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University of the Philippines
Education•Quezon City, Philippines•
About: University of the Philippines is a education organization based out in Quezon City, Philippines. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Health care. The organization has 4589 authors who have published 4437 publications receiving 114846 citations. The organization is also known as: UP.
Topics: Population, Health care, Medicine, Adsorption, Public health
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TL;DR: A collaboration with the Health Department, UP-National Poisons Control and Information Service, the National Institute for Minamata Disease, Japan, provided technical assistance in the analytical determination of mercury in biological and environmental samples.
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TL;DR: In this paper, different statistical models used in predicting the structural deterioration of urban drainage pipes are presented, along with their data requirements and applications in infrastructure asset management, and a discussion is also made on the issues and challenges related to the developments of these models.
Abstract: Wastewater and stormwater collection and conveyance systems are undergoing aging and deterioration, leaving cities vulnerable to their ill-effects, e.g. collapse and flooding. To avoid such problems, utilities began implementing some sort of urban drainage infrastructure asset management systems. One of the key components of these systems is the ability to predict the infrastructure's future performance. This paper discusses the different statistical models used in predicting the structural deterioration of urban drainage pipes. The concepts behind the models, along with their data requirements and applications in infrastructure asset management, are presented. Finally, a discussion is also made on the issues and challenges related to the developments of these models.
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TL;DR: The electro-Fenton method was proven to be more economically advantageous and applicable to a wide range of acetaminophen concentrations and can be used in scale-ups.
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TL;DR: The Holocene sequence at the site also documents local faunal extinctions - a result of accelerating human population growth, habitat loss, and over-exploitation.
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TL;DR: Three neurotoxic peptides from the venom of Conus striatus have been purified, biochemically characterized, and chemically synthesized, and binding competition experiments with rat brain synaptosomal membranes indicate that the high-affinity binding site for omega-conotoxin SVIB is distinct from the high -affinity omega-Conotoxin GVIA or MVIIA site.
Abstract: Three neurotoxic peptides from the venom of Conus striatus have been purified, biochemically characterized, and chemically synthesized. One of these, an acetylcholine receptor blocker designated alpha-conotoxin SII, has the sequence GCCCNPACGPNYGCGTSCS. In contrast to all other alpha-conotoxins, SII has three disulfide bonds (instead of two), has no net positive charge, and has a free C-terminus. The other two paralytic peptides are Ca channel-targeted omega-conotoxins, SVIA and SVIB. omega-SVIA is the smallest natural omega-conotoxin so far characterized and has the sequence CRSSGSPCGVTSICCGRCYRGKCT-NH2. Although omega-conotoxin SVIA is a potent paralytic toxic in lower vertebrate species, it was much less effective in mammals. The third toxin, omega-conotoxin SVIB, has the sequence CKLKGQSCRKTSYDCCSGSCGRSGKC-NH2. This peptide has a different pharmacological specificity from other omega-conotoxins previously purified from Conus venoms; only omega-conotoxin SVIB has proven to be lethal to mice upon ic injection. Binding competition experiments with rat brain synaptosomal membranes indicate that the high-affinity binding site for omega-conotoxin SVIB is distinct from the high-affinity omega-conotoxin GVIA or MVIIA site.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Barry M. Popkin | 157 | 751 | 90453 |
Aldo P. Maggioni | 134 | 940 | 90242 |
Michael H. Weisman | 92 | 460 | 39567 |
Johan Ärnlöv | 91 | 386 | 90490 |
Sheila K. West | 89 | 499 | 33719 |
Young Ho Kim | 82 | 2528 | 47681 |
Min Gu | 78 | 729 | 22238 |
Mary L. Marazita | 77 | 436 | 21909 |
Kathleen J. Green | 74 | 193 | 14752 |
Agnes R. Quisumbing | 72 | 311 | 18433 |
Thomas M. Brooks | 71 | 215 | 33724 |
Rigoberto C. Advincula | 65 | 409 | 13632 |
Carl Abelardo T. Antonio | 60 | 106 | 66867 |
Rai S. Kookana | 60 | 281 | 14520 |
J. Kevin Baird | 56 | 185 | 12363 |