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Patient satisfaction and non-UK educated nurses: a cross-sectional observational study of English National Health Service Hospitals

BMJ Open, 2015
Objectives To examine whether patient satisfaction with nursing care in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England is associated with the proportion of non-UK educated nurses providing care.
H. Germack, P. Griffiths, D. Sloane, A. Rafferty, J. Ball, L. Aiken   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unlock the Walnut: How a Pectin‐Rich Suture Tissue and Moisture‐Driven Crack Formation Induce Shell Splitting and Facilitate Seed Germination

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Walnut seeds are enclosed in a remarkably strong shell made of sclerenchyma, separated by a pectin‐rich suture tissue. Different cell shapes and chemical composition of this tissue point to an opening mechanism, which is triggered by cyclic humidity changes.
Sebastian J. Antreich, Nannan Xiao, Martin Felhofer, Notburga Gierlinger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Students’ Proficiency in English on Science Courses in a Foundation Year Program

International Journal of Linguistics Literature & Translation, 2020
English plays a crucial role in determining a student’s academic success and career path in Saudi Arabia. This is one of the reasons why Saudi universities offer mandatory foundation year programs to university entrants.
Mohammed Siddique Kadwa, Hamza Alshenqeeti   +1 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Retrospective Review on Reticular Materials: Facts and Figures Over the Last 30 Years

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
To shape the future course of research in reticular materials, this work reflects on the progress over the past 30 years, complemented by input from the community of 228 active researchers through a global, crowdsourced survey: ranging from demographics, how it works, publish and interact, to highlights on both academic and industrial milestones, as ...
Aamod V. Desai, Stefano Canossa, Ekaterina A. Chernova, Simon M. Vornholt, Konstantin Stracke, Jack D. Evans, E. Eja Petersen, Stefan Wuttke, Romy Ettlinger   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and Validation of Machine Learning‐Based Marker for Early Detection and Prognosis Stratification of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study constructs a stacked multimodal machine learning model for nonalcoholic fattly liver disease (NAFLD) by integrating genetic and clinical features, and synthesize an in‐silico quantitative marker (ISNLD) that enables personalized risk stratification for intrahepatic and extrahepatic outcomes of high‐risk individuals of NAFLD.
Lushan Xiao, Lin Zeng, Jiaren Wang, Chang Hong, Ziyong Zhang, Chengkai Wu, Hao Cui, Yan Li, Ruining Li, Shengxing Liang, Qijie Deng, Wenyuan Li, Xuejing Zou, Pengcheng Ma, Li Liu   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Actual and Purported Origin in e‐Commerce Wine Pricing: Evidence From Italian and French Names on Labels

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The origin of a product, if associated with good quality, can contribute to building a positive collective reputation, leading to a potential price premium. However, it is conceivable that a producer markets a product by evoking symbols, images, words, and values typical of places other than where it was designed or produced, creating a ...
Annalisa Caloffi, Amir Maghssudipour, Gianluca Stefani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Crisis of English Local Governance During the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Breakdown of Central Control

Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
The UK’s policy response to the Covid-19 pandemic reveals the problems that arise in a highly centralised polity where the executive faces few countervailing political pressures.
Patrick Diamond, Martin Laffin
doaj   +1 more source

The Causal Effect of Deficiency at English on Female Immigrants' Labor Market Outcomes in the UK [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013
Using the first wave of the UK Household Longitudinal Survey, we investigate the extent to which deficiency at English as measured by English as Additional Language (EAL), contribute to the immigrant-native wage gap for female employees in the UK, after controlling for age, region of residence, educational attainment and ethnicity.
Miranda, Alfonso, Zhu, Yu
openaire   +4 more sources

Comparison between olanexidine gluconate and conventional antiseptics for surgical site infection in gastroenterological surgery: A meta‐analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This meta‐analysis compared olanexidine gluconate (OLG) with conventional antiseptics on surgical site infections (SSIs) in gastroenterological surgery. OLG significantly reduced overall SSIs without statistical heterogeneity. Abstract Aim To compare the preventative effect of the new antiseptic olanexidine gluconate (OLG) with conventional antiseptics
Akihisa Matsuda, Takeshi Yamada, Kay Uehara, Aya Yamagishi, Hiroshi Yoshida   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic accuracy of MRI for identifying posterior element bone stress injury in athletes with low back pain: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2020
Objective To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of MRI for identifying posterior element bone stress injury (PEBSI) in the athletic population with low back pain (LBP).Study Design A systematic review searched for published sources up until July 2020 ...
Alison Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Louise Fawcett, Roy Esh, Linn Helen J Grødahl, Robert Kerslake, Kate Strachan, Simon Spencer   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source