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Automatic Model-Based Segmentation of the Heart in CT Images by Ecabert, O., Peters, J., Schramm, H., Lorenz, C., von Berg, J., Walker, M.J., Vembar, M., Olszewski, M.E., Subramanyan, K., Lavi, G., Weese, J.

“…Automatic image processing methods are a pre-requisite to efficiently analyze the large amount of image data produced by computed tomography (CT) scanners…”
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Myricetin against myocardial injury in rat heat stroke model by Lin, Xiaojing, Lin, Cheng-Hsien, Liu, Ruoxu, Li, Chenyi, Jiao, Shuxin, Yi, Xueqing, Walker, M.J., Xu, Xiao-Ming, Zhao, Tingbao, Huang, Po-Chang, Sun, Gang

“…[Display omitted] •Heat stress induces hyperthermia, hypotension, cardiac injury and lethality.•Myricetin preconditioning significantly attenuates these heat…”
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Combustion at the late Early Pleistocene site of Cueva Negra del Estrecho del Río Quípar (Murcia, Spain) by Walker, M.J, Anesin, D, Angelucci, D.E, Aviles-Fernandez, A, Berna, F, Buitrago-Lopez, A.T, Fernandez-Jalvo, Y, Haber-Uriarte, M, Lopez-Jimenez, A, Lopez-Martinez, M, Martin-Lerma, I, Ortega-Rodriganez, J, Polo-Camacho, J.-L, Rhodes, S.E, Richter, D, Rodriguez-Estrella, T, Schwenninger, J.-L, Skinner, A.R

“…Abstract Control of fire was a hallmark of developing human cognition and an essential technology for the colonisation of cooler latitudes. In Europe, the…”
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Cueva Negra del Estrecho del Río Quípar (Murcia, Spain): A late Early Pleistocene hominin site with an “Acheulo-Levalloiso-Mousteroid” Palaeolithic assemblage by Walker, M.J., López-Martínez, M., Carrión-García, J.S., Rodríguez-Estrella, T., San-Nicolás del-Toro, M., Schwenninger, J.-L., López-Jiménez, A., Ortega-Rodrigáñez, J., Haber-Uriarte, M., Polo-Camacho, J.-L., García-Torres, J., Campillo-Boj, M., Avilés-Fernández, A., Zack, W.

“…At Cueva Negra del Estrecho del Río Quípar biostratigraphy and palaeomagnetism indicate a time in the late Early Pleistocene (i.e. somewhat before the…”
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The timing of autologous latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction and effect of radiotherapy on outcome by McKeown, D.J, Hogg, F.J, Brown, I.M, Walker, M.J, Scott, J.R, Weiler-Mithoff, E.M

“…Summary Introduction The optimal timing of breast reconstruction is controversial. Immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) has been gaining in popularity due to…”
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Water potential changes in faecal matter and Escherichia coli survival by Garfield, L.M, Walker, M.J

“…This study investigated the influence of a range of evaporation rates (2·0, 5·3 and 7·4 mm day⁻¹) on degradation of E. coli (ATCC Strain 25922) inoculated in…”
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Trends in candidemia and antifungal susceptibility in a university hospital in Northern Ireland 2001–2006 by Metwally, L, Walker, M.J, Coyle, P.V, Hay, R.J, Hedderwick, S, McCloskey, B.V, O'Neill, H.J, Webb, C.H, McMullan, R

“…Summary Objectives To describe the species distribution and antifungal susceptibility trends for documented episodes of candidemia at the Royal Hospitals,…”
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Trends in species causing candidemia and their antifungal susceptibility patterns in a university hospital in Northern Ireland from 2001 to 2006 by Metwally, L, Walker, M.J, Hay, R.J, Webb, C.H, McMullan, R

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Genotypic subgrouping of clinical isolates of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis by 25S intron analysis by Millar, B.C., Moore, J.E., Xu, J., Walker, M.J., Hedderwick, S., McMullan, R.

“…Aims: To determine the frequency, distribution and association of genotypes of Candida albicans and C. dubliniensis in invasive and noninvasive clinical…”
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Combination of Dasatinib and Quercetin alleviates heat stress-induced cognitive deficits in aged and young adult male mice by Lin, Xiaojing, Zhang, Kangli, Li, Chenyi, Liu, Kewei, Sun, Yanping, Wu, Wei, Liu, Kai, Yi, Xeuqing, Wang, Xiaowen, Qu, Zixuan, Liu, Xiaohong, Xing, Yao, Walker, M.J., Gong, Qinglei, Liu, Ruoxu, Xu, Xiaoming, Lin, Cheng-Hsien, Sun, Gang

“…Dasatinib and quercetin (D & Q) have demonstrated promise in improving aged-related pathophysiological dysfunctions in humans and mice. Herein we aimed to…”
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The sequence at Carihuela Cave and its potential for research into Neanderthal ecology and the Mousterian in southern Spain by Carrión, J.S., Fernández, S., Jiménez-Arenas, J.M., Munuera, M., Ochando, J., Amorós, G., Ponce de León, M., Zollikofer, C., Martín-Lerma, I., Toro-Moyano, I., Hajdas, I., Walker, M.J.

“…Hitherto unpublished 14C and 230Th234U determinations from Carihuela Cave (Granada province, Andalusia, Spain) raise a possibility of late survival here of…”
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Updated emm-typing protocol for Streptococcus pyogenes by Frost, H.R., Davies, M.R., Velusamy, S., Delforge, V., Erhart, A., Darboe, S., Steer, A., Walker, M.J., Beall, B., Botteaux, A., Smeesters, P.R.

“…PCR-based typing of the emm gene Streptococcus pyogenes often results in the amplification of multiple bands. This has resulted in the misclassification of…”
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Fire in the Early Palaeolithic: Evidence from burnt small mammal bones at Cueva Negra del Estrecho del Río Quípar, Murcia, Spain by Rhodes, S.E., Walker, M.J., López-Jiménez, A., López-Martínez, M., Haber-Uriarte, M., Fernández-Jalvo, Y., Chazan, M.

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Extensive diversity of Streptococcus pyogenes in a remote human population reflects global-scale transmission rather than localised diversification by Towers, Rebecca J, Carapetis, Jonathan R, Currie, Bart J, Davies, Mark R, Walker, Mark J, Dougan, Gordon, Giffard, Philip M

“…The Indigenous population of the Northern Territory of Australia (NT) suffers from a very high burden of Streptococcus pyogenes disease, including cardiac and…”
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Hazardous components of metalworking fluids by Margaroni, David, Walker, M.J

“…The health risks and current regulatory status of some chemicals in cutting fluids are summarized: diethanolamine and derivatives, which show variable evidence…”
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M protein-mediated plasminogen binding is essential for the virulence of an invasive Streptococcus pyogenes isolate by Sanderson-Smith, M.L, Dinkla, K, Cole, J.N, Cork, A.J, Maamary, P.G, McArthur, J.D, Chhatwal, G.S, Walker, M.J

“…The human protease plasmin plays a crucial role in the capacity of the group A streptococcus (GAS; Streptococus pyogenes) to initiate invasive disease. The GAS…”
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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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Use of within-group designs to test anti-tussive drugs in conscious guinea-pigs by Venkatasamy, R., McKenzie, A., Page, C.P., Walker, M.J., Spina, D.

“…Cough is a common medical problem for which there are few effective drug treatments. A limited understanding of the mechanisms of induction and maintenance of…”
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A combined microscopic and macroscopic approach to modeling the transport of pathogenic microorganisms from nonpoint sources of pollution by Yeghiazarian, L.L, Walker, M.J, Binning, P, Parlange, J.Y, Montemagno, C.D

“…Recent outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis raise serious concerns about the effectiveness of watershed management in controlling the risk of contamination by…”
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CV-0, an early Pleistocene human phalanx from Cueva Victoria (Cartagena, Spain) by Gibert, J., Gibert, Ll, Ribot, F., Ferràndez-Canadell, C., Sánchez, F., Iglesias, A., Walker, M.J.

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