-
Article
Open AccessInflammatory biomarker signatures in post-surgical drain fluid may detect anastomotic leaks within 48 hours of colorectal resection
The optimal treatment of colorectal cancer is surgical resection and primary anastomosis. Anastomotic leak can affect up to 20% of patients and creates significant morbidity and mortality. Current diagnosis of...
-
Article
PRL3 enhances T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia growth through suppressing T-cell signaling pathways and apoptosis
T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is an aggressive malignancy of thymocytes and is largely driven by the NOTCH/MYC pathway. Yet, additional oncogenic drivers are required for transformation. Here, we...
-
Article
Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment (MOXIE)
MOXIE is a technology demonstration that addresses the Mars 2020 (Perseverance) objective of preparing for future human exploration by demonstrating In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) in the form of dissociating...
-
Article
Erdős covering systems
A covering system is a finite collection of arithmetic progressions whose union is the set of integers. The study of these objects was initiated by Erdős in 1950, and over the following decades he asked many ques...
-
Article
Covering intervals with arithmetic progressions
In this short note we give a simple proof of a 1962 conjecture of Erdős, first proved in 1969 by Crittenden and Vanden Eynden, and note two corollaries.
-
Article
Open AccessVortioxetine reduces BOLD signal during performance of the N-back working memory task: a randomised neuroimaging trial in remitted depressed patients and healthy controls
Cognitive dysfunction is common in depression during both acute episodes and remission. Vortioxetine is a novel multimodal antidepressant that has improved cognitive function including executive function in de...
-
Article
Assessing the impact of fracture pattern on transfusion requirements in hip fractures
Hip fractures in the elderly represent a major source of morbidity and mortality, with allogeneic blood transfusions (ABTs) associated with increased mortality. This study assesses the ABT requirements between...
-
Article
Exploring Employee Engagement with (Corporate) Social Responsibility: A Social Exchange Perspective on Organisational Participation
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a recognised and common part of business activity. Some of the regularly cited motives behind CSR are employee morale, recruitment and retention, with employees acknowl...
-
Article
Comparison of various surrogate obesity indicators as predictors of cardiovascular mortality in four European populations
Body mass index (BMI) is the most commonly used surrogate marker for evaluating the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in relation to general obesity, while abdominal obesity indicators have been p...
-
Article
Open AccessThe effects of ketamine and risperidone on eye movement control in healthy volunteers
The non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist ketamine leads to transient psychosis-like symptoms and impairments in oculomotor performance in healthy volunteers. This study examined whether the ad...
-
Article
Similarity solutions and conservation laws for rotating flows of an Oldroyd-B fluid
In this paper, similarity reduction arising from classical Lie point symmetries of unsteady hydromagnetic flows of a rotating Oldroyd-B fluid under influence of Hall currents is carried out. By employing diffe...
-
Chapter
Flowering Time
Adaptation genes have a major role to play in the response of plants to environmental changes. Flowering time is a key adaptive trait, responding to environmental and endogenous signals that ensure reproductiv...
-
Article
Open AccessTemplating effect of clot structure can predict clot development and outcome in diluted blood: a comparison with thromboelastography
-
Article
Gel point and fractal microstructure of incipient blood clots are significant new markers of haemostasis
-
Article
Hydrated silicate minerals on Mars observed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter CRISM instrument
The Mars Phoenix mission has sent back images of what — before it melted away — looked like water ice. Meanwhile our knowledge of the planet's distant watery past is being refined by the instruments on-board M...
-
Article
Open AccessA 3-year prospective study of the effects of adjuvant treatments on cognition in women with early stage breast cancer
The neuropsychological performance of 85 women with early stage breast cancer scheduled for chemotherapy, 43 women scheduled for endocrine therapy and/or radiotherapy and 49 healthy control subjects was assess...
-
Chapter and Conference Paper
Ecological Risk Assessmenty as a Method for Integrating Risks from Multiple Stressors at Hazardous Waste Sites
-
Article
Learning and natal host influence host preference, handling time and sex allocation behaviour in a pupal parasitoid
The host choice and sex allocation decisions of a foraging female parasitoid will have an enormous influence on the life-history characteristics of her offspring. The pteromalid Pachycrepoideus vindemiae is a ge...
-
Chapter
A Novel Mammalian Gene Regulation System Responsive to Streptogramin Antibiotics
We designed a new strategy for efficient regulation of cloned gene expression in mammalian cells. The new gene regulation system is responsive to streptogramins, a class of human therapy-proven antibiotics suc...
-
Article
Foliar damage to ornamental trees sprinkler-irrigated with reuse water
The extent of foliar damage to ornamental trees irrigated with treated sewage effluent (reuse water) may be a significant factor dictating the extent of reuse water implementation on golf courses, schools and...
