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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in the Assessment of Occult Primary Head and Neck Cancers : An Audit and Review of Published Studies
Wong, W.L.; Sonoda, L.I.; Gharpurhy, A.; Gollub, F.; Wellsted, D.; Goodchild, K.; Lemon, C.; Saunders, M.; Farrell, R. (2012-04)Aims: To assess the value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with squamous cell and undifferentiated cancer neck nodes and no primary site on conventional ... -
Advancing understanding about behavior at work
West, Michael; Arnold, John; Corbett, Martin; Fletcher, Ben (1992-03) -
Alphanumeric category effects - evidence against the sufficiency of a localization explanation
Fletcher, Ben (1981)The experiment utilized a serial choice reaction time (RT) paradigm in which only one alphanumeric stimulus was presented per trial, and the target set consisted of a single identified item. The categorical relationship ... -
An association between depressive symptoms and survival in incident dialysis patients
Chilcot, Joseph; Davenport, Andrew; Wellsted, D.; Firth, John; Farrington, Ken (2011)Depression in end-stage renal disease patients is detrimental to quality of life, and is also associated with adverse clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine whether depression symptoms in 'incident dialysis' ... -
Belief in psychic ability and the misattribution hypothesis : A qualitative review
Wiseman, Richard; Watt, Caroline (2006-08)This paper explores the notion that people who believe in psychic ability possess various psychological attributes that increase the likelihood of them misattributing paranormal causation to experiences that have a normal ... -
Believe it or not : Exploring dogmatism and different belief structures across non-religious groups
Gurney, Daniel; McKeown, Shelley; Churchyard, Jamie; Howlett, Neil (2013-11)Personality and dogmatic thinking within religious individuals have been examined by previous research, but neglected for non-religious individuals. In this experiment, we distinguish between two types of non-religious ... -
Born lucky? The relationship between feeling lucky and month of birth
Chotai, J.; Wiseman, Richard (2005)Research suggests that season of birth is associated with several psychiatric and neurological disorders, and also with adult monoamine neurotransmitter turnover. Personality traits are modulated in part by neurotransmitters; ... -
Can misleading hand gestures influence eyewitness testimony?
Gurney, Daniel; Pine, Karen (2011-05)A wealth of research has highlighted the susceptibility of eyewitnesses to misleading verbal questions. However, the role of nonverbal influence when questioning witnesses has been overlooked, even though substantive ... -
Can simvastatin improve erectile function and health-related quality of life in men aged over 40 years with erectile dysfunction? : Rationale and design of the Erectile Dysfunction and Statins (EDS) Trial [ISRCTN66772971]
Trivedi, Daksha; Kirby, Michael; Norman, Felicity; Przybytniak, Izabela; Ali, Shehzad; Wellsted, D. (2011-12-01)OBJECTIVE To describe the rationale and design of the Erectile Dysfunction and Statins (EDS) Trial which aims to evaluate the effectiveness of simvastatin on erectile function and health-related quality of life in men aged ... -
Can simvastatin improve erectile function and health-related quality of life in men aged ≥40 years with erectile dysfunction? : Results of the Erectile Dysfunction and Statins Trial [ISRCTN66772971]
Trivedi, Daksha; Kirby, Michael; Wellsted, D.; Ali, Shehzad; Hackett, Geoff; O'Connor, Bernadette; Van Os, Sandra (2013-01-29)To evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of simvastatin on erectile function and health-related quality of life in men aged ≥40 years with erectile dysfunction (ED). -
Can simvastatin improve erectile function and quality of life in men with erectile dysfunction?
Trivedi, Daksha; Kirby, Michael; Norman, Felicity; Przybytniak, Izabela; Ali, Shehzad; Wellsted, D. (2011) -
The changing role of gesture in linguistic development : a developmental trajectory and a cross-cultural comparison between British and Finnish children.
Huttunen, Kerttu; Pine, Karen; Thurnham, Angela; Khan, Catherine (2013-02)We studied how gesture use changes with culture, age and increased spoken language competence. A picture-naming task was presented to British (N = 80) and Finnish (N = 41) typically developing children aged 2–5 years. ... -
Children's behaviour and cognitions across different balance tasks
Messer, David J.; Pine, Karen J.; Butler, Cathal (2008-02)Children's understanding of the way objects balance has provided important insights about cognitive development [e.g., Karmil-off-Smith, A. (1992). Beyond modularity: A developmental perspective on cognitive science. ... -
Choosing Not to Take Phosphate Binders : The Role of Dialysis Patients' Medication Beliefs
Wileman, Vari; Chilcot, Joseph; Norton, Sam; Hughes, Lyndsay; Wellsted, D.; Farrington, Ken (2011)Objective: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving haemodialysis are at risk of cardiovascular disease and bone disorders related to high levels of serum phosphate (PO(4)). Phosphate binders are an important ... -
Communication culture and gesture use
Pine, Karen; Huttunen, Kerttu (Cambridge Scholars Publishing (CSP), 2012-03)Speaking culture affects both verbal and non-verbal behaviour of children and adults. People use time, voice and space differently in communication, depending on their cultural background. In this chapter we introduce some ... -
A complex multimodal activity intervention to reduce the risk of dementia in mild cognitive impairment - ThinkingFit: : pilot and feasibility study for a randomized controlled trial
Dannhauser, Thomas; Cleverley, M.; Whitfield, Tim; Fletcher, Ben; Walker, Z.; Stevens, Tim (2014-05-05)Dementia affects 35 million people worldwide and is currently incurable. Many cases may be preventable because regular participation in physical, mental and social leisure activities during middle age is associated with ... -
A conceptual model of the fashion process- part 1 : the fashion transformation process model
Cholachatpinyo, A.; Fletcher, Ben; Padgett, I.; Crocker, M. (2002)The purpose of this paper is to present a new framework to conceptualise the fashion process called “the fashion transformation process model”. This model integrates much previous research about the fashion process, fills ... -
A conceptual model of the fashion process- part 2 : an empirical investigation of the micro-subjective level
Cholachatpinyo, A.; Padgett, I.; Crocker, M.; Fletcher, Ben (2002)This paper presents two separate empirical investigations of a new conceptual model of fashion – the “fashion transformation process model” presented in part 1 (this issue). One important strand of that model is the role ... -
Construction by interpersonal context and relationship to psychological outcomes
Churchyard, Jamie; Pine, Karen; Sharma, Shivani; Fletcher, Ben (2013-10)The repertory grid was used to elicit personal constructs with 10 elements, including three interpersonal self roles, in 33 participants (age M = 20.79, SD = 2.70). Each participant also rated a selection of supplied ... -
Creativity and ease of ambiguous figural reversal
Wiseman, Richard; Watt, Caroline; Gilhooly, Kenneth; Georgiou, George (2011-08)Two studies examined the relationships between self-rated and objectively measured creative ability and ease of perceiving alternative interpretations of the ambiguous Duck Rabbit figure. The studies found empirical support ...