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Combined thermodynamic-geochemical modeling in metamorphic geology: Boron as tracer of fluid-rock interaction (2014)
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Konrad-Schmolke, M., & Halama, R. (2014). Combined thermodynamic-geochemical modeling in metamorphic geology: Boron as tracer of fluid-rock interaction. Lithos, 393 -414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2014.09.021

Quantitative geochemical modeling is today applied in a variety of geological environments from the petrogenesis of igneous rocks to radioactive waste disposal. In addition, the development of thermodynamic databases and computer programs to calculat... Read More about Combined thermodynamic-geochemical modeling in metamorphic geology: Boron as tracer of fluid-rock interaction.

Hip resurfacing arthroplasty : A new method to assess and quantify learning phase (2014)
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AULAKH, T. S., JAYASEKERA, N., SINGH, R., PATEL, A., KUIPER, J. H., & RICHARDSON, J. B. (2014). Hip resurfacing arthroplasty : A new method to assess and quantify learning phase. Acta Orthopaedica Belgica, 80(3), 397-402

Hip resurfacing had initially gained acceptance and popularity as it helps preserve femoral bone stock. In this study we tried to answer the following questions ; 1. Whether there is a learning curve for hip resurfacing ? 2. Is it present in surgeons... Read More about Hip resurfacing arthroplasty : A new method to assess and quantify learning phase.

Anticancer Ruthenium(η6-p-cymene) Complexes of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Derivatives (2014)
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Aman, F., Hanif, M., Siddiqui, W. A., Ashraf, A., Filak, L. K., Reynisson, J., …Hartinger, C. G. (2014). Anticancer Ruthenium(η6-p-cymene) Complexes of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Derivatives. Organometallics, 33(19), 5546-5553. https://doi.org/10.1021/om500825h

Oxicams are a versatile family of heterocyclic compounds, and the two representatives meloxicam and piroxicam are widely used drugs for the treatment of a variety of inflammatory and rheumatic diseases in humans. As cancer-associated inflammation is... Read More about Anticancer Ruthenium(η6-p-cymene) Complexes of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Derivatives.

Bacterial distribution in the lungs of children with protracted bacterial bronchitis (2014)
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Narang, R., Bakewell, K., Peach, J., Clayton, S., Samuels, M., Alexander, J., …Gilchrist, F. J. (2014). Bacterial distribution in the lungs of children with protracted bacterial bronchitis. PloS one, 9(9), Article e108523. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108523

OBJECTIVES: Flexible bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (FB-BAL) is increasingly used for the microbiological confirmation of protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in children with a chronic wet cough. At our centre, when performing FB-BAL for... Read More about Bacterial distribution in the lungs of children with protracted bacterial bronchitis.

The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study (2014)
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Bucknall, M., Shraim, M., Mallen, C. D., & Dunn, K. M. (2014). The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study. PloS one, e108039 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108039

BACKGROUND: Non-specific physical symptoms (NSPS) such as abdominal pain, headache and musculoskeletal pain are widespread in the community, and are common reasons for visiting a general practitioner (GP). Causes of NSPS are multifactorial, but may i... Read More about The association between GP consultations for non-specific physical symptoms in children and parents: a case-control study.

Anonymising interview data: challenges and compromise in practice (2014)
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Saunders, B., Kitzinger, J., & Kitzinger, C. (2015). Anonymising interview data: challenges and compromise in practice. Qualitative Research, 15(5), 616 -632. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794114550439

Anonymising qualitative research data can be challenging, especially in highly sensitive contexts such as catastrophic brain injury and end-of-life decision-making. Using examples from in-depth interviews with family members of people in vegetative a... Read More about Anonymising interview data: challenges and compromise in practice.

Ultra-fast outflows in radio-loud active galactic nuclei (2014)
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(2014). Ultra-fast outflows in radio-loud active galactic nuclei. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2154-2182. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1297

Recent X-ray observations show absorbing winds with velocities up to mildly-relativistic values of the order of ~0.1c in a limited sample of 6 broad-line radio galaxies. They are observed as blue-shifted Fe XXV-XXVI K-shell absorption lines, similarl... Read More about Ultra-fast outflows in radio-loud active galactic nuclei.

Fragmentation of the quinoxaline N-oxide bond to the ˙OH radical upon one-electron bioreduction (2014)
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Yadav, P., Marshall, A. J., Reynisson, J., Denny, W. A., Hay, M. P., & Anderson, R. F. (in press). Fragmentation of the quinoxaline N-oxide bond to the ˙OH radical upon one-electron bioreduction. Chemical Communications, 50(89), 13729-13731. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc05657d

The ˙OH radical is released from 3-trifluoromethyl-quinoxaline 1,4-dioxides upon one-electron reduction by cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase. This process effectively competes with back oxidation of the intermediate radical anion by oxygen and underlies... Read More about Fragmentation of the quinoxaline N-oxide bond to the ˙OH radical upon one-electron bioreduction.

Discrete and polymeric Cu(II) complexes featuring substituted indazole ligands: their synthesis and structural chemistry (2014)
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Hawes, C. S., & Kruger, P. E. (2014). Discrete and polymeric Cu(II) complexes featuring substituted indazole ligands: their synthesis and structural chemistry. Dalton Transactions, 43(43), 16450-16458. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4dt02428a

Reported here are the syntheses of four indazole-based ligands and the structural characterisation of four Cu(II) complexes derived from them. The ligands 1-(2-pyridyl)-1H-indazole, L1, and 2-(2-pyridyl)-2H-indazole, L2, have been characterised by si... Read More about Discrete and polymeric Cu(II) complexes featuring substituted indazole ligands: their synthesis and structural chemistry.

Electrohydrodynamic atomization: A two-decade effort to produce and process micro-/nanoparticulate materials (2014)
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Xie, J., Jiang, J., Davoodi, P., Srinivasan, M., & Wang, C. (2015). Electrohydrodynamic atomization: A two-decade effort to produce and process micro-/nanoparticulate materials. Chemical Engineering Science, 125, 32-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2014.08.061

Electrohydrodynamic atomization (EHDA), also called electrospray technique, has been studied for more than one century. However, since 1990s it has begun to be used to produce and process micro-/nanostructured materials. Owing to the simplicity and f... Read More about Electrohydrodynamic atomization: A two-decade effort to produce and process micro-/nanoparticulate materials.

Risk of vascular events in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica. (2014)
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Hancock, A. T., Mallen, C. D., Muller, S., Belcher, J., Roddy, E., Helliwell, T., & Hider, S. L. (2014). Risk of vascular events in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 186(13), E495 - E501. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.140266

BACKGROUND: Polymyalgia rheumatica is one of the most common inflammatory rheumatologic conditions in older adults. Other inflammatory rheumatologic disorders are associated with an excess risk of vascular disease. We investigated whether polymyalgia... Read More about Risk of vascular events in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica..

A facile in vitro model to study rapid mineralization in bone tissues (2014)
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Yang, Y. (2014). A facile in vitro model to study rapid mineralization in bone tissues. BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 136 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-13-136

BACKGROUND: Mineralization in bone tissue involves stepwise cell-cell and cell-ECM interaction. Regulation of osteoblast culture microenvironments can tailor osteoblast proliferation and mineralization rate, and the quality and/or quantity of the fin... Read More about A facile in vitro model to study rapid mineralization in bone tissues.

The second data release of the INT Photometric Ha Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (IPHAS DR2) (2014)
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Wright. (2014). The second data release of the INT Photometric Ha Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (IPHAS DR2). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 3230-3257. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1651

The INT/WFC Photometric Ha Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (IPHAS) is a 1800 deg2 imaging survey covering Galactic latitudes |b| < 5° and longitudes l = 30°–215° in the r, i, and Ha filters using the Wide Field Camera (WFC) on the 2.5-m Isaac N... Read More about The second data release of the INT Photometric Ha Survey of the Northern Galactic Plane (IPHAS DR2).

Tracing CNO exposed layers in the Algol-type binary system u Her (2014)
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Kolbas, V., Dervişoğlu, A., Pavlovski, K., & Southworth, J. (2014). Tracing CNO exposed layers in the Algol-type binary system u Her. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 444(4), 3118 -3129. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu1652

The chemical composition of stellar photospheres in mass-transferring binary systems is a precious diagnostic of the nucleosynthesis processes that occur deep within stars, and preserves information on the components’ history. The binary system u Her... Read More about Tracing CNO exposed layers in the Algol-type binary system u Her.

Developing Objective Metrics for Unit Staffing (DOMUS) study (2014)
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Siddiqui, I., Whittingham, B., Meadowcroft, K., Richardson, M., Cooper, J. C., Belcher, J., …Ismail, K. M. K. (2014). Developing Objective Metrics for Unit Staffing (DOMUS) study. BMJ Open, 4(9), Article ARTN e005398. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005398

Objective Safe midwifery staffing levels on delivery suites is a priority area for any maternity service. Escalation policies are tools that provide an operational response to emergency pressures. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility o... Read More about Developing Objective Metrics for Unit Staffing (DOMUS) study.

Angiotensin-neprilysin inhibition versus enalapril in heart failure. (2014)
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(2014). Angiotensin-neprilysin inhibition versus enalapril in heart failure. New England Journal of Medicine, 993 - 1004. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1409077

BACKGROUND: We compared the angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor LCZ696 with enalapril in patients who had heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction. In previous studies, enalapril improved survival in such patients. METHODS: In this double... Read More about Angiotensin-neprilysin inhibition versus enalapril in heart failure..