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Efficacy of individual computer-based auditory training for people with hearing loss: a systematic review of the evidence (2013)
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Henshaw, H., & Ferguson, M. (2013). Efficacy of individual computer-based auditory training for people with hearing loss: a systematic review of the evidence. PLoS ONE, 8(5), Article e62836. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062836

Auditory training involves active listening to auditory stimuli and aims to improve performance in auditory tasks. As such, auditory training is a potential intervention for the management of people with hearing loss. Objective This systematic... Read More about Efficacy of individual computer-based auditory training for people with hearing loss: a systematic review of the evidence.

Safety of antidepressants in adults aged under 65: protocol for a cohort study using a large primary care database (2013)
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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.

Where to now? New directions in supporting new venture creation (2013)
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Henry, C., & Treanor, L. (2013). Where to now? New directions in supporting new venture creation. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 20(2), 249-257. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626001311326824

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary and overview of the papers selected by the Guest Editors for this Special Issue on supporting new venture creation in the twenty‐first century. The paper seeks to identify key themes platform... Read More about Where to now? New directions in supporting new venture creation.

Differential Phosphorylation of Smad1 Integrates BMP and Neurotrophin Pathways through Erk/Dusp in Axon Development (2013)
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Finelli, M., Murphy, K., Chen, L., & Zou, H. (2013). Differential Phosphorylation of Smad1 Integrates BMP and Neurotrophin Pathways through Erk/Dusp in Axon Development. Cell Reports, 3(5), 1592-1606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2013.04.011

Sensory axon development requires concerted actions of growth factors for the precise control of axonal outgrowth and target innervation. How developing sensory neurons integrate different cues is poorly understood. We demonstrate here that Smad1 act... Read More about Differential Phosphorylation of Smad1 Integrates BMP and Neurotrophin Pathways through Erk/Dusp in Axon Development.

An examination of factors influencing delayed discharge of older people from hospital (2013)
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Challis, D., Hughes, J., Xie, C., & Jolley, D. (2014). An examination of factors influencing delayed discharge of older people from hospital. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(2), 160-168. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.3983

Objective This study aimed to investigate the factors associated with the delayed discharge of older people from hospital and their length of stay (LOS). Methods Data were collected retrospectively from inpatient records and adult social care service... Read More about An examination of factors influencing delayed discharge of older people from hospital.

The myths refugees live by: memory and history in the making of Bengali refugee identity (2013)
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Sen, U. (2014). The myths refugees live by: memory and history in the making of Bengali refugee identity. Modern Asian Studies, 48(1), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0026749X12000613

Within the popular memory of the partition of India, the division of Bengal continues to evoke themes of political rupture, social tragedy and nostalgia. The refugees, or more broadly speaking, Hindu migrants from East Bengal, are often the central a... Read More about The myths refugees live by: memory and history in the making of Bengali refugee identity.

Dorsal hippocampal involvement in conditioned-response timing and maintenance of temporal information in the absence of the CS (2013)
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Tam, S. K., Jennings, D. J., & Bonardi, C. (2013). Dorsal hippocampal involvement in conditioned-response timing and maintenance of temporal information in the absence of the CS. Experimental Brain Research, 227(4), 547--559. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-013-3530-4

Involvement of the dorsal hippocampus (DHPC) in conditioned-response timing and maintaining temporal information across time gaps was examined in an appetitive Pavlovian conditioning task, in which rats with sham and DHPC lesions were first condition... Read More about Dorsal hippocampal involvement in conditioned-response timing and maintenance of temporal information in the absence of the CS.

Measures of satisfaction with care during labour and birth: a comparative review (2013)
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Sawyer, A., Ayers, S., Abbott, J., Gyte, G., Rabe, H., & Duley, L. (2013). Measures of satisfaction with care during labour and birth: a comparative review. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13, Article 108. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-13-108

Background Satisfaction is the one of the most frequently reported outcome measures for quality of care. Assessment of satisfaction with maternity services is crucial, and psychometrically sound measures are needed if this is to inform health practi... Read More about Measures of satisfaction with care during labour and birth: a comparative review.

Do personality traits predict individual differences in excitatory and inhibitory learning? (2013)
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He, Z., Cassaday, H. J., Bonardi, C., & Bibby, P. A. (2013). Do personality traits predict individual differences in excitatory and inhibitory learning?. Frontiers in Psychology, 4(245), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00245

Conditioned inhibition (CI) is demonstrated in classical conditioning when a stimulus is used to signal the omission of an otherwise expected outcome. This basic learning ability is involved in a wide range of normal behavior – and thus its disruptio... Read More about Do personality traits predict individual differences in excitatory and inhibitory learning?.

Can long-range PCR be used to amplify genetically divergent mitochondrial genomes for comparative phylogenetics?: a case study within spiders (Arthropoda: Araneae) (2013)
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Briscoe, A. G., Goodacre, S., Masta, S. E., Taylor, M. I., Arnedo, M. A., Penney, D., …Creer, S. (2013). Can long-range PCR be used to amplify genetically divergent mitochondrial genomes for comparative phylogenetics?: a case study within spiders (Arthropoda: Araneae). PLoS ONE, 8(5), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062404

The development of second generation sequencing technology has resulted in the rapid production of large volumes of sequence data for relatively little cost, thereby substantially increasing the quantity of data available for phylogenetic studies. De... Read More about Can long-range PCR be used to amplify genetically divergent mitochondrial genomes for comparative phylogenetics?: a case study within spiders (Arthropoda: Araneae).

Climate change impact on available water resources obtained using multiple global climate and hydrology models (2013)
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Hagemann, S., Chen, C., Clark, D. B., Folwell, S., Gosling, S. N., Haddeland, I., …Wiltshire, A. J. (2013). Climate change impact on available water resources obtained using multiple global climate and hydrology models. Earth System Dynamics, 4(1), 129-144. https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-4-129-2013

Climate change is expected to alter the hydrological cycle resulting in large-scale impacts on water availability. However, future climate change impact assessments are highly uncertain. For the first time, multiple global climate (three) and hydrolo... Read More about Climate change impact on available water resources obtained using multiple global climate and hydrology models.

The effectiveness of memory rehabilitation following neurological disabilities: a qualitative inquiry of patient perspectives (2013)
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das Nair, R., & Lincoln, N. (2013). The effectiveness of memory rehabilitation following neurological disabilities: a qualitative inquiry of patient perspectives. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 23(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/09602011.2013.792290

The evidence for the effectiveness of memory rehabilitation following neurological conditions, mainly studied through quantitative methodologies, has been equivocal. This study aimed to examine feedback from participants who had been through a random... Read More about The effectiveness of memory rehabilitation following neurological disabilities: a qualitative inquiry of patient perspectives.

Spatial compression impairs prism adaptation in healthy individuals (2013)
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Scriven, R. J., & Newport, R. (2013). Spatial compression impairs prism adaptation in healthy individuals. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7, Article 165. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00165

Neglect patients typically present with gross inattention to one side of space following damage to the contralateral hemisphere. While prism-adaptation (PA) is effective in ameliorating some neglect behaviors, the mechanisms involved and their relati... Read More about Spatial compression impairs prism adaptation in healthy individuals.

Sharing, supporting and sobriety: A qualitative analysis of messages posted to alcohol-related online discussion forums in the United Kingdom (2013)
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Coulson, N. S. (2014). Sharing, supporting and sobriety: A qualitative analysis of messages posted to alcohol-related online discussion forums in the United Kingdom. Journal of Substance Use, 19(1-2), 176-180. https://doi.org/10.3109/14659891.2013.765516

Background: In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of people accessing online discussion forums for information, advice and support in relation to a range of both acute and chronic health issues. However, there has been li... Read More about Sharing, supporting and sobriety: A qualitative analysis of messages posted to alcohol-related online discussion forums in the United Kingdom.

Medicines use reviews: a potential resource or lost opportunity for general practice? (2013)
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Latif, A., Pollock, K., & Boardman, H. F. (2013). Medicines use reviews: a potential resource or lost opportunity for general practice?. BMC Family Practice, 14, Article 57. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-57

Background: Patient non-adherence to medicines represents a significant waste of health resource and lost opportunity for health gain. Medicine management services are a key health policy strategy to encourage patients to take medicines as they are p... Read More about Medicines use reviews: a potential resource or lost opportunity for general practice?.

The forgotten smoker: a qualitative study of attitudes towards smoking, quitting, and tobacco control policies among continuing smokers (2013)
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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.

Providing activity for people with dementia in care homes: A cluster randomised controlled trial (2013)
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Wenborn, J., Challis, D., Head, J., Miranda-Castillo, C., Popham, C., Thakur, R., …Orrell, M. (2013). Providing activity for people with dementia in care homes: A cluster randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 28(12), 1296-1304. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.3960

Background: Activity levels remain low in care homes, but activity engagement can enhance residents' quality of life. Aim: This study aimed to assess an occupational therapy programme designed to enable care home staff to increase activity provision.... Read More about Providing activity for people with dementia in care homes: A cluster randomised controlled trial.

Inclusion or outcomes? Tensions in the involvement of people with learning disabilities in strategic planning (2013)
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Fyson, R., & Fox, L. (2014). Inclusion or outcomes? Tensions in the involvement of people with learning disabilities in strategic planning. Disability and Society, 29(2), 239-254. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2013.776491

Social inclusion is a key principle that underpins the provision of services for people with learning disabilities in England. Learning Disability Partnership Boards, which are responsible for local strategic planning of learning disability services,... Read More about Inclusion or outcomes? Tensions in the involvement of people with learning disabilities in strategic planning.

Do spillovers matter when estimating private returns to R&D? (2013)
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Eberhardt, M., Helmers, C., & Strauss, H. (2013). Do spillovers matter when estimating private returns to R&D?. Review of Economics and Statistics, 95(2), 436-448. https://doi.org/10.1162/REST_a_00272

A large body of literature estimates private returns to R&D adopting the Griliches knowledge production framework, which ignores the potential impact of spillovers on consistent estimation. Using a panel of twelve manufacturing industries across ten... Read More about Do spillovers matter when estimating private returns to R&D?.