D. Nieuwenhuijs1, J. Bruce2, G. B. Drummond2*, P. M. Warren3, P. K. Wraith4 and A. Dahan5 1 St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands 2 Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, 3 Respiratory Medicine, and 4 Department of Medical Physics, Edinburgh University, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4HA, UK 5 Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden Univ...

Salicylic acid (SA) inhibited germination of cocklebur (Xanthium pennsylvanicum Wlr), lower seeds, which are completely after-ripened and nondormant. SA also inhibited ethylene production during a pre-germination period of the seeds. Exogenous ethylene overcame the inhibtion of the seed germination by SA. Moreover, SA reduced respiration in pre-germinating whole seeds as well as excised axial...

BACKGROUND The NHS spends billions of pounds annually on repeat prescriptions in primary care, but data on their extent and use is out of date. Understanding the scale of repeat prescribing and for whom it is prescribed is important for the NHS to plan services and develop policies to improve patient care. METHOD Anonymous data on prescription numbers and practice population demographics was ...

Delphi methods are common in the development of core sets with panels including patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs) as important key stakeholders. Individuals are provided with feedback between survey rounds but methods for considering different stakeholders’ views are lacking. This study explored the influence of randomised stakeholder feedback on responses. In a survey to develop a c...

Improvement in the health of older people and changes in their lifestyles necessitate a scale that can better measure their competence at a higher level. This study describes the development process of the Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence (JST-IC) by (a) refining conceptual definitions and developing preliminary items and (b) examining the basic properties of the items. P...

Clearance rates, respiration rates and food absorption efficiencies of the commercially interesting subtidal bivalve Modiolus barbatus were measured at different temperatures under laboratory conditions and scope for growth calculated. Clearance rates were highest at temperatures from 20 °C to 28 °C, whereas respiration rate was maximal at 9 °C and minimal at 26 °C. Highest mean values of absor...

The concealed information test (CIT) is an detection technique measuring differential responses of the autonomic nervous system caused by knowledge crime-related information. purpose this study to compare physiological with those a questioning voice deviant pitch in CIT and research whether there any difference between these responses. Participants were assigned one three groups: “knowledgeable...