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Pressure ulcers and incontinence-associated dermatitis : effectiveness of the pressure ulcer classification education tool on classification by nurses
(2010)
Context : Previous studies report that pressure ulcer classification and differentiation from incontinence associated dermatitis are difficult. Incorrect classification and differentiation result in incorrect prevention ...
Can Family Outdoor and Countryside Recreation Help Reconnect Children with the Outdoors? : Affluent Middle Childhood Perspectives of Countryside Recreation in the United Kingdom
(2010)
Extant research shows that despite the benefits of contact with nature, children are increasingly becoming disengaged from the outdoors. This study aimed to examine affluent children’s and mothers’ perspectives of countryside ...
Developing a dyadic OPTION scale to measure perceptions of shared decision making
(2010)
Our aim was to develop a measurement which enables research into the interdependent nature of clinical encounters. The prime objective was to develop an instrument capable of assessing the extent to which patients have ...
Fearful asymmetry : Kierkegaard’s search for the direction of time
(2010)
The ancient problem of whether our asymmetrical attitudes towards time are justified (or normatively required) remains a live one in contemporary philosophy. Drawing on themes in the work of McTaggart, Parfit, and Heidegger, ...
Evidence for both inverse agonism at the cannabinoid CB1 receptor and the lack of an endogenous cannabinoid tone in the rat and guinea-pig isolated ileum myenteric plexus-longitudinal muscle preparation
(2010)
Background and purpose: Cannabinoid receptor agonists reduce intestinal propulsion in rodents through the CB1 receptor. In addition to its antagonistic activity at this receptor, rimonabant (N-(piperidino)-5-(4-chlorophe ...
Defining consciousness : The importance of non-reflective self-awareneess
(2010-01)
I review the problem of how to define consciousness. I suggest that rather than continuing that debate, we should turn to phenomenological description of experience to discover the common aspects of consciousness. In this ...
Suppression of the postoperative neutrophil leucocytosis following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer and implications for surgical morbidity
(2010)
Objective: The extent to which neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer influences postoperative morbidity is controversial. This study investigated whether this treatment suppresses the normal perioperative ...
Dosimetry
(Churchill Livingstone, 2010)
The structure of the outer Galactic disc as revealed by IPHAS early A stars
(2010)
This study is an investigation of the stellar density profile of the Galactic disc in the anticentre direction. We select over 40 000 early A stars from INT/WFC Photometric Hα Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (IPHAS) ...