Health Trainers End of Year Review 1st April 2013 – 31st March 2014 [PDF]
A critical assessment of health trainer activity, with particular reference to the most deprived social groups, and a focus on mental health and ...
Bagnall, A, Trigwell, J, White, J
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Background and purpose: Running is one of the most popular exercises but it is also an activity with a high incidence of injury. Running form modification involving a forward lean of the trunk and forefoot strike pattern has been shown to be effective in
Billington, Elizabeth +2 more
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Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation
Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe +3 more
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"Hearing midwives' views": focus groups on maternity care in Calderdale NHS Trust [PDF]
The fundamental consultation question, which underpins all the issues raised, is; how can the nursing, midwifery and health visiting contribution be developed and strengthened?
Deery, Ruth +3 more
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Keeping Focus Isn’t Easy: A Review of Refocusing Focus Groups: A Practical Guide [PDF]
The purpose of this review is to examine the salient aspects of the book Refocusing Focus Groups: A Practical Guide by Robert J. Morais (2010). This review will consider some of the strengths and weaknesses of focus groups as well as explain whether or ...
Sallet, LaTonja
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Function‐driven design of a surrogate interleukin‐2 receptor ligand
Interleukin (IL)‐2 signaling can be achieved and precisely fine‐tuned through the affinity, distance, and orientation of the heterodimeric receptors with their ligands. We designed a biased IL‐2 surrogate ligand that selectively promotes effector T and natural killer cell activation and differentiation. Interleukin (IL) receptors play a pivotal role in
Ziwei Tang +9 more
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The focal group as a technique for data collection and analysis in qualitative research
The focal group constitutes an important technique for data collection in qualitative research. With the aim of extending its use and to constitute the participants as active subjects of nursing research, the present study aimed at examining the focal ...
Dirce Stein Backes +3 more
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Faculty Members Experience About Teaching of Medical Professionalism in Qazvin University of Medical Sciences [PDF]
Introduction : Evidence suggests that unprofessional behavior is a common problem among medical students. The purpose of this study was to evaluate pre-conditions and barriers of establishment of professional medical education from perspective of faculty
A Allami, N mohammadi, M Shirazi
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Time after time – circadian clocks through the lens of oscillator theory
Oscillator theory bridges physics and circadian biology. Damped oscillators require external drivers, while limit cycles emerge from delayed feedback and nonlinearities. Coupling enables tissue‐level coherence, and entrainment aligns internal clocks with environmental cues.
Marta del Olmo +2 more
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Designing Choice Experiments Using Focus Groups: Results from an Aberdeen Case Study
This paper describes how focus groups can contribute in the design of choice experiments for use in the urban environment. Focus groups enable researchers to identify changes to the urban environment that the public would like to see take place; first ...
Anne-Marie Davies, Richard Laing
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