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Silencing and freedom of speech in UK higher education by Malcolm, Finlay

“…Freedom of speech in universities is currently an issue of widespread concern and debate. Recent empirical findings in the UK shed some light on whether speech…”
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Epistocracy and Public Interests by Malcolm, Finlay

“…Epistocratic systems of government have received renewed attention, and considerable opposition, in recent political philosophy. Although they vary…”
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Inflammation and adiposity: new frontiers in atrial fibrillation by Vyas, Vishal, Hunter, Ross J, Longhi, M Paula, Finlay, Malcolm C

“…The aetiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) remains poorly understood, despite its growing prevalence and associated morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs…”
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Looking beyond the imaging plane: 3D needle tracking with a linear array ultrasound probe by Xia, Wenfeng, West, Simeon J., Finlay, Malcolm C., Mari, Jean-Martial, Ourselin, Sebastien, David, Anna L., Desjardins, Adrien E.

“…Ultrasound is well suited for guiding many minimally invasive procedures, but its use is often precluded by the poor visibility of medical devices. When…”
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Religious fictionalism by Scott, Michael, Malcolm, Finlay

“…Religious fictionalism is the theory that it is morally and intellectually legitimate to affirm religious sentences and to engage in public and private…”
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Precision-Microfabricated Fiber-Optic Probe for Intravascular Pressure and Temperature Sensing by Poduval, Radhika K., Coote, Joanna M., Mosse, Charles A., Finlay, Malcolm C., Desjardins, Adrien E., Papakonstantinou, Ioannis

“…Small form-factor sensors are widely used in minimally invasive intravascular diagnostic procedures. Manufacturing complexities associated with miniaturizing…”
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Through-needle all-optical ultrasound imaging in vivo: a preclinical swine study by Finlay, Malcolm C, Mosse, Charles A, Colchester, Richard J, Noimark, Sacha, Zhang, Edward Z, Ourselin, Sebastien, Beard, Paul C, Schilling, Richard J, Parkin, Ivan P, Papakonstantinou, Ioannis, Desjardins, Adrien E

“…High-frequency ultrasound imaging can provide exquisite visualizations of tissue to guide minimally invasive procedures. Here, we demonstrate that an…”
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True Grit and the Positivity of Faith by Malcolm, Finlay, Scott, Michael

“…Most contemporary accounts of the nature of faith explicitly defend what we call ‘the positivity theory of faith’ – the theory that faith must be accompanied…”
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Effect of mental stress on dynamic electrophysiological properties of the endocardium and epicardium in humans by Finlay, Malcolm C., MRCP, PhD, Lambiase, Pier D., PhD, FHRS, FRCP, Ben-Simon, Ron, MD, FRCP, Taggart, Peter, DSc, FRCP

“…Background Striking temporal associations exist between ventricular arrhythmia and acute mental stress, for example, during natural disasters, or defibrillator…”
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Anatomically realistic ultrasound phantoms using gel wax with 3D printed moulds by Maneas, Efthymios, Xia, Wenfeng, Nikitichev, Daniil I, Daher, Batol, Manimaran, Maniragav, Wong, Rui Yen J, Chang, Chia-Wei, Rahmani, Benyamin, Capelli, Claudio, Schievano, Silvia, Burriesci, Gaetano, Ourselin, Sebastien, David, Anna L, Finlay, Malcolm C, West, Simeon J, Vercauteren, Tom, Desjardins, Adrien E

“…Here we describe methods for creating tissue-mimicking ultrasound phantoms based on patient anatomy using a soft material called gel wax. To recreate…”
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Point-by-Point Radiofrequency Ablation Versus the Cryoballoon or a Novel Combined Approach: A Randomized Trial Comparing 3 Methods of Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (The Cryo Versus RF Trial) by HUNTER, ROSS J., BAKER, VICTORIA, FINLAY, MALCOLM C., DUNCAN, EDWARD R., LOVELL, MATTHEW J., TAYEBJEE, MUZAHIR H., ULLAH, WAQAS, SIDDIQUI, M. SHOAIB, McLEAN, AILSA, RICHMOND, LAURA, KIRKBY, CLAIRE, GINKS, MATTHEW R., DHINOJA, MEHUL, SPORTON, SIMON, EARLEY, MARK J., SCHILLING, RICHARD J.

“…The CRYO Versus RF Trial Introduction Catheter ablation of paroxysmal AF using the Cryoballoon (CRYO) has yielded similar success rates to conventional wide…”
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The control of cardiac ventricular excitability by autonomic pathways by Finlay, Malcolm, Harmer, Stephen C, Tinker, Andrew

“…Central to the genesis of ventricular cardiac arrhythmia are variations in determinants of excitability. These involve individual ionic channels and…”
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All-Optical Rotational Ultrasound Imaging by Colchester, Richard J., Little, Callum, Dwyer, George, Noimark, Sacha, Alles, Erwin J., Zhang, Edward Z., Loder, Christopher D., Parkin, Ivan P., Papakonstantinou, Ioannis, Beard, Paul C., Finlay, Malcolm C., Rakhit, Roby D., Desjardins, Adrien E.

“…Miniaturised high-resolution imaging devices are valuable for guiding minimally invasive procedures such as vascular stent placements. Here, we present…”
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Electrophysiological abnormalities precede overt structural changes in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy due to mutations in desmoplakin-A combined murine and human study by GNOMES, John, FINLAY, Malcolm, MCKENNA, William J, TINKER, Andrew, LAMBIASE, Pier D, AHMED, Akbar K, CIACCIO, Edward J, ASIMAKI, Angeliki, SAFFITZ, Jeffrey E, QUARTA, Giovanni, NOBLES, Muriel, SYRRIS, Petros, CHAUBEY, Sanjay

“…Anecdotal observations suggest that sub-clinical electrophysiological manifestations of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) develop before…”
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A dolus of i.v. amiodarone by Finlay, Malcolm C, Specterman, Mark, Schilling, Richard J

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Hypoxia Promotes Atrial Tachyarrhythmias via Opening of ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels by Specterman, Mark J., Aziz, Qadeer, Li, Yiwen, Anderson, Naomi A., Ojake, Leona, Ng, Keat-Eng, Thomas, Alison M., Finlay, Malcolm C., Schilling, Richard J., Lambiase, Pier D., Tinker, Andrew

“…BACKGROUND: Hypoxia-ischemia predisposes to atrial arrhythmia. Atrial ATP-sensitive potassium channel (K ATP ) modulation during hypoxia has not been explored…”
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Atrial fibrillation cryoablation is an effective day case treatment: the UK PolarX vs. Arctic Front Advance experience by Honarbakhsh, Shohreh, Martin, Claire A, Mesquita, Joao, Herlekar, Rahul, Till, Richard, Srinivasan, Neil T, Duncan, Edward, Leong, Fong, Dulai, Rajdip, Veasey, Rick, Panikker, Sandeep, Paisey, John, Ramgopal, Balasubramanian, Das, Moloy, Ahmed, Wissam, Sahu, Jonathan, Earley, Mark J, Finlay, Malcolm C, Schilling, Richard J, Hunter, Ross J

“…Abstract Aims Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the cornerstone of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF). There are limited data on the PolarX…”
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PolarX Cryoballoon metrics predicting successful pulmonary vein isolation: targets for ablation of atrial fibrillation by Honarbakhsh, Shohreh, Earley, Mark J, Martin, Claire A, Creta, Antonio, Sohaib, Afzal, Ang, Richard, Butcher, Charles, Waddingham, Peter H, Dhinoja, Mehul, Lim, Wei, Srinivasan, Neil T, Providencia, Rui, Kanthasamy, Vijayabharathy, Sporton, Simon, Chow, Anthony, Lambiase, Pier D, Schilling, Richard J, Finlay, Malcolm C, Hunter, Ross J

“…Abstract Aim Evaluate the novel PolarX Cryoballoon in atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation through a propensity-matched comparison with the Arctic Front…”
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Use of leadless pacemakers in Europe: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey by Boveda, Serge, Lenarczyk, Radoslaw, Haugaa, Kristina H, Iliodromitis, Konstantinos, Finlay, Malcolm, Lane, Deirdre, Prinzen, Frits W, Dagres, Nikolaos

“…The purpose of this European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) survey is to provide an overview of the current use of leadless pacemakers (LLPM) across a broad…”
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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure: impact of maintaining sinus rhythm on heart failure status and long-term rates of stroke and death by Ullah, Waqas, Ling, Liang-Han, Prabhu, Sandeep, Lee, Geoffrey, Kistler, Peter, Finlay, Malcolm C, Earley, Mark J, Sporton, Simon, Bashir, Yaver, Betts, Tim R, Rajappan, Kim, Thomas, Glyn, Duncan, Edward, Staniforth, Andrew, Mann, Ian, Chow, Anthony, Lambiase, Pier, Schilling, Richard J, Hunter, Ross J

“…Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with heart failure (HF) can improve left ventricular (LV) function and HF symptoms. We aimed to…”
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