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The Plumbing of Land Surface Models: Benchmarking Model Performance by Best, M. J., Abramowitz, G., Johnson, H. R., Pitman, A. J., Balsamo, G., Boone, A., Cuntz, M., Decharme, B., Dirmeyer, P. A., Dong, J., Ek, M., Guo, Z., Haverd, V., van den Hurk, B. J. J., Nearing, G. S., Pak, B., Peters-Lidard, C., Santanello, J. A., Stevens, L., Vuichard, N.

“…The Protocol for the Analysis of Land Surface Models (PALS) Land Surface Model Benchmarking Evaluation Project (PLUMBER) was designed to be a land surface…”
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Survival bias may explain the appearance of the obesity paradox in hip fracture patients by Amin, R.M., Raad, M., Rao, S.S., Musharbash, F., Best, M.J., Amanatullah, D.F.

“…Summary Patients with low-energy hip fractures do not follow the obesity paradox as previously reported. In datasets where injury mechanism is not available,…”
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KEY CONCLUSIONS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL URBAN LAND SURFACE MODEL COMPARISON PROJECT by Best, M. J., Grimond, C. S. B.

“…The First International Urban Land Surface Model Comparison was designed to identify three aspects of the urban surface–atmosphere interactions: 1) the…”
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The Met Office Unified Model Global Atmosphere 3.0/3.1 and JULES Global Land 3.0/3.1 configurations by Walters, D. N., Best, M. J., Bushell, A. C., Copsey, D., Edwards, J. M., Falloon, P. D., Harris, C. M., Lock, A. P., Manners, J. C., Morcrette, C. J., Roberts, M. J., Stratton, R. A., Webster, S., Wilkinson, J. M., Willett, M. R., Boutle, I. A., Earnshaw, P. D., Hill, P. G., MacLachlan, C., Martin, G. M., Moufouma-Okia, W., Palmer, M. D., Petch, J. C., Rooney, G. G., Scaife, A. A., Williams, K. D.

“…We describe Global Atmosphere 3.0 (GA3.0): a configuration of the Met Office Unified Model (MetUM) developed for use across climate research and weather…”
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Investigation of the impact of anthropogenic heat flux within an urban land surface model and PILPS-urban by Best, M. J., Grimmond, C. S. B.

“…Results from the first international urban model comparison experiment (PILPS-Urban) suggested that models which neglected the anthropogenic heat flux within…”
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Representing urban areas within operational numerical weather prediction models by BEST, M. J

“…A new parametrization for the surface energy balance of urban areas is presented. It is shown that this new method can represent some of the important urban…”
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Analysis of the Seasonal Cycle Within the First International Urban Land-Surface Model Comparison by Best, M. J., Grimmond, C. S. B.

“…A number of urban land-surface models have been developed in recent years to satisfy the growing requirements for urban weather and climate interactions and…”
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Explicit Representation of Subgrid Heterogeneity in a GCM Land Surface Scheme by Essery, R. L. H., Best, M. J., Betts, R. A., Cox, P. M., Taylor, C. M.

“…A land surface scheme that may be run with or without a tiled representation of subgrid heterogeneity and includes an implicit atmospheric coupling scheme is…”
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A hand-held surface plasmon resonance biosensor for the detection of ricin and other biological agents by Feltis, B.N., Sexton, B.A., Glenn, F.L., Best, M.J., Wilkins, M., Davis, T.J.

“…There is an ongoing need for field-deployable biosensor devices. We have constructed a fully self-contained, hand-held biosensor, based on the surface plasmon…”
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Abstract 217: RECURRENT AND PERSISTENT CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND 40-YEAR META-ANALYSIS by Soltani, Ali M, Allan, BJ, Best, MJ, Mir, HS, Panthaki, ZJ

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Abstract 217: RECURRENT AND PERSISTENT CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME by Soltani, Ali M, Allan, BJ, Best, MJ, Mir, HS, Panthaki, ZJ

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An Algorithm for Portfolio Optimization with Transaction Costs by Best, Michael J, Hlouskova, Jaroslava

“…We consider the problem of maximizing an expected utility function of n assets, such as the mean-variance or power-utility function. Associated with a change…”
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Non-invasive diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori infection by Best, Lawrence Mj, Takwoingi, Yemisi, Siddique, Sulman, Selladurai, Abiram, Gandhi, Akash, Low, Benjamin, Yaghoobi, Mohammad, Gurusamy, Kurinchi Selvan

“…Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection has been implicated in a number of malignancies and non-malignant conditions including peptic ulcers, non-ulcer…”
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A Proposed Structure for Coupling Tiled Surfaces with the Planetary Boundary Layer by Best, M. J., Beljaars, A., Polcher, J., Viterbo, P.

“…A generalized coupling is proposed between atmospheric models and surface schemes (land and ocean). A set of input and output variables is defined for this…”
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Exercise-induced improvement in endothelial dysfunction is not mediated by changes in CV risk factors: pooled analysis of diverse patient populations by Green, Daniel J, Walsh, Jennifer H, Maiorana, Andrew, Best, Matthew J, Taylor, Roger R, O'Driscoll, J Gerard

“…We have pooled data from a series of our exercise training studies undertaken in groups with a broad range of vascular (dys) function to the examine the…”
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Radiative exchange in an urban street canyon by HARMAN, Ian N, BEST, Martin J, BELCHER, Stephen E

“…The influence of building geometry on the radiation terms of the surface energy balance is a principal reason for surfacetemperature differences between rural…”
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Laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy for gastric cancer by Best, Lawrence M J, Mughal, Muntzer, Gurusamy, Kurinchi Selvan

“…Gastric cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related mortality in the world. Currently there are two surgical options for potentially curable…”
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Evaluation of the urban tile in moses using surface energy balance observations by BEST, M. J, GRIMMOND, C. S. B, VILLANI, Maria Gabriella

“…The UK Met Office has introduced a new scheme for its urban tile in MOSES 2.2 (Met Office Surface Exchange Scheme version 2.2), which is currently implemented…”
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Progress towards better weather forecasts for city dwellers : from short range to climate change by BEST, M. J

“…The current resolution of operational weather forecast model is not sufficient in general to explicitly resolve even the major cities of the World. As a…”
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Closed-system drug-transfer devices plus safe handling of hazardous drugs versus safe handling alone for reducing exposure to infusional hazardous drugs in healthcare staff by Gurusamy, Kurinchi Selvan, Best, Lawrence Mj, Tanguay, Cynthia, Lennan, Elaine, Korva, Mika, Bussières, Jean-François

“…Occupational exposure to hazardous drugs can decrease fertility and result in miscarriages, stillbirths, and cancers in healthcare staff. Several recommended…”
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