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Stevens R, Hanson P, Wei N, Allen R, Guedes K, Burges R, Campbell J. (382) Safety and Tolerability of CNTX-4975 in Subjects with Chronic, Moderate to Severe Knee Pain Associated With Osteoarthritis (OA): A Pilot Study. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.02.356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Blok L, Bakker MI, Straetemans M, Gerstel L, Brouwer M, Stevens R, Kamineni VV, Ramis O. Should active case-finding projects increase the number of tuberculosis cases notified at national level? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2017; 21:475. [PMID: 28284270 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0025-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Fatima R, Qadeer E, Enarson DA, Creswell J, Stevens RH, Stevens R, Hinderaker SG, Anwar K, ul Haq M. Success of active tuberculosis case detection among high-risk groups in urban slums in Pakistan. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2016; 18:1099-104. [PMID: 25189559 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.14.0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In Pakistan, patients with symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis (TB) seek care from a wide array of health care providers, many of whom do not notify cases to the National TB Programme (NTP). SETTING We evaluated an active case detection intervention in five randomly selected districts in urban slums of Sindh Province, Pakistan. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the increase in case notification of smear-positive TB by active case finding at community-based chest camps by engaging the private providers. DESIGN A cross-sectional study of TB case detection associated with a project using integrated intervention and chest camps. RESULTS From April 2011 to September 2012, the total number of clients seen in the camps was 165 280. Of all the attendees, 13 481 (12.7%) were examined by sputum smear microscopy. The proportion of smear-positive results was significantly higher among those from engaged private providers than among those referred from camps (OR 1.54, 95%CI 1.42-1.66). During the project, the total number of smear-positive TB notifications increased over the intervention period from 5158 to 8275. CONCLUSION Active case detection by engaging private providers and chest camps can significantly increase the number of smear-positive TB case notifications.
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Khamis K, Sorensen JPR, Bradley C, Hannah DM, Lapworth DJ, Stevens R. In situ tryptophan-like fluorometers: assessing turbidity and temperature effects for freshwater applications. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2015; 17:740-752. [PMID: 25756677 DOI: 10.1039/c5em00030k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Tryptophan-like fluorescence (TLF) is an indicator of human influence on water quality as TLF peaks are associated with the input of labile organic carbon (e.g. sewage or farm waste) and its microbial breakdown. Hence, real-time measurement of TLF could be particularly useful for monitoring water quality at a higher temporal resolution than available hitherto. However, current understanding of TLF quenching/interference is limited for field deployable sensors. We present results from a rigorous test of two commercially available submersible tryptophan fluorometers (ex ∼ 285, em ∼ 350). Temperature quenching and turbidity interference were quantified in the laboratory and compensation algorithms developed. Field trials were then undertaken involving: (i) an extended deployment (28 days) in a small urban stream; and, (ii) depth profiling of an urban multi-level borehole. TLF was inversely related to water temperature (regression slope range: -1.57 to -2.50). Sediment particle size was identified as an important control on the turbidity specific TLF response, with signal amplification apparent <150 NTU for clay particles and <650 NTU for silt particles. Signal attenuation was only observed >200 NTU for clay particles. Compensation algorithms significantly improved agreement between in situ and laboratory readings for baseflow and storm conditions in the stream. For the groundwater trial, there was an excellent agreement between laboratory and raw in situ TLF; temperature compensation provided only a marginal improvement, and turbidity corrections were unnecessary. These findings highlight the potential utility of real time TLF monitoring for a range of environmental applications (e.g. tracing polluting sources and monitoring groundwater contamination). However, in situations where high/variable suspended sediment loads or rapid changes in temperature are anticipated concurrent monitoring of turbidity and temperature is required and site specific calibration is recommended for long term, surface water monitoring.
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Pylypchuk R, Stevens R, Jackson R, Poppe K. Beyond Framingham risk equations: How can cardiovascular risk be estimated when treatment changes over time? Heart Lung Circ 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.04.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Joly P, Papp K, Reich K, Leonardi C, Kircik L, Chimenti S, Lacour JP, Hu C, Stevens R, Day R, Griffiths C. Résultats à 52 semaines de l’aprémilast, un inhibiteur oral de la phosphodiestérase 4 dans le psoriasis en plaques modéré à sévère : étude de phase III randomisée et contrôlée ESTEEM 1. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2014.09.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Stevens R, Fleming S, Spencer E, Thompson M, Ashdown H. OP08 Assessing accuracy of personal breathalysers and self-estimated alcohol consumption for driving decisions. Br J Soc Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204726.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Truffault V, Gest N, Garchery C, Causse M, Duboscq R, Riqueau G, Sauvage C, Gautier H, Baldet P, Stevens R. VARIATION IN TOMATO FRUIT ASCORBATE LEVELS AND CONSEQUENCES OF MANIPULATION OF ASCORBATE METABOLISM ON DROUGHT STRESS TOLERANCE. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2014.1048.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Quesada-Martínez M, Fernández-Breis JT, Stevens R, Mikroyannidi E. Prioritising lexical patterns to increase axiomatisation in biomedical ontologies. The role of localisation and modularity. Methods Inf Med 2014; 54:56-64. [PMID: 24993110 DOI: 10.3414/me13-02-0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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INTRODUCTION This article is part of the Focus Theme of METHODS of Information in Medicine on "Managing Interoperability and Complexity in Health Systems". OBJECTIVES In previous work, we have defined methods for the extraction of lexical patterns from labels as an initial step towards semi-automatic ontology enrichment methods. Our previous findings revealed that many biomedical ontologies could benefit from enrichment methods using lexical patterns as a starting point.Here, we aim to identify which lexical patterns are appropriate for ontology enrichment, driving its analysis by metrics to prioritised the patterns. METHODS We propose metrics for suggesting which lexical regularities should be the starting point to enrich complex ontologies. Our method determines the relevance of a lexical pattern by measuring its locality in the ontology, that is, the distance between the classes associated with the pattern, and the distribution of the pattern in a certain module of the ontology. The methods have been applied to four significant biomedical ontologies including the Gene Ontology and SNOMED CT. RESULTS The metrics provide information about the engineering of the ontologies and the relevance of the patterns. Our method enables the suggestion of links between classes that are not made explicit in the ontology. We propose a prioritisation of the lexical patterns found in the analysed ontologies. CONCLUSIONS The locality and distribution of lexical patterns offer insights into the further engineering of the ontology. Developers can use this information to improve the axiomatisation of their ontologies.
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Mease P, Kavanaugh A, Gladman D, Adebajo A, Gomez-Reino J, Wollenhaupt J, Cutolo M, Schett G, Lespessailles E, Shah K, Hu C, Stevens R, Edwards C, Birbara C. SAT0408 Long-Term Safety and Tolerability of Apremilast, an Oral Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor, in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Pooled Safety Analysis of Three Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Trials. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.5589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Schett G, Mease P, Gladman D, Kavanaugh A, Adebajo A, Gomez-Reino J, Wollenhaupt J, Cutolo M, Lespessailles E, Hu C, Stevens R, Edwards C, Birbara C. AB0746 Apremilast, an Oral Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor, and the Impact of Baseline Weight and BMI on ACR20 and HAQ-DI Response: Pooled Results from 3 Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Trials. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.1773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Kavanaugh A, Cutolo M, Mease P, Gladman D, Adebajo A, Gomez-Reino J, Wollenhaupt J, Schett G, Lespessailles E, Hu C, Stevens R, Edwards C, Birbara C. OP0078 Apremilast, an Oral Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor, is Associated with Long-Term (52-WEEK) Improvement in Measures of Disease Activity in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Results from 3 Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Trials. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.1827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Mease P, Gladman D, Kavanaugh A, Adebajo A, Gomez-Reino J, Wollenhaupt J, Schett G, Shah K, Hu C, Stevens R, Edwards C, Birbara C. AB0758 Change in Weight from Baseline during the Palace Clinical Trial Program with Apremilast, an Oral Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor: Pooled Results from 3 Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Trials. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.2391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Birbara C, Blanco FJ, Crowley JJ, Hu C, Stevens R, Edwards CJ. OP0104 Apremilast, an Oral Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor, in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Including Current Skin Involvement: Results of a Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Trial. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Birbara C, Blanco FJ, Crowley JJ, Hu C, Stevens R, Edwards CJ. SAT0280 Efficacy of Apremilast, An Oral Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor, on Physical Function and Pain in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis, Including Current Skin Involvement: Results of a Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Trial. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Tanguay J, Wheeler P, Button M, Stevens R, Shaw P, Brewster A, Hanna L, Lester J. 179 Limited stage small cell lung cancer (LS SCLC) – South East Wales experience. Lung Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(14)70180-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Langhorne P, Fearon P, Ronning OM, Kaste M, Palomaki H, Vemmos K, Kalra L, Indredavik B, Blomstrand C, Rodgers H, Dennis MS, Salman RAS, Blomstrand C, Indredavik B, Kalra L, Kaste M, Palomaki H, Rodgers H, Ronning M, Vemmos K, Asplund K, Berman P, Blomstrand C, Britton M, Cabral N, Cavallini A, Dey P, Hamrin E, Hankey G, Indredavik B, Kalra L, Kaste M, Laursen S, Ma R, Patel N, Rodgers H, Ronning M, Sivenius J, Stevens R, Sulter G, Svensson A, Vemmos K, Wood-Dauphinee S, Yagura H. Stroke Unit Care Benefits Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2013; 44:3044-9. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.001564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Stevens R, Miyashita T. Review of standards for microlenses and microlens arrays. IMAGING SCIENCE JOURNAL 2013. [DOI: 10.1179/136821910x12651933390746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Bakshi J, Stevens R. Rituximab therapy for recurrent thromboembolic disease in antiphospholipid syndrome. Lupus 2013; 22:865-7. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203313491023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lief E, Marsden C, Ruff E, Gianadda R, Lee H, Stevens R. SU-E-T-183: Lateral Scattering Penumbra for Radiation Therapy with High Energy Electrons Using Small Cutouts. Med Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4814618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Mease PJ, Kavanaugh A, Adebajo AO, Gomez-Reino JJ, Wollenhaupt J, Cutolo M, Schett G, Lespessailles E, Shah K, Hu C, Stevens R, Edwards CJ, Birbara CA. SAT0299 Apremilast: Pooled Safety Analysis of Three Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Trials in patients with Psoriatic Arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Burton JS, Stevens R. EVALUATION OF HOPS. XI.* THE HARD RESIN AND PRESENCE OF HULUPINIC ACID. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1965.tb02024.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hudson JR, Stevens R, Whitear AL. HOP RESINS AND BEER FLAVOUR. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1962.tb01886.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Burton JS, Stevens R. CORRESPONDENCE. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1963.tb01914.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Findlay WPK, MacWilliam IC, Slaughter JC, Leedham PA, Lovett DA, Rainbow C, Stevens R, Woodward JD. ABSTRACTS. JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1976.tb03749.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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