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Differences in phenological responses to climate change among species can desynchronise ecological interactions and thereby threaten ecosystem function. To assess these threats, we must quantify the relative i...
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Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a well-established and accepted practice following colorectal surgery and has been demonstrated to reduce hospital length of stay (LOS) and 30-day morbidity. Despite e...
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Anastomotic leakage is a serious complication in restorative colorectal surgery. Anastomotic leakage and its subsequent management may have long-term impact on survival. This study aims to assess the impact of...
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Integrated Management of Urban Water Supply and Water Quality in Develo** Pacific Island Countries
Urban areas in Pacific island countries (PICs) use varied sources of water and have very diverse water supply challenges. They share, however, common, concerns particularly over the adequacy and continuity of ...
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Predictive factors for perioperative blood transfusions in laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Allogeneic perioperative blood transfusion (PBT) has been associated with higher rates of postoperative complications in patients undergoing colorectal surgery and increased tumor recurrence in cancer patients...
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A Virtual Reality Endoscopic Simulator Augments General Surgery Resident Cancer Education as Measured by Performance Improvement
Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of death in the USA. The need for screening colonoscopies, and thus adequately trained endoscopists, particularly in rural areas, is on the rise. Recent increa...
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Climate and Security in Asia and the Pacific (Food, Water and Energy)
The impacts of increasing natural climate disasters are threatening food security in the Asia-Pacific region. Rice is Asia’s most important staple food. Climate variability and change directly impact rice prod...
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Open AccessAdjusting for treatment changes in epilepsy: causal analysis of randomised controlled trial survival outcomes in the presence of departure from randomised treatment
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Regional Assessment of Oceania
Oceania is defined by the United Nations as the islands within Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia, Australia and New Zealand. The islands in the Pacific Ocean were urbanized relatively recently (typically fol...
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Open AccessDeparture from treatment protocol in published randomised controlled trials: a review
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No vote ‐ no census: an account of some of the events of 1910–1911
The 2011 Census on the 27 March will be the latest in a series spanning over two centuries and covering vast demographic changes in the British population. Although the underlying aim of each census since 1801...
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Management of freshwater lenses on small Pacific islands
The nature of shallow aquifers and the impacts of seawater intrusion in small islands within the Pacific Ocean are reviewed. Many Pacific islands rely on shallow fresh groundwater lenses in highly permeable aq...
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Integration of Capillary Ring Resonator Biosensor with PDMS Microfluidics for Label-Free Biosensing
In this work, we integrate a capillary ring resonator (CRR) biosensor with microfluidics based on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with soft-lithography. The CRR performs refractive index detection for chemical or ...
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The 2011 Census taking shape: methodological and technological developments
As reported in Population Trends 1351 the UK Statistics Authority’s proposals for the next Census in England and Wales, to be taken in March 2011, were published and presented to Parliament and the National Assem...
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The 2011 Census taking shape: the selection of topics and questions
The UK Statistics Authority’s proposals for the next census in England and Wales, to be taken in March 2011, were published and presented to Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales in a Government White...
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Treatment of drainage from acidic canelands using a constructed wetland
This paper describes trials of a constructed freshwater wetland to treat highly acidic drainage from acid Sulfate soil in a sugarcane farm. A constructed freshwater wetland was used to treat acidic discharge f...
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Laparoscopic splenectomy for solitary splenic tumors
Solitary splenic masses are a rare entity. There is a paucity of data in the literature on the evaluation and laparoscopic treatment for splenic masses. To further elucidate the evaluation and laparoscopic man...
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Safe Water for People in Low, Small Island Pacific Nations: The rural–urban dilemma
The issue of ensuring that growing communities in small island countries have access to safe water and adequate sanitation is examined in Kiribati, whose islands are spread over three million square kilometres...
