Publications by authors named "W J Browne"

Background: Epidemiological samples provide opportunity to understand the development of mental health trajectories to better understand whether such epidemiological data can help to plan and modify service delivery for youth mental health. Variation between countries is not well understood and thus applying evidence from other countries to national strategies limits support service policy and planning. We therefore examine developmental patterns of youth mental health across different countries using the Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) Cohorts, with comparison to existing UK longitudinal cohort data (Millennium Cohort Study, MCS; Growing up in Scotland, GUS).

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  • Shortwave-infrared (SWIR) imaging is suggested to improve contrast in fluorescence-guided surgery compared to near-infrared (NIR) imaging, but it has only been tested in animal studies so far.
  • The study aims to evaluate the benefits of SWIR imaging in clinical samples treated with the NIR dye cetuximab-IRDye800CW, focusing on tumor-targeted applications in penile and head and neck cancers.
  • Results indicate that while SWIR performs similarly to NIR in penile cancer samples, NIR outperforms SWIR in most criteria for head and neck cancer due to high background autofluorescence, suggesting that SWIR may enhance contrast in some situations but not universally across all clinical
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Objectives: Delirium is common in older hospitalised patients and is associated with significant distress in family members who witness it. Education-based interventions can support the family of people with delirium. This study aimed to understand the perspective of family members of people with delirium regarding the information they received and opportunities for improvement.

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From a fundamental perspective, studies of novel mixed-valent complexes containing ferrocenyl units are motivated by the prospect of improving and extending electron transfer models and theories. Here, the series of triferrocenylpnictogens FcE was extended to the heavier analogues (E = As, Sb, and Bi), and the influence of the bridging atom was investigated with FcP as a reference. Electrochemical studies elucidate the effect of electrostatic contribution on the large redox splitting (Δ ) exhibited by the compounds and solvent stabilization in the case of FcAs.

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Purpose: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of large-bore percutaneous biliary access techniques for cholangioscopy-assisted gallstone extraction in patients with a history of acute calculous cholecystitis who are poor surgical candidates.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients who underwent percutaneous cholangioscopy for gallstone extraction using large-bore access (24 or 30 F) at 2 large academic centers from September 2020 and August 2022. Technical success, procedure duration, fluoroscopy time, immediate postprocedural symptom reduction, 3-month symptom-free outcomes, and adverse events (AEs) were assessed.

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