Expression of pro-inflammatory proteins in the lung
epithelial cell line A549, in response to cytokine, and
environmental particle exposure.
Thesis
Ramage, L. environmental particle exposure. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2778
This thesis investigates the effects of various inflammatory stimuli, including cytokines and air pollution particles, on the expression and secretion of various proinflammato...
Patient satisfaction with two different models of cancer genetic services in south-east Scotland
Journal Article
Holloway, S., Porteous, M., Cetnarskyj, R., Anderson, E., Rush, R., Fry, A., …Campbell, H. (2004)
Patient satisfaction with two different models of cancer genetic services in south-east Scotland. British Journal of Cancer, 90(3), 582-589. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6601562
There is a need to integrate primary- and secondary-care cancer genetic services, but the most appropriate model of service delivery remains unclear. This study reports patien...
Promoting the use of Personal Asthma Action Plans: a systematic review
Journal Article
Ring, N., Malcolm, C., Wyke, S., MacGillivray, S., Dixon, D., Hoskins, G., …Sheikh, A. (2007)
Promoting the use of Personal Asthma Action Plans: a systematic review. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 16(5), 271-283. https://doi.org/10.3132/pcrj.2007.00049
Objectives: To investigate how best to encourage health professionals to promote, and for people with asthma to use, asthma action plans.
Methods: Systematic review. Randomise...
Understanding what helps or hinders asthma action plan use: A systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature
Journal Article
Ring, N., Jepson, R., Hoskins, G., Wilson, C., Pinnock, H., Sheikh, A., & Wyke, S. (2011)
Understanding what helps or hinders asthma action plan use: A systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature. Patient Education and Counseling, 85(2), e131-e143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2011.01.025
Objective: To understand better what helps and/or hinders asthma action plan use from the professionals and patients/carers perspective.
Methods: Systematic review and qualita...
Are mental health tribunals operating in accordance with international human rights standards? A systematic review of the international literature
Journal Article
Macgregor, A., Brown, M., & Stavert, J. (2019)
Are mental health tribunals operating in accordance with international human rights standards? A systematic review of the international literature. Health and Social Care in the Community, 27(4), e494-e513. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12749
Mental health tribunals are responsible for making decisions about compulsory treatment for individuals considered a risk to themselves and others due to mental disorder. They...
Developing a reporting guideline to improve meta-ethnography in health research: the eMERGe mixed-methods study
Journal Article
Cunningham, M., France, E. F., Ring, N., Uny, I., Duncan, E. A., Roberts, R. J., …Noyes, J. (2019)
Developing a reporting guideline to improve meta-ethnography in health research: the eMERGe mixed-methods study. Health Services and Delivery Research, 7(4), 1-116. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr07040
Background
Meta-ethnography is a commonly used methodology for qualitative evidence synthesis. Research has identified that the quality of reporting of published meta-ethnogra...
Training specialist registrars in general surgery: A qualitative study in Tayside
Journal Article
Reid, M., Ker, J., Dunkley, M., Williams, B., & Steele, R. (2000)
Training specialist registrars in general surgery: A qualitative study in Tayside. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 45(5), 304-310
BACKGROUND:
Owing to decreased hours of work and duration of training, there is a need to refashion the training of surgical specialist registrars (SpRs) in the United Kingdom...
Driving experiences of disabled drivers
Journal Article
Prasad, R., Hunter, J., & Hanley, J. (2006)
Driving experiences of disabled drivers. Clinical Rehabilitation, 20(5), 445-450. https://doi.org/10.1191/0269215506cr957oa
Objective: To study the influence of non-standard controls on return to driving after disability, including prevalence of accidents/retraining difficulties.
Design: Postal que...
Dyspepsia and non-invasive testing for Helicobacter pylori
Journal Article
Smith, G. D. (2012)
Dyspepsia and non-invasive testing for Helicobacter pylori. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 10(4), 17-18. https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2012.10.4.17
No abstract available.
Intrauterine growth and survival in cerebral palsy
Journal Article
Hemming, K., Hutton, J., Bonellie, S., & Kurinczuk, J. J. (2008)
Intrauterine growth and survival in cerebral palsy. Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, 93, F121-F126. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2007.121129
Background and objectives: Deviations in birth weight from an optimum, thought to be just above average for gestational age, are known to increase both the risk of developing ...