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Lane J, Langdahl B, Stone M, Kurth A, Oates M, Timoshanko J, Wang Z, Libanati C, Cosman F. Romosozumab in patients who experienced an on-study fracture: post hoc analyses of the FRAME and ARCH phase 3 trials. Osteoporos Int 2024:10.1007/s00198-024-07049-w. [PMID: 38573517 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-024-07049-w] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Post hoc analysis of FRAME and ARCH revealed that on-study nonvertebral and vertebral fractures by Month 12 were less common in women initially treated with romosozumab versus placebo or alendronate. Recurrent fracture risk was also lower in romosozumab‑treated patients, and there were no fracture‑related complications. Results support continuing romosozumab treatment post‑fracture. PURPOSE Post hoc analysis evaluating efficacy and safety of romosozumab, administered in the immediate post‑fracture period, in the FRAME and ARCH phase 3 trials. METHODS In FRAME (NCT01575834) and ARCH (NCT01631214), postmenopausal women with osteoporosis were randomized 1:1 to romosozumab 210 mg monthly or comparator (FRAME, placebo; ARCH, alendronate 70 mg weekly) for 12 months, followed by antiresorptive therapy (FRAME, denosumab; ARCH, alendronate). In patients who experienced on-study nonvertebral or new/worsening vertebral fracture by Month 12, we report the following: fracture and treatment‑emergent adverse event (TEAE) incidence through 36 months, bone mineral density changes (BMD), and romosozumab timing. Due to the sample sizes employed, meaningful statistical comparisons between treatments were not possible. RESULTS Incidence of on-study nonvertebral and vertebral fractures by Month 12 was numerically lower in romosozumab- versus comparator-treated patients (FRAME, 1.6% and 0.5% versus 2.1% and 1.6%; ARCH, 3.4% and 3.3% versus 4.6% and 4.9%, respectively). In those who experienced on-study nonvertebral fracture by Month 12, recurrent nonvertebral and subsequent vertebral fracture incidences were numerically lower in patients initially treated with romosozumab versus comparator (FRAME, 3.6% [2/56] and 1.8% [1/56] versus 9.2% [7/76] and 3.9% [3/76]; ARCH, 10.0% [7/70] and 5.7% [4/70] versus 12.6% [12/95] and 8.4% [8/95], respectively). Among those with on-study vertebral fracture by Month 12, recurrent vertebral and subsequent nonvertebral fracture incidences were numerically lower with romosozumab versus comparator (FRAME, 0.0% [0/17] and 0.0% [0/17] versus 11.9% [7/59] and 8.5% [5/59]; ARCH, 9.0% [6/67] and 7.5% [5/67] versus 15.0% [15/100] and 16.0% [16/100], respectively). In patients with fracture by Month 12, no fracture‑related complications were reported in romosozumab-treated patients. BMD gains were numerically greater with romosozumab than comparators. CONCLUSION Data suggest support for the efficacy and safety of continuing romosozumab treatment following fracture. TRIAL REGISTRATIONS NCT01575834; NCT01631214.
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- J Lane
- HSS Ambulatory Care Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, Wales
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- Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Center for Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Marienhaus Klinikum Mainz, Major Teaching Hospital, University Medicine Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
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- Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
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- Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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Rudolph DL, Melchin J, Stone M, Sarwar G, Hodgins E. Efficacy of urban road salt reduction strategies on public supply well quality. Sci Total Environ 2023; 900:166466. [PMID: 37611712 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166466] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Long-term road salt application has increased chloride (Cl-) concentrations in public drinking water wells in many cold climate communities. A range of Best Management Practices (BMPs) have been adopted to mitigate the impact of road deicing compounds on groundwater quality. Chronic increases in chloride levels have been observed in several municipal well fields within the southern Ontario Regional Municipality of Waterloo (RMOW). In response, the RMOW and City of Kitchener implemented a plan to reduce salt application on roads by 25% within the local capture zones of one of the impacted well fields, the Greenbrook Well Field. Here the influence of salt reduction BMPs on subsurface water quality are examined by documenting changes in pore water Cl- concentrations and stored salt mass in vadose zone core samples collected at sites near the well field both before and after the implementation of the BMPs. The data indicate that ~6 years after salt reduction measures were initiated, average pore water Cl- concentration and average cumulative stored chloride mass in the vadose zone had decreased by approximately 60% and 40%, respectively. Groundwater samples collected from shallow monitoring wells installed at each field site showed similar post-BMP reductions in shallow groundwater Cl- concentration (~35%). Long-term (1973-2022) trends in raw water Cl- concentration data from the deeper public drinking water supply wells clearly demonstrate a slow, time-lagged response of the municipal supply wells to the salt reduction BMPs. The combined results suggest that controlled reductions in road salt applications within vulnerable, capture zone regions of public supply wells can reduce the impact of road salt deicing practices on municipal groundwater supplies over time.
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- D L Rudolph
- Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo N2L 3G1, ON, Canada.
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- Matrix Solutions Inc., Unit 7B, 650 Woodlawn Rd. W, Guelph, ON N1K 1B8, Canada
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo N2L 3G1, ON, Canada
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- ENRED Consulting, 685 Megson Terrace, Milton L9T 8K4, ON, Canada
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- Regional Municipality of Waterloo, 150 Frederick St, Kitchener N2G 4J3, ON, Canada
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Edwards J, Stone M, Bartlett H, Wallace M, Ventura A. Grief in School-Aged Youth. NASN Sch Nurse 2023; 38:171-175. [PMID: 36942564 DOI: 10.1177/1942602x231161332] [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] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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Grief is an expected response to an internalized sense of loss, regardless of age. This response occurs after experiencing the death of a loved one or a drastic life change that creates a sense of loss. Children and adolescents move through the grief process according to their age and stage of development. Proper support is essential to promote healthy coping and acceptance in youth experiencing grief. The interprofessional school team can support students experiencing grief to enhance student learning outcomes and overall health and well-being.
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- Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
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Maltauro R, Stone M, Collins AL, Krishnappan BG, Silins U. The effect of shear-dependent flocculation on the multimodality of effective particle size distributions in a gravel-bed river during high flows. J Soils Sediments 2023; 23:3589-3601. [PMID: 37791374 PMCID: PMC10542730 DOI: 10.1007/s11368-023-03455-5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Purpose Multimodal effective particle size distributions (EPSDs) develop as flocculation and particle breakage occur dynamically in a fluid shear and such distributions have been previously reported in coastal and estuarine waters to understand flocculation processes. Here, we use time varying multimodal EPSDs and hydraulic parameters (discharge and bed shear stress) to assess freshwater flocculation in a gravel-bed river in southern Alberta, Canada. Methods Instantaneous discharge, volume concentration (VC), and EPSD of suspended solids were measured during three high discharge events at four study sites in a 10 km reach of the Crowsnest River. The EPSD and VC of suspended solids (< 500 µm) were measured in the centroid of flow with a LISST-200x. Bed shear stress for measured discharge was obtained using a flow model, MOBED. Results Multimodal EPSDs consisted of primary particles, flocculi, microflocs, and macroflocs. Shear dependent flocculation was consistently observed for all sites and events, due to low and high shear stress flocculation, particle breakage, and mobilization of tributary sub-catchment derived particles. Higher shear stress limited flocculation to smaller floc sizes, while lower bed shear stress conditions created higher volumes of macroflocs. Conclusion Flocculation and particle breakage processes based on relationships between particle size and hydraulic properties presented herein have implications for advancing fine sediment transport models by a variable cohesion factor as a function of floc size class.
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- R. Maltauro
- Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Canada
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- Department of Geography & Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON Canada
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- Net Zero and Resilient Farming, Rothamsted Research, Okehampton, Devon UK
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada
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Roberts HH, Stone M, Isac AJ. Syringe Services Programs to Reduce Intravenous Disease Transmission in Substance Use Disorders. Nurs Clin North Am 2023; 58:243-256. [PMID: 37105658 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2023.01.004] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Syringe services programs (SSPs) are evidence-based programs. SSPs are integral in preventing bloodborne diseases while increasing access to care and reducing drug overdose deaths. SSPs are often the only source of health care for people who use drugs. Several states in the United States support and offer community-based SPPs; however, US prisons do not offer such programs to those incarcerated. Nurses are bridging the gap in support of SSPs and are being backed by organizations such as the American Nurses Association and the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.
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- Faculty, School of Nursing, Fayetteville State University
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- Division of Public Health, Injury, and Violence Prevention Branch, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
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Brennan C, Stone M, Pinder R, Gowda A. 306 In the COVID Aftermath, Using an Innovative Collaborative Approach to Improve Wait Times for Skin Cancer Patients. Br J Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac039.202] [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]
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COVID-19 led to drastic reductions in non-urgent medical visits and cancer care. Surgical patient backlogs mean new strategies are required to decrease wait times and administrative costs whilst improving patient outcomes. We review the impact of combined speciality Plastic Surgery and Dermatology 2 week-wait (2ww) clinics on wait times and hospital attendances and associated cost implications when compared to the single speciality clinics.
Retrospective analysis comparing Plastic surgery (PS) and Dermatology (DM) 2ww clinics against combined Dermatology and Plastic surgery (DP) clinics across the same 3-month period in 2018 and 2019 at a single UK tertiary centre.
283 patients reviewed across the same 3-month period in 2018 and 2019 (PS n = 53, DM n = 158, PD n = 72). PD reviewed most patients per clinic (Averages: PD n = 18.0, PS n = 8.8, DM n = 12.1). Hospital attendance decreased from 1.84 to 1.51 visits. 42.9% of excisional biopsies were performed on the same day as initial assessment compared to 18.0% in PS/DM clinics. Referral to surgery time decreased from 67.7days to 50.4 days, and tertiary assessment to surgery from 49.5days to 36.9days. PD attracted tariffs of up to £29.78 more per patient.
Combined clinics see more patients and attract higher tariffs per patient, whilst reducing outpatient attendances and wait times to surgery. This has significant cost-saving implications whilst optimising cancer care.
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- C. Brennan
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull, United Kingdom
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- Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull, United Kingdom
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- Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull, United Kingdom
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- Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull, United Kingdom
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Hampson G, Stone M, Lindsay JR, Crowley RK, Ralston SH. Diagnosis and Management of Osteoporosis During COVID-19: Systematic Review and Practical Guidance. Calcif Tissue Int 2021; 109:351-362. [PMID: 34003337 PMCID: PMC8129963 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-021-00858-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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It is acknowledged that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused profound disruption to the delivery of healthcare services globally. This has affected the management of many long-term conditions including osteoporosis as resources are diverted to cover urgent care. Osteoporosis is a public health concern worldwide and treatment is required for the prevention of further bone loss, deterioration of skeletal micro-architecture, and fragility fractures. This review provides information on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis. We also provide clinical recommendations on the adaptation of care pathways based on experience from five referral centres to ensure that patients with osteoporosis are still treated and to reduce the risk of fractures both for the individual patient and on a societal basis. We address the use of the FRAX tool for risk stratification and initiation of osteoporosis treatment and discuss the potential adaptations to treatment pathways in view of limitations on the availability of DXA. We focus on the issues surrounding initiation and maintenance of treatment for patients on parenteral therapies such as zoledronate, denosumab, teriparatide, and romosozumab during the pandemic. The design of these innovative care pathways for the management of patients with osteoporosis may also provide a platform for future improvement to osteoporosis services when routine clinical care resumes.
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- G Hampson
- Department of Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine, St Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, 5th Floor, North Wing, London, SE1 7EH, UK.
- Department of Rheumatology, Metabolic Bone Clinic, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
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- Metabolic Bone Service, University Hospital Llandough, Llandough, Penarth, CF64 2XX, UK
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- Osteoporosis and Bone Metabolism Service, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
- Rheumatic Diseases Unit, NHS Lothian Western General Hospital Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
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Huntington B, Bernardo TM, Bondad-Reantaso M, Bruce M, Devleesschauwer B, Gilbert W, Grace D, Havelaar A, Herrero M, Marsh TL, Mesenhowski S, Pendell D, Pigott D, Shaw AP, Stacey D, Stone M, Torgerson P, Watkins K, Wieland B, Rushton J. Global Burden of Animal Diseases: a novel approach to understanding and managing disease in livestock and aquaculture. REV SCI TECH OIE 2021; 40:567-584. [PMID: 34542092 DOI: 10.20506/rst.40.2.3246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Investments in animal health and Veterinary Services can have a measurable impact on the health of people and the environment. These investments require a baseline metric that describes the burden of animal health and welfare in order to justify and prioritise resource allocation and from which to measure the impact of interventions. This paper is part of a process of scientific enquiry in which problems are identified and solutions sought in an inclusive way. It poses the broad question: what should a system to measure the animal disease burden on society look like and what value would it add? Moreover, it aims to do this in such a way as to be accessible by a wide audience, who are encouraged to engage in this debate. Given that farmed animals, including those raised by poor smallholders, are an economic entity, this system should be based on economic principles. These poor farmers are negatively impacted by disparities in animal health technology, which can be addressed through a mixture of supply-led and demand-driven interventions, reinforcing the relevance of targeted financial support from government and non-governmental organisations. The Global Burden of Animal Diseases (GBADs) Programme will glean existing data to measure animal health losses within carefully characterised production systems. Consistent and transparent attribution of animal health losses will enable meaningful comparisons of the animal disease burden to be made between diseases, production systems and countries, and will show how it is apportioned by people's socio-economic status and gender. The GBADs Programme will produce a cloud-based knowledge engine and data portal, through which users will access burden metrics and associated visualisations, support for decisionmaking in the form of future animal health scenarios, and the outputs of wider economic modelling. The vision of GBADs, strengthening the food system for the benefit of society and the environment, is an example of One Health thinking in action.
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Rushton J, Huntington B, Gilbert W, Herrero M, Torgerson PR, Shaw APM, Bruce M, Marsh TL, Pendell DL, Bernardo TM, Stacey D, Grace D, Watkins K, Bondad-Reantaso M, Devleesschauwer B, Pigott DM, Stone M, Mesenhowski S. Roll-out of the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme. Lancet 2021; 397:1045-1046. [PMID: 33549170 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(21)00189-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- J Rushton
- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK.
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- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK; Pengwern Animal Health Ltd, Wallasey Village, UK
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- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Section of Epidemiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK; A P Consultants, Andover, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Centre for Animal Production and Health, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Paul G Allen School for Global Animal Health, Allen Center, School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, WA, USA
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- School of Computer Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Food and Markets Department, Natural Resources Institute, Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, UK; International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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- FoodFirst LLC, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Fisheries Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- OIE World Organisation for Animal Health, Paris, France
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Judd JA, Canestrari J, Clark R, Joseph A, Lapierre P, Lasek-Nesselquist E, Mir M, Palumbo M, Smith C, Stone M, Upadhyay A, Wirth SE, Dedrick RM, Meier CG, Russell DA, Dills A, Dove E, Kester J, Wolf ID, Zhu J, Rubin ER, Fortune S, Hatfull GF, Gray TA, Wade JT, Derbyshire KM. A Mycobacterial Systems Resource for the Research Community. mBio 2021; 12:e02401-20. [PMID: 33653882 PMCID: PMC8092266 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02401-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Functional characterization of bacterial proteins lags far behind the identification of new protein families. This is especially true for bacterial species that are more difficult to grow and genetically manipulate than model systems such as Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis To facilitate functional characterization of mycobacterial proteins, we have established a Mycobacterial Systems Resource (MSR) using the model organism Mycobacterium smegmatis This resource focuses specifically on 1,153 highly conserved core genes that are common to many mycobacterial species, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in order to provide the most relevant information and resources for the mycobacterial research community. The MSR includes both biological and bioinformatic resources. The biological resource includes (i) an expression plasmid library of 1,116 genes fused to a fluorescent protein for determining protein localization; (ii) a library of 569 precise deletions of nonessential genes; and (iii) a set of 843 CRISPR-interference (CRISPRi) plasmids specifically targeted to silence expression of essential core genes and genes for which a precise deletion was not obtained. The bioinformatic resource includes information about individual genes and a detailed assessment of protein localization. We anticipate that integration of these initial functional analyses and the availability of the biological resource will facilitate studies of these core proteins in many Mycobacterium species, including the less experimentally tractable pathogens M. abscessus, M. avium, M. kansasii, M. leprae, M. marinum, M. tuberculosis, and M. ulceransIMPORTANCE Diseases caused by mycobacterial species result in millions of deaths per year globally, and present a substantial health and economic burden, especially in immunocompromised patients. Difficulties inherent in working with mycobacterial pathogens have hampered the development and application of high-throughput genetics that can inform genome annotations and subsequent functional assays. To facilitate mycobacterial research, we have created a biological and bioinformatic resource (https://msrdb.org/) using Mycobacterium smegmatis as a model organism. The resource focuses specifically on 1,153 proteins that are highly conserved across the mycobacterial genus and, therefore, likely perform conserved mycobacterial core functions. Thus, functional insights from the MSR will apply to all mycobacterial species. We believe that the availability of this mycobacterial systems resource will accelerate research throughout the mycobacterial research community.
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- J A Judd
- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA
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- Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University at Albany, Albany, New York, USA
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Johnson JL, Stone M. The slippery slope of social media and academic dishonesty: A case review and discussion. Nurs Forum 2021; 56:444-447. [PMID: 33537993 DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12554] [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: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Social media use and digital cheating are increasing. There is a gap in the literature regarding social media and acts of academic dishonesty among nursing students. Nursing faculty suspected cheating in a nursing class on a popular social media platform. There were no published policies that addressed academic dishonesty and social media. The case and actions taken by the nursing faculty are detailed. There is a need for research focused on academic dishonesty and social media in nursing students. Nurse educators must develop e-professionalism policies.
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- Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Fan Y, Shepherd LJ, Slavich E, Waters D, Stone M, Abel R, Johnston EL. Gender and cultural bias in student evaluations: Why representation matters. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0209749. [PMID: 30759093 PMCID: PMC6373838 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Gendered and racial inequalities persist in even the most progressive of workplaces. There is increasing evidence to suggest that all aspects of employment, from hiring to performance evaluation to promotion, are affected by gender and cultural background. In higher education, bias in performance evaluation has been posited as one of the reasons why few women make it to the upper echelons of the academic hierarchy. With unprecedented access to institution-wide student survey data from a large public university in Australia, we investigated the role of conscious or unconscious bias in terms of gender and cultural background. We found potential bias against women and teachers with non-English speaking backgrounds. Our findings suggest that bias may decrease with better representation of minority groups in the university workforce. Our findings have implications for society beyond the academy, as over 40% of the Australian population now go to university, and graduates may carry these biases with them into the workforce.
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- Y. Fan
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Government and International Relations, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
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- Division of Academic, UNSW Sydney, Australia
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- Division of Research, UNSW Sydney, Australia
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- Division of Academic, UNSW Sydney, Australia
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Australia
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Stone M, Brooks RJ. Continuum Regression: Cross-Validated Sequentially Constructed Prediction Embracing Ordinary Least Squares, Partial Least Squares and Principal Components Regression. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2517-6161.1990.tb01786.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Wilson C, Speight L, Ketchell R, Petit R, Lau D, Stone M, Farmer B, Duckers J. P209 Monitoring bone health in the All Wales Adult CF Centre (AWACFC). J Cyst Fibros 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(18)30504-6] [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: 10/14/2022]
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Stone M, Rosenbloom D, Bacchetti P, Deng X, Busch M, Dimapasoc M, Keating S, Richman D, Mellors J, Deeks S, Siliciano J, Chomont N, Ptak R. Next generation viral outgrowth assays as proxies for classic QVOA to measure HIV-1 reservoir size. J Virus Erad 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30599-9] [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: 11/17/2022] Open
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Keating S, Stone M, Deng X, Mellors J, Bakkour S, Richman D, Gorelick R, Lifson J, Jennings C, Stengelin M, Wu G, Howell B, Bacchetti P, Busch M. Blinded evaluation of ultrasensitive assays of HIV in plasma. J Virus Erad 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30625-7] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bakkour S, Keating S, Deng X, Stone M, Worlock A, Deeks S, Bacchetti P, Dimapasoc M, Lau J, Montalvo L, Hauenstein S, Richman D, Busch M. Replicate Aptima VL testing detects residual viremia in most ART-treated adults. J Virus Erad 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s2055-6640(20)30623-3] [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: 12/01/2022] Open
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Fletcher J, Stone M, Chapple K. Inappropriate Decision-Making in Respect of Endoscopic Polypectomy Prior to Colorectal Cancer Resection. Int J Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.08.160] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Stone M, Eisenberg R, Shliozberg J. P181 17 year-old female with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome presenting as angioedema and eosinophilic pleural effusions. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2017.08.168] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Roberts J, Cameron J, Wall L, Wicks N, Hetzel P, Stone M. P77: STRENGTHENING ACCESS CRITERIA FOR IMMUNOGLOBULIN IN AUSTRALIA. Intern Med J 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/imj.77_13578] [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: 11/30/2022]
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- J Roberts
- National Blood Authority; Canberra Australia
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- National Blood Authority; Canberra Australia
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- National Blood Authority; Canberra Australia
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- National Blood Authority; Canberra Australia
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- Consultant to the National Blood Authority; Canberra Australia
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- National Blood Authority; Canberra Australia
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Musso D, Richard V, Teissier A, Stone M, Lanteri MC, Latoni G, Alsina J, Reik R, Busch MP. Detection of Zika virus RNA in semen of asymptomatic blood donors. Clin Microbiol Infect 2017; 23:1001.e1-1001.e3. [PMID: 28711704 PMCID: PMC6016846 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objectives Zika virus (ZIKV) transmission through semen donation has never been reported but the risk is supported by the detection of ZIKV in semen and the demonstration of ZIKV sexual transmission. The potential impact of ZIKV on assisted reproductive procedures should be evaluated. Methods We tested longitudinally collected semen samples provided by asymptomatic blood donors who tested positive for ZIKV RNA in plasma during ZIKV outbreaks in Puerto Rico and Florida in 2016. Results Five of the 14 (35.7%) asymptomatic blood donors provided semen samples that tested positive for ZIKV RNA, with ZIKV RNA loads ranging from 8.03 × 103 to 2.55 × 106 copies/mL. Plasma collected at the same time as the semen tested negative for ZIKV RNA for most ZIKV RNA-positive semen collections; all corresponding plasma samples tested positive or equivocal for anti-ZIKV IgG antibodies and all except one tested positive for ZIKV IgM antibodies. The rate of detection of ZIKV RNA in semen in asymptomatic donors is not significantly different from the rate previously reported for symptomatic patients. Conclusions Our results that show a high percentage of detection of ZIKV RNA in the semen of asymptomatic men confirm that ZIKV is a new threat for reproductive medicine and should have important implications for assisted reproductive technology. We recommend that semen donations from men at risk for ZIKV infection should be tested for ZIKV RNA, regardless of symptoms of ZIKV infection.
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- Pole de recherche et de veille sur les maladies infectieuses émergentes, Institut Louis Malardé, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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- Pole de recherche et de veille sur les maladies infectieuses émergentes, Institut Louis Malardé, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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- Pole de recherche et de veille sur les maladies infectieuses émergentes, Institut Louis Malardé, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Banco de Sangre, San Juan, PR, USA
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- Banco de Sangre, San Juan, PR, USA
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- One-Blood, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Labour was induced in 91 patients by means of low amniotomy and an escalating dose of oral prostaglandin E2 tablets* up to a maximum dose of 1.5 mg hourly. This regime led to vaginal delivery in 91.2% of patients. The induction delivery interval was 11.2 ± 4.9 and 7.5 ± 4.5 hours for primiparous and multiparous patients respectively. The incidence of gastrointestinal side-effects was 15.4%, with 6 patients being unable to tolerate the regime. It is suggested that a higher hourly dose is necessary for primiparous patients with a low Bishop score.
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- M G Elder
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London, England
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London, England
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Cobb SP, Pharo H, Stone M, Groenendaal H, Zagmutt FJ. Quantitative risk assessment of the likeihood of introducing porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus into New Zealand through the importation of pig meat. REV SCI TECH OIE 2016; 34:961-75. [PMID: 27044165 DOI: 10.20506/rst.34.3.2409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A quantitative model was developed to estimate the likelihood of an incursion of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) into New Zealand through the importation of fresh consumer-ready cuts of pig meat. A sensitivity analysis of all the inputs used in this model illustrated the importance of correctly modelling the available 'dose-response' data, and a mechanistic Beta-Poisson model was shown to be the most appropriate method for this in the authors' assessment. The output of this model predicts an average of approximately 1,200 years between PRRSV introductions resulting in primary infections in New Zealand. Given the uncertainties in the model, there is 95% confidence that this time period ranges from 52 to 6,200 years. The values chosen in this model are considered to provide a conservative estimate of the likelihood of introducing PRRSV into New Zealand via the importation of fresh pork.
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Zahnow C, Topper M, Stone M, Murray-Stewart T, Li H, Baylin S, Casero R. Inhibitors of DNA Methylation, Histone Deacetylation, and Histone Demethylation: A Perfect Combination for Cancer Therapy. Adv Cancer Res 2016; 130:55-111. [PMID: 27037751 DOI: 10.1016/bs.acr.2016.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Epigenetic silencing and inappropriate activation of gene expression are frequent events during the initiation and progression of cancer. These events involve a complex interplay between the hypermethylation of CpG dinucleotides within gene promoter and enhancer regions, the recruitment of transcriptional corepressors and the deacetylation and/or methylation of histone tails. These epigenetic regulators act in concert to block transcription or interfere with the maintenance of chromatin boundary regions. However, DNA/histone methylation and histone acetylation states are reversible, enzyme-mediated processes and as such, have emerged as promising targets for cancer therapy. This review will focus on the potential benefits and synergistic/additive effects of combining DNA-demethylating agents and histone deacetylase inhibitors or lysine-specific demethylase inhibitors together in epigenetic therapy for solid tumors and will highlight what is known regarding the mechanisms of action that contribute to the antitumor response.
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Min MC, Bourne RS, Burd S, Stone M. Evaluation of the effect of guidelines to reduce intravenous potassium infusions in ICU patients. Crit Care 2015. [PMCID: PMC4470696 DOI: 10.1186/cc14442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Total hip replacement (THR) is successful and performed commonly. Component placement is a determinant of outcome. Influence of surgeon handedness on component placement has not been considered previously. This study was a radiographic assessment of component positioning with respect to handedness. Early data from 160 patients are reported. METHODS Overall, 160 primary THRs for osteoarthritis were included. Equal numbers of left and right THRs were performed by four surgeons, two right-handed and two left-handed. Postoperative radiography was assessed for THR component position by measurement of leg length inequality, acetabular inclination and centre of rotation. Surgeons' handedness was assessed using the Edinburgh inventory. RESULTS For leg length inequality, no significant interaction was seen between hip side and surgeon handedness. Acetabular inclination angles showed a statistically significant difference, however, depending on hand dominance, with higher inclination angles recorded when operating on the dominant side. There was a trend towards greater medialisation of the centre of rotation on the non-dominant side although this did not reach statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS Surgeon handedness appears to influence acetabular component position during THR but it is one factor of many that interact to achieve a successful outcome.
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- N Pennington
- NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, UK
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Carey ME, Mandalia PK, Daly H, Gray LJ, Hale R, Martin Stacey L, Taub N, Skinner TC, Stone M, Heller S, Khunti K, Davies MJ. Increasing capacity to deliver diabetes self-management education: results of the DESMOND lay educator non-randomized controlled equivalence trial. Diabet Med 2014; 31:1431-8. [PMID: 24798205 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM To develop and test a format of delivery of diabetes self-management education by paired professional and lay educators. METHODS We conducted an equivalence trial with non-randomized participant allocation to a Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed Type 2 diabetes (DESMOND) course, delivered in the standard format by two trained healthcare professional educators (to the control group) or by one trained lay educator and one professional educator (to the intervention group). A total of 260 people with Type 2 diabetes diagnosed within the previous 12 months were referred for self-management education as part of routine care and attended either a control or intervention format DESMOND course. The primary outcome measure was change in illness coherence score (derived from the Diabetes Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised) between baseline and 4 months after attending education sessions. Secondary outcome measures included change in HbA1c level. The trial was conducted in four primary care organizations across England and Scotland. RESULTS The 95% CI for the between-group difference in positive change in coherence scores was within the pre-set limits of equivalence (difference = 0.22, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.52). Equivalent changes related to secondary outcome measures were also observed, including equivalent reductions in HbA1c levels. CONCLUSION Diabetes education delivered jointly by a trained lay person and a healthcare professional educator with the same educator role can provide equivalent patient benefits. This could provide a method that increases capacity, maintains quality and is cost-effective, while increasing access to self-management education.
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- M E Carey
- Leicester Diabetes Centre, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
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McMahan B, Stone M. A Bayesian Approach to Grounding Color Vocabulary. J Vis 2014. [DOI: 10.1167/14.10.1002] [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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Evans L, Al-Azzani W, Speight L, Lea-Davies M, Stone M, Ketchell R, Duckers J, Lau D. 306 Bisphosphonate related atypical fracture in cystic fibrosis (CF) – a case study. J Cyst Fibros 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(14)60441-0] [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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Wright L, Bourne A, Furman A, Stone M, Rossetti F, Lumley L. Behavioral and neuropathological effects associated with subcutaneous exposure to sarin in juvenile rats. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2014.04.056] [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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Stone M, Collins AL, Silins U, Emelko MB, Zhang YS. The use of composite fingerprints to quantify sediment sources in a wildfire impacted landscape, Alberta, Canada. Sci Total Environ 2014; 473-474:642-650. [PMID: 24407033 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 09/04/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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There is increasing global concern regarding the impacts of large scale land disturbance by wildfire on a wide range of water and related ecological services. This study explores the impact of the 2003 Lost Creek wildfire in the Crowsnest River basin, Alberta, Canada on regional scale sediment sources using a tracing approach. A composite geochemical fingerprinting procedure was used to apportion the sediment efflux among three key spatial sediment sources: 1) unburned (reference) 2) burned and 3) burned sub-basins that were subsequently salvage logged. Spatial sediment sources were characterized by collecting time-integrated suspended sediment samples using passive devices during the entire ice free periods in 2009 and 2010. The tracing procedure combines the Kruskal-Wallis H-test, principal component analysis and genetic-algorithm driven discriminant function analysis for source discrimination. Source apportionment was based on a numerical mass balance model deployed within a Monte Carlo framework incorporating both local optimization and global (genetic algorithm) optimization. The mean relative frequency-weighted average median inputs from the three spatial source units were estimated to be 17% (inter-quartile uncertainty range 0-32%) from the reference areas, 45% (inter-quartile uncertainty range 25-65%) from the burned areas and 38% (inter-quartile uncertainty range 14-59%) from the burned-salvage logged areas. High sediment inputs from burned and the burned-salvage logged areas, representing spatial source units 2 and 3, reflect the lasting effects of forest canopy and forest floor organic matter disturbance during the 2003 wildfire including increased runoff and sediment availability related to high terrestrial erosion, streamside mass wasting and river bank collapse. The results demonstrate the impact of wildfire and incremental pressures associated with salvage logging on catchment spatial sediment sources in higher elevation Montane regions where forest growth and vegetation recovery are relatively slow.
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Sustainable Soils and Grassland Systems Department, Rothamsted Research-North Wyke, Okehampton EX20 2SB, UK; Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H1, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Geography and Environment, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
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Roux C, Fahrleitner-Pammer A, Ho PR, Hawkins F, Hofbauer LC, Micaelo M, Minisola S, Papaioannou N, Stone M, Wark J, Zillikens MC, Ferreira I, Siddhanti S, Wagman RB, Brown JP. THU0418 Denosumab Versus Risedronate: Efficacy and Safety in Postmenopausal Women Suboptimally Adherent to Alendronate Therapy in a Randomized Open-Label Study. Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.946] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Roux C, Hofbauer LC, Ho PR, Wark JD, Zillikens MC, Fahrleitner-Pammer A, Hawkins F, Micaelo M, Minisola S, Papaioannou N, Stone M, Ferreira I, Siddhanti S, Wagman RB, Brown JP. Denosumab compared with risedronate in postmenopausal women suboptimally adherent to alendronate therapy: efficacy and safety results from a randomized open-label study. Bone 2014; 58:48-54. [PMID: 24141036 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2013.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [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: 05/30/2013] [Revised: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 10/09/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Denosumab has been shown to reduce new vertebral, nonvertebral, and hip fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. In subjects who were treatment-naïve or previously treated with alendronate, denosumab was associated with greater gains in bone mineral density (BMD) and decreases in bone turnover markers when compared with alendronate-treated subjects. This trial was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of denosumab with risedronate over 12 months in postmenopausal women who transitioned from daily or weekly alendronate treatment and were considered to be suboptimally adherent to therapy. In this randomized, open-label study, postmenopausal women aged ≥55 years received denosumab 60 mg subcutaneously every 6 months or risedronate 150 mg orally every month for 12 months. Endpoints included percentage change from baseline in total hip BMD (primary endpoint), femoral neck, and lumbar spine BMD at month 12, and percentage change from baseline in sCTX-1 at months 1 and 6. Safety was also assessed. A total of 870 subjects were randomized (435, risedronate; 435, denosumab) who had a mean (SD) age of 67.7 (6.9) years, mean (SD) BMD T-scores of -1.6 (0.9), -1.9 (0.7), and -2.2 (1.2) at the total hip, femoral neck, and lumbar spine, respectively, and median sCTX-1 of 0.3 ng/mL at baseline. At month 12, denosumab significantly increased BMD compared with risedronate at the total hip (2.0% vs 0.5%), femoral neck (1.4% vs 0%), and lumbar spine (3.4% vs 1.1%; p<0.0001 at all sites). Denosumab significantly decreased sCTX-1 compared with risedronate at month 1 (median change from baseline of -78% vs -17%; p<0.0001) and month 6 (-61% vs -23%; p<0.0001). Overall and serious adverse events were similar between groups. In postmenopausal women who were suboptimally adherent to alendronate therapy, transitioning to denosumab was well tolerated and more effective than risedronate in increasing BMD and reducing bone turnover.
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- C Roux
- Paris Descartes University, Department of Rheumatology, Cochin Hospital, 27 rue du Faubourg Saint Jacques, 75014 Paris, France.
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Bates N, Chatterton J, Robbins C, Wells K, Hughes J, Stone M, Campbell A. Lipid infusion in the management of poisoning: a report of 6 canine cases. Vet rec case rep 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/vetreccr.101036rep] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- N. Bates
- Veterinary Poisons Information ServiceMedical Toxicology and Information ServicesMary Sheridan HouseLondonSE1 9RYUK
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- Grove Veterinary Centre2 Hibbert Street, New MillsHigh PeakDerbyshireSK22 3JJUK
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- Castle Vets Pet Healthcare Centre1 Tilehurst RoadReadingRG1 7TWUK
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- Kingfisher Veterinary PracticeSouth Road Vet CentreMountfield RoadTauntonSomersetTA1 3BQUK
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- Blake Veterinary GroupShowground RoadBridgwaterSomersetTA6 6AJUK
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- RSPCA Bristol & District Branch48 Albert RoadSt PhilipsBristolBS2 0XAUK
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- Veterinary Poisons Information ServiceMedical Toxicology and Information ServicesMary Sheridan HouseLondonSE1 9RYUK
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Beckham G, Mizuguchi S, Carter C, Sato K, Ramsey M, Lamont H, Hornsby G, Haff G, Stone M. Relationships of isometric mid-thigh pull variables to weightlifting performance. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2013; 53:573-581. [PMID: 23903539] [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: 06/02/2023]
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AIM The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between weightlifting performance (snatch, clean and jerk, and total) and variables obtained from the isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP). METHODS Twelve weightlifters, ranging from novice to advanced, performed the IMTP 10 days after a competition. Correlations were used to evaluate relationships between variables of the IMTP and absolute and scaled competition results. RESULTS Unscaled competition results correlated strongly with IRFD (0-200ms: r=0.567-0.645, 0-250ms: r=0.722-0.781) while results correlated weakly with Peak IRFD (5ms window, r=0.360-0.426). Absolute peak force values correlated very strongly with absolute values for the competition performance (r=0.830-0.838). Force at 100ms, 150ms, 200ms and 250ms also correlated strongly with competition results (r=0.643-0.647, r=0.605-0.636, r=0.714-0.732, r=0.801-0.804). Similar findings were noted for allometrically scaled values. CONCLUSION Measures of average IRFD probably represent a more relevant variable to dynamic performance than does Peak IRFD (5ms). Maximum isometric strength also is likely to have a strong role in weightlifting performance.
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- Department of Exercise and Sports Science, Center of Excellence For Sport Science and Coach Education East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA -
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McFadden AMJ, Pearce PV, Orr D, Nicoll K, Rawdon TG, Pharo H, Stone M. Evidence for absence of equine arteritis virus in the horse population of New Zealand. N Z Vet J 2013; 61:300-4. [DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2012.755664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Gray LJ, Leigh T, Davies MJ, Patel N, Stone M, Bonar M, Badge R, Khunti K. Systematic review of the development, implementation and availability of smart-phone applications for assessing type 2 diabetes risk. Diabet Med 2013; 30:758-60. [PMID: 23683104 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/09/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Lea-Davies M, Speight L, Michael T, Stone M, Ketchell R, Lau D, Duckers J. 302 CF related low bone mineral density – Who has it and what are we doing about it? J Cyst Fibros 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(13)60443-9] [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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Leuow K, Papaventsis D, Kourkoundi S, Ioannidis P, Karabela S, Tsikrika S, Marinou I, Papavasileiou A, Stone M, Drobniewski F, Paparisos V, Vogiatzakis E. Fatal case of extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype infection in an injecting drug user, Athens, Greece, 2012. Euro Surveill 2013. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.18.12.20430-en] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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- K Leuow
- These authors contributed equally to this work
- HIV-Unit, ‘Andreas Sygros’ University Hospital for Dermatology and Venerology, Athens, Greece
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- Microbiology Department, National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, Athens, Greece
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- HIV-Unit, ‘Andreas Sygros’ University Hospital for Dermatology and Venerology, Athens, Greece
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- Microbiology Department, National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, Athens, Greece
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- Microbiology Department, National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, Athens, Greece
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- Clinic for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, ‘Sotiria’ Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Microbiology Department, National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, Athens, Greece
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- Clinic for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, ‘Sotiria’ Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Barts and the London Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom
- National Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts and the London Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom
- National Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- HIV-Unit, ‘Andreas Sygros’ University Hospital for Dermatology and Venerology, Athens, Greece
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- Microbiology Department, National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria, Athens, Greece
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Leuow K, Papaventsis D, Kourkoundi S, Ioannidis P, Karabela S, Tsikrika S, Marinou I, Papavasileiou A, Stone M, Drobniewski F, Paparisos V, Vogiatzakis E. Fatal case of extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype infection in an injecting drug user, Athens, Greece, 2012. Euro Surveill 2013; 18:20430. [PMID: 23557942] [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: 06/02/2023] Open
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We present the first fatal case of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in an injecting drug user (IDU) in Athens, Greece, co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus and discuss the implications for public health. Despite immediate initiation of treatment, the patient's condition gradually deteriorated and he died 16 days after hospital admission because of multiple organ failure. The contact tracing investigation revealed no further infections among the patient's contacts.
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- K Leuow
- HIV-Unit, Andreas Sygros University Hospital for Dermatology and Venerology, Athens, Greece
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Bates N, Chatterton J, Robbins C, Wells K, Hughes J, Stone M, Campbell A. Lipid infusion in the management of poisoning: a report of 6 canine cases. Vet Rec 2013; 172:339. [PMID: 23423482 DOI: 10.1136/vr.101036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Intravenous administration of lipid is a relatively new treatment in the management of toxicity from lipophilic compounds. It is used in human medicine in the treatment of toxicity from lipophilic local anaesthetics and cardiotoxic drugs and can result in dramatic improvement in clinical status. We present six cases of poisoning in dogs successfully treated with lipid infusion after ingestion of ivermectin (3), moxidectin (2) and baclofen (1). The dogs ranged in age from eight weeks to 14 years, and weighed 4-30 kg. Intravenous lipid therapy was started between six and eight hours and 22 hours after ingestion, and all the dogs responded well. In four dogs, there was clinical improvement within one hour; one had improved within two hours and the other within 4.5 hours of lipid administration. The only adverse effect of lipid infusion reported was mild swelling and pain after extravasation in one case which resolved with conservative management. All the dogs were discharged within 24-52 hours after exposure (7-46 hours after the start of lipid administration), and none developed any apparent sequelae.
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- N Bates
- Veterinary Poisons Information Service, Medical Toxicology and Information Services, Mary Sheridan House, London SE1 9RY, UK.
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Winkel K, Godinho S, Lowe R, Molyneux P, Taylor P, Wesley N, Stone M, Woolley M. THE VENOM PATROL—AN ONLINE RESOURCE FOR IMPROVING HEALTH LITERACY AND FOR SNAKEBITE PREVENTION. Inj Prev 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040580e.8] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Paul A, Stone M, Deeks J, Carlyon R, Axon P. Is the Sound of Pulsatile Tinnitus Recordable? Skull Base Surg 2012. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1314339] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Heathfield S, Parker B, Zeef L, Bruce I, Alexander Y, Collins F, Stone M, Wang E, Williams AS, Wright HL, Thomas HB, Moots RJ, Edwards SW, Bullock C, Chapman V, Walsh DA, Mobasheri A, Kendall D, Kelly S, Bayley R, Buckley CD, Young SP, Rump-Goodrich L, Middleton J, Chen L, Fisher R, Kollnberger S, Shastri N, Kessler BM, Bowness P, Nazeer Moideen A, Evans L, Osgood L, Williams AS, Jones SA, Nowell MA, Mahadik Y, Young S, Morgan M, Gordon C, Harper L, Giles JL, Paul Morgan B, Harris CL, Rysnik OJ, McHugh K, Kollnberger S, Payeli S, Marroquin O, Shaw J, Renner C, Bowness P, Nayar S, Cloake T, Bombardieri M, Pitzalis C, Buckley C, Barone F, Barone F, Nayar S, Cloake T, Lane P, Coles M, Buckley C, Williams EL, Edwards CJ, Cooper C, Oreffo RO, Dunn S, Crawford A, Wilkinson M, Le Maitre C, Bunning R, Daniels J, Phillips KLE, Chiverton N, Le Maitre CL, Kollnberger S, Shaw J, Ridley A, Wong-Baeza I, McHugh K, Keidel S, Chan A, Bowness P, Gullick NJ, Abozaid HS, Jayaraj DM, Evans HG, Scott DL, Choy EH, Taams LS, Hickling M, Golor G, Jullion A, Shaw S, Kretsos K, Bari SF, Rhys-Dillon B, Amos N, Siebert S, Phillips KLE, Chiverton N, Bunning RD, Haddock G, Cross AK, Le Maitre CL, Kate I, Phillips E, Cross A, Chiverton N, Haddock G, Bunning RAD, Le Maitre CL, Ceeraz S, Spencer J, Choy E, Corrigall V, Crilly A, Palmer H, Lockhart J, Plevin R, Ferrell WR, McInnes I, Hutchinson D, Perry L, DiCicco M, Humby F, Kelly S, Hands R, Buckley C, McInnes I, Taylor P, Bombardieri M, Pitzalis C, Mehta P, Mitchell A, Tysoe C, Caswell R, Owens M, Vincent T, Hashmi TM, Price-Forbes A, Sharp CA, Murphy H, Wood EF, Doherty T, Sheldon J, Sofat N, Goff I, Platt PN, Abdulkader R, Clunie G, Ismajli M, Nikiphorou E, Young A, Tugnet N, Dixey J, Banik S, Alcorn D, Hunter J, Win Maw W, Patil P, Hayes F, Main Wong W, Borg FA, Dasgupta B, Malaviya AP, Ostor AJ, Chana JK, Ahmed AA, Edmonds S, Hayes F, Coward L, Borg F, Heaney J, Amft N, Simpson J, Dhillon V, Ayalew Y, Khattak F, Gayed M, Amarasena RI, McKenna F, Amarasena RI, McKenna F, Mc Laughlin M, Baburaj K, Fattah Z, Ng N, Wilson J, Colaco B, Williams MR, Adizie T, Dasgupta B, Casey M, Lip S, Tan S, Anderson D, Robertson C, Devanny I, Field M, Walker D, Robinson S, Ryan S, Hassell A, Bateman J, Allen M, Davies D, Crouch C, Walker-Bone K, Gainsborough N, Gullick NJ, Lutalo PM, Davies UM, Walker-Bone K, Mckew JR, Millar AM, Wright SA, Bell AL, Thapper M, Roussou T, Cumming J, Hull RG, Thapper M, Roussou T, McKeogh J, O'Connor MB, Hassan AI, Bond U, Swan J, Phelan MJ, Coady D, Kumar N, Farrow L, Bukhari M, Oldroyd AG, Greenbank C, McBeth J, Duncan R, Brown D, Horan M, Pendleton N, Littlewood A, Cordingley L, Mulvey M, Curtis EM, Cole ZA, Crozier SR, Georgia N, Robinson SM, Godfrey KM, Sayer AA, Inskip HM, Cooper C, Harvey NC, Davies R, Mercer L, Galloway J, Low A, Watson K, Lunt M, Symmons D, Hyrich K, Chitale S, Estrach C, Moots RJ, Goodson NJ, Rankin E, Jiang CQ, Cheng KK, Lam TH, Adab P, Ling S, Chitale S, Moots RJ, Estrach C, Goodson NJ, Humphreys J, Ellis C, Bunn D, Verstappen SM, Symmons D, Fluess E, Macfarlane GJ, Bond C, Jones GT, Scott IC, Steer S, Lewis CM, Cope A, Mulvey MR, Macfarlane GJ, Symmons D, Lovell K, Keeley P, Woby S, Beasley M, McBeth J, Viatte S, Plant D, Lunt M, Fu B, Parker B, Galloway J, Solymossy C, Worthington J, Symmons D, Dixey J, Young A, Barton A, Williams FM, Osei-Bordom DC, Popham M, MacGregor A, Spector T, Little J, Herrick A, Pushpakom S, Ennis H, McBurney H, Worthington J, Newman W, Ibrahim I, Plant D, Hyrich K, Morgan A, Wilson A, Isaacs J, Barton A, Sanderson T, Hewlett S, Calnan M, Morris M, Raza K, Kumar K, Cardy CM, Pauling JD, Jenkins J, Brown SJ, McHugh N, Nikiphorou E, Mugford M, Davies C, Cooper N, Brooksby A, Bunn D, Symmons D, MacGregor A, Dures E, Ambler N, Fletcher D, Pope D, Robinson F, Rooke R, Hewlett S, Gorman CL, Reynolds P, Hakim AJ, Bosworth A, Weaver D, Kiely PD, Skeoch S, Jani M, Amarasena R, Rao C, Macphie E, McLoughlin Y, Shah P, Else S, Semenova O, Thompson H, Ogunbambi O, Kallankara S, Patel Y, Baguley E, Jani M, Halsey J, Severn A, Bukhari M, Selvan S, Price E, Husain MJ, Brophy S, Phillips CJ, Cooksey R, Irvine E, Siebert S, Lendrem D, Mitchell S, Bowman S, Price E, Pease CT, Emery P, Andrews J, Bombardieri M, Sutcliffe N, Pitzalis C, Lanyon P, Hunter J, Gupta M, McLaren J, Regan M, Cooper A, Giles I, Isenberg D, Griffiths B, Foggo H, Edgar S, Vadivelu S, Coady D, McHugh N, Ng WF, Dasgupta B, Taylor P, Iqbal I, Heron L, Pilling C, Marks J, Hull R, Ledingham J, Han C, Gathany T, Tandon N, Hsia E, Taylor P, Strand V, Sensky T, Harta N, Fleming S, Kay L, Rutherford M, Nicholl K, Kay L, Rutherford M, Nicholl K, Eyre T, Wilson G, Johnson P, Russell M, Timoshanko J, Duncan G, Spandley A, Roskell S, Coady D, West L, Adshead R, Donnelly SP, Ashton S, Tahir H, Patel D, Darroch J, Goodson NJ, Boulton J, Ellis B, Finlay R, Lendrem D, Mitchell S, Bowman S, Price E, Pease CT, Emery P, Andrews J, Bombardieri M, Sutcliffe N, Pitzalis C, Lanyon P, Hunter J, Gupta M, McLaren J, Regan M, Cooper A, Giles I, Isenberg D, Vadivelu S, Coady D, McHugh N, Griffiths B, Foggo H, Edgar S, Ng WF, Murray-Brown W, Priori R, Tappuni T, Vartoukian S, Seoudi N, Picarelli G, Fortune F, Valesini G, Pitzalis C, Bombardieri M, Ball E, Rooney M, Bell A, Merida AA, Isenberg D, Tarelli E, Axford J, Giles I, Pericleous C, Pierangeli SS, Ioannou J, Rahman A, Alavi A, Hughes M, Evans B, Bukhari M, Parker B, Zaki A, Alexander Y, Bruce I, Hui M, Garner R, Rees F, Bavakunji R, Daniel P, Varughese S, Srikanth A, Andres M, Pearce F, Leung J, Lim K, Regan M, Lanyon P, Oomatia A, Petri M, Fang H, Birnbaum J, Amissah-Arthur M, Gayed M, Stewart K, Jennens H, Braude S, Gordon C, Sutton EJ, Watson KD, Gordon C, Yee CS, Lanyon P, Jayne D, Isenberg D, Rahman A, Akil M, McHugh N, Ahmad Y, Amft N, D'Cruz D, Edwards CJ, Griffiths B, Khamashta M, Teh LS, Zoma A, Bruce I, Dey ID, Kenu E, Isenberg D, Pericleous C, Garza-Garcia A, Murfitt L, Driscoll PC, Isenberg D, Pierangeli S, Giles I, Ioannou Y, Rahman A, Reynolds JA, Ray DW, O'Neill T, Alexander Y, Bruce I, Segeda I, Shevchuk S, Kuvikova I, Brown N, Bruce I, Venning M, Mehta P, Dhanjal M, Mason J, Nelson-Piercy C, Basu N, Paudyal P, Stockton M, Lawton S, Dent C, Kindness K, Meldrum G, John E, Arthur C, West L, Macfarlane MV, Reid DM, Jones GT, Macfarlane GJ, Yates M, Loke Y, Watts R, MacGregor A, Adizie T, Christidis D, Dasgupta B, Williams M, Sivakumar R, Misra R, Danda D, Mahendranath KM, Bacon PA, Mackie SL, Pease CT. Basic science * 232. Certolizumab pegol prevents pro-inflammatory alterations in endothelial cell function. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes108] [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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Stone M, Fischer A. Reply from the authors. Br J Anaesth 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes114] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper is to report the formulation and preliminary testing of a participatory tool in order to encourage discussions and decisions about dogs' quality-of-life. MATERIALS AND METHODS A tool was designed in which owners rated aspects of their dog's quality-of-life. Two randomised controlled trials were conducted: one with a veterinary surgeon who was involved in the tool design, the second with other veterinary surgeons. In each, owners either were given the tool before a veterinary consultation or underwent normal consultations. After each consultation, owners were asked to report what they had discussed and what decisions they had made. RESULTS The study involved a total of 170 consultations, of which 91 were randomly allocated to the tool group and 79 into the control group. In both trials, using the tool was associated with a significant increase in the frequency of discussions. In the first trial, using the tool was also associated with an increase in the number of decisions made, but this was not found in the second trial with practitioners who were not involved in the trial design. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE These data suggest that the use of a participatory tool has the potential to enhance the effectiveness of consultations, especially if the practitioner is familiar with the tool design.
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Sergeant ESG, Stone M, Moloney BJ, Arthur R. Quantitative analysis of the risk of spread of equine influenza associated with movements of vaccinated horses from infected areas during the Australian outbreak. Aust Vet J 2011; 89 Suppl 1:103-8. [PMID: 21711304 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00761.x] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Simulation models were developed to quantify the likelihood of equine influenza virus infection entering pre-movement isolation, persisting through pre- and post-movement isolation periods without being detected by scheduled laboratory testing, and escaping to infect susceptible horses at a destination. The mean probability of escape ranged from 1 in 1,200,000 to 1 in 600,000 depending on lot size. For 95% of iterations the probability of escape was less than 1 in 200,000, regardless of lot size. For a large group of 600 horses processed as multiple separate lots, the mean probability of escape ranged from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 56,000 depending on lot size. As a result of this analysis, a modified protocol, with two tests during pre-movement isolation and an additional test during post-movement isolation at the Chief Veterinary Officer's discretion, was implemented.
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Orange, New South Wales, Australia.
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