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Novel cardioprotective strategies for the uraemic heart.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2011)
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with underlying chronic
kidney disease (CKD). Up to one third of patients presenting with an acute coronary
syndrome have CKD stage 3-5. Outcomes following ...
A functional study of ADAMTS7 gene variants.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2014-03)
Background: Recent studies have revealed an association between genetic variants at the
ADAMTS7 (a disintegrin-like and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 7)
locus and susceptibility to coronary artery ...
Insights into molecular and functional mechanisms behind inherited heart and skin disorders.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2015-03)
Desmosomes are macromolecular, dynamic and adaptable complexes that connect intermediate filaments of neighboring cells in a variety of tissues, generating a large mechanically resilient structure. The importance of ...
Exclusion from Refugee Status: Terrorism and the UK's Interpretation and Application of Article 1F of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
(Queen Mary University of London, 08/04/2014)
This thesis examines whether and in what ways ‘terrorism’ has featured in the UK’s interpretation of Article 1F, the ‘exclusion clause’ of the 1951 Refugee Convention, and how the provision is applied to suspected terrorists ...
Accounting for carbon in the FTSE100: Numbers, narratives and credibility
(Queen Mary University of London, 15/11/2015)
The United Kingdom Government has mandated ambitious carbon objectives, requiring an 80%
reduction in emissions by 2050, and a 20% interim reduction by 2020. Their achievement will require
government and large companies ...
Sediment transport and morphology of braided rivers: steady and unsteady regime
(Queen Mary University of London, 19/02/2015)
Braided rivers are complex, fascinating fluvial pattern, which represent the
natural state of many gravel and sand bed rivers. Both natural and human
causes may force a change in the boundary conditions, and consequently ...
Development of Novel Model Systems to Assess Replication of Patient Derived Hepatitis C Virus in Tissue Culture
(Queen Mary University of London, 23/11/2015)
1. Introduction
The development of novel therapies for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection could potentially be streamlined by using patient-derived model
systems in which drugs can be tested on patient derived viral ...
The power of interests in early-modern English political thought.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2013)
This thesis studies the relationship between the particular interests of individuals and the
common good, as it is conceived by various moral and political philosophers in earlymodern
England (c.1640-c.1740). Interests ...
Surveillance of patients post endovascular aneurysm repair: How does duplex ultrasound compare with computed tomography (CT)?.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2015)
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has become increasingly popular over the last
few years, but is associated with complications such as endoleaks, graft fracture and
migration (Ouriel, Clair et al. 2003), which prompt ...
