Search Results - "Mccracken, I."

Impact of periodontitis on oral health-related quality of life by Durham, Justin, Fraser, Hannah M, McCracken, Giles I, Stone, Kerry M, John, Mike T, Preshaw, Philip M

“…Abstract Objectives To investigate the impact of chronic periodontitis on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) using the full version of the Oral…”
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Measurement properties, interpretability and feasibility of instruments measuring oral health and orofacial pain in dependent adults: a systematic review by BaHammam, Fahad A, McCracken, Giles I, Wassall, Rebecca, Durham, Justin, Abdulmohsen, Bana

“…Dependent adults have been shown to have a greater experience of oral health deterioration and orofacial pain. This is partly because their non-dental…”
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Delivering multiple ecosystem services from Enclosed Farmland in the UK by Firbank, Les, Bradbury, Richard B., McCracken, David I., Stoate, Chris

“…► Enclosed Farmland has shown rising food output and falling biodiversity and pollution. ► One should manage areas of land differently to provide multiple…”
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Age-Specific Reproductive Performance in Red-Billed Choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax: Patterns and Processes in a Natural Population by Reid, J. M., Bignal, E. M., Bignal, S., McCracken, D. I., Monaghan, P.

“…1. Using data from a 20-year study of individually marked red-billed choughs, we examine how reproductive performance varies with age in male and female…”
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Cost-effectiveness of personalized plaque control for managing the gingival manifestations of oral lichen planus: a randomized controlled study by Stone, Simon J., McCracken, Giles I., Heasman, Peter A., Staines, Konrad S., Pennington, Mark

“…Aim To undertake cost‐effectiveness and cost–benefit analyses of an intervention to improve oral health in patients presenting with the gingival manifestations…”
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Patients' experiences of the impact of periodontal disease by O'Dowd, Louise K., Durham, Justin, McCracken, Giles I., Preshaw, Philip M.

“…O'Dowd LK, Durham J, McCracken GI, Preshaw PM. Patients' experiences of the impact of periodontal disease. J Clin Periodontol 2010; 37: 334–339. doi:…”
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The effect of smoking on periodontal treatment response: a review of clinical evidence by Heasman, L., Stacey, F., Preshaw, P. M., McCracken, G. I., Hepburn, S., Heasman, P. A.

“…Background: Smoking has been identified as a significant risk factor for periodontal diseases and is regarded as being responsible for incomplete or delayed…”
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Reading for Integration, Identifying Complementary Threshold Concepts: The ACRL Framework in Conversation with Naming What We Know: Threshold Concepts of Writing Studies by Johnson, Brittney, McCracken, I. Moriah

“…In 2015, threshold concepts formed the foundation of two disciplinary documents: the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy (2015) and Naming What We Know:…”
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Does tooth brushing influence the development and progression of non-inflammatory gingival recession? A systematic review by Rajapakse, P. Sunethra, McCracken, Giles I., Gwynnett, Erika, Steen, Nick D., Guentsch, Arndt, Heasman, Peter A.

“…Aim: The aim of this systematic review was to produce the best available evidence and pool appropriate data to evaluate the effect of tooth brushing on the…”
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The effect of quitting smoking on chronic periodontitis by Preshaw, P. M., Heasman, L., Stacey, F., Steen, N., McCracken, G. I., Heasman, P. A.

“…Objectives: To evaluate longitudinally the effect of smoking cessation on clinical and radiographic outcomes following non‐surgical treatment in smokers with…”
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Environmental Variability, Life-History Covariation and Cohort Effects in the Red-Billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax by Reid, J. M., Bignal, E. M., Bignal, S., McCracken, D. I., Monaghan, P.

“…1. The consequences of environmental variability for life-history evolution are predicted to depend on the pattern of covariation amongst life-history traits…”
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Spatial Variation in Demography and Population Growth Rate: The Importance of Natal Location by Reid, J. M., Bignal, E. M., Bignal, S., McCracken, D. I., Monaghan, P.

“…1. Understanding the pattern and magnitude of spatial variation in demography and population growth rate (λ) is key to understanding the structure and dynamics…”
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Exploring the interactions between resource availability and the utilisation of semi-natural habitats by insect pollinators in an intensive agricultural landscape by Cole, Lorna J., Brocklehurst, Sarah, Robertson, Duncan, Harrison, William, McCracken, David I.

“…The role that habitat diversity plays in the provisioning of resources for insect pollinators at the landscape scale. [Display omitted] •The role different…”
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Low-Intensity Farming Systems in the Conservation of the Countryside by Bignal, Eric M., McCracken, David I.

“…1. The historical role of agriculture in creating semi-natural vegetation is still not fully appreciated by many ecologists, conservationists, policy-makers or…”
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Relationships between agricultural management and ecological groups of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) on Scottish farmland by Cole, Lorna J, McCracken, David I, Dennis, Peter, Downie, Iain S, Griffin, Anna L, Foster, Garth N, Murphy, Kevin J, Waterhouse, Tony

“…The primary aim of this research was to classify ground beetle species, collected from farmland habitats in Scotland, into distinct groups based on their…”
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Implementation issues and barriers for assessing oral health in dependent patients after stroke: A qualitative study by BaHammam, Fahad, Durham, Justin, Abdulmohsen, Bana, Wassall, Rebecca, McCracken, Giles I.

“…To explore implementation issues and potential barriers for assessing oral health in dependent post-stroke patients. Semi-structured interviews were conducted…”
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Improving the Quality of Dentistry (IQuaD): a cluster factorial randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness and cost-benefit of oral hygiene advice and/or periodontal instrumentation with routine care for the prevention and management of periodontal disease in dentate adults attending dental primary care by Ramsay, Craig R, Clarkson, Jan E, Duncan, Anne, Lamont, Thomas J, Heasman, Peter A, Boyers, Dwayne, Goulão, Beatriz, Bonetti, Debbie, Bruce, Rebecca, Gouick, Jill, Heasman, Lynne, Lovelock-Hempleman, Laura A, Macpherson, Lorna E, McCracken, Giles I, McDonald, Alison M, McLaren-Neil, Fiona, Mitchell, Fiona E, Norrie, John Dt, van der Pol, Marjon, Sim, Kirsty, Steele, James G, Sharp, Alex, Watt, Graeme, Worthington, Helen V, Young, Linda

“…Periodontal disease is preventable but remains the most common oral disease worldwide, with major health and economic implications. Stakeholders lack reliable…”
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Field-scale dispersal of Aphodius dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in response to avermectin treatments on pastured cattle by Webb, L, Beaumont, D J, Nager, R G, McCracken, D I

“…Very few studies have examined, at the field scale, the potential for faecal residues in the dung of avermectin-treated cattle to affect dung-breeding insects…”
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Back to the future: rethinking socioecological systems underlying high nature value farmlands by Lomba, Angela, Moreira, Francisco, Klimek, Sebastian, Jongman, Robert HG, Sullivan, Caroline, Moran, James, Poux, Xavier, Honrado, João P, Pinto-Correia, Teresa, Plieninger, Tobias, McCracken, David I

“…Farmlands are currently among the dominant uses of the land. When managed under low-input farming systems, farmlands are associated with diverse cultural and…”
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Oral health decline in patients after stroke: a qualitative study by BaHammam, Fahad, Durham, Justin, Abdulmohsen, Bana, Wassall, Rebecca, McCracken, Giles I.

“…Introduction To develop and implement effective oral care interventions for patients after stroke, there is a need to understand the causes behind the decline…”
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