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A review of selected bee products as potential anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral agents
(KEI Journals, 2016-12-12)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest medical challenges the world faces. It was estimated recently that by 2050, AMR will account for 10 million extra deaths annually with additional economic costs in the ... -
Exposure of Escherichia coli to human hepcidin results in differential expression of genes associated with iron homeostasis and oxidative stress
(Oxford University Press, 2018-04-06)Hepcidin belongs to the antimicrobial peptide family but has weak activity with regards to bacterial killing. The regulatory function of hepcidin in humans serves to maintain an iron-restricted environment that limits the ... -
Supporting carers to manage pain medication in cancer patients at the end of life: A feasibility trial
(Sage, 2017-07-05)Background: Carers of people with advanced cancer play a significant role in managing pain medication, yet they report insufficient information and support to do so confidently and competently. There is limited research ... -
An Exploratory Study into the Use of Psychology Participant Panels in Psychology Departments in the United Kingdom
(British Psychological Society, 2017-12)Psychology Participant Pools (PPP) are known to be used within psychology departments in the United Kingdom as a way to promote understanding of psychological research and as a means to aid students and researchers to ... -
Dietary nitrate lowers ambulatory blood pressure in treated, uncontrolled hypertension: a 7d, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial
(Cambridge University Press, 2018-03-19)Dietary nitrate has been shown to increase nitrate/nitrite levels and decrease blood pressure (BP) in multiple populations. There are few reports among hypertensives and these reports have provided conflicting evidence. ... -
The Paradoxical Effects of Chronic Intra-Amniotic Ureaplasma parvum Exposure on Ovine Fetal Brain Development
(Karger, 2017-08-29)Chorioamnionitis is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants. Ureaplasma spp. are the microorganisms most frequently isolated from the amniotic fluid of women diagnosed with chorioamnionitis. ... -
Knowledge of and attitudes to sports drinks of adolescents living in South Wales, UK
(Nature, 2017-06-23)Background: The UK sports drinks market has a turnover in excess of £200M. Adolescents consume 15.6% of total energy as free sugars, much higher than the recommended 5%. Sugar sweetened beverages, including sports drinks, ... -
Gaze-Aware Cognitive Assistant for Multiscreen Surveillance
(Springer, 2017-12-31)Surveillance operators must scan multiple camera feeds to ensure timely detection of incidents; however, variability in scanning behavior can lead to untimely/failed detection of critical information in feeds that were ... -
Visual distraction in cytopathology: should we be concerned?
(Wiley, 2016-01-21)Visual distraction in cytopathology has not been previously investigated as a source of diagnostic error, presumably because the viewing field of a conventional light microscope is considered large enough to minimise ... -
Teaching qualitative psychology at undergraduate level: Challenges and responses
(British Psychological Society, 2017)The Teaching Qualitative Psychology Group was founded in 2005 as a specialist teaching interest group within the HEA (Forrester & Koutsopoulou, 2008). In 2015 the group became part of the BPS QMiP section. Our aim is to ... -
Trace Elemental Composition in PM10 and PM2.5 Collected in Cardiff, Wales
(Elsevier, 2017-03-28)A Dichotomous Sampler Model 241 was used to collect PM10 and PM2.5 samples, from midnight to midnight on every other day, from December 2009 to December 2010. Ca, K, Mg, Na, Al, Pb, Cr, Ni, Zn, Cu, Cd, and Fe were determined ... -
Possible missed diagnosis of Ureaplasma spp infection in a case of fatal hyperammonemia after repeat renal transplantation
(Elsevier, 2016-09-28)•Ureaplasma spp are associated with complications among renal transplant patients. •Ureaplasma spp may have been the cause of fatal hyperammonemia. •Specific culture conditions or molecular methods are required to detect ... -
Footwear and offloading interventions to prevent and heal foot ulcers and reduce plantar pressure in patients with diabetes: a systematic review
(Wiley, 2016-01-26)Background Footwear and offloading techniques are commonly used in clinical practice for preventing and healing of foot ulcers in persons with diabetes. The goal of this systematic review is to assess the medical scientific ... -
Antibiotic resistance among Ureaplasma spp isolates: cause for concern?
(Oxford University Press, 2017-02)There is growing global concern regarding the rise of antibiotic-resistant organisms. Many of these reports have focused on various Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens, with little attention to the genus Ureaplasma. ... -
Interaction between Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa is beneficial for colonisation and pathogenicity in a mixed-biofilm
(Oxford University Press, 2018-01-12)Debate regarding the co-existence of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in wounds remains contentious, with the dominant hypothesis describing a situation akin to niche partitioning, whereby both microorganisms ... -
External validity and anchoring heuristics: application of DUNDRUM-1 to secure service gatekeeping in South Wales
(Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2018-01-30)Background: Structured clinical judgement tools provide scope for the standardisation of forensic service gatekeeping. These same tools may also allow identification of heuristics in this important decision process. Method: ... -
Post-Categorical Auditory Distraction in Serial Short-Term Memory: Insights from Increased Task-Load and Task-Type
(American Psychological Association, 2018-02-01)Task-irrelevant speech impairs short-term serial recall appreciably. On the interference-by-process account, the processing of physical (i.e., pre-categorical) changes in speech yields order cues that conflict with the ... -
Intratympanic glucocorticosteroid therapy for idiopathic sudden hearing loss: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
(Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2017-12-01)Background and objective: Glucocorticoids are the standard treatment for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL), but whether intratympanic or systemic therapy is superior remains controversial. Previous ... -
Examination of previously published data to identify patterns in the social representation of ‘loud music’ in young adults across countries
(2018-02-16)Purpose: The current study was aimed at understanding the patterns in the social representation of loud music reported by young adults in different countries. Materials and Methods: The study included a sample of 534 ... -
Logistic Regression Analysis of Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Intensive Sound Masking Therapy in Patients with Tinnitus
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017-11-01)Objectives: To investigate factors influencing the effectiveness intensive sound masking therapy on tinnitus using Logistic Regression Analysis. Design: The study used a retrospective cross-section analysis. Participants: ...
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