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University of Westminster
Education•London, United Kingdom•
About: University of Westminster is a education organization based out in London, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Politics. The organization has 2944 authors who have published 8426 publications receiving 200236 citations. The organization is also known as: Westminster University & Royal Polytechnic Institution.
Topics: Population, Politics, European union, Band-pass filter, Tourism
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TL;DR: The government of London has fragmented. Numerous quangos have taken over urban policy and planning roles as mentioned in this paper, and several bodies have arisen in response to the government's urban expenditure comp...
Abstract: The government of London has fragmented. Numerous quangos have taken over urban policy and planning roles. Recently further bodies have arisen in response to the government's urban expenditure comp...
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TL;DR: A pilot study using the repertory grid technique found evidence to support the need for effective communication, leading to a shared understanding of ‘quality’, and for realistic goals that recognize the pressure of development schedules.
Abstract: Many software quality initiatives fail because they do not take account of the range of views that people have of quality. New approaches to software quality improvement will not work unless software developers believe in them, no matter how enthusiastic managers may be. This paper reports on a pilot study using the repertory grid technique that found evidence to support these assertions. The study findings justify further work and show that while the repertory grid technique is an appropriate instrument in this area it is resource intensive to apply and may not be practical in a wider study of a representative sample of the IT industry. The paper has practical recommendations for successful introduction of new software quality programmes. These recommendations stress the need for effective communication, leading to a shared understanding of ‘quality’, and for realistic goals that recognize the pressure of development schedules.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the latest advances in the field of downstream operations for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) recovery emphasizing those green technologies with scaling-up feasibility.
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Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital1, Brunel University London2, Imperial College London3, Leiden University Medical Center4, University of Tübingen5, University of Westminster6, Lund University7, University of Edinburgh8, University of Exeter9, University of Oxford10, Harvard University11, Umeå University12, University of Dundee13
TL;DR: Most identified favorable adiposity alleles are associated with higher subcutaneous and lower liver fat, a mechanism consistent with the beneficial effects of storing excess triglycerides in metabolically low-risk depots.
Abstract: Recent genetic studies have identified alleles associated with opposite effects on adiposity and risk of type 2 diabetes. We aimed to identify more of these variants and test the hypothesis that such favorable adiposity alleles are associated with higher subcutaneous fat and lower ectopic fat. We combined MRI data with genome-wide association studies of body fat percentage (%) and metabolic traits. We report 14 alleles, including 7 newly characterized alleles, associated with higher adiposity but a favorable metabolic profile. Consistent with previous studies, individuals carrying more favorable adiposity alleles had higher body fat % and higher BMI but lower risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension. These individuals also had higher subcutaneous fat but lower liver fat and a lower visceral-to-subcutaneous adipose tissue ratio. Individual alleles associated with higher body fat % but lower liver fat and lower risk of type 2 diabetes included those in PPARG, GRB14, and IRS1, whereas the allele in ANKRD55 was paradoxically associated with higher visceral fat but lower risk of type 2 diabetes. Most identified favorable adiposity alleles are associated with higher subcutaneous and lower liver fat, a mechanism consistent with the beneficial effects of storing excess triglycerides in metabolically low-risk depots.
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TL;DR: Breathing rehabilitation offers the potential for reducing the negative influences resulting from breathing pattern disorders, and has been demonstrated that after approximately 60 seconds of hypercapneoa, the postural and phasic functions of both the diaphragm and transversus abdominis are reduced or absent.
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Barbara J. Sahakian | 145 | 612 | 69190 |
Peter B. Jones | 145 | 1857 | 94641 |
Andrew Steptoe | 137 | 1003 | 73431 |
Robert West | 112 | 1061 | 53904 |
Aldo R. Boccaccini | 103 | 1234 | 54155 |
Kevin Morgan | 95 | 655 | 49644 |
Shaogang Gong | 92 | 430 | 31444 |
Thomas A. Buchanan | 91 | 349 | 48865 |
Mauro Perretti | 90 | 497 | 28463 |
Jimmy D. Bell | 88 | 589 | 25983 |
Andrew D. McCulloch | 75 | 358 | 19319 |
Mark S. Goldberg | 73 | 235 | 18067 |
Dimitrios Buhalis | 72 | 316 | 23830 |
Ali Mobasheri | 69 | 370 | 14642 |
Michael E. Boulton | 69 | 331 | 23747 |