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Comparing methods for estimating R0 from the size distribution of subcritical transmission chains by Blumberg, S, Lloyd-Smith, J.O

“…Highlights • Previous analyses of subcritical disease transmission have used several approaches to estimate R0 from chain size distributions. • Imperfect…”
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Supercritical CO2 fluid-foaming of polymers to increase porosity: A method to improve the mechanical and biocompatibility characteristics for use as a potential alternative to allografts in impaction bone grafting? by Tayton, Edward, Purcell, M., Aarvold, A., Smith, J.O., Kalra, S., Briscoe, A., Shakesheff, K., Howdle, S.M., Dunlop, D.G., Oreffo, R.O.C.

“…Disease transmission, availability and cost of allografts have resulted in significant efforts to find an alternative for use in impaction bone grafting (IBG)…”
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Five challenges in evolution and infectious diseases by Metcalf, C.J.E, Birger, R.B, Funk, S, Kouyos, R.D, Lloyd-Smith, J.O, Jansen, V.A.A

“…Abstract Evolution is a key aspect of the biology of many pathogens, driving processes ranging from immune escape to changes in virulence. Because evolution is…”
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A tissue engineering strategy for the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head by Aarvold, A, Smith, J.O, Tayton, E.R, Jones, A.M.H, Dawson, J.I, Lanham, S, Briscoe, A, Dunlop, D.G, Oreffo, R.O.C

“…Abstract Background & purpose Skeletal stem cells (SSCs) and impaction bone grafting (IBG) can be combined to produce a mechanically stable living bone…”
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PARP-1 inhibition influences the oxidative stress response of the human lens by Smith, Andrew J O, Ball, Simon S R, Bowater, Richard P, Wormstone, I Michael

“…Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) is best characterised for its involvement in DNA repair. PARP-1 activity is also linked to cell fate, confounding its…”
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Sigma 1 receptor stimulation protects against oxidative damage through suppression of the ER stress responses in the human lens by Wang, Lixin, Eldred, Julie A., Sidaway, Peter, Sanderson, Julie, Smith, Andrew J.O., Bowater, Richard P., Reddan, John R., Wormstone, I. Michael

“…► Oxidative insult increases sigma 1 receptor expression and ER stress in human lens cells. ► Stimulation of the sigma 1 receptor provides significant…”
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D-8 The Development of a Custom-made Intra-medullary Nail for Use in an Ovine Tibial Segmental Defect Model by Briscoe, A, Aarvold, A, Street, M, Tayton, E, Smith, J.O, Dunlop, D.G, Oreffo, R.O

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Ferrate(VI) Oxidation of Aqueous Cyanide by Sharma, Virender K, Rivera, Wayne, Smith, Jeremy O, O'Brien, Brandon

“…The rates of oxidation of cyanide with Fe(VI) were measured as a function of pH (8.0−12) and temperature (15−30 °C). The reaction was found to be first order…”
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Prelamin A impairs 53BP1 nuclear entry by mislocalizing NUP153 and disrupting the Ran gradient by Cobb, Andrew M., Larrieu, Delphine, Warren, Derek T., Liu, Yiwen, Srivastava, Sonal, Smith, Andrew J. O., Bowater, Richard P., Jackson, Stephen P., Shanahan, Catherine M.

“…Summary The nuclear lamina is essential for the proper structure and organization of the nucleus. Deregulation of A‐type lamins can compromise genomic…”
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Parameterized Finite Difference Schemes for Plates: Stability, the Reduction of Directional Dispersion and Frequency Warping by Bilbao, S., Savioja, L., Smith, J.O.

“…In this paper, a simple family of explicit two-step finite difference methods for solving the classical equation of motion of a thin plate is examined. This…”
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Generalized digital waveguide networks by Rocchesso, D., Smith, J.O.

“…Digital waveguides are generalized to the multivariable case with the goal of maximizing generality while retaining robust numerical properties and simplicity…”
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A comparison of polymer and polymer-hydroxyapatite composite tissue engineered scaffolds for use in bone regeneration. An in vitro and in vivo study by Tayton, E., Purcell, M., Aarvold, A., Smith, J. O., Briscoe, A., Kanczler, J. M., Shakesheff, K. M., Howdle, S. M., Dunlop, D. G., Oreffo, R. O. C.

“…Previous in vitro work demonstrated porous PLA and PLGA both had the mechanical strength and sustained the excellent skeletal stem cell (SSC) growth required…”
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Posterior capsule opacification: What's in the bag? by Wormstone, I.M., Wormstone, Y.M., Smith, A.J.O., Eldred, J.A.

“…Cataract, a clouding of the lens, is the most common cause of blindness in the world. It has a marked impact on the wellbeing and productivity of individuals…”
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D-8 The Development of a Custom-made Intra-medullary Nail for Use in an Ovine Tibial Segmental Defect Model: Devices and Robotics - Surgical Robotics and Rehabilitation Robotics, Design, Devices, Mechanisms and Simulation by Briscoe, A, Aarvold, A, Street, M, Tayton, E, Smith, J.O, Dunlop, D.G, Oreffo, R.O

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Robust, Efficient Design of Allpass Filters for Dispersive String Sound Synthesis by Abel, J.S., Valimaki, V., Smith, J.O.

“…An efficient allpass filter design method is introduced to match the dispersion characteristics of vibrating stiff strings. The proposed method designs an…”
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Resveratrol Inhibits Wound Healing and Lens Fibrosis: A Putative Candidate for Posterior Capsule Opacification Prevention by Smith, Andrew J O, Eldred, Julie A, Wormstone, I Michael

“…Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is a common complication of cataract surgery. In addition to improved surgical methods and IOL designs, it is likely…”
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Circulant and elliptic feedback delay networks for artificial reverberation by Rocchesso, D., Smith, J.O.

“…The feedback delay network (FDN) has been proposed for digital reverberation, The digital waveguide network (DWN) is also proposed with similar advantages…”
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Dynamics and management of infectious disease in colonizing populations by Bar-David, Shirli, Lloyd-Smith, James O., Getz, Wayne M.

“…The introduction of chronic, infectious diseases by colonizing populations (invasive or reintroduced) is a serious hazard in conservation biology, threatening…”
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Extracting the fingering and the plucking points on a guitar string from a recording by Traube, C., Smith, J.O.

“…This paper presents a signal processing technique for extracting the plucking point on a guitar string from an acoustically recorded signal. It also includes…”
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AGEs in human lens capsule promote the TGFβ2‐mediated EMT of lens epithelial cells: implications for age‐associated fibrosis by Raghavan, Cibin T., Smuda, Mareen, Smith, Andrew J. O., Howell, Scott, Smith, Dawn G., Singh, Annapurna, Gupta, Pankaj, Glomb, Marcus A., Wormstone, Ian Michael, Nagaraj, Ram H.

“…Summary Proteins in basement membrane (BM) are long‐lived and accumulate chemical modifications during aging; advanced glycation endproduct (AGE) formation is…”
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