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Heart in art: cardiovascular diseases in novels, films, and paintings (2020)
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Kaptein, A. A., van der Meer, P. B., Florijn, B. W., Hilt, A. D., Murray, M., & Schalij, M. J. (2020). Heart in art: cardiovascular diseases in novels, films, and paintings. Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 15(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13010-020-0086-3

BACKGROUND: Understanding representations of disease in various art genres provides insights into how patients and health care providers view the diseases. It can also be used to enhance patient care and stimulate patient self-management. METHODS: Th... Read More about Heart in art: cardiovascular diseases in novels, films, and paintings.

What Support do Systematic Reviews Provide for Evidence-informed Teaching about Software Engineering Practice? (2020)
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Budgen, D., Brereton, P., Williams, N., & Drummond, S. (2020). What Support do Systematic Reviews Provide for Evidence-informed Teaching about Software Engineering Practice?. https://doi.org/10.37190/e-inf200101

Background: The adoption of the evidence-based research paradigm by software engineering researchers has created a growing knowledge base provided by the outcomes from systematic reviews. Aim: We set out to identify and catalogue a sample of the k... Read More about What Support do Systematic Reviews Provide for Evidence-informed Teaching about Software Engineering Practice?.

Cost-effectiveness of intensive interventions compared to standard care in individuals with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and critical appraisal of decision-analytic models (2020)
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Usman, M., Khunti, K., Davies, M. J., & Gillies, C. L. (2020). Cost-effectiveness of intensive interventions compared to standard care in individuals with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and critical appraisal of decision-analytic models. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 161, Article 108073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108073

Aims The objective of this systematic review is to identify and assess the quality of published decision-analytic models evaluating the long-term cost-effectiveness of target-driven intensive interventions for single and multifactorial risk factor c... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of intensive interventions compared to standard care in individuals with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and critical appraisal of decision-analytic models.

Trends and clinico-epidemiological features of human rabies cases in Bangladesh 2006–2018 (2020)
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Ghosh, S., Rana, M. S., Islam, M. K., Chowdhury, S., Haider, N., Kafi, M. A. H., …Jhora, S. T. (2020). Trends and clinico-epidemiological features of human rabies cases in Bangladesh 2006–2018. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article ARTN 2410. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59109-w

AbstractVaccinating dogs against rabies is an effective means of reducing human rabies. We subjected 1327 clinically diagnosed human rabies death and mass dog vaccination (MDV) data during 2006–2018 to quantify the impacts of MDV on human rabies inci... Read More about Trends and clinico-epidemiological features of human rabies cases in Bangladesh 2006–2018.

Patient safety in marginalised groups: a narrative scoping review (2020)
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Cheraghi-Sohi, S., Panagioti, M., Daker-White, G., Giles, S., Riste, L., Kirk, S., …Sanders, C. (2020). Patient safety in marginalised groups: a narrative scoping review. International Journal for Equity in Health, 19(1), Article ARTN 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-019-1103-2

BACKGROUND: Marginalised groups ('populations outside of mainstream society') experience severe health inequities, as well as increased risk of experiencing patient safety incidents. To date however no review exists to identify, map and analyse the l... Read More about Patient safety in marginalised groups: a narrative scoping review.

Potentially over 3 million children in EU Europe believed not to be receiving needed medical and dental treatment-and parents' reasons why. (2020)
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(2020). Potentially over 3 million children in EU Europe believed not to be receiving needed medical and dental treatment-and parents' reasons why. Child: Care, Health and Development, https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12757

BACKGROUND: Children have the right to health and countries a duty under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child to facilitate this. The European Union has emphasized the importance of investing in children, but at times this seems m... Read More about Potentially over 3 million children in EU Europe believed not to be receiving needed medical and dental treatment-and parents' reasons why..

Reduced model for the surface dynamics of a generally anisotropic elastic half-space (2020)
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Prikazchikov, Kaplunov, & Fu. (2020). Reduced model for the surface dynamics of a generally anisotropic elastic half-space. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 20190590 - 20190590. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2019.0590

Near-surface resonance phenomena often arise in semi-infinite solids. For instance, when a moving load with a speed v close to the surface wave speed vR is applied to the surface of an elastic half-space, it will give rise to a large-amplitude distur... Read More about Reduced model for the surface dynamics of a generally anisotropic elastic half-space.

Spectroscopy of hot ? Doradus and A–F hybrid Kepler candidates close to the hot border of the d Scuti instability strip (2020)
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Smalley. (2020). Spectroscopy of hot ? Doradus and A–F hybrid Kepler candidates close to the hot border of the d Scuti instability strip. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 4518 - 4532. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa399

If ? Dor-type pulsations are driven by the convective blocking mechanism, a convective envelope at a sufficient depth is essential. There are several hot ? Dor and hybrid star candidates in which there should not be an adequate convective envelope to... Read More about Spectroscopy of hot ? Doradus and A–F hybrid Kepler candidates close to the hot border of the d Scuti instability strip.

The impact of the enhanced recovery pathway and other factors on outcomes and costs following hip and knee replacement: routine data study (2020)
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(2020). The impact of the enhanced recovery pathway and other factors on outcomes and costs following hip and knee replacement: routine data study. Health Services and Delivery Research, https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr08040

BACKGROUND:There is limited evidence concerning the effectiveness of enhanced recovery programmes in hip and knee replacement surgery, particularly when applied nationwide across a health-care system. OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of hospital or... Read More about The impact of the enhanced recovery pathway and other factors on outcomes and costs following hip and knee replacement: routine data study.

Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial (2020)
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Saunders, B., Hill, J., Foster, N., Cooper, V., Protheroe, J., Chudyk, A., …Bartlam, B. (2020). Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, 31, Article 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-1098-1

BACKGROUND: Stratified care involves subgrouping patients based on key characteristics, e.g. prognostic risk, and matching these subgroups to appropriate early treatment options. The STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial... Read More about Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.

Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial (2020)
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Hill, J., Garvin, S., Chen, Y., Cooper, V., Wathall, S., Saunders, B., …Foster, N. E. (2020). Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, 21, Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-1074-9

Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain from the five most common presentations to primary care (back, neck, shoulder, knee or multi-site pain), where the majority of patients are managed, is a costly global health challenge. At present, first-line de... Read More about Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.

Prognostic value of first-recorded breathlessness for future chronic respiratory and heart disease: a cohort study using a UK national primary care database (2020)
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Chen, Y., Hayward, R., Chew-Graham, C., Hubbard, R., Croft, P., Sims, K., & Jordan, K. (2020). Prognostic value of first-recorded breathlessness for future chronic respiratory and heart disease: a cohort study using a UK national primary care database. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 70(693), e264-e274. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20X708221

Background: Breathlessness is a common presentation in primary care, but GPs may not always record a diagnosis. Aim: To assess long-term risk of diagnosed COPD, asthma and IHD, and mortality in patients with undiagnosed breathlessness. Design and... Read More about Prognostic value of first-recorded breathlessness for future chronic respiratory and heart disease: a cohort study using a UK national primary care database.

The role of hospital organisation, surgical factors, and the enhanced recovery pathway, on patient outcomes and NHS costs following primary hip and knee replacement surgery: spatial and longitudinal analysis of routine data: ATLAS (2020)
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(2020). The role of hospital organisation, surgical factors, and the enhanced recovery pathway, on patient outcomes and NHS costs following primary hip and knee replacement surgery: spatial and longitudinal analysis of routine data: ATLAS. Health Services and Delivery Research, https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr08040

Objective(s) To determine the effect of hospital organisation, surgical factors, and the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway on patient outcomes and NHS costs of hip/knee replacement. Design (1) Statistical analysis of national linked... Read More about The role of hospital organisation, surgical factors, and the enhanced recovery pathway, on patient outcomes and NHS costs following primary hip and knee replacement surgery: spatial and longitudinal analysis of routine data: ATLAS.

The value of the Versus Arthritis, Nurse and Allied Health Professional Internship Scheme on early musculoskeletal career researchers: a short report from an intern's perspective (2020)
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Simkins, J., Healey, E., Dziedzic, K., & Finney, A. (2020). The value of the Versus Arthritis, Nurse and Allied Health Professional Internship Scheme on early musculoskeletal career researchers: a short report from an intern's perspective. Musculoskeletal Care, 18(2), 215 - 218. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1455

GJ 1252 b: A 1.2 R? Planet Transiting an M3 Dwarf at 20.4 pc (2020)
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Hellier. (2020). GJ 1252 b: A 1.2 R? Planet Transiting an M3 Dwarf at 20.4 pc. Astrophysical Journal, https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ab7020

We report the discovery of GJ 1252 b, a planet with a radius of 1.193 ± 0.074 and an orbital period of 0.52 days around an M3-type star (0.381 ± 0.019 , 0.391 ± 0.020 ) located 20.385 ± 0.019 pc away. We use Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TES... Read More about GJ 1252 b: A 1.2 R? Planet Transiting an M3 Dwarf at 20.4 pc.

Pictorial methods to assess heavy menstrual bleeding in research and clinical practice: a systematic literature review (2020)
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(2020). Pictorial methods to assess heavy menstrual bleeding in research and clinical practice: a systematic literature review. BMC Women's Health, 24 - 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-020-0887-y

Pictorial blood loss assessment charts (PBACs) represent the most widely used method to assess menstrual blood loss (MBL) in clinical trials. The aims of this review were to: (1) determine the diagnostic accuracy of PBACs that have been validated aga... Read More about Pictorial methods to assess heavy menstrual bleeding in research and clinical practice: a systematic literature review.

Broadband optical measurement of AC magnetic susceptibility of magnetite nanoparticles (2020)
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Soucaille, R., Sharifabad, M., Telling, N., & Hicken, R. (2020). Broadband optical measurement of AC magnetic susceptibility of magnetite nanoparticles. Applied Physics Letters, 116(6), 062404 - 062404. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5140362

Characterization of magnetic nanoparticles in solution is challenging due to the interplay between magnetic relaxation and agglomeration. The AC magnetic susceptibility of magnetite nanoparticles in water has been studied using magneto-optical method... Read More about Broadband optical measurement of AC magnetic susceptibility of magnetite nanoparticles.