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Clinical effectiveness of very‐low‐energy diets in the management of weight loss: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials by Parretti, H. M, Jebb, S. A, Johns, D. J, Lewis, A. L, Christian‐Brown, A. M, Aveyard, P

“…Guidelines suggest that very‐low‐energy diets (VLEDs) should be used to treat obesity only when rapid weight loss is clinically indicated because of concerns…”
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Biomimetic pH Sensitive Polymersomes for Efficient DNA Encapsulation and Delivery by Lomas, H., Canton, I., MacNeil, S., Du, J., Armes, S. P., Ryan, A. J., Lewis, A. L., Battaglia, G.

“…A novel gene delivery vector based on the ability of a synthetic amphiphilic block copolymer to mimic biological phospholipids by forming membrane‐enclosed…”
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Photosynthetic efficiency, desiccation tolerance and ultrastructure in two phylogenetically distinct strains of alpine Zygnema sp. (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta): role of pre-akinete formation by Herburger, K., Lewis, L. A., Holzinger, A.

“…Two newly isolated strains of green algae from alpine regions were compared physiologically at different culture ages (1, 6, 9 and 15 months). The strains of…”
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Synthesis of Novel Folic Acid-Functionalized Biocompatible Block Copolymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization for Gene Delivery and Encapsulation of Hydrophobic Drugs by Licciardi, M, Tang, Y, Billingham, N. C, Armes, S. P, Lewis, A. L

“…Two synthetic routes to folic acid (FA)-functionalized diblock copolymers based on 2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine [MPC] and either…”
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Proper understanding of recurrent stress urinary incontinence treatment in women (PURSUIT): a randomised controlled trial of endoscopic and surgical treatment by Clark, L, Fitzgerald, B, Noble, S, MacNeill, S, Paramasivan, S, Cotterill, N, Hashim, H, Jha, S, Toozs-Hobson, P, Greenwell, T, Thiruchelvam, N, Agur, W, White, A, Garner, V, Cobos-Arrivabene, M, Clement, C, Cochrane, M, Liu, Y, Lewis, A. L, Taylor, J, Lane, J. A, Drake, M. J, Pope, C

“…Background Women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) experience urine leakage with physical activity. Currently, the interventional treatments for SUI are…”
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Live high, train low – influence on resting and post‐exercise hepcidin levels by Govus, A. D., Peeling, P., Abbiss, C. R., Lawler, N. G., Swinkels, D. W., Laarakkers, C. M., Thompson, K. G., Peiffer, J. J., Gore, C. J., Garvican‐Lewis, L. A.

“…The post‐exercise hepcidin response during prolonged (>2 weeks) hypoxic exposure is not well understood. We compared plasma hepcidin levels 3 h after exercise…”
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Synthesis of Biocompatible Poly[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine]-Coated Magnetite Nanoparticles by Yuan, J.-J, Armes, S. P, Takabayashi, Y, Prassides, K, Leite, C. A. P, Galembeck, F, Lewis, A. L

“…A well-defined, double-hydrophilic diblock copolymer comprising poly[2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine]-block-(glycerol monomethacrylate)…”
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Urodynamics for Prostate Surgery Trial; Randomised Evaluation of Assessment Methods (UPSTREAM) for diagnosis and management of bladder outlet obstruction in men: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Bailey, K, Abrams, P, Blair, P S, Chapple, C, Glazener, C, Horwood, J, Lane, J A, McGrath, J, Noble, S, Pickard, R, Taylor, G, Young, G J, Drake, M J, Lewis, A L

“…Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) comprise storage symptoms, voiding symptoms and post-voiding symptoms. Prevalence and severity of LUTS increase with age…”
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CriticalSorb™ Promotes Permeation of Flux Markers Across Isolated Rat Intestinal Mucosae and Caco-2 Monolayers by Brayden, D. J., Bzik, V. A., Lewis, A. L., Illum, L.

“…Purpose CriticalSorb™ is a novel absorption enhancer based on Solutol ® HS15, one that has been found to enhance the nasal transport. It is in clinical trials…”
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Structural Study of DNA Condensation Induced by Novel Phosphorylcholine-Based Copolymers for Gene Delivery and Relevance to DNA Protection by Chim, Y. T. A, Lam, J. K. W, Ma, Y, Armes, S. P, Lewis, A. L, Roberts, C. J, Stolnik, S, Tendler, S. J. B, Davies, M. C

“…Poly[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate-b-2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine] (DMA-MPC) is currently under investigation as a new vector candidate for…”
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Phosphorylcholine–polycation diblock copolymers as synthetic vectors for gene delivery by Lam, J.K.W., Ma, Y., Armes, S.P., Lewis, A.L., Baldwin, T., Stolnik, S.

“…A novel 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate-block-2-(methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (DMAEMA–MPC) diblock copolymer was synthesized and investigated as…”
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Live cell tracking of symmetry break in actin cytoskeleton triggered by abrupt changes in micromechanical environments by Inoue, S, Frank, V, Hörning, M, Kaufmann, S, Yoshikawa, H Y, Madsen, J P, Lewis, A L, Armes, S P, Tanaka, M

“…With the aid of stimulus-responsive hydrogel substrates composed of ABA triblock copolymer micelles, we monitored the morphological dynamics of myoblast…”
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Single shot tetanus vaccine manufactured by a supercritical fluid encapsulation technology by Baxendale, AJ, van Hooff, P., Durrant, L.G., Spendlove, I., Howdle, S.M., Woods, H.M., Whitaker, M.J., Davies, O.R., Naylor, A., Lewis, A.L., Illum, L.

“…Single shot vaccines of tetanus toxoid (TT) were manufactured using the NanoMix™ process – a low temperature solvent free encapsulation technology using…”
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Analysis of a phosphorylcholine-based polymer coating on a coronary stent pre- and post-implantation by Lewis, A.L., Tolhurst, L.A., Stratford, P.W.

“…There has been a move towards surface treatments for metallic coronary stents in an effort to improve their compatibility within the body and to provide a…”
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Effectiveness of regular weighing, weight target setting and feedback by community midwives within routine antenatal care in preventing excessive gestational weight gain: randomised controlled trial by Daley, Amanda J, Jolly, K, Jebb, S A, Roalfe, A K, Mackillop, L, Lewis, A L, Clifford, S, Kenyon, S, MacArthur, C, Aveyard, P

“…Many pregnant women gain excess weight during pregnancy which increases the health risks to the mother and her baby. Interventions to prevent excess weight…”
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Avian Influenza Viruses in Minnesota Ducks During 1998–2000 by Hanson, B. A, Stallknecht, D. E, Swayne, D. E, Lewis, L. A, Senne, D. A

“…Although wild ducks are known to be a major reservoir for avian influenza viruses (AIV), there are few recent published reports of surveillance directed at…”
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SLC11A1 (NRAMP1) but not SLC11A2 (NRAMP2) polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis in a high-incidence community in South Africa by HOAL, E. G, LEWIS, L.-A, JAMIESON, S. E, TANZER, F, ROSSOUW, M, VICTOR, T, HILLERMAN, R, BEYERS, T. N, BLACKWELL, J. M, VAN HELDEN, P. D

“…SETTING: Stellenbosch University Faculty of Health Sciences, and metropolitan Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the…”
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Galectin-1 induces partial TCR zeta-chain phosphorylation and antagonizes processive TCR signal transduction by Chung, C D, Patel, V P, Moran, M, Lewis, L A, Miceli, M C

“…Galectin-1 is an endogenous lectin with known T cell immunoregulatory activity, though the molecular basis by which galectin-1 influences Ag specific T cell…”
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THE INFLUENCE OF HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN HONEYBEES, APIS MELLIFERA, ON ASYMMETRIES IN WING SIZE AND SHAPE by Schneider, S. S, Leamy, L. J, Lewis, L. A, DeGrandi-Hoffman, G

“…We examined the possible role of hybridization in the invasion process of the African honeybee by testing two hypotheses regarding fluctuating asymmetry (FA),…”
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Feasibility and acceptability of regular weighing, setting weight gain limits and providing feedback by community midwives to prevent excess weight gain during pregnancy: randomised controlled trial and qualitative study by Daley, A J, Jolly, K, Jebb, S A, Lewis, A L, Clifford, S, Roalfe, A K, Kenyon, S, Aveyard, P

“…Regular weighing in pregnant women is not currently recommended in many countries but has been suggested to prevent excessive gestational weight gain. This…”
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