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Combining FoxP3 and Helios with GARP/LAP markers to identify expanded Treg subsets in cancer patients (2016)
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Elkord, E., Abd Al Samid, M., Chaudhary, B., Khaled, Y., & Ammori, B. (2016). Combining FoxP3 and Helios with GARP/LAP markers to identify expanded Treg subsets in cancer patients. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 34(15_sup), e23118. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.e23118

Background: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) comprise numerous heterogeneous subsets with distinct phenotypic and functional features. Identifying Treg markers is critical to investigate the role and clinical impact of various Treg subsets in pathological... Read More about Combining FoxP3 and Helios with GARP/LAP markers to identify expanded Treg subsets in cancer patients.

Continuous service quality improvement and change management for children and young people with autism and their families : a model for change (2016)
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and their families : a model for change. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 39(3), 192-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2016.1178357

A case study approach was used that included data collection from a wide range of sources, e.g., a stakeholder conference,audit, questionnaires, and evaluative feedback from carers,families, staff, and Autism Champions. Integrated pathways for patien... Read More about Continuous service quality improvement and change management for children and young people with autism and their families : a model for change.

Civil liberties and voluntary work in six former Soviet Union countries (2016)
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Kamerāde, D., Crotty, J., & Ljubownikow, S. (2016). Civil liberties and voluntary work in six former Soviet Union countries. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 45(6), 1150-1168. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764016649689

To contribute to the debate as to whether volunteering is an outcome of democratization rather than a driver of it, we analyze how divergent democratization pathways in six countries of the former Soviet Union have led to varied levels of voluntary w... Read More about Civil liberties and voluntary work in six former Soviet Union countries.

The evaluation of three treatments for plantar callus : a three armed randomised, comparative trial using biophysical outcome measures (2016)
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comparative trial using biophysical outcome measures. Trials, 17(251), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1377-2

Callus is one of the most common foot skin complaints experienced by people of all ages. These painful and unsightly lesions often result in disability. The gold standard of treatment is scalpel debridement by a trained specialist; however people a... Read More about The evaluation of three treatments for plantar callus : a three armed randomised, comparative trial using biophysical outcome measures.

Violence is rare in autism : when it does occur, is it sometimes extreme? (2016)
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Allely, C., Wilson, P., Minnis, H., Thompson, L., Yaksic, E., & Gillberg, C. (2016). Violence is rare in autism : when it does occur, is it sometimes extreme?. Journal of Psychology, 151(1), 49-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2016.1175998

A small body of literature has suggested that, rather than being more likely to engage in offending or violent behaviour, individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may actually have an increased risk of being the victim rather than the perpetra... Read More about Violence is rare in autism : when it does occur, is it sometimes extreme?.

Impact of errors in recorded compressed breast thickness measurements on volumetric density classification using volpara v1.5.0 software (2016)
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Waade, G., Highnam, R., Hauge, I., McEntee, M., Hofvind, S., Denton, E., …Hogg, P. (2016). Impact of errors in recorded compressed breast thickness measurements on volumetric density classification using volpara v1.5.0 software. Medical Physics, 43(6 Pt.1), 2870-2876. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4948503

Purpose: Mammographic density has been demonstrated to predict breast cancer risk. It has been proposed that it could be used for stratifying screening pathways and recommending additional imaging. Volumetric density tools use the recorded compressed... Read More about Impact of errors in recorded compressed breast thickness measurements on volumetric density classification using volpara v1.5.0 software.

From hero of the counterculture to risk assessment : a consideration of two portrayals of the “psychiatric patient” (2016)
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Cummins, I. (2016). From hero of the counterculture to risk assessment : a consideration of two portrayals of the “psychiatric patient”. Illness, Crisis and Loss, 26(2), 111-123. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054137316649734

This article is based on a comparative thematic analysis of two novels that explore the experiences of institutional psychiatric care. Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a classic of modern U.S. literature. It is argued here th... Read More about From hero of the counterculture to risk assessment : a consideration of two portrayals of the “psychiatric patient”.

Growing older with post traumatic stress disorder (2016)
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Curran, B., & Collier, E. (2016). Growing older with post traumatic stress disorder. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 23(3-4), 236-242. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12280

Ageing with mental illness is a neglected area of research and policy. People who grow older to later life with on-going mental health problems may not have their needs well understood. This understanding is important if mental health services are... Read More about Growing older with post traumatic stress disorder.

Virtual Learning Environments as mediating factors in student satisfaction with teaching and learning in Higher Education (2016)
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Cassidy, S. (2016). Virtual Learning Environments as mediating factors in student satisfaction with teaching and learning in Higher Education. Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 5(1), 113-123. https://doi.org/10.5430/jct.v5n1p113

Virtual learning environments (VLE) have become a standard feature of most courses in higher education, offering the potential to facilitate and improve teaching and learning. Whilst there is an implicit assumption that VLEs benefit student learning,... Read More about Virtual Learning Environments as mediating factors in student satisfaction with teaching and learning in Higher Education.

Operator eye doses during computed tomography fluoroscopic lung biopsy (2016)
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Ekpo, E., Bakhshi, S., Ryan, E., Hogg, P., & McEntee, M. (2016). Operator eye doses during computed tomography fluoroscopic lung biopsy. Journal of Radiological Protection, 36(2), 290-298. https://doi.org/10.1088/0952-4746/36/2/290

The aim of this work was to examine the peak entrance surface air kerma (peak ESAK) to the eyes during CT fluoroscopy lung biopsy, and the impact of lead glasses, exposure parameters, head rotation, and height on peak ESAK to the eyes. Two phanto... Read More about Operator eye doses during computed tomography fluoroscopic lung biopsy.

The effect of alcohol hangover on choice response time (2016)
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Grange, J., Stephens, R., Jones, K., & Owen, L. (2016). The effect of alcohol hangover on choice response time. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 30(7), 654-661. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881116645299

The effect of alcohol hangover on cognitive processing has received little attention. We explored the effect of alcohol hangover on choice response time (RT), a dominant dependent variable (DV) in cognitive research. Prior research of the effect of... Read More about The effect of alcohol hangover on choice response time.

Child-parent shifting and shared decision-making for asthma management (2016)
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Garnett, V., Smith, J., & Ormandy, P. (2016). Child-parent shifting and shared decision-making for asthma management. Nursing Children and Young People, 28(4), 16-22. https://doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.28.4.16.s20

Aim: To explore and describe child-parent shared decision-making for the management of childhood asthma. Methods: A qualitative descriptive interview based study was undertaken. Eight children and nine parents participated. The framework approach un... Read More about Child-parent shifting and shared decision-making for asthma management.

Baby was a black sheep: Digit ratio (2D:4D), maternal bonding and primary and secondary psychopathy (2016)
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Blanchard, A., Lyons, M., & Centifanti, L. (2016). Baby was a black sheep: Digit ratio (2D:4D), maternal bonding and primary and secondary psychopathy. Personality and Individual Differences, 99, 67-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.04.077

Psychopathy is generally considered to be a male adaptation. While studies have elucidated a relationship to freely circulating testosterone, less is known about the role of prenatal testosterone (PT) in the development of primary and secondary psych... Read More about Baby was a black sheep: Digit ratio (2D:4D), maternal bonding and primary and secondary psychopathy.

The 'middle bit' : how to appraise qualitative research (2016)
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Probyn, J., Howarth, M., & Maz, J. (2016). The 'middle bit' : how to appraise qualitative research. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 11(5), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2016.11.5.248

The Nursing & Midwifery Council (2015) states that all registered nurses must ‘practice in-line with best available evidence’. Whilst there are clinical guidelines that are used to inform clinical practice, these often apply to medical rather than nu... Read More about The 'middle bit' : how to appraise qualitative research.

Branded app implementation at the London symphony orchestra (2016)
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Gosling, V., Crawford, G., Bagnall, G., & Light, B. (2016). Branded app implementation at the London symphony orchestra. Arts and the Market, 6(1), 2-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/AAM-08-2013-0012

This paper considers the key findings of a yearlong collaborative research project focusing on the London Symphony Orchestra’s development, implementation and testing of a branded smartphone app. This app was designed to primarily sell discounted tic... Read More about Branded app implementation at the London symphony orchestra.

The impact of delays on maternal and neonatal outcomes in Ugandan public health facilities : the role of absenteeism (2016)
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Ackers, H., Ionnou, E., & Ackers-Johnson, J. (2016). The impact of delays on maternal and neonatal outcomes in Ugandan public health facilities : the role of absenteeism. Health Policy and Planning, 31(9), 1152-1161. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czw046

Maternal mortality in low and middle income countries (LMICs) continues to remain high. The Ugandan Ministry of Health’s Strategic Plan suggests that little, if any, progress has been made in Uganda in terms of improvements in Maternal Health (Millen... Read More about The impact of delays on maternal and neonatal outcomes in Ugandan public health facilities : the role of absenteeism.

Therapeutic safe holding with children and young people in hospital (2016)
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Kennedy, R., & Binns, F. (2016). Therapeutic safe holding with children and young people in hospital. Nursing Children and Young People, 28(4), 28-32. https://doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.28.4.28.s22

This article demonstrates how a strategy to improve patient safety and the patient experience in hospital health care was implemented in a large tertiary children’s hospital. A children and young people’s therapeutic safe holding policy and train... Read More about Therapeutic safe holding with children and young people in hospital.