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Exploring 'risk' and self-management in relation to chronic joint pain
Thesis
Exploring 'risk' and self-management in relation to chronic joint pain. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/423999

Chronic joint pain, specifically knee pain, is a prevalent disabling chronic condition. Policy and clinical guidelines promote education of risk factors and supported self-management to ameliorate predicted demands upon state, society and the individ... Read More about Exploring 'risk' and self-management in relation to chronic joint pain.

Influence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on chronic kidney disease progression: an epidemiological study in general practice populations
Thesis
Influence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on chronic kidney disease progression: an epidemiological study in general practice populations. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/424000

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Identifying and avoiding disease progression risk factors is important in the management of CKD. Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), which are commonly pr... Read More about Influence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on chronic kidney disease progression: an epidemiological study in general practice populations.

Immunomodulation of the innate response in common carp Cyprinus carpio by ß-glucan feeding and pathogenic infection
Thesis
Immunomodulation of the innate response in common carp Cyprinus carpio by ß-glucan feeding and pathogenic infection. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/424003

Two major components of the common carp Cyprinus carpio innate response, i.e. the C-reactive protein (CRP) and the complement system, have been analysed in common carp either orally immunostimulated with ß-glucan or infected with a pathogen or both.... Read More about Immunomodulation of the innate response in common carp Cyprinus carpio by ß-glucan feeding and pathogenic infection.

Malaysia and the commonwealth : the Mahathir era (1981-2003)
Thesis
Malaysia and the commonwealth : the Mahathir era (1981-2003). https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/424004

There was a significant change in the Malaysia's attitude to the Commonwealth when Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister, came to power in 1981. In contrast to his predecessors who had supported the Commonwealth, Mahathir took a dim... Read More about Malaysia and the commonwealth : the Mahathir era (1981-2003).

Trade union responses to civil service restructuring : organising in the Public and Commercial Services union
Thesis
Trade union responses to civil service restructuring : organising in the Public and Commercial Services union. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/424005

This thesis explores the adoption of the organising model of union renewal by the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) in response to membership decline and civil service restructuring. The neoliberal stance of successive UK Governments, togeth... Read More about Trade union responses to civil service restructuring : organising in the Public and Commercial Services union.

Identifying and rectifying prescriptions of long-acting antimuscarinic and beta-agonist inhalers without inhaled corticosteroids to asthma patients: an audit from a UK general practice surgery
Presentation / Conference
Identifying and rectifying prescriptions of long-acting antimuscarinic and beta-agonist inhalers without inhaled corticosteroids to asthma patients: an audit from a UK general practice surgery. Presented at BJGP Research Conference

Background In the UK 5.4 million people receive treatment for asthma. Patients diagnosed with asthma should not be prescribed a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), or a long-acting beta 2 agonist (LABA) without co-prescription of an inhaled cor... Read More about Identifying and rectifying prescriptions of long-acting antimuscarinic and beta-agonist inhalers without inhaled corticosteroids to asthma patients: an audit from a UK general practice surgery.

The impact of musculoskeletal conditions on outcomes of other illnesses (the MSKCOM study): a linked electronic health record study - Code lists
Data
Marshall, M., Mason, K., Bailey, J., Heron, N., Achanca, F., Chen, Y., Edwards, J., Frisher, M., Huntley, A., Mallen, C., Mamas, M., Png, M., Tatton, S., White, S., & Jordan, K. (2022). The impact of musculoskeletal conditions on outcomes of other illnesses (the MSKCOM study): a linked electronic health record study - Code lists. [Data]

Marshall M, Mason K, Bailey J, Heron N, Achana F, Chen Y, Edwards J, Frisher M, Huntley A, Mallen C, Mamas M, Png ME, Tatton S, White S, Jordan KP. MSKCOM: main Public Output: The impact of musculoskeletal conditions on outcomes of other illnesses: a... Read More about The impact of musculoskeletal conditions on outcomes of other illnesses (the MSKCOM study): a linked electronic health record study - Code lists.

The problems and needs of parents with a young mentally handicapped child
Thesis
The problems and needs of parents with a young mentally handicapped child. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/425075

Nine personal interviews were conducted with mothers of mentally and physically handicapped children. A postal questionnaire was designed to appraise the problems and needs of parents with a mentally handicapped child aged twelve or under living at h... Read More about The problems and needs of parents with a young mentally handicapped child.

(En)gendering barriers: a comparative discussion of the woman question in mid- to late-nineteenth-century English, German and Russian literatures
Thesis
(En)gendering barriers: a comparative discussion of the woman question in mid- to late-nineteenth-century English, German and Russian literatures. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/425082

Imagery of enclosure [...] constantly threatens to stifle the heroines of women’s fiction.

This thesis seeks to develop recent research into Russian literature, which has applied semiotic theory to a feminist critique, to explore how spaces may b... Read More about (En)gendering barriers: a comparative discussion of the woman question in mid- to late-nineteenth-century English, German and Russian literatures.

Isolation, purification and characterisation of the pentraxins from Limulus polyphemus and Mustelus canis
Thesis
Isolation, purification and characterisation of the pentraxins from Limulus polyphemus and Mustelus canis. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/425085

CRP and SAP form part of the innate immune system in humans, and homologues have been found in mammals, amphibians, fish, elasmobranchs, and invertebrates. The aim of this research was to broaden knowledge of CRP and SAP in horseshoe crabs, and to at... Read More about Isolation, purification and characterisation of the pentraxins from Limulus polyphemus and Mustelus canis.

The language of the unheard: civil disorder in Staffordshire 1640-1842
Thesis
The language of the unheard: civil disorder in Staffordshire 1640-1842. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/425088

'The Language or the Unheard' attempts to reconstruct the history or civil ctiaorder within Staffordshire between 1640 and 1842. The prime sources for the study are newapapers, State Papers and Assizes and Quarter Sessions Court records. The latter a... Read More about The language of the unheard: civil disorder in Staffordshire 1640-1842.

Social Media: The Changing Nature of Politics and Politicians – from MPs to ‘Celebrities’
Presentation / Conference
Higson-Bliss, L. Social Media: The Changing Nature of Politics and Politicians – from MPs to ‘Celebrities’. Presented at The continuing crisis: Exploring the moral significance of the developments in politics, economic policy and the law since the 2008 banking crisis

The dramatic advancement of social media since 2008 has changed how the public interact and hold political figures to account, where in some instances, politicians are seen more as celebrities - #dishyrishi. Though the likes of Twitter and Facebook e... Read More about Social Media: The Changing Nature of Politics and Politicians – from MPs to ‘Celebrities’.