Search Results - "Kidd, M."
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Progress of amino acid nutrition for diet protein reduction in poultry
Published in Journal of animal science and biotechnology (05-04-2021)“…There is growing interest among nutritionists in feeding reduced protein diets to broiler chickens. Although nearly a century of research has been conducted…”
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Review article: somatostatin analogues in the treatment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine (carcinoid) tumours
Published in Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (15-01-2010)“…Summary Background The discovery of somatostatin (SST) and the synthesis of a variety of analogues constituted a major therapeutic advance in the treatment of…”
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Discovery of unfixed endogenous retrovirus insertions in diverse human populations
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (19-04-2016)“…Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) have contributed to more than 8% of the human genome. The majority of these elements lack function due to accumulated mutations…”
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The clinical utility of a novel blood-based multi-transcriptome assay for the diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract
Published in The American journal of gastroenterology (01-08-2015)“…Current monoanalyte blood-based biomarkers for the diagnosis and follow-up of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) do not achieve satisfactory metrics of sensitivity…”
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The genomic landscape of polymorphic human nuclear mitochondrial insertions
Published in Nucleic acids research (10-11-2014)“…The transfer of mitochondrial genetic material into the nuclear genomes of eukaryotes is a well-established phenomenon that has been previously limited to the…”
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From ‘government’ to ‘governance’: A quantitative transition analysis of urban wastewater management principles in Stellenbosch Municipality
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-07-2019)“…Water demand continues to increase amid shrinking natural water sources in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. This holds true for Stellenbosch…”
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Comparison of village dog and wolf genomes highlights the role of the neural crest in dog domestication
Published in BMC biology (28-06-2018)“…Domesticated from gray wolves between 10 and 40 kya in Eurasia, dogs display a vast array of phenotypes that differ from their ancestors, yet mirror other…”
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Ancient European dog genomes reveal continuity since the Early Neolithic
Published in Nature communications (18-07-2017)“…Europe has played a major role in dog evolution, harbouring the oldest uncontested Palaeolithic remains and having been the centre of modern dog breed…”
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Distance from sub-Saharan Africa predicts mutational load in diverse human genomes
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (26-01-2016)“…The Out-of-Africa (OOA) dispersal ∼50,000 y ago is characterized by a series of founder events as modern humans expanded into multiple continents. Population…”
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Personalized copy number and segmental duplication maps using next-generation sequencing
Published in Nature genetics (01-10-2009)“…Evan Eichler and colleagues have developed an algorithm called mrFAST to map short, next-generation sequence reads across the genome that allows for the…”
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Modeling Human Population Separation History Using Physically Phased Genomes
Published in Genetics (Austin) (01-01-2017)“…Phased haplotype sequences are a key component in many population genetic analyses since variation in haplotypes reflects the action of recombination,…”
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Pre-frailty factors in community-dwelling 40-75 year olds: opportunities for successful ageing
Published in BMC geriatrics (06-03-2020)“…There is little known about pre-frailty attributes or when changes which contribute to frailty might be detectable and amenable to change. This study explores…”
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The dangers of rationing dialysis treatment: The dilemma facing a developing country
Published in Kidney international (01-09-2006)“…The increasing burden of chronic kidney disease places enormous strains on resources of all countries, but especially of those with emerging economies. Few…”
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A multigenomic liquid biopsy biomarker for neuroendocrine tumor disease outperforms CgA and has surgical and clinical utility
Published in Annals of oncology (01-11-2021)“…Biomarkers are key tools in cancer management. In neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), Chromogranin A (CgA) was considered acceptable as a biomarker. We compared the…”
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A first-in-class inhibitor of Hsp110 molecular chaperones of pathogenic fungi
Published in Nature communications (12-05-2023)“…Proteins of the Hsp110 family are molecular chaperones that play important roles in protein homeostasis in eukaryotes. The pathogenic fungus Candida albicans ,…”
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Nutritional modulation of immune function in broilers
Published in Poultry science (01-04-2004)“…Collaborative research efforts across disciplines typically result in more insight toward the hypothesis being tested due to the omnibus nature of the…”
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Measurement of circulating transcripts and gene cluster analysis predicts and defines therapeutic efficacy of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) in neuroendocrine tumors
Published in European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (01-05-2016)“…Background Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is an effective method for treating neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). It is limited, however, in the…”
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Sequencing Y Chromosomes Resolves Discrepancy in Time to Common Ancestor of Males Versus Females
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (02-08-2013)“…The Y chromosome and the mitochondrial genome have been used to estimate when the common patrilineal and matrilineal ancestors of humans lived. We sequenced…”
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Variation of BMP3 contributes to dog breed skull diversity
Published in PLoS genetics (01-08-2012)“…Since the beginnings of domestication, the craniofacial architecture of the domestic dog has morphed and radiated to human whims. By beginning to define the…”
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Talk or Text? The Role of Communication Modalities in the Adoption of a Non-directive, Goal-Attainment Coaching Chatbot
Published in Interacting with computers (30-11-2023)“…Abstract Despite the proliferation of chatbots (conversational agents) in increasingly varied contexts, user satisfaction with chatbot interactions remains a…”
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