Topical repellents for malaria prevention by Gabaldón Figueira, JC, Wagah, MG, Adipo, LB, Wanjiku, C, Maia, MF

“…We only included data on <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> infections in the meta‐analysis.</p> <p><strong>Main results</strong><br> Thirteen articles relating to eight trials met the inclusion criteria and were qualitatively described. …”

School-based programmes for preventing smoking. by Thomas, R, McLellan, J, Perera, R

“…Based on the type of outcome, we placed studies into three groups for analysis: Pure Prevention cohorts (Group 1), Change in Smoking Behaviour over time (Group 2) and Point Prevalence of Smoking (Group 3). MAIN RESULTS: One hundred and thirty-four studies involving 428,293 participants met the inclusion criteria. …”

Etanercept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. by Lethaby, A, Lopez-Olivo, M, Maxwell, L, Burls, A, Tugwell, P, Wells, G

“…DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two review authors independently extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of the trials. MAIN RESULTS: Three trials were included in the original version of the review. …”

High-resolution electron microscopy of dislocation geometries by Holmes, S

“…<p>Conventional strong-beam imaging techniques have been widely applied in the study of crystal defects, the main advantage being the high intensity of the images which reduces photographic exposure times to a few seconds at most, thus avoiding problems of drift and contamination. …”

Gareth McAteer - Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych) by McAteer, G

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A mixed model ANCOVA was run to determine whether there were significant main effects of group and subscale measure of QoL and an interaction effect after controlling for age as a covariate. …”

Variable short duration treatment versus standard treatment, with and without adjunctive ribavirin, for chronic hepatitis C: the STOP-HCV-1 non-inferiority, factorial RCT by Cooke, GS, Pett, SL, McCabe, L, Jones, C, Gilson, R, Verma, S, Ryder, SD, Collier, JD, Barclay, ST, Ala, A, Bhagani, S, Nelson, M, Ch'Ng, CL, Stone, B, Wiselka, M, Forton, D, McPherson, S, Halford, R, Nguygen, D, Smith, D, Ansari, MA, Ainscough, H, Dennis, E, Hudson, F, Barnes, EJ, Walker, AS

“…All patients in whom first-line treatment was unsuccessful were immediately retreated with 12 weeks’ sofosbuvir, ledipasvir (Harvoni®, Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, USA) and ribavirin. <br><strong> Main outcome measure: </strong>The primary outcome was overall sustained virological response (persistently undetectable) 12 weeks after the end of therapy (SVR12). …”

Randomised controlled trials of conventional antipsychotic versus new atypical drugs, and new atypical drugs versus clozapine, in people with schizophrenia responding poorly to, or... by Lewis, S, Davies, L, Jones, P, Barnes, T, Murray, R, Kerwin, R, Taylor, D, Hayhurst, K, Markwick, A, Lloyd, H, Dunn, G

“…If the medication needed to be changed, the clinician was asked to prescribe another drug within the same class, if possible. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome was the Quality of Life Scale (QLS). …”

Internet-based interventions for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease by Devi, R, Singh, S, Powell, J, Fulton, E, Igbinedion, E, Rees, K

“…We assessed evidence quality using the GRADE approach and presented this in a 'Summary of findings' table. </p><p><b>Main results</b></p><p> Eighteen trials met our inclusion criteria. …”

Topochemical reduction and doping of some complex iridium oxides by Page, J

“…<p>The main body of the work is focussed on the topochemical reduction of iridium containing oxides which adopt the perovskite or the n = 1 Ruddlesden-Popper structures. …”

Liposomal bupivacaine infiltration at the surgical site for the management of postoperative pain. by Hamilton, T, Athanassoglou, V, Mellon, S, Strickland, L, Trivella, M, Murray, D, Pandit, H

“…Where possible we assessed the quality of evidence using GRADE. <br/><br/>Main results<br/> We identified nine studies (10 reports, 1377 participants) that met inclusion criteria. …”

Intramedullary nail fixation versus locking plate fixation for adults with a fracture of the distal tibia: the UK FixDT RCT. by Costa, M, Achten, J, Hennings, S, Boota, N, Griffin, J, Petrou, S, Maredza, M, Dritsaki, M, Wood, T, Masters, J, Pallister, I, Lamb, S, Parsons, N

“…</p> <p><strong>INTERVENTIONS:</strong> IM nail fixation (n = 161), in which a metal rod is inserted into the hollow centre of the tibia, versus locking plate fixation (n = 160), in which a plate is attached to the surface of the tibia with fixed-angle screws.</p> <p><strong>MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:</strong> The primary outcome measure was the Disability Rating Index (DRI) score, which ranges from 0 points (no disability) to 100 points (complete disability), at 6 months with a minimum clinically important difference of 8 points. …”

Interventions for chronic kidney disease in people with sickle cell disease by Roy, N, Fortin, P, Bull, K, Doree, C, Trivella, M, Hopewell, S, Estcourt, L

“…<strong>Data collection and analysis</strong> Two authors independently assessed trial eligibility, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias. <strong>Main results</strong> We included two trials with 215 participants. …”

A video-feedback parenting intervention to prevent enduring behaviour problems in at-risk children aged 12-36 months: the Healthy Start, Happy Start RCT by O'Farrelly, C, Barker, B, Watt, H, Babalis, D, Bakermans-Kranenburg, M, Byford, S, Ganguli, P, Grimås, E, Iles, J, Mattock, H, McGinley, J, Phillips, C, Ryan, R, Scott, S, Smith, J, Stein, A, Stevens, E, van IJzendoorn, M, Warwick, J, Ramchandani, P

“…<p><strong>Interventions</strong></p> Families were allocated in a 1 : 1 ratio to six sessions of Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) plus usual care or usual care alone. <p><strong>Main outcome measures</strong></p> The primary outcome was the Preschool Parental Account of Children’s Symptoms, which is a structured interview of behaviour symptoms. …”

Non-structural carbohydrates and leaf ecophysiology in tropical and temperate forests by Raab, N

“…<p>Increasing atmospheric CO₂ concentration has led to an increment in forest biomass because of both an inhibition in photorespiration rates, and an increase in photosynthesis main substrate, atmospheric CO₂. Whether this trend can be sustained by biomes, thus helping to regulate anthropogenic CO₂ emissions, or whether this trend will reach a threshold as soil nutrient and soil moisture limitations become controlling factors that limit growth, remains unclear. …”

The third sector delivery of social services: needs, effectiveness and strategies for improvement by Bach-Mortensen, A

“…<p><b>Results</b></p> <p>Paper 1 identified the main barriers for TSOs undertaking evaluation to be related to the lack of financial resources, lack of technical capability and evaluation literacy, and challenges around identifying relevant evaluation systems and outcome indicators. …”

Spacelike hypersurfaces of constant mean curvature by Goddard, A. J.

“…In order to do this sufficient conditions are found for the compactness of the domain of dependence of a compact spacelike hypersurface. The main results of this chapter are theorems, (1.16), (1.28), (1.32), which state that a spacelike hypersurface with boundary in an asymptotically simple and empty, stably causal, manifold has a compact domain of dependence and that there is a neighbourhood of Minkowski space in the Whitney C³ fine topology of manifolds with these properties, further the closure of the space of C₀ spacelike hypersurfaces with a boundary B in the space of C₀ hypersurfaces with boundary B on such a manifold is compact with respect to the supremum topology.…”

Mobile technologies to support healthcare provider to healthcare provider communication and management of care by Gonçalves-Bradley, DC, J Maria, AR, Ricci-Cabello, I, Villanueva, G, Fønhus, MS, Glenton, C, Lewin, S, Henschke, N, Buckley, BS, Mehl, GL, Tamrat, T, Shepperd, S

“…We used the GRADE approach to assess the certainty of the evidence. <br> <strong>Main results</strong> We included 19 trials (5766 participants when reported), most were conducted in high‐income countries. …”

The effects of obesity and weight loss in heart failure: imaging the obesity paradox using magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy by Rayner, J

“…</p> <p>Whilst obesity is one of the main contributing risks to the development of number of different cardiovascular diseases, it has a particularly strong relationship with the development of heart failure. …”

The electronic structure of transition-metal hydrides by nuclear magnetic resonance by Green, J

“…It is concluded that the main cause of variation in shielding constant in the above complexes is change in the metal -hydrogen distance. …”

New relational opportunities for mothers and babies: parental mentalization-based interventions for vulnerable parents through pregnancy and infancy by Fernandez Jondec, A

“…Through inductive analysis we identified (a) components that provide support or information to parents, and (b) components that promote the strengthening of relationships. (2) Results from the qualitative study indicated that key stakeholders (n=15), including service users; providers and wider professionals, felt that the programme helped mothers to improve their relationships, to gain confidence, and to reflect on their mistakes and the need for change. The four main aspects of the programme that stakeholders identified as having led to these changes were: the relational focus of the intervention, the offer of support adapted to parents’ individual needs and circumstances, the support provided to make sense of the past, and the practical support offered. (3) Results from the realist evaluation (n=8) provide some evidence to suggest that the parents with fewer external pressures exhibited positive changes in mistrust, while those with higher levels of childhood adversity coupled with external pressures had less favourable overall outcomes. …”