Search Results - "SHIRLEY, M. D. F."

Disease threats posed by alien species: the role of a poxvirus in the decline of the native red squirrel in Britain by RUSHTON, S. P., LURZ, P. W. W., GURNELL, J., NETTLETON, P., BRUEMMER, C., SHIRLEY, M. D. F., SAINSBURY, A. W.

“…Red squirrels are declining in the United Kingdom. Competition from, and squirrel poxvirus (SQPV) disease carried by, grey squirrels are assumed to be…”
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Impact of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on the incidence of childhood pneumonia by ELEMRAID, M. A., RUSHTON, S. P., SHIRLEY, M. D. F., THOMAS, M. F., SPENCER, D. A., EASTHAM, K. M., HAMPTON, F., GORTON, R., POLLARD, K., GENNERY, A. R., CLARK, J. E.

“…In September 2006, the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was added to the UK immunization programme. We aimed to evaluate the impact of PCV7 on…”
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Spatial variation in the risk of hospitalization with childhood pneumonia and empyema in the North of England by BLAIN, A. P., THOMAS, M. F., SHIRLEY, M. D. F., SIMMISTER, C., ELEMRAID, M. A., GORTON, R., PEARCE, M. S., CLARK, J. E., RUSHTON, S. P., SPENCER, D. A.

“…The aim of this study was to investigate spatial variation in risk of hospitalization in childhood pneumonia and empyema in the North of England and associated…”
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Where diseases and networks collide: lessons to be learnt from a study of the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease epidemic by SHIRLEY, M. D. F., RUSHTON, S. P.

“…This paper uses a graph-theoretical approach to investigate the properties of the observed network of disease transmission in the 2001 foot-and-mouth epidemic…”
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Farm-scale risk factors for bovine tuberculosis incidence in cattle herds during the Randomized Badger Culling Trial by MILL, A. C., RUSHTON, S. P., SHIRLEY, M. D. F., MURRAY, A. W. A., SMITH, G. C., DELAHAY, R. J., McDONALD, R. A.

“…We analysed the incidence of cattle herd breakdowns due to bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in relation to experimental badger culling, badger…”
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Campylobacter in housed broiler chickens: a longitudinal study of risk factors by RUSHTON, S. P., HUMPHREY, T. J., SHIRLEY, M. D. F., BULL, S., JØRGENSEN, F.

“…Infections by Campylobacter spp. are a major cause of gastrointestinal disease in the United Kingdom. Most cases are associated with the consumption of chicken…”
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The transmission of nosocomial pathogens in an intensive care unit: a space–time clustering and structural equation modelling approach by RUSHTON, S. P., SHIRLEY, M. D. F., SHERIDAN, E. A., LANYON, C. V., O'DONNELL, A. G.

“…We investigated the incidence of cases of nosocomial pathogens and risk factors in an intensive treatment unit ward to determine if the number of cases is…”
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Effects of Culling Fox Populations at the Landscape Scale: A Spatially Explicit Population Modeling Approach by RUSHTON, S. P, SHIRLEY, M. D. F, MACDONALD, D. W, REYNOLDS, J. C

“…Understanding how culling practices impact target populations is essential in identifying optimum strategies for controlling population size. Red fox (Vulpes…”
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Systematic review and economic modelling of the relative clinical benefit and cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic surgery and robotic surgery for removal of the prostate in men with localised prostate cancer by Ramsay, C, Pickard, R, Robertson, C, Close, A, Vale, L, Armstrong, N, Barocas, D A, Eden, C G, Fraser, C, Gurung, T, Jenkinson, D, Jia, X, Lam, T B, Mowatt, G, Neal, D E, Robinson, M C, Royle, J, Rushton, S P, Sharma, P, Shirley, M D F, Soomro, N

“…Complete surgical removal of the prostate, radical prostatectomy, is the most frequently used treatment option for men with localised prostate cancer. The use…”
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Monitoring red squirrels Sciurus vulgaris and grey squirrels Sciurus carolinensis in Britain by GURNELL, J., LURZ, P. W. W., SHIRLEY, M. D. F., CARTMEL, S., GARSON, P. J., MAGRIS, L., STEELE, J.

“…ABSTRACT 1. In Britain, five indirect methods have been used to survey for the presence of red Sciurus vulgaris and grey squirrels S. carolinensis and to…”
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Monitoring low density populations: a perspective on what level of population decline we can truly detect by Lurz, P. W. W., Shirley, M. D. F., Geddes, N.

“…Monitoring of mammal species is an important part in detecting changes in their status. Efforts are based on a variety of direct and indirect methods and many…”
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Where diseases and networks collide: lessons to be learnt from a study of the 2001 foot-and-mouth disease epidemic; FMD networks; M. D. F. Shirley and S. P. Rushton by SHIRLEY, M D F, RUSHTON, S P

“…This paper uses a graph-theoretical approach to investigate the properties of the observed network of disease transmission in the 2001 foot-and-mouth epidemic…”
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Squirrel poxvirus: Landscape scale strategies for managing disease threat by Gurnell, J., Rushton, S.P., Lurz, P.W.W., Sainsbury, A.W., Nettleton, P., Shirley, M.D.F., Bruemmer, C., Geddes, N.

“…Squirrel poxvirus (SQPV) is a well-documented example of pathogen-mediated competition between an invasive species, the grey squirrel ( Sciurus carolinensis),…”
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Space-time analysis of Down syndrome: results consistent with transient pre-disposing contagious agent by McNally, Richard J Q, Rankin, Judith, Shirley, Mark D F, Rushton, Stephen P, Pless-Mulloli, Tanja

“…Background Whilst maternal age is an established risk factor for Patau syndrome (trisomy 13), Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18) and Down syndrome (trisomy 21), the…”
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Monitoring low density populations: a perspective on what level of population decline we can truly detect by Lurz, P. W. W., Shirley, M. D. F., Geddes, N.

“…Monitoring of mammal species is an important part in detecting changes in their status. Efforts are based on a variety of direct and indirect methods and many…”
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Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome in the Critically Ill by Jones, Shirley F., MD, FCCP, FAASM, Brito, Veronica, MD, Ghamande, Shekhar, MD, FCCP, FAASM

“…This article summarizes available data on the obesity hypoventilation syndrome and its pertinence to intensivists, outlines clinical and pathophysiologic…”
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Hypoventilation Syndromes by Chebbo, Ahmad, MD, Tfaili, Amer, MD, Jones, Shirley F., MD, FCCP

“…The hypoventilation syndromes represent a variety of disorders that affect central ventilatory control, respiratory mechanics, or both. Obesity hypoventilation…”
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Weight Loss in the Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Jones, Shirley F., MD, Chebbo, Ahmad, MD

“…Obesity is a major risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea. Obesity affects OSA mechanistically through changes in the upper airway and affects ventilation and…”
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Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Jones, Shirley F., MD, FCCP, FAASM, Barker, James A., MD, CPE, FACP, FCCP, FAASM

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Assessing the impact of a music festival on the emergence behaviour of a breeding colony of Daubenton's bats (Myotis daubentonii) by Shirley, M. D. F., Armitage, V. L., Barden, T. L., Gough, M., Lurz, P. W. W., Oatway, D. E., South, A. B., Rushton, S. P.

“…The emergence of Daubenton's bats Myotis daubentonii from a priory in the north of England was recorded to assess the impact of an annual music festival. Bat…”
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