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Entanglement and entangling power of the dynamics in light-harvesting complexes
(2010)We study the evolution of quantum entanglement during exciton energy transfer (EET) in a network model of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) complex, a biological pigment-protein complex involved in the early steps of ... -
“Legal highs” on the net—evaluation of UK-based websites, products and product information
(2010)Background: A vast array of substances are marketed as “legal highs” in the UK. These products are mainly marketed online and are packaged and produced to mimic illicit drugs. Little is known about the full range of products ... -
Simulating probability learning and probabilistic reversal learning using the attention-gated reinforcement learning (AGREL) model
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2010)In a probability learning task, participants estimate the probabilistic reward contingencies, and this task has been used extensively to study instrumental conditioning with partial reinforcement. In the probabilistic ... -
Road traffic impact on urban atmospheric aerosol loading at Oporto, Portugal
(2010)At urban areas in south Europe atmospheric aerosol levels are frequently above legislation limits as a result of road traffic and favourable climatic conditions for photochemical formation and dust suspension. Strategies ... -
Dissociation in self-narrative
(2011)We review different analytic approaches to narratives by those with psychopathological conditions, and we suggest that the interpretation of such narratives are complicated by a variety of phenomenological and hermeneutical ... -
Time dependent expression of cytokines in Mycobacterium bovis infected cattle lymph nodes
(2010)Advancements in the current diagnostic and vaccination protocols employed against bovine tuberculosis rely heavily upon a sound knowledge of the bovine immunological response. Central to this is the importance of timing ... -
An observational study of the needs and quality of life amongst patients in the treatment of Alzheimer's Dementia with cholinesterase inhibitors
(2008)Alzheimer’s dementia is one of the most commost mental health disorders associated with aging. In its earlier stages sufferers live independently but gradually rely increasingly on loved ones or formal carers for support ... -
Semantic memory impairment in schizophrenia : Deficit in storage or access of knowledge?
(2008)This study evaluates whether patients with schizophrenia have a degraded memory store for semantic knowledge. 20 patients with a chronic history of schizophrenia and evidence of cognitive impairment were selected, since ... -
Overinclusive thought and loosening of associations are not unique to schizophrenia and are produced in Alzheimer's dementia
(2009)Introduction: Bleuler's concept of loosening of associations which he believed epitomised psychotic thinking can manifest as overinclusion (merging of semantic categories) on semantic categorisation tasks. Overinclusion ... -
High specificity of the medical symptom validity test in patients with very severe memory impairment
(2009)Failure on effort tests usually implies insufficient effort to produce valid cognitive test scores. However, many people with very severe cognitive impairment, such as dementia patients, will produce failing scores on ... -
Physiology for ED practice
(Elsevier, 2008)This text explains to nurses the reasons behind the treatments they must give in an A&E environment, as opposed to simply what they must do. It features sections that are dedicated to giving advice in more specific situations, ... -
Pain and pain management
(Elsevier, 2008)This text explains the theory behind a lot of tasks that nurses must carry out in an A&E environment, rather than simply what they must do. It also examines some more specific circumstances, such as paediatrics and helping ... -
Haemodynamic effects of food intake during haemodialysis
(2008)Background: There is some doubt whether food intake during haemodialysis (HD) is detrimental to haemodynamic stability. Methods: We studied 20 stable non-diabetic HD patients during a single session. A standard meal was ... -
All patients receiving renal replacement therapy in the United Kingdom in 2005 (chapter 4)
(2007)Summary data are provided for the whole United Kingdom. There were 41 776 adult patients alive on renal replacement therapy (RRT) in the UK at the end of 2005, a prevalence for adults of 694 pmp. Addition of 748 children ... -
Mechanisms of disease : the hypoxic tubular hypothesis of diabetic nephropathy
(2008)Diabetic nephropathy is traditionally considered to be a primarily glomerular disease, although this contention has recently been challenged. Early tubular injury has been reported in patients with diabetes mellitus whose ... -
Depression on dialysis
(2008)Depression is the most common psychopathological condition among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), yet it is still under-recognized and misdiagnosed. Depression reduces quality of life and has a negative clinical ... -
Screening for depression while patients dialyse : an evaluation
(2008)Background: The lack of routine depression screening among the haemodialysis (HD) population may contribute to depression being under-recognised. While screening patients could be beneficial, the optimum screening procedure ... -
Factors affecting long-term survival of tunnelled haemodialysis catheters—a prospective audit of 812 tunnelled catheters
(2008)Background: In 2001, in the US, 23% of haemodialysis patients were dialysing through tunnelled venous catheters (TVCs), and in the UK (2006) there were 28% of prevalent patients using catheters. It is unlikely that numbers ... -
Synthesis of bioinorganic antimicrobial peptide nanoparticles with potential therapeutic properties
(2008)Amphiphilicity and cationicity are properties shared between antimicrobial peptides and proteins that catalyze biomineralization reactions. Merging these two functionalities, we demonstrate a reaction where a cationic ... -
Effect of high haematocrit on the efficiency of high-flux dialysis therapies
(2008)Background/Aims: Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy is a powerful predictor of mortality in dialysis patients. Serial measurements of LV mass provide prognostic information. We evaluated the association between changes in ...