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Complementary feeding and the early origins of obesity risk: a study protocol (2016)
Journal Article
Muniandy, N. D., Allotey, P. A., Soyiri, I. N., & Reidpath, D. D. (2016). Complementary feeding and the early origins of obesity risk: a study protocol. BMJ open, 6(11), Article e011635. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011635

Introduction The rise in the prevalence of childhood obesity worldwide calls for an intervention earlier in the life cycle. Studies show that nutrition during early infancy may contribute to later obesity. Hence, this study is designed to determine i... Read More about Complementary feeding and the early origins of obesity risk: a study protocol.

Bleomycin increases neutrophil adhesion to human vascular endothelial cells independently of upregulation of ICAM-1 and E-selectin (2016)
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Williamson, J. D., Sadofsky, L. R., Crooks, M. G., Greenman, J., & Hart, S. P. (2016). Bleomycin increases neutrophil adhesion to human vascular endothelial cells independently of upregulation of ICAM-1 and E-selectin. Experimental Lung Research, 42(8-10), 397-407. https://doi.org/10.1080/01902148.2016.1243742

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. Aim of the Study: Bleomycin-induced lung disease is a serious complication of therapy characterized by alveolar injury, cytokine release, inflammatory cell recruitment, and eventually pulmonary fibrosis. The mechanisms unde... Read More about Bleomycin increases neutrophil adhesion to human vascular endothelial cells independently of upregulation of ICAM-1 and E-selectin.

A systematic review of management of inadvertent arterial injury during central venous catheterisation (2016)
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Dixon, O. G. B., Smith, G. E., Carradice, D., & Chetter, I. C. (2017). A systematic review of management of inadvertent arterial injury during central venous catheterisation. The journal of vascular access, 18(2), 97-102. https://doi.org/10.5301/jva.5000611

© 2017 Wichtig Publishing. Introduction: Central venous catheterisation (CVC) is a technique commonly used to obtain vascular access and over five million CVCs are inserted annually. This systematic review of CVC-related arterial injury aims to compa... Read More about A systematic review of management of inadvertent arterial injury during central venous catheterisation.

Coming of age, becoming obese: A cross-sectional analysis of obesity among adolescents and young adults in Malaysia (2016)
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Pell, C., Allotey, P., Evans, N., Hardon, A., Imelda, J. D., Soyiri, I., …The SEACO Team. (2016). Coming of age, becoming obese: A cross-sectional analysis of obesity among adolescents and young adults in Malaysia. BMC public health, 16(1), Article 1082. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3746-x

© 2016 The Author(s). Background: Malaysians have become increasingly obese over recent years. The transition from adolescence to early adulthood is recognized as critical for the development of eating and activity habits. However, little obesity-rel... Read More about Coming of age, becoming obese: A cross-sectional analysis of obesity among adolescents and young adults in Malaysia.

Altruism or obligation? The motivations and experience of women who donate oocytes to known recipients in assisted conception treatment: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study. (2016)
Journal Article
Arharya, S., Bryant, L. B., & Twiddy, M. (2017). Altruism or obligation? The motivations and experience of women who donate oocytes to known recipients in assisted conception treatment: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 38(1), 4 - 11. https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2016.1233171

Introduction: This qualitative study was conducted to explore the motivations and experience of oocyte donors donating to women known to them. Methods: Three women who donated oocytes to a close relative were interviewed and data were analysed usi... Read More about Altruism or obligation? The motivations and experience of women who donate oocytes to known recipients in assisted conception treatment: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study..

Altruism or obligation? The motivations and experience of women who donate oocytes to known recipients in assisted conception treatment: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study (2016)
Journal Article
Acharya, S., Bryant, L., & Twiddy, M. (2016). Altruism or obligation? The motivations and experience of women who donate oocytes to known recipients in assisted conception treatment: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 38(1), 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2016.1233171

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Introduction: This qualitative study was conducted to explore the motivations and experience of oocyte donors donating to women known to them. Methods: Three women who donated oocytes to... Read More about Altruism or obligation? The motivations and experience of women who donate oocytes to known recipients in assisted conception treatment: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study.

Patient-reported outcome measures for allergy and asthma in children (2016)
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Soyiri, I. N., Nwaru, B. I., & Sheikh, A. (2016). Patient-reported outcome measures for allergy and asthma in children. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 27(8), 779-783. https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.12603

There is increasing recognition of the importance of patient's perceptions of disease and their assessments of heathcare processes. Patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) are therefore now regarded as at least as important as the traditional objec... Read More about Patient-reported outcome measures for allergy and asthma in children.

Exploratory trial of a school-based alcohol prevention intervention with a family component: Implications for implementation (2016)
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Segrott, J., Rothwell, H., Pignatelli, I., Playle, R., Hewitt, G., Huang, C., …Moore, L. (2016). Exploratory trial of a school-based alcohol prevention intervention with a family component: Implications for implementation. Health Education, 116(4), 410-431. https://doi.org/10.1108/HE-01-2015-0005

Purpose – Involvement of parents/carers may increase effectiveness of primary school-based alcohol-misuse prevention projects through strengthening family-based protective factors, but rates of parental engagement are typically low. This paper report... Read More about Exploratory trial of a school-based alcohol prevention intervention with a family component: Implications for implementation.

Building a recruitment database for asthma trials: a conceptual framework for the creation of the UK Database of Asthma Research Volunteers (2016)
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Nwaru, B. I., Soyiri, I. N., Simpson, C. R., Griffiths, C., & Sheikh, A. (2016). Building a recruitment database for asthma trials: a conceptual framework for the creation of the UK Database of Asthma Research Volunteers. Trials, 17(1), Article 264. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1381-6

Background Randomised clinical trials are the ‘gold standard’ for evaluating the effectiveness of healthcare interventions. However, successful recruitment of participants remains a key challenge for many trialists. In this paper, we present a concep... Read More about Building a recruitment database for asthma trials: a conceptual framework for the creation of the UK Database of Asthma Research Volunteers.

A Systematic Review of the Uptake and Adherence Rates to Supervised Exercise Programs in Patients with Intermittent Claudication (2016)
Journal Article
Harwood, A., Smith, G. E., Cayton, T., Broadbent, E., & Chetter, I. C. (2016). A Systematic Review of the Uptake and Adherence Rates to Supervised Exercise Programs in Patients with Intermittent Claudication. Annals of vascular surgery, 34, 280-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2016.02.009

Background Intermittent claudication (IC) is a common and debilitating symptom of peripheral arterial disease and is associated with a significant reduction in a sufferer's quality of life. Guidelines recommend a supervised exercise program (SEP) as... Read More about A Systematic Review of the Uptake and Adherence Rates to Supervised Exercise Programs in Patients with Intermittent Claudication.