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(U‐Th)/He and 4He/3He Thermochronology of Secondary Oxides in Faults and Fractures: A Regional Perspective From Southeastern Arizona by Shane H. Scoggin, Peter W. Reiners, David L. Shuster, George H. Davis, Lauren A. Ward, James R. Worthington, Phillip A. Nickerson, Nathan S. Evenson

“…Abstract Fe‐ and Mn‐oxides are common secondary minerals in faults, fractures, and veins and potentially record information about the timing of fluid movement…”
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Metasomatism of the continental crust and its impact on surface uplift: Insights from reactive‐transport modelling by Worthington, James R., Chin, Emily J., Palin, Richard M.

“…High‐elevation, low‐relief continental plateaus are major topographic features and profoundly influence atmospheric circulation, sediment transport and…”
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Distinguishing eclogite from peridotite: EBSD-based calculations of seismic velocities by Worthington, James R., Hacker, Bradley R., Zandt, George

“…Seismic velocities were calculated for 11 eclogites from the Western Gneiss Region, Norway, based on electron-backscatter diffraction (EBSD). The P-wave…”
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The Alichur Dome, South Pamir, Western India–Asia Collisional Zone: Detailing the Neogene Shakhdara–Alichur Syn‐collisional Gneiss‐Dome Complex and Connection to Lithospheric Processes by Worthington, James R., Ratschbacher, Lothar, Stübner, Konstanze, Khan, Jahanzeb, Malz, Nicole, Schneider, Susanne, Kapp, Paul, Chapman, James B., Stevens Goddard, Andrea, Brooks, Hanna L., Lamadrid, Hector M., Steele‐MacInnis, Matthew, Rutte, Daniel, Jonckheere, Raymond, Pfänder, Jörg, Hacker, Bradley R., Oimahmadov, Ilhomjon, Gadoev, Mustafo

“…Neogene, syn‐collisional extensional exhumation of Asian lower–middle crust produced the Shakhdara–Alichur gneiss‐dome complex in the South Pamir. The…”
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Birth, life, and demise of the Andean–syn‐collisional Gissar arc: Late Paleozoic tectono‐magmatic‐metamorphic evolution of the southwestern Tian Shan, Tajikistan by Worthington, James R., Kapp, Paul, Minaev, Vladislav, Chapman, James B., Mazdab, Frank K., Ducea, Mihai N., Oimahmadov, Ilhomjon, Gadoev, Mustafo

“…The amalgamation of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt in the southwestern Tian Shan in Tajikistan is represented by tectono‐magmatic‐metamorphic processes that…”
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Implementation of a structured hospital-wide morbidity and mortality rounds model by Kwok, Edmund S H, Calder, Lisa A, Barlow-Krelina, Emily, Mackie, Craig, Seely, Andrew J E, Cwinn, A Adam, Worthington, James R, Frank, Jason R

“…There is a paucity of literature on the quality and effectiveness of institutional morbidity & mortality (M&M) rounds processes. We sought to implement and…”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Short‐stay Units in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review by Galipeau, James, Pussegoda, Kusala, Stevens, Adrienne, Brehaut, Jamie C., Curran, Janet, Forster, Alan J., Tierney, Michael, Kwok, Edmund S. H., Worthington, James R., Campbell, Samuel G., Moher, David, Zehtabchi, Shahriar

“…Objectives Overcrowding is a serious and ongoing challenge in Canadian hospital emergency departments (EDs) that has been shown to have negative consequences…”
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Comparison of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria in Patients With Minor Head Injury by Stiell, Ian G, Clement, Catherine M, Rowe, Brian H, Schull, Michael J, Brison, Robert, Cass, Daniel, Eisenhauer, Mary A, McKnight, R. Douglas, Bandiera, Glen, Holroyd, Brian, Lee, Jacques S, Dreyer, Jonathan, Worthington, James R, Reardon, Mark, Greenberg, Gary, Lesiuk, Howard, MacPhail, Iain, Wells, George A

“…CONTEXT Current use of cranial computed tomography (CT) for minor head injury is increasing rapidly, highly variable, and inefficient. The Canadian CT Head…”
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The Canadian C-Spine Rule versus the NEXUS Low-Risk Criteria in Patients with Trauma by Stiell, Ian G, Clement, Catherine M, McKnight, R. Douglas, Brison, Robert, Schull, Michael J, Rowe, Brian H, Worthington, James R, Eisenhauer, Mary A, Cass, Daniel, Greenberg, Gary, MacPhail, Iain, Dreyer, Jonathan, Lee, Jacques S, Bandiera, Glen, Reardon, Mark, Holroyd, Brian, Lesiuk, Howard, Wells, George A

“…This prospective cohort study compared the performance of two clinical decision rules for evaluating cervical-spine injury. As compared with the NEXUS Low-Risk…”
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CAEP 2015 Academic Symposium: Leadership within the emergency medicine academic community and beyond by Sinclair, Doug, Worthington, James R, Joubert, Gary, Holroyd, Brian R, Stempien, James, Letovsky, Eric, Rutledge, Tim, LeBlanc, Constance, Pitters, Carrol, McCallum, Andrew, Carr, Brendan, Gerace, Rocco, Stiell, Ian G, Artz, Jennifer D, Christenson, Jim

“…A panel of emergency medicine (EM) leaders endeavoured to define the key elements of leadership and its models, as well as to formulate consensus…”
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Implementation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules by Stiell, Ian G, McKnight, R. Douglas, Greenberg, Gary H, McDowell, Ian, Nair, Rama C, Wells, George A, Johns, Christine, Worthington, James R

“…Objective.—To assess the impact on clinical practice of implementing the Ottawa ankle rules.Design.—Nonrandomized, controlled trial with before-after and…”
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Retrospective application of the NEXUS low-risk criteria for cervical spine radiography in Canadian emergency departments by Dickinson, Garth, Stiell, Ian G, Schull, Michael, Brison, Robert, Clement, Catherine M, Vandemheen, Katherine L, Cass, Daniel, McKnight, Douglas, Greenberg, Gary, Worthington, James R, Reardon, Mark, Morrison, Laurie, Eisenhauer, Mary A, Dreyer, Jonathan, Wells, George A

“…We evaluate the accuracy, reliability, and potential impact of the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) low-risk criteria for cervical…”
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A study to develop clinical decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries by Stiell, I G, Greenberg, G H, McKnight, R D, Nair, R C, McDowell, I, Worthington, J R

“…To develop decision rules that will predict fractures in patients with ankle injuries, thereby assisting clinicians in being more selective in their use of…”
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Leading quality through the development of a multi-year corporate quality plan: sharing The Ottawa Hospital experience by Hunter, Linda, Myles, Joanne, Worthington, James R, Lebrun, Monique

“…This article discusses the background and process for developing a multi-year corporate quality plan. The Ottawa Hospital's goal is to be a top 10% performer…”
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Drs. Worthington and Ahuja reply by Worthington, James R., Ahuja, Jan

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The value of pulmonary function tests in the management of acute asthma by Worthington, J R, Ahuja, J

“…We examined the influence of the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) on the decision to admit or discharge patients who present with acute bronchospasm…”
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