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Aberrant Functional and Causal Connectivity in Acute Tinnitus With Sensorineural Hearing Loss
(Frontiers Media, 2020-06-30)Purpose: The neural bases in acute tinnitus remains largely undetected. The objective of this study was to identify the alteration of the brain network involved in patients with acute tinnitus and hearing loss. Methods: ... -
Within-species variation in OMV cargo proteins: the Myxococcus xanthus OMV pan-proteome
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-04-29)Extracellular membrane vesicles are produced by all domains of life (bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes). Bacterial extracellular vesicles (outer membrane vesicles or OMVs) are produced by outer membrane blebbing, and contain ... -
Effectiveness of the Reasoning and Rehabilitation V2 Programme for Improving Personal and Social Skills in Spanish Adolescent Students
(MDPI, 2020-04-27)Significant progress has been made in developing intervention programmes for adolescents at high risk of delinquency, school failure and emotional problems. The most effective programmes incorporate behavioural and skills ... -
Prophylactic Intra-Uterine β-Cyclodextrin Administration during Intra-Uterine Ureaplasma parvum Infection Partly Prevents Liver Inflammation without Interfering with the Enterohepatic Circulation of the Fetal Sheep
(MDPI, 2020-05-05)Chorioamnionitis can lead to inflammation and injury of the liver and gut, thereby predisposing patients to adverse outcomes such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). In addition, intestinal bile acids (BAs) accumulation ... -
Pharmacy Technicians Roles and Responsibilities in the Community Pharmacy Sector: A Wales Perspective
(MDPI, 2020-06-04)(1) Background: Healthcare delivery models in Wales are changing in response to unprecedented pressure on the NHS. Community pharmacies will be prioritised to address public health and clinical needs at a local level. To ... -
Speech and Language Outcomes in Low-SES Spanish-English Bilingual Preschoolers: The Role of Maternal Education
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)This paper presents a longitudinal examination of Spanish and English phonological, lexical, and morpho-syntactic abilities in 20 low-SES bilingual preschoolers with mothers who had either completed primary or secondary ... -
Ecological exploration of knowledge and attitudes towards tobacco and e-cigarettes among primary school children, teachers and parents in Wales: A qualitative study
(Sage, 2020)Experimentation with e-cigarettes has grown rapidly among UK adolescents. To date, this topic has been primarily researched in secondary schools, with less understanding of development of attitudes and behaviours at an ... -
Young people’s use of e-cigarettes in Wales, England and Scotland before and after introduction of EU Tobacco Products Directive regulations: a mixed-method natural experimental evaluation
(Elsevier, 2020)Background Young people’s experimentation with e-cigarettes has increased in recent years, although regular use remains limited. EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) regulations introduced packet warnings, advertising ... -
Measuring change in breast cancer related lymphoedema during reflexology: an exploratory study using thermal imaging
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2020)Background Reflexology lymph drainage (RLD) for breast cancer related lymphoedema (BCRL) may have a positive impact on arm swelling and pain. Thermal imaging is a means of tracking temperature change by visual images. ... -
Event Related Potential Evidence of Enhanced Visual Processing in Auditory Associated Cortex in Adults with Hearing Loss
(Karger, 2020-04-22)Objective: The present study investigated the characteristics of visual processing in the auditory-associated cortex in adults with hearing loss using event-related potentials. Methods: Ten subjects with bilateral postlingual ... -
Factors associated with attendance, engagement and wellbeing change in an arts on prescription intervention
(Oxford University Press, 2019-04-08)Background Arts on prescription interventions have grown in number in recent years with a corresponding evidence base in support. Despite the growth and presence of these interventions, there have been no evaluations to ... -
Temporary threshold shift following ear canal microsuction
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-04-13)Objectives: To investigate a temporary threshold shift (TTS) of hearing and pain/discomfort caused by the microsuction procedure. Hearing loss induced by impacted cerumen was also investigated. Design: Impacted cerumen ... -
C-reactive protein point-of-care testing for safely reducing antibiotics for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the PACE RCT
(NIHR Journals Library, 2020-03)Background: Most patients presenting with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in primary care are prescribed antibiotics, but these may not be beneficial, and they can cause side effects ... -
The National Diabetes Foot Care Audit of England and Wales: achievements and challenges
(Omnia Media, 2020-03-27)The aim of the National Diabetes Foot Care Audit (NDFA) is to collect details of all newly occurring foot ulcers in England and Wales. It is designed to impose minimal burden on clinical staff because the use of the NHS ... -
Optimising care for patients with diabetic foot ulcers: overcoming the barriers
(Omnia Media, 2020-03-30)This article covers the key topics discussed during a symposium at the 15th Masterclass on the Foot in Diabetes UK (FDUK) Annual Conference held in Harrogate on November 5, 2019. This symposium, sponsored by Urgo Medical, ... -
Chronic intra-uterine Ureaplasma parvum infection induces injury of the enteric nervous system in ovine fetuses
(Frontiers Media, 2020-03-17)Background: Chorioamnionitis, inflammation of the fetal membranes during pregnancy, is often caused by intra-amniotic (IA) infection with single or multiple microbes. Chorioamnionitis can be either acute or chronic, and ... -
Predicting the factors that impact access to, completion of, and progression through Community Sport Leaders qualifications in the UK
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-05-20)Sports Leaders UK (SLUK) commissioned this study to explore the socio-economic and demographic factors that influence candidates’ access, completion and progression through formal sport leader qualifications. A sample (n ... -
A randomised controlled trial of a Group psychological intervention to increase locus of control for alcohol consumption among Alcohol‐misusing Short‐term (male) Prisoners (GASP)
(Wiley, 2020-02-11)Background and aim Reducing alcohol misuse by male prisoners is an important global issue. Control of drinking behaviour could be a useful target for intervention in this population and locus of control could be a causal ... -
Understanding what it means to be “Charcot foot health literate”
(BIBA Publishing, 2020-02-26)Described as a “Cinderella condition”, Charcot foot is little understood within the non-specialist medical community. In this article, Benjamin Bullen (Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK) presents a multidimensional ... -
Oxidative stress, telomeres and cellular senescence: What non-drug interventions might break the link?
(Elsevier, 2020-02-13)Telomeres are higher order structures that cap and protect chromosome ends. Telomeric DNA naturally shortens during somatic cell division and as a result of oxidative stress. Excessive shortening disrupts the integrity of ...
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