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View article: Advanced Nuclear Reactor Driven Direct Air Capture for Achieving Net-Negative Emissions
Advanced Nuclear Reactor Driven Direct Air Capture for Achieving Net-Negative Emissions Open
View article: Integrating Direct Air Capture (DAC) with Microreactors: Pathways to Net Negative
Integrating Direct Air Capture (DAC) with Microreactors: Pathways to Net Negative Open
View article: Transatlantic Net Zero Centre of Excellence (TANZCE): Sharing Best Practices and Educating Future Workforce
Transatlantic Net Zero Centre of Excellence (TANZCE): Sharing Best Practices and Educating Future Workforce Open
View article: Compressed Gas Energy Storage Integrated with Combined Heat and Power Plant
Compressed Gas Energy Storage Integrated with Combined Heat and Power Plant Open
A new energy storage technology, Comrpessed Gas Energy Storage (CGES), seeks to achieve low-cost, long-duration eenrgy storage by combining mature commercially-available technology (compressors, high-pressure gas storage, expander generato…
View article: 21st Century Power Plant: Front-End Engineering Design Study for Hybrid Gas Turbine and Ultra-Supercritical (USC) Coal Boiler Concept (HGCC) Plant with Post Combustion Carbon Capture and Energy Storage System at City Water, Light and Power Plant (CWLP)
21st Century Power Plant: Front-End Engineering Design Study for Hybrid Gas Turbine and Ultra-Supercritical (USC) Coal Boiler Concept (HGCC) Plant with Post Combustion Carbon Capture and Energy Storage System at City Water, Light and Power Plant (CWLP) Open
View article: Exhibition at Library of the Health Sciences Chicago Looks at History of HIV/AIDS Crisis
Exhibition at Library of the Health Sciences Chicago Looks at History of HIV/AIDS Crisis Open
This article was originally published in the UIC LHS Newsletter E-ppendix. The newsletter has been discontinued. The archive of this publication is found at: https://indigo.uic.edu/projects/E-ppendix_-_Online_newsletter_of_the_UIC_Library_…
View article: Recent UIC Library of the Health Sciences Faculty Publications, Presentations, and Awards
Recent UIC Library of the Health Sciences Faculty Publications, Presentations, and Awards Open
This article was originally published in the UIC LHS Newsletter E-ppendix. The newsletter has been discontinued. The archive of this publication is found at: https://indigo.uic.edu/projects/E-ppendix_-_Online_newsletter_of_the_UIC_Library_…
View article: Compressed CO2 Energy Storage on CO2 Transport Pipelines
Compressed CO2 Energy Storage on CO2 Transport Pipelines Open
View article: Parametric Testing and Evaluation of a Novel Biphasic Absorption Process for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture
Parametric Testing and Evaluation of a Novel Biphasic Absorption Process for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Open
View article: Exhibit Features Historic Public Art on UIC's Medical Campus
Exhibit Features Historic Public Art on UIC's Medical Campus Open
This article was originally published in the UIC LHS Newsletter E-ppendix. The newsletter has been discontinued. The archive of this publication is found at: https://indigo.uic.edu/projects/E-ppendix_-_Online_newsletter_of_the_UIC_Library_…
View article: The Library’s First Dedication Ceremony: Rare book gifts got Library of the Health Sciences off to an auspicious start
The Library’s First Dedication Ceremony: Rare book gifts got Library of the Health Sciences off to an auspicious start Open
Describes the rare books presented to the Library of the Health Sciences at its building dedication ceremony in 1974. This article was originally published in the UIC LHS Newsletter E-ppendix. The newsletter has been discontinued. The arc…
View article: Balancing the dental boards
Balancing the dental boards Open
View article: Does Sleep Position Influence Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Infants With Cleft Palate: A Feasibility Study?
Does Sleep Position Influence Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Infants With Cleft Palate: A Feasibility Study? Open
Objective: Cleft palate (CP) can affect breathing, leading to sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Sleep position can affect SDB, but the optimum sleep position for infants with CP is unknown. We aimed to determine the design of a pragmatic s…
View article: Authors' response
Authors' response Open
View article: Can Milk Affect Recovery from Simulated Team-Sport Match Play?
Can Milk Affect Recovery from Simulated Team-Sport Match Play? Open
This study investigated the effects of cow’s milk on recovery from repeated simulated team games (STGs) in females. Twenty female team-sport athletes completed an STG circuit (2x ~ 30 min, with 10 min ‘half-time’). Measures of muscle funct…
View article: Orthodontic trial outcomes: Plentiful, inconsistent, and in need of uniformity? A scoping review
Orthodontic trial outcomes: Plentiful, inconsistent, and in need of uniformity? A scoping review Open
View article: Orthodontic treatment for prominent upper front teeth (Class II malocclusion) in children and adolescents
Orthodontic treatment for prominent upper front teeth (Class II malocclusion) in children and adolescents Open
Evidence of low to moderate quality suggests that providing early orthodontic treatment for children with prominent upper front teeth is more effective for reducing the incidence of incisal trauma than providing one course of orthodontic t…
View article: Orthodontic treatment for deep bite and retroclined upper front teeth in children
Orthodontic treatment for deep bite and retroclined upper front teeth in children Open
There is no evidence from clinical trials to recommend or discourage any type of orthodontic treatment to correct Class II division 2 malocclusion in children. This situation seems unlikely to change as trials to evaluate the best manageme…
View article: Herbst appliance with skeletal anchorage versus dental anchorage in adolescents with Class II malocclusion: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Herbst appliance with skeletal anchorage versus dental anchorage in adolescents with Class II malocclusion: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial Open
View article: Orthodontic treatment for deep bite and retroclined upper front teeth in children
Orthodontic treatment for deep bite and retroclined upper front teeth in children Open
It is not possible to provide any evidence-based guidance to recommend or discourage any type of orthodontic treatment to correct Class II division 2 malocclusion in children. Trials should be conducted to evaluate the best management of C…
View article: An interview with Kevin O’Brien
An interview with Kevin O’Brien Open
My first contact with his work occurred in 2009 when I came across two of his papers 1,2 that had changed my mind about research.Since then, his thoughts about the scientific evidence available also influenced several people around
View article: Erratum to Development of a core outcome set for orthodontic trials using a mixed-methods approach: protocol for a multicentre study
Erratum to Development of a core outcome set for orthodontic trials using a mixed-methods approach: protocol for a multicentre study Open
View article: Development of a core outcome set for orthodontic trials using a mixed-methods approach: protocol for a multicentre study
Development of a core outcome set for orthodontic trials using a mixed-methods approach: protocol for a multicentre study Open
View article: Outcry over Childhood Obesity Strategy
Outcry over Childhood Obesity Strategy Open
View article: Does dried fruit really damage the teeth?
Does dried fruit really damage the teeth? Open
View article: Practise what you preach: health behaviours and stress among non-consultant hospital doctors
Practise what you preach: health behaviours and stress among non-consultant hospital doctors Open
High rates of psychological distress, depression and suicide have been reported among doctors. Furthermore, many doctors do not access healthcare by conventional means. This study aimed to increase understanding regarding non-consultant ho…
View article: The management of Otitis Media with Effusion in children with cleft palate (mOMEnt): a feasibility study and economic evaluation
The management of Otitis Media with Effusion in children with cleft palate (mOMEnt): a feasibility study and economic evaluation Open
Background Cleft lip and palate are among the most common congenital malformations, with an incidence of around 1 in 700. Cleft palate (CP) results in impaired Eustachian tube function, and 90% of children with CP have otitis media with ef…
View article: Orthodontic quackery
Orthodontic quackery Open
View article: The Importance of Integration of Stakeholder Views in Core Outcome Set Development: Otitis Media with Effusion in Children with Cleft Palate
The Importance of Integration of Stakeholder Views in Core Outcome Set Development: Otitis Media with Effusion in Children with Cleft Palate Open
We have produced a recommendation about the outcomes that should be measured, as a minimum, in studies of the management of OME in children with CP. The development process included input from key stakeholders and used novel methodology to…
View article: Orthodontics: 24-month braces
Orthodontics: 24-month braces Open