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Black British and British Asian Fiction

While British postmodern fiction is distinguished (like all postmodern fiction) by self-conscious fictionality – the continual advertisement of its status as constructed, narrated, or mediated – it remains, at the same time, characterized by its retention of a referential function which allows it to examine issues ‘in the world’.
openaire   +2 more sources

Developing a critical caste analysis within information science and technology: A research review: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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Self-harm in British South Asian women: psychosocial correlates and strategies for prevention

Annals of General Psychiatry, 2006
Objective To review the rates of self-harm in British South Asian women, look into the factors that contribute to these high rates of self-harm and discuss possible strategies for prevention and provision of culturally sensitive service for South Asian ...
Waheed W, Husain MI, Husain Nusrat
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How South Asians achieve education: a comparative study of Bangladeshis, Indians and Pakistanis in Birmingham schools and colleges [PDF]

The educational achievements of South Asians have been shaped by economic, social and political developments in the post war history of British race relations. Social class background of individual students and the school effect have been shown to be the
Abbas, Tahir
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Comparative efficacy of GLP‐1 RA, tirzepatide and SGLT‐2 inhibitors in metabolic liver disease: A network meta‐analysis

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim Metabolic liver disease, including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, is a major cause of chronic liver dysfunction worldwide, creating an urgent need for effective treatments. This systematic literature review (SLR) and network meta‐analysis (NMA) systematically reviews and compares the efficacy and safety ...
Andrej Belančić, Christina Antza, Anastasios Poutachidis, Smaro Palaska, Elvira Meni Maria Gkrinia, Andrea Katrin Faour, Yusuf Ziya Sener, Seher Sener, Rehena Sultana   +8 more
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Metabolomic investigation of cisplatin‐induced acute kidney injury in paediatric cancer patients

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim Cisplatin causes acute kidney injury (AKI) in approximately 46% of paediatric cancer patients who receive it. Serum creatinine (SCr) is a poor biomarker of cisplatin nephrotoxicity, because there is a delay between cisplatin infusion and SCr elevation.
Yong Jin Lim, Amy Thachil, Kelly McMahon, Ross T. Tsuyuki, S. Rod Rassekh, Lesley G. Mitchell, Prasad Devarajan, Cherry Mammen, Bruce C. Carleton, Geoffrey D. E. Cuvelier, Victor A. Lewis, Colin J. D. Ross, Alexandra P. Zorzi, Sylvain Baruchel, Raveena Ramphal, Eric Bouffet, Mathieu Lemaire, Tom D. Blydt‐Hansen, Brad L. Urquhart, The Applying Biomarkers to Minimize Long‐Term Effects of Childhood/Adolescent Cancer Treatment (ABLE) Research Study Group, Tom Blydt‐Hansen, Bruce C. Carleton, Geoff D. E. Cuvelier, Sunil Desai, Prasad Devarajan, Conrad Fernandez, Adam Fleming, Paul Gibson, Caroline Laverdiere, Victor Lewis, Mary L. McBride, Bruno Michon, Shahrad Rod Rassekh, Colin J. D. Ross, Christine Sabapathy, Kirk R. Schultz, Michael Zappitelli, Alexandra Zorzi   +37 more
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Understanding the impacts of racial microaggressions on British Asians [PDF]

Using a phenomenological approach this research explored racial microaggression experiences of British Asians. Eight participants were interviewed using semi-structured interviews.
Nkansa-Dwamena, O., Pardiwalla, V., Pardiwalla, Vahishta Bomi, Nkansa-Dwamena, Ohemaa   +3 more
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Cost‐effectiveness of DPYD genotyping prior to fluoropyrimidine‐based treatment for colorectal cancer in Wales

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Regulatory guidance in the United Kingdom advises DPYD genotyping prior to fluoropyrimidine‐based treatment. This economic evaluation estimated the costs and outcomes associated with DPYD screening prior to prescribing fluoropyrimidines for colorectal cancer in Wales and also considers additional variants to those included in ...
Catrin O. Plumpton, Sian M. Morgan, Richard A. Adams, Samantha Cox, Angharad A. Rudkin, Megan Fealey, Craig Barrington, Michelle D. Wood, Dyfrig A. Hughes   +8 more
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Reconciling social psychology and sociolinguistics can have some benefits: Language and identity among second generation British Asians [PDF]

, 2017
Given the pervasiveness of language in social life and the implications that language use can have for one’s individual and collective identities, attempts were made to explore the theoretical and empirical advantages in connecting social psychological ...
Jaspal, R, Coyle, A
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Exposure to CYP2C19‐metabolized drugs following acute stroke: A longitudinal cohort study to inform implementation of CYP2C19 genotype testing

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) genotype testing is recommended to guide antiplatelet selection after ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack. CYP2C19 also metabolizes several commonly prescribed non‐antiplatelet drugs. We aimed to quantify exposure to CYP2C19‐metabolized drugs in stroke patients at hospital discharge and during ...
Cleodie C. Swire, Andrew T. Lambarth, Ayesha Saleem, Daniel R. Burrage   +3 more
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