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Global nurse shortages-the facts, the impact and action for change by Drennan, Vari M, Ross, Fiona

“…Nurses comprise half the global health workforce. A nine million shortage estimated in 2014 is predicted to decrease by two million by 2030 but…”
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Understanding patients' satisfaction with physician assistant/associate encounters through communication experiences: a qualitative study in acute hospitals in England by Taylor, Francesca, Halter, Mary, Drennan, Vari M

“…Physician assistants/associates (PAs) are a recent innovation in acute hospital teams in England and many other countries worldwide. Although existing evidence…”
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Non-medical practitioners in the staffing of emergency departments and urgent treatment centres in England: a mixed qualitative methods study of policy implementation by Drennan, Vari M, Halter, Mary, Taylor, Francesca, Gabe, Jonathan, Jarman, Heather

“…Background Patient demand, internationally, on emergency departments and urgent care treatment centres has grown. Shortages of staff, particularly of emergency…”
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Elevated calprotectin levels reveal bowel inflammation in spondyloarthritis by Cypers, H, Varkas, G, Beeckman, S, Debusschere, K, Vogl, T, Roth, J, Drennan, M B, Lavric, M, Foell, D, Cuvelier, C A, De Vos, M, Delanghe, J, Van den Bosch, F, Elewaut, D

“…Microscopic bowel inflammation is present in up to 50% of patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) and is associated with more severe disease. Currently no…”
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Acute objective and subjective intoxication effects of legal-market high potency THC-dominant versus CBD-dominant cannabis concentrates by Drennan, M. L., Karoly, H. C., Bryan, A. D., Hutchison, K. E., Bidwell, L. C.

“…As the market for cannabis concentrate products grows, the lack of research regarding the effects of concentrated THC and CBD becomes more glaring. The present…”
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Health promotion interventions for community-dwelling older people with mild or pre-frailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Frost, Rachael, Belk, Celia, Jovicic, Ana, Ricciardi, Federico, Kharicha, Kalpa, Gardner, Benjamin, Iliffe, Steve, Goodman, Claire, Manthorpe, Jill, Drennan, Vari M, Walters, Kate

“…Mild or pre-frailty is common and associated with increased risks of hospitalisation, functional decline, moves to long-term care, and death. Little is known…”
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First direct measurements of enthalpy flux in the hurricane boundary layer: The CBLAST results by Zhang, Jun A., Black, Peter G., French, Jeffrey R., Drennan, William M.

“…Hurricanes extract energy from the warm ocean through enthalpy fluxes. As part of the Coupled Boundary Layer Air‐Sea Transfer (CBLAST) experiment, flights were…”
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Leptin receptor antagonism of iNKT cell function: a novel strategy to combat multiple myeloma by Favreau, M, Menu, E, Gaublomme, D, Vanderkerken, K, Faict, S, Maes, K, De Bruyne, E, Govindarajan, S, Drennan, M, Van Calenbergh, S, Leleu, X, Zabeau, L, Tavernier, J, Venken, K, Elewaut, D

“…A hallmark of bone marrow changes with aging is the increase in adipocyte composition, but how this impacts development of multiple myeloma (MM) is unknown…”
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First diagnosis and management of incontinence in older people with and without dementia in primary care: a cohort study using The Health Improvement Network primary care database by Grant, Robert L, Drennan, Vari M, Rait, Greta, Petersen, Irene, Iliffe, Steve

“…Dementia is one of the most disabling and burdensome diseases. Incontinence in people with dementia is distressing, adds to carer burden, and influences…”
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On the wave age dependence of wind stress over pure wind seas by Drennan, William M., Graber, Hans C., Hauser, Danièle, Quentin, Céline

“…Data from five recent field campaigns are selected for pure wind sea, deep water, and fully rough flow conditions. The combined data set includes a wide range…”
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Turbulent Airflow and Wave-Induced Stress Over the Ocean by Tamura, Hitoshi, Drennan, William M., Collins, Clarence O., Graber, Hans C.

“…We examine the structure of turbulent airflow over ocean waves. Based on an analysis of wind and wave observations derived from a moored and floating Air–Sea…”
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‘It gives you the skills of how you can cope’: Exploring the self‐reported experience of patients receiving in‐centre haemodialysis on participating in chosen art activities by Taylor, Francesca, Drennan, Vari M., Turner, Marie‐Louise, Jones, Jeunita, Popoola, Joyce

“…Background Increasing numbers of patients are receiving dialysis, particularly in high‐income countries. Patients receiving haemodialysis often experience…”
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Observations of wind stress direction during Typhoon Chaba (2010) by Potter, Henry, Collins, Clarence O., Drennan, William M., Graber, Hans C.

“…Direct flux measurements of stress direction taken at the ocean surface during Typhoon Chaba (2010) over 3 days are examined for wind speeds between 12 and…”
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Introducing physician associates to hospital patients: Development and feasibility testing of a patient experience‐based intervention by Taylor, Francesca, Ogidi, Jonathan, Chauhan, Rakhee, Ladva, Zeena, Brearley, Sally, Drennan, Vari M.

“…Background Physician associates (PAs) are one of many new mid‐level health practitioner roles being introduced worldwide. They are a recent innovation in…”
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Understanding the acceptability, barriers and facilitators for chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening in technical colleges: qualitative process evaluation of the "Test n Treat" trial by Fleming, Charlotte, Drennan, Vari M, Kerry-Barnard, Sarah, Reid, Fiona, Adams, Elisabeth J, Sadiq, S Tariq, Phillips, Rachel, Majewska, Wendy, Harding-Esch, Emma M, Cousins, Emma C, Yoward, Freya, Oakeshott, Pippa

“…Low uptake of sexually transmitted infection testing by sexually active young people is a worldwide public health problem. Screening in non-medical settings…”
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Assessing the contribution of prescribing in primary care by nurses and professionals allied to medicine: a systematic review of literature by Bhanbhro, Sadiq, Drennan, Vari M, Grant, Robert, Harris, Ruth

“…Safe and timely access to effective and appropriate medication through primary care settings is a major concern for all countries addressing both acute and…”
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Performance of spring-calving beef suckler cows and their progeny to slaughter on intensive and extensive grassland management systems by Drennan, M.J., McGee, M.

“…The performance of rotationally grazed beef suckler cows and their progeny to slaughter on two lowland grassland management systems differing in stocking rate…”
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Managing Faecal INcontinence in people with advanced dementia resident in Care Homes (FINCH) study: a realist synthesis of the evidence by Goodman, Claire, Norton, Christine, Buswell, Marina, Russell, Bridget, Harari, Danielle, Harwood, Rowan, Roe, Brenda, Rycroft-Malone, Jo, Drennan, Vari M, Fader, Mandy, Maden, Michelle, Cummings, Karen, Bunn, Frances

“…Eighty per cent of care home residents in the UK are living with dementia. The prevalence of faecal incontinence (FI) in care homes is estimated to range from…”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a personalised health promotion intervention enabling independence in older people with mild frailty ('HomeHealth') compared to treatment as usual: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Frost, Rachael, Avgerinou, Christina, Goodman, Claire, Clegg, Andrew, Hopkins, Jane, Gould, Rebecca L, Gardner, Benjamin, Marston, Louise, Hunter, Rachael, Manthorpe, Jill, Cooper, Claudia, Skelton, Dawn A, Drennan, Vari M, Logan, Pip, Walters, Kate

“…Frailty is clinically associated with multiple adverse outcomes, including reduced quality of life and functioning, falls, hospitalisations, moves to long-term…”
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Near patient chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening and treatment in further education/technical colleges: a cost analysis of the 'Test n Treat' feasibility trial by Kerry-Barnard, Sarah, Huntington, Susie, Fleming, Charlotte, Reid, Fiona, Sadiq, S Tariq, Drennan, Vari M, Adams, Elisabeth, Oakeshott, Pippa

“…Community-based screening may be one solution to increase testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections in sexually active teenagers, but there are…”
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