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Assessing language development in Arabic-learning monolingual and bilingual toddlers
(University of Plymouth, 2020)
Assessing children’s language is fundamental for changing their developmental outcome as it gives a chance for a quick and early intervention with a suitable planning and monitoring program. Since there is no universal ...
The oral care experiences of palliative care patients, their relatives and healthcare professionals.
(University of Plymouth, 2020)
Background: Oral symptoms in a growing number of people receiving palliative care are often neglected. Dental professionals are not always involved in palliative care and research on oral care of palliative care patients ...
Influenza A virus infection and innate immunity in an established murine alveolar-like macrophage model
(University of Plymouth, 2020)
Influenza is both a seasonal and occasional pandemic respiratory infection in humans, with the most vulnerable of society at the highest risk. With vaccine efficiency dropping and resistance against treatments, better ...
Advanced glycation end products as a biomarker for accelerated ocular ageing and glaucoma
(University of Plymouth, 2020)
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) have a large impact on the healthy ageing population and those diagnosed with pathology. Studies have linked AGEs to glaucomatous optic neuropathy, however there is little consensus ...
Role of Central Sensitivity Syndromes in women with pelvic organ prolapse
(University of Plymouth, 2020)
Title- Role of Central Sensitivity Syndromes in Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse.
Author- Monika Vij
Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) is a dysfunction of pelvic floor support and have an ad-verse effect on the quality of life ...
Skype on Wheels: Implementation of video-calls to reduce feelings of loneliness and social isolation for older people living in care
(University of Plymouth, 2020)
Background: Older people in care may be lonely with insufficient contact if families are unable to visit. Face-to-face contact through video-calls may help reduce loneliness, but little is known about the processes of ...
Creative Technologies for Behaviour Change
(University of Plymouth, 2020)
This thesis presents innovative uses of technology to support motivation, using motivational interviewing (MI) and functional imagery training (FIT) scripts developed specifically for remote delivery. MI scripts aimed to ...
ENHANCING GRIT IN ELITE ATHLETES THROUGH FUNCTIONAL IMAGERY TRAINING
(University of Plymouth, 2020)
Grit has been researched across a wide variety of domains with negative correlations to drop out rates and positive associations to performance. However, there has been little to empirically change character through ...
A Concept Analysis of Compassion in Healthcare Practice
(University of Plymouth, 2020)
The subject of compassion is frequently discussed in healthcare literature but despite this, is potentially poorly understood and lacks consensus in definition. This study sought to clarify what exactly is meant by the ...
A study of immune responses during antiviral treatment for hepatitis C virus infection
(University of Plymouth, 2020)
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an RNA virus that primarily infects the liver, affecting 70 million people worldwide, according to new estimates (Polaris Observatory HCV Collaborators., 2017). Only 15-25% of persons infected ...