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University of Copenhagen

EducationCopenhagen, Denmark
About: University of Copenhagen is a education organization based out in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Galaxy. The organization has 57645 authors who have published 149740 publications receiving 5903093 citations. The organization is also known as: Copenhagen University & Københavns Universitet.


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08 May 2014-Nature
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the therapeutic value of VSG does not result from mechanical restriction imposed by a smaller stomach, rather, VSG is associated with increased circulating bile acids, and associated changes to gut microbial communities, which point to bile acid and FXR signalling as an important molecular underpinning for the beneficial effects of this weight-loss surgery.
Abstract: Bariatric surgical procedures, such as vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG), are at present the most effective therapy for the treatment of obesity, and are associated with considerable improvements in co-morbidities, including type-2 diabetes mellitus. The underlying molecular mechanisms contributing to these benefits remain largely undetermined, despite offering the potential to reveal new targets for therapeutic intervention. Substantial changes in circulating total bile acids are known to occur after VSG. Moreover, bile acids are known to regulate metabolism by binding to the nuclear receptor FXR (farsenoid-X receptor, also known as NR1H4). We therefore examined the results of VSG surgery applied to mice with diet-induced obesity and targeted genetic disruption of FXR. Here we demonstrate that the therapeutic value of VSG does not result from mechanical restriction imposed by a smaller stomach. Rather, VSG is associated with increased circulating bile acids, and associated changes to gut microbial communities. Moreover, in the absence of FXR, the ability of VSG to reduce body weight and improve glucose tolerance is substantially reduced. These results point to bile acids and FXR signalling as an important molecular underpinning for the beneficial effects of this weight-loss surgery. Bariatric surgical procedures, such as vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG), are the most effective therapy for the treatment of obesity; now bile acids, and the presence of the nuclear bile acid receptor FXR, are shown to underpin the mechanism of VSG action, and the ability of VSG to reduce body weight and improve glucose tolerance is substantially reduced if FXR is absent. The use and misuse of invasive surgery to control obesity and related conditions is much debated. Whatever its merits, the associated costs and risks mean that it is inappropriate in many cases. This study challenges the notion that such surgery elicits weight loss solely by making it physically difficult to consume or absorb calories, and raises the prospect that it may be possible to develop therapies that achieve the same ends without the need for a scalpel. Vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG), in which some 80% of the stomach is removed to create a gastric 'sleeve' contiguous with the oesophagus and duodenum, is known to induce loss of body weight and fat mass, and improves glucose tolerance in humans and rodents. Randy Seeley and colleagues show here that the therapeutic effect of VSG in mice arises not from the mechanical restrictions of a smaller stomach but from the associated increase in the levels of circulating bile acids and changes to gut microbial communities. Moreover, in the absence of nuclear bile acid receptor FXR, the ability of VSG to reduce body weight and improve glucose tolerance is substantially reduced.

805 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the stellar mass functions (SMFs) of star-forming and quiescent galaxies were measured to z = 4 using a sample of 95,675 K$_s$ -selected galaxies in the COSMOS/UltraVISTA field.
Abstract: We present measurements of the stellar mass functions (SMFs) of star-forming and quiescent galaxies to z = 4 using a sample of 95,675 K$_s$ -selected galaxies in the COSMOS/UltraVISTA field. The SMFs of the combined population are in good agreement with previous measurements and show that the stellar mass density of the universe was only 50%, 10%, and 1% of its current value at z ~{} 0.75, 2.0, and 3.5, respectively. The quiescent population drives most of the overall growth, with the stellar mass density of these galaxies increasing as {$ρ$}$_{star}$vprop(1 + z)$^{–4.7 ± 0.4}$ since z = 3.5, whereas the mass density of star-forming galaxies increases as {$ρ$}$_{star}$vprop(1 + z)$^{–2.3 ± 0.2}$. At z {gt} 2.5, star-forming galaxies dominate the total SMF at all stellar masses, although a non-zero population of quiescent galaxies persists to z = 4. Comparisons of the K$_s$ -selected star-forming galaxy SMFs with UV-selected SMFs at 2.5 {lt} z {lt} 4 show reasonable agreement and suggest that UV-selected samples are representative of the majority of the stellar mass density at z {gt} 3.5. We estimate the average mass growth of individual galaxies by selecting galaxies at fixed cumulative number density. The average galaxy with log(M $_{star}$/M $_{☉}$) = 11.5 at z = 0.3 has grown in mass by only 0.2 dex (0.3 dex) since z = 2.0 (3.5), whereas those with log(M $_{star}$/M $_{☉}$) = 10.5 have grown by {gt}1.0 dex since z = 2. At z {lt} 2, the time derivatives of the mass growth are always larger for lower-mass galaxies, which demonstrates that the mass growth in galaxies since that redshift is mass-dependent and primarily bottom-up. Lastly, we examine potential sources of systematic uncertainties in the SMFs and find that those from photo-z templates, stellar population synthesis modeling, and the definition of quiescent galaxies dominate the total error budget in the SMFs. Based on data products from observations made with ESO Telescopes at the La Silla Paranal Observatory under ESO programme ID 179.A-2005 and on data products produced by TERAPIX and the Cambridge Astronomy Survey Unit on behalf of the UltraVISTA consortium.

804 citations

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TL;DR: Inhaled budesonide was of no clinical benefit in COPD patients recruited from the general population by screening and the role of long-term inhaled corticosteroids in the treatment of mild to moderate COPD is questioned.

802 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the shell correction method was used to calculate the effect of nucleon shells in deformed and spherical nuclei, and the results were presented in such a way as to illustrate more clearly the effects of shell shells on nucleon nuclei.

802 citations

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TL;DR: This paper explored a broader conceptualisation of adaptation pathways that draws on path-thinking in the sustainable development domain to consider the implications of path dependency, interactions between adaptation plans, vested interests and global change, and situations where values, interests or institutions constrain societal responses to change.
Abstract: The need to adapt to climate change is now widely recognised as evidence of its impacts on social and natural systems grows and greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. Yet efforts to adapt to climate change, as reported in the literature over the last decade and in selected case studies, have not led to substantial rates of implementation of adaptation actions despite substantial investments in adaptation science. Moreover, implemented actions have been mostly incremental and focused on proximate causes; there are far fewer reports of more systemic or transformative actions. We found that the nature and effectiveness of responses was strongly influenced by framing. Recent decision-oriented approaches that aim to overcome this situation are framed within a “pathways” metaphor to emphasise the need for robust decision making within adaptive processes in the face of uncertainty and inter-temporal complexity. However, to date, such “adaptation pathways” approaches have mostly focused on contexts with clearly identified decision-makers and unambiguous goals; as a result, they generally assume prevailing governance regimes are conducive for adaptation and hence constrain responses to proximate causes of vulnerability. In this paper, we explore a broader conceptualisation of “adaptation pathways” that draws on ‘pathways thinking’ in the sustainable development domain to consider the implications of path dependency, interactions between adaptation plans, vested interests and global change, and situations where values, interests, or institutions constrain societal responses to change. This re-conceptualisation of adaptation pathways aims to inform decision makers about integrating incremental actions on proximate causes with the transformative aspects of societal change. Case studies illustrate what this might entail. The paper ends with a call for further exploration of theory, methods and procedures to operationalise this broader conceptualisation of adaptation.

801 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Michael Karin236704226485
Matthias Mann221887230213
Peer Bork206697245427
Ronald Klein1941305149140
Kenneth S. Kendler1771327142251
Dorret I. Boomsma1761507136353
Ramachandran S. Vasan1721100138108
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir167444121009
Mika Kivimäki1661515141468
Jun Wang1661093141621
Anders Björklund16576984268
Gerald I. Shulman164579109520
Jaakko Kaprio1631532126320
Veikko Salomaa162843135046
Daniel J. Jacob16265676530
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
2023370
20221,266
202110,693
20209,956
20199,189
20188,620