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Fe3O4-PEI-RITC Magnetic Nanoparticles with Imaging and Gene Transfer Capability: Development of a Tool for Neural Cell Transplantation Therapies (2011)
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Yiu, H. H. P., Pickard, M. R., Olariu, C. I., Williams, S. R., Chari, D. M., & Rosseinsky, M. J. (2012). Fe3O4-PEI-RITC Magnetic Nanoparticles with Imaging and Gene Transfer Capability: Development of a Tool for Neural Cell Transplantation Therapies. Pharmaceutical Research, 29(5), 1328-1343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11095-011-0632-1

Purpose To develop Fe3O4-PEI-RITC magnetic nanoparticles with multimodal MRI-fluorescence imaging and transfection capability, for use in neural cell replacement therapies. Methods The Fe3O4-PEI-RITC MNPs were synthesised through a multi-step ch... Read More about Fe3O4-PEI-RITC Magnetic Nanoparticles with Imaging and Gene Transfer Capability: Development of a Tool for Neural Cell Transplantation Therapies.

Effects of L-Dopa and Dopamine D2 Agonists on Recollection and Familiarity in Idiopathic Nondementing Parkinson’s Disease (2011)
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Edelstyn. (2011). Effects of L-Dopa and Dopamine D2 Agonists on Recollection and Familiarity in Idiopathic Nondementing Parkinson’s Disease. Neuroscience and Medicine, 318 -329. https://doi.org/10.4236/nm.2011.24042

Idiopathic nondementing Parkinson’s disease (PD) is marked by progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area. Recent brain imaging work implicates these structures in dopamine modulated netwo... Read More about Effects of L-Dopa and Dopamine D2 Agonists on Recollection and Familiarity in Idiopathic Nondementing Parkinson’s Disease.

A rural undergraduate campus in England: virtue from opportunity and necessity (2011)
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(2011). A rural undergraduate campus in England: virtue from opportunity and necessity. Rural and Remote Health, 1841 - 1841

The implementation of new curriculum at Keele University Medical School, UK has made heavy use of general practice as a locus for learning. This has necessitated a substantial expansion in the School's teaching network. The School's hinterland includ... Read More about A rural undergraduate campus in England: virtue from opportunity and necessity.

Measures of Social Function and Participation in Musculoskeletal Populations Impact on Participation and Autonomy ( IPA), Keele Assessment of Participation (KAP), Participation Measure for Post-Acute Care (PM-PAC), Participation Objective, Participation Subjective (POPS), Rating of Perceived Participation (ROPP), and The Participation Scale (2011)
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Wilkie, R., Jordan, J. L., Muller, S., Nicholls, E., Healey, E. L., & Van der Windt, D. A. (2011). Measures of Social Function and Participation in Musculoskeletal Populations Impact on Participation and Autonomy ( IPA), Keele Assessment of Participation (KAP), Participation Measure for Post-Acute Care (PM-PAC), Participation Objective, Participation Subjective (POPS), Rating of Perceived Participation (ROPP), and The Participation Scale. Arthritis Care and Research, 63(S11), S325-S336. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.20641

Systematic Review and Empirical Comparison of Contemporaneous EQ-5D and SF-6D Group Mean Scores (2011)
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Whitehurst, D. G. T., Bryan, S., & Lewis, M. (2011). Systematic Review and Empirical Comparison of Contemporaneous EQ-5D and SF-6D Group Mean Scores. Medical Decision Making, 31(6), E34-E44. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989x11421529

Background. Group mean estimates and their underlying distributions are the focus of assessment for cost and outcome variables in economic evaluation. Research focusing on the comparability of alternative preference-based measures of health-related q... Read More about Systematic Review and Empirical Comparison of Contemporaneous EQ-5D and SF-6D Group Mean Scores.

Prognostic factors in non-surgically treated sciatica: a systematic review (2011)
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Ashworth, J., Konstantinou, K., & Dunn, K. M. (2011). Prognostic factors in non-surgically treated sciatica: a systematic review. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 208 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-208

BACKGROUND: When present sciatica is considered an obstacle to recovery in low back pain patients, yet evidence is limited regarding prognostic factors for persistent disability in this patient group. The aim of this study is to describe and summaris... Read More about Prognostic factors in non-surgically treated sciatica: a systematic review.

The clinical assessment study of the foot (CASF): study protocol for a prospective observational study of foot pain and foot osteoarthritis in the general population. (2011)
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Muller, Roddy, Myers, Thomas, Belcher, & Marshall. (2011). The clinical assessment study of the foot (CASF): study protocol for a prospective observational study of foot pain and foot osteoarthritis in the general population. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 22 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-4-22

BACKGROUND: Symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) affects approximately 10% of adults aged over 60 years. The foot joint complex is commonly affected by OA, yet there is relatively little research into OA of the foot, compared with other frequently affecte... Read More about The clinical assessment study of the foot (CASF): study protocol for a prospective observational study of foot pain and foot osteoarthritis in the general population..

Multilocus genotyping of human Giardia isolates suggests limited zoonotic transmission and association between assemblage B and flatulence in children (2011)
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(2011). Multilocus genotyping of human Giardia isolates suggests limited zoonotic transmission and association between assemblage B and flatulence in children. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, e1262 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001262

BACKGROUND: Giardia intestinalis is one of the most common diarrhea-related parasites in humans, where infection ranges from asymptomatic to acute or chronic disease. G. intestinalis consists of eight genetically distinct genotypes or assemblages, de... Read More about Multilocus genotyping of human Giardia isolates suggests limited zoonotic transmission and association between assemblage B and flatulence in children.

Magnetic Nanoparticle-Mediated Gene Transfer to Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell Transplant Populations Is Enhanced by Magnetofection Strategies (2011)
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Jenkins, S. I., Pickard, M. R., Granger, N., & Chari, D. M. (2011). Magnetic Nanoparticle-Mediated Gene Transfer to Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell Transplant Populations Is Enhanced by Magnetofection Strategies. ACS Nano, 5(8), 6527-6538. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn2018717

This study has tested the feasibility of using physical delivery methods, employing static and oscillating field “magnetofection” techniques, to enhance magnetic nanoparticle-mediated gene transfer to rat oligodendrocyte precursor cells derived for t... Read More about Magnetic Nanoparticle-Mediated Gene Transfer to Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell Transplant Populations Is Enhanced by Magnetofection Strategies.

Prediction of persistent shoulder pain in general practice: comparing clinical consensus from a Delphi procedure with a statistical scoring system (2011)
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(2011). Prediction of persistent shoulder pain in general practice: comparing clinical consensus from a Delphi procedure with a statistical scoring system. BMC Family Practice, 63 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-12-63

BACKGROUND: In prognostic research, prediction rules are generally statistically derived. However the composition and performance of these statistical models may strongly depend on the characteristics of the derivation sample. The purpose of this stu... Read More about Prediction of persistent shoulder pain in general practice: comparing clinical consensus from a Delphi procedure with a statistical scoring system.

Exposure to Dust and Endotoxin in Textile Processing Workers (2011)
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Paudyal, P., Semple, S., Niven, R., Tavernier, G., & Ayres, J. G. (2011). Exposure to Dust and Endotoxin in Textile Processing Workers. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 55(4), 403-409. https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/meq084

Background: Inhalation of cotton-based particulate has been associated with respiratory symptoms and overt lung disease related to endotoxin exposure in some studies. This cross-sectional study measures personal exposure to inhalable dust and endotox... Read More about Exposure to Dust and Endotoxin in Textile Processing Workers.

ApoE isoform-specific regulation of regeneration in the peripheral nervous system (2011)
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Comley, L. H., Fuller, H. R., Wishart, T. M., Mutsaers, C. A., Thomson, D., Wright, A. K., …Gillingwater, T. H. (2011). ApoE isoform-specific regulation of regeneration in the peripheral nervous system. Human molecular genetics, 20(12), 2406-2421. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddr147

Apolipoprotein E (apoE) is a 34 kDa glycoprotein with three distinct isoforms in the human population (apoE2, apoE3 and apoE4) known to play a major role in differentially influencing risk to, as well as outcome from, disease and injury in the centra... Read More about ApoE isoform-specific regulation of regeneration in the peripheral nervous system.

Onset and persistence of disabling foot pain in community-dwelling older adults over a 3-year period: a prospective cohort study (2011)
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Muller, & Roddy. (2011). Onset and persistence of disabling foot pain in community-dwelling older adults over a 3-year period: a prospective cohort study. Journals of Gerontology, Series A, 474 - 480. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glq203

Foot pain and related disability in older adults are common yet understudied problems. This study aimed to determine the onset and persistence of disabling foot pain in community-dwelling older adults over a 3-year period.