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Open AccessLocation-Specific Comparison Between a 3D In-Stent Restenosis Model and Micro-CT and Histology Data from Porcine In Vivo Experiments
Coronary artery restenosis is an important side effect of percutaneous coronary intervention. Computational models can be used to better understand this process. We report on an approach for validation of an in s...
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Ecological effects of a supra-seasonal drought on macroinvertebrate communities differ between near-perennial and ephemeral river reaches
The duration, intensity and frequency of hydrological droughts are predicted to increase significantly over the 21st century globally, threatening the long-term stability of lotic communities. In this paper we...
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Penetrating trauma; experience from Southwest Finland between 1997 and 2011, a retrospective descriptive study
(1) There is lack of epidemiological data on penetrating trauma in European countries. (2) In Finland most acts of violence are performed under the influence of alcohol. The aim of this study was to determine ...
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Analysis of Groundwater Pathways by High Temporal Resolution Water Temperature Logging in the Castleton Karst, Derbyshire, England
Temperature is the easiest water quality parameter to measure and a variety of robust, waterproof and relatively inexpensive temperature loggers are available that enable high-resolution data to be collected f...
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Impact of anti-centromere antibodies on pulmonary function test results in patients with systemic sclerosis without established or suspected pulmonary disease
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) occurs in approximately 15 % of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Annual screening with pulmonary function tests (PFT) is recommended to help identify those patients...
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Drought-induced release of metals from peatlands in watersheds recovering from historical metal and sulphur deposition
Climate change is predicted to cause an increase in frequency and severity of droughts in the boreal ecozone, which can result in the lowering of water tables and subsequent release of acidic, metal-contaminat...
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Outcomes of Asymptomatic Anastomotic Leaks Found on Routine Postoperative Water-soluble Enema following Anterior Resection for Cancer
The incidence and consequence of an anastomotic leak associated with low anterior resection for cancer mandates covering stoma in most cases. A water-soluble enema is often performed to assess anastomotic inte...
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Prognostic significance of lymph node ratio in patients undergoing abdominoperineal resection of rectum
Lymph node ratio (LNR) has been shown to be an independent prognostic factor in stage III colorectal cancer. Abdominoperineal resection (APR) of rectum is historically associated with poorer oncological outcom...
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Open AccessAn evaluation of the effect of an educational intervention for Australian social workers on competence in delivering brief cognitive behavioural strategies: A randomised controlled trial
Broad community access to high quality evidence-based primary mental health care is an ongoing challenge around the world. In Australia one approach has been to broaden access to care by funding psychologists ...
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Is the Term ‘Karst Aquifer’ Misleading?
Carbonate rock sequences commonly provide significant quantities of groundwater but the term ‘aquifer’ is potentially misleading when applied to these sequences because, in common usage, it implies a single bo...
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COAST: Modelling Restenosis and Stent Based Therapies
COAST (Complex Automata Simulation Technique) is a European Union FP6 funded project which has developed a methodology for multi-science, multi-scale simulation of complex systems. The resulting framework (MUS...
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Outcome data from the LEAP (Live, Eat and Play) trial: a randomized controlled trial of a primary care intervention for childhood overweight/mild obesity
To reduce gain in body mass index (BMI) in overweight/mildly obese children in the primary care setting.
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Ultrasound-mediated delivery of TIMP-3 plasmid DNA into saphenous vein leads to increased lumen size in a porcine interposition graft model
Progressive saphenous vein graft (SVG) narrowing and occlusion remains a major limitation of coronary artery bypass grafting and is an important target for gene therapy. Ex vivo adenoviral gene transfer of tissue...
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Surface porous fibre-reinforced composite bulk bone substitute
The aim of this study was to describe and evaluate the significance of a porous surface with bioactive glass granules (S53P4) covering an artificial bulk material based on polymethylmetacrylate (PMMA) and fibr...
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Functional Brain Imaging in Court
Nuclear medicine CNS studies, SPECT and PET, are increasingly used as a tool in forensic medicine. The mental disorders which attract most legal attention are those where a connection between an injurious stim...
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The influence of habitat structure and flow permanence on invertebrate communities in karst spring systems
The macroinvertebrate fauna of five karst (limestone) springbrook systems with contrasting physical habitat and discharge patterns were investigated to examine the role of flow permanence and habitat structure...
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Direct Measurements of E×B Flow and Its Impact on Edge Turbulence in the CASTOR Tokamak Using an Optimized Gundestrup Probe
New experimental evidence of the correlation between edge sheared E×B flow and reduction of turbulence has been measured in the CASTOR tokamak (R = 0.4 m, a = 0.085 m, B T = 1 T). A biasing electrode is placed at...
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Numerical Modelling of Limiter Biasing Experiments on TEXTOR-94
The 2D multifluid code TECXY has been used to model the experimental biasing of the toroidal belt limiter ALT-II on the tokamak TEXTOR-94 with respect to the first wall. It is well known that the edge flow pat...
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Plasma Edge Biasing on CASTOR Tokamak Using LHCD
The interaction of high power lower hybrid waves with tokamak plasma results in a range of favourable but also unfavourable effects. This article deals with the effects observed by Langmuir probes on the small...
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Limiter Biasing Experiments in TEXTOR-94
Particle collection by the ALT-II belt limiter in the TEXTOR-94 tokamak is exclusively limited to the parallel outflux because the scoop walls that are oriented parallel to the field lines obstruct the poloidal E