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(Elsevier, 2020)Breast cancer is amongst the most common forms of cancer, is predominantly a woman’s illness, and is the most frequently reported invasive cancer in women worldwide (Bray et al., 2018). Varying risk factors have been ...
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(BMC, 2020)Background: Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) is an important modifiable risk factor for recurrent stroke. Secondary prevention measures when implemented can reduce stroke re-occurrence by 80%. However, hypertension ...
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(Wiley, 2020)Partisan patterns of compliance with public health measures are a feature of early COVID-19responses. In many cases, these differences in behaviour relate to pre-existing group identities. However, in times of rapid ...
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(MDPI, 2020)When breast cancer progresses to a metastatic stage, survival rates decline rapidly and it is considered incurable. Thus, deciphering the critical mechanisms of metastasis is of vital importance to develop new treatment ...
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(Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2020)Fibroblast infiltration and collagen deposition result in structural changes in the bowel wall, and lead to strictures in intestinal inflammatory disease. While strictures can also occur in other contexts, such as malignancy, ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2014)A new model of reflective practice for student teachers on school placement was implemented into a teacher education program. The model aimed to encourage critical reflection that challenged hegemonic assumptions and power ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2020)Many studies have espoused the pedagogical benefits of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) across multiple disciplines. With the increasing use of PBL within higher education there exists a need to consider its position not just ...
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(Taylor and Francis, 2020)Theoretical frameworks add depth to research and increase the transferability of findings. Unfortunately, theory application within interprofessional research is often ad hoc, superficial and poorly reported. Consequently, ...
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(Springer, 2020)Set amidst the backdrop of concerns related to the entry of students to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers, this study seeks to understand the Professional STEM Identity status of STEM ...
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(Wiley and Sons Ltd.,, 2020)BACKGROUND: This review is one of a series of rapid reviews that Cochrane contributors have prepared to inform the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. When new respiratory infectious diseases become widespread, such as during the ...
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(Public Library of Science, 2020)There is international interest in monitoring severe events in the obstetrical population, commonly referred to as maternal near miss or severe maternal morbidity. These events can have significant consequences for individuals ...
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(Cambridge University Press, 2020)As the Covid-19 pandemic escalates worldwide it is apparent that many patients with more severe illness will also experience delirium. These patients pose a particular challenge in the application of optimal care due ...
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(Elsevier, 2020)Background The international literature clearly indicates that perinatal mental health issues affect many women, and can have profound negative consequences for both the mother, infant and family, and that the causes of ...
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(Public Library of Science, 2020)The objective of this study was to analyze the associations of various individual- and environmental- related factors with subgroups of daily, frequent, moderate and low moderate-to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among ...
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Health-related fitness monitoring practices in secondary school-based physical education programmes (Human Kinetics, 2020)Purpose: To examine the prevalence of and approaches to monitoring health-related physical fitness (HRPF) in secondary school-based physical education programs. Methods: Physical education teachers (N = 327; 56.6% females) ...
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(Human Kinetics, 2020)Purpose: To examine the test-retest reliability of student-administered (SA) health-related fitness tests in school settings and to compare indices of reliability with those taken by trained research-assistants. Methods: ...
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(SAGE Publications, 2020)The aim of this study was to examine secondary school students’ attitudes towards and experiences of a student-centred health-related fitness test battery. A total of 795 adolescents (403 boys, 50.7%; 392 girls, 49.3%) ...
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(MDPI, 2020)Background and objectives: Diabetes mellitus (DM) stands out among the most important public health problems worldwide since it represents a high burden on health systems and is associated with higher hospitalization ...
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(Baishideng Publishing Group, 2020)Efficient detection of delirium and comorbid delirium-dementia is a key diagnostic challenge. Development of new, efficient delirium-focused methods of cognitive assessment is a key challenge for improved detection of ...
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(BMC, 2020)Background: Medical School programme workloads challenge the physical and mental health of students particularly in compressed graduate entry programmes. There is evidence that physical activity (PA) can improve holistic ...