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Characterization of corneal stromal stem cells with the potential for epithelial transdifferentiation (2013)
Journal Article
Hashmani, K., Branch, M. J., Sidney, L. E., Dhillon, P. S., Verma, M., McIntosh, O. D., …Dua, H. S. (2013). Characterization of corneal stromal stem cells with the potential for epithelial transdifferentiation. Stem Cell Research and Therapy, 4(3), Article 75. https://doi.org/10.1186/scrt226

Introduction: The corneal stroma is being increasingly recognized as a repository for stem cells. Like the limbal and endothelial niches, stromal stem cells often reside in the peripheral cornea and limbus. These peripheral and limbal corneal stromal... Read More about Characterization of corneal stromal stem cells with the potential for epithelial transdifferentiation.

Universities, the public good and professional education in the UK (2013)
Journal Article
East, L., Stokes, R., & Walker, M. (2013). Universities, the public good and professional education in the UK. Studies in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2013.801421

In times of economic uncertainty, questions of the purpose and value of higher education come to the fore. Such questions have particular relevance when directed towards the preparation of professionally qualified graduates who might be expected to c... Read More about Universities, the public good and professional education in the UK.

Efficacy of dehydroepiandrosterone to improve ovarian response in women with diminished ovarian reserve: a meta-analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Narkwichean, A., Maalouf, W., Campbell, B. K., & Jayaprakasan, K. (2013). Efficacy of dehydroepiandrosterone to improve ovarian response in women with diminished ovarian reserve: a meta-analysis. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 11, Article 44. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-11-44

Women with diminished ovarian reserve often respond poorly to controlled ovarian stimulation resulting in retrieval of fewer oocytes and reduced pregnancy rates. It has been proposed that pre-IVF Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) adjuvant therapy may imp... Read More about Efficacy of dehydroepiandrosterone to improve ovarian response in women with diminished ovarian reserve: a meta-analysis.

Safety of antidepressants in adults aged under 65: protocol for a cohort study using a large primary care database (2013)
Journal Article
Coupland, C., Morriss, R., Arthur, A., Moore, M., Hill, T., & Hippisley-Cox, J. (2013). Safety of antidepressants in adults aged under 65: protocol for a cohort study using a large primary care database. BMC Psychiatry, 13(135), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-135

Background: Antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in primary care in England and their use is increasing. This is largely due to longer durations of treatment of depression. Observational studies have shown some differences in... Read More about Safety of antidepressants in adults aged under 65: protocol for a cohort study using a large primary care database.

The forgotten smoker: a qualitative study of attitudes towards smoking, quitting, and tobacco control policies among continuing smokers (2013)
Journal Article
Uppal, N., Shahab, L., Britton, J., & Ratschen, E. (2013). The forgotten smoker: a qualitative study of attitudes towards smoking, quitting, and tobacco control policies among continuing smokers. BMC Public Health, 13(May), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-432

Background: Although research suggests that the majority of smokers want to quit smoking, the uptake of Stop Smoking Services, designed to assist smokers with quitting, remains low. Little is known about continuing smokers who do not access these ser... Read More about The forgotten smoker: a qualitative study of attitudes towards smoking, quitting, and tobacco control policies among continuing smokers.

What do we tell patients about elective total hip replacement in the UK?: an analysis of patient literature (2013)
Journal Article
Drummond, A. E., Edwards, C., Coole, C., & Brewin, C. (2013). What do we tell patients about elective total hip replacement in the UK?: an analysis of patient literature. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 14, Article 152. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-14-152

Background: Although hip information literature is given to people following total hip replacement (THR) almost routinely, little evaluation has been conducted on it to date. Our aim was therefore to analyse and evaluate the literature provided to pa... Read More about What do we tell patients about elective total hip replacement in the UK?: an analysis of patient literature.

Rupture of the profunda femoris artery in a patient with alcoholic liver disease: a case report (2013)
Journal Article
Orchard, P., Tan, B. H., & Abayasekara, K. (2013). Rupture of the profunda femoris artery in a patient with alcoholic liver disease: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 7(1), Article 95. https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-7-95

Introduction: Profunda femoris artery aneurysms are rare and often present with rupture. However, to the best of our knowledge, rupture of a non-aneurismal profunda femoris artery has never been reported before. Case presentation: We report the ca... Read More about Rupture of the profunda femoris artery in a patient with alcoholic liver disease: a case report.

Building nurse education capacity in India: insights from a faculty development programme in Andhra Pradesh (2013)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Razia, R., & Cook, E. (2013). Building nurse education capacity in India: insights from a faculty development programme in Andhra Pradesh. BMC Nursing, 12(8), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6955-12-8

Background: India faces an acute shortage of nurses. Strategies to tackle the human resource crisis depend upon scaling up nursing education provision in a context where the social status and working conditions of nurses are highly variable. Several... Read More about Building nurse education capacity in India: insights from a faculty development programme in Andhra Pradesh.

Tobacco imagery on prime time UK television (2013)
Journal Article
Lyons, A., McNeill, A., & Britton, J. (2013). Tobacco imagery on prime time UK television. Tobacco Control, https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050650

Background: Smoking in ?lms is a common and well documented cause of youth smoking experimentation and uptake and hence a signi?cant health hazard. The extent of exposure of young people to tobacco imagery in television programming has to date be... Read More about Tobacco imagery on prime time UK television.

Psychological and social factors influencing patients' treatment selection for localised prostate cancer (2013)
Book Chapter
Robles, L. A., Chou, S., Cole, O. J., Hamid, A., Griffiths, A., & Vedhara, K. (2013). Psychological and social factors influencing patients' treatment selection for localised prostate cancer. In G. Hamilton (Ed.), Advances in prostate cancer. Intech. https://doi.org/10.5772/52641

Chapter 3. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men in the United Kingdom (UK). A quarter of all new cases of cancer diagnosed in men are prostate cancers. In 2009, over 40,000 cases of prostate cancer were reported in the UK and m... Read More about Psychological and social factors influencing patients' treatment selection for localised prostate cancer.