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Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care (2013)
Journal Article

Background: Nurse led self-help treatments for people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis (CFS/ME) have been shown to be effective in reducing fatigue but their cost-effectiveness is unknown. Methods: Cost-effectiveness analysis... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care.

Chitin nanowhisker aerogels (2013)
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Chitin nanowhiskers are structured into mesoporous aerogels by using the same benign process used previously in our group to make cellulose nanowhisker aerogels. The nanowhiskers are sonicated in water to form a hydrogel before solvent-exchange with... Read More about Chitin nanowhisker aerogels.

Surveillance of surgical site infection: more accurate definitions and more intensive recordings needed (2013)
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Surgical site infection (SSI) continues to be a burden on systems that deliver healthcare and on patients who suffer morbidity, and mortality, associated with this complication of medical intervention. Surveillance of SSI is often an integral part of... Read More about Surveillance of surgical site infection: more accurate definitions and more intensive recordings needed.

Computational assessment of drug-induced effects on the electrocardiogram: From ion channel to body surface potentials (2013)
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Background and Purpose: Understanding drug effects on the heart is key to safety pharmacology assessment and anti-arrhythmic therapy development. Here our goal is to demonstrate the ability of computational models to simulate the effect of drug actio... Read More about Computational assessment of drug-induced effects on the electrocardiogram: From ion channel to body surface potentials.

Exploitation of interspecific diversity for monocot crop improvement (2013)
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In many cultivated crop species there is limited genetic variation available for the development of new higher yielding varieties adapted to climate change and sustainable farming practises. The distant relatives of crop species provide a vast and la... Read More about Exploitation of interspecific diversity for monocot crop improvement.

Analysing the hidden curriculum: use of a cultural web (2013)
Journal Article

CONTEXT Major influences on learning about medical professionalism come from the hidden curriculum. These influences can contribute positively or negatively towards the professional enculturation of clinical students. The fact that there is no valid... Read More about Analysing the hidden curriculum: use of a cultural web.

Acute intestinal obstruction secondary to left paraduodenal hernia: a case report and literature review (2013)
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Introduction: An internal hernia is a protrusion of bowel through a normal or abnormal orifice in the peritoneum or mesentery. Although they are considered as a rare cause of intestinal obstruction, paraduodenal hernias are the most common type of... Read More about Acute intestinal obstruction secondary to left paraduodenal hernia: a case report and literature review.

Empowering processes within prostate cancer online support groups (2013)
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A growing body of literature suggests that participation in online support groups may empower patients. Indeed, a number of potentially empowering processes have been identified, however to date these processes have been described using data derived... Read More about Empowering processes within prostate cancer online support groups.

Abnormal T regulatory cells (Tregs: FOXP3+, CTLA-4+), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs: monocytic, granulocytic) and polarised T helper cell profiles (Th1, Th2, Th17) in women with large and locally advanced breast cancers undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and surgery: failure of abolition of abnormal treg profile with treatment and correlation of treg levels with pathological response to NAC (2013)
Journal Article

Background: Host defences play a key role in tumour growth. Some of the benefits of chemotherapy may occur through modulation of these defences. The aim of this study was to define the status of regulatory cells in women with large and locally advanc... Read More about Abnormal T regulatory cells (Tregs: FOXP3+, CTLA-4+), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs: monocytic, granulocytic) and polarised T helper cell profiles (Th1, Th2, Th17) in women with large and locally advanced breast cancers undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and surgery: failure of abolition of abnormal treg profile with treatment and correlation of treg levels with pathological response to NAC.

Light drinking in pregnancy and mid-childhood mental health and learning outcomes (2013)
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether light drinking in pregnancy is associated with adverse child mental health and academic outcomes. DESIGN: Using data from the prospective, population-based Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC),... Read More about Light drinking in pregnancy and mid-childhood mental health and learning outcomes.

The destruction mechanism in GCTs (2013)
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This paper focuses on the causes that lead to the final destruction in standard gate-commutated thyristor (GCT) devices. A new 3-D model approach has been used for simulating the GCT which provides a deep insight into the operation of the GCT in extr... Read More about The destruction mechanism in GCTs.

Enhanced uptake of nanoparticle drug carriers via a thermoresponsive shell enhances cytotoxicity in a cancer cell line (2013)
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Polymer particles consisting of a biodegradable poly[lactide-co-glycolide] (PLGA) core and a thermoresponsive shell have been formulated to encapsulate the dye rhodamine 6G and the potent cytotoxic drug paclitaxel. Cellular uptake of these particles... Read More about Enhanced uptake of nanoparticle drug carriers via a thermoresponsive shell enhances cytotoxicity in a cancer cell line.

Brief maternal exposure of rats to the xenobiotics dibutyl phthalate or diethylstilbestrol alters adult-type Leydig cell development in male offspring (2013)
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Maternal exposure to estrogenic xenobiotics or phthalates has been implicated in the distortion of early male reproductive development, referred to in humans as the testicular dysgenesis syndrome. It is not known, however, whether such early gestatio... Read More about Brief maternal exposure of rats to the xenobiotics dibutyl phthalate or diethylstilbestrol alters adult-type Leydig cell development in male offspring.

Threshold criteria for incipient sediment motion on an inclined bedform in the presence of oscillating-grid turbulence (2013)
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Here, we report laboratory experiments to investigate the threshold criteria for incipient sediment motion in the presence of oscillating-grid turbulence, with the bed slope inclined at angles between the horizontal and the repose limit for the sedim... Read More about Threshold criteria for incipient sediment motion on an inclined bedform in the presence of oscillating-grid turbulence.

Axillary treatment for patients with early breast cancer and lymph node metastasis: systematic review protocol (2013)
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Background: For patients with early breast cancer and lymph node metastasis, axillary treatment is widely recommended. This is either surgical removal of the axillary lymph nodes, or axillary radiotherapy. The rationale for axillary treatment is that... Read More about Axillary treatment for patients with early breast cancer and lymph node metastasis: systematic review protocol.

Hsmar1 transposition is sensitive to the topology of the transposon donor and the target (2013)
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Hsmar1 is a member of the Tc1-mariner superfamily of DNA transposons. These elements mobilize within the genome of their host by a cut-and-paste mechanism. We have exploited the in vitro reaction provided by Hsmar1 to investigate the effect of DNA su... Read More about Hsmar1 transposition is sensitive to the topology of the transposon donor and the target.

A global assessment of the effects of climate policy on the impacts of climate change (2013)
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This study presents the first global-scale multi-sectoral regional assessment of the magnitude and uncertainty in the impacts of climate change avoided by emissions policies. The analysis suggests that the most stringent emissions policy considered h... Read More about A global assessment of the effects of climate policy on the impacts of climate change.

Association of season and herd size with somatic cell count for cows in Irish,English, and Welsh dairy herds (2013)
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The aims of this study were to describe associations of time of year, and herd size with cow somatic cell count (SCC) for Irish, English, and Welsh dairy herds. Random samples of 497 and 493 Irish herds, and two samples of 200 English and Welsh (UK)... Read More about Association of season and herd size with somatic cell count for cows in Irish,English, and Welsh dairy herds.

Tuning the mechanical properties of self-assembled mixed-peptide tubes (2013)
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In this study, nano- and microscale fibrillar and tubular structures formed by mixing two aromatic peptides known to self-assemble separately, (diphenylalanine and di-D-2-napthylalanine) have been investigated. The morphology, mechanical strength and... Read More about Tuning the mechanical properties of self-assembled mixed-peptide tubes.

Reliability and identification of aortic valve prolapse in the horse (2013)
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Background The objectives were to determine and assess the reliability of criteria for identification of aortic valve prolapse (AVP) using echocardiography in the horse. Results Opinion of equine cardiologists indicated that a long-axis view of... Read More about Reliability and identification of aortic valve prolapse in the horse.