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The dementias (2003)
Journal Article
Mulley, G., & Jones, R. (2003). The dementias. Clinical Medicine, 3(5), 404-408. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.3-5-404

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the commonest cause of dementia in adults whatever their age. In patients over 65, vascular dementia is the second commonest cause of dementia, followed by dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). There should be a low threshold f... Read More about The dementias.

Area, shape and isolation of tropical forest fragments: Effects on tree species diversity and implications for conservation (2003)
Journal Article
Hill, J., & Curran, P. J. (2003). Area, shape and isolation of tropical forest fragments: Effects on tree species diversity and implications for conservation. Journal of Biogeography, 30(9), 1391-1403. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00930.x

Aim: To quantify the influences of forest area, shape and isolation on tree species diversity in Ghana and to compare their significance with the influences of climate (average annual rainfall) and disturbance (fire burn, logging, agriculture). Locat... Read More about Area, shape and isolation of tropical forest fragments: Effects on tree species diversity and implications for conservation.

How to get promotion (2003)
Journal Article
Allen, M. (2003). How to get promotion. Nursing Times, 99, 54-55

A long-term comparison of galantamine and donepezil in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (2003)
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Kershaw, P., Lilienfeld, S., Coles, H., Howe, I., Truyen, L., Bullock, R., …Wilcock, G. (2003). A long-term comparison of galantamine and donepezil in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Drugs and Aging, 20(10), 777-789. https://doi.org/10.2165/00002512-200320100-00006

Objective: To compare the long-term efficacy and safety of galantamine 24 mg/day and donepezil 10 mg/day in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Patients and Study Design: This was a rater-blinded, randomised, parallel-group multicentre study (18 outpa... Read More about A long-term comparison of galantamine and donepezil in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

The synthesis of novel 3-substituted pyrrole monomers possessing chiral side groups: A study of their chemical polymerisation and the assessment of their chiral discrimination properties (2003)
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de Lacy Costello, B., Ratcliffe, N. M., & Sivanand, P. S. (2003). The synthesis of novel 3-substituted pyrrole monomers possessing chiral side groups: A study of their chemical polymerisation and the assessment of their chiral discrimination properties. Synthetic Metals, 139(1), 43-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0379-6779%2802%2901247-X

Novel 3-substituted pyrrole monomers possessing chiral side groups were synthesised. These compounds were successfully polymerised with ferric salts and the polymer materials fabricated into sensors. The sensors were found to elicit differential chan... Read More about The synthesis of novel 3-substituted pyrrole monomers possessing chiral side groups: A study of their chemical polymerisation and the assessment of their chiral discrimination properties.

Feasibility of quality of life assessment in patients with upper gastrointestinal tract cancer (2003)
Journal Article
Nicklin, J., Blazeby, J. M., Brookes, S. T., Winstone, K., & Alderson, D. (2003). Feasibility of quality of life assessment in patients with upper gastrointestinal tract cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 89(3), 497-501. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6601146

Quality of life (QOL) is an important outcome after treatment for upper gastrointestinal tract cancer but few studies report good accrual and subsequent attrition is usually high. This study investigated the feasibility of a nurse-led service to obta... Read More about Feasibility of quality of life assessment in patients with upper gastrointestinal tract cancer.

Judging the risk of exceedance: Local authority decision-making for air quality management area designation (2003)
Journal Article
Woodfield, N. K., Longhurst, J., Beattie, C. I., & Laxen, D. P. (2003). Judging the risk of exceedance: Local authority decision-making for air quality management area designation. Local Environment, 8(4), 423-435. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549830306665

Management of air quality by local government in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) requires a process of local decision-making, involving collaboration between local politicians, authority officers and interest-groups... Read More about Judging the risk of exceedance: Local authority decision-making for air quality management area designation.

Intravenous drug users and broken needles - A hidden risk? (2003)
Journal Article
Gray, S. F., & Norfolk, G. A. (2003). Intravenous drug users and broken needles - A hidden risk?. Addiction, 98(8), 1163-1166. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00462.x

Aims: To determine the frequency with which intravenous drug users (IDUs) experience broken needles during their injecting careers. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Participants: Seventy intravenous drug users held in police custody in Bristol between... Read More about Intravenous drug users and broken needles - A hidden risk?.

Temporary work in the public services: Implications for equal opportunities (2003)
Journal Article
Conley, H. (2003). Temporary work in the public services: Implications for equal opportunities. Gender, Work and Organization, 10(4), 455-477. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0432.00206

This article examines the impact of the growing number of temporary employment contracts in the public sector on equal opportunity theory, policy and practice. Quantitative and qualitative data from two case study local authorities are utilized to ex... Read More about Temporary work in the public services: Implications for equal opportunities.

Integrating interprofessional eduation into 10 health and social care programmes (2003)
Journal Article
Ross, K., Barrett, G., & Greenwood, R. (2003). Integrating interprofessional eduation into 10 health and social care programmes. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 17(3), 293-301. https://doi.org/10.1080/1356182031000122915

The current policy agenda purports the need for education establishments and practice agencies to join together to promote interprofessional working. It was within this policy context that in September 2000 the Faculty of Health and Social Care, Univ... Read More about Integrating interprofessional eduation into 10 health and social care programmes.

Exercise-induced endotoxemia: The effect of ascorbic acid supplementation (2003)
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Peters, J. R., Rowlands, C. C., Davison, G. W., Young, I. S., Ashton, T., McEneny, J., …Jackson, S. K. (2003). Exercise-induced endotoxemia: The effect of ascorbic acid supplementation. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 35(3), 284-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0891-5849%2803%2900309-5

Strenuous, long-duration aerobic exercise results in endotoxemia due to increased plasma levels of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) leading to cytokine release, oxidative stress, and altered gastrointestinal function. However, the effect of short-term strenu... Read More about Exercise-induced endotoxemia: The effect of ascorbic acid supplementation.

News from BIOME (2003)
Journal Article
MacKay, D., Hall, J., & Ward, R. (2003). News from BIOME