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Feasibility, acceptability and practicality of transcranial stimulation in obsessive compulsive symptoms (FEATSOCS): A randomised controlled crossover trial
Fineberg, Naomi; Cinosi, Eduardo; Smith, Megan; Busby, Amanda; Wellsted, David; Huneke, Nathan; Garg, Kabir; Aslan, Ibrahim; Enara, Arun; Garner, Matthew; Gordon, Robert; Hall, Natalie; Meron, Daniel; Robbins, Trevor; Wyatt, Solange; Pellegrini, Lucas; Baldwin, David S (2023-04-30)Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive form of neurostimulation with potential for development as a self-administered intervention. It has shown promise as a safe and effective treatment ... -
The Feedback Intervention Trial (FIT) - improving hand-hygiene compliance in UK healthcare workers : a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial
Fuller, Chris; Michie, Susan; Savage, Joanne; McAteer, John; Besser, Sarah Jane; Charlet, Andrew; Hayward, Andrew; Cookson, Barry; Cooper, Ben; Duckworth, Georgia; Jeans, Anette; Roberts, Jenny; Teare, Louise; Stone, Sheldon (2012-10-23)Introduction: Achieving a sustained improvement in hand-hygiene compliance is the WHO’s first global patient safety challenge. There is no RCT evidence showing how to do this. Systematic reviews suggest feedback is most ... -
Fibrinolysis in platelet thrombi
Kanji, Rahim; Gue, Ying X.; Memtsas, Vassilios; Gorog, Diana (2021-05-12)The extent and duration of occlusive thrombus formation following an arterial atherothrombotic plaque disruption may be determined by the effectiveness of endogenous fibrinolysis. The determinants of endogenous fibrinolysis ... -
First death involving 4-Fluoroethylphenidate (4F-EPH): case-report, user experiences, and review of the related literature
Corkery, John Martin; Schifano, Fabrizio (2022-12-01)Background: 4-Fluoroethylphenidate (4F-EPH) is a psychoactive substance, sold primarily over the Internet as a ‘research chemical’. Recreational and ‘functional’ use of this drug has been reported by online user fora. ... -
Fit to practise? Processes for dealing with misconduct among pharmacists in Australia, Canada, the UK and US
Gallagher, Cathal T.; Mukhtar, Fatma; Sarfaraz, Toorpakiy; Chaar, Betty (2019-10-01)In many countries with legal systems based on English common law, pharmacy regulators have a responsibility to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of patients. Where there is a potential risk to patient ... -
Fitspiration on social media: Body-Image and other psychopathological risks among young adults. A narrative review.
Cataldo, Ilaria; De Luca, Ilaria; Giorgetti, Valentina; Cicconcelli, Dorotea; Bersani, Francesco Saverio; Imperatori, Claudio; Abdi, Samira; Negri, Attilio; Esposito, Gianluca; Corazza, Ornella (2021-05-24)Background The use of social media is popular in the health and the beauty industry, with an increasing number of brands using web platforms to promote their products. Among the recently-emerged trends, “fitspiration” (also ... -
Five Rights of Antibiotic Safety: Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices at One NHS Foundation Trust in England Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Abdelsalam Elshenawy, Rasha; Umaru, Nikkie; Aslanpour, Zoe (2023-11-15)This poster presents a study examining Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) and the adherence to 'The Five Rights of Antibiotic Safety' during antibiotic prescribing within an NHS Foundation Trust over the years 2019 and 2020, ... -
Flipped classrooms in pharmacy education: A systematic review
Aljaber, Najwa; Alsaidan, Jamilah; Shebl, Nada Atef; Almanasef, Mona (2023-11-13)Background In recent years, flipped classrooms (FCs) have gained popularity in higher education, particularly among healthcare students. The FC model is a blended learning approach that combines online learning with in-class ... -
Flipped detection of psychoactive substances in complex mixtures using handheld Raman spectroscopy coupled to chemometrics
Calvo‐Castro, Jesus; Tchakounte, Steve N.; Guarino, Valentina; Ahmed, Adeel A.; Stair, Jacqueline L. (2022-08)New psychoactive substance (NPS) misuse represents a critical social and health problem. Herein, a novel flipped approach is presented for the detection of psychoactive substances in complex mixtures using portable Raman ... -
Fluorine Directed Two-Dimensional Cruciform π−π Stacking in Diketopyrrolopyrroles
Calvo-Castro, Jesus; McHugh, Callum J.; Morris, Graeme; Kennedy, Alan R. (2016-07-18)Enhanced bulk dimensionality in organic materials employed in optoelectronic devices is desirable and can overcome fabrication issues related to structural defects and grain boundaries. Herein, we report a novel fluorinated ... -
The FMRFamide-like AF2 is present in the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus
Keating, Christopher; Holden-Dye, Lindy; Thorndyke, Michael C.; Williams, R.G.; Mallett, A.; Walker, Robert J. (1995-11)Peptides belonging to the FMRFamide family are widely distributed amongst invertebrates. We report here on the isolation of the FMRFamide neuropeptide AF2 (Lys-His-Glu-Tyr-Leu-Arg-Phe-NH2) from the parasitic nematode ... -
A Focus on Abuse/Misuse and Withdrawal Issues with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs): Analysis of Both the European EMA and the US FAERS Pharmacovigilance Databases
Chiappini, Stefania; Vickers-Smith, Rachel; Guirguis, Amira; Corkery, John Martin; Martinotti, Giovanni; Schifano, Fabrizio (2022-05-01)Despite increasing reports, antidepressant (AD) misuse and dependence remain underestimated issues, possibly due to limited epidemiological and pharmacovigilance evidence. Thus, here we aimed to determine available ... -
Focus on clozapine withdrawal- and misuse-related cases, as reported to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) pharmacovigilance database
Chiappini, Stephania; Schifano, Fabrizio; Corkery, John Martin; Guirguis, Amira (2020-02-16)Background: Clozapine is of high clinical relevance for the management of both treatment-resistant schizophrenia and psychotic disturbances with concurrent drug misuse. Although the molecule presents with a range of ... -
Focus on over-the-counter drugs’ misuse; a systematic review on antihistamines, cough medicines and decongestants
Schifano, Fabrizio; Chiappini, Stefania; Miuli, Andrea; Santovito, Monica Chiara; Mosca, Alessio; Santovito, Maria Chiara; Corkery, John Martin; Guirguis, Amira; Pettorruso, Mauro; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Martinotti, Giovanni (2021-05-07)Background: Over the past 20 years or so the drug misuse scenario has seen the emergence of both prescription-only and over-the-counter (OTC) medications being reported as ingested for recreational purposes. OTC drugs such ... -
Focus on over-the-counter drugs’ misuse; a systematic review on antihistamines, cough medicines and decongestants
Schifano, Fabrizio; Chiappini, Stefania; Miuli, Andrea; Santovito, Monica Chiara; Mosca, Alessio; Santovito, Maria Chiara; Corkery, John Martin; Guirguis, Amira; Pettorruso, Mauro; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Martinotti, Giovanni (2021-05-07)Background: Over the past 20 years or so the drug misuse scenario has seen the emergence of both prescription-only and over-the-counter (OTC) medications being reported as ingested for recreational purposes. OTC drugs such ... -
Focus on over-the-counter drugs’ misuse; a systematic review on antihistamines, cough medicines and decongestants
Schifano, Fabrizio; Chiappini, Stefania; Miuli, Andrea; Santovito, Monica Chiara; Mosca, Alessio; Santovito, Maria Chiara; Corkery, John Martin; Guirguis, Amira; Pettorruso, Mauro; di Giannantonio, Massimo; Martinotti, Giovanni (2021-05-07)Background: Over the past 20 years or so the drug misuse scenario has seen the emergence of both prescription-only and over-the-counter (OTC) medications being reported as ingested for recreational purposes. OTC drugs such ... -
Food insecurity: Discrepancy within Australian couple households
Fry, Jane M.; Temple, Jeromey B. (2024-03-12)Food security remains a global public health priority but there may be bias in the prevalence of household food insecurity, depending upon who answers the questions. Using a cross‐section from the Household, Income and ... -
Fractionating impulsivity : Commentary on "choice impulsivity" and "rapid-response impulsivity" articles by Hamilton and colleagues
Chamberlain, Samuel R.; Fineberg, Naomi A. (2015-04-01) -
Frailty and the psychosocial components of the edmonton frail scale are most associated with patient experience in older kidney transplant candidates – a secondary analysis within the kidney transplantation in older people (KTOP) study
Thind, Amarpreet K.; Levy, Shuli; Wellsted, David; Willicombe, Michelle; Brown, Edwina A. (2023-01-17)Background: Older people with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are vulnerable to frailty, which impacts on clinical and experiential outcomes. With kidney transplantation in older people increasing, a better understanding ... -
Free operant observing in humans : A translational approach to compulsive certainty seeking
Morein-Zamir, Sharon; Shahper, Sonia; Fineberg, Naomi; Eisele, Verena; Eagle, Dawn M.; Urcelay, Gonzalo; Robbins, Trevor W. (2018-10-01)Excessive checking is reported in non-clinical populations and is a pervasive symptom in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). We implemented a free-operant task in humans, previously used in rats, wherein participants can ...