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Arts-Based Interventions for Professionals in Caring Roles During and After Crisis: A Systematic Review of the Literature
(2020-12-22)
Crisis events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can have a devastating effect on communities and the care professionals within them. Over recent years, arts-based interventions have helped in a wide range of crisis situations, ...
Faecal immunochemical testing in bowel cancer screening: Estimating outcomes for different diagnostic policies
(2020-12-20)
Objectives: The National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (NHS BCSP) in England has replaced guaiac faecal occult blood testing by faecal immunochemical testing (FIT). There is interest in fully exploiting ...
Causal blankets : Theory and algorithmic framework
(Springer Nature, 2020-12-18)
We introduce a novel framework to identify perception-action loops (PALOs) directly from data based on the principles of computational mechanics. Our approach is based on the notion of causal blanket, which captures sensory ...
Who is in the lead? New perspectives on leading service co-production
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-12-18)
Leadership permeates the co-creation process - from senior policy and management levels throughout the public service value chain where professional providers, service users and external stakeholders share leadership ...
Exploring the reasons why people home educate in Hertfordshire
(University of Hertfordshire, 2020-12-17)
Urinary Biomarkers: Mitigating Diagnostic Delays of Bladder Cancer in the COVID-19 era
(2020-12-17)
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a substantial increase in waiting times for cystoscopies, prompting concerns of delayed diagnoses and substandard surveillance of bladder cancer. Expanding the role of urinary biomarkers ...
Experimental investigation and statistical analysis of additively manufactured onyx-carbon fiber reinforced composites
(2020-12-16)
Availability of additive manufacturing (AM) has influenced the scientific community to improve on production and versatility of the components created with several associated technologies. Adding multiple substances through ...
Literature as the Measure of our Lives
(Routledge, 2020-12-16)
In her Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Toni Morrison said: 'We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.' In this paper, I explore, with the help of Wittgenstein, how ...
Prescription drugs misuse in “clubbers” and disco goers in Ibiza
(2020-12-15)
Background: Prescription drugs misuse and its related risks are considered a worldwide public health issue. Current trends show that the extent of such phenomenon may not be limited to subjects with psychiatric disorders, ...
Lattice design and 3D-printing of PEEK with Ca10(OH)(PO4)3 and in-vitro bio-composite for bone implant
(2020-12-15)
The addition of biomaterials such as Calcium hydroxyapatite (cHAp) and incorporation of porosity into poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) are effective ways to improve bone-implant interfaces and osseointegration of PEEK ...