Search Results - "Spence, R J"

Burn wound healing time assessed by laser Doppler imaging (LDI). Part 1: Derivation of a dedicated colour code for image interpretation by Pape, S.A, Baker, R.D, Wilson, D, Hoeksema, H, Jeng, J.C, Spence, R.J, Monstrey, S

“…Abstract Introduction Laser Doppler imaging produces a colour-coded image of dermal blood flow, which can be used to quantify the inflammatory response in a…”
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Effects of Postfire Salvage Logging on Deadwood-Associated Beetles by COBB, T. P., MORISSETTE, J. L., JACOBS, J. M., KOIVULA, M. J., SPENCE, J. R., LANGOR, D. W.

“…In Canada and the United States pressure to recoup financial costs of wildfire by harvesting burned timber is increasing, despite insufficient understanding of…”
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Meta‐analysis of patient‐reported outcomes after laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia repair by Patterson, T. J., Beck, J., Currie, P. J., Spence, R. A. J., Spence, G.

“…Background Inguinal hernia repair is a common low‐risk intervention. Patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) are being used increasingly as primary outcomes in…”
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Complications of inguinoscrotal bladder hernias: a case series by Bisharat, M., O’Donnell, M. E., Thompson, T., MacKenzie, N., Kirkpatrick, D., Spence, R. A. J., Lee, J.

“…Although the urinary bladder is involved in 1–4% of all inguinal hernias, extensive inguinoscrotal herniation of the bladder, termed scrotal cystocele, is very…”
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Carabid Assemblages (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in a Rotation of Three Different Crops in Southern Alberta, Canada: A Comparison of Sustainable and Conventional Farming by Bourassa, S, Cárcamo, H. A, Larney, F. J, Spence, J. R

“…Carabids were sampled in 2000 (pretreatment year) and 2003–2005 in experimental plots in southern Alberta, Canada, after a rotation of beans, wheat, and potato…”
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Glucagon‐like peptide‐2: A potential role in equine insulin dysregulation by de Laat, M. A., Fitzgerald, D. M., Sillence, M. N., Spence, R. J.

“…Summary Background Equine insulin dysregulation (ID) is a common and poorly understood disorder that increases the risk of laminitis. Recent data show that the…”
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A multicenter review of toxic epidermal necrolysis treated in U.S. burn centers at the end of the twentieth century by Palmieri, T L, Greenhalgh, D G, Saffle, J R, Spence, R J, Peck, M D, Jeng, J C, Mozingo, D W, Yowler, C J, Sheridan, R L, Ahrenholz, D H, Caruso, D M, Foster, K N, Kagan, R J, Voigt, D W, Purdue, G F, Hunt, J L, Wolf, S, Molitor, F

“…Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a potentially fatal disorder that involves large areas of skin desquamation. Patients with TEN are often referred to burn…”
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Volcanic risk assessment: Quantifying physical vulnerability in the built environment by Jenkins, S.F., Spence, R.J.S., Fonseca, J.F.B.D., Solidum, R.U., Wilson, T.M.

“…This paper presents structured and cost-effective methods for assessing the physical vulnerability of at-risk communities to the range of volcanic hazards,…”
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Citrobacter rodentium Induces Tissue-Resident Memory CD4 + T Cells by Bishu, S, Hou, G, El Zaatari, M, Bishu, S R, Popke, D, Zhang, M, Grasberger, H, Zou, W, Stidham, R W, Higgins, P D R, Spence, J R, Kamada, N, Kao, J Y

“…Tissue-resident memory T cells (T cells) are a novel population of tissue-restricted antigen-specific T cells. T cells are induced by pathogens and promote…”
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Preliminary analysis of the FAM174A gene suggests it lacks a strong association with equine metabolic syndrome in ponies by Cash, C.M., Fitzgerald, D.M., Spence, R.J., de Laat, M.A.

“…Equine metabolic syndrome (EMS) describes a group of risk factors, including obesity and insulin dysregulation (hyperinsulinemia and/or insulin resistance),…”
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Epiedaphic Ground Beetle (Carabidae) Diversity in Ecosystems Transformed by Plantations of Eucalyptus pellita in the Orinoco Region of Colombia by García-Suabita, W, Pinzón, J, Spence, J R, Florián, O P Pinzón

“…Patterns of land use are changing dramatically in the Orinoco region of Colombia, including extensive commercial forestation of Pinus caribaea , Acacia mangium…”
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Biology of Water Striders: Interactions Between Systematics and Ecology by Spence, J R, Anderson, N M

“…In this review, we cover the literature about gerromorphans appearing since 1980, emphasizing work on broader evolutionary themes. We aim to provide a…”
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Methods and Results of Rhinophyma Treatment by Redett, Richard J, Manson, Paul N, Goldberg, Nelson, Girotto, John, Spence, Robert J

“…Rhinophyma is a disfiguring soft-tissue hypertrophy of the nose. It is an uncommon disease that primarily affects Caucasian men in the fifth to seventh decades…”
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Validation of a passive stereophotogrammetry system for imaging of the breast: A geometric analysis by Catherwood, T, McCaughan, E, Greer, E, Spence, R.A.J, McIntosh, S.A, Winder, R.J

“…Abstract The overall aim of this study was to assess the accuracy, reproducibility and stability of a high resolution passive stereophotogrammetry system to…”
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Burns of the hand and upper limb—a review by Smith, Mark A., Munster, Andrew M., Spence, Robert J.

“…This review article addresses the principles and controversies associated with thermal injury to the hand and upper limb. Accepted principles are outlined and…”
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Ultrasound is a useful adjunct to mammography in the assessment of breast tumours in all patients by McCavert, M, O'Donnell, M E, Aroori, S, Badger, S A, Sharif, M A, Crothers, J G, Spence, R A J

“…Ultrasound is the first-line breast imaging modality in younger patients and an adjunct to mammography in older patients. The objectives of this study were to…”
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Succession of Boreal Forest Spider Assemblages Following Wildfire and Harvesting by Buddle, Christopher M., Spence, John R., Langor, David W.

“…To test whether spider succession following harvest differed from succession following wildfire, spiders were collected by pitfall trapping and sweep netting…”
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Escharotomy and fasciotomy of the burned upper extremity by Wong, L, Spence, R J

“…Escharotomy and fasciotomy are performed in the burned upper extremity to prevent and treat the sequelae of circumferential full-thickness burns and…”
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Distribution and Abundance of an Exotic Ground-Beetle (Carabidae): A Test of Community Impact by Niemelä, Jari, Spence, John R.

“…The distribution and wing morph proportions of Pterostichus melanarius (Ill.) and the possible effects of this exotic species on native carabid assemblages in…”
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Neoplastic lesions of the appendix by Deans, G T, Spence, R A

“…Neoplasms occur in 0.5 per cent of appendices. Ultrasonography or computed tomography is beneficial, but preoperative detection is rare. At operation, the…”
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