Simon C. Riley

HALOS AND HORNS IN THE ASSESSMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS: A CONSISTENCY-BASED APPROACH (2008)

Margaret MACDOUGALL, Simon C. RILEY, Helen S. CAMERON, Brian MCKINSTRY

The authors introduce a consistency-based approach to detecting examiner bias. On comparing intra-class correlation coefficients on transformed data for supervisor continuous performance and report...

Leniency and halo effects in marking undergraduate short research projects (2004)

McKinstry, Brian H, Cameron, Helen S, Elton, Robert A, Riley, Simon C

Abstract Background Supervisors are often involved in the assessment of projects they have supervised themselves. Previous research suggests that detailed marking sheets may alleviate leniency and...

Teaching sex education improves medical students' confidence in dealing with sexual health issues (2004)

Faulder, Georgina S., Riley, Simon C., Stone, Nicole, Glaiser, Anna

Medical students at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland can volunteer to participate in an undergraduate options project that gives them the opportunity to provide sex education for secondary...

Matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in human fetal testis and ovary (2001)

Robinson, Lynne L.L., Sznajder, Norah A., Riley, Simon C., Anderson, Richard A.

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMP) are major regulators of tissue remodelling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and may also be involved in the control...

The effect of mifepristone administration on leukocyte populations, matrix metalloproteinases and inflammatory mediators in the first trimester cervix (2000)

Denison, Fiona C., Riley, Simon C., Elliott, Catherine L., Kelly, Rodney W., Calder, Andrew A., Critchley, Hilary O.D.

Cervical ripening is analogous to an inflammatory reaction characterized by an influx of inflammatory cells and an increase in inflammatory mediators. The anti-gestogen mifepristone is highly...

Dose-finding study of oral desogestrel with testosterone pellets for suppression of the pituitary-testicular axis in normal men (2000)

Martin, Cameron W., Riley, Simon C., Everington, Dawn, Groome, Nigel P., Riemersma, Rudolph A., Baird, David T., ...

Prototype hormonal male contraceptive regimens generally achieve only incomplete suppression to azoospermia with potentially adverse metabolic effects. We have carried out a short-term dose-finding...

Production of inhibin forms by the fetal membranes, decidua, placenta and fetus at parturition (2000)

Riley, Simon C., Leask, Rosemary, Balfour, Claire, Brennand, Janet E., Groome, Nigel P.

Inhibins are regulators of paracrine and endocrine function during pregnancy, but their intrauterine sites of secretion are not well established. In amniotic fluid, inhibin A-, inhibin B- and inhibin...

Regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in endometrium during the menstrual cycle and following administration of intrauterine levonorgestrel (1999)

Skinner, Joannan L., Riley, Simon C., Gebbie, Ailsa E., Glasier, Anna F., Critchley, Hilary O.D.

Remodelling of endometrial tissues is fundamental to the cyclical changes that occur during the menstrual cycle, implantation and, in the absence of pregnancy, at menstruation. The enzyme matrix...

Matrix metalloproteinases-2 and -9 and their inhibitors are produced by the human uterine cervix but their secretion is not regulated by nitric oxide donors (1999)

Ledingham, Marie-Anne, Denison, Fiona C., Riley, Simon C., Norman, Jane E.

We have investigated the presence of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-2 and -9 and their tissue inhibitors (TIMP) in the human uterine cervix. We postulate that during the process of cervical...

Inhibin in extra-embryonic coelomic and amniotic fluids and maternal serum in early pregnancy (1996)

Riley, Simon C., Wathen, Neville C., Chard, Tim, Groome, Nigel P., Wallace, Euan M.

Inhibins are present in maternal serum during pregnancy. However, the presence of inhibins in the compartments surrounding the fetus in early pregnancy is not well defined. Using novel specific...