Search Results - "Stephens, Richard"
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A review of gamified approaches to encouraging eco-driving
Published in Frontiers in psychology (02-09-2022)“…Eco-driving is a style of driving that minimizes energy consumption, while gamification refers to the use of game techniques to motivate user engagement in…”
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Gut Microbiota: From Microorganisms to Metabolic Organ Influencing Obesity
Published in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (01-05-2018)“…Objective This review summarizes the current understanding of the relationship between gut microbiota and the host as it pertains to the regulation of energy…”
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Mechanisms of host cell exit by the intracellular bacterium Chlamydia
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-07-2007)“…The mechanisms that mediate the release of intracellular bacteria from cells are poorly understood, particularly for those that live within a cellular vacuole…”
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Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel "Swear" Words
Published in Frontiers in psychology (30-04-2020)“…Previous research showing that swearing alleviates pain is extended by addressing emotion arousal and distraction as possible mechanisms. We assessed the…”
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Key considerations to reduce or address respondent burden in patient-reported outcome (PRO) data collection
Published in Nature communications (12-10-2022)“…Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are used in clinical trials to provide evidence of the benefits and risks of interventions from a patient perspective and to…”
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Polyamorphism of vapor-deposited amorphous selenium in response to light
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (29-09-2020)“…Enhanced surface mobility is critical in producing stable glasses during physical vapor deposition. In amorphous selenium (a-Se) both the structure and…”
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Intestinal Sensing by Gut Microbiota: Targeting Gut Peptides
Published in Frontiers in endocrinology (Lausanne) (19-02-2019)“…There are more than 2 billion overweight and obese individuals worldwide, surpassing for the first time, the number of people affected by undernutrition…”
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Effect of swearing on physical performance: a mini-review
Published in Frontiers in psychology (11-11-2024)“…Swearing, or using taboo language with the potential to offend, has been shown to improve physical performance during short and intense tasks requiring…”
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Lung Adjuvant Cisplatin Evaluation: A Pooled Analysis by the LACE Collaborative Group
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (20-07-2008)“…Several recent trials have shown a significant overall survival (OS) benefit from postoperative cisplatin-based chemotherapy in patients with non-small-cell…”
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Emendation of the family Chlamydiaceae: Proposal of a single genus, Chlamydia, to include all currently recognized species
Published in Systematic and applied microbiology (01-03-2015)“…The family Chlamydiaceae (order Chlamydiales, phylum Chlamydiae) comprises important, obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens of humans and animals…”
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Orchestration of the mammalian host cell glucose transporter proteins-1 and 3 by Chlamydia contributes to intracellular growth and infectivity
Published in Pathogens and disease (30-11-2017)“…Abstract Chlamydia are gram-negative obligate intracellular bacteria that replicate within a discrete cellular vacuole, called an inclusion. Although it is…”
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Exit strategies of intracellular pathogens
Published in Nature reviews. Microbiology (01-02-2008)“…Key Points How intracellular pathogens exit host cells is an important and overlooked topic in the study of host–pathogen interactions. This Review highlights…”
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Direct visualization of the expression and localization of chlamydial effector proteins within infected host cells
Published in Pathogens and disease (01-03-2018)“…Chlamydia secrete into host cells a diverse array of effector proteins, but progress in characterizing the spatiotemporal localization of these proteins has…”
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High-density stable glasses formed on soft substrates
Published in Nature materials (01-05-2024)“…Enabled by surface-mediated equilibration, physical vapour deposition can create high-density stable glasses comparable with liquid-quenched glasses aged for…”
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Attachment and entry of Chlamydia have distinct requirements for host protein disulfide isomerase
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-04-2009)“…Chlamydia is an obligate intracellular pathogen that causes a wide range of diseases in humans. Attachment and entry are key processes in infectivity and…”
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Rituximab versus a watch-and-wait approach in patients with advanced-stage, asymptomatic, non-bulky follicular lymphoma: an open-label randomised phase 3 trial
Published in The lancet oncology (01-04-2014)“…Summary Background Patients with advanced-stage, low-tumour-burden follicular lymphoma have conventionally undergone watchful waiting until disease…”
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Effect of the plane of surgery achieved on local recurrence in patients with operable rectal cancer: a prospective study using data from the MRC CR07 and NCIC-CTG CO16 randomised clinical trial
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (07-03-2009)“…Summary Background Local recurrence rates in operable rectal cancer are improved by radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy) and surgical techniques such as…”
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Impact of Short-Course Preoperative Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer on Patients' Quality of Life: Data From the Medical Research Council CR07/National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group C016 Randomized Clinical Trial
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (20-09-2010)“…The Medical Research Council CR07/National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group C016 (MRC CR07/NCIC CTG C016) trial showed that, in patients with…”
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The Accuracy of Clinical Staging of Stage I-IIIa Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: An Analysis Based on Individual Participant Data
Published in Chest (01-03-2019)“…Clinical staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) helps determine the prognosis and treatment of patients; few data exist on the accuracy of clinical…”
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Current state of quality of life and patient-reported outcomes research
Published in European journal of cancer (1990) (01-11-2019)“…The 5th EORTC Quality of Life in Cancer Clinical Trials Conference presented the current state of quality of life and other patient-reported outcomes (PROs)…”
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