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Open inguinal hernia repair outcomes in liver transplant recipients versus patients with cirrhosis
Patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) are at an increased risk for postoperative complications after open inguinal hernia repair (OIHR). It is possible that orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) recipients may have b...
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Open AccessHyperuricaemia, gout and allopurinol in the CKD Queensland registry
There is scant data on the role of hyperuricaemia, gout and allopurinol treatment in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Therefore, our aim is to investigate the possible associations between hyperuricaemia, gout, p...
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Open AccessExtracranial dose and the risk of radiation-induced malignancy after intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery: is it time to establish a therapeutic reference level?
To measure extracranial doses from Gamma Knife Perfexion (GKP) intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and model the risk of malignancy after SRS for different treatment platforms.
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Reconsidering syphilis
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Open AccessFluorescence microscopy image noise reduction using a stochastically-connected random field model
Fluorescence microscopy is an essential part of a biologist’s toolkit, allowing assaying of many parameters like subcellular localization of proteins, changes in cytoskeletal dynamics, protein-protein interact...
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The value of inter-professional education: a comparative study of dental technology students' perceptions across four countries
Identifies 'episodes' when it is most advantageous for dental technicians to collaborate with other members of the dental care team through a brief outline and...
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The WASP Project and SuperWASP Camera
The WASP project and infrastructure supporting the SuperWASP Facility are described. As the instrument, reduction pipeline and archive system are now fully operative we expect the system to have a major impact...
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Comorbid conditions in men with ED before and after ED diagnosis: a retrospective database study
Although erectile dysfunction (ED) has been considered a complication of other medical conditions, clinicians and researchers suggest that ED may serve as a clinical marker of vascular health. This retrospecti...
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A 15-item short form of the Psychological and Interpersonal Relationship Scales
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a prevalent condition associated with complex psychological and interpersonal issues. The Psychological and Interpersonal Relationship Scales (PAIRS) is a valid and reliable measur...
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The WASP Project and SuperWASP Camera
The WASP project and infrastructure supporting the Super WASP Facility are described. As the instrument, reduction pipeline and archive system are now fully operative we expect the system to have a major impac...
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40th EASD Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
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Natural killer and natural killer-T cells in psoriasis
Psoriasis is characterized by a dermal and epidermal infiltrate comprised predominantly of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, respectively. These cells behave in an antigen-dependent manner, which suggests that psoriasis ma...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
High-Resolution Spectropolarimetry on the VLT
We outline here the new and unique science avenues that a high-resolution visible and near infrared spectropolarimeter would allow us to explore. Such an instrument should lead to major advances in our underst...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
High-Resolution Spectropolarimetry on the VLT
We outline here the new and unique science avenues that a high-resolution visible and near infrared spectropolarimeter would allow us to explore. Such an instrument should lead to major advances in our underst...
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Some open questions in boundary lubrication
Bowden and Leben, in 1938, showed that there was a criticaltemperature limit for smooth boundary friction. This, Frewingshowed in 1942, could be analyzed by the van 't Hoff isochore.Next, the 150°C critical te...
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“White” photoluminescence from electrochemically attacked silicon
We report the use of specialised preparation techniques to produce silicon samples which exhibit broadband luminescence from 400 nm to 700 nm, thus appearing “white” to the naked eye. Spectroscopy of such samp...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Tactile Geometry for Images and Normals
The shape of a tactile sensor imposes constraints upon its performance. This paper discusses the geometries of currently available tactile sensors for robots, and compares them with man’s own tactile sensor, t...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Pathology Characteristics and Optical Correction of 900 Low Vision Patients
When low vision clinics were being established 25 years ago in the United Kingdom, there was a shortage of trained personnel and severe financial limitations. Preliminary screening of potential candidates for ...
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Effect of sliding on surface fatigue
IN hardened steels, sliding friction increases the tendency of loaded line contacts to suffer surface fatigue1, which can lead to pitting. This note describes an apparatus to study this effect in point contact an...