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The Oswestry-Bristol Classification. (2019)
Journal Article
Kuiper. (2019). The Oswestry-Bristol Classification. The Bone & Joint Journal, 102 - 107. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.102B1.BJJ-2019-0366.R3

AIMS: Trochlear dysplasia is a significant risk factor for patellofemoral instability. The Dejour classification is currently considered the standard for classifying trochlear dysplasia, but numerous studies have reported poor reliability on both pla... Read More about The Oswestry-Bristol Classification..

Investigating the possible mechanisms and gender effects of Omega-3 fatty acids on neuroblastoma, breast and prostate cancers (2019)
Thesis
Sutton, E. R. (2019). Investigating the possible mechanisms and gender effects of Omega-3 fatty acids on neuroblastoma, breast and prostate cancers. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/417795

Cancer is a worldwide disease characterised by uncontrollable cell division and tumour growth making it a leading cause of death worldwide. The use of dietary products such a poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) to reduce cancer growth is a current a... Read More about Investigating the possible mechanisms and gender effects of Omega-3 fatty acids on neuroblastoma, breast and prostate cancers.

Assessment of fracture risk tools in care home residents (2019)
Thesis
Ihama, F. E. (2019). Assessment of fracture risk tools in care home residents. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415215

Introduction Fragility fractures are common in care home residents. National guidelines recommend risk assessment to allow initiation of prophylactic measures. Currently available risk assessment tools have been tested in community dwelling adults b... Read More about Assessment of fracture risk tools in care home residents.

Development and evaluation of cationic nanostructured lipid carriers for ophthalmic drug delivery of besifloxacin (2019)
Journal Article
Yang. (2019). Development and evaluation of cationic nanostructured lipid carriers for ophthalmic drug delivery of besifloxacin. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2019.101496

Besifloxacin hydrochloride (BSF) is a new ophthalmic antibiotic. However, its low water solubility limits its therapeutic efficacy. This article reported a novel lipid based drug delivery system to enhance ocular bioavailability of BSF. Cationic nano... Read More about Development and evaluation of cationic nanostructured lipid carriers for ophthalmic drug delivery of besifloxacin.

Developing an alveolar model to test the regenerative potential of placental membrane mesenchymal stem cells in bronchopulmonary dysplasia (2019)
Thesis
Bratt, J. A. (2019). Developing an alveolar model to test the regenerative potential of placental membrane mesenchymal stem cells in bronchopulmonary dysplasia. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/415216

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a neonatal disease affecting the lungs of premature infants. Prematurely born infants have under-developed lungs and require invasive ventilation technologies to provide sufficient oxygen for survival. Artificial v... Read More about Developing an alveolar model to test the regenerative potential of placental membrane mesenchymal stem cells in bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Antimicrobial nano-ninjas as chaperones of gemcitabine for pancreatic cancer (2019)
Thesis
Foulkes, R. L. (2019). Antimicrobial nano-ninjas as chaperones of gemcitabine for pancreatic cancer. (Thesis). Keele University

Pancreatic cancer is well known for its extremely high death rate, with the current treatments purely used to extend and better the quality of the patient's life instead of providing a “cure”. Because of this, novel drug delivery methods are being lo... Read More about Antimicrobial nano-ninjas as chaperones of gemcitabine for pancreatic cancer.

Development of conjunctival and retinal models for improved eye disease treatments (2019)
Thesis
Gater, R. V. A. (2019). Development of conjunctival and retinal models for improved eye disease treatments. (Thesis). Keele University

Eye diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa can lead to significant sight problems and blindness if left untreated. Current treatments are invasive, have a low success rate and lack the ability to regenerate damaged o... Read More about Development of conjunctival and retinal models for improved eye disease treatments.

If it's 'only' asthma, why are children still dying? (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). If it's 'only' asthma, why are children still dying?. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 494 - 498. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2019-318215

Outcomes for children with asthma in the UK continue to lag behind other European countries. Mortality remains unacceptably high and in contrast to adults with asthma, most deaths occur in the 1 in 20 children with asthma who have severe asthma. Desp... Read More about If it's 'only' asthma, why are children still dying?.

Promising New Inhibitors of Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase I (Tdp 1) Combining 4-Arylcoumarin and Monoterpenoid Moieties as Components of Complex Antitumor Therapy (2019)
Journal Article
Reynisson. (2019). Promising New Inhibitors of Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase I (Tdp 1) Combining 4-Arylcoumarin and Monoterpenoid Moieties as Components of Complex Antitumor Therapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21010126

Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (Tdp1) is an important DNA repair enzyme in humans, and a current and promising inhibition target for the development of new chemosensitizing agents due to its ability to remove DNA damage caused by topoisomerase 1 (To... Read More about Promising New Inhibitors of Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase I (Tdp 1) Combining 4-Arylcoumarin and Monoterpenoid Moieties as Components of Complex Antitumor Therapy.

Capivasertib Plus Paclitaxel Versus Placebo Plus Paclitaxel As First-Line Therapy for Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: The PAKT Trial (2019)
Journal Article
Schmid, P., Abraham, J., Chan, S., Wheatley, D., Murray Brunt, A., Nemsadze, G., …C. Turner, N. (2020). Capivasertib Plus Paclitaxel Versus Placebo Plus Paclitaxel As First-Line Therapy for Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: The PAKT Trial. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 38(5), 423 - 433. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.19.00368

PURPOSE: The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT signaling pathway is frequently activated in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The AKT inhibitor capivasertib has shown preclinical activity in TNBC models, and drug sensitivity has been assoc... Read More about Capivasertib Plus Paclitaxel Versus Placebo Plus Paclitaxel As First-Line Therapy for Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: The PAKT Trial.

Virtual patient technology to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on patient communication: a systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Richardson, C. L., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2019). Virtual patient technology to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on patient communication: a systematic review. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 332 - 338. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2019-000514

Background Virtual patients (VPs) are a sub-type of healthcare simulation that have been underutilised in health education. Their use is increasing, but applications are varied, as are designs, definitions and evaluations. Previous reviews have been... Read More about Virtual patient technology to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on patient communication: a systematic review.

How to quickly critically appraise a randomized control trial (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). How to quickly critically appraise a randomized control trial. Paediatrics and Child Health, 57-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2019.11.004

Being able to critically appraise scientific papers is an important skill. A thorough and methodical approach is necessary, particularly for peer-review purposes. However, it is also important to be able to do this quickly and efficiently. In some ci... Read More about How to quickly critically appraise a randomized control trial.

Healthcare utilisation in children with SMA type 1 treated with nusinersen: a single centre retrospective review. (2019)
Journal Article
Gilchrist. (2019). Healthcare utilisation in children with SMA type 1 treated with nusinersen: a single centre retrospective review. BMJ Paediatrics Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2019-000572

Background: Nusinersen has been used to treat spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1) in the UK since 2017. While initial trials showed neuromuscular benefit from treating SMA1, there is little information on the respiratory effects of nusinersen. We a... Read More about Healthcare utilisation in children with SMA type 1 treated with nusinersen: a single centre retrospective review..

Novel Cell-Penetrating Peptide Conjugated Proteasome Inhibitors: Anticancer and Antifungal Investigations. (2019)
Journal Article
Reynisson. (2019). Novel Cell-Penetrating Peptide Conjugated Proteasome Inhibitors: Anticancer and Antifungal Investigations. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 334-348. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b01694

Cell-penetrating peptide conjugated peptide aldehydes Tat-A and Tat-B showed low micromolar anticancer and antifungal activities and synergistic action in combination with cisplatin and amphotericin B against cancer and fungal cells, respectively. Ta... Read More about Novel Cell-Penetrating Peptide Conjugated Proteasome Inhibitors: Anticancer and Antifungal Investigations..

Enhancement of Deep Learning in Image Classification Performance Using Xception with the Swish Activation Function for Colorectal Polyp Preliminary Screening (2019)
Journal Article
Jinsakul, N., Tsai, C., Tsai, C., & Wu, P. (2019). Enhancement of Deep Learning in Image Classification Performance Using Xception with the Swish Activation Function for Colorectal Polyp Preliminary Screening. Mathematics, 7(12), Article 1170. https://doi.org/10.3390/math7121170

One of the leading forms of cancer is colorectal cancer (CRC), which is responsible for increasing mortality in young people. The aim of this paper is to provide an experimental modification of deep learning of Xception with Swish and assess the poss... Read More about Enhancement of Deep Learning in Image Classification Performance Using Xception with the Swish Activation Function for Colorectal Polyp Preliminary Screening.

Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids protect pancreatic beta cells against pro-inflammatory cytokine toxicity (2019)
Journal Article
Watson. (2019). Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids protect pancreatic beta cells against pro-inflammatory cytokine toxicity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 231-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.09.124

Pro-inflammatory cytokines contribute to pancreatic beta cell death in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). Cytochrome P450-derived epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), produced by selective epoxidation of arachidonic acid, display anti-in... Read More about Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids protect pancreatic beta cells against pro-inflammatory cytokine toxicity.

P1 Biomechanical Properties of the Aortic Dissection Flap in Chronic Aortic Dissection (2019)
Journal Article
Panpho, P., Davies, H., Field, M., Madine, J., Yang, Y., & Akhtar, R. (2019). P1 Biomechanical Properties of the Aortic Dissection Flap in Chronic Aortic Dissection. Artery Research, 25(Suppl 1), S43-S43. https://doi.org/10.2991/artres.k.191224.036

Background: Aortic dissection is a devastating condition, beginning with a tear through from intima to the medial layer, leading to splitting of aortic layers and creating the false and true lumen with a septum (or flap). Little is known about the pr... Read More about P1 Biomechanical Properties of the Aortic Dissection Flap in Chronic Aortic Dissection.