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Impact of gout on the risk of atrial fibrillation. (2015)
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Mallen. (2015). Impact of gout on the risk of atrial fibrillation. Rheumatology, 721 - 728. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev418

OBJECTIVES: To examine the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) at the time of first diagnosis of gout compared with matched controls and to follow incident gout patients and their matched controls after diagnosis to compare their subsequent risk of AF.... Read More about Impact of gout on the risk of atrial fibrillation..

Awareness of Risk Factors for Breast, Lung and Cervical Cancer in a UK Student Population (2015)
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Sherman, S., & Lane, E. (2015). Awareness of Risk Factors for Breast, Lung and Cervical Cancer in a UK Student Population. Journal of Cancer Education, 660 -663

The objective of this study is to identify levels of risk awareness for breast, lung and cervical cancer, in a UK student population. A sample of male (N=62) and female (N=58) university students, mean age 21.62 years completed a questionnaire identi... Read More about Awareness of Risk Factors for Breast, Lung and Cervical Cancer in a UK Student Population.

Neutron reflection study of the interaction of the eukaryotic pore-forming actinoporin equinatoxin II with lipid membranes reveals intermediate states in pore formation (2015)
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(2015). Neutron reflection study of the interaction of the eukaryotic pore-forming actinoporin equinatoxin II with lipid membranes reveals intermediate states in pore formation. BBA - Biomembranes, 640-652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.12.019

Equinatoxin II (EqtII), a eukaryotic pore-forming toxin, lyses cell membranes through a mechanism involving the insertion of its N-terminal a-helix into the membrane. EqtII pore formation is dependent on sphingomyelin (SM), although cholesterol (Chol... Read More about Neutron reflection study of the interaction of the eukaryotic pore-forming actinoporin equinatoxin II with lipid membranes reveals intermediate states in pore formation.

Ambulatory heart rate range predicts mode-specific mortality and hospitalisation in chronic heart failure (2015)
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Nolan. (2015). Ambulatory heart rate range predicts mode-specific mortality and hospitalisation in chronic heart failure. Heart, 223 - 229. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308428

Objective We aimed to define the prognostic value of the heart rate range during a 24 h period in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Methods Prospective observational cohort study of 791 patients with CHF associated with left ventricular s... Read More about Ambulatory heart rate range predicts mode-specific mortality and hospitalisation in chronic heart failure.

Linking Mini-Publics to the Deliberative System: A Research Agenda (2015)
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(2015). Linking Mini-Publics to the Deliberative System: A Research Agenda. Policy Sciences, 49, 173-190. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11077-015-9238-5

The systemic turn in deliberative democratic theory has shifted the focus away from seeking to design separate, internally deliberative ‘mini-publics’ and towards a new appreciation of their external, systemic quality. Yet, so far, such accounts have... Read More about Linking Mini-Publics to the Deliberative System: A Research Agenda.

Primary care consultation rates among people with and without severe mental illness: a UK cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. (2015)
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(2015). Primary care consultation rates among people with and without severe mental illness: a UK cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. BMJ Open, e008650 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008650

OBJECTIVES: Little is known about service utilisation by patients with severe mental illness (SMI) in UK primary care. We examined their consultation rate patterns and whether they were impacted by the introduction of the Quality and Outcomes Framewo... Read More about Primary care consultation rates among people with and without severe mental illness: a UK cohort study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink..

In Vivo Assessment of Bone Regeneration in Alginate/Bone ECM Hydrogels with Incorporated Skeletal Stem Cells and Single Growth Factors. (2015)
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(2015). In Vivo Assessment of Bone Regeneration in Alginate/Bone ECM Hydrogels with Incorporated Skeletal Stem Cells and Single Growth Factors. PloS one, e0145080 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145080

The current study has investigated the use of decellularised, demineralised bone extracellular matrix (ECM) hydrogel constructs for in vivo tissue mineralisation and bone formation. Stro-1-enriched human bone marrow stromal cells were incorporated to... Read More about In Vivo Assessment of Bone Regeneration in Alginate/Bone ECM Hydrogels with Incorporated Skeletal Stem Cells and Single Growth Factors..

Effect of age on the prognostic value of left ventricular function in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a prospective registry study (2015)
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Mamas. (2015). Effect of age on the prognostic value of left ventricular function in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a prospective registry study. European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, 191-198. https://doi.org/10.1177/2048872615623038

Objective: This study aims to study the prognostic impact of LV function on mortality and examine the effect of age on the prognostic value of left ventricular function. Methods: We examined the Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project (MINAP) reg... Read More about Effect of age on the prognostic value of left ventricular function in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a prospective registry study.

Quantifying interspecific variation in dispersal ability of noctuid moths using an advanced tethered flight technique (2015)
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Jones, H. B., Lim, K. S., Bell, J. R., Hill, J. K., & Chapman, J. W. (2016). Quantifying interspecific variation in dispersal ability of noctuid moths using an advanced tethered flight technique. Ecology and Evolution, 6(1), 181-190. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1861

Dispersal plays a crucial role in many aspects of species' life histories, yet is often difficult to measure directly. This is particularly true for many insects, especially nocturnal species (e.g. moths) that cannot be easily observed under natural... Read More about Quantifying interspecific variation in dispersal ability of noctuid moths using an advanced tethered flight technique.

A systems-based investigation into vitamin D and skeletal muscle repair, regeneration, and hypertrophy (2015)
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Stewart. (2015). A systems-based investigation into vitamin D and skeletal muscle repair, regeneration, and hypertrophy. AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, E1019 - E1031. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00375.2015

Skeletal muscle is a direct target for vitamin D. Observational studies suggest that low 25[OH]D correlates with functional recovery of skeletal muscle following eccentric contractions in humans and crush injury in rats. However, a definitive associa... Read More about A systems-based investigation into vitamin D and skeletal muscle repair, regeneration, and hypertrophy.

White British researchers and internationally educated research participants: Insights from reflective practices on issues of language and culture in nursing contexts (2015)
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(2015). White British researchers and internationally educated research participants: Insights from reflective practices on issues of language and culture in nursing contexts. Journal of Research in Nursing, 640-652. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987115618236

This paper explores how reflective practices enabled researchers to achieve a more complex analysis of qualitative data generated from focus groups. Drawing on our experiences as two white British researchers, conducting a study with internationally... Read More about White British researchers and internationally educated research participants: Insights from reflective practices on issues of language and culture in nursing contexts.

Relative Magnitude and Controls of in Situ N2 and N2O Fluxes due to Denitrification in Natural and Seminatural Terrestrial Ecosystems Using (15)N Tracers. (2015)
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(2015). Relative Magnitude and Controls of in Situ N2 and N2O Fluxes due to Denitrification in Natural and Seminatural Terrestrial Ecosystems Using (15)N Tracers. Environmental Science and Technology, 14110 - 14119. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b03513

Denitrification is the most uncertain component of the nitrogen (N) cycle, hampering our ability to assess its contribution to reactive N (Nr) removal. This uncertainty emanates from the difficulty in measuring in situ soil N2 production and from the... Read More about Relative Magnitude and Controls of in Situ N2 and N2O Fluxes due to Denitrification in Natural and Seminatural Terrestrial Ecosystems Using (15)N Tracers..

Inequalities in physical comorbidity: a longitudinal comparative cohort study of people with severe mental illness in the UK (2015)
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(2015). Inequalities in physical comorbidity: a longitudinal comparative cohort study of people with severe mental illness in the UK. BMJ Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009010

Objectives Little is known about the prevalence of comorbidity rates in people with severe mental illness (SMI) in UK primary care. We calculated the prevalence of SMI by UK country, English region and deprivation quintile, antipsychotic and antidepr... Read More about Inequalities in physical comorbidity: a longitudinal comparative cohort study of people with severe mental illness in the UK.

Requirement of research as a learning tool in medical education - less is more (2015)
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Farooq, S. (2015). Requirement of research as a learning tool in medical education - less is more. Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute, 29(3),

The importance of research in providing evidence based solutions can't be overemphasized. Therefore almost all curricula both in under and postgraduate medical training have some components of training in research. This varies from teaching in statis... Read More about Requirement of research as a learning tool in medical education - less is more.

Associations between child maltreatment, PTSD, and internet addiction among Taiwanese students (2015)
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Huang. (2015). Associations between child maltreatment, PTSD, and internet addiction among Taiwanese students. Computers in Human Behavior, 209 - 214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.11.048

This study examines (1) the associations between multiple types of child maltreatment and Internet addiction, and (2) the mediating effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on these associations. We collected data from a national proportionat... Read More about Associations between child maltreatment, PTSD, and internet addiction among Taiwanese students.

Incorporation of Cobalt-Cyclen Complexes into Templated Nanogels Results in Enhanced Activity (2015)
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Jorge, A. R., Chernobryva, M., Rigby, S. E. J., Watkinson, M., & Resmini, M. (2016). Incorporation of Cobalt-Cyclen Complexes into Templated Nanogels Results in Enhanced Activity. Chemistry - A European Journal, 22(11), 3764-3774. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201503946

Recent advances in nanomaterials have identified nanogels as an excellent matrix for novel biomimetic catalysts using the molecular imprinting approach. Polymerisable Co-cyclen complexes with phosphonate and carbonate templates have been prepared, fu... Read More about Incorporation of Cobalt-Cyclen Complexes into Templated Nanogels Results in Enhanced Activity.

Doppler imaging of the planetary debris disc at the white dwarf SDSS J122859.93+104032.9 (2015)
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Manser, C. J., Gänsicke, B. T., Marsh, T. R., Veras, D., Koester, D., Breedt, E., …Southworth, J. (2016). Doppler imaging of the planetary debris disc at the white dwarf SDSS J122859.93+104032.9. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 455(4), 4467 -4478. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2603

Debris discs which orbit white dwarfs are signatures of remnant planetary systems. We present 12 yr of optical spectroscopy of the metal-polluted white dwarf SDSS J1228+1040, which shows a steady variation in the morphology of the 8600?Å Ca?II triple... Read More about Doppler imaging of the planetary debris disc at the white dwarf SDSS J122859.93+104032.9.

Becoming respectable: low-income young mothers, consumption and the pursuit of value (2015)
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(2015). Becoming respectable: low-income young mothers, consumption and the pursuit of value. Journal of Marketing Management, 652-672. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2015.1117517

Teenage mothers find themselves caught between two discourses: the irresponsibility of youth and the responsibility of motherhood. We unravel some of the complexities surrounding the performance of socially approved ‘good mothering’, from a social po... Read More about Becoming respectable: low-income young mothers, consumption and the pursuit of value.