Publications by authors named "J K Leighton"

Encephalitic alphaviruses (EEVs), Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), and organophosphorus nerve agents (NAs) are three diverse biological, physical, and chemical injuries that can lead to long-term neurological deficits in humans. EEVs include Venezuelan, eastern, and western equine encephalitis viruses. This review describes the current understanding of neurological pathology during these three conditions, provides a comparative review of case studies vs.

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Objective: To investigate the outcomes of ureteroscopy and lasertripsy in lower pole renal stones <2 cm when treated in situ compared to displacement to the upper pole.

Patients And Methods: Using the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE)/PubMed, the Excerpta Medica dataBASE (EMBASE), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), the Cochrane Library, and Clinicaltrials.gov we identified adult population, English language, studies published until March 2023 comparing surgical outcomes and stone-free rates (SFRs) in relation to lower pole stones <2 cm managed in situ vs those displaced (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews [PROSPERO] identifier: CRD42023432750).

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In synthetic biology, microbial chassis including yeast are iteratively engineered with increasing complexity and scale. Wet-lab genetic engineering tools are developed and optimised to facilitate strain construction but are often incompatible with each other due to shared regulatory elements, such as the galactose-inducible () promoter in . Here, we prototyped the cyanamide-induced I expression, which triggered double-strand DNA breaks (DSBs) for selectable marker removal.

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This paper aims to outline current practices and examine promising new advancements in the modern management of haemorrhage in orthopaedic trauma. Many prehospital and perioperative haemorrhage control strategies and techniques have been available to clinicians for multiple decades, yet our understanding and utilisation of these practices continues to be refined and optimised. There is a particular focus in this article on issues related to resuscitation and coagulation in trauma.

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Purpose: To identify research priorities related to COVID rehabilitation from the perspectives of persons with lived experiences, clinicians, researchers, community organization and policy representatives.

Materials & Methods: We conducted five international consultations to identify key issues and research priorities in COVID rehabilitation using (i) web-based questionnaires, (ii) synchronous discussions, and (iii) content analysis of COVID rehabilitation research conference presentations. We collated responses and notes and then analyzed data using content analytical techniques.

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