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On the compositional variability of dalyite, K2ZrSi6O15: a new occurrence from Terceira, Azores (2016)
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Jeffery, A., Gertisser, R., Jackson, R., O'Driscoll, B., & Kronz, A. (2016). On the compositional variability of dalyite, K2ZrSi6O15: a new occurrence from Terceira, Azores. Mineralogical Magazine, 547-565. https://doi.org/10.1180/minmag.2016.080.018

The rare potassium zirconium silicate dalyite has been identified for the first time on Terceira, Azores, within syenitic ejecta of the Caldeira-Castelinho Ignimbrite Formation. New quantitative analyses of this dalyite were combined with the small n... Read More about On the compositional variability of dalyite, K2ZrSi6O15: a new occurrence from Terceira, Azores.

Secondary prevention lifestyle interventions initiated within 90 days after TIA or ‘minor’ stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of rehabilitation programmes (2016)
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Heron. (2016). Secondary prevention lifestyle interventions initiated within 90 days after TIA or ‘minor’ stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of rehabilitation programmes. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), e57 - e66. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp16X688369

Background Strokes are often preceded by a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or ‘minor’ stroke. The immediate period after a TIA/minor stroke is a crucial time to initiate secondary prevention. However, the optimal approach to prevention, including no... Read More about Secondary prevention lifestyle interventions initiated within 90 days after TIA or ‘minor’ stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of rehabilitation programmes.

Cancer event rate and mortality with thienopyridines: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
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Mamas. (2016). Cancer event rate and mortality with thienopyridines: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Drug Safety, 229-240. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40264-016-0481-2

Introduction
Thienopyridines are a class of antiplatelet drugs widely used in cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment. A recent concern has come to light regarding the safety of thienopyridines because of the possible risk of malignancy. We... Read More about Cancer event rate and mortality with thienopyridines: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

On the Determination of Transiting Planet Properties from Light and Radial Velocity Curves (2016)
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Taylor. (2016). On the Determination of Transiting Planet Properties from Light and Radial Velocity Curves. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 129(972), Article 024401. https://doi.org/10.1088/1538-3873/129/972/024401

A recent publication has suggested a method to determine the masses and radii of the components of an eclipsing system using only a light curve and radial velocities of one component. If true, this would have immediate impact in expediting the study... Read More about On the Determination of Transiting Planet Properties from Light and Radial Velocity Curves.

Quality and acceptability of measures of exercise adherence in musculoskeletal settings: a systematic review. (2016)
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McLean, S., Holden, M. A., Potia, T., Gee, M., Mallett, R., Bhanbhro, S., …Haywood, K. (2016). Quality and acceptability of measures of exercise adherence in musculoskeletal settings: a systematic review. Rheumatology, 426-438. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew422

OBJECTIVE: To recommend robust and relevant measures of exercise adherence for application in the musculoskeletal field. METHOD: A systematic review of measures was conducted in two phases. Phase 1 sought to identify all reproducible measures used to... Read More about Quality and acceptability of measures of exercise adherence in musculoskeletal settings: a systematic review..

10-Minute Consultation: A painful tingling hand (2016)
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Burton, C. 10-Minute Consultation: A painful tingling hand. BMJ, i6843. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i6843

In this article by Claire Burton and colleagues (BMJ 2016;355:i6386, doi: 10.1136/bmj.i6386) figure 2 “Decision tree to be used in conjunction with questions about the patient’s history” contained information that was incorrect. The two boxes at the... Read More about 10-Minute Consultation: A painful tingling hand.

A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training in a cluster randomised controlled trial (2016)
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Healey, E. L., Main, C. J., Ryan, S., McHugh, G. A., Porcheret, M., Finney, A. G., …Dziedzic, K. S. (2016). A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training in a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, 17, Article 173. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0568-y

Background
Despite a lack of service provision for people with osteoarthritis (OA), each year 1 in 5 of the general population consults a GP about a musculoskeletal condition such as OA. Consequently this may provide an opportunity for practice nurs... Read More about A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training in a cluster randomised controlled trial.

MiNDSTEp differential photometry of the gravitationally lensed quasars WFI 2033-4723 and HE0047-1756: microlensing and a new time delay (2016)
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Giannini, E., Schmidt, R., Wambsganss, J., Alsubai, K., Andersen, J., Anguita, T., …Zimmer, F. (2017). MiNDSTEp differential photometry of the gravitationally lensed quasars WFI 2033-4723 and HE0047-1756: microlensing and a new time delay. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 597, Article A49. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527422

Aims
We present V and R photometry of the gravitationally lensed quasars WFI?2033-4723 and HE?0047-1756. The data were taken by the MiNDSTEp collaboration with the 1.54 m Danish telescope at the ESO La Silla observatory from 2008 to 2012.

Methods... Read More about MiNDSTEp differential photometry of the gravitationally lensed quasars WFI 2033-4723 and HE0047-1756: microlensing and a new time delay.

A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training in a cluster randomised controlled trial (2016)
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Ryan, S., McHugh, G., Porcheret, M., Finney, A., Morden, A., Dziedzic, K., …Main, C. (2016). A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training in a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Family Practice, 17, Article 173. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0568-y

BACKGROUND: Despite a lack of service provision for people with osteoarthritis (OA), each year 1 in 5 of the general population consults a GP about a musculoskeletal condition such as OA. Consequently this may provide an opportunity for practice nurs... Read More about A nurse-led clinic for patients consulting with osteoarthritis in general practice: development and impact of training in a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Extended Multilocus Sequence Analysis to Describe the Global Population Structure of the Genus Brucella: Phylogeography and Relationship to Biovars (2016)
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(2016). Extended Multilocus Sequence Analysis to Describe the Global Population Structure of the Genus Brucella: Phylogeography and Relationship to Biovars. Frontiers in Microbiology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.02049

An extended multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) scheme applicable to the Brucella, an expanding genus that includes zoonotic pathogens that severely impact animal and human health across large parts of the globe, was developed. The scheme, which exte... Read More about Extended Multilocus Sequence Analysis to Describe the Global Population Structure of the Genus Brucella: Phylogeography and Relationship to Biovars.

Physical activity promotion in physiotherapy practice: A systematic scoping review of a decade of literature (2016)
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(2016). Physical activity promotion in physiotherapy practice: A systematic scoping review of a decade of literature. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 122-127. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096735

Background The health benefits of physical activity (PA) have been extensively documented. Globally PA levels are low with only a small proportion of the population reaching recommended levels. Insufficient PA is seen as a major public health problem... Read More about Physical activity promotion in physiotherapy practice: A systematic scoping review of a decade of literature.

Methodology-as-Technique and the Meaning of Rigor in Globalized Management Research (2016)
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(2016). Methodology-as-Technique and the Meaning of Rigor in Globalized Management Research. British Journal of Management, 534-550. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12205

his paper analyses the genre of ‘methodology-as-technique’, which we suggest provides the underpinning logic for a particular conception of scientific rigour that is increasingly regarded as normal in globalized management research. Based on a qualit... Read More about Methodology-as-Technique and the Meaning of Rigor in Globalized Management Research.

The Developing Landscape of Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers for Spinal Cord Injury in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood (2016)
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Hulme, C., Brown, S., Fuller, H., Riddell, J., Osman, A., Chowdhury, J., …Wright, K. (2017). The Developing Landscape of Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers for Spinal Cord Injury in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood. Spinal Cord, 55, 114-125. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2016.174

Objectives:
The identification of prognostic biomarkers of spinal cord injury (SCI) will help to assign SCI patients to the correct treatment and rehabilitation regimes. Further, the detection of biomarkers that predict permanent neurological outcom... Read More about The Developing Landscape of Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers for Spinal Cord Injury in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood.

A validated bioluminescence-based assay for the rapid determination of the initial rate of kill for discovery antimalarials (2016)
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Horrocks. (2016). A validated bioluminescence-based assay for the rapid determination of the initial rate of kill for discovery antimalarials. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 717-726. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw449

Objectives: A future treatment for uncomplicated malaria will contain at least one component that exerts a rapid rate of kill. We describe here the validation and application of a simple, robust and rapid bioluminescence-based assay for the determina... Read More about A validated bioluminescence-based assay for the rapid determination of the initial rate of kill for discovery antimalarials.

Optimization of supercritical extraction of galegine from Galega officinalis L.: Neural network modeling and experimental optimization via response surface methodology (2016)
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Davoodi, P., Ghoreishi, S. M., & Hedayati, A. (2017). Optimization of supercritical extraction of galegine from Galega officinalis L.: Neural network modeling and experimental optimization via response surface methodology. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 34(3), 854-865. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-016-0304-2

Supercritical CO2 extraction of galegine from Galega officinalis L. was carried out under different operating conditions of temperature (35-55 °C), pressure (10-30MPa), dynamic extraction time (30-150min), CO2 flow rate (0.5-2.5 mL/min) and constant... Read More about Optimization of supercritical extraction of galegine from Galega officinalis L.: Neural network modeling and experimental optimization via response surface methodology.

What influences general practitioners' use of exercise for patients with chronic knee pain? Results from a national survey (2016)
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Roddy. (2016). What influences general practitioners' use of exercise for patients with chronic knee pain? Results from a national survey. BMC Family Practice, 172 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0570-4

BACKGROUND: Exercise is a recommended 'core' treatment for chronic knee pain (CKP), however it appears to be underused by general practitioners (GPs). While behavioural theories suggest that attitudes and beliefs influence behaviours, no single theor... Read More about What influences general practitioners' use of exercise for patients with chronic knee pain? Results from a national survey.