Intracapsular neck of femur fractures secondary to civilian gunshot injuries: an inter- and intra-observer agreement study on classification and treatment using the AO/OTA classifi... by Maqungo, S, Nicol, A, Laubscher, M, Williams, K, Graham, S, Henry, M, Kauta, N, Berry, K

“…Inter-observer reliability was measured at the initial classification. The exercise was repeated 10–12 weeks later by the same 18 reviewers to test intra-observer reliability. …”

The eclipse of private equity by Cheffins, B, Armour, J

“…If this trend proves sustainable, then even if the taking private of publicly quoted companies remains a mainstream pursuit, the exercise will be carried out in the main by broadly based financial groups under the umbrella of public markets. …”

Adverse events and deterioration reported by participants in the PACE trial of therapies for chronic fatigue syndrome by Dougall, D, Johnson, A, Goldsmith, K, Sharpe, M, Angus, B, Chalder, T, White, P

“…We compared the numbers and nature of AEs between treatment arms of specialist medical care (SMC) alone, or SMC supplemented by adaptive pacing therapy (APT), cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) or graded exercise therapy (GET). We examined associations with baseline measures by binary logistic regression analyses, and compared the proportions of participants who deteriorated by clinically important amounts. …”

Unmarried fathers and their children : a comparative study of English, Australian and South African law by Sch�fer, L

“…We consider the role of common law parental rights to custody and access; rights arising under human rights instruments; assumptions made by judges as to what is usually in a child's best interests (here termed '<em>factual assumptions</em>'); moral judgments about lifestyles and parental roles; and other factors which impact on the exercise of judicial discretion. Our study shows that whilst aspects of the decision-making process in all three jurisdictions previously yielded less favourable outcomes for unmarried fathers, it is today only in South Africa where this remains the case: and only in South Africa where the allocation of parental authority affects the resolution of residence and contact disputes.…”

Understanding the treatment burden of people with chronic conditions in Kenya: a cross-sectional analysis using the Patient Experience with Treatment and Self-Management (PETS) que... by Koros, H, Nolte, E, Kamano, J, Barasa, E

“…They reported the highest treatment burdens in the domains of medical and health care expenses, monitoring health, exhaustion related to self-management, diet and exercise/physical therapy. Treatment burden scores differed by county, age, gender, education, income and number of chronic conditions. …”

Validation of the in vivo assessment of pyruvate dehydrogenase activity using hyperpolarised 13C MRS. by Atherton, H, Schroeder, M, Dodd, M, Heather, L, Carter, E, Cochlin, L, Nagel, S, Sibson, N, Radda, G, Clarke, K, Tyler, D

“…The maximum plasma concentration of pyruvate reached during hyperpolarised MRS experiments was approximately 250 µM, equivalent to physiological pyruvate concentrations reached during exercise or with dietary interventions. The concentrations of other metabolites, including lactate, glucose and β-hydroxybutyrate, did not vary during the 60 s following pyruvate infusion. …”

Angiotensin-converting enzyme genotype affects the response of human skeletal muscle to functional overload. by Folland, J, Leach, B, Little, T, Hawker, K, Myerson, S, Montgomery, H, Jones, D

“…The deletion (D), rather than the insertion (I), variant of the human angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) genotype is an important factor in the hypertrophic response of cardiac muscle to exercise and could also be involved in skeletal muscle hypertrophy - an important factor in the response to functional overload. …”

A systematic review of interventions to increase physical activity among South Asian adults by Horne, M, Tierney, S, Henderson, S, Weardon, A, Skelton, D

“…Included articles met the following criteria: (1) population: community-dwelling SA adults aged ≥18 years and (2) outcome: reporting determinants of PA, exercise, or a combination of the two, measured objectively or using self-report. …”

Affect and materiality in therapeutic spaces. A contemporary archaeology of hospices. by Harries, J

“…I argue that atmospheres are the affordances of Ingold’s “weather world” and are at least as important as the affordances of the object world. Therapeutic spaces exercise their agency through permutations of affordance and atmosphere which facilitate or constrain forms of affect/movement of the material and felt bodies of those who use the buildings. …”

Adverse events and deterioration reported by participants in the PACE trial of therapies for chronic fatigue syndrome. by Dougall, D, Johnson, A, Goldsmith, K, Sharpe, M, Angus, B, Chalder, T, White, P

“…We compared the numbers and nature of AEs between treatment arms of specialist medical care (SMC) alone, or SMC supplemented by adaptive pacing therapy (APT), cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) or graded exercise therapy (GET). We examined associations with baseline measures by binary logistic regression analyses, and compared the proportions of participants who deteriorated by clinically important amounts. …”

Evidence-based clinical guidelines: a new system to better determine true strength of recommendation. by Roddy, E, Zhang, W, Doherty, M, Arden, N, Barlow, J, Birrell, F, Carr, A, Chakravarty, K, Dickson, J, Hay, E, Hosie, G, Hurley, M, Jordan, K, McCarthy, C, McMurdo, M, Mockett, S, O'Reilly, S, Peat, G, Pendleton, A, Richards, S

“…METHODS: A Delphi technique was employed to produce 10 recommendations for the role of exercise therapy in the management of osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. …”

Transformative adaptation: what it is, why it matters and what is needed by Lonsdale, K, Pringle, P, Turner, B

“…The motivation for writing this paper was to summarise the findings of a short scoping exercise we (UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP)) undertook to understand transformational adaptation in more depth, compare how different people were framing it and consider what it might mean for a practice-focused organisation such as ourselves. …”

Real-time suicide surveillance: comparison of international surveillance systems and recommended best practice by Benson, R, Rigby, J, Brunsdon, C, Corcoran, P, Dodd, P, Ryan, M, Cassidy, E, Colchester, D, Hawton, K, Lascelles, K, de Leo, D, Crompton, D, Kõlves, K, Leske, S, Dwyer, J, Pirkis, J, Shave, R, Fortune, S, Arensman, E

“…<br><strong> Methods<br></strong> Five major real-time suicide mortality surveillance systems of various coverage levels were identified and selected for review via an internet-based scoping exercise and prior knowledge of existing systems. Key information including the system components and practices was collated from those organizations that developed and operate each system using a structured template. …”

'This cloud had been written upon': Investigating digital editing methods for Anne Bathurst's visionary writing by Trowsdale, E

“…The mission statement for this project is that an object’s physical existence and digital existence should be intimately interlinked in a creative way, and that this interlinking is a valuable scholarly exercise. </p> <p>The digital tools involved in this discussion are TEI, IIIF, html, and some AI. …”

A comparison of indirect methods for continuous estimation of arterial PCO2 in men. by Robbins, P, Conway, J, Cunningham, D, Khamnei, S, Paterson, D

“…It is concluded that, at rest, all methods significantly underestimate true PaCO2 and during exercise PETCO2 significantly overestimates PaCO2, but no bias was detected for any of the other methods.…”

Reporting quality of trial protocols improved for non-regulated interventions but not regulated interventions: a repeated cross-sectional study by Lohner, S, Gryaznov, D, von Niederhäusern, B, Speich, B, Kasenda, B, Ojeda-Ruiz, E, Schandelmaier, S, Mertz, D, Odutayo, A, Tomonaga, Y, Amstutz, A, Pauli-Magnus, C, Gloy, V, Bischoff, K, Wollmann, K, Rehner, L, Meerpohl, JJ, Nordmann, A, Klatte, K, Ghosh, N, Heravi, AT, Wong, J, Chow, N, Hong, PJ, Cord, KM, Sricharoenchai, S, Busse, JW, Agarwal, A, Saccilotto, R, Schwenkglenks, M, Moffa, G, Hemkens, LG, Hopewell, S, von Elm, E, Blümle, A, Briel, M

“…Objectives To investigate the adherence of randomised controlled trial (RCT) protocols evaluating non-regulated interventions (including dietary interventions, surgical procedures, behavioural and lifestyle interventions, and exercise programmes) in comparison with regulated interventions to the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) 2013 Statement. …”

Persistent and novel threats to the biodiversity of Kazakhstan’s steppes and semi-deserts by Kamp, J, Koshkin, MA, Bragina, TM, Katzner, TE, Milner-Gulland, E, Schreiber, D, Sheldon, R, Shmalenko, A, Smelansky, I, Terraube, J, Urazaliev, R

“…We conducted a horizon-scanning exercise among conservationists from academia and practice. …”

The power to shape the internal market: constitutional implications of the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union by Velyvyte, V

“…The comparative analysis – both among the selected policy areas and between the Court’s free movement and competition case law – reveals the inconsistencies in the Court’s exercise of its interpretative authority in light of the principles that govern the division of competences and powers in the EU. …”

Assessing women’s preferences towards tests that may reveal uncertain results from prenatal genomic testing: Development of attributes for a discrete choice experiment, using a mix... by Hammond, J, Klapwijk, JE, Riedijk, S, Lou, S, Ormond, KE, Vogel, I, Hui, L, Sziepe, E-J, Buchanan, J, Ingvoldstad-Malmgren, C, Soller, MJ, Harding, E, Hill, M, Lewis, C

“…In Phase 2, a quantitative scoring exercise with parents prioritised the candidate attributes. …”

Measurement and meaning of markers of reactive species of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur in healthy human subjects and patients with inflammatory joint disease. by Winyard, P, Ryan, B, Eggleton, P, Nissim, A, Taylor, E, Lo Faro, M, Burkholz, T, Szabó-Taylor, K, Fox, B, Viner, N, Haigh, R, Benjamin, N, Jones, A, Whiteman, M

“…Reactive species of oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur play cell signalling roles in human health, e.g. recent studies have shown that increased dietary nitrate, which is a source of RNS (reactive nitrogen species), lowers resting blood pressure and the oxygen cost of exercise. In such studies, plasma nitrite and nitrate are readily determined by chemiluminescence. …”