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  1. Book: Autoimmune neurology

    Pittock, Sean J. / Vincent, Angela

    (Handbook of clinical neurology : 3rd series ; volume 133)

    2016  

    Author's details volume editors Sean J. Pittock and Angela Vincent
    Series title Handbook of clinical neurology : 3rd series ; volume 133
    Handbook of clinical neurology
    Handbook of clinical neurology
    Collection Handbook of clinical neurology
    Handbook of clinical neurology
    Keywords Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System / immunology ; Nervous System Diseases / immunology ; Autoimmunity
    Subject code 616.8/0479
    Language English
    Size xvi, 551 Seiten, Illustrationen, Diagramme, 27 cm
    Publisher Elsevier
    Publishing place Amsterdam
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Book
    HBZ-ID HT019001119
    ISBN 978-0-444-63432-0 ; 9780444634467 ; 0-444-63432-0 ; 0444634460
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Medicine, Health

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  2. Book: Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures

    Corbett, Jane Vincent / Banks, Angela Denise

    with nursing diagnoses

    2019  

    Keywords Clinical Laboratory Techniques ; Diagnostic Tests, Routine / nursing ; Nursing Diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Laboratory ; Nursing diagnosis
    Subject code 616.0756
    Language English
    Size x, 630 Seiten, Illustrationen, 24 cm
    Edition Ninth edition
    Publisher Pearson
    Publishing place New York
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Book
    HBZ-ID HT020027519
    ISBN 978-0-13-474938-9 ; 0-13-474938-3
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Medicine, Health

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  3. Article ; Online: Using AChR antibody titres to predict treatment responses in myasthenia gravis.

    Vincent, Angela

    Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

    2021  Volume 92, Issue 9, Page(s) 915

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Myasthenia Gravis/drug therapy ; Receptors, Cholinergic
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Cholinergic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Editorial ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 3087-9
    ISSN 1468-330X ; 0022-3050
    ISSN (online) 1468-330X
    ISSN 0022-3050
    DOI 10.1136/jnnp-2021-326480
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  4. Book: Inflammatory and autoimmune disorders of the nervous system in children

    Dale, Russell C. / Vincent, Angela

    (Clinics in developmental medicine ; 184/185)

    2010  

    Author's details ed. by Russell C. Dale ; Angela Vincent
    Series title Clinics in developmental medicine ; 184/185
    Collection
    Keywords Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System ; Nervous System Diseases ; Child
    Language English
    Size XVI, 504, 8 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.
    Publisher Mac Keith
    Publishing place London
    Publishing country Great Britain
    Document type Book
    HBZ-ID HT016494837
    ISBN 978-1-898683-66-7 ; 1-898683-66-2
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Medicine, Health

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  5. Article ; Online: ANTIBODIES AND RECEPTORS: From Neuromuscular Junction to Central Nervous System.

    Vincent, Angela

    Neuroscience

    2020  Volume 439, Page(s) 48–61

    Abstract: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a relatively rare neurological disease that is usually associated with antibodies to the acetylcholine receptor (AChR). These antibodies (Abs) cause loss of the AChRs from the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), resulting in muscle ... ...

    Abstract Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a relatively rare neurological disease that is usually associated with antibodies to the acetylcholine receptor (AChR). These antibodies (Abs) cause loss of the AChRs from the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), resulting in muscle weakness that can be life-threatening. Another form of the disease is caused by antibodies to muscle specific kinase (MuSK) that result in impaired AChR clustering and numbers at the NMJ, and may also interfere with presynaptic adaptive mechanisms. Other autoimmune disorders, Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome and acquired neuromyotonia, are associated with antibodies to presynaptic voltage-gated calcium and potassium channels respectively. All four conditions can be diagnosed by specific clinical features, electromyography and serum antibody tests, and can be treated effectively by a combination of pharmacological approaches and procedures that reduce the levels of the IgG antibodies. They form the first of a spectrum of diseases in which serum autoantibodies bind to extracellular domains of neuronal proteins throughout the nervous system and lead to constellations of clinical features including paralysis, sensory disturbance and pain, memory loss, seizures, psychiatric disturbance and movement disorders. This review will briefly summarize the ways in which this field has developed, since the 1970s when considerable contributions were made in Ricardo Miledi's laboratory at UCL.
    MeSH term(s) Central Nervous System ; Humans ; Isaacs Syndrome ; Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome ; Myasthenia Gravis ; Neuromuscular Junction
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-17
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 196739-3
    ISSN 1873-7544 ; 0306-4522
    ISSN (online) 1873-7544
    ISSN 0306-4522
    DOI 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.03.009
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  6. Article ; Online: Social media for learning: A qualitative exploration of the factors that impact clinical learners' attitudes and intentions.

    Ho, Vincent / Nguyen, Angela / Kumar, Koshila

    The clinical teacher

    2024  , Page(s) e13760

    Abstract: Background: Social media has created a revolution in learning and teaching. This study set out to provide a theory-informed exploration of the factors influencing medical students' perspectives of learning with social media using the theory of planned ... ...

    Abstract Background: Social media has created a revolution in learning and teaching. This study set out to provide a theory-informed exploration of the factors influencing medical students' perspectives of learning with social media using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) as a framework.
    Methods: The study collected data using semi-structured interviews from seven third year medical students at an undergraduate Australian medical school, who were in their first clinical year. The data were analysed inductively and deductively using TPB.
    Results: Three themes emerged relating to the factors that influence medical students' attitudes and intentions regarding using social media for learning: (1) Social media aligns with the needs and preferences of the contemporary learner; (2) rise of medical professionals on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (3) being an informed user of social media for learning. Participants had largely positive views and attitudes towards social media as a learning tool especially for preclinical content due to its capacity for multimodal information delivery and evolving social norms. However, this positivity was tempered by the challenges they faced in determining quality of resources, linking their learning to clinical medicine and accessing specialist content.
    Conclusion: Social media can play a significant role in medical students' learning. However, its potential as an educational tool can be enhanced by widening access to resources, and implementing strategies that help students increase their evaluative judgement skills to make informed decisions regarding the quality of social media resources and to translate their social media-mediated learning into clinical practice.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2151518-9
    ISSN 1743-498X ; 1743-4971
    ISSN (online) 1743-498X
    ISSN 1743-4971
    DOI 10.1111/tct.13760
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  7. Article ; Online: Cortical Correlates of Visuospatial Switching Processes Between Egocentric and Allocentric Frames of Reference: A fNIRS Study.

    Orti, Renato / Coello, Yann / Ruotolo, Francesco / Vincent, Marion / Bartolo, Angela / Iachini, Tina / Ruggiero, Gennaro

    Brain topography

    2024  

    Abstract: Human beings represent spatial information according to egocentric (body-to-object) and allocentric (object-to-object) frames of reference. In everyday life, we constantly switch from one frame of reference to another in order to react effectively to the ...

    Abstract Human beings represent spatial information according to egocentric (body-to-object) and allocentric (object-to-object) frames of reference. In everyday life, we constantly switch from one frame of reference to another in order to react effectively to the specific needs of the environment and task demands. However, to the best of our knowledge, no study to date has investigated the cortical activity of switching and non-switching processes between egocentric and allocentric spatial encodings. To this aim, a custom-designed visuo-spatial memory task was administered and the cortical activities underlying switching vs non-switching spatial processes were investigated. Changes in concentrations of oxygenated and deoxygenated haemoglobin were measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Participants were asked to memorize triads of geometric objects and then make two consecutive judgments about the same triad. In the non-switching condition, both spatial judgments considered the same frame of reference: only egocentric or only allocentric. In the switching condition, if the first judgment was egocentric, the second one was allocentric (or vice versa). The results showed a generalized activation of the frontal regions during the switching compared to the non-switching condition. Additionally, increased cortical activity was found in the temporo-parietal junction during the switching condition compared to the non-switching condition. Overall, these results illustrate the cortical activity underlying the processing of switching between body position and environmental stimuli, showing an important role of the temporo-parietal junction and frontal regions in the preparation and switching between egocentric and allocentric reference frames.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1078442-1
    ISSN 1573-6792 ; 0896-0267
    ISSN (online) 1573-6792
    ISSN 0896-0267
    DOI 10.1007/s10548-023-01032-0
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  8. Article ; Online: Biased agonists of GPR84 and insights into biological control.

    Luscombe, Vincent B / Wang, Pinqi / Russell, Angela J / Greaves, David R

    British journal of pharmacology

    2024  Volume 181, Issue 10, Page(s) 1509–1523

    Abstract: GPR84 was first identified as an open reading frame encoding an orphan Class A G protein coupled receptor in 2001. Gpr84 mRNA is expressed in a limited number of cell types with the highest levels of expression being in innate immune cells, M1 polarised ... ...

    Abstract GPR84 was first identified as an open reading frame encoding an orphan Class A G protein coupled receptor in 2001. Gpr84 mRNA is expressed in a limited number of cell types with the highest levels of expression being in innate immune cells, M1 polarised macrophages and neutrophils. The first reported ligands for this receptor were medium chain fatty acids with chain lengths between 9 and 12 carbons. Subsequently, a series of synthetic agonists that signal via the GPR84 receptor were identified. Radioligand binding assays and molecular modelling with site-directed mutagenesis suggest the presence of three ligand binding sites on the receptor, but the physiological agonist(s) of the receptor remain unidentified. Here, we review the effects of GPR84 agonists on innate immune cells following a series of chemical discoveries since 2001. The development of highly biased agonists has helped to probe receptor function in vitro, and the remaining challenge is to follow the effects of biased signalling to the physiological functions of innate immune cell types. LINKED ARTICLES: This article is part of a themed issue GPR84 Pharmacology. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v181.10/issuetoc.
    MeSH term(s) Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Macrophages ; Ligands ; Phagocytosis
    Chemical Substances Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled ; Ligands
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 80081-8
    ISSN 1476-5381 ; 0007-1188
    ISSN (online) 1476-5381
    ISSN 0007-1188
    DOI 10.1111/bph.16310
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  9. Article ; Online: Multi-level change strategies for health: learning from people-centered advocacy in Uganda.

    Bailey, Angela / Mujune, Vincent

    International journal for equity in health

    2022  Volume 21, Issue Suppl 1, Page(s) 143

    Abstract: Background: The paper analyzes how the Accountability Can Transform Health (ACT Health) program activated bottom-up citizen action to secure government responses and more accountable health services in Uganda. The ACT Health program had two phases-Phase ...

    Abstract Background: The paper analyzes how the Accountability Can Transform Health (ACT Health) program activated bottom-up citizen action to secure government responses and more accountable health services in Uganda. The ACT Health program had two phases-Phase 1 focused on a community-level intervention studied with a randomized control trial, and Phase 2 supported citizen-led advocacy targeting government officials across multiple levels. The focus of this paper is an analysis of Phase 2, when the "people-centered advocacy" approach supported almost 400 community advocates representing 98 health facilities to organize, identify joint advocacy priorities, directly monitor health services, and collaborate on health advocacy campaigns in 18 districts. Most district campaigns focused on the complex, power-laden issue of health worker absenteeism. With a few notable exceptions, iterative cycles of engagement between citizens and the state across multiple levels are infrequently discussed in the formal literature on health accountability.
    Methods: This paper is based on a comparative, inductive, practitioner-led analysis of program monitoring data from 18 multi-level health advocacy campaigns. The findings emerge from analysis of a "Heat Map," capturing grounded accounts of government responses to community-led advocacy.
    Results: Officials in eight out of 18 districts fulfilled or surpassed commitments made to community advocates. Government responses included: increased monitoring, more downward accountability, countering backlash against advocates, applying sanctions for absent health workers, and increased budget allocations. Advocates' bottom-up advocacy worked in part through triggering top-down responses and activating governmental checks and balances.
    Conclusions: Methodologically, this article demonstrates the value of analyzing process monitoring and program data to understand outcomes from direct engagement between citizens and the state to improve health services. Survey-based research methods and quantitative analysis may fail to capture signs of government responsiveness and relational outcomes (such as subtle signs of shifting power dynamics) many hope to see from citizen-led accountability efforts. Practitioners' perspectives on how accountability for health emerges in practice are important correctives to much positivist research on accountability, which has a tendency to ignore the complex dynamics and processes of building citizen power.
    MeSH term(s) Government ; Government Employees ; Health Services ; Humans ; Social Responsibility ; Uganda
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Clinical Trial, Phase I ; Clinical Trial, Phase II ; Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2092056-8
    ISSN 1475-9276 ; 1475-9276
    ISSN (online) 1475-9276
    ISSN 1475-9276
    DOI 10.1186/s12939-022-01717-1
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  10. Article ; Online: Transcriptional activators in the early Drosophila embryo perform different kinetic roles.

    Harden, Timothy T / Vincent, Ben J / DePace, Angela H

    Cell systems

    2023  Volume 14, Issue 4, Page(s) 258–272.e4

    Abstract: Combinatorial regulation of gene expression by transcription factors (TFs) may in part arise from kinetic synergy-wherein TFs regulate different steps in the transcription cycle. Kinetic synergy requires that TFs play distinguishable kinetic roles. Here, ...

    Abstract Combinatorial regulation of gene expression by transcription factors (TFs) may in part arise from kinetic synergy-wherein TFs regulate different steps in the transcription cycle. Kinetic synergy requires that TFs play distinguishable kinetic roles. Here, we used live imaging to determine the kinetic roles of three TFs that activate transcription in the Drosophila embryo-Zelda, Bicoid, and Stat92E-by introducing their binding sites into the even-skipped stripe 2 enhancer. These TFs influence different sets of kinetic parameters, and their influence can change over time. All three TFs increased the fraction of transcriptionally active nuclei; Zelda also shortened the first-passage time into transcription and regulated the interval between transcription events. Stat92E also increased the lifetimes of active transcription. Different TFs can therefore play distinct kinetic roles in activating the transcription. This has consequences for understanding the composition and flexibility of regulatory DNA sequences and the biochemical function of TFs. A record of this paper's transparent peer review process is included in the supplemental information.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Drosophila melanogaster/embryology ; Drosophila melanogaster/metabolism ; Transcription Factors/genetics ; Transcription Factors/metabolism ; Drosophila Proteins/genetics ; Drosophila Proteins/metabolism ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; Transcription, Genetic ; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental ; Kinetics
    Chemical Substances Transcription Factors ; Drosophila Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2854138-8
    ISSN 2405-4720 ; 2405-4712
    ISSN (online) 2405-4720
    ISSN 2405-4712
    DOI 10.1016/j.cels.2023.03.006
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