebano, Michael Collins, John Spicer, Robert Ellis, Ahmed Salama Ali Abbas
Heat Hardening Improves Thermal Tolerance In Abalone, Without The Trade-Offs Associated With Chronic Heat Exposure, Manuela Truebano, Michael Collins, John Spicer, Robert Ellis, Ahmed Salama Ali Abbas
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Marine animals are challenged by chronically raised temperatures alongside an increased frequency of discrete, severe warming events. Exposure to repeated heat shocks could result in heat hardening, where sub-lethal exposure to thermal stress temporarily enhances thermotolerance, and may be an important mechanism by which marine species will cope with future thermal challenges. However, we have relatively little understanding of the effects of heat hardening in comparison to chronic exposure to elevated temperatures. Therefore, we compared the effects of heat hardening from repeated exposure to acute heat shocks and chronic exposure to elevated temperatures on thermal tolerance in the European abalone, …
‘Release Them Into The Wild, But How Far Can They Go?’ Improving Social And Emotional Mental Health Through Teaching Bushcraft Skills To Children With Special Educational Needs And Disability: A Preliminary Case Series Evaluation Study, James Tonks, Ian Frampton, Ben Edwards, Kai Tonks, Harriet Dismore
‘Release Them Into The Wild, But How Far Can They Go?’ Improving Social And Emotional Mental Health Through Teaching Bushcraft Skills To Children With Special Educational Needs And Disability: A Preliminary Case Series Evaluation Study, James Tonks, Ian Frampton, Ben Edwards, Kai Tonks, Harriet Dismore
School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences
Previous research indicates that outdoor activity and learning programmes are a beneficial educational approach, but studies have neglected to consider how well this approach may address the social, emotional and mental health needs of children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND). In this study, seven Key-Stage 3 children with SEND (aged 11 to 14) from a special educational needs provision within a mainstream school attended a five-week ‘bushcraft’ programme. Standardised psychometric measures of self-concept were completed by children before and after the intervention, and teachers rated pupils’ stress levels before and after. Results indicate that the programme was associated …
Early Detection Of Deteriorating Patients In General Wards Through Continuous Contactless Vital Signs Monitoring, Ambuj Yadav, Himanshu Dandu, Gaurav Parchani, Kumar Chokalingam, Pooja Kadambi, Rajesh Mishra, Ahsina Jahan, Jean Louis Teboul, Jos M. Latour
Early Detection Of Deteriorating Patients In General Wards Through Continuous Contactless Vital Signs Monitoring, Ambuj Yadav, Himanshu Dandu, Gaurav Parchani, Kumar Chokalingam, Pooja Kadambi, Rajesh Mishra, Ahsina Jahan, Jean Louis Teboul, Jos M. Latour
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Objective: To assess the efficacy of continuous contactless vital signs monitoring with an automated Early Warning System (EWS) in detecting clinical deterioration among patients in general wards. Methods: A prospective observational cohort study was conducted in the medical unit of a tertiary care hospital in India, involving 706 patients over 84,448 monitoring hours. The study used a contactless ballistocardiography system (Dozee system) to continuously monitor heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure. The study assessed total, mean, and median alerts at 24, 48, 72, 96, 120 h, and length of stay (LOS) before patient deterioration or discharge. It analyzed alert …