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How Far Have We Really Come In The Last 20 Years In Europe?, J Latour Jan 2016

How Far Have We Really Come In The Last 20 Years In Europe?, J Latour

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


What Future For The Global Aid For Trade Initiative? Towards An Assessment Of Its Achievements And Limitations, William Hynes, Patrick Holden Jan 2016

What Future For The Global Aid For Trade Initiative? Towards An Assessment Of Its Achievements And Limitations, William Hynes, Patrick Holden

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

As with any form of contemporary global governance, the impact of the global Aid for Trade Initiative (2006) has been mixed. However, to dismiss it as a failure would be premature. The co‐ordination system established was based on best‐practice techniques of governance in a diverse non‐hierarchical environment, such as the international development community. This form of co‐operation cannot overcome global economic and political asymmetries, but it can be effective in several respects. In particular, the Initiative led to increased funding for AfT and kick‐started a range of initiatives and technical advances; while the monitoring process has evolved significantly to give …


Palmitate-Induced Changes In Energy Demand Cause Reallocation Of Atp Supply In Rat And Human Skeletal Muscle Cells., Raid B. Nisr, Charles Affourtit Jan 2016

Palmitate-Induced Changes In Energy Demand Cause Reallocation Of Atp Supply In Rat And Human Skeletal Muscle Cells., Raid B. Nisr, Charles Affourtit

School of Biomedical Sciences

Mitochondrial dysfunction has been associated with obesity-related muscle insulin resistance, but the causality of this association is controversial. The notion that mitochondrial oxidative capacity may be insufficient to deal appropriately with excessive nutrient loads is for example disputed. Effective mitochondrial capacity is indirectly, but largely determined by ATP-consuming processes because skeletal muscle energy metabolism is mostly controlled by ATP demand. Probing the bioenergetics of rat and human myoblasts in real time we show here that the saturated fatty acid palmitate lowers the rate and coupling efficiency of oxidative phosphorylation under conditions it causes insulin resistance. Stearate affects the bioenergetic parameters …


Poly(Propylene Glycol) And Urethane Dimethacrylates Improve Conversion Of Dental Composites And Reveal Complexity Of Cytocompatibility Testing, Nick J. Walters, Wendy Xia, Vehid Salih, Paul F. Ashley, Anne M. Young Jan 2016

Poly(Propylene Glycol) And Urethane Dimethacrylates Improve Conversion Of Dental Composites And Reveal Complexity Of Cytocompatibility Testing, Nick J. Walters, Wendy Xia, Vehid Salih, Paul F. Ashley, Anne M. Young

Peninsula Dental School

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of Early Sepsis In Children By Parents And General Practitioners: An Evaluation, Jm Latour, S Bracefield, P Sadler, A O'Connor, R Endacott Jan 2016

Assessment Of Early Sepsis In Children By Parents And General Practitioners: An Evaluation, Jm Latour, S Bracefield, P Sadler, A O'Connor, R Endacott

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


The Prevalence, Natural History And Time Trends Of Peanut Allergy Over The First 10 Years Of Life In Two Cohorts Born In The Same Geographical Location 12 Years Apart, Carina Venter, Kate Maslin, Veeresh Patil, Ramesh Kurukulaaratchy, Jane Grundy, Gillian Glasbey, Roger Twiselton, Taraneh Dean, Syed Hasan Arshad Jan 2016

The Prevalence, Natural History And Time Trends Of Peanut Allergy Over The First 10 Years Of Life In Two Cohorts Born In The Same Geographical Location 12 Years Apart, Carina Venter, Kate Maslin, Veeresh Patil, Ramesh Kurukulaaratchy, Jane Grundy, Gillian Glasbey, Roger Twiselton, Taraneh Dean, Syed Hasan Arshad

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


Taste Preference, Food Neophobia And Nutritional Intake In Children Consuming A Cows’ Milk Exclusion Diet: A Prospective Study, K. Maslin, K. Grimshaw, E. Oliver, G. Roberts, S. H. Arshad, T. Dean, J. Grundy, G. Glasbey, C. Venter Jan 2016

Taste Preference, Food Neophobia And Nutritional Intake In Children Consuming A Cows’ Milk Exclusion Diet: A Prospective Study, K. Maslin, K. Grimshaw, E. Oliver, G. Roberts, S. H. Arshad, T. Dean, J. Grundy, G. Glasbey, C. Venter

School of Nursing and Midwifery

AbstractBackgroundTaste exposure in infancy is known to predict food preferences later in childhood. This is particularly relevant in children with cows’ milk allergy who consume a substitute formula and/or a cows’ milk exclusion (CME) diet early in life. This prospective study aimed to show whether there is a long‐term effect of consuming a substitute formula and CME diet on taste preferences and dietary intake.MethodsChildren were predominantly recruited from two large birth cohort studies in the UK. Two groups were recruited: an experimental group of children who had consumed a CME diet during infancy and a control group who had consumed …


The Effectiveness Of Education In The Recognition And Management Of Deteriorating Patients: A Systematic Review, Cj Connell, R Endacott, Ja Jackman, Nr Kiprillis, Lm Sparkes, Sj Cooper Jan 2016

The Effectiveness Of Education In The Recognition And Management Of Deteriorating Patients: A Systematic Review, Cj Connell, R Endacott, Ja Jackman, Nr Kiprillis, Lm Sparkes, Sj Cooper

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


Experience With Phlebotomy For People With Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review, F Fry, V Shawyer, R Endacott Jan 2016

Experience With Phlebotomy For People With Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review, F Fry, V Shawyer, R Endacott

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


Process Evaluation Cities Of Service ‘Grow, Share, Cook’ Project Plymouth, C Pettinger, R Bonney Jan 2016

Process Evaluation Cities Of Service ‘Grow, Share, Cook’ Project Plymouth, C Pettinger, R Bonney

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.


Mainstreaming ‘Sustainable Food’ As A Health Issue? A Workshop To Share Best Practice In Sustainable Public Health Food Policy, C Pettinger, E Atherton Jan 2016

Mainstreaming ‘Sustainable Food’ As A Health Issue? A Workshop To Share Best Practice In Sustainable Public Health Food Policy, C Pettinger, E Atherton

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.


Optimising Self-Care Support For People With Heart Failure And Their Caregivers: Development Of The Rehabilitation Enablement In Chronic Heart Failure (Reach-Hf) Intervention Using Intervention Mapping, Cj Greaves, J Wingham, C Deighan, P Doherty, J Elliott, W Armitage, M Clark, J Austin, C Abraham, J Frost, S Singh, K Jolly, K Paul, L Taylor, S Buckingham, R Davis, H Dalal, Rs Taylor Jan 2016

Optimising Self-Care Support For People With Heart Failure And Their Caregivers: Development Of The Rehabilitation Enablement In Chronic Heart Failure (Reach-Hf) Intervention Using Intervention Mapping, Cj Greaves, J Wingham, C Deighan, P Doherty, J Elliott, W Armitage, M Clark, J Austin, C Abraham, J Frost, S Singh, K Jolly, K Paul, L Taylor, S Buckingham, R Davis, H Dalal, Rs Taylor

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


Abandoned Metal Mines And Their Impact On Receiving Waters: A Case Study From Southwest England., Sj Beane, Sd Comber, J Rieuwerts, P Long Jan 2016

Abandoned Metal Mines And Their Impact On Receiving Waters: A Case Study From Southwest England., Sj Beane, Sd Comber, J Rieuwerts, P Long

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Historic mine sites are a major source of contamination to terrestrial and river environments. To demonstrate the importance of determining the significance of point and diffuse metal contamination and the related bioavailability of the metals present from abandoned mines a case study has been carried out. The study provides a quantitative assessment of a historic mine site, Wheal Betsy, southwest England, and its contribution to non-compliance with Water Framework Directive (WFD) Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) for Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn. Surface water and sediment samples showed significant negative environmental impacts even taking account of the bioavailability of the metal …


Strengths And Weaknesses In Team Communication Processes In A Uk Emergency Department Setting: Findings Using The Communication Assessment Tool-Team, B Graham, J Smith, Dg Enki Jan 2016

Strengths And Weaknesses In Team Communication Processes In A Uk Emergency Department Setting: Findings Using The Communication Assessment Tool-Team, B Graham, J Smith, Dg Enki

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


Improving Access For Community Health And Sub-Acute Outpatient Services: Protocol For A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial, Katherine E. Harding, Jennifer J. Watts, Leila Karimi, M O’Reilly, Bridie Kent, Michelle Kotis, Sandra G. Leggat, Jackie Kearney, Nicholas F. Taylor Jan 2016

Improving Access For Community Health And Sub-Acute Outpatient Services: Protocol For A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial, Katherine E. Harding, Jennifer J. Watts, Leila Karimi, M O’Reilly, Bridie Kent, Michelle Kotis, Sandra G. Leggat, Jackie Kearney, Nicholas F. Taylor

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


Achieving Cost And Carbon Savings In Neonatal Practice: A Review Of The Literature On Sustainable Waste Management, A Nichols, J Grose, R Mukonoweshuro Jan 2016

Achieving Cost And Carbon Savings In Neonatal Practice: A Review Of The Literature On Sustainable Waste Management, A Nichols, J Grose, R Mukonoweshuro

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


Rehabilitation Goals Of People With Spinal Cord Injuries Can Be Classified Against The International Classification Of Functioning, Disability And Health Core Set For Spinal Cord Injuries, B. Haas, E. D. Playford, A. Q. Ahmad, T. Yildiran, A. J. Gibbon, J. A. Freeman Jan 2016

Rehabilitation Goals Of People With Spinal Cord Injuries Can Be Classified Against The International Classification Of Functioning, Disability And Health Core Set For Spinal Cord Injuries, B. Haas, E. D. Playford, A. Q. Ahmad, T. Yildiran, A. J. Gibbon, J. A. Freeman

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Dynamic Elastomeric Fabric Orthosis Suits As An Orthotic Intervention In The Management Of Children With Neuropathic Onset Scoliosis: A Retrospective Audit Of Routine Clinical Case Notes, Martin Matthews, Suzanne Blandford, Jonathan Marsden, Jennifer Freeman Jan 2016

The Use Of Dynamic Elastomeric Fabric Orthosis Suits As An Orthotic Intervention In The Management Of Children With Neuropathic Onset Scoliosis: A Retrospective Audit Of Routine Clinical Case Notes, Martin Matthews, Suzanne Blandford, Jonathan Marsden, Jennifer Freeman

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.


Fall Risk In People With Ms: A Physiological Profile Assessment Study, Phu D. Hoang, Meryem Baysan, Hilary Gunn, Michelle Cameron, Jenny Freeman, Jennifer Nitz, Choy Nl Low, Stephen R. Lord Jan 2016

Fall Risk In People With Ms: A Physiological Profile Assessment Study, Phu D. Hoang, Meryem Baysan, Hilary Gunn, Michelle Cameron, Jenny Freeman, Jennifer Nitz, Choy Nl Low, Stephen R. Lord

School of Health Professions

Introduction The Physiological Profile Assessment (PPA) is used in research and clinical practice for assessing fall risk. We compared PPA test performance between people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and healthy controls, determined the fall-risk profile for people with MS and developed a reference database for people with MS. Methods For this study, 416 ambulant people with MS (51.5 ± 12.0 years) and 352 controls (52.8 ± 12.2 years) underwent the PPA (tests of contrast sensitivity, proprioception, quadriceps strength, reaction time and sway) with composite fall-risk scores computed from these measures. MS participants were followed prospectively for falls for 3 months. …


The Organisation Of Physiotherapy For People With Multiple Sclerosis Across Europe: A Multicentre Questionnaire Survey, Kamila Rasova, Jenny Freeman, Patricia Martinkova, Marketa Pavlikova, Davide Cattaneo, Johanna Jonsdottir, Thomas Henze, Ilse Baert, Asch P Van, Carme Santoyo, Tori Smedal, Antonie Giæver Beiske, Małgorzata Stachowiak, Mariusz Kovalewski, Una Nedeljkovic, Daphne Bakalidou, José Manuel Alves Guerreiro, Ylva Nilsagård, Erieta Nikolikj Dimitrova, Mario Habek, Kadriye Armutlu, Cécile Donzé, Elaine Ross, Ana Maria Ilie, Andrej Martić, Anders Romberg, Peter Feys Jan 2016

The Organisation Of Physiotherapy For People With Multiple Sclerosis Across Europe: A Multicentre Questionnaire Survey, Kamila Rasova, Jenny Freeman, Patricia Martinkova, Marketa Pavlikova, Davide Cattaneo, Johanna Jonsdottir, Thomas Henze, Ilse Baert, Asch P Van, Carme Santoyo, Tori Smedal, Antonie Giæver Beiske, Małgorzata Stachowiak, Mariusz Kovalewski, Una Nedeljkovic, Daphne Bakalidou, José Manuel Alves Guerreiro, Ylva Nilsagård, Erieta Nikolikj Dimitrova, Mario Habek, Kadriye Armutlu, Cécile Donzé, Elaine Ross, Ana Maria Ilie, Andrej Martić, Anders Romberg, Peter Feys

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.


Objectively Measured Physical Activity And Sedentary Behaviour Profiles Of People Moderately Affected By Multiple Sclerosis, Eh Coulter, J Freeman, L Miller, B Weller, A Mcconnachie, Pg Mattiosn, O Wu, L Paul Jan 2016

Objectively Measured Physical Activity And Sedentary Behaviour Profiles Of People Moderately Affected By Multiple Sclerosis, Eh Coulter, J Freeman, L Miller, B Weller, A Mcconnachie, Pg Mattiosn, O Wu, L Paul

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.


Imagining Circles – Empirical Data And A Perceptual Model For The Arc-Size Illusion, Gunnar Schmidtmann, Marouane Ouhnana, Gunter Loffler, Frederick A.A. Kingdom Jan 2016

Imagining Circles – Empirical Data And A Perceptual Model For The Arc-Size Illusion, Gunnar Schmidtmann, Marouane Ouhnana, Gunter Loffler, Frederick A.A. Kingdom

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.


Rejecting Probability Summation For Radial Frequency Patterns, Not So Quick!, Alex S. Baldwin, Gunnar Schmidtmann, Frederick A.A. Kingdom, Robert F. Hess Jan 2016

Rejecting Probability Summation For Radial Frequency Patterns, Not So Quick!, Alex S. Baldwin, Gunnar Schmidtmann, Frederick A.A. Kingdom, Robert F. Hess

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.


Pre- And Post-Installation Community Perceptions Of Wind Farm Projects: The Case Of Roskrow Barton (Cornwall, Uk), Ga Wilson, Sl Dyke Jan 2016

Pre- And Post-Installation Community Perceptions Of Wind Farm Projects: The Case Of Roskrow Barton (Cornwall, Uk), Ga Wilson, Sl Dyke

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


P190bcr-Abl1 Signaling Modulates The Function Of Tumour Suppressor Protein Ikzf1, R Marke, M Demkes, E Lasonder, Et Al Jan 2016

P190bcr-Abl1 Signaling Modulates The Function Of Tumour Suppressor Protein Ikzf1, R Marke, M Demkes, E Lasonder, Et Al

School of Biomedical Sciences

No abstract provided.


Copy Number Variation In Bipolar Disorder, Ek Green, E Rees, Jtr Walters, K-G Smith, Et Al Jan 2016

Copy Number Variation In Bipolar Disorder, Ek Green, E Rees, Jtr Walters, K-G Smith, Et Al

School of Biomedical Sciences

Large (>100 kb), rare (<1% in the population) copy number variants (CNVs) have been shown to confer risk for schizophrenia (SZ), but the findings for bipolar disorder (BD) are less clear. In a new BD sample from the United Kingdom (n=2591), we have examined the occurrence of CNVs and compared this with previously reported samples of 6882 SZ and 8842 control subjects. When combined with previous data, we find evidence for a contribution to BD for three SZ-associated CNV loci: duplications at 1q21.1 (P=0.022), deletions at 3q29 (P=0.03) and duplications at 16p11.2 (P=2.3 × 10(-4)). The latter survives multiple-testing correction for the number of recurrent large CNV loci in the genome. Genes in 20 regions (total of 55 genes) were enriched for rare exonic CNVs among BD cases, but none of these survives correction for multiple testing. Finally, our data provide strong support for the hypothesis of a lesser contribution of very large (>500 kb) CNVs in BD compared with SZ, most notably for deletions >1 Mb (P=9 × 10(-4)).


Living Together In Student Accommodation: Performances, Boundaries And Homemaking, Mark Holton Jan 2016

Living Together In Student Accommodation: Performances, Boundaries And Homemaking, Mark Holton

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Recent discussions of the geographies of students have drawn attention to the trajectories of UK students electing to leave home for university. While such debates recognise these important mobilities, little has been discussed as to how students interact within their term‐time accommodation. Through a qualitative study of the living arrangements of UK students, this paper will demonstrate that much can be drawn from focusing on the micro‐geographies of non‐local students within their term‐time homes. Student accommodation is more than simply somewhere to live. Student homes are intensely dynamic places, perhaps more so than family homes as they contain multiple, disconnected …


Pharmaceuticals In Soils Of Lower Income Countries: Physico-Chemical Fate And Risks From Wastewater Irrigation., Katherine Lees, Mark Fitzsimons, Jason Snape, Alan Tappin, Sean Comber Jan 2016

Pharmaceuticals In Soils Of Lower Income Countries: Physico-Chemical Fate And Risks From Wastewater Irrigation., Katherine Lees, Mark Fitzsimons, Jason Snape, Alan Tappin, Sean Comber

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Population growth, increasing affluence, and greater access to medicines have led to an increase in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) entering sewerage networks. In areas with high wastewater reuse, residual quantities of APIs may enter soils via irrigation with treated, partially treated, or untreated wastewater and sludge. Wastewater used for irrigation is currently not included in chemical environmental risk assessments and requires further consideration in areas with high water reuse. This study critically assesses the contemporary understanding of the occurrence and fate of APIs in soils of low and lower-middle income countries (LLMIC) in order to contribute to the development of …


Platform For Local Political Expression And Resolution (Barcelona 1992), S Essex Jan 2016

Platform For Local Political Expression And Resolution (Barcelona 1992), S Essex

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


Derivation Of Water Quality Guidelines For Priority Pharmaceuticals, A Kumar, Ge Batley, B Nidumolu, Th Hutchinson Jan 2016

Derivation Of Water Quality Guidelines For Priority Pharmaceuticals, A Kumar, Ge Batley, B Nidumolu, Th Hutchinson

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Pharmaceuticals can enter freshwater and affect aquatic ecosystem health. Although toxicity tests have been carried out for the commonly used pharmaceuticals, evidence-based water quality guidelines have not been derived. High-reliability water quality guideline values have been derived for 4 pharmaceuticals-carbamazepine, diclofenac, fluoxetine, and propranolol-in freshwaters using a Burr type III distribution applied to species sensitivity distributions of chronic toxicity data. Data were quality-assured and had to meet acceptability criteria for "chronic" no-observed-effect concentrations or concentrations affecting 10% of species, endpoints of population relevance (namely, effect endpoints based on development, growth, reproduction, and survival). Biomarker response data (e.g., biochemical, histological, or …