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The use of intravenous lidocaine for postoperative pain and recovery: international consensus statement on efficacy and safety by Foo, I., Macfarlane, A. J. R., Srivastava, D., Bhaskar, A., Barker, H., Knaggs, R., Eipe, N., Smith, A. F.

“…Summary Intravenous lidocaine is used widely for its effect on postoperative pain and recovery but it can be, and has been, fatal when used inappropriately and…”
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Engineering plasmonic metal colloids through composition and structural design by Motl, N E, Smith, A F, DeSantis, C J, Skrabalak, S E

“…The optical properties of metal nanomaterials are determined by a set of parameters that include composition, particle size and shape, overall architecture,…”
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Distraction and interruption in anaesthetic practice by Campbell, G, Arfanis, K, Smith, A.F.

“…Distractions are a potential threat to patient safety. Previous research has focused on parts of the anaesthetic process but not on entire cases, and has…”
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Workplace distractions in the digital era – are smartphones a threat to safety or an essential tool? by Shelton, C. L., Smith, A. F.

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Interaction between anaesthetists, their patients, and the anaesthesia team by Smith, A.F., Mishra, K

“…Communication is a key skill for anaesthetic practice. The ‘non-informational’ aspects of communication, such as non-verbal elements and the degree to which…”
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Scaling in natural and laboratory earthquakes by Nielsen, S., Spagnuolo, E., Smith, S. A. F., Violay, M., Di Toro, G., Bistacchi, A.

“…Laboratory experiments reproducing seismic slip conditions show extreme frictional weakening due to the activation of lubrication processes. Due to a…”
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An evolutionary model and classification scheme for nephrite jade based on veining, fabric development, and the role of dissolution–precipitation by Tarling, Matthew S., Smith, Steven A. F., Negrini, Marianne, Kuo, Li-Wei, Wu, Wei-Hsin, Cooper, Alan F.

“…Although nephrite jade has been collected and treasured since the Stone Age, we lack a clear understanding of how it forms during deformation and metasomatism…”
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Rough faults, distributed weakening, and off-fault deformation by Griffith, W. Ashley, Nielsen, Stefan, Di Toro, Giulio, Smith, Steven A. F.

“…We report systematic spatial variations in fault rocks along nonplanar strike‐slip faults cross‐cutting the Lake Edison Granodiorite, Sierra Nevada, California…”
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Interprofessional handover and patient safety in anaesthesia: observational study of handovers in the recovery room by Smith, A.F., Pope, C., Goodwin, D., Mort, M.

“…We aimed to describe how anaesthetists hand over information and professional responsibility to nurses in the operating theatre recovery room. We carried out…”
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Principal Slip Zones in Limestone: Microstructural Characterization and Implications for the Seismic Cycle (Tre Monti Fault, Central Apennines, Italy) by Smith, Steven A. F., Billi, Andrea, Toro, Giulio Di, Spiess, Richard

“…Earthquakes in central Italy, and in other areas worldwide, often nucleate within and rupture through carbonates in the upper crust. During individual…”
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Do phosphorus nutrition and iron plaque alter arsenate (As) uptake by rice seedlings in hydroponic culture? by Liu, W.J, Zhu, Y.G, Smith, F.A, Smith, S.E

“…• A hydroponic experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of phosphorus (P) nutrition and iron plaque on root surfaces on arsenate uptake by, and…”
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Arsenic Sequestration in Iron Plaque, Its Accumulation and Speciation in Mature Rice Plants (Oryza Sativa L.) by Liu, W. J, Zhu, Y. G, Hu, Y, Williams, P. N, Gault, A. G, Meharg, A. A, Charnock, J. M, Smith, F. A

“…A compartmented soil-glass bead culture system was used to investigate characteristics of iron plaque and arsenic accumulation and speciation in mature rice…”
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Laboratory measurements of the frictional properties of the Zuccale low-angle normal fault, Elba Island, Italy by Smith, S. A. F., Faulkner, D. R.

“…Using a case study from the island of Elba, Italy, we seek to test the hypothesis that the presence of minerals with low frictional strengths can explain…”
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Crystallographic orientation mapping of lizardite serpentinite by Raman spectroscopy by Tarling, Matthew S., Demurtas, Matteo, Smith, Steven A. F., Rooney, Jeremy S., Negrini, Marianne, Viti, Cecilia, Petriglieri, Jasmine R., Gordon, Keith C.

“…The serpentine mineral lizardite displays strong Raman anisotropy in the OH-stretching region, resulting in significant wavenumber shifts (up to ca. 14.5 cm−1)…”
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Do iron plaque and genotypes affect arsenate uptake and translocation by rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.) grown in solution culture? by Liu, W.J, Zhu, Y.G, Smith, F.A, Smith, S.E

“…The effects of Fe concentrations in the pretreatment solution on the induction of plaque and the differences between genotypes on arsenate uptake by and…”
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Fluid overpressure from chemical reactions in serpentinite within the source region of deep episodic tremor by Tarling, Matthew S., Smith, Steven A. F., Scott, James M.

“…Slow fault slip includes a range of transient phenomena that occur over timescales longer than those of standard earthquakes. Slow slip events are often…”
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Defining excellence in anaesthesia: the role of personal qualities and practice environment by Smith, A.F., Glavin, R, Greaves, J.D.

“…Calls for reform to postgraduate medical training structures in the UK have included suggestions that training should foster excellence and not simply ensure…”
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Lightning-induced high temperature and pressure microstructures in surface and subsurface fulgurites by Kuo, Li-Wei, Smith, Steven A. F., Chen, Chien-Chih, Ku, Ching-Shun, Chiang, Ching-Yu, Brown, Dennis, Negrini, Marianne, Huang, Wen-Jeng, Chen, Tze-Yuan

“…Cloud-to-ground lightning causes both high-temperature and high-pressure metamorphism of rocks, forming rock fulgurite. We demonstrate that a range of…”
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Costs of cancer care for use in economic evaluation: a UK analysis of patient-level routine health system data by Hall, P S, Hamilton, P, Hulme, C T, Meads, D M, Jones, H, Newsham, A, Marti, J, Smith, A F, Mason, H, Velikova, G, Ashley, L, Wright, P

“…Background: The rising financial burden of cancer on health-care systems worldwide has led to the increased demand for evidence-based research on which to base…”
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The internal structure and composition of a plate-boundary-scale serpentinite shear zone: the Livingstone Fault, New Zealand by Tarling, Matthew S, Smith, Steven A. F, Scott, James M, Rooney, Jeremy S, Viti, Cecilia, Gordon, Keith C

“…Deciphering the internal structure and composition of large serpentinite-dominated shear zones will lead to an improved understanding of the rheology of the…”
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