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Leonard A, McAuliffe N, Baker A, Corbett J, O'Brien B. Perioperative neuromuscular blockade monitoring - a comparison between tertiary centres and with existing guidelines. Ir Med J 2024; 117:947. [PMID: 38682695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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Lim A, O'Brien B, Onnis L. Orthography-phonology consistency in English: Theory- and data-driven measures and their impact on auditory vs. visual word recognition. Behav Res Methods 2024; 56:1283-1313. [PMID: 37553536 PMCID: PMC10991026 DOI: 10.3758/s13428-023-02094-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Research on orthographic consistency in English words has selectively identified different sub-syllabic units in isolation (grapheme, onset, vowel, coda, rime), yet there is no comprehensive assessment of how these measures affect word identification when taken together. To study which aspects of consistency are more psychologically relevant, we investigated their independent and composite effects on human reading behavior using large-scale databases. Study 1 found effects on adults' naming responses of both feedforward consistency (orthography to phonology) and feedback consistency (phonology to orthography). Study 2 found feedback but no feedforward consistency effects on visual and auditory lexical decision tasks, with the best predictor being a composite measure of consistency across grapheme, rime, OVC, and word-initial letter-phoneme. In Study 3, we explicitly modeled the reading process with forward and backward flow in a bidirectionally connected neural network. The model captured latent dimensions of quasi-regular mapping that explain additional variance in human reading and spelling behavior, compared to the established measures. Together, the results suggest interactive activation between phonological and orthographic word representations. They also validate the role of computational analyses of language to better understand how print maps to sound, and what properties of natural language affect reading complexity.
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- Alfred Lim
- School of Psychology, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
- Centre for Research in Child Development (CRCD), National Institute of Education, Singapore, Singapore
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- Centre for Research in Child Development (CRCD), National Institute of Education, Singapore, Singapore
- Centre for Research and Development on Learning (CRADLE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Centre for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan, University of Oslo, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia.
- Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Hendriks SJ, Santillan-Urquiza E, Valldecabres A, Hancock AS, Dalton L, Boyle L, O'Brien B. Short communication: Temporal profiles of colostrum and milk haptoglobin and substance P in early lactation multiparous Holstein cows. Animal 2024; 18:101095. [PMID: 38367311 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2024.101095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024] Open
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Milk markers have the potential to aid in the detection of cow disease in early lactation if the automation of milk analysis becomes commonplace. Characterising temporal profiles of milk markers in dairy cows will improve the understanding of basal concentrations in clinically healthy cows. The objective of this observational study was to characterise the variation and temporal profiles of colostrum and milk haptoglobin (Hp) and substance P concentrations within 21 days postcalving in clinically healthy multiparous Holstein dairy cows. Ninety Holstein dairy cows from a commercial dairy herd were included. Milk samples were collected on the day of calving (day 0), and on days 1 to 4, 7, 14, and 21 postcalving and concentrations of Hp and substance P in colostrum (days 0 to 3) and milk (days 4, 7, 14, and 21) were determined using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent assay. Haptoglobin and substance P concentrations were, on average (raw means ± SD), 0.40 ± 0.26 µg/ml and 56.2 ± 38.7 pg/ml in colostrum, respectively, and 0.23 ± 0.23 µg/ml and 37.1 ± 27.8 pg/ml in milk, respectively. Haptoglobin and substance P were elevated and greatest 1 day postcalving (least squares mean ± SE of the mean; 0.53 ± 0.05 µg/ml and 46.5 ± 3.64 pg/ml, respectively) and substance P varied widely within 21 days postcalving. The presence of substance P in dairy cow colostrum was not documented previously. Elevated concentrations of Hp and substance P immediately postcalving may be due to physiological roles these inflammatory markers have in the dairy cow or neonate or may simply represent an accumulation in colostrum before the first milk is removed.
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- S J Hendriks
- Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Co. Cork, Ireland.
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- Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Zoetis, Cherrywood Business Park, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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- Zoetis, Cherrywood Business Park, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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- Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Co. Cork, Ireland
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Green C, Keogh K, Sun H, O'Brien B. The Children's Picture Books Lexicon (CPB-LEX): A large-scale lexical database from children's picture books. Behav Res Methods 2023:10.3758/s13428-023-02198-y. [PMID: 37566336 DOI: 10.3758/s13428-023-02198-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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This article presents CPB-LEX, a large-scale database of lexical statistics derived from children's picture books (age range 0-8 years). Such a database is essential for research in psychology, education and computational modelling, where rich details on the vocabulary of early print exposure are required. CPB-LEX was built through an innovative method of computationally extracting lexical information from automatic speech-to-text captions and subtitle tracks generated from social media channels dedicated to reading picture books aloud. It consists of approximately 25,585 types (wordforms) and their frequency norms (raw and Zipf-transformed), a lexicon of bigrams (two-word sequences and their transitional probabilities) and a document-term matrix (which shows the importance of each word in the corpus in each book). Several immediate contributions of CPB-LEX to behavioural science research are reported, including that the new CPB-LEX frequency norms strongly predict age of acquisition and outperform comparable child-input lexical databases. The database allows researchers and practitioners to extract lexical statistics for high-frequency words which can be used to develop word lists. The paper concludes with an investigation of how CPB-LEX can be used to extend recent modelling research on the lexical diversity children receive from picture books in addition to child-directed speech. Our model shows that the vocabulary input from a relatively small number of picture books can dramatically enrich vocabulary exposure from child-directed speech and potentially assist children with vocabulary input deficits. The database is freely available from the Open Science Framework repository: https://tinyurl.com/4este73c .
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- Clarence Green
- Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
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- Senior Lecturer, Centre for Smart Analytics & Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability, Federation University Australia, Mount Helen, Australia.
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- Centre for Research in Child Language, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Centre for Research in Child Development, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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Puente-Sierra M, Chambers T, Marek L, Broadbent J, O'Brien B, Hobbs M. The development and validation of a nationwide dataset of water distribution zones in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional geospatial study. Data Brief 2023; 49:109349. [PMID: 37600122 PMCID: PMC10439291 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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The reliable supply of safe drinking water is vital for the health of human populations. Despite this, there is no consistent nationwide spatial dataset of water distribution zones (WDZ) for Aotearoa New Zealand (A-NZ). The purpose of this data article is to describe the development and validation of a consistent nationwide dataset of WDZ across A-NZ. We obtained spatial data from all 67 district and city councils through: 1) information requests between 2021 and 2023; 2) the Ministry of Health and; 3) the Institute of Environmental Science and Research. Data were modified to improve the spatial accuracy of the WDZ using auxiliary data on the building footprints (Land Information New Zealand) and the drinking water reticulation (WSP & councils). We estimated the population served by each WDZ through spatial linking to meshblock-level data provided by Statistics New Zealand (meshblocks are the smallest administrative geographic unit in A-NZ). The dataset will be useful to provide insights into the extent of the publicly-owned drinking water assets in A-NZ and is essential for the accurate exposure assessment in epidemiological research investigating the impact of drinking water quality on human health.
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- M. Puente-Sierra
- GeoHealth Laboratory | Te Taiwhenua o te Hauora, University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, Christchurch | Otautahi, New Zealand | Aotearoa
- Faculty of Health | Te Kaupeka Oranga, University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, Christchurch | Otautahi, New Zealand | Aotearoa
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- Department of Public Health | University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand | Aotearoa
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- GeoHealth Laboratory | Te Taiwhenua o te Hauora, University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, Christchurch | Otautahi, New Zealand | Aotearoa
- Faculty of Health | Te Kaupeka Oranga, University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, Christchurch | Otautahi, New Zealand | Aotearoa
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- Department of Oral Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | Aotearoa
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- WSP New Zealand Ltd, Christchurch | Otautahi, New Zealand | Aotearoa
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- GeoHealth Laboratory | Te Taiwhenua o te Hauora, University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, Christchurch | Otautahi, New Zealand | Aotearoa
- Faculty of Health | Te Kaupeka Oranga, University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, Christchurch | Otautahi, New Zealand | Aotearoa
- The Cluster for Community and Urban Resilience (CURe), University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, Christchurch | Otautahi, New Zealand | Aotearoa
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Smitherman EA, Chahine RA, Beukelman T, Lewandowski LB, Rahman AKMF, Wenderfer SE, Curtis JR, Hersh AO, Abulaban K, Adams A, Adams M, Agbayani R, Aiello J, Akoghlanian S, Alejandro C, Allenspach E, Alperin R, Alpizar M, Amarilyo G, Ambler W, Anderson E, Ardoin S, Armendariz S, Baker E, Balboni I, Balevic S, Ballenger L, Ballinger S, Balmuri N, Barbar‐Smiley F, Barillas‐Arias L, Basiaga M, Baszis K, Becker M, Bell‐Brunson H, Beltz E, Benham H, Benseler S, Bernal W, Beukelman T, Bigley T, Binstadt B, Black C, Blakley M, Bohnsack J, Boland J, Boneparth A, Bowman S, Bracaglia C, Brooks E, Brothers M, Brown A, Brunner H, Buckley M, Buckley M, Bukulmez H, Bullock D, Cameron B, Canna S, Cannon L, Carper P, Cartwright V, Cassidy E, Cerracchio L, Chalom E, Chang J, Chang‐Hoftman A, Chauhan V, Chira P, Chinn T, Chundru K, Clairman H, Co D, Confair A, Conlon H, Connor R, Cooper A, Cooper J, Cooper S, Correll C, Corvalan R, Costanzo D, Cron R, Curiel‐Duran L, Curington T, Curry M, Dalrymple A, Davis A, Davis C, Davis C, Davis T, De Benedetti F, De Ranieri D, Dean J, Dedeoglu F, DeGuzman M, Delnay N, Dempsey V, DeSantis E, Dickson T, Dingle J, Donaldson B, Dorsey E, Dover S, Dowling J, Drew J, Driest K, Du Q, Duarte K, Durkee D, Duverger E, Dvergsten J, Eberhard A, Eckert M, Ede K, Edelheit B, Edens C, Edens C, Edgerly Y, Elder M, Ervin B, Fadrhonc S, Failing C, Fair D, Falcon M, Favier L, Federici S, Feldman B, Fennell J, Ferguson I, Ferguson P, Ferreira B, Ferrucho R, Fields K, Finkel T, Fitzgerald M, Fleming C, Flynn O, Fogel L, Fox E, Fox M, Franco L, Freeman M, Fritz K, Froese S, Fuhlbrigge R, Fuller J, George N, Gerhold K, Gerstbacher D, Gilbert M, Gillispie‐Taylor M, Giverc E, Godiwala C, Goh I, Goheer H, Goldsmith D, Gotschlich E, Gotte A, Gottlieb B, Gracia C, Graham T, Grevich S, Griffin T, Griswold J, Grom A, Guevara M, Guittar P, Guzman M, Hager M, Hahn T, Halyabar O, Hammelev E, Hance M, Hanson A, Harel L, Haro S, Harris J, Harry O, Hartigan E, Hausmann J, Hay A, Hayward K, Heiart J, Hekl K, Henderson L, Henrickson M, Hersh A, Hickey K, Hill P, Hillyer S, Hiraki L, Hiskey M, Hobday P, Hoffart C, Holland M, Hollander M, Hong S, Horwitz M, Hsu J, Huber A, Huggins J, Hui‐Yuen J, Hung C, Huntington J, Huttenlocher A, Ibarra M, Imundo L, Inman C, Insalaco A, Jackson A, Jackson S, James K, Janow G, Jaquith J, Jared S, Johnson N, Jones J, Jones J, Jones J, Jones K, Jones S, Joshi S, Jung L, Justice C, Justiniano A, Karan N, Kaufman K, Kemp A, Kessler E, Khalsa U, Kienzle B, Kim S, Kimura Y, Kingsbury D, Kitcharoensakkul M, Klausmeier T, Klein K, Klein‐Gitelman M, Kompelien B, Kosikowski A, Kovalick L, Kracker J, Kramer S, Kremer C, Lai J, Lam J, Lang B, Lapidus S, Lapin B, Lasky A, Latham D, Lawson E, Laxer R, Lee P, Lee P, Lee T, Lentini L, Lerman M, Levy D, Li S, Lieberman S, Lim L, Lin C, Ling N, Lingis M, Lo M, Lovell D, Lowman D, Luca N, Lvovich S, Madison C, Madison J, Manzoni SM, Malla B, Maller J, Malloy M, Mannion M, Manos C, Marques L, Martyniuk A, Mason T, Mathus S, McAllister L, McCarthy K, McConnell K, McCormick E, McCurdy D, Stokes PM, McGuire S, McHale I, McMonagle A, McMullen‐Jackson C, Meidan E, Mellins E, Mendoza E, Mercado R, Merritt A, Michalowski L, Miettunen P, Miller M, Milojevic D, Mirizio E, Misajon E, Mitchell M, Modica R, Mohan S, Moore K, Moorthy L, Morgan S, Dewitt EM, Moss C, Moussa T, Mruk V, Murphy A, Muscal E, Nadler R, Nahal B, Nanda K, Nasah N, Nassi L, Nativ S, Natter M, Neely J, Nelson B, Newhall L, Ng L, Nicholas J, Nicolai R, Nigrovic P, Nocton J, Nolan B, Oberle E, Obispo B, O'Brien B, O'Brien T, Okeke O, Oliver M, Olson J, O'Neil K, Onel K, Orandi A, Orlando M, Osei‐Onomah S, Oz R, Pagano E, Paller A, Pan N, Panupattanapong S, Pardeo M, Paredes J, Parsons A, Patel J, Pentakota K, Pepmueller P, Pfeiffer T, Phillippi K, Marafon DP, Phillippi K, Ponder L, Pooni R, Prahalad S, Pratt S, Protopapas S, Puplava B, Quach J, Quinlan‐Waters M, Rabinovich C, Radhakrishna S, Rafko J, Raisian J, Rakestraw A, Ramirez C, Ramsay E, Ramsey S, Randell R, Reed A, Reed A, Reed A, Reid H, Remmel K, Repp A, Reyes A, Richmond A, Riebschleger M, Ringold S, Riordan M, Riskalla M, Ritter M, Rivas‐Chacon R, Robinson A, Rodela E, Rodriquez M, Rojas K, Ronis T, Rosenkranz M, Rosolowski B, Rothermel H, Rothman D, Roth‐Wojcicki E, Rouster – Stevens K, Rubinstein T, Ruth N, Saad N, Sabbagh S, Sacco E, Sadun R, Sandborg C, Sanni A, Santiago L, Sarkissian A, Savani S, Scalzi L, Schanberg L, Scharnhorst S, Schikler K, Schlefman A, Schmeling H, Schmidt K, Schmitt E, Schneider R, Schollaert‐Fitch K, Schulert G, Seay T, Seper C, Shalen J, Sheets R, Shelly A, Shenoi S, Shergill K, Shirley J, Shishov M, Shivers C, Silverman E, Singer N, Sivaraman V, Sletten J, Smith A, Smith C, Smith J, Smith J, Smitherman E, Soep J, Son M, Spence S, Spiegel L, Spitznagle J, Sran R, Srinivasalu H, Stapp H, Steigerwald K, Rakovchik YS, Stern S, Stevens A, Stevens B, Stevenson R, Stewart K, Stingl C, Stokes J, Stoll M, Stringer E, Sule S, Sumner J, Sundel R, Sutter M, Syed R, Syverson G, Szymanski A, Taber S, Tal R, Tambralli A, Taneja A, Tanner T, Tapani S, Tarshish G, Tarvin S, Tate L, Taxter A, Taylor J, Terry M, Tesher M, Thatayatikom A, Thomas B, Tiffany K, Ting T, Tipp A, Toib D, Torok K, Toruner C, Tory H, Toth M, Tse S, Tubwell V, Twilt M, Uriguen S, Valcarcel T, Van Mater H, Vannoy L, Varghese C, Vasquez N, Vazzana K, Vehe R, Veiga K, Velez J, Verbsky J, Vilar G, Volpe N, von Scheven E, Vora S, Wagner J, Wagner‐Weiner L, Wahezi D, Waite H, Walker J, Walters H, Muskardin TW, Waqar L, Waterfield M, Watson M, Watts A, Weiser P, Weiss J, Weiss P, Wershba E, White A, Williams C, Wise A, Woo J, Woolnough L, Wright T, Wu E, Yalcindag A, Yee M, Yen E, Yeung R, Yomogida K, Yu Q, Zapata R, Zartoshti A, Zeft A, Zeft R, Zhang Y, Zhao Y, Zhu A, Zic C. Childhood-Onset Lupus Nephritis in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry: Short-Term Kidney Status and Variation in Care. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2023; 75:1553-1562. [PMID: 36775844 PMCID: PMC10500561 DOI: 10.1002/acr.25002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The goal was to characterize short-term kidney status and describe variation in early care utilization in a multicenter cohort of patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) and nephritis. METHODS We analyzed previously collected prospective data from North American patients with cSLE with kidney biopsy-proven nephritis enrolled in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Registry from March 2017 through December 2019. We determined the proportion of patients with abnormal kidney status at the most recent registry visit and applied generalized linear mixed models to identify associated factors. We also calculated frequency of medication use, both during induction and ever recorded. RESULTS We identified 222 patients with kidney biopsy-proven nephritis, with 64% class III/IV nephritis on initial biopsy. At the most recent registry visit at median (interquartile range) of 17 (8-29) months from initial kidney biopsy, 58 of 106 patients (55%) with available data had abnormal kidney status. This finding was associated with male sex (odds ratio [OR] 3.88, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.21-12.46) and age at cSLE diagnosis (OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.01-1.49). Patients with class IV nephritis were more likely than class III to receive cyclophosphamide and rituximab during induction. There was substantial variation in mycophenolate, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab ever use patterns across rheumatology centers. CONCLUSION In this cohort with predominately class III/IV nephritis, male sex and older age at cSLE diagnosis were associated with abnormal short-term kidney status. We also observed substantial variation in contemporary medication use for pediatric lupus nephritis between pediatric rheumatology centers. Additional studies are needed to better understand the impact of this variation on long-term kidney outcomes.
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Ott S, Nersesian G, Lewin D, Just I, Starck C, O'Brien B, Schoenrath F, Falk V, Potapov E, Lanmueller P. Impact of an Institutional Allocation Protocol to Short Term Mechanical Circulatory Support to Improve Survival in Cardiogenic Shock - A Propensity Score Matched Analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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O'Connell NH, Mulchrone C, Lynskey M, Heffernan SC, O'Brien B, Powell J, Dunne CP. Off-label novel application of diagnostic multiplex molecular platforms for environmental detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales. J Hosp Infect 2023; 133:103-104. [PMID: 36565932 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- N H O'Connell
- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Limerick Hospital Group, Limerick, Ireland; Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation & Immunity (4i), University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland; School of Medicine, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Limerick Hospital Group, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Limerick Hospital Group, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Limerick Hospital Group, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Infection Prevention and Control, University Limerick Hospital Group, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Limerick Hospital Group, Limerick, Ireland; Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation & Immunity (4i), University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation & Immunity (4i), University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland; School of Medicine, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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Brown JR, Turley CB, Jain R, O'Brien B, Arthur N, Malhotra N, Hunt KJ, Armstrong B, Roberts JR. Primary Care Counseling of Parents Regarding Childhood Screen Media Use. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2023; 62:198-208. [PMID: 35978485 DOI: 10.1177/00099228221118147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Parental beliefs and motivation are instrumental in improving childhood digital media use (DMU). Parents (n = 611) completed questionnaires about childhood DMU assessing knowledge, interest in counseling, motivation to change, self-efficacy, and beliefs. Less than a third correctly recognized screen time limits. Twenty-seven percent received childhood DMU information from a doctor, while 46% stated they would like such information. Only 2% had a doctor-recommended DMU plan. Interest in DMU topics, motivation to improve, and management self-efficacy were moderate. Top negative beliefs were addiction to DMU (52%), sleep problems (39%), obesity (33%), social skills (33%), and inappropriate content (32%). Differences between age categories existed for social (48%, P = .01) and language (14%, P = .01) concerns (highest for toddlers), attention concerns (27%, P = .02; highest in preschoolers), and depression (13%, P < .001) and low self-esteem (8%, P = .04; highest in teens). Findings support further development of approaches to address DMU, tailored by age-specific common parental views.
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- University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA.,Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC, USA
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA
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- University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA
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- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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Oyelese Y, Reforma L, Sewell McGough R, O'Brien B. Manual elevation of fetal head as potential cause of missed vasa previa. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2022; 60:429-431. [PMID: 35748883 DOI: 10.1002/uog.24982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- Y Oyelese
- Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Hogan C, Kinsella J, O'Brien B, Gorman M, Beecher M. An examination of labor time-use on spring-calving dairy farms in Ireland. J Dairy Sci 2022; 105:5836-5848. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-21935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hogan C, Kinsella J, O'Brien B, Markey A, Beecher M. Estimating the effect of different work practices and technologies on labor efficiency within pasture-based dairy systems. J Dairy Sci 2022; 105:5109-5123. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-21216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sheehan J, Sadlier C, O'Brien B. Bacterial endotoxins and exotoxins in intensive care medicine. BJA Educ 2022; 22:224-230. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bjae.2022.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Lin-Martore M, Kant S, O'Brien B. 155 Procedural Skill Maintenance: Perspectives and Motivations of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Faculty. Ann Emerg Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.09.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lavery MJ, O'Brien B, Jmor F, Price V, Guthrie G, Khirwadkar N, Beare N, Wood M. A widespread rash with optic neuritis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2021; 46:960-963. [PMID: 33554354 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- M J Lavery
- Department of, Dermatology, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of, Acute Medicine, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of, Ophthalmology, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of, Acute Medicine, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of, Acute Medicine, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of, Histopathology, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of, Ophthalmology, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Genitourinary Medicine, St Paul's Eye Unit, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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Green L, Roberts N, Platton S, O'Brien B, Agarwal S, Gill R, Klein AA, Stanworth S, Cooper J. Impact of prothrombin complex concentrate and fresh frozen plasma on correction of haemostatic abnormalities in bleeding patients undergoing cardiac surgery (PROPHESY trial results). Anaesthesia 2021; 76:997-1000. [PMID: 33464560 DOI: 10.1111/anae.15395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- L Green
- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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- Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
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- University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK
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Green L, Roberts N, Cooper J, Agarwal S, Brunskill SJ, Chang I, Gill R, Johnston A, Klein AA, Platton S, Rossi A, Sepehripour A, Stanworth S, Monk V, O'Brien B. Prothrombin complex concentrate vs. fresh frozen plasma in adult patients undergoing heart surgery - a pilot randomised controlled trial (PROPHESY trial). Anaesthesia 2020; 76:892-901. [PMID: 33285008 PMCID: PMC8246985 DOI: 10.1111/anae.15327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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There is equipoise regarding the use of prothrombin complex concentrate vs. fresh frozen plasma in bleeding patients undergoing cardiac surgery. We performed a pilot randomised controlled trial to determine the recruitment rate for a large trial, comparing the impact of prothrombin complex concentrate vs. fresh frozen plasma on haemostasis (1 h and 24 h post-intervention), and assessing safety. Adult patients who developed bleeding within 24 h of cardiac surgery that required coagulation factor replacement were randomly allocated to receive prothrombin complex concentrate (15 IU.kg-1 based on factor IX) or fresh frozen plasma (15 ml.kg-1 ). If bleeding continued after the first administration of prothrombin complex concentrate or fresh frozen plasma administration, standard care was administered. From February 2019 to October 2019, 180 patients were screened, of which 134 (74.4% (95%CI 67-81%)) consented, 59 bled excessively and 50 were randomly allocated; 25 in each arm, recruitment rate 35% (95%CI 27-44%). There were 23 trial protocol deviations, 137 adverse events (75 prothrombin complex concentrate vs. 62 fresh frozen plasma) and 18 serious adverse events (5 prothrombin complex concentrate vs. 13 fresh frozen plasma). There was no increase in thromboembolic events with prothrombin complex concentrate. No patient withdrew from the study, four were lost to follow-up and two died. At 1 h after administration of the intervention there was a significant increase in fibrinogen, Factor V, Factor XII, Factor XIII, α2 -antiplasmin and antithrombin levels in the fresh frozen plasma arm, while Factor II and Factor X were significantly higher in the prothrombin complex concentrate group. At 24 h, there were no significant differences in clotting factor levels. We conclude that recruitment to a larger study is feasible. Haemostatic tests have provided useful insight into the haemostatic changes following prothrombin complex concentrate or fresh frozen plasma administration. A definitive trial is needed to ascertain the benefits and safety for each.
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- L Green
- Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Department of Haematology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Department of Cardiac Surgery, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
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- Systematic Review Initiative, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Haematology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA
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Mullen A, Harman K, Flanagan K, O'Brien B, Isobel S. Involving mental health consumers in nursing handover: A qualitative study of nursing views of the practice and its implementation. Int J Ment Health Nurs 2020; 29:1157-1167. [PMID: 32677320 DOI: 10.1111/inm.12756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Nursing handover occurs between shifts and is an important means of communication and information exchange around consumer care. The involvement of consumers in nursing handover, known as 'bedside handover', is well established within general health settings and promotes a patient-centred approach to care. Bedside handover represents an opportunity for mental health settings to consolidate recovery-oriented principles, albeit with some unique challenges in the way that involving consumers in nursing handover is implemented. This qualitative descriptive study explores the views of nursing staff and nursing managers about involving consumers in nursing handover and the process of implementation across five mental health inpatient units in Australia. The study took place in a local health district covering regional and rural areas of New South Wales that had issued a directive to implement bedside handover. The consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ) checklist was applied to this study. Six focus groups were held with nursing staff (n = 22), and eleven individual interviews were undertaken with nursing managers to explore their perceptions of bedside handover and its implications for nursing practice. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Data from focus groups and interviews were analysed separately and then combined to generate three themes: (i) the mental health context is different; (ii) protecting consumer privacy and confidentiality; and (iii) it might make things worse. The findings provide insights into both the challenges, and the process of involving consumers in nursing handover within mental health settings and provides guidance for future implementation.
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- Antony Mullen
- Hunter New England Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Hunter New England Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, SouthPort, Queensland, Australia
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- Hunter New England Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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O'Brien B, Graham MM. BSc nursing & midwifery students experiences of guided group reflection in fostering personal and professional development. Part 2. Nurse Educ Pract 2020; 48:102884. [PMID: 32971375 DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Reflective practice is a learning strategy supporting preregistration nursing and midwifery students in meeting everyday clinical practice challenges. This paper reports on a development and innovation evaluation using a qualitative approach exploring students' experiences of guided group reflection organised during fourth year undergraduate internship. Data were collected through student feedback and interviews using a descriptive approach. Three categories emerged from the findings; beginnings for reflective learning, engaging in reflective learning and being a reflective practitioner. Students reported that guided group reflection provided positive opportunities for enhancing confidence. Students demonstrated understanding of reflection and valued reflective time within the closed group structure, which fostered personal and professional development. Findings support the benefits of the established collaborative guided group reflection structures. Guided group reflection is described as a valuable learning strategy on the journey of becoming a nurse in an ever-demanding health care practice world.
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- B O'Brien
- Department of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Limerick, Ireland.
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Pereira GM, Heins BJ, O'Brien B, McDonagh A, Lidauer L, Kickinger F. Validation of an ear tag-based accelerometer system for detecting grazing behavior of dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2020; 103:3529-3544. [PMID: 32089298 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of the study was to develop a grazing algorithm for an ear tag-based accelerometer system (Smartbow GmbH, Weibern, Austria) and to validate the grazing algorithm with data from a noseband sensor. The ear tag has an acceleration sensor, a radio chip, and temperature sensor for calibration and it can monitor rumination and detect estrus and localization. To validate the ear tag, a noseband sensor (RumiWatch, Itin and Hoch GmbH, Liestal, Switzerland) was used. The noseband sensor detects pressure and acceleration patterns, and, with a software program specific to the noseband, pressure and acceleration patterns are used to classify data into eating, ruminating, drinking, and other activities. The study was conducted at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center (Morris, MN) and at Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre (Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland). During May and June 2017, observational data from Minnesota and Ireland were used to develop the grazing algorithm. During September 2018, data were collected by the ear tag and noseband sensor from 12 crossbred cows in Minnesota for a total of 248 h and from 9 Holstein-Friesian cows in Ireland for a total of 248 h. A 2-sided t-test was used to compare the percentage of grazing and nongrazing time recorded by the ear tag and the noseband sensor. Pearson correlations and concordance correlation coefficients (CCC) were used to evaluate associations between the ear tag and noseband sensor. The percentage of total grazing time recorded by the ear tag and by the noseband sensor was 37.0% [95% confidence interval (CI): 32.1 to 42.0] and 40.5% (95% CI: 35.5 to 45.6), respectively, in Minnesota, and 35.4% (95% CI: 30.6 to 40.2) and 36.9% (95% CI: 32.1 to 41.8), respectively, in Ireland. The ear tag and noseband sensor agreed strongly for monitoring grazing in Minnesota (r = 0.96; 95% CI: 0.94 to 0.97, CCC = 0.95) and in Ireland (r = 0.92; 95% CI: 0.90 to 0.94, CCC = 0.92). The results suggest that there is potential for the ear tag to be used on pasture-based dairy farms to support management decision-making.
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- G M Pereira
- West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris 56267
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- West Central Research and Outreach Center, University of Minnesota, Morris 56267.
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- Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland P61 C996
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- Teagasc, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland P61 C996
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- Smartbow GmbH, Jutogasse 3, 4675 Weibern, Austria
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- Smartbow GmbH, Jutogasse 3, 4675 Weibern, Austria
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Leeks R, Bartley C, O'Brien B, Bagchi T, Kimble RMN. Menstrual Suppression in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients with Disabilities Ranging from Developmental to Acquired Conditions: A Population Study in an Australian Quaternary Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Service from January 2005 to December 2015. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2019; 32:535-540. [PMID: 31181330 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2019.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to review the efficacy of different medical modalities for menstrual suppression in the cohort of patients with disabilities who presented to the Queensland Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology (PAG) Service between January 2005 and December 2015. Menstrual suppression in adolescents with disabilities is an important aspect of care to support the patient and their carers in managing the complexities of menstrual hygiene, pain, and other discomfort associated with menses. It is important for general practitioners, pediatricians, and gynecologists to establish the right modality of suppression for each individual adolescent. DESIGN, SETTINGS, PARTICIPANTS, INTERVENTIONS, AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The study was a retrospective case notes review of 68 adolescents who presented to the Queensland PAG Service, Brisbane, Australia with a request for menstrual suppression. The medical interventions included treatment with either combined oral hormonal contraceptive, oral medroxyprogesterone, depot medroxyprogesterone, or the levonorgestrel intrauterine system (Mirena, Bayer). The primary outcome measure was success of menstrual suppression from commencement of medical intervention to achievement of complete amenorrhea or very light bleeding described as spotting, for each medical modality. Secondary outcomes were length of time from first treatment to first observed menstrual suppression, and the number of outpatient appointments taken to achieve menstrual suppression. RESULTS Of the 68 adolescents, 59/68 (86.8%) successfully achieved menstrual suppression, with 9/68 (13.2%) having ongoing treatment or loss to follow-up at the time of conclusion of the study; 39/68 (57.4%) were menstrually suppressed with their chosen medical modality after their initial appointment. CONCLUSION Medical modalities are highly effective in achieving menstrual suppression and no young women at this institution required a hysterectomy. Depot medroxyprogesterone was the most successful modality used to achieve menstrual suppression followed by the levonorgestrel intrauterine system. The combined oral hormonal contraceptive was the least successful medical treatment in achieving menstrual suppression.
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- R Leeks
- Queensland Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Service, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Queensland Institute of Medical Research Berghofer, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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- Queensland Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Service, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Service, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; University of Queensland, Faculty of Medicine, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Service, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; University of Queensland, Faculty of Medicine, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology Service, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; University of Queensland, Faculty of Medicine, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Deming J, Kinsella J, O'Brien B, Shalloo L. An examination of the effects of labor efficiency on the profitability of grass-based, seasonal-calving dairy farms. J Dairy Sci 2019; 102:8431-8440. [PMID: 31255262 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-15299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The seasonality of grass-based, seasonal-calving dairy systems results in disproportionately higher labor demands during the spring, when cows are calving, than in the remaining seasons. This study aimed to (1) examine the relationship between labor efficiency and profitability; (2) investigate strategies to reduce the hours worked per day by the farmer, family, and farm staff in the spring by having certain tasks outsourced; and (3) quantify the economic implications of those strategies. Data from an existing labor efficiency study on Irish dairy farms were used in conjunction with economic performance data from the farms. Tasks that required the highest level of farm labor per day in the spring were identified and hypothetical strategies to reduce the farm hours worked per day were examined. A stochastic budgetary simulation model was then used to examine the economic implications of employing these strategies and the effects of their use in conjunction with a proportionate increase in cow numbers that would leave the hours worked per day unchanged. The strategies were to use contractors to perform calf rearing, machinery work, or milking. Contracting out milking resulted in the greatest reduction in hours worked per day (5.6 h/d) followed by calf rearing (2.7 h/d) and machinery work (2 h/d). Reducing the hours worked per day by removing those tasks had slight (i.e., <5%) negative effects on profitability; however, maintaining the farm hours worked per day while utilizing the same strategies and increasing herd sizes resulted in profitable options. The most profitable scenario was for farms to increase herd size while contracting out milking.
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- J Deming
- Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996 Ireland; School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Co. Dublin, D04 V1W8 Ireland.
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Co. Dublin, D04 V1W8 Ireland
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- Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996 Ireland
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- Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C996 Ireland
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Werner J, Umstatter C, Kennedy E, Grant J, Leso L, Geoghegan A, Shalloo L, Schick M, O'Brien B. Identification of possible cow grazing behaviour indicators for restricted grass availability in a pasture-based spring calving dairy system. Livest Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2018.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Deming J, Gleeson D, O'Dwyer T, Kinsella J, O'Brien B. Measuring labor input on pasture-based dairy farms using a smartphone. J Dairy Sci 2018; 101:9527-9543. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-14288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pae HK, O'Brien B. Overlap and Uniqueness: Linguistic Componential Traits Contributing to Expressive Skills in English as a Foreign Language. Reading Psychology 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/02702711.2018.1443298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Hye K. Pae
- School of Education, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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- Centre for Research in Child Development, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Shortall J, O'Brien B, Sleator RD, Upton J. Daily and seasonal trends of electricity and water use on pasture-based automatic milking dairy farms. J Dairy Sci 2017; 101:1565-1578. [PMID: 29153515 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this study was to identify the major electricity and water-consuming components of a pasture-based automatic milking (AM) system and to establish the daily and seasonal consumption trends. Electricity and water meters were installed on 7 seasonal calving pasture-based AM farms across Ireland. Electricity-consuming processes and equipment that were metered for consumption included milk cooling components, air compressors, AM unit(s), auxiliary water heaters, water pumps, lights, sockets, automatic manure scrapers, and so on. On-farm direct water-consuming processes and equipment were metered and included AM unit(s), auxiliary water heaters, tubular coolers, wash-down water pumps, livestock drinking water supply, and miscellaneous water taps. Data were collected and analyzed for the 12-mo period of 2015. The average AM farm examined had 114 cows, milking with 1.85 robots, performing a total of 105 milkings/AM unit per day. Total electricity consumption and costs were 62.6 Wh/L of milk produced and 0.91 cents/L, respectively. Milking (vacuum and milk pumping, within-AM unit water heating) had the largest electrical consumption at 33%, followed by air compressing (26%), milk cooling (18%), auxiliary water heating (8%), water pumping (4%), and other electricity-consuming processes (11%). Electricity costs followed a similar trend to that of consumption, with the milking process and water pumping accounting for the highest and lowest cost, respectively. The pattern of daily electricity consumption was similar across the lactation periods, with peak consumption occurring at 0100, 0800, and between 1300 and 1600 h. The trends in seasonal electricity consumption followed the seasonal milk production curve. Total water consumption was 3.7 L of water/L of milk produced. Water consumption associated with the dairy herd at the milking shed represented 42% of total water consumed on the farm. Daily water consumption trends indicated consumption to be lowest in the early morning period (0300-0600 h), followed by spikes in consumption between 1100 and 1400 h. Seasonal water trends followed the seasonal milk production curve, except for the month of May, when water consumption was reduced due to above-average rainfall. This study provides a useful insight into the consumption of electricity and water on a pasture-based AM farms, while also facilitating the development of future strategies and technologies likely to increase the sustainability of AM systems.
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- J Shortall
- Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland; Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Bishopstown, Co. Cork, Ireland.
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- Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Cork Institute of Technology, Bishopstown, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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Honarbakhsh S, Birch S, Baker V, O'Brien B, Lowe M, Hunter RJ, Schilling RJ. 47Radiofrequency balloon catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, RADIANCE STUDY–a UK experience. Europace 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/eux283.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Werner J, Leso L, Umstatter C, Niederhauser J, Kennedy E, Geoghegan A, Shalloo L, Schick M, O'Brien B. Evaluation of the RumiWatchSystem for measuring grazing behaviour of cows. J Neurosci Methods 2017; 300:138-146. [PMID: 28842192 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Feeding behaviour is an important parameter of animal performance, health and welfare, as well as reflecting levels and quality of feed available. Previously, sensors were only used for measuring animal feeding behaviour in indoor housing systems. However, sensors such as the RumiWatchSystem can also monitor such behaviour continuously in pasture-based environments. Therefore, the aim of this study was to validate the RumiWatchSystem to record cow activity and feeding behaviour in a pasture-based system. The RumiWatchSystem was evaluated against visual observation across two different experiments. The time duration per hour at grazing, rumination, walking, standing and lying recorded by the RumiWatchSystem was compared to the visual observation data in Experiment 1. Concordance Correlation Coefficient (CCC) values of CCC=0.96 for grazing, CCC=0.99 for rumination, CCC=1.00 for standing and lying and CCC=0.92 for walking were obtained. The number of grazing and rumination bouts within one hour were also analysed resulting in Cohen's Kappa (κ)=0.62 and κ=0.86 for grazing and rumination bouts, respectively. Experiment 2 focused on the validation of grazing bites and rumination chews. The accordance between visual observation and automated measurement by the RumiWatchSystem was high with CCC=0.78 and CCC=0.94 for grazing bites and rumination chews, respectively. These results indicate that the RumiWatchSystem is a reliable sensor technology for observing cow activity and feeding behaviour in a pasture based milk production system, and may be used for research purposes in a grazing environment.
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- J Werner
- Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland; University of Hohenheim, Institute for Agricultural Engineering, 70599 Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland; University of Florence, Department of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Systems, 50145 Firenze, Italy
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- Agroscope, Research Division Competitiveness and System Evaluation, 8356 Ettenhausen, Switzerland
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- InnoClever GmbH, Tiergartenstrasse 7, 4410 Liestal, Switzerland
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- Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Agroscope, Research Division Competitiveness and System Evaluation, 8356 Ettenhausen, Switzerland
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- Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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O'Brien B, Zafar H, Sharif F. Renal nerve stimulation for treatment of neurocardiogenic syncope: a review from perspective of commercialization potential. Ir J Med Sci 2017; 187:45-54. [PMID: 28616731 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-017-1643-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A strong evidence of outcomes for vasovagal syncope is not easily identified. It would seem reasonable that the proposed Mayo Clinic technology would be reserved for cases with severe recurrent or refractory syncope. However, recurrence levels are relatively low, and while some predictive methods have been proposed, recurrence is also influenced by the interaction that occurs during screening and examinations, i.e. recurrence diminishes once an initial diagnosis has been made. Finally, a key factor in being able to identify suitable patients relates to understanding the relative significance of the vasodepression and cardioinhibitory components-the therapy is best suited to patients that have a significant level of both components. It is probably not needed in patients with mainly cardioinhibitory involvement-data from ISSUE 2 and ISSUE 3 studies suggest that this is a relatively large proportion, particularly with asystolic involvement. The challenge remains in having suitable screening tests to identify the best patients. Tilt table testing has questions concerning its ability to replicate clinical syncope-implantable loop recorders (ILRs) may provide more accurate data but their usage is not yet widely accepted given the costs and invasive nature of the monitor.
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- B O'Brien
- Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering and Informatics, National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- Cardiovascular Research Centre Galway, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland. .,Lambe Institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
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- Cardiovascular Research Centre Galway, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,Lambe Institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.,Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland.,BioInnovate Ireland, Galway, Ireland.,CÚRAM, SFI Centre for Research in Medical Devices, Galway, Ireland
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Wong B, Yin B, O'Brien B. Neurolinguistics: Structure, Function, and Connectivity in the Bilingual Brain. Biomed Res Int 2016; 2016:7069274. [PMID: 26881224 PMCID: PMC4736376 DOI: 10.1155/2016/7069274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Advances in neuroimaging techniques and analytic methods have led to a proliferation of studies investigating the impact of bilingualism on the cognitive and brain systems in humans. Lately, these findings have attracted much interest and debate in the field, leading to a number of recent commentaries and reviews. Here, we contribute to the ongoing discussion by compiling and interpreting the plethora of findings that relate to the structural, functional, and connective changes in the brain that ensue from bilingualism. In doing so, we integrate theoretical models and empirical findings from linguistics, cognitive/developmental psychology, and neuroscience to examine the following issues: (1) whether the language neural network is different for first (dominant) versus second (nondominant) language processing; (2) the effects of bilinguals' executive functioning on the structure and function of the "universal" language neural network; (3) the differential effects of bilingualism on phonological, lexical-semantic, and syntactic aspects of language processing on the brain; and (4) the effects of age of acquisition and proficiency of the user's second language in the bilingual brain, and how these have implications for future research in neurolinguistics.
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- Becky Wong
- Education and Cognitive Development Lab, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616
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- Education and Cognitive Development Lab, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616
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- Education and Cognitive Development Lab, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616
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The objectives of this study were to evaluate annual and seasonal trends in bulk tank somatic cell count (SCC), total bacterial count (TBC), and laboratory pasteurization count (LPC) in Ireland between 2007 and 2011 (inclusive), and to compare trends based on herd type and herd size. The unadjusted median SCC and TBC of all records were 266,000 and 17,000 cfu/mL, respectively. Data were transformed to log values and analyzed using a mixed model. Fixed effects included milk processor, year, month, and total monthly milk volume; milk producer was fitted as a random variable. After analysis, means were back transformed for interpretation. Annual SCC increased slightly from 259,000 cells/mL in 2007 to a peak of 272,647 cells/mL in 2009 and then declined slightly thereafter. Although statistically significant changes in annual TBC are probably not biologically relevant, values ranged between 23,922 and 26,290 cfu/mL. Annual LPC peaked in 2008 (265 cfu/mL), declined in 2009, and increased thereafter. Monthly mean SCC of all records increased from April onward, with the greatest increases seen from October to December, when the majority of cows entered late lactation. Monthly mean TBC exhibited a seasonal trend, whereby TBC was greatest at the beginning and end of the year, coinciding with winter housing. Seasonal milk production herds (n=8,002 herds) calve all cows in spring (February to April), whereas split-calving herds (n=1,829 herds) calve cows in the spring and autumn. From February to September, monthly SCC was lower for seasonal herds than for split-calving herds, whereas SCC was lower for split-calving herds for the remaining months. During winter (October to March), split-calving herds had lower monthly TBC than seasonal herds, most likely because of stricter regulations imposed upon them. Herd size was approximated using total annual milk production figures. Across all months, larger herds had lower SCC and TBC compared with smaller herds. No obvious improvements in milk quality were seen between 2007 and 2011. Farmers have the opportunity to improve milk quality by reducing bulk tank SCC in late lactation and by imposing stricter hygiene practices at the beginning and end of the year to overcome the seasonal variation of bulk tank TBC.
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- A O'Connell
- Teagasc, Livestock Systems Research Department, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland; Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706.
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- Teagasc, Livestock Systems Research Department, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706
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- Teagasc, Livestock Systems Research Department, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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- Teagasc, Livestock Systems Research Department, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
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French P, O'Brien B, Shalloo L. Development and adoption of new technologies to increase the efficiency and sustainability of pasture-based systems. Anim Prod Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1071/an14896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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New technologies that can allow measurement and exploitation of biological variation to improve resource efficiency are rapidly becoming available. Some of these technologies can be applied to improve the efficiency of pasture-based systems. There will be significant innovation in technology for capturing variation in dairy-cow productivity and welfare, as the potential market globally is very large; however, the market potential for technology for pasture-based grazing systems is much smaller and will require public funding to stimulate innovation in technology, to capture and exploit the variation in pasture production and utilisation. Current research in Teagasc Moorepark is focussed on developing and adapting technology to capture both the inter-paddock and intra-paddock variation in pasture production that will potentially allow more specific and efficient nutrient use and higher total herbage production. The second focus of the current research is in the development of technologies to capture and manage the variation in grass utilisation by real-time monitoring and collating the data on herd output and post-grazing residual and controlling individual-animal pasture allocation through individual GPS-location identification and control with virtual fencing.
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Pawar T, Ladha H, Mandel J, Gilbert M, O'Brien B, Hamza M, Armstrong T. CN-15 * ADVERSE EFFECTS OF BEVACIZUMAB IN BRAIN TUMOR PATIENTS. Neuro Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou243.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ladha H, Pawar T, Gilbert M, O'Brien B, Conrad C, Fields M, Hanna T, Loch C, Armstrong T. AI-18 * WOUND HEALING COMPLICATIONS IN A SERIES OF BRAIN TUMOR PATIENTS ON BEVACIZUMAB. Neuro Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou238.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Haddad R, O'Brien B, Evans J, Orr C. Novel finding of carbamazepine induced gall bladder granulomatous vasculitis. Intern Med J 2014; 44:700-3. [DOI: 10.1111/imj.12466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 02/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- R. Haddad
- Department of Neurology; Royal North Shore Hospital; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Neurology; Gosford Hospital; Gosford New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Neurology; Gosford Hospital; Gosford New South Wales Australia
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- Macquarie Neurology; Macquarie University; Sydney New South Wales Australia
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Ambady P, Holdhoff M, Ferrigno C, Grossman S, Anderson MD, Liu D, Conrad C, Penas-Prado M, Gilbert MR, Yung AWK, de Groot J, Aoki T, Nishikawa R, Sugiyama K, Nonoguchi N, Kawabata N, Mishima K, Adachi JI, Kurisu K, Yamasaki F, Tominaga T, Kumabe T, Ueki K, Higuchi F, Yamamoto T, Ishikawa E, Takeshima H, Yamashita S, Arita K, Hirano H, Yamada S, Matsutani M, Apok V, Mills S, Soh C, Karabatsou K, Arimappamagan A, Arya S, Majaid M, Somanna S, Santosh V, Schaff L, Armentano F, Harrison C, Lassman A, McKhann G, Iwamoto F, Armstrong T, Yuan Y, Liu D, Acquaye A, Vera-Bolanos E, Diefes K, Heathcock L, Cahill D, Gilbert M, Aldape K, Arrillaga-Romany I, Ruddy K, Greenberg S, Nayak L, Avgeropoulos N, Avgeropoulos G, Riggs G, Reilly C, Banerji N, Bruns P, Hoag M, Gilliland K, Trusheim J, Bekaert L, Borha A, Emery E, Busson A, Guillamo JS, Bell M, Harrison C, Armentano F, Lassman A, Connolly ES, Khandji A, Iwamoto F, Blakeley J, Ye X, Bergner A, Dombi E, Zalewski C, Follmer K, Halpin C, Fayad L, Jacobs M, Baldwin A, Langmead S, Whitcomb T, Jennings D, Widemann B, Plotkin S, Brandes AA, Mason W, Pichler J, Nowak AK, Gil M, Saran F, Revil C, Lutiger B, Carpentier AF, Milojkovic-Kerklaan B, Aftimos P, Altintas S, Jager A, Gladdines W, Lonnqvist F, Soetekouw P, van Linde M, Awada A, Schellens J, Brandsma D, Brenner A, Sun J, Floyd J, Hart C, Eng C, Fichtel L, Gruslova A, Lodi A, Tiziani S, Bridge CA, Baldock A, Kumthekar P, Dilfer P, Johnston SK, Jacobs J, Corwin D, Guyman L, Rockne R, Sonabend A, Cloney M, Canoll P, Swanson KR, Bromberg J, Schouten H, Schaafsma R, Baars J, Brandsma D, Lugtenburg P, van Montfort C, van den Bent M, Doorduijn J, Spalding A, LaRocca R, Haninger D, Saaraswat T, Coombs L, Rai S, Burton E, Burzynski G, Burzynski S, Janicki T, Marszalek A, Burzynski S, Janicki T, Burzynski G, Marszalek A, Cachia D, Smith T, Cardona AF, Mayor LC, Jimenez E, Hakim F, Yepes C, Bermudez S, Useche N, Asencio JL, Mejia JA, Vargas C, Otero JM, Carranza H, Ortiz LD, Cardona AF, Ortiz LD, Jimenez E, Hakim F, Yepes C, Useche N, Bermudez S, Asencio JL, Carranza H, Vargas C, Otero JM, Bartels C, Quintero A, Restrepo CE, Gomez S, Bernal-Vaca L, Lema M, Cardona AF, Ortiz LD, Useche N, Bermudez S, Jimenez E, Hakim F, Yepes C, Mejia JA, Bernal-Vaca L, Restrepo CE, Gomez S, Quintero A, Bartels C, Carranza H, Vargas C, Otero JM, Carlo M, Omuro A, Grommes C, Kris M, Nolan C, Pentsova E, Pietanza M, Kaley T, Carrabba G, Giammattei L, Draghi R, Conte V, Martinelli I, Caroli M, Bertani G, Locatelli M, Rampini P, Artoni A, Carrabba G, Bertani G, Cogiamanian F, Ardolino G, Zarino B, Locatelli M, Caroli M, Rampini P, Chamberlain M, Raizer J, Soffetti R, Ruda R, Brandsma D, Boogerd W, Taillibert S, Le Rhun E, Jaeckle K, van den Bent M, Wen P, Chamberlain M, Chinot OL, Wick W, Mason W, Henriksson R, Saran F, Nishikawa R, Carpentier AF, Hoang-Xuan K, Kavan P, Cernea D, Brandes AA, Hilton M, Kerloeguen Y, Guijarro A, Cloughsey T, Choi JH, Hong YK, Conrad C, Yung WKA, deGroot J, Gilbert M, Loghin M, Penas-Prado M, Tremont I, Silberman S, Picker D, Costa R, Lycette J, Gancher S, Cullen J, Winer E, Hochberg F, Sachs G, Jeyapalan S, Dahiya S, Stevens G, Peereboom D, Ahluwalia M, Daras M, Hsu M, Kaley T, Panageas K, Curry R, Avila E, Fuente MDL, Omuro A, DeAngelis L, Desjardins A, Sampson J, Peters K, Ranjan T, Vlahovic G, Threatt S, Herndon J, Boulton S, Lally-Goss D, McSherry F, Friedman A, Friedman H, Bigner D, Gromeier M, Prust M, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Poloskova P, Jafari-Khouzani K, Gerstner E, Dietrich J, Fabi A, Villani V, Vaccaro V, Vidiri A, Giannarelli D, Piludu F, Anelli V, Carapella C, Cognetti F, Pace A, Flowers A, Flowers A, Killory B, Furuse M, Miyatake SI, Kawabata S, Kuroiwa T, Garciarena P, Anderson MD, Hamilton J, Schellingerhout D, Fuller GN, Sawaya R, Gilbert MR, Gilbert M, Pugh S, Won M, Blumenthal D, Vogelbaum M, Aldape K, Colman H, Chakravarti A, Jeraj R, Dignam J, Armstrong T, Wefel J, Brown P, Jaeckle K, Schiff D, Brachman D, Werner-Wasik M, Tremont-Lukats I, Sulman E, Mehta M, Gill B, Yun J, Goldstein H, Malone H, Pisapia D, Sonabend AM, Mckhann GK, Sisti MB, Sims P, Canoll P, Bruce JN, Girvan A, Carter G, Li L, Kaltenboeck A, Chawla A, Ivanova J, Koh M, Stevens J, Lahn M, Gore M, Hariharan S, Porta C, Bjarnason G, Bracarda S, Hawkins R, Oudard S, Zhang K, Fly K, Matczak E, Szczylik C, Grossman R, Ram Z, Hamza M, O'Brien B, Mandel J, DeGroot J, Han S, Molinaro A, Berger M, Prados M, Chang S, Clarke J, Butowski N, Hashimoto N, Chiba Y, Tsuboi A, Kinoshita M, Hirayama R, Kagawa N, Oka Y, Oji Y, Sugiyama H, Yoshimine T, Hawkins-Daarud A, Jackson PR, Swanson KR, Sarmiento JM, Ly D, Jutla J, Ortega A, Carico C, Dickinson H, Phuphanich S, Rudnick J, Patil C, Hu J, Iglseder S, Nowosielski M, Nevinny-Stickel M, Stockhammer G, Jain R, Poisson L, Scarpace L, Mikkelsen T, Kirby J, Freymann J, Hwang S, Gutman D, Jaffe C, Brat D, Flanders A, Janicki T, Burzynski S, Burzynski G, Marszalek A, Jiang C, Wang H, Jo J, Williams B, Smolkin M, Wintermark M, Shaffrey M, Schiff D, Juratli T, Soucek S, Kirsch M, Schackert G, Kakkar A, Kumar S, Bhagat U, Kumar A, Suri A, Singh M, Sharma M, Sarkar C, Suri V, Kaley T, Barani I, Chamberlain M, McDermott M, Raizer J, Rogers L, Schiff D, Vogelbaum M, Weber D, Wen P, Kalita O, Vaverka M, Hrabalek L, Zlevorova M, Trojanec R, Hajduch M, Kneblova M, Ehrmann J, Kanner AA, Wong ET, Villano JL, Ram Z, Khatua S, Fuller G, Dasgupta S, Rytting M, Vats T, Zaky W, Khatua S, Sandberg D, Foresman L, Zaky W, Kieran M, Geoerger B, Casanova M, Chisholm J, Aerts I, Bouffet E, Brandes AA, Leary SES, Sullivan M, Bailey S, Cohen K, Mason W, Kalambakas S, Deshpande P, Tai F, Hurh E, McDonald TJ, Kieran M, Hargrave D, Wen PY, Goldman S, Amakye D, Patton M, Tai F, Moreno L, Kim CY, Kim T, Han JH, Kim YJ, Kim IA, Yun CH, Jung HW, Koekkoek JAF, Reijneveld JC, Dirven L, Postma TJ, Vos MJ, Heimans JJ, Taphoorn MJB, Koeppen S, Hense J, Kong XT, Davidson T, Lai A, Cloughesy T, Nghiemphu PL, Kong DS, Choi YL, Seol HJ, Lee JI, Nam DH, Kool M, Jones DTW, Jager N, Northcott PA, Pugh T, Hovestadt V, Markant S, Esparza LA, Bourdeaut F, Remke M, Taylor MD, Cho YJ, Pomeroy SL, Schuller U, Korshunov A, Eils R, Wechsler-Reya RJ, Lichter P, Pfister SM, Krel R, Krutoshinskaya Y, Rosiello A, Seidman R, Kowalska A, Kudo T, Hata Y, Maehara T, Kumthekar P, Bridge C, Patel V, Rademaker A, Helenowski I, Mrugala M, Rockhill J, Swanson K, Grimm S, Raizer J, Meletath S, Bennett M, Nestor VA, Fink KL, Lee E, Reardon D, Schiff D, Drappatz J, Muzikansky A, Hammond S, Grimm S, Norden A, Beroukhim R, McCluskey C, Chi A, Batchelor T, Smith K, Gaffey S, Gerard M, Snodgras S, Raizer J, Wen P, Leeper H, Johnson D, Lima J, Porensky E, Cavaliere R, Lin A, Liu J, Evans J, Leuthardt E, Dacey R, Dowling J, Kim A, Zipfel G, Grubb R, Huang J, Robinson C, Simpson J, Linette G, Chicoine M, Tran D, Liubinas SV, D'Abaco GM, Moffat B, Gonzales M, Feleppa F, Nowell CJ, Gorelick A, Drummond KJ, Morokoff AP, O'Brien TJ, Kaye AH, Loghin M, Melhem-Bertrandt A, Penas-Prado M, Zaidi T, Katz R, Lupica K, Stevens G, Ly I, Hamilton S, Rostomily R, Rockhill J, Mrugala M, Mandel J, Yust-Katz S, de Groot J, Yung A, Gilbert M, Burzynski S, Janicki T, Burzynski G, Marszalek A, Pachow D, Kliese N, Kirches E, Mawrin C, McNamara MG, Lwin Z, Jiang H, Chung C, Millar BA, Sahgal A, Laperriere N, Mason WP, Megyesi J, Salehi F, Merker V, Slusarz K, Muzikansky A, Francis S, Plotkin S, Mishima K, Adachi JI, Suzuki T, Uchida E, Yanagawa T, Watanabe Y, Fukuoka K, Yanagisawa T, Wakiya K, Fujimaki T, Nishikawa R, Moiyadi A, Kannan S, Sridhar E, Gupta T, Shetty P, Jalali R, Alshami J, Lecavalier-Barsoum M, Guiot MC, Tampieri D, Kavan P, Muanza T, Nagane M, Kobayashi K, Takayama N, Shiokawa Y, Nakamura H, Makino K, Hideo T, Kuroda JI, Shinojima N, Yano S, Kuratsu JI, Nambudiri N, Arrilaga I, Dunn I, Folkerth R, Chi S, Reardon D, Nayak L, Omuro A, DeAngelis L, Robins HI, Govindan R, Gadgeel S, Kelly K, Rigas J, Reimers HJ, Peereboom D, Rosenfeld S, Garst J, Ramnath N, Wing P, Zheng M, Urban P, Abrey L, Wen P, Nayak L, DeAngelis LM, Wen PY, Brandes AA, Soffietti R, Peereboom DM, Lin NU, Chamberlain M, Macdonald D, Galanis E, Perry J, Jaeckle K, Mehta M, Stupp R, van den Bent M, Reardon DA, Norden A, Hammond S, Drappatz J, Phuphanich S, Reardon D, Wong E, Plotkin S, Lesser G, Raizer J, Batchelor T, Lee E, Kaley T, Muzikansky A, Doherty L, LaFrankie D, Ruland S, Smith K, Gerard M, McCluskey C, Wen P, Norden A, Schiff D, Ahluwalia M, Lesser G, Nayak L, Lee E, Muzikansky A, Dietrich J, Smith K, Gaffey S, McCluskey C, Ligon K, Reardon D, Wen P, Bush NAO, Kesari S, Scott B, Ohno M, Narita Y, Miyakita Y, Arita H, Matsushita Y, Yoshida A, Fukushima S, Ichimura K, Shibui S, Okamura T, Kaneko S, Omuro A, Chinot O, Taillandier L, Ghesquieres H, Soussain C, Delwail V, Lamy T, Gressin R, Choquet S, Soubeyran P, Maire JP, Benouaich-Amiel A, Lebouvier-Sadot S, Gyan E, Barrie M, del Rio MS, Gonzalez-Aguilar A, Houllier C, Tanguy ML, Hoang-Xuan K, Omuro A, Abrey L, Raizer J, Paleologos N, Forsyth P, DeAngelis L, Kaley T, Louis D, Cairncross JG, Matasar M, Mehta J, Grimm S, Moskowitz C, Sauter C, Opinaldo P, Torcuator R, Ortiz LD, Cardona AF, Hakim F, Jimenez E, Yepes C, Useche N, Bermudez S, Mejia JA, Asencio JL, Carranza H, Vargas C, Otero JM, Lema M, Pace A, Villani V, Fabi A, Carapella CM, Patel A, Allen J, Dicker D, Sheehan J, El-Deiry W, Glantz M, Tsyvkin E, Rauschkolb P, Pentsova E, Lee M, Perez A, Norton J, Uschmann H, Chamczuck A, Khan M, Fratkin J, Rahman R, Hempfling K, Norden A, Reardon DA, Nayak L, Rinne M, Doherty L, Ruland S, Rai A, Rifenburg J, LaFrankie D, Wen P, Lee E, Ranjan T, Peters K, Vlahovic G, Friedman H, Desjardins A, Reveles I, Brenner A, Ruda R, Bello L, Castellano A, Bertero L, Bosa C, Trevisan E, Riva M, Donativi M, Falini A, Soffietti R, Saran F, Chinot OL, Henriksson R, Mason W, Wick W, Nishikawa R, Dahr S, Hilton M, Garcia J, Cloughesy T, Sasaki H, Nishiyama Y, Yoshida K, Hirose Y, Schwartz M, Grimm S, Kumthekar P, Fralin S, Rice L, Drawz A, Helenowski I, Rademaker A, Raizer J, Schwartz K, Chang H, Nikolai M, Kurniali P, Olson K, Pernicone J, Sweeley C, Noel M, Sharma M, Gupta R, Suri V, Singh M, Sarkar C, Shibahara I, Sonoda Y, Saito R, Kanamori M, Yamashita Y, Kumabe T, Watanabe M, Suzuki H, Watanabe T, Ishioka C, Tominaga T, Shih K, Chowdhary S, Rosenblatt P, Weir AB, Shepard G, Williams JT, Shastry M, Hainsworth JD, Singer S, Riely GJ, Kris MG, Grommes C, Sanders MWCB, Arik Y, Seute T, Robe PAJT, Leijten FSS, Snijders TJ, Sturla L, Culhane JJ, Donahue J, Jeyapalan S, Suchorska B, Jansen N, Wenter V, Eigenbrod S, Schmid-Tannwald C, Zwergal A, Niyazi M, Bartenstein P, Schnell O, Kreth FW, LaFougere C, Tonn JC, Taillandier L, Wittwer B, Blonski M, Faure G, De Carvalho M, Le Rhun E, Tanaka K, Sasayama T, Nishihara M, Mizukawa K, Kohmura E, Taylor S, Newell K, Graves L, Timmer M, Cramer C, Rohn G, Goldbrunner R, Turner S, Gergel T, Lacroix M, Toms S, Ueki K, Higuchi F, Sakamoto S, Kim P, Salgado MAV, Rueda AG, Urzaiz LL, Villanueva MG, Millan JMS, Cervantes ER, Pampliega RA, de Pedro MDA, Berrocal VR, Mena AC, van Zanten SV, Jansen M, van Vuurden D, Huisman M, Hoekstra O, van Dongen G, Kaspers GJ, Schlamann A, von Bueren AO, Hagel C, Kramm C, Kortmann RD, Muller K, Friedrich C, Muller K, von Hoff K, Kwiecien R, Pietsch T, Warmuth-Metz M, Gerber NU, Hau P, Kuehl J, Kortmann RD, von Bueren AO, Rutkowski S, von Bueren AO, Friedrich C, von Hoff K, Kwiecien R, Muller K, Pietsch T, Warmuth-Metz M, Kuehl J, Kortmann RD, Rutkowski S, Walker J, Tremont I, Armstrong T, Wang H, Jiang C, Wang H, Jiang C, Warren P, Robert S, Lahti A, White D, Reid M, Nabors L, Sontheimer H, Wen P, Yung A, Mellinghoff I, Lamborn K, Ramkissoon S, Cloughesy T, Rinne M, Omuro A, DeAngelis L, Gilbert M, Chi A, Batchelor T, Colman H, Chang S, Nayak L, Massacesi C, DiTomaso E, Prados M, Reardon D, Ligon K, Wong ET, Elzinga G, Chung A, Barron L, Bloom J, Swanson KD, Elzinga G, Chung A, Wong ET, Wu W, Galanis E, Wen P, Das A, Fine H, Cloughesy T, Sargent D, Yoon WS, Yang SH, Chung DS, Jeun SS, Hong YK, Yust-Katz S, Milbourne A, Diane L, Gilbert M, Armstrong T, Zaky W, Weinberg J, Fuller G, Ketonen L, McAleer MF, Ahmed N, Khatua S, Zaky W, Olar A, Stewart J, Sandberg D, Foresman L, Ketonen L, Khatua S. NEURO/MEDICAL ONCOLOGY. Neuro Oncol 2013; 15:iii98-iii135. [PMCID: PMC3823897 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/14/2023] Open
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Power C, Danaher M, Sayers R, O'Brien B, Clancy C, Furey A, Jordan K. Investigation of the migration of triclabendazole residues to milk products manufactured from bovine milk, and stability therein, following lactating cow treatment. J Dairy Sci 2013; 96:6223-32. [PMID: 23932132 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Triclabendazole (TCB) is a flukicide used in the treatment of liver fluke in cattle; however, its use is currently prohibited in lactating dairy cows. In this study, following administration of 10% Fasinex (triclabendazole, Novartis Animal Health UK Ltd., Camberley, UK) the milk of 6 animals was used to manufacture dairy products, to ascertain if TCB residues in milk migrate into dairy products. The detection limit of the ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method used was 0.67 μg/kg. The highest concentrations of TCB residue measured, within the individual cow milk yield, was 1,529 ± 244 µg/kg (n=6), on d 2 posttreatment. Days 2 and 23 posttreatment represented high and low residue concentrations, respectively. At each of these 2 time points, the milk was pooled into 2 independent aliquots and refrigerated. Milk products, including cheese, butter, and skim milk powder were manufactured using pasteurized and unpasteurized milk from each aliquot. The results for high residue milks demonstrated that TCB residues concentrated in the cheese by a factor of 5 (5,372 vs. 918 µg/kg for cheese vs. milk) compared with the starting milk. Residue concentrations are the sum of TCB and its metabolites, expressed as keto-TCB. Residues were concentrated in the butter by a factor of 9 (9,177 vs. 1,082 μg/kg for butter vs. milk) compared with the starting milk. For milk, which was separated to skim milk and cream fractions, the residues were concentrated in the cream. Once skim milk powder was manufactured from the skim milk fraction, the residue in powder was concentrated 15-fold compared with the starting skim milk (7,252 vs. 423 µg/kg for powder vs. skim milk), despite the high temperature (185 °C) required during powder manufacture. For products manufactured from milk with low residue concentrations at d 23 posttreatment, TCB residues were detected in butter, cheese, and skim milk powder, even though there was no detectable residue in the milk used to manufacture these products. Triclabendazole residues were concentrated in some milk products (despite manufacturing treatments), exceeding residue levels in the starting milk and, depending on the storage conditions, may be relatively stable over time.
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- Food Safety Department, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland; Team Elucidate, Department of Chemistry, Cork Institute of Technology, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
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Milosevic S, Tran K, O'Brien B. A rare cause of high anion gap metabolic acidosis. Intern Med J 2013; 43:100-1. [PMID: 23324093 DOI: 10.1111/imj.12016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2012] [Accepted: 03/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Perkins ZB, Gunning M, Crilly J, Lockey D, O'Brien B. The haemodynamic response to pre-hospital RSI in injured patients. Injury 2013; 44:618-23. [PMID: 22483540 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2012] [Revised: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 03/15/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation provoke a marked sympathetic response, potentially harmful in patients with cerebral or cardiovascular pathology or haemorrhage. Standard pre-hospital rapid sequence induction of anaesthesia (RSI) does not incorporate agents that attenuate this response. It is not known if a clinically significant response occurs following pre-hospital RSI or what proportion of injured patients requiring the intervention are potentially at risk in this setting. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 115 consecutive pre-hospital RSI's performed on trauma patients in a physician-led Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. Primary outcome was the acute haemodynamic response to the procedure. A clinically significant response was defined as a greater than 20% change from baseline recordings during laryngoscopy and intubation. RESULTS Laryngoscopy and intubation provoked a hypertensive response in 79% of cases. Almost one-in-ten patients experienced a greater than 100% increase in mean arterial pressure (MAP) and/or systolic blood pressure (SBP). The mean (95% CI) increase in SBP was 41(31-51) mmHg and MAP was 30(23-37) mmHg. Conditions leaving the patient vulnerable to secondary injury from a hypertensive response were common. CONCLUSIONS Laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation, following a standard pre-hospital RSI, commonly induced a clinically significant hypertensive response in the trauma patients studied. We believe that, although this technique is effective in securing the pre-hospital trauma airway, it is poor at attenuating adverse physiological effects that may be detrimental in this patient group.
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- Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance Trust, Kent, UK.
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Weier HUG, O'Brien B. Genetics and risk assessment. Curr Genomics 2013; 13:417. [PMID: 23450964 PMCID: PMC3426774 DOI: 10.2174/138920212802510493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Geary U, Lopez-Villalobos N, Begley N, McCoy F, O'Brien B, O'Grady L, Shalloo L. Estimating the effect of mastitis on the profitability of Irish dairy farms. J Dairy Sci 2012; 95:3662-73. [PMID: 22720924 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2011] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this paper was to estimate the effect of the costs of mastitis on the profitability of Irish dairy farms as indicated by various ranges of bulk milk somatic cell count (BMSCC). Data were collected from 4 sources and included milk production losses, cases treated, and on-farm practices around mastitis management. The Moorepark Dairy Systems Model, which simulates dairying systems inside the farm gate, was used to carry out the analysis. The cost components of mastitis that affect farm profitability and that were included in the model were milk losses, culling, diagnostic testing, treatment, veterinary attention, discarded milk, and penalties. Farms were grouped by 5 BMSCC thresholds of ≤ 100,000, 100,001-200,000, 200,001-300,000, 300,001-400,000, and > 400,000 cells/mL. The ≤ 100,000 cells/mL threshold was taken as the baseline and the other 4 thresholds were compared relative to this baseline. For a 40-ha farm, the analysis found that as BMSCC increased, milk receipts decreased from €148,843 at a BMSCC <100,000 cells/mL to €138,573 at a BMSCC > 400,000 cells/mL. In addition, as BMSCC increased, livestock receipts increased by 17%, from €43,304 at a BMSCC <100,000 cells/mL to €50,519 at a BMSCC > 400,000 cells/mL. This reflected the higher replacement rates as BMSCC increased and the associated cull cow value. Total farm receipts decreased from €192,147 at the baseline (< 100,000 cells/mL) to €189,091 at a BMSCC > 400,000 cells/mL. Total farm costs increased as BMSCC increased, reflecting treatment, veterinary, diagnostic testing, and replacement heifer costs. At the baseline, total farm costs were €161,085, increasing to €177,343 at a BMSCC > 400,000 cells/mL. Net farm profit decreased as BMSCC increased, from €31,252/yr at the baseline to €11,748/yr at a BMSCC > 400,000 cells/mL. This analysis highlights the impact that mastitis has on the profitability of Irish dairy farms. The analysis presented here can be used to develop a "cost of mastitis" tool for use on Irish dairy farms to motivate farmers to acknowledge the scale of the problem, realize the value of improving mastitis control, and implement effective mastitis control practices.
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- Livestock Systems Research Department, Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland.
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O'Leary RA, O'Brien B. Assessing demand for intensive care services: the role of readmission rates. Crit Care 2012. [PMCID: PMC3363932 DOI: 10.1186/cc11121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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White A, O'Brien B, Houlihan T, Darker C, O'Shea B. Childhood obesity: parents fail to recognise, general practitioners fail to act. Ir Med J 2012; 105:10-13. [PMID: 22397205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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General Practitioners (GPs) have an important role to play in recognition of and intervention against childhood obesity in Ireland. Data were collected prospectively on a cohort of children aged 4-14 and their parents (n = 101 pairs) who attended consecutively to a semi-rural group general practice. Parents estimated their child's weight status. Actual weight status was determined for both parent and child using the United States Centres' for Disease Control's BMI-for-age references. 15 (14.9%) of the children and 49 (51.6%) of the parents were overweight or obese. While 71 (95.5%) of normal weight status children were correctly identified, parents showed poor concordance in identifying their children as overweight 2 (18.2%) or obese 0 (0%). BMI was only evidently recorded in the clinical records of 1 out of 15 cases of overweight children identified. With parents failing to recognise childhood obesity, GPs have a responsibility in tackling this problem at a family level.
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- Chapelizod Medical Centre, Belgrove Park, Chapelizod, Dublin 20.
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Price MP, O'Brien B. Closing doors, saving services. Trustee 2011; 64:6-1. [PMID: 22132666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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After ending inpatient care, a hospital recommits to its community.
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Aksoy O, Yousefzai R, Singh D, Agarwal S, O'Brien B, Griffin BP, Kapadia SR, Tuzcu ME, Penn MS, Nissen SE, Menon V. Cardiogenic shock in the setting of severe aortic stenosis: role of intra-aortic balloon pump support. Heart 2010; 97:838-43. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.206367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Khan E, O'Brien B, Breatnach C, Mannion D, Doherty P. Recovery after paediatric day case surgery: a prospective observational audit. Ir Med J 2010; 103:252. [PMID: 21046872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Cocaine misuse is increasing and it is evidently considered a relatively safe drug of abuse in Ireland. To address this perception, we reviewed the database of an 18-bed Dublin intensive care unit, covering all admissions from 2003 to 2007. We identified cocaine-related cases, measuring hospital mortality and long-term survival in early 2009. Cocaine-related admissions increased from around one annually in 2003-05 to 10 in 2007. Their median (IQR [range]) age was 25 (21-35 [17-47]) years and 78% were male. The median (IQR [range]) APACHE II score was 16 (11-27 [5-36]) and length of intensive care stay was 5 (3-9 [1-16]) days. Ten patients died during their hospital stay. A further five had died by the time of follow-up, a median of 24 months later. One was untraceable. Cocaine toxicity necessitating intensive care is increasingly common in Dublin. Hospital mortality in this series was 52%. These findings may help to inform public attitudes to cocaine.
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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Gleeson D, O'Brien B, Flynn J, O'Callaghan E, Galli F. Effect of pre-milking teat preparation procedures on the microbial count on teats prior to cluster application. Ir Vet J 2009; 62:461-7. [PMID: 21851738 PMCID: PMC3113755 DOI: 10.1186/2046-0481-62-7-461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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A study was carried out to investigate the effect of six pre-milking teat preparation procedures on lowering the staphylococal, streptococcal and coliform microbial count on teat skin prior to cluster application. The teat preparations included 'Iodine', 'Chlorhexidine' teat foam, 'Washing and drying' with paper, 'No preparation', 'Chlorine' teat foam, and disinfectant 'Wipes'. Teat preparations were applied for five days to 10 cows for each treatment during two herd management periods (indoors and outdoors). Teats were swabbed on day four and five before teat preparation and repeated after teat preparation. The swabs were plated on three selective agars: Baird Parker (Staphylococcus spp.), Edwards (Streptococcus spp.), and MacConkey (coliform). Following incubation, microbial counts for each pathogen type were manually counted and assigned to one of six categories depending on the microbial counts measured. The results were analysed by logistic regression using SAS 28. The main analysis was conducted on binary improvement scores for the swabbing outcomes. There were no differences for staphylococcal, streptococcal and coliform bacterial counts between treatments, measured 'before' teat preparation. Treatments containing 'Chlorhexidine' teat foam (OR = 4.46) and 'Wipes' (OR = 4.46) resulted in a significant reduction (P < 0.01) in the staphylococcal count on teats compared to 'Washing and drying' or 'No preparation'. 'Chlorine' teat foam (OR = 3.45) and 'Wipes' (3.45) had the highest probability (P < 0.01) of reducing streptococcal counts compared to 'Washing and drying' or 'No preparation'. There was no statistical difference between any of the disinfectant treatments applied in reducing coliforms. Thus, the use of some disinfectant products for pre-milking teat preparation can have beneficial effects on reducing the levels of staphylococcal and streptococcal pathogens on teat skin.
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- Teagasc, Moorepark, Dairy Production Research Centre, Fermoy, Co, Cork.
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Kelly P, O'Sullivan K, Berry D, More S, Meaney W, O'Callaghan E, O'Brien B. Farm management factors associated with bulk tank somatic cell count in Irish dairy herds. Ir Vet J 2009; 62 Suppl 4:S45-51. [PMID: 22081962 PMCID: PMC3339350 DOI: 10.1186/2046-0481-62-s4-s45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The relationship between bulk tank somatic cell count (SCC) and farm management and infrastructure was examined using data from 398 randomly selected, yet representative, Irish dairy farms where the basal diet is grazed grass. Median bulk tank SCC for the farms was 282,887 cells/ml ranging from 82,209 to 773,028 cells/ml. Two questionnaires were administered through face-to-face contact with each farmer. Herd-level factors associated with bulk tank SCC were determined using linear models with annual somatic cell score (i.e., arithmetic mean of the natural logarithm of bulk tank SCC) included as the dependent variable. All herd level factors were analysed individually in separate regression models, which included an adjustment for geographical location of the farm; a multiple regression model was subsequently developed. Management practices associated with low SCC included the use of dry cow therapy, participation in a milk recording scheme and the use of teat disinfection post-milking. There was an association between low SCC and an increased level of hygiene and frequency of cleaning of the holding yard, passageways and cubicles. Herd management factors associated with bulk tank SCC in Irish grazing herds are generally in agreement with most previous studies from confinement systems of milk production.
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- Moorepark Dairy Production Research Centre, Fermoy, Co, Cork, Ireland.
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