Search Results - "Menzies, N."

Systematic Literature Review of Systemic Corticosteroid Use for Asthma Management by Bleecker, Eugene R, Menzies-Gow, Andrew N, Price, David B, Bourdin, Arnaud, Sweet, Stephen, Martin, Amber L, Alacqua, Marianna, Tran, Trung N

“…Systemic corticosteroid use to manage uncontrolled asthma and its associated healthcare burden may account for important health-related adverse effects. We…”
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Prospective cohort study evaluating risk factors for the development of pasture‐associated laminitis in the United Kingdom by Menzies‐Gow, N. J., Harris, P. A., Elliott, J.

“…Summary Background Certain individuals appear to be predisposed to recurrent pasture‐associated laminitis. Previous studies have predominantly investigated…”
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Effect of varying the dose of corn syrup on the insulin and glucose response to the oral sugar test by Jocelyn, N. A., Harris, P. A., Menzies‐Gow, N. J.

“…Summary Background The oral sugar test (OST) is used to identify equine insulin dysregulation (ID); however only a dose of 0.15 mL/kg bwt corn syrup has been…”
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Accelerometer activity tracking in horses and the effect of pasture management on time budget by Maisonpierre, I. N., Sutton, M. A., Harris, P., Menzies‐Gow, N., Weller, R., Pfau, T.

“…Summary Background Accelerometry is an accepted means of quantifying human physical activity. Quantitative physical activity tracking could be beneficial for…”
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The impact of migration on tuberculosis in the United States by Menzies, N. A., Hill, A. N., Cohen, T., Salomon, J. A.

“…Due to greater exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection before migration, migrants moving to low-incidence settings can experience substantially higher…”
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Holy Grail: the journey towards disease modification in asthma by Busse, William W, Melén, Erik, Menzies-Gow, Andrew N

“…At present, there is no cure for asthma, and treatment typically involves therapies that prevent or reduce asthma symptoms, without modifying the underlying…”
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Dedicated Severe Asthma Services Improve Health-care Use and Quality of Life by Gibeon, David, MBChB, Heaney, Liam G., MD, Brightling, Chris E., PhD, FCCP, Niven, Rob, MD, Mansur, Adel H., PhD, Chaudhuri, Rekha, MD, Bucknall, Christine E., MD, Menzies-Gow, Andrew N., PhD

“…BACKGROUND Systematic assessment of severe asthma can be used to confirm the diagnosis identify comorbidities, and address adherence to therapy. However, the…”
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effect of copper toxicity on the growth and root morphology of Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Knuth.) in resin buffered solution culture by Sheldon, A.R, Menzies, N.W

“…A solution culture experiment was conducted to examine the effect of Cu toxicity on Rhodes grass (Chloris gayana Knuth.), a pasture species used in mine-site…”
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Clinical insights: Diagnosis of laminitis by Menzies‐Gow, N. J.

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Use of the oral sugar test in ponies when performed with or without prior fasting by Knowles, E. J., Harris, P. A., Elliott, J., Menzies‐Gow, N. J.

“…Summary Background It is recommended that the oral sugar test (OST) for insulin dysregulation (ID) be performed after an overnight fast, but fasting is…”
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Determining the value of TB active case-finding: current evidence and methodological considerations by Sohn, H., Sweeney, S., Mudzengi, D., Creswell, J., Menzies, N. A., Fox, G. J., MacPherson, P., Dowdy, D. W.

“…Active case-finding (ACF) is an important component of the End TB Strategy. However, ACF is resource-intensive, and the economics of ACF are not…”
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Modelling N mineralization from green manure and farmyard manure from a laboratory incubation study by Mohanty, M., Reddy, K. Sammi, Probert, M.E., Dalal, R.C., Rao, A. Subba, Menzies, N.W.

“…Predicting N mineralization from organic manures like farmyard manure (FYM) is more difficult than from fresh organic materials like crop residues, as the…”
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Comparison of the in‐feed glucose test and the oral sugar test by Smith, S., Harris, P. A., Menzies-Gow, N. J.

“…REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: The in‐feed oral glucose test (OGT) and oral sugar test (OST) are advocated as field tests of insulin sensitivity in horses and…”
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Toxicities of soluble Al, Cu, and La include ruptures to rhizodermal and root cortical cells of cowpea by Kopittke, P. M, Blamey, F. P. C, Menzies, N. W

“…Elevated levels of many metals are toxic to plant roots, but their modes of action are not well understood. We investigated the toxicities of aluminium (Al),…”
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Plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) concentrations in ponies measured by two different assays suggests seasonal cross‐reactivity or interference by Knowles, E. J., Moreton‐Clack, M. C., Shaw, S., Harris, P. A., Elliott, J., Menzies‐Gow, N. J.

“…Summary Background Analysis of plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone concentration [ACTH] aids diagnosis of pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID)…”
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Eosinophil's Role Remains Uncertain as Anti-Interleukin-5 only Partially Depletes Numbers in Asthmatic Airway by Flood-Page, Patrick T, Menzies-Gow, Andrew N, Kay, A. Barry, Robinson, Douglas S

“…The role of eosinophils as effector cells in asthma pathogenesis has been questioned since an anti-interleukin (IL)-5 monoclonal antibody (mepolizumab), which…”
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Laboratory costs of diagnosing TB in a high multidrug-resistant TB setting by Cates, L., Crudu, V., Codreanu, A., Ciobanu, N., Fosburgh, H., Cohen, T., Menzies, N. A.

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Validity and application of immunoturbidimetric and enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assays for the measurement of adiponectin concentration in ponies by Menzies‐Gow, N. J., Knowles, E. J., Rogers, I., Rendle, D. I.

“…Summary Background Circulating adiponectin concentrations were lower in ponies with a history of endocrinopathic laminitis and in nonlaminitic ponies that…”
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Budget impact of next-generation sequencing for diagnosis of TB drug resistance in Moldova by Cates, L., Codreanu, A., Ciobanu, N., Fosburgh, H., Allender, C. J., Centner, H., Engelthaler, D. M., Crudu, V., Cohen, T., Menzies, N. A.

“…BACKGROUND Diagnosing drug resistance is critical for choosing effective TB treatment regimens. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) represents an alternative…”
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Root zone temperature alters storage root formation and growth of sweetpotato by Taranet, P., Kirchhof, G., Fujinuma, R., Menzies, N.

“…Large mounds amended with plant residues are a common cultivation method for sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) in the western parts of the Papua New Guinea…”
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