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Information, Issues, And Supporters: The Application Of Online Persuasion In The 2015 General Election, N Jackson Jan 2018

Information, Issues, And Supporters: The Application Of Online Persuasion In The 2015 General Election, N Jackson

Plymouth Business School

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Relationships Between Markers Of Inflammation And Muscle Mass, Strength And Function: Findings From The Hertfordshire Cohort Study, L. D. Westbury, N. R. Fuggle, H. E. Syddall, N. A. Duggal, S. C. Shaw, K. Maslin, E. M. Dennison, J. M. Lord, C. Cooper Jan 2018

Relationships Between Markers Of Inflammation And Muscle Mass, Strength And Function: Findings From The Hertfordshire Cohort Study, L. D. Westbury, N. R. Fuggle, H. E. Syddall, N. A. Duggal, S. C. Shaw, K. Maslin, E. M. Dennison, J. M. Lord, C. Cooper

School of Nursing and Midwifery

We investigated the longitudinal relationships between inflammation markers and the following outcomes in a UK cohort study: appendicular lean mass (ALM); walking speed; level and change in grip strength; and sarcopenia defined by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People. Analyses were based on 336 community-dwelling older men and women (aged 59-70 years) who participated in the Hertfordshire Cohort Study (HCS). Inflammation markers were ascertained at baseline using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay techniques and Bio-Plex Pro Assays. Grip strength was measured at baseline and follow-up [median follow-up time: 10.8 years (inter-quartile range 10.2-11.6)] and change in grip strength was …

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The Silencing Of The Knowledge-Base In Early Childhood Education And Care Professionalism, Vjg Campbell Barr Jan 2018

The Silencing Of The Knowledge-Base In Early Childhood Education And Care Professionalism, Vjg Campbell Barr

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

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The Role Of Felt Or Enacted Criticism In Parents’ Decision Making In Differing Contexts And Communities: Toward A Formal Grounded Theory, Sarah J. Neill, Imelda Coyne Jan 2018

The Role Of Felt Or Enacted Criticism In Parents’ Decision Making In Differing Contexts And Communities: Toward A Formal Grounded Theory, Sarah J. Neill, Imelda Coyne

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Felt or enacted criticism was identified as a significant influence on White British parents’ decision making during acute childhood illness in a substantive grounded theory “Containing acute childhood illness within family life.” These parents sought to avoid further criticism, sometimes leading to delayed consultation. Using Glaserian grounded theory principles, we conducted a secondary analysis of data from three studies, to establish the transferability and modifiability of the original theory to other settings and communities in Ireland and England. Felt or enacted criticism was found to operate across the childhood age range, social groups, and settings. Parent’s strategies to avoid criticism …

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Prevalence Of Asthma, Aspirin Sensitivity And Allergy In Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Data From The Uk National Chronic Rhinosinusitis Epidemiology Study, Cm Philpott, S Erskine, C Hopkins, N Kumar, S Anari, N Kara, S Sunkaraneni, J Ray, A Clark, A Wilson, S Erskine, C Philpott, A Clark, C Hopkins, A Robertson, S Ahmed, N Kara, S Carrie, V Sunkaraneni, J Ray, S Anari, P Jervis, J Panesaar, A Farboud, N Kumar, R Cathcart, R Almeyda, H Khalil, P Prinsley Jan 2018

Prevalence Of Asthma, Aspirin Sensitivity And Allergy In Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Data From The Uk National Chronic Rhinosinusitis Epidemiology Study, Cm Philpott, S Erskine, C Hopkins, N Kumar, S Anari, N Kara, S Sunkaraneni, J Ray, A Clark, A Wilson, S Erskine, C Philpott, A Clark, C Hopkins, A Robertson, S Ahmed, N Kara, S Carrie, V Sunkaraneni, J Ray, S Anari, P Jervis, J Panesaar, A Farboud, N Kumar, R Cathcart, R Almeyda, H Khalil, P Prinsley

Peninsula Medical School

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Can Practitioners Use Patient Reported Measures To Enhance Person Centred Coordinated Care In Practice? A Qualitative Study, Hannah Wheat, Jane Horrell, Jose M. Valderas, James Close, Ben Fosh, Helen Lloyd Jan 2018

Can Practitioners Use Patient Reported Measures To Enhance Person Centred Coordinated Care In Practice? A Qualitative Study, Hannah Wheat, Jane Horrell, Jose M. Valderas, James Close, Ben Fosh, Helen Lloyd

Peninsula Medical School

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The Effectiveness Of The Inspiring Futures Parenting Programme In Improving Behavioural And Emotional Outcomes In Primary School Children With Behavioural Or Emotional Difficulties: Study Protocol For A Randomised Controlled Trial, Nick Axford, Georgina Warner, Tim Hobbs, Sarah Heilmann, Anam Raja, Vashti Berry, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Justin Matthews, Tim Eames, Angeliki Kallitsoglou, Sarah Blower, Tom Wilkinson, Luke Timmons, Gretchen Bjornstad Jan 2018

The Effectiveness Of The Inspiring Futures Parenting Programme In Improving Behavioural And Emotional Outcomes In Primary School Children With Behavioural Or Emotional Difficulties: Study Protocol For A Randomised Controlled Trial, Nick Axford, Georgina Warner, Tim Hobbs, Sarah Heilmann, Anam Raja, Vashti Berry, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Justin Matthews, Tim Eames, Angeliki Kallitsoglou, Sarah Blower, Tom Wilkinson, Luke Timmons, Gretchen Bjornstad

Peninsula Medical School

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Impact Of The Sign Head Injury Guidelines And Nhs 4-Hour Emergency Target On Hospital Admissions For Head Injury In Scotland: An Interrupted Times Series, Carl Marincowitz, Fiona E. Lecky, Eleanor Morris, Victoria Allgar, Trevor A. Sheldon Jan 2018

Impact Of The Sign Head Injury Guidelines And Nhs 4-Hour Emergency Target On Hospital Admissions For Head Injury In Scotland: An Interrupted Times Series, Carl Marincowitz, Fiona E. Lecky, Eleanor Morris, Victoria Allgar, Trevor A. Sheldon

Peninsula Medical School

ObjectivesHead injury is a common reason for emergency department (ED) attendance. Around 1% of patients have life-threatening injuries, while 80% of patients are discharged. National guidelines (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)) were introduced in Scotland with the aim of achieving early identification of those with acute intracranial lesions yet safely reducing hospital admissions.This study aims to assess the impact of these guidelines and any effect the national 4-hour ED performance target had on hospital admissions for head injury.SettingAll Scottish hospitals between April 1998 and March 2016.ParticipantsPatients admitted to hospital for head injury or traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnosed by CT …

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Increasing Motivation And Engagement In Neurosurgery For Medical Students Through Practical Simulation-Based Learning, John Hanrahan, Michail Sideris, Parmenion P. Tsitsopoulos, Alexios Bimpis, Terouz Pasha, Peter C. Whitfield, Apostolos E. Papalois Jan 2018

Increasing Motivation And Engagement In Neurosurgery For Medical Students Through Practical Simulation-Based Learning, John Hanrahan, Michail Sideris, Parmenion P. Tsitsopoulos, Alexios Bimpis, Terouz Pasha, Peter C. Whitfield, Apostolos E. Papalois

Peninsula Medical School

Background: Simulation-based learning (SBL) is an essential adjunct to modern surgical education. Our study aimed to evaluate the educational benefit and motivational impact of a pilot practical neurosurgical module. Materials and methods: 38 clinical medical students from several EU Medical Schools attended an international surgical course focused on teaching and learning basic surgical skills. We designed a pilot neurosurgical workshop instructing students to insert an intracranial pressure bolt using an ex vivo pig model. Each delegate was assessed by two consultant neurosurgeons using a validated assessment tool. Structured questionnaires were distributed on completion of the module. Results: Delegate performance increased …

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Prospective Subgroup Analyses Of The Randomized Mcl‐002 (Sprint) Study: Lenalidomide Versus Investigator's Choice In Relapsed Or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma, L Arcaini, T Lamy, J Walewski, D Belada, Et Al Jan 2018

Prospective Subgroup Analyses Of The Randomized Mcl‐002 (Sprint) Study: Lenalidomide Versus Investigator's Choice In Relapsed Or Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma, L Arcaini, T Lamy, J Walewski, D Belada, Et Al

Peninsula Medical School

In the mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)-002 study, lenalidomide demonstrated significantly improved median progression-free survival (PFS) compared with investigator's choice (IC) in patients with relapsed/refractory MCL. Here we present the long-term follow-up data and results of preplanned subgroup exploratory analyses from MCL-002 to evaluate the potential impact of demographic factors, baseline clinical characteristics and prior therapies on PFS. In MCL-002, patients with relapsed/refractory MCL were randomized 2:1 to receive lenalidomide (25 mg/day orally on days 1–21; 28-day cycles) or single-agent IC therapy (rituximab, gemcitabine, fludarabine, chlorambucil or cytarabine). The intent-to-treat population comprised 254 patients (lenalidomide, n = 170; IC, n = …

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Inequity Of Care Provision And Outcome Disparity In Autoimmune Hepatitis In The United Kingdom, Jk Dyson, Lin Lee Wong, Theophile Bigirumurame, Gideon M. Hirschfield, Stuart Kendrick, Ye H. Oo, Ansgar W. Lohse, Ma Heneghan, David E.J. Jones, Matthew Cramp Jan 2018

Inequity Of Care Provision And Outcome Disparity In Autoimmune Hepatitis In The United Kingdom, Jk Dyson, Lin Lee Wong, Theophile Bigirumurame, Gideon M. Hirschfield, Stuart Kendrick, Ye H. Oo, Ansgar W. Lohse, Ma Heneghan, David E.J. Jones, Matthew Cramp

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Personal Wellbeing Networks, Social Capital And Severe Mental Illness: Findings From An Exploratory Study, Daryl Sweet, Richard Byng, Martin Webber, Doyo Gragn Enki, Ian Porter, John Larsen, Peter Huxley, Vanessa Pinfold Jan 2018

Personal Wellbeing Networks, Social Capital And Severe Mental Illness: Findings From An Exploratory Study, Daryl Sweet, Richard Byng, Martin Webber, Doyo Gragn Enki, Ian Porter, John Larsen, Peter Huxley, Vanessa Pinfold

Peninsula Medical School

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Finding God At Work In Our Family Roots, Keith Clouten Jan 2018

Finding God At Work In Our Family Roots, Keith Clouten

Faculty Publications

Follows the story of the Clouten family beginning in 1790 in England, then to Australia, then to Canada, and back to Australia.

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The Curious Death - And Life - Of British Transport Policy, Iain Docherty, Jon Shaw, Greg Marsden, Jillian Anable Jan 2018

The Curious Death - And Life - Of British Transport Policy, Iain Docherty, Jon Shaw, Greg Marsden, Jillian Anable

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Occupant Heating Practices In Dwellings: A Methodology For Identifying Scheduled Heating Periods And Manual Override Events, Na Bruce-Konuah, Rv Jones, A Fuertes, P De Wilde Jan 2018

Occupant Heating Practices In Dwellings: A Methodology For Identifying Scheduled Heating Periods And Manual Override Events, Na Bruce-Konuah, Rv Jones, A Fuertes, P De Wilde

School of Art, Design and Architecture

Heating operation can be automated using a timer/programmer and thermostat, manually controlled by occupants, or both. In ten UK dwellings, both automated and manual override heating events were identified from 30 minute time series data of living room air temperature measurements. Multivariate logistic regression was used to infer a model of occupants’ manual override heating events based on indoor and outdoor environmental factors. The results showed that occupants manually override their programmed heating events and indoor temperature is the main factor influencing the override events. This study is the first model of manual override heating events developed for UK dwellings. …

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Soil Sterilisation Methods For Use In Oecd 106: How Effective Are They?, Katherine Lees, Mark Fitzsimons, Jason Snape, Alan Tappin, Sean Comber Jan 2018

Soil Sterilisation Methods For Use In Oecd 106: How Effective Are They?, Katherine Lees, Mark Fitzsimons, Jason Snape, Alan Tappin, Sean Comber

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Spaces Of Concern: Parliamentary Discourse On Britain's Overseas Territories., Nichola Harmer Jan 2018

Spaces Of Concern: Parliamentary Discourse On Britain's Overseas Territories., Nichola Harmer

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Making Sense Of Leadership-In-Government, Megan Jane Mathias Jan 2018

Making Sense Of Leadership-In-Government, Megan Jane Mathias

Plymouth Business School Theses

This thesis explores the phenomenon of leadership by senior public servants in Westminster system governments. Despite the important constitutional position held by senior public servants (SPS), we know relatively little about what they do day-to-day – in particular what their ‘leadership’ looks like, or how and why it occurs. To address this gap in knowledge, I use an inductive lens to study individual SPS leadership practices in response to strategic challenges they face, and the sensemaking pathways that lead them to engage in those practices. My approach in this study draws upon a critical realist application of the Gioia Methodology, …

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Time For Change: A Study Of Enrolment Decision Dynamics For Admission Into English Secondary Education, David Andrew Carter Jan 2018

Time For Change: A Study Of Enrolment Decision Dynamics For Admission Into English Secondary Education, David Andrew Carter

Plymouth Business School Theses

Cross-sectional studies suggest a prevalence of mental health problems from the age that children change to English secondary schools but there are few longitudinal appraisals of these issues and how enrolment policies influence psychological wellbeing. This research focuses on key factors linking competition for secondary schools and family responses to such challenges to determine enrolment policies that can sustain wellbeing longer-term. Integrated, model-based multimethodology was used in this urban, case-based study. Views were induced from multi-agency, expert practitioners to agree a system dynamics concept model. Parental decision-making behaviours were deduced by survey to understand key factors for model calibration. Dynamic …

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Quantified Moorland Vegetation And Assessment Of The Role Of Burning Over The Past Five Millennia, Ralph M. Fyfe, Havananda Ombashi, Heather J. Davies, Katie Head Jan 2018

Quantified Moorland Vegetation And Assessment Of The Role Of Burning Over The Past Five Millennia, Ralph M. Fyfe, Havananda Ombashi, Heather J. Davies, Katie Head

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

© 2017 International Association for Vegetation Science. Aims: To apply the Landscape Reconstruction Algorithm (LRA) to pollen count data from multiple sites to estimate local vegetation abundance and compare with charcoal-derived records of burning. Location: Exmoor, southwest England, UK. Methods: Pollen count data from 16 sites were transformed to estimates of distance-weighted vegetation abundance using the LRA (REVEALS and LOVE models), correcting for bias in pollen production and dispersal. Charcoal concentration data from six sites were normalized using Box-Cox transformation to produce z-scores. Moving-window correlation was undertaken to compare pollen percentage values for key taxa (Calluna, Poaceae) and localized burning. …

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Disadvantage In English Seaside Resorts: A Typology Of Deprived Neighbourhoods, Sheela Agarwal, Steven Jakes, Stephen Essex, Stephen J. Page, Martin Mowforth Jan 2018

Disadvantage In English Seaside Resorts: A Typology Of Deprived Neighbourhoods, Sheela Agarwal, Steven Jakes, Stephen Essex, Stephen J. Page, Martin Mowforth

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Socio-economic disadvantage experienced by residents of English seaside resorts has been growing over the last decade, and academic and practice-based research is providing better insights into the causes, internal dynamics and appropriate policy responses to these issues in coastal communities. This paper examines the nature and extent of disadvantage in English seaside resorts through analysis of a specially devised spatial and temporal database, which draws together various publicly available sources beyond the population census and Index of Multiple Deprivation. Using univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses of this database, a new typology of highly deprived resort neighbourhoods has been devised, with …

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Experiences Of Undergraduate Nursing Students In Peer Assisted Learning In Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Systematic Review, Matthew C. Carey, Bridie Kent, Jos M. Latour Jan 2018

Experiences Of Undergraduate Nursing Students In Peer Assisted Learning In Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Systematic Review, Matthew C. Carey, Bridie Kent, Jos M. Latour

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Caradura: Migration, Informal Labor, And The Problem Of Enacting Trust In A Spanish Enclave In Morocco, Brian Campbell Jan 2018

Caradura: Migration, Informal Labor, And The Problem Of Enacting Trust In A Spanish Enclave In Morocco, Brian Campbell

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

AbstractSome social scientists have argued that state legal institutions are not effective at protecting immigrants. Proper evaluation of ethnographic data, they argue, shows that migrants integrate themselves by forming strong, personal relationships of trust and friendship minimally grounded in discourses of ethnicity or kinship. They also transcend legal and cultural categories and assign roles other than those of the state. This article tests this model against the experience of migrants, refugees, and transfronterizos/as (cross‐border laborers) engaged in informal ties of confianza (trust) in Ceuta, a small Spanish enclave in Morocco. Workers claim that while ties of confianza can transform into …

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Organisational Interventions Designed To Reduce Caesarean Section Rates: A Systematic Review Protocol, Alison M. Hutchinson, Cate Nagle, Bridie Kent, Debra Bick, Rebecca Lindberg Jan 2018

Organisational Interventions Designed To Reduce Caesarean Section Rates: A Systematic Review Protocol, Alison M. Hutchinson, Cate Nagle, Bridie Kent, Debra Bick, Rebecca Lindberg

School of Nursing and Midwifery

IntroductionThere is a growing body of evidence to indicate that both primary and subsequent caesarean sections are associated with increased maternal and perinatal morbidity. Efforts to reduce the number of clinically unnecessary caesarean sections are urgently required. Our objective is to systematically review published evidence on the effectiveness of maternity service organisational interventions, such as models of maternity care, that aim to reduce caesarean section rates.Methods and analysisDatabases will be searched, including the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, MEDLINE, Maternity and Infant Care, EMBASE and SCOPUS. Search terms related to caesarean …

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A Very Different Experience: Merchant Seamen On British Coastal Convoys 1940-45', Gh Bennett, Gh Bennett Jan 2018

A Very Different Experience: Merchant Seamen On British Coastal Convoys 1940-45', Gh Bennett, Gh Bennett

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Intervention Delivery Fidelity Assessment Of A Counseling-Based Intervention For Promoting Smoking Reduction And Increasing Physical Activity, Tom P. Thompson, Jeffrey D. Lambert, Colin J. Greaves, Adrian H. Taylor Jan 2018

Intervention Delivery Fidelity Assessment Of A Counseling-Based Intervention For Promoting Smoking Reduction And Increasing Physical Activity, Tom P. Thompson, Jeffrey D. Lambert, Colin J. Greaves, Adrian H. Taylor

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Validation Of Multisource Feedback In Assessing Medical Performance: A Systematic Review, Sag Stevens, J Read, R Baines, A Chatterjee, J Archer Jan 2018

Validation Of Multisource Feedback In Assessing Medical Performance: A Systematic Review, Sag Stevens, J Read, R Baines, A Chatterjee, J Archer

Peninsula Medical School

Introduction Over the past ten years, a number of systematic reviews have evaluated the validity of multisource feedback (MSF) to assess and quality assure medical practice. The purpose of this study is to synthesise the results from existing reviews to provide a holistic overview of the validity evidence. Methods This review identified eight systematic reviews evaluating the validity of MSF published between January 2006 and October 2016. Using a standardised data extraction form, two independent reviewers extracted study characteristics. A framework of validation developed by the American Psychological Association (APA) was used to appraise the validity evidence within each systematic …

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Machine-Learning Based Identification Of Undiagnosed Dementia In Primary Care: A Feasibility Study, Emmanuel A. Jammeh, Camille B. Carroll, Sw Pearson, Javier Escudero, Athanasios Anastasiou, Peng Zhao, Todd Chenore, John Zajicek, Emmanuel Ifeachor Jan 2018

Machine-Learning Based Identification Of Undiagnosed Dementia In Primary Care: A Feasibility Study, Emmanuel A. Jammeh, Camille B. Carroll, Sw Pearson, Javier Escudero, Athanasios Anastasiou, Peng Zhao, Todd Chenore, John Zajicek, Emmanuel Ifeachor

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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The Politics Of The Digital Single Market: Culture Vs. Competition Vs. Copyright, Simone Schroff, John Street Jan 2018

The Politics Of The Digital Single Market: Culture Vs. Competition Vs. Copyright, Simone Schroff, John Street

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

This paper examines the implications for European music culture of the European Union’s (EU) Digital Single Market strategy. It focuses on the regulatory framework being created for the management of copyright policy, and in particular the role played by collective management organisations (CMOs or collecting societies). One of the many new opportunities created by digitalisation has been the music streaming services. These depend on consumers being able to access music wherever they are, but such a system runs counter to the management of rights on a national basis and through collecting organisations which act as monopolies within their own territories. …

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Developing Digital Educational Materials For Nursing And Sustainability: The Results Of An Observational Study, Neito C Alvarez, Janet Richardson, Gema Parra-Anguita, Manuel Linares-Abad, Norma Huss, M. Luisa Grande-Gascón, Jane Grose, Maud Huynen, Isabel M. López-Medina Jan 2018

Developing Digital Educational Materials For Nursing And Sustainability: The Results Of An Observational Study, Neito C Alvarez, Janet Richardson, Gema Parra-Anguita, Manuel Linares-Abad, Norma Huss, M. Luisa Grande-Gascón, Jane Grose, Maud Huynen, Isabel M. López-Medina

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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