Publications by authors named "P W Sheehan"

Energy plays an integral role in New Yorkers' lives. It powers the economy, moves people and goods, keeps homes and workplaces at a livable temperature, and runs critical infrastructure that keeps people healthy and safe. Reliable energy systems are easy to take for granted, but many aspects of these systems are vulnerable to weather and climate hazards.

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Testicular cancer is a rare solid organ tumour associated with high cure rates and young age at diagnosis, hence it has a sizeable cohort of survivors worldwide. As it is one of the earliest tumours to be cured, a lot of studies have highlighted the late side effects of cancer and its different treatment modalities including surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. While we are trying to identify the population at higher risk of platinum based chemotherapy and reduce its exposure, cisplatin based regimes remain an important tool to cure testicular cancer.

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Solar-warmed surface waters subduct beneath Antarctica's ice shelves as a result of wind forcing, but this process is poorly observed and its interannual variability is yet to be assessed. We observe a 50-meter-thick intrusion of warm surface water immediately beneath the Ross Ice Shelf. Temperature in the uppermost 5 meters decreases toward the ice base in near-perfect agreement with an exponential fit, consistent with the loss of heat to the overlying ice.

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  • The study aimed to compare perinatal outcomes like maternal Body Mass Index (BMI), macrosomia, and cesarean section rates for first-time mothers with singleton infants, focusing on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Melbourne.
  • It involved a multi-centre analysis of data from nearly 51,000 births between January 2019 and March 2022, looking into changes in these health metrics during the pandemic.
  • While the findings showed some increases in BMI and cesarean sections during the pandemic, the study concluded that these trends were not significantly exacerbated by the pandemic conditions, particularly for those who experienced no labor or inductions.
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Cell-based drug factories could produce therapies on demand inside patients.

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