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1478 Attendances at the children's emergency department : an audit of two years of activity at a new, dedicated paediatric emergency department (2012)
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Isba, R., Gibb, M., & Rowland, A. (2012). 1478 Attendances at the children's emergency department : an audit of two years of activity at a new, dedicated paediatric emergency department. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 97(Suppl), A419-A419. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2012-302724.1478

Aim: The aim of this audit was to explore patterns of attendance at a new, dedicated, audio-visually separate paediatric emergency department (PED) within the ED of a hospital in the North West of England. The PED was opened in June 2009 following... Read More about 1478 Attendances at the children's emergency department : an audit of two years of activity at a new, dedicated paediatric emergency department.

1554 An educational programme focusing on paediatric fracture identification maintains a low false-negative radiograph initial report rate in emergency medicine (2012)
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Fox, T., & Rowland, A. (2012). 1554 An educational programme focusing on paediatric fracture identification maintains a low false-negative radiograph initial report rate in emergency medicine. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 97(Suppl), A440-A440. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2012-302724.1554

Introduction: False negative radiograph reports constitute greater than 80% of all diagnostic errors in Emergency Departments (EDs) with reported levels of false negative initial reports around 1%. Method: The records of all patients recalled to t... Read More about 1554 An educational programme focusing on paediatric fracture identification maintains a low false-negative radiograph initial report rate in emergency medicine.

ROCView : prototype software for data collection in jackknife alternative free-response receiver operating characteristic analysis (2012)
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Thompson, J., Hogg, P., Thompson, S., Manning, D., & Szczepura, K. (2012). ROCView : prototype software for data collection in jackknife alternative free-response receiver operating characteristic analysis. British Journal of Radiology, 85, 1320-1326. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/99497945

ROCView has been developed as an image display and response capture (IDRC) solution to image display and consistent recording of reader responses in relation to the free-response receiver operating characteristic paradigm. A web-based solution to IDR... Read More about ROCView : prototype software for data collection in jackknife alternative free-response receiver operating characteristic analysis.

Humanising nursing care: a theoretical model (2012)
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Hemingway, A., Scammell, J., & Heaslip, V. (2012). Humanising nursing care: a theoretical model. Nursing Times, 108(40), 26-27

This article is the first of two exploring how nurses can humanise care. It presents a theoretical framework developed by Todres et al (2009) that explores eight central aspects of what it is to be human. The second article, published next week, look... Read More about Humanising nursing care: a theoretical model.

Modelled larval dispersal and measured gene flow : seascape genetics of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in the southern Irish Sea (2012)
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Coscia, I., Robins, P., Porter, J., Malham, S., & Ironside, J. (2013). Modelled larval dispersal and measured gene flow : seascape genetics of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in the southern Irish Sea. Conservation Genetics, 14(2), 451-466. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-012-0404-4

The role of marine currents in shaping population connectivity in the common cockle Cerastoderma edule was investigated in the southern Irish Sea. C. edule is one of the most valuable and exploited shellfish species in the area, yet very little is kn... Read More about Modelled larval dispersal and measured gene flow : seascape genetics of the common cockle Cerastoderma edule in the southern Irish Sea.

Improvement of musculoskeletal model inputs : adjustment of acceleration by dynamic optimisation (2012)
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Leboeuf, F., & Colloud, F. (2012). Improvement of musculoskeletal model inputs : adjustment of acceleration by dynamic optimisation. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 15(Sup_1), 186-188. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2012.713693

The knowledge of intrinsic dynamics in terms of joint torques and muscle tensions is of importance for clinical investigations. The common process is to solve a multibody inverse dynamic problem based on a set of iterative equations using noisy... Read More about Improvement of musculoskeletal model inputs : adjustment of acceleration by dynamic optimisation.

Unstable gait due to spasticity of the rectus femoris : gait analysis and motor nerve block (2012)
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Gross, R., Leboeuf, F., Rémy-Néris, O., & Perrouin-Verbe, B. (2012). Unstable gait due to spasticity of the rectus femoris : gait analysis and motor nerve block. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 55(9-10), 609-622. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2012.08.013

We present the case of a 54 year-old man presenting with a right Brown-Séquard plus syndrome (BSPS) after a traumatic cervical spinal cord injury. After being operated on with selective tibial neurotomy and triceps surae lengthening because of a righ... Read More about Unstable gait due to spasticity of the rectus femoris : gait analysis and motor nerve block.

Direct laser writing of relief diffraction gratings into a bulk chalcogenide glass (2012)
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into a bulk chalcogenide glass. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 29(10), 2779-2786. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.29.002779

We inscribed relief diffraction gratings with periods of 6, 14, and 24 μm into the surface of Ge15Ga3Sb12S70 bulk glass by the material’s ablation using a femtosecond λ � 800 nm Ti:sapphire pulsed laser. The laser writing was done with sample imple... Read More about Direct laser writing of relief diffraction gratings into a bulk chalcogenide glass.

An alignment model for the research higher degree supervision process using repertory grids - reflections on application in practice in built environment research (2012)
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Aranda-Mena, G., & Gameson, R. (2012). An alignment model for the research higher degree supervision process using repertory grids - reflections on application in practice in built environment research. Australasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 12(3), 66-81

From PhD-doing to PhD-done is not as from A to B. This research aims to improve the understanding of the complex relationship between doctoral research and the supervisory process. The research model developed utilises repertory-grids and discussion... Read More about An alignment model for the research higher degree supervision process using repertory grids - reflections on application in practice in built environment research.

Evaluation of rare earth doped silica sub-micrometric spheres as optically controlled temperature sensors (2012)
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Martinez Maestro, L., Haro-González, P., Trevisani, M., Polizzi, S., Jaque, D., Garcia Sole, J., & Bettinelli, M. (2012). Evaluation of rare earth doped silica sub-micrometric spheres as optically controlled temperature sensors. Journal of Applied Physics, 112(5), https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4751349

We report on the evaluation of rare earth (Er3+, Eu3+, and Tb3+ ions) SiO2 sub-micrometric spheres as potential optically controllable temperature sensors. Details about fabrication, optical manipulation and spectroscopic characterization of the sub-... Read More about Evaluation of rare earth doped silica sub-micrometric spheres as optically controlled temperature sensors.

Investigating alginate production and carbon utilization in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 using mass spectrometry-based metabolic profiling (2012)
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Lien, S., Sletta, H., Ellingsen, T., Valla, S., Correa, E., Goodacre, R., …Bruheim, P. (2013). Investigating alginate production and carbon utilization in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 using mass spectrometry-based metabolic profiling. Metabolomics, 9(2), 403-417. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-012-0454-0

Metabolic profiling of Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 and various mutants derived thereof was performed to explore how the bacterium adapt to changes in carbon source and upon induction of alginate synthesis. The experiments were performed at steady-s... Read More about Investigating alginate production and carbon utilization in Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 using mass spectrometry-based metabolic profiling.

Novel cyanocombretastatins as potent tubulin polymerisation inhibitors (2012)
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Jalily, P., Hirst, N., Hadfield, J., & Rossington, S. (2012). Novel cyanocombretastatins as potent tubulin polymerisation inhibitors. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 22(21), 6731-6734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.08.089

A series of novel cyanocombretastatins bearing a 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl moiety combined with a variety of substituted phenyl rings, were synthesised and their antitumour activity was evaluated. The Z-cyanocombretastatins were synthesised in a one-ste... Read More about Novel cyanocombretastatins as potent tubulin polymerisation inhibitors.

A midwives guide to Turner syndrome (2012)
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Hollins-Martin, C., & Smythe, A. (2012). A midwives guide to Turner syndrome. British Journal of Midwifery, 20(9), 540-543

Turner syndrome (TS) is a cross-cultural genetic disorder that affects around 1 in 2500 women and is predominately associated with short stature and infertility. Classic TS occurs when one sex chromosome is missing (written as 45,X). In mosaic TS the... Read More about A midwives guide to Turner syndrome.

Loss of p63 and its microRNA-205 target results in enhanced cell migration and metastasis in prostate cancer (2012)
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Tucci, P., Agostini, M., Grespi, F., Merkert, E., Terrinoni, A., Vousden, K., …Sayan, B. (2012). Loss of p63 and its microRNA-205 target results in enhanced cell migration and metastasis in prostate cancer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(38), https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1110977109

p63 inhibits metastasis. Here, we show that p63 (both TAp63 and ΔNp63 isoforms) regulates expression of miR-205 in prostate cancer (PCa) cells, and miR-205 is essential for the inhibitory effects of p63 on markers of epithelial–mesenchymal transition... Read More about Loss of p63 and its microRNA-205 target results in enhanced cell migration and metastasis in prostate cancer.

Engaging life in two Irish nursing home units for people with dementia : quantitative comparisons before and after implementing household environments (2012)
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Morgan_Brown, M., Ormerod, M., & Newton, R. (2012). Engaging life in two Irish nursing home units for people with dementia : quantitative comparisons before and after implementing household environments. Aging & mental health, 17(1), 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2012.717250

This study compares the Social Engagement and Interactive Occupation of residents with dementia in two Irish nursing homes, before and after conversion to a household model environment. The changes were an open plan design and a functioning unit kitc... Read More about Engaging life in two Irish nursing home units for people with dementia : quantitative comparisons before and after implementing household environments.

A transatlantic comparative study of acute dysphagia services (2012)
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Newman, R., & Long, T. (2012). A transatlantic comparative study of acute dysphagia services. American journal of medicine and medical sciences (Print), 2(5), 96-102. https://doi.org/10.5923/j.ajmms.20120205.02

This was the first study to compare acute dysphagia service provision directly between the UK and the US. It examined variations in acute dysphagia services between the UK and the US, determined clinicians’ perceptions of their own service and that o... Read More about A transatlantic comparative study of acute dysphagia services.

Perceptions of psychotherapy trainees of psychotherapy research (2012)
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Widdowson, M. (2012). Perceptions of psychotherapy trainees of psychotherapy research. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 12(3), 178-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2012.697473

The research-practice gap and lack of engagement with research by trainees and qualified therapists is a widely discussed issue amongst psychotherapy researchers. The present study investigates the perceptions of psychotherapy trainees of psychothera... Read More about Perceptions of psychotherapy trainees of psychotherapy research.

Time domain analysis of Helmholtz soliton propagation using the TLM method (2012)
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Chamorro-Posada, P., & McDonald, G. (2012). Time domain analysis of Helmholtz soliton propagation using the TLM method. Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials, 21(03), https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218863512500312

The transmission line matrix method is used to study Helmholtz solitons as solutions of the two-dimensional time-domain Maxwell equations in nonlinear media. This approach permits to address, in particular, the propagation and intrinsic stability pr... Read More about Time domain analysis of Helmholtz soliton propagation using the TLM method.