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Developing a minimum data set for older adult care homes in the UK: exploring the concept and defining early core principles
Burton, Jenni; Wolters , Arne; Towers, Ann-Marie; Jones , Liz; Meyer, Julienne; Gordon, Adam Lee; Irvine, Lisa; Hanratty , Barbara; Spilsbury, Karen; Peryer, Guy; Rand , Stacey; Killet , Anne; Akdur, Gizdem; Allen , Stephen; Biswas, Priti; Goodman, Claire (2022-03-08)Reforms to social care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the UK and internationally, place data at the heart of proposed innovations and solutions. The principles are not well established of what constitutes core, ... -
Developing a new response to non-urgent emergency calls : evaluation of a nurse and paramedic partnership intervention
Widiatmoko, D.; Machen, I.; Dickinson, Angela; Williams, J.; Kendall, S. (2008)Aim To evaluate a new service development whereby a nurse and a paramedic working in partnership attended non-urgent emergency calls. Background The demand for emergency ambulance services both nationally (in the UK) and ... -
Developing a relationship with nature and place: the potential role of forest school
Harris, Frances (2021-03-18)Outdoor learning provides an opportunity for schools to foster children’s engagement with nature. This paper focusses on forest school practitioners’ perceptions of children’s development of a relationship with nature and ... -
Developing a social work curriculum on political conflict : Findings from an IASSW-funded project
Duffy, J.; Ramon, Shulamit; Guru, S.; Lindsay, J.; Cemlyn, S.; Nuttman-Shwartz, O. (2013-11)This paper presents the findings from an innovative project funded by the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and undertaken by an international team of academics investigating the development of a ... -
Developing microfluidic platforms for rapid identification of new targets for neurodegenerative disorders
Pacheco Torres, Paloma; Kaye, Richard; Johnston, Ian; Dimitriadi, Maria; Tan, Christabel (2023-10-19) -
Development and validation of a chemostat gut model to study both planktonic and biofilm modes of growth of Clostridium difficile and human microbiota
Crowther, Grace S.; Chilton, Caroline H.; Todhunter, Sharie L.; Nicholson, Scott; Freeman, Jane; Baines, Simon D.; Wilcox, Mark H. (2014-02-06)The human gastrointestinal tract harbours a complex microbial community which exist in planktonic and sessile form. The degree to which composition and function of faecal and mucosal microbiota differ remains unclear. We ... -
Development of a framework for automated systematic testing of safety-critical embedded systems
Kandl, S.; Kirner, Raimund; Puschner, P. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2006)In this paper we introduce the development of a framework for testing safety-critical embedded systems based on the concepts of model-based testing. In model-based testing the test cases are derived from a model of the ... -
Development of a new Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composite (UHPFRCC) for impact and blast protection of structures
Nicolaides, Demetris; Kanellopoulos, Antonis; Petrou, Michael A; Savva, Pericles; Mina, Anna (2015-07-30)Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composites (UHPFRCCs) represent a class of cement composites which have superior characteristics in terms of material properties. Their mechanical and fracture behaviour ... -
Development of a novel remote patient monitoring system : the advanced symptom management system for radiotherapy to improve the symptom experience of patients with lung cancer receiving radiotherapy
Maguire, Roma; Ream, Emma; Richardson, Alison; Connaghan, John; Johnston, Bridget; Kotronoulas, Grigorios; Pedersen, Vibe; McPhelim, John; Pattison, Natalie; Smith, Allison; Webster, Lorraine; Taylor, Anne; Kearney, Nora (2014-05-20)BACKGROUND: The use of technology-enhanced patient-reported outcome measures to monitor the symptoms experienced by people with cancer is an effective way to offer timely care. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to (a) explore ... -
Development of an Affordable MGT-CHP for Domestic Applications
Hosseini, Vahid; Madani, Hossein; Hatami, Sara; Izadi, Ali; Sarkandi, Mohamad Ali; Chizari, Mahmoud (Springer Nature, 2023-08-12)The micro gas turbine (MGT) is considered one of the main solutions for the future power generation system to provide secure and stable energy. Thanks to its multi-fuel capability and high values of power-to-weight ratio, ... -
Development of an automated smart trap for wheat pathogens
Kaye, Richard; Johnston, Ian; Baxter, Richard; Munro, Ian; Tracey, Mark; Day, Rodney; McCluskey, Daniel (2017-03-16)National surveys show fungicide use on wheat continues to increase despite fluctuations in disease pressure, reaching a 30 year high in 2012 (Defra). Septoria tritici is the most significant foliar disease in UK wheat ... -
Development of lux-based biosensors in P. aeruginosa ATCC 9027 for preservative efficacy testing
Shah, Niksha; Kukol, Andreas; Naseby, David (2012) -
Development of uhpfrcc with the use of materials a vailable in Cyprus
Nicolaides, Demetris; Kanellopoulos, Antonis; Michael, Antonis; Christou, Petros (Czech Concrete Society, 2011)The aim of the specific study is to present the results of an extended work on the development of an UHPFRCC with the use of materials available in Cyprus. The fundamental idea for the development of this high performance ... -
Device and Time Invariant Features for Transferable Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring
Schirmer, Pascal; Mporas, Iosif (2022-04-02)Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring aims to extract the energy consumption of individual electrical appliances through disaggregation of the total power consumption as measured by a single smart meter in a household. Although ... -
Diabetes confers in vitro calcific potential on serum which associates with in-vivo vascular calcification
Patidar, Ashish; Singh, Dhruv; Thakur, Shori; Winocour, Peter; Farrington, Kenneth; Baydoun, Anwar (2017-05-09)Although vascular calcification (VC) is prevalent in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Neither is it known whether T2DM confers calcific potential (CP) on serum, enabling it to induce ... -
Diabetes Self-management Apps : Systematic Review of Adoption Determinants and Future Research Agenda
Alaslawi, Hessah; Berrou, Ilhem; Al Hamid, Abdullah; Alhuwail, Dari; Aslanpour, Zoe (2022-07-28)Background: Most diabetes management involves self-management. Effective self-management of the condition improves diabetes control, reduces the risk of complications, and improves patient outcomes. Mobile apps for diabetes ... -
Dielectrophoretic collection of airborne particles
Chung, Etelka; Heidari Koochi, Milad; Weerasiri, Lanka; Munro, Ian; Johnston, Ian; Chrysanthou, Andreas; Coudron, Loic (2024-06-06)Aim: To investigate dielectrophoresis as a mechanism for collection of bioaerosols. -
Diet and physical activity interventions to improve cardiovascular disease risk factors in liver transplant recipients: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Spillman, Lynsey N.; Stowe, Emily; Madden, Angela; Rennie, Kirsten L.; Oude Griep, Linda M; Allison, Michael; Kenney, Leia; O'Connor, Ciara; Griffin, Simon J (2024-07)Background and aims: Cardiovascular disease, associated risk factors and obesity are prevalent after liver transplant and modifiable through lifestyle changes. Understanding what lifestyle interventions and their respective ... -
Dietary advice and collaborative working : Do health care professionals have a role?
McClinchy, Jane; Williams, Julia; Gordon, Lynne; Cairns, M.C.; Fairey, Gail (2013)Introduction: Long term health conditions either wholly or partly diet-related continue to increase both nationally and internationally. Health care professionals (HCPs) have a key role to play in the management of patients ... -
Dietary Advice and Collaborative Working : Do Pharmacists and Allied Health Professionals Other Than Dietitians Have a Role?
McClinchy, Jane; Williams, Julia; Gordon, Lynne; Cairns, M.C. (2015-02-12)Long term health conditions either wholly or partly diet-related continue to increase. Although pharmacists and allied health professionals (AHPs) have a role in the management of patients with long term conditions, there ...