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Bacterial culture of the anterior urethra and its relationship to post-operative bacteriuria

The role of the anterior urethral culture and its relationship to post-operative urine infection in patients undergoing transurethral surgery was studied in 43 consecutive patients. A significant relationship ...

L. Walker, I. King, B. J. Abel, A. G. Hutchison, H. J. Lewi in Urological Research (1986)

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Intravesical chemotherapy: Combination with dimethyl sulfoxide does not enhance cytotoxicity in vitro

There is evidence that dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) can increase the anticancer activity of chemotherapeutic drugs. As DMSO is instilled into the bladder for interstitial cystitis, it could be readily adopted in ...

L. Walker, M. C. Walker, C. N. Parris, J. R. W. Masters in Urological Research (1988)

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Ion microprobe study of intragrain micropermeability in alkali feldspars

Alkali feldspar cleavage fragments from the Klokken layered syenite, South Greenland, were heated to 700°C at 0.1 GPa in 99% H₂ ¹⁸O for 75 h. These samples were then polished and imaged by ion microprobe for ¹⁸O....

F. David, L. Walker in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (1990)

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Extensive areas of aneuploidy are present in the respiratory epithelium of lung cancer patients

According to the field cancerisation theory the entire upper aerodigestive tract has been mutagenised, thereby placing the affected individual at risk for the development of one or more cancers. To investigate...

AL Smith, J Hung, L Walker, TE Rogers, F Vuitch, E Lee… in British Journal of Cancer (1996)

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The application of gene transfer techniques to marine resource management: recent advances, problems and future directions

Recent advantages in transgenic fish research are reviewed, with special reference to the methods for gene transfer. These include microinjection, electroporation, particle bombardment, and lipofection. The su...

F. Y. T. Sin, U. K. Mukherjee, L. Walker, I. L. Sin in Hydrobiologia (1997)

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Sphygmomanometers in use in general practice: an overlooked aspect of quality in patient care

Objectives: To assess the condition, accuracy and safety of mercury and anaeroid sphygmomanometers in use in general practice and to pilot a scheme for sphygmomanometer maintenance within the district.

T Knight, F Leech, A Jones, L Walker, R Wickramasinghe… in Journal of Human Hypertension (2001)

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Cerebral β-amyloid deposition is augmented by the –491AA promoter polymorphism in non-demented elderly individuals bearing the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele

The apolipoprotein E ε4 allele (APOE, gene; apoE, protein) is widely accepted as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Our previous studies found that APOEε4 promotes AD pathogenesis by fostering the ea...

J. Pahnke, L. Walker, E. Schroeder, S. Vogelgesang, D. Stausske… in Acta Neuropathologica (2003)

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Associations between BMI, social strata and the estimated energy content of foods

Many studies have shown that the prevalence of obesity is greater in lower social classes. The reasons for this effect however are unclear. Since there is also a link between education and social class, and an...

J R Speakman, H Walker, L Walker, D M Jackson in International Journal of Obesity (2005)

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Cluster headache due to internal carotid artery dissection

S. S. M. Razvi MD, MRCP, L. Walker, E. Teasdale, A. Tyagi… in Journal of Neurology (2006)

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Nuclear, chemical, and physical characterization of nuclear materials

The goal of nuclear forensics is to establish an unambiguous link between illicitly trafficked nuclear material and its origin. The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Nuclear Materials Signatures Program ha...

L. Tandon, E. Hastings, J. Banar, J. Barnes… in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Che… (2008)

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Use of dietary supplements in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition calibration study

Dietary supplement use is increasing, but there are few comparable data on supplement intakes and how they affect the nutrition and health of European consumers. The aim of this study was to describe the use o...

G Skeie, T Braaten, A Hjartåker, M Lentjes… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2009)

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Family-based behavioural management of childhood obesity: service evaluation of a group programme run in a community setting in the United Kingdom

A service evaluation of a pilot of a family-based behavioural management group programme for childhood obesity was conducted in a community setting in the United Kingdom. A total of 17 families with children a...

M Murdoch, N Payne, D Samani-Radia, J Rosen-Webb… in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2011)

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In Situ Studies of Intercritically Austempered Ductile Iron Using Neutron Diffraction

Intercritically austempered ductile irons hold promise for applications requiring fatigue durability, excellent castability, low production energy requirements, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and excellent ...

Alan P. Druschitz, Ricardo E. Aristizabal… in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A (2012)