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Neurodevelopmental and neurobehavioural effects of polybrominated and perfluorinated chemicals by Wilks, M.

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Networking for regulatory toxicology by Wilks, M

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Experiences of Master of Nursing Education Students in Their Pursuit of Nursing Education by Wilks, Sharon M P

“…There is a growing concern in nursing education related to the shortage of nursing faculty. The experiences of nursing students, including their relationships…”
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Neurodevelopmental and neurobehavioural effects of polybrominated and perfluorinated chemicals: A systematic review of the epidemiological literature using a quality assessment scheme by Roth, N., Wilks, M.F.

“…•No consistent neurodevelopmental/-behavioural effects were seen after PBDE/PFC exposure.•Consistency was only observed for PFOA which did not show any…”
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Effects of oral probiotic supplements on vaginal microbiota during pregnancy: a randomised, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial with microbiome analysis by Husain, S, Allotey, J, Drymoussi, Z, Wilks, M, Fernandez‐Felix, BM, Whiley, A, Dodds, J, Thangaratinam, S, McCourt, C, Prosdocimi, EM, Wade, WG, Tejada, BM, Zamora, J, Khan, K, Millar, M

“…Objective To determine the effects on the vaginal microbiota of an oral probiotic preparation administered from early pregnancy. Design Randomised, double…”
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Community prevalence of carbapenemase-producing organisms in East London by Henderson, J., Ciesielczuk, H., Nelson, S.M., Wilks, M.

“…Over the last decade there has been a rapid, worldwide increase in carbapenem resistance, which is of growing concern. The main protagonists, the…”
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Bisphenol A—Why an adverse outcome pathway framework needs to be applied by FitzGerald, R.E., Wilks, M.F.

“…•BPA is active at membrane-bound estrogen receptors in the fM–nM concentration range.•BPA imperfectly mimics endogenous estrogens at membrane-bound estrogen…”
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Prediction of outcome after paraquat poisoning by measurement of the plasma paraquat concentration by Senarathna, L., Eddleston, M., Wilks, M.F., Woollen, B.H., Tomenson, J.A., Roberts, D.M., Buckley, N.A.

“…Background: Paraquat is a herbicide with a good occupational safety record, but a high mortality after intentional ingestion that has proved refractory to…”
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A point prevalence study to determine the inpatient rate of carbapenemase-producing organisms at a large London NHS Trust by Henderson, J., Ciesielczuk, H., Nelson, S.M., Wilks, M., Cummins, M.N.

“…There has been an increase in the number of carbapenemase-producing organisms documented across the UK over the past 10 years. From these, the ‘big five’…”
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Relationship between bacterial colonisation and the frequency, character, and severity of COPD exacerbations by Patel, I S, Seemungal, T A R, Wilks, M, Lloyd-Owen, S J, Donaldson, G C, Wedzicha, J A

“…Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are prone to frequent exacerbations which are a significant cause of morbidity and…”
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Do probiotics prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhoea? Results of a multicentre randomized placebo-controlled trial by Rajkumar, C., Wilks, M., Islam, J., Ali, K., Raftery, J., Davies, K.A., Timeyin, J., Cheek, E., Cohen, J., Wright, J., Natarajan, U., Nicholl, C., Dewhurst, G., Fonseka, M., Slovick, D., Maskell, P., Mukherjee, S., Ali, K., Nari, R., Qureshi, A., Gertner, D., Khan, Z., Shinh, N., Bodmer, C., Martin-Marero, C., Poullis, A., Pollok, R., Ala, A., Chauhan, A., Patel, M., Roberts, H., Conroy, S., McGowan, D., Pathansali, R., Yau, C.Y., Vasileiadis, E., Guleri, A., Orr, David, Aldulami, David

“…Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD) is a side-effect of antibiotic consumption and probiotics have been shown to reduce AAD. A multicentre, double-blind,…”
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Insights into possibilities for grouping and read-across for nanomaterials in EU chemicals legislation by Mech, A., Rasmussen, K., Jantunen, P., Aicher, L., Alessandrelli, M., Bernauer, U., Bleeker, E. A. J., Bouillard, J., Di Prospero Fanghella, P., Draisci, R., Dusinska, M., Encheva, G., Flament, G., Haase, A., Handzhiyski, Y., Herzberg, F., Huwyler, J., Jacobsen, N. R., Jeliazkov, V., Jeliazkova, N., Nymark, P., Grafström, R., Oomen, A. G., Polci, M. L., Riebeling, C., Sandström, J., Shivachev, B., Stateva, S., Tanasescu, S., Tsekovska, R., Wallin, H., Wilks, M. F., Zellmer, S., Apostolova, M. D.

“…This paper presents a comprehensive review of European Union (EU) legislation addressing the safety of chemical substances, and possibilities within each piece…”
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A service evaluation of simultaneous near-patient testing for influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, Clostridium difficile and norovirus in a UK district general hospital by Haigh, J., Cutino-Moguel, M.-T., Wilks, M., Welch, C.A., Melzer, M.

“…The Cepheid® GeneXpert® (GXP) can simultaneously test for norovirus (NV), Clostridium difficile (CD), influenza A/B (IFA/B) and respiratory syncytial virus…”
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The detection of microbial DNA but not cultured bacteria is associated with increased mortality in patients with suspected sepsis—a prospective multi-centre European observational study by O’Dwyer, M.J., Starczewska, M.H., Schrenzel, J., Zacharowski, K., Ecker, D.J., Sampath, R., Brealey, D., Singer, M., Libert, N., Wilks, M., Vincent, J.-L.

“…Blood culture results inadequately stratify the mortality risk in critically ill patients with sepsis. We sought to establish the prognostic significance of…”
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Perspectives for integrating human and environmental risk assessment and synergies with socio-economic analysis by Péry, A.R.R., Schüürmann, G., Ciffroy, P., Faust, M., Backhaus, T., Aicher, L., Mombelli, E., Tebby, C., Cronin, M.T.D., Tissot, S., Andres, S., Brignon, J.M., Frewer, L., Georgiou, S., Mattas, K., Vergnaud, J.C., Peijnenburg, W., Capri, E., Marchis, A., Wilks, M.F.

“…For more than a decade, the integration of human and environmental risk assessment (RA) has become an attractive vision. At the same time, existing European…”
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Optimal detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae from rectal samples: a role for enrichment? by Ciesielczuk, H., Phee, L.M., Dolphin, H., Wilks, M., Cherian, B.P., Wareham, D.W.

“…Successful laboratory detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) in patient surveillance samples is a diagnostic challenge. In the absence…”
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Prospects for treatment of paraquat-induced lung fibrosis with immunosuppressive drugs and the need for better prediction of outcome: a systematic review by Eddleston, M., Wilks, M.F., Buckley, N.A.

“…Background: Acute paraquat self-poisoning is a significant problem in parts of Asia, the Pacific and the Caribbean. Ingestion of large amounts of paraquat…”
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Multicenter performance evaluation of the Unyvero IAI cartridge for detection of intra-abdominal infections by Ciesielczuk, H., Wilks, M., Castelain, S., Choquet, M., Morotti, M., Pluquet, E., Sambri, V., Tassinari, M., Zannoli, S., Cavalié, L., Dupont, H., Guet-Revillet, H.

“…Intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) are one of the most common type of infections in patients with sepsis and an important cause of death in intensive care…”
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“Black Matters”: Race and Literary History in Mat Johnson’s Pym by Wilks, Jennifer M

“…After being denied tenure for expanding his teaching of race and literary history beyond exclusively African American texts, Chris Jaynes, the protagonist of…”
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Probiotics for preterm infants? by Millar, M, Wilks, M, Costeloe, K

“…Infants nursed in special care baby units develop an abnormal pattern of microbial colonisation, which may contribute to disease. Enteric feeding of live…”
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