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12. The Challenge of the Environment, Energy, and Climate Change (2017)
Book Chapter
Vogler, J. (2017). 12. The Challenge of the Environment, Energy, and Climate Change. In International Relations and the European Union (3rd edn). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/hepl/9780198737322.003.0012

This chapter examines the European Union's external environmental policy, with particular emphasis on the challenge faced by the EU in exercising leadership in global environmental governance and in the development of the climate change regime. It fi... Read More about 12. The Challenge of the Environment, Energy, and Climate Change.

Post-exercise cold-water immersion modulates skeletal muscle PGC-1a mRNA expression in immersed and non-immersed limbs: evidence of systemic regulation. (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Post-exercise cold-water immersion modulates skeletal muscle PGC-1a mRNA expression in immersed and non-immersed limbs: evidence of systemic regulation. Journal of Applied Physiology, -. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00096.2017

Mechanisms mediating post-exercise cold-induced increases in PGC-1a gene expression in human skeletal muscle are yet to be fully elucidated, but may involve local cooling effects on AMPK and p38 MAPK related signalling and/or increased systemic ß-adr... Read More about Post-exercise cold-water immersion modulates skeletal muscle PGC-1a mRNA expression in immersed and non-immersed limbs: evidence of systemic regulation..

Chest pain and shortness of breath in cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study in UK primary care (2017)
Journal Article
Barnett, L. A., Prior, J. A., Kadam, U. T., & Jordan, K. P. (2017). Chest pain and shortness of breath in cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study in UK primary care. BMJ Open, 7(5), Article e015857. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-015857

OBJECTIVE: To determine characteristics associated with monthly chest pain and shortness of breath (SoB) during activity in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and trajectories of these symptoms over 10 months. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Baseline questionnai... Read More about Chest pain and shortness of breath in cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study in UK primary care.

Does metformin protect against osteoarthritis? An electronic health record cohort study (2017)
Journal Article
Barnett, L. A., Jordan, K. P., Edwards, J. J., & Van Der Windt, D. A. (2017). Does metformin protect against osteoarthritis? An electronic health record cohort study. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 623-628. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1463423617000287

Background Obesity is a major risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA) whilst there is some evidence that diabetes also increases risk. Metformin is a common oral treatment for those with diabetes. Objective The aim is to investigate whether metformi... Read More about Does metformin protect against osteoarthritis? An electronic health record cohort study.

Implementation and evaluation of the Breaking Free Online and Pillars of Recovery treatment programs for substance-involved offenders (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Implementation and evaluation of the Breaking Free Online and Pillars of Recovery treatment programs for substance-involved offenders

In 2013, Breaking Free Group, a digital healthcare company based in Manchester, developed two accredited substance misuse treatment and recovery programmes for offenders within the criminal justice system. Based on community-setting versions of Break... Read More about Implementation and evaluation of the Breaking Free Online and Pillars of Recovery treatment programs for substance-involved offenders.

Assessing knowledge and attitudes about end of life: Evaluation of three instruments designed for adults with intellectual disability (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Assessing knowledge and attitudes about end of life: Evaluation of three instruments designed for adults with intellectual disability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 1076-1088. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12358

Background This paper examines the development and psychometric characteristics of three instruments about end of life, designed for use with adults with intellectual disability (ID). Respectively, the instruments assess understanding of the concept... Read More about Assessing knowledge and attitudes about end of life: Evaluation of three instruments designed for adults with intellectual disability.

A folded [2 x 2] metallo-supramolecular grid from a bis-tridentate (1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-picolinamide (tzpa) ligand (2017)
Journal Article
Barry, D. E., Hawes, C. S., Byrne, J. P., la Cour Poulsen, B., Ruether, M., O'Brien, J. E., & Gunnlaugsson, T. (2017). A folded [2 x 2] metallo-supramolecular grid from a bis-tridentate (1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-picolinamide (tzpa) ligand. Dalton Transactions, 6464 -6472. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7DT01533J

A flexible ditopic ligand 1 containing two N,N,O-tridentate (1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-picolinamide chelating pockets is reported and the formation of multimetallic architectures is explored in the solid and the solution phase. The self-assembled ZnII comp... Read More about A folded [2 x 2] metallo-supramolecular grid from a bis-tridentate (1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-picolinamide (tzpa) ligand.

The diagnosis and management of a vertebral artery loop causing cervical radiculopathy (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). The diagnosis and management of a vertebral artery loop causing cervical radiculopathy. European Spine Journal, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-017-5123-6

Background Cervical radiculopathies are rarely caused by vertebral artery loop formation, which is estimated to be present in less than 3% of patients. It is uncertain what causes the loop formation: some propose an association with spondylotic chan... Read More about The diagnosis and management of a vertebral artery loop causing cervical radiculopathy.

Are sleep problems a risk factor for the onset of musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents? A systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Dunn, K., Andreucci, A., & Campbell, P. (2017). Are sleep problems a risk factor for the onset of musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents? A systematic review. SLEEP, https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsx093

Study Objectives: Musculoskeletal pain is a major burden on the society. Adults with sleep problems are at higher risk of musculoskeletal pain onset, but there is no evidence for this relationship in children and adolescents. This study aimed to sys... Read More about Are sleep problems a risk factor for the onset of musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents? A systematic review.

Tracking Tidal Breathing Parameters in Infants with Acute Viral Bronchiolitis (0 - 1) Year Using Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP) (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hmeidi, H., Chadwick, E., Lenney, W., Gilchrist, F., Motamedi Fakhr, S., Wilson, R., …Alexander, J. (2017, May). Tracking Tidal Breathing Parameters in Infants with Acute Viral Bronchiolitis (0 - 1) Year Using Structured Light Plethysmography (SLP). Poster presented at American Thoracic Society 2017 International Conference, Washington, DC, USA

Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care. (2017)
Journal Article
Walker, J., Liddle, J., Jordan, K., & Campbell, P. (2017). Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care. BMC Psychiatry, 17, Article 190. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1354-7

Background Depression and anxiety are common and have a significant impact on the individual and wider society. One theory proposed to explain a heightened risk for depression and anxiety is affective concordance in couples (e.g. influence of shared... Read More about Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care..

Patient experiences, attitudes and expectations towards receiving information about anti-TNF medication: a quantitative study (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Patient experiences, attitudes and expectations towards receiving information about anti-TNF medication: a quantitative study. Clinical Rheumatology, 2595-2600. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-017-3642-5

The objective of the study was to measure patient attitudes and experience of information received during drug counselling for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) medications. This is a cross-sectional UK postal questionnaire study. Three RA patient groups—dis... Read More about Patient experiences, attitudes and expectations towards receiving information about anti-TNF medication: a quantitative study.

Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care (2017)
Journal Article
Walker, J., Liddle, J., Jordan, K., & Campbell, P. (2017). Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care. BMC Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1354-7

Background Depression and anxiety are common and have a significant impact on the individual and wider society. One theory proposed to explain a heightened risk for depression and anxiety is affective concordance in couples (e.g. influence of shared... Read More about Affective concordance in couples: a cross-sectional analysis of depression and anxiety consultations within a population of 13,507 couples in primary care.

Visual Augmentation Glasses for People with Impaired Vision (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Al-Ataby, A., Younis, O., Al-Nuaimy, W., Al-Taee, M., Sharaf, Z., & Al-Bander, B. (2017). Visual Augmentation Glasses for People with Impaired Vision. . https://doi.org/10.1109/DeSE.2016.6

This paper presents the preliminary design and development of a set visual augmentation glasses with the potential to assist people with varying degrees of loss of vision. The wearable spectacles are intended to be non-obstructive, and therefore empl... Read More about Visual Augmentation Glasses for People with Impaired Vision.

Automatic Feature Learning Method for Detection of Retinal Landmarks (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Al-Bander, B., Al-Nuaimy, W., Al-Taee, M. A., Al-Ataby, A., & Zheng, Y. (2017). Automatic Feature Learning Method for Detection of Retinal Landmarks. . https://doi.org/10.1109/DeSE.2016.4

This paper presents an automatic deep learning method for location detection of important retinal landmarks, the fovea and optic disc (OD) in digital fundus retinal images with the potential for use in an automated screening and grading system. The p... Read More about Automatic Feature Learning Method for Detection of Retinal Landmarks.

Economic evaluation of strategies for restarting anticoagulation therapy after a first event of unprovoked venous thromboembolism. (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Economic evaluation of strategies for restarting anticoagulation therapy after a first event of unprovoked venous thromboembolism. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 1591-1600. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.13739

BACKGROUND: Following at least three months of anticoagulation therapy after a first unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), there is uncertainty about the duration of therapy. Further anticoagulation therapy reduces the risk of having a potentially... Read More about Economic evaluation of strategies for restarting anticoagulation therapy after a first event of unprovoked venous thromboembolism..