Search Results - "O’Connell, M. J."

A preliminary study of the winter roosting behaviour of four woodland passerines by O’Connell, M. J., Squirrell, F. I., Greening, M.

“…CapsuleRadio-tracking of four woodland passerine species reveals variation in winter roost site selection within and between species.AimsTo evaluate methods…”
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Ultralong single-wall carbon nanotubes by Zhu, Y. T, Zheng, L. X, O'Connell, M. J, Doorn, S. K, Liao, X. Z, Zhao, Y. H, Akhadov, E. A, Hoffbauer, M. A, Roop, B. J, Jia, Q. X, Dye, R. C, Peterson, D. E, Huang, S. M, Liu, J

“…Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes in 1991 by Iijima, there has been great interest in creating long, continuous nanotubes for applications where their…”
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Low temperature emission spectra of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes: Multiplicity of subspecies within single-species nanotube ensembles by HTOON, H, O'CONNELL, M. J, COX, P. J, DOORN, S. K, KLIMOV, V. I

“…Low-temperature photoluminescence (PL) studies of individual semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes reveal ultranarrow peaks (down to 0.25 meV…”
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Prognostic effect of activated EGFR expression in human colon carcinomas: comparison with EGFR status by Rego, R L, Foster, N R, Smyrk, T C, Le, M, O'Connell, M J, Sargent, D J, Windschitl, H, Sinicrope, F A

“…Background: Evidence suggests that epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-activation status may better predict the clinical behaviour of colon cancers than…”
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Microsatellite Instability and 8p Allelic Imbalance in Stage B2 and C Colorectal Cancers by Halling, Kevin C., French, Amy J., McDonnell, Shannon K., Burgart, Lawrence J., Schaid, Daniel J., Peterson, Brett J., Moon-Tasson, Laurie, Mahoney, Michelle R., Sargent, Daniel J., O'Connell, Michael J., Witzig, Thomas E., Farr, Gist H., Goldberg, Richard M., Thibodeau, Stephen N.

“…BACKGROUND: Microsatellite instability (MSI) and allelic imbalance involving chromosome arms 5q, 8p, 17p, and 18q are genetic alterations commonly found in…”
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Innovative estimation of survival using log-normal survival modelling on ACCENT database by Chapman, J W, O'Callaghan, C J, Hu, N, Ding, K, Yothers, G A, Catalano, P J, Shi, Q, Gray, R G, O'Connell, M J, Sargent, D J

“…Background: The ACCENT database, with individual patient data for 20 898 patients from 18 colon cancer clinical trials, was used to support Food and Drug…”
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Controlled trial of fluorouracil and low-dose leucovorin given for 6 months as postoperative adjuvant therapy for colon cancer by O'Connell, M J, Mailliard, J A, Kahn, M J, Macdonald, J S, Haller, D G, Mayer, R J, Wieand, H S

“…The goal of this study was to determine the efficacy of intensive-course fluorouracil (5FU) plus low-dose leucovorin given for 6 months following potentially…”
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Impact of Number of Nodes Retrieved on Outcome in Patients With Rectal Cancer by TEPPER, Joel E, O'CONNELL, Michael J, NIEDZWIECKI, Donna, HOLLIS, Donna, COMPTON, Carolyn, BENSON, Al B, CUMMINGS, Bernard, GUNDERSON, Leonard, MACDONALD, John S, MAYER, Robert J

“…We postulated that the pathologic evaluation of the lymph nodes of surgical specimens from patients with rectal cancer can have a substantial impact on time to…”
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Prospectively randomized trial of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with high-risk colon cancer by O'Connell, M J, Laurie, J A, Kahn, M, Fitzgibbons, Jr, R J, Erlichman, C, Shepherd, L, Moertel, C G, Kocha, W I, Pazdur, R, Wieand, H S, Rubin, J, Vukov, A M, Donohue, J H, Krook, J E, Figueredo, A

“…This study had two major goals: (1) to assess the effectiveness of a regimen of fluorouracil (5-FU) plus levamisole plus leucovorin as postoperative surgical…”
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Adjuvant postoperative fluorouracil-modulated chemotherapy combined with pelvic radiation therapy for rectal cancer: initial results of intergroup 0114 by Tepper, J E, O'Connell, M J, Petroni, G R, Hollis, D, Cooke, E, Benson, 3rd, A B, Cummings, B, Gunderson, L L, Macdonald, J S, Martenson, J A

“…The combination of radiation therapy with fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapy is generally accepted as appropriate postoperative therapy for patients with…”
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Impact of Surgical and Pathologic Variables in Rectal Cancer: A United States Community and Cooperative Group Report by STOCCHI, Luca, NELSON, Heidi, SARGENT, Daniel J, O'CONNELL, Michael J, TEPPER, Joel E, KROOK, James E, BEART, Robert JR

“…Substantial and successful effort has been focused on decreasing the risk of local failure after rectal cancer surgery through the use of adjuvant therapies…”
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Phase II trial of irinotecan in patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma by Pitot, H C, Wender, D B, O'Connell, M J, Schroeder, G, Goldberg, R M, Rubin, J, Mailliard, J A, Knost, J A, Ghosh, C, Kirschling, R J, Levitt, R, Windschitl, H E

“…To evaluate the objective tumor response rate and toxicities of patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma treated with irinotecan hydrochloride (CPT-11). A…”
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In-plane-aligned membranes of carbon nanotubes by Walters, D.A., Casavant, M.J., Qin, X.C., Huffman, C.B., Boul, P.J., Ericson, L.M., Haroz, E.H., O'Connell, M.J., Smith, K., Colbert, D.T., Smalley, R.E.

“…We have produced the first macroscopic objects comprised of highly aligned single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). These objects are thin membranes prepared by…”
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Microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer : Different mutator phenotypes and the principal involvement of hMLH1 by THIBODEAU, S. N, FRENCH, A. J, FARR, G. H, O'CONNELL, M. J, CUNNINGHAM, J. M, TESTER, D, BURGART, L. J, ROCHE, P. C, MCDONNELL, S. K, SCHAID, D. J, VOCKLEY, C. W, MICHELS, V. V

“…Recent studies have demonstrated the presence of microsatellite instability (MSI) in tumors from patients with hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer and in…”
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Impact of age and medical comorbidity on adjuvant treatment outcomes for stage III colon cancer: a pooled analysis of individual patient data from four randomized, controlled trials by Haller, D.G., O'Connell, M.J., Cartwright, T.H., Twelves, C.J., McKenna, E.F., Sun, W., Saif, M.W., Lee, S., Yothers, G., Schmoll, H.-J.

“…XELOX or FOLFOX should be considered as standard treatment options for the adjuvant management of stage III colon cancer in all age groups and in patients with…”
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The effect of dietary crude protein level, cereal type and exogenous enzyme supplementation on nutrient digestibility, nitrogen excretion, faecal volatile fatty acid concentration and ammonia emissions from pigs by O’Connell, J.M., Callan, J.J., O’Doherty, J.V.

“…A 2 × 2 × 2 factorial was used to investigate the interaction between dietary crude protein level (CP) (220 g/kg versus 160 g/kg), cereal type (wheat versus…”
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Characterization of pigs transgenic for human decay-accelerating factor by COZZI, E, TUCKER, A. W, BORDIN, M. C, WHITE, D. J. G, LANGFORD, G. A, PINO-CHAVEZ, G, WRIGHT, L, O'CONNELL, M.-J, YOUNG, V. J, LANCASTER, R, MCLAUGHLIN, M, HUNT, K

“…To prevent the central role played by complement activation in the hyperacute rejection of pig organs transplanted into primates, pigs transgenic for human…”
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Blood lactate accumulation decreases during the slow component of oxygen uptake without a decrease in muscular efficiency by O’Connell, J.M., Weir, J.M., MacIntosh, B.R.

“…Pulmonary oxygen uptake ( V ̇ O 2 ) slowly increases during exercise above the anaerobic threshold, and this increase is called the slow component of V ̇ O 2 …”
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Wound recurrence following conventional treatment of colorectal cancer. A rare but perhaps underestimated problem by Reilly, W T, Nelson, H, Schroeder, G, Wieand, H S, Bolton, J, O'Connell, M J

“…Reports of trocar and extraction site tumor recurrences following laparoscopic colectomy raise concern that such recurrences may be occurring more frequently…”
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Biochemical modulation of fluorouracil: evidence of significant improvement of survival and quality of life in patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma by Poon, M A, O'Connell, M J, Moertel, C G, Wieand, H S, Cullinan, S A, Everson, L K, Krook, J E, Mailliard, J A, Laurie, J A, Tschetter, L K

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of several new approaches designed to enhance the activity of fluorouracil (5-FU) in the management…”
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