Experiences of HIV positive patients who have been using Sesotho traditional medicines for the management of HIV/AIDS at Scott Hospital in Morija, Lesotho
(2014)
Thesis
Nyangu, I. Experiences of HIV positive patients who have been using Sesotho traditional medicines for the management of HIV/AIDS at Scott Hospital in Morija, Lesotho. (Dissertation). University of South Africa. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3223671
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Ubuntu: Reflections on research within indigenous cultures (2014)
Book Chapter
Davey, J., Ashencaen Crabtree, S., & Parker, J. (2014). Ubuntu: Reflections on research within indigenous cultures. In S. Ashencaen Crabtree (Ed.), Diversity and the Processes of Marginalisation and Otherness: Giving Voice to Hidden Themes - A European Perspective (73-88). Whiting & Birch
Concentration of large volumes of water for waterborne pathogen detection using a tangential flow filtration based system (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kerrouche, A. (2014, March). Concentration of large volumes of water for waterborne pathogen detection using a tangential flow filtration based system. Poster presented at The RME Conference Food Feed Water Analysis innovations and breakthroughs, Noordwijkerhout, The NetherlandsNo abstract available.
Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Olaniyi, O. O., Smith, A., Liyanage, C., & Akintoye, A. (2014). Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria. In Promoting Innovation in FM (361-365)The purpose of this research is to determine the extent of sustainable facilities management (FM) practice in the management of commercial buildings in Nigeria and identify barriers to it, in order to develop a solution model that will proffer ways o... Read More about Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria.
A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice (2014)
Journal Article
Grant, S., Guthrie, B., Entwistle, V., & Williams, B. (2014). A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 28(1), 21-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-07-2012-0125Purpose – Over the past decade, there has been growing international interest in shaping local organisational cultures in primary healthcare. However, the contextual relevance of extant culture assessment instruments to the primary care context has... Read More about A meta-ethnography of organisational culture in primary care medical practice.
Absence of correlation between serum CRP levels and mitochondrial D-loop DNA mutations in gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma (2014)
Journal Article
Tan, B. H. L., Skipworth, R. J. E., Wheelhouse, N. M., Fearon, K. C. H., & Ross, J. A. (2014). Absence of correlation between serum CRP levels and mitochondrial D-loop DNA mutations in gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 10(1), 176-179. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1482.131458INTRODUCTION: Both inflammation and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutation are thought to play a role in the many human cancers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between inflammation and accumulation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mut... Read More about Absence of correlation between serum CRP levels and mitochondrial D-loop DNA mutations in gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma.
Inconsistencies in the roles of family- and paid- carers in monitoring health issues in people with learning disabilities: some implications for the integration of health and social care (2014)
Journal Article
Willis, D. (2014). Inconsistencies in the roles of family- and paid- carers in monitoring health issues in people with learning disabilities: some implications for the integration of health and social care. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43, 24-31. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12082Accessible summary •This paper looks at the views of paid- and family-carers about discussing health matters with people with learning disabilities. •The author found that the roles of paid- and family-carers in monitoring health were not clearly... Read More about Inconsistencies in the roles of family- and paid- carers in monitoring health issues in people with learning disabilities: some implications for the integration of health and social care.
PCA-FNN based performance prediction for water injection in oilfields. (2014)
Journal Article
Tian, Y., Cheng, G., & Wang, Z. (2014). PCA-FNN based performance prediction for water injection in oilfields. Advanced materials research, 909, 410-417. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.909.410In order to solve the problem of uncertain cycle of water injection in the oilfield, this paper proposed a numerical method based on PCA-FNN, so that it can forecast the effective cycle of water injection. PCA is used to reduce the dimension of origi... Read More about PCA-FNN based performance prediction for water injection in oilfields..
Looking at bullying and cyberbullying: mapping approaches and knowledge. (2014)
Report
Stone, K. (2014). Looking at bullying and cyberbullying: mapping approaches and knowledge. Edinburgh. Scotland: Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young PeopleThis report looks at how bullying and cyberbullying are defined, approaches to handling both in Scotland, and children and young people's views and experiences of cyberbullying.
Resistance, a complex challenge for practice. (2014)
Report
Robb, L. (2014). Resistance, a complex challenge for practice. Edinburgh, Scotland: WithScotland
Stiffness changes during low temperature thermal treatment of Scots pine, assessed by acoustic NDT (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D., Popescu, C., Keating, B. A., Popescu, M., & Hill, C. A. S. (2014, March). Stiffness changes during low temperature thermal treatment of Scots pine, assessed by acoustic NDTThe change, over time, in density, longitudinal modulus of elasticity, shear modulus and chemical structure of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) under thermal treatment (110, 120 and 140 C) was evaluated. The determinations of the specific changes were c... Read More about Stiffness changes during low temperature thermal treatment of Scots pine, assessed by acoustic NDT.
Intensive care survivors’ experiences of ward-based care: Meleis’ theory of nursing transitions and role development among critical care outreach services. (2014)
Journal Article
Ramsay, P., Huby, G., Thompson, A., & Walsh, T. S. (2014). Intensive care survivors’ experiences of ward-based care: Meleis’ theory of nursing transitions and role development among critical care outreach services. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 23, 605-615. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12452Aims and objectives. To explore the psychosocial needs of patients discharged from intensive care, the extent to which they are captured using existing theory on transitions in care and the potential role development of critical care outreach, follow... Read More about Intensive care survivors’ experiences of ward-based care: Meleis’ theory of nursing transitions and role development among critical care outreach services..
Inside-Out: Connecting Indoor and Outdoor Spaces of Informal Education through the Extraordinary Geographies of The Boys' Brigade Camp. (2014)
Book Chapter
Kyle, R. G. (2014). Inside-Out: Connecting Indoor and Outdoor Spaces of Informal Education through the Extraordinary Geographies of The Boys' Brigade Camp. In S. Mills, & P. Kraftl (Eds.), Informal Education, Childhood and YouthPalgrave MacMillan
Delivering healthcare information via the internet: cardiac patients' access, usage, perceptions of usefulness, and web site content preferences. (2014)
Journal Article
Jones, J., Cassie, S., Thompson, M., Atherton, I., & Leslie, S. J. (2014). Delivering healthcare information via the internet: cardiac patients' access, usage, perceptions of usefulness, and web site content preferences. Telemedicine and e-Health, 20(3), 223-227. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2013.0182OBJECTIVES: To assess patients' usage of the Internet as a source of personal healthcare information and patients' perceptions of usefulness and content preferences of more locally focused online health-related material. MATERIALS AND METHODS:... Read More about Delivering healthcare information via the internet: cardiac patients' access, usage, perceptions of usefulness, and web site content preferences..
Narrative therapy (2014)
Book Chapter
Gibson, N. & Heyman, I. (2014). Narrative therapy. . In . Social work – an introduction. 308-319. . SAGE Publications. . ISBN 13: 9781446208892.In this book, Joyce Lishman, Chris Yuill and Jill Brannan provide an essential introduction to the core knowledge and skills necessary for students embarking on their social work degree. The chapter by Gibson and Heyman explores the theory and app... Read More about Narrative therapy.
Travelling Languages: Culture, Communication and Translation in a Mobile World (2014)
Book
(2014). Travelling Languages: Culture, Communication and Translation in a Mobile WorldBased on the commonly held assumption that we now live in a world that is ‘on the move’, with growing opportunities for both real and virtual travel and the blurring of boundaries between previously defined places, societies and cultures, the theme o... Read More about Travelling Languages: Culture, Communication and Translation in a Mobile World.
Choice of health options in prevention of cardiovascular events for people with atrial fibrillation (choice-af) pilot study (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neubeck, L., Orchard, J., Redfern, J., Freedman, S. B., Gallagher, R., Zhang, L., & Lowres, N. Choice of health options in prevention of cardiovascular events for people with atrial fibrillation (choice-af) pilot studyBackground: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. AF increases the risk of stroke 5-7 fold, and strokes are generally severe or fatal. People with AF have multiple cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, yet few programs have test... Read More about Choice of health options in prevention of cardiovascular events for people with atrial fibrillation (choice-af) pilot study.
The organisational context of professional and interprofessional ethics (2014)
Book Chapter
Hanna, B. (2014). The organisational context of professional and interprofessional ethics. In D. Jindal-Snape, & E. F. Hannah (Eds.), Exploring the dynamics of personal, professional and interprofessional ethics (34-51). Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447308997.003.0003The organisational context of professional and interprofessional ethics.
Non-pharmacological approaches toward the management of gastritis (2014)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D. (2014). Non-pharmacological approaches toward the management of gastritis. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 12(2), 15-16. https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2014.12.2.15Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach (gastric mucosa), and has many possible causes, including an infection, irritant, autoimmune disorder, or backflow of bile and intestinal juice into the stomach (Smith and Watson, 2005). Contr... Read More about Non-pharmacological approaches toward the management of gastritis.
Time to close curtains on Big Brother. (2014)
Newspaper / Magazine
Duff, A. (2014). Time to close curtains on Big Brother. [The Scotsman]