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Spirited Away: Dream Work, the Outsider, and the Representation of Transylvania in the Pied Piper and Dracula Myth in Britain and Germany
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2017-12-01)
We may question the representation of Bram Stoker’s and Robert Browning’s Transylvania but we need to be careful with our contemporary desire to tie the texts too closely to their socio-historical contexts. This approach ...
Shared decision-making for psychiatric medication : A mixed-methods evaluation of a UK training programme for service users and clinicians
(2017-12-01)
Background: Shared decision making (SDM) is recognised as a promising strategy to enhance good collaboration between clinicians and service users, yet it is not practised regularly in mental health. Aims: Develop and ...
Lactation following bereavement: how can midwives support women to make informed choices?
(2017-12-01)
Perinatal loss, defined as the death of a baby within the neonatal period, stillbirth or late miscarriage (determined for the purpose of this paper as 20 weeks’ gestation), has been identified by multiple agencies and ...
Sensitivity of the Himalayan orography representation in simulation of winter precipitation using Regional Climate Model (RegCM) nested in a GCM
(2017-12-01)
The role of the Himalayan orography representationin a Regional Climate Model (RegCM4) nested inNCMRWF global spectral model is examined in simulatingthe winter circulation and associated precipitation over theNorthwest ...
Do COPD patients taught pursed lips breathing (PLB) for dyspnoea management continue to use the technique long-term? A mixed methodological study
(2017-12-01)
Objective : To investigate whether COPD patients taught pursed lips breathing (PLB) for dyspnoea management continue to use the technique long-term and, if so, their experience of this.Design : A mixed methodological ...
The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of treat-to-target strategies in rheumatoid arthritis : a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
(National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), 2017-12-01)
BACKGROUND: Treat to target (TTT) is a broad concept for treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It involves setting a treatment target, usually remission or low disease activity (LDA). This is often combined ...
Constraining cosmic scatter in the Galactic halo through a differential analysis of metal-poor stars
(2017-12)
Context. The chemical abundances of metal-poor halo stars are important to understanding key aspects of Galactic formation and evolution. Aims. We aim to constrain Galactic chemical evolution with precise chemical abundances ...
Basal Insulin Regimens for Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus : A Cost-Utility Analysis
(2017-12-01)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the cost-effectiveness of basal insulin regimens for adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus in England. METHODS: A cost-utility analysis was conducted in accordance with the National Institute for Health ...
Psychological Determinants of Medication Adherence in Stroke Survivors: : A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
(2017-12-01)
BACKGROUND: Medications targeting stroke risk factors have shown good efficacy, yet adherence is suboptimal. To improve adherence, its determinants must be understood. To date, no systematic review has mapped identified ...
Real Time Detection of Airborne Bioparticles in Antarctica
(2017-12-01)
We demonstrate for the first time, continuous real-time observations of airborne bio-fluorescent aerosols recorded at the British Antarctic Survey's Halley VI Research Station, located on the Brunt ice shelf close to the ...