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Saving the poor and vulnerable by Boyd, Ian L

“…Right now, warm surface water is moving into the western Pacific Ocean in the form of a “La Niña.” It is a sentinel for a complex set of connections that drive…”
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Scientists and politics? by Boyd, Ian L

“…The lower legislative chamber of the United Kingdom's Parliament has 650 members, but only one (0.15%) has a science Ph.D. This seems like a surprisingly small…”
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Sustained Decline of Direct General Practitioner Reporting of Adverse Drug Reactions in Australia and Paucity in Details of Australian Reports in Safety Advisories by Boyd, Ian W., McEwen, John

“…Introduction There have been substantial changes in the nature of reporting pathways and review of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in Australia since…”
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Toward pesticidovigilance by Milner, Alice M., Boyd, Ian L.

“…Can lessons from pharmaceutical monitoring help to improve pesticide regulation? Agricultural pesticides are an important component of intensive agriculture…”
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Take the long view by Boyd, Ian L.

“…At the end of a difficult year for evidence, Ian L. Boyd, a chief scientific adviser to the UK government, draws lessons for making research more relevant…”
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Capital and income breeding: the role of food supply by Stephens, Philip A, Houston, Alasdair I, Harding, Karin C, Boyd, Ian L, McNamara, John M

“…An aspect of life history that has seen increasing attention in recent years is that of strategies for financing the costs of offspring production. These…”
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Nanodiamonds for device applications: An investigation of the properties of boron-doped detonation nanodiamonds by Afandi, Abdulkareem, Howkins, Ashley, Boyd, Ian W., Jackman, Richard B.

“…The inclusion of boron within nanodiamonds to create semiconducting properties would create a new class of applications in the field of nanodiamond…”
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Global Seabird Response to Forage Fish Depletion—One-Third for the Birds by Cury, Philippe M., Boyd, Ian L., Bonhommeau, Sylvain, Anker-Nilssen, Tycho, Crawford, Robert J. M., Furness, Robert W., Mills, James A., Murphy, Eugene J., Österblom, Henrik, Paleczny, Michelle, Piatt, John F., Roux, Jean-Paul, Shannon, Lynne, Sydeman, William J.

“…Determining the form of key predator-prey relationships is critical for understanding marine ecosystem dynamics. Using a comprehensive global database, we…”
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Near‐death of Australia's Medicines Safety Update by McEwen, John, Boyd, Ian W.

“…The Therapeutic Goods Administration has since 2013 neglected its long tradition of publishing regular bulletins and updates about medicine safety issues…”
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The Art of Ecological Modeling by Boyd, Ian L.

“…Ecological models have limited predictive power, but can provide insights into what makes an ecosystem vulnerable to disturbance. Scientists appear to have a…”
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Scepticism, science and statistics by Boyd, Ian L.

“…There is much public scepticism about the way science and statistics are used within government, says Ian L. Boyd, a former scientific adviser. But rather than…”
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The global contribution of forage fish to marine fisheries and ecosystems by Pikitch, Ellen K, Rountos, Konstantine J, Essington, Timothy E, Santora, Christine, Pauly, Daniel, Watson, Reg, Sumaila, Ussif R, Boersma, P Dee, Boyd, Ian L, Conover, David O, Cury, Philippe, Heppell, Selina S, Houde, Edward D, Mangel, Marc, Plagányi, Éva, Sainsbury, Keith, Steneck, Robert S, Geers, Tess M, Gownaris, Natasha, Munch, Stephan B

“…Forage fish play a pivotal role in marine ecosystems and economies worldwide by sustaining many predators and fisheries directly and indirectly. We estimate…”
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Capital breeding and income breeding: their meaning, measurement, and worth by Stephens, Philip A, Ian L. Boyd, John M. McNamara, Alasdair I. Houston

“…The life histories of organisms can show pronounced variation in the way that the costs of reproduction are financed. To facilitate discussions of this…”
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Making science count in government by Boyd, Ian

“…Science is an essential component of policy-making in most areas of government, but the scientific community does not always understand its role in this…”
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Bovine tuberculosis: DEFRA responds to badger-cull critique by Boyd, Ian L

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DEFRA responds to badger-cull critique by Boyd, Ian L.

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Deal with consumption to solve the climate problem by Boyd, Ian L.

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Shelving the Coast With Vertipools: Retrofitting Artificial Rock Pools on Coastal Structures as Mitigation for Coastal Squeeze by Hall, Alice E., Herbert, Roger J. H., Britton, J. Robert, Boyd, Ian M., George, Nigel C.

“…Coastal squeeze caused by sea level rise threatens the size, type and quality of intertidal habitats. Along coastlines protected by hard defences, there is a…”
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Mapping the Origins of Luminescence in ZnO Nanowires by STEM‑CL by Kennedy, Oscar W, White, Edward R, Howkins, Ashley, Williams, Charlotte K, Boyd, Ian W, Warburton, Paul A, Shaffer, Milo S. P

“…In semiconductor nanowires, understanding both the sources of luminescence (excitonic recombination, defects, etc.) and the distribution of luminescent centers…”
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An inside view on pesticide policy by Boyd, Ian L.

“…European governments are poised to ban neonicotinoid pesticides. Insights from six years as a senior government advisor have led me to conclude that…”
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