3,417 research outputs found
Reminiscence of Rose McColl (Woolf)
No full textA typed biography of Rose McColl (Nee Woolf) by an unknown author. Rosa was born around 1904 in Glasgow, Scotland. She married John McCool and had one child, Ian McColl. She died March 4, 1958 at the age of 54 in Vancouver, BC. The collection also contains a photo of her
The basophil: Resolved questions and new avenues of investigation
No full textErvin E. Kara, Shaun R. McColl and Iain Comerfor
Prey Species Influences Foraging Behaviors: Rattlesnake (<i>Sistrurus miliarius</i>) Predation on Little Brown Skinks (<i>Scincella lateralis</i>) and Giant Centipedes (<i>Scolopendra viridis</i>)
No full textFarrell, Terence M., Smiley-Walters, Sarah A., McColl, Diane E. (2018): Prey Species Influences Foraging Behaviors: Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) Predation on Little Brown Skinks (Scincella lateralis) and Giant Centipedes (Scolopendra viridis). Journal of Herpetology 52 (2): 156-161, DOI: 10.1670/16-094, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1670/16-09
Morphological changes in Alpine rivers following the end of the Little Ice Age
No full textThis work investigates the channel changes of Alpine rivers from the end of the Little Ice Age (1850s) to the 1950s, with the aim to determine the possible role of climatic variations occurred in this period before the onset of anthropic pressures (i.e., dams, check-dams, bank protections, and gravel mining). The research was conducted on 17 river catchments of South Tyrol (northern Italy), glaciated and unglaciated. A multitemporal GIS analysis approach was adopted to assess the morphological changes (in terms of channel width and pattern) from three different sources: (i) Austrian cadastral map (1858), (ii) maps from the Italian Institute of Military Geography (1917–1925), and (iii) two aerial photo sets taken in 1945 and 1954. The analysed river network (a total of 480 km) was subdivided into 162 morphologically homogeneous reaches (76 confined, 81 partly confined, and 5 unconfined), with lengths ranging from 630 to 5500 m, slope from 0.3 to 24%, and drained area from 20 to ~ 4000 km2. The statistical relationships among morphological changes and reach- and basin-scale factors were analysed by univariate and multivariate methods, and the relationships between width changes and 36 controlling factors were explored using Principal Component Analysis. The variability in width and morphological pattern changes were very pronounced between and within single rivers, highlighting the value of such a large data set. Overall, the analysed rivers varied their morphological pattern, mostly exhibiting a shift from multithread/transitional to single-thread patterns, but unchanged planform types were also common. Variations in channel width varied substantially among the analysed rivers, which featured narrowing (slightly prevailing) and widening (the least common) as well as many cases of very limited changes. Channel width variations appear statistically, although weakly, related to some morphometric variables; and significant differences emerge comparing glaciated vs. unglaciated basins. Climate-related variations (glacier dynamics and channel disturbance frequency) are argued to be the dominant factors that affected channel variations
Furthering the benefits of DBT for eating disorders: a lived experience correspondence on McColl et al.
No full textAbstract This Correspondence article provides a lived experience perspective on McColl et al.‘s study, which examines the use of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for individuals with eating disorders. Drawing on experiences of DBT treatment for longstanding and severe anorexia, the author critically engages with the study’s findings, highlighting both the strengths and limitations of the treatment approach McColl et al. describe. While DBT has shown promise in addressing the emotional dysregulation and distress tolerance that underlie many eating disorder behaviours, the author emphasises the need for further adaptation to cater to the complexities of co-occurring physical, psychological, and neurodivergent conditions. The benefits of DBT for eating disorders are explored through personal reflections which emphasise the value and importance of skill-development, therapeutic validation, and motivation to build a “life worth living”. Additional, co-produced research is required to further develop the evidence for DBT-based approaches, with particular attention needed in addressing language, stigma, cultural biases, and exclusionary research and clinical practices. Writing from a UK context, the author ends by advocating for the reinstatement of DBT within national guidelines for eating disorder treatment, highlighting its transdiagnostic relevance and potential to provide comprehensive, holistic support for those with more complex presentations
The role of indicators in evaluating the effectiveness of health care
No full textThe aim of this thesis is to determine the role of indicators in evaluating the effectiveness of health care and it attempts to answer the following questions. Are indicators a valid method to evaluate the effectiveness of health care? How can we make better use of indicators already available? How should we develop new indicators?A literature review in chapter two describes why there has been an increasing use of health care indicators. It summarises and critiques the development of various sets of UK population and provider based indicators and highlights the constraints of using such indicators to evaluate the effectiveness of health care. Chapter three describes and critiques the development of one of these sets of population based health outcome indicators, published in 1993, reflecting effective health service interventions. Chapter four highlights the constraints of such indicators by examining the validity of two hip fracture indicators from this set. The next two chapters attempt to evaluate the use of indicators. Chapter five presents the results of a telephone questionnaire to determine the role of population based health outcome indicators in English health authorities, their constraints, and how they could have been made more useful. Chapter six examines a series of case studies on how English health authorities assess and improve health outcomes and summarises their lessons learnt, including the role of indicators in evaluating the effectiveness of health care.The NHS requires an increased focus on health outcome and effectiveness. This thesis suggests that population based health outcome indicators, which have advantages over provider based ones, together with evidence-based process proxies for outcome do have a role in this. They can highlight potential variations in order to stimulate local investigations. Chapter seven proposes a method of developing evidence-based process indicators. Currently used indicators have little role in precisely measuring the effectiveness of health care and therefore limited role as performance management indicators.</p
Correction: Corrigendum: Adrenergic-mediated loss of splenic marginal zone B cells contributes to infection susceptibility after stroke
No full textNature Communications 8 Article number: 15051 (2017); Published: 19 April 2017; Updated: 18 August 2017 The affiliation details for Barry W. McColl are incorrect in this Article. The correct affiliation details for this author are given below: The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK.</jats:p
Re: Hilton P, Bryant A, Howel D, McColl E, Buckley BS, Lucas MG, et al. Assessing professional equipoise and views about a future clinical trial of invasive urodynamics prior to surgery for stress urinary incontinence in women: A survey within a mixed methods feasibility study. Neurourol Urodyn. 2012;31(8):1223-30.
No full textRe: Hilton P, Bryant A, Howel D, McColl E, Buckley BS, Lucas MG, et al. Assessing professional equipoise and views about a future clinical trial of invasive urodynamics prior to surgery for stress urinary incontinence in women: A survey within a mixed methods feasibility study. Neurourol Urodyn. 2012;31(8):1223-30
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