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Cardiac arrest and related mortality in emergency departments in the United States: Analysis of the nationwide emergency department sample. (2020)
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Mamas. (2020). Cardiac arrest and related mortality in emergency departments in the United States: Analysis of the nationwide emergency department sample. Resuscitation, 166 - 173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.10.005

AIMS: The aim of this study is to analyse the causes of cardiac arrests (CA) in the emergency departments (ED) in the United States and their clinical outcomes according to whether they had a primary or a secondary diagnosis of CA. METHODS: Data from... Read More about Cardiac arrest and related mortality in emergency departments in the United States: Analysis of the nationwide emergency department sample..

Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort? (2020)
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Silverwood. (2020). Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort?. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0143

After the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests, there has been a renewed appetite to tackle racism in all aspects of life. Within medicine and especially primary care, many people seem unclear about the racial disparities in hea... Read More about Race and racism: are we too comfortable with comfort?.

Creative Individuals are Social Risk-takers: Relationships between Creativity, Social Risk-Taking and Fear of Negative Evaluations (2020)
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(2020). Creative Individuals are Social Risk-takers: Relationships between Creativity, Social Risk-Taking and Fear of Negative Evaluations. Creativity. Theories-Research-Applications, 309 - 320. https://doi.org/10.2478/ctra-2020-0016

Abstract If the importance of social psychological factors in creativity has been widely emphasized, research across the social sciences mainly focused on identifying contextual factors that increase or decrease individuals’ creative behaviors. Few s... Read More about Creative Individuals are Social Risk-takers: Relationships between Creativity, Social Risk-Taking and Fear of Negative Evaluations.

“Return of the repressed”: Exposure to police violence increases protest and self-sacrifice intentions for the Yellow Vests (2020)
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(2020). “Return of the repressed”: Exposure to police violence increases protest and self-sacrifice intentions for the Yellow Vests. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 1171 - 1186. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430220920707

Worldwide, it is not uncommon to observe violent police reactions against social movements. These are often rationalized by decision makers as efficient ways to contain violence from protesters. In France for instance, the ongoing Yellow Vests prote... Read More about “Return of the repressed”: Exposure to police violence increases protest and self-sacrifice intentions for the Yellow Vests.

Validation and development of models using clinical, biochemical and ultrasound markers for predicting pre-eclampsia: an individual participant data meta-analysis. (2020)
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(2020). Validation and development of models using clinical, biochemical and ultrasound markers for predicting pre-eclampsia: an individual participant data meta-analysis. Health Technology Assessment, 1 - 252. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24720

BACKGROUND: Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Early identification of women at risk is needed to plan management. OBJECTIVES: To assess the performance of existing pre-eclampsia prediction models and... Read More about Validation and development of models using clinical, biochemical and ultrasound markers for predicting pre-eclampsia: an individual participant data meta-analysis..

The prognostic value of Tei index in acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review (2020)
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(2020). The prognostic value of Tei index in acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review. Echo Research and Practice, 49 - 58. https://doi.org/10.1530/ERP-20-0017

Background: Echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is used in the risk stratification of patients with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, the prognostic value of the Tei index, an alternative measure of... Read More about The prognostic value of Tei index in acute myocardial infarction: a systematic review.

A Simple 3D-Only Evolutionary Bipedal System with Albatross Morphology for Increased Performance (2020)
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Channon. (2020). A Simple 3D-Only Evolutionary Bipedal System with Albatross Morphology for Increased Performance. IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, 125-132. https://doi.org/10.1109/SSCI47803.2020.9308500

Bipedal walking is a difficult behaviour to encode into an evolutionary neural network, particularly in three-dimensional environments. Agents must be constantly maintaining balance alongside their primary objectives. Here we re-implement a simple ev... Read More about A Simple 3D-Only Evolutionary Bipedal System with Albatross Morphology for Increased Performance.

Trends in assisted peritoneal dialysis over the last decade: a cohort study from the French Peritoneal Dialysis Registry. (2020)
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Lambie. (2020). Trends in assisted peritoneal dialysis over the last decade: a cohort study from the French Peritoneal Dialysis Registry. Clinical Kidney Journal, 1003 - 1011. https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfaa051

Background: There is limited information available on the use of assisted peritoneal dialysis (PD) over time and the impact of economic incentives on its utilization. The aim of this study was to describe the trends in assisted PD utilization and the... Read More about Trends in assisted peritoneal dialysis over the last decade: a cohort study from the French Peritoneal Dialysis Registry..

Rediscussion Of Eclipsing Binaries. Paper I: The Totally-eclipsing B-type System Zeta Phoenicis (2020)
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Taylor. (2020). Rediscussion Of Eclipsing Binaries. Paper I: The Totally-eclipsing B-type System Zeta Phoenicis. Observatory, 140, 247 -262

zeta Phe is a bright binary system containing B6 V and B8 V stars. It has deep total and annular eclipses, a slightly eccentric orbit with a period of I-d.669, apsidal motion, and a third body on a wider orbit. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satelli... Read More about Rediscussion Of Eclipsing Binaries. Paper I: The Totally-eclipsing B-type System Zeta Phoenicis.

Computer modelling of Bi12SiO20 and Bi4Si3O12: Intrinsic defects and rare earth ion incorporation (2020)
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Jackson. (2020). Computer modelling of Bi12SiO20 and Bi4Si3O12: Intrinsic defects and rare earth ion incorporation. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2020.121608

Defect properties of Bi12SiO12 and Bi4Si3O12 compounds were investigated using atomistic computer modelling techniques based on energy minimisation. Interatomic potentials obtained by empirical fitting reproduce the lattice parameters for both materi... Read More about Computer modelling of Bi12SiO20 and Bi4Si3O12: Intrinsic defects and rare earth ion incorporation.

Does anxiety moderate the effectiveness of mirtazapine in patients with treatment-resistant depression? A secondary analysis of the MIR trial. (2020)
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Chew-Graham. (2020). Does anxiety moderate the effectiveness of mirtazapine in patients with treatment-resistant depression? A secondary analysis of the MIR trial. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 1342 - 1349. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881120965939

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of evidence to guide treatment of comorbid depression and anxiety. Preliminary evidence suggests mirtazapine may be effective in treating patients with both depression and anxiety symptoms. METHODS: We undertook a secondar... Read More about Does anxiety moderate the effectiveness of mirtazapine in patients with treatment-resistant depression? A secondary analysis of the MIR trial..

Understanding the management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a qualitative multiperspective study. (2020)
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Chew-Graham. (2020). Understanding the management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a qualitative multiperspective study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 880-889. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20X713477

BACKGROUND: About half of all people with heart failure have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), in which the heart is stiff. This type of heart failure is more common in older people with a history of hypertension, obesity, and d... Read More about Understanding the management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a qualitative multiperspective study..

District energy system modeling and optimal operation considering CHP units dynamic response to wind power ramp events (2020)
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(2020). District energy system modeling and optimal operation considering CHP units dynamic response to wind power ramp events. Sustainable Cities and Society, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102449

With the increase in clean energy penetration, its power curtailment during operation is made increasingly evident. In this circumstance, it is imperative to address the conflict between inflexible combined heat and power (CHP) units and variable win... Read More about District energy system modeling and optimal operation considering CHP units dynamic response to wind power ramp events.

An interaction of heart disease-associated proteins POPDC1/2 with XIRP1 in transverse tubules and intercalated discs. (2020)
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Holt, I., Fuller, H. R., Schindler, R. F., Shirran, S. L., Brand, T., & Morris, G. E. (2020). An interaction of heart disease-associated proteins POPDC1/2 with XIRP1 in transverse tubules and intercalated discs. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12860-020-00329-3

BACKGROUND: Popeye domain-containing proteins 1 and 2 (POPDC1 and POPDC2) are transmembrane proteins involved in cyclic AMP-mediated signalling processes and are required for normal cardiac pacemaking and conduction. In order to identify novel protei... Read More about An interaction of heart disease-associated proteins POPDC1/2 with XIRP1 in transverse tubules and intercalated discs..

Transoral Robotic Surgery for Residual and Recurrent Oropharyngeal Cancers (2020)
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(2020). Transoral Robotic Surgery for Residual and Recurrent Oropharyngeal Cancers. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1091 -1108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otc.2020.07.016

Trans-oral robotic surgery (TORS) was approved by the FDA in 2009 and over the past decade head and neck surgeons have adopted the technology for the benefit of their patients. Whilst the surgical methods have evolved, there has been little considera... Read More about Transoral Robotic Surgery for Residual and Recurrent Oropharyngeal Cancers.

Radiation dose from digital breast tomosynthesis screening - A comparison with full field digital mammography. (2020)
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(2020). Radiation dose from digital breast tomosynthesis screening - A comparison with full field digital mammography. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 599-603

OBJECTIVES: To compare Mean Glandular Dose (MGD) and effective dose from digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) screening with that from full field digital mammography (FFDM) screening. METHOD: To simulate compressed breasts, two Perspex-polyethylene bre... Read More about Radiation dose from digital breast tomosynthesis screening - A comparison with full field digital mammography..