Publications by authors named "D W Miles"

Objective: To identify the types of conditions reported in peer-reviewed literature that result in chronic musculoskeletal lower limb pain in children and adolescents and explore the alignment of these conditions with the chronic pain reporting codes indexed in the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11).

Design: This scoping review follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Data Sources: Five electronic databases were searched (Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library).

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We report the development of peptide-glycosaminoglycan hydrogels as injectable biomaterials for load-bearing soft tissue repair. The hydrogels are injectable as a liquid for clinical delivery, rapidly form a gel , and mimic the osmotic swelling behaviour of natural tissue. We used a new model to demonstrate their application as a nucleus augmentation material for the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration.

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Dose rate is one of the important parameters in radiation-induced biomolecular damage. The effects of dose rate have been known to modify radiation toxicity in biological systems. The rate and extent of sublethal DNA damage (e.

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  • The study aimed to assess opioid usage and prescribing trends among workers' compensation (WC) patients after foot or ankle surgeries compared to a control group of non-WC patients.
  • A total of 118 patients were analyzed, revealing that 67% of WC patients received multiple opioid prescriptions post-surgery, significantly higher than the 39% of non-WC patients.
  • The findings suggest that WC patients have greater opioid prescription rates, highlighting the need for physicians to discuss opioid expectations and set safe prescribing limits before surgery.
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Colour polymorphic species often exhibit variation in morphology, physiology, and behaviour among morphs. In particular, dominance status may be signalled by the interaction between behaviour and colour morph. Behavioural traits associated with dominance include boldness, exploration, and aggression, which influence access to preferred habitat, territorial defence, and mate acquisition.

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