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The impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the Ontario Cervical Screening Program, colposcopy and treatment services in Ontario, Canada: a population‐based study by Meggetto, O, Jembere, N, Gao, J, Walker, MJ, Rey, M, Rabeneck, L, Murphy, KJ, Kupets, R

“…Objective To describe the immediate impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on cervical screening, colposcopy and treatment volumes in Ontario, Canada. Design…”
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Cardiac T2 Magnetic Resonance for Prediction of Cardiac Complications in Thalassemia Major by KIRK, P, ROUGHTON, M, PENNELL, D. J, PORTER, J. B, WALKER, J. M, TANNER, M. A, PATEL, J, WU, D, TAYLOR, J, WESTWOOD, M. A, ANDERSON, L. J

“…The goal of this study was to determine the predictive value of cardiac T2* magnetic resonance for heart failure and arrhythmia in thalassemia major. We…”
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Simulation of nitrate, sulfate, and ammonium aerosols over the United States by Walker, J. M, Philip, S, Martin, R. V, Seinfeld, J. H

“…Atmospheric concentrations of inorganic gases and aerosols (nitrate, sulfate, and ammonium) are simulated for 2009 over the United States using the chemical…”
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Coccolith crystals: Pure calcite or organic-mineral composite structures? by Walker, J.M., Langer, G.

“…The localization of organic material within biominerals is central to developing biomineral formation mechanisms. Coccoliths, morphologically sophisticated…”
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Remote ischaemic conditioning: defining critical criteria for success—report from the 11th Hatter Cardiovascular Workshop by Bell, R. M., Basalay, M., Bøtker, H. E., Beikoghli Kalkhoran, S., Carr, R. D., Cunningham, J., Davidson, S. M., England, T. J., Giesz, S., Ghosh, A. K., Golforoush, P., Gourine, A. V., Hausenloy, D. J., Heusch, G., Ibanez, B., Kleinbongard, P., Lecour, S., Lukhna, K., Ntsekhe, M., Ovize, M., Salama, A. D., Vilahur, G., Walker, J. M., Yellon, D. M.

“…The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute biennial workshop, originally scheduled for April 2020 but postponed for 2 years due to the Covid pandemic, was organised…”
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Is food allergen analysis flawed? Health and supply chain risks and a proposed framework to address urgent analytical needs by Walker, M J, Burns, D T, Elliott, C T, Gowland, M H, Mills, E N Clare

“…Food allergy is an increasing problem for those affected, their families or carers, the food industry and for regulators. The food supply chain is highly…”
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9th Hatter Biannual Meeting: position document on ischaemia/reperfusion injury, conditioning and the ten commandments of cardioprotection by Bell, R. M., Bøtker, H. E., Carr, R. D., Davidson, S. M., Downey, J. M., Dutka, D. P., Heusch, G., Ibanez, B., Macallister, R., Stoppe, C., Ovize, M., Redington, A., Walker, J. M., Yellon, D. M.

“…In the 30 years since the original description of ischaemic preconditioning, understanding of the pathophysiology of ischaemia/reperfusion injury and concepts…”
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A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of the effect of combined therapy with deferoxamine and deferiprone on myocardial iron in thalassemia major using cardiovascular magnetic resonance by TANNER, M. A, GALANELLO, R, PENNELL, D. J, DESSI, C, SMITH, G. C, WESTWOOD, M. A, AGUS, A, ROUGHTON, M, ASSOMULL, R, NAIR, S. V, WALKER, J. M

“…Cardiac complications secondary to iron overload are the leading cause of death in beta-thalassemia major. Approximately two thirds of patients maintained on…”
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7,8-Dihydroxyflavone accelerates recovery of Brown-Sequard syndrome in adult female rats with spinal cord lateral hemisection by Lin, Xiaojing, Zhao, Tingbao, Mei, Guiping, Liu, Ruoxu, Li, Chenyi, Wang, Xiaowen, Qu, Zixuan, Lin, Shide, Walker, MJ, Yi, Xueqing, Zhang, Peng, Tseng, Kuang-Wen, Xu, Xiao-Ming, Lin, Cheng-Hsien, Sun, Gang

“…7,8-Dihydroxyflavone (DHF) mimicks the physiological action of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Since local BDNF delivery to the injured spinal cord…”
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Disruption of nNOS‐PSD95 protein–protein interaction inhibits acute thermal hyperalgesia and chronic mechanical allodynia in rodents by Florio, SK, Loh, C, Huang, SM, Iwamaye, AE, Kitto, KF, Fowler, KW, Treiberg, JA, Hayflick, JS, Walker, JM, Fairbanks, CA, Lai, Y

“…Background and purpose:  Post‐synaptic density protein 95 (PSD95) contains three PSD95/Dosophilia disc large/ZO‐1 homology domains and links neuronal nitric…”
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Thyroid Hormone Insufficiency during Brain Development Reduces Parvalbumin Immunoreactivity and Inhibitory Function in the Hippocampus by Gilbert, M. E, Sui, L, Walker, M. J, Anderson, W, Thomas, S, Smoller, S. N, Schon, J. P, Phani, S, Goodman, J. H

“…Thyroid hormones are necessary for brain development. γ-Amino-butyric acid (GABA)ergic interneurons comprise the bulk of local inhibitory circuitry in brain,…”
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Ground Roast Coffee: Review of Analytical Strategies to Estimate Geographic Origin, Species Authenticity and Adulteration by Dilution by Thorburn Burns, D., Tweed, L., Walker, M. J.

“…Methods for the determination of the most commonly found materials used to adulterate coffee as diluents and to establish the geographic and genotypic origin…”
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Honey authenticity: the opacity of analytical reports - part 1 defining the problem by Walker, M. J., Cowen, S., Gray, K., Hancock, P., Burns, D. T.

“…The composition of honey, a complex natural product, challenges analytical methods attempting to determine its authenticity particularly in the face of…”
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The forensic implications of food hypersensitivity – a review of cases in United Kingdom courts: January 2014–February 2020 by Gowland, MH, Walker, MJ

“…Aims: Food allergy is a major public health concern. Failures of food allergen avoidance and the consequences for those with food hypersensitivity (allergies,…”
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Effects of a metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 positive allosteric modulator, CDPPB, on spatial learning task performance in rodents by Fowler, S.W., Walker, J.M., Klakotskaia, D., Will, M.J., Serfozo, P., Simonyi, A., Schachtman, T.R.

“…► CDPPB enhanced Barnes maze reversal learning. ► CDPPB had a significant effect on search strategy. ► CDPPB reduced perseverative responses. ► CDPPB enhanced…”
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miR-21 and miR-155 are associated with mitotic activity and lesion depth of borderline melanocytic lesions by Grignol, V, Fairchild, E T, Zimmerer, J M, Lesinski, G B, Walker, M J, Magro, C M, Kacher, J E, Karpa, V I, Clark, J, Nuovo, G, Lehman, A, Volinia, S, Agnese, D M, Croce, C M, Carson, W E

“…Background: Expression of microRNAs (miRs) has been shown to be altered in many solid tumours and is being explored in melanoma. The malignant potential of…”
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Honey authenticity: the opacity of analytical reports—part 2, forensic evaluative reporting as a potential solution by Walker, M. J., Cowen, S., Gray, K., Hancock, P., Burns, D. T.

“…The analytical techniques applied to verify honey authenticity are multifaceted and often result in complex data rich certificates of analysis that are open to…”
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Spatial learning and memory impairment and increased locomotion in a transgenic amyloid precursor protein mouse model of Alzheimer's disease by Walker, J.M., Fowler, S.W., Miller, D.K., Sun, A.Y., Weisman, G.A., Wood, W.G., Sun, G.Y., Simonyi, A., Schachtman, T.R.

“…► Both age groups of Tg mice showed impaired spatial learning acquisition and retention. ► Such impairment in spatial learning occurred with errors and…”
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New Evidence of Dental Pathology in 40,000-year-old Neandertals by Walker, M.J., Zapata, J., Lombardi, A.V., Trinkaus, E.

“…The shaft is 18 m deep and retains a sediment column on one side. Since 1991, systematic excavations of the column by Walker and colleagues have yielded ≈ 250…”
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Altered claudin expression is a feature of chronic plaque psoriasis by Watson, REB, Poddar, R, Walker, JM, McGuill, I, Hoare, LM, Griffiths, CEM, O'Neill, CA

“…Epithelial tight junctions play a central role in cell–cell adhesion and are necessary for the selective paracellular movement of ions. Claudins are key…”
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