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Public knowledge and behaviours relating to antibiotic use in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A systematic review (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 The Authors The aim of this review was to assess public knowledge and behaviours in relation to antibiotic use in GCC countries. A systematic review was performed using MEDLINE, EMBASE and other relevant databases. Cross-sectional studies publ... Read More about Public knowledge and behaviours relating to antibiotic use in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A systematic review.

Household water sharing: A review of water gifts, exchanges, and transfers across cultures (2018)
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Water sharing offers insight into the everyday and, at times, invisible ties that bind people and households with water and to one another. Water sharing can take many forms, including so-called “pure gifts,” balanced exchanges, and negative reciproc... Read More about Household water sharing: A review of water gifts, exchanges, and transfers across cultures.

The effects of changes to the built environment on the mental health and well-being of adults: Systematic review (2018)
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© 2018 The Authors There is increasing interest in the influence of place on health, and the need to distinguish between environmental and individual level factors. For environmental-level factors, current evidence tends to show associations through... Read More about The effects of changes to the built environment on the mental health and well-being of adults: Systematic review.

Efficacy of psychosocial and physical activity-based interventions to improve body image among women treated for breast cancer: A systematic review (2018)
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© 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: Body image concerns warrant attention among women who have undergone treatment for breast cancer, due to their significant consequences for psychological and physical health, and interpersonal relationships... Read More about Efficacy of psychosocial and physical activity-based interventions to improve body image among women treated for breast cancer: A systematic review.

The relationship between buildings and health: A systematic review (2018)
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© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of 268 Public Health. All rights reserved. Background The built environment exerts one of the strongest directly measurable effects on physical and mental health, yet the... Read More about The relationship between buildings and health: A systematic review.

Big data in smart cities: A systematic mapping review (2018)
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Big data is an emerging area of research and its prospective applications in smart cities are extensively recognized. In this study, we provide a breadth-first review of the domain “Big Data in Smart Cities” by applying the formal research method of... Read More about Big data in smart cities: A systematic mapping review.

Colourism: a global adolescent health concern (2018)
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Colourism, a form of prejudice and discrimination based solely upon skin colour, stands to jeopardize the physical health, wellbeing and life chances of adolescents of colour, globally. RECENT FINDINGS: Research shows that adolesce... Read More about Colourism: a global adolescent health concern.

Hospital adoption of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A review of existing evidence (2018)
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© 2018 International Society for Chemotherapy of Infection and Cancer Antimicrobial resistance is increasing at an alarming rate in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) owing to the overuse and misuse of antimicrobials. Novel and rare multidrug-resista... Read More about Hospital adoption of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A review of existing evidence.

The experiences of women receiving brachytherapy for cervical cancer: A systematic literature review (2018)
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© 2018 The College of Radiographers Objectives: To determine women's experiences of brachytherapy for cervical cancer. Key findings: Nineteen studies were included for data extraction/synthesis. Twelve studies focussed on psychological issues, seven... Read More about The experiences of women receiving brachytherapy for cervical cancer: A systematic literature review.

Autism and virtual reality head-mounted displays: a state of the art systematic review (2018)
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© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The use of virtual reality (VR) technologies in the education of autistic children has been a focus of research for over two decades. It is argued that this form of technology can provide authentic “real w... Read More about Autism and virtual reality head-mounted displays: a state of the art systematic review.

Technological Review of Permeable Pavement Systems for Applications in Small Island Developing States (2018)
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© 2018 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim This paper presents a technological review of permeable pavement systems (PPS) for applications in urban areas of small island developing states (SIDS). This review includes a literature survey of P... Read More about Technological Review of Permeable Pavement Systems for Applications in Small Island Developing States.

Prevention of sports injuries in children at school: A systematic review of policies (2018)
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© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. Background Participation in sports as a child improves physical and psychological health. Schools need to promote sport while pro... Read More about Prevention of sports injuries in children at school: A systematic review of policies.

Ionizing radiation, higher plants, and radioprotection: From acute high doses to chronic low doses (2018)
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© 2018 Caplin and Willey. Understanding the effects of ionizing radiation (IR) on plants is important for environmental protection, for agriculture and horticulture, and for space science but plants have significant biological differences to the anim... Read More about Ionizing radiation, higher plants, and radioprotection: From acute high doses to chronic low doses.

5G Internet of Things: A survey (2018)
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© 2018 The existing 4G networks have been widely used in the Internet of Things (IoT) and is continuously evolving to match the needs of the future Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The 5G networks are expected to massive expand today's IoT that... Read More about 5G Internet of Things: A survey.

Do domestic heating controls save energy? A review of the evidence (2018)
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© 2018 The Authors Claims about the benefits of heating controls are often biased, unsubstantiated, misleading, or incorrect. This paper presents a systematic and critical international review of the evidence for the energy saving, cost effectiveness... Read More about Do domestic heating controls save energy? A review of the evidence.

The effectiveness of physical activity interventions in improving well-being across office-based workplace settings: a systematic review (2018)
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© 2018 The Royal Society for Public Health Objectives: Although the benefits of regular physical activity (PA) are widely accepted, most of the population fails to meet the recommended levels of activity. Public health bodies such as the World Health... Read More about The effectiveness of physical activity interventions in improving well-being across office-based workplace settings: a systematic review.

Assessing the effectiveness of interventions to support patient decision making about breast reconstruction: A systematic review (2018)
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© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Background: Decision making about breast reconstruction (BR) following a diagnosis of breast cancer, Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS), or to reduce future breast cancer risk, is difficult and complex. This paper systematically revi... Read More about Assessing the effectiveness of interventions to support patient decision making about breast reconstruction: A systematic review.

Clinical Rating Scales for Urinary Symptoms in Parkinson Disease: Critique and Recommendations (2018)
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© 2018 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Background: The prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is high in Parkinson's disease (PD). These problems negatively affect quality of life and include both storage and voiding... Read More about Clinical Rating Scales for Urinary Symptoms in Parkinson Disease: Critique and Recommendations.

Minding the gap: The professionals' view on the interaction between urban design theory and practice (2018)
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© 2018 Liverpool University Press. All rights reserved. In order to better understand the relationship between the theory and the actual practice of urban design, this paper identifies and analyses the key factors that are involved in generating new... Read More about Minding the gap: The professionals' view on the interaction between urban design theory and practice.

Targeting splicing in prostate cancer (2018)
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© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Over 95% of human genes are alternatively spliced, expressing splice isoforms that often exhibit antagonistic functions. We describe genes whose alternative splicing has been linked to prostat... Read More about Targeting splicing in prostate cancer.