Search Results - "Duncan, R. P"

Impacts of dance on non-motor symptoms, participation, and quality of life in Parkinson disease and healthy older adults by McNeely, M.E, Duncan, R.P, Earhart, G.M

“…Highlights • We review the effects of dance on non-motor functions in older adults and PD. • Participation, quality of life, mood, cognition and non-motor…”
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Endemism, species selection and the origin and distribution of the vascular plant flora of New Zealand by McGlone, M.S, Duncan, R. P, Heenan, P. B

“…AIM: To evaluate competing views on the origin and distribution of the New Zealand flora by testing the hypothesis that the geographical distribution of…”
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A comparison of dance interventions in people with Parkinson disease and older adults by McNeely, M.E, Duncan, R.P, Earhart, G.M

“…Highlights • We review the effects of dance on motor function in older adults and people with PD. • Knowledge gaps, limitations, and opportunities for further…”
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Expression and function of the ghrelin axis, including a novel preproghrelin isoform, in human breast cancer tissues and cell lines by Jeffery, P L, Murray, R E, Yeh, A H, McNamara, J F, Duncan, R P, Francis, G D, Herington, A C, Chopin, L K

“…While oestrogen, progesterone and growth factors, including growth hormone (GH), are clearly implicated in the pathogenesis of breast cancer, there is now…”
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Seedling growth rate and survival do not predict invasiveness in naturalized woody plants in New Zealand by Bellingham, P. J., Duncan, R. P., Lee, W. G., Buxton, R. P.

“…We tested if plant species invasiveness (measured as rate of geographic spread in New Zealand) was positively associated with seedling relative growth rate…”
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Expression of the Ghrelin Axis in the Mouse: An Exon 4-Deleted Mouse Proghrelin Variant Encodes a Novel C Terminal Peptide by Jeffery, P. L, Duncan, R. P, Yeh, A. H, Jaskolski, R. A, Hammond, D. S, Herington, A. C, Chopin, L. K

“…Ghrelin, an n-octanoylated 28-amino-acid peptide capable of inducing GH secretion and food intake in humans and rats, is the endogenous ligand for the GH…”
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Investigating Geographic Variation in Clutch Size Using a Natural Experiment by Evans, K. L., Duncan, R. P., Blackburn, T. M., Crick, H. Q. P.

“…1. Clutch sizes generally increase with latitude, and are smaller at southern latitudes compared with equivalent northern ones. 2. Descriptions of such…”
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Propagule Size and the Relative Success of Exotic Ungulate and Bird Introductions to New Zealand by Forsyth, David M., Duncan, Richard P.

“…We investigated factors affecting the success of 14 species of ungulates introduced to New Zealand around 1851–1926. The 11 successful species had a shorter…”
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Remembering Marc Heft by Duncan, P.R.

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Naturalised plants transform the composition and function of the New Zealand flora by Brandt, A.J., Bellingham, P.J., Duncan, R.P., Etherington, T.R., Fridley, J.D., Howell, C.J., Hulme, P.E., Jo, I., McGlone, M.S., Richardson, S.J., Sullivan, J.J., Williams, P.A., Peltzer, D.A.

“…The New Zealand flora has a high proportion of endemic species but has been invaded by almost the same number of non-native plant species. To support…”
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Determinants of Plant Extinction and Rarity 145 Years after European Settlement of Auckland, New Zealand by Duncan, Richard P., Young, Jim R.

“…We analyze a 114-year historical record (1871-1985) of the change in abundance of 373 native plant species in Auckland, New Zealand, with the aim of…”
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Patient-centered care factors and access to care: a path analysis using the Andersen behavior model by Hong, YR, Samuels, S.K., Huo, JH, Lee, N., Mansoor, H., Duncan, R.P.

“…Using the Andersen behavioral model, we examined the complex relationships among geographic access to care, financial disadvantage, patient-centered care…”
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Laparoscopic Salpingectomy for Isolated Fallopian Tube Torsion in the Third Trimester by Duncan, R. P., Shah, M. M.

“…Isolated tubal torsion is a rare event. The clinical presentation is often nonspecific and the diagnosis is difficult, especially in the gravida abdomen. If…”
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Flood disturbance and the coexistence of species in a lowland podocarp forest, south Westland, New Zealand by Duncan, R.P

“…The structure and composition of four forest stands affected by catastrophic floods on a lowland floodplain, south Westland, New Zealand, was investigated…”
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Simulated Carbon Uptake for a Canopy of Two Broadleaved Tree Species with Contrasting Leaf Habit by Dungan, R. J., Whitehead, D., McGlone, M., Allen, R. B., Duncan, R. P.

“…1. We used an environmentally driven, process-based model to investigate the relative benefits of deciduous and evergreen leaves, in terms of net annual canopy…”
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Prior exposure to non‐pathogenic calicivirus RCV‐A1 reduces both infection rate and mortality from rabbit haemorrhagic disease in a population of wild rabbits in Australia by Cooke, B. D., Duncan, R. P., McDonald, I., Liu, J., Capucci, L., Mutze, G. J., Strive, T.

“…Summary Mortality caused by rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) in wild rabbits is reduced in parts of Australia where the related, non‐pathogenic…”
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Competition and the coexistence of species in a mixed podocarp stand by Duncan, R.P

“…(1) The importance of intra- and interspecific competition in affecting the growth and survival of Dacrycarpus dacrydioides and Dacrydium cupressinum, the two…”
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Assessing the Translation of Research and Innovation into Dental Practice by Heft, M.W., Fox, C.H., Duncan, R.P.

“…Introduction: Over the past 100 y, there have been an unprecedented number of innovations that have improved oral health and functioning. Variations in lag…”
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Genome Expansion and Differential Expression of Amino Acid Transporters at the Aphid/Buchnera Symbiotic Interface by Price, Daniel R. G., Duncan, Rebecca P., Shigenobu, Shuji, Wilson, Alex C. C.

“…In insects, some of the most ecologically important symbioses are nutritional symbioses that provide hosts with novel traits and thereby facilitate…”
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Pollinators and predators at home and away: do they determine invasion success for Australian Acacia in New Zealand? by Wandrag, E. M., Sheppard, A. W., Duncan, R. P., Hulme, P. E.

“…Aim: Interactions with pollinators and pre-dispersal seed predators are important determinants of reproductive output and could influence the success of plant…”
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