Publications by authors named "R Cowie"
Understanding the factors driving infection prevalence among host species is crucial for effective disease mitigation. Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, causes neuroangiostrongyliasis and serves as an excellent model for studying infection dynamics across hosts. This study investigates the relative impact of encounter rates on A.
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- - The study investigates how different ethnic backgrounds in New Zealand influence mothers' perceptions of their children's language development and concerns, revealing distinct differences in reported language issues and language proficiency scores.
- - Data collected from 5,053 mothers showed that Chinese and Indian mothers were less likely to report language concerns, whereas Māori and Pacific children scored lower on language measures; higher maternal education improved child language scores but did not correlate with parental concern.
- - The findings suggest cultural biases in evaluating language development and highlight the need for more research to understand how ethnic communities view communication needs to create culturally appropriate support services in speech-language pathology.
Background: Medially stabilised total knee replacement systems aim to provide a more natural feeling knee replacement by providing increased stability through flexion. The aim of this study was to compare the kinematics and wear of two different medially stabilised total knee replacement systems in an experimental simulation study. The Medial Rotation Knee™ system (MRK) is an early medially stabilised knee (>20 years clinical success); the SAIPH® knee system being a more modern and refined, bone conserving evolution of the original design with a larger size range.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOral medicine (OM) is a recognised component of all UK undergraduate dental programmes and practising dentists are expected to safely investigate and manage patients presenting with oral mucosal disease. Delivering OM care for patients in a general dental practice setting does however come with a number of challenges and dilemmas for practitioners.General dental practitioners may be limited in their ability to arrange diagnostic tests such as biopsies or blood tests, important in reaching a definitive OM diagnosis.
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