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Effects of Lipid Composition on Bilayer Membranes Quantified by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics (2015)
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Ding, W., Palaiokostas, M., Wang, W., & Orsi, M. (2015). Effects of Lipid Composition on Bilayer Membranes Quantified by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 119(49), 15263-15274. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b06604

© 2015 American Chemical Society. Biological bilayer membranes typically contain varying amounts of lamellar and nonlamellar lipids. Lamellar lipids, such as dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC), are defined by their tendency to form the lamellar phase... Read More about Effects of Lipid Composition on Bilayer Membranes Quantified by All-Atom Molecular Dynamics.

Mindfulness interventions for improving body image: A worthwhile pursuit? (2015)
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Atkinson, M. J. (2015). Mindfulness interventions for improving body image: A worthwhile pursuit?. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 4(10), 498-500. https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2015.4.10.498

Body image concerns are associated with a range of negative consequences for health and wellbeing, including eating disorders. Interventions that successfully improve body image and related factors are therefore important. Melissa Atkinson puts forwa... Read More about Mindfulness interventions for improving body image: A worthwhile pursuit?.

Centrifuge modelling of an instrumented free-fall sphere for measurement of undrained strength in fine-grained soils (2015)
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Morton, J., O'Loughlin, C., & White, D. (2016). Centrifuge modelling of an instrumented free-fall sphere for measurement of undrained strength in fine-grained soils. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 53(6), 918-929. https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2015-0242

This paper describes centrifuge tests in which a model free-fall sphere was allowed to free fall in water before dynamically embedding within reconstituted samples of kaolin clay and two offshore natural clays. Instrumentation within the sphere measu... Read More about Centrifuge modelling of an instrumented free-fall sphere for measurement of undrained strength in fine-grained soils.

Patient-directed therapy during in-patient stroke rehabilitation: Stroke survivors' views of feasibility and acceptability (2015)
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Horne, M., Thomas, N., McCabe, C., Selles, R., Vail, A., Tyrrell, P., & Tyson, S. (2015). Patient-directed therapy during in-patient stroke rehabilitation: Stroke survivors' views of feasibility and acceptability. Disability and Rehabilitation, 37(25), 2344-2349. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1024341

© 2015 Informa UK Ltd. All rights reserved. Purpose: Patient-led therapy, in which patients work outside therapy sessions without direct supervision, is a possible way to increase the amount of therapy stroke patients' receive without increasing staf... Read More about Patient-directed therapy during in-patient stroke rehabilitation: Stroke survivors' views of feasibility and acceptability.

SUMOylation of Syntaxin1A regulates presynaptic endocytosis (2015)
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Henley, J. M., Craig, T. J., Anderson, D., Evans, A. J., & Girach, F. (2015). SUMOylation of Syntaxin1A regulates presynaptic endocytosis. Scientific Reports, 5, 17669. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep17669

Neurotransmitter release from the presynaptic terminal is under very precise spatial and temporal control. Following neurotransmitter release, synaptic vesicles are recycled by endocytosis and refilled with neurotransmitter. During the exocytosis eve... Read More about SUMOylation of Syntaxin1A regulates presynaptic endocytosis.

The experience and impact of traumatic perinatal event experiences in midwives: A qualitative investigation (2015)
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Sheen, K., Spiby, H., & Slade, P. (2016). The experience and impact of traumatic perinatal event experiences in midwives: A qualitative investigation. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 53, 61-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.10.003

Background: Through their work midwives may experience distressing events that fulfil criteria for trauma. However, there is a paucity of research examining the impact of these events, or what is perceived to be helpful/unhelpful by midwives afterwar... Read More about The experience and impact of traumatic perinatal event experiences in midwives: A qualitative investigation.

Assessing the impacts of the first year of rotavirus vaccination in the United Kingdom (2015)
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Marlow, R., Muir, P., Vipond, B., Lyttle, M., Trotter, C., & Finn, A. (2015). Assessing the impacts of the first year of rotavirus vaccination in the United Kingdom. Eurosurveillance, 20(48), https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2015.20.48.30077

© 2015, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). All rights reserved. The United Kingdom (UK) added rotavirus (RV) vaccine (Rotarix GlaxoSmithKline) to the national vaccine schedule in July 2013. During the 2012–2014 rotavirus seaso... Read More about Assessing the impacts of the first year of rotavirus vaccination in the United Kingdom.

Evaluation of a heart failure self-management programme (2015)
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Cook, J., & Horrocks, S. (2015). Evaluation of a heart failure self-management programme. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 10(12), 603-608. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2015.10.12.603

Background: Supported self-care has the potential to improve quality of life (QoL) for people with heart failure (HF), while reducing dependency on acute care to manage exacerbation. Methods: A series of HF self-management programmes (HF-SMP) we... Read More about Evaluation of a heart failure self-management programme.

A conceptual framework for the implementation of quality management systems (2015)
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Kumar, V., Rocha-Lona, L., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Jose, G., Luis, R., & Vikas, K. (2015). A conceptual framework for the implementation of quality management systems. Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, 26(11-12), 1298-1310. https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2014.929254

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Some evidence suggests that Quality Management Systems (QMSs) make a positive contribution towards the competitiveness of organisations. However, evidence also suggests that organisations find their implementation difficult... Read More about A conceptual framework for the implementation of quality management systems.

Reflections on a revolution: In conversation with Selwyn Strachan (2015)
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Clegg, P. (2015). Reflections on a revolution: In conversation with Selwyn Strachan

Reflections on a Revolution: In Conversation with Selwyn Strachan was organised by the University of the West of England’s Social Science in the City strand, and took place in Bristol, UK on 22nd May 2014. What follows is an edited transcript of the... Read More about Reflections on a revolution: In conversation with Selwyn Strachan.

A qualitative inquiry of causes and consequences of workplace violence towards female nurses of Pakistan (2015)
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Bilal, A. (2015). A qualitative inquiry of causes and consequences of workplace violence towards female nurses of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Women’s Studies: Alam-e-Niswan, 22(2), 43-58

Workplace violence against female nurses is a longstanding issue in Pakistan. Though policy for violence is well defined both by the government and the hospital administrations, the issue is still unresolved. The purpose of this paper is to qualitati... Read More about A qualitative inquiry of causes and consequences of workplace violence towards female nurses of Pakistan.

Perceived comfort and adaptive process of passivhaus 'participants' (2015)
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Zhao, J., & Carter, K. (2015). Perceived comfort and adaptive process of passivhaus 'participants'. Energy Procedia, 83, 121-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.12.202

Passivhaus methodology leads to buildings with very high thermal efficiency and high levels of airtightness. The focus of research in Passivhaus is energy performance. The experience of occupying a Passivhaus is often overlooked. This research takes... Read More about Perceived comfort and adaptive process of passivhaus 'participants'.

Representations of politicians in contemporary Ghanaian hiplife music (2015)
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Nartey, M. (2015). Representations of politicians in contemporary Ghanaian hiplife music. CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, 17(4), https://doi.org/10.7771/1481-4374.2462

In his article "Representations of Politicians in Contemporary Ghanaian Hiplife Music" Mark Nartey argues that in Asare Obeng's music politicians in Ghana are depicted as self-seeking, self-serving, and self-centered. Further, he argues that since it... Read More about Representations of politicians in contemporary Ghanaian hiplife music.

Update on outcome measure development for large vessel vasculitis: Report from OMERACT 12 (2015)
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Merkel, P. A., Mackie, S. L., Aydin, S. Z., Direskeneli, H., Sreih, A., Alibaz-Oner, F., …Kamali, P. A. M. (2015). Update on outcome measure development for large vessel vasculitis: Report from OMERACT 12. Journal of Rheumatology, 42(12), 2465-2469. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.141144

© Copyright 2015 The Journal of Rheumatology. All rights reserved. Objective. The rarity of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) is a major factor limiting randomized controlled trials in LVV, resulting in treatment choices in these diseases that are guided... Read More about Update on outcome measure development for large vessel vasculitis: Report from OMERACT 12.

Toward ensuring health equity: Readability and cultural equivalence of OMERACT patient-reported outcome measures (2015)
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Tugwell, P. S., Singh, J. A., Duruöz, M. T., Sreih, A. G., Flurey, C., Maxwell, L. J., …Guillemin, F. (2015). Toward ensuring health equity: Readability and cultural equivalence of OMERACT patient-reported outcome measures. Journal of Rheumatology, 42(12), 2448-2459. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.141168

© Copyright 2015 The Journal of Rheumatology. All rights reserved. Objective. The goal of the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) 12 (2014) equity working group was to determine whether and how comprehensibility of patient-reported outcome mea... Read More about Toward ensuring health equity: Readability and cultural equivalence of OMERACT patient-reported outcome measures.

Risk and protective factors for falls on one level in young children: Multicentre case–control study (2015)
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Kendrick, D., Majsak-Newman, G., Goodenough, T., Hayes, M., Hindmarch, P., Watson, M., …Kendrick, D. (2015). Risk and protective factors for falls on one level in young children: Multicentre case–control study. Injury Prevention, 21(6), 381-388. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2015-041581

© 2015, BMJ. All rights reserved. Background Childhood falls are an important global public health problem, but there is lack of evidence about their prevention. Falls on one level result in considerable morbidity and they are costly to health servic... Read More about Risk and protective factors for falls on one level in young children: Multicentre case–control study.

Psychological impact of visible differences in patients with congenital craniofacial anomalies (2015)
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Singh, V. P., & Moss, T. P. (2015). Psychological impact of visible differences in patients with congenital craniofacial anomalies. Progress in Orthodontics, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40510-015-0078-9

© 2015, Singh and Moss; licensee Springer. Background: Patients with craniofacial anomalies often have appearance concerns and related social anxiety which can affect their quality of life. This study assessed the psychological impact of facial and d... Read More about Psychological impact of visible differences in patients with congenital craniofacial anomalies.

The feasibility of community mobilisation for child injury prevention in rural Nepal: A programme for female community health volunteers (2015)
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Pant, P. R., Budhathoki, B., Ellis, M., Manandhar, D., Deave, T., & Mytton, J. (2015). The feasibility of community mobilisation for child injury prevention in rural Nepal: A programme for female community health volunteers. BMC Public Health, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1783-5

© 2015 Pant et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Abstract Background Injuries accounted for 23% of all deaths in children and adolescents in Nepal during 2010 (n = 3,700). Despite this, there is no national death registration or injury surveillance syste... Read More about The feasibility of community mobilisation for child injury prevention in rural Nepal: A programme for female community health volunteers.

Stability and reliability of anodic biofilms under different feedstock conditions: Towards microbial fuel cell sensors (2015)
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Walter, X. A., You, J., Greenman, J., Melhuish, C., & Ieropoulos, I. (2015). Stability and reliability of anodic biofilms under different feedstock conditions: Towards microbial fuel cell sensors. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 6, 43-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2015.11.007

© 2015 The Authors. Stability and reliability of microbial fuel cell anodic biofilms, consisting of mixed cultures, were investigated in a continuously fed system. Two groups of anodic biofilm matured with different substrates, acetate and casein for... Read More about Stability and reliability of anodic biofilms under different feedstock conditions: Towards microbial fuel cell sensors.

Mental health stigmatisation in deployed UK Armed Forces: A principal components analysis (2015)
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Fertout, M., Jones, N., Keeling, M., & Greenberg, N. (2015). Mental health stigmatisation in deployed UK Armed Forces: A principal components analysis. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 161(Suppl), i69-i76. https://doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2015-000587

© 2015, Royal Army Medical College. All rights reserved. Introduction UK military research suggests that there is a significant link between current psychological symptoms, mental health stigmatisation and perceived barriers to care (stigma/BTC). Few... Read More about Mental health stigmatisation in deployed UK Armed Forces: A principal components analysis.