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Family and healthcare professionals' perceptions of a pilot hospice at home programme for children: a qualitative study.
(BMC, 2016-10-28)
Background
Parents commonly report a significant improvement in quality of life following the provision of hospice and supportive care and have identified a need for such a service in the home. The purpose of this study ...
Measuring a new facet of post traumatic growth: development of a scale of physical post traumatic growth in men with prostate cancer.
(PLOS, 2018-04-27)
Purpose
This study developed a measure of physical post traumatic growth (physical post traumatic
growth inventory; P-PTGI) in men with prostate cancer.
Methods
A pool of items was created from themes identified in a ...
Natural and synthetic isothiocyanates possess anticancer potential against liver and prostate cancer in vitro.
(International Institute of Anticancer Research, 2019-07)
Background/Aim: Isothiocyanates (ITCs) are
phytochemicals with potential cancer-preventative properties
derived from the breakdown of glucosinolates that exist in
cruciferous vegetables. Studies, to date, have ...
A systematic literature review of reviews on techniques for physical activity measurement in adults: a DEDIPAC study.
(BioMed Central, 2018)
The links between increased participation in Physical Activity (PA) and improvements in health are well established. As this body of evidence has grown, so too has the search for measures of PA with high levels of ...
Studies on the susceptibility of different culture morphotypes of Listeria monocytogenes to uptake and survival in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes.
(Blackwell Publishing, 2009-09)
This study demonstrated that atypical virulent filaments of Listeria monocytogenes
(rough variant type II and designated FR for this study), isolated from clinical
specimens or generated during exposure to pulsed-plasma ...
Synthesis, analytical characterization and monoamine transporter activity of the new psychoactive substance 4- methylphenmetrazine (4-MPM), with differentiation from its ortho- and meta- positional isomers
(Wiley, 2018-09)
The availability of new psychoactive substances on the recreational drug
market continues to create challenges for scientists in the forensic, clinical
and toxicology fields. Phenmetrazine (3-methyl-2-phenylmorpholine) ...
Within-session and between-session reliability of the seven-stroke maximal effort test in national level senior rowers.
(Australian Strength and Conditioning Association, 2019)
The purpose of this study was to measure the within- and between-session reliability of the seven-stroke maximal effort
(7SM) test on a rowing ergometer (Concept2® system, model C, Vermont, USA) using an unrestricted ...
Synthesis, characterization and monoamine transporter activity of the new psychoactive substance mexedrone and its N-methoxy positional isomer, N-methoxymephedrone.
(Wiley, 2017-03)
3-Methoxy-2-(methylamino)-1-(4-methylphenyl)propan-1-one (mexedrone)
appeared in 2015 and was advertised by UK Internet retailers as a noncontrolled
mephedrone derivative (2-(methylamino)-1-(4-
methylphenyl)propan-1-one), ...
Technology implementation in delivery of healthcare to older people: how can the least voice in society be heard?
(2018-07)
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on ethical and judicial themes related to technology and the
older adults.
Design/methodology/approach – Different consecutive phases in technology design and ...
Embedding a user-centred approach in the development of complex behaviour change intervention to improve outcomes for young adults living with type 1 diabetes: The D1 Now Study.
(HBR Open Research, 2018-08-02)
Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an auto-immune condition which
requires intensive self-management. Diabetes self-management is
challenging, especially during young adulthood. Effective interventions to
improve ...