A novel non-destructive method was devised for studying the development of insects
hidden within individual wheat grains using a standard nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) …

Due to the current economic and financial crisis, it has become increasingly difficult for Private
Finance Initiative (PFI) bidding consortiums in the UK to obtain debt capital from financial …

… Chambers J, McKevitt NJ, Stubbs MR 1984 Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
for studying the development and detection of the grain weevil, Sitophilus granarius (L) (…

… Briefly, neutrophils were isolated by dextran sedimentation followed by hypotonic lysis of
erythrocytes and centrifugation over Percoll (Pharmacia, Piscataway, NJ). Trypan blue …

Background: Centralising acute stroke services is an example of major system change (MSC).
‘Hub and spoke’ systems, consisting of a reduced number of services providing acute …

To evaluate the natural history of uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women, we
observed 51 infection-prone women in a standardized fashion for a median of9 years. During …

Background The economic implications of major system change are an important component
of the decision to implement health service reconfigurations. Little is known about how best …

Objective To investigate whether centralisation of acute stroke services in two metropolitan
areas of England was associated with changes in mortality and length of hospital stay. …

Background and Purpose— In 2010, Greater Manchester and London centralized acute
stroke care into hyperacute units (Greater Manchester=3, London=8), with additional units …

Objectives To investigate whether further centralisation of acute stroke services in Greater
Manchester in 2015 was associated with changes in outcomes and whether the effects of …