Chromatin conformation shapes the environment in which our genome is transcribed Paper Plates and Platters into RNA.Transcription is a source of DNA damage, thus it often occurs concomitantly to DNA damage signaling.Growing amounts of evidence suggest that different types of RNAs can, independently from their protein-coding properties, directly aff
An Audit on Telephone Referrals to Beechcroft, a Step 5 Regional Child and Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit
Aims To audit telephone referrals to Beechcroft inpatient unit.Beechcroft inpatient unit is a step 5 regional child and adolescent mental health inpatient unit in Belfast.It receives a large volume of referrals from across all five health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland.The process of referral to Beechcroft can vary between trusts and cl
Risks of Using Bedside Tests to Verify Nasogastric Tube Position in Adult Patients
Nasogastric (NG) tubes are commonly used for enteral feeding.Complications of feeding tube misplacement include malnutrition, pulmonary aspiration, and even death.We built a Bayesian network (BN) to analyse the risks associated with available bedside tests to verify tube Grinder position.Evidence on test validity (sensitivity and specificity) was r