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Effects of curcumin on mitochondria in neurodegenerative diseases (2019)
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Bagheri, H., Ghasemi, F., Barreto, G. E., Rafiee, R., Sathyapalan, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2020). Effects of curcumin on mitochondria in neurodegenerative diseases. BioFactors, 46(1), 5-20. https://doi.org/10.1002/biof.1566

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) result from progressive deterioration of selectively susceptible neuron populations in different central nervous system (CNS) regions. NDs are classified in accordance with the primary clinical manifestations (e.g., p... Read More about Effects of curcumin on mitochondria in neurodegenerative diseases.

Experiences of participating in intergenerational interventions in older people's care settings: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative literature (2019)
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Bagnasco, A., Hayter, M., Rossi, S., Zanini, M., Pellegrini, R., Aleo, G., …Sasso, L. (2020). Experiences of participating in intergenerational interventions in older people's care settings: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative literature. Journal of advanced nursing, 76(1), 22-33. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14214

Aims: To synthesize the findings of qualitative research exploring the experiences of being involved in intergenerational interventions in older people's care settings. Design: A meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature, employing Sandelowski and... Read More about Experiences of participating in intergenerational interventions in older people's care settings: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative literature.

Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality: a review of the literature (2019)
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Blenkinsopp, J., Snowden, N., Mannion, R., Powell, M., Davies, H., Millar, R., & McHale, J. (2019). Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality: a review of the literature. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 33(6), 737-756. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-12-2018-0363

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review existing research on whistleblowing in healthcare in order to develop an evidence base for policy and research. Design/methodology/approach: A narrative review, based... Read More about Whistleblowing over patient safety and care quality: a review of the literature.

Palliative care for people living with heart failure: European Association for Palliative Care Task Force expert position statement (2019)
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Sobanski, P. Z., Alt-Epping, B., Currow, D. C., Goodlin, S. J., Grodzicki, T., Hogg, K., …Larkin, P. J. (2020). Palliative care for people living with heart failure: European Association for Palliative Care Task Force expert position statement. Cardiovascular research, 116(1), 12-27. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvz200

© 2019 Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. Contrary to common perception, modern palliative care (PC) is applicable to all people with an incurable disease, not only cancer. PC is appropriate at every stage... Read More about Palliative care for people living with heart failure: European Association for Palliative Care Task Force expert position statement.

Effects of kinesiotaping on knee osteoarthritis: A literature review (2019)
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Abolhasani, M., Moradi, V., Halabchi, F., Afsharnia, E., Ingle, L., Shariat, A., & Hakakzadeh, A. (2019). Effects of kinesiotaping on knee osteoarthritis: A literature review. Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation, 15(4), 498-503. https://doi.org/10.12965/jer.1938364.182

The purpose of this review was to determine the current evidence-base for the efficacy of kinesiotaping in patients with osteoarthritis. Search-ing was undertaken using MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)... Read More about Effects of kinesiotaping on knee osteoarthritis: A literature review.

Patterns, mechanisms and genetics of speciation in reptiles and amphibians (2019)
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Wollenberg Valero, K. C., Marshall, J. C., Bastiaans, E., Caccone, A., Camargo, A., Morando, M., …Steinfartz, S. (2019). Patterns, mechanisms and genetics of speciation in reptiles and amphibians. Genes, 10(9), Article 646. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10090646

© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. In this contribution, the aspects of reptile and amphibian speciation that emerged from research performed over the past decade are reviewed. First, this study assesses how patterns and proces... Read More about Patterns, mechanisms and genetics of speciation in reptiles and amphibians.

A bioinformatics toolkit: in silico tools and online resources for investigating genetic variation (2019)
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Webster, S. J., Aldossary, M. A., & Hampshire, D. J. (2019). A bioinformatics toolkit: in silico tools and online resources for investigating genetic variation. Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, 45(7), 674-684. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1692978

With the advent of large-scale next-generation sequencing initiatives, there is an increasing importance to interpret and understand the potential phenotypic influence of identified genetic variation and its significance in the human genome. Bioinfor... Read More about A bioinformatics toolkit: in silico tools and online resources for investigating genetic variation.

Multi-disciplinary palliative care is effective in people with symptomatic heart failure: A systematic review and narrative synthesis (2019)
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Datla, S., Verberkt, C. A., Hoye, A., Janssen, D. J. A., & Johnson, M. J. (2019). Multi-disciplinary palliative care is effective in people with symptomatic heart failure: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. Palliative medicine, 33(8), 1003-1016. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319859148

Background: Despite recommendations, people with heart failure have poor access to palliative care. Aim: To identify the evidence in relation to palliative care for people with symptomatic heart failure. Design: Systematic review and narrative synthe... Read More about Multi-disciplinary palliative care is effective in people with symptomatic heart failure: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.

Views of Service Providers and Adolescents on Use of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services by Adolescents: A Systematic Review (2019)
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Onukwugha, F. I., Hayter, M., & Magadi, M. A. (2019). Views of Service Providers and Adolescents on Use of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services by Adolescents: A Systematic Review. African journal of reproductive health, 23(2), 134-147. https://doi.org/10.29063/ajrh2019/v23i2.13

This review examines the literature on adolescents' and providers' views on access and use of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) information and services. The SRH services referred to in this study were predominantly family planning services, STI t... Read More about Views of Service Providers and Adolescents on Use of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services by Adolescents: A Systematic Review.

MRI and PET/MRI in hematologic malignancies (2019)
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Mayerhoefer, M. E., Archibald, S. J., Messiou, C., Staudenherz, A., Berzaczy, D., & Schöder, H. (2020). MRI and PET/MRI in hematologic malignancies. Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI, 51(5), 1325-1335. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.26848

The role of MRI differs considerably between the three main groups of hematological malignancies: lymphoma, leukemia, and myeloma. In myeloma, whole-body MRI (WB-MRI) is recognized as a highly sensitive test for the assessment of myeloma, and is also... Read More about MRI and PET/MRI in hematologic malignancies.

Inclusion, characteristics and outcomes of people requiring palliative care in studies of non-pharmacological interventions for delirium: A systematic review (2019)
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Hosie, A., Siddiqi, N., Featherstone, I., Johnson, M., Lawlor, P. G., Bush, S. H., …Agar, M. (2019). Inclusion, characteristics and outcomes of people requiring palliative care in studies of non-pharmacological interventions for delirium: A systematic review. Palliative medicine, 33(8), 878-899. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319853487

© The Author(s) 2019. Background: Delirium is common, distressing, serious and under-researched in specialist palliative care settings. Objectives: To examine whether people requiring palliative care were included in non-pharmacological delirium inte... Read More about Inclusion, characteristics and outcomes of people requiring palliative care in studies of non-pharmacological interventions for delirium: A systematic review.

A systematic review of high-intensity interval training as an exercise intervention for intermittent claudication (2019)
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Pymer, S., Palmer, J., Harwood, A. E., Ingle, L., Smith, G. E., & Chetter, I. C. (2019). A systematic review of high-intensity interval training as an exercise intervention for intermittent claudication. Journal of vascular surgery, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2019.03.050

Background Intermittent claudication (IC) is the most common symptom of peripheral arterial disease, which significantly affects walking ability, functional capacity and quality of life. Supervised exercise programs (SEP) are recommended as first-lin... Read More about A systematic review of high-intensity interval training as an exercise intervention for intermittent claudication.

Risk of ovarian cancer in women treated with ovarian stimulating drugs for infertility (2019)
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Rizzuto, I., Behrens, R. F., & Smith, L. A. (2019). Risk of ovarian cancer in women treated with ovarian stimulating drugs for infertility. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2019(6), Article CD008215. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008215.pub3

© 2019 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background This is an updated version of the original Cochrane Review published in the Cochrane Library in 2013 (Issue 8) on the risk of ovarian cancer in women using infertili... Read More about Risk of ovarian cancer in women treated with ovarian stimulating drugs for infertility.

Patient and public involvement in health research in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review (2019)
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Cook, N., Siddiqi, N., Twiddy, M., & Kenyon, R. (2019). Patient and public involvement in health research in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review. BMJ open, 9(5), Article e026514. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026514

Objectives: Patient and public involvement (PPI) is argued to lead to higher quality health research, which is more relatable to and helps empower the public. We synthesised the evidence to look for examples of PPI in health research in low/middle-in... Read More about Patient and public involvement in health research in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

The role of transients in action observation (2019)
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Cole, G. G., Welsh, T. N., & Skarratt, P. A. (in press). The role of transients in action observation. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-019-01740-5

A large number of studies have now described the various ways in which the observation of another person’s dynamic movement can influence the speed with which the observer is able to prepare a motor action themselves. The typical results are most oft... Read More about The role of transients in action observation.

Validity and effectiveness of paediatric early warning systems and track and trigger tools for identifying and reducing clinical deterioration in hospitalised children: a systematic review (2019)
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Trubey, R., Huang, C., Lugg-Widger, F. V., Hood, K., Allen, D., Edwards, D., …Powell, C. (2019). Validity and effectiveness of paediatric early warning systems and track and trigger tools for identifying and reducing clinical deterioration in hospitalised children: a systematic review. BMJ open, 9(5), Article e022105. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022105

© 2019 Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. Objective To assess (1) how well validated existing paediatric track and trigger tools (PTTT) are for predicting adverse outcomes in hospitalised children, and (... Read More about Validity and effectiveness of paediatric early warning systems and track and trigger tools for identifying and reducing clinical deterioration in hospitalised children: a systematic review.

Extracellular nutrient digestion and absorption in the insect gut (2019)
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Holtof, M., Lenaerts, C., Cullen, D., & Vanden Broeck, J. (2019). Extracellular nutrient digestion and absorption in the insect gut. Cell and Tissue Research, 377(3), 397-414. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-019-03031-9

Insects are the most abundant and diverse class of animals on the planet. One explanation for their success is their extraordinary ability to successfully consume a wide range of foods. Like all heterotrophic organisms, insects need to acquire vital... Read More about Extracellular nutrient digestion and absorption in the insect gut.

Insuring the Transatlantic Slave Trade (2019)
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Pearson, R., & Richardson, D. (2019). Insuring the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Journal of Economic History, 79(2), 417-446. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050719000068

Copyright © 2019 The Economic History Association. One important, but overlooked, risk mitigation device that facilitated the growth of the slave trade in the eighteenth century was the increasing availability of insurance for ships and their human c... Read More about Insuring the Transatlantic Slave Trade.