Publications by authors named "O E Owen"

Charge detection mass spectrometry (CD-MS) is a powerful technique for the analysis of large, heterogeneous biomolecules. By directly measuring the charge states of individual ions, CD-MS can measure the masses from spectra where conventional deconvolution approaches fail due to the lack of isotopic resolution or distinguishable charge states. However, CD-MS is inherently slow because hundreds or thousands of spectra need to be collected to produce adequate ion statistics.

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Article Synopsis
  • - Charge detection mass spectrometry (CD-MS) allows for the analysis of large and complex analytes by examining individual ion signals, but it requires long analysis times due to the need for numerous scans to achieve reliable data.
  • - The slow speed of CD-MS presents challenges for integration with fast techniques like chromatography, as limited scans may not provide adequate ion statistics from a single injection.
  • - UniChromCD, a new module in the open-source UniDec package, simplifies the processing of CD-MS data by combining it with advanced demultiplexing methods, enhancing analysis and visualization of time-resolved data while supporting techniques like size-exclusion chromatography and ion mobility.
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Measles outbreaks have raised concerns of fatal infections in immunocompromised patients. Canadian guidelines advise administration of live vaccines, such as measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), two yearsafter hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) yet studies have not assessed eligibility based on medication contraindications. We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 72 autologous (auto-HSCT) and 68 allogeneic (allo-HSCT) recipients at the Windsor Regional Cancer Center to determine MMR reactivity and eligibility based on administration of contraindicated medications two years post-HSCT.

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Micromammals, like rodents and shrews, adapt rapidly to take advantage of new food sources, habitats and ecological niches, frequently thriving in anthropogenic environments. Their remains, often retrieved during archaeological investigations, can be a valuable source of information about the past environmental conditions as well as interspecies interactions and human activity. However, the research on such finds rarely covers multiple approaches, often relying on single species or data type (e.

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Introduction: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an effective, yet under-utilised, form of secondary prevention in cardiac patients. Telemedicine is one method of overcoming barriers to accessing CR. Previous systematic reviews highlight variation in the effectiveness of telerehabilitation programmes and current literature lacks identification of which telemedicine interventions are most effective, despite differences in the results of primary studies.

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