Search Results - "Davies, Simon J."

The role of bioimpedance and biomarkers in helping to aid clinical decision-making of volume assessments in dialysis patients by Davies, Simon J, Davenport, Andrew

“…Bioimpedance analysis (BIA) derives two main pieces of information--total tissue fluid content, which when referring to the whole patient is equivalent to the…”
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The Current State of Peritoneal Dialysis by Mehrotra, Rajnish, Devuyst, Olivier, Davies, Simon J, Johnson, David W

“…Technical innovations in peritoneal dialysis (PD), now used widely for the long-term treatment of ESRD, have significantly reduced therapy-related…”
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Bioimpedance-defined overhydration predicts survival in end stage kidney failure (ESKF): systematic review and subgroup meta-analysis by Tabinor, Matthew, Elphick, Emma, Dudson, Michael, Kwok, Chun Shing, Lambie, Mark, Davies, Simon J.

“…Both overhydration and comorbidity predict mortality in end-stage kidney failure (ESKF) but it is not clear whether these are independent of one another. We…”
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Unraveling the mechanisms of progressive peritoneal membrane fibrosis by Davies, Simon J

“…Continuous glucose exposure contributes to severe ultrafiltration failure in peritoneal dialysis. In their study, Wang et al. describe a mechanistic pathway…”
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The current status and future focus of probiotic and prebiotic applications for salmonids by Merrifield, Daniel L., Dimitroglou, Arkadios, Foey, Andrew, Davies, Simon J., Baker, Remi T.M., Bøgwald, Jarl, Castex, Mathieu, Ringø, Einar

“…Salmonids are an important contributor to fish production in many countries. Concerted research efforts have concentrated on optimising production with…”
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Peritoneal Solute Transport and Inflammation by Davies, Simon J., MD, FRCP

“…The speed with which small solutes cross the peritoneal membrane, termed peritoneal solute transport rate (PSTR), is a key measure of individual membrane…”
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Microbial manipulations to improve fish health and production – A Mediterranean perspective by Dimitroglou, Arkadios, Merrifield, Daniel L., Carnevali, Oliana, Picchietti, Simona, Avella, Matteo, Daniels, Carly, Güroy, Derya, Davies, Simon J.

“…The interactions between the endogenous gut microbiota and the fish host are integral in mediating the development, maintenance and effective functionality of…”
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Independent Effects of Systemic and Peritoneal Inflammation on Peritoneal Dialysis Survival by LAMBIE, Mark, CHESS, James, DORVAL, Marc, SUMMERS, Angela, WILLIAMS, John D, BANKART, John, DAVIES, Simon J, TOPLEY, Nicholas, DONOVAN, Kieron L, YONG LIM KIM, JUN YOUNG DO, HI BAHL LEE, HYUNJIN NOH, WILLIAMS, Paul F, WILLIAMS, Andrew J, DAVISON, Sara

“…Systemic inflammation, as evidenced by elevated inflammatory cytokines, is a feature of advanced renal failure and predicts worse survival. Dialysate IL-6…”
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Longitudinal relationship between solute transport and ultrafiltration capacity in peritoneal dialysis patients by Davies, Simon J.

“…Longitudinal relationship between solute transport and ultrafiltration capacity in peritoneal dialysis patients. Time on treatment is associated with a greater…”
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The Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS): Unifying Efforts to Inform Practice and Improve Global Outcomes in Peritoneal Dialysis by Perl, Jeffrey, Davies, Simon J., Lambie, Mark, Pisoni, Ronald L., McCullough, Keith, Johnson, David W., Sloand, James A., Prichard, Sarah, Kawanishi, Hideki, Tentori, Francesca, Robinson, Bruce M.

“…Background Extending technique survival on peritoneal dialysis (PD) remains a major challenge in optimizing outcomes for PD patients while increasing PD…”
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Ingestion of metal-nanoparticle contaminated food disrupts endogenous microbiota in zebrafish (Danio rerio) by Merrifield, Daniel L., Shaw, Benjamin J., Harper, Glenn M., Saoud, Imad P., Davies, Simon J., Handy, Richard D., Henry, Theodore B.

“…Nanoparticles (NPs) can be ingested by organisms, and NPs with antimicrobial properties may disrupt beneficial endogenous microbial communities and affect…”
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Agomelatine versus other antidepressive agents for major depression by Guaiana, Giuseppe, Gupta, Sumeet, Chiodo, Debbie, Davies, Simon J C, Haederle, Katja, Koesters, Markus

“…Major depressive disorder (MDD), or depression, is a syndrome characterised by a number of behavioural, cognitive and emotional features. It is most commonly…”
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Alleviating effects of Gracilaria verrucosa supplement on non-specific immunity, antioxidant capacity and immune-related genes of pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) provoked with white spot syndrome virus by Elshopakey, Gehad E, Abdelwarith, Abdelwahab A, Younis, Elsayed M, Davies, Simon J, Elbahnaswy, Samia

“…Our work evaluated the possible underlying roles of dietary dried seaweed (Gracilaria verrucosa; GV) on the inherent immune response, antioxidant capacity,…”
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Arthrospira platensis nanoparticles dietary supplementation improves growth performance, steroid hormone balance, and reproductive productivity of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) broodstock by Mabrouk, Mohamed M, Ashour, Mohamed, Younis, Elsayed M, Abdel-Warith, Abdel-Wahab A, Bauomi, Mohamed A, Toutou, Mohamed M, Mansour, Ahmed I A, Abdelaty, Basem S, Elokaby, Mohamed A, Davies, Simon J, El-Haroun, Ehab, Gwida, Ahmed G A

“…This study evaluates the impact of dietary supplementation of the blue-green alga Arthrospira platensis NIOF17/003 nanoparticles (AN) on the growth…”
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Renal staffs’ understanding of patients’ experiences of transition from peritoneal dialysis to in-centre haemodialysis and their views on service improvement: A multi-site qualitative study in England and Australia by Jones, Janet E, Damery, Sarah L, Allen, Kerry, Johnson, David W, Lambie, Mark, Holvoet, Els, Davies, Simon J

“…Introduction Many studies have explored patients' experiences of dialysis and other treatments for kidney failure. This is the first qualitative multi-site…”
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Estimating the association between systemic Interleukin-6 and mortality in the dialysis population. Re-analysis of the global fluid study, systematic review and meta-analysis by Istanbuly, Obaida, Belcher, John, Tabinor, Matthew, Solis-Trapala, Ivonne, Lambie, Mark, Davies, Simon J

“…Systemic inflammation, measured as circulating Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels, is associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in chronic kidney…”
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Plasma Volume, Albumin, and Fluid Status in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by John, Biju, Tan, B Kay, Dainty, Stephen, Spanel, Patrik, Smith, David, Davies, Simon J

“…Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients may be overhydrated especially when inflammation is present. We hypothesized that patients with a plasma albumin below the…”
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Efficacy of various concentrations of synthetic hormones on the induced breeding of Channa marulius (Sole) by Nazir, Sadia, Khan, Noor, Azmat, Hamda, Naveed, Saima, Ramzan, Malik Muhammad, Davies, Simon J.

“…A study was conducted to determine the artificial breeding response, embryonic and larval development of giant snakehead, Channa marulius, with the application…”
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The peritoneal osmotic conductance is low well before the diagnosis of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is made by Lambie, Mark L., John, Biju, Mushahar, Lily, Huckvale, Christopher, Davies, Simon J.

“…Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a serious condition whose frequency is increasing the longer the duration of peritoneal dialysis. To identify…”
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Immune protective, stress indicators, antioxidant, histopathological status, and heat shock protein gene expression impacts of dietary Bacillus spp. against heat shock in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus by Elbahnaswy, Samia, Elshopakey, Gehad E, Abdelwarith, Abdelwahab A, Younis, Elsayed M, Davies, Simon J, El-Son, Mai A M

“…This research evaluated the efficacy of mixed Bacillus strains probiotic supplements in mitigating acute thermal-induced stress in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis…”
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