Normal birth: Experiences from Portugal and beyond
(2014)
Report
Outputs (59)
Introduction & Aims: The distribution of the BCAT proteins has been extensively mapped in rodent models, and metabolic studies have established that BCAT transamination in the rodent brain is responsible for 30% of de novo glutamate synthesis. Howeve... Read More about The investigation of the hBCAT proteins in control and diseased human brains: Implications for glutamate toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease.
The role of cold supraglacial volcanic deposits in influencing glacial ablation (2014)
Thesis
An often overlooked factor in glacial ablation is the influence of supraglacial debris deposits, which can have both positive and negative effects. A critical thickness exists at which sub-debris ablation is equal to that of bare ice; debris will hin... Read More about The role of cold supraglacial volcanic deposits in influencing glacial ablation.
Il tre dogma di Trascendentalismo (2014)
Journal Article
In the early twenty-first century, philosophy stemming from the continental tradition has become overtly realist. This does not mean it abandons the sophisticated structures of reflection for a givenness on the refutation of which its earliest momen... Read More about Il tre dogma di Trascendentalismo.
What is the role for biomarkers for lower urinary tract disorders? ICI-RS 2013 (2014)
Journal Article
Aims A biomarker is an entity that measures a normal or pathological process, or the response to an intervention. A biomarker must measure exclusively and be sufficiently sensitive to the process of interest. Alternatively, a biomarker may give clues... Read More about What is the role for biomarkers for lower urinary tract disorders? ICI-RS 2013.
Examination of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale and its relation to disordered eating in a young female sample (2014)
Journal Article
Objective Difficulties with emotion regulation is considered an important maintaining factor of disordered eating. One of the most commonly used measures of this construct is the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). The aim of this study... Read More about Examination of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale and its relation to disordered eating in a young female sample.
Young people's experiences of neurofibromatosis type 1 (2014)
Thesis
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic condition which can result in varying degrees of visible difference (disfigurement). There is currently very little research into the psychosocial impact of NF1, particularly during adolescence, a time whe... Read More about Young people's experiences of neurofibromatosis type 1.
The University of the West of England (2014)
Book Chapter
An account of the development and implementation of interprofessional education at UWE Bristol between 2001 and 2013.
Can appearance conversations explain differences between gay and heterosexual men's body dissatisfaction? (2014)
Journal Article
Men's body dissatisfaction is prevalent and a serious health concern as it is associated with negative outcomes including depression, disordered eating, and anabolic steroid abuse. Gay men are particularly vulnerable to body dissatisfaction, perhaps... Read More about Can appearance conversations explain differences between gay and heterosexual men's body dissatisfaction?.