Publications by authors named "Hayley Stevens"

Introduction: Global demand for healthcare is escalating, prompting exploration of innovative strategies to augment service capacity. Independent prescribing (IP) helps to address this challenge, allowing non-medical professionals to prescribe medication. Paramedics in the UK were granted prescribing privileges in 2018, yet uptake remains low.

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  • - Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal disease affecting deer caused by prions, which can be transmitted through various means like feces, urine, and the environment, complicating management efforts.
  • - There's a lack of easy non-invasive tests to detect CWD in live animals, but recent research focuses on using dogs to identify the smell of CWD-infected animals through their feces.
  • - Successful training of dogs to discern the odors of infected versus non-infected deer offers a promising non-invasive method for monitoring CWD in both wild and farmed cervid populations.
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Unlabelled: Swim sprints are a central component of water polo competitions; however, a paucity of data describes the effect of repeated swim sprints on game-like performances. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of repeated swim sprints on water polo throwing velocity and accuracy. Eleven female community college water polo players (age: 18.

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