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University of Queensland

EducationBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
About: University of Queensland is a education organization based out in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 51138 authors who have published 155721 publications receiving 5717659 citations. The organization is also known as: UQ & The University of Queensland.


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TL;DR: It is concluded that divergent selection makes diverse contributions to heterogeneous genomic divergence, and the number, size, and distribution of genomic regions affected by selection varied substantially among studies, leading us to discuss the potential role of Divergent selection in the growth of regions of differentiation (i.e. genomic islands of divergence), a topic in need of future investigation.
Abstract: Levels of genetic differentiation between populations can be highly variable across the genome, with divergent selection contributing to such heterogeneous genomic divergence. For example, loci under divergent selection and those tightly physically linked to them may exhibit stronger differentiation than neutral regions with weak or no linkage to such loci. Divergent selection can also increase genome-wide neutral differentiation by reducing gene flow (e.g. by causing ecological speciation), thus promoting divergence via the stochastic effects of genetic drift. These consequences of divergent selection are being reported in recently accumulating studies that identify: (i) ‘outlier loci’ with higher levels of divergence than expected under neutrality, and (ii) a positive association between the degree of adaptive phenotypic divergence and levels of molecular genetic differentiation across population pairs [‘isolation by adaptation’ (IBA)]. The latter pattern arises because as adaptive divergence increases, gene flow is reduced (thereby promoting drift) and genetic hitchhiking increased. Here, we review and integrate these previously disconnected concepts and literatures. We find that studies generally report 5–10% of loci to be outliers. These selected regions were often dispersed across the genome, commonly exhibited replicated divergence across different population pairs, and could sometimes be associated with specific ecological variables. IBA was not infrequently observed, even at neutral loci putatively unlinked to those under divergent selection. Overall, we conclude that divergent selection makes diverse contributions to heterogeneous genomic divergence. Nonetheless, the number, size, and distribution of genomic regions affected by selection varied substantially among studies, leading us to discuss the potential role of divergent selection in the growth of regions of differentiation (i.e. genomic islands of divergence), a topic in need of future investigation.

1,141 citations

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07 Dec 2006-Nature
TL;DR: Findings show that the BMP–BMPR signalling system—which controls the activity of normal brain stem cells—may also act as a key inhibitory regulator of tumour-initiating, stem-like cells from GBMs and identify BMP4 as a novel, non-cytotoxic therapeutic effector, which may be used to prevent growth and recurrence of GBMs in humans.
Abstract: Transformed, oncogenic precursors, possessing both defining neural-stem-cell properties and the ability to initiate intracerebral tumours, have been identified in human brain cancers. Here we report that bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), amongst which BMP4 elicits the strongest effect, trigger a significant reduction in the stem-like, tumour-initiating precursors of human glioblastomas (GBMs). Transient in vitro exposure to BMP4 abolishes the capacity of transplanted GBM cells to establish intracerebral GBMs. Most importantly, in vivo delivery of BMP4 effectively blocks the tumour growth and associated mortality that occur in 100% of mice after intracerebral grafting of human GBM cells. We demonstrate that BMPs activate their cognate receptors (BMPRs) and trigger the Smad signalling cascade in cells isolated from human glioblastomas (GBMs). This is followed by a reduction in proliferation, and increased expression of markers of neural differentiation, with no effect on cell viability. The concomitant reduction in clonogenic ability, in the size of the CD133+ population and in the growth kinetics of GBM cells indicates that BMP4 reduces the tumour-initiating cell pool of GBMs. These findings show that the BMP-BMPR signalling system--which controls the activity of normal brain stem cells--may also act as a key inhibitory regulator of tumour-initiating, stem-like cells from GBMs and the results also identify BMP4 as a novel, non-cytotoxic therapeutic effector, which may be used to prevent growth and recurrence of GBMs in humans.

1,138 citations

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TL;DR: Comparing bleaching, productivity, and calcification responses of crustose coralline algae and branching and branching coral species in response to acidification and warming suggests sensitive reef-building species such as CCA may be pushed beyond their thresholds for growth and survival within the next few decades.
Abstract: Ocean acidification represents a key threat to coral reefs by reducing the calcification rate of framework builders. In addition, acidification is likely to affect the relationship between corals and their symbiotic dinoflagellates and the productivity of this association. However, little is known about how acidification impacts on the physiology of reef builders and how acidification interacts with warming. Here, we report on an 8-week study that compared bleaching, productivity, and calcification responses of crustose coralline algae (CCA) and branching (Acropora) and massive (Porites) coral species in response to acidification and warming. Using a 30-tank experimental system, we manipulated CO2 levels to simulate doubling and three- to fourfold increases [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projection categories IV and VI] relative to present-day levels under cool and warm scenarios. Results indicated that high CO2 is a bleaching agent for corals and CCA under high irradiance, acting synergistically with warming to lower thermal bleaching thresholds. We propose that CO2 induces bleaching via its impact on photoprotective mechanisms of the photosystems. Overall, acidification impacted more strongly on bleaching and productivity than on calcification. Interestingly, the intermediate, warm CO2 scenario led to a 30% increase in productivity in Acropora, whereas high CO2 lead to zero productivity in both corals. CCA were most sensitive to acidification, with high CO2 leading to negative productivity and high rates of net dissolution. Our findings suggest that sensitive reef-building species such as CCA may be pushed beyond their thresholds for growth and survival within the next few decades whereas corals will show delayed and mixed responses.

1,134 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a metafrontier production function model for firms in different groups having different technologies is presented, which enables the calculation of comparable technical efficiencies for firms operating under different technologies.
Abstract: This paper presents a metafrontier production function model for firms in different groups having different technologies. The metafrontier model enables the calculation of comparable technical efficiencies for firms operating under different technologies. The model also enables the technology gaps to be estimated for firms under different technologies relative to the potential technology available to the industry as a whole. The metafrontier model is applied in the analysis of panel data on garment firms in five different regions of Indonesia, assuming that the regional stochastic frontier production function models have technical inefficiency effects with the time-varying structure proposed by Battese and Coelli ( 1992).

1,133 citations

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Joshua A. Salomon1, Theo Vos, Daniel R Hogan1, Michael L. Gagnon1, Mohsen Naghavi2, Ali Mokdad2, Nazma Begum3, Razibuzzaman Shah1, Muhammad Karyana, Soewarta Kosen, Mario Reyna Farje, Gilberto Moncada, Arup Dutta, Sunil Sazawal, Andrew Dyer4, Jason F. S. Seiler4, Victor Aboyans, Lesley Baker2, Amanda J Baxter5, Emelia J. Benjamin6, Kavi Bhalla1, Aref A. Bin Abdulhak, Fiona M. Blyth, Rupert R A Bourne, Tasanee Braithwaite7, Peter Brooks, Traolach S. Brugha8, Claire Bryan-Hancock, Rachelle Buchbinder, Peter Burney9, Bianca Calabria10, Honglei Chen11, Sumeet S. Chugh12, Rebecca Cooley2, Michael H. Criqui13, Marita Cross5, Kaustubh Dabhadkar, Nabila Dahodwala14, Adrian Davis15, Louisa Degenhardt16, Cesar Diaz-Torne17, E. Ray Dorsey3, Tim Driscoll, Karen Edmond18, Alexis Elbaz19, Majid Ezzati20, Valery L. Feigin21, Cleusa P. Ferri22, Abraham D. Flaxman2, Louise Flood8, Marlene Fransen, Kana Fuse, Belinda J. Gabbe23, Richard F. Gillum24, Juanita A. Haagsma25, James Harrison8, Rasmus Havmoeller16, Roderick J. Hay26, Abdullah Hel-Baqui, Hans W. Hoek27, Howard J. Hoffman28, Emily Hogeland29, Damian G Hoy5, Deborah Jarvis2, Ganesan Karthikeyan1, Lisa M. Knowlton30, Tim Lathlean8, Janet L Leasher31, Stephen S Lim2, Steven E. Lipshultz32, Alan D. Lopez, Rafael Lozano2, Ronan A Lyons33, Reza Malekzadeh, Wagner Marcenes, Lyn March6, David J. Margolis14, Neil McGill, John J. McGrath34, George A. Mensah35, Ana-Claire Meyer, Catherine Michaud36, Andrew E. Moran, Rintaro Mori37, Michele E. Murdoch38, Luigi Naldi39, Charles R. Newton12, Rosana E. Norman, Saad B. Omer40, Richard H. Osborne, Neil Pearce18, Fernando Perez-Ruiz, Norberto Perico41, Konrad Pesudovs8, David Phillips42, Farshad Pourmalek43, Martin Prince, Jürgen Rehm, G. Remuzzi41, Kathryn Richardson, Robin Room44, Sukanta Saha45, Uchechukwu Sampson, Lidia Sanchez-Riera46, Maria Segui-Gomez47, Saeid Shahraz48, Kenji Shibuya, David Singh49, Karen Sliwa50, Emma Smith50, Isabelle Soerjomataram51, Timothy J. Steiner, Wilma A. Stolk, Lars Jacob Stovner, Christopher R. Sudfeld1, Hugh R. Taylor, Imad M. Tleyjeh4, Marieke J. van der Werf52, Wendy L. Watson53, David J. Weatherall12, Robert G. Weintraub, Marc G. Weisskopf1, Harvey Whiteford, James D. Wilkinson32, Anthony D. Woolf52, Zhi-Jie Zheng54, Christopher J L Murray2 
Harvard University1, University of Queensland2, Johns Hopkins University3, ICF International4, Centre for Mental Health5, Boston University6, University of Sydney7, University of Melbourne8, Imperial College London9, University of New South Wales10, University of California, San Diego11, Emory University12, University of Pennsylvania13, Autonomous University of Barcelona14, University of London15, National Institutes of Health16, French Institute of Health and Medical Research17, Medical Research Council18, Auckland University of Technology19, Federal University of São Paulo20, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research21, Howard University22, Flinders University23, Erasmus University Rotterdam24, King's College London25, Karolinska Institutet26, University of California, San Francisco27, All India Institute of Medical Sciences28, Nova Southeastern University29, University of Miami30, Swansea University31, Tehran University of Medical Sciences32, Queen Mary University of London33, Allen Institute for Brain Science34, University of Cape Town35, Columbia University36, Watford General Hospital37, Centro Studi GISED38, University of Oxford39, Deakin University40, University of British Columbia41, University of Toronto42, Box Hill Hospital43, Vanderbilt University44, University of Washington45, Brandeis University46, University of Tokyo47, The Queen's Medical Center48, Norwegian University of Science and Technology49, China Medical Board50, University of Cambridge51, Royal Cornwall Hospital52, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center53, Shanghai Jiao Tong University54
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive re-estimation of disability weights for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 through a large-scale empirical investigation in which judgments about health losses associated with many causes of disease and injury were elicited from the general public in diverse communities through a new, standardised approach.

1,130 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Graham A. Colditz2611542256034
George Davey Smith2242540248373
David J. Hunter2131836207050
Daniel Levy212933194778
Christopher J L Murray209754310329
Matthew Meyerson194553243726
Luigi Ferrucci1931601181199
Nicholas G. Martin1921770161952
Paul M. Thompson1832271146736
Jie Zhang1784857221720
Alan D. Lopez172863259291
Ian J. Deary1661795114161
Steven N. Blair165879132929
Carlos Bustamante161770106053
David W. Johnson1602714140778
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
2023507
20221,728
202111,678
202010,832
20199,671
20189,015