Publications by authors named "David Osborn"

Hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) and hydrochlorofluoroolefins (HCFOs) are the leading synthetic replacements for compounds successively banned by the Montreal Protocol and amendments. HFOs and HCFOs readily decompose in the atmosphere to form fluorinated carbonyls, including CFCHO in yields of up to 100%, which are then photolyzed. A long-standing issue, critical for the transition to safe industrial gases, is whether atmospheric decomposition of CFCHO yields any quantity of CHF (HFC-23), which is one of the most environmentally hazardous greenhouse gases.

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Background: Contemporary data relating to antipsychotic prescribing in UK primary care for patients diagnosed with severe mental illness (SMI) are lacking.

Aims: To describe contemporary patterns of antipsychotic prescribing in UK primary care for patients diagnosed with SMI.

Method: Cohort study of patients with an SMI diagnosis (i.

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Objectives: To validate codelists for defining a range of mental health (MH) conditions with primary care data, using a mixed qualitative and quantitative approach and without requiring external data.

Methods: We validated Read codelists, selecting and classifying them in three steps. The qualitative step included an in-depth revision of the codes by six doctors.

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Background: Poor social connectedness has been identified as a risk factor for poor mental health but there is a lack of standardisation in how it is measured. This systematic review aimed to identify suitable measures of social connectedness for use in UK adult general populations.

Methods: Searches were undertaken in two stages to identify: (1) measures of social connectedness from review articles and grey literature and (2) studies reporting on the psychometric properties of the identified measures.

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Butorphanol-azaperone-medetomidine (BAM) is commonly used for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) immobilization in captive and free-ranging populations. It is a federally regulated controlled substance requiring stringent regulatory compliance, complicating field application. A prescription-only drug combination, nalbuphine-medetomidine-azaperone® (NalMed-A) provides a less-regulated alternative for use by wildlife professionals.

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Background: Maternal mental illness (MMI) affects almost a quarter of mothers and may impact a child's development and physical health. It remains unclear whether MMI is associated with altered utilization of vaccination services. Understanding this association could help to identify families in need of additional support.

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  • Delirium is a serious mental condition linked to physical illnesses, and understanding its risk factors, particularly the role of severe mental illness (SMI), is essential for prevention and detection.
  • A study using healthcare data from 2000-2017 found that individuals with SMI, especially those under 65, have a significantly higher risk of being diagnosed with delirium compared to those without SMI.
  • Despite the higher diagnosis rates, the research showed no significant difference in 30-day mortality rates following delirium hospitalization between people with SMI and those without, indicating that while SMI increases vulnerability to delirium, it does not necessarily lead to higher immediate mortality.
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  • The study explored the connection between depression, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder (AUD) in individuals diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) within an English primary care population.
  • Researchers analyzed data from nearly 480,000 people diagnosed with T2DM from 2004 to 2019 to see how these mental health conditions occur in those with and without prior AUD.
  • Results indicated that individuals with AUD were significantly more likely to experience new episodes of depression and anxiety after their T2DM diagnosis compared to those without AUD, even after adjusting for various confounding factors.
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  • Optimizing drug treatment for bipolar disorder is tough, but there is some evidence that certain clinical and demographic factors could indicate how well a patient might respond to lithium. Attempts to create personalized treatment plans have not been very successful so far.
  • Researchers analyzed UK primary care records of over 31,000 individuals treated with either lithium or olanzapine using machine learning to predict which patients would respond to these medications. They found that while predicting lithium responders was challenging, certain factors like age at diagnosis and treatment were significant.
  • Although they couldn't distinctly predict responses to olanzapine, the study opened avenues for further research using larger datasets, emphasizing that exploring machine learning in electronic health records could
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Purpose: Electronic health records (EHR) are valuable resources for health research; however, their use is challenging. A validated alcohol use disorder (AUD) codelist for UK primary care is needed to improve population-based research in this patient group. We aimed to develop an AUD codelist for use in the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Aurum database, a UK EHR primary-care database.

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This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the safety and effectiveness of shorter versus longer duration antibiotic regimens for the treatment of suspected neonatal sepsis.

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  • Lithium is the most effective mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder and may also help regulate bone metabolism, potentially reducing fracture risk.
  • A study analyzed fracture risks in 40,697 bipolar disorder patients, comparing those on lithium versus those on other treatments like antipsychotics and mood stabilizing antiepileptics.
  • Results indicated that lithium users had a lower risk of fractures (HR 0.66) compared to those on non-lithium treatments, suggesting lithium's protective effect is beneficial for patients prone to falls.
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This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the safety and effectiveness of shorter versus longer duration antibiotic regimens for the treatment of culture-positive neonatal sepsis with or without meningitis.

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Background: Severe mental illness (SMI) has been associated with reduced bone density and increased risk of fractures, although some studies have shown inconsistent results.

Aim: To examine the association between SMI and recorded diagnosis of osteoporosis and fragility fracture in people aged ≥50 years.

Design And Setting: Population-based cohort study set in UK primary care.

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Carbene species play an integral role in high-energy chemistry, transition-metal-carbene chemistry, catalysis, photolytic formation of carbohydrates, and possibly even the formation of interstellar sugars. In 1921, "reactive formaldehyde"─now known as hydroxymethylene (HCOH)─was first implicated as an intermediate in photocatalytic processes. However, due to its transient nature, direct observation of HCOH has predominantly been attained using cryogenic isolation methods.

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Background: Respiratory distress occurs in up to 7% of newborns, with respiratory support (RS) provided invasively via an endotracheal (ET) tube or non-invasively via a nasal interface. Invasive ventilation increases the risk of lung injury and chronic lung disease (CLD). Using non-invasive strategies, with or without minimally invasive surfactant, may reduce the need for mechanical ventilation and the risk of lung damage in newborn infants with respiratory distress.

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Perceived risk associated with hunters can cause white-tailed deer () to shift their activity away from key foraging areas or alter normal movements, which are important considerations in managing hunting and its effects on a population. We studied the effects of seven firearms hunts on the movements of 20 female deer in two Wildlife Management Areas within the Chattahoochee National Forest of northern Georgia, USA, during the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 hunting seasons. Deer populations and the number of hunters in our study area have declined significantly since the 1980s.

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Background: Depression, anxiety and insomnia often co-occur. However, there is a lack of research regarding how they cluster and how this is related to medication used to treat them.

Aims: To describe the frequencies and associations between depression, anxiety and insomnia, and treatment for these conditions in primary care.

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Background: Depression is associated with higher rates of premature mortality in people with physical comorbidities, such as type 2 diabetes. Conceptually, the successful treatment of depression in people with type 2 diabetes could prevent premature mortality.

Aims: To investigate the association between antidepressant prescribing and the rates of all-cause and cause-specific (endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, cancer, unnatural) mortality in individuals with comorbid depression and type 2 diabetes.

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To address intracellular mycobacterial infections, we developed a cocktail of four enzymes that catalytically attack three layers of the mycobacterial envelope. This cocktail is delivered to macrophages, through a targeted liposome presented here as ENTX_001. Endolytix Cocktail 1 (EC1) leverages mycobacteriophage lysin enzymes LysA and LysB, while also including α-amylase and isoamylase for degradation of the mycobacterial envelope from outside of the cell.

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Methoxymethanol (CH3OCH2OH) is a reactive C2 ether-alcohol that is formed by coupling events in both heterogeneous and homogeneous systems. It is found in complex reactive environments-for example those associated with catalytic reactors, combustion systems, and liquid-phase mixtures of oxygenates. Using tunable synchrotron-generated vacuum-ultraviolet photons between 10.

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Aims: Population-wide restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic may create barriers to mental health diagnosis. This study aims to examine changes in the number of incident cases and the incidence rates of mental health diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: By using electronic health records from France, Germany, Italy, South Korea and the UK and claims data from the US, this study conducted interrupted time-series analyses to compare the monthly incident cases and the incidence of depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, alcohol misuse or dependence, substance misuse or dependence, bipolar disorders, personality disorders and psychoses diagnoses before (January 2017 to February 2020) and after (April 2020 to the latest available date of each database [up to November 2021]) the introduction of COVID-related restrictions.

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