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Pin site care for preventing infections associated with external bone fixators and pins (2008)
Journal Article
Lethaby, A., Temple, J., & Santy, J. (2008). Pin site care for preventing infections associated with external bone fixators and pins. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1-42. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd004551.pub2

Background: Metal pins are used to apply skeletal traction or external fixation devices in the management of orthopaedic fractures. These pins protrude through the skin (described as 'percutaneous') and the way in which they are treated after inserti... Read More about Pin site care for preventing infections associated with external bone fixators and pins.

The causes of the Thirty Years War 1618-48 (2008)
Journal Article
Wilson, P. H. (2008). The causes of the Thirty Years War 1618-48. English Historical Review, CXXIII(502), 554-586. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/cen160

The Thirty Years War (1618-48) was the most destructive conflict in Europe before the twentieth-century world wars. There are several explanations of what caused the war, but these rarely discuss the merits of alternative interpretations, nor do they... Read More about The causes of the Thirty Years War 1618-48.

Management of venous thromboembolism in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2008)
Journal Article
Noble, S. I., Shelley, M. D., Coles, B., Williams, S. M., Wilcock, A., Johnson, M. J., & on behalf of Association for Palliative Medicine for Great Britain and Ireland. (2008). Management of venous thromboembolism in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The lancet oncology, 9(6), 577-584. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1470-2045%2808%2970149-9

Venous thromboembolism is common in patients with cancer. However, no management guidelines exist for venous thromboembolism specific to patients with advanced progressive cancer. To help develop recommendations for practice, we have done a comprehen... Read More about Management of venous thromboembolism in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Using self-evaluation for inspection: How well prepared are primary school headteachers? (2008)
Journal Article
Plowright, D. (2008). Using self-evaluation for inspection: How well prepared are primary school headteachers?. School Leadership and Management, 28(2), 101-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632430801969799

This article explores the extent to which primary school headteachers are prepared for the increasing contribution that self-evaluation is now expected to make to raising standards. Data were collected from headteachers in one local authority in Engl... Read More about Using self-evaluation for inspection: How well prepared are primary school headteachers?.

Beyond organisational agendas: using boundary critique to facilitate the inclusion of societal concerns in information systems planning (2008)
Journal Article
Córdoba, J. R., & Midgley, G. (2008). Beyond organisational agendas: using boundary critique to facilitate the inclusion of societal concerns in information systems planning. European Journal of Information Systems, 17(2), 125-142. https://doi.org/10.1057/ejis.2008.4

As the development of the information society takes place worldwide, individuals, groups and organisations face the challenge of taking advantage of information and communication technologies (ICTs). 'Digital divides' are emerging: some sections of s... Read More about Beyond organisational agendas: using boundary critique to facilitate the inclusion of societal concerns in information systems planning.

Regulatory regimes and multinational insurers before 1914 (2008)
Journal Article
Pearson, R., & Lönnborg, M. (2008). Regulatory regimes and multinational insurers before 1914. Business History Review, 82(1), 59-86. https://doi.org/10.1017/s000768050003751x

At the end of the twentieth century, the global diffusion of one important financial service, insurance, was encouraged by deregulation, but it also encountered difficulties where deregulation remained incomplete and where there were many nonregulato... Read More about Regulatory regimes and multinational insurers before 1914.

Prognostic value and diagnostic potential of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with chronic heart failure (2008)
Journal Article
Ingle, L. (2008). Prognostic value and diagnostic potential of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with chronic heart failure. European journal of heart failure, 10(2), 112-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.12.011

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a well established technique for stratifying cardiovascular risk in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Important prognostic variables include a reduced peak oxygen uptake which has a central use in c... Read More about Prognostic value and diagnostic potential of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with chronic heart failure.

Regulatory T cells: what role do they play in antitumor immunity in patients with head and neck cancer? (2008)
Journal Article
Alhamarneh, O., Amarnath, S. M. P., Stafford, N. D., & Greenman, J. (2008). Regulatory T cells: what role do they play in antitumor immunity in patients with head and neck cancer?. Head & neck, 30(2), 251-261. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.20739

Advances in the treatment modalities for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) over the last 20 years involving surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy are not fully reflected in increases in the 5-year survival rates, mainly d... Read More about Regulatory T cells: what role do they play in antitumor immunity in patients with head and neck cancer?.