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The potential to increase soil carbon stocks through reduced tillage or organic material additions in England and Wales: A case study by Powlson, D.S., Bhogal, A., Chambers, B.J., Coleman, K., Macdonald, A.J., Goulding, K.W.T., Whitmore, A.P.

“…► Scope for increasing UK SOC by reduced tillage at best 310 ± 180 kg C ha −1 yr −1. ► Potential sequestration from added OM largely limited by availability…”
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PP083-SUN CT DERIVED MEASURES OF MUSCLE MASS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FUNCTIONAL ABILITY BUT NOT STRENGTH AND POWER IN PATIENTS WITH UPPER GI CANCER by Macdonald, A.J, Stephens, N, Greig, C.A, Gray, C, Ross, J, Fearon, K.C

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OP026 REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN SKELETAL MUSCLE PROTEIN FRACTIONAL SYNTHETIC RATE IN PATIENTS WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER by Macdonald, A.J, Johns, N, Small, A, Greig, C.A, Husi, H, Ross, J, Fearon, K.C, Preston, T

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use of cover crops in cereal-based cropping systems to control nitrate leaching in SE England by Macdonald, A.J, Poulton, P.R, Howe, M.T, Goulding, K.W.T, Powlson, D.S

“…Field experiments were done to evaluate the extent to which cover crops can be used to help farmers comply with current legislation on nitrate leaching from…”
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Missed Opportunities for the Detection of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by MacDonald, A.J, Faleh, O, Welch, G, Kettlewell, S

“…Objective To determine whether patients attending as emergencies with ruptured AAA could have been detected opportunistically prior to rupture. Design…”
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Imaging and Clinical Characteristics of Temporal Bone Meningioma by Hamilton, B.E, Salzman, K.L, Patel, N, Wiggins, R.H., III, Macdonald, A.J, Shelton, C, Wallace, R.C, Cure, J, Harnsberger, H.R

“…Imaging characteristics of temporal bone meningioma have not been previously reported in the literature. CT and MR imaging findings in 13 cases of temporal…”
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PP071-MON PRE-OPERATIVE WEIGHT LOSS INFLUENCES RECOVERY FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY CURATIVE RESECTION IN PATIENTS WITH UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER by Stephens, N.A, MacDonald, A.J, Skipworth, R.J, Greig, C.A, Fearon, K.C

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PP070-MON INTRAMYOCELLULAR LIPID DROPLETS INCREASE WITH PROGRESSION OF CACHEXIA IN CANCER PATIENTS by Stephens, N.A, Skipworth, R.J, MacDonald, A.J, Greig, C.A, Ross, J.A, Fearon, K.C

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PP050-SUN UPPER AND LOWER LIMB MUSCLE MASS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY FOR UPPER Gl CANCER by Macdonald, A.J, Esposito, M, Gray, C, Stephens, N.A, Greig, C, Fearon, K.C

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PP048-SUN CAN BASELINE MUSCLE MASS BE PREDICTED IN WEIGHT STABLE PATIENTS WITH CANCER? by Macdonald, A.J, Stephens, N, Greig, C, Husi, H, Fearon, K.C, Preston, T

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PP069-MON IMPACT OF CANCER-ASSOCIATED WEIGHT-LOSS ON LOWER LIMB MUSCLE MASS AND FUNCTION by Stephens, N.A, Gray, C, MacDonald, A.J, Tan, B.H, Gallagher, I.J, Skipworth, R.J, Ross, J.A, Fearon, K.C, Greig, C.A

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PP049-SUN LOSS OF FAT FREE MASS OCCURS DURING NEO-ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY FOR UPPER Gl CANCER by Macdonald, A.J, Stephens, N, Esposito, M, Ross, J, Wall, L, Greig, C, Baracos, V, Fearon, K.C

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Grassland biodiversity bounces back from long-term nitrogen addition by Storkey, J., Macdonald, A. J., Poulton, P. R., Scott, T., Köhler, I. H., Schnyder, H., Goulding, K. W. T., Crawley, M. J.

“…Data from the long-running Park Grass Experiment is used to show that grassland biodiversity is recovering since UK atmospheric nitrogen levels started to…”
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The effect of organic carbon content on soil compression characteristics by Suravi, K.N., Attenborough, K., Taherzadeh, S., Macdonald, A.J., Powlson, D.S., Ashton, R.W., Whalley, W.R.

“…•Compression index, from drained triaxial compression, is independent of SOC.•Reported effects of SOC on compression may be due to soil hydraulic effect.•Void…”
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Increases in soil organic carbon sequestration can reduce the global warming potential of long-term liming to permanent grassland by FORNARA, D.A, STEINBEISS, S, McNAMARA, N.P, GLEIXNER, G, OAKLEY, S, POULTON, P.R, MACDONALD, A.J, BARDGETT, R.D

“…The application of calcium- and magnesium-rich materials to soil, known as liming, has long been a foundation of many agro-ecosystems worldwide because of its…”
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Cross sectional imaging of truncal and quadriceps muscles relates to different functional outcomes in cancer by MacDonald, A.J., Miller, J., Ramage, M.I., Greig, C., Stephens, N.A., Jacobi, C., Preston, T., Fearon, K.C.H., Skipworth, R.J.E.

“…Following the consensus definition of cancer cachexia, more studies are using CT scan analysis of truncal muscles as a marker of muscle wasting. However, how…”
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Soil organic carbon contents in long-term experimental grassland plots in the UK (Palace Leas and Park Grass) have not changed consistently in recent decades by HOPKINS, D.W, WAITE, I.S, McNICOL, J.W, POULTON, P.R, MACDONALD, A.J, O'DONNELL, A.G

“…A recent report of widespread declines in soil organic C (SOC) in the UK over the 10-25 years until the early 2000s has focussed attention on the importance of…”
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The effects of some factors associated with transportation on the behavioural and physiological reactions of farmed red deer by Grigor, P.N., Goddard, P.J., Cockram, M.S., Rennie, S.C., Macdonald, A.J.

“…The aim of this study was to examine the effects of several aspects of transportation (movement to a novel environment, reduced space allowance and deprivation…”
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Winter desiccation and rapid changes in the live fuel moisture content of Calluna vulgaris by Davies, G.M., Legg, C.J., O'Hara, R., MacDonald, A.J., Smith, A.A.

“…Background: Dramatic reductions in early-spring Calluna vulgaris moisture content have been linked to extreme fire hazard and plant die-back. Aims: To…”
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Upland heather moorland in Great Britain: A review of international importance, vegetation change and some objectives for nature conservation by Thompson, D.B.A., MacDonald, A.J., Marsden, J.H., Galbraith, C.A.

“…This paper reviews the international significance of upland heather moorland, changes in its Great Britain (GB) extent, and some management and policy…”
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