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Investigating mechanisms for non-linear genotoxic responses, and analysing their effects in binary combination (2012)
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Jenkins, G. J. S., Doak, S. H., Thomas, A. D., Verma, J. R., Rees, B. J., Lewis, P. D., …Johnson, G. E. (2012). Investigating mechanisms for non-linear genotoxic responses, and analysing their effects in binary combination. Genes and Environment, 34(4), 179-185. https://doi.org/10.3123/jemsge.34.179

A recent shift by the scientific and regulatory community, towards accepting the existence of non-linear dose responses for certain DNA reactive genotoxic agents, has unveiled a myriad of questions regarding their biological basis. The mechanisms res... Read More about Investigating mechanisms for non-linear genotoxic responses, and analysing their effects in binary combination.

Planning for sustainable transport or for people's needs (2012)
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Greed, C. (2012). Planning for sustainable transport or for people's needs. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 165(4), 219-229. https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.10.00033

This paper reviews and critiques sustainability-driven spatial planning policy from the perspective of ordinary citizens as they seek to travel, live and work, and carry out their daily lives within the environmentally sustainable, green city. The or... Read More about Planning for sustainable transport or for people's needs.

Systematic review on factors associated with medication non-adherence in Parkinson's disease (2012)
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Deane, K. H. O., Gray, R. J., Myint, P. K., Daley, D. J., Daley, D., Myint, P., …Deane, K. (2012). Systematic review on factors associated with medication non-adherence in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 18(10), 1053-1061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.09.004

Background: Medication non-adherence is prevalent in Parkinson's disease (PD) and results in substantial motor dysfunction. Although various approaches have been suggested to address non-adherence in PD, good quality evidence of associated factors is... Read More about Systematic review on factors associated with medication non-adherence in Parkinson's disease.

The impact of military service on the British Foreign Office and Diplomatic and Consular Services, 1914-8 (2012)
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Fisher, J. (2012). The impact of military service on the British Foreign Office and Diplomatic and Consular Services, 1914-8. International History Review, 34(3), 431-448. https://doi.org/10.1080/07075332.2012.675211

This article examines the interface of military service and the Foreign Office and Diplomatic and Consular Services during the First World War. That convergence encompassed efforts by those institutions to respond in a patriotic spirit to demands for... Read More about The impact of military service on the British Foreign Office and Diplomatic and Consular Services, 1914-8.

The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2012)
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Bowering, K. J., O'Connell, N. E., Tabor, A., Catley, M. J., Leake, H. B., Moseley, G. L., & Stanton, T. R. (2013). The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Pain, 14(1), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2012.09.007

Graded motor imagery (GMI) is becoming increasingly used in the treatment of chronic pain conditions. The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize all evidence concerning the effects of GMI and its constituent components on chronic pain.... Read More about The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue in adults (2012)
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Byron-Daniel, J., Cramp, F., Cramp, F. (., & Byron-Daniel, J. Z. (2012). Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012(11), https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006145.pub3

© 2015 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Cancer-related fatigue is recognised as an important symptom associated with cancer and its treatment. A number of studies have investigated the effects of physical activity in reducing cancer-related fa... Read More about Exercise for the management of cancer-related fatigue in adults.

Conceptualisation of self-management intervention for people with early stage dementia (2012)
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Martin, F., Turner, A., Wallace, L. M., & Bradbury, N. (2013). Conceptualisation of self-management intervention for people with early stage dementia. European Journal of Ageing, 10(2), 75-87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-012-0253-5

Dementia is a major challenge for health and social care services. People living with dementia in the earlier stages experience a "care-gap". Although they may address this gap in care, self-management interventions have not been provided to people w... Read More about Conceptualisation of self-management intervention for people with early stage dementia.

Water governance, ecosystems and sustainability: A review of progress in South Africa (2012)
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Quinn, N., & Quinn, N. W. (2012). Water governance, ecosystems and sustainability: A review of progress in South Africa. Water International, 37(7), 760-772. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2012.741999

It is approaching two decades since South Africa's democratic transformation introduced a visionary approach to water resources management. The earlier challenges of water law reform have given way to the greater undertaking of implementation. This p... Read More about Water governance, ecosystems and sustainability: A review of progress in South Africa.

Translation techniques in cross-language information retrieval (2012)
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Zhou, D., Truran, M., Brailsford, T., Wade, V., & Ashman, H. (2012). Translation techniques in cross-language information retrieval. ACM Computing Surveys, 45(1), 1-44. https://doi.org/10.1145/2379776.2379777

Cross-language information retrieval (CLIR) is an active sub-domain of information retrieval (IR). Like IR, CLIR is centered on the search for documents and for information contained within those documents. Unlike IR, CLIR must reconcile queries and... Read More about Translation techniques in cross-language information retrieval.

Can impairment-focused therapy change the everyday conversations of people with aphasia? A review of the literature and future directions (2012)
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Wilkinson, R., Carragher, M., Conroy, P., & Sage, K. (2012). Can impairment-focused therapy change the everyday conversations of people with aphasia? A review of the literature and future directions. Aphasiology, 26(7), 895-916. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2012.676164

Background: The ultimate goal in any programme of aphasia rehabilitation is that behaviours targeted in therapy will generalise to everyday use for people with aphasia (PWA). The pervasiveness of conversation in everyday life has undoubtedly contribu... Read More about Can impairment-focused therapy change the everyday conversations of people with aphasia? A review of the literature and future directions.

Comparing CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN clinical decision rules for paediatric head injuries (2012)
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Lyttle, M. D., Lyttle, M., Crowe, L., Oakley, E., Dunning, J., & Babl, F. E. (2012). Comparing CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN clinical decision rules for paediatric head injuries. Emergency Medicine Journal, 29(10), 785-794. https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2011-200225

Many children present to emergency departments following head injury (HI), with a small number at risk of avoidable poor outcome. Difficulty identifying such children, coupled with increased availability of cranial CT, has led to variation in practic... Read More about Comparing CATCH, CHALICE and PECARN clinical decision rules for paediatric head injuries.

Taking the long view: A systematic review reporting long-term perspectives on child unintentional injury (2012)
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Towner, E. M. L., Mytton, J., Powell, J., Pilkington, P., & Gray, S. (2012). Taking the long view: A systematic review reporting long-term perspectives on child unintentional injury. Injury Prevention, 18(5), 334-342. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040343

Objective The relative significance of child injury as a cause of preventable death has increased as mortality from infectious diseases has declined. Unintentional child injuries are now a major cause of death and disability across the world with the... Read More about Taking the long view: A systematic review reporting long-term perspectives on child unintentional injury.

Cognitiveg-behavioural approaches to self-management in rheumatic disease (2012)
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Dures, E., & Hewlett, S. (2012). Cognitiveg-behavioural approaches to self-management in rheumatic disease. Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 8(9), 553-559. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2012.108

Patients with rheumatic disease must adjust psychosocially and behaviourally in order to manage the impact of symptoms and treatment on their daily lives, and the emotional consequences of the disease. However, patients can improve their well-being b... Read More about Cognitiveg-behavioural approaches to self-management in rheumatic disease.

Adapting needs assessment methodologies to build integrated health pathways for people in the criminal justice system (2012)
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De Viggiani, N., & De Viggiani, N. (2012). Adapting needs assessment methodologies to build integrated health pathways for people in the criminal justice system. Public Health, 126(9), 763-769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2012.05.030

Criminal justice health services should be underpinned with good public health evidence about the population's health needs. Health needs assessment methodologies can provide valuable intelligence for commissioners to evaluate the quality of services... Read More about Adapting needs assessment methodologies to build integrated health pathways for people in the criminal justice system.

Methods for evaluating cervical range of motion in trauma settings (2012)
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Voss, S., Page, M., & Benger, J. (2012). Methods for evaluating cervical range of motion in trauma settings. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 20(50), https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-20-50

Immobilisation of the cervical spine is a common procedure following traumatic injury. This is often precautionary as the actual incidence of spinal injury is low. Nonetheless, stabilisation of the head and neck is an important part of pre-hospital c... Read More about Methods for evaluating cervical range of motion in trauma settings.

Making connections: A review of supply chain management and sustainability literature (2012)
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Ashby, A., Leat, M., & Hudson Smith, M. (2012). Making connections: A review of supply chain management and sustainability literature. Supply Chain Management, 17(5), 497-516. https://doi.org/10.1108/13598541211258573

Purpose: The objective of this paper is to investigate systematically the discipline of supply chain management (SCM) within the context of sustainability. The two concepts are increasingly aligned, and sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) repr... Read More about Making connections: A review of supply chain management and sustainability literature.

The challenge of social networking in the field of environment and health (2012)
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Van Den Hazel, P., Keune, H., Randall, S., Yang, A., Ludlow, D., & Bartonova, A. (2012). The challenge of social networking in the field of environment and health. Environmental Health, 11(SUPPL.1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-11-S1-S15

Background: The fields of environment and health are both interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary, and until recently had little engagement in social networking designed to cross disciplinary boundaries. The EU FP6 project HENVINET aimed to establis... Read More about The challenge of social networking in the field of environment and health.

Microbial volatile compounds in health and disease conditions (2012)
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Thorn, R., & Greenman, J. (2012). Microbial volatile compounds in health and disease conditions. Journal of Breath Research, 6(2), 024001. https://doi.org/10.1088/1752-7155/6/2/024001

Microbial cultures and/or microbial associated diseases often have a characteristic smell. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are produced by all microorganisms as part of their normal metabolism. The types and classes of VOC produced is wide, includi... Read More about Microbial volatile compounds in health and disease conditions.

Resource integration (2012)
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Woratschek, H., Peters, L. D., Kleinaltenkamp, M., Brodie, R. J., Frow, P., & Hughes, T. (2012). Resource integration. Marketing Theory, 12(2), 201-205. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470593111429512

We identify five themes relevant to gaining a clearer understanding of the role of social and economic factors in resource integration. The themes and the broad relationships between them are conceptualized in Figure 1. Here we identify actors who po... Read More about Resource integration.

Electrochemically activated solutions: Evidence for antimicrobial efficacy and applications in healthcare environments (2012)
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Lee, S. W., Thorn, R., Robinson, G., Greenman, J., & Reynolds, D. M. (2012). Electrochemically activated solutions: Evidence for antimicrobial efficacy and applications in healthcare environments. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 31(5), 641-653. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-011-1369-9

Due to the limitations associated with the use of existing biocidal agents, there is a need to explore new methods of disinfection to help maintain effective bioburden control, especially within the healthcare environment. The transformation of low m... Read More about Electrochemically activated solutions: Evidence for antimicrobial efficacy and applications in healthcare environments.