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The frequency and validity of self-reported diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in the UK elderly: MRC CFAS cohort (2006)
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Foltynie, T., Matthews, F. E., Ishihara, L., & Brayne, C. (2006). The frequency and validity of self-reported diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in the UK elderly: MRC CFAS cohort. BMC Neurology, 6, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-6-29

Background: Estimates of the incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases can be made using established cohort studies but these estimates may have lower reliability if based purely on self-reported diagnosis. Methods: The MRC Cognitive Function & Ag... Read More about The frequency and validity of self-reported diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in the UK elderly: MRC CFAS cohort.

Formation of Y-junction carbon nanotubes by catalytic CVD of methane (2006)
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Chai, S. P., Zein, S. H. S., & Mohamed, A. R. (2006). Formation of Y-junction carbon nanotubes by catalytic CVD of methane. Solid state communications, 140(5), 248-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2006.08.006

Y-junction carbon nanotubes were grown by catalytic CVD of methane at 700 {ring operator} C on NiO-CuO-MoO(7:2:1) (w/w/w)/SiO 2 catalyst. For comparison, NiO-CuO(8:2) (w/w)/SiO 2 and NiO-MoO(8:2) (w/w)/SiO 2 catalysts were tested for carbon nanotube... Read More about Formation of Y-junction carbon nanotubes by catalytic CVD of methane.

DSC study of sucrose melting (2006)
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Beckett, S. T., Francesconi, M. G., Geary, P. M., Mackenzie, G., & Maulny, A. P. (2006). DSC study of sucrose melting. Carbohydrate Research, 341(15), 2591-2599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2006.07.004

An early endothermic peak at ∼150 °C was observed for crystalline sucrose by differential scanning calorimetry. The enthalpy at this temperature was found to vary with recrystallised sucrose from different sources. The addition of mineral salts to re... Read More about DSC study of sucrose melting.

Entanglement transition of randomly branched polymers in the hyperbranched class (2006)
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Kunamaneni, S., Buzza, D. M. A., Read, D. J., Parker, D., Kenwright, A. M., Feast, W. J., & Larsen, A. L. (2006). Entanglement transition of randomly branched polymers in the hyperbranched class. Macromolecules, 39(19), 6720-6736. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma0603276

We study the melt rheology of randomly branched polymers in the hyperbranched polymer (HBP) class which are formed by the co-condensation of AB and AB2 type monomers. Specifically, we study the effect of branch length Mx on the entanglement transitio... Read More about Entanglement transition of randomly branched polymers in the hyperbranched class.

The clinical role of nurse lecturers: Past, present, and future (2006)
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Barrett, D. (2007). The clinical role of nurse lecturers: Past, present, and future. Nurse education today, 27(5), 367-374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2006.05.018

The clinical role of nurse lecturers has been the subject of much debate since the transfer of nurse education into Higher Education Institutions within the United Kingdom. This article provides a critical evaluation of the clinical role of nurse lec... Read More about The clinical role of nurse lecturers: Past, present, and future.

Effect of 3 years of SAFE (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, and environmental change) strategy for trachoma control in southern Sudan: a cross-sectional study (2006)
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Ngondi, J., Onsarigo, A., Matthews, F., Reacher, M., Brayne, C., Baba, S., …Emerson, P. M. (2006). Effect of 3 years of SAFE (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, and environmental change) strategy for trachoma control in southern Sudan: a cross-sectional study. Lancet, 368(9535), 589-595. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2806%2969202-7

Background: A trachoma control programme was started in southern Sudan in 2001. We did a 3-year evaluation to quantify uptake of SAFE (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, and environmental change) interventions, and to assess the prevalence of... Read More about Effect of 3 years of SAFE (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, and environmental change) strategy for trachoma control in southern Sudan: a cross-sectional study.

Experimental characteristics and analysis of transverse modes in 1.3 μm strained InGaAs quantum well VCSELs (2006)
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Pougeoise, E., Gilet, P., Grosse, P., Poncet, S., Chelnokov, A., Gérard, J. M., …Royer, P. (2006). Experimental characteristics and analysis of transverse modes in 1.3 μm strained InGaAs quantum well VCSELs. Proceedings of SPIE, 6185, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.662118

In the context of optical interconnection applications, we report on results obtained on strained InGaAs quantum well Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs). Our devices are top p-type DBR oxide-confined VCSEL, grown by metalorganic vapour-... Read More about Experimental characteristics and analysis of transverse modes in 1.3 μm strained InGaAs quantum well VCSELs.

Aspirations of restorative justice proponents and experiences of participants in family group conferences (2006)
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Zernova, M. (2007). Aspirations of restorative justice proponents and experiences of participants in family group conferences. The British journal of criminology, 47(3), 491-509. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azl063

This article will examine some key aspirations of restorative justice advocates. It will do so on the basis of the evidence collected in the course of an empirical study conducted in one family group conferencing project. The article will demonstrate... Read More about Aspirations of restorative justice proponents and experiences of participants in family group conferences.

Participants' perceptions of a lifestyle approach to promoting physical activity: targeting deprived communities in Kingston-Upon-Hull (2006)
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Wormald, H., Waters, H., Sleap, M., & Ingle, L. (2006). Participants' perceptions of a lifestyle approach to promoting physical activity: targeting deprived communities in Kingston-Upon-Hull. BMC public health, 6, Article 202. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-202

Background: The health benefits of an active lifestyle have been extensively documented and generally accepted. In the UK, declining physical activity levels are a major contributing factor to a number of public health concerns such as obesity and co... Read More about Participants' perceptions of a lifestyle approach to promoting physical activity: targeting deprived communities in Kingston-Upon-Hull.

Beat the demon drink. (2006)
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Phillips, T. (2006). Beat the demon drink. Nursing standard : official newspaper of the Royal College of Nursing, 20(22), 32-33

The article reflects on the important role of nurses in dealing with alcohol dependents in England. It reports that a despairing number of adults are engage in excessive drinking which could result to several health problems. A challenge has been set... Read More about Beat the demon drink..

Environmental influences on fish assemblage in the Venice Lagoon, Italy (2006)
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Franco, A., Malavasi, S., Zucchetta, M., Franzoi, P., & Torricelli, P. (2006). Environmental influences on fish assemblage in the Venice Lagoon, Italy. Chemistry in ecology, 22(SUPPL. 1), S105-S118. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540600571836

This study aimed to investigate the small fish assemblage in the Venice Lagoon shallow waters in relation to selected environmental variables, such as water-quality parameters, sediment grain-size variables, and habitat structure factors. Fish sampli... Read More about Environmental influences on fish assemblage in the Venice Lagoon, Italy.

A new method of assessing anal sphincter integrity using inverted vectormanometry (2006)
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Kaur, G., Gardiner, A., & Duthie, G. S. (2006). A new method of assessing anal sphincter integrity using inverted vectormanometry. Diseases of the colon & rectum, 49(8), 1160-1166. doi:10.1007/s10350-006-0556-8

PURPOSE: Vectorgraphy as an integrated mapping of radial pressure profiles of the anal canal has been used to attempt identification of pressure-related defects with doubtful reliability since vectorgraphs bear no resemblance to endoanal ultrasound s... Read More about A new method of assessing anal sphincter integrity using inverted vectormanometry.

Response to letter to editor re: Mehta T, Venkata Subramaniam A, Chetter I, McCollum P. Assessing the validity and responsiveness of disease-specific quality of life instruments in intermittent claudication. Eur J Vasc Eudovasc Surg 2006;31:46-52 (2006)
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Mehta, T. A., & Chetter, I. C. (2006). Response to letter to editor re: Mehta T, Venkata Subramaniam A, Chetter I, McCollum P. Assessing the validity and responsiveness of disease-specific quality of life instruments in intermittent claudication. Eur J Vasc Eudovasc Surg 2006;31:46-52. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 32(1), 110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.02.005

A nonrandomised controlled trial of endovenous laser therapy and surgery in the treatment of varicose veins (2006)
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Mekako, A. I., Hatfield, J., Bryce, J., Lee, D., McCollum, P. T., & Chetter, I. (2006). A nonrandomised controlled trial of endovenous laser therapy and surgery in the treatment of varicose veins. Annals of vascular surgery, 20(4), 451-457. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10016-006-9095-y

Endovenous laser therapy (EVLT) is a minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins. This study compares early quality-of-life (QoL) outcomes following EVLT and surgery. Two nonrandomized groups were studied: an EVLT group with 70 patients, median a... Read More about A nonrandomised controlled trial of endovenous laser therapy and surgery in the treatment of varicose veins.

Magnetic coupling and long-range order in the spin-chain sulfide Ba 2CoS3 (2006)
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Barnes, A. D., Baikie, T., Hardy, V., Lepetit, M. B., Maignan, A., Young, N. A., & Francesconi, M. G. (2006). Magnetic coupling and long-range order in the spin-chain sulfide Ba 2CoS3. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 16(34), 3489-3502. https://doi.org/10.1039/b605178b

In this paper, we report on the magnetic properties of Ba 2CoS3, a spin-chain compound recently found to be the first Co2+-containing one-dimensional sulfide to show metallic-like conductivity and negative magnetoresistance. We carried out an in-dept... Read More about Magnetic coupling and long-range order in the spin-chain sulfide Ba 2CoS3.

Combined endovenous laser therapy and ambulatory phlebectomy: refinement of a new technique (2006)
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Mekako, A., Hatfield, J., Bryce, J., Lee, D., Heng, M., McCollum, P., & Chetter, I. (2006). Combined endovenous laser therapy and ambulatory phlebectomy: refinement of a new technique. European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, 32(6), 725-729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.06.002

Objective. Sclerotherapy (IS) or ambulatory phlebectomy (AP) are required as subsequent interventions in majority of cases following endovenous laser therapy (EVLT). We assessed whether AP performed concomitantly with EVLT (EVLTAP), is effective, acc... Read More about Combined endovenous laser therapy and ambulatory phlebectomy: refinement of a new technique.

Ecological contrasts across an Antarctic land-sea interface (2006)
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Waller, C. L., Barnes, D. K. A., & Convey, P. (2006). Ecological contrasts across an Antarctic land-sea interface. Austral Ecology, 31(5), 656-666. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01618.x

We report the composition of terrestrial, intertidal and shallow sublittoral faunal communities at sites around Rothera Research Station, Adelaide Island, Antarctic Peninsula. We examined primary hypotheses that the marine environment will have consi... Read More about Ecological contrasts across an Antarctic land-sea interface.

An investigation of whether factors associated with short-term attrition change or persist over ten years: Data from the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS) (2006)
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Matthews, F. E., Chatfield, M., & Brayne, C. (2006). An investigation of whether factors associated with short-term attrition change or persist over ten years: Data from the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS). BMC public health, 6, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-6-185

Background: Factors associated with the loss of participants in long-term longitudinal studies of ageing, due to refusal or moves, have been discussed less than those with short term follow-up. Methods: In a population-based study of cognition and ag... Read More about An investigation of whether factors associated with short-term attrition change or persist over ten years: Data from the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS).

Computer mediated conferencing - a hope or hype for healthcare education in higher learning?: a review of the literature (2006)
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Loke, J. (2007). Computer mediated conferencing - a hope or hype for healthcare education in higher learning?: a review of the literature. Nurse education today, 27(4), 318-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2006.05.012

Aims and objectives: In view of the increase use of computer mediated conferencing (CMC) by nurses with other health care professionals in health care education, this literature review provides insights into the experiences and issues surrounding the... Read More about Computer mediated conferencing - a hope or hype for healthcare education in higher learning?: a review of the literature.

An investigation into the long-term viscoelastic recovery of Nylon 6,6 fibres through accelerated ageing (2006)
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Pang, J. W. C., & Fancey, K. S. (2006). An investigation into the long-term viscoelastic recovery of Nylon 6,6 fibres through accelerated ageing. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 431(1-2), 100-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2006.05.052

As part of investigations into the development of viscoelastically prestressed polymeric matrix composites, time-temperature superposition principles have been adopted to evaluate the long-term viscoelastic strain recovery characteristics of nylon 6,... Read More about An investigation into the long-term viscoelastic recovery of Nylon 6,6 fibres through accelerated ageing.