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University of Zimbabwe
Education•Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe•
About: University of Zimbabwe is a education organization based out in Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The organization has 4378 authors who have published 6800 publications receiving 160720 citations. The organization is also known as: UZ & University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
Topics: Population, Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), Agriculture, Health care, Public health
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill1, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center2, FHI 3603, University of Zimbabwe4, Johns Hopkins University5, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation6, Chiang Mai University7, Fenway Health8, Harvard University9, Kenya Medical Research Institute10, University of the Witwatersrand11, University of California, San Francisco12, University of Nebraska Medical Center13, National Institutes of Health14, University of California, Los Angeles15, University of Washington16
TL;DR: In this article, Antiretroviral therapy that reduces viral replication could limit the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in serodiscordant couples.
Abstract: Background Antiretroviral therapy that reduces viral replication could limit the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in serodiscordant couples. Methods In nine countries, we...
5,871 citations
Colorado State University1, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research2, United States Forest Service3, United States Geological Survey4, École Normale Supérieure5, University of Lyon6, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation7, Lund University8, University of Dar es Salaam9, Princeton University10, University of Nairobi11, University of Virginia12, University of Cape Town13, University of Zimbabwe14, Mammal Research Institute15, University of Wisconsin-Madison16, Wageningen University and Research Centre17, University of Botswana18, University of Potsdam19, South African National Parks20
TL;DR: It is shown, using data from 854 sites across Africa, that maximum woody cover in savannas receiving a mean annual precipitation (MAP) of less than ∼650 mm is constrained by, and increases linearly with, MAP.
Abstract: Savannas are globally important ecosystems of great significance to human economies. In these biomes, which are characterized by the co-dominance of trees and grasses, woody cover is a chief determinant of ecosystem properties1–3. The availability of resources (water, nutrients) and disturbance regimes (fire, herbivory) are thought to be important in regulating woody cover1,2,4,5, but perceptions differ on which of these are the primary drivers of savanna structure. Here we show, using data from 854 sites across Africa, that maximum woody cover in savannas receiving a mean annual precipitation (MAP) of less than ,650mm is constrained by, and increases linearly with, MAP. These arid and semi-arid savannas may be considered ‘stable' systems in which water constrains woody cover and permits grasses to coexist, while fire, herbivory and soil properties interact to reduce woody cover below the MAP-controlled upper bound. Above a MAP of ,650mm, savannas are ‘unstable' systems in which MAP is sufficient for woody canopy closure, and disturbances (fire, herbivory) are required for the coexistence of trees and grass. These results provide insights into the nature of African savannas and suggest that future changes in precipitation6 may considerably affect their distribution and dynamics.
1,740 citations
Hamilton Health Sciences1, Population Health Research Institute2, University of São Paulo3, University of La Frontera4, Dubai Health Authority5, University of Gothenburg6, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences7, Independence University8, St. John's Medical College9, Aga Khan University10, Simon Fraser University11, Istanbul Medeniyet University12, UCSI University13, Universiti Teknologi MARA14, University of Wrocław15, University of Zimbabwe16, University of the Western Cape17, Peking Union Medical College18
TL;DR: This study suggests that measurement of grip strength is a simple, inexpensive risk-stratifying method for all-cause death, cardiovascular death, and cardiovascular disease.
1,184 citations
University of Washington1, South African Medical Research Council2, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center3, FHI 3604, University of Zimbabwe5, Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa6, Makerere University7, RTI International8, University of Pittsburgh9, Johns Hopkins University10, National Institutes of Health11, Université de Montréal12, Eastern Virginia Medical School13
TL;DR: None of the drug regimens evaluated reduced the rates of HIV-1 acquisition in an intention-to-treat analysis, and adherence to study drugs was low.
Abstract: BackgroundReproductive-age women need effective interventions to prevent the acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. MethodsWe conducted a randomized, placebo-controlled trial to assess daily treatment with oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), oral tenofovir–emtricitabine (TDF-FTC), or 1% tenofovir (TFV) vaginal gel as preexposure prophylaxis against HIV-1 infection in women in South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. HIV-1 testing was performed monthly, and plasma TFV levels were assessed quarterly. ResultsOf 12,320 women who were screened, 5029 were enrolled in the study. The rate of retention in the study was 91% during 5509 person-years of follow-up. A total of 312 HIV-1 infections occurred; the incidence of HIV-1 infection was 5.7 per 100 person-years. In the modified intention-to-treat analysis, the effectiveness was −49.0% with TDF (hazard ratio for infection, 1.49; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.97 to 2.29), −4.4% with TDF-FTC (hazard ratio, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.73 to 1.4...
1,089 citations
TL;DR: The authors examined the impact of pre-school malnutrition on subsequent human capital formation in rural Zimbabwe using a maternal fixed effects - instrumental variables (MFE-IV) estimator with a long term panel data set.
Abstract: This paper examines the impact of pre-school malnutrition on subsequent human capital formation in rural Zimbabwe using a maternal fixed effects - instrumental variables (MFE-IV) estimator with a long term panel data set. Representations of civil war and drought shocks are used to identify differences in pre-school nutritional status across siblings. Improvements in height-for-age in pre-schoolers are associated with increased height as a young adult and number of grades of schooling completed. Had the median pre-school child in this sample had the stature of a median child in a developed country, by adolescence, she would be 3.4 centimeters taller, had completed an additional 0.85 grades of schooling and would have commenced school six months earlier. © 2006 Oxford University Press.
1,023 citations
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Dzama | 36 | 186 | 4187 |
| Avinash K. Shetty | 36 | 222 | 4616 |
| Melanie Abas | 36 | 106 | 5187 |
| Patrick Kelly | 35 | 153 | 3676 |
| Takafira Mduluza | 34 | 115 | 3380 |
| Constance Nyamukapa | 34 | 98 | 4261 |
| Paul Mapfumo | 34 | 96 | 3585 |
| Thomas G. Blenkinsop | 34 | 150 | 3703 |
| Francisca Mutapi | 34 | 127 | 3174 |
| Hugh Rollinson | 33 | 82 | 6190 |
| Justice Nyamangara | 33 | 107 | 4065 |
| Kusum Nathoo | 33 | 118 | 4313 |
| Franz X. Meixner | 33 | 82 | 4324 |
| Lynn S. Zijenah | 33 | 72 | 4156 |
| Morten Skovdal | 32 | 129 | 3166 |