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Effects of immunizing ewes against bone morphogenetic protein 15 on their responses to exogenous gonadotrophins to induce multiple ovulations by Juengel, Jennifer L, Quirke, Laurel D, Lun, Stan, Heath, Derek A, Johnstone, Peter D, McNatty, Kenneth P

“…Sheep with a heterozygous inactivating mutation in the bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) gene experience an increased ovulation rate during either a…”
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Does appendicitis in a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt necessitate shunt revision? by Johnstone, Peter D, Jayamohan, Jayaratnam, Kelly, Dominic F, Drysdale, Simon B

“…Case vignette A boy aged 8 years with a long-term VP shunt presented to the emergency department with right iliac fossa pain, nausea and vomiting. Table 1…”
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Factors affecting differences between birth weight of littermates (BWTD) and the effects of BWTD on lamb performance by Juengel, Jennifer L., Davis, George H., Wheeler, Roger, Dodds, Ken G., Johnstone, Peter D.

“…•Large variation in birth weight in twins and triplets affected survival of the lambs.•Large variation in birth weight did not have a negative effect on growth…”
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Differential expression of CART in ewes with differing ovulation rates by Juengel, Jennifer L, French, Michelle C, Quirke, Laurel D, Kauff, Alexia, Smith, George W, Johnstone, Peter D

“…We hypothesised that cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CARTPT) would be differentially expressed in ewes with differing ovulation rates…”
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Reduced ovulation rate, failure to be mated and fertilization failure/embryo loss are the underlying causes of poor reproductive performance in juvenile ewes by Edwards, Sara J., Smaill, Bronwyn, O’Connell, Anne R., Johnstone, Peter D., Stevens, David R., Quirke, Laurel D., Farquhar, Philip A., Juengel, Jennifer L.

“…A ewe that is mated as a juvenile (producing a lamb at 1year of age) will produce an average of only 0.6 lambs to weaning, compared to an average of 1.2 lambs…”
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Effect of Fire on Microarthropods in New Zealand Indigenous Grassland by Barratt, Barbara I. P., Tozer, Peter A., Wiedemer, Robin L., Ferguson, Colin M., Johnstone, Peter D.

“…Indigenous tussock grassland in New Zealand has a history of extensive pastoralism, and burning has been used to remove litter to improve establishment of…”
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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the LEPR gene are associated with divergent phenotypes for age at onset of puberty in Davisdale ewes by Haldar, Avijit, French, Michelle C, Brauning, Rudiger, Edwards, Sara J, O'Connell, Anne R, Farquhar, Phil A, Davis, George H, Johnstone, Peter D, Juengel, Jennifer L

“…Attainment of puberty is a key developmental event influenced by genetic and environmental factors. In examining age at attainment of puberty, we observed…”
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Activin A and follistatin during the oestrous cycle and early pregnancy in ewes by O'Connell, Anne R, McNatty, Kenneth P, Hurst, Peter R, Spencer, Thomas E, Bazer, Fuller W, Reader, Karen L, Johnstone, Peter D, Davis, George H, Juengel, Jennifer L

“…The activin pathway has been postulated to be involved in regulation of multiple reproductive processes important for survival of the conceptus. These…”
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Biodiversity of Coleoptera and other invertebrates in urban gardens: a case study in a New Zealand city by Barratt, Barbara I. P, Dickinson, Katherine J. M, Freeman, Claire, Porter, Stephan, Johnstone, Peter D, Wing, Janine, Heezik, Yolanda, Leather, Simon R

“…Invertebrate biodiversity was investigated in 55 domestic gardens in the city of Dunedin in southern New Zealand. The influence of habitat types within the…”
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Identification of a Line of Sheep Carrying a Putative Autosomal Gene Increasing Ovulation Rate in Sheep That Does Not Appear to Interact with Mutations in the Transforming Growth Factor Beta Superfamily by JUENGEL, Jennifer L, O'CONNELL, Anne R, FRENCH, Michelle C, PROCTOR, Luke E, WHEELER, Roger, FARQUHAR, Phil A, DODDS, Ken G, GALLOWAY, Susan M, JOHNSTONE, Peter D, DAVIS, George H

“…Sheep lines with mutations in single genes that have major effects on ovulation rate have been very useful in gaining a better understanding of pathways…”
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Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the LEPR Gene Are Associated with Divergent Phenotypes for Age at Onset of Puberty in Davisdale Ewes1 by Haldar, Avijit, French, Michelle C, Brauning, Rudiger, Edwards, Sara J, O'Connell, Anne R, Farquhar, Phil A, Davis, George H, Johnstone, Peter D, Juengel, Jennifer L

“…Attainment of puberty is a key developmental event influenced by genetic and environmental factors. In examining age at attainment of puberty, we observed…”
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Identification of a Line of Sheep Carrying a Putative Autosomal Gene Increasing Ovulation Rate in Sheep That Does Not Appear to Interact with Mutations in the Transforming Growth Factor Beta Superfamily1 by Juengel, Jennifer L, O'Connell, Anne R, French, Michelle C, Proctor, Luke E, Wheeler, Roger, Farquhar, Phil A, Dodds, Ken G, Galloway, Susan M, Johnstone, Peter D, Davis, George H

“…Sheep lines with mutations in single genes that have major effects on ovulation rate have been very useful in gaining a better understanding of pathways…”
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(P110) A Modified Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale for Symptom Clusters in Radiation Oncology Patients by Orman, Amber G., MD, Ma, Zhenjun, PhD, Zhou, Jun-Min, PhD, Portman, Diane, MD, Jim, Heather, PhD, Johnstone, Peter, MD, Yu, Michael, MD

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(P041) Effect of HPV/P16 Status on Response to Postoperative Radiotherapy (RT) in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis (PECA) by Yuan, Zhigang, MD, PhD, Dhillon, Jasreman, MD, Naghavi, Arash, MD, MS, Tang, Dominic, MD, Ahmed, Kamran, MD, Spiess, Philippe E., MD, Giuliano, Anna, PhD, Johnstone, Peter, MD

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Reconciling Reimbursement for Proton Therapy by Johnstone, Peter A.S., MD, FACR, Kerstiens, John, MBA, CPA

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Clinical Trials Exploring the benefit of immunotherapy and radiation in Cancer treatment: A review of the past and A look into the future by Naghavi, Arash, MD, Johnstone, Peter, MD, Kim, Sungjune, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Cancer immunotherapy is rapidly redefining the standard of cancer care. The role of radiation therapy in eliciting anti-tumoral immune response is…”
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Clinical trials exploring the benefit of immunotherapy and radiation in cancer treatment: A review of the past and a look into the future by Naghavi, Arash, MD, Johnstone, Peter, MD, Kim, Sungjune, MD, PhD

“…Cancer immunotherapy is rapidly redefining the standard of cancer care. The role of radiation therapy in eliciting antitumoral immune response is also being…”
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Prostatic Artery Embolization Is Safe and Effective for Medically Recalcitrant Radiation-Induced Prostatitis by Parikh, Nainesh, Keshishian, Edward, Sharma, Ayushman, Roca, Monica, Manley, Brandon, Poch, Michael, Grass, G. Daniel, Torres-Roca, Javier, Boulware, David, Johnstone, Peter, Montejo, Michael, Smith, Johnna, Pow-Sang, Julio, Yamoah, Kosj

“…Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) represents 90% of all chronic prostatitis cases and may occur after radiation therapy (RT) for…”
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Promoting the Appropriate Use of Advanced Radiation Technologies in Oncology: Summary of a National Cancer Policy Forum Workshop by Smith, Grace L., MD, PhD, MPH, Ganz, Patricia A., MD, Bekelman, Justin E., MD, Chmura, Steven J., MD, Dignam, James J., PhD, Efstathiou, Jason A., MD, DPhil, Jagsi, Reshma, MD, DPhil, Johnstone, Peter A., MD, Steinberg, Michael L., MD, Williams, Stephen B., MD, Yu, James B., MD, MHS, Zietman, Anthony L., MD, Weichselbaum, Ralph R., MD, Tina Shih, Ya-Chen, PhD

“…Purpose Leaders in the oncology community are sounding a clarion call to promote “value” in cancer care decisions. Value in cancer care considers the clinical…”
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Proton Therapy Expansion Under Current United States Reimbursement Models by Kerstiens, John, MBA, CPA, Johnstone, Peter A.S., MD, FACR

“…Purpose To determine whether all the existing and planned proton beam therapy (PBT) centers in the United States can survive on a local patient mix that is…”
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