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View article: Further mechanistic insights into the trophic design of free-living mites
Further mechanistic insights into the trophic design of free-living mites Open
Recent advances in the ecomorphological understanding of how gnathosomal features work as food processing tools relevant for astigmatan mites of economic importance and mesostigmatid predators are described. Engineering analysis is used. N…
View article: Transecting and contrasting the feeding designs of the astigmatan community from bird nests
Transecting and contrasting the feeding designs of the astigmatan community from bird nests Open
The chelal moveable digit patterns of seventeen free-living astigmatan mites commonly found in bird nests is decomposed (for the first time) into functional groups using standardised profiles. Contrasts along the mastication surface are us…
View article: Do astigmatid teeth matter: a tribological review of cheliceral chelae in co-occuring mites from UK beehives
Do astigmatid teeth matter: a tribological review of cheliceral chelae in co-occuring mites from UK beehives Open
The dentition of the chelal moveable digit in cohabiting astigmatids from UK beehives (i.e., Carpoglyphus lactis (Linnaeus), Glycyphagus domesticus (DeGeer), and Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank)) is characterised for the first time using…
View article: Transitional chelal digit patterns in saprophagous astigmatan mites
Transitional chelal digit patterns in saprophagous astigmatan mites Open
Changes in the functional shape of astigmatan mite moveable digit profiles are examined to test if Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Acaridae) is a trophic intermediate between a typical micro-saprophagous carpoglyphid ( Carpoglyphus lactis ) and …
View article: Variation in the trophic morphology of Astigmatid mites common in UK beehives
Variation in the trophic morphology of Astigmatid mites common in UK beehives Open
The chelal moveable digit in Carpoglyphus lactis (Linnaeus), Glycyphagus domesticus (DeGeer), and Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) from UK beehives is described using quantitative measures within a 2D mechanical model. The location of ma…
View article: Desperately searching for something
Desperately searching for something Open
There is a growing interest in novelty search : that is, in sampling a parameter space to search for radical or unexpected behaviour(s), occurring as a consequence of parameter choice, being input to some downstream complex system, process…
View article: Cheliceral chelal design in free-living astigmatid mites
Cheliceral chelal design in free-living astigmatid mites Open
Cheliceral chelal design in free-living astigmatid mites (Arthropoda: Acari) is reviewed within a mechanical model. Trophic access (body size and cheliceral reach) and food morsel handling (chelal gape and estimated static adductive crushi…
View article: Comparison of staff and resident health status ratings in care homes
Comparison of staff and resident health status ratings in care homes Open
Background Many care home residents cannot self-report their own health status. Previous studies have shown differences between staff and resident ratings. In 2012, we collected 10 168 pairs of health status ratings using the howRu health …
View article: Donald Macfarlane (1930 - 2019)
Donald Macfarlane (1930 - 2019) Open
Baker, Anne, Bowman, Clive (2020): Donald Macfarlane (1930 - 2019). Acarologia 60 (1): 196-199, DOI: 10.24349/acarologia/20204363
View article: Health status of care home residents: practicality and construct validity of data collection by staff at scale
Health status of care home residents: practicality and construct validity of data collection by staff at scale Open
Background Medical diagnoses and assessed need for care are the prerequisites for planning and delivery of care to residents of care homes. Assessing the effectiveness of care is difficult. The aim of this study was to test the practicalit…
View article: Monitoring work well-being, job confidence and care provided by care home staff using a self-report survey
Monitoring work well-being, job confidence and care provided by care home staff using a self-report survey Open
Background and method In care homes, staff well-being, job confidence and opinion of the care provided to residents are central to morale and care quality. In this study, care home staff in the East Midlands region of England completed sel…
View article: Development and initial testing of a Health Confidence Score (HCS)
Development and initial testing of a Health Confidence Score (HCS) Open
Introduction Patients need to feel confident about looking after their own health. This is needed to improve patient outcomes and clinical support. With few suitable tools available to measure self-care health confidence, we developed and …
View article: Quality improvement collaborative aiming for Proactive HEAlthcare of Older People in Care Homes (PEACH): a realist evaluation protocol
Quality improvement collaborative aiming for Proactive HEAlthcare of Older People in Care Homes (PEACH): a realist evaluation protocol Open
Introduction This protocol describes a study of a quality improvement collaborative (QIC) to support implementation and delivery of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in UK care homes. The QIC will be formed of health and social care…
View article: Optimal healthcare delivery to care homes in the UK: a realist evaluation of what supports effective working to improve healthcare outcomes
Optimal healthcare delivery to care homes in the UK: a realist evaluation of what supports effective working to improve healthcare outcomes Open
activities generating opportunities and an interest in healthcare and care home staff working together are integral to optimal healthcare provision in care homes. Outcomes are likely to be better where: focus and activities legitimise ongo…
View article: Optimal NHS service delivery to care homes: a realist evaluation of the features and mechanisms that support effective working for the continuing care of older people in residential settings
Optimal NHS service delivery to care homes: a realist evaluation of the features and mechanisms that support effective working for the continuing care of older people in residential settings Open
Background Care homes are the institutional providers of long-term care for older people. The OPTIMAL study argued that it is probable that there are key activities within different models of health-care provision that are important for re…
View article: Are extinction opinions extinct?
Are extinction opinions extinct? Open
Extinction models vary in the information they require, the simplest considering the rate of certain sightings only. More complicated methods include uncertain sightings and allow for variation in the reliability of uncertain sightings. Ge…
View article: Are extinction opinions extinct?
Are extinction opinions extinct? Open
Extinction models vary in the information they require, the simplest considering the rate of certain sightings only. More complicated methods include uncertain sightings and allow for variation in the reliability of uncertain sightings. Ge…
View article: Are extinction opinions extinct?
Are extinction opinions extinct? Open
Extinction models vary in the information they require, the simplest considering the rate of certain sightings only. More complicated methods include uncertain sightings and allow for variation in the reliability of uncertain sightings. Ge…
View article: DEVELOPING A PROGRAMME THEORY OF HEALTH CARE IN UK CARE HOMES—REVIEWS, SURVEYS, AND INTERVIEWS
DEVELOPING A PROGRAMME THEORY OF HEALTH CARE IN UK CARE HOMES—REVIEWS, SURVEYS, AND INTERVIEWS Open
We aimed to develop a programme theory of health care delivery to UK care homes. A review of 15 surveys of care home health services completed since 2008 found working relationships lacking in structure and purpose and wide variation in pr…
View article: Modelling Malpighian tubule crystals within the predatory soil mite Pergamasus longicornis (Mesostigmata: Parasitidae)
Modelling Malpighian tubule crystals within the predatory soil mite Pergamasus longicornis (Mesostigmata: Parasitidae) Open
The occurrence of refractive crystals (aka guanine) is characterised in the Malpighian tubules of the free-living predatory parasitiform soil mite Pergamasus longicornis (Berlese) from a temporal series of histological sections during and …
View article: Antipsychotic prescribing in care homes before and after launch of a national dementia strategy: an observational study in English institutions over a 4-year period
Antipsychotic prescribing in care homes before and after launch of a national dementia strategy: an observational study in English institutions over a 4-year period Open
Objectives To assess associations between the launch of the National Dementia Strategy (NDS) and antipsychotic prescribing in long-term residential care (LTC) in England. Setting and participants Retrospective analysis of prescribing patte…