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Peptidylarginine Deiminases-Roles in Cancer and Neurodegeneration and Possible Avenues for Therapeutic Intervention via Modulation of Exosome and Microvesicle (EMV) Release?
(2017-06-05)Exosomes and microvesicles (EMVs) are lipid bilayer-enclosed structures released from cells and participate in cell-to-cell communication via transport of biological molecules. EMVs play important roles in various pathologies, ... -
Perceived control over events in the world in patients with eating disorders: a preliminary study
(2001)A number of theoretical models of anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) have emphasised the role of perceived control in the onset and maintenance of the psychopathology. The present study investigated these claims ... -
The perceived effectiveness of peer observation on scenario based training in 3rd year Nursing and Midwifery pre registration students.
(2009)Introduction: Learning through observation has been used to teach clinical skills in nurse education, and it has been identified that students will learn both in active participation and as observers. ( Jeffries, 2005 and ... -
The Perceived Impact of COVID-19 on Student Well-Being and the Mediating Role of the University Support: Evidence From France, Germany, Russia, and the UK
(2021-07-12)The rapid and unplanned change to teaching and learning in the online format brought by COVID-19 has likely impacted many, if not all, aspects of university students' lives worldwide. To contribute to the investigation of ... -
The perceived impact of the National Health Service on personalised nutrition service delivery among the UK public
(2015-04-28)Personalised nutrition (PN) has the potential to reduce disease risk and optimise health and performance. Although previous research has shown good acceptance of the concept of PN in the UK, preferences regarding the ... -
Perceived pain and quality of life in older adults in the United Kingdom
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Perceived stress levels among undergraduate pharmacy students in the UK
(2014)To measure perceived stress levels among the students on a professional pharmacy degree in the UK, and to compare these to US-based students. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was employed to measure stress levels among a ... -
Perception and Testimony as Data Providers
(2014)Assuming that the sceptical challenge might be either bypassed or answered, this still leaves unspecified how high-quality information about the external world is acquired. In this paper, I will argue that, if knowledge ... -
Perception Imagination and Demonstrative Reference
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2010)This paper examines the contents of perceptual experience, and focuses in particular on the relation between the representational aspects of an experience and its phenomenal character. It is argued that the Critical Realist ... -
Perception in chess and beyond : commentary on Linhares and Freitas (2010)
(2011)Linhares and Freitas (2010; LF) argue that experts use analogical or semantic similarity, similarities that are not available from direct surface representations. LF make their case using a critique of Chase and Simon ... -
Perception Naturalised: Relocation and the Sensible Qualities
(2017-09-12)This paper offers a partial defence of a Sellarsian-inspired form of scientific realism. It defends the relocation strategy that Sellars adopts in his project of reconciling the manifest and scientific images. It concentrates ... -
The perception of affective touch in anorexia nervosa
(2016-05-30)Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a disorder characterized by restricted eating, fears of gaining weight, and body image distortions. The etiology remains unknown; however impairments in social cognition and reward circuits contribute ... -
The perception of problem drinkers by general hospital staff, general practitioners and alcoholic patients
(1985)A sample of 275 subjects (general hospital staff, general practitioners and alcoholic patients) was investigated regarding their perception of problem-drinkers. A set of semantic differential scales was used, and subjects ... -
Perception of Robot Smiles and Dimensions for Human-Robot Interaction Design
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The perception of texture, object size and angularity by touch in virtual environments with two haptic devices
(University of Glasgow, 2000)The incorporation of the sense of touch (haptic sense) into virtual reality (VR) has considerable potential to enhance the realism of virtual environments and make VR accessible to blind people. This paper summarises a ... -
Perception-action loops of multiple agents : informational aspects and the impact of coordination
(2012)Embodied agents can be conceived as entities perceiving and acting upon an external environment. Probabilistic models of this perception-action loop have paved the way to the investigation of information-theoretic aspects ... -
Perceptions and Embodiments of Masculinities Amongst Men Who Use(d) Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs: a Mixed-Methods Approach During COVID-19 and Beyond
(2023-05-09)The use of IPEDs (Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs) has become a growing area of concern for public health, particularly over the last decade (Santos and Coomber, 2017). The vast majority of the population consuming ... -
Perceptions and experiences of community-based healthcare professionals in the state of Qatar having do not attempt resuscitation discussions during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2023-12-14)Introduction: The values and attitudes of healthcare professionals influence their handling of “do-not-attempt-resuscitation” (DNAR) orders, as does that of the families they interact with. The aim of this study was to ... -
Perceptions and experiences of community-based healthcare professionals in the state of Qatar having do not attempt resuscitation discussions during the COVID-19 pandemic : Corrigendum
(2024-02-16)In the published article, there was an error in the Ethics statement. The correct Ethics statement appears below. The studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by the Medical Research Committee, Hamad ...