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A rapid review of literature relating to support for people with intellectual disabilities and their family carers when the person has: behaviours that challenge and/or mental health problems; or they are advancing in age, (2011)
Report
Slevin, E., Taggart, L., McConkey, R., Cousins, W., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., & Dowling, S. (2011). A rapid review of literature relating to support for people with intellectual disabilities and their family carers when the person has: behaviours that challenge and/or mental health problems; or they are advancing in age,. Belfast: HSC Public Health Agency

What services and support do people with Intellectual disabilities who display behaviours that challenge and their caregivers require to meet their needs? What services and support do older people with learning disabilities and their caregivers requi... Read More about A rapid review of literature relating to support for people with intellectual disabilities and their family carers when the person has: behaviours that challenge and/or mental health problems; or they are advancing in age,.

De-Centring Western Sexualities: Central and Eastern European Perspectives (2011)
Book
Kulpa, R., & Mizielińska, J. (Eds.). (2011). De-Centring Western Sexualities: Central and Eastern European Perspectives. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315576107

De-Centring Western Sexualities critically assesses the current state of knowledge about sexualities outside the framings of 'The West', by focusing on gender and sexuality within the context of Central and Eastern Europe. Providing rich case studies... Read More about De-Centring Western Sexualities: Central and Eastern European Perspectives.

Preliminary evidence that glucose ingestion facilitates prospective memory performance (2011)
Journal Article
Riby, L., Law, A., McLaughlin, J., & Murray, J. (2011). Preliminary evidence that glucose ingestion facilitates prospective memory performance. Nutrition Research, 31, 370-377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nutres.2011.04.003

Previous research has found that the ingestion of glucose boosts task performance in the memory
domain (including tasks tapping episodic, semantic, and working memory). The present pilot study
tested the hypothesis that glucose ingestion would enha... Read More about Preliminary evidence that glucose ingestion facilitates prospective memory performance.

Summit: Living and dying well with dementia: Report on themes and key messages. Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Edinburgh (2011)
Preprint / Working Paper
Hazelwood, M., Henderson, J., Patterson, R., & Smith, S. (2011). Summit: Living and dying well with dementia: Report on themes and key messages. Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

Hazelwood, M., Henderson, J., Patterson, R., & Smith, S. (2011). Summit: Living and dying well with dementia: Report on themes and key messages. Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Edinburgh. Edinburgh: Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

Herbal medication in the management of non-ulcer dyspepsia (2011)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D. (2011). Herbal medication in the management of non-ulcer dyspepsia. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 9(10), 15-16. https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2011.9.10.15

Although not considered part of mainstream medicine, it is estimated that over half of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms have used some form of complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) (Comar and Kirby, 2005). Herbal and non-herbal remedies... Read More about Herbal medication in the management of non-ulcer dyspepsia.

Integrins and extracellular matrix in mechanotransduction (2011)
Journal Article
Ramage, L. (2011). Integrins and extracellular matrix in mechanotransduction. Cell Health and Cytoskeleton, 2012(4), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.2147/chc.s21829

Integrins are a family of cell surface receptors which mediate cell–matrix and cell–cell adhesions. Among other functions they provide an important mechanical link between the cells external and intracellular environments while the adhesions that the... Read More about Integrins and extracellular matrix in mechanotransduction.

Patient, practice and organisational influences on asthma control: Observational data from a national study on primary care in the United Kingdom (2011)
Journal Article
Hoskins, G., Williams, B., Jackson, C., Norman, P., & Donnan, P. (2012). Patient, practice and organisational influences on asthma control: Observational data from a national study on primary care in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49(5), 596-609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.10.017

Background: Achieving asthma control is central to optimising patient quality of life and clinical outcome. Contemporary models of chronic disease management across a variety of countries point to the importance of micro, meso and macro level influen... Read More about Patient, practice and organisational influences on asthma control: Observational data from a national study on primary care in the United Kingdom.

Recommendations by Queensland GPs to be more physically active: which patients were recommended which activities and what action they took (2011)
Journal Article
Robertson, R., Jepson, R., Shepherd, A., & McInnes, R. (2011). Recommendations by Queensland GPs to be more physically active: which patients were recommended which activities and what action they took. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(6), 537-542. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00779.x

Objective: To ascertain the extent to which general practitioners in Queensland recommend physical activity to their patients, the types of patients they target, types of activities they suggest and how patients respond to the recommendations.

Met... Read More about Recommendations by Queensland GPs to be more physically active: which patients were recommended which activities and what action they took.

Silver Nanoparticles: A Microbial Perspective (2011)
Book Chapter
Sweet, M., & Singleton, I. (2011). Silver Nanoparticles: A Microbial Perspective. . Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-387044-5.00005-4

Abstract Silver nanoparticles (NPs) are used for a wide range of commercial reasons to restrict microbial growth. The increasing use of silver {NPs} in modern materials ensures they will find their way into environmental systems. The mode of action w... Read More about Silver Nanoparticles: A Microbial Perspective.

Peppermint oil in gastrointestinal medicine (2011)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D. (2011). Peppermint oil in gastrointestinal medicine. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 9(8), 13-14. https://doi.org/10.12968/gasn.2011.9.8.13

Herbal remedies, such as peppermint oil, are increasingly being used to treat gastrointestinal symptoms
„ Gastrointestinal nurses should be aware of the safety issues of herbal preparations
„ Peppermint oil has been used for many years to treat irr... Read More about Peppermint oil in gastrointestinal medicine.

Prevalence of violence risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis: a service audit: Audit of violence risk in a UHR group (2011)
Journal Article
Hutton, P., Parker, S., Bowe, S., & Ford, S. (2012). Prevalence of violence risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis: a service audit: Audit of violence risk in a UHR group. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 6(1), 91-96. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7893.2011.00307.x

Background: There is little data available on the prevalence of violence risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis.

Aim: The aim of this study was to provide an estimate of the cross-sectional prevalence of violence risk fa... Read More about Prevalence of violence risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis: a service audit: Audit of violence risk in a UHR group.

Prevalence of suicide risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis: a service audit: Suicide risk in UHR clients (2011)
Journal Article
Hutton, P., Bowe, S., Parker, S., & Ford, S. (2011). Prevalence of suicide risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis: a service audit: Suicide risk in UHR clients. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 5(4), 375-380. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-7893.2011.00302.x

Aim: The aim of this study was to provide an estimate of the cross-sectional prevalence of possible suicide risk factors in those attending a routine clinical service for people at UHR of developing psychosis.

Methods: For all patients in treatmen... Read More about Prevalence of suicide risk factors in people at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis: a service audit: Suicide risk in UHR clients.

The utility of a 12-lead electrocardiogram electrode misplacement simulator in education (2011)
Journal Article
Bond, R., Finlay, D., Nugent, C., Moore, G., Breen, C., Wagner, G., & Guldenring, D. (2011). The utility of a 12-lead electrocardiogram electrode misplacement simulator in education. Journal of Electrocardiology, 44(6), 748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2011.09.025

A standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is recorded using 6 precordial electrodes and 3 limb electrodes, all of which are positioned at precise anatomical landmarks. Nevertheless, up to 4% of all 12-lead ECGs are recorded with incorrect electrode... Read More about The utility of a 12-lead electrocardiogram electrode misplacement simulator in education.

Palliative Care Education for Undergraduate Nurses in Practice (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Walker, J., & Nicol, J. (2011, October). Palliative Care Education for Undergraduate Nurses in Practice. Poster presented at Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Annual conference 2011

Development of palliative care education sessions in the clinical setting for undergraduate nurses.

Rapid Internationalization and Sustained Competitive Advantage in US and UK Life Science International New Ventures: A Resource Based View (2011)
Book Chapter
Warner, K. S. R., & Carrick, J. (2011). Rapid Internationalization and Sustained Competitive Advantage in US and UK Life Science International New Ventures: A Resource Based View. In International Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences (175-193). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849808200.0001

This chapter uses the resource based view (RBV) to study rapid internationalisation and sustained competitive advantage of life science international new ventures (INVs). Applying Hitt et al (2005) RBV framework, we research life science INVs tangibl... Read More about Rapid Internationalization and Sustained Competitive Advantage in US and UK Life Science International New Ventures: A Resource Based View.

Improving the safety of school travel via bus warning signage in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fraser, R., & Carreno, M. (2011, October). Improving the safety of school travel via bus warning signage in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Paper presented at European Transport Conference 2011

Following two fatal accidents involving local school children who were alighting school buses in September 2008, Aberdeenshires local authority has progressed a number of demonstration projects that sought to improve the safety of home-to-school tran... Read More about Improving the safety of school travel via bus warning signage in Aberdeenshire, Scotland..

The experience of SCN/M in relation to the implementation of 'Leading Better Care' and their views about the impacts upon patient care, themselves and colleagues: Final Report to NHS Forth Valley: August 2011 (2011)
Report
Stoddart, K., Bugge, C., Shepherd, A., & Farquharson, B. (2011). The experience of SCN/M in relation to the implementation of 'Leading Better Care' and their views about the impacts upon patient care, themselves and colleagues: Final Report to NHS Forth Valley: August 2011. Stirling, Scotland: NHS Forth Valley