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Chapter and Conference Paper
Time Resolved Holography Scheme Using a Table Top Soft X-Ray Laser
We demonstrate a versatile table-top holography setup capable of acquiring single-shot soft X-ray holograms with a 10–90 % knife edge spatial resolution of 170±26 nm and 1 ns temporal resolution. A Fresnel zon...
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XHIP-II: Clusters and associations
In the absence of complete kinematic data it has not previously been possible to furnish accurate lists of member stars for all moving groups. There has been an unresolved dispute concerning the apparent incon...
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XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation
We present the Extended Hipparcos Compilation (XHIP), a database of all stars in the New Reduction of the Hipparcos Catalog extensively cross-referenced with data from a broad survey of presently available sou...
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Algorithms for Data Migration
The data migration problem is the problem of computing a plan for moving data objects stored on devices in a network from one configuration to another. Load balancing or changing usage patterns might necessitate ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Use of Remote Sensing and Gis Techniques in Flood Monitoring and Damage Assessment: A Study Case in Romania
The use of remote sensing and GIS techniques for rapid map** and monitoring is an important tool of information for decision-makers. In 2005 and 2006, the worst floods in the last 40 years affected several r...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Resolution and Feature Size Assessment in Soft X-Ray Microscopy Images
Soft X-ray microscopy images of nanostructures where analyzed with a method developed to simultaneously determine the object feature size and image resolution. This method is based on the correlation between t...
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Eliciting requirements for a mammography training application
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Open AccessProspective surveillance of women with a family history of breast cancer: auditing the risk threshold
To evaluate current guidelines criteria for inclusion of women in special ‘breast cancer family history’ surveillance programmes, records were reviewed of women referred to Scottish breast cancer family clinic...
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Open AccessCyclooxygenase-2 inhibition: effects on tumour growth, cell cycling and lymphangiogenesis in a xenograft model of breast cancer
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is associated with poor-prognosis breast cancer. We used a nude mouse xenograft model to determine the effects of COX-2 inhibition in breast cancer. Oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive MC...
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Setting a lower risk threshold for surveillance within breast cancer family services
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Open AccessEffects of oestrogens and anti-oestrogens on normal breast tissue from women bearing BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations
There is considerable interest in whether anti-oestrogens can be used to prevent breast cancer in women bearing mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The effects of oestradiol (E2), tamoxifen (TAM) and fulvestr...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
MODIS-BASED FLOOD DETECTION, MAPPING AND MEASUREMENT: THE POTENTIAL FOR OPERATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
The internationally available and free rapid response data from NASA's two MODIS sensors have considerable potential for operational applications in applied hydrology, including 1) flood detection, characteris...
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Open AccessPatient satisfaction with two different models of cancer genetic services in south-east Scotland
There is a need to integrate primary- and secondary-care cancer genetic services, but the most appropriate model of service delivery remains unclear. This study reports patients’ expectations of breast cancer ...
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Open AccessA randomised controlled trial of a psychoeducational intervention for women at increased risk of breast cancer
This study aimed to compare the impact of two versions of a psychoeducational written intervention on cancer worry and objective knowledge of breast cancer risk-related topics in women who had been living with...
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Open AccessReferrals of women with a family history of breast cancer from primary care to cancer genetics services in South East Scotland
As part of a cluster randomised trial to assess an alternative model of cancer genetics services, we gathered data on all referrals from general practitioners (GPs) to cancer genetics services in South East Sc...
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Regulation of human mammary stem cells
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Open AccessA randomised controlled trial of breast cancer genetics services in South East Scotland: psychological impact
This study compared the psychological impact of two models of breast cancer genetics services in South East Scotland. One hundred and seventy general practices were randomised to refer patients to the existing...
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Characterisation of axon terminals in the rat dorsal horn that are immunoreactive for serotonin 5-HT3A receptor subunits
Serotonin 5-HT3 receptors are abundant in the superficial dorsal horn and are likely to have an involvement in processing of nociceptive information. It has been shown previously that 5-HT3 receptors are present ...
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How frequently does head CT affect decision making in the emergency setting?
Objective: To determine the overall frequency with which head computed tomography (HCT) affects decision-making in emergency department (ED) patients overall and on the basis of specific clinical findings and in...
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Open AccessOptimization of the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction for the detection of circulating prostate cells
The reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is a sensitive technique that can detect prostate-specific messenger RNA in circulating blood. Many authors have studied the potential of RT-PCR as ...
