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New academics’ experiences of induction to teaching: an Activity Theory approach [PDF]

, 2019
In this article we present findings of a research project investigating the experiences of new academics in the process of becoming effective teachers, using an Activity Theory framework (Engestrom, 2001 ).
Allin, Linda, Anderson, Emma, Black, Kate, Hooper, Helen, Mathieson, Susan, Mcinnes, Lynn, Orme, Elizabeth, Penlington, Roger   +7 more
core  

Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) is debilitating and has limited treatments. Modafinil modulates beta/gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), like PPN deep brain stimulation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that Modafinil would improve FOG in PwPD.
Tuhin Virmani, Lakshmi Pillai, Reid D. Landes, Aliyah Glover, Shannon Doerhoff, Jennifer Kleiner, Mitesh Lotia, Rohit Dhall, Edgar Garcia‐Rill   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women and birth partners’ experiences of cervical ripening at home and in hospital

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background In the United Kingdom, induction of labour rates are rapidly rising, and around a third of pregnant women undergo the procedure. The first stage, cervical ripening, traditionally carried out in hospital, is increasingly offered outpatient – or
Cassandra Yuill, Mairi Harkness, Helen Cheyne, Boo Charkin, Monica Ferreira, Eloise Price, Amarnath Bhide, Mairead Black, Kathleen Boyd, Neelam Heera-Shergill, Neena Modi, John Norrie, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Julia Sanders, Sarah J. Stock, Rosemary Townsend, Linda J. Williams, Christine McCourt   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Prospective Comparative Study in Successful Induction of Labour in Primigravida in Relation to their Body Mass Index

Advanced Medical Journal
Background and objective: Induction of labour is considered when the benefits of prompt delivery outweigh the risk of expecting the natural onset of labour.
Revyan Emad Majeed, Chro Najmadeen Fattah   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complementary therapy and alternative medicine: effects on induction of labour and pregnancy outcome in low risk post-dates women

Heliyon, 2019
Background Complementary therapy and Alternative medicine (CAM) is used worldwide for many ailments and is a popular option amongst pregnant women for general wellbeing and managing symptoms. Many studies investigating the use of CAM in the antenatal and
L. M. Koh, Beccy Percival, Tara Pauley, Sangeeta Pathak   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy due to Biallelic Pathogenic Variants in PIGM

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective PIGM encodes a critical enzyme in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)‐anchor biosynthesis pathway. While promoter‐region mutations in PIGM have been associated with a relatively mild phenotype characterized by portal vein thrombosis and absence seizures, recent evidence suggests that coding‐region mutations result in a more severe
Júlia Sala‐Coromina, Anna Marcé‐Grau, Barbara Masotto, Marta Codina, Lamia BenJemaa, Yasmina Elaribi, Mónica Martinez‐Gallo, Roger Colobran, Angel Sanchez‐Montañez, Irene Valenzuela, Yoshiko Murakami, Alfons Macaya   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outcome of misoprostol and oxytocin in induction of labour

SAGE Open Medicine, 2017
Background: Induction of labour is the process of initiating the labour by artificial means from 24 weeks of gestation. The main aim of this study is to find out the maternal and foetal outcomes after induction of labour with misoprostol and oxytocin ...
Trishna Acharya, Ramesh Devkota, Bimbishar Bhattarai, Radha Acharya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Induction of labour should be offered to all women at term

BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2019
A large Cochrane review of 30 randomised trials (12 470 women) found that a policy of labour induction at or beyond term is associated with numerous benefits compared with expectant management: fewer perinatal deaths (risk ratio, RR 0.33), fewer ...
K. Lightly, A. Weeks
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Proof Strategy Language and Proof Script Generation for Isabelle/HOL

, 2017
We introduce a language, PSL, designed to capture high level proof strategies in Isabelle/HOL. Given a strategy and a proof obligation, PSL's runtime system generates and combines various tactics to explore a large search space with low memory usage ...
A Bundy, AP Martin, D Delahaye, D Matichuk, JC Blanchette, L Dixon, M Kaufmann, P Wadler, S Böhme, S Owre, T Nipkow   +10 more
core   +1 more source

Normal‐Appearing White Matter Injury Mediates Chronic Deep Venous Hypoxia and Disease Progression in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore how cerebral hypoxia and Normal‐Appearing White Matter (NAWM) integrity affect MS lesion burden and clinical course. Methods Seventy‐nine MS patients, including 13 clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) patients and 66 relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) patients, and 44 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited from ...
Xinli Wang, Huiying Wang, Zhizheng Zhuo, Ai Guo, Ke Lv, Decai Tian, Chao Chai, Yunyun Duan, Shuang Xia   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source