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Knowledge and attitudes of nurses working in sexual health clinics in the United Kingdom toward post-sexual exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection (2004)
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Hayter, M. (2004). Knowledge and attitudes of nurses working in sexual health clinics in the United Kingdom toward post-sexual exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection. Public Health Nursing, 21(1), 66-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2004.21109.x

The use of anti‐human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drugs after occupational exposure to HIV is a proven method of preventing some HIV infections. There is anecdotal evidence that this treatment is being used to treat recently exposed sexual contacts... Read More about Knowledge and attitudes of nurses working in sexual health clinics in the United Kingdom toward post-sexual exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection.

Is the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) a reliable screening tool in early pregnancy? (2004)
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Jomeen, J., & Martin, C. R. (2004). Is the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) a reliable screening tool in early pregnancy?. Psychology & health, 19(6), 787-800. https://doi.org/10.1080/0887044042000272895

The factor structure and internal reliability of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was investigated to determine the suitability of the instrument for screening during early pregnancy. The study used a cross-sectional design with all o... Read More about Is the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) a reliable screening tool in early pregnancy?.

The illness experiences of women with fibroids: An exploratory qualitative study (2004)
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Nicholls, C., Glover, L., & Pistrang, N. (2004). The illness experiences of women with fibroids: An exploratory qualitative study. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 25(3-4), 295-304. https://doi.org/10.1080/01674820400024430

Previous research suggests that women attending gynaecology clinics experience high rates of psychological distress and psychiatric morbidity. Although the reasons for this are poorly understood, certain conditions appear to cause women particularly... Read More about The illness experiences of women with fibroids: An exploratory qualitative study.

Hegel, war and the tragedy of imperialism (2004)
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Tyler, C. (2004). Hegel, war and the tragedy of imperialism. History of European ideas, 30(4), 403-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.histeuroideas.2003.11.017

This article contextualises Hegel's writings on international order, especially those concerning war and imperialism. The recurring theme is the tragic nature of the struggles for recognition which are instantiated by these phenomena. Section one exa... Read More about Hegel, war and the tragedy of imperialism.

Clinical trials update from the Heart Failure Society of America: EMOTE, HERB-CHF, BEST genetic sub-study and RHYTHM-ICD (2004)
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Lalukota, K., Cleland, J. G., Ingle, L., Clark, A. L., & Coletta, A. P. (2004). Clinical trials update from the Heart Failure Society of America: EMOTE, HERB-CHF, BEST genetic sub-study and RHYTHM-ICD. European journal of heart failure, 6(7), 953-955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejheart.2004.10.003

This article summarises key presentations relevant to the pathophysiology, prevention or treatment of heart failure, from the Heart Failure Society of America annual meeting held in Toronto, Canada. Data from the EnoxiMone in intravenous inOTropE-dep... Read More about Clinical trials update from the Heart Failure Society of America: EMOTE, HERB-CHF, BEST genetic sub-study and RHYTHM-ICD.

The initial-final mass relationship: Spectroscopy of white dwarfs in NGC 2099 (M37) (2004)
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Kalirai, J. S., Richer, H. B., Reitzel, D., Hansen, B. M., Rich, R. M., Fahlman, G. G., Gibson, B. K., & Von Hippel, T. (2004). The initial-final mass relationship: Spectroscopy of white dwarfs in NGC 2099 (M37). Astrophysical journal. Letters, 618(2), L123-L127

We present new observations of very faint white dwarfs (WDs) in the rich open star cluster NGC 2099 (M37). Following deep, wide-field imaging of the cluster using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, we have now obtained spectroscopic observations of... Read More about The initial-final mass relationship: Spectroscopy of white dwarfs in NGC 2099 (M37).

GP exercise referral schemes: improving the patient's experience (2004)
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Wormald, H., & Ingle, L. (2004). GP exercise referral schemes: improving the patient's experience. The Health education journal, 63(4), 362-373. https://doi.org/10.1177/001789690406300407

Objective: The main objective of this study was to explore patients' perceptions of general practitioner (GP) exercise referral (ER) schemes with a view to providing a better service for future patients. Design: A qualitative focus group methodology.... Read More about GP exercise referral schemes: improving the patient's experience.

Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives (2004)
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Young, E., Eddleston, J., Ingleby, S., Streets, J., McJanet, L., Wang, M., & Glover, L. (2005). Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives. Intensive care medicine, 31(1), 86-91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2495-y

Objective: This study gathered data on symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients and relatives after discharge from intensive care and examined whether the intensive care population differ from an elective cardiac surgery group with regards to t... Read More about Returning home after intensive care: a comparison of symptoms of anxiety and depression in ICU and elective cardiac surgery patients and their relatives.

Early results of a rotational flap to treat chronic anal fissures (2004)
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Singh, M., Sharma, A., Gardiner, A., & Duthie, G. S. (2005). Early results of a rotational flap to treat chronic anal fissures. International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 20(4), 339-342. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-004-0663-8

Background: Treatment of anal fissures has changed dramatically in the past decade. Only a few fail to respond to medical therapy. Sphincterotomy and anal dilatation have fallen out of favour due to the risk of incontinence. Island flaps have been pr... Read More about Early results of a rotational flap to treat chronic anal fissures.

Rectal irrigation for relief of functional bowel disorders (2004)
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Gardiner, A., Marshall, J., & Duthie, G. (2004). Rectal irrigation for relief of functional bowel disorders. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 19(9), 39-42. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2004.11.19.9.39.c3755

This article examines the use of rectal irrigation for the symptomatic relief of functional bowel disorders in certain groups of patients. The authors undertook a study of 80 patients and conclude that it is a valuable treatment for some patients.

Bridging the gap between mechanistic and adaptive explanations of territory formation (2004)
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Morrell, L. J., & Kokko, H. (2005). Bridging the gap between mechanistic and adaptive explanations of territory formation. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 57(4), 381-390. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-004-0859-5

How animals divide space can have fundamental implications for the population dynamics of territorial species. It has recently been proposed that space can be divided if animals tend to avoid fight locations, rather than the winner of fights gaining... Read More about Bridging the gap between mechanistic and adaptive explanations of territory formation.

Self-esteem and mental health during early pregnancy (2004)
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Jomeen, J., & Martin, C. R. (2005). Self-esteem and mental health during early pregnancy. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 9(1-2), 92-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cein.2004.09.001

Objective.The relationship of self-esteem to other indicators of psychological distress such as anxiety and depression has seldom been explored in relation to antenatal care. However, there is increasing evidence that low self-esteem has a significan... Read More about Self-esteem and mental health during early pregnancy.

Controllability and elimination of impulsive modes in descriptor systems (2004)
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Hou, M. (2004). Controllability and elimination of impulsive modes in descriptor systems. IEEE transactions on automatic control, 49(10), 1723-1729. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2004.835392

As a refined notion, impulsive-mode controllability is suggested for the general class of linear continuous descriptor systems. This notion reveals rich properties of the general descriptor systems in terms of admissibility of initial conditions, adm... Read More about Controllability and elimination of impulsive modes in descriptor systems.