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A national survey investigating UK prescribers' opinions on chemotherapy dosing and 'dose-banding'.
(England, 2009-05)AIMS: The primary purpose of dose-banding for cancer chemotherapy is to reduce patient waiting times, but dose-banding also has additional benefits, such as reduced drug wastage, reduced stress for staff, and prospective ... -
Nature of the evidence base and frameworks underpinning dietary recommendations for prevention of non-communicable diseases: a position paper from the Academy of Nutrition Sciences
(Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2020-12-10)<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>This Position Paper from the Academy of Nutrition Sciences is the first in a series which describe the nature of the scientific evidence and frameworks that underpin nutrition ... -
The Neighbourhood Links Project: Final Evaluation Report
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The Neighbourhood Links Project: Interim Evaluation Report, July 2012
(Plymouth, Devon, 2012-07-31)An interim service evaluation study to identify the key elements of the Neighbourhood Links Project, funded by Big Lottery and delivered by TorrAGE in North Devon, that improve the quality of life and well-being of older ... -
Nice to know: impact of NICE guidelines on ketogenic diet services nationwide
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No effect of acute beetroot juice ingestion on oxygen consumption, glucose kinetics, or skeletal muscle metabolism during submaximal exercise in males.
(United States, 2016-02-15)Beetroot juice, which is rich in nitrate (NO3 (-)), has been shown in some studies to decrease oxygen consumption (V̇o2) for a given exercise workload, i.e., increasing efficiency and exercise tolerance. Few studies have ... -
Non-linear global pooling in the discrimination of circular and non-circular shapes.
(England, 2012-06-01)The ability to discriminate minute deviations from circularity is dependent upon global summation mechanisms integrating information along entire contours. The aim of this study was to determine how the strength of global ... -
"A non-person to the rest of the world": experiences of social isolation amongst severely impaired people with multiple sclerosis.
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-01-18)PURPOSE: To gain insight into the experiences of, and potential solutions to, social isolation amongst severely impaired people with multiple sclerosis. METHODS: A phenomenological research approach using face-to-face, ... -
Non-transferrin-bound iron is associated with biomarkers of oxidative stress, inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes.
(United States, 2015-09)AIMS: To investigate the association between circulating non-transferrin-bound iron [NTBI], and markers of oxidative stress, endothelial function and inflammation in subjects with type 2 diabetes and non-diabetic subjects ... -
Nothing more than a pair of curvatures: A common mechanism for the detection of both radial and non-radial frequency patterns.
(England, 2017-05)Radial frequency (RF) patterns, which are sinusoidal modulations of a radius in polar coordinates, are commonly used to study shape perception. Previous studies have argued that the detection of RF patterns is either ... -
Nutritional behavior of cyclists during a 24-hour team relay race: a field study report.
(United States, 2012-02-06)BACKGROUND: Information about behavior of energy intake in ultra-endurance cyclists during a 24-hour team relay race is scarce. The nutritional strategy during such an event is an important factor which athletes should ... -
The nutritional care of people living with dementia at home: A scoping review.
(England, 2018-07)There are an increasing number of people with dementia living in their own home for longer, often supported by a family member. The symptoms of dementia can affect an individual's nutritional status, which can lead to a ... -
Nutritional interventions in sarcopenia: a critical review.
(England, 2015-11)The aim of the present paper is to critically review the details of the published nutrition intervention trials, with and without exercise, targeting sarcopenia. Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass, strength and/or ... -
Objective assessment of the effect of pupil size upon the power distribution of multifocal contact lenses.
(China, 2017)AIM: To analytically assess the effect of pupil size upon the refractive power distributions of different designs of multifocal contact lenses. METHODS: Two multifocal contact lenses of center-near design and one multifocal ... -
Observation and analysis of movement
(2018-11-12)
