Public health and international drug policy

…, M Comfort, E Goosby, J Goulão, C Hart, T Kerr… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Executive summary In September, 2015, the member states of the UN endorsed Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, which aspire to human-rights-centred approaches to …

The case for expanding access to highly active antiretroviral therapy to curb the growth of the HIV epidemic

JSG Montaner, R Hogg, E Wood, T Kerr, M Tyndall… - The Lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Continuing expansion of the HIV/AIDS pandemic has been recognised as an exceptional
challenge to global health, international development, and world security. UNAIDS …

Effect of drug law enforcement on drug market violence: A systematic review

D Werb, G Rowell, G Guyatt, T Kerr, J Montaner… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Violence is amongst the primary concerns of communities around the world and research
has demonstrated links between violence and the illicit drug trade, particularly in urban …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular basis for feedback regulation of bile acid synthesis by nuclear receptors

TT Lu, M Makishima, JJ Repa, K Schoonjans, TA Kerr… - Molecular cell, 2000 - cell.com
The catabolism of cholesterol into bile acids is regulated by oxysterols and bile acids, which
induce or repress transcription of the pathway's rate-limiting enzyme cholesterol 7α …

A γ-ray burst at a redshift of z≈ 8.2

…, AS Fruchter, RJ Foley, J Gorosabel, J Kennea, T Kerr… - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
Long-duration γ-ray bursts (GRBs) are thought to result from the explosions of certain
massive stars, and some are bright enough that they should be observable out to redshifts of …

Dopamine activation of endogenous cannabinoid signaling in dorsal striatum

A Giuffrida, LH Parsons, TM Kerr, FR De Fonseca… - Nature …, 1999 - nature.com
We measured endogenous cannabinoid release in dorsal striatum of freely moving rats by
microdialysis and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Neural activity stimulated the …

Association of highly active antiretroviral therapy coverage, population viral load, and yearly new HIV diagnoses in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based …

…, VD Lima, R Barrios, B Yip, E Wood, T Kerr… - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Background Results of cohort studies and mathematical models have suggested that
increased coverage with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) could reduce HIV …

Nanostructured Composites: A High Capacity, Fast Rate Li3V2(PO4)3/Carbon Cathode for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

H Huang, SC Yin, T Kerr, N Taylor… - Advanced …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Impressive capacity improvements can be obtained by wrapping insulating crystallites of
Li3V2 (PO4) 3 within a conductive carbon web. The single crystal analysis (see Figure) and …

Social and structural violence and power relations in mitigating HIV risk of drug-using women in survival sex work

K Shannon, T Kerr, S Allinott, J Chettiar… - Social science & …, 2008 - Elsevier
High rates of violence among street-level sex workers have been described across the
globe, while in cities across Canada the disappearance and victimization of drug-using …

A hyperluminous galaxy at z = 2.8 found in a deep submillimetre survey

RJ Ivison, I Smail, JF Le Borgne… - Monthly Notices of …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
We present a detailed study of SMM 02399-0136, a hyperluminous, active galaxy selected
from a submm survey of the distant Universe. This galaxy is the brightest source in the fields …