Search Results - "Bickford, P."

Amphibians over the edge: silent extinction risk of Data Deficient species by Howard, Sam D, Bickford, David P, Ferrier, Simon

“…AIM: To apply mathematical models to the task of predicting extinction risk for species currently listed as ‘Data Deficient’ (DD) by the International Union…”
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Near-Complete Extinction of Native Small Mammal Fauna 25 Years After Forest Fragmentation by Gibson, Luke, Lynam, Antony J., Bradshaw, Corey J. A., He, Fangliang, Bickford, David P., Woodruff, David S., Bumrungsri, Sara, Laurance, William F.

“…Tropical forests continue to be felled and fragmented around the world. A key question is how rapidly species disappear from forest fragments and how quickly…”
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Multicentre clinical simulation evaluation of the ISO 80369‐6 neuraxial non‐Luer connector by Cook, T. M., Wilkes, A., Bickford Smith, P., Dorn, L., Stacey, M., Kinsella, S. M., Sharpe, P., Phillips, P.

“…Summary To avoid potentially fatal wrong‐route neuraxial drug errors, international standard ISO 80369‐6 specifying a non‐Luer neuraxial connector design was…”
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An ancient origin for the enigmatic flat-headed frogs (Bombinatoridae: Barbourula) from the islands of Southeast Asia by Blackburn, David C, Bickford, David P, Diesmos, Arvin C, Iskandar, Djoko T, Brown, Rafe M

“…The complex history of Southeast Asian islands has long been of interest to biogeographers. Dispersal and vicariance events in the Pleistocene have received…”
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A little frog leaps a long way: compounded colonizations of the Indian Subcontinent discovered in the tiny Oriental frog genus Microhyla (Amphibia: Microhylidae) by Gorin, Vladislav A, Solovyeva, Evgeniya N, Hasan, Mahmudul, Okamiya, Hisanori, Karunarathna, D M S Suranjan, Pawangkhanant, Parinya, de Silva, Anslem, Juthong, Watinee, Milto, Konstantin D, Nguyen, Luan Thanh, Suwannapoom, Chatmongkon, Haas, Alexander, Bickford, David P, Das, Indraneil, Poyarkov, Nikolay A

“…Frogs of the genus include some of the world's smallest amphibians and represent the largest radiation of Asian microhylids, currently encompassing 50 species,…”
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A new measurement technique reveals rapid post‐illumination changes in the carbon isotope composition of leaf‐respired CO2 by BARBOUR, MARGARET M., MCDOWELL, NATE G., TCHERKEZ, GUILLAUME, BICKFORD, CHRISTOPHER P., HANSON, DAVID T.

“…ABSTRACT We describ an open leaf gas exchange system coupled to a tunable diode laser (TDL) spectroscopy system enabling measurement of the leaf respiratory…”
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‘In somno securitas – semper vigilans’? by Bickford Smith, P.

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Developmental regulation of leucine-rich repeat kinase 1 and 2 expression in the brain and other rodent and human organs: Implications for Parkinson’s disease by Westerlund, M, Belin, A.C, Anvret, A, Bickford, P, Olson, L, Galter, D

“…Abstract Mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 ( LRRK2 ) constitute the most common known cause of Parkinson’s disease (PD), accounting for both familial…”
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Long-Term Dietary Strawberry, Spinach, or Vitamin E Supplementation Retards the Onset of Age-Related Neuronal Signal-Transduction and Cognitive Behavioral Deficits by Joseph, J. A, Shukitt-Hale, B, Denisova, N. A, Prior, R. L, Cao, G, Martin, A, Taglialatela, G, Bickford, P. C

“…Recent research has indicated that increased vulnerability to oxidative stress may be the major factor involved in CNS functional declines in aging and…”
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Last exit before the brink: Conservation genomics of the Cambodian population of the critically endangered southern river terrapin by Çilingir, F. Gözde, Seah, Adeline, Horne, Brian D., Som, Sitha, Bickford, David P., Rheindt, Frank E.

“…The southern river terrapin, Batagur affinis is one of the world's 25 most endangered freshwater turtle species. The major portion of the global population is…”
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Differential parental care behaviors of arboreal and terrestrial microhylid frogs from Papua New Guinea by Bickford, David P

“…I studied the ecology of parental care behaviors displayed by two closely related sympatric species of microhylid frogs in Papua New Guinea that occupy…”
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Antioxidant-rich diets improve cerebellar physiology and motor learning in aged rats by Bickford, Paula C, Gould, Thomas, Briederick, Lori, Chadman, Kathy, Pollock, Amber, Young, David, Shukitt-Hale, Barbara, Joseph, James

“…The free radical theory of aging predicts that reactive oxygen species are involved in the decline in function associated with aging. The present paper reports…”
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Neuronal nicotinic receptor agonists improve gait and balance in olivocerebellar ataxia by Wecker, L., Engberg, M.E., Philpot, R.M., Lambert, C.S., Kang, C.W., Antilla, J.C., Bickford, P.C., Hudson, C.E., Zesiewicz, T.A., Rowell, Peter P.

“…Clinical studies have reported that the nicotinic receptor agonist varenicline improves balance and coordination in patients with several types of ataxia, but…”
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Schizophrenia, Sensory Gating, and Nicotinic Receptors by Adler, Lawrence E., Olincy, Ann, Waldo, Merilyne, Harris, Josette G., Griffith, Jay, Stevens, Karen, Flach, Karen, Nagamoto, Herbert, Bickford, Paula, Leonard, Sherry, Freedman, Robert

“…A series of human and animal investigations has suggested that altered expression and function of the α7-nicotinic cholinergic receptor may be responsible for…”
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High-frequency field measurements of diurnal carbon isotope discrimination and internal conductance in a semi-arid species, Juniperus monosperma by BICKFORD, CHRISTOPHER P, MCDOWELL, NATE G, ERHARDT, ERIK B, HANSON, DAVID T

“…We present field observations of carbon isotope discrimination (Δ) and internal conductance of CO₂ (gi) collected using tunable diode laser spectroscopy (TDL)…”
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Effects of NGF and BDNF on baseline glutamate and dopamine release in the hippocampal formation of the adult rat by Paredes, D, Granholm, A.-Ch, Bickford, P.C

“…Abstract It has been shown using in vitro techniques that BDNF and NGF evoke neurotransmitter release in the hippocampus but this phenomenon has not been…”
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A high-fat/high-cholesterol diet inhibits growth of fetal hippocampal transplants via increased inflammation by Freeman, L R, Small, B J, Bickford, P C, Umphlet, C, Granholm, A-Ch

“…A diet containing high levels of saturated fat and cholesterol is detrimental to many aspects of health and is known to lead to obesity, metabolic syndrome,…”
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Reversals of Age-Related Declines in Neuronal Signal Transduction, Cognitive, and Motor Behavioral Deficits with Blueberry, Spinach, or Strawberry Dietary Supplementation by Joseph, James A, Shukitt-Hale, Barbara, Denisova, Natalia A, Bielinski, Donna, Martin, Antonio, McEwen, John J, Bickford, Paula C

“…Ample research indicates that age-related neuronal-behavioral decrements are the result of oxidative stress that may be ameliorated by antioxidants. Our…”
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Tissue Plasminogen Activator Induction in Purkinje Neurons After Cerebellar Motor Learning by Seeds, Nicholas W., Williams, Brian L., Bickford, Paula C.

“…The cerebellar cortex is implicated in the learning of complex motor skills. This learning may require synaptic remodeling of Purkinje cell inputs. An…”
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The Adaptive Significance of Egg Attendance in a South-East Asian Tree Frog by Poo, Sinlan, Bickford, David P.

“…The arboreal frog, Chiromantis hansenae (Family: Rhacophoridae), is one of only a handful of South‐East Asian amphibian species reported with parental care. We…”
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