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Government Export Promotion Programmes And Firms’ Export Behaviour: Exploring The Indirect Link. The Case Of Uk & Algerian Manufacturing Firms, Mohamed Yacine Haddoud Jan 2015

Government Export Promotion Programmes And Firms’ Export Behaviour: Exploring The Indirect Link. The Case Of Uk & Algerian Manufacturing Firms, Mohamed Yacine Haddoud

Plymouth Business School Theses

It has been recognised that exporting is an engine for growth at both country and firm levels. However, the challenging nature of international business often prevents companies from entering and surviving in international markets. In the Small and Medium-size Business context, lack of resource is normally the main reason behind the inability of firms to overcome export barriers. In recognition of the issue and for promoting exporting, the governments have been offering the so-called Government Export Promotion Programmes (GEPPs) to act as “resource supplements”. While there have been extensive practices, the mechanism and effectiveness of these programmes have not been …

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Effect Of Ownership Structure On Firm Stock Returns And Financial Performance:Evidence From The Egyptian Stock Market, Amal Elghouti Jan 2015

Effect Of Ownership Structure On Firm Stock Returns And Financial Performance:Evidence From The Egyptian Stock Market, Amal Elghouti

Plymouth Business School Theses

The effect of institutional ownership and ownership concentration on the firm’s stock returns and volatility and financial performance has long been an interesting issue in the international business literature. A lot of debate has been going on regarding the relationship between institutional ownership, ownership concentration, returns, volatility and financial performance. The objective of this thesis is to study the effect of institutional ownership and ownership concentration on firm stock returns and financial performance of the listed companies in the Egyptian Stock Exchange. For this purpose, panel data model is employed. The results from the analysis show that institutional ownership has …

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Britons Abroad Or European Citizens? The Negotiation Of (Trans)National Space And Citizenship By British Migrants In France, Fiona Ferbrache, Richard Yarwood Jan 2015

Britons Abroad Or European Citizens? The Negotiation Of (Trans)National Space And Citizenship By British Migrants In France, Fiona Ferbrache, Richard Yarwood

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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The Relational Geographies Of Policing And Security, Richard Yarwood, Till Paasche Jan 2015

The Relational Geographies Of Policing And Security, Richard Yarwood, Till Paasche

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

AbstractThis paper considers the roles of policing and security in the geographies of everyday public and semi‐public space. We contend that while security is concerned with territory, policing relates to place. We consider the relationship between security and territory before examining the relationship between policing and place. In the final section, we argue that a relational view of space is needed to understand how practices of policing and security shape space and, in turn, the lives of people using it.

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Using Campinas- Barcode’S Cultural Competency Model And Roach's Model Of Caring To Enhance Self-Perception Of Cultural Competence And Perceived Knowledge Of Caring Among Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, And Community Nurses., Alicia Bannis Jan 2015

Using Campinas- Barcode’S Cultural Competency Model And Roach's Model Of Caring To Enhance Self-Perception Of Cultural Competence And Perceived Knowledge Of Caring Among Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, And Community Nurses., Alicia Bannis

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As the culturally diverse healthcare population in the United States rises, the demand for healthcare providers who are knowledgeable in providing culturally competent care increases. Community health care providers are mandated to make cultural competence a priority in their clinical practice. This mandate challenges healthcare professionals to increase their knowledge of cultural diversity and caring behaviors and provide appropriate health care services to meet the needs of racially and ethnically diverse clients. For this project, an assessment of community healthcare providers’ self-perception of cultural competence and perceived knowledge of caring behaviors was untaken while posing the question: “How does a …

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Development And Validation Of The Brightlight Survey, A Patient-Reported Experience Measure For Young People With Cancer, Rachel M. Taylor, Lorna A. Fern, Anita Solanki, Louise Hooker, Anna Carluccio, Julia Pye, David Jeans, T Frere–Smith, Faith Gibson, Julie Barber, Rosalind Raine, Dan Stark, Richard Feltbower, Susie Pearce, Jeremy S. Whelan Jan 2015

Development And Validation Of The Brightlight Survey, A Patient-Reported Experience Measure For Young People With Cancer, Rachel M. Taylor, Lorna A. Fern, Anita Solanki, Louise Hooker, Anna Carluccio, Julia Pye, David Jeans, T Frere–Smith, Faith Gibson, Julie Barber, Rosalind Raine, Dan Stark, Richard Feltbower, Susie Pearce, Jeremy S. Whelan

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.

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‘Feed-Forward: Exploring The Staff And Student Experience Of Technology Facilitated Feedback - Can Technology Support And Engage Staff And Students In Dialogic Feedback?’, R Lowes, E Purnell, Helen Bowstead Jan 2015

‘Feed-Forward: Exploring The Staff And Student Experience Of Technology Facilitated Feedback - Can Technology Support And Engage Staff And Students In Dialogic Feedback?’, R Lowes, E Purnell, Helen Bowstead

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

Aims of project: to explore the use of new feedback processes within four module groups in the Plymouth Business School; to evaluate how two of the institutionally provided learning technologies, Moodle and PebblePad, could support and enhance the online feedback experience for staff/students.Background/context to project: ELC101, ELC201, ELC305 and ELC307 are four English language modules where we seek to develop students’ capacity to self-regulate and develop strategies for autonomous learning, in order to further the development of their English language skills. We have noted over the years that students do not seem to engage with feedback as much as we …

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Defining Competence In Obstetric Epidural Anaesthesia For Inexperienced Trainees, E. J. Drake, J. Coghill, J. R. Sneyd Jan 2015

Defining Competence In Obstetric Epidural Anaesthesia For Inexperienced Trainees, E. J. Drake, J. Coghill, J. R. Sneyd

Peninsula Medical School

Background: Cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis has been used for assessing competence of trainees learning new technical skills. One of its disadvantages is the required definition of acceptable and unacceptable success rates. We therefore monitored the development of competence amongst trainees new to obstetric epidural anaesthesia in a large public hospital. Methods: Obstetric epidural data were collected prospectively between January 1996 and December 2011. Success rates for inexperienced trainees were calculated retrospectively for (1) the whole database, (2) for each consecutive attempt and (3) each trainee's individual overall success rate. Acceptable and unacceptable success rates were defined and CUSUM graphs generated …

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Identifying A Minimally Important Change Threshold For The Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 (Msws-12), L Mehta, M Mcneill, J Hobart, K Wyrwich, Jl Poon, P Auguste, J Zhong, J Elkins Jan 2015

Identifying A Minimally Important Change Threshold For The Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 (Msws-12), L Mehta, M Mcneill, J Hobart, K Wyrwich, Jl Poon, P Auguste, J Zhong, J Elkins

Peninsula Medical School

Background: The 12-question Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walking Scale (MSWS-12v1) is a widely-used patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure of walking ability in MS. Objective: To estimate the magnitude of an important change in MSWS-12v1 scores for the interpretation of meaningful subject-level improvements across a 6-month trial of MS patients with walking disability. Methods: MOBILE was a 6-month exploratory study assessing fampridine’s effect on walking ability in 132 people with MS. Three PRO measures assessed walking ability: MSWS-12v1, EuroQol 5-Dimension-5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) mobility question, and a patient global impression of change (PGIC) in overall walking ability. Pre-specified anchor- and distribution-based analyses estimated the …

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The Burden Of Revision Sinonasal Surgery In The Uk—Data From The Chronic Rhinosinusitis Epidemiology Study (Cres): A Cross-Sectional Study, C Philpott, C Hopkins, S Erskine, N Kumar, A Robertson, A Farboud, S Ahmed, S Anari, R Cathcart, H Khalil, P Jervis, S Carrie, N Kara, P Prinsley, R Almeyda, N Mansell, S Sunkaraneni, M Salam, J Ray, J Panesaar, J Hobson, A Clark, S Morris Jan 2015

The Burden Of Revision Sinonasal Surgery In The Uk—Data From The Chronic Rhinosinusitis Epidemiology Study (Cres): A Cross-Sectional Study, C Philpott, C Hopkins, S Erskine, N Kumar, A Robertson, A Farboud, S Ahmed, S Anari, R Cathcart, H Khalil, P Jervis, S Carrie, N Kara, P Prinsley, R Almeyda, N Mansell, S Sunkaraneni, M Salam, J Ray, J Panesaar, J Hobson, A Clark, S Morris

Peninsula Medical School

ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the surgical revision rate in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in the UK CRS Epidemiology Study (CRES). Previous evidence from National Sinonasal Audit showed that 1459 patients with CRS demonstrated a surgical revision rate 19.1% at 5 years, with highest rates seen in those with polyps (20.6%).SettingThirty secondary care centres around the UK.ParticipantsA total of 221 controls and 1249 patients with CRS were recruited to the study including those with polyps (CRSwNPs), without polyps (CRSsNPs) and with allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS).InterventionsSelf-administered questionnaire.Primary outcome measureThe need for previous sinonasal surgery.ResultsA total of 651 …

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Evaluating The Impact Of Cross Professional Peer Tutoring Among Nursing And Physiotherapy Students, F Mcleod, Caroline Jamison, K Young, Karen Treasure Jan 2015

Evaluating The Impact Of Cross Professional Peer Tutoring Among Nursing And Physiotherapy Students, F Mcleod, Caroline Jamison, K Young, Karen Treasure

School of Nursing and Midwifery

This project aims to evaluate the impact of two peer tutored practical workshops designed to enhance clinical skills and inter-professional understanding among nursing and physiotherapy students. The tutors are student volunteers from the Stage Two physiotherapy and nursing programmes (K-Spa, Truro campus). The workshops are timetabled activities previously delivered by lecturing staff. The content was developed and led by students, but guided and supervised by academic staff.Objectives:1. To inform future teaching practice by enhancing the evidence base associated with inter-professional peer-tutoring 2. To develop recommendations that will inform future developments associated with this initiative

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Clinical Effectiveness And Cost-Effectiveness Of The Rehabilitation Enablement In Chronic Heart Failure (Reach-Hf) Facilitated Self-Care Rehabilitation Intervention In Heart Failure Patients And Caregivers: Rationale And Protocol For A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial, R. S. Taylor, C. Hayward, V. Eyre, J. Austin, R. Davies, P. Doherty, K. Jolly, J. Wingham, R. Van Lingen, C. Abraham, C. Green, F. C. Warren, N. Britten, C. J. Greaves, S. Singh, S. Buckingham, K. Paul, H. Dalal Jan 2015

Clinical Effectiveness And Cost-Effectiveness Of The Rehabilitation Enablement In Chronic Heart Failure (Reach-Hf) Facilitated Self-Care Rehabilitation Intervention In Heart Failure Patients And Caregivers: Rationale And Protocol For A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial, R. S. Taylor, C. Hayward, V. Eyre, J. Austin, R. Davies, P. Doherty, K. Jolly, J. Wingham, R. Van Lingen, C. Abraham, C. Green, F. C. Warren, N. Britten, C. J. Greaves, S. Singh, S. Buckingham, K. Paul, H. Dalal

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Introduction: The Rehabilitation EnAblement in CHronic Heart Failure (REACH-HF) trial is part of a research programme designed to develop and evaluate a health professional facilitated, home-based, self-help rehabilitation intervention to improve self-care and health-related quality of life in people with heart failure and their caregivers. The trial will assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the REACH-HF intervention in patients with systolic heart failure and impact on the outcomes of their caregivers. Methods and analysis: A parallel two group randomised controlled trial with 1:1 individual allocation to the REACH-HF intervention plus usual care (intervention group) or usual care alone (control …

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Hcv Treatment Rates And Sustained Viral Response Among People Who Inject Drugs In Seven Uk Sites: Real World Results And Modelling Of Treatment Impact, Natasha K. Martin, G. R. Foster, J. Vilar, S. Ryder, M. E. Cramp, F. Gordon, J. F. Dillon, N. Craine, H. Busse, A. Clements, S. J. Hutchinson, A. Ustianowski, M. Ramsay, D. J. Goldberg, W. Irving, V. Hope, Angelis D De, M. Lyons, P. Vickerman, M. Hickman Jan 2015

Hcv Treatment Rates And Sustained Viral Response Among People Who Inject Drugs In Seven Uk Sites: Real World Results And Modelling Of Treatment Impact, Natasha K. Martin, G. R. Foster, J. Vilar, S. Ryder, M. E. Cramp, F. Gordon, J. F. Dillon, N. Craine, H. Busse, A. Clements, S. J. Hutchinson, A. Ustianowski, M. Ramsay, D. J. Goldberg, W. Irving, V. Hope, Angelis D De, M. Lyons, P. Vickerman, M. Hickman

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Interventions To Improve Antimicrobial Prescribing Of Doctors In Training: The Impact (Improving Antimicrobial Prescribing Of Doctors In Training) Realist Review, Geoff Wong, Nicola Brennan, Karen Mattick, Mark Pearson, Simon Briscoe, Chrysanthi Papoutsi Jan 2015

Interventions To Improve Antimicrobial Prescribing Of Doctors In Training: The Impact (Improving Antimicrobial Prescribing Of Doctors In Training) Realist Review, Geoff Wong, Nicola Brennan, Karen Mattick, Mark Pearson, Simon Briscoe, Chrysanthi Papoutsi

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Effectiveness And Micro-Costing Of The Kiva School-Based Bullying Prevention Programme In Wales: Study Protocol For A Pragmatic Definitive Parallel Group Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial, Suzy Clarkson, Nick Axford, Vashti Berry, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Gretchen Bjornstad, Zoe Wrigley, Joanna Charles, Zoe Hoare, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Justin Matthews, Judy Hutchings Jan 2015

Effectiveness And Micro-Costing Of The Kiva School-Based Bullying Prevention Programme In Wales: Study Protocol For A Pragmatic Definitive Parallel Group Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial, Suzy Clarkson, Nick Axford, Vashti Berry, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Gretchen Bjornstad, Zoe Wrigley, Joanna Charles, Zoe Hoare, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Justin Matthews, Judy Hutchings

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Serotonin Stimulates Secretion Of Exosomes From Microglia Cells, K Glebov, M Löchner, R Jabs, T Lau, O Merkel, P Schloss, C Steinhäuser, J Walter Jan 2015

Serotonin Stimulates Secretion Of Exosomes From Microglia Cells, K Glebov, M Löchner, R Jabs, T Lau, O Merkel, P Schloss, C Steinhäuser, J Walter

Peninsula Medical School

Microglia are resident immune cells in the brain and exert important functions in the regulation of inflammatory processes during infection or cellular damage. Upon activation, microglia undergo complex morphological and functional transitions, including increased motility, phagocytosis and cytokine secretion. Recent findings indicate that exosomes, small vesicles that derive from fusion of multivesicular bodies with the plasma membrane, are involved in secretion of certain cytokines. The presence of specific receptors on the surface of microglia suggests communication with neurons by neurotransmitters. Here, we demonstrate expression of serotonin receptors, including 5‐HT2a,b and 5‐HT4 in microglial cells and their functional involvement in the …

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The Inevitable Drift To Triple Therapy In Copd: An Analysis Of Prescribing Pathways In The Uk, D Price, G Brusselle, K Gruffydd-Jones, M Miravitlles, R Stewart, M Baldwin, D Keininger, R Jones Jan 2015

The Inevitable Drift To Triple Therapy In Copd: An Analysis Of Prescribing Pathways In The Uk, D Price, G Brusselle, K Gruffydd-Jones, M Miravitlles, R Stewart, M Baldwin, D Keininger, R Jones

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Predicting Frequent Copd Exacerbations Using Primary Care Data, D Price, M Kerkhof, D Freeman, R Jones, A Chisholm Jan 2015

Predicting Frequent Copd Exacerbations Using Primary Care Data, D Price, M Kerkhof, D Freeman, R Jones, A Chisholm

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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The H50q Mutation Induces A 10-Fold Decrease In The Solubility Of Α-Synuclein, Riccardo Porcari, Christos Proukakis, Christopher A. Waudby, Benedetta Bolognesi, P. Patrizia Mangione, Jack F.S. Paton, Stephen Mullin, Lisa D. Cabrita, Amanda Penco, Annalisa Relini, Guglielmo Verona, Michele Vendruscolo, Monica Stoppini, Gian Gaetano Tartaglia, Carlo Camilloni, John Christodoulou, Anthony H.V. Schapira, Vittorio Bellotti Jan 2015

The H50q Mutation Induces A 10-Fold Decrease In The Solubility Of Α-Synuclein, Riccardo Porcari, Christos Proukakis, Christopher A. Waudby, Benedetta Bolognesi, P. Patrizia Mangione, Jack F.S. Paton, Stephen Mullin, Lisa D. Cabrita, Amanda Penco, Annalisa Relini, Guglielmo Verona, Michele Vendruscolo, Monica Stoppini, Gian Gaetano Tartaglia, Carlo Camilloni, John Christodoulou, Anthony H.V. Schapira, Vittorio Bellotti

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Safety Culture And The 5 Steps To Safer Surgery: An Intervention Study, M. R. Hill, M. J. Roberts, M. L. Alderson, T. C.E. Gale Jan 2015

Safety Culture And The 5 Steps To Safer Surgery: An Intervention Study, M. R. Hill, M. J. Roberts, M. L. Alderson, T. C.E. Gale

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonist Use In Adults With Asthma: Real-Life Prescribing And Outcomes Of Add-On Therapy With Tiotropium Bromide, C King, D Price, A Kaplan, R Jones, D Freeman, A Burden, S Gould, M Ali, M Thomas, Ziegenweidt J Von Jan 2015

Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonist Use In Adults With Asthma: Real-Life Prescribing And Outcomes Of Add-On Therapy With Tiotropium Bromide, C King, D Price, A Kaplan, R Jones, D Freeman, A Burden, S Gould, M Ali, M Thomas, Ziegenweidt J Von

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Making A Difference: An Interdisciplinary Social Engagement Project, Richard Ayres, Maria Tighe, Sebastian Stevens Jan 2015

Making A Difference: An Interdisciplinary Social Engagement Project, Richard Ayres, Maria Tighe, Sebastian Stevens

Peninsula Medical School

In Sept 2013 the Plymouth Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry enrolled its first students. From the beginning this new Plymouth-based medical school set out be distinctive and to enshrine our parent University principles in the curriculum that we offer. We decided that the term “making a difference” could be used both to summarize our mission as a medical and dental school, and to characterise the individual student experience that we offer.- The school as a whole would make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our population - Every student will be able to ‘make a difference’ during …

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The Use Of Virtual Patients To Promote Inter-Professional Learning For Medical And Dental Students, Hisham Khalil, Arunangsu Chatterjee, Ruth Endacott, Mel Joyner, Mahrukh Mirza Jan 2015

The Use Of Virtual Patients To Promote Inter-Professional Learning For Medical And Dental Students, Hisham Khalil, Arunangsu Chatterjee, Ruth Endacott, Mel Joyner, Mahrukh Mirza

Peninsula Medical School

The aim of the project is to develop a shared learning resource for nursing and medical students to promote inter-professional learning.Background/context to project:Virtual Patients (VP) are being developed with medical and nursing students to be used as a resource to promote inter-professional learning and patient safety. The main emphasis is on the use of VP to promote good practice in relation to medical ward rounds. The joint document by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Nursing “Ward rounds in Medicine, Principles for best practice” has been used as a guide to develop the themes.(1)There is no …

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