Outputs (11)

‘Part of the team as opposed to watching from the outside’: Critical incident study of autistic veterinary surgeons’ workdays (2024)
Journal Article
Pickles, K., Houdmont, J., Smits, F., & Hill, B. (in press). ‘Part of the team as opposed to watching from the outside’: Critical incident study of autistic veterinary surgeons’ workdays. Veterinary Record, Article e4957. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.4957

Background: Autistic individuals experience differences in sensory processing, communication and executive function, which may affect their experience of the workplace. We investigated UK‐based autistic clinical veterinary surgeons’ experiences to es... Read More about ‘Part of the team as opposed to watching from the outside’: Critical incident study of autistic veterinary surgeons’ workdays.

Global landmark: 2023 marks the worst year for dengue cases with millions infected and thousands of deaths reported (2024)
Journal Article
Haider, N., Nayeem Hasan, M., Onyango, J., & Asaduzzaman, M. (2024). Global landmark: 2023 marks the worst year for dengue cases with millions infected and thousands of deaths reported. IJID Regions, 13, Article 100459. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100459

Objectives
In 2023, the world experienced the worst dengue virus (DENV) outbreak on record. This study aims to identify global regions and continents with a high burden of Dengue in 2023.... Read More about Global landmark: 2023 marks the worst year for dengue cases with millions infected and thousands of deaths reported.

Cell-targeting Nanomedicine for Bladder Cancer: A Cellular Bioengineering Approach for Precise Drug Delivery (2024)
Journal Article
Hosseini, Z. S., Zeinalilathori, S., Fathi-karkan, S., Zeinali, S., Rahdar, A., Siddiqui, B., …Pandey, S. (2024). Cell-targeting Nanomedicine for Bladder Cancer: A Cellular Bioengineering Approach for Precise Drug Delivery. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 101, Article 160220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2024.106220

Bladder cancer poses considerable therapeutic difficulties owing to its elevated rates of recurrence and the constraints of existing treatment methods. This study examines the possibility of cell-targeting nanomedicine as a viable strategy to improve... Read More about Cell-targeting Nanomedicine for Bladder Cancer: A Cellular Bioengineering Approach for Precise Drug Delivery.

Nanomaterials as a Versatile Tool for COVID-19 Treatment (2024)
Journal Article
Zeinali, S., Moafian, Z., Arshad, R., Karimi, F., Zeinalilathori, S., Rahdar, A., …Pandey, S. (in press). Nanomaterials as a Versatile Tool for COVID-19 Treatment. BioNanoScience, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12668-024-01538-2

The emergence and rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 in late 2019 prompted a global response from scientists to develop vaccines and therapeutics aimed at preventing the spread of the virus and alleviating its symptoms. The unique properties of nanoparticles... Read More about Nanomaterials as a Versatile Tool for COVID-19 Treatment.

Severe cases of Buruli ulcer (infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans ) in common ringtail possums in Victoria adversely affect animal welfare (2024)
Journal Article
Hobbs, E., Loukopoulos, P., Stinear, T., Porter, J., Lee, J., Whiteley, P., …Meredith, A. (2024). Severe cases of Buruli ulcer (infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans ) in common ringtail possums in Victoria adversely affect animal welfare. Australian Veterinary Journal, 102(10), 517-523. https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.13360

Buruli ulcer is a chronic ulcerative disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans. Although Australian possums are known to be susceptible to Buruli ulcer, many aspects of the disease in possums, includ... Read More about Severe cases of Buruli ulcer (infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans ) in common ringtail possums in Victoria adversely affect animal welfare.

Workplace stressor factors, profiles and the relationship to career stage in UK veterinarians, veterinary nurses and students (2024)
Journal Article
Spendelow, J., Cripwell, C., Stott, R., Francis, K., Powell, J., Cavanagh, K., & Corbett, R. (2024). Workplace stressor factors, profiles and the relationship to career stage in UK veterinarians, veterinary nurses and students. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 10(4), Article e1547. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.1547

Background: Veterinary professionals experience higher psychological distress and lower wellbeing compared with the general population. Identifying workplace stressors is key to understanding and alleviating these difficulties. Objective: Identify th... Read More about Workplace stressor factors, profiles and the relationship to career stage in UK veterinarians, veterinary nurses and students.

Molecular and Serological Surveillance for Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Wild Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) from Scotland and Northern England (2024)
Journal Article
Zhou, Z., van Hooij, A., Wassenaar, G. N., Seed, E., Verhard-Seymonsbergen, E. M., Corstjens, P. L. A. M., …Geluk, A. (2024). Molecular and Serological Surveillance for Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Wild Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) from Scotland and Northern England. Animals, 14(13), Article 2005. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14132005

Leprosy is a poverty-associated infectious disease in humans caused by Mycobacterium leprae or M. lepromatosis, often resulting in skin and peripheral nerve damage, which remains a significant public health concern in isolated areas of low- and middl... Read More about Molecular and Serological Surveillance for Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis in Wild Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) from Scotland and Northern England.

Identifying veterinary surgeons’ barriers to, and potential solutions for, improving antimicrobial stewardship among sheep farmers in Northern Ireland (2024)
Journal Article
Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. C., & Robinson, P. A. (2024). Identifying veterinary surgeons’ barriers to, and potential solutions for, improving antimicrobial stewardship among sheep farmers in Northern Ireland. Veterinary Record Open, 11(1), Article e278. https://doi.org/10.1002/vro2.78

Background: In order to improve antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), including changes in antimicrobial prescribing and use, an enhanced understanding is needed of the barriers that veterinary surgeons (vets) encounter to institute such change. Methods:... Read More about Identifying veterinary surgeons’ barriers to, and potential solutions for, improving antimicrobial stewardship among sheep farmers in Northern Ireland.

Antibiotic use in the Northern Irish sheep flock: What lessons can be learnt from medicine records and farmer attitudes to improve stewardship of these essential medicines? (2024)
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Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. C., & Robinson, P. A. (in press). Antibiotic use in the Northern Irish sheep flock: What lessons can be learnt from medicine records and farmer attitudes to improve stewardship of these essential medicines?. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 226, Article 106169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2024.106169

Stewardship of antibiotics used in livestock production has come under increasing scrutiny, from both the animal welfare point of view and due to concerns that antibiotic use in livestock may pose a risk to human health through sele... Read More about Antibiotic use in the Northern Irish sheep flock: What lessons can be learnt from medicine records and farmer attitudes to improve stewardship of these essential medicines?.

Flock health planning: How to move from a plan to a reflective planning process in northern Irish sheep flocks? (2024)
Journal Article
Crawford, P. E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M. C., & Robinson, P. A. (in press). Flock health planning: How to move from a plan to a reflective planning process in northern Irish sheep flocks?. Annals of Applied Biology, 184(3), 339-351. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12907

Flock health planning has been advocated as part of a wider drive within livestock production for veterinarians and farmers to adopt a prevention‐focused approach to veterinary medicine. This approach has, at its core, a cyclical process of assessmen... Read More about Flock health planning: How to move from a plan to a reflective planning process in northern Irish sheep flocks?.