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Valerie J. Smith

Valerie J. Smith

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Microbiology

D-Index
58
Citations
12728
World Ranking
3410
National Ranking
21

Overview

Valerie J. Smith is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on public health, obstetrics, gynecology, and pediatrics. Their research spans several subfields, including public health, environmental and occupational health, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, general health professions, as well as sociology and political science.

Their scholarly work covers a range of main topics, including maternal and perinatal health interventions, the Delphi technique in research, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, maternal and fetal healthcare, clinical practice guidelines implementation, and pregnancy-related medical research.

Valerie J. Smith has coauthored publications frequently with several researchers, notably:

  • Declan Devane
  • Karen Matvienko-Sikar
  • Ian J. Saldanha
  • Deirdre O'Malley
  • Kathleen Hannon

Their work has been published in a variety of academic venues, with the most frequent being:

  • HRB Open Research
  • Midwifery
  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • Women and Birth
  • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Notable recent papers authored include:

  • "Maternity care during COVID-19: a qualitative evidence synthesis of women's and maternity care providers' views and experiences" (2022, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth)
  • "Use of core outcome sets was low in clinical trials published in major medical journals" (2021, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology)
  • "Women's views and experiences of maternity care during COVID-19 in Ireland: A qualitative descriptive study" (2021, Midwifery)
  • "A core outcome set for research and clinical practice in women with pelvic girdle pain: PGP-COS" (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • "Healthcare providers' views and experiences of non-specialist palliative care in hospitals: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis" (2020, Palliative Medicine)

Best Publications

  • Antibacterial free fatty acids: activities, mechanisms of action and biotechnological potential

    Andrew Paul Desbois;Valerie Jane Smith

  • Separation of the haemocyte populations of Carcinus maenas and other marine decapods, and prophenoloxidase distribution.

    Kenneth Söderhäll;Valerie J. Smith

  • Immunostimulation in crustaceans: does it really protect against infection?

    Valerie J Smith;Janet H Brown;Chris Hauton

  • A fatty acid from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum is antibacterial against diverse bacteria including multi-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

    Andrew P. Desbois;Andrew Mearns-Spragg;Valerie J. Smith

  • Purification and characterization of a cysteine-rich 11.5-kDa antibacterial protein from the granular haemocytes of the shore crab, Carcinus maenas.

    Juliet M. Relf;June R. S. Chisholm;Graham D. Kemp;Valerie J. Smith

  • Crustins: enigmatic WAP domain-containing antibacterial proteins from crustaceans.

    Valerie J. Smith;Jorge M.O. Fernandes;Graham D. Kemp;Chris Hauton

  • A comparison of phenoloxidase activity in the blood of marine invertebrates.

    Valerie J. Smith;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • Conventional and Unconventional Antimicrobials from Fish, Marine Invertebrates and Micro-algae

    Valerie Jane Smith;Andrew Paul Desbois;Elisabeth Dyrynda

  • Induction of degranulation and lysis of haemocytes in the freshwater crayfish, Astacus astacus by components of the prophenoloxidase activating system in vitro.

    Valerie J. Smith;Kenneth Söderhäll

  • Purification and Characterization of a Proline‐Rich Antibacterial Peptide, with Sequence Similarity to Bactenecin‐7, from the Haemocytes of the Shore Crab, Carcinus Maenas

    Denni Schnapp;Graham D. Kemp;Valerie J. Smith

  • fl-l,3 GLUCAN ACTIVATION OF CRUSTACEAN HEMOCYTES IN VITRO AND IN VIVO

    Valerie J. Smith;Kenneth Soderhall

  • In vitro superoxide production by hyaline cells of the shore crab Carcinus maenas (L.)

    Karen L. Bell;Valerie J. Smith

  • Isolation and characterisation of oncorhyncin II, a histone H1-derived antimicrobial peptide from skin secretions of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss☆

    Jorge M O Fernandes;Gérard Molle;Graham D Kemp;Valerie J Smith

  • Risk factors for mortality from imported falciparum malaria in the United Kingdom over 20 years: an observational study.

    Anna M Checkley;Adrian Smith;Valerie Smith;Marie Blaze

  • Anti-microbial properties of histone H2A from skin secretions of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

    Jorge M.O. Fernandes;Graham D. Kemp;M. Gerard Molle;Valerie J. Smith

  • Non-cellular immunity in crustaceans

    Valerie J. Smith;June R.S. Chisholm

  • Imported malaria and high risk groups: observational study using UK surveillance data 1987-2006.

    Adrian D Smith;David J Bradley;Valerie Smith;Marie Blaze

  • Exocytosis and uptake of bacteria by isolated haemocyte populations of two crustaceans: evidence for cellular co-operation in the defence reactions of arthropods

    Kenneth Söderhäll;Valerie J. Smith;Mats W. Johansson

  • The identification and management of pain, suffering and distress in cephalopods, including anaesthesia, analgesia and humane killing

    Paul L.R. Andrews;Paul L.R. Andrews;Anne Sophie Darmaillacq;Ngaire Dennison;Ian G. Gleadall

  • Isolation and structural characterisation of two antibacterial free fatty acids from the marine diatom, Phaeodactylum tricornutum

    Andrew P. Desbois;Tomas Lebl;Liming Yan;Valerie J. Smith

  • Multiple-micronutrient supplementation for women during pregnancy.

    Valerie Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter L. Chiodini
Peter L. Chiodini London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Jorge M.O. Fernandes
Jorge M.O. Fernandes Nord University
Colin J. Sutherland
Colin J. Sutherland London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Kenneth Söderhäll
Kenneth Söderhäll Uppsala University
David C. Warhurst
David C. Warhurst London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
David W. Pond
David W. Pond University of Stirling
Andrew S. Brierley
Andrew S. Brierley University of St Andrews
Martin P. Grobusch
Martin P. Grobusch University of Amsterdam
Teun Bousema
Teun Bousema Radboud University
Patrick T. K. Woo
Patrick T. K. Woo University of Guelph

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