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Malaria early warnings based on seasonal climate forecasts from multi-model ensembles by Thomson, M.C, Doblas-Reyes, F.J, Mason, S.J, Hagedorn, R, Connor, S.J, Phindela, T, Morse, A.P, Palmer, T.N

“…The control of epidemic malaria is a priority for the international health community and specific targets for the early detection and effective control of…”
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DEVELOPMENT OF A EUROPEAN MULTIMODEL ENSEMBLE SYSTEM FOR SEASONAL-TO-INTERANNUAL PREDICTION (DEMETER) by Palmer, T. N., Alessandri, A., Andersen, U., Cantelaube, P., Davey, M., Délécluse, P., Déqué, M., Díez, E., Doblas-Reyes, F. J., Feddersen, H., Graham, R., Gualdi, S., Guérémy, J.-F., Hagedorn, R., Hoshen, M., Keenlyside, N., Latif, M., Lazar, A., Maisonnave, E., Marletto, V., Morse, A. P., Orfila, B., Rogel, P., Terres, J.-M., Thomson, M. C.

“…A multi-model ensemble-based system for seasonal-to-interannual prediction has been developed in a joint European project known as DEMETER (Development of a…”
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A model to simulate the impact of timing, coverage and transmission intensity on the effectiveness of indoor residual spraying (IRS) for malaria control by Worrall, E., Connor, S. J., Thomson, M. C.

“…Summary Objective  (i) To develop a temperature‐ and rainfall‐driven model of malaria transmission capable of prediction. (ii) To use the model to examine the…”
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Mortality and morbidity from malaria in Gambian children after introduction of an impregnated bednet programme by D'Alessandro, U, Olaleye, B O, McGuire, W, Langerock, P, Bennett, S, Aikins, M K, Thomson, M C, Cham, M K, Cham, B A, Greenwood, B M

“…After the success of a controlled trial of insecticide-treated bednets in lowering child mortality, The Gambia initiated a National Insecticide Impregnated…”
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Predicting malaria infection in Gambian children from satellite data and bed net use surveys: the importance of spatial correlation in the interpretation of results by Thomson, M C, Connor, S J, D'Alessandro, U, Rowlingson, B, Diggle, P, Cresswell, M, Greenwood, B

“…In line with the renewed World Health Organization Global Malaria Control Strategy, we have advocated the use of satellite imagery by control services to…”
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Estimating surface air temperatures, from Meteosat land surface temperatures, using an empirical solar zenith angle model by Cresswell, M. P., Morse, A. P., Thomson, M. C., Connor, S. J.

“…Temperature values derived from Meteosat are an indication of emitted long-wave radiation, and are not a true indication of ambient air temperature. The…”
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AeDES: a next-generation monitoring and forecasting system for environmental suitability of Aedes-borne disease transmission by Muñoz, Á. G., Chourio, X., Rivière-Cinnamond, Ana, Diuk-Wasser, M. A., Kache, P. A., Mordecai, E. A., Harrington, L., Thomson, M. C.

“…Aedes -borne diseases, such as dengue and chikungunya, are responsible for more than 50 million infections worldwide every year, with an overall increase of…”
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Indwelling pleural catheters: an overview and real-life experience by Messeder, S J, Thomson, M C, Hu, M K, Chetty, M, Currie, G P

“…Indwelling pleural catheters (IPCs) are most frequently used in those with malignant pleural effusions, although their use is expanding to patients with…”
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Satellite mapping of Loa loa prevalence in relation to ivermectin use in west and central Africa by Thomson, MC, Obsomer, V, Dunne, M, Connor, SJ, Molyneux, DH

“…For many years, ivermectin has been widely distributed throughout west Africa for the safe and effective control of onchocerciasis. However, recent events in…”
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Environmental information systems for the control of arthropod vectors of disease by Thomson, M. C., Connor, S. J.

“…Summary Over the last decade, remote sensing technologies and geographical information systems have moved from the research arena into the hands of vector…”
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Towards a kala azar risk map for Sudan: mapping the potential distribution of Phlebotomus orientalis using digital data of environmental variables by Thomson, M. C., Elnaiern, D. A., Ashford, R. W., Connor, S. J.

“…Summary The need to define the geographical distribution of Phlebotomus orientalis results from its importance as the dominant vector of kala azar (visceral…”
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Evaluation of the meningitis epidemics risk model in Africa by SAVORY, E. C., CUEVAS, L. E., YASSIN, M. A., HART, C. A., MOLESWORTH, A. M., THOMSON, M. C.

“…Meningitis epidemics have a strong environmental component in Africa with the most severe epidemics occurring in the Sahelian region known as the Meningitis…”
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Radiotherapy-induced xerostomia: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial of Visco-ease™ oral spray compared with placebo in patients with cancer of the head and neck by Paterson, C., Thomson, M.C., Caldwell, B., Young, R., McLean, A., Porteous, S., Clark, S., Messow, C.M., Kean, S., Grose, D., Lamb, C., Rizwannullah, M., James, A., Schipani, S., Wilson, C., Rulach, R., Jones, R.

“…Radiotherapy-induced xerostomia (RIX) is a common and untreatable side effect of radiotherapy to the head and neck. Visco-ease™ mouth spray (Lamellar…”
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Effect of reactive vaccination on meningitis epidemics in Southern Ethiopia by Cuevas, L.E, Savory, E.C, Hart, C.A, Thomson, M.C, Yassin, M.A

“…Summary Objectives To describe the duration and seasonality of meningitis epidemics in Southern Ethiopia and estimate the proportion of cases prevented by…”
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El Niño and drought in southern Africa by Thomson, MC, Abayomi, K, Barnston, AG, Levy, M, Dilley, M

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The influence of mineralogy on weathering rates and processes in an acid-sensitive granitic catchment by BAIN, D. C, ROE, M. J, DUTHIE, D. M. L, THOMSON, C. M

“…The influence of soil minerals weathering on the sensitivity of a granitic catchment in Scotland to acidification was studied. Long-term weathering rates for…”
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A comparison of the efficacy of insecticide-treated and untreated bed nets in preventing malaria in Gambian children by D'Alessandro, U, Olaleye, B O, McGuire, W, Thomson, M C, Langerock, P, Bennett, S, Greenwood, B M

“…An evaluation of the Gambian national insecticide bed net programme, which has introduced insecticide treatment of bed nets into all primary health care (PHC)…”
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The Effect of the Autumn Senescence of Leaves on the Internal Cycling of Nitrogen for the Spring Growth of Apple Trees by MILLARD, P, THOMSON, C. M.

“…The internal cycling of nitrogen (N) has been studied in apple rootstocks grown in sand culture and subjected to a constant N supply, or defoliation, or…”
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Malaria prevalence is inversely related to vector density in The Gambia, West Africa by Thomson, M C, D'Alessandro, U, Bennett, S, Connor, S J, Langerock, P, Jawara, M, Todd, J, Greenwood, B M

“…Baseline epidemiological and entomological studies were conducted in 5 different areas of The Gambia before the introduction of a national malaria control…”
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An optimized method to assess in vivo efficacy of antithrombotic drugs using optical coherence tomography and a modified Doppler flow system by Couture, L., Richer, L.P., Cadieux, C., Thomson, C.M., Hossain, S.M.

“…Animal models of venous and arterial thrombosis are extremely useful to study the efficacy of antithrombotic agents. Variability in efficacy data is often…”
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