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How Do Physical Therapists in the United Kingdom Manage Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis? Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey (2018)
Journal Article
Mallen, C., & Holden, M. (2018). How Do Physical Therapists in the United Kingdom Manage Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis? Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey. Physical Therapy, 461-470. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzy013

Background: Hip osteoarthritis (OA) is common, painful and disabling. Physical therapists have an important role in managing patients with hip OA, however little is known about their current management approach and whether it aligns with clinical gui... Read More about How Do Physical Therapists in the United Kingdom Manage Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis? Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey.

Using a modified Delphi methodology to gain consensus on the use of dressings in chronic wounds management (2018)
Journal Article
Russell, D., Atkin, L., Betts, A., Dowsett, C., Fatoye, F., Gardner, S., …Devlin, N. (2018). Using a modified Delphi methodology to gain consensus on the use of dressings in chronic wounds management. Journal of Wound Care, 27(3), 156-165. https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2018.27.3.156

Managing chronic wounds is associated with a burden to patients, caregivers, health services and society and there is a lack of clarity regarding the role of dressings in improving outcomes. This study aimed to provide understanding on a range of top... Read More about Using a modified Delphi methodology to gain consensus on the use of dressings in chronic wounds management.

The discovery of WASP-151b, WASP-153b, WASP-156b: Insights on giant planet migration and the upper boundary of the Neptunian desert (2018)
Journal Article
Smalley, Hellier, & Maxted. (2018). The discovery of WASP-151b, WASP-153b, WASP-156b: Insights on giant planet migration and the upper boundary of the Neptunian desert. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201731735

To investigate the origin of the features discovered in the exoplanet population, the knowledge of exoplanets mass and radius with a good precision (less than or similar to 10%) is essential. To achieve this purpose the discovery of transiting exopla... Read More about The discovery of WASP-151b, WASP-153b, WASP-156b: Insights on giant planet migration and the upper boundary of the Neptunian desert.

Narratives of trauma and loss in Caryl Phillips's Crossing the River and A Distant Shore (2018)
Journal Article
Bentley, N. (2018). Narratives of trauma and loss in Caryl Phillips's Crossing the River and A Distant Shore. Commonwealth Essays and Studies, 40, 21--31. https://doi.org/10.4000/ces.4448

This article argues that trauma is at the heart of Caryl Phillips's fiction with particular reference to two novels, Crossing the River (1993) and A Distant Shore (2003). It assess a number of writiers associated with trauma theory and takes issue wi... Read More about Narratives of trauma and loss in Caryl Phillips's Crossing the River and A Distant Shore.

Burden of cardiovascular disease across 29 countries and GPs' decision to treat hypertension in oldest-old. (2018)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2018). Burden of cardiovascular disease across 29 countries and GPs' decision to treat hypertension in oldest-old. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 89 - 98. https://doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2018.1426142

OBJECTIVES: We previously found large variations in general practitioner (GP) hypertension treatment probability in oldest-old (>80 years) between countries. We wanted to explore whether differences in country-specific cardiovascular disease (CVD) bu... Read More about Burden of cardiovascular disease across 29 countries and GPs' decision to treat hypertension in oldest-old..

Macrophage colony-stimulating factor increases hepatic macrophage content, liver growth, and lipid accumulation in neonatal rats (2018)
Journal Article
Beard, P. (2018). Macrophage colony-stimulating factor increases hepatic macrophage content, liver growth, and lipid accumulation in neonatal rats. American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology, G388 - G398. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.00343.2017

<jats:p>Signaling via the colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) controls the survival, differentiation, and proliferation of macrophages. Mutations in CSF1 or CSF1R in mice and rats have pleiotropic effects on postnatal somatic growth. We test... Read More about Macrophage colony-stimulating factor increases hepatic macrophage content, liver growth, and lipid accumulation in neonatal rats.

Review of exhibitions British Library, “Gay UK: Love, Law and Liberty” (2017) British Museum, “Desire, Love, Identity: Exploring LGBTQ Histories” (2017) Tate Britain, “Queer British Art, 1861-1967” (2017) (2018)
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Janes. (2018). Review of exhibitions British Library, “Gay UK: Love, Law and Liberty” (2017) British Museum, “Desire, Love, Identity: Exploring LGBTQ Histories” (2017) Tate Britain, “Queer British Art, 1861-1967” (2017). https://doi.org/10.14321/qed.5.1.0103

2, 3-Di-O-sulfo glucuronic acid: an unmodified and unusual residue in a highly sulfated chondroitin sulfate from Litopenaeus vannamei (2018)
Journal Article
Cavalcante, R., Brito, A., Palhares, L., Andrade De Lima, M., Cavalheiro, R., Nader, H., …Chavante, S. (2018). 2, 3-Di-O-sulfo glucuronic acid: an unmodified and unusual residue in a highly sulfated chondroitin sulfate from Litopenaeus vannamei. Carbohydrate Polymers, 183, 192--200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.12.018

The occurrence of a natural and unmodified highly sulfated chondroitin sulfate from Litopenaeus vannamei heads (sCS) is herein reported. Its partial digestion by Chondroitinases AC and ABC together with its electrophoretic migration profile revealed... Read More about 2, 3-Di-O-sulfo glucuronic acid: an unmodified and unusual residue in a highly sulfated chondroitin sulfate from Litopenaeus vannamei.

OGLE-2017-BLG-1434Lb: Eighth q < 1 x 10(-4) Mass-Ratio Microlens Planet Confirms Turnover in Planet Mass-Ratio Function (2018)
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Udalski, A., Ryu, Y., Sajadian, S., Gould, A., Mróz, P., Poleski, R., …von Essen, C. (2018). OGLE-2017-BLG-1434Lb: Eighth q < 1 x 10(-4) Mass-Ratio Microlens Planet Confirms Turnover in Planet Mass-Ratio Function. Acta Astronomica, 68(1), 1 -42. https://doi.org/10.32023/0001-5237/68.1.1

We report the discovery of a cold Super-Earth planet (m(p) = 4.4 +/- 0.5 M-circle plus) orbiting a low-mass (M = 0.23 +/- 0.03 M-circle dot) M dwarf at projected separation a(perpendicular to) l = 1.18 +/- 0.10 a.u., i.e., about 1.9 times the distanc... Read More about OGLE-2017-BLG-1434Lb: Eighth q < 1 x 10(-4) Mass-Ratio Microlens Planet Confirms Turnover in Planet Mass-Ratio Function.

Routine low-dose continuous or nocturnal oxygen for people with acute stroke: three-arm Stroke Oxygen Supplementation RCT. (2018)
Journal Article
Bishop, J., Sim, J., Penaloza, C., Jowett, S., Gray, R., Ferdinand, P., …Roffe, C. (2018). Routine low-dose continuous or nocturnal oxygen for people with acute stroke: three-arm Stroke Oxygen Supplementation RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 22(14), 1 - 88. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22140

BACKGROUND: Stroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Hypoxia is common after stroke and is associated with worse outcomes. Oxygen supplementation could prevent hypoxia and secondary brain damage. OBJECTIVES: (1) To assess whether or... Read More about Routine low-dose continuous or nocturnal oxygen for people with acute stroke: three-arm Stroke Oxygen Supplementation RCT..

Hydrostatic pressure in combination with topographical cues affects the fate of bone marrow-derived human mesenchymal stem cells for bone tissue regeneration. (2018)
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(2018). Hydrostatic pressure in combination with topographical cues affects the fate of bone marrow-derived human mesenchymal stem cells for bone tissue regeneration. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 629 - 640. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.36267

Topographical and mechanical cues are vital for cell fate, tissue development in vivo, and to mimic the native cell growth environment in vitro. To date, the combinatory effect of mechanical and topographical cues as not been thoroughly investigated.... Read More about Hydrostatic pressure in combination with topographical cues affects the fate of bone marrow-derived human mesenchymal stem cells for bone tissue regeneration..

United Kingdom Catheter Study - Protocol Synopsis. (2018)
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Briggs, V., Solis-Trapala, I., Wailloo, A., McCulloch, K., Lambie, M., Caskey, F., …Wilkie, M. (2018). United Kingdom Catheter Study - Protocol Synopsis. https://doi.org/10.3747/pdi.2017.00083

BACKGROUND: High-quality peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter insertion pathways are essential for optimal access to the therapy. Dialysis outcomes are influenced by a range of patient and center-related factors, and there is a need to better understand... Read More about United Kingdom Catheter Study - Protocol Synopsis..

Chronic venous leg ulcer care: Putting the patient at the heart of leg ulcer care. Part 1: exploring the consultation. (2018)
Journal Article
Green, J., Jester, R., McKinley, R., & Pooler, A. (2018). Chronic venous leg ulcer care: Putting the patient at the heart of leg ulcer care. Part 1: exploring the consultation. British Journal of Community Nursing, S30 - S38. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2018.23.Sup3.S30

This article, the first of two, summarises a study that explored the lived experiences of patients with leg ulcers and the impact of this condition on their quality of life. The study had four study phases; phases 1 and 2 employed qualitative methods... Read More about Chronic venous leg ulcer care: Putting the patient at the heart of leg ulcer care. Part 1: exploring the consultation..

Core outcome measurement instruments for clinical trials in nonspecific low back pain. (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Core outcome measurement instruments for clinical trials in nonspecific low back pain. PAIN, 481-495. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001117

To standardize outcome reporting in clinical trials of patients with nonspecific low back pain, an international multidisciplinary panel recommended physical functioning, pain intensity, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as core outcome doma... Read More about Core outcome measurement instruments for clinical trials in nonspecific low back pain..

Model fitting for small skin permeability data sets: hyperparameter optimisation in Gaussian Process Regression (2018)
Journal Article
Moss. (2018). Model fitting for small skin permeability data sets: hyperparameter optimisation in Gaussian Process Regression. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 361-373. https://doi.org/10.1111/jphp.12863

Objectives
The aim of this study was to investigate how to improve predictions from Gaussian Process models by optimising the model hyperparameters.

Methods
Optimisation methods, including Grid Search, Conjugate Gradient, Random Search, Evoluti... Read More about Model fitting for small skin permeability data sets: hyperparameter optimisation in Gaussian Process Regression.

Reconstruction of linear dunes from ancient aeolian successions using subsurface data: Permian Auk Formation, Central North Sea, UK (2018)
Journal Article
(2018). Reconstruction of linear dunes from ancient aeolian successions using subsurface data: Permian Auk Formation, Central North Sea, UK. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 1 - 18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.12.021

A series of well logs and cores penetrating the predominantly aeolian Auk Formation, Permian Rotliegend Group, Central North Sea, UK, have been evaluated to determine the morphology and style of migratory behaviour of the original dune bedforms, the... Read More about Reconstruction of linear dunes from ancient aeolian successions using subsurface data: Permian Auk Formation, Central North Sea, UK.