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An in vitro model for analysing neutrophil migration into and away from the sub-endothelial space: Roles of flow and CD31 (2006)
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Chakravorty, S. J., McGettrick, H. M., Butler, L. M., Buckley, C. D., Rainger, G. . E., & Nash, G. B. (2006). An in vitro model for analysing neutrophil migration into and away from the sub-endothelial space: Roles of flow and CD31. Biorheology, 43(1), 71-82

To model the later stages of neutrophil migration into tissue, we developed an assay in which human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were cultured on porous filters, treated with the inflammatory cytokine tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF), and t... Read More about An in vitro model for analysing neutrophil migration into and away from the sub-endothelial space: Roles of flow and CD31.

Isolation of genes controlling apoptosis through their effects on cell survival (2006)
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Williams, G. T., Hughes, J. P., Stoneman, V., Anderson, C. L., McCarthy, N. J., Mourtada-Maarabouni, M., …Farzaneh, F. (2006). Isolation of genes controlling apoptosis through their effects on cell survival. Gene Therapy and Molecular Biology, 10(28), 255-262

The identification of the most suitable molecular targets for gene and drug therapy is the crucial first step in the development of new disease treatments. The rational identification of such targets depends on a detailed understanding of the patholo... Read More about Isolation of genes controlling apoptosis through their effects on cell survival.

Clinical and experimental models of the midtarsal joint: proposed terms of reference and associated terminology. (2006)
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Nester, C., & Findlow, A. (2006). Clinical and experimental models of the midtarsal joint: proposed terms of reference and associated terminology. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 96, 24--31. https://doi.org/10.7547/0960024

Recent debate and literature have provided impetus to the growing body of thought that we should not model the midtarsal joint as having two simultaneous axes of rotation but as having a single instantaneous axis of rotation. Building on this concept... Read More about Clinical and experimental models of the midtarsal joint: proposed terms of reference and associated terminology..

Patient perceptions of stock footwear design features. (2006)
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Williams, A., & Nester, C. (2006). Patient perceptions of stock footwear design features. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 30, 61--71. https://doi.org/10.1080/03093640600574425

Patients with diseases which impact on foot health, for example diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, are known to have some benefit from prescribed stock footwear with regards to clinical outcomes. Achieving this is not just about getting the footwear... Read More about Patient perceptions of stock footwear design features..

Foot pathology in patients with Paget's disease of bone. (2006)
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Williams, A., O'Neill, T., Mercer, S., Toro, B., & Nester, C. (2006). Foot pathology in patients with Paget's disease of bone. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 96, 226--231. https://doi.org/10.7547/0960226

The characteristic bone deformities associated with advanced Paget's disease of bone may result in abnormal gait and plantar foot pressures, which contribute to the development of pressure-related skin problems. This study aimed to characterize the f... Read More about Foot pathology in patients with Paget's disease of bone..

Duty, desire or indifference? A qualitative study of patient decisions about recruitment to an epilepsy treatment trial (2006)
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Canvin. (2006). Duty, desire or indifference? A qualitative study of patient decisions about recruitment to an epilepsy treatment trial. Trials, https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-7-32

Epilepsy is a common neurological condition, in which drugs are the mainstay of treatment and drugs trials are commonplace. Understanding why patients might or might not opt to participate in epilepsy drug trials is therefore of some importance, part... Read More about Duty, desire or indifference? A qualitative study of patient decisions about recruitment to an epilepsy treatment trial.

Disabling knee pain--another consequence of obesity: results from a prospective cohort study (2006)
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Jinks, C., Jordan, K., & Croft, P. (2006). Disabling knee pain--another consequence of obesity: results from a prospective cohort study. BMC Public Health, 6, Article 258. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-258

Obesity is linked to knee osteoarthritis (OA) and knee pain. These are disabling problems that are more prevalent in older adults. No prospective study has estimated the impact of excess weight avoidance on the occurrence of knee pain in the general... Read More about Disabling knee pain--another consequence of obesity: results from a prospective cohort study.

Interfacial structure and half-metallic ferromagnetism inCo2MnSi-based magnetic tunnel junctions (2006)
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Telling, N. D., Keatley, P. S., van der Laan, G., Hicken, R. J., Arenholz, E., Sakuraba, Y., …Miyazaki, T. Interfacial structure and half-metallic ferromagnetism inCo2MnSi-based magnetic tunnel junctions. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 74(22), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.74.224439

X-ray absorption (XAS) and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) techniques are utilized to explore the ferromagnetic/barrier interface in Co 2 Mn Si full Heusler alloy magnetic tunnel junctions. Structural and magnetic properties of the in... Read More about Interfacial structure and half-metallic ferromagnetism inCo2MnSi-based magnetic tunnel junctions.

The antiapoptotic RBM5/LUCA-15/H37 gene and its role in apoptosis and human cancer: Research update (2006)
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Maarabouni, M. M., & Williams, G. T. (2006). The antiapoptotic RBM5/LUCA-15/H37 gene and its role in apoptosis and human cancer: Research update. Scientific World Journal, 1705 - 1712. https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.268

The candidate tumour-suppressor gene, LUCA-15/RBM5/H37, maps to the lung cancer tumour-suppressor locus 3p21.3. The LUCA-15 gene locus encodes at least four alternatively spliced transcripts that have been shown to function as regulators of apoptosis... Read More about The antiapoptotic RBM5/LUCA-15/H37 gene and its role in apoptosis and human cancer: Research update.

The molecular epidemiology of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia in a tertiary referral hospital in the United Arab Emirates 2000-2004. (2006)
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(2006). The molecular epidemiology of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia in a tertiary referral hospital in the United Arab Emirates 2000-2004. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 32 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-0711-5-32

BACKGROUND: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is recognised as an important cause of nosocomial infection, especially in immunocompromised patients, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The treatment of S. maltophilia infection presents a the... Read More about The molecular epidemiology of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteraemia in a tertiary referral hospital in the United Arab Emirates 2000-2004..

Recent advances in nanoparticle synthesis with reversed micelles (2006)
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Eastoe, J., Hollamby, M. J., & Hudson, L. (2006). Recent advances in nanoparticle synthesis with reversed micelles. Advances in colloid and interface science, 128-130, 5 -15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2006.11.009

Synthesis of nanoparticles in microemulsions is an area of considerable current interest. This subject can be broadly divided into two sections defined by the nature of the host microemulsion reaction medium. Water-in-oil microemulsions have been use... Read More about Recent advances in nanoparticle synthesis with reversed micelles.

A prediction rule for shoulder pain related sick leave: a prospective cohort study. (2006)
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Kuijpers, T., van der Windt, D., van der Heijden, G., Twisk, J., Vergouwe, Y., & Bouter, L. (2006). A prediction rule for shoulder pain related sick leave: a prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 97 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-7-97

Shoulder pain is common in primary care, and has an unfavourable outcome in many patients. Information about predictors of shoulder pain related sick leave in workers is scarce and inconsistent. The objective was to develop a clinical prediction rule... Read More about A prediction rule for shoulder pain related sick leave: a prospective cohort study..

Born Again Lawyer: FATU as An Antidote to the ‘Positivist Blues’ (2006)
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Prost, M. (2006). Born Again Lawyer: FATU as An Antidote to the ‘Positivist Blues’. German Law Journal, 7(12), 1037-1043. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2071832200005289

For some time, there has been something paradoxical about Martti Koskenniemi's From Apology to Utopia (hereinafter FATU). FATU might very well have been the single most influential book of the last 15 years in the field of international legal theory.... Read More about Born Again Lawyer: FATU as An Antidote to the ‘Positivist Blues’.

Reproducibility and responsiveness of the Symptom Severity Scale and the hand and finger function subscale of the Dutch arthritis impact measurement scales (Dutch-AIMS2-HFF) in primary care patients with wrist or hand problems. (2006)
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(2006). Reproducibility and responsiveness of the Symptom Severity Scale and the hand and finger function subscale of the Dutch arthritis impact measurement scales (Dutch-AIMS2-HFF) in primary care patients with wrist or hand problems. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 87 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-4-87

To determine the clinimetric properties of two questionnaires assessing symptoms (Symptom Severity Scale) and physical functioning (hand and finger function subscale of the AIMS2) in a Dutch primary care population.

The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocol (2006)
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(2006). The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 84 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-7-84

Musculoskeletal conditions represent a common reason for consulting general practice yet with the exception of low back pain, relatively little is known about the prognosis of these disorders. Recent evidence suggests that common 'generic' factors ma... Read More about The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: a research protocol.

XAS and XMCD Evidence for Species-Dependent Partitioning of Arsenic During Microbial Reduction of Ferrihydrite to Magnetite (2006)
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Coker, V. S., Gault, A. G., Pearce, C. I., van der Laan, G., Telling, N. D., Charnock, J. M., …Lloyd, J. R. (2006). XAS and XMCD Evidence for Species-Dependent Partitioning of Arsenic During Microbial Reduction of Ferrihydrite to Magnetite. Environmental Science and Technology, 40(24), 7745-7750. https://doi.org/10.1021/es060990%2B

Poorly crystalline Fe(III) oxyhydroxides, ubiquitously distributed as mineral coatings and discrete particles in aquifer sediments, are well-known hosts of sedimentary As. Microbial reduction of these phases is widely thought to be responsible for th... Read More about XAS and XMCD Evidence for Species-Dependent Partitioning of Arsenic During Microbial Reduction of Ferrihydrite to Magnetite.

Costs of shoulder pain in primary care consulters: a prospective cohort study in The Netherlands (2006)
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(2006). Costs of shoulder pain in primary care consulters: a prospective cohort study in The Netherlands. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 83 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-7-83

Shoulder pain is common in primary care, and has an unfavourable outcome in many patients. Information on the costs associated with health care use and loss of productivity in patients with shoulder pain is very scarce. The objective of this study wa... Read More about Costs of shoulder pain in primary care consulters: a prospective cohort study in The Netherlands.