The ReSiT study (reducing sitting time): rationale and protocol for an exploratory pilot study of an intervention to reduce sitting time among office workers. (2017)
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Gardner, B., Dewitt, S., Smith, L., Buckley, J., Biddle, S., & Mansfield, L. (2017). The ReSiT study (reducing sitting time): rationale and protocol for an exploratory pilot study of an intervention to reduce sitting time among office workers. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 47 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-017-0191-2

BACKGROUND: Desk-based workers engage in long periods of uninterrupted sitting time, which has been associated with morbidity and premature mortality. Previous workplace intervention trials have demonstrated the potential of providing sit-stand works... Read More about The ReSiT study (reducing sitting time): rationale and protocol for an exploratory pilot study of an intervention to reduce sitting time among office workers..

Intentional and Unintentional Medication Non-Adherence in Psoriasis: The Role of Patients' Medication Beliefs and Habit Strength (2017)
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Thorneloe, R. J., Griffiths, C. E., Emsley, R., Ashcroft, D. M., Cordingley, L., Biologic Interventions Register, B. A. O. D., …Warren, R. (2018). Intentional and Unintentional Medication Non-Adherence in Psoriasis: The Role of Patients' Medication Beliefs and Habit Strength. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 138(4), 785 - 794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2017.11.015

Medication non-adherence is a missed opportunity for therapeutic benefit. We assessed "real-world" levels of self-reported non-adherence to conventional and biologic systemic therapies used for psoriasis and evaluated psychological and biomedical fac... Read More about Intentional and Unintentional Medication Non-Adherence in Psoriasis: The Role of Patients' Medication Beliefs and Habit Strength.

Identification of heparin modifications and polysaccharide inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite invasion that have potential for novel drug development. (2017)
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Boyle, M. J., Skidmore, M., Dickerman, B., Cooper, L., Devlin, A., Yates, E., …Beeson, J. G. (2017). Identification of heparin modifications and polysaccharide inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite invasion that have potential for novel drug development. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 61(11), https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00709-17

Despite recent successful control efforts, malaria remains a leading global health burden. Alarmingly, resistance to current antimalarials is increasing, and the development of new drug families is needed to maintain malaria control. Current antimala... Read More about Identification of heparin modifications and polysaccharide inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum merozoite invasion that have potential for novel drug development..

Final year physiotherapy student's reliability in chest x-ray interpretation (2017)
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(2017). Final year physiotherapy student's reliability in chest x-ray interpretation. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 54-57. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2017.1360423

Background: Newly qualified physiotherapists may be required to interpret an unreported chest X-ray (CXR) as part of their physiotherapy assessment in “on call” situations. Their interpretation may influence the patient management strategies they ado... Read More about Final year physiotherapy student's reliability in chest x-ray interpretation.

Clonal differences in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia-associated mortality (2017)
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Recker, M., Laabei, M., Toleman, M. S., Reuter, S., Saunderson, R. B., Blane, B., …Massey, R. C. (2017). Clonal differences in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia-associated mortality. Nature Microbiology, 2, 1381–1388

The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen for which the emergence of antibiotic resistance is a global public health concern. Infection severity, and in particular bacteraemia-associated mortality, has been attributed to several h... Read More about Clonal differences in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia-associated mortality.

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of progressive exercise compared with best practice advice, with or without corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of rotator cuff disorders: protocol for a 2x2 factorial randomised controlled trial (the GRASP trial). (2017)
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(2017). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of progressive exercise compared with best practice advice, with or without corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of rotator cuff disorders: protocol for a 2x2 factorial randomised controlled trial (the GRASP trial). BMJ Open, e018004 -?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018004

INTRODUCTION: Shoulder pain is very common, with around 70% of cases due to disorders of the rotator cuff. Despite widespread provision of physiotherapy, there is uncertainty about which type of exercise and delivery mechanisms are associated with be... Read More about Clinical and cost-effectiveness of progressive exercise compared with best practice advice, with or without corticosteroid injection, for the treatment of rotator cuff disorders: protocol for a 2x2 factorial randomised controlled trial (the GRASP trial)..

Antibacterial and antibiotic potentiating activities of tropical marine sponge extracts (2017)
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Beesoo, R., Bhagooli, R., Neergheen-Bhujun, V. S., Li, W., Kagansky, A., & Bahorun, T. (2017). Antibacterial and antibiotic potentiating activities of tropical marine sponge extracts. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, 81-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2017.04.001

Increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance has led research to focus on discovering new antimicrobial agents derived from the marine biome. Although ample studies have investigated sponges for their bioactive metabolites with promising prospects... Read More about Antibacterial and antibiotic potentiating activities of tropical marine sponge extracts.

Dendrimer pre-treatment enhances the skin permeation of chlorhexidine digluconate: Characterisation by in vitro percutaneous absorption studies and Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (2017)
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Holmes, A. M., Scurr, D. J., Heylings, J. R., Wan, K., & Moss, G. P. (2017). Dendrimer pre-treatment enhances the skin permeation of chlorhexidine digluconate: Characterisation by in vitro percutaneous absorption studies and Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 104, 90-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2017.03.034

Abstract Skin penetration and localisation of chlorhexidine digluconate (CHG) within the skin have been investigated in order to better understand and optimise the delivery using a nano polymeric delivery system of this topically-applied antimicrobia... Read More about Dendrimer pre-treatment enhances the skin permeation of chlorhexidine digluconate: Characterisation by in vitro percutaneous absorption studies and Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry.

Beyond patents: Scientific knowledge, and access to vaccine (2017)
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(2017). Beyond patents: Scientific knowledge, and access to vaccine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemep.2017.02.011

Knowledge is a public good. Patents provide property rights in knowledge, which gives the patentee the right to exclude others from utilising the knowledge for the life of the patent. Patents in the field of pharmaceuticals are controversial because... Read More about Beyond patents: Scientific knowledge, and access to vaccine.

Comparing Hamstring Muscle Length Measurements of the Traditional Active Knee Extension Test and a Functional Hamstring Flexibility Test (2017)
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Winter, S. (2017). Comparing Hamstring Muscle Length Measurements of the Traditional Active Knee Extension Test and a Functional Hamstring Flexibility Test. https://doi.org/10.4172/2573-0312.1000125

Background: The hamstring muscles are regularly injured during high risk sports involving sprinting and kicking activities. Currently there is inconclusive evidence regarding hamstring muscle length measurements as a predictor for hamstring injury us... Read More about Comparing Hamstring Muscle Length Measurements of the Traditional Active Knee Extension Test and a Functional Hamstring Flexibility Test.