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Meredith-Jones KA, Haszard JJ, Graham-DeMello A, Campbell A, Stewart T, Galland BC, Cox A, Kennedy G, Duncan S, Taylor RW. Validation of actigraphy sleep metrics in children aged 8 to 16 years: considerations for device type, placement and algorithms. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2024; 21:40. [PMID: 38627708 PMCID: PMC11020269 DOI: 10.1186/s12966-024-01590-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Actigraphy is often used to measure sleep in pediatric populations, despite little confirmatory evidence of the accuracy of existing sleep/wake algorithms. The aim of this study was to determine the performance of 11 sleep algorithms in relation to overnight polysomnography in children and adolescents. METHODS One hundred thirty-seven participants aged 8-16 years wore two Actigraph wGT3X-BT (wrist, waist) and three Axivity AX3 (wrist, back, thigh) accelerometers over 24-h. Gold standard measures of sleep were obtained using polysomnography (PSG; Embletta MPRPG, ST + Proxy and TX Proxy) in the home environment, overnight. Epoch by epoch comparisons of the Sadeh (two algorithms), Cole-Kripke (three algorithms), Tudor-Locke (four algorithms), Count-Scaled (CS), and HDCZA algorithms were undertaken. Mean differences from PSG values were calculated for various sleep outcomes. RESULTS Overall, sensitivities were high (mean ± SD: 91.8%, ± 5.6%) and specificities moderate (63.8% ± 13.8%), with the HDCZA algorithm performing the best overall in terms of specificity (87.5% ± 1.3%) and accuracy (86.4% ± 0.9%). Sleep outcome measures were more accurately measured by devices worn at the wrist than the hip, thigh or lower back, with the exception of sleep efficiency where the reverse was true. The CS algorithm provided consistently accurate measures of sleep onset: the mean (95%CI) difference at the wrist with Axivity was 2 min (-6; -14,) and the offset was 10 min (5, -19). Several algorithms provided accurate measures of sleep quantity at the wrist, showing differences with PSG of just 1-18 min a night for sleep period time and 5-22 min for total sleep time. Accuracy was generally higher for sleep efficiency than for frequency of night wakings or wake after sleep onset. The CS algorithm was more accurate at assessing sleep period time, with narrower 95% limits of agreement compared to the HDCZA (CS:-165 to 172 min; HDCZA: -212 to 250 min). CONCLUSION Although the performance of existing count-based sleep algorithms varies markedly, wrist-worn devices provide more accurate measures of most sleep measures compared to other sites. Overall, the HDZCA algorithm showed the greatest accuracy, although the most appropriate algorithm depends on the sleep measure of focus.
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- K A Meredith-Jones
- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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- Biostatistics Centre, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- WellSleep Centre, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- School of Sport and Recreation, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Fuzzy Systems Ltd, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- School of Sport and Recreation, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Giorgione V, Di Fabrizio C, Giallongo E, Khalil A, O'Driscoll J, Whitley G, Kennedy G, Murdoch CE, Thilaganathan B. Angiogenic markers and maternal echocardiographic indices in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2024; 63:206-213. [PMID: 37675647 DOI: 10.1002/uog.27474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The maternal cardiovascular system of women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) can be impaired, with higher rates of left ventricular (LV) remodeling and diastolic dysfunction compared to those with normotensive pregnancy. The primary objective of this prospective study was to correlate cardiac indices obtained by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and circulating angiogenic markers, such as soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) and placental growth factor (PlGF). METHODS In this study, 95 women with a pregnancy complicated by HDP and a group of 25 with an uncomplicated pregnancy at term underwent TTE and blood tests to measure sFlt-1 and PlGF during the peripartum period (before delivery or within a week of giving birth). Spearman's rank correlation was used to derive correlation coefficients between biomarkers and cardiac indices in the HDP and control populations. RESULTS The HDP group included 61 (64.2%) pre-eclamptic patients and, among them, 42 (68.9%) delivered before 37 weeks' gestation. Twelve women with HDP (12.6%) underwent blood sampling and TTE after delivery, and, as they showed significantly lower levels of angiogenic markers, they were excluded from the analysis. There was a correlation between sFlt-1 and LV mass index (LVMI) (r = 0.246; P = 0.026) and early diastolic mitral inflow velocity (E) and early diastolic mitral annular velocity (e') ratio (r = 0.272; P = 0.014) in the HDP group (n = 83), while in the controls, sFlt-1 showed a correlation with relative wall thickness (r = 0.409; P = 0.043), lateral e' (r = -0.562; P = 0.004) and E/e' ratio (r = 0.417; P = 0.042). PlGF correlated with LVMI (r = -0.238; P = 0.031) in HDP patients and with lateral e' (r = 0.466; P = 0.022) in controls. sFlt-1/PlGF ratio correlated with lateral e' (r = -0.568; P = 0.004) and E/e' ratio (r = 0.428; P = 0.037) in controls and with LVMI (r = 0.252; P = 0.022) and E/e' ratio (r = 0.269; P = 0.014) in HDP. CONCLUSIONS Although the current data are not able to infer causality, they confirm the intimate relationship between the maternal cardiovascular system and angiogenic markers that are used both to diagnose and indicate the severity of HDP. © 2023 The Authors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- V Giorgione
- Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK
- Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of London, London, UK
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- Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK
- Division of Systems Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre, London, UK
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- Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK
- Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- School of Psychology and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, UK
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- Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK
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- Immunoassay Biomarker Core Laboratory, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Division of Systems Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Vascular Biology Research Centre, Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's University of London, London, UK
- Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of London, London, UK
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Dye AE, Muga B, Mwangi J, Hoyer JS, Ly V, Rosado Y, Sharpee W, Mware B, Wambugu M, Labadie P, Deppong D, Jackai L, Jacobson A, Kennedy G, Ateka E, Duffy S, Hanley-Bowdoin L, Carbone I, Ascencio-Ibáñez JT. Cassava begomovirus species diversity changes during plant vegetative cycles. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1163566. [PMID: 37303798 PMCID: PMC10248227 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1163566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Cassava is a root crop important for global food security and the third biggest source of calories on the African continent. Cassava production is threatened by Cassava mosaic disease (CMD), which is caused by a complex of single-stranded DNA viruses (family: Geminiviridae, genus: Begomovirus) that are transmitted by the sweet potato whitefly (Bemisia tabaci). Understanding the dynamics of different cassava mosaic begomovirus (CMB) species through time is important for contextualizing disease trends. Cassava plants with CMD symptoms were sampled in Lake Victoria and coastal regions of Kenya before transfer to a greenhouse setting and regular propagation. The field-collected and greenhouse samples were sequenced using Illumina short-read sequencing and analyzed on the Galaxy platform. In the field-collected samples, African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV), East African cassava mosaic virus (EACMV), East African cassava mosaic Kenya virus (EACMKV), and East African cassava mosaic virus-Uganda variant (EACMV-Ug) were detected in samples from the Lake Victoria region, while EACMV and East African mosaic Zanzibar virus (EACMZV) were found in the coastal region. Many of the field-collected samples had mixed infections of EACMV and another begomovirus. After 3 years of regrowth in the greenhouse, only EACMV-like viruses were detected in all samples. The results suggest that in these samples, EACMV becomes the dominant virus through vegetative propagation in a greenhouse. This differed from whitefly transmission results. Cassava plants were inoculated with ACMV and another EACMV-like virus, East African cassava mosaic Cameroon virus (EACMCV). Only ACMV was transmitted by whiteflies from these plants to recipient plants, as indicated by sequencing reads and copy number data. These results suggest that whitefly transmission and vegetative transmission lead to different outcomes for ACMV and EACMV-like viruses.
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- Anna E. Dye
- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Horticulture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Horticulture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Horticulture, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Center for Integrated Fungal Research, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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Dorman SJ, Hopperstad KA, Reich BJ, Majumder S, Kennedy G, Reisig DD, Greene JK, Reay-Jones FP, Collins G, Bacheler JS, Huseth AS. Landscape-level variation in Bt crops predict Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) resistance in cotton agroecosystems. Pest Manag Sci 2021; 77:5454-5462. [PMID: 34333843 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) damage to Bt cotton and maize has increased as a result of widespread Bt resistance across the USA Cotton Belt. Our objective was to link Bt crop production patterns to cotton damage through a series of spatial and temporal surveys of commercial fields to understand how Bt crop production relates to greater than expected H. zea damage to Bt cotton. To do this, we assembled longitudinal cotton damage data that spanned the Bt adoption period, collected cotton damage data since Bt resistance has been detected, and estimated local population susceptibility using replicated on-farm studies that included all Bt pyramids marketed in cotton. RESULTS Significant year effects of H. zea damage frequency in commercial cotton were observed throughout the Bt adoption period, with a recent damage increase after 2012. Landscape-level Bt crop production intensity over time was positively associated with the risk of H. zea damage in two- and three-toxin pyramided Bt cotton. Helicoverpa zea damage also varied across Bt toxin types in spatially replicated on-farm studies. CONCLUSIONS Landscape-level predictors of H. zea damage in Bt cotton can be used to identify heightened Bt resistance risk areas and serves as a model to understand factors that drive pest resistance evolution to Bt toxins in the southeastern United States. These results provide a framework for more effective insect resistance management strategies to be used in combination with conventional pest management practices that improve Bt trait durability while minimizing the environmental footprint of row crop agriculture. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry. This article has been contributed to by US Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.
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- Seth J Dorman
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
- USDA-ARS Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit, Corvallis, OR, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Statistics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Vernon James Research and Extension Center, Plymouth, NC, USA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Edisto Research and Education Center, Blackville, SC, USA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, Pee Dee Research and Education Center, Florence, SC, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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Jones M, Okano S, Looke D, Kennedy G, Pavilion G, Clouston J, Van Kuilenburg R, Geary A, Joubert W, Eastgate M, Mollee P. Catheter-associated bloodstream infection in patients with cancer: comparison of left- and right-sided insertions. J Hosp Infect 2021; 118:70-76. [PMID: 34656663 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is limited research on the relationship between side of insertion of central venous catheter (CVAD) and bloodstream infection risk in patients with cancer. AIM To conduct an exploratory analysis of data from a randomized control trial (RCT) and data from a prospective cohort study to compare infection rates for right- and left-sided insertions. METHODS The study populations were patients aged >14 years with cancer from two tertiary hospitals in Brisbane, Australia. The primary endpoint was catheter-associated bloodstream infection (CABSI) adjudicated by blinded assessors. For the RCT, randomized intention-to-treat comparisons were conducted between left- and right-side allocated insertion for early (≤14 days) and late (>14 days) infection using Cox proportional hazards regression. The RCT data were also combined with cohort study data collected from one of the hospitals prior to the RCT and non-randomized comparisons conducted between left- and right-sided insertions. FINDINGS In 634 randomly allocated CVADs there were 141 CABSIs. Analysis showed strong evidence of right-side allocated insertions having an increased risk of early infection by 2.5 times (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.3-4.7); however, there was no evidence of increased risk for late infection (hazard ratio: 1.06; 95% CI: 0.71-1.59). Results from analysis of the RCT and cohort study data combined (2786 CVADs and 385 CABSIs) were similar. CONCLUSION There appears to be an increased risk of CABSI in patients with cancer for CVAD inserted into the right-side for around two weeks after line insertion. The mechanism underpinning the increased risk is unknown.
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- M Jones
- Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia.
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- Statistics Unit, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Department of Infectious Diseases, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Cancer Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Cancer Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Department of Cancer Services, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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Hutchins C, Henderson A, Henden A, Barnes E, Abaca-Cleopas M, Acworth M, McEnroe B, Mudie K, Dropulic B, Schneider D, Kennedy G, Tey S. Place-of-care manufacturing of car19-t cells using an automated closed-system device. Cytotherapy 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1465324921006125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ekwe A, Au R, McEnroe B, Tan M, Saldan A, Henden A, Zhang P, Hutchins C, Henderson A, Mudie K, Western R, Fuery M, Kennedy G, Hill G, Tey S. Clinical scale facs-sorting and expansion of regulatory t cells (TREGS) for phase i clinical trial. Cytotherapy 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1465324921006150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lott RL, Riccelli PV, Sheppard EA, Wharton KA, Walk EE, Kennedy G, Portier B. Immunohistochemical Validation of Rare Tissues and Antigens With Low Frequency of Occurrence: Recommendations From The Anatomic Pathology Patient Interest Association (APPIA). Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2021; 29:327-334. [PMID: 32324630 PMCID: PMC8143380 DOI: 10.1097/pai.0000000000000821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Laboratories worldwide find it challenging to identify enough tissues and cases for verification and validation studies of low-incidence, rare antigens. These antigens have a low frequency of occurrence in the population, or have little or no expression in normal tissues. Validation studies are essential to assure testing standardization before introducing a new instrument, product, or test into the clinical laboratory. The College of American Pathologists has published comprehensive guidelines for the verification and validation of new immunohistochemical tests introduced into the laboratory menu. Within the guidelines, varied numbers of cases are required for nonpredictive versus predictive markers. However, regarding low-incidence antigens, the laboratory medical director determines the extent of validation required. Recommended practical solutions available to clinical laboratories for low-incidence validation include developing internal resources using the laboratory information system with retrospective and prospective search(s) of archival material and purchase of tissue microarray blocks, slides, or cell lines from external resources. Utilization of homemade multitissue blocks has proved to be extremely valuable in biomarker research and demonstrated great utility in clinical immunohistochemistry laboratories. Participation in External Quality Assessment program(s) may provide insufficient numbers or the ability to calculate concordance rates. However, supplementation with in-house tissues can allow a laboratory to reach the optimal number of cases needed for verification and/or validation schemes. An alternative approach is conducting a thorough literature search and correlating staining patterns of the new test to the expected results. These solutions may be used uniquely or together to assure consistent standardized testing.
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Ruark-Seward CL, Bonville B, Kennedy G, Rasmussen DA. Evolutionary dynamics of Tomato spotted wilt virus within and between alternate plant hosts and thrips. Sci Rep 2020; 10:15797. [PMID: 32978446 PMCID: PMC7519039 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72691-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is a generalist pathogen with one of the broadest known host ranges among RNA viruses. To understand how TSWV adapts to different hosts, we experimentally passaged viral populations between two alternate hosts, Emilia sochifolia and Datura stramonium, and an obligate vector in which it also replicates, western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis). Deep sequencing viral populations at multiple time points allowed us to track the evolutionary dynamics of viral populations within and between hosts. High levels of viral genetic diversity were maintained in both plants and thrips between transmission events. Rapid fluctuations in the frequency of amino acid variants indicated strong host-specific selection pressures on proteins involved in viral movement (NSm) and replication (RdRp). While several genetic variants showed opposing fitness effects in different hosts, fitness effects were generally positively correlated between hosts indicating that positive rather than antagonistic pleiotropy is pervasive. These results suggest that high levels of genetic diversity together with the positive pleiotropic effects of mutations have allowed TSWV to rapidly adapt to new hosts and expand its host range.
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- Casey L Ruark-Seward
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Ricks Hall 312, 1 Lampe Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Ricks Hall 312, 1 Lampe Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Ricks Hall 312, 1 Lampe Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Ricks Hall 312, 1 Lampe Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA. .,Bioinformatics Research Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
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Witham MD, Band M, Chong H, Donnan PT, Hampson G, Hu MK, Kalra P, Kennedy G, Lamb E, Littleford R, McNamee P, Plews D, Rauchhaus P, Soiza RL, Sumukadas D, Warwick G, Avenell A. 104 Oral Sodium Bicarbonate Therapy for Older Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and Low-Grade Acidosis: The BiCARB Randomised Controlled Trial. Age Ageing 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afz196.06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Oral sodium bicarbonate is often used to treat metabolic acidosis in older people with advanced chronic kidney disease, but evidence is lacking on whether this provides a net gain in health or quality of life.
Methods
We conducted a multicentre, parallel group, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial. Adults aged 60 years and over with category 4 or 5 chronic kidney disease, not on dialysis, with serum bicarbonate concentrations <22 mmol/L were recruited from 27 UK centres. Participants were randomised 1:1 to oral sodium bicarbonate or matching placebo. The primary outcome was the between-group difference in the Short Physical Performance Battery at 12 months, adjusted for baseline. Other key outcome measures included generic and disease-specific health-related quality of life, anthropometry, physical performance, renal function, adverse events including commencement of renal replacement therapy, and health economic analysis.
Results
We randomised 300 participants, mean age 74 years; 86 (29%) were female. Mean baseline estimated GFR was 19 ml/min/1.73m2. Study medication adherence was 73% in both groups. No significant treatment effect was evident for the primary outcome of the between-group difference in the Short Physical Performance Battery at 12 months (-0.4 points; 95% CI -0.9 to 0.1, p=0.15). No significant treatment benefit was seen for any of the secondary outcomes. Adverse events were more frequent in the bicarbonate arm (457 versus 400). Time to commencing renal replacement therapy was similar in both groups (HR 1.22, 95% CI 0.74 to 2.02, p=0.43). Health economic analysis showed lower quality of life and higher costs in the bicarbonate arm at one year (£1234 vs £807); placebo dominated bicarbonate under all sensitivity analyses for incremental cost-effectiveness.
Conclusions
Oral sodium bicarbonate did not improve a wide range of health measures in this trial, and is unlikely to be cost-effective for use in the UK NHS in this patient group.
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- M D Witham
- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation, University of Leeds, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
- Born in Bradford, Bradford Institute for Health Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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Kahn W, Jackson M, Kennedy G, Conduit R. The effect of rotating shift schedules on sleep, mood, stress, energy expenditure and physical activity of australian paramedics: a field study. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mohamed Dameer A, Jackson M, Cleary S, Kennedy G, Robinson S. Investigating the association between obstructive sleep apnoea and organ damage: a literature review. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Calle MBDL, Szilagyi S, Berendsen B, Barbosa J, Berendsen B, Bockhorn I, Brandtner M, Delahaut P, Fuerst P, Griffin C, Hager D, Janosi A, Kennedy G, Laska H, Mandix M, Plonevez S, Posyniak A, Verdon E. Determination of Semicarbazide in Fresh Egg and Whole Egg Powder by Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Interlaboratory Validation Study. J AOAC Int 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/89.6.1664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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An interlaboratory validation study was conducted according to harmonized protocols to evaluate the effectiveness of a liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method for the determination of semicarbazide (SEM) in fresh whole egg and in an industrially processed whole egg powder. The sample was extracted with hydrochloric acid and derivatized with 2-nitrobenzaldehyde, with 1,2-[15N213C]SEM as the internal standard. The extract was neutralized and purified on a solid-phase extraction cartridge. SEM was determined by reversed-phase LC with detection by MS/MS. Five fresh egg samples, of which 3 were obtained from hens fed nitrofurazone (NFZ), one was spiked with SEM at 50 μg/kg and one was a blank sample, and 5 industrial whole egg powder samples, of which 3 were spiked with fresh whole egg from hens fed NFZ, one was spiked with SEM at 350 μg/kg, and one was a blank sample, were sent to 15 laboratories in 10 different European countries. Results were obtained from 12 participants. Average recoveries of SEM from the fresh egg and the egg powder samples were 105.3 and 121.3%, respectively. The relative standard deviation for repeatability (RSDr) ranged from 2.9 to 9.3%, and the relative standard deviation for reproducibility (RSDR) ranged from 22.5 to 38.1%. The method showed acceptable within- and between-laboratory precision for both matrixes, as evidenced by the HorRat values, at the target levels for the determination of SEM.
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- Maria Beatriz De La Calle
- European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, B-2440 Geel, Belgium
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- European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, B-2440 Geel, Belgium
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- European Commission, Directorate General Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, B-2440 Geel, Belgium
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Ginn R, Wilson L, De Souza SVC, Dela Calle MB, Barbosa J, Berendsen B, Bockhorn I, Brandtner M, Delahaut P, Doering T, Fuerst P, Griffin C, Gude T, Janosi A, Jaus A, Kennedy G, Mandix M, Matencio Hilla E, Plonevez S, Posyniak A, Saari L, van Bruijnsvoort M, Verdon E, Wohlfarth R. Determination of Semicarbazide in Baby Food by Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Interlaboratory Validation Study. J AOAC Int 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/89.3.728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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An interlaboratory validation study funded by the European Commission, Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection (DG SANCO), was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method for the determination of semicarbazide (SEM) in different types of baby food at a possible future European regulatory limit (10 ng/g). The test portion of the sample was extracted with hydrochloric acid, and the analyte was derivatized with 2-nitrobenzaldehyde, with 1,2-[15N2, 13C] SEM as an internal standard. The extract was neutralized and then purified on a solid-phase extraction cartridge. The SEM was determined by reversed-phase LC with detection by MS/MS. Apple puree, rice pudding, and meat/vegetable meal baby food materials, spiked with SEM at levels of about 3, 10, and 30 ng/g, respectively, were sent to 20 laboratories in 12 different European countries, which submitted results from 17 participants. Recoveries ranged from 88.8 to 106.1%. Based on results for spiked samples (blind pairs at 3 levels), the relative standard deviations for repeatability (RSDr) ranged from 4.2 to 6.9% and the relative standard deviations for reproducibility (RSDR) ranged from 16.6 to 24.3%. The method showed acceptable within- and between-laboratory precision for all 3 matrixes, as evidenced by HorRat values, at the target levels for the determination of SEM.
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- Richard Ginn
- Central Science Laboratory (CSL), Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ, United Kingdom
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- Central Science Laboratory (CSL), Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ, United Kingdom
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Faculdade de Farmcia (FAFAR), Departamento de Alimentos, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Campus da UFMG, Pampulha, 31.270-010, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- European Commission, DG Joint Reseach Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, B-2440 Geel, Belgium
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Pang GF, Cao YZ, Fan CL, Zhang JJ, Li XM, MacNeil JD, Bo HB, Chen JH, Chu XG, Fang XM, Guggisberg D, Gupta RC, Hudecova T, Jia X, Kennedy G, Lin AQ, Lin F, Lin HD, Ling YC, Ma ZD, Nan Z, One Y, Qin Y, Quiroga MA, Sharman M, Song WB, Soraci AL, Tang FB, Tekel J, Tian M, Uscinas R, Wang FC, Xu H, Zhou L, Zhou W, Zhou XP, Zhu GN. Determination of Clopidol Residues in Chicken Tissues by Liquid Chromatography: Collaborative Study. J AOAC Int 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/86.4.685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Eighteen laboratories participated in a collaborative study on the determination of clopidol residues in chicken muscle tissues by liquid chromatography. Of these, results from 16 laboratories which rigorously followed the method were subjected to statistical analysis. The method performance was assessed by all participants using 14 samples of chicken muscle fortified at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 5.0 mg/kg. In addition, 9 participants each reported results for 6 clopidol-incurred samples in chicken muscle. Test portions were extracted with acetonitrile, and the extracts were purified with alumina and anion exchange resin solid-phase extraction cartridges in sequence. Clopidol was separated by reversed-phase liquid chromatography and quantified at 270 nm. Average recoveries ranged from 81.8 to 85.4%, reproducibility relative standard deviation (RSDR) ranged from 11.9 to 22.6%, and repeatability relative standard deviation (RSDr) ranged from 9.9 to 15.1%. For clopidol-incurred samples at concentrations of 0.100–0.687 mg/kg, the mean determination value range was 0.099–0.659 mg/kg; RSDR was 12.6–19.8%, RSDr was 3.1–8.5%; and HORRAT values were 0.7–1.1. The accuracy and precision of the method are in conformity with the requirements specified by AOAC INTERNATIONAL. The method was adopted Official First Action in April 2003.
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- Guo-Fang Pang
- Qinhuangdao Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No. 39 Haibin Rd, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, P.C. 066002, People's Republic of China
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- Qinhuangdao Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No. 39 Haibin Rd, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, P.C. 066002, People's Republic of China
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- Qinhuangdao Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No. 39 Haibin Rd, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, P.C. 066002, People's Republic of China
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- Qinhuangdao Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No. 39 Haibin Rd, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, P.C. 066002, People's Republic of China
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- Qinhuangdao Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, No. 39 Haibin Rd, Qinhuangdao, Hebei, P.C. 066002, People's Republic of China
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- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Centre for Veterinary Drug Residues, Saskatoon Laboratory, 116 Veterinary Rd, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 2R3
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Zufferey R, Ancel AO, Farinha A, Siddall R, Armanini SF, Nasr M, Brahmal RV, Kennedy G, Kovac M. Consecutive aquatic jump-gliding with water-reactive fuel. Sci Robot 2019; 4:4/34/eaax7330. [PMID: 33137775 DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aax7330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Robotic vehicles that are capable of autonomously transitioning between various terrains and fluids have received notable attention in the past decade due to their potential to navigate previously unexplored and/or unpredictable environments. Specifically, aerial-aquatic mobility will enable robots to operate in cluttered aquatic environments and carry out a variety of sensing tasks. One of the principal challenges in the development of such vehicles is that the transition from water to flight is a power-intensive process. At a small scale, this is made more difficult by the limitations of electromechanical actuation and the unfavorable scaling of the physics involved. This paper investigates the use of solid reactants as a combustion gas source for consecutive aquatic jump-gliding sequences. We present an untethered robot that is capable of multiple launches from the water surface and of transitioning from jetting to a glide. The power required for aquatic jump-gliding is obtained by reacting calcium carbide powder with the available environmental water to produce combustible acetylene gas, allowing the robot to rapidly reach flight speed from water. The 160-gram robot could achieve a flight distance of 26 meters using 0.2 gram of calcium carbide. Here, the combustion process, jetting phase, and glide were modeled numerically and compared with experimental results. Combustion pressure and inertial measurements were collected on board during flight, and the vehicle trajectory and speed were analyzed using external tracking data. The proposed propulsion approach offers a promising solution for future high-power density aerial-aquatic propulsion in robotics.
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- R Zufferey
- Aerial Robotics Lab, Imperial College of London, London, UK
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- Aerial Robotics Lab, Imperial College of London, London, UK
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- Aerial Robotics Lab, Imperial College of London, London, UK
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- Aerial Robotics Lab, Imperial College of London, London, UK
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- Aerial Robotics Lab, Imperial College of London, London, UK
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- Aerial Robotics Lab, Imperial College of London, London, UK
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- Aerial Robotics Lab, Imperial College of London, London, UK
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- Aerial Robotics Lab, Imperial College of London, London, UK
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- Aerial Robotics Lab, Imperial College of London, London, UK. .,Materials and Technology Centre of Robotics, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Awal D, Jaffer M, Charan G, Ball R, Kennedy G, Thomas S, Farook S, Mills C, Ayliffe P. Costochondral grafting for paediatric temporomandibular joint reconstruction: 10-year outcomes in 55 cases. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018; 47:1433-1438. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2018.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cori J, Jackson M, Barnes M, Kennedy G, Howard M. The differential effects of regular shift work and obstructive sleep apnea on sleepiness, mood, vigilance and neurocognitive function. Sleep Med 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Malone A, Kennedy G, Storey L, O'Marcaigh A, McDermott M, Broderick AM, Smith OP. Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in paediatric patients: the Irish perspective-a single centre experience. Ir J Med Sci 2016; 186:339-343. [PMID: 26926524 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-016-1425-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is a serious complication of both solid organ and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children. Its incidence has increased over the last decade as a result of more potent immunosuppressive regimens. Many treatments have been explored however optimal therapy remains controversial. AIMS We report on the diagnosis, treatment and outcome of ten patients who were diagnosed with PTLD in Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Dublin between 2004 and 2015 inclusive. METHODS Data were collected by retrospective review of patient medical records. RESULTS 9 out of ten of our patients are alive and disease free following treatment for PTLD with rituximab alone or in combination with chemotherapy. CONCLUSION The outcome of paediatric patients treated for PTLD at our institution is at least comparable to published international series and supports the use of rituximab ± low dose chemotherapy in the treatment of this malignancy.
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- A Malone
- Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.
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- University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland
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- Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland
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- Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.,Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland
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- Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland
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- University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.,Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Ray S, Belch JJ, Craigie AM, Khan F, Kennedy G, Hill A, Barton KL, Dawe RS, Ibbotson SH. Can antioxidant-rich blackcurrant juice drink consumption improve photoprotection against ultraviolet radiation? Br J Dermatol 2015; 174:1101-3. [PMID: 26581666 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.14299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- S Ray
- The Institute of Cardiovascular Research (TICR) and Centre for Public Health Nutrition Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, U.K.,Medical Research Council Human Nutrition Research, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Cambridge, U.K
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- The Institute of Cardiovascular Research (TICR) and Centre for Public Health Nutrition Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, U.K
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- The Institute of Cardiovascular Research (TICR) and Centre for Public Health Nutrition Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, U.K
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- The Institute of Cardiovascular Research (TICR) and Centre for Public Health Nutrition Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, U.K
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- The Institute of Cardiovascular Research (TICR) and Centre for Public Health Nutrition Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, U.K
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- The Institute of Cardiovascular Research (TICR) and Centre for Public Health Nutrition Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, U.K
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- The Institute of Cardiovascular Research (TICR) and Centre for Public Health Nutrition Research, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, U.K
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- Photobiology Unit, Dermatology Department, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, U.K
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- Photobiology Unit, Dermatology Department, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, U.K
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Lambert M, Belch JJF, Khan F, Vermeer C, Kennedy G, Hill A, Witham M. 49VITAMIN K STATUS AND MARKERS OF VASCULAR FUNCTION IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION. Age Ageing 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afv109.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Witham MD, Adams F, McSwiggan S, Kennedy G, Kabir G, Belch JJF, Khan F. Effect of intermittent vitamin D3 on vascular function and symptoms in chronic fatigue syndrome--a randomised controlled trial. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2015; 25:287-294. [PMID: 25455721 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2014.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2014] [Revised: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are common in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome; such patients also manifest impaired vascular health. We tested whether high-dose intermittent oral vitamin D therapy improved markers of vascular health and fatigue in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. METHODS AND RESULTS Parallel-group, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial. Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome according to the Fukuda (1994) and Canadian (2003) criteria were randomised to receive 100,000 units oral vitamin D3 or matching placebo every 2 months for 6 months. The primary outcome was arterial stiffness measured using carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity at 6 months. Secondary outcomes included flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery, blood pressure, cholesterol, insulin resistance, markers of inflammation and oxidative stress, and the Piper Fatigue scale. As many as 50 participants were randomised; mean age 49 (SD 13) years, mean baseline pulse wave velocity 7.8 m/s (SD 2.3), mean baseline office blood pressure 128/78 (18/12) mmHg and mean baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D level 46 (18) nmol/L. 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels increased by 22 nmol/L at 6 months in the treatment group relative to placebo. There was no effect of treatment on pulse wave velocity at 6 months (adjusted treatment effect 0.0 m/s; 95% CI -0.6 to 0.6; p = 0.93). No improvement was seen in other vascular and metabolic outcomes, or in the Piper Fatigue scale at 6 months (adjusted treatment effect 0.2 points; 95% CI -0.8 to 1.2; p = 0.73). CONCLUSION High-dose oral vitamin D3 did not improve markers of vascular health or fatigue in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. TRIAL REGISTRATION www.controlled-trials.com, ISRCTN59927814.
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- M D Witham
- Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK.
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- Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK
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- Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK
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- Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK
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- Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK
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- Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK
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- Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD1 9SY, Scotland, UK
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Kuchenbecker J, Jordan I, Reinbott A, Herrmann J, Jeremias T, Kennedy G, Muehlhoff E, Mtimuni B, Krawinkel MB. Exclusive breastfeeding and its effect on growth of Malawian infants: results from a cross-sectional study. Paediatr Int Child Health 2015; 35:14-23. [PMID: 25005815 PMCID: PMC4280265 DOI: 10.1179/2046905514y.0000000134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND For the optimal nutrition of children under 2 years of age, it is considered important that they be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months before being given complementary food. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES A cross-sectional nutritional baseline survey was undertaken in 2011 in the Kasungu and Mzimba Districts of Malawi to assess the nutritional status of children under 2 years of age and its determinants in order to prepare a nutrition education intervention programme. The intention of this study was to assess the nutritional status of infants aged 0-<6 months with regard to food intake. METHODS Interviews were conducted on randomly selected families with children under 2 years; anthropometric measurements were obtained from mothers and their children. Only infants between 0 and <6 months were selected for analysis (n = 196). An ANCOVA test was performed on age of the infant with mothers' height and weight as covariates. RESULTS Prevalence of stunting (infants' length-for-age Z-score (LAZ) <-2SD) was 39%, wasting (WLZ <-2SD) 2%, and underweight (WAZ <-2SD) 13%. Of the infants under 6 months, 43% were exclusively breastfed. Predominant breastfeeding and mixed breastfeeding were less common (21% and 36%, respectively). The ANCOVA confirmed the association between exclusive breastfeeding and LAZ and WAZ: exclusively breastfed infants had a higher mean (SE) LAZ (-1.13, 0.12) and WAZ (-0.41, 0.13) than infants not being exclusively breastfed (-1.59, 0.11, and -0.97, 0.11, respectively). There was no overall significant association between breastfeeding practice and WLZ. CONCLUSION Exclusive breastfeeding of infants under 6 months is associated with higher mean LAZ and WAZ. Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in low-income countries is important in preventing growth retardation.
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- J Kuchenbecker
- Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
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- Nutrition Division, Economic and Social Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
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- Bioversity International, Rome, Italy (formerly )
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- Nutrition Division, Economic and Social Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
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- Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bunda College Campus, Malawi
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- Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany
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Kennedy G, Osborn J, Flanagan S, Alsayed N, Bertolami S. Stability of crushed tedizolid phosphate tablets for nasogastric tube administration. Crit Care 2015. [PMCID: PMC4472820 DOI: 10.1186/cc14194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The k0 method is a highly successful standardization method developed for Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA), later also introduced in Prompt Gamma Activation Analysis (PGAA). After the careful calibration of the irradiation and counting facilities, the k0 method makes the use of elemental standards unnecessary. Masses of the components are determined relative to the flux monitor, or, in the case of PGAA, to other known components of the sample. The development of the method is summarized in this review together with the description of methods implemented at different laboratories. The activities carried out in the laboratories of the authors are described as examples for the successful implementation of the k0 approach to activation analysis.
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- Zs. Révay
- Technische Universität München, Forschungsneutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II), 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Ecole Polytechnique,Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3A7, Canada
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Bilmon I, Nivison-Smith I, Hertzberg M, Ritchie D, Greenwood M, Spencer A, Kennedy G, Bryant A, Moore J. Outcomes following second allogeneic haematopoietic transplants using fludarabine-melphalan conditioning. Bone Marrow Transplant 2014; 49:852-3. [PMID: 24583626 DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2014.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- I Bilmon
- 1] Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia [2] Department of Haematology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australasian Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Registry, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Haematology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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Bryant A, Nivison-Smith I, Pillai ES, Kennedy G, Kalff A, Ritchie D, George B, Hertzberg M, Patil S, Spencer A, Fay K, Cannell P, Berkahn L, Doocey R, Spearing R, Moore J. Fludarabine Melphalan reduced-intensity conditioning allotransplanation provides similar disease control in lymphoid and myeloid malignancies: analysis of 344 patients. Bone Marrow Transplant 2013; 49:17-23. [DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2013.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Revised: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 08/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Jackson K, Mollee P, Morris K, Kennedy G. Addition of etoposide to standard acute myeloid leukaemia induction chemotherapy does not improve survival. Intern Med J 2013; 43:953-4. [DOI: 10.1111/imj.12218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 05/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- K. Jackson
- Department of Haematology; Princess Alexandra Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Department of Haematology; Princess Alexandra Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Department of Haematology; Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Department of Haematology; Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital; Brisbane Queensland Australia
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Bergwerff A, van Ginkel L, Kennedy G, Schilt R, Stead S, Sterk S. The greatest risk of food is getting it! Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2013; 30:919-20. [DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2013.806646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Agarwal S, O'Donoghue S, Gowardman J, Kennedy G, Bandeshe H, Boots R. Intensive care unit experience of haemopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Intern Med J 2013; 42:748-54. [PMID: 21627739 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02533.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous research at our institution (1988-1998) established an intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital mortality between 70% and 80% in haemopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients requiring ICU admission. AIMS This study explored mortality in a more contemporary cohort while comparing outcomes to published literature and our previous experience. METHODS Retrospective chart review of HSCT patients admitted to ICU between December 1998 and June 2008. RESULTS Of 146 admissions, 53% were male, with a mean age of 44 years, an Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation II score of 28 and Sepsis Organ Failure Assessment score of 11. Fifty-six per cent had graft versus host disease (GVHD), with respiratory failure (67%) being the most common admission diagnosis. All but one received mechanical ventilation. The ICU and hospital mortality were 42% (72% 1988-1998 cohort) and 64% (82% 1998-1998 cohort) respectively. The 6- and 12-month survivals were 29% and 24% respectively for the 1998-2008 cohort. Dying in ICU was independently predicted by fungal infection (P= 0.02) and early onset of organ failure (P < 0.001), while GVHD (P= 0.04) predicted survival. Mortality at 12 months was independently predicted by the acute physiology score (P= 0.002), increasing number of organ failures (P= 0.001), and cytomegalovirus positive serology (P= 0.005), while blood stream infection (P= 0.003), an antibiotic change on admission to the ICU (P= 0.007) and a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (P= 0.02) predicted survival. CONCLUSION Our study found that acute admission of HSCT patients to the ICU is associated with improved survival compared to our previous experience, with organ failure progression a strong predictor of ICU outcome, and specific disease characteristics contributing to long-term survival.
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- S Agarwal
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Haematology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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Kennedy G. La influencia de Yamada Yoshimitsu en el aikido en Occidente. Rev artes marciales asiát 2012. [DOI: 10.18002/rama.v1i1.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Kumar P, Kennedy G, Khan F, Pullar T, Belch JJF. Rosuvastatin might have an effect on C-reactive protein but not on rheumatoid disease activity: Tayside randomized controlled study. Scott Med J 2012; 57:80-3. [DOI: 10.1258/smj.2012.012004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to study the effects of rosuvastatin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) looking at the C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and joint disease activity. Fifty RA patients were randomized in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial to receive either 10 mg of rosuvastatin or placebo as an adjunct to existing disease-modifying antirheumatic therapy. Patients were followed up for a six-month period. Measurements were done at baseline and six months. CRP and IL-6 were measured in the blood. RA disease activity was measured using disease activity score based on 28 joint counts (DAS 28). When analysing from baseline to six months there was no difference between the rosuvastatin and placebo groups in rheumatoid disease activity (–0.01; standard deviation [SD], 1.08; and +0.18; SD, 0.95; respectively; P value 0.509). There was a trend towards improvement in CRP in the rosuvastatin group (–3.23; SD, 18.18) compared with the placebo group (+17.43; SD, 38.03); P value, 0.161. IL-6 showed a trend towards worsening in the rosuvastatin group (+0.15; SD, 1.09) compared with placebo (–0.73; SD, 1.4); P value, 0.054. These data show that rosuvastatin with might decrease the CRP independent to IL-6 in patients with RA but does not improve the overall rheumatoid disease activity.
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- Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases Research Unit, Division of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases Research Unit, Division of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases Research Unit, Division of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Ninewells University Hospital, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases Research Unit, Division of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Kennedy G, Meissner S, Lyons P. 066 The paradoxical response: the development of intracranial tuberculomas during treatment for tuberculous meningitis. J Neurol Psychiatry 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2011-301993.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Stippler M, Smith C, McLean AR, Carlson A, Morley S, Murray-Krezan C, Kraynik J, Kennedy G. Utility of routine follow-up head CT scanning after mild traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of the literature. Emerg Med J 2012; 29:528-32. [PMID: 22307924 DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of routine follow-up CT scans of the head after complicated mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS 74 English language studies published from 1999 to February 2011 were reviewed. The papers were found by searching the PubMed database using a combination of keywords according to Cochrane guidelines. Excluding studies with missing or inappropriate data, 1630 patients in 19 studies met the inclusion criteria: complicated mild TBI, defined as a GCS score 13-15 with abnormal initial CT findings and the presence of follow-up CT scans. For these studies, the progression and type of intracranial haemorrhage, time from trauma to first scan, time between first and second scans, whether second scans were obtained routinely or for neurological decline and the number of patients who had a neurosurgical intervention were recorded. RESULTS Routine follow-up CT scans showed hemorrhagic progression in 324 patients (19.9%). Routine follow-up head CT scans did not predict the need for neurosurgical intervention (p=0.10) but a CT scan of the head performed for decline in status did (p=0.00046). For the 56 patients (3.4%) who declined neurologically, findings on the second CT scan were worse in 38 subjects (67%) and unchanged in the rest. Overall, 39 patients (2.4%) underwent neurosurgical intervention. CONCLUSION Routine follow-up CT scans rarely alter treatment for patients with complicated mild TBI. Follow-up CT scans based on neurological decline alter treatment five times more often than routine follow-up CT scans.
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- Martina Stippler
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-0001, USA.
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Murray JC, Rainusso N, Roberts RA, Gomez AM, Egler R, Russell H, Okcu MF, Gururangan S, Fangusaro J, Young-Poussaint T, Lesh S, Onar A, Gilbertson R, Packer R, McLendon R, Friedman HS, Boyett J, Kun LE, Venkatramani R, Haley K, Gilles F, Sposto R, Ji L, Olshefski R, Garvin J, Tekautz T, Kennedy G, Rassekh R, Moore T, Gardner S, Allen J, Shore R, Moertel C, Atlas M, Lasky J, Finlay J, Valera ET, Brassesco MS, Scrideli CA, Oliveira RS, Machado HR, Tone LG, Finlay JL, Kreimer S, Dagri J, Grimm J, Bluml S, Britt B, Dhall G, Gilles F, Finlay JL, Brown RJ, Dhall G, Shah A, Kapoor N, Abdel-Azim H, Rao AAN, Wallace D, Boyett J, Gajjar A, Packer RJ, Pearlman ML, Sadighi Z, Bingham R, Vats T, Khatua S, Ko RH, O'Neil S, Lavey RS, Finlay JL, Dhall G, Davidson TB, Gilles F, Tovar J, Grimm J, Wong K, Olch A, Dhall G, Finlay JL, Murray JC, Honeycutt JH, Donahue DJ, Head HW, Alles AJ, Ray A, Pearlman M, Vats T, Khatua S, Baskin J, Qaddoumi I, Ahchu MS, Alabi SF, Arambu IC, Castellanos M, Gamboa Y, Martinez R, Montero M, Ocampo E, Howard SC, Finlay JL, Broniscer A, Baker SD, Baker JN, Panandiker AP, Onar-Thomas A, Chin TK, Merchant TE, Davidoff A, Kaste SC, Gajjar A, Stewart CF, Espinoza J, Haley K, Patel N, Dhall G, Gardner S, Jeffrey A, Torkildson J, Cornelius A, Rassekh R, Bedros A, Etzl M, Garvin J, Pradhan K, Corbett R, Sullivan M, McGowage G, Puccetti D, Stein D, Jasty R, Ji L, Sposto R, Finlay JL, Antony R, Gardner S, Patel M, Wong KE, Britt B, Dhall G, Grimm J, Krieger M, McComb G, Gilles F, Sposto R, Finlay JL, Davidson TB, Sanchez-Lara PA, Randolph LM, Krieger MD, Wu S, Panigrahy A, Shimada H, Erdreich-Epstein A, Puccetti DM, Patel N, Kennedy T, Salamat S, Bradfield Y, Park HJ, Yoon JH, Ahn HS, Shin HY, Kim SK, Im HJ, Ra YS, Won SC, Baek HJ, Sung KW, Hah JO, Lim YT, Lee GS, Lee YH, Kim HS, Park JK, Kim MK, Park JE, Chung NG, Choi HS, Campen CJ, Fisher PG, Ruge MI, Simon T, Suchorska B, Lehrke R, Hamisch C, Koerber F, Treuer H, Berthold F, Sturm V, Voges J, Davidson TB, Finlay JL, Dhall G, Kirsch M, Lindner C, Schackert G, Brown RJ, Krieger M, Dhall G, Finlay JL. PEDIATRICS CLINICAL RESEARCH. Neuro Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nor156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Malone E, Elliott C, Kennedy G, Savage D, Regan L. Surveillance study of a number of synthetic and natural growth promoters in bovine muscle samples using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2011; 28:597-607. [PMID: 21598141 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2011.560896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A simple, new method permitting the simultaneous determination and confirmation of trace residues of 24 different growth promoters and metabolites using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was developed and validated. The compounds were extracted from bovine tissue using acetonitrile; sodium sulphate was also added at this stage to aid with purification. The resulting mixture was then evaporated to approximately 1 ml and subsequently centrifuged at high speed and an aliquot injected onto the LC-MS/MS system. The calculated CCα values ranged between 0.11 and 0.46 µg kg(-1); calculated CCβ were in the range 0.19-0.79 µg kg(-1). Accuracy, measurement of uncertainty, repeatability and linearity were also determined for each analyte. The analytical method was applied to a number of bovine tissue samples imported into Ireland from third countries. Levels of progesterone were found in a number of samples at concentrations ranging between 0.28 and 30.30 µg kg(-1). Levels of alpha- and beta-testosterone were also found in a number of samples at concentrations ranging between 0.22 and 8.63 µg kg(-1) and between 0.16 and 2.08 µg kg(-1) respectively.
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- E Malone
- The State Laboratory, Backweston, Celbridge Co., Kildare, Ireland.
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Dolejs S, Kennedy G, Heise C. Incidence Of Bowel Obstruction Following Restorative Proctocolectomy: Increased After A Laparoscopic Approach? J Surg Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2010.11.807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Carlson AP, Ramirez P, Kennedy G, McLean AR, Murray-Krezan C, Stippler M. Low rate of delayed deterioration requiring surgical treatment in patients transferred to a tertiary care center for mild traumatic brain injury. Neurosurg Focus 2010; 29:E3. [PMID: 21039137 DOI: 10.3171/2010.8.focus10182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT Patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) only rarely need neurosurgical intervention; however, there is a subset of patients whose condition will deteriorate. Given the high resource utilization required for interhospital transfer and the relative infrequency of the need for intervention, this study was undertaken to determine how often patients who were transferred required intervention and if there were factors that could predict that need. METHODS The authors performed a retrospective review of cases involving patients who were transferred to the University of New Mexico Level 1 trauma center for evaluation of mTBI between January 2005 and December 2009. Information including demographic data, lesion type, need for neurosurgical intervention, and short-term outcome was recorded. RESULTS During the 4-year study period, 292 patients (age range newborn to 92 years) were transferred for evaluation of mTBI. Of these 292 patients, 182 (62.3%) had an acute traumatic finding of some kind; 110 (60.4%) of these had a follow-up CT to evaluate progression, whereas 60 (33.0%) did not require a follow-up CT. In 15 cases (5.1% overall), the patients were taken immediately to the operating room (either before or after the first CT). Only 4 patients (1.5% overall) had either clinical or radiographic deterioration requiring delayed surgical intervention after the second CT scan. Epidural hematoma (EDH) and subdural hematoma (SDH) were both found to be significantly associated with the need for surgery (OR 29.5 for EDH, 95% CI 6.6-131.8; OR 9.7 for SDH, 95% CI 2.4-39.1). There were no in-hospital deaths in the series, and 97% of patients were discharged with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15. CONCLUSIONS Most patients who are transferred with mTBI who need neurosurgical intervention have a surgical lesion initially. Only a very small percentage will have a delayed deterioration requiring surgery, with EDH and SDH being more concerning lesions. In most cases of mTBI, triage can be performed by a neurosurgeon and the patient can be observed without interhospital transfer.
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- Andrew P Carlson
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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Clarke JL, Ennis MM, Lamborn KR, Prados MD, Puduvalli VK, Penas-Prado M, Gilbert MR, Groves MD, Hess KR, Levin VA, de Groot J, Colman H, Conrad CA, Loghin ME, Hunter K, Yung WK, Chen C, Damek D, Liu A, Gaspar LE, Waziri A, Lillehei K, Kavanagh B, Finlay JL, Haley K, Dhall G, Gardner S, Allen J, Cornelius A, Olshefski R, Garvin J, Pradhan K, Etzl M, Goldman S, Atlas M, Thompson S, Hirt A, Hukin J, Comito M, Bertolone S, Torkildson J, Joyce M, Moertel C, Letterio J, Kennedy G, Walter A, Ji L, Sposto R, Dorris K, Wagner L, Hummel T, Drissi R, Miles L, Leach J, Chow L, Turner R, Gragert MN, Pruitt D, Sutton M, Breneman J, Crone K, Fouladi M, Friday BB, Buckner J, Anderson SK, Giannini C, Kugler J, Mazurczac M, Flynn P, Gross H, Pajon E, Jaeckle K, Galanis E, Badruddoja MA, Pazzi MA, Stea B, Lefferts P, Contreras N, Bishop M, Seeger J, Carmody R, Rance N, Marsella M, Schroeder K, Sanan A, Swinnen LJ, Rankin C, Rushing EJ, Hutchins LF, Damek DM, Barger GR, Norden AD, Lesser G, Hammond SN, Drappatz J, Fadul CE, Batchelor TT, Quant EC, Beroukhim R, Ciampa A, Doherty L, LaFrankie D, Ruland S, Bochacki C, Phan P, Faroh E, McNamara B, David K, Rosenfeld MR, Wen PY, Hammond SN, Norden AD, Drappatz J, Phuphanich S, Reardon D, Wong ET, Plotkin SR, Lesser G, Mintz A, Raizer JJ, Batchelor TT, Quant EC, Beroukhim R, Kaley TJ, Ciampa A, Doherty L, LaFrankie D, Ruland S, Smith KH, Wen PY, Chamberlain MC, Graham C, Mrugala M, Johnston S, Kreisl TN, Smith P, Iwamoto F, Sul J, Butman JA, Fine HA, Westphal M, Heese O, Warmuth-Metz M, Pietsch T, Schlegel U, Tonn JC, Schramm J, Schackert G, Melms A, Mehdorn HM, Seifert V, Geletneky K, Reuter D, Bach F, Khasraw M, Abrey LE, Lassman AB, Hormigo A, Nolan C, Gavrilovic IT, Mellinghoff IK, Reiner AS, DeAngelis L, Omuro AM, Burzynski SR, Weaver RA, Janicki TJ, Burzynski GS, Szymkowski B, Acelar SS, Mechtler LL, O'Connor PC, Kroon HA, Vora T, Kurkure P, Arora B, Gupta T, Dhamankar V, Banavali S, Moiyadi A, Epari S, Merchant N, Jalali R, Moller S, Grunnet K, Hansen S, Schultz H, Holmberg M, Sorensen MM, Poulsen HS, Lassen U, Reardon DA, Vredenburgh JJ, Desjardins A, Janney DE, Peters K, Sampson J, Gururangan S, Friedman HS, Jeyapalan S, Constantinou M, Evans D, Elinzano H, O'Connor B, Puthawala MY, Goldman M, Oyelese A, Cielo D, Dipetrillo T, Safran H, Anan M, Seyed Sadr M, Alshami J, Sabau C, Seyed Sadr E, Siu V, Guiot MC, Samani A, Del Maestro R, Bogdahn U, Stockhammer G, Mahapatra AK, Venkataramana NK, Oliushine VE, Parfenov VE, Poverennova IE, Hau P, Jachimczak P, Heinrichs H, Schlingensiepen KH, Shibui S, Kayama T, Wakabayashi T, Nishikawa R, de Groot M, Aronica E, Vecht CJ, Toering ST, Heimans JJ, Reijneveld JC, Batchelor T, Mulholland P, Neyns B, Nabors LB, Campone M, Wick A, Mason W, Mikkelsen T, Phuphanich S, Ashby LS, DeGroot JF, Gattamaneni HR, Cher LM, Rosenthal MA, Payer F, Xu J, Liu Q, van den Bent M, Nabors B, Fink K, Mikkelsen T, Chan M, Trusheim J, Raval S, Hicking C, Henslee-Downey J, Picard M, Reardon D, Kaley TJ, Wen PY, Schiff D, Karimi S, DeAngelis LM, Nolan CP, Omuro A, Gavrilovic I, Norden A, Drappatz J, Purow BW, Lieberman FS, Hariharan S, Abrey LE, Lassman AB, Perez-Larraya JG, Honnorat J, Chinot O, Catry-Thomas I, Taillandier L, Guillamo JS, Campello C, Monjour A, Tanguy ML, Delattre JY, Franz DN, Krueger DA, Care MM, Holland-Bouley K, Agricola K, Tudor C, Mangeshkar P, Byars AW, Sahmoud T, Alonso-Basanta M, Lustig RA, Dorsey JF, Lai RK, Recht LD, Reardon DA, Paleologos N, Groves M, Rosenfeld MR, Meech S, Davis T, Pavlov D, Marshall MA, Sampson J, Slot M, Peerdeman SM, Beauchesne PD, Faure G, Noel G, Schmitt T, Kerr C, Jadaud E, Martin L, Taillandier L, Carnin C, Desjardins A, Reardon DA, Peters KB, Herndon JE, Kirkpatrick JP, Friedman HS, Vredenburgh JJ, Nayak L, Panageas KS, Deangelis LM, Abrey LE, Lassman AB. Ongoing Clinical Trials. Neuro Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noq116.s9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Roberts AW, He S, Ritchie D, Hertzberg MS, Kerridge I, Durrant ST, Kennedy G, Lewis ID, Marlton P, McLachlan AJ. A phase I study of anti-CD123 monoclonal antibody (mAb) CSL360 targeting leukemia stem cells (LSC) in AML. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.e13012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Braude D, Webb H, Stafford J, Stulce P, Montanez L, Kennedy G, Grimsley D. The bougie-aided cricothyrotomy. Air Med J 2010; 28:191-4. [PMID: 19573767 DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2009.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2008] [Revised: 02/03/2009] [Accepted: 02/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Darren Braude
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA.
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Tripathy S, Kennedy G, Barrett B. Early adulthood losses in the effective number of tracked trajectories in human vision. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/8.6.510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Loffler G, Kennedy G, Orbach HS, Gordon GE. Properties of static and dynamic angle discrimination are different. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/3.9.795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study describes compound failure of the endocrine and exocrine pancreas in Greyhounds, a condition that has not been reported in the veterinary literature. OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical and pathologic findings in 12 Greyhounds with juvenile pancreatic atrophy. ANIMALS Ten Greyhounds presented for necropsy examination and 2 sibling Greyhounds presented for clinical evaluation before necropsy, all with a history of small-bowel diarrhea. PROCEDURES Retrospective study of laboratory and pathologic findings in 12 Greyhounds, including serum trypsin-like immunoreactivity assays, oral glucose tolerance testing, and serum anti-insulin antibody concentrations. RESULTS Gross pancreatic atrophy was found in all 12 dogs. Histopathologic lesions were found in both the endocrine and exocrine pancreas and included acinar cell apoptosis, zymogen granule loss, cytoplasmic clearing or vacuolar change, lobular atrophy, islet loss, and lymphocytic or lymphoplasmacytic pancreatitis. Antemortem test results on the 2 Greyhound puppies indicated concurrent exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE Compound failure of the exocrine and endocrine pancreas is rarely reported in dogs and neither disease is well recognized in the Greyhound. This condition is of potential economic importance to the Greyhound racing industry.
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- K Brenner
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
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Robinson M, Gray SR, Watson MS, Kennedy G, Hill A, Belch JJF, Nimmo MA. Plasma IL-6, its soluble receptors and F2-isoprostanes at rest and during exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2009; 20:282-90. [PMID: 19422646 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00895.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The aim of the current study was to investigate the levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), its soluble receptors (sIL-6R and sgp130) and F(2)-isoprostanes, at rest and during exercise, in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Six male CFS patients and six healthy controls performed an incremental exercise test to exhaustion and a submaximal exercise bout to exhaustion. Blood samples taken in the submaximal test at rest, immediately post-exercise and 24 h post-exercise were analyzed for IL-6, sIL-6R, sgp130 and F(2)-isoprostanes. A further 33 CFS and 33 healthy control participants gave a resting blood sample for IL-6 and sIL-6R measurement. During the incremental exercise test only power output at the lactate threshold was lower (P<0.05) in the CFS group. F(2)-isoprostanes were higher (P<0.05) in CFS patients at rest and this difference persisted immediately and 24 h post-exercise. The exercise study found no differences in IL-6, sIL-6R or sgp130 at any time point between groups. In the larger resting group, there were no differences in IL-6 and sIL-6R between CFS and control groups. This investigation has demonstrated that patients with CFS do not have altered plasma levels of IL-6, sIL-6R or sgp130 either at rest or following exercise. F(2)-isoprostanes, however, were consistently higher in CFS patients.
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- M Robinson
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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Patel R, Kennedy G, Harms B, Heise C. QS291. The Spectrum and Sequelae of Vascular Complications Following Restorative Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis. J Surg Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.11.596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Newton DJ, Khan F, Kennedy G, Belch JJF. Improvement in systemic endothelial condition following amputation in patients with critical limb ischemia. INT ANGIOL 2008; 27:408-412. [PMID: 18974704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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AIM Most patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) have co-existing coronary heart disease, which is the main cause of their increased mortality. Peripheral ischemic tissue produces circulating toxic molecules, which may worsen endothelial function systemically and contribute to the general atherosclerotic process within the body. We looked at whether markers of endothelial function improve after amputation of the ischemic limb, when this potential source of toxins has been removed. METHODS We measured blood levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), homocysteine, endothelin-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, E-selectin, thrombomodulin and von Willebrand factor (vWF) in 40 patients with CLI. We also assessed peripheral microvascular function in forearm skin by measuring responses to iontophoresis of acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside. The measurements were repeated 6 months after amputation. RESULTS We found abnormally high levels of endothelial products in the patients, and 6 months later VEGF and vWF had both reduced significantly from previous values (by 70% and 40%, respectively; P<0.01 in both cases). CONCLUSION Improvements in these two markers after amputation are consistent with the hypothesis that peripheral ischemic tissue has a systemic effect on the vascular endothelium and may contribute to the progression of coronary heart disease in patients with CLI.
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- D J Newton
- Vascular Diseases Research Unit, The Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
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Franklin VL, Khan F, Kennedy G, Belch JJF, Greene SA. Intensive insulin therapy improves endothelial function and microvascular reactivity in young people with type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia 2008; 51:353-60. [PMID: 18040663 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-007-0870-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 07/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Macrovascular disease is an important cause of the increased morbidity and mortality rates associated with type 1 diabetes, and this vascular impairment begins in childhood. The aim of this study was to determine whether introducing intensive diabetes management [intensive insulin therapy (IIT) and 'Sweet Talk' text-messaging support] produces measurable improvements in endothelial function. METHODS One hundred and twenty-six patients fulfilled the eligibility criteria (type 1 diabetes for >1 year; on conventional insulin therapy (CIT); aged between 8 and 18 years), of whom 92 enrolled. Patients were randomised to group 1, CIT only (n=28); group 2, CIT and Sweet Talk (n=33); or group 3, IIT and Sweet Talk (n=31). Vascular assessments (including measures of endothelial damage, activation, dysfunction and oxidative stress) and HbA1c were performed at baseline and repeated after 12 months of the study. RESULTS Glycaemic control deteriorated in patients on CIT, but improved significantly in patients allocated to IIT (p=0.007). IIT was associated with significantly greater improvements in E-selectin (p<0.0001) than CIT (group 1, p=0.026 and group 2, p=0.053). Vascular responses to acetylcholine improved in patients on IIT (p=0.017), but not in patients receiving CIT. These changes were all independent of HbA1c level. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION IIT appears to be associated with improvements in vascular markers, independently of changes in HbA1c, suggesting that IIT may confer vascular protection in addition to improving glycaemic control.
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- V L Franklin
- Maternal and Child Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
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