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The investigation of the hBCAT proteins in control and diseased human brains: Implications for glutamate toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease (2014)
Thesis
Hull, J. The investigation of the hBCAT proteins in control and diseased human brains: Implications for glutamate toxicity in Alzheimer’s disease. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/824745

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.

Glycation is regulated by isoflavones (2014)
Journal Article
Silvan, J. M., Srey, C., Ames, J., & Dolores Del Castillo, M. (2014). Glycation is regulated by isoflavones. Food and Function, 5(9), 2036-2042. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4fo00260a

The effect of soy isoflavones on the Maillard reaction (MR) was investigated. Model systems composed of the soy protein glycinin (10 mg mL -1) and fructose (40 mg mL-1) under basic pH (∼12) conditions were employed for testing the anti-glycative effe... Read More about Glycation is regulated by isoflavones.

Taking the tool analogy seriously: Forms and naming in the cratylus (2014)
Journal Article
Smith, I. (2014). Taking the tool analogy seriously: Forms and naming in the cratylus. Cambridge Classical Journal, 60, 75-99. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1750270514000037

Copyright © The Author(s) 2014. Published by Cambridge University Press. It has been suggested that the so-called tool analogy passage of Plato's Cratylus presents us with a moderate linguistic naturalism that can stand or fall independently of the m... Read More about Taking the tool analogy seriously: Forms and naming in the cratylus.

John Paley's Challenge (2014)
Journal Article
Lipscomb, M. (2014). John Paley's Challenge. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70(8), 1926-1927. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12353

John Paley’s "Heidegger, lived experience and method" (in press, this journal) challenges phenomenologists who rely upon Heidegger for theoretical support and guidance to critically review their grounding assumptions. And, if Paley’s critique ‘holds’... Read More about John Paley's Challenge.

'It's like a bag of pick and mix - you don't know what you are going to get': Young people's experience of neurofibromatosis Type 1 (2014)
Journal Article
Barke, J., Harcourt, D., & Coad, J. (2014). 'It's like a bag of pick and mix - you don't know what you are going to get': Young people's experience of neurofibromatosis Type 1. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70(7), 1594-1603. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12319

Aims: To explore the day-to-day experience of young people living with neurofibromatosis type 1 in the UK, focusing on the role that appearance plays in this experience. Background: neurofibromatosis type 1 is a genetic condition, which is highly var... Read More about 'It's like a bag of pick and mix - you don't know what you are going to get': Young people's experience of neurofibromatosis Type 1.

Research report appraisal: How much understanding is enough? (2014)
Journal Article
Lipscomb, M. (2014). Research report appraisal: How much understanding is enough?. Nursing Philosophy, 15(3), 157-170. https://doi.org/10.1111/nup.12054

When appraising research papers, how much understanding is enough? More specifically, in deciding whether research results can inform practice, do appraisers need to substantively understand how findings are derived or is it sufficient simply to gras... Read More about Research report appraisal: How much understanding is enough?.

The anterior temporal lobes support residual comprehension in Wernicke's aphasia (2014)
Journal Article
Robson, H., Zahn, R., Keidel, J. L., Binney, R. J., Sage, K., & Lambon Ralph, M. A. (2014). The anterior temporal lobes support residual comprehension in Wernicke's aphasia. Brain, 137(3), 931-943. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awt373

Wernicke's aphasia occurs after a stroke to classical language comprehension regions in the left temporoparietal cortex. Consequently, auditory-verbal comprehension is significantly impaired in Wernicke's aphasia but the capacity to comprehend visual... Read More about The anterior temporal lobes support residual comprehension in Wernicke's aphasia.

A clinical study of the combined use of bromocriptine and speech and language therapy in the treatment of a person with aphasia (2014)
Journal Article
Galling, M. A., Goorah, N., Berthier, M. L., & Sage, K. (2014). A clinical study of the combined use of bromocriptine and speech and language therapy in the treatment of a person with aphasia. Aphasiology, 28(2), 171-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/02687038.2013.838616

Background: Bromocriptine has been used in previous studies to treat people with non-fluent aphasia with varying levels of success.Aims: This single case study set out to describe the effect of a 30 mg dose of bromocriptine on the behaviour, cognitio... Read More about A clinical study of the combined use of bromocriptine and speech and language therapy in the treatment of a person with aphasia.

Education about dementia in primary care: Is person-centredness the key? (2014)
Journal Article
Edwards, R., Voss, S., & Iliffe, S. (2014). Education about dementia in primary care: Is person-centredness the key?. Dementia, 13(1), 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301212451381

Primary care is ideally placed to recognise and manage dementia and yet dementia can be overlooked or misattributed by primary care practitioners and is underdiagnosed. This might be explained by a lack of formal training in the diagnosis of dementia... Read More about Education about dementia in primary care: Is person-centredness the key?.

When there is more than a cleft: Psychological adjustment when a cleft is associated with an additional condition (2014)
Journal Article
Feragen, K. B., Stock, N. M., & Rumsey, N. (2014). When there is more than a cleft: Psychological adjustment when a cleft is associated with an additional condition. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 51(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1597/12-328

Background: In spite of studies reporting a relatively high frequency of additional conditions in children with a cleft lip and/or cleft palate (CL/P), almost no research has focused on this clinically important subgroup. The objective of this study... Read More about When there is more than a cleft: Psychological adjustment when a cleft is associated with an additional condition.

Can appearance conversations explain differences between gay and heterosexual men's body dissatisfaction? (2014)
Journal Article
Diedrichs, P. C., Jankowski, G. S., Jankowski, G., Diedrichs, P. C., & Halliwell, E. (2014). Can appearance conversations explain differences between gay and heterosexual men's body dissatisfaction?. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 15(1), 68-77. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031796

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?.

The University of the West of England (2014)
Book Chapter
Pollard, K., Fletcher, I., Martin, H., & Hughes, M. (2014). The University of the West of England. In L. D'Avray, H. Barr, & M. Helme (Eds.), Review of Interprofessional Education in the United Kingdom 1997-2013 (75-83). London: CAIPE

An account of the development and implementation of interprofessional education at UWE Bristol between 2001 and 2013.

Young people's experiences of neurofibromatosis type 1 (2014)
Thesis
Barke, J. Young people's experiences of neurofibromatosis type 1. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/823018

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.

Examination of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale and its relation to disordered eating in a young female sample (2014)
Journal Article
Cooper, J. L., O'Shea, A. E., Atkinson, M. J., & Wade, T. D. (2014). Examination of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale and its relation to disordered eating in a young female sample. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 47(6), 630-639. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22278

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.

What is the role for biomarkers for lower urinary tract disorders? ICI-RS 2013 (2014)
Journal Article
Birder, L. A., Fry, C. H., Sahai, A., Vahabi, B., Kanai, A. J., & Birder, L. A. (2014). What is the role for biomarkers for lower urinary tract disorders? ICI-RS 2013. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 33(5), 602-605. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.22558

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.

Il tre dogma di Trascendentalismo (2014)
Journal Article
Grant, I. H. (2014). Il tre dogma di Trascendentalismo. Rivista di Estetica, 57(3), 241-250

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.

The role of cold supraglacial volcanic deposits in influencing glacial ablation (2014)
Thesis
Hobbs, L. The role of cold supraglacial volcanic deposits in influencing glacial ablation. (Thesis). University of Lancaster. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/824635

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.