University of Liverpool

About: University of Liverpool is a education organization based out in Liverpool, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 40406 authors who have published 94388 publications receiving 3188970 citations. The organization is also known as: Liverpool University & The University of Liverpool.

Antibiotic resistance is the quintessential One Health issue.

Abstract: International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya; Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, USA; Oxford Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Oxford, UK; Research Group for Preventive Technology in Livestock, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya; Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy, Washington DC, USA; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy; Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; National Institute of Veterinary Research, Hanoi, Vietnam; Institute of Integrative Biology and Center for Adaptation to a Changing Environment, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland; Centre for Immunity, Infection & Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits.

Abstract: Longevity is a major characteristic of animals that has long fascinated scientists. In this work, we present a comprehensive database of animal longevity records and related life-history traits entitled AnAge, which we compiled and manually curated from an extensive literature. AnAge started as a collection of longevity records, but has since been expanded to include quantitative data for numerous other life-history traits, including body masses at different developmental stages, reproductive data such as age at sexual maturity and measurements of reproductive output, and physiological traits related to metabolism. AnAge features over 4000 vertebrate species and is a central resource for applying the comparative method to studies of longevity and life-history evolution across the tree of life. Moreover, by providing a reference value for longevity and other life-history traits, AnAge can prove valuable to a broad range of biologists working in evolutionary biology, ecology, zoology, physiology and conservation biology. AnAge is freely available online (http://genomics.senescence.info/species/).

Intrinsic reflection asymmetry in atomic nuclei

Abstract: The experimental and theoretical evidence for intrinsic reflection-asymmetric shapes in nuclei is reviewed. The theoretical methods discussed cover a wide spectrum, from mean-field theory and its extensions to algebraic and cluster approaches. The experimental data for nuclear ground states and at low and high spin, cited as evidence for reflection asymmetry, are collected and categorized. The extensive data on electric dipole transition moments and their theoretical interpretation are surveyed, along with available data on electric octupole moments. The evidence for reflection-asymmetric molecular states in light nuclei is summarized. The application of reflection-asymmetric theories to descriptions of the fission barrier, bimodal fission, superdeformation, and hyperdeformations is reviewed, and some other perspectives in the wider context of nuclear physics are also given. [S0034-6861(96)00102-X]