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Competing risks analysis for neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of diabetic retinopathy incidence in the Scottish population
Rajendrakumar AL, Hapca SM, Nair ATN, Huang Y, Chourasia MK, Kwan RS, Nangia C, Siddiqui MK, Vijayaraghavan P, Matthew SZ, Leese GP, Mohan V, Pearson ER, Doney ASF & Palmer CNA (2023) Competing risks analysis for neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of diabetic retinopathy incidence in the Scottish population. BMC Medicine, 21, Art. No.: 304. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02976-7
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Cardiovascular Safety in Type 2 Diabetes With Sulfonylureas as Second-line Drugs: A Nationwide Population-Based Comparative Safety Study
Wang H, Cordiner RLM, Huang Y, Donnelly L, Hapca S, Collier A, McKnight J, Kennon B, Gibb F, McKeigue P, Wild SH, Colhoun H, Chalmers J, Petrie J & Sattar N (2023) Cardiovascular Safety in Type 2 Diabetes With Sulfonylureas as Second-line Drugs: A Nationwide Population-Based Comparative Safety Study. Diabetes Care, 46 (5), pp. 967-977. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc22-1238
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Glycated Haemoglobin A1c Variability Score Elicits Kidney Function Decline in Chinese People Living with Type 2 Diabetes
Zhou Y, Huang H, Yan X, Hapca S, Bell S, Qu F, Liu L, Chen X, Zhang S, Shi Q, Zeng X, Wang M, Li N, Du H & Meng W (2022) Glycated Haemoglobin A1c Variability Score Elicits Kidney Function Decline in Chinese People Living with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11 (22), Art. No.: 6692. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11226692
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Heterogeneity in phenotype, disease progression and drug response in type 2 diabetes
Nair ATN, Wesolowska-Andersen A, Brorsson C, Rajendrakumar AL, Hapca S, Gan S, Dawed AY, Donnelly LA, McCrimmon R, Doney ASF, Palmer CNA, Viswanathan M, Anjana RM, Hattersley AT, Dennis JM & Pearson ER (2022) Heterogeneity in phenotype, disease progression and drug response in type 2 diabetes. Nature Medicine, 28, pp. 982-988. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-01790-7
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Effect of multiple episodes of acute kidney injury on mortality: an observational study
Walker H, De Souza N, Hapca S, Witham MD & Bell S (2021) Effect of multiple episodes of acute kidney injury on mortality: an observational study. Clinical Kidney Journal, 14 (2), pp. 696-703. https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfz199
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The Relationship between AKI and CKD in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: An Observational Cohort Study
Hapca S, Siddiqui MK, Kwan RSY, Lim M, Matthew S, Doney ASF, Pearson ER, Palmer CNA & Bell S (2021) The Relationship between AKI and CKD in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: An Observational Cohort Study. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 32 (1), pp. 138-150. https://doi.org/10.1681/asn.2020030323
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Quinine exposure and the risk of acute kidney injury: a population-based observational study of older people
Duncan ADS, Hapca S, De Souza N, Morales D & Bell S (2020) Quinine exposure and the risk of acute kidney injury: a population-based observational study of older people. Age and Ageing, 49 (6), pp. 1042-1047. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa079
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Real-time Continuous Glucose Monitoring During a Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemic Clamp Significantly Underestimates the Degree of Hypoglycemia
Farrell CM, McNeilly AD, Hapca SM & McCrimmon RJ (2020) Real-time Continuous Glucose Monitoring During a Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemic Clamp Significantly Underestimates the Degree of Hypoglycemia. Diabetes Care, 43 (10), pp. e142-e143. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc20-0882
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A randomised controlled study of high intensity exercise as a dishabituating stimulus to improve hypoglycaemia awareness in people with type 1 diabetes: a proof-of-concept study
Farrell CM, McNeilly AD, Fournier P, Jones T, Hapca SM, West D & McCrimmon RJ (2020) A randomised controlled study of high intensity exercise as a dishabituating stimulus to improve hypoglycaemia awareness in people with type 1 diabetes: a proof-of-concept study. Diabetologia, 63 (4), pp. 853-863. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-019-05076-5
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Visit-to-Visit HbA1c Variability Is Associated With Cardiovascular Disease and Microvascular Complications in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes
Li S, Nemeth I, Donnelly L, Hapca S, Zhou K & Pearson ER (2020) Visit-to-Visit HbA1c Variability Is Associated With Cardiovascular Disease and Microvascular Complications in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care, 43 (2), pp. 426-432. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc19-0823
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Are antidementia drugs associated with reduced mortality after a hospital emergency admission in the population with dementia aged 65 years and older?
Hapca S, Burton JK, Cvoro V, Reynish E & Donnan PT (2019) Are antidementia drugs associated with reduced mortality after a hospital emergency admission in the population with dementia aged 65 years and older?. Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, 5, pp. 431-440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2019.07.011
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Combination of techniques to quantify the distribution of bacteria in their soil microhabitats at different spatial scales
Juyal A, Otten W, Falconer R, Hapca S, Schmidt H, Baveye PC & Eickhorst T (2019) Combination of techniques to quantify the distribution of bacteria in their soil microhabitats at different spatial scales. Geoderma, 334, pp. 165-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.07.031
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Living at home after emergency hospital admission: prospective cohort study in older adults with and without cognitive spectrum disorder
Burton JK, Guthrie B, Hapca SM, Cvoro V, Donnan PT & Reynish EL (2018) Living at home after emergency hospital admission: prospective cohort study in older adults with and without cognitive spectrum disorder. BMC Medicine, 16 (1), Art. No.: 231. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1199-z
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Mortality in people with dementia, delirium, and unspecified cognitive impairment in the general hospital: prospective cohort study of 6,724 patients with 2 years follow-up
Hapca S, Guthrie B, Cvoro V, Bu F, Rutherford A, Reynish E & Donnan PT (2018) Mortality in people with dementia, delirium, and unspecified cognitive impairment in the general hospital: prospective cohort study of 6,724 patients with 2 years follow-up. Clinical Epidemiology, 10, pp. 1743-1753. https://doi.org/10.2147/clep.s174807
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Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (TRAM): main findings from a randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men
Crombie IK, Irvine L, Williams B, Sniehotta FF, Petrie D, Jones C, Norrie J, Evans JMM, Emslie C, Rice PM, Slane PW, Humphris G, Ricketts IW, Melson AJ, Donnan PT & Hapca SM (2018) Texting to Reduce Alcohol Misuse (TRAM): main findings from a randomized controlled trial of a text message intervention to reduce binge drinking among disadvantaged men. Addiction, 113 (9), pp. 1609-1618. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14229
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Emergent Properties of Microbial Activity in Heterogeneous Soil Microenvironments: Different Research Approaches Are Slowly Converging, Yet Major Challenges Remain
Baveye PC, Otten W, Kravchenko A, Balseiro-Romero M, Beckers E, Chalhoub M, Darnault C, Eickhorst T, Garnier P, Hapca S, Kiranyaz S, Monga O, Mueller CW, Nunan N & Pot V (2018) Emergent Properties of Microbial Activity in Heterogeneous Soil Microenvironments: Different Research Approaches Are Slowly Converging, Yet Major Challenges Remain. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, Art. No.: 1929. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01929
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Assessment of Miscanthus × giganteus derived biochar as copper and zinc adsorbent: Study of the effect of pyrolysis temperature, pH and hydrogen peroxide modification
Cibati A, Foereid B, Bissessur A & Hapca S (2017) Assessment of Miscanthus × giganteus derived biochar as copper and zinc adsorbent: Study of the effect of pyrolysis temperature, pH and hydrogen peroxide modification. Journal of Cleaner Production, 162, pp. 1285-1296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.114
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Quantification of the pore size distribution of soils: Assessment of existing software using tomographic and synthetic 3D images
Houston A, Otten W, Falconer R, Monga O, Baveye P & Hapca S (2017) Quantification of the pore size distribution of soils: Assessment of existing software using tomographic and synthetic 3D images. Geoderma, 299, pp. 73-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2017.03.025
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Epidemiology and outcomes of people with dementia, delirium, and unspecified cognitive impairment in the general hospital: prospective cohort study of 10,014 admissions
Reynish E, Hapca SM, De Souza N, Cvoro V, Donnan PT & Guthrie B (2017) Epidemiology and outcomes of people with dementia, delirium, and unspecified cognitive impairment in the general hospital: prospective cohort study of 10,014 admissions. BMC Medicine, 15 (1), Art. No.: 140. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0899-0
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Analysis of physical pore space characteristics of two pyrolytic biochars and potential as microhabitat
Schnee LS, Knauth S, Hapca S, Otten W & Eickhorst T (2016) Analysis of physical pore space characteristics of two pyrolytic biochars and potential as microhabitat. Plant and Soil, 408 (1-2), pp. 357-368. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-2935-9
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Three-Dimensional Mapping of Soil Chemical Characteristics at Micrometric Scale by Combining 2D SEM-EDX Data and 3D X-Ray CT Images
Hapca SM, Baveye PC, Wilson C, Lark RM & Otten W (2015) Three-Dimensional Mapping of Soil Chemical Characteristics at Micrometric Scale by Combining 2D SEM-EDX Data and 3D X-Ray CT Images. PLoS ONE, 10 (9), Art. No.: e0137205. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137205
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Invasive slug pests and their parasites - temperature responses and potential implications of climate change
Wilson MJ, Digweed AJ, Brown J, Ivanonva ES & Hapca SH (2015) Invasive slug pests and their parasites - temperature responses and potential implications of climate change. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 51 (6), pp. 739-748. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-015-1022-3
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Reverse engineering of biochar
Morales VL, Pérez-Reche FJ, Hapca SM, Hanley KL, Lehmann J & Zhang W (2015) Reverse engineering of biochar. Bioresource Technology, 183, pp. 163-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2015.02.043
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Predicting the minimum liquid surface tension activity of pseudomonads expressing biosurfactants
Mohammed IU, Deeni Y, Hapca SM, McLaughlin K & Spiers AJ (2015) Predicting the minimum liquid surface tension activity of pseudomonads expressing biosurfactants. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 60 (1), pp. 37-43. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12331
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X-ray microtomography: A porosity-based thresholding method to improve soil pore network characterization?
Beckers E, Plougonven E, Roisin C, Hapca S, Léonard A & Degré A (2014) X-ray microtomography: A porosity-based thresholding method to improve soil pore network characterization?. Geoderma, 219-220, pp. 145-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2014.01.004
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New Local Thresholding Method for Soil Images by Minimizing Grayscale Intra-Class Variance
Hapca SM, Houston AN, Otten W & Baveye PC (2013) New Local Thresholding Method for Soil Images by Minimizing Grayscale Intra-Class Variance. Vadose Zone Journal, 12 (3), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2012.0172
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Effect of scanning and image reconstruction settings in X-ray computed microtomography on quality and segmentation of 3D soil images
Houston AN, Schmidt S, Tarquis AM, Otten W, Baveye PC & Hapca SM (2013) Effect of scanning and image reconstruction settings in X-ray computed microtomography on quality and segmentation of 3D soil images. Geoderma, 207-208, pp. 154-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.05.017
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Effects of different soil structures on the decomposition of native and added organic carbon
Juarez S, Nunan N, Duday A, Pouteau V, Schmidt S, Hapca S, Falconer R, Otten W & Chenu C (2013) Effects of different soil structures on the decomposition of native and added organic carbon. European Journal of Soil Biology, 58, pp. 81-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2013.06.005
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Adaptive-window indicator kriging: A thresholding method for computed tomography images of porous media
Houston A, Otten W, Baveye P & Hapca S (2013) Adaptive-window indicator kriging: A thresholding method for computed tomography images of porous media. Computers & Geosciences, 54, pp. 239-248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2012.11.016
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Automated statistical method to align 2D chemical maps with 3D X-ray micro-tomography images of soils
Hapca S, Wang ZX, Otten W, Wilson C & Baveye P (2011) Automated statistical method to align 2D chemical maps with 3D X-ray micro-tomography images of soils. Geoderma, 164 (3-4), pp. 146-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2011.05.018
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Modelling and quantifying the effect of heterogeneity in soil physical conditions on fungal growth
Pajor R, Falconer RE, Hapca SM & Otten W (2010) Modelling and quantifying the effect of heterogeneity in soil physical conditions on fungal growth. Biogeosciences, 7 (11), pp. 3731-3740. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-7-3731-2010
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The influence of habitat quality on the foraging strategies of the entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis megidis
Kruitbos LM, Heritage S, Hapca S & Wilson MJ (2010) The influence of habitat quality on the foraging strategies of the entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae and Heterorhabditis megidis. Parasitology, 137 (2), pp. 303-309. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182009991326
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Dispersal patterns and behaviour of the nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita in mineral soils and organic media
MacMillan K, Haukeland S, Rae R, Young I, Crawford J, Hapca S & Wilson M (2009) Dispersal patterns and behaviour of the nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita in mineral soils and organic media. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 41 (7), pp. 1483-1490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.04.007
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Anomalous diffusion of heterogeneous populations characterized by normal diffusion at the individual level
Hapca S, Crawford JW & Young IM (2009) Anomalous diffusion of heterogeneous populations characterized by normal diffusion at the individual level. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 6 (30), pp. 111-122. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2008.0261
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Modelling nematode movement using time-fractional dynamics
Hapca S, Crawford JW, MacMillan K, Wilson MJ & Young IM (2007) Modelling nematode movement using time-fractional dynamics. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 248 (1), pp. 212-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.05.002
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Movement of the parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita in the presence of mucus from the host slug Deroceras reticulatum
Hapca S, Crawford J, Rae R, Wilson M & Young I (2007) Movement of the parasitic nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita in the presence of mucus from the host slug Deroceras reticulatum. Biological Control, 41 (2), pp. 223-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.01.005