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‘A fifty mile round trip to change a lightbulb’: An exploratory study of carers’ experiences of providing help, care and support to families and friends from a distance (2020)
Journal Article
White, C., Wray, J., & Whitfield, C. (2020). ‘A fifty mile round trip to change a lightbulb’: An exploratory study of carers’ experiences of providing help, care and support to families and friends from a distance. Health and Social Care in the Community, 28(5), 1632-1642. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12988

While the role of carers has been widely investigated, the experiences of those who care from a distance have been little explored, especially in the United Kingdom. However, contemporary patterns of family life suggest that this may be a significant... Read More about ‘A fifty mile round trip to change a lightbulb’: An exploratory study of carers’ experiences of providing help, care and support to families and friends from a distance.

Positive spiritual climate supports transformational leadership as means to reduce nursing burnout and intent to leave (2020)
Journal Article
Wu, X., Hayter, M., Lee, A. J., Yuan, Y., Li, S., Bi, Y., Zhang, L., Cao, C., Gong, W., & Zhang, Y. (2020). Positive spiritual climate supports transformational leadership as means to reduce nursing burnout and intent to leave. Journal of nursing management, 28(4), 804-813. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12994

Aim
To explore the relationship between spiritual climate and transformational leadership, and examine their impact on nurses perceived emotional exhaustion and intentions to quit.

Background
Transformational leadership is known to have a signif... Read More about Positive spiritual climate supports transformational leadership as means to reduce nursing burnout and intent to leave.

Understanding the principles and aims of intravenous fluid therapy (2020)
Journal Article
Guest, M. (2020). Understanding the principles and aims of intravenous fluid therapy. Nursing standard, 35(2), 75-82. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2020.e11459

A balance between the volume of fluid taken in by the human body, and the volume of fluid excreted, is essential for life. Body fluid balance, which is maintained via various homeostatic mechanisms, can be disrupted by injury or disease. Prompt actio... Read More about Understanding the principles and aims of intravenous fluid therapy.

Evolving trends in open access (2019)
Journal Article
Watson, R. (2019). Evolving trends in open access. Compliance elliance journal, 5(1), 91-98

With the growth of open access publishing there has been a concomitant growth in the number of predatory publishers. This article considers why open access has arisen and the various models under which it operates before considering the nature of pre... Read More about Evolving trends in open access.

A meta-synthesis study of the key elements involved in childhood vaccine hesitancy (2019)
Journal Article
Díaz Crescitelli, M. E., Ghirotto, L., Sisson, H., Sarli, L., Artioli, G., Bassi, M. C., Appicciutoli, G., & Hayter, M. (2020). A meta-synthesis study of the key elements involved in childhood vaccine hesitancy. Public health, 180, 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.10.027

Objectives: Immunization is one of the most successful and cost-effective interventions to improve health outcomes. However, internationally, the phenomenon of parental vaccine hesitancy is increasing and presents a growing challenge for health profe... Read More about A meta-synthesis study of the key elements involved in childhood vaccine hesitancy.

Targeted removal of blood cancer cells from mixed cell populations by cell recognition with matching particle imprints (2019)
Journal Article
Das, A. A., Remaud, P., Medlock, J., Das, A. A. K., Allsup, D. J., Madden, L. A., Nees, D., Weldrick, P. J., & Paunov, V. N. (2019). Targeted removal of blood cancer cells from mixed cell populations by cell recognition with matching particle imprints. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 4(1), 197-205. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9qm00531e

We report a new approach for separation of blood cancer cells from healthy white blood cells based on cell recognition by surface functionalised particle imprints. We prepared polymeric particle imprints from a layer of suspension of monodisperse PMM... Read More about Targeted removal of blood cancer cells from mixed cell populations by cell recognition with matching particle imprints.

An evolution of socioeconomic related inequality in teenage pregnancy and childbearing in Malawi (2019)
Journal Article
Chirwa, G. C., Mazalale, J., Likupe, G., Nkhoma, D., Chiwaula, L., & Chintsanya, J. (2019). An evolution of socioeconomic related inequality in teenage pregnancy and childbearing in Malawi. PLoS ONE, 14(11), Article e0225374. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225374

Background
Teenage pregnancies and childbearing are important health concerns in low-and middleincome countries (LMICs) including Malawi. Addressing these challenges requires, among other things, an understanding of the socioeconomic determinants of... Read More about An evolution of socioeconomic related inequality in teenage pregnancy and childbearing in Malawi.