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A 10-year history of perinatal care at the Brockington Mother and Baby Unit Stafford
(Article)Perinatal mother and baby units are an essential service for women suffering from perinatal mental illness by allowing the baby to stay with the mother whilst receiving inpatient mental health care. Such units enable the ... -
1H NMR investigations of the molecular nature of cobalt (II) ions in human saliva
(Article)High-resolution 1H NMR spectroscopy demonstrated that addition of Co(II) ions to isolated human salivary supernatants (HSSs) gave rise to its complexation by a variety of biomolecules. The relative efficacies of these ... -
1H NMR-based metabolomics reveals neurochemical alterations in the brain of adolescent rats following acute methylphenidate administration
(Article)The psychostimulant methylphenidate (MPH) is increasingly used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). While there is little evidence for common brain pathology in ADHD, some studies suggest a ... -
1H NMR-Linked Urinary Metabolic Profiling of Niemann-Pick Class C1 (NPC1) Disease: Identification of Potential New Biomarkers using Correlated Component Regression (CCR) and Genetic Algorithm (GA) Analysis Strategies
(Article)Niemann-Pick Class 1 (NPC1) disease is a rare, debilitating neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disease; however, urinary biomarkers available for it and its prognosis are currently limited. In order to identify and establish ... -
2-furyl(phenyl)methanol isolated from Atractilis gummifera rhizome exhibits anti-leishmanial activity
(Article)We report for the first time the isolation of 2-furyl(phenyl)methanol (5) from the chloroform extracts of the Atractylis gummifera roots. A. gummifera is a thistle belonging to the Asteraceae family that produces the ... -
2-Oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid inhibits vascular calcification via induction of glutathione synthesis
(Article)Arterial medial calcification (AMC), the deposition of hydroxyapatite in the medial layer of the arteries, is a known risk factor for cardiovascular events. Oxidative stress is a known inducer of AMC and endogenous ... -
3D Electrohydrodynamic Printing of Highly Aligned Dual-Core Graphene Composite Matrices
(Article)The aim of this study was to develop an EHD printing method to fabricate graphene-loaded polycaprolactone (PCL)/polyethylene oxide (PEO) dual-core matrices. Graphene was incorporated in shell PCL components, while gelatin ... -
Abatacept for rheumatoid arthritis.
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Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion (ADME) of Dietary Flavones and Their Glycosides
(Conference)Epidemiological studies have long indicated a possible role for dietary flavonoids, notably flavones and flavonols, in the prevention of a range of degenerative diseases, e.g. cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and ... -
Academic and Career Expectations of Ethnic Minority Youth in Hong Kong
(Article)Based on social-cognitive career theory (SCCT), we explore how ethnic identity, parental occupation, efficacy in learning Chinese, and learning experience relate to ethnic minority adolescents’ academic and career expectations. ... -
Academic Hit Lists and Victimisation: Scoping a research agenda on victimisation and cyberbullying in academia and science
(Presentation)One of the most unexplored areas in emotions and criminal justice falls under the issues of well-being, cyberbullying and academia. Drawing on both personal experiences and anecdotes from others, this presentation scopes ...