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Bariatric surgery for obese children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Black, J. A., White, B., Viner, R. M., Simmons, R. K.

“…Summary The number of obese young people continues to rise, with a corresponding increase in extreme obesity and paediatric‐adolescent bariatric surgery. We…”
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Sunlight and dietary contributions to the seasonal vitamin D status of cohorts of healthy postmenopausal women living at northerly latitudes: a major cause for concern? by Macdonald, H. M., Mavroeidi, A., Fraser, W. D., Darling, A. L., Black, A. J., Aucott, L., O’Neill, F., Hart, K., Berry, J. L., Lanham-New, S. A., Reid, D. M.

“…Summary We assessed sunlight and dietary contributions to vitamin D status in British postmenopausal women. Our true longitudinal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D)…”
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More than a messenger: Alternative splicing as a therapeutic target by Black, A.J., Gamarra, J.R., Giudice, J.

“…Alternative splicing of pre-mRNA is an essential post- and co-transcriptional mechanism of gene expression regulation that produces multiple mature mRNA…”
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Ca2+ toxicity due to reverse Na+/Ca2+ exchange contributes to degeneration of neurites of DRG neurons induced by a neuropathy-associated Nav1.7 mutation by Estacion, M, Vohra, B P S, Liu, S, Hoeijmakers, J, Faber, C G, Merkies, I S J, Lauria, G, Black, J A, Waxman, S G

“…Gain-of-function missense mutations in voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.7 have been linked to small-fiber neuropathy, which is characterized by burning pain,…”
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Reinforced Stone Columns in Weak Deposits: Laboratory Model Study by Black, J. A, Sivakumar, V, Madhav, M. R, Hamill, G. A

“…This paper investigates the performance of stone columns in a weak deposit such as peat. It evaluates the effects of reinforcing stone columns by jacketing…”
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Perforated hollow-core optical waveguides for on-chip atomic spectroscopy and gas sensing by Giraud-Carrier, M., Hill, C., Decker, T., Black, J. A., Schmidt, H., Hawkins, A.

“…A hollow-core waveguide structure for on-chip atomic spectroscopy is presented. The devices are based on Anti-Resonant Reflecting Optical Waveguides and may be…”
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NaN, a Novel Voltage-Gated Na Channel, is Expressed Preferentially in Peripheral Sensory Neurons and Down-Regulated after Axotomy by Dib-Hajj, S. D., Tyrrell, L., Black, J. A., Waxman, S. G.

“…Although physiological and pharmacological evidence suggests the presence of multiple tetrodotoxin-resistant (TTX-R) Na channels in neurons of peripheral…”
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Sodium Channels and Pain by Waxman, S. G., Dib-Hajj, S., Cummins, T. R., Black, J. A.

“…Although it is well established that hyperexcitability and/or increased baseline sensitivity of primary sensory neurons can lead to abnormal burst activity…”
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Nav1.9 expression in magnocellular neurosecretory cells of supraoptic nucleus by Black, J.A., Vasylyev, D., Dib-Hajj, S.D., Waxman, S.G.

“…Osmoregulation in mammals is tightly controlled by the release of vasopressin and oxytocin from magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MSC) of the supraoptic…”
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A Detailed Assessment of Alterations in Bone Turnover, Calcium Homeostasis, and Bone Density in Normal Pregnancy by Black, A. J., Topping, J., Durham, B., Farquharson, R. G., Fraser, W. D.

“…The effects of pregnancy on bone turnover and the potential risk of developing an osteoporotic fracture in pregnancy are controversial. Utilizing biochemical…”
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Upregulation of a Silent Sodium Channel After Peripheral, but not Central, Nerve Injury in DRG Neurons by Black, J. A, Cummins, T. R, Plumpton, C, Chen, Y. H, Hormuzdiar, W, Clare, J. J, Waxman, S. G

“…  1 Department of Neurology and   2 Paralyzed Veterans of America/Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association Center for Neuroscience Research, Yale University…”
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Does early intensive multifactorial therapy reduce modelled cardiovascular risk in individuals with screen-detected diabetes? Results from the ADDITION-Europe cluster randomized trial by Black, J. A., Sharp, S. J., Wareham, N. J., Sandbæk, A., Rutten, G. E. H. M., Lauritzen, T., Khunti, K., Davies, M. J., Borch-Johnsen, K., Griffin, S. J., Simmons, R. K.

“…Aims Little is known about the long‐term effects of intensive multifactorial treatment early in the diabetes disease trajectory. In the absence of long‐term…”
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A Novel Persistent Tetrodotoxin-Resistant Sodium Current In SNS-Null And Wild-Type Small Primary Sensory Neurons by Cummins, Theodore R, Dib-Hajj, Sulayman D, Black, Joel A, Akopian, Armen N, Wood, John N, Waxman, Stephen G

“…TTX-resistant (TTX-R) sodium currents are preferentially expressed in small C-type dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons, which include nociceptive neurons. Two…”
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Down-Regulation of Transcripts for Na Channel α -SNS in Spinal Sensory Neurons Following Axotomy by Dib-Hajj, S., Black, J. A., Felts, P., Waxman, S. G.

“…Spinal sensory (dorsal root ganglion; DRG) neurons display slowly inactivating, tetrodotoxin-resistant (TTX-R), and rapidly inactivating, TTX-sensitive (TTX-S)…”
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Control of crystal nucleation by patterned self-assembled monolayers by Whitesides, George M, Aizenberg, Joanna, Black, Andrew J

“…An important requirement in the fabrication of advanced inorganic materials, such as ceramics and semiconductors, is control over crystallization. In…”
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Predicting erosive disease in rheumatoid arthritis. A longitudinal study of changes in bone density using digital X-ray radiogrammetry: a pilot study by Stewart, A., Mackenzie, L. M., Black, A. J., Reid, D. M.

“…Objective. Periarticular osteoporosis is one of the first radiological signs of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Osteoporosis is now quantified using dual-energy…”
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Type III sodium channel mRNA is expressed in embryonic but not adult spinal sensory neurons, and is reexpressed following axotomy by Waxman, S G, Kocsis, J D, Black, J A

“…1. In situ hybridization with subtype-specific probes was used to ask whether there is a change in the types of sodium channels that are expressed in dorsal…”
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Sustainable Urban Transportation: Performance Indicators and Some Analytical Approaches by Black, J. A, Paez, A, Suthanaya, P. A

“…Urban governments show considerable interest in formulating policies for a more sustainable transportation sector. In Australia, despite the Commonwealth…”
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Discovery of CTX-M-like extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Escherichia coli isolates from five US States by Moland, E Smith, Black, J A, Hossain, A, Hanson, N D, Thomson, K S, Pottumarthy, S

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Changes in Expression of Two Tetrodotoxin-Resistant Sodium Channels and Their Currents in Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons after Sciatic Nerve Injury But Not Rhizotomy by Sleeper, Amanda A, Cummins, Theodore R, Dib-Hajj, Sulayman D, Hormuzdiar, William, Tyrrell, Lynda, Waxman, Stephen G, Black, Joel A

“…Two TTX-resistant sodium channels, SNS and NaN, are preferentially expressed in c-type dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons and have been shown recently to have…”
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