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Feasibility trial of cognitive behavioural therapy for fatigue in haemodialysis (BReF intervention)
(2020-10-14)
OBJECTIVE: Fatigue affects at least half of patients who are on haemodialysis with considerable repercussions on their functioning, quality of life, and clinical outcomes. This study assessed the feasibility, acceptability, ...
What about “Pharming”? Issues Regarding the Misuse of Prescription and Over‐the‐Counter Drugs
(2020-10-14)
Recently, a range of prescription and over‐the‐counter (OTC) drugs have emerged as being used recreationally, either on their own or in combination with other substances, both licit and illicit, including new psychoactive ...
Warmth and Competence to Predict Human Preference of Robot Behavior in Physical Human-Robot Interaction
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020-10-14)
A solid methodology to understand human perception and preferences in human-robot interaction (HRI) is crucial in designing real-world HRI. Social cognition posits that the dimensions Warmth and Competence are central and ...
GOODS-ALMA: Optically dark ALMA galaxies shed light on a cluster in formation at z = 3.5
(2020-10-13)
Thanks to its outstanding angular resolution, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has recently unambiguously identified a population of optically dark galaxies with redshifts greater than z = 3, which ...
A Design-of-Experiments Approach to Developing Thermoresponsive Gelators From Complex Polymer Mixtures
(2020-10-13)
This study investigated the effects of additives on the properties of poloxamer (P) 407 thermogels, employing a design-of-experiments (DoE) approach. P407 is a thermoresponsive triblock copolymer that exhibits a solution ...
Standing on the shoulders of giants : New mass and distance estimates for Betelgeuse through combined evolutionary, asteroseismic, and hydrodynamical simulations with MESA
(2020-10-13)
We conduct a rigorous examination of the nearby red supergiant Betelgeuse by drawing on the synthesis of new observational data and three different modeling techniques. Our observational results include the release of new, ...
National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme Project Dementia Friendly Communities: The DEMCOM evaluation (PR-R15-0116- 21003)
(NIHR Journals Library, 2020-10-13)
Final Report: National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme Project Dementia Friendly Communities: The DEMCOM evaluation (PR-R15-0116- 21003) As the number of people living with dementia is increasing ...
Can children swallow tablets? Outcome data from a feasibility study to assess the swallowability and acceptability of different sized placebo tablets in children and young people (Creating Acceptable Tablets - CAT)
(2020-10-10)
Objective Feasibility study to investigate the acceptability of different-sized placebo tablets in children aged 4–12 years. Design and setting Clinical Research Facilities, inpatient wards and outpatient clinics within a ...
Illness perceptions of Turkish Cypriot patients receiving haemodialysis: A qualitative study
(2020-10-10)
Background: Illness perceptions refer to cognitive appraisals that help patients understand and make sense of their condition. Although their importance in health behaviour and outcomes has been evidenced, less is known ...
Is medicinal ketamine associated with urinary dysfunction issues? Assessment of both the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the UK Yellow Card Scheme pharmacovigilance database-related reports
(2020-10-09)
Objective - A range of associated urinary dysfunction (KIU) issues have been typically described in ketamine misusers. Conversely, more knowledge is needed in terms of medicinal ketamine-related urological disturbances. ...