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A standardization approach to compare treatment safety and effectiveness outcomes between clinical trials and real-world populations in psoriasis. (2019)
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Yiu, Z., Mason, K., Barker, J., Hampton, P., McElhone, K., Smith, C., …Burden, A. (in press). A standardization approach to compare treatment safety and effectiveness outcomes between clinical trials and real-world populations in psoriasis. British Journal of Dermatology, 181(6), 1265 - 1271. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.17849

BACKGROUND: Patients recruited in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for biologic therapies in psoriasis are not fully representative of the real-world psoriasis population. OBJECTIVES: Firstly, to investigate whether patient characteristics are ass... Read More about A standardization approach to compare treatment safety and effectiveness outcomes between clinical trials and real-world populations in psoriasis..

The response of water voles Arvicola amphibius to 'displacement' when using water draw-down and habitat removal in grazing marsh habitat, lowland England (2019)
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(2019). The response of water voles Arvicola amphibius to 'displacement' when using water draw-down and habitat removal in grazing marsh habitat, lowland England

Displacement is a form of mitigation that involves the removal of habitat to relocate water voles Arvicola amphibius from <50m sections of watercourse where their presence conflicts with small-scale development works. The technique is permitted under...

Silicone 3D Printing: Process Optimization, Product Biocompatibility, and Reliability of Silicone Meniscus Implants (2019)
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Luis, E., Pan, H. M., Sing, S. L., Bastola, A. K., Goh, G. L., Goh, G. D., …Yeong, W. Y. (2019). Silicone 3D Printing: Process Optimization, Product Biocompatibility, and Reliability of Silicone Meniscus Implants. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 6(6), 319 - 332. https://doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2018.0226

A novel custom-made 3D silicone printer and two-part Ecoflex silicone resins were used to 3D-print standard-shaped silicone coupon and irregular-shaped meniscus structures via a heat-cured extrusion-based method. This paper is segmented into 3 parts:... Read More about Silicone 3D Printing: Process Optimization, Product Biocompatibility, and Reliability of Silicone Meniscus Implants.

The potential for a released autosomal X-shredder becoming a driving-Y chromosome and invasively suppressing wild populations of malaria mosquitoes (2019)
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Alcalay, Y., Fuchs, S., Galizi, R., Bernardini, F., Elaine Haghighat-Khah, R., B. Rusch, D., …Aris Papathanos, P. (2019). The potential for a released autosomal X-shredder becoming a driving-Y chromosome and invasively suppressing wild populations of malaria mosquitoes. https://doi.org/10.1101/860551

Abstract Synthetic sex-ratio distorters based on X-chromosome shredding are predicted to be more efficient than sterile males for population suppression of malaria mosquitoes using genetic control. X-chromosome shredding operates through the targeted... Read More about The potential for a released autosomal X-shredder becoming a driving-Y chromosome and invasively suppressing wild populations of malaria mosquitoes.

Automated Low-Cost Photogrammetric Acquisition of 3D Models from Small Form-Factor Artefacts (2019)
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Collins, T., Woolley, S. I., Gehlken, E., & Ch’ng, E. (2019). Automated Low-Cost Photogrammetric Acquisition of 3D Models from Small Form-Factor Artefacts. Electronics, 8(12), 1441. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics8121441

The photogrammetric acquisition of 3D object models can be achieved by Structure from Motion (SfM) computation of photographs taken from multiple viewpoints. All-around 3D models of small artefacts with complex geometry can be difficult to acquire ph... Read More about Automated Low-Cost Photogrammetric Acquisition of 3D Models from Small Form-Factor Artefacts.

Reflected Light Microscopy as an Efficient and Costeffective Method for the Detection Of Calcareous Micro-fossils, An Example from the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Shropshire, UK (2019)
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Rogers. (2019). Reflected Light Microscopy as an Efficient and Costeffective Method for the Detection Of Calcareous Micro-fossils, An Example from the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Shropshire, UK. https://doi.org/10.21252/fpdf-8j55

Ovummuridae are calcareous egg-shaped microfossils of unknown biological affinity. There are limited observations in the literature due to their occurrence only within exceptionally preserved carbonate rocks. The first observation and subsequent erec... Read More about Reflected Light Microscopy as an Efficient and Costeffective Method for the Detection Of Calcareous Micro-fossils, An Example from the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation, Shropshire, UK.

Money Versus Medicine: Public Perceptions of Patenting Medical Innovations (2019)
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(2019). Money Versus Medicine: Public Perceptions of Patenting Medical Innovations. https://doi.org/10.21252/nr13-a922

The effect of demographics on the public's perceptions of the pharmaceutical industry, and the subsequent influence this has on over-the-counter painkiller buying preference, is a sparsely researched area. At the time of publication, there had been n... Read More about Money Versus Medicine: Public Perceptions of Patenting Medical Innovations.

Multi-level Dual-attention Based CNN for Macular Optical Coherence Tomography Classification (2019)
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Mandal, B. (2019). Multi-level Dual-attention Based CNN for Macular Optical Coherence Tomography Classification. IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 1793-1797. https://doi.org/10.1109/LSP.2019.2949388

In this letter, we propose a multi-level dual-attention model to classify two common macular diseases, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) from normal macular eye conditions using optical coherence tomography (OCT)... Read More about Multi-level Dual-attention Based CNN for Macular Optical Coherence Tomography Classification.

Aluminium in human brain tissue: how much is too much? (2019)
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(2019). Aluminium in human brain tissue: how much is too much?. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 1279-1282. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-019-01710-0

A burgeoning body of research confirms and affirms the presence of aluminium in human brain tissue. Recently, the first data on aluminium content of brain tissue from donors with diagnoses of familial Alzheimer's disease, autism spectrum disorder, mu... Read More about Aluminium in human brain tissue: how much is too much?.

The CODATwins Project: The Current Status and Recent Findings of COllaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins (2019)
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(2019). The CODATwins Project: The Current Status and Recent Findings of COllaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 800-808. https://doi.org/10.1017/thg.2019.35

The COllaborative project of Development of Anthropometrical measures in Twins (CODATwins) project is a large international collaborative effort to analyze individual-level phenotype data from twins in multiple cohorts from different environments. Th... Read More about The CODATwins Project: The Current Status and Recent Findings of COllaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins.

Examining teachers' ratings of feedback following success and failure: a study of Chinese English teachers. (2019)
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(2019). Examining teachers' ratings of feedback following success and failure: a study of Chinese English teachers. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 804-817. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12261

BACKGROUND: Previous research has explored the impact of different types of praise and criticism on how children experience success and failure. However, less is known about how teachers choose to deliver feedback and specifically whether they delive... Read More about Examining teachers' ratings of feedback following success and failure: a study of Chinese English teachers..

The role of purple pens in learning to prescribe. (2019)
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Hassell. (2019). The role of purple pens in learning to prescribe. Clinical Teacher, 598-603. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.12991

BACKGROUND: Medical doctors are required to prescribe drugs safely and effectively upon qualification, a skill that many feel poorly prepared to undertake. To better prepare doctors, a whole-task approach that develops knowledge and skills, but that... Read More about The role of purple pens in learning to prescribe..

The Influence of the Charlson Comorbidity Index on Procedural Characteristics, VARC-2 Endpoints and 30-Day Mortality Among Patients Who Undergo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. (2019)
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Mamas, & Nolan. (2019). The Influence of the Charlson Comorbidity Index on Procedural Characteristics, VARC-2 Endpoints and 30-Day Mortality Among Patients Who Undergo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 1827-1834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2018.11.006

BACKGROUND: Aortic stenosis (AS) is a common valvular abnormality and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is being increasingly used to treat patients considered too high risk for conventional surgery. We aimed to assess the prevalence of... Read More about The Influence of the Charlson Comorbidity Index on Procedural Characteristics, VARC-2 Endpoints and 30-Day Mortality Among Patients Who Undergo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation..

Effective Inhibitors of Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase 1 Based on Monoterpenoids as Potential Agents for Antitumor Therapy (2019)
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Chepanova, A. A., Li-Zhulanov, N. S., Sukhikh, A. S., Zafar, A., Reynisson, J., Zakharenko, A. L., …Lavrik, O. I. (2019). Effective Inhibitors of Tyrosyl-DNA Phosphodiesterase 1 Based on Monoterpenoids as Potential Agents for Antitumor Therapy. Bioorganicheskaya Khimiya / Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry, 45(6), 647-655. https://doi.org/10.1134/s1068162019060104

Comparison of Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Patients of Eighty Years and Above Compared With Those Less Than 80 Years (2019)
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Al-khadra, Y., Kajy, M., Idris, A., Darmoch, F., Pacha, H. M., Kabach, A., …Alraies, M. C. (2019). Comparison of Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Patients of Eighty Years and Above Compared With Those Less Than 80 Years. American Journal of Cardiology, 124(9), 1372-1379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.07.055