A patient-led survey on information and communication needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer in Ireland and Northern Ireland (CTRIAL-IE 23–05) by Siobhan Gaynor, Yvonne O'Meara, Emer Mulvaney, Rachel J. Keogh, Catherine S. Weadick, Fran J. Duane, Ann Mc Brien, Helen Greally, Mary Jane O'Leary, Ieva Teiserskyte, Isabel Beristain, Jacinta Marron, Eibhlin Mulroe, Vicky Donachie, Sarah Mc Loughlin, Seamus O'Reilly

“…Conclusion: Currently the needs of MBC patients in Ireland and Northern Ireland have many unmet needs. The routine early provision of palliative care, psycho-oncology, medical social worker and dedicated liaison nurse supports guided by national guidelines and education for healthcare professionals, integrated with living well with cancer clinics and a dedicated medically verified website would provide an ecosystem where MBC care could be optimised for patients and their families.…”
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Access and sustainment of ELMy H-mode operation for ITER pre-fusion power operation plasmas using JINTRAC by E. Tholerus, L. Garzotti, V. Parail, Y. Baranov, X. Bonnin, G. Corrigan, F. Eriksson, D. Farina, L. Figini, D.M. Harting, S.H. Kim, F. Koechl, A. Loarte, E. Militello Asp, H. Nordman, S.D. Pinches, A.R. Polevoi, P. Strand

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Life after prostate cancer diagnosis: protocol for a UK-wide patient-reported outcomes study by David H Brewster, Victoria Cairnduff, Eila Watson, Amy Downing, Adam W Glaser, Penny Wright, William Cross, Conan Donnelly, Anna Gavin, Carol Rivas, Richard Wagland, Peter Selby, Luke Hounsome, Therese Kearney, Rebecca Mottram, Majorie Allen, Oonagh McSorley, Hugh Butcher, Paul Kind, James W H Catto, Dyfed Huws, Emma McNair, Lauren Matheson, Johana Nayoan, Mike Horton, Jessica Corner, Julia Verne

“…To ensure detailed understanding of issues of importance, qualitative interviews will be undertaken with a sample of men who complete the survey across the UK (n=∼150) along with a small number of partners/spouses (n=∼30).Ethics and dissemination The study has received the following approvals: Newcastle and North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee (15/NE/0036), Health Research Authority Confidentiality Advisory Group (15/CAG/0110), NHS Scotland Public Benefit and Privacy Panel (0516-0364), Office of Research Ethics Northern Ireland (16/NI/0073) and NHS R&D approval from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. …”
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Surveillance colonoscopy in PSC-IBD: Some answers but more questions remain by Nilanga Nishad, Mo Thoufeeq, Sreedhar Subramanian

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Gender disparity in hepatobiliary endoscopy training and delivery: Results of a nationwide survey by Sreelakshmi Kotha, Matthew Long, Philip Berry

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Chromoendoscopy in colorectal surveillance for primary sclerosing cholangitis and inflammatory bowel disease by Rodrigo V Motta, James E East, Emma L Culver

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Inequalities in physical comorbidity: a longitudinal comparative cohort study of people with severe mental illness in the UK by Tim Doran, Darren M Ashcroft, Evangelos Kontopantelis, David Reeves, Siobhan Reilly, Claire Planner, Ivan Olier, Linda Gask

“…Rates increased in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over time, with the largest increase in Northern Ireland (0.48% in 2000/2001 to 0.69% in 2011/2012). …”
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Strategies for teaching English spelling and reading by Daniela Sorádová

“…Based on the continuous one-month observation of the native English learners and their teachers in Northern Ireland and the non-native English young learners and their teachers in Slovakia, we are going to highlight the main differences in teaching how to read and write between native and non-native English learners from various points of view and suggest accommodations that may be beneficial for non-native learners and their teachers. …”
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Reassessment reveals underestimation of infiltration depth in surgical resection specimens with lymph-node positive T1b esophageal adenocarcinoma by Man Wai Chan, Esther A. Nieuwenhuis, Sybren L Meijer, Marnix Jansen, Michael Vieth, Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen, R. E. Pouw

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NORTHERN IRISH ADOLESCENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THEM? by Udi Samanhudi

“…This finding may be useful as a reflection of how the current modern language learning policy is implemented and how teenagers, especially in the context of Northern Ireland, respond to the policy. Keywords: Adolescents’ Attitudes, Learning, foreign language learning …”
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Results of a modified Delphi consensus on the optimal testing pathway for oesophago-gastric cancer care in the UK by Philippe Taniere, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Naureen Starling, Wasat Mansoor, Thomas Bird, Martin Eatock

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Subscapular skinfold thickness, not other anthropometric and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry-measured adiposity, is positively associated with the presence of age-related macular... by Jayne Woodside, David Wright, Margaret Rayman, Miguel Gedtal, Ruth Esther Hogg

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Experimental identification of I-mode characteristics at the edge of FIRE mode in KSTAR by Chweeho Heo, SangJin Park, GyungJin Choi, Jaewook Kim, Eun-jin Kim, YoungMu Jeon, Minjun J. Choi, Hyunsun Han, Choongki Sung, TaikSoo Hahm, Yong-Su Na

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