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Comparing approaches to optimize cut-off scores for short cognitive screening instruments in mild cognitive impairment and dementia
(IOS Press, 2017-03-04)
Background: Although required to improve the usability of cognitive screening instruments (CSIs), the use of cut-off scores is controversial yet poorly researched.
Objective: To explore cut-off scores for two short CSIs: ...
Tidal energy: the benthic effects of an operational tidal stream turbine
(Elsevier BV, 2017-08-01)
Genome-wide association mapping reveals that specific and pleiotropic regulatory mechanisms fine-tune central metabolism and growth in arabidopsis
(American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), 2017-09-27)
Central metabolism is a coordinated network that is regulated at multiple levels by resource availability and by environmental and developmental cues. Its genetic architecture has been investigated by mapping metabolite ...
Validation of a metastatic assay using biopsies to improve risk stratification in patients with prostate cancer treated with radical radiation therapy
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017-10-10)
Background: Radiotherapy is an effective treatment of intermediate/high-risk locally advanced prostate cancer, however,> 30% of patients relapse within 5 years. Clinicopathological parameters currently fail to ...
Driving public sector innovation using big and open linked data (bold)
(Springer Nature, 2017-03-13)
A bibliometric analysis of the citation classics of acute appendicitis
(Elsevier BV, 2017-07-01)
Macrophages facilitate electrical conduction in the heart
(Elsevier BV, 2017-04-01)
Organ-specific functions of tissue-resident macrophages in the steady-state heart are unknown. Here, we show that cardiac macrophages facilitate electrical conduction through the distal atrioventricular node, where conducting ...
From invisibility to impact: recognising the scientific and societal relevance of interdisciplinary sustainability research
(Elsevier BV, 2017-11-01)
Academics are increasingly expected to produce concrete and directly applicable solutions to hard-to-solve 'real world problems' such as poverty, development, and environmental degradation. However, conventional assessments ...
Farm-level viability, sustainability and resilience: a focus on cooperative action and values-based supply chains
(Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, 2017-12-01)
This paper presents a critical discussion of the concepts of farm-level viability, sustainability and resilience, which are typically discussed separately in the literature. While farm-level viability frequently focuses ...
Woman-centred care during pregnancy and birth in ireland: thematic analysis of women’s and clinicians’ experiences
(Springer Nature, 2017-09-25)
Background: Recent policy and service provision recommends a woman-centred approach to maternity care. Midwifeled models of care are seen as one important strategy for enhancing women's choice; a core element of woman-centred ...