Browsing Research publications by Author "Health & Human Sciences Research Institute"
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12 Minutes and the simple seven
Kirby, Michael (2013-10-01) -
12-Lead ECG training: The way forward
Alinier, Guillaume; Gordon, R.; Harwood, C.; Hunt, B. (2006)The teaching of electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring has not changed for decades and still very much relies on access to real patients for practice. However there is nowadays an even greater need for modern training tools ... -
14C Autoradiography with a novel wafer scale CMOS Active Pixel Sensor
Esposito, M.; Anaxagoras, T.; Larner, Joanne; Allinson, N.M.; Wells, K. (2013-01-07)14C autoradiography is a well established technique for structural and metabolic analysis of cells and tissues. The most common detection medium for this application is film emulsion, which offers unbeatable spatial resolution ... -
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 ... -
2,3-Butanedione monoxime increases speed of relaxation in single muscle fibres of frog
Sun, Y-B.; Lou, Fang; Edman, K.A.P. (2001-05)The effects of 2,3-butanedione monoxime (BDM) on intracellular Ca2+ transient and cross-bridge function were studied in frog single fibres from the anterior tibialis muscle of Rana temporaria (sarcomere length, 2.2 microm; ... -
2-Cysteine Peroxiredoxins and Thylakoid Ascorbate Peroxidase create a water-water cycle that is essential to protect the photosynthetic apparatus under high light stress conditions
Awad, Jasmin; Stotz, Henrik; Fekete, Agnes; Krischke, Markus; Engert, Cornelia; Havaux, Michel; Berger, Susanne; Mueller, Martin J. (2015-04-01)Different peroxidases, including 2-cysteine (2-Cys) peroxiredoxins (PRXs) and thylakoid ascorbate peroxidase (tAPX), have been proposed to be involved in the water-water cycle (WWC) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-mediated ... -
2-DPMP (desoxypipradrol, 2-benzhydrylpiperidine, 2-phenylmethylpiperidine) and D2PM (diphenyl-2-pyrrolidin-2-yl-methanol, diphenylprolinol) : A preliminary review
Corkery, John; Schifano, Fabrizio; Ghodse, A. Hamid; Elliott, S.; Corazza, Ornella (2012)2-DPMP (desoxypipradrol, 2-benzhydrylpiperidine, 2-phenylmethylpiperidine) and D2PM (diphenyl-2-pyrrolidin-2-yl-methanol, diphenylprolinol) are psychoactive substances, sold primarily over the Internet and in 'head' shops ... -
2-Hexadecynoic acid inhibits plasmodial FAS-II enzymes and arrests erythrocytic and liver stage Plasmodium infections
Tasdemir, Deniz; Sanabria, David; Lauinger, Ina L; Tarun, Alice; Herman, Rob; Perozzo, Remo; Zloh, Mire; Kappe, Stefan H.; Brun, Reto; Carballeira, Néstor M (2010)Acetylenic fatty acids are known to display several biological activities, but their antimalarial activity has remained unexplored. In this study, we synthesized the 2-, 5-, 6-, and 9-hexadecynoic acids (HDAs) and evaluated ... -
25C-NBOMe: preliminary data on pharmacology, psychoactive effects and toxicity of a new potent hallucinogenic drug
Bersani, Francesco Saverio; Corazza, Ornella; Albano, Gabriella; Valeriani, Giuseppe; Santacroce, Rita; Bolzan, Flamina; Cinosi, Eduardo; Simonato, Pierluigi; Martinotti, Giovanni; Bersani, Giuseppe; Schifano, Fabrizio (2014-07-03)Introduction. The use of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs) has rapidly increased as well as their online availability. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of the nature and the risks associated ... -
2β-Acetoxyferruginol - A new antibacterial abietane diterpene from the bark of Prumnopitys andina
Smith, E.C.J.; Gibbons, S.; Wareham, N.; Zloh, Mire (2008-04-15)As part of an on-going project to isolate antibacterial compounds from rare conifer species, a new abietane diterpene, 2β-acetoxyferruginol was isolated from the stem bark of Prumnopitys andina. Molecular modelling studies ... -
The 4 Point Plan Software : Straightforward guidance for livestock farmers to minimise pollution and benefit your business
Department of Human and Environmental Sciences; Health & Human Sciences Research Institute; Agriculture and Environment Research Unit; Tzilivakis, John; Lewis, Kathleen; Green, Andrew; Warner, Douglas (Scottish Executive, 2004) -
A 5 item version of the Compliance Questionnaire for Rheumatology (CQR5) successfully identifies low adherence to DMARDs
Hughes, Lyndsay D.; Done, D.J.; Young, Adam (2013-10)Taking DMARDs as prescribed is an essential part of self-management for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. To date, the Compliance Questionnaire for Rheumatology (CQR) is the only self-report adherence measure created ... -
5,6-Methylenedioxy-2-aminoindane : from laboratory curiosity to 'legal high'
Gallagher, C. T.; Assi, S.; Stair, J. L.; Fergus, S.; Corazza, Ornella; Corkery, John; Schifano, Fabrizio (2012-03-01)The fully synthetic 'legal high' 5,6-methylenedioxy-2-aminoindane (MDAI) is an analogue of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine. Although developed in the 1990s, it was not widely abused until 2010. However, mephedrone was ... -
5.08 Drug Delivery across the Blood-brain barrier
Lalatsa, Aikaterini (Elsevier, 2011) -
59 Seconds : Think a little, change a lot
Wiseman, Richard (Macmillan, 2010-04)Most people would like to be more creative, more persuasive and more attractive. For years, gurus and ‘life coaches’ have urged people to improve their lives by changing the way they think and behave, but scientific research ... -
The ABC model revisited
Tschudi, Finn; Winter, David (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011) -
Aberrant driving behaviours amongst New Zealand truck drivers
Sullman, M.J.M.; Pajo, K.B.; Meadows, M.L. (2002-01-01)Research using the driver behaviour questionnaire (DBQ) has found that aberrant driving behaviours can be categorised into: errors, lapses and violations (and aggressive violations, depending on the version of the DBQ ... -
Academic primary care: time to review and integrate
Adams, Ann; Lester, Helen; Kendall, S.; Bryar, Ros (2011) -
Accelerated metabolite identification by "Extraction-NMR"
Gerhard, U.; Thomas, S.; Mortishire-Smith, R. (2003-07-14)Examples of the use of extraction-NMR, an efficient and rapid method to obtain structural information on metabolites without prior separation, are described. Crude ethyl acetate extracts of in vitro microsomal incubations ... -
Access to the Countryside : A Guide to Access Assessments
Department of Human and Environmental Sciences; Health & Human Sciences Research Institute; Agriculture and Environment Research Unit; Tzilivakis, John; Lewis, Kathleen (Country Land and Business Association (CLA), 1999)