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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: The third phase of the WHO global survey aimed to estimate the rate of different methods of delivery and to examine the relation between method of Delivery and maternal and perinatal outcomes in selected facilities in Africa and Latin America in 2004-05, and in Asia in 2007-08, found caesarean section should be done only when there is a medical indication.
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Population Health Research Institute1, Oregon State University2, University of British Columbia3, University of Ottawa4, King Saud University5, University of the Philippines6, University of La Frontera7, Istanbul Medeniyet University8, North-West University9, Universiti Teknologi MARA10, UCSI University11, St. John's Medical College12, College of Health Sciences, Bahrain13, Queen's University14, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences15, Dubai Health Authority16, Birzeit University17, Independence University18, Wrocław Medical University19, Aga Khan University20, Cardiovascular Institute of the South21, Sahlgrenska University Hospital22, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research23, Simon Fraser University24, National University of Ireland, Galway25, University of London26, Laval University27
TL;DR: The prevalence, hazard ratios, and population-attributable fractions (PAFs) for cardiovascular disease and mortality associated with a cluster of behavioural factors, metabolic factors, socioeconomic and psychosocial factors, and household and ambient pollution are described.
772 citations
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TL;DR: The results provide the first analysis of the global conservation status and distribution patterns of reptiles and the threats affecting them, highlighting conservation priorities and knowledge gaps which need to be addressed urgently to ensure the continued survival of the world’s reptiles.
720 citations
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TL;DR: Five new omega-conotoxins that block presynaptic calcium channels are described, and the fact that they inhibit sequential steps in neuromuscular transmission suggests that their action is synergistic rather than additive.
Abstract: To paralyze their more agile prey, the venomous fish-hunting cone snails (Conus) have developed a potent biochemical strategy. They produce several classes of toxic peptides (conotoxins) that attack a series of successive physiological targets in the neuromuscular system of the fish. The peptides include presynaptic omega-conotoxins that prevent the voltage-activated entry of calcium into the nerve terminal and release of acetylcholine, postsynaptic alpha-conotoxins that inhibit the acetylcholine receptor, and muscle sodium channel inhibitors, the mu-conotoxins, which directly abolish muscle action potentials. These distinct peptide toxins share several common features: they are relatively small (13 to 29 amino acids), are highly cross-linked by disulfide bonds, and strongly basic. The fact that they inhibit sequential steps in neuromuscular transmission suggests that their action is synergistic rather than additive. Five new omega-conotoxins that block presynaptic calcium channels are described. They vary in their activity against different vertebrate classes, and also in their actions against different synapses from the same animal. There are susceptible forms of the target molecule in peripheral synapses of fish and amphibians, but those of mice are resistant. However, the mammalian central nervous system is clearly affected, and these toxins are thus of potential significance for investigating the presynaptic calcium channels.
715 citations
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TL;DR: The overall prevalence of absolute poverty in these countries was 14% higher than conventional estimates that do not take account of out-of-pocket payments for health care, and policies to reduce the number of Asians living on less than 1 dollar per day need to include measures to reduce such payments.
682 citations
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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 |