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Trends of sex differences in outcomes of cardiac electronic device implantations in the United States (2020)
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Mohamed, M., Volgman, A., Contractor, T., Sharma, P., Kwok, C., Martin, G., …Mamas, M. (2020). Trends of sex differences in outcomes of cardiac electronic device implantations in the United States. European Heart Journal, 41(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0831

Background There is limited evidence on the differences in procedural outcomes between sexes after de novo cardiac implantable electronic device implantation (CIED). Furthermore, it is unclear whether any sex-based disparities have changed over the... Read More about Trends of sex differences in outcomes of cardiac electronic device implantations in the United States.

Acute myocardial infarction in several mental illness: a nationwide analysis of prevalence, management strategies and outcomes (2020)
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Mohamed, M., Rashid, M., Farooq, S., Siddiqui, N., Parwani, P., Shiers, D., …Mamas, M. (2020). Acute myocardial infarction in several mental illness: a nationwide analysis of prevalence, management strategies and outcomes. European Heart Journal, 41(Supplement_2), https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3146

Background Severe mental illness (SMI) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality. However, it is unclear whether SMI patients are just as likely to receive guideline-recommended therapy for AMI as those without men... Read More about Acute myocardial infarction in several mental illness: a nationwide analysis of prevalence, management strategies and outcomes.

Red flags in cardiac amyloidosis. (2020)
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Mamas, M., Shing Kwok, C., & Farzaneh-Far, A. (2020). Red flags in cardiac amyloidosis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 1804 - 1805. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487319884371

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement and percutaneous coronary intervention versus surgical aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with severe aortic stenosis and concomitant coronary artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (2020)
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Mamas, M. (2020). Transcatheter aortic valve replacement and percutaneous coronary intervention versus surgical aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with severe aortic stenosis and concomitant coronary artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.29110

OBJECTIVES: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the early and midterm outcomes of patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) against patients who had transcath... Read More about Transcatheter aortic valve replacement and percutaneous coronary intervention versus surgical aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with severe aortic stenosis and concomitant coronary artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis..

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in England: Insights From the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society PCI Database Cohort. (2020)
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Mamas. (2020). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in England: Insights From the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society PCI Database Cohort. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, e009654 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.120.009654

BACKGROUND: The objective of the study was to evaluate changes in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) practice in England by analyzing procedural numbers, changes in the clinical presentation, and characteristics of patients and their clinical o... Read More about Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in England: Insights From the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society PCI Database Cohort..

Prescribed burning impacts on ecosystem services in the British uplands: A methodological critique of the EMBER project (2020)
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Ashby, M., & Heinemeyer, A. (2020). Prescribed burning impacts on ecosystem services in the British uplands: A methodological critique of the EMBER project. Journal of Applied Ecology, 2112 - 2120. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13476

Due to its novelty and scale, the EMBER project is a key study within the prescribed burning evidence base. However, it has several significant but overlooked methodological flaws. In this paper, we outline and discuss these flaws. In doing so, we a... Read More about Prescribed burning impacts on ecosystem services in the British uplands: A methodological critique of the EMBER project.

Findings from machine learning in clinical medical imaging applications - Lessons for translation to the forensic setting. (2020)
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Peña-Solórzano, C., Albrecht, D., Bassed, R., Burke, M., & Dimmock, M. (2020). Findings from machine learning in clinical medical imaging applications - Lessons for translation to the forensic setting. Forensic Science International, -. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110538

Machine learning (ML) techniques are increasingly being used in clinical medical imaging to automate distinct processing tasks. In post-mortem forensic radiology, the use of these algorithms presents significant challenges due to variability in organ... Read More about Findings from machine learning in clinical medical imaging applications - Lessons for translation to the forensic setting..

Creative destruction in science (2020)
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(2020). Creative destruction in science. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 291 - 309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.07.002

Drawing on the concept of a gale of creative destruction in a capitalistic economy, we argue that initiatives to assess the robustness of findings in the organizational literature should aim to simultaneously test competing ideas operating in the sam... Read More about Creative destruction in science.

FAST-Forward phase 3 RCT of 1-week hypofractionated breast radiotherapy: 5-year results (2020)
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Brunt. (2020). FAST-Forward phase 3 RCT of 1-week hypofractionated breast radiotherapy: 5-year results. Radiotherapy and Oncology, S346 - S347. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8140%2821%2900632-0

Supporting people with an intellectual disability and dementia: A constructivist grounded theory study exploring care providers' views and experiences in the UK. (2020)
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(2020). Supporting people with an intellectual disability and dementia: A constructivist grounded theory study exploring care providers' views and experiences in the UK. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 1405 - 1417. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12768

BACKGROUND: There is a need to better understand the experiences and support needs of paid and family carers of people with an intellectual disability and dementia, and the role of Intellectual Disability Dementia Care Pathways (IDDCPs). This study e... Read More about Supporting people with an intellectual disability and dementia: A constructivist grounded theory study exploring care providers' views and experiences in the UK..

Wrinkling of a compressed hyperelastic half-space with localized surface imperfections (2020)
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Fu. (2020). Wrinkling of a compressed hyperelastic half-space with localized surface imperfections. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2020.103576

We consider a variant of the classical Biot problem concerning the wrinkling of a compressed hyperelastic half-space. The traction-free surface is no longer flat but has a localized ridge or trench that is invariant in the x1-direction along which th... Read More about Wrinkling of a compressed hyperelastic half-space with localized surface imperfections.

Lead Mineralisation Within The Stublick Fault System At Church Burn And Wolf Hills, Haltwhistle, Northumberland (2020)
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Young, B., Clarke, S., Hopkirk, A., Forbes, I., & Smith, F. (2020). Lead Mineralisation Within The Stublick Fault System At Church Burn And Wolf Hills, Haltwhistle, Northumberland. The Journal of The Russell Society, 23(2-4), 75-85

Two hitherto unreported small clusters of lead-bearing veins and associated workings at Church Burn and Wolf Hills, south of Haltwhistle, described here, add to the group of mineral deposits within the main Tyne Valley, sometimes collectively referre... Read More about Lead Mineralisation Within The Stublick Fault System At Church Burn And Wolf Hills, Haltwhistle, Northumberland.

Scarlett Letter: A study based on experience of stigma by COVID-19 patients in quarantine (2020)
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Farooq. (2020). Scarlett Letter: A study based on experience of stigma by COVID-19 patients in quarantine. https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.7.3606

Background and Objectives: Stigma around COVID-19 is a major barrier in global efforts to control the COVID 19 pandemic. Limited data is available regarding stigma faced by COVID-19 patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).... Read More about Scarlett Letter: A study based on experience of stigma by COVID-19 patients in quarantine.

Safety and Efficacy of Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy for Calcified Coronary Arteries – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2020)
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Mamas. (2020). Safety and Efficacy of Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy for Calcified Coronary Arteries – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1080/14779072.2021.1845143

Objectives: Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) clinical efficacy and safety in the treatment of calcified coronary artery disease (CAC) is not well known. We sought to assess IVL safety and efficacy in CAC. Methods: A comprehensive online databases s... Read More about Safety and Efficacy of Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy for Calcified Coronary Arteries – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Rayleigh waves in micro-structured elastic systems: Non-reciprocity and energy symmetry breaking (2020)
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Nieves. (2020). Rayleigh waves in micro-structured elastic systems: Non-reciprocity and energy symmetry breaking. International Journal of Engineering Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijengsci.2020.103365

Rayleigh waves are analysed in elastic lattices incorporating inertial devices that couple in-plane displacements. The vector problems of elasticity for a triangular lattice and its long-wavelength/low-frequency continuum approximation are considered... Read More about Rayleigh waves in micro-structured elastic systems: Non-reciprocity and energy symmetry breaking.

How is silicic acid transported in plants? (2020)
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(2020). How is silicic acid transported in plants?. Silicon, 2641 - 2645. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-019-00360-w

Plants accumulate silicon in their tissues as amorphous silica. The form of silicon taken up by plants is silicic acid, a neutral molecule that passes through membrane channels with water. After seminal work on rice identified an aquaporin that appea... Read More about How is silicic acid transported in plants?.

Prevalence, Characteristics and Clinical Course of Neuropathic Pain in Primary Care Patients Consulting with Low Back-related Leg Pain. (2020)
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Dunn. (2020). Prevalence, Characteristics and Clinical Course of Neuropathic Pain in Primary Care Patients Consulting with Low Back-related Leg Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain, https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000879

OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the epidemiology of neuropathic pain in primary care patients consulting with low back-related leg pain. We aimed to describe prevalence, characteristics and clinical course of low back-related leg pain patients with... Read More about Prevalence, Characteristics and Clinical Course of Neuropathic Pain in Primary Care Patients Consulting with Low Back-related Leg Pain..

Early intervention or watchful waiting for asymptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2020)
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Rashid, & Mamas. (2020). Early intervention or watchful waiting for asymptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, 897-904. https://doi.org/10.2459/JCM.0000000000001110

BACKGROUND: The management of patients with severe but asymptomatic aortic stenosis is challenging. Evidence on early aortic valve replacement (AVR) versus symptom-driven intervention in these patients is unknown. METHODS: Electronic databases were s... Read More about Early intervention or watchful waiting for asymptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis..

Compensation for Business Tenants: Mischief and Malady (2020)
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Haley, M. (2020). Compensation for Business Tenants: Mischief and Malady. Cambridge Law Journal, 79(3), 490-526. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008197320000586

This article focuses upon the provisions and underlying policy of the Landlord and Tenant Acts of 1927 and 1954. It surveys the mischief that each Act was designed to address and, from the perspective of compensation for business tenants, examines cr... Read More about Compensation for Business Tenants: Mischief and Malady.

The promised spring: death and neoliberalism in Iraq (2020)
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GÖKAY, B., & HAMOURTZIADOU, L. (2020). The promised spring: death and neoliberalism in Iraq. Security Dialogues, 45-60. https://doi.org/10.47054/sd2010045g

Globalisation and modernisation were expected to transform the Middle East, by ending regional conflicts and spreading democracy, freedom, prosperity and peace. However, the oil reserves of the Gulf have been the main stake in Western policies that l... Read More about The promised spring: death and neoliberalism in Iraq.