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Are dietary fatty acid intakes associated with arterial stiffness and blood pressure?
(2011-01)CVD is the major cause of death in Western societies. Arterial stiffness is a key factor in cardiovascular physiology, reflecting the alterations to the mechanical properties of the blood vessels(1). It can be measured ... -
Are digital interventions for smoking cessation in pregnancy effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2018-10-02)Smoking in pregnancy remains a global public health issue due to foetal health risks and potential maternal complications. The aims of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to explore: (1) whether digital interventions ... -
Are Discrete Emotions Useful in Human-Robot Interaction? : Feedback from Motion Capture Analysis
(IEEE COMPUTER SOC, 2013)We have conducted a study analyzing motion capture data of bodily expressions of human emotions towards the goal of building a social expressive robot that interacts with and supports hospitalized children. Although modeling ... -
Are finasteride-related penile curvature/Peyronie’s disease Adverse Event Reports worthy of further clinical investigation? Disproportionality analysis based on both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) pharmacovigilance databases
(2022-05-05)A limited number of studies have described patients on finasteride showing findings which were consistent with Peyronie’s disease (PD). We aimed to detect a pharmacovigilance signal of possible association between finasteride ... -
Are foreign banks always the best? Comparison of state-owned, private and foreign banks in India
(2006)Researchers have used different approaches and techniques to measure bank performance but most of these studies have been restricted to developed economies. Among the few papers that exist for developing economies, either ... -
Are green islands red herrings? : Significance of green islands in plant interactions with pathogens and pests
(2008)The term green island was first used to describe an area of living, green tissue surrounding a site of infection by an obligately biotrophic fungal pathogen, differentiated from neighbouring yellowing, senescent tissue. ... -
Are low erythropoietin and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels indicative of tubulo-interstitial dysfunction in diabetes without persistent microalbuminuria?
(2009)Aims: To investigate the relationship between Erythropoietin (EPO) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels, and tubular damage in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) without persistent microalbuminuria. Methods: We measured ... -
Are mega-events a solution to address physical inactivity? Interrogating the London 2012 Paralympic sport participation legacies among people with disabilities
(2020-07-25)Understanding why non-active people with disabilities have not participated in more sport since the London 2012 Paralympic Games is the focus of this paper. This research reviews the constraints preventing people with ... -
Are minimal representations still representations?
(2008-07-01)I examine the following question: Do actions require representations that are intrinsic to the action itself? Recent work by Mark Rowlands, Michael Wheeler, and Andy Clark suggests that actions may require a minimal form ... -
Are MNCs norm entrepreneurs of followers? : The changing relationship between host country institutions and MNC HRM practices.
(2017-07-04)Rooted in the literature on comparative capitalism, we examine the effects of host country institutions on the intra-organizational practices of multinational corporations (MNCs), using transnational level survey data, ... -
Are Odd Radio Circles phoenixes of powerful radio galaxies?
(2024-03-05)Odd Radio Circles (ORCs) are a class of low surface brightness, circular objects approximately one arcminute in diameter. ORCs were recently discovered in the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) data, and ... -
Are Older Citizens Using the E-MOI portal in Saudi Arabia, Hail City: A Quantitative Study : Older Adults, web portals and Saudi Arabia
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2017-10-06)ICT has been widely exploited as a powerful tool of development and prosperity. Therefore, Governments are increasingly moving their civil products and services online. However, there are several groups within societies ... -
Are Online Social Networks, Leading to a ‘Better World in the Omani Public Sector? A Qualitative Study
(Springer Nature, 2018-01-30)Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) penetration is growing at exponential rates and affecting societies, countries and organizations, which has led to a need for understanding whether they contribute to ... -
Are our students digitally ready for HE study? : Exploring student attitudes to blended online study in a campus-based university
(2015-09-01)The outcomes of a survey of Australian Engineering undergraduates on a campus-based blended course offer a snapshot of trends in student ownership of technologies and a view of student attitudes and preferred choices of ... -
Are physical activity interventions for healthy inactive adults effective in promoting behavior change and maintenance, and which behavior change techniques are effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2019-01-01)Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior relate to poor health outcomes independently. Healthy inactive adults are a key target population for prevention. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the ... -
Are placebo-controlled trials still important for obsessive compulsive disorder?
(2006)The use of placebos as reference agents in randomised controlled trials for psychiatric disorders has come under question for ethical reasons. Alternative methods for validating the efficacy of new treatments exist, but ... -
Are Population-Level Approaches to Dementia Risk Reduction UnderResearched? A Rapid Review of the Dementia Prevention Literature
(2023-05-15)Dementia is forecast to become increasingly prevalent, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, and is associated with high human and economic costs. Primary prevention of dementia -preventing risk factors leading ...