All Outputs (10)

Exploring gastrointestinal variables affecting drug and formulation behavior: methodologies, challenges and opportunities (2016)
Journal Article
Hens, B., Corsetti, M., Spiller, R. C., Marciani, L., Vanuytsel, T., Tack, J., …Augustijns, P. (2017). Exploring gastrointestinal variables affecting drug and formulation behavior: methodologies, challenges and opportunities. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 519(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.11.063

Various gastrointestinal (GI) factors affect drug and formulation behavior after oral administration, including GI transfer, motility, pH and GI fluid volume and composition. An in-depth understanding of these physiological and anatomical variables i... Read More about Exploring gastrointestinal variables affecting drug and formulation behavior: methodologies, challenges and opportunities.

Frailsafe: from conception to national breakthrough collaborative (2016)
Journal Article
Offord, N., Wyrko, Z., Downes, T., Hopper, A., Harriman, P., & Gordon, A. L. (2016). Frailsafe: from conception to national breakthrough collaborative. Acute Medicine, 15(3),

The number of people aged over 60 years worldwide is projected to rise from 605 million in 2000 to almost 2 billion by 2050, while those over 80 years will quadruple to 395 million. Two-thirds of UK acute hospital admissions are over 65, the highest... Read More about Frailsafe: from conception to national breakthrough collaborative.

A systematic mapping review of outdoor activities and mobility in care homes (2016)
Journal Article
King, A., Chadborn, N., Gordon, A. L., & Logan, P. A. (2016). A systematic mapping review of outdoor activities and mobility in care homes. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(S1), https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13079

Background: Care home residents should be offered opportunities to participate in meaningful activities in an environment of their choice (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2013). Whilst outdoor activities and mobility are believed t... Read More about A systematic mapping review of outdoor activities and mobility in care homes.

The development of a geriatric postgraduate education assessment instrument using a modified Delphi procedure (2016)
Journal Article
Singler, K., Gordon, A. L., Robertson, G., & Roller-Wirnsberger, R. (2016). The development of a geriatric postgraduate education assessment instrument using a modified Delphi procedure. Age and Ageing, 45(5), 716-720. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afw086

There is currently wide variation in the structure and content of higher medical training in geriatric medicine across Europe and no common framework within which existing efforts can be compared. We set out to develop an audit tool to compare traini... Read More about The development of a geriatric postgraduate education assessment instrument using a modified Delphi procedure.

Active fillers’ effect on in situ performances of foam bitumen recycled mixtures (2016)
Journal Article
Betti, G., Airey, G., Jenkins, K., Marradi, A., & Tebaldi, G. (in press). Active fillers’ effect on in situ performances of foam bitumen recycled mixtures. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 18(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2016.1213486

Cold recycling is one of the most employed rehabilitation techniques for asphalt pavements and it is becoming more and more important as reducing emissions becomes a priority in the reduction of the greenhouse effect. The main advantages of asphalt c... Read More about Active fillers’ effect on in situ performances of foam bitumen recycled mixtures.

Development of a tool to assess in-situ curing of Foamed Bitumen Mixtures (2016)
Journal Article
Kuna, K., Airey, G., & Thom, N. (2016). Development of a tool to assess in-situ curing of Foamed Bitumen Mixtures. Construction and Building Materials, 124, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.07.086

This paper discusses the simplest yet crucial mix design consideration of Foamed Bitumen Mixtures (FBMs); curing. The objective of the present study is to attain better understanding of the curing mechanism of FBMs and lessen the gap between laborato... Read More about Development of a tool to assess in-situ curing of Foamed Bitumen Mixtures.

Effective health care for older people living and dying in care homes: a realist review (2016)
Journal Article
Goodman, C., Dening, T., Gordon, A. L., Davies, S. L., Meyer, J., Martin, F. C., …Zubair, M. (in press). Effective health care for older people living and dying in care homes: a realist review. BMC Health Services Research, 16(269), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1493-4

Background: Care home residents in England have variable access to health care services. There is currently no coherent policy or consensus about the best arrangements to meet these needs. The purpose of this review was to explore the evidence for ho... Read More about Effective health care for older people living and dying in care homes: a realist review.

The development and evaluation of mini-GEMs: a short, focused, online e-learning videos in geriatric medicine (2016)
Journal Article
Garside, M. J., Fisher, J. M., Blundell, A. G., & Gordon, A. L. (in press). The development and evaluation of mini-GEMs: a short, focused, online e-learning videos in geriatric medicine. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2016.1165217

Mini Geriatric E-Learning Modules (Mini-GEMs) are short, focused, e-learning videos on geriatric medicine topics, hosted on YouTube, which are targeted at junior doctors working with older people. This study aimed to explore how these resources are a... Read More about The development and evaluation of mini-GEMs: a short, focused, online e-learning videos in geriatric medicine.

Development of a curriculum for advanced nurse practitioners working with older people with frailty in the acute hospital through a modified Delphi process (2016)
Journal Article

Background: advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs) are experienced nurses who undertake some activities traditionally performed by medical staff. There are four pillars of advanced practice: advanced clinical skills, leadership, education and research.... Read More about Development of a curriculum for advanced nurse practitioners working with older people with frailty in the acute hospital through a modified Delphi process.

Mix design considerations of foamed bitumen mixtures with reclaimed asphalt pavement material (2016)
Journal Article
Kuna, K., Airey, G., & Thom, N. (in press). Mix design considerations of foamed bitumen mixtures with reclaimed asphalt pavement material. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2015.1126271

In the present work, a mix design parametric study was carried out with the aim of proposing a practical and consistent mix design procedure for foamed bitumen mixtures (FBMs). The mix design parameters that were adopted in the study are mixing and c... Read More about Mix design considerations of foamed bitumen mixtures with reclaimed asphalt pavement material.