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Healing of autologous conjunctival grafts in pterygium surgery (2018)
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Ghoz, N., Elalfy, M., Said, D., & Dua, H. (2018). Healing of autologous conjunctival grafts in pterygium surgery. Acta Ophthalmologica, 96(8), e979-e988. https://doi.org/10.1111/aos.13794

Purpose To temporally study the healing of conjunctival autografts in consecutive patients following pterygium surgery. Methods A case?cohort observational study. Thirty?two eyes of 28 patients who underwent pterygium surgery were included. All... Read More about Healing of autologous conjunctival grafts in pterygium surgery.

Epiretinal Membrane Surgery Outcomes in Eyes with Subretinal Drusenoid Deposits: A Case Control Study (2018)
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Wilde, C., Awad, M., Dua, H., Gandhewar, R., Chen, H., & Amoaku, W. M. (2018). Epiretinal Membrane Surgery Outcomes in Eyes with Subretinal Drusenoid Deposits: A Case Control Study. Ophthalmology Retina, 2(12), 1218-1226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oret.2018.06.009

© 2018 Purpose: To evaluate outcomes of epiretinal membrane (ERM) surgery in eyes with subretinal drusenoid deposits (SRDDs) and to compare them with those with isolated ERM. Design: Retrospective case-control study of consecutive patients who underw... Read More about Epiretinal Membrane Surgery Outcomes in Eyes with Subretinal Drusenoid Deposits: A Case Control Study.

Pharyngeal electrical stimulation for early decannulation in tracheotomised patients with neurogenic dysphagia after stroke (PHAST-TRAC): a prospective, single-blinded, randomised trial (2018)
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Dziewas, R., Stellato, R., Van Der Tweel, I., Walther, E., Werner, C. J., Braun, T., …Bath, P. M. (2018). Pharyngeal electrical stimulation for early decannulation in tracheotomised patients with neurogenic dysphagia after stroke (PHAST-TRAC): a prospective, single-blinded, randomised trial. Lancet Neurology, 17(10), 849-859. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422%2818%2930255-2

Background Dysphagia after stroke is common, especially in severely affected, tracheotomised patients. In a pilot trial, pharyngeal electrical stimulation (PES) improved swallowing function in this group of patients. The PHAryngeal electrical STi... Read More about Pharyngeal electrical stimulation for early decannulation in tracheotomised patients with neurogenic dysphagia after stroke (PHAST-TRAC): a prospective, single-blinded, randomised trial.

Lamellar keratoplasty techniques (2018)
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Dua, H. S., Singh, N., & Said, D. (2018). Lamellar keratoplasty techniques. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 66(9), 1239-1250. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_95_18

© 2018 Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Lamellar keratoplasty (LK) has revolutionized corneal graft surgery in several ways. Deep anterior LK (DALK) has eliminated risk of failure due to endothelial rejection. Endothelial keratoplasty (EK) has almost... Read More about Lamellar keratoplasty techniques.

Association between subjective tinnitus and cognitive performance: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
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Clarke, N. A., Akeroyd, M. A., Henshaw, H., & Hoare, D. J. (2018). Association between subjective tinnitus and cognitive performance: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 8(8), Article e023700. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023700

Introduction Subjective tinnitus is very common and has a number of comorbid associations including depression, sleep disturbance and concentration difficulties. Concentration difficulties may be observable in people with tinnitus through poorer... Read More about Association between subjective tinnitus and cognitive performance: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

Auditory and cognitive training for cognition in adults with hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
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Lawrence, B. J., Jayakody, D. M., Henshaw, H., Ferguson, M. A., Eikelboom, R. H., Loftus, A. M., & Friedland, P. L. (2018). Auditory and cognitive training for cognition in adults with hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Trends in Hearing, 22, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216518792096

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the efficacy of auditory training and cognitive training to improve cognitive function in adults with hearing loss. A literature search of academic databases (e.g., MEDLINE, Scopus) and grey literatur... Read More about Auditory and cognitive training for cognition in adults with hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sound therapy (using amplification devices and/or sound generators) for tinnitus in adults (Protocol) (2018)
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Sereda, M., Xia, J., El Refaie, A., Hall, D. A., & Hoare, D. (2018). Sound therapy (using amplification devices and/or sound generators) for tinnitus in adults (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018(8), Article CD013094. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013094

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of sound therapy (using amplification devices and/or sound generators) for tinnitus in adults.

Validity and reliability of an objective structured assessment tool for performance of ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia (2018)
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Shafqat, A., Rafi, M., Thanawala, V., Bedforth, N. M., Hardman, J., & McCahon, R. A. (2018). Validity and reliability of an objective structured assessment tool for performance of ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia. British Journal of Anaesthesia, 121(4), 867-875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2018.06.014

Background: We aimed to examine the validity and reliability of previously developed criterion-referenced assessment checklist (AC) and global rating scale (GRS) to assess performance in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia (UGRA). Methods: Twenty... Read More about Validity and reliability of an objective structured assessment tool for performance of ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia.

Assessment of diaphragmatic thickness by ultrasonography in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients (2018)
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Laviola, M., Priori, R., D’Angelo, M. G., & Aliverti, A. (2018). Assessment of diaphragmatic thickness by ultrasonography in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients. PLoS ONE, 13(7), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200582

Introduction In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) the assessment of diaphragmatic function is crucial because respiratory muscle weakness can cause respiratory failure. We aimed to noninvasively assess diaphragmatic function in DMD by measuring diap... Read More about Assessment of diaphragmatic thickness by ultrasonography in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients.

Elastin content and distribution in endothelial keratoplasty tissue determines direction of scrolling (2018)
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Mohammed, I., Ross, A. R., Britton, J. O., Said, D. G., & Dua, H. S. (2018). Elastin content and distribution in endothelial keratoplasty tissue determines direction of scrolling. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 194, 16-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2018.07.001

Purpose Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and pre-Descemet endothelial keratoplasty (PDEK) tissues always scroll with the endothelial cells (EC) outside. We designed a study to understand the reason for this behavior. Design... Read More about Elastin content and distribution in endothelial keratoplasty tissue determines direction of scrolling.

Do individual versus illness belief schema differ in the prediction of post-stroke recovery? (2018)
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Aujla, N., Walker, M., Sprigg, N., & Vedhara, K. (2020). Do individual versus illness belief schema differ in the prediction of post-stroke recovery?. Journal of Health Psychology, 25(13-14), 2118-2128. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318785446

This longitudinal observational study examined how individual versus illness belief schema compare as predictors of post-stroke recovery. Forty-two stroke survivors (mean age=66.9 years/range=29-96 years; 68% male), were involved. The primary outcome... Read More about Do individual versus illness belief schema differ in the prediction of post-stroke recovery?.

Imaging of nuclear magnetic resonance spin-lattice relaxation activation energy in cartilage (2018)
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Foster, R. J., Damion, R. A., Ries, M. E., Smye, S. W., McGonagle, D. G., Binks, D. A., & Radjenovic, A. (2018). Imaging of nuclear magnetic resonance spin-lattice relaxation activation energy in cartilage. Royal Society Open Science, 5(7), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.180221

Samples of human and bovine cartilage have been examined using magnetic resonance imaging to determine the proton nuclearmagnetic resonance spin-lattice relaxation time, T1, as a function of depth within the cartilage tissue. T1 was measured at five... Read More about Imaging of nuclear magnetic resonance spin-lattice relaxation activation energy in cartilage.

Mucosal injury following short term tracheal intubation: a novel animal model and composite injury score (2018)
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Sinha, R., Correia, R., Gardner, D., Grau-Roma, L., de Brot, S., Hardman, J., …Norris, A. (2018). Mucosal injury following short term tracheal intubation: a novel animal model and composite injury score. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 3(4), 257-262. https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.168

Objectives: Postintubation laryngotracheal injury is common. Assessment of histopathological changes currently requires animal models. We set about developing a viable, resource effective animal model to study these effects and to develop a detailed... Read More about Mucosal injury following short term tracheal intubation: a novel animal model and composite injury score.

A comparison of two different software packages for the analysis of body composition using computed tomography images (2018)
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Rollins, K. E., Awwad, A., MacDonald, I. A., & Lobo, D. N. (2019). A comparison of two different software packages for the analysis of body composition using computed tomography images. Nutrition, 57, 92-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2018.06.003

Objectives: Body composition analysis from computed tomography (CT) imaging has become widespread. However, the methodology used is far from established. Two main software packages are in common usage for body composition analysis, with results used... Read More about A comparison of two different software packages for the analysis of body composition using computed tomography images.

Retinal basal laminar deposits in complement fH/fP mouse model of dense deposit disease (2018)
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Song, D., Mohammed, I., Bhuyan, R., Miwa, T., Williams, A. L., Gullipalli, D., …Song, W. (2018). Retinal basal laminar deposits in complement fH/fP mouse model of dense deposit disease. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 59(8), 3405-3415. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.18-24133

Purpose: Dense deposit disease (DDD) is caused by dysregulation of the alternative pathway of the complement cascade and characterized by electron-dense deposits in the kidney glomerular basement membrane (GBM) and drusen in Bruch's membrane (BrM). C... Read More about Retinal basal laminar deposits in complement fH/fP mouse model of dense deposit disease.

Development of the Social Participation Restrictions Questionnaire (SPaRQ) through consultation with adults with hearing loss, researchers, and clinicians: a content evaluation study (2018)
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Heffernan, E., Coulson, N. S., & Ferguson, M. (in press). Development of the Social Participation Restrictions Questionnaire (SPaRQ) through consultation with adults with hearing loss, researchers, and clinicians: a content evaluation study. International Journal of Audiology, https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2018.1483585

Objective - This research aimed to evaluate the content of the Social Participation Restrictions Questionnaire (SPaRQ) in terms of its relevance, clarity, comprehensiveness, acceptability to adults with hearing loss, and responsiveness. Design -... Read More about Development of the Social Participation Restrictions Questionnaire (SPaRQ) through consultation with adults with hearing loss, researchers, and clinicians: a content evaluation study.

An inhaled sGC modulator can lower PH in COPD patients without deteriorating oxygenation (2018)
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Saffaran, S., Wang, W., Das, A., Schmitt, W., Becker-Pelster, E., Hardman, J. G., …Bates, D. G. (2018). An inhaled sGC modulator can lower PH in COPD patients without deteriorating oxygenation. CPT: Pharmacometrics and Systems Pharmacology, 7(8), 491-498. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp4.12308

This study uses a highly fidelity computational simulator of pulmonary physiology to evaluate the impact of a soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) modulator on gas exchange in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary hypert... Read More about An inhaled sGC modulator can lower PH in COPD patients without deteriorating oxygenation.

Sensing Uranyl(VI) Ions by Coordination and Energy Transfer to a Luminescent Europium(III) Complex (2018)
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Harvey, P., Nonat, A., Platas-Iglesias, C., Natrajan, L. S., & Charbonnière, L. J. (2018). Sensing Uranyl(VI) Ions by Coordination and Energy Transfer to a Luminescent Europium(III) Complex. Angewandte Chemie, 130(31), 10069-10072. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201805316

The release of uranyl(VI) is a hazardous environmental issue, with limited ways to monitor accumulation in situ. Here, we present a method for the detection of uranyl(VI) ions through the utilization of a unique fluorescence energy transfer process t... Read More about Sensing Uranyl(VI) Ions by Coordination and Energy Transfer to a Luminescent Europium(III) Complex.

Evaluating a stroke-specific version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire–Revised, using the Think-Aloud method (2018)
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Aujla, N., Vedhara, K., Walker, M., & Sprigg, N. (2020). Evaluating a stroke-specific version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire–Revised, using the Think-Aloud method. Journal of Health Psychology, 25(12), 1989-2005. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318781942

The main purpose was to evaluate, using the Think-Aloud method, a version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) for stroke survivors (the Stroke IPQ-R). Six stroke survivors (mean age=58.8 years, range=31 to 78 years, SD=18.9 years)... Read More about Evaluating a stroke-specific version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire–Revised, using the Think-Aloud method.