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Macquarie University

EducationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
About: Macquarie University is a education organization based out in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Laser. The organization has 14075 authors who have published 47673 publications receiving 1416184 citations. The organization is also known as: Macquarie uni.
Topics: Population, Laser, Galaxy, Anxiety, Mantle (geology)


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TL;DR: The participants comprising the AIBL cohort represent a group of highly motivated and well-characterized individuals who represent a unique resource for the study of AD.
Abstract: Background: The Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) flagship study of aging aimed to recruit 1000 individuals aged over 60 to assist with prospective research into Alzheimer's disease (AD). This paper describes the recruitment of the cohort and gives information about the study methodology, baseline demography, diagnoses, medical comorbidities, medication use, and cognitive function of the participants. Methods: Volunteers underwent a screening interview, had comprehensive cognitive testing, gave 80 ml of blood, and completed health and lifestyle questionnaires. One quarter of the sample also underwent amyloid PET brain imaging with Pittsburgh compound B (PiB PET) and MRI brain imaging, and a subgroup of 10% had ActiGraph activity monitoring and body composition scanning. Results: A total of 1166 volunteers were recruited, 54 of whom were excluded from further study due to comorbid disorders which could affect cognition or because of withdrawal of consent. Participants with AD (211) had neuropsychological profiles which were consistent with AD, and were more impaired than participants with mild cognitive impairment (133) or healthy controls (768), who performed within expected norms for age on neuropsychological testing. PiB PET scans were performed on 287 participants, 100 had DEXA scans and 91 participated in ActiGraph monitoring. Conclusion: The participants comprising the AIBL cohort represent a group of highly motivated and well- characterized individuals who represent a unique resource for the study of AD. They will be reassessed at 18-month intervals in order to determine the predictive utility of various biomarkers, cognitive parameters and lifestyle factors as indicators of AD, and as predictors of future cognitive decline.

700 citations

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TL;DR: These trends can be interpreted as part of a previously undocumented water conservation strategy in species from dry habitats, by investing heavily in photosynthetic enzymes, a larger drawdown of internal CO 2 concentration is achieved, and a given photosynthesis rate is possible at a lower stomatal conductance.
Abstract: Summary 1. Relationships were examined among photosynthetic capacity ( A mass and A area ), foliar dark respiration rate ( R d-mass and R d-area ), stomatal conductance to water ( G s ), specific leaf area (SLA), and leaf nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) across 79 perennial species occurring at four sites with contrasting rainfall levels and soil nutrients in eastern Australia. We hypothesized that the slope of log‐log ‘scaling’ relationships between these traits would be positive and would not differ between sites, although slope elevations might shift between habitat types. 2. A mass , R d-mass , SLA, N mass and P mass were positively associated in common slopes fitted across sites or rainfall zones, although rather weakly within individual sites in some cases. The relationships between A mass (and R d-mass ) with each of N mass and SLA were partially independent of each other, with A mass (or R d-mass ) increasing with SLA at a given N mass , or with N mass at a given SLA (only weakly in the case of A mass ). These results improve the quantification and extend the generalization of reported patterns to floras largely unlike those studied previously, with the additional contribution of including phosphorus data. 3. Species from drier sites differed in several important respects. They had (i) higher leaf N and P (per dry mass or area); (ii) lower photosynthetic capacity at a given leaf N or P; (iii) higher R d-mass at a given SLA or A mass ; and (iv) lower G s at a given A area (implying lower internal CO 2 concentration). 4. These trends can be interpreted as part of a previously undocumented water conservation strategy in species from dry habitats. By investing heavily in photosynthetic enzymes, a larger drawdown of internal CO 2 concentration is achieved, and a given photosynthetic rate is possible at a lower stomatal conductance. Transpirational water use is similar, however, due to the lower-humidity air in dry sites. The benefit of the strategy is that dry-site species reduce water loss at a given A area , down to levels similar to wet-site species, despite occurring in lower-humidity environments. The cost of high leaf N is reflected in higher dark respiration rates and, presumably, additional costs incurred by N acquisition and increased herbivory risk.

700 citations

Book
01 Feb 2003
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a series of articles about teacher professionalism in transition and the politics of teacher professional professional renewal, including: teacher professional renewal professional in practice New professional identities for new times The activist teacher professional References Index.
Abstract: Series editor's preface Teacher professionalism in transition Rethinking the practice of teacher professionalism The politics of professionalism Preparing activist teacher professionals Teacher research for professional renewal Professional in practice New professional identities for new times The activist teacher professional References Index.

697 citations

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TL;DR: The SCAS-P is recommended as a screening instrument for normal children and as a diagnostic instrument in clinical settings and for both convergent and divergent validity: the measure correlated well with the parent report for internalizing symptoms, and lower with externalizing symptoms.

694 citations

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TL;DR: The study found a strong positive effect of energy consumption on greenhouse gas emissions and confirmed the validity of the pollution haven hypothesis.

692 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Yang Yang1712644153049
Peter B. Reich159790110377
Nicholas J. Talley158157190197
John R. Hodges14981282709
Thomas J. Smith1401775113919
Andrew G. Clark140823123333
Joss Bland-Hawthorn136111477593
John F. Thompson132142095894
Xin Wang121150364930
William L. Griffin11786261494
Richard Shine115109656544
Ian T. Paulsen11235469460
Jianjun Liu112104071032
Douglas R. MacFarlane11086454236
Richard A. Bryant10976943971
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Performance
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
2023110
2022463
20214,106
20204,009
20193,549
20183,119