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Maddalena G, Zeineddine FA, Rivero-Hinojosa S, Aushev VN, Chowdhury S, Zeineddine MA, Yousef AM, Yap TA, EINaggar AC, Liu MC, White M, Overman MJ, Kopetz S, Shen JP. Defining the subset of mutations in Polymerase Epsilon (POLE) associated with Loss-of-Proofreading (LOP) functionality. Ann Oncol 2024:S0923-7534(24)00135-2. [PMID: 38734075 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.04.009] [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] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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- G Maddalena
- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, Texas, USA; Oncology Unit 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology-IRCCS, Padova, Italy; Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA; Khalifa Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; The Institute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Houston, Texas, USA.
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Ogonowski Bizos AK, White M, Fagan J, Pretorius V. Fungal abscess of the parotid gland - the value of microbiological assessment. S AFR J SURG 2023; 61:83-85. [PMID: 37381813 DOI: 10.36303/sajs.3899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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SUMMARY Fungal parotitis is rare and the sequela parotid abscess exceedingly so. We report our experience with Candida glabrata and Candida albicans parotid gland abscesses in critically ill HIV-positive patients and highlight the value of microbiological assessment to tailor management.
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- A K Ogonowski Bizos
- Otorhinolaryngology Division, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Otorhinolaryngology Division, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Otorhinolaryngology Division, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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- Otorhinolaryngology Division, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Toumpakari Z, Valerino-Perea S, Willis K, Adams J, White M, Vasiljevic M, Ternent L, Brown J, Kelly MP, Bonell C, Cummins S, Majeed A, Anderson S, Robinson T, Araujo-Soares V, Watson J, Soulsby I, Green D, Sniehotta FF, Jago R. Exploring views of members of the public and policymakers on the acceptability of population level dietary and active-travel policies: a qualitative study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2023; 20:64. [PMID: 37259093 DOI: 10.1186/s12966-023-01465-7] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is limited evidence on what shapes the acceptability of population level dietary and active-travel policies in England. This information would be useful in the decision-making process about which policies should be implemented and how to increase their effectiveness and sustainability. To fill this gap, we explored public and policymakers' views about factors that influence public acceptability of dietary and active-travel policies and how to increase public acceptability for these policies. METHODS We conducted online, semi-structured interviews with 20 members of the public and 20 policymakers in England. A purposive sampling frame was used to recruit members of the public via a recruitment agency, based on age, sex, socioeconomic status and ethnicity. Policymakers were recruited from existing contacts within our research collaborations and via snowball sampling. We explored different dietary and active-travel policies that varied in their scope and focus. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic reflexive analysis with both inductive and deductive coding. RESULTS We identified four themes that informed public acceptability of dietary and active-travel policies: (1) perceived policy effectiveness, i.e., policies that included believable mechanisms of action, addressed valued co-benefits and barriers to engage in the behaviour; (2) perceived policy fairness, i.e., policies that provided everyone with an opportunity to benefit (mentioned only by the public), equally considered the needs of various population subgroups and rewarded 'healthy' behaviours rather than only penalising 'unhealthy' behaviours; (3) communication of policies, i.e., policies that were visible and had consistent and positive messages from the media (mentioned only by policymakers) and (4) how to improve policy support, with the main suggestion being an integrated strategy addressing multiple aspects of these behaviours, inclusive policies that consider everyone's needs and use of appropriate channels and messages in policy communication. CONCLUSIONS Our findings highlight that members' of the public and policymakers' support for dietary and active-travel policies can be shaped by the perceived effectiveness, fairness and communication of policies and provide suggestions on how to improve policy support. This information can inform the design of acceptable policies but can also be used to help communicate existing and future policies to maximise their adoption and sustainability.
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- Z Toumpakari
- Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol, BS8 1TZ, UK.
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- Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol, BS8 1TZ, UK
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Bristol, BS8 2PS, UK
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Fuse - Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, Newcastle, UK
- Department of Psychology, Durham University, Durham, UK
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- Fuse - Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, Newcastle, UK
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK
- SPECTRUM Consortium, London, UK
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, W6 8RP, UK
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- Fuse - Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, Newcastle, UK
- Department of Psychology, Durham University, Durham, UK
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- Fuse - Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, Newcastle, UK
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
- The National Institute for Health Research, Applied Research Collaboration Northeast and North Cumbria (NIHR ARC NENC), St Nicholas' Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Jubilee Road, Gosforth, NE3 3XT, UK
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- Fuse - Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, Newcastle, UK
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, Department of Health Technology and Services Research, University of Twente, Twente, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol, BS8 1TZ, UK
- South Gloucestershire Council, Badminton Road, Yate, Bristol, BS37 5AF, UK
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- Fuse - Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, Newcastle, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
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- Fuse - Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, Newcastle, UK
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
- Department for Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol, BS8 1TZ, UK
- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Bristol, BS8 2PS, UK
- Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West), The National Institute for Health Research, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, BS1 2NT, UK
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White M, Zhang C, Drincic A. Reply. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2023; 44:E30. [PMID: 37105679 PMCID: PMC10171381 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7857] [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: 04/29/2023]
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- M White
- University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska
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Castellano C, Loerinc L, Khan F, Cleary P, Gutierrez M, White M, McCool-Myers M, Camacho-Gonzalez A. Peer outreach program to improve condom education and use in young men who have sex with men living with HIV in Atlanta, GA. Am J Med Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9629(23)00524-4] [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: 01/28/2023]
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Dyer A, Noonan C, Reddy C, Garcia L, Batten I, McElheron M, Roche N, Connolly E, Boran G, White M, Pelleau S, Leonard A, O'Neill D, Fallon A, O'Farrelly C, Bourke N, Kennelly S. 16 SARS-COV-2 INFECTION AND VACCINATION PATTERNS DETERMINE LONG-TERM ANTIBODY RESPONSES IN NURSING HOME RESIDENTS: DATA FROM NH-COVAIR. Age Ageing 2022. [PMCID: PMC9620582 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac218.012] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Older Nursing Home Residents (NHRs) are at greatest risk of morbidity and mortality from SARS-CoV-2, particularly in the context of both waning vaccine efficacy and the emergence of Variants-of-Concern (VOCs). However, the determinants of long-term vaccine-induced protective antibody responses are yet to be determined in this group. Methods NH-COVAIR recruited older NHRs for comprehensive clinical and frailty (NH-FRAIL) assessment. Blood samples were obtained pre-vaccination, at 6-weeks and 6-months following primary vaccination and 6-months following booster vaccination. Antibody titres were measured using both an electrochemiluminescence assay and a custom bead-based array (Luminex™) to measure antibody titre and avidity for Wuhan strain/major VOC antigens. Stepwise adjusted linear regression (log-transformed) assessed longitudinal determinants of vaccine-induced antibody responses. Results Of 86 participants (81.1 ± 10.8 years; 65% female), just under half (45.4%) had evidence of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. All NHRs mounted a significant antibody-response to vaccination at 5 weeks followed by a significant decrease in antibody titre by 6 months. Previous SARS-CoV-2 infection was the strongest predictor of antibody waning at all timepoints (β: 3.59; 2.89, 4.28; P < 0.001 for 6-months). Independent of infection history, both age (β: –0.05; –0.08, –0.02; p<0.001) and frailty (β: –0.22; –0.33, –0.11; p<0.001) were associated with faster antibody waning at 6-months. Cross-reactivity and avidity were significantly lower for Beta (B.1.351) and Gamma (P.1) VOC strains (all p<0.001). Additionally, there was faster antibody waning and significantly reduced antibody avidity to Beta and Gamma VOCs in SARS-CoV-2 naïve NHRs. Conclusion Older NHRs are capable of mounting protective antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Responses were more durable, with a greater cross-reactivity to and avidity for VOCs in those with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. Increasing age and greater frailty in NHRs was associated with faster antibody waning. Our findings support ongoing serological surveillance and use of additional vaccine doses in older NHRs, particularly in those without previous SARS-CoV-2 exposure.
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- A Dyer
- Tallaght University Hospital Age-Related Healthcare, , Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College Dublin Department of Medical Gerontology, , Dublin, Ireland
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- Tallaght University Hospital Age-Related Healthcare, , Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College Dublin Department of Medical Gerontology, , Dublin, Ireland
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- Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Analytics Unit, Institut Pastuer , Paris, France
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- Trinity College Dublin Department of Medical Gerontology, , Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College Dublin Department of Medical Gerontology, , Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College Dublin Department of Medical Gerontology, , Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College Dublin Department of Medical Gerontology, , Dublin, Ireland
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- Tallaght University Hospital Department of Clinical Biochemistry, , Dublin, Ireland
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- Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Analytics Unit, Institut Pastuer , Paris, France
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- Infectious Diseases Epidemiology and Analytics Unit, Institut Pastuer , Paris, France
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- Tallaght University Hospital Department of Clinical Biochemistry, , Dublin, Ireland
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- Tallaght University Hospital Age-Related Healthcare, , Dublin, Ireland
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- Tallaght University Hospital Age-Related Healthcare, , Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College Dublin Comparative Immunology, , Dublin, Ireland
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- Trinity College Dublin Department of Medical Gerontology, , Dublin, Ireland
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- Tallaght University Hospital Age-Related Healthcare, , Dublin, Ireland
- Trinity College Dublin Department of Medical Gerontology, , Dublin, Ireland
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Benz S, Weber M, van den Hazel P, Jansen S, Arat A, White M, Riedel N, Ristovska G, van Kamp I, Schreckenberg D. Comparing perspectives on research needs from stakeholders vs. researchers in an exposome project. Eur J Public Health 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac131.461] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Exposome research looks into how combined exposures affect human health. The EU-funded Equal-Life project focuses on physical and social exposures in a child’s environment and its effects on children’s mental health and cognitive development in the life course. Perspectives and priorities on what to study in particular might differ between practitioners and researchers. Therefore, collaboration with external stakeholders from various fields is encouraged to integrate practical experience and link it to the researchers’ aims.
Methods
Two Delphi studies were conducted collecting and evaluating research questions to be studied in the project among a) the researchers within the project and b) among external stakeholders from various European countries. The exercise was to evaluate the research questions for group a) based on relevance and testability and for b) e.g. regarding practitioners’ work and options for policies. Involved stakeholders work in health care, and urban planning, among others. Prioritised questions are collated.
Findings
Within the researchers’ group, top-rated questions were mainly mechanism-directed in terms of how and to what extent certain factors affect children’s mental health and cognitive development, cumulative effects in different settings, among others. Stakeholders most value research questions on practical issues, e.g. effects of early experiences of discrimination, critical windows in children’s lives that are most sensitive regarding the impact of exposures on mental health and cognitive development, or impact of exposures in early stages of life.
Discussion
In comparing approaches of stakeholders and researchers, stakeholders’ input from the practical field can shape the approach of the research process. The second benefit is to derive implications for creating effective interventions and policies to prevent adverse effects of environmental exposures and to foster positive health in children and later on in life.
Key messages
• Bi-directional exchange between researchers and external stakeholders can make gaps visible.
• Engaging stakeholders into a research process can help sharpening the aim and outcome of a project.
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- S Benz
- ZEUS GmbH , Hagen, Germany
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- City of Utrecht , Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Social Epidemiology, Bremen University , Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Social Epidemiology, Bremen University , Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Public Health of Republic of North Macedonia , Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
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Alvarado M, Penney TL, Astbury CC, Forde H, White M, Adams J. Making integration foundational in population health intervention research: why we need 'Work Package Zero'. Public Health 2022; 211:1-4. [PMID: 35985222 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2022.06.028] [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: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to identify when and how integration should take place within evaluations of complex population health interventions (PHIs). STUDY DESIGN Descriptive analytical approach. METHODS We draw on conceptual insights that emerged through (1) a working group on integration and (2) a diverse range of literature on case studies, small-n evaluations and mixed methods evaluation studies. RESULTS We initially sought techniques to integrate analyses at the end of a complex PHI evaluation. However, this conceptualization of integration proved limiting. Instead, we found value in conceptualizing integration as a process that commences at the beginning of an evaluation and continues throughout. Many methods can be used for this type of integration, including process tracing, realist evaluation, congruence analysis, general elimination methodology/modus operandi, pattern matching and contribution analysis. Clearly signposting when integrative methods should commence within an evaluation should be of value to the PHI evaluation community, as well as to funders and related stakeholders. CONCLUSIONS Rather than being a tool used at the end of an evaluation, we propose that integration is more usefully conceived as a process that commences at the start of an evaluation and continues throughout. To emphasize the importance of this timing, integration can be described as comprising 'Work Package Zero' within evaluations of complex PHIs.
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- M Alvarado
- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 285 Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom.
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- Global Food System and Policy Research, School of Global Health, Faculty of Health, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Canada
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- Global Food System and Policy Research, School of Global Health, Faculty of Health, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Canada
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 285 Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 285 Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 285 Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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White M, Tsantoulis P, Lannagan T, Najumudeen A, Ridgeway R, Campbell A, Jackstadt R, Wilson R, Sansom O. 26P NOTCH1 driven metastasis in BRAF mutated colorectal cancer. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.053] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Zeineddine M, Zeineddine F, Yousef A, Overman M, White M, Uppal A, Newhook T, Dasari A, Fournier K, Raghav K, Shen J. SO-40 Measurement of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in appendiceal adenocarcinoma (AA): Prevalence, predictors, and correlation with clinical outcome. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.04.452] [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: 11/01/2022] Open
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Gan H, White M, McGaffin G, Lannagan T, Campbell A, Graham J, Sansom O, Wilson R. P-36 Real-world outcomes in BRAFV600E metastatic colorectal cancer – the Glasgow experience. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.04.127] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Beber S, White M, Levy L, Samuels J, Zehong G, Martinu T, Juvet S. Analysis of T Cell Populations in Clinically Stable ISHLT Grade A1 Lesions. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.766] [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] Open
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Jamero G, De Leon F, Ackerman M, Welton M, Kissling N, Velleca A, White M, Czer L, Nikolova A, Kransdorf E, Chang D, Kittleson M, Patel J, Kobashigawa J. NP Telehealth Blood Pressure Management in Heart Transplant Patients - A Single Center Experience. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.1572] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Coutu B, Alvarez DA, Ciurej A, Moneymaker K, White M, Zhang C, Drincic A. Extraocular Muscle Enlargement in Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2022; 43:597-602. [PMID: 35301224 PMCID: PMC8993204 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7453] [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] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE While Graves disease is the most common cause of extraocular muscle enlargement, case reports have also associated growth hormone-secretory pituitary adenomas with this same phenomenon. We investigated the prevalence and response to treatment of extraocular muscle enlargement in patients with growth hormone-secretory pituitary adenomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed extraocular muscle sizes using MR imaging in patients with growth hormone-secretory pituitary adenomas who underwent a transsphenoidal surgical resection compared with a matched control group with nonsecretory pituitary adenomas. Descriptive and comparative statistics were used to evaluate patient characteristics and extraocular muscle sizes between the 2 groups. RESULTS We identified 16 patients who presented with growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas and underwent transsphenoidal surgical resection from 2010 to 2019. The average diameter of the extraocular muscle at the time of diagnosis for the group with growth hormone-secretory pituitary adenomas was larger than that in the control group (4.7 versus 3.8 mm, P < .001). Nine patients achieved insulin-like growth factor 1 level normalization at a median of 11.5 months before their most recent MR imaging evaluation. The average size of the extraocular muscles of patients who achieved a normalized insulin-like growth factor 1 was smaller compared with those that did not (difference, 0.7 mm; 95% CI, 0.3-1.2 mm; P < .001), approaching the size of extraocular muscle in the control group. CONCLUSIONS We describe a high prevalence of extraocular muscle enlargement in patients with growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas. Additionally, we note that the size of extraocular muscles decreased with associated improvement in the biochemical control of acromegaly.
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- B Coutu
- From the Departments of Radiation Oncology (B.C., A.C., K.M., C.Z.)
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- Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Division (D.A.A., A.D.)
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- From the Departments of Radiation Oncology (B.C., A.C., K.M., C.Z.)
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- From the Departments of Radiation Oncology (B.C., A.C., K.M., C.Z.)
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- Radiology (M.W.), University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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- From the Departments of Radiation Oncology (B.C., A.C., K.M., C.Z.)
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- Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism Division (D.A.A., A.D.)
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Warlick C, Levin R, Cantrill C, Regelman M, White M, Milbank A, Spilseth B, Dixon C. Transurethral Vapor Ablation (TUVA) of intermediate risk localized Prostate Cancer (PCa). Eur Urol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(22)00402-x] [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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White M, Rasotto R, Monti P. Use of cytology for canine mammary masses and perceived diagnostic utility in four European countries. J Small Anim Pract 2022; 63:312-319. [PMID: 35014045 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13459] [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] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the use of cytology of canine mammary masses and its perceived diagnostic utility in four European countries. MATERIALS AND METHODS The link to a web-based questionnaire was sent to veterinarians of Italy, UK, Greece and Spain. The questionnaire contained basic questions regarding the respondents' background, their general use of cytology as a diagnostic tool, the incidence of canine mammary tumours within their clinics and their use of cytology for canine mammary masses. Multiple binary and ordinal logistics models were used to evaluate associations between variables. RESULTS Four hundred and sixty-five veterinarians completed the survey (Italy: 114; UK: 66; Greece: 55; Spain: 230). Most veterinarians working in each country used cytology as a diagnostic tool, although only 43.0%, 54.6%, 43.6% and 36.5% used cytology for the investigation of CMMs in Italy, UK, Greece and Spain respectively. Supposing the cytology were able to correctly differentiate benign versus malignant canine mammary masses, the percentage of veterinarians using this test would increase in Italy, UK and Greece (Italy: 91.2%; UK: 93.9%; Greece: 96.4%); however, this was not reflected by veterinarians working in Spain (51.7%). CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE If cytology of canine mammary masses were able to differentiate between benign and malignant, most veterinarians in Italy, UK and Greece would utilise the technique, justifying further research into the diagnostic accuracy of this test. Spanish veterinarians were significantly different and further research into why these individuals would not value the ability of cytology to differentiate between benign and malignant may be of value.
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- M White
- Department of Pathology, Dick White Referrals, Cambridgeshire, CB8 0UH, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Dick White Referrals, Cambridgeshire, CB8 0UH, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Dick White Referrals, Cambridgeshire, CB8 0UH, UK
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Ghafouri K, Paton J, Coley K, White M, Day V, Wilson A, Hussein A, Wilson A, Walker L, Simms L, Mackin G, Timmins K, Stiles M. The Use of Pacemaker Impedance Data for Breath-by-Breath Respiration Sensing. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.203] [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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White M, Wilsmore B, Shewa M, Warner T, Walker R, Williams T. Outcomes Following Atrial Fibrillation Hospitalisation in a Regional Australian Setting Between 2011 and 2019. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.431] [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: 10/16/2022]
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Ristovska G, van den Hazel P, Weber M, Jansen S, Benz S, White M, Arat A, Spiroski I, Schreckenberg D, van Kamp I. Stakeholders’ involvement in identification of research and policy needs for children’s mental health. Eur J Public Health 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.314] [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
The overarching aim of the Horizon 2020 Equal-Life project is to develop evidence-based guidance for policy-and decision-makers concerning child environment and long-term effects on mental health and cognitive development. Stakeholders at national and local level are crucial in improving the physical and social environments children grow up in. In this paper, we present preliminary results of a repeated survey on stakeholders' needs concerning environmental determinants of mental health and cognitive development of children and adolescents.
Methods
We invited potential stakeholders from relevant fields of expertise. Two of three rounds of the Delphi survey were performed by means of an on-line survey between November 2020 and February 2021.The questionnaire was aimed at identifying research questions, knowledge gaps and raised issues about data collection and analysis regarding improving mental health and cognitive development, policy needs related to environment and its role in children's mental health and the potential effectiveness of policy interventions.
Results and Conclusions
In the 1st survey round 34 stakeholders participated and in the 2nd survey round 51 stakeholders participated from 26 different countries and continents. Across both rounds of the survey most participants were from research institutes (21), public health organisations (8), civil society (6), national stakeholders (5) with only little involvement of local or regional authorities or child care organisations. Stakeholders identified several research priorities such as: instruments to improve children's mental health, preventive programs addressing mental health, integrated mental health care services, programs aimed at parenting skills and child care. Early life exposure to adverse social events and psychosocial stressors in the family and socioeconomic disadvantage were recognized as main factors for child development.
Key messages
The guidance from Equal-Life aims to include stakeholders in creation of intervention strategies and preventive measures for mental health and the cognitive development of children. Evidence-based policies and programmes can buffer the negative effects of adverse environments and create restorative ones, and by doing so improve mental health and cognitive development.
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- G Ristovska
- Institute of Public Health of Republic of North Macedonia, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
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- City of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Centre for Applied Psychology, Environmental and Social Research (ZEUS), Hagen, Germany
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- Department of Social Epidemiology, Bremen University, Bremen, Germany
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- Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Public Health of Republic of North Macedonia, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
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- Centre for Applied Psychology, Environmental and Social Research (ZEUS), Hagen, Germany
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Rosenblum H, Griffin J, Minamisawa M, Prassad N, Vest J, White M, Solomon S, Burkhoff D, Maurer M, Sionniere J. Patisiran Stabilizes Cardiac Mechanics in Patients with Hereditary Transthyretin-Mediated Amyloidosis: Post-hoc Analysis of the APOLLO Study. Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.acvdsp.2021.04.040] [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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White M, Neal J, Gardner R, Cunanan K, Das M, Padda S, Ramchandran K, Chen T, Wakelee H. 141P Chemotherapy with or without immunotherapy or bevacizumab for EGFR-mutated lung cancer after progression on osimertinib. J Thorac Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1556-0864(21)01983-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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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Redd M, Scheuer S, Saez N, Yoshikawa Y, Chiu H, Gao L, Hicks M, Villanueva J, Cuellar-Partida G, Peart J, See Hoe L, Chen X, Sun Y, Suen J, Hatch R, Rollo B, Alzubaidi M, Maljevic S, Quaife-Ryan G, Hudson J, Porrello E, White M, Cordwell S, Fraser J, Petrou S, Reichelt M, Thomas W, King G, Macdonald P, Palpant N. Genetic and Pharmacological Studies Reveal Acid Sensing Ion Channel 1a as a Novel Therapeutic Target Against Cardiac Ischaemia-Reperfusion Injury. Heart Lung Circ 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.005] [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]
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Cutler A, Lundsberg L, White M, Stanwood N, Gariepy A. P37 Characterizing community-level abortion stigma in the US. Contraception 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.07.056] [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: 11/26/2022]
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O'Brien P, White M, Mulvaney‐Day N. State Oversight of Adult Residential Treatment for Behavioral Health Conditions. Health Serv Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13479] [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: 11/29/2022] Open
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- P. O'Brien
- IBM Watson Health Santa Barbara CA United States
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- IBM Watson Health Bethesda MD United States
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Polineni D, Lindwall J, Muther E, Durkin K, Ahrabi-Nejad C, Ruvalcaba E, Nelson E, White M, Bord E, Goodman A, Riekert K, Duncan C. P342 Development of a pilot trial of a novel tele-coaching intervention to improve treatment adherence in cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(20)30671-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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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Casario K, Howard K, Smith MG, Rocha S, White M, Basner M. 0187 The Effects of Nocturnal Aircraft Noise on Self-Reported Sleep. Sleep 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.185] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Introduction
Nocturnal traffic noise can fragment sleep through cortical arousals and induce self-reported sleep disturbance. Here we present data gathered around Atlanta International Airport in a pilot field study on the effects of aircraft noise on sleep.
Methods
N=34 subjects participated in a five night in-home study. Every night, subjects recorded noise inside their bedroom, and completed questionnaires the following morning containing items on sleep latency; number of awakenings; sleepiness (Stanford Sleepiness Scale); 11-point scales on sleep quality, tiredness, ease of falling asleep and calmness or restlessness of sleep; and a 5-point scale on sleep disturbance by noise. We analyzed the effect of both the average (LAEq,sleep) and maximum (LAS,max,sleep) aircraft noise level during a subject’s sleep period for each questionnaire outcome in repeated measures multiple regression adjusted for the number of aircraft noise events during sleep, sex, age, and if the window was open or closed.
Results
A total of 165 sleep questionnaires (97.1% of expected) were completed. Self-reported awakenings increased by n=0.051 per decibel (dB) LAS,max,sleep (p<0.001). An increase in LAS,max,sleep was associated with a significant increase in tiredness (0.118/dB, p=0.005). There was a significant effect of sex on tiredness in the LAEq,sleep model, whereby men were less tired than women. There were no significant effects of LAEq,sleep on any questionnaire outcomes.
Conclusion
There was some evidence for adverse effects of aircraft noise on self-reported sleep outcomes. Effects were predominantly found for maximum rather than average noise exposure during the sleep period, stressing the importance of individual noise events for sleep. A larger-scale, adequately powered National Sleep Study will be conducted to better understand the observed effects.
Support
This research was funded by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Office of Environment and Energy through ASCENT, the FAA Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and the Environment, project 017 through FAA Award Number 13-C-AJE-UPENN-011 under the supervision of Natalia Sizov. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the FAA.
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- K Casario
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Shekari Soleimanloo S, Garcia-Hansen V, White M, Smith SS. 0136 Bright Light Could Be an Alternative to the Caffeine for Improving Driving Performance in Chronically Sleep-Deprived Young Drivers. Sleep 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.134] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
Young drivers are over-involved in sleepiness-related crashes. Daytime and nighttime exposure to light might shift the human circadian phase and alertness. The alerting effects of bright light were compared with those of caffeine in young drivers.
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In a within-subjects study, 30 chronically sleep-deprived non-professional drivers (aged 18–24 years) completed two simulated daytime driving sessions per day across three consecutive days. Participants completed the first drive under a Baseline condition (non-caffeinated gum, 555 nm light, 0.3 µW/cm²), and the second drive under the randomized conditions of Light (500 nm, 230 µW/cm²), Caffeine (100 mg caffeinated gum) or the combination of Light and Caffeine. Using mixed-effects models, the alerting effects of these conditions on objective sleepiness (ECG beat-to-beat intervals), driving performance (lateral lane variability) and subjective sleepiness (scores on the Karolinska sleepiness scale; KSS) were examined.
Results
Compared to the Baseline condition, lateral lane variability decreased under the Light (P=0.011), Caffeine (P=0.0001), and the combination of Light and Caffeine (P=0.046). Lateral lane variability was lower under Caffeine when compared with the Light (P=0.009) or the combination of Light and Caffeine (P= 0.0001). Average beat-to-beat intervals increased from the Baseline condition to the Light (P=0.017), Caffeine (P=0. 0.0001), and the combination of Light and Caffeine conditions (P=0.0001). All three conditions significantly reduced subjective sleepiness compared to the Baseline condition (KSS= 4–5 vs KSS=6, P= 0.0001).
Conclusion
Bright light, either alone or combined with caffeine, improves driving performance and subjective sleepiness during daytime drives. Light might better improve objective sleepiness and other sleepiness indicators during nighttime when drivers are sleepier and have an increased sensitivity to the light. Further research would clarify how the circadian effects are aligned with the alerting effects of the light. Bright light, as an alternative to or combined with caffeine, could reduce sleep-related crashes on the road.
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- S Shekari Soleimanloo
- Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, QLD, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
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- School of Design, Queensland University of Technology, QLD, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
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- School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, QLD, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
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- Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, QLD, Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
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Alden LE, Matthews LR, Wagner S, Fyfe T, Randall C, Regehr C, White M, Buys N, Carey MG, Corneil W, White N, Fraess-Phillips A, Krutop E. Systematic literature review of psychological interventions for first responders. Work & Stress 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2020.1758833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- L. E. Alden
- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada
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Prosser RS, Hoekstra PF, Gene S, Truman C, White M, Hanson ML. A review of the effectiveness of vegetated buffers to mitigate pesticide and nutrient transport into surface waters from agricultural areas. J Environ Manage 2020; 261:110210. [PMID: 32148280 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A relatively large number of studies have investigated the effectiveness of vegetated buffer strips at reducing the movement of pesticides and nutrients from agriculture fields. This review outlines the observed influence of different factors (e.g., buffer width, slope, runoff intensity, soil composition, plant community) that can influence the efficacy of vegetated buffers in pesticide and nutrient retention. The reported effectiveness of vegetated buffers reducing the movement of pesticides and nutrients ranged from 10 to 100% and 12-100%, respectively. Buffer width is the factor that is most frequently considered by various jurisdictions when making recommendations on vegetated buffer strip implementation. However, the literature clearly illustrates that there is a great deal of variation in pesticide or nutrient reduction for a given buffer width. This indicates that other factors play an important role in buffer efficacy (e.g., ratio of source area to buffer area, soil composition and structure, runoff intensity, plant community structure) in addition to the width of the vegetative buffer area. These factors need to be considered when making recommendations on vegetated buffer strip construction in agroecosystems. This review has also identified a number of other gaps in the understanding of the effectiveness of vegetated buffers at reducing the movement of pesticides and nutrients from the areas of application.
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- R S Prosser
- University of Guelph, School of Environmental Sciences, Guelph, ON, Canada.
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- University of Guelph, School of Environmental Sciences, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- University of Manitoba, Department of Environment and Geography, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Minato C, Nasri A, Carrier M, White M, Lamarche Y, Racine N, De Denus S, Ducharme A. Rapid Weaning of Steroids after Cardiac Transplantation Improves Outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.604] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Legris V, Thibault B, Dupuis J, White M, Fortier A, Henri C, O'Meara E, Ducharme A. Right Ventricular Function Coupling to the Pulmonary Circulation Predicts Exercise Tolerance in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction. Insight from the Evaluation of Resynchronization Therapy for Heart Failure (EARTH) Trial. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1190] [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: 10/24/2022] Open
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Fleming M, Bernard D, Brown D, Chadwick M, de Saint Jean C, Dupont E, Ge Z, Harada H, Hawari A, Herman M, Iwamoto O, Kodeli I, Koning A, Malvagi F, McNabb D, Mills R, Noguère G, Palmiotti G, Plompen A, Salvatores M, Sobes V, White M, Yokoyama K. Overview of the OECD-NEA Working Party on International Nuclear Data Evaluation Cooperation (WPEC). EPJ Web Conf 2020. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202023915002] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Working Party on International Nuclear Data Evaluation Cooperation (WPEC) was established in 1989 to facilitate collaboration in nuclear data activities. Over its thirty year history, different Subgroups have been created to address topics in nearly every aspect of nuclear data, including: experimental measurements, evaluation, validation, model development, quality assurance of databases and the development of software tools.
WPEC has recently completed activities on fission yield evaluation, the general nuclear database structure (GNDS) to replace the ENDF-6 format, methods to provide feedback to evaluation, studies of specific capture cross sections, new methods in thermal scattering kernel evaluation and the Collaborative International Evaluated Library Organisation (CIELO) Pilot Project. Ongoing activities in GNDS application programming interface (API) development, methods for covariance evaluation and quality assurance in nuclear data validation using the International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) database are complemented by the work of two Expert Groups that oversee the High-Priority Request List (HPRL) for Nuclear Data and the continuous development of the GNDS. New activities on the use of integral experiments for nuclear data validation and adjustment, as well as the use of the Shielding Integral Benchmark Archive and Database (SINBAD) for validation have begun and will be coordinated alongside future Subgroups.
After three decades we will review the status of WPEC, how it integrates other collections and activities organised by the NEA and how it dovetails with the initiatives of the IAEA and other bodies to effectively coordinate international activities in nuclear data.
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Gill N, Arklay-Lehman S, Alexander C, Atkinson S, Goudey K, Harrigan K, Lamb J, Roach K, White M. A PROVINCIAL REGISTRY TO FACILITATE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT RELATED TO DOOR TO NEEDLE TIME IN NOVA SCOTIA. Can J Cardiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.07.435] [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: 10/25/2022] Open
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White M, Charbotel B, Fort E, Bastuji H, Franco P, Putois B, Mazza S, Peter-Derex L. Academic and professional paths of narcoleptic patients: the Narcowork study. Sleep Med 2019; 65:96-104. [PMID: 31739232 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND To study educational and professional pathways of narcoleptic patients and examine demographic, disease-related and environmental factors associated with a better academic and professional prognosis. PATIENTS/METHODS In sum, 69 narcoleptic patients (51 narcolepsy type 1 and 18 narcolepsy type 2, age 42.5 ± 18.2 years) were enrolled in this pilot monocentric cross-sectional study with a comparison group (80 age- and sex-matched controls) between October 2017 and July 2018 in Lyon Center for Sleep Medicine. They completed questionnaires about their academic and professional trajectories and specific scales of quality of life (EuroQol quality of life scale EQ-5D-3L), depression (beck depression inventory, BDI), sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale, ESS) and narcoleptic symptoms severity (narcolepsy severity scale, NSS). RESULTS No difference in grade repetition or final obtained diploma was observed between patients and controls, but patients evaluated their academic curricula as more difficult (45.5% vs 16.9%, p = 0.0007), complained for more attentional deficits (75% vs 22.1%, p < 0.0001), and had needed more educational reorientation (28.6% vs 9.9%, p = 0.01). Even if no difference was observed in occupational category and professional status, patients expressed significantly less satisfaction about their work. Patients had more signs of depression [OR severe depression = 4.4 (1.6-12.6), p = 0.02] and their quality of life was significantly decreased (67.3 ± 18.4 vs 80.6 ± 13.2, p = 0.0007) as compared to controls. Multivariate analysis showed that a more favorable professional career was associated with a better quality of life. CONCLUSIONS Educational and professional pathways do not seem to be significantly impaired in narcoleptic patients, but their experience and quality of life are affected. These findings may allow to reassure patients and should lead to a more comprehensive management of the disease. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION Narcowork, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03173378, N° NCT03173378.
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- M White
- Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Lyon, France
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- Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Lyon, France; Occupational Diseases Unit, Lyon Sud Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, IFSTTAR, UMRESTTE, UMR T_9405, F-69373, Lyon, France
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- Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, IFSTTAR, UMRESTTE, UMR T_9405, F-69373, Lyon, France
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- Center for Sleep Medicine and Respiratory Diseases, Competence Center for Orphan Diseases, Narcolepsy and Rare Hypersomnia, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Hospices civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, CNRS 5292 INSERM U1028, Lyon, France; Department of Functional Neurology and Epileptology, Neurological Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Lyon, France; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, CNRS 5292 INSERM U1028, Lyon, France; National Reference Center for Orphan Diseases, Narcolepsy and Rare Hypersomnia & Pediatric Sleep Center, HFME, Hospices civils de Lyon, Bron, France
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- National Reference Center for Orphan Diseases, Narcolepsy and Rare Hypersomnia & Pediatric Sleep Center, HFME, Hospices civils de Lyon, Bron, France
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- Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Lyon, France; HESPER (Health Services and Performance Research), EA 7425, Lyon, France
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- Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Lyon, France; Center for Sleep Medicine and Respiratory Diseases, Competence Center for Orphan Diseases, Narcolepsy and Rare Hypersomnia, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Hospices civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, CNRS 5292 INSERM U1028, Lyon, France.
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Jiang J, Bradford G, Hossain SI, Brown M, Cooper J, Miller E, Huang Y, Miao H, Parrell JA, White M, Hunt A, Sengupta S, Revur R, Shen T, Kametani F, Trociewitz UP, Hellstrom EE, Larbalestier DC. High Performance Bi-2212 Round Wires Made with Recent Powders. IEEE Trans Appl Supercond 2019; 29:6400405. [PMID: 33737796 PMCID: PMC7968414 DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2019.2895197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Multifilamentary Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox (Bi-2212) wire made by the powder-in-tube technique is the only high temperature superconductor made in the round shape preferred by magnet builders. The critical current density (J C ) of Bi-2212 round wire was improved significantly by the development of overpressure heat treatment in the past few years. Bi-2212 wire is commercially available in multiple architectures and kilometer-long pieces and a very promising conductor for very high field NMR and accelerator magnets. We studied the effects of precursor powder and heat treatment conditions on the superconducting properties and microstructure of recent Bi-2212 wires. Short samples of recent wire with optimized overpressure processing showed J C (4.2 K, 15 T) = 6640 A/mm2 and J C (4.2 K, 30 T) = 4670 A/mm2, which correspond to engineering critical current densities J E (4.2 K, 15 T) = 1320 A/mm2 and J E (4.2 K, 30 T) = 930 A/mm2.
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- J Jiang
- Applied Superconductivity Center, National High Magnetic Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA and also with Florida State University
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- Applied Super-conductivity Center, National High Magnetic Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA and also with Florida State University
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- Applied Super-conductivity Center, National High Magnetic Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA and also with Florida State University
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- Applied Super-conductivity Center, National High Magnetic Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA and also with Florida State University
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- Applied Super-conductivity Center, National High Magnetic Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA and also with Florida State University
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- Applied Super-conductivity Center, National High Magnetic Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA and also with Florida State University
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- Bruker OST, Carteret, NJ 07008, USA
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- Bruker OST, Carteret, NJ 07008, USA
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- nGimat LLC, 2436 Over Dr. Lexington, KY 40511, USA
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- nGimat LLC, 2436 Over Dr. Lexington, KY 40511, USA
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- MetaMateria, 870 Kaderly Dr, Columbus, OH 43228, USA
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- MetaMateria, 870 Kaderly Dr, Columbus, OH 43228, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Applied Super-conductivity Center, National High Magnetic Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA and also with Florida State University
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- Applied Super-conductivity Center, National High Magnetic Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA and also with Florida State University
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- Applied Super-conductivity Center, National High Magnetic Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA and also with Florida State University
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- Applied Super-conductivity Center, National High Magnetic Laboratory, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA and also with Florida State University
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Gene SM, Hoekstra PF, Hannam C, White M, Truman C, Hanson ML, Prosser RS. The role of vegetated buffers in agriculture and their regulation across Canada and the United States. J Environ Manage 2019; 243:12-21. [PMID: 31077866 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A vegetated buffer, barrier, or filter strip is a parcel of land that is designated to separate land used for agriculture from valued aquatic or terrestrial habitats. It exists partly with the intent to diffuse runoff and to impeded sediment, nutrients, pesticides, and other constituents from reaching off-site surface waters. Mandatory buffer implementation is regulated at various levels of government in North America - from the federal to the state and provincial levels, and by some municipalities and counties. To better understand the degree and breadth of oversight, we undertook a comprehensive search and review of vegetative buffer regulations across North America. We determined the width of buffer required, under what habitat or field conditions, for which pesticides, and application type, amongst other attributes. For ground application, margins ranged from 1 m to upwards of greater than 4000 m depending on protection goals, with some being compound specific and others being generally applied to all registered pesticides/compounds. These buffers tended to be used most often to protect surface water, groundwater (e.g. drinking water wells), and nearby sensitive crops, but the required distances are generally not consistent between jurisdictions, regardless of the stated protection goals. We recommend that a thorough science-based review take place, with input from relevant stakeholders, to harmonize vegetated buffer size for effective surface water protection where ecological, climatic, and agricultural conditions are sufficiently similar in North America.
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- S M Gene
- University of Guelph, School of Environmental Sciences, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Synthesis Agri-Food Network, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- University of Manitoba, Department of Environment and Geography, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- University of Guelph, School of Environmental Sciences, Guelph, ON, Canada.
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Coleman B, Martinez B, Barone H, Williams M, Aronow H, Sandau K, Ansryan L, Felice J, Hajj J, Olanisa L, Huie N, Fishman A, Olman M, White M, Pamu J, Chang D. Vanishing MCS Caregiver: Insights into the Impact of Machines on the Caring Relationship. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.761] [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: 10/27/2022] Open
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Nasri A, Dupuis J, Hausermann L, Tremblay-Gravel M, Parent M, Carrier M, Racine N, de Denus S, Ducharme A, Fortier A, White M. Secular Trends and Outcome of Isolated versus Combined Type 2 Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with End-Stage Heart Failure. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.1237] [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: 10/27/2022] Open
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Wilson SR, Shinde S, Appleby I, Boscoe M, Conway D, Dryden C, Ferguson K, Gedroyc W, Kinsella SM, Nathanson MH, Thorne J, White M, Wright E. Guidelines for the safe provision of anaesthesia in magnetic resonance units 2019. Anaesthesia 2019; 74:638-650. [DOI: 10.1111/anae.14578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- S. R. Wilson
- Department of Neuro‐anaesthesia and Neurocritical Care National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery LondonUK and Neuro Anaesthesia and Critical Care Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Co‐Chair)
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- Department of Anaesthesia North Bristol NHS Trust BristolUK and Vice President, Association of Anaesthetists (Co‐Chair)
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- Department of Neuro‐anaesthesia and Neurocritical Care National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery LondonUK and Neuro Anaesthesia and Critical Care Society of Great Britain and Ireland
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- Royal College of Anaesthetists LondonUK and Society of Anaesthetists in Radiology
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- Department of Anaesthesia Chelsea and Westminster Hospital LondonUK and Trainee Committee, Association of Anaesthetists
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- Jackson Rees Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia Alder Hey Children's Hospital LiverpoolUK and Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland
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- Department of Anaesthesia Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen UK and Association of Anaesthetists Safety Representative
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- Imperial College LondonUK and Royal College of Radiologists
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- Department of Anaesthesia St Michaels Hospital BristolUK and Editor, Anaesthesia
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- Department of Anaesthesia Nottingham University Hospital NottinghamUK and Immediate Past Honorary Secretary, Association of Anaesthetists
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- Department of Neurosurgery Salford Royal Foundation Trust SalfordUK and Society of British Neurological Surgeons
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- Jackson Rees Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia Alder Hey Children's Hospital Liverpool UK
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- Department of PaediatricsPort Moresby General Hospital, and the Department of Pathology, the University of Papua New Guinea
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- Department of PaediatricsPort Moresby General Hospital, and the Department of Pathology, the University of Papua New Guinea
- Pathology DepartmentP.O. Box 5623BorokoPort MoresbyPapua New Guinea
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- Department of PaediatricsPort Moresby General Hospital, and the Department of Pathology, the University of Papua New Guinea
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Evans S, Kelly J, White M, Marks L, Ford E. An Evaluation of Health Numeracy Among Radiation Therapists and Dosimetrists. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.1305] [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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Lobson C, Luong K, Seburn D, White M, Hann B, Prosser RS, Wong CS, Hanson ML. Fate of thiamethoxam in mesocosms and response of the zooplankton community. Sci Total Environ 2018; 637-638:1150-1157. [PMID: 29801208 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/09/2018] [Revised: 05/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Thiamethoxam is a neonicotinoid insecticide that can reach wetlands in agro-ecosystems through runoff. The fate and effects of thiamethoxam on non-target organisms in shallow wetland ecosystems have not been well characterized. To this end, a mesocosm study was conducted with a focus on characterizing zooplankton community responses. A single pulse application of thiamethoxam (0, 25, 50, 100, 250, and 500 μg/L; n = 3) was applied to experimental systems and monitored for 8 weeks. The mean half-life of thiamethoxam among the different treatments was 3.7 days in the water column with concentrations of <0.8 μg/L in the majority of mesocosms by 56 days. Principal response curve analysis did not show any significant concentration-dependent differences in the zooplankton community among treatments over the course of the study. The minimum detectable difference (MDD%) values for abundance of potentially sensitive arthropod taxa (nauplius larvae, cyclopoid copepods) allowed the detections from controls as low as 42 and 59% effect, respectively. The MDD% values for total abundance of zooplankton (including the potentially less sensitive taxonomic group of Rotifera) allowed the detection from controls as low as 41% effect. There were no statistically significant differences in zooplankton abundance or diversity between control and treated mesocosms at the end of the study. There were also no statistically significant differences for individual taxa that were sustained between sampling points, or manifested as a concentration-response. We conclude that acute exposure to thiamethoxam at environmentally relevant concentrations (typically ng/L) likely does not represent a significant adverse ecological risk to wetland zooplankton community abundance and structure.
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- C Lobson
- Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Richardson College for the Environment, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2G3, Canada
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- EcoMetrix, Inc., Mississauga, ON L5N 2L8, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Richardson College for the Environment, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2G3, Canada
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.
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- C. Ryan
- Department of Nursing and Health Care School of Health Sciences Waterford Institute of Technology Waterford Ireland
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- Department of Applied Arts School of Humanities Waterford Institute of Technology Waterford Ireland
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- Nursing & Midwifery Planning & Development HSE South Kilkenny Ireland
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- School of Health Sciences Waterford Institute of Technology Waterford Ireland
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Simard F, O'Meara E, Ducharme A, Racine N, White M, Asgar A, Ibrahim R, Dorval JF, Bonan R, Rouleau JL, Cartier R, El-Hamamsy I, Basmadjian A, Henri C. P5356Left atrial deformation in patients with moderate to severe aortic stenosis and heart failure. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p5356] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- F Simard
- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Canada
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Elfeki H, Thyø A, Nepogodiev D, Pinkney TD, White M, Laurberg S, Christensen P. Patient and healthcare professional perceptions of colostomy-related problems and their impact on quality of life following rectal cancer surgery. BJS Open 2018; 2:336-344. [PMID: 30263985 PMCID: PMC6156164 DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 12/30/2017] [Revised: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background The perception of colostomy‐related problems and their impact on health‐related quality of life (QoL) may differ between patients and healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to investigate this using the Colostomy Impact Score (CIS) tool. Methods Healthcare professionals including consultant colorectal surgeons, stoma nurses, ward nurses, trainees and medical students were recruited. An online survey was designed. From the 17 items used to develop the CIS, participants chose the seven factors they thought to confer the strongest negative impact on the QoL of patients with a colostomy. They were then asked to rank the 12 responses made by patients to the final seven factors contained in the CIS. Results were compared with the original patient rankings at the time of development of the CIS. Results A total of 156 healthcare professionals (50·4 per cent of the pooled professionals) from 17 countries completed the survey. Of the original seven items in the CIS, six were above the threshold for random selection. Ranking the responses, a poor match between participants and the original score was detected for 49·7 per cent of the professionals. The most under‐rated item originally present in the CIS was stool consistency, reported by 47 of the 156 professionals (30·1 per cent), whereas frequency of changing the stoma bag was the item not included in the CIS that was chosen most often by professionals (124, 79·5 per cent). Significant differences were not observed between different groups of professionals. Conclusion The perspective of colostomy‐related problems differs between patients with a colostomy and healthcare professionals.
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- H Elfeki
- Colorectal Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark.,Colorectal Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery Mansoura University Hospital Mansoura Egypt
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- Colorectal Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark
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- Academic Department of Surgery, University of Birmingham Birmingham UK
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- Academic Department of Surgery, University of Birmingham Birmingham UK
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- Colorectal Surgery Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK
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- Colorectal Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark
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- Colorectal Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark
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- National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
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- National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
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Bowater RO, Dennis MM, Blyde D, Stone B, Barnes AC, Delamare-Deboutteville J, Horton MA, White M, Condon K, Jones R. Epizootics of Streptococcus agalactiae infection in captive rays from Queensland, Australia. J Fish Dis 2018; 41:223-232. [PMID: 28836670 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 03/29/2017] [Revised: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The aim of this study was to describe two epizootics of high mortalities from infection with Streptococcus agalactiae, occurring in captive rays held in a marine display aquarium in south-east Queensland, Australia, in 2009 and 2010. Five different species of rays were affected, including mangrove whiprays (Himantura granulata), estuary rays (Dasyatis fluviorum), eastern shovelnose rays (Aptychotrema rostrata), white-spotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) and blue-spotted mask rays (Neotrygon kuhlii). This report describes the history of both epizootics including collection, quarantine and husbandry of rays, the disease epizootics, clinico-pathological features of the disease, antimicrobial therapy, autogenous vaccine production, and laboratory studies including clinical and histopathology, bacteriology, PCR, molecular serotyping and sequencing of the bacterium S. agalactiae.
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- R O Bowater
- Department of Agriculture & Fisheries, Biosecurity Queensland, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis
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- Sea World, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia
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- QML Vetnostics, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and Centre for Marine Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and Centre for Marine Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Sea World, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia
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- Treidlia Biovet Pty Ltd, Seven Hills, NSW, Australia
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- College of Public Health & Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- The Aquarium Vet, Moorabbin, VIC, Australia
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Winpenny EM, Penney TL, Corder K, White M, van Sluijs EMF. Changes in consumption of added sugars from age 13 to 30 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Obes Rev 2017; 18:1336-1349. [PMID: 28869998 PMCID: PMC5656815 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Revised: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 06/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Added sugar intake during adolescence has been associated with weight gain and cardiometabolic risk factors. Moreover, dietary habits may persist into adulthood, increasing chronic disease risk in later life. This systematic review investigated changes in intake of added sugars between the ages of 13 and 30 years. Literature databases were searched for longitudinal studies of diet during adolescence or early adulthood. Retrieved articles were screened for studies including multiple measures of intake of sugars or sugary foods from cohort participants between the ages of 13 and 30. Data were analysed using random-effects meta-analysis, by the three main nutrient and food group categories identified (PROSPERO: CRD42015030126). Twenty-four papers reported longitudinal data on intake of added sugar or sucrose (n = 6), sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) (n = 20) and/or confectionery (n = 9). Meta-analysis showed a non-significant per year of age decrease in added sugar or sucrose intake (-0.15% total energy intake (95%CI -0.41; 0.12)), a decrease in confectionery consumption (-0.20 servings/week (95%CI -0.41; -0.001)) and a non-significant decrease in SSB consumption (-0.15 servings/week (95%CI -0.32; 0.02)). Taken together, the overall decrease in added sugar intake observed from adolescence to early adulthood may suggest opportunities for intervention to further improve dietary choices within this age range.
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- E. M. Winpenny
- MRC Epidemiology Unit and Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR)University of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit and Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR)University of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit and Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR)University of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit and Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR)University of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit and Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR)University of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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White M, Herrem C, Muniz R. P015 Improvements in the proper management of anaphylaxis in schools: results from the EpiPen4Schools ® survey. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2017.08.084] [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]
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