Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy and De-escalation of Surgery in Locally Advanced Breast Implant-associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma by Marzia Salgarello, Jaroslaw Krupa, Rebecca Allchin, Simon Pilgrim, Fiona Miall, Arianna Di Napoli, Maurizio Martelli, Giulio Tarantino

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Does Mycobacterium tuberculosis var. bovis Survival in the Environment Confound Bovine Tuberculosis Control and Eradication? A Literature Review by Adrian R. Allen, Tom Ford, Robin A. Skuce

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A Reconfigurable and Biologically Inspired Paradigm for Computation Using Network-On-Chip and Spiking Neural Networks by Jim Harkin, Fearghal Morgan, Liam McDaid, Steve Hall, Brian McGinley, Seamus Cawley

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Adherence to Azathioprine/6-Mercaptopurine in Children and Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Multimethod Study by Mervat M. Alsous, Ahmed F. Hawwa, Cameron Imrie, Andras Szabo, Eman Alefishat, Rana Abu Farha, Mohammad Rwalah, Rob Horne, James C. McElnay

“…Medication adherence in 47 children (age range 3 to 17 years) with IBD in three centers in Northern Ireland and Jordan was assessed via subjective (parent and child versions of the Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS) specific questionnaire) and objective methods, that is, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) determination of the 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) and azathioprine (AZA) metabolites in packed red blood cell samples taken during a clinic visit. …”
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Life after prostate cancer diagnosis: protocol for a UK-wide patient-reported outcomes study by David H Brewster, Victoria Cairnduff, Eila Watson, Amy Downing, Adam W Glaser, Penny Wright, William Cross, Conan Donnelly, Anna Gavin, Carol Rivas, Richard Wagland, Peter Selby, Luke Hounsome, Therese Kearney, Rebecca Mottram, Majorie Allen, Oonagh McSorley, Hugh Butcher, Paul Kind, James W H Catto, Dyfed Huws, Emma McNair, Lauren Matheson, Johana Nayoan, Mike Horton, Jessica Corner, Julia Verne

“…To ensure detailed understanding of issues of importance, qualitative interviews will be undertaken with a sample of men who complete the survey across the UK (n=∼150) along with a small number of partners/spouses (n=∼30).Ethics and dissemination The study has received the following approvals: Newcastle and North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee (15/NE/0036), Health Research Authority Confidentiality Advisory Group (15/CAG/0110), NHS Scotland Public Benefit and Privacy Panel (0516-0364), Office of Research Ethics Northern Ireland (16/NI/0073) and NHS R&D approval from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. …”
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FOREIGN FORMS, METHODS AND TOOLS OF REORGANIZATION OF A CREDIT INSTITUTION by Z. Patladze

“…In the article on the example of the United States of America, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, France and Germany, are considered foreign forms, methods and tools for the reorganization of a credit institution, draws conclusions about the possibility of using the experience of these countries in the Russian Federation.…”
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The Map of Watchful Architecture by Garrett Carr

“…The international border between Northern Ireland and the South (the Republic of Ireland) came into beingin 1922, but there are many important historical antecedents to the notion and expression of spatial separation in this borderland. …”
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Surveillance colonoscopy in PSC-IBD: Some answers but more questions remain by Nilanga Nishad, Mo Thoufeeq, Sreedhar Subramanian

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Gender disparity in hepatobiliary endoscopy training and delivery: Results of a nationwide survey by Sreelakshmi Kotha, Matthew Long, Philip Berry

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Current Trends on Reconfigurable Computing by Jürgen Becker, Michael Hübner, Roger Woods, Philip Leong, Robert Esser, Lionel Torres

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Common protocol for validation of the QCOVID algorithm across the four UK nations by Ronan A Lyons, Aziz Sheikh, Vahe Nafilyan, Frank Kee, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Chris Robertson, Ben Humberstone, Jane Lyons, Christopher R Cardwell, Steven Kerr

“…Linked datasets comprising of primary and secondary care records, virological testing data and death registrations will be assembled in trusted research environments in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. We will seek to have population level coverage as far as possible within each nation. …”
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Chromoendoscopy in colorectal surveillance for primary sclerosing cholangitis and inflammatory bowel disease by Rodrigo V Motta, James E East, Emma L Culver

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Cross-Border Cooperation as Part of the Irish Peace Process: Opportunities, Impacts And Challenges by Andy Pollak

“…Cross-border cooperation between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland emerging out of the 1968–1998 conflict is an important and largely successful dimension of the peace process in Ireland, with institutional cooperation between the two governments on the island playing a key role. …”
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Inequalities in physical comorbidity: a longitudinal comparative cohort study of people with severe mental illness in the UK by Tim Doran, Darren M Ashcroft, Evangelos Kontopantelis, David Reeves, Siobhan Reilly, Claire Planner, Ivan Olier, Linda Gask

“…Rates increased in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over time, with the largest increase in Northern Ireland (0.48% in 2000/2001 to 0.69% in 2011/2012). …”
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Strategies for teaching English spelling and reading by Daniela Sorádová

“…Based on the continuous one-month observation of the native English learners and their teachers in Northern Ireland and the non-native English young learners and their teachers in Slovakia, we are going to highlight the main differences in teaching how to read and write between native and non-native English learners from various points of view and suggest accommodations that may be beneficial for non-native learners and their teachers. …”
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High-performance UWB Vivaldi antenna on FR4: A cost-effective solution for wearable technologies by Sahar Saleh, Tale Saeidi, Nick Timmons, Bader Alali, Faroq Razzaz, Ayman A. Althuwayb

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Reassessment reveals underestimation of infiltration depth in surgical resection specimens with lymph-node positive T1b esophageal adenocarcinoma by Man Wai Chan, Esther A. Nieuwenhuis, Sybren L Meijer, Marnix Jansen, Michael Vieth, Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen, R. E. Pouw

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Developing a Strategy for the Spatial Localisation and Autonomous Release of Silver Nanoparticles within Smart Implants by Laura A. A. Newton, Ray Leslie, James Davis

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Air-Turbine with Self-Pitch-Controlled Blades for Wave Energy Conversion (Estimation of Performances in Periodically Oscillating Flow) by T. Setoguchi, S. Raghunathan, M. Takao, K. Kaneko

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NORTHERN IRISH ADOLESCENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THEM? by Udi Samanhudi

“…This finding may be useful as a reflection of how the current modern language learning policy is implemented and how teenagers, especially in the context of Northern Ireland, respond to the policy. Keywords: Adolescents’ Attitudes, Learning, foreign language learning …”
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