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A critical analysis of the implementation of service user involvement in primary care research and health service development using normalization process theory
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-07-24)BackgroundThere have been recent important advances in conceptualizing and operationalizing involvement in health research and health-care service development. However, problems persist in the field that impact on the scope ... -
A cross-national study of violence-related behaviors in adolescents
(American Medical Association (AMA), 2004-06-01)Background: Violent behavior among adolescents is a significant problem worldwide, and a cross-national comparison of adolescent violent behaviors can provide information about the development and pattern of physical ... -
A cross-sectional epidemiological study of hidradenitis suppurativa in an irish population
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2017-11-10)BackgroundHidradenitis suppurativa (HS), a chronic inflammatory disease that affects apocrine gland-bearing skin, has a significant impact on patients' quality of life. Estimates of the epidemiologic prevalence of HS are ... -
A cross-sectional study of doctors', managers' and public representatives' views regarding acceptable level of risk in discharges from the emergency department
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014-12-16)Background: Discharging a patient from the emergency department (ED) always involves some risk of a poor outcome. Aim: This study examined the hypothesis that there would be an increasing gradient of risk aversion from ... -
A cross-sectional study of secondary cardiac care in general practice: impact of personal and practice characteristics
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2006-02-03)Objective. To determine the impact of patient (age, gender, type of and time since diagnosis) and practice (rurality, number of partners, availability of practice nurse) characteristics on secondary cardiac care in general ... -
A cryo-crystallographic redox study of the structural changes caused by mutation of key amino acids at the fmn binding site of a flavodoxin
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A decision support tool for planning bills-of-material
(Informa UK Limited, 1996-05-01)In this paper, the framework for a decision support tool for planning bills-of-material is presented. This tool generates a set of modular planning bills-of-material from the manufacturing bills-of-material for a company. ... -
A deep echelle survey and new analysis of diffuse interstellar bands
(EDP Sciences, 2000-03-01)We report a deep survey of diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) between 3906 Angstrom and 6812 Angstrom under consistent observing conditions toward three very reddened and five unreddened stars. BD+63 degrees 1964's line-of-sight ... -
A deep-rough mutant of campylobacter jejuni 81-176 is noninvasive for intestinal epithelial cells
(American Society for Microbiology, 2004-03-23)A waaF mutant of Campylobacter jejuni 81-176 showed decreased invasion of INT407 cells in vitro and increased sensitivity to some antibiotics compared to what was seen with the wild-type strain. -
A deliberative approach to valuation and precautionary management of cold water corals in norway
(Springer Nature, 2015-06-17)This paper explores management challenges in relation to human impacts on cold water corals (CWC) in Norway. CWC are a slow growing organism about which there is uncertainty regarding distribution and values. We discuss ... -
A delphi study on collaborative learning in distance education: the faculty perspective
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-09-21)This paper focuses on the factors that influence collaborative learning in distance education. Distance education has been around for many years and the use of collaborative learning techniques in distance education is ... -
A depth map post-processing approach based on adaptive random walk with restart
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016-01-01)Accurate depth estimation is still an important challenge after a decade, particularly from stereo images. The accuracy comes from a good depth level and preserved structure. For this purpose, a depth post-processing ... -
A descriptive survey study of violence management and priorities among psychiatric staff in mental health services, across seventeen european countries
(Springer Nature, 2017-01-19)Background: In mental health services what is commonplace across international frontiers is that to prevent aggressive patients from harming themselves, other patients or staff, coercive measures and foremost, violence ... -
A detailed appraisal of mesocolic lymphangiology - an immunohistochemical and stereological analysis
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2014-07-19)Inadequate resection of the adjoining mesentery is associated with adverse outcome for colon cancer. Disruption of the integrity of the mesenteric lymphatic package has been implicated in this, though not proven. Recent ... -
A detailed assessment of the wave energy resource at the atlantic marine energy test site
(MDPI AG, 2016-11-18)Wave characteristic assessments of wave energy test sites provide a greater understanding of prevailing wave conditions and are therefore extremely important to both wave energy test site operators and clients as they can ... -
A detailed evaluation of the current renal response criteria in al amyloidosis: is it time for a revision?
(Ferrata Storti Foundation (Haematologica), 2013-05-31)Organ response correlates with overall survival in patients with immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis and is the goal of treatment. This study evaluates the current renal response criteria and their ability to predict ... -
A differential interplay between the expression of th1/th2/treg related cytokine genes in teladorsagia circumcincta infected drb1*1101 carrier lambs
(Springer Nature, 2011-01-01)Substantial debate exists on whether the immune response between sheep resistant and susceptible to gastrointestinal nematodes can be differentiated into a Th1 and Th2 phenotype. The present study addresses the hypothesis ... -
A dileucine in the protease of botulinum toxin a underlies its long-lived neuroparalysis
(American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB), 2010-12-07)Blockade of neurotransmitter release by botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT(A)) underlies the severe neuroparalytic symptoms of human botulism, which can last a few years. The structural basis for this remarkable persistence ... -
A distinct profile of tryptophan metabolism along the kynurenine pathway downstream of toll-like receptor activation in irritable bowel syndrome
(Frontiers Media SA, 2012-01-01)Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a disorder of the brain-gut axis, is characterised by the absence of reliable biological markers. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid that serves as a precursor to serotonin but which can ... -
A double segment periodicity underlies segment generation in centipede development
(Elsevier BV, 2004-07-01)The number of leg-bearing segments in centipedes varies extensively, between 15 and 191, and yet it is always odd [1, 2]. This suggests that segment generation in centipedes involves a stage with double segment periodicity ...