Search Results - "DONALDSON, L. A"

School-based surveillance of acute infectious disease in children: a systematic review by Donaldson, A. L, Hardstaff, J. L, Harris, J. P, Vivancos, R, O'Brien, S. J

“…Abstract Background Syndromic surveillance systems are an essential component of public health surveillance and can provide timely detection of infectious…”
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Detection of wood cell wall porosity using small carbohydrate molecules and confocal fluorescence microscopy by DONALDSON, L.A., KROESE, H.W., HILL, S.J., FRANICH, R.A.

“…Summary A novel approach to nanoscale detection of cell wall porosity using confocal fluorescence microscopy is described. Infiltration of cell walls with a…”
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Fluorescence lifetime imaging of lignin autofluorescence in normal and compression wood by DONALDSON, L.A., RADOTIC, K.

“…Summary Wood cell walls fluoresce as a result of UV and visible light excitation due to the presence of lignin. Fluorescence spectroscopy has revealed…”
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Risk factors associated with outbreaks of seasonal infectious disease in school settings, England, UK by Donaldson, A. L., Harris, J. P., Vivancos, R., O'Brien, S. J.

“…Children are important transmitters of infection. Within schools they encounter large numbers of contacts and infections can spread easily causing outbreaks…”
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Measuring the incidence of adult community-acquired pneumonia in a Native American community by WATT, J. P., MOÏSI, J. C., DONALDSON, R. L. A., REID, R., FERRO, S., WHITNEY, C. G., SANTOSHAM, M., O'BRIEN, K. L.

“…Few population-based studies have investigated the epidemiology of adult community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We aimed to determine the incidence of CAP in a…”
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Follow-up of breast cancer: time for a new approach? by Donnelly, J, Mack, P, Donaldson, L A

“…After treatment for breast cancer women are monitored for recurrent disease by means of routine hospital-based follow-up appointments. The aim of this study is…”
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Symptom profiling for infectious intestinal disease (IID): a secondary data analysis of the IID2 study by Donaldson, A L, Clough, H E, O'Brien, S J, Harris, J P

“…Less than half of stool samples from people symptomatic with infectious intestinal disease (IID) will identify a causative organism. A secondary data analysis…”
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Fungal peritonitis in children receiving peritoneal dialysis: A report of the NAPRTCS by Warady, Bradley A., Bashir, Mwaffek, Donaldson, Lynn A.

“…Fungal peritonitis in children receiving peritoneal dialysis: A report of the NAPRTCS. The rarity of fungal peritonitis (FP) in children receiving chronic…”
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Lignification and lignin topochemistry — an ultrastructural view by Donaldson, Lloyd A.

“…This review discuses the ultrastructural aspects of cell wall lignification and lignin topochemistry. Lignification results from the enzyme mediated…”
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Use of serology and urine antigen detection to estimate the proportion of adult community-acquired pneumonia attributable to Streptococcus pneumoniae by WATT, J. P., MOÏSI, J. C., DONALDSON, R. L. A., REID, R., FERRO, S., WHITNEY, C. G., SANTOSHAM, M., O'BRIEN, K. L.

“…Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) but existing diagnostic tools have limited sensitivity and specificity. We…”
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Surgeon-controlled ultrasound-guided core biopsies in the breast – a prospective study and a new use for surgeons in the clinic by Donaldson, L.A, Cliff, A, Gardiner, L, Hubbard, A.E, Ashton, M.A

“…Aims: This study was to assess the accuracy of a surgeon performing ultrasound-guided core biopsies of the breast. Methods: A prospective audit was carried out…”
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Cholecystectomy in the elderly: a prospective study by Houghton, P W, Jenkinson, L R, Donaldson, L A

“…The mortality and morbidity of 151 elderly patients (greater than 64 years of age) undergoing biliary surgery for benign disease were prospectively studied…”
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Mechanical constraints on lignin deposition during lignification by Donaldson, L.A

“…The ultrastructure of lignifying cell walls in Pinus radiata D. Don was investigated using potassium permanganate staining and transmission electron…”
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Review of the mechanisms of electrode and insulator erosion and degradation in high current arc environments by Engel, T.G., Wester, S.L., Kristiansen, M., Donaldson, A.L.

“…The mechanisms responsible for the erosion and degradation of electrode and insulator materials in high current arc discharge environments such as…”
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Ultrastructure of steam-exploded wood by Donaldson, L.A, Wong, K.K.Y, Mackie, K.L

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The pulsed discharge arc resistance and its functional behavior by Engel, T.G., Donaldson, A.L., Kristiansen, M.

“…A generalized comparison of several theoretical and empirical arc-resistance equations was conducted by normalizing the theoretical and experimental…”
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Lignin distribution in wood from a progeny trial of genetically selected Pinus radiata D. Don by Donaldson, L.A

“…Cell wall lignin distribution was assessed in Pinus radiata wood using quantitative interference microscopy. Three groups of trees were examined. Five trees,…”
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Effects of cigarette smoke on the immune response. II. Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke inhibits surface immunoglobulin-mediated responses in B cells by Savage, S M, Donaldson, L A, Cherian, S, Chilukuri, R, White, V A, Sopori, M L

“…We have previously reported that chronic exposure of rats to cigarette smoke inhibits the antibody-forming cell (AFC) response to both T-dependent and…”
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Peritoneal dialysis catheter infections and peritonitis in children: a report of the North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study by Furth, S L, Donaldson, L A, Sullivan, E K, Watkins, S L

“…Peritonitis and catheter-related infections remain the two most-common causes of peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment failure. To define the frequency and risks…”
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Risk factors for mortality in infants and young children on dialysis by Wood, Ellen G., Hand, Matthew, Briscoe, David M., Donaldson, Lynn A., Yiu, Verna, Harley, Frances L., Warady, Bradley A., Ellis, Eileen N.

“…The factors associated with a greater mortality risk in infants and young children undergoing dialysis have not been clearly determined. We report the results…”
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