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Mediterranean island biodiversity and climate change: the last 10,000 years and the future by Vogiatzakis, I. N., Mannion, A. M., Sarris, D.

“…Mediterranean islands (MI) are hotspots of global biodiversity and lie in one of the most susceptible to climate change (CC) areas of the world; a big…”
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How well can the clinician appraise the patient’s perception of the severity and impact of their back problem? by Zaina, F., Mutter, U., Donzelli, S., Lusini, M., Kleinstueck, F. S., Mannion, A. F.

“…Purpose A main concern of patients with back problems is pain and its impact on function and quality of life. These are subjective phenomena, and should be…”
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Negative beliefs and psychological disturbance in spine surgery patients: a cause or consequence of a poor treatment outcome? by Havakeshian, S., Mannion, A. F.

“…Purpose Chronic musculoskeletal pain is often associated with psychological distress and maladaptive beliefs and these are sometimes reported to have a…”
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Impact on health related quality of life of adult spinal deformity (ASD) compared with other chronic conditions by Pellisé, Ferran, Vila-Casademunt, Alba, Ferrer, Montse, Domingo-Sàbat, Montse, Bagó, Juan, Pérez-Grueso, Francisco J. S., Alanay, Ahmet, Mannion, A. F., Acaroglu, Emre

“…Purpose Medical and health policy providers should be aware of the impact of adult spinal deformity (ASD) on health-related quality of life (HRQL). The purpose…”
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Is a positive clinical outcome after exercise therapy for chronic non-specific low back pain contingent upon a corresponding improvement in the targeted aspect(s) of performance? A systematic review by Steiger, F., Wirth, B., de Bruin, E. D., Mannion, A. F.

“…Introduction The effect size for exercise therapy in the treatment of chronic non-specific low back pain (cLBP) is only modest. This review aims to analyse the…”
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Development of a machine-learning based model for predicting multidimensional outcome after surgery for degenerative disorders of the spine by Müller, D., Haschtmann, D., Fekete, T. F., Kleinstück, F., Reitmeir, R., Loibl, M., O’Riordan, D., Porchet, F., Jeszenszky, D., Mannion, A. F.

“…Background It is clear that individual outcomes of spine surgery can be quite heterogeneous. When consenting a patient for surgery, it is important to be able…”
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Microbial metatranscriptomic investigations across contaminant gradients of the Detroit River by Falk, N., Reid, T., Skoyles, A., Grgicak-Mannion, A., Drouillard, K., Weisener, C.G.

“…Microbial community function in freshwater sediments is influenced by the presence and persistence of anthropogenic pollutants, yet simultaneously imposes…”
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Surgery in lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis: indications, outcomes and complications. A systematic review by Steiger, F., Becker, H.-J., Standaert, C. J., Balague, F., Vader, J.-P., Porchet, F., Mannion, A. F.

“…Purpose This systematic review summarises the literature on patient selection, decision-making, effectiveness and outcomes in the surgical treatment of lumbar…”
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Chapter 4. European guidelines for the management of chronic nonspecific low back pain by Airaksinen, O, Brox, J I, Cedraschi, C, Hildebrandt, J, Klaber-Moffett, J, Kovacs, F, Mannion, A F, Reis, S, Staal, J B, Ursin, H, Zanoli, G

“…Issue Title: COST B13: European guidelines for the management of low back pain…”
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Relationships among gastrointestinal symptoms, sleep problems, challenging behaviour, comorbid psychopathology and autism spectrum disorder symptoms in children and adolescents with 15q duplication syndrome by Leader, G., Forde, J., Naughton, K., Maher, L., Arndt, S., Mannion, A.

“…Background Comorbidity is the presence of at least two disorders in one person at one time. This study examined the frequency of gastrointestinal (GI)…”
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The association between cervical spine curvature and neck pain by Grob, D, Frauenfelder, H, Mannion, A F

“…Degenerative changes of the cervical spine are commonly accompanied by a reduction or loss of the segmental or global lordosis, and are often considered to be…”
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Adult degenerative scoliosis: comparison of patient-rated outcome after three different surgical treatments by Kleinstueck, F. S., Fekete, T. F., Jeszenszky, D., Haschtmann, D., Mannion, A. F.

“…Purpose Few studies have examined the effectiveness of surgical treatment for adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS) using validated patient-orientated outcome…”
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Association between early and current gastro‐intestinal symptoms and co‐morbidities in children and adolescents with Angelman syndrome by Leader, G., Whelan, S., Chonaill, N. N., Coyne, R., Tones, M., Heussler, H., Bellgard, M., Mannion, A.

“…Background Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neurogenetic disorder that causes severe intellectual disability, expressive language deficits, motor impairment,…”
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Spine stabilisation exercises in the treatment of chronic low back pain: a good clinical outcome is not associated with improved abdominal muscle function by Mannion, A. F., Caporaso, F., Pulkovski, N., Sprott, H.

“…Introduction Various studies have shown that spine stabilisation exercise therapy elicits improvements in symptoms/disability in patients with chronic…”
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Patient-rated outcome after atlantoaxial (C1-C2) fusion: more than a decade of evaluation of 2-year outcomes in 126 patients by Kleinstück, F. S., Fekete, T. F., Loibl, M., Jeszenszky, D., Haschtmann, D., Porchet, F., Mannion, A. F.

“…Introduction Various surgical techniques have been introduced for atlantoaxial (C1-C2) fusion, the most common being Magerl’s (transarticular) or the…”
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Non-medical factors significantly influence the length of hospital stay after surgery for degenerative spine disorders by Mai, D., Brand, C., Haschtmann, D., Pirvu, T., Fekete, T. F., Mannion, A. F.

“…Background Unnecessarily long hospital stays are costly and inefficient. Studies have shown that the length of hospital stay (LOS) for spine surgical…”
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Development of a mapping function ("crosswalk") for the conversion of scores between the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI) by Mannion, A. F., Elfering, A., Fekete, T. F., Pizones, J., Pellise, F., Pearson, A. M., Lurie, J. D., Porchet, F., Aghayev, E., Vila-Casademunt, A., Mariaux, F., Richner-Wunderlin, S., Kleinstück, F. S., Loibl, M., Pérez-Grueso, F. S., Obeid, I., Alanay, A., Vengust, R., Jeszenszky, D., Haschtmann, D.

“…Introduction The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the Core Outcome Measures Index (COMI) are two commonly used self-rating outcome instruments in patients…”
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How does patient-rated outcome change over time following the surgical treatment of degenerative disorders of the thoracolumbar spine? by Fekete, Tamas F., Loibl, M., Jeszenszky, D., Haschtmann, D., Banczerowski, P., Kleinstück, F. S., Becker, H. J., Porchet, F., Mannion, A. F.

“…Purpose Patient-rated measures are considered the gold standard for assessing the outcome of spine surgery, but there is no consensus on the appropriate timing…”
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Dural sac cross-sectional area and morphological grade show significant associations with patient-rated outcome of surgery for lumbar central spinal stenosis by Mannion, A. F., Fekete, T. F., Pacifico, D., O’Riordan, D., Nauer, S., von Büren, M., Schizas, C.

“…Purpose Lumbar central spinal stenosis (LSS) is one of the most common reasons for spine surgery in the elderly patient. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)…”
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Biotechnology in agriculture: Agronomic and environmental considerations and reflections based on 15 years of GM crops by Mannion, A.M., Morse, Stephen

“…Genetically modified (GM) varieties of crops, notably soybean, maize, rape (canola) and cotton, were first grown commercially in 1996. In 2010 they occupied…”
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