Trauma is a major cause of morbidity and mortality; in the developed world, road traffic
accidents are one of the leading causes. Up to 45% of patients with blunt abdominal trauma will …

This paper examines the effects of laboratory scale accelerated aging exposures on the
changes in physical and mechanical properties of commercially produced cellulose fiber …

Background Uptake rates of influenza vaccination in young at-risk groups in primary care (UK)
are known to be poor. Aim To explore parental reasons for non-uptake of influenza …

Background There is very limited evidence for the efficacy of any specific therapeutic
intervention in chronic, treatment refractory major depression. Thermal anterior capsulotomy (…

… To this end, we tested whether a PLS-R model based only on CCP recipients could predict
poor clinical outcomes for all trial participants. Specifically, we used the above PLS-R to pre…

Understanding the biology of prostate cancer metastasis has been limited by the lack of
tissue for study. We studied the clinical data, distribution of prostate cancer involvement, …

This paper reports the study of a pilot learning programme for the Continuing Professional
Development of Practice Nurses (PNs) in Scotland. Two PN groups used the practice-based …

Purpose We investigated the safety and efficacy (response rates, time to disease progression,
survival) of trastuzumab, carboplatin, gemcitabine, and paclitaxel in advanced urothelial …

… Small and local learning groups that are more permanent in nature, such as those
described by Peloso and colleagures and MacVicar and coworkers, are likely to lead to the de…

Background Evidence-based guidance on how best to treat chronic depression is limited.
Cognitive Behavioural Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) has shown some promise …