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Indexes of polar interactions between ionizable drugs and membrane phospholipids measured by IAM–HPLC: Their relationships with data of Blood–Brain Barrier passage (2014)
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Grumetto, L., Russo, G., & Barbato, F. (2014). Indexes of polar interactions between ionizable drugs and membrane phospholipids measured by IAM–HPLC: Their relationships with data of Blood–Brain Barrier passage. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Scie

Phospholipid affinity indexes (log k IAM/w) for 21 structurally non-related basic, acidic, ampholytic, and neutral drugs were measured by HPLC on two different phospholipid stationary phases (Immobilized Artificial Membrane – IAM). The differences b... Read More about Indexes of polar interactions between ionizable drugs and membrane phospholipids measured by IAM–HPLC: Their relationships with data of Blood–Brain Barrier passage.

Interacting with assistance dogs and their owners (2014)
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Fraser, M. (2014). Interacting with assistance dogs and their owners. Veterinary Record, 175(12), 292-292. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.g5780

A GUIDE dog and its owner have been helping veterinary nursing students at Edinburgh Napier University to gain experience of the practicalities of working with assistance dogs and their owners, both in practice and in everyday life.

Do mental health nurse lecturers ‘walk the talk’, as well as ‘talk the talk’? (2014)
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McCaig, M., McNay, L., Howatson, V., McCormack, J., McIntosh, G., & Mathers, B. (2014). Do mental health nurse lecturers ‘walk the talk’, as well as ‘talk the talk’?. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 3(5), 223-228. https://doi.org/10.1296

The traditional paradigm in mental health nursing has been undergoing significant challenge in recent times. The influence of recovery is gaining momentum in practice and in the theoretical preparation for practice. Therapeutic relationships have lon... Read More about Do mental health nurse lecturers ‘walk the talk’, as well as ‘talk the talk’?.

Facilitating Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems — Reflections on Interviews with Service Users in Scotland (2014)
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Hillen, P., Cree, V. E., & Jain, S. (2014). Facilitating Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems — Reflections on Interviews with Service Users in Scotland. Practice, 26(5), 281-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2014.958453

Service users were interviewed as part of a multi-method evaluation of an alcohol and drug social work service in Scotland. This paper explores service user interviews that were conducted in the evaluation, addressing the following questions: What di... Read More about Facilitating Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems — Reflections on Interviews with Service Users in Scotland.

"My preference would be to be at home": patients' experiences of their hospice at home care. (2014)
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McKay, E., Taylor, A., & Armstrong, C. (2014). "My preference would be to be at home": patients' experiences of their hospice at home care. Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine, 04(05), https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7386.1000189

A specialist 'Hospice at Home' (HaH) service commenced in 2006 in Mid West Ireland whereby participants received palliative care from a specialist team in their own home. An independent team was commissioned to evaluate the key stakeholders' perspect... Read More about "My preference would be to be at home": patients' experiences of their hospice at home care..

Young People's Offending Careers and Criminal Justice Contact: A Case for Social Justice (2014)
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Corr, M. (2014). Young People's Offending Careers and Criminal Justice Contact: A Case for Social Justice. Youth Justice, 14(3), 255-268. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225414549695

This article draws on an analysis of young people’s offending careers. The research was initiated against a backdrop of changing discourse around youth justice in Ireland with a shift towards prevention of offending and diversion from the criminal ju... Read More about Young People's Offending Careers and Criminal Justice Contact: A Case for Social Justice.

Getting the Picture: Iconicity Does Not Affect Representation-Referent Confusion (2014)
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Wimmer, M. C., Robinson, E. J., Koenig, L., & Corder, E. (2014). Getting the Picture: Iconicity Does Not Affect Representation-Referent Confusion. PLOS ONE, 9, e107910--e107910. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107910

Three experiments examined 3- to 5-year-olds' (N = 428) understanding of the relationship between pictorial iconicity (photograph, colored drawing, schematic drawing) and the real world referent. Experiments 1 and 2 explored pictorial iconicity in pi... Read More about Getting the Picture: Iconicity Does Not Affect Representation-Referent Confusion.

Imaging of activated complement using ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide particles (USPIO) - conjugated vectors: an in vivo in utero non-invasive method to predict placental insufficiency and abnormal fetal brain development (2014)
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Girardi, G., Fraser, J., Lennen, R., Vontell, R., Jansen, M., & Hutchison, G. (2015). Imaging of activated complement using ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide particles (USPIO) - conjugated vectors: an in vivo in utero non-invasive method to predict

In the current study, we have developed a magnetic resonance imaging-based method for non-invasive detection of complement activation in placenta and foetal brain in vivo in utero. Using this method, we found that anti-complement C3-targeted ultras... Read More about Imaging of activated complement using ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide particles (USPIO) - conjugated vectors: an in vivo in utero non-invasive method to predict placental insufficiency and abnormal fetal brain development.

Cycle lanes: their effect on driver passing distances in urban areas. (2014)
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Stewart, K., & McHale, A. (2014). Cycle lanes: their effect on driver passing distances in urban areas. Transport, 29(3), 307-316. https://doi.org/10.3846/16484142.2014.953205

The current literature in the field of cycle lanes has often shown contradictory evidence as to the benefits and risks of cycle lanes and previous work has specifically shown that on higher speed roads, drivers may pass closer to a cyclist when a cyc... Read More about Cycle lanes: their effect on driver passing distances in urban areas..

Rapid Losses of Surface Elevation following Tree Girdling and Cutting in Tropical Mangroves (2014)
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Lang'at, J. K. S., Kairo, J. G., Mencuccini, M., Bouillon, S., Skov, M. W., Waldron, S., & Huxham, M. (2014). Rapid Losses of Surface Elevation following Tree Girdling and Cutting in Tropical Mangroves. PLOS ONE, 9(9), Article e107868. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0107868

The importance of mangrove forests in carbon sequestration and coastal protection has been widely acknowledged. Large-scale damage of these forests, caused by hurricanes or clear felling, can enhance vulnerability to erosion, subsidence and rapid car... Read More about Rapid Losses of Surface Elevation following Tree Girdling and Cutting in Tropical Mangroves.

Travel demand management: short review of the special issue. (2014)
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Ge, Y., Tang, C., Prentkovskis, O., Saleh, W., Junevičius, R., & Bell, M. G. H. (2014). Travel demand management: short review of the special issue. Transport, 29(3), 233-234. https://doi.org/10.3846/16484142.2014.964029

Editorial presents a review of all eleven original papers (and one book review) published in the current special issue on Travel Demand Management (TDM). This review is developed under five focus topics: ––traffic congestion charging; ––public transi... Read More about Travel demand management: short review of the special issue..

An evolutionary model explaining the Neolithic transition from egalitarianism to leadership and despotism. (2014)
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Powers, S. T., & Lehmann, L. (2014). An evolutionary model explaining the Neolithic transition from egalitarianism to leadership and despotism. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281, 20141349-20141349. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1349

The Neolithic was marked by a transition from small and relatively egalitarian groups, to much larger groups with increased stratification. But the dynamics of this remain poorly understood. It is hard to see how despotism can arise without coercion... Read More about An evolutionary model explaining the Neolithic transition from egalitarianism to leadership and despotism..

Vet nursing students find out more about guide dogs. (2014)
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Fraser, M. (2014). Vet nursing students find out more about guide dogs. Vet Times,

Veterinary nursing students at Edinburgh Napier University have been finding out about guide dogs and some of the problems visually impaired people face

Intermodal terminal concessions: Lessons from the port sector (2014)
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Monios, J., & Bergqvist, R. (2015). Intermodal terminal concessions: Lessons from the port sector. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 14, 90-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2014.09.002

Tendering procedures for concession of port terminals to private operators have been the subject of considerable interest during the last decade. As a consequence, keys to effective port governance, particularly the landlord model, are fairly well un... Read More about Intermodal terminal concessions: Lessons from the port sector.

A systematic review of interventions aimed at increasing physical activity in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain—protocol (2014)
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Marley, J., Tully, M. A., Porter-Armstrong, A., Bunting, B., O’Hanlon, J., & McDonough, S. M. (2014). A systematic review of interventions aimed at increasing physical activity in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain—protocol. Systematic Reviews,

Background Chronic musculoskeletal pain is highly prevalent, affecting around one in five people across Europe. Osteoarthritis, low back pain, neck pain and other musculoskeletal disorders are leading causes of disability worldwide and the most comm... Read More about A systematic review of interventions aimed at increasing physical activity in adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain—protocol.

AspNet: Aspect Extraction by Bootstrapping Generalization and Propagation Using an Aspect Network (2014)
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Xia, Y., Cambria, E., & Hussain, A. (2015). AspNet: Aspect Extraction by Bootstrapping Generalization and Propagation Using an Aspect Network. Cognitive Computation, 7(2), 241-253. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-014-9305-9

Aspect-level opinion mining systems suffer from concept coverage problem due to the richness and ambiguity of natural language opinions. Aspects mentioned by review authors can be expressed in various forms, resulting in a potentially large number of... Read More about AspNet: Aspect Extraction by Bootstrapping Generalization and Propagation Using an Aspect Network.

The psychological impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women’s mental health: a narrative literature review (2014)
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Mulongo, P., Hollins Martin, C., & McAndrew, S. (2014). The psychological impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women’s mental health: a narrative literature review. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 32(5), 469-485. h

Background: female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is the procedure of removing healthy external genitalia from girls/women for socio-cultural reasons. There is much scientific literature on the adverse physical health complications that can resul... Read More about The psychological impact of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women’s mental health: a narrative literature review.

The relationship between emotional intelligence, previous caring experience and mindfulness in student nurses and midwives: a cross sectional analysis (2014)
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Snowden, A., Stenhouse, R., Young, J., Carver, H., Carver, F., & Brown, N. (2015). The relationship between emotional intelligence, previous caring experience and mindfulness in student nurses and midwives: a cross sectional analysis. Nurse Education Toda

Background: Emotional Intelligence (EI), previous caring experience and mindfulness training may have a positive impact on nurse education. More evidence is needed to support the use of these variables in nurse recruitment and retention. Objective... Read More about The relationship between emotional intelligence, previous caring experience and mindfulness in student nurses and midwives: a cross sectional analysis.