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Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence (2005)
Journal Article
Pillinger, S. H., Gardiner, A., & Duthie, G. S. (2005). Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence. Digestive surgery, 22(1-2), 1-5. doi:10.1159/000084344

Faecal incontinence is a common problem. Conservative measures are effective in a significant proportion of patients. Failure of conservative management has until recently meant recourse to surgical intervention. Surgical treatment is often associate... Read More about Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence.

An extant cichlid fish radiation emerged in an extinct Pleistocene lake (2005)
Journal Article
Joyce, D. A., Lunt, D. H., Bills, R., Turner, G. F., Katongo, C., Duftner, N., …Seehausen, O. (2005). An extant cichlid fish radiation emerged in an extinct Pleistocene lake. Nature, 435(7038), 90-95. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature03489

The haplochromine cichlid fish of the East African Great Lakes represent some of the fastest and most species-rich adaptive radiations known(1), but rivers in most of Africa accommodate only a few morphologically similar species of haplochromine cich... Read More about An extant cichlid fish radiation emerged in an extinct Pleistocene lake.

Brief cognitive assessment in a UK population sample - Distributional properties and the relationship between the MMSE and an extended mental state examination (2005)
Journal Article
Huppert, F. A., Cabelli, S. T., & Matthews, F. E. (2005). Brief cognitive assessment in a UK population sample - Distributional properties and the relationship between the MMSE and an extended mental state examination. BMC Geriatrics, 5, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-5-7

Background: Despite the MMSE's known flaws, it is still used extensively as both a screening instrument for dementia and a population measure of cognitive ability. The aim of this paper is to provide data on the distribution of MMSE scores in a repre... Read More about Brief cognitive assessment in a UK population sample - Distributional properties and the relationship between the MMSE and an extended mental state examination.

Moving through life as a twin : the negotiation of twin identity across the life course (2005)
Thesis
Bacon, K. 1. (2005). Moving through life as a twin : the negotiation of twin identity across the life course. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216777

This thesis examines twins' negotiations of identity across the lifecourse. Split into two main parts - structuring contexts and agency contexts - it draws upon Jenkins' theory of social identity to examine the interplay between structure and agency... Read More about Moving through life as a twin : the negotiation of twin identity across the life course.

Men behaving differently: South African men since 1994 (2005)
Journal Article
Walker, L. (2005). Men behaving differently: South African men since 1994. Culture, health & sexuality, 7(3), 225-238. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691050410001713215

Liberal versions of sexuality, which mark South Africa's new democracy, have had a number of highly contradictory consequences for women and men, as old notions of masculinity and male privilege have been destabilized. The transition to democracy has... Read More about Men behaving differently: South African men since 1994.

Confirmation of an occluded anxiety component within the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) during early pregnancy (2005)
Journal Article
Jomeen, J., & Martin, C. R. (2005). Confirmation of an occluded anxiety component within the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) during early pregnancy. Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 23(2), 143-154. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830500129297

The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a screening tool for depression that has been used widely postnatally and increasingly antenatally. Recent investigations have suggested that the EPDS may actually be measuring both anxiety and depre... Read More about Confirmation of an occluded anxiety component within the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) during early pregnancy.

Heat shock proteins in vascular disease - a review (2005)
Journal Article
Mehta, T., Greenman, J., Ettelaie, C., Venkatasubramaniam, A., Chetter, I., & McCollum, P. (2005). Heat shock proteins in vascular disease - a review. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 29(4), 395-402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.01.005

Introduction There is growing evidence that heat shock proteins (HSPs), a family of stress-inducible proteins may be involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic vascular diseases. Here, we systematically review the evidence behind this notion.... Read More about Heat shock proteins in vascular disease - a review.

Phylogeography of the cyprinid Squalius aradensis and implications for conservation of the endemic freshwater fauna of southern Portugal (2005)
Journal Article
Mesquita, N., Hänfling, B., Carvalho, G. R., & Coelho, M. M. (2005). Phylogeography of the cyprinid Squalius aradensis and implications for conservation of the endemic freshwater fauna of southern Portugal. Molecular ecology, 14(7), 1939-1954. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02569.x

The Iberian cyprinid fauna, characterized by the presence of numerous endemic species, has suffered from significant habitat degradation. The critically endangered Squalius aradensis is restricted to small drainages of southern Portugal, habitats tha... Read More about Phylogeography of the cyprinid Squalius aradensis and implications for conservation of the endemic freshwater fauna of southern Portugal.

Mate guarding, male attractiveness, and paternity under social monogamy (2005)
Journal Article
Kokko, H., & Morrell, L. (2005). Mate guarding, male attractiveness, and paternity under social monogamy. Behavioral ecology, 16(4), 724-731. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ari050

Socially monogamous species vary widely in the frequency of extrapair offspring, but this is usually discussed assuming that females are free to express mate choice. Using game-theory modeling, we investigate the evolution of male mate guarding, and... Read More about Mate guarding, male attractiveness, and paternity under social monogamy.

Observing a three-tank system (2005)
Journal Article
Hou, M., Xiong, Y., & Patton, R. (2005). Observing a three-tank system. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 13(3), 478-484. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2004.839578

Observability analysis and observer synthesis are studied for a three-tank water process. Observability of the process is considered under various assumptions on measurements. The observer design takes into account singularity of nonlinear observers.... Read More about Observing a three-tank system.

The reproducibility and sensitivity of the 6-min walk test in elderly patients with chronic heart failure (2005)
Journal Article
Ingle, L., Shelton, R. J., Rigby, A. S., Nabb, S., Clark, A. L., & Cleland, J. G. (2005). The reproducibility and sensitivity of the 6-min walk test in elderly patients with chronic heart failure. European Heart Journal, 26(17), 1742-1751. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehi259

Aims: The 6-min walk test (6-MWT) is used to estimate functional capacity. However, in elderly patients with chronic heart failure (CHF): (i) 1 year reproducibility of the 6-MWT; (ii) sensitivity of the 6-MWT to self-perceived changes in symptoms of... Read More about The reproducibility and sensitivity of the 6-min walk test in elderly patients with chronic heart failure.

The development of advanced practice nursing in Thailand : passage and process (2005)
Thesis
Langkarpint, P. (2005). The development of advanced practice nursing in Thailand : passage and process. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216648

This thesis examined the development of advanced practice nursing in Thailand. The research focused on the perceptions of advanced practice nursing among Thai health care professionals and the factors affecting Thai nurses who are in the process of p... Read More about The development of advanced practice nursing in Thailand : passage and process.

Management education and development processes : an analysis of their effectiveness in the workplace (2005)
Thesis
O'Hare, D. M. (2005). Management education and development processes : an analysis of their effectiveness in the workplace. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212557

This thesis examines management educational and development processes and critically analyses the quantitative and qualitative effectiveness of the results of those processes in the workplace context. The collated data, which forms the primary resear... Read More about Management education and development processes : an analysis of their effectiveness in the workplace.

New insights into Bedouin culture : a study of three Bedouin descent groups in Northeast Egypt (2005)
Thesis
Issa, H. K. (2005). New insights into Bedouin culture : a study of three Bedouin descent groups in Northeast Egypt. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4212503

The ethnographic study on which this thesis is based was carried on from September 2002 through August 2003 among three Bedouin descent groups in northeast Egypt and Sinai. Through a cognitive anthropological approach, reflexivity and hermeneutics, a... Read More about New insights into Bedouin culture : a study of three Bedouin descent groups in Northeast Egypt.

Knowledge Management for the Healthcare Sector: Lessons from a Case Study (2005)
Journal Article
Dwivedi, A., Dwivedi, A. N., Bali, R. K., Naguib, R. N. G., & Lehaney, B. (2005). Knowledge Management for the Healthcare Sector: Lessons from a Case Study. OR Insight, 18(2), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1057/ori.2005.6

The notion of incorporating knowledge management (KM) in the healthcare sector has recently witnessed a lot of interest, both from healthcare practitioners and scholars. KM for healthcare is a new issue for stakeholders, so there exists very limited... Read More about Knowledge Management for the Healthcare Sector: Lessons from a Case Study.

Conservation of cancer genes in the marine invertebrate Mytilus edulis (2005)
Journal Article
Ciocan, C. M., & Rotchell, J. M. (2005). Conservation of cancer genes in the marine invertebrate Mytilus edulis. Environmental Science and Technology, 39(9), 3029-3033. https://doi.org/10.1021/es0400887

Mussels are susceptible to a wide range of environmental toxicants, including carcinogens, and thus are often employed as bioindicator species. To elucidate the molecular aetiology of such neoplastic damage, we have cloned Mytilus edulis homologues o... Read More about Conservation of cancer genes in the marine invertebrate Mytilus edulis.