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University of Auckland
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About: University of Auckland is a education organization based out in Auckland, New Zealand. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 28049 authors who have published 77706 publications receiving 2689366 citations. The organization is also known as: The University of Auckland & Auckland University College.
Topics: Population, Context (language use), Poison control, Health care, Randomized controlled trial
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TL;DR: This Review presents the possible applications of nanotechnology in the agri-business sector and considers performance data from patents and unpublished sources so as to define the scope of what can be realistically achieved.
Abstract: Various nano-enabled strategies are proposed to improve crop production and meet the growing global demands for food, feed and fuel while practising sustainable agriculture. After providing a brief overview of the challenges faced in the sector of crop nutrition and protection, this Review presents the possible applications of nanotechnology in this area. We also consider performance data from patents and unpublished sources so as to define the scope of what can be realistically achieved. In addition to being an industry with a narrow profit margin, agricultural businesses have inherent constraints that must be carefully considered and that include existing (or future) regulations, as well as public perception and acceptance. Directions are also identified to guide future research and establish objectives that promote the responsible and sustainable development of nanotechnology in the agri-business sector.
428 citations
TL;DR: It is shown that, as predicted by the theory, sex increases the rate of adaptation to a new harsh environment but has no measurable effect on fitness in a new benign environment where there is little selection.
Abstract: Why sex evolved and persists is a problem for evolutionary biology, because sex disrupts favourable gene combinations and requires an expenditure of time and energy. Further, in organisms with unequal-sized gametes, the female transmits her genes at only half the rate of an asexual equivalent (the twofold cost of sex). Many modern theories that provide an explanation for the advantage of sex incorporate an idea originally proposed by Weismann more than 100 years ago: sex allows natural selection to proceed more effectively because it increases genetic variation. Here we test this hypothesis, which still lacks robust empirical support, with the use of experiments on yeast populations. Capitalizing on recent advances in the molecular biology of recombination in yeast, we produced by genetic manipulation strains that differed only in their capacity for sexual reproduction. We show that, as predicted by the theory, sex increases the rate of adaptation to a new harsh environment but has no measurable effect on fitness in a new benign environment where there is little selection.
427 citations
GNS Science1, University of Leeds2, California Institute of Technology3, University of Texas at Austin4, University of Otago5, Land Information New Zealand6, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research7, Victoria University of Wellington8, University of Canterbury9, University of Auckland10
TL;DR: The 2016 moment magnitude 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake was one of the largest ever to hit New Zealand and Hamling et al. as discussed by the authors show with a new slip model that it was an incredibly complex event.
Abstract: The 2016 moment magnitude ( M w) 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake was one of the largest ever to hit New Zealand. Hamling et al. show with a new slip model that it was an incredibly complex event. Unlike most earthquakes, multiple faults ruptured to generate the ground shaking. A remarkable 12 faults ruptured overall, with the rupture jumping between faults located up to 15 km away from each other. The earthquake should motivate rethinking of certain seismic hazard models, which do not presently allow for this unusual complex rupture pattern.
Science , this issue p. [eaam7194][1]
[1]: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.aam7194
427 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors use the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) to improve and expand the quantification of personal health-care access and quality for 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2015.
427 citations
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute1, Charité2, University of Alabama at Birmingham3, Charles University in Prague4, National Institutes of Health5, Paris Descartes University6, St. Michael's Hospital7, Istituto Giannina Gaslini8, University of Auckland9, Nanyang Technological University10, Cystic Fibrosis Trust11, European Medicines Agency12, University of Washington13, University of Wisconsin-Madison14, University of British Columbia15, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven16, Seattle Children's Research Institute17, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research18, University College Dublin19, University of Giessen20, University of Michigan21, Queen's University Belfast22, Johns Hopkins University23, University of Liverpool24, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research25, University of Toronto26, University of Cape Town27
TL;DR: Advances in clinical care have been multifaceted and include earlier diagnosis through the implementation of newborn screening programmes, formalised airway clearance therapy, and reduced malnutrition through the use of effective pancreatic enzyme replacement and a high-energy, high-protein diet.
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter C. Willett | 334 | 2399 | 413322 |
| Meir J. Stampfer | 277 | 1414 | 283776 |
| Frank E. Speizer | 193 | 636 | 135891 |
| Bernard Rosner | 190 | 1162 | 147661 |
| Eric Boerwinkle | 183 | 1321 | 170971 |
| Rory Collins | 162 | 489 | 193407 |
| Monique M.B. Breteler | 159 | 546 | 93762 |
| Charles H. Hennekens | 150 | 424 | 117806 |
| Rajesh Kumar | 149 | 4439 | 140830 |
| Hugh A. Sampson | 147 | 816 | 76492 |
| David P. Strachan | 143 | 472 | 105256 |
| Jun Lu | 135 | 1526 | 99767 |
| Peter Zoller | 134 | 734 | 76093 |
| David H. Barlow | 133 | 786 | 72730 |
| Henry T. Lynch | 133 | 925 | 86270 |