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About: Queen's University Belfast is a education organization based out in Belfast, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 25457 authors who have published 55463 publications receiving 1751346 citations. The organization is also known as: Queen's College, Belfast & Queen's College.
Topics: Population, Context (language use), Laser, Catalysis, Ionic liquid
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TL;DR: Some of the recent findings on resistance mechanisms are summarized, some recommendations for limiting its impact are put forward and some priorities for research in this area are suggested.
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TL;DR: In this article, the electrical conductivity and linear viscoelastic behavior of polyethylene (PE) multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with weight fractions ranging from 0.1 to 10 wt% were prepared by melt blending using a mini-twin screw extruder.
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TL;DR: This review focuses on the monophyletic group of animal RNA viruses united in the order Nidovirales, which includes the largest known RNA genomes and will therefore be called ‘large’ nidoviruses in this review.
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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust1, University of Birmingham2, University College London3, University of Salford4, University of Manchester5, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust6, St James's University Hospital7, Kantonsspital St. Gallen8, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre9, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust10, Cardiff University11, University of Wolverhampton12, University of Glasgow13, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust14, Queen Alexandra Hospital15, University of London16, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust17, Royal Surrey County Hospital18, Queen's University Belfast19, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust20, Freeman Hospital21, Singleton Hospital22, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital23, Telford24
TL;DR: Radiotherapy to the prostate did not improve overall survival for unselected patients with newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer, and the benefit would be greatest in patients with a low metastatic burden.
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Pennington Biomedical Research Center1, University of Sydney2, University of Queensland3, Loughborough University4, Ghent University5, University of Western Australia6, Tokyo Gakugei University7, Tokyo Medical University8, University of Strathclyde9, Menzies Research Institute10, University of Georgia11, Auckland University of Technology12, University of Alberta13, Technical University of Lisbon14, Queen's University Belfast15, University of South Carolina16
TL;DR: The purpose of this review was to update existing knowledge of "How many steps/day are enough?", and to inform step-based recommendations consistent with current physical activity guidelines.
Abstract: Physical activity guidelines from around the world are typically expressed in terms of frequency, duration, and intensity parameters. Objective monitoring using pedometers and accelerometers offers a new opportunity to measure and communicate physical activity in terms of steps/day. Various step-based versions or translations of physical activity guidelines are emerging, reflecting public interest in such guidance. However, there appears to be a wide discrepancy in the exact values that are being communicated. It makes sense that step-based recommendations should be harmonious with existing evidence-based public health guidelines that recognize that "some physical activity is better than none" while maintaining a focus on time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). Thus, the purpose of this review was to update our existing knowledge of "How many steps/day are enough?", and to inform step-based recommendations consistent with current physical activity guidelines. Normative data indicate that healthy adults typically take between 4,000 and 18,000 steps/day, and that 10,000 steps/day is reasonable for this population, although there are notable "low active populations." Interventions demonstrate incremental increases on the order of 2,000-2,500 steps/day. The results of seven different controlled studies demonstrate that there is a strong relationship between cadence and intensity. Further, despite some inter-individual variation, 100 steps/minute represents a reasonable floor value indicative of moderate intensity walking. Multiplying this cadence by 30 minutes (i.e., typical of a daily recommendation) produces a minimum of 3,000 steps that is best used as a heuristic (i.e., guiding) value, but these steps must be taken over and above habitual activity levels to be a true expression of free-living steps/day that also includes recommendations for minimal amounts of time in MVPA. Computed steps/day translations of time in MVPA that also include estimates of habitual activity levels equate to 7,100 to 11,000 steps/day. A direct estimate of minimal amounts of MVPA accumulated in the course of objectively monitored free-living behaviour is 7,000-8,000 steps/day. A scale that spans a wide range of incremental increases in steps/day and is congruent with public health recognition that "some physical activity is better than none," yet still incorporates step-based translations of recommended amounts of time in MVPA may be useful in research and practice. The full range of users (researchers to practitioners to the general public) of objective monitoring instruments that provide step-based outputs require good reference data and evidence-based recommendations to be able to design effective health messages congruent with public health physical activity guidelines, guide behaviour change, and ultimately measure, track, and interpret steps/day.
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George Davey Smith | 224 | 2540 | 248373 |
David J. Hunter | 213 | 1836 | 207050 |
Grant W. Montgomery | 157 | 926 | 108118 |
Caroline S. Fox | 155 | 599 | 138951 |
Debbie A Lawlor | 147 | 1114 | 101123 |
Markus Ackermann | 146 | 610 | 71071 |
Hermann Kolanoski | 145 | 1279 | 96152 |
Paul Jackson | 141 | 1372 | 93464 |
Alan Ashworth | 134 | 578 | 72089 |
Conor Henderson | 133 | 1387 | 88725 |
David Smith | 129 | 2184 | 100917 |
Stuart J. Connolly | 125 | 610 | 75925 |
G. Merino | 123 | 687 | 66163 |
Richard J.H. Smith | 118 | 1308 | 61779 |
Yong-Guan Zhu | 115 | 684 | 46973 |