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R v Southampton and Fatal Medical Negligence: An Anomaly or a Sign of Things to Come?

Ruddy, Gavin (University of Plymouth Press, 2010)

A review of statistics concerning fatal medical negligence in the NHS shows that, despite fears of a ‘compensation culture’ and the right to life protected by Human Rights legislation, only about one in every 1,000 such ...

Racial Tensions and U.S. Military (In)Justice in Northern Ireland During World War II

Simon Topping (2017-08)

Racism and racial categorization

Blascovich, J; Wyer, NA; Swart, LA; Kibler, JL (1997-06)

Racism, Prevent and education: insisting on an open space

Haynes, J; Passy, R (emerald insight, 2017-09-11)

In this article we first discuss the Brexit referendum and its links to changes in the nature of racism in England, drawing on Burnett’s (2013) work to demonstrate how ‘local conditions, national politics and global ...

RADAR SIMULATOR TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE

REDFERN, ANTHONY (University of Plymouth, 1987)

The main effort in locating and rescuing survivors of a maritime incident is borne by merchant shipping. This research shows that search and rescue is a task that will face most seafarers, but as they generally lack ...

Radiocarbon dating of a multi-phase passage tomb on Baltinglass Hill, Co. Wicklow.

Schulting, R; Sheridan, A; McClatchie, A; McLaughlin, R; Barratt, P; Whitehouse, N (2017-04-01)

Radiological findings in patients undergoing revision endoscopic sinus surgery: a retrospective case series study.

Khalil, HS; Eweiss, AZ; Clifton, N (England, 2011-05-07)

BACKGROUND: Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is now a well-established strategy for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis which has not responded to medical treatment. There is a wide variation in the practice ...

RAINDROP-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS AND THE MEASUREMENT OF PRECIPITATION BY RADAR IN A MARITIME LOCALE

ECCLESTON, ANDREW JOHN (University of Plymouth, 1980)

Raised intracranial pressure presenting with spontaneous periorbital bruising: two case reports

Hadjikoutis, S; Carroll, CB; Plant, GTP (2004)

The venous drainage of the orbit is known to be via the ophthalmic and vortex veins which communicate with the cavernous sinus. We describe two patients with raised intracranial pressure presenting with periorbital bruising. ...

Ramucirumab plus docetaxel versus placebo plus docetaxel in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma after platinum-based therapy (RANGE): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial

Petrylak, DP; de Wit, R; Chi, KN; Drakaki, A; Sternberg, CN; Nishiyama, H; Castellano, D; Hussain, S; Fléchon, A; Bamias, A; Yu, EY; van der Heijden, MS; Matsubara, N; Alekseev, B; Necchi, A; Géczi, L; Ou, Y-C; Coskun, HS; Su, W-P; Hegemann, M; Percent, IJ; Lee, J-L; Tucci, M; Semenov, A; Laestadius, F; Peer, A; Tortora, G; Safina, S; del Muro, XG; Rodriguez-Vida, A; Cicin, I; Harputluoglu, H; Widau, RC; Liepa, AM; Walgren, RA; Hamid, O; Zimmermann, AH; Bell-McGuinn, KM; Powles, T; Wong, S-LS; Tan, TH; Hovey, EJ; Clay, TD; Ng, SSW; Rutten, A; Machiels, J-P; Dumez, H; Cheng, SY-S; Chi, KN; Ferrario, C; Sengeloev, L; Jensen, NV; Thibault, C; Laguerre, B; Laestadius, F; Joly, F; Flechon, A; Culine, S; Becht, C; Niegisch, G; Stöckle, M; Grimm, M-O; Gakis, G; Schultze-Seemann, W; Kalofonos, H; Mavroudis, D; Papandreou, C; Karavasilis, V; Bamias, A; Révész, J; Geczi, L; Rosenbaum, E; Leibowitz-Amit, R; Kejzman, D; Peer, A; Sarid, D; Scagliotti, GV; Sternberg, CN; Tortora, G; Bracarda, S; Necchi, A; Massari, F; Osawa, T; Miyajima, N; Shinohara, N; Fukuta, F; Ohyama, C; Obara, W; Yamashita, S; Tomita, Y; Kawai, K; Fukasawa, S; Matsubara, N; Oyama, M; Yonese, J; Nagata, M; Uemura, M; Nishimura, K; Kawakita, M; Tsunemori, H; Hashine, K; Inokuchi, J; Yokomizo, A; Nagamori, S; Lee, J-L; Lee, HJ; Park, SH; Rha, SY; Kim, YJ; Lee, Y-G; Cortés, LV; Flores, CLU; Blaisse, RJB; van der Heijden, MS; de Wit, R; Erdkamp, FLG; Aarts, MJB; Wojcik-Tomaszewska, J; Tomczak, P; Sikora-Kupis, B; Schenker, M; Herzal, AA; Udrea, AA; Karlov, P; Safina, SZ; Alekseev, B; Semenov, A; Fomkin, R; Pulido, EG; Del Muro, FXG; Mignorance, JID; Gauna, DC; Rodríguez-Vida, A; Su, Y-L; Ou, Y-C; Lin, C-L; Su, W-P; Lin, C-C; Yeh, S-P; Çiçin, I; Harputluoglu, H; Erman, M; Coskun, HS; Urun, Y; Golovko, Y; Bondarenko, I; Sinielnikov, I; Powles, T; Crabb, S; Syndikus, I; Huddart, R; Sundar, S; Chowdhury, S; Sarwar, N; Drakaki, A; Flaig, T; Pan, CX; Petrylak, D; Schwarz, J; Percent, I; Cultrera, J; Hainsworth, J; Herms, B; Lawler, W; Lowe, T; Tagawa, S; Aragon-Ching, J; Vaishampayan, U (Elsevier, 2017-11-18)

Random Effect Models For Repairable System Reliability

Baker, John Nicholas (University of Plymouth, 1997)

The practical motivation for the work described in this thesis arose from the development of a new Jaguar car engine. Development tests on prototype engines led to multiple failure time data which are modelled as a ...

Randomised controlled trial of stroke volume optimisation during elective major abdominal surgery in patients stratified by aerobic fitness

Lai, C; Starkie, T; Creanor, S; Struthers, R; Mellor, N; Hosie, K; Sneyd, JR; Minto, G (2015-05-31)

Abstract BACKGROUND: The benefits of stroke volume optimization during surgery are unclear, with recent data not replicating the positive effects of earlier studies. METHODS: This was a randomized controlled trial of ...

A randomised crossover trial investigating actual and perceived changes in peak knee extensor torque following Kinesio Tape® application.

Walsh, E; Barrett, J; Beeson, J; Zammit, M; Rickard, AG (2017-11-10)

Abstract: Background: The application and use of Kinesio tape® (KT) has become increasingly popular over the last decade. Previous studies investigating the effect of KT on strength at the knee have provided inconclusive ...

Randomised Feasibility Study of Physiotherapy for Patients with Functional Motor Symptoms

Marsden, JF (2016-09-15)

Randomized controlled trial of intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy in aerobically fit and unfit patients having major colorectal surgery.

Challand, C; Struthers, R; Sneyd, JR; Erasmus, PD; Mellor, N; Hosie, KB; Minto, G (England, 2012-01)

BACKGROUND: Intraoperative fluid therapy regimens using oesophageal Doppler monitoring (ODM) to optimize stroke volume (SV) (goal-directed fluid therapy, GDT) have been associated with a reduction in length of stay (LOS) ...

Ranking of fibre-reinforced composite plate surface finish quality by wavelet texture analysis

Palmer, S; Hall, W; Summerscales, J (The British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, 2016-06-01)

In the automotive and other industries, the visual appearance of external surfaces is a key factor in perceived product quality. Traditionally, the quality of automotive surface finish has been judged by expert human ...

RANS-VOF modelling of the Wavestar point absorber

Ransley, EJ; Greaves, DM; Raby, A; Simmonds, D; Jakobsen, M; Kramer, M (2017-08-01)

The rape of Mary Raymond : a radical view of rape in Mary Hays's The Memoirs of Emma Courtney and The Victim of Prejudice

Oliver, Sarah Ann (University of Plymouth, 2007)

The thesis is an examination of Mary Hays's first and second novels, The Memoirs of Emma Courtney (1796) and The Victim of Prejudice (1799) in order to claim a reworking of political and gender constructions of women that ...

Rapid and slow: Varying magma ascent rates as a mechanism for Vulcanian explosions

Cassidy, M; Cole, PD; Hicks, KE; Varley, NR; Peters, N; Lerner, AH (2015-06-05)

© 2015. Vulcanian explosions are one of the most common types of volcanic activity observed at silicic volcanoes. Magma ascent rates are often invoked as being the fundamental control on their explosivity, yet this factor ...

RAPID CLOCK RECOVERY ALGORITHMS FOR DIGITAL MAGNETIC RECORDING AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS

SMITHSON, PAUL MICHAEL (University of Plymouth, 1999)