A5075362660- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Eastern European Communism and Reforms
- Music Technology and Sound Studies
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Speech and Audio Processing
- Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
- Multisensory perception and integration
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Noise Effects and Management
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Soviet and Russian History
- European Cultural and National Identity
- German History and Society
- German Literature and Culture Studies
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Contemporary Literature and Criticism
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Themes in Literature Analysis
- Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics
- Music and Audio Processing
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Speech Recognition and Synthesis
University of Virginia
2021-2023
Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
2016-2022
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
2015
University of Ulster
2011
Centinela Hospital Medical Center
2003
Sarasota University
2001
Avenir Health
2001
University of New Orleans
1979-1991
University Medical Center New Orleans
1975-1991
Louisiana State University
1975-1991
Cases of human monkeypox are rarely seen outside west and central Africa. There few data regarding viral kinetics or the duration shedding no licensed treatments. Two oral drugs, brincidofovir tecovirimat, have been approved for treatment smallpox demonstrated efficacy against in animals. Our aim was to describe longitudinal clinical course a high-income setting, coupled with dynamics, any adverse events related novel antiviral therapies.
On 5 January 2022, high pathogenicity avian influenza A(H5N1) was confirmed in an individual who kept a large flock of ducks at their home England. The remained asymptomatic. H5N1 19/20 sampled live birds on 22 December 2021. Comprehensive contact tracing (n = 11) revealed no additional primary cases or secondary transmissions. Active surveillance exposed individuals is essential for case identification. Asymptomatic swabbing helped refine public health risk assessment and facilitated...
Journal Article Cutaneous ulcers in a returning traveller: rare case of imported diphtheria the UK Get access T. G. Nelson, Nelson Department Dermatology Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust Southwick Hill Road Correspondence: Dr Toby Dermatology, Trust, St Marys Hospital, Portsmouth, PO3 6AD, Hampshire, E‐mail: tobygnelson@doctors.org.uk Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar C. D. Mitchell, Mitchell M. Sega‐Hall, Sega‐Hall R. J. Porter Medical Microbiology and...
Background: The implementation of electronic prescribing and medication administration (EPMA) systems is a priority for hospitals potential component antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). Objectives: To identify software features within EPMA that could potentially facilitate AMS to survey practising UK infection specialist healthcare professionals in order assign these features. Methods: A questionnaire was developed using nominal group technique transmitted via email links through professional...
Abstract Alzheimer day-care clients received three months of Mon-tessori type activities and routine activities, in a within-subjects design. The effects the two conditions were compared using changes clients' scores on 22 cognitive measures. From this, measure performance after Montessori to (Montessori Benefit Score), was calculated for each subject distribution generated. Using resampling statistic, mean Score one obtained under null hypothesis that no difference existed between...
Abstract Species across the tree of life can switch between asexual and sexual reproduction. In facultatively species, ability to reproductive modes is often environmentally dependent subject local adaptation. However, ecological evolutionary factors that influence maintenance turnover polymorphism associated with facultative sex remain unclear. We studied dynamics investment in model Daphnia pulex. found patterns clonal diversity, but not genetic diversity varied among ponds consistent...
Two experiments determined the just noticeable difference (jnd) in onset frequency for speech formant transitions followed by a 1800-Hz steady state. Influences of transition duration (30, 45, 60, and 120 ms), transition-onset region (above or below 1800 Hz), rate were examined. An overall improvement discrimination with was observed suggesting better resolution and, consequently, use pitch/timbre cues longer transitions. In addition, falling (with onsets above Hz) discriminated than rising,...
Subjects were asked to identify dichotically competing pairs of CV syllables and two types acoustically comparable nonspeech sounds. Dichotic signals presented with onset asynchronies ranging from 0 150 msec. identified lagging more accurately reported them as clearer than the leading at between 30 75 This advantage for signal was larger, reliable, had a different form speech sounds Similarities in pattern results interpreted terms forward-, backward-, simultaneous-masking effects occurring...
Relational invariants have been reported in the timing of articulatory gestures across suprasegmental changes, such as rate and stress. In current study, relative upper lip jaw was investigated changes both segmental characteristics speech. The onset movement to vowel-to-vowel cycle during intervocalic bilabial production represented a phase angle, analyzed stress, vowel height, vowel/diphthong identity. Results indicated that varied systematically with stress identity, while remaining...
When stop consonant-vowel syllables, 390 msec in duration, are presented dichotically, with an onset asynchrony of 50–70 msec, subjects identify the temporally lagging more accurately than leading. same pairs monotically, leading has advantage. This difference been interpreted terms central versus peripheral masking [M. Studdert-Kennedy, D. Shankweiler, and S. Schulman, J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 48, 599–602 (1970)]. Dichotically, signals travel separate pathways, effects revealed. Monotically,...
This study compares psychological test performance of 24 dyslexic boys and normal readers using four age levels (7, 9, 11, 13 years). Screening all matching techniques were used to eliminate the possibility that reading differences due social or educational deprivation, gross sensory-motor handicaps, specific neurologic deficiencies, intellectual impairment, primary emotional disorders. All children administered a battery composed measures perceptual perceptual-motor abilities (WISC...
Genome manipulation methods in C. elegans require microinjecting DNA or ribonucleoprotein complexes into the microscopic core of gonadal syncytium. These microinjections are technically demanding and represent a key bottleneck for all genome engineering transgenic approaches elegans. While there have been steady improvements ease efficiency genetic manipulation, not comparable advances physical process microinjection. Here, we report simple inexpensive method handling worms using paintbrush...
Abstract Background Strategies to reduce antibiotic overuse in hospitals depend on clinicians taking decisions stop unnecessary antibiotics. There is a lack of evidence how support do this effectively. We evaluated multifaceted behaviour change intervention (ARK) which aims consumption by increasing antibiotics at clinical review. Methods performed stepped-wedge, hospital-level, cluster-randomised controlled trial using computer-generated sequence randomisation 39 acute 7 calendar-time...
Pitch judgments for dichotic chords composed of two pure tones often show a bias in favor the chord-component going to one ear. This "ear-advantage pitch" (EAP) varies between subjects, but is very stable within subject and thought reflect differences spectral "sensitivity" auditory pathways. The present study explored this hypothesis by examining pitch complexes dichotically paired with frequency-varying signals. direction strength EAP was first established using tones, then rising tone...