H. Roberts

Publication List Details

Period

1891 - 2009

Number

90

Co-Authors

Improving Disabled Students' Learning - Experiences and Outcomes (2009)

Fuller, M, Georgeson, J, Healey, M, Hurst, A, Kelly, K, Riddell, S, ...

This book sets out to show how disabled students experience university life today. The current generation of students is the first to move through university after the enactment of the Disability...

Updated clinical diagnostic criteria for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (2009)

Zerr, I., Kallenberg, K., Summers, D. M., Romero, C., Taratuto, A., Heinemann, U., ...

Several molecular subtypes of sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease have been identified and electroencephalogram and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers have been reported to support clinical diagnosis...

Disabled students in higher education, Research Briefing 46 (2008)

Fuller, M, Georgeson, J, Healy, M, Kelly, K, Roberts, H

Before the 1990s, universities made very little provision for disabled students. Over the past fifteen years, many policy, legislation and funding measures have been introduced, including the...

Reasonable adjustments and disabled students’ experiences of learning, teaching and assessment (2008)

Healey, M, Roberts, H, Fuller, M, Georgeson, J, Hurst, A, Kelly, K, ...

This article is based on a conference paper given by the first two authors at the ESRC/TLRP project conference ‘Enhancing the Quality and Outcomes of Disabled Students’ Learning in Higher...

Reasonable adjustments and disabled students’ experiences of learning, teaching and assessment (2008)

Healey, M, Roberts, H, Fuller, M, Georgeson, J, Hurst, A, Kelly, K, ...

This article is based on a conference paper given by the first two authors at the ESRC/TLRP project conference ‘Enhancing the Quality and Outcomes of Disabled Students’ Learning in Higher...

ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS (2007)

J. Hatchell, H. Roberts, T. J. Millar

A&A manuscript no. (will be inserted by hand later) Your thesaurus codes are:

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H. Roberts, G. A. Fuller, T. J. Millar, J. Hatchell

Astronomy & Astrophysics manuscript no. (will be inserted by hand later) A survey of [HDCO]/[H 2 CO] and [DCN]/[HCN] ratios towards low-mass protostellar cores.

1 (2007)

T. J. Millar, H. Roberts, A. J. Markwick, S. B. Charnley

Collisions between H 3 and HD in molecular clouds lead to the fractionation of deuterium in H 2 D at temperatures below 20 K. In this article, we describe the chemistry of H 2 D and discuss how...

ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS Gas-phase formation of doubly-deuterated species (2007)

H. Roberts, T. J. Millar

Abstract. We present the first results from a time-dependent chemical model to include a gas-phase reaction scheme for producing doubly-deuterated species. Under normal conditions the formation of...

Testing methodological developments in the conduct of narrative synthesis: a demonstration review of research on the implementation of smoke alarm interventions (2007)

Arai, L., Britten, N., Popay, J., Roberts, H., Petticrew, M., Rodgers, M., ...

In the context of systematic reviews, statistical meta-analysis of findings is not always possible. Where this is the case, or where a review of implementation evidence is required, narrative...

A systematic review of lay views about infant size and growth (2007)

Lucas, P., Arai, L., Baird, J., Kleijnen, J., Law, C., Roberts, H.

OBJECTIVES: To understand lay views on infant size and growth and their implications for a British population. METHODS: A systematic review of parental and other lay views about the meanings and...

Extending systematic reviews to include evidence on implementation: methodological work on a review of community-based initiatives to prevent injuries. (2006)

Roen, K., Arai, L., Popay, Jennie, Roberts, H.

Unintentional injury is a leading cause of mortality and disability among young and old. While evidence about the effectiveness of interventions in reducing injuries is accumulating, reviews of this...

Extending systematic reviews to include evidence on implementation: methodological work on a review of community-based initiatives to prevent injuries. (2006)

Popay, J. M., Arai, L., Roberts, H., Roen, K.

Unintentional injury is a leading cause of mortality and disability among young and old. While evidence about the effectiveness of interventions in reducing injuries is accumulating, reviews of this...

Valuing Employee Stock Options: Implications for the Implementation of NZ IFRS 2 (2006)

Boyle, G., Clyne, S., Roberts, H.

From 2007, New Zealand firms must report the cost of granting employee stock options (ESOs). Market-based option pricing models assume that option holders are unconstrained in their portfolio choices...

How much do Employee Stock Options really cost? (2006)

Boyle, G., Clyne, S., Roberts, H.

From 2007, New Zealand firms must report the cost of granting employee stock options (ESOs). Market-based option pricing models assume that options are continuously tradable and thus that option...

Being big or growing fast: systematic review of size and growth in infancy and later obesity (2005)

Baird, J., Fisher, D., Lucas, P., Kleijnen, J., Roberts, H., Law, C.

Objectives: To assess the association between infant size or growth and subsequent obesity and to determine if any association has been stable over time. DESIGN: Systematic review. Data sources:...

Mode of action of antimicrobial proteins, pore-forming toxins and biologically active (2005)

O Schmidt, MM Rahman, U Theopold, Y Sun, M Sarjan, ...

Antimicrobial peptides and pore-forming toxins are important effectors in innate immune defencereactions. But their mode of action, comprising the insertion into cholesterol-containing membranes...

Older people's use of Accident & Emergency services (2005)

Walsh, B., Roberts, H.

INTRODUCTION: It has previously been reported that patients aged over 65 years account for 15% of Accident and Emergency (A&E) attendances. Despite this, there have been few studies looking at older...

Mentoring to reduce antisocial behaviour in childhood (2004)

Roberts, H., Liabo, K., Lucas, P., DuBois, D., Sheldon, T.A.

Mentoring of children and young people involved in antisocial behaviour has become a popular intervention. Research evidence to support the most commonly used programmes is lacking. Failed mentoring...

Mentoring to reduce antisocial behaviour in childhood (2004)

Roberts, H., Liabo, K., Lucas, P., DuBois, D., Sheldon, T.A.

Mentoring of children and young people involved in antisocial behaviour has become a popular intervention. Research evidence to support the most commonly used programmes is lacking. Failed mentoring...

THE EFFECT OF CO DEPLETION ON THE $D_{2}CO/H_{2}CO$ RATIO IN PRESTELLAR CORES (2004)

Roberts, H., Herbst, E., Millar, T. J.

Author Institution: Department of Physics, The Ohio State University; Departments of Physics, Astronomy \& Chemistry, The Ohio State University; Department of Physics, UMIST

The effectiveness of implementing a care pathway for femoral neck fracture in older people: a prospective controlled before and after study (2003)

Roberts, H., Pickering, R.M., Powell, J., Onslow, E., Steiner, A.

Objectives: to investigate whether a care pathway for older hip fracture patients can reduce length of stay while maintaining the quality of clinical care. Design: prospective study of patients...

An integrated care pathway for fractured neck of femur patients (2003)

Onslow, L., Roberts, H., Steiner, A., Roberts, A., Powell, J., Pickering, R.

Fractured neck of femur is a common traumatic condition, particularly among older women. An acute trust developed an integrated care pathway for these patients, led by a consultant and a senior...

Evidence, hierarchies and typologies: horses for courses (2003)

Petticrew, M., Roberts, H.

Debate is ongoing about the nature and use of evidence in public health decision making, and there seems to be an emerging consensus that the "hierarchy of evidence" may be difficult to apply in...

Prevalence of working smoke alarms in local authority inner city housing: randomised controlled trial (2002)

Rowland, D., DiGuiseppi, C., Roberts, I., Curtis, K., Roberts, H., Ginnelly, L., ...

OBJECTIVES: To identify which type of smoke alarm is most likely to remain working in local authority inner city housing, and to identify an alarm tolerated in households with smokers. DESIGN:...

Prevalence of working smoke alarms in local authority inner city housing: randomised controlled trial (2002)

Rowland, D., DiGuiseppi, C., Roberts, I., Curtis, K., Roberts, H., Ginnelly, L., ...

OBJECTIVES: To identify which type of smoke alarm is most likely to remain working in local authority inner city housing, and to identify an alarm tolerated in households with smokers. DESIGN:...

Prevalence of working smoke alarms in local authority inner city housing: randomised controlled trial (2002)

Rowland, D., DiGuiseppi, C., Roberts, I., Curtis, K., Roberts, H., Ginnelly, L., ...

Objectives: To identify which type of smoke alarm is most likely to remain working in local authority inner city housing, and to identify an alarm tolerated in households with smokers. Design:...

Identifying 'value' in day care provision for older people (2002)

Powell, J., Roberts, H.

Day care can play a prominent part in the overall development of high quality health and social care provision for older people. This paper describes an approach to evaluating day care services which...

A survey of [HDCO]/[H2CO] and [DCN]/[HCN] ratios towards low- mass protostellar cores (2002)

Roberts, H., Fuller, G. A., Millar, T. J., Hatchell, J., Buckle, J. V.

We present observations of [HDCO]/[H2CO] and [DCN]/[HCN] ratios towards a selection of low-mass protostellar cores in three different star forming regions. The best fit to the observed [HDCO]/[H2CO]...

Molecular D/H ratios in the dense gas surrounding low-mass protostars (2002)

Roberts, H., Fuller, G. A., Millar, T. J., Hatchell, J., Buckle, J. V.

Observations of [HDCO]/[H2CO] and [DCN]/[HCN] ratios have been made towards a selection of low-mass protostellar cores in three different star forming regions. Most [HDCO]/ [H2CO] ratios are between...

Goal negotiation with older people in three day care settings (2001)

Powell, J., Bray, J., Roberts, H., Goddard, A.R., Smith, E.

Drawing on a wider study of effectiveness in three models of day care, this paper explores the process and outcome of goal negotiation with older people in a day hospital, an outreach service and a...

Standardized health check data from community-dwelling elderly people: the potential for comparing populations and estimating need (2000)

Bath, P.A., Philp, I., Boydell, L., McCormick, W., Bray, J., Roberts, H.

The main aim of this study was to compare EASY-Care data obtained during nurse-administered annual health checks in two populations of older people. A secondary aim was to determine whether a...

Prioritizing Performance Measures for Geriatric Medical Services: What do the Purchasers and Providers think? (1996)

ROBERTS, H., PHILP, I.

We sought the views of purchasers and provider managers in the South and West Region on the relative priorities of 15 possible performance measures of a geriatric medical service. Using a postal...

Setting Priorities for Measures of Performance for Geriatric Medical Services (1994)

ROBERTS, H., KHEE, TEO SEK, PHILP, I.

We undertook a two-round Delphi study of the views of consultant geriatricians in three Health Regions on the relative appropriateness of 12 possible performance measures for geriatric services. We...

Evidence, hierarchies and typologies: horses for courses

Petticrew, M., Roberts, H.

Debate is ongoing about the nature and use of evidence in public health decision making, and there seems to be an emerging consensus that the "hierarchy of evidence" may be difficult to apply in...

Evidence, hierarchies and typologies: horses for courses

Petticrew, M., Roberts, H.

Debate is ongoing about the nature and use of evidence in public health decision making, and there seems to be an emerging consensus that the "hierarchy of evidence" may be difficult to apply in...

Socioeconomic determinants of health. Children, inequalities, and health.

Roberts, H.

This article describes a growing body of evidence showing the adverse effects of the widening income gap on the health and welfare of children and young people. The effects of this go well beyond...

Resuscitating the elderly: what do the patients want?

Bruce-Jones, P, Roberts, H, Bowker, L, Cooney, V

OBJECTIVES: To study the resuscitation preferences, choice of decision-maker, views on the seeking of patients' wishes and determinants of these of elderly hospital in-patients. DESIGN: Questionnaire...

Airflow obstruction in bronchiectasis: correlation between computed tomography features and pulmonary function tests

Roberts, H, Wells, A, Milne, D, Rubens, M, Kolbe, J, Cole, P, ...

BACKGROUND—An obstructive defect is usual in bronchiectasis, but the pathophysiological basis of airflow obstruction remains uncertain. High resolution computed tomographic (CT) scanning now allows...

Impact of a postcard versus a questionnaire as a first reminder in a postal lifestyle survey.

Roberts, H, Pearson, J C, Dengler, R

STUDY OBJECTIVE--The study aimed to consider the impact of two different types of reminder on response rates and costs in a postal survey. DESIGN--The study was a cross sectional survey. A...

Unemployment and health: the quality of social support among residents in the Trent region of England.

Roberts, H, Pearson, J C, Madeley, R J, Hanford, S, Magowan, R

OBJECTIVE: To examine the quality of social support among unemployed residents in Trent, England. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of data generated by those of working age drawn from a postal lifestyle...

Lifestyle surveys--the complete answer?

Dengler, R, Roberts, H, Rushton, L

STUDY OBJECTIVES: These were as follows: to study incompleteness of data, herein called item non-response, generated by a self completion questionnaire; to identify the characteristics of item...

Evidence, hierarchies, and typologies: horses for courses

Petticrew, M, Roberts, H

Debate is ongoing about the nature and use of evidence in public health decision making, and there seems to be an emerging consensus that the "hierarchy of evidence" may be difficult to apply in...

Putting public health evidence into practice: increasing the prevalence of working smoke alarms in disadvantaged inner city housing

Roberts, H, Curtis, K, Liabo, K, Rowland, D, DiGuiseppi, C, Roberts, I

Study objectives: The UK government recommends that local authorities install battery operated smoke alarms to prevent fire related injury. However, a randomised controlled trial of smoke alarm...

It might work in Oklahoma but will it work in Oakhampton? Context and implementation in the effectiveness literature on domestic smoke detectors

Arai, L, Roen, K, Roberts, H, Popay, J

Objective: To explore data on factors affecting implementation processes in papers contributing to a Cochrane systematic review (SR) of smoke alarm interventions, supplemented by further papers not...

Increasing cataract surgery to meet Vision 2020 targets; experience from two rural programmes in east Africa

Lewallen, S, Roberts, H, Hall, A, Onyange, R, Temba, M, Banzi, J, ...

Background: The numbers of cataract surgeries done in sub-Saharan Africa fall short of Vision 2020 targets. Over a few years, two programmes in rural east Africa both achieved significant increases...

Knowledge of blood cholesterol reduction in community residents.

Stewart, D. L., DeForge, B. R., Reese-Carter, S., Pecukonis, E. V., Roberts, H.

This study examined the cholesterol knowledge of inner-city community residents, who are representative of individuals in lower socio-economic groups. "Cholesterol Pursuit," a 10-item cholesterol...

Prognostic significance of microvessel density and other variables in Japanese and British patients with primary invasive breast cancer

Kato, T, Steers, G, Campo, L, Roberts, H, Leek, R D, Turley, H, ...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the associations of microvessel density (MVD) and other pathological variables with survival, and whether they accounted for survival differences between...

A quantitative analysis of lymphatic vessels in human breast cancer, based on LYVE-1 immunoreactivity

Kato, T, Prevo, R, Steers, G, Roberts, H, Leek, R D, Kimura, T, ...

This study was undertaken to determine the highly sensitive method for detecting tumour lymphatic vessels in all the fields of each slide (LV), lymphatic microvessel density (LMVD) and lymphatic...

Updated clinical diagnostic criteria for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Zerr, I., Kallenberg, K., Summers, D. M., Romero, C., Taratuto, A., Heinemann, U., ...

Several molecular subtypes of sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease have been identified and electroencephalogram and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers have been reported to support clinical diagnosis...