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Geophysical surveying to determine the structure and origin of the Woore Moraine, Shropshire, UK (2013)
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Parkes, A. A., Stimpson, I. G., & Waller, R. I. (2013). Geophysical surveying to determine the structure and origin of the Woore Moraine, Shropshire, UK. Annals of Glaciology, 54(64), 97-104. https://doi.org/10.3189/2013AoG64A112

The Woore Moraine, situated within the Cheshire Plain, is one of the largest glacial landforms in Britain. However, its key characteristics, internal structure and glaciological significance are poorly understood due to limited exposure of its key ge... Read More about Geophysical surveying to determine the structure and origin of the Woore Moraine, Shropshire, UK.

The formation of friction blisters on the foot: the development of a laboratory-based blister creation model. (2013)
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Hashmi, F., Richards, B., Forghany, S., Hatton, A., & Nester, C. (2013). The formation of friction blisters on the foot: the development of a laboratory-based blister creation model. Skin Research and Technology, 19, e479--e489. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0846.2012.00669.x

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Friction blisters on the foot are a debilitating pathology that have an impact on activities of daily living and can severely impair function. The purpose of this study was to test the hypotheses that digital infrared thermographi... Read More about The formation of friction blisters on the foot: the development of a laboratory-based blister creation model..

Development and evaluation of prefabricated antipronation foot orthosis. (2013)
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Majumdar, R., Laxton, P., Thuesen, A., Richards, B., Liu, A., Arán-Ais, F., …Nester, C. (2013). Development and evaluation of prefabricated antipronation foot orthosis. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 50, 1331--1342. https://doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2013.02.0038

Our aim was to develop and evaluate a new antipronation foot orthosis that addressed problems perceived by clinicians and users with existing foot orthoses. Clinicians and users were engaged to develop a user specification for the orthosis, and ortho... Read More about Development and evaluation of prefabricated antipronation foot orthosis..

Kinematic coupling relationships exist between non-adjacent segments of the foot and ankle of healthy subjects. (2013)
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Dubbeldam, R., Nester, C., Nene, A., Hermens, H., & Buurke, J. (2013). Kinematic coupling relationships exist between non-adjacent segments of the foot and ankle of healthy subjects. Gait & Posture, 37, 159--164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.06.033

Pathologies of foot and ankle structures affect the kinematics at the site of the impaired structure but also influence kinematics elsewhere in the foot and ankle. An understanding of kinematic coupling relationships in the foot could provide insight... Read More about Kinematic coupling relationships exist between non-adjacent segments of the foot and ankle of healthy subjects..

The effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on strength, proprioception, balance and mobility in people with stroke: a randomized controlled cross-over trial. (2013)
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Tyson, S., Sadeghi-Demneh, E., & Nester, C. (2013). The effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on strength, proprioception, balance and mobility in people with stroke: a randomized controlled cross-over trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 27, 785--791. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215513478227

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility and potential efficacy of 'activeTENS' (that is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) during everyday activities) by assessing the immediate effects on strength, proprioception, balance/falls ris... Read More about The effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on strength, proprioception, balance and mobility in people with stroke: a randomized controlled cross-over trial..

Foot orthoses for the management of low back pain: a qualitative approach capturing the patient's perspective. (2013)
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Williams, A., Hill, L., & Nester, C. (2013). Foot orthoses for the management of low back pain: a qualitative approach capturing the patient's perspective. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 6, 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-6-17

BACKGROUND: The onset of non specific low back pain is associated with heavy lifting, age, female gender, and poor general health, with psychological factors being predictors of it becoming chronic. Additionally, it is thought that altered lower limb... Read More about Foot orthoses for the management of low back pain: a qualitative approach capturing the patient's perspective..

Effect of rocker shoe design features on forefoot plantar pressures in people with and without diabetes. (2013)
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Chapman, J., Preece, S., Braunstein, B., Höhne, A., Nester, C., Brueggemann, P., & Hutchins, S. (2013). Effect of rocker shoe design features on forefoot plantar pressures in people with and without diabetes. Clinical Biomechanics, 28, 679--685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2013.05.005

BACKGROUND: There is no consensus on the precise rocker shoe outsole design that will optimally reduce plantar pressure in people with diabetes. This study aimed to understand how peak plantar pressure is influenced by systematically varying three de... Read More about Effect of rocker shoe design features on forefoot plantar pressures in people with and without diabetes..

Ultra-low-molecular-weight heparins: Precise structural features impacting specific anticoagulant activities (2013)
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Lima, M., Viskov, C., Herman, F., Gray, A., de Farias, E., Cavalheiro, R., …Nader, H. (2013). Ultra-low-molecular-weight heparins: Precise structural features impacting specific anticoagulant activities. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 109(03), 471-478. https://doi.org/10.1160/TH12-11-0795

Ultra-low-molecular-weight heparins (ULMWHs) with better efficacy and safety ratios are under development; however, there are few structural data available. The main structural features and molecular weight of ULMWHs were studied and compared to enox... Read More about Ultra-low-molecular-weight heparins: Precise structural features impacting specific anticoagulant activities.

Magnetic nanoparticle mediated transfection of neural stem cell suspension cultures is enhanced by applied oscillating magnetic fields. (2013)
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Adams, C., Pickard, M., & Chari, D. (2013). Magnetic nanoparticle mediated transfection of neural stem cell suspension cultures is enhanced by applied oscillating magnetic fields. Nanomedicine, 9, 737--741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2013.05.014

UNLABELLED: Safe genetic modification of neural stem cell (NSC) transplant populations is a key goal for regenerative neurology. We describe a technically simple and safe method to increase transfection in NSCs propagated in the neurosphere (suspensi... Read More about Magnetic nanoparticle mediated transfection of neural stem cell suspension cultures is enhanced by applied oscillating magnetic fields..

Long-term trajectories of back pain: Cohort study with 7-year follow-up (2013)
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Campbell, P., Jordan, K., & Dunn, K. (2013). Long-term trajectories of back pain: Cohort study with 7-year follow-up. BMJ Open, 3(12), Article e003838. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003838

OBJECTIVE: To describe long-term trajectories of back pain. DESIGN: Monthly data collection for 6 months at 7-year follow-up of participants in a prospective cohort study. SETTING: Primary care practices in Staffordshire, UK. PARTICIPANTS: 228 people... Read More about Long-term trajectories of back pain: Cohort study with 7-year follow-up.

Genetic and environmental factors associated with laboratory rearing affect survival and assortative mating but not overall mating success in Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto. (2013)
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(2013). Genetic and environmental factors associated with laboratory rearing affect survival and assortative mating but not overall mating success in Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto. PloS one, e82631 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082631

Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto, the main vector of malaria in Africa, is characterized by its vast geographical range and complex population structure. Assortative mating amongst the reproductively isolated cryptic forms that co-occur in many areas... Read More about Genetic and environmental factors associated with laboratory rearing affect survival and assortative mating but not overall mating success in Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto..

Does attrition during follow-up of a population cohort study inevitably lead to biased estimates of health status? (2013)
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Lacey, R. J., Jordan, K. P., & Croft, P. R. (2013). Does attrition during follow-up of a population cohort study inevitably lead to biased estimates of health status?. PloS one, e83948 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083948

Attrition is a potential source of bias in cohort studies. Although attrition may be inevitable in cohort studies of older people, there is little empirical evidence as to whether bias due to such attrition is also inevitable. Anonymised primary care... Read More about Does attrition during follow-up of a population cohort study inevitably lead to biased estimates of health status?.

Telephone based self-management support by 'lay health workers' and 'peer support workers' to prevent and manage vascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2013)
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Small, N., Blickem, C., Blakeman, T., Panagioti, M., Chew-Graham, C. A., & Bower, P. (2013). Telephone based self-management support by 'lay health workers' and 'peer support workers' to prevent and manage vascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Health Services Research, https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-533

BACKGROUND: Improved prevention and management of vascular disease is a global priority. Non-health care professionals (such as, 'lay health workers' and 'peer support workers') are increasingly being used to offer telephone support alongside that of... Read More about Telephone based self-management support by 'lay health workers' and 'peer support workers' to prevent and manage vascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Critical mutation rate has an exponential dependence on population size in haploid and diploid populations (2013)
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Ashton, E., Channon, A., Day, C., & Knight, C. (2013). Critical mutation rate has an exponential dependence on population size in haploid and diploid populations. PloS one, e83438 -e83438. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083438

Understanding the effect of population size on the key parameters of evolution is particularly important for populations nearing extinction. There are evolutionary pressures to evolve sequences that are both fit and robust. At high mutation rates, in... Read More about Critical mutation rate has an exponential dependence on population size in haploid and diploid populations.