Search Results - "Perkins, A. J."

Does organic farming benefit biodiversity? by Hole, D.G., Perkins, A.J., Wilson, J.D., Alexander, I.H., Grice, P.V., Evans, A.D.

“…The intensification and expansion of modern agriculture is amongst the greatest current threats to worldwide biodiversity. Over the last quarter of the 20th…”
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The protocol-guided rapid evaluation of veterans experiencing new transient neurological symptoms (PREVENT) quality improvement program: rationale and methods by Bravata, D M, Myers, L J, Homoya, B, Miech, E J, Rattray, N A, Perkins, A J, Zhang, Y, Ferguson, J, Myers, J, Cheatham, A J, Murphy, L, Giacherio, B, Kumar, M, Cheng, E, Levine, D A, Sico, J J, Ward, M J, Damush, T M

“…Transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients are at high risk of recurrent vascular events; timely management can reduce that risk by 70%. The Protocol-guided…”
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Association of Antioxidants with Memory in a Multiethnic Elderly Sample Using the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Perkins, Anthony J., Hendrie, Hugh C., Callahan, Christopher M., Gao, Sujuan, Unverzagt, Frederick W., Xu, Yong, Hall, Kathleen S., Hui, Siu L.

“…Oxidative stress has been implicated both in the aging process and in the pathological changes associated with Alzheimer's disease. Antioxidants, which have…”
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The effect of discussions about advance directives on patients' satisfaction with primary care by TIERNEY, William M, DEXTER, Paul R, GRAMELSPACHER, Gregory P, PERKINS, Anthony J, ZHOU, Xiao-Hua, WOLINSKY, Fredric D

“…Discussions of end-of-life care should be held prior to acute, disabling events. Many barriers to having such discussions during primary care exist. These…”
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Habitat characteristics affecting use of lowland agricultural grassland by birds in winter by Perkins, Allan J, Whittingham, Mark J, Bradbury, Richard B, Wilson, Jeremy D, Morris, Antony J, Barnett, Philip R

“…Almost a third of the bird species designated as Species of European Conservation Concern exploit agricultural grasslands, yet few studies have focused on…”
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Implementation Evaluation of a Complex Intervention to Improve Timeliness of Care for Veterans with Transient Ischemic Attack by Damush, T. M., Miech, E. J., Rattray, N. A., Homoya, B., Penney, Lauren S., Cheatham, A., Baird, S., Myers, J, Austin, C., Myers, L J, Perkins, A J, Zhang, Y., Giacherio, B., Kumar, M, Murphy, LD, Sico, J J., Bravata, D. M.

“…ABSTRACT Background The Protocol-guided Rapid Evaluation of Veterans Experiencing New Transient Neurologic Symptoms (PREVENT) program was designed to address…”
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Errors of judgement at Greenwich in 1796 by Mollon, J. D, Perkins, A. J

“…The origins of experimental psychology can be traced back to 1796, when the then Astronomer Royal dismissed his assistant for making some seemingly inaccurate…”
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Assessing the Association of Walking with Health Services Use and Costs among Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Older Adults by Perkins, Anthony J., Clark, Daniel O.

“…Background. The costs of physical inactivity are beginning to be recognized. Research to pinpoint these costs will provide needed information for researchers…”
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Airway management in children with craniofacial anomalies by PERKINS, J. A, SIE, K. C. Y, MILCZUK, H, RICHARDSON, M. A

“…Craniofacial anomalies (CFA) predispose children to airway obstruction. A retrospective study was conducted to describe airway intervention required to manage…”
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Cooperativity in long-range gene regulation by the lambda CI repressor by Dodd, Ian B, Shearwin, Keith E, Perkins, Alison J, Burr, Tom, Hochschild, Ann, Egan, J Barry

“…Effective repression of cI transcription from PRM by the bacteriophage lambda CI repressor requires binding sites (OL) located 2.4 kb from the promoter. A CI…”
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Mild to moderate increase of serum calcitonin levels only in presence of large medullary thyroid cancer deposits by Pelizzo, M.R., Torresan, F., Da Roit, A., Merante Boschin, I., Chondrogiannis, S., Rampin, L., Colletti, P.M., Vinjamury, S., Perkins, A.J., Rubello, D.

“…Many open questions remain to be elucidated about the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). The most intriguing concerns the…”
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Carotid Surgery in Octogenarians in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers by Kazmers, Andris, Perkins, Anthony J., Huber, Thomas S., Jacobs, Lloyd A.

“…The purpose of this study was to define outcomes after carotid surgery in octogenarians in the Veterans Affairs health care system. During fiscal years…”
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A comparative study of the neutrophil stimulatory activity in vitro and pro-inflammatory properties in vivo of 72 amino acid and 77 amino acid IL-8 by Nourshargh, S, Perkins, JA, Showell, HJ, Matsushima, K, Williams, TJ, Collins, PD

“…IL-8, a potent neutrophil-activating protein, can be produced by many cell types including monocytes, lymphocytes, fibroblasts, neutrophils, and endothelial…”
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Effect of the Palmaz balloon-expandable metallic stent in the trachea of pigs by RUEGEMER, JOSEPH L., PERKINS, JONATHAN A., AZAROW, KENNETH S., O'BRYANT, LARRY K., NIELSEN, RONALD E., THOMAS, RICHARD W.

“…Endoscopically placed airway stents offer a viable option in primary or adjunctive treatment of severe pediatric tracheobronchial stenoses. Optimistic clinical…”
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Pulmonary embolism in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers: is vena cava interruption underutilized? by Kazmers, A, Jacobs, L A, Perkins, A J

“…Veterans with venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism (PE) were evaluated using Veterans Affairs patient treatment file (PTF) data from fiscal years 1990-1995,…”
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Habitat Associations and Breeding Success of Yellowhammers on Lowland Farmland by Bradbury, Richard B., Kyrkos, Antonios, Morris, Antony J., Clark, Stephanie C., Perkins, Allan J., Wilson, Jeremy D.

“…1. Yellowhammers began to decline on British lowland farmland in the late 1980s and losses are presently 10% per year. This study examined variation in the…”
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Outcomes after Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: Comparison of Mortality Defined by Centralized VA Patient Treatment File Data versus Hospital-Based Chart Review by Kazmers, Andris, Striplin, Dana, Jacobs, Lloyd A., Welsh, Deborah E., Perkins, Anthony J.

“…Background. Outcomes after abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair have been reported by individual Veterans Affairs medical centers (VAMCs) and for the entire…”
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Outcomes after Lower-Extremity Reconstruction in DRGs 478 and 479 by Kazmers, Andris, Jacobs, Lloyd A., Perkins, Anthony J.

“…Purpose. To assess outcomes for 21,261 patients in DRGs 478 and 479 hospitalized in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs) during fiscal years 1991–1994…”
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Health Status in Veterans Undergoing Noninvasive Lower Extremity Arterial Evaluation by Kazmers, Andris, Striplin, Dana, Jacobs, Lloyd A., Perkins, Anthony J.

“…The health status of outpatients (n= 299) undergoing lower extremity arterial Doppler studies (LES) in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center-based vascular…”
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Combined rigid and flexible endoscopic removal of a BB foreign body from a peripheral bronchus by Ruegemer, Joseph L., Perkins, Jonathan A.

“…Aspirated foreign bodies (FB) in the peripheral tracheobronchial tree may present challenging management problems for the bronchoscopist. Critical to…”
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