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Battaglieri M, Anciant E, Anghinolfi M, De Vita R, Golovach E, Laget JM, Mokeev V, Ripani M, Adams G, Amaryan MJ, Armstrong DS, Asavapibhop B, Asryan G, Audit G, Auger T, Avakian H, Barrow S, Beard K, Bektasoglu M, Berman BL, Bianchi N, Biselli AS, Boiarinov S, Branford D, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Burkert VD, Calarco JR, Capitani GP, Carman DS, Carnahan B, Cazes A, Cetina C, Cole PL, Coleman A, Cords D, Corvisiero P, Crabb D, Crannell H, Cummings JP, DeSanctis E, Degtyarenko PV, Demirchyan R, Denizli H, Dennis L, Dharmawardane KV, Dhuga KS, Djalali C, Dodge GE, Doughty D, Dragovitsch P, Dugger M, Dytman S, Eckhause M, Egiyan H, Egiyan KS, Elouadrhiri L, Farhi L, Feuerbach RJ, Ficenec J, Forest TA, Freyberger AP, Frolov V, Funsten H, Gaff SJ, Gai M, Gilad S, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Griffioen K, Guidal M, Guillo M, Gyurjyan V, Hancock D, Hardie J, Heddle D, Hersman FW, Hicks K, Hicks RS, Holtrop M, Hyde-Wright CE, Ito MM, Joo K, Kelley JH, Khandaker M, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Klusman M, Kossov M, Kramer LH, Kuang Y, Kuhn SE, Lawrence D, Lucas M, Lukashin K, Major RW, Manak JJ, Marchand C, McAleer S, McCarthy J, McNabb JW, Mecking BA, Mestayer MD, Meyer CA, Mikhailov K, Minehart R, Mirazita M, Miskimen R, Muccifora V, Mueller J, Mutchler GS, Napolitano J, Nelson SO, Niczyporuk BB, Niyazov RA, O'Brien JT, Opper AK, Peterson G, Philips SA, Pivnyuk N, Pocanic D, Pogorelko O, Polli E, Preedom BM, Price JW, Protopopescu D, Qin LM, Raue BA, Reolon AR, Riccardi G, Ricco G, Ritchie BG, Ronchetti F, Rossi P, Rowntree D, Rubin PD, Sabourov K, Salgado C, Sanzone-Arenhovel M, Sapunenko V, Schumacher RA, Serov VS, Shafi A, Sharabian YG, Shaw J, Skabelin AV, Smith ES, Smith T, Smith LC, Sober DI, Spraker M, Stavinsky A, Stepanyan S, Stoler P, Taiuti M, Taylor S, Tedeschi DJ, Todor L, Thompson R, Vineyard MF, Vlassov AV, Weinstein LB, Weisberg A, Weller H, Weygand DP, Whisnant CS, Wolin E, Wood M, Yegneswaran A, Yun J, Zhang B, Zhao J, Zhou Z. Photoproduction of the rho(0) meson on the proton at large momentum transfer. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 87:172002. [PMID: 11690264 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.172002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The differential cross section, d sigma/dt, for rho(0) meson photoproduction on the proton above the resonance region was measured up to a momentum transfer -t = 5 GeV2 using the CLAS detector at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility. The rho(0) channel was extracted from the measured two charged-pion cross sections by fitting the pi(+)pi(-) and p pi(+) invariant masses. The low momentum transfer region shows the typical diffractive pattern expected from Reggeon exchange. The flatter behavior at large -t cannot be explained solely in terms of QCD-inspired two-gluon exchange models. The data indicate that other processes, like quark interchange, are important to fully describe rho photoproduction.
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Hatfield B, Shaw J, Pinfold V, Bindman J, Evans S, Huxley P, Thornicroft G. Managing severe mental illness in the community using the Mental Health Act 1983: a comparison of Supervised Discharge and Guardianship in England. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2001; 36:508-15. [PMID: 11768849 DOI: 10.1007/s001270170016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Two measures in the English Mental Health Act allow requirements to be imposed upon patients living in the community. These are Guardianship (Section 7) and Supervised Discharge (Section 25A). AIMS The paper aims to compare patients with mental illnesses, made subject to Guardianship or Supervised Discharge. METHOD Data on patient characteristics, impairment, needs and interventions were collected from keyworkers in a random national sample of Trusts and local authorities. Ratings were obtained on standardised measures of disability, impairment and needs. RESULTS Patients placed on Supervised Discharge were more likely to have problems of treatment compliance and drug misuse, whilst those on Guardianship were more likely to have problems of social welfare and higher ratings of disability and impairment. Supervised Discharge has a higher proportion of African-Caribbean patients. Interventions delivered are rated as effective for both measures. CONCLUSIONS Legal changes proposed in England include a single power for supervision in the community. This should not mean a focus on risk management to the neglect of social welfare interventions.
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Shaw J, Claridge G, Clark K. Schizotypy and the shift from dextrality: a study of handedness in a large non-clinical sample. Schizophr Res 2001; 50:181-9. [PMID: 11439239 DOI: 10.1016/s0920-9964(00)00167-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Numerous previous studies have reported associations between schizophrenia/schizotypy and atypical handedness. While there is broad agreement that schizophrenia/schizotypy is associated with a shift away from typical (strong right) handedness, it is not entirely clear what aspect of atypical handedness is implicated: 'ambiguous' handedness (the absence of hand preference for given actions) or 'mixed handedness' (different hand preferences for different actions). The present study used several indices of handedness (derived from the Annett scale) to address these questions in 3000 + (mostly) University student subjects recruited by electronic mail. It was found that positive schizotypy (indexed by a scale of 'unusual experiences') was associated with both aspects of atypical handedness. These findings are discussed in the light of various possible explanations of the association between handedness and schizophrenia/schizotypy.
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Forbes G, Leggate S, Nicholls B, Robinson C, Shaw J. GMC: approaching the abyss. People should be wary of the alternative. BMJ (CLINICAL RESEARCH ED.) 2001; 322:1599. [PMID: 11458892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Nakagawa I, Shaw J, Churchwell S, Jiang X, Asavapibhop B, Berisso MC, Bosted PE, Burchesky K, Casagrande F, Cichocki A, Hicks RS, Hotta A, Kobayashi T, Miskimen RA, Peterson GA, Rock SE, Suda T, Tamae T, Turchinetz W, Wang K. Measurement of the elastic magnetic form factor of (3)He at high momentum transfer. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 86:5446-5449. [PMID: 11415272 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.5446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2000] [Revised: 03/19/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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New electron scattering measurements have been made that extend data on the (3)He elastic magnetic form factor up to Q(2) = 42.6 fm(-2). These new data test theoretical conjectures regarding non-nucleonic effects in the three-body system. The very small cross sections, as low as 10(-40) cm(2)/sr, required the use of a high-pressure cryogenic gas target and a detector system with excellent background rejection capability. No existing theoretical calculation satisfactorily accounts for all the available data.
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Mertz C, Vellidis CE, Alarcon R, Barkhuff DH, Bernstein AM, Bertozzi W, Burkert V, Chen J, Comfort JR, Dodson G, Dolfini S, Dow K, Farkhondeh M, Finn JM, Gilad S, Gothe RW, Jiang X, Joo K, Kaloskamis NI, Karabarbounis A, Kelly JJ, Kowalski S, Kunz C, Lourie RW, McIntyre JI, Milbrath BD, Miskimen R, Mitchell JH, Papanicolas CN, Perdrisat CF, Sarty AJ, Shaw J, Soong SB, Tieger D, Tschalaer C, Turchinetz W, Ulmer PE, Van Verst S, Warren GA, Weinstein LB, Williamson S, Woo RJ, Young A. Search for quadrupole strength in the electroexcitation of the delta+(1232). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 86:2963-2966. [PMID: 11290083 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.2963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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High-precision 1H(e,e'p)pi(0) measurements at Q2 = 0.126 (GeV/c)2 are reported, which allow the determination of quadrupole amplitudes in the gamma*N-->Delta transition; they simultaneously test the reliability of electroproduction models. The derived quadrupole-to-dipole ( I = 3/2) amplitude ratios, R(SM) = (-6.5+/-0.2(stat+sys)+/-2.5(mod))% and R(EM) = (-2.1+/-0.2(stat+sys)+/-2.0(mod))%, are dominated by model error. Previous R(SM) and R(EM) results should be reconsidered after the model uncertainties associated with the method of their extraction are taken into account.
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Shaw J. Hospital managers of the future--what are their needs? WORLD HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SERVICES : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL FEDERATION 2001; 36:11-4, 44-5. [PMID: 11214451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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In the course of conducting a review of the international Hospital Management MA course at the Nuffield Institute for Health, Leeds University, the reviewers conducted a survey of international health care trends, especially in developing countries, and considered their implications for hospital and health managers. The demands on managers are becoming more complex and require new expertise in working autonomously, financial planning, organisation development, risk management in physical resource use, and quality of clinical care. The course has been restructured to take account of the identified needs. This article discusses the development needs of hospital managers in the context of changing international health trends, and how they can be met. It arises from a review of the Hospital Management course at Leeds University, which has been restructured to enable managers to meet these challenges. The account may interest not only health management development practitioners, but also hospital managers worldwide who reflect on their working environment, and how to respond to it.
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Shaw J. Another procrustean bed for female sexual functioning. JOURNAL OF SEX & MARITAL THERAPY 2001; 27:211-214. [PMID: 11247229 DOI: 10.1080/00926230152052003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Cleary M, Snow M, Paris M, Shaw J, Cox SL, Jenkin G. Cryopreservation of mouse ovarian tissue following prolonged exposure to an Ischemic environment. Cryobiology 2001; 42:121-33. [PMID: 11448114 DOI: 10.1006/cryo.2001.2315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In cases in which ovarian tissue is to be cryopreserved for tissue or gene banking it is important to maintain its integrity and viability. This study examined how delays between the death of an animal and the collection/cryopreservation of its ovarian tissue influenced follicle viability. Mouse ovaries were placed in PBS+antibiotic (in vitro) or left within the body (in situ) at room temperature for 0, 3, 6, 12, or 24 h following the death of the donor. These ovaries were cryopreserved at 1 degrees C/min on dry ice or in a -84 degrees C freezer using a passive cooling device or by conventional slow cooling (0.3 degrees C/min). The ovaries were grafted under the kidney capsule of ovariectomized recipient mice and collected 2 weeks later, and the size and number of follicles were determined. Cryopreserved ovarian tissue grafted immediately after the death of the donor contained numerous viable and healthy follicles independent of the cooling procedure (dry ice, 134 +/- 32; -84 degrees C, 165 +/- 54; slow, 214 +/- 55 follicles per half ovary). Tissues stored in vitro before cryopreservation retained viable follicles up to 12 h after death (dry ice, 30 +/- 15; -84 degrees C, 86 +/- 45; slow, 93 +/- 33), whereas tissue left in situ had significantly reduced follicle numbers within 3 h of death (dry ice, 36 +/- 12; -84 degrees C, 19 +/- 6; slow, 28 +/- 7). No significant difference was found between the cooling rates tested, indicating that a passive cooling container which cools at 1 degrees C/min is a suitable alternative to conventional slow cooling. We conclude that ovarian tissues for cryobanking should be cryopreserved as soon as possible after collection or death of the animal to ensure maximal follicular survival.
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Tonge R, Shaw J, Middleton B, Rowlinson R, Rayner S, Young J, Pognan F, Hawkins E, Currie I, Davison M. Validation and development of fluorescence two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis proteomics technology. Proteomics 2001; 1:377-96. [PMID: 11680884 DOI: 10.1002/1615-9861(200103)1:3<377::aid-prot377>3.0.co;2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 608] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Fluorescence two-dimensional differential gel electrophoresis (2-D DIGE*) is a new development in protein detection for two-dimensional gels. Using mouse liver homogenates (control and paracetamol (N-acetyl-p-aminophenol, APAP)-treated), we have determined the quantitative variation in the 2-D DIGE process and established statistically valid thresholds for assigning quantitative changes between samples. Thresholds were dependent on normalised spot volume, ranged from approximately 1.2 fold for large volume spots to 3.5 fold for small volume spots and were not markedly affected by the particular cyanine dye combination or by multiple operators carrying out the dye labelling reaction. To minimise the thresholds, substantial user editing was required when using ImageMaster 2D-Elite software. The difference thresholds were applied to the test system and quantitative protein differences were determined using replicate gels of pool samples and single gels from multiple individual animals (control vs treated in each gel). Throughout, the differences revealed with a particular cyanine dye combination were mirrored almost without exception when the dye combination was reversed. Both pool and individual sample analyses provided unique data to the study. The inter-animal response variability in inbred mice was approximately nine times that contributed by the 2-D DIGE process. A number of the most frequently observed protein changes resulting from APAP-treatment were identified by mass spectrometry. Several of these can be rationalised based on available data on the mechanism of APAP hepatotoxicity but others cannot, indicating that proteomics can provide further insights into the biochemical basis of APAP toxicity.
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Thompson R, Dytman S, Kim KY, Mueller J, Adams GS, Amaryan MJ, Anciant E, Anghinolfi M, Asavapibhop B, Auger T, Audit G, Avakian H, Barrow S, Battaglieri M, Beard K, Bektasoglu M, Bertozzi W, Bianchi N, Biselli A, Boiarinov S, Bonner BE, Briscoe WJ, Brooks W, Burkert VD, Calarco JR, Capitani G, Carman DS, Carnahan B, Cole PL, Coleman A, Connelly J, Cords D, Corvisiero P, Crabb D, Crannell H, Cummings J, Day D, Degtyarenko PV, Demirchyan RA, Dennis LC, Deppman A, De Sanctis E, De Vita R, Dhuga KS, Djalali C, Dodge GE, Doughty D, Dragovitsch P, Dugger M, Eckhause M, Efremenko YV, Egiyan H, Egiyan KS, Elouadrhiri L, Farhi L, Feuerbach RJ, Ficenec J, Fissum K, Freyberger A, Funsten H, Gai M, Gavrilov VB, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti K, Gilad S, Girard P, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Guillo M, Gyurjyan V, Hancock D, Hardie J, Heddle D, Heisenberg J, Hersman FW, Hicks K, Hicks RS, Holtrop M, Hyde-Wright CE, Ito MM, Jenkins D, Joo K, Kane J, Khandaker M, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Klusman M, Kossov M, Kuhn SE, Kuang Y, Laget JM, Lawrence D, Leskin GA, Longhi A, Loukachine K, Lucas M, Magahiz R, Major RW, Manak JJ, Marchand C, Matthews SK, McAleer S, McCarthy J, McNabb JW, Mecking BA, Mestayer MD, Meyer CA, Minehart R, Mirazita M, Miskimen R, Muccifora V, Mutchler GS, Napolitano J, Niyazov RA, Ohandjanyan MS, O'Brien JT, Opper A, Patois Y, Peterson GA, Philips S, Pivnyuk N, Pocanic D, Pogorelko O, Polli E, Preedom BM, Price JW, Qin LM, Raue BA, Reolon AR, Riccardi G, Ricco G, Ripani M, Ritchie BG, Ronchetti F, Rossi P, Roudot F, Rowntree D, Rubin PD, Salgado CW, Sanzone M, Sapunenko V, Sarty A, Sargsyan M, Schumacher RA, Shafi A, Sharabian YG, Shaw J, Shuvalov SM, Skabelin A, Smith T, Smith C, Smith ES, Sober DI, Spraker M, Stepanyan S, Stoler P, Taiuti M, Taylor S, Tedeschi D, Tung TY, Vineyard MF, Vlassov A, Weller H, Weinstein LB, Welsh R, Weygand DP, Whisnant S, Witkowski M, Wolin E, Yegneswaran A, Yun J, Zhou Z, Zhao J. The ep -->e'p eta reaction at and above the S11(1535) baryon resonance. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2001; 86:1702-1706. [PMID: 11290228 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.1702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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New cross sections for the reaction e p-->e p eta are reported for total center of mass energy W = 1.5--1.86 GeV and invariant momentum transfer Q2 = 0.25--1.5 (GeV/c)(2). This large kinematic range allows extraction of important new information about response functions, photocouplings, and eta N coupling strengths of baryon resonances. Newly observed structure at W approximately 1.65 GeV is shown to come from interference between S and P waves and can be interpreted with known resonances. Improved values are derived for the photon coupling amplitude for the S11(1535) resonance.
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Tonkin AM, Colquhoun D, Emberson J, Hague W, Keech A, Lane G, MacMahon S, Shaw J, Simes RJ, Thompson PL, White HD, Hunt D. Effects of pravastatin in 3260 patients with unstable angina: results from the LIPID study. Lancet 2000; 356:1871-5. [PMID: 11130382 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)03257-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The LIPID study is a major trial of secondary prevention of coronary-heart-disease events that includes hospital admission with unstable angina (as well as myocardial infarction) as a qualifying event. In this substudy of LIPID, we compared subsequent cardiovascular risks and the effects of pravastatin in patients with previous unstable angina or previous myocardial infarction. METHODS 3260 patients diagnosed with unstable angina and 5754 with acute myocardial infarction 3-36 months previously were randomly assigned 40 mg pravastatin daily or placebo over a mean of 6.0 years. The risk reduction of a range of cardiovascular events was estimated by means of the hazard ratio in Cox's proportional hazards model. FINDINGS Among patients assigned placebo, survival in the two diagnosis groups was similar. The relative risk reduction for mortality with pravastatin was 20.6% in the myocardial infarction group and 26.3% in the unstable angina group (p=0.55). Pravastatin significantly reduced the rates of all prespecified coronary endpoints in the myocardial infarction group. In patients with previous unstable angina, coronary heart disease mortality, total mortality, myocardial infarction, a need for coronary revascularisation, the number of admissions to hospital, and the number of days in hospital were significantly lower with pravastatin. Overall, hospital admission for unstable angina was the most common endpoint (24.6% of the placebo group; 22.3% of the pravastatin group). INTERPRETATION Patients who have survived acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina have a similar long-term prognosis, a high occurrence of subsequent unstable angina, and benefit similarly from therapy with pravastatin.
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Shaw J. Six sigma. COST & QUALITY : CQ 2000; 6:36-7. [PMID: 11194676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Mutimer D, Dowling D, Cane P, Ratcliffe D, Tang H, O'Donnell K, Shaw J, Elias E, Pillay D. Additive antiviral effects of lamivudine and alpha-interferon in chronic hepatitis B infection. Antivir Ther 2000; 5:273-7. [PMID: 11142622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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alpha-Interferon has limited efficacy against chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Nucleoside analogues may confer greater benefits, however, it is likely that combination therapies will be required for effective control of this infection. We investigated the antiviral effect of lamivudine and interferon therapy in eight patients with high HBV-DNA levels. Six patients received lamivudine/interferon combination therapy followed, after a 6-month drug-free period, with lamivudine monotherapy. Mean HBV viral load (copies/ml) reduction was significantly greater after 4 months of combination therapy (4.3 x 10(3)) compared to an equivalent period of lamivudine monotherapy (2.9 x 10(2)) (P=0.03). Two patients were given 6 months of lamivudine/interferon combination therapy followed immediately by lamivudine monotherapy. Cessation of interferon in these patients led to a rapid 1-2 log10 increase in HBV viral load. These findings suggest that alpha-interferon has a direct antiviral effect on chronic HBV infection, which may be additive to, or synergistic with lamivudine.
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Shaw J, Marston C. Polarized infrared emissivity for a rough water surface. OPTICS EXPRESS 2000; 7:375-380. [PMID: 19407889 DOI: 10.1364/oe.7.000375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The polarization state of infrared emission from water at large viewing angles is explained mathematically by a polarization-dependent emissivity. To provide polarized emissivity values for a wind-roughened water surface in a convenient format, this electronic paper provides interactive tables and plots of polarized water emissivity for the spectral range of 3-15 microm. The rough surface is modeled as a collection of specular facets with slopes given by a Gaussian distribution. The interactive electronic format provides a tutorial on emission polarization and it allows readers to copy the desired numbers and paste them into their electronic applications without the difficulty of transcribing numbers from printed tables.
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Taylor AJ, Broughton A, Federman J, Walton A, Keighley C, Haikerwal D, Krawczyszyn M, Shaw J, Goods C. Efficacy and safety of direct stenting in coronary angioplasty. THE JOURNAL OF INVASIVE CARDIOLOGY 2000; 12:560-5. [PMID: 11060569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Direct stenting is the deployment of an intracoronary stent without lesion predilation. Potential advantages include shorter procedural time, lower contrast dose and reduced spiral dissections. There is also the potential financial benefit of less balloon and/or stent usage. Concern still exists among some operators, however, regarding failure of stent deployment and local complications. METHODS Of 467 consecutive angioplasty cases at the Alfred Hospital between August 1, 1997 and May 22, 1998, direct stenting was attempted in 93 patients (20%). Interventionalist preference determined whether direct stenting was attempted. Vessels with excessive calcification, severe proximal tortuosity or small caliber were typically considered unsuitable for direct stenting. RESULTS A total of 102 lesions (38 type A, 60 type B, and 4 type C) were treated with direct stenting. Initial deployment was successful in 98 of 102 lesions, with a further 3 lesions successfully stented following predilation. A stent was unable to be deployed in only 1 case; however, the lesion was treated with balloon angioplasty alone. The majority of lesions required only 1 stent (an average of 1.1 stents were used per lesion). Distal complications occurred in 5 patients. In 3 patients, a small distal dissection was successfully stented, and in 1 case embolization of debris occurred down the distal vessel, resulting in a small procedural myocardial infarction. Only 1 patient out of 93 (1%) developed a large distal dissection requiring the deployment of multiple stents, compared with 22 of the remaining 374 patients (5.9%) who underwent conventional angioplasty. This was a significant difference in favor of direct stenting (Chi-square, p < 0.05). When compared with a cohort of patients matched by lesion grade treated with conventional stenting, direct stenting used significantly less contrast per case (154 +/- 7.6 ml compared with 202 +/- 9.5 ml for conventional stenting; p = 0.0001). CONCLUSION Direct stenting is a safe and effective method for treating coronary artery disease. In appropriately selected cases, it has a low rate of procedural failure and results in less contrast usage and fewer distal complications than conventional angioplasty and stenting.
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Shaw J. Health care in the information age. MANAGED CARE (LANGHORNE, PA.) 2000; 9:13-6; quiz 12, 23-5. [PMID: 11729423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Donnelly J, Shaw J. Developing a multidisciplinary complex wound care service. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000; 9:S50-1, S53, S55. [PMID: 12271242 DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2000.9.sup3.12486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/01/2000] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This article will describe the development of a dedicated multidisciplinary complex/chronic wound care service. Using a recognized framework, the article will demonstrate how the needs of patients were first assessed and then addressed. The article will conclude that although more research is required, the results of this audit suggest that patients with long-standing complex/chronic wounds benefit from the care of a dedicated multidisciplinary wound care team. For the purpose of this article the term 'complex' is defined as any wound which is not progressing as expected despite the application of good quality standard wound care.
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Holt WV, Penfold LM, Johnston SD, Temple-Smith P, McCallum C, Shaw J, Lindemans W, Blyde D. Cryopreservation of macropodid spermatozoa: new insights from the cryomicroscope. Reprod Fertil Dev 2000; 11:345-53. [PMID: 10972303 DOI: 10.1071/rd99076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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This study examined the effects of cooling and cryopreservation upon macropod spermatozoa (eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus and red-necked wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus). Sperm survival during and after freezing to -30 degrees C or 70 degrees C in minimum essential medium (MEM) + 5, 10, 20 or 30% (v/v) glycerol, MEM + 10 or 20% (v/v) ethylene glycol and MEM containing a mixture of 7.5% (v/v) glycerol + 10% (v/v) dimethylsulphoxide was examined by cryomicroscopy. The MEM/glycerol mixtures permitted better post-thaw sperm recovery than the other cryoprotectants. After freezing to -30 degrees C at 10 degrees C min(-1) in 20% glycerol, then rewarming at 20 degrees C min(-1), flagellar activity resumed in more than 50% of spermatozoa when the temperature increased into the range 5-10 degrees C. However, as the temperature increased, into the range 20-25 degrees C, motility declined rapidly so that less than 5% motile cells were seen at 35 degrees C. Spermatozoa in MEM without cryoprotectant were also examined by cryomicroscopy to evaluate changes in flagellar configuration, swimming behaviour and viability during cooling from 35 degrees C to approximately -7 degrees C, and rewarming to 35 degrees C. Cooling from 35 to 28 degrees C induced kangaroo spermatozoa to exhibit rigid principal-piece bending and non-linear motility, which was reversed by further cooling and the spermatozoa resumed their normal linear movement. Rewarming induced principal-piece bending in the range of 20-30 degrees C, but this effect was reversed by further warming. Although red-necked wallaby spermatozoa showed these effects, they also exhibited a tendency to form rosette-like clusters during rewarming, especially when the temperature reached approximately 14 degrees C. The clusters were induced when the flagellar end-pieces became anteriorly reflected, producing hook-like flagellar conformations, which then became interlinked.
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DiBernardo R, Jensen J, Shaw J. Turn complaints into assets with a physicians' complaint system. COST & QUALITY : CQ 2000; 6:15-20. [PMID: 11184813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Chevalier S, Macdonald N, Tonge R, Rayner S, Rowlinson R, Shaw J, Young J, Davison M, Roberts RA. Proteomic analysis of differential protein expression in primary hepatocytes induced by EGF, tumour necrosis factor alpha or the peroxisome proliferator nafenopin. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2000; 267:4624-34. [PMID: 10903494 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01487.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Peroxisome proliferators are nongenotoxic rodent-liver carcinogens that have been shown to cause both an induction of hepatocyte proliferation and a suppression of apoptosis. Both epidermal growth factor (EGF) and the peroxisome proliferator nafenopin induce DNA replication in primary rat hepatocyte cultures, but apparently through different signalling pathways. However, both EGF and nafenopin require tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) signalling to induce DNA replication. By examining proteins isolated from rat primary hepatocyte cultures using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry, we found that proteins showing an altered expression pattern in response to nafenopin differed from those showing altered expression in response to EGF. However, many proteins showing altered expression upon stimulation with TNFalpha were common to both the EGF and nafenopin responses. These proteome profiling experiments contribute to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in the response to peroxisome proliferators. We found 32 proteins with altered expression upon stimulation with nafenopin, including muscarinic acetylcholine receptor 3, intermediate filament vimentin and the beta subunit of the ATP synthase. These nonperoxisomal protein targets offer insights into the mechanisms of peroxisome proliferator-induced carcinogenesis in rodents and provide opportunities to identify toxicological markers to facilitate early identification of nongenotoxic carcinogens.
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Taylor S, Choucair A, Shaw J, Copeland J. Assessment of need for information on illicit drugs in Arabic, Chinese and Vietnamese languages. AUSTRALIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN 2000; 29:725-6. [PMID: 10958015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Cox S, Shaw J, Jenkin G. Follicular development in transplanted fetal and neonatal mouse ovaries is influenced by the gonadal status of the adult recipient. Fertil Steril 2000; 74:366-71. [PMID: 10927060 DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(00)00635-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE(S) To investigate the pattern of follicular development in transplanted fetal and neonatal mouse ovaries in the presence or absence of the recipient's own ovaries. DESIGN Controlled experiment. SETTING Academic research laboratory, Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Australia. INTERVENTION(S) Mouse ovaries from 16-day-old fetuses, 3-day-old neonates, and 10-day-old neonates were transplanted under the kidney capsule of adult female mice, which either retained their own ovaries in situ or were bilaterally ovariectomized. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Histologic analysis. RESULT(S) By 4 weeks after transplantation, fetal and neonatal ovaries transplanted to ovariectomized recipients displayed a pattern of follicular development similar to that observed in in situ adult mouse ovaries. In contrast, follicular development did not progress beyond the early antral stage in fetal and 3-day-old ovaries transplanted to recipients that retained their in situ ovaries. However, 10-day-old ovaries transplanted to recipients that retained their in situ ovaries displayed full follicular development and corpora lutea formation by 8 weeks after transplantation. CONCLUSION(S) Follicular development in transplanted immature ovarian tissue is influenced by the age of the donor ovary and gonadal status of the recipient. (Fertil Steril(R) 2000;74:000-00. Copyright2000 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)
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Skell RL, Johnstone B, Schopp L, Shaw J, Petroski GF. Neuropsychological predictors of distress following traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj 2000; 14:705-12. [PMID: 10969888 DOI: 10.1080/026990500413722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Emotional and behavioural difficulties are one of the most common difficulties following traumatic brain injury (TBI), although it is not clear which individuals with TBI become most distressed. Numerous factors contribute to adjustment following TBI, and the current study examined degree of cognitive decline as one potential contributor to distress following TBI. The relationship between cognitive functioning and distress may be conceptualized as being related to (a) an individual's absolute level of cognitive ability following TBI, or (b) relative degree of decline following TBI (i.e. the greater the decline, the greater the distress, regardless of absolute level of ability). The current study tested these hypotheses by comparing a measure of global emotional distress with measures of absolute level of neuropsychological functioning and indices of cognitive decline. In contrast to hypotheses, regression analyses indicated that estimated pre-morbid ability accounted for more variance in distress following TBI than either absolute level of functioning or indices of cognitive decline, with individuals with higher estimated pre-morbid abilities reporting lower levels of distress. Treatment implications are discussed.
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