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Diverse Sources Of Aeolian Sediment Revealed In An Arid Landscape In Southeastern Iran Using A Modified Bayesian Un-Mixing Model, Hamid Gholami, Kordestani M Dolat, Junran Li, Matt W. Telfer, Aboalhasan Fathabadi Jan 2019

Diverse Sources Of Aeolian Sediment Revealed In An Arid Landscape In Southeastern Iran Using A Modified Bayesian Un-Mixing Model, Hamid Gholami, Kordestani M Dolat, Junran Li, Matt W. Telfer, Aboalhasan Fathabadi

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Can We Deliver Effective Alcohol-Related Brief Advice In General Dental Practice?, A. Plessas, M. Nasser Jan 2019

Can We Deliver Effective Alcohol-Related Brief Advice In General Dental Practice?, A. Plessas, M. Nasser

More Faculty of Health Research

Design Two-arm cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial. Intervention Twelve NHS dental practices were randomised to the intervention and control arms. Patients consuming alcohol above the recommended levels were eligible to participate in the trial. The intervention was delivered by the dentists in the participating practices and entailed the delivery of a short tailored alcohol-related advice tool and a leaflet, which included information about the effects of alcohol on oral health and the benefits of reducing alcohol intake to both oral and general health. Patients in the control arm were given a mouth cancer prevention leaflet only. The level of alcohol …

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How Cultural Impact On Knowledge Sharing Contributes To Organizational Performance: Using The Fsqca Approach, O Oyemomi, Shaofeng Liu, Irina Neaga, Huilan Chen, Franklin Nakpodia Jan 2019

How Cultural Impact On Knowledge Sharing Contributes To Organizational Performance: Using The Fsqca Approach, O Oyemomi, Shaofeng Liu, Irina Neaga, Huilan Chen, Franklin Nakpodia

Plymouth Business School

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. Knowledge sharing is crucial for attaining a competitive edge in organizations. Knowledge and performance motivate organizations to launch new innovative products and services to sustain market advantages among competitors. Many factors have been shown to be determinants for supporting organizational performance growth, one of which is organizational culture. The objective of this paper is to analyze the organizational culture that supports knowledge sharing activities for organizational performance, innovation and strategy. This paper uses a sample of 107 cases to examine the empirical data. The results demonstrate the role of organizational culture with an innovative strategy in …

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The Pursuit Of Compassionate Hope: Repurposing The University Through The Sustainable Development Agenda, A Morgan, P Warwick, W Miller Jan 2019

The Pursuit Of Compassionate Hope: Repurposing The University Through The Sustainable Development Agenda, A Morgan, P Warwick, W Miller

Plymouth Institute of Education

No abstract provided.

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The Uk Government Internet Safety Strategy – Time To Listen To The Youth Voice?, Ad Phippen Jan 2019

The Uk Government Internet Safety Strategy – Time To Listen To The Youth Voice?, Ad Phippen

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

The policy space around “online safety” has been active in the last 18 months, with development from manifesto commitment through green paper to proposed white paper. The goal is developing a legislative and regulative programme that will, it is proposed, ensure that UK citizens are “safe” when they go online. With the proposed white paper anticipated in Autumn 2018, it is worthwhile to pause and reflect on the policy direction, drawing from both empirical and personal perspectives on working with children and young people, and what it means to be a young person growing up in this “digital age”. By …

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Africa Starts At The Pyrenees: Humor, Laughter, And Financial Recession In A Spanish Enclave In Morocco, B Campbell Jan 2019

Africa Starts At The Pyrenees: Humor, Laughter, And Financial Recession In A Spanish Enclave In Morocco, B Campbell

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

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Determining The Impact Of A Bowel Management Protocol On Patients And Clinicians’ Compliance In Cardiac Intensive Care: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Dawn Warren, Bridie Kent Jan 2019

Determining The Impact Of A Bowel Management Protocol On Patients And Clinicians’ Compliance In Cardiac Intensive Care: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Dawn Warren, Bridie Kent

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Using Meta‐Ethnography To Develop A Conceptual Model Of Peer‐Assisted Learning Of Nursing Students In Clinical Practice, Matthew C. Carey, Bridie Kent, Jos M. Latour Jan 2019

Using Meta‐Ethnography To Develop A Conceptual Model Of Peer‐Assisted Learning Of Nursing Students In Clinical Practice, Matthew C. Carey, Bridie Kent, Jos M. Latour

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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An Approach To Evaluating The User Experience Of Serious Games, Jonathan Moizer, Jonathan Lean, E Dell’Aquila, Paul Walsh, Alphonsus (Alfie) Keary, Deirdre O'Byrne, Ferdinando A Di, Orazio Miglino, Ralf Friedrich, Roberta Asperges, Luigia Simona Sica Jan 2019

An Approach To Evaluating The User Experience Of Serious Games, Jonathan Moizer, Jonathan Lean, E Dell’Aquila, Paul Walsh, Alphonsus (Alfie) Keary, Deirdre O'Byrne, Ferdinando A Di, Orazio Miglino, Ralf Friedrich, Roberta Asperges, Luigia Simona Sica

Plymouth Business School

No abstract provided.

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Methods Of Usability Testing In The Development Of Ehealth Applications: A Scoping Review, Inocencio Maramba, Arunangsu Chatterjee, Craig Newman Jan 2019

Methods Of Usability Testing In The Development Of Ehealth Applications: A Scoping Review, Inocencio Maramba, Arunangsu Chatterjee, Craig Newman

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Background The number of eHealth applications has exponentially increased in recent years, with over 325,000 health apps now available on all major app stores. This is in addition to other eHealth applications available on other platforms such as PC software, web sites and even gaming consoles. As with other digital applications, usability is one of the key factors in the successful implementation of eHealth apps. Reviews of the literature on empirical methods of usability testing in eHealth were last published in 2015. In the context of an exponentially increasing rate of App development year on year, an updated review is …

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The Processing Of Compound Radial Frequency Patterns, Gunnar Schmidtmann, Frederick A.A. Kingdom, Gunter Loffler Jan 2019

The Processing Of Compound Radial Frequency Patterns, Gunnar Schmidtmann, Frederick A.A. Kingdom, Gunter Loffler

School of Health Professions

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Changes In Marine Phytoplankton Diversity: Assessment Under The Marine Strategy Framework Directive, A. Mcquatters-Gollop, I. Rombouts Jan 2019

Changes In Marine Phytoplankton Diversity: Assessment Under The Marine Strategy Framework Directive, A. Mcquatters-Gollop, I. Rombouts

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Radial Frequency Patterns Describe A Small And Perceptually Distinct Subset Of All Possible Planar Shapes, Gunnar Schmidtmann, Ingo Fruend Jan 2019

Radial Frequency Patterns Describe A Small And Perceptually Distinct Subset Of All Possible Planar Shapes, Gunnar Schmidtmann, Ingo Fruend

School of Health Professions

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Critically Appraised Paper: Multidisciplinary Inpatient Rehabilitation For Multiple Sclerosis May Delay Declines In Health-Related Quality Of Life Over 6 Months, Jennifer Freeman Jan 2019

Critically Appraised Paper: Multidisciplinary Inpatient Rehabilitation For Multiple Sclerosis May Delay Declines In Health-Related Quality Of Life Over 6 Months, Jennifer Freeman

School of Health Professions

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Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1 Modulates The Function Of Pomc Neurons And Energy Homeostasis, Y Yang, Der Klaauw Aa Van, L Zhu, Tm Cacciottolo, Y He, Lkj Stadler, C Wang, P Xu, K Saito, A Hinton, X Yan, Jm Keogh, E Henning, Mc Banton, Ae Hendricks, Eg Bochukova, V Mistry, Kl Lawler, L Liao, J Xu, S O’Rahilly, Q Tong, Inês Barroso, Bw O’Malley, Is Farooqi, Y Xu Jan 2019

Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1 Modulates The Function Of Pomc Neurons And Energy Homeostasis, Y Yang, Der Klaauw Aa Van, L Zhu, Tm Cacciottolo, Y He, Lkj Stadler, C Wang, P Xu, K Saito, A Hinton, X Yan, Jm Keogh, E Henning, Mc Banton, Ae Hendricks, Eg Bochukova, V Mistry, Kl Lawler, L Liao, J Xu, S O’Rahilly, Q Tong, Inês Barroso, Bw O’Malley, Is Farooqi, Y Xu

School of Biomedical Sciences

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Exploring Patients’ And Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences Of Patient-Witnessed Resuscitation: A Qualitative Study Protocol, Martina Fiori, Ruth Endacott, Jos M. Latour Jan 2019

Exploring Patients’ And Healthcare Professionals’ Experiences Of Patient-Witnessed Resuscitation: A Qualitative Study Protocol, Martina Fiori, Ruth Endacott, Jos M. Latour

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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The Current Practice Of Family-Centred Care In Italian Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A Multi-Centre Descriptive Study, Immacolata Dall'oglio, Rachele Mascolo, Emanuela Tiozzo, Anna Portanova, Martina Fiori, Orsola Gawronski, Andrea Dotta, Simone Piga, Caterina Offidani, Rosaria Alvaro, Gennaro Rocco, Jos M. Latour Jan 2019

The Current Practice Of Family-Centred Care In Italian Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A Multi-Centre Descriptive Study, Immacolata Dall'oglio, Rachele Mascolo, Emanuela Tiozzo, Anna Portanova, Martina Fiori, Orsola Gawronski, Andrea Dotta, Simone Piga, Caterina Offidani, Rosaria Alvaro, Gennaro Rocco, Jos M. Latour

School of Nursing and Midwifery

OBJECTIVES: To explore family-centred care practices in Italian neonatal intensive care units and describe areas for improvement. METHODS: A cross-sectional, multicentre, survey was conducted using the Italian language version of "Advancing family-centred new-born intensive care: a self-assessment inventory". The instrument is divided into 10 sections rating the status of family-centred care (1 = not at all, 5 = very well) and ranking the perceived priority for change/improvement (1 = low, 3 = high). A representative group of staff and parent for each unit were invited to complete the survey. Data was collected between January and June 2015. Correlations among unit …

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Family-Centred Care In The Intensive Care Unit: More Than Just Flexible Visiting Hours, Jos M. Latour, Maureen Coombs Jan 2019

Family-Centred Care In The Intensive Care Unit: More Than Just Flexible Visiting Hours, Jos M. Latour, Maureen Coombs

School of Nursing and Midwifery

In this Special Issue of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing we are pleased to present the latest international work related to family-centred care in intensive care settings. Our journal is read in over 90 countries and the 16 articles presented in this Special Issue truly reflect the international scope and engagement in family-centred care initiatives. The contributions in this issue not only originate from across Europe, Asia, Oceania and North America, the papers also address family-centred care issues across adult intensive care, paediatric intensive care and neonatal intensive care settings. As Guest Editors, we have been excited to receive papers …

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Safeguarding Children And The Use Of Theory In Practice, Pa Welbourne Jan 2019

Safeguarding Children And The Use Of Theory In Practice, Pa Welbourne

School of Health Professions

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Experimental Study Of The Influence Of Role-Play On Empathy Skill Development In Allied Healthcare Professional Students., Dayvid Rich, Natasha Mckernan, Julia Wilkinson, Tracey Parkin Jan 2019

Experimental Study Of The Influence Of Role-Play On Empathy Skill Development In Allied Healthcare Professional Students., Dayvid Rich, Natasha Mckernan, Julia Wilkinson, Tracey Parkin

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.

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Dealing With The Effects Of Ocean Acidification On Coral Reefs In The Indian Ocean And Asia, Vicky W.Y. Lam, Suchana Chavanich, Salpie Djoundourian, Sam Dupont, Françoise Gaill, Guillaume Holzer, Kirsten Isensee, Stephen Katua, Frank Mars, Marc Metian, Jason M. Hall-Spencer Jan 2019

Dealing With The Effects Of Ocean Acidification On Coral Reefs In The Indian Ocean And Asia, Vicky W.Y. Lam, Suchana Chavanich, Salpie Djoundourian, Sam Dupont, Françoise Gaill, Guillaume Holzer, Kirsten Isensee, Stephen Katua, Frank Mars, Marc Metian, Jason M. Hall-Spencer

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Shallow coral reefs provide food, income, well-being and coastal protection to countries around the Indian Ocean and Asia. These reefs are under threat due to many anthropogenic stressors including pollution, sedimentation, overfishing, sea surface warming and habitat destruction. Ocean acidification interacts with these factors to exacerbate stress on coral reefs. Effective solutions in tackling the impact of ocean acidification require a thorough understanding of the current adaptive capacity of each nation to deal with the consequences. Here, we aim to help the decision-making process for policy makers in dealing with these future challenges at the regional …

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Coexistence And The Niche In A Nurse-Cactus Interaction: Is Cyclic Dynamics Justified?, Arnoldo Flores-Torres, Carlos Montaña, Miguel Franco Jan 2019

Coexistence And The Niche In A Nurse-Cactus Interaction: Is Cyclic Dynamics Justified?, Arnoldo Flores-Torres, Carlos Montaña, Miguel Franco

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

1. The interaction between the nurse plant Larrea tridentata and the cacti Cylindropuntia leptocaulis is thought to follow cyclical-replacement dynamics. However, the required changing nature of their interaction, from facilitation to competition, has not been investigated through their full life cycle. 2. In order to test the hypothesised cyclical dynamics, we compared the demography of four sub-populations (LA = Larrea associated to Cylindropuntia; CA = Cylindropuntia associated to Larrea, LS = solitary Larrea; CS = solitary Cylindropuntia) in the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve, Mexico, over the period 2008-2015. This allowed us to compare their demography at varying levels of the generally …

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Spatiotemporal Variability In The Structure Of Seagrass Meadows And Associated Macrofaunal Assemblages In Southwest England (Uk): Using Citizen Science To Benchmark Ecological Pattern, Dan A. Smale, Graham Epstein, Mark Parry, Martin J. Attrill Jan 2019

Spatiotemporal Variability In The Structure Of Seagrass Meadows And Associated Macrofaunal Assemblages In Southwest England (Uk): Using Citizen Science To Benchmark Ecological Pattern, Dan A. Smale, Graham Epstein, Mark Parry, Martin J. Attrill

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Differential Immunity As A Factor Influencing Mussel Hybrid Zone Structure, Deryk Tolman, Hannah L. Wood, David O.F. Skibinski, Manuela Truebano Jan 2019

Differential Immunity As A Factor Influencing Mussel Hybrid Zone Structure, Deryk Tolman, Hannah L. Wood, David O.F. Skibinski, Manuela Truebano

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Assessment Of A Home-Based Standing Frame Programme In People With Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (Sums): A Pragmatic, Multi-Centre, Randomised, Controlled Trial And Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Jennifer Freeman, Wendy Hendrie, Louise Jarrett, Annie Hawton, Andrew Barton, Rachel Dennett, Ben Jones, John Zajicek, Siobhan Creanor Jan 2019

Assessment Of A Home-Based Standing Frame Programme In People With Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (Sums): A Pragmatic, Multi-Centre, Randomised, Controlled Trial And Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Jennifer Freeman, Wendy Hendrie, Louise Jarrett, Annie Hawton, Andrew Barton, Rachel Dennett, Ben Jones, John Zajicek, Siobhan Creanor

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.

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Erythrocytes Nuclear Abnormalities And Leukocyte Profile Of The Immune System Of Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis Adeliae) Breeding At Edmonson Point, Ross Sea, Antarctica, Silvia Olmastroni, Giulia Pompeo, Awadhesh N. Jha, Emiliano Mori, Maria Luisa Vannuccini, Niccolò Fattorini, Nicoletta Ademollo, Ilaria Corsi Jan 2019

Erythrocytes Nuclear Abnormalities And Leukocyte Profile Of The Immune System Of Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis Adeliae) Breeding At Edmonson Point, Ross Sea, Antarctica, Silvia Olmastroni, Giulia Pompeo, Awadhesh N. Jha, Emiliano Mori, Maria Luisa Vannuccini, Niccolò Fattorini, Nicoletta Ademollo, Ilaria Corsi

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Detection Of Distortions In Images Of Natural Scenes In Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients, B. J. Jennings, G. Schmidtmann, F. Wehbé, F. A.A. Kingdom, R. Farivar Jan 2019

Detection Of Distortions In Images Of Natural Scenes In Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients, B. J. Jennings, G. Schmidtmann, F. Wehbé, F. A.A. Kingdom, R. Farivar

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.

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Scale-Invariance For Radial Frequency Patterns In Peripheral Vision, A Zolubak, G Schmidtmann, Lg Suarez Jan 2019

Scale-Invariance For Radial Frequency Patterns In Peripheral Vision, A Zolubak, G Schmidtmann, Lg Suarez

School of Health Professions

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Pp12 New ‘Nature Of Call’ Telephone Screening Tool, Employed Prior To Nhs Pathways Triage, Can Accurately Identify Those Later Treated For Out Of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Analysis Of Sensitivity And Specificity Using Routine Ambulance Service Data, J Green, S Ewings, R Wortham, B Walsh Jan 2019

Pp12 New ‘Nature Of Call’ Telephone Screening Tool, Employed Prior To Nhs Pathways Triage, Can Accurately Identify Those Later Treated For Out Of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Analysis Of Sensitivity And Specificity Using Routine Ambulance Service Data, J Green, S Ewings, R Wortham, B Walsh

School of Health Professions

BackgroundA new pre-triage emergency medical call screening tool, Nature of Call (NoC), has been introduced into UK ambulance services which employ the NHS Pathways (NHSP) triage system. Its current function is to provide a rapid sieve, differentiating between patients who may need treatment for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA), and therefore require immediate ambulance dispatch, and all other calls, for which ambulance dispatch is withheld whilst further triage is undertaken.ObjectiveTo evaluate the accuracy of NoC in identifying patients with potentially treatable OHCA or peri-arrest conditions.MethodsStudy of diagnostic accuracy. The sample was a retrospective cohort of consecutive calls to a UK ambulance …

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Pp13 The Nhs Pathways (Nhsp) Medical Call Triage System And New ‘Nature Of Call’ Telephone Screening Tool, Employed Prior To Nhsp, Can Accurately Identify High Acuity Patients: Analysis Of Sensitivity And Specificity Using Routine Ambulance Service Data, J Green, S Ewings, R Wortham, B Walsh Jan 2019

Pp13 The Nhs Pathways (Nhsp) Medical Call Triage System And New ‘Nature Of Call’ Telephone Screening Tool, Employed Prior To Nhsp, Can Accurately Identify High Acuity Patients: Analysis Of Sensitivity And Specificity Using Routine Ambulance Service Data, J Green, S Ewings, R Wortham, B Walsh

School of Health Professions

BackgroundThe NHS Pathways (NHSP) medical call triage system is employed by UK ambulance services. One function is to identify a broad category of ‘high-acuity calls’, distinguishing them from those that do not require an emergency response. A new pre-triage screening tool, Nature of Call (NoC), designed to augment NHSP could be employed as a rapid initial sieve of broad acuity.ObjectivesTo identify the accuracy of NHSP (and NoC) in recognising patients who require an emergency ambulance response (and therefore those who may not).MethodsDiagnostic accuracy. The sample is a retrospective cohort of consecutive calls, over a 4 month period, to a UK …

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