Publications by authors named "V Walker"
Background: Noseband adjustment should avoid discomfort and allow some jaw movement.
Objectives: To determine pressure beneath a cavesson noseband at five tightness levels during standing and chewing. It was hypothesised that increased noseband tightness is associated with increases in nasal and mandibular pressures while standing and chewing, accompanied by increases in eye temperature and blink rate.
Despite being a common urologic disorder with potentially complicated sequela, the genetic background of adult hydrocele has not previously been described. We performed a multi-population genome-wide association study of 363,460 men in the United Kingdom BioBank and FinnGen cohorts. We identified 6,548 adult men with hydrocele.
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- Pneumonia, influenza, and COVID-19 can increase the risk of blood clots due to inflammation affecting the thrombotic system, but long-term risks post-hospitalization remain unclear.
- The study analyzed health data from adults in Wales to assess the incidence of arterial and venous thrombosis after hospitalizations due to COVID-19 and compared it with rates after pneumonia or influenza hospitalizations.
- Results indicated heightened risk for arterial thrombosis shortly after COVID-19 hospitalization, with adjusted hazard ratios showing a significant decrease in risk over time, but still elevated compared to individuals without COVID-19 hospitalizations.
The eighth meeting of the International Collaboration for the Automation of Systematic Reviews (ICASR) was held on September 7 and 8, 2023, at the University College London, London, England. ICASR is an interdisciplinary group whose goal is to maximize the use of technology for conducting rapid, accurate, and efficient evidence synthesis, e.g.
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