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Determination of sediment metal background concentrations and enrichment in marine environments – A critical review by Birch, G.F.

“…‘Background’ is the concentration of metals in pristine sediment, unaltered by human activity and ‘enrichment’ is the extent present-day sediment metal…”
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A review of chemical-based sediment quality assessment methodologies for the marine environment by Birch, G.F.

“…This review of 19 chemical approaches used in assessing sediment quality are classified into empirical, mechanistic and sediment quality indices (SQI) groups…”
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A review and critical assessment of sedimentary metal indices used in determining the magnitude of anthropogenic change in coastal environments by Birch, G.F.

“…The current critical review examines the application of 11 frequently used sedimentary metal indices in their ability to accurately assess the magnitude of…”
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An assessment of aluminum and iron in normalisation and enrichment procedures for environmental assessment of marine sediment by Birch, G.F.

“…An increasing use of Al and Fe as normalising elements in assessment of anthropogenic change (metal enrichment) in marine environments has prompted the current…”
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Assessment of human-induced change and biological risk posed by contaminants in estuarine/harbour sediments: Sydney Harbour/estuary (Australia) by Birch, G.F.

“…A rapid, simple yet scientifically sound scheme providing two important types of information used in assessment of estuarine sediments is presented. The mean…”
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Metabolic engineering of sugars and simple sugar derivatives in plants by Patrick, John W, Botha, Frikkie C, Birch, Robert G

“…Carbon captured through photosynthesis is transported, and sometimes stored in plants, as sugar. All organic compounds in plants trace to carbon from sugars,…”
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A Brief History of Limb Lengthening by Birch, John G

“…In the last 35 years, orthopaedic surgeons have witnessed 3 major advances in the technique of limb lengthening“distraction osteogenesis” facilitated by…”
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Antioxidant activity, total phenolics and flavonoids contents: Should we ban in vitro screening methods? by Granato, Daniel, Shahidi, Fereidoon, Wrolstad, Ronald, Kilmartin, Paul, Melton, Laurence D., Hidalgo, Francisco J., Miyashita, Kazuo, Camp, John van, Alasalvar, Cesarettin, Ismail, Amin B., Elmore, Stephen, Birch, Gordon G., Charalampopoulos, Dimitris, Astley, Sian B., Pegg, Ronald, Zhou, Peng, Finglas, Paul

“…[Display omitted] •Folin-Ciocalteu reagent and AlCl3 are used to assess the total phenolics and total flavonoids.•ABTS, CUPRAC, ORAC, DPPH and many other…”
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Emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals, personal care products, a food additive and pesticides) in waters of Sydney estuary, Australia by Birch, G.F., Drage, D.S., Thompson, K., Eaglesham, G., Mueller, J.F.

“…•First study of personal care products in Australian marine waters.•First study of the waste water marker acesulfame in Australian marine waters.•First study…”
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Randomized Trial of Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor Delivered by Encapsulated Cell Intraocular Implants for Retinitis Pigmentosa by Birch, David G, Weleber, Richard G, Duncan, Jacque L, Jaffe, Glenn J, Tao, Weng

“…Purpose To evaluate the safety and effect on visual function of ciliary neurotrophic factor delivered via an intraocular encapsulated cell implant for the…”
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Comparison of mangrove (Avicennia marina) metal tissue concentrations to ambient sediment with an extensive range of contaminant levels in a highly-modified estuary (Sydney estuary, Australia) by Besley, C.H., Birch, G.F.

“…Statistically distinct ‘high’, ‘moderate’ and ‘low’ metal contamination positions were distinguished across five Sydney estuary embayments for total…”
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Baseline assessment of anthropogenic change and ecological risk of an estuary bordered by an urbanized catchment and a pristine national park (Port Hacking estuary, Australia) by Birch, G.F., Lee, J.-H., Gunns, T.

“…Port Hacking is a tide-dominated, drowned river valley at the southern edge of the Sydney conurbation (Australia) and is bordered by intense urbanization to…”
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Blount Disease by Birch, J. G.

“…In 1937, Blount described progressive tibial varus deformity observed in otherwise healthy children and adolescents. Although he called the condition…”
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Adeno-Associated Viral Gene Therapy for Inherited Retinal Disease by Ong, Tuyen, Pennesi, Mark E., Birch, David G., Lam, Byron L., Tsang, Stephen H.

“…Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a group of rare, heterogenous eye disorders caused by gene mutations that result in degeneration of the retina. There are…”
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Late Quaternary geological history of the Sydney estuary, Australia by Birch, G. F., Lound, S. P.

“…The present study provides valuable new information on the evolution of Sydney estuary by tracing the development of the complete marine-estuarine-fluvial…”
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A comparison of progressive loss of the ellipsoid zone (EZ) band in autosomal dominant and x-linked retinitis pigmentosa by Cai, Cindy X, Locke, Kirsten G, Ramachandran, Rithambara, Birch, David G, Hood, Donald C

“…In patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), the inner segment ellipsoid zone (EZ; also known as the inner segment/outer segment [IS/OS] border) is a marker of…”
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Unusually high sedimentary metal concentrations in intermittently closed and open lakes and lagoons (ICOLLs) in the northern lagoons of Sydney (Australia) by Birch, G.F., Lee, J.-H., Gunns, T., Besley, C.H.

“…The environmental status of three Intermittently Closed and Open Lakes and Lagoons (ICOLLs) (Manly, Curl Curl and Dee Why Lagoons) in northern Sydney…”
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The use of sedimentary metals to assess anthropogenic change, ecological risk, model past and future impacts and identify contaminant sources in the eleven estuaries of Greater Sydney (Australia): A review and critical assessment by Birch, G.F., Lee, J.-H., Gunns, T., Besley, C.H.

“…The Greater Sydney (Australia) region is dissected by eleven major estuaries comprising a wide range of sizes, sediment and contaminant types, while the…”
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Sediment-bound metals as indicators of anthropogenic change in estuarine environments by Birch, G.F., Gunns, T.J., Olmos, M.

“…Sedimentary metal indicators were used to assess the environmental ‘health’ of 38 estuaries on the central Australian east coast. Unlike many environmental…”
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Deepwater ocean outfalls: A sustainable solution for sewage discharge for mega-coastal cities (Sydney, Australia): A synthesis by Besley, C.H., Birch, G.F.

“…In 1990–91 three deepwater ocean outfalls replaced three cliff-face outfalls discharging approximately 940 ML/day, or 80% of sewage generated by the City of…”
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