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Abnormal spatial and non-spatial cueing effects in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (2005)
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Haworth, J., Tales, A., Haworth, R., Snowden, R. J., & Wilcock, G. (2005). Abnormal spatial and non-spatial cueing effects in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Neurocase, 11(1), 85-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/13554790490896983

Our aim was to further characterize the clinical concept of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We examined visual attention-related processing in 12 patients with amnestic MCI, 16 healthy older adults and 16 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) by me... Read More about Abnormal spatial and non-spatial cueing effects in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.

Abnormal visual search in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (2005)
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Snowden, R. J., Nelson, S., Tales, A., Haworth, J., & Wilcock, G. (2005). Abnormal visual search in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Neurocase, 11(1), 80-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/13554790490896974

Our aim was to further characterize the clinical concept of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). We examined the status of visual attention-related processing in such patients in relation to healthy older adults and patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD)... Read More about Abnormal visual search in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.

Productive herpes simplex virus in brain of elderly normal subjects and Alzheimer's disease patients (2005)
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Wilcock, G. K., Combrinck, M., Wozniak, M. A., Itzhaki, R. F., & Shipley, S. J. (2005). Productive herpes simplex virus in brain of elderly normal subjects and Alzheimer's disease patients. Journal of Medical Virology, 75(2), 300-306. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.20271

It was previously shown that herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) DNA resides latently in a high proportion of aged brains and that in carriers of the type 4 allele of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE-ε4), it confers a strong risk of Alzheimer's disease... Read More about Productive herpes simplex virus in brain of elderly normal subjects and Alzheimer's disease patients.

Histological evaluation of the exposure to 3,4-dichloroaniline in the estuarine mysid mesopodopsis slabberi, under experimental conditions (2005)
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Sardo, M., Azeiteiro, U. M., Pereira, L., Morgado, F., & Soares, A. M. (2005). Histological evaluation of the exposure to 3,4-dichloroaniline in the estuarine mysid mesopodopsis slabberi, under experimental conditions. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 14(7), 579-583

This work presents an experimental approach to test Mesopodopsis slabberi as a potential indicator of pollution. The toxic effects of 3,4-dichloroaniline (DCA) on the histology of this estuarine mysid were studied. After an acclimation period of two... Read More about Histological evaluation of the exposure to 3,4-dichloroaniline in the estuarine mysid mesopodopsis slabberi, under experimental conditions.

Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of synthetic Aβ42 (AN1792) in patients with AD (2005)
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Jones, R. W., Bayer, A. J., Wilkinson, D., Paterson, K. R., Jenkins, L., Bullock, R., …Millais, S. B. (2005). Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of synthetic Aβ42 (AN1792) in patients with AD. Neurology, 64(1), 94-101. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.WNL.0000148604.77591.67

Background: Aβ42-immunization reduces plaque burden and improves cognition in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer disease (AD). This phase 1 study evaluated the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of AN1792 (human aggregated Aβ42) in patients w... Read More about Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of synthetic Aβ42 (AN1792) in patients with AD.

Empowering learners: An exploration of mediating learning for care workers (2005)
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Miers, M., Coles, J., Girot, E., & Wilkinson, G. (2005). Empowering learners: An exploration of mediating learning for care workers. Learning in Health and Social Care, 4(4), 180-191. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1473-6861.2005.00101.x

Care workers in learning disability services have welcomed the introduction of a university Certificate in Empowering Practice designed to meet their learning needs. An independent evaluation in 2001 confirmed students' and employers' satisfaction wi... Read More about Empowering learners: An exploration of mediating learning for care workers.

For love or money? Comparing lesbian and gay, and heterosexual relationships (2005)
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Clarke, V., Burgoyne, C., & Burns, M. (2005). For love or money? Comparing lesbian and gay, and heterosexual relationships

VICTORIA CLARKE, CAROLE BURGOYNE and MAREE BURNS with the latest contribution to the Society’s ‘Year of Relationships’. MR Smith arrives home after a long day at the office – ‘Hi, honey, I’m home.’ Mrs Smith greets him with a peck on the cheek, his... Read More about For love or money? Comparing lesbian and gay, and heterosexual relationships.

Efficient GFP expression in the mushrooms Agaricus bisporus and Coprinus cinereus requires introns (2005)
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Cheung, M. K., Burns, C., Gregory, K. E., Kirby, M., Riquelme, M., Elliott, T. J., …Foster, G. D. (2005). Efficient GFP expression in the mushrooms Agaricus bisporus and Coprinus cinereus requires introns. Fungal Genetics and Biology, 42(3), 191-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fgb.2004.11.005

We have developed a "Molecular Toolkit" comprising interchangeable promoters and marker genes to facilitate transformation of homobasidiomycete mushrooms. We describe the evaluation of a range of promoters in the homobasidiomycetes Agaricus bisporus... Read More about Efficient GFP expression in the mushrooms Agaricus bisporus and Coprinus cinereus requires introns.

Music enhances category fluency in healthy older adults and Alzheimer's disease patients (2005)
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Jones, R. W., Moulin, C. J., Thompson, R. G., & Hayre, S. (2005). Music enhances category fluency in healthy older adults and Alzheimer's disease patients. Experimental Aging Research, 31(1), 91-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/03610730590882819

Exposure to some music, in particular classical music, has been reported to produce transient increases in cognitive performance. The authors investigated the effect of listening to an excerpt of Vivaldi's Four Seasons on category fluency in healthy... Read More about Music enhances category fluency in healthy older adults and Alzheimer's disease patients.

Return to midwifery practice (2005)
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Payne, S., & Green, S. (2005). Return to midwifery practice. British Journal of Midwifery, 13(1), 7-10

Bed-rest post-femoral arterial sheath removal--what is safe practice? A clinical audit. (2005)
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Tagney, J., & Lackie, D. (2005). Bed-rest post-femoral arterial sheath removal--what is safe practice? A clinical audit. Nursing in Critical Care, 10(4), 167-173. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1362-1017.2005.00121.x

Numbers of patients undergoing coronary angiography and angioplasty procedures have increased in England due to targets within the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease. Little evidence is available regarding optimal bed-rest duration... Read More about Bed-rest post-femoral arterial sheath removal--what is safe practice? A clinical audit..

Using a scoping exercise to guide the development of a care homes learning network. (2005)
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Wild, D., Fear, T., & Means, R. (2005). Using a scoping exercise to guide the development of a care homes learning network. Nursing Older People, 17(4), 20-23. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop2005.06.17.4.20.c2378

This article describes a project involving various stakeholders designed to develop a learning network for care homes in Bristol and the scoping exercise that gave the project team direction.