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University of Palermo
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About: University of Palermo is a education organization based out in Palermo, Italy. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Medicine. The organization has 15621 authors who have published 40250 publications receiving 964384 citations. The organization is also known as: Università degli Studi di Palermo & Universita degli Studi di Palermo.
Topics: Population, Medicine, Cancer, Context (language use), Catalysis
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TL;DR: There has been substantial back-migration into the Near East, there was a founder effect or bottleneck associated with the Last Glacial Maximum, 20,000 years ago, and a way to account for multiple dispersals of common sequence types is suggested.
Abstract: Founder analysis is a method for analysis of nonrecombining DNA sequence data, with the aim of identification and dating of migrations into new territory. The method picks out founder sequence types in potential source populations and dates lineage clusters deriving from them in the settlement zone of interest. Here, using mtDNA, we apply the approach to the colonization of Europe, to estimate the proportion of modern lineages whose ancestors arrived during each major phase of settlement. To estimate the Palaeolithic and Neolithic contributions to European mtDNA diversity more accurately than was previously achievable, we have now extended the Near Eastern, European, and northern-Caucasus databases to 1,234, 2,804, and 208 samples, respectively. Both back-migration into the source population and recurrent mutation in the source and derived populations represent major obstacles to this approach. We have developed phylogenetic criteria to take account of both these factors, and we suggest a way to account for multiple dispersals of common sequence types. We conclude that (i) there has been substantial back-migration into the Near East, (ii) the majority of extant mtDNA lineages entered Europe in several waves during the Upper Palaeolithic, (iii) there was a founder effect or bottleneck associated with the Last Glacial Maximum, 20,000 years ago, from which derives the largest fraction of surviving lineages, and (iv) the immigrant Neolithic component is likely to comprise less than one-quarter of the mtDNA pool of modern Europeans.
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TL;DR: This study suggests VAI is a valuable indicator of “visceral adipose function” and insulin sensitivity, and its increase is strongly associated with cardiometabolic risk.
Abstract: Objective To individuate a novel sex-specific index, based on waist circumference, BMI, triglycerides, and HDL cholesterol, indirectly expressing visceral fat function. Research design and methods Visceral adiposity index (VAI) was first modeled on 315 nonobese healthy subjects. Using two multiple logistic regression models, VAI was retrospectively validated in 1,498 primary care patients in comparison to classical cardio- and cerebrovascular risk factors. Results All components of metabolic syndrome increased significantly across VAI quintiles. VAI was independently associated with both cardiovascular (odd ratio [OR] 2.45; 95% CI 1.52-3.95; P Conclusions Our study suggests VAI is a valuable indicator of "visceral adipose function" and insulin sensitivity, and its increase is strongly associated with cardiometabolic risk.
945 citations
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TL;DR: The present review summarizes the existing bibliography on biological and pharmacological studies of Citrus flavonoids, both in vitro and in vivo, and suggests that dietary flavonoid intakes may help to supplement the body antioxidant defences against free radicals.
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TL;DR: Oxygen isotope analyses of water in blood of humans and domestic pigs indicate that the oxygen isotope fractionation effects between ingested water and body water are the same in all specimens of the same species as mentioned in this paper.
929 citations
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TL;DR: Results demonstrate that Pb, Zn, Cu, Sb and Hg can be inferred to be tracers of anthropic pollution, whereas Mn, Ni, Co, Cr, V and Cd were interpreted to be mainly inherited from parent materials.
926 citations
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Robin M. Murray | 171 | 1539 | 116362 |
Frede Blaabjerg | 147 | 2161 | 112017 |
Jean Bousquet | 145 | 1288 | 96769 |
Zhanhu Guo | 128 | 886 | 53378 |
Jean Ballet | 115 | 263 | 46301 |
Antonio Facchetti | 111 | 602 | 51885 |
Michele Pagano | 97 | 306 | 42211 |
Frank Z. Stanczyk | 93 | 620 | 30244 |
Eleonora Troja | 91 | 271 | 30873 |
Francesco Sciortino | 90 | 536 | 28956 |
Zev Rosenwaks | 89 | 772 | 32039 |
Antonio Russo | 88 | 934 | 34563 |
Carlo Salvarani | 88 | 730 | 31699 |
Giuseppe Basso | 87 | 643 | 33320 |
Antonio Craxì | 86 | 659 | 39463 |