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The development of a geriatric postgraduate education assessment instrument using a modified Delphi procedure (2016)
Journal Article

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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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 composite substrate peel test to assess moisture sensitivity of aggregate–bitumen bonds (2016)
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This paper presents the development of a suitable procedure to prepare peel test specimens using coarse aggregates and compare the results with the established standard peel test. The newly developed composite substrate peel test (CSPT) was found to... Read More about Development of a composite substrate peel test to assess moisture sensitivity of aggregate–bitumen bonds.

New horizons in the implementation and research of comprehensive geriatric assessment: knowing, doing and the “know-do” gap (2016)
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In this paper we outline the relationship between the need to put existing applied health research knowledge into practice (the “know-do gap”) and the need to improve the evidence base (the “know gap”) with respect to the health care process used for... Read More about New horizons in the implementation and research of comprehensive geriatric assessment: knowing, doing and the “know-do” gap.

Chemical pavement modifications to reduce ice adhesion (2016)
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The formation of ice and snow on road pavement surfaces is a recurring problem, creating hazardous driving conditions, restricting public mobility as well as having adverse economic effects. It would be desirable to develop new and improved ways of m... Read More about Chemical pavement modifications to reduce ice adhesion.

The facilitators of communication with people with dementia in a care setting: an interview study with healthcare workers (2016)
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Objectives: to describe the views of healthcare workers on the facilitators of communication with people with dementia in a care setting. Design: thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews. Setting: all participants were interviewed in their p... Read More about The facilitators of communication with people with dementia in a care setting: an interview study with healthcare workers.

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

The Falls In Care Home study: a feasibility randomized controlled trial of the use of a risk assessment and decision support tool to prevent falls in care homes (2015)
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Objective: To explore the feasibility of implementing and evaluating the Guide to Action Care Home fall prevention intervention. Design: Two-centre, cluster feasibility randomized controlled trial and process evaluation. Setting: Purposive s... Read More about The Falls In Care Home study: a feasibility randomized controlled trial of the use of a risk assessment and decision support tool to prevent falls in care homes.

Medical students' and doctors' attitudes towards older patients and their care in hospital settings: a conceptualisation (2015)
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Background: despite assertions in reports from governmental and charitable bodies that negative staff attitudes towards older patients may contribute to inequitable healthcare provision for older patients when compared with younger patients (those ag... Read More about Medical students' and doctors' attitudes towards older patients and their care in hospital settings: a conceptualisation.

Experimental evaluation of cohesive and adhesive bond strength and fracture energy of bitumen-aggregate systems (2015)
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Degradation of asphalt pavements is an inevitable phenomenon due to the combined effects of high traffic loads and harsh environmental conditions. Deterioration can be in the form of cohesive failure of the bitumen and/or bitumen-filler mastic or by... Read More about Experimental evaluation of cohesive and adhesive bond strength and fracture energy of bitumen-aggregate systems.

Influence of aggregate mineralogical composition on water resistance of aggregate–bitumen adhesion (2015)
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The effects of aggregate mineralogical composition on moistures sensitivity of aggregate–bitumen bonds were investigated using four aggregate types (two limestone and two granite)and two bitumen grades (40/60 penand70/100pen). Moisture sensitivity... Read More about Influence of aggregate mineralogical composition on water resistance of aggregate–bitumen adhesion.

Provision of NHS generalist and specialist services to care homes in England: review of surveys (2015)
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Background: The number of beds in care homes (with and without nurses) in the United Kingdom is three times greater than the number of beds in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. Care homes are predominantly owned by a range of commercial, not-f... Read More about Provision of NHS generalist and specialist services to care homes in England: review of surveys.

Medical Crises in Older People: cohort study of older people attending acute medical units, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for high-risk older people; cohort study of older people with mental health problems admitted to hospital, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist medical and mental health unit for general hospital patients with delirium and dementia; and cohort study of residents of care homes and interview study of health-care provision to residents of care homes (2015)
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Background This programme of research addressed shortcomings in the care of three groups of older patients: patients discharged from acute medical units (AMUs), patients with dementia and delirium admitted to general hospitals, and care home residen... Read More about Medical Crises in Older People: cohort study of older people attending acute medical units, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist geriatric medical intervention for high-risk older people; cohort study of older people with mental health problems admitted to hospital, developmental work and randomised controlled trial of a specialist medical and mental health unit for general hospital patients with delirium and dementia; and cohort study of residents of care homes and interview study of health-care provision to residents of care homes.

An investigation on using pre-treated tyre rubber as a replacement of synthetic polymers for bitumen modification (2015)
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Rubberized bitumen obtained through a swelling process, has widely proven to be a successful technology for asphalt pavement applications and a solution to reduce the dismantling of tyre rubber on landfills. However, this technology presents two main... Read More about An investigation on using pre-treated tyre rubber as a replacement of synthetic polymers for bitumen modification.

Are accelerometers a useful way to measure activity in care home residents? (2015)
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Introduction: Accurate measurement of activity in care home residents is important for monitoring and evaluating interventions for activity promotion. Accelerometers provide a potential method. However, their usefulness in this population has not bee... Read More about Are accelerometers a useful way to measure activity in care home residents?.

Discrete element modelling of creep of asphalt mixtures (2015)
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Creep tests on asphalt mixtures have been undertaken under four stress levels in the laboratory while the Discrete Element Model (DEM) has been used to simulate the laboratory tests. A modified Burger’s model has been used to represent the time-depen... Read More about Discrete element modelling of creep of asphalt mixtures.