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One-month global longitudinal strain identifies patients who will develop pacing-induced left ventricular dysfunction over time: the pacing and ventricular dysfunction (PAVD) study (2017)
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Mamas. (2017). One-month global longitudinal strain identifies patients who will develop pacing-induced left ventricular dysfunction over time: the pacing and ventricular dysfunction (PAVD) study. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162072

Background Predicting which individuals will have a decline in left ventricular (LV) function after pacemaker implantation remains an important challenge. We investigated whether LV global longitudinal strain (GLS), measured by 2D speckle tracking s... Read More about One-month global longitudinal strain identifies patients who will develop pacing-induced left ventricular dysfunction over time: the pacing and ventricular dysfunction (PAVD) study.

Facile adaptation of 1D Mn(ii) chain motifs to form 3D azo-pyridine-based coordination polymers (2017)
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Ako, A. M., Hawes, C. S., Twamley, B., & Schmitt, W. (in press). Facile adaptation of 1D Mn(ii) chain motifs to form 3D azo-pyridine-based coordination polymers. CrystEngComm, 19(6), 994-1000. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ce02493a

We report the synthesis of a simple 1D Mn-azopyridine-based coordination polymer, poly-[MnII(NO3)2(OH2)2(azopy)2]·2MeCN (1) (azopy = 4,4′-azobis(pyridine)) and its use as a convenient feedstock to afford two 3D coordination polymers, namely: poly-[Mn... Read More about Facile adaptation of 1D Mn(ii) chain motifs to form 3D azo-pyridine-based coordination polymers.

Na+/H+ exchanger-mediated hydrogen ion extrusion as a carcinogenic signal in triple-negative breast cancer etiopathogenesis and prospects for its inhibition in therapeutics (2017)
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(2017). Na+/H+ exchanger-mediated hydrogen ion extrusion as a carcinogenic signal in triple-negative breast cancer etiopathogenesis and prospects for its inhibition in therapeutics. Seminars in Cancer Biology, 35-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcancer.2017.01.004

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in women in Europe and North America, and metastasis is the primary cause of fatality in patients with breast cancer. While some breast cancers are quite treatable, the triple-negative breast... Read More about Na+/H+ exchanger-mediated hydrogen ion extrusion as a carcinogenic signal in triple-negative breast cancer etiopathogenesis and prospects for its inhibition in therapeutics.

Time-course and mechanisms of homeostatic plasticity in layers 2/3 and 5 of the barrel cortex (2017)
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Glazewski, S., Greenhill, S., & Fox, K. (2017). Time-course and mechanisms of homeostatic plasticity in layers 2/3 and 5 of the barrel cortex. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 372(1715), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0150

Recent studies have shown that ocular dominance plasticity in layer 2/3 of the visual cortex exhibits a form of homeostatic plasticity that is related to synaptic scaling and depends on TNFa. In this study, we tested whether a similar form of plastic... Read More about Time-course and mechanisms of homeostatic plasticity in layers 2/3 and 5 of the barrel cortex.

Radiotherapy-induced cardiac implantable electronic device disorders in cancer patients (2017)
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Mamas. (2017). Radiotherapy-induced cardiac implantable electronic device disorders in cancer patients. American Journal of Cardiology, 284-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.09.036

Radiotherapy can affect the electronic components of a cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) resulting in malfunction and/or damage. We sought to assess the incidence, predictors, and clinical impact of CIED dysfunction (CIED-D) after radiothe... Read More about Radiotherapy-induced cardiac implantable electronic device disorders in cancer patients.

Interventions to increase adherence to therapeutic exercise in older adults with low back pain and/or hip/knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
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Nicolson, P. J. A., Bennell, K. L., Dobson, F. L., Van Ginckel, A., Holden, M. A., & Hinman, R. S. (2017). Interventions to increase adherence to therapeutic exercise in older adults with low back pain and/or hip/knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51(10), 791-799. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096458

Objective To evaluate whether interventions aimed at increasing adherence to therapeutic exercise increase adherence greater than a contextually equivalent control among older adults with chronic low back pain and/or hip/knee osteoarthritis. Desig... Read More about Interventions to increase adherence to therapeutic exercise in older adults with low back pain and/or hip/knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Rise and fall of the dust shell of the classical nova V339 Delphini (2017)
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(2017). Rise and fall of the dust shell of the classical nova V339 Delphini. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 4221-4238. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw3334

We present infrared spectroscopy of the classical nova V339 Delphini, obtained over a $\sim2$ year period. The infrared emission lines were initially symmetrical, with HWHM velocities of 525 km s$^{-1}$. In later ($t\gtrsim77$days, where $t$ is the t... Read More about Rise and fall of the dust shell of the classical nova V339 Delphini.

How does a newly encountered face become familiar? The effect of within-person variability on adults' and children's perception of identity (2017)
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(2017). How does a newly encountered face become familiar? The effect of within-person variability on adults' and children's perception of identity. Cognition, 19-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2016.12.012

Adults and children aged 6 years and older easily recognize multiple images of a familiar face, but often perceive two images of an unfamiliar face as belonging to different identities. Here we examined the process by which a newly encountered face b... Read More about How does a newly encountered face become familiar? The effect of within-person variability on adults' and children's perception of identity.

Too much of a good thing? The role of detailed UAV imagery in characterising large-scale badland drainage characteristics in South-eastern Spain (2017)
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Nobajas, A., Waller, R., Robinson, Z., & Sangonzalo, R. (2017). Too much of a good thing? The role of detailed UAV imagery in characterising large-scale badland drainage characteristics in South-eastern Spain. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 38(8-10), 2844 - 2860. https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2016.1274450

Some arid and semi-arid areas experience high erosion rates as a consequence of their geological and climatic conditions. This can lead to the development of badland environments characterized by very high drainage densities and the occurrence of a r... Read More about Too much of a good thing? The role of detailed UAV imagery in characterising large-scale badland drainage characteristics in South-eastern Spain.

What do national flags stand for?: an exploration of associations across 11 countries (2017)
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(2017). What do national flags stand for?: an exploration of associations across 11 countries. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 335-352. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022116687851

We examined the concepts and emotions people associate with their national flag, and how these associations are related to nationalism and patriotism across 11 countries. Factor analyses indicated that the structures of associations differed across c... Read More about What do national flags stand for?: an exploration of associations across 11 countries.

New age constraints for the limit of the British–Irish Ice Sheet on the Isles of Scilly (2017)
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(2017). New age constraints for the limit of the British–Irish Ice Sheet on the Isles of Scilly. Journal of Quaternary Science, 48 -62. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2922

The southernmost terrestrial extent of the Irish Sea Ice Stream (ISIS), which drained a large proportion of the last British–Irish Ice Sheet, impinged on to the Isles of Scilly during Marine Isotope Stage 2. However, the age of this ice limit has bee... Read More about New age constraints for the limit of the British–Irish Ice Sheet on the Isles of Scilly.

A characterization of the antimalarial activity of the bark of Cylicodiscus gabunensis Harms (2017)
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Aldulaimi, O., Uche a, F. I., Hameed, H., Mbye, H., Ullah, I., Drijfhout, F., …Li, W. (2017). A characterization of the antimalarial activity of the bark of Cylicodiscus gabunensis Harms. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 198, 221-225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2017.01.014

Ethnopharmacological relevance and aim A decoction of the bark of Cylicodiscus gabunensis Harms is used as a traditional medicine in the treatment of malaria in Nigeria. This study aims to validate the antimalarial potency of this decoction in vitro... Read More about A characterization of the antimalarial activity of the bark of Cylicodiscus gabunensis Harms.

Devising quality assurance procedures for assessment of legacy geochronological data relating to deglaciation of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet (2017)
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(2017). Devising quality assurance procedures for assessment of legacy geochronological data relating to deglaciation of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet. Earth-Science Reviews, 232 -250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.11.007

This contribution documents the process of assessing the quality of data within a compilation of legacy geochronological data relating to the last British-Irish Ice Sheet, a task undertaken as part of a larger community-based project (BRITICE-CHRONO)... Read More about Devising quality assurance procedures for assessment of legacy geochronological data relating to deglaciation of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet.

Rheumatoid arthritis is getting less frequent: results of a nationwide population based cohort study (2017)
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Mallen, C. (2017). Rheumatoid arthritis is getting less frequent: results of a nationwide population based cohort study. Rheumatology, 736-744. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew468

Abstract Objectives: The objectives of this study were to examine changes in incidence and prevalence of RA between 1990 and 2014, and to explore if there is any geographic variation in incidence and prevalence of RA in the UK Methods: Design Prospec... Read More about Rheumatoid arthritis is getting less frequent: results of a nationwide population based cohort study.

Optimising secondary prevention in the acute period following a TIA of ischaemic origin (2017)
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Heron. (2017). Optimising secondary prevention in the acute period following a TIA of ischaemic origin. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000161

Background Transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) are highly prevalent conditions, with at least 46 000 people per year in the UK having a TIA for the first time. TIAs are a warning that the patient is at risk of further vascular events and the 90-day r... Read More about Optimising secondary prevention in the acute period following a TIA of ischaemic origin.

Deriving percentage study weights in multi-parameter meta-analysis models: with application to meta-regression, network meta-analysis and one-stage individual participant data models. (2017)
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(2017). Deriving percentage study weights in multi-parameter meta-analysis models: with application to meta-regression, network meta-analysis and one-stage individual participant data models. Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 2885-2905. https://doi.org/10.1177/0962280216688033

Many meta-analysis models contain multiple parameters, for example due to multiple outcomes, multiple treatments or multiple regression coefficients. In particular, meta-regression models may contain multiple study-level covariates, and one-stage ind... Read More about Deriving percentage study weights in multi-parameter meta-analysis models: with application to meta-regression, network meta-analysis and one-stage individual participant data models..