Results 101 to 110 of about 138,170 (332)

Local government procurement costs and Community Wealth Building Initiatives in England

open access: yesAnnals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine whether procuring locally leads to higher costs. Our study is motivated by the Community Wealth Building Initiatives adopted by Preston City Council in England in which social value to the local economy is considered in the procurement process.
Rubab Ahmed   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protective Immunity and New Vaccines for Lyme Disease

open access: yesClinical Infectious Diseases, 2019
Lyme disease, caused by some Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, is the most common tick-borne illness in the Northern Hemisphere and the number of cases, and geographic spread, continue to grow. Previously identified B.
M. Gomes-Solecki   +23 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fatal spinal cord compression in a horse with chronic actinobacterial cranial nuchal bursitis

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary A 14‐year‐old warmblood gelding was managed for waxing and waning cranial nuchal bursitis for 2 years. Intensive medical and surgical management was not curative, and the patient was subjected to euthanasia after becoming acutely recumbent. Ante‐mortem and post‐mortem next generation sequencing of bursal tissue and post‐mortem conventional PCR ...
H. Mesch   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population-based estimates of healthy working life expectancy in England at age 50 years: analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

open access: yesThe Lancet Public Health, 2020
Summary: Background: Retirement ages are rising in many countries to offset the challenges of population ageing, but people's capacity to work for more years in their later working life (>50 years) is unclear.
Marty Parker, MSc   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bilateral laryngeal paralysis (aplegia) occurring late during the recovery of a horse after orthopaedic surgery

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary A 9‐year‐old male castrated Standardbred was presented for evaluation of a comminuted right front first phalanx fracture. On initial clinical examination, mild haemoconcentration and increased vital parameters were noted. After overnight hospitalisation, the horse underwent general anaesthesia for surgical fracture repair.
I. Lutvikadic, K. Hopster, B. Driessen
wiley   +1 more source

Protocol for a mixed methods process evaluation for a randomised controlled trial to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines: the iFraP study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

open access: yesNIHR Open Research
Background High quality shared decision-making (SDM) conversations involve people with or at risk of osteoporosis and clinicians working together to decide, where appropriate, which evidence-based medicines best fit the person’s life, beliefs, and values.
Terence W O'Neill   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular detection of pathogens in an equine fever diagnostic panel: 2019–2023

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background A common diagnostic approach for febrile horses is to test for a panel of potential pathogens. Panels are curated by expert opinion and vary between diagnostic laboratories. Objectives To report the results of a newly developed equine fever diagnostic panel (EFDP) between 2019 and 2023 and evaluate the frequency of positive results.
Toby L. Pinn‐Woodcock   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost-Effectiveness of the Interventions for Severe Mental Illness (SMI) in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LAMICs): A Systematic Review

open access: yesBJPsych Open
Aims: Despite the high prevalence of mental illnesses, particularly Severe Mental Illness, there is limited literature on the cost-effectiveness of available interventions in low- and middle-income countries.
Abdul Latif   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antibody-resistant mutants of Borrelia burgdorferi: in vitro selection and characterization. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1992
We used polyclonal antisera and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to inhibit the growth of clonal populations of two strains of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease agent, and thereby select for antibody-resistant mutants.
Barbour, AG   +4 more
core  

Impact of co-infections in Lyme disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Lyme disease is one of the most frequent tick-borne diseases worldwide, it can be multi-systemic and insidious, in particular when it shows a chronic course.
Bergamo, Serena, Stinco, Giuseppe
core   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy