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Why most conservation monitoring is, but need not be, a waste of time by Legg, Colin J., Nagy, Laszlo

“…Ecological conservation monitoring programmes abound at various organisational and spatial levels from species to ecosystem. Many of them suffer, however, from…”
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A global surveillance system for crop diseases by Carvajal-Yepes, M, Cardwell, K, Nelson, A, Garrett, K A, Giovani, B, Saunders, D G O, Kamoun, S, Legg, J P, Verdier, V, Lessel, J, Neher, R A, Day, R, Pardey, P, Gullino, M L, Records, A R, Bextine, B, Leach, J E, Staiger, S, Tohme, J

“…Global preparedness minimizes the risk to food supplies To satisfy a growing demand for food, global agricultural production must increase by 70% by 2050…”
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A Novel Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine Is Well Tolerated and Immunogenic against All 4 Serotypes in Flavivirus-Naive Adults by Morrison, Dennis, Legg, Thomas J., Billings, Christopher W., Forrat, Remi, Yoksan, Sutee, Lang, Jean

“…Background. Sanofi Pasteur has developed a tetravalent dengue vaccine (TDV) against the world's most common arbovirus infection. Methods. We assessed the…”
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What factors determine the preferred gait transition speed in humans? A review of the triggering mechanisms by Kung, Stacey M., Fink, Philip W., Legg, Stephen J., Ali, Ajmol, Shultz, Sarah P.

“…•Musculoskeletal characteristics influence the preferred gait transition speed.•Metabolic efficiency determinants are unlikely to trigger human gait…”
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The impact of national guidelines covering moving and handling of people on injury rates and related costs by Lidegaard, Mark, Olsen, Kirsten B, Legg, Stephen J, Douwes, Jeroen

“…Objective National guidelines for moving and handling of people (MHP) were introduced in New Zealand in 2012 to reduce MHP-related injuries in the healthcare…”
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A Risk Assessment Framework for Seed Degeneration: Informing an Integrated Seed Health Strategy for Vegetatively Propagated Crops by Thomas-Sharma, S, Andrade-Piedra, J, Carvajal Yepes, M, Hernandez Nopsa, J F, Jeger, M J, Jones, R A C, Kromann, P, Legg, J P, Yuen, J, Forbes, G A, Garrett, K A

“…Pathogen buildup in vegetative planting material, termed seed degeneration, is a major problem in many low-income countries. When smallholder farmers use seed…”
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Comparing the regional epidemiology of the cassava mosaic and cassava brown streak virus pandemics in Africa by Legg, J.P., Jeremiah, S.C., Obiero, H.M., Maruthi, M.N., Ndyetabula, I., Okao-Okuja, G., Bouwmeester, H., Bigirimana, S., Tata-Hangy, W., Gashaka, G., Mkamilo, G., Alicai, T., Lava Kumar, P.

“…► Cassava mosaic and cassava brown streak diseases constrain cassava production. ► CMD and CBSD are spreading as pandemics in East and Central Africa. ►…”
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Cassava mosaic geminiviruses in Africa by Legg, J.P, Fauquet, C.M

“…Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by cassava mosaic geminiviruses (CMGs) (Geminiviridae:Begomovirus) is undoubtedly the most important constraint to the…”
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A comparison of nonoperative vs. Endobutton repair of distal biceps ruptures by Legg, Andrew J., FRCS (Orth), Stevens, Richard, MRCS, Oakes, Nanette O., BSc, Shahane, Shantanu A., FRCS (Orth)

“…Background The aim of this study was to compare the outcome of patients who have undergone distal biceps tendon repair by a single-incision Endobutton fixation…”
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Regional variation in fire weather controls the reported occurrence of Scottish wildfires by Davies, G Matt, Legg, Colin J

“…Fire is widely used as a traditional habitat management tool in Scotland, but wildfires pose a significant and growing threat. The financial costs of fighting…”
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Spatial Analysis of Temporal Changes in the Pandemic of Severe Cassava Mosaic Disease in Northwestern Tanzania by Szyniszewska, A M, Busungu, C, Boni, S B, Shirima, R, Bouwmeester, H, Legg, J P

“…To improve understanding of the dynamics of the cassava mosaic disease (CMD) pandemic front, geospatial approaches were applied to the analysis of 3 years'…”
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Life history and temperature-dependence of cassava-colonising populations of Bemisia tabaci by Aregbesola, O. Z., Legg, J. P., Lund, O. S., Sigsgaard, L., Sporleder, M., Carhuapoma, P., Rapisarda, C.

“…The whiteflies belonging to the species group Bemisia tabaci transmit viruses that are the greatest constraint to the production of cassava, Africa’s most…”
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Epithelial inducible nitric oxide synthase activity is the major determinant of nitric oxide concentration in exhaled breath by LANE, C, KNIGHT, D, BURGESS, S, FRANKLIN, P, HORAK, F, LEGG, J, MOELLER, A, STICK, S

“…The fractional concentration of nitric oxide (NO) in exhaled breath (FeNO) is increased in asthma. There is a general assumption that NO synthase (NOS) 2 in…”
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Cassava mosaic virus disease in East and Central Africa: epidemiology and management of a regional pandemic by Legg, J P, Owor, B, Sseruwagi, P, Ndunguru, J

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The Dynamics and Environmental Influence on Interactions Between Cassava Brown Streak Disease and the Whitefly, Bemisia tabaci by Jeremiah, S C, Ndyetabula, I L, Mkamilo, G S, Haji, S, Muhanna, M M, Chuwa, C, Kasele, S, Bouwmeester, H, Ijumba, J N, Legg, J P

“…Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is currently the most significant virus disease phenomenon affecting African agriculture. In this study, we report results…”
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Update on the causes, investigation and management of empyema in childhood by Walker, Woolf, Wheeler, Robert, Legg, Julian

“…Despite being recognised for over two millennia and having an increasing incidence in many countries, the management of childhood empyema remains…”
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Abundance, diversity and geographic distribution of cassava mosaic disease pandemic‐associated Bemisia tabaci in Tanzania by Tajebe, L. S, Boni, S. B, Guastella, D, Cavalieri, V, Lund, O. S, Rugumamu, C. P, Rapisarda, C, Legg, J. P

“…Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae), one of the most economically important agricultural pests worldwide, is the vector of cassava mosaic…”
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Optimization of diagnostic RT-PCR protocols and sampling procedures for the reliable and cost-effective detection of Cassava brown streak virus by Abarshi, M.M., Mohammed, I.U., Wasswa, P., Hillocks, R.J., Holt, J., Legg, J.P., Seal, S.E., Maruthi, M.N.

“…Sampling procedures and diagnostic protocols were optimized for accurate diagnosis of Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) (genus Ipomovirus, family Potyviridae)…”
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Postural and subjective responses to realistic schoolbag carriage by Mackie, H. W., Legg, S. J.

“…The objective of this study was to determine school student's postural and self- reported responses to realistic daily schoolbag carriage and to provide…”
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254 Feasibility of implementing cardiopulmonary exercise testing in a regional paediatric cystic fibrosis centre in the UK by Keenan, V, Payne, S, Yonge, C, Saynor, Z, Legg, J, Connett, G

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