Search Results - "McArdle, Brian H."

Multivariate dispersion as a measure of beta diversity by Anderson, Marti J, Ellingsen, Kari E, McArdle, Brian H

“…Beta diversity can be defined as the variability in species composition among sampling units for a given area. We propose that it can be measured as the…”
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Fitting Multivariate Models to Community Data: A Comment on Distance-Based Redundancy Analysis by McArdle, Brian H., Anderson, Marti J.

“…Nonparametric multivariate analysis of ecological data using permutation tests has two main challenges: (1) to partition the variability in the data according…”
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Location and characterization of lignin in tracheid cell walls of radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) compression woods by Zhang, Miao, Lapierre, Catherine, Nouxman, Noor Liyana, Nieuwoudt, Michel K., Smith, Bronwen G., Chavan, Ramesh R., McArdle, Brian H., Harris, Philip J.

“…Tilted stems of softwoods form compression wood (CW) and opposite wood (OW) on their lower and upper sides, respectively. More is known about the most severe…”
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Postprandial response of adiponectin, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, and C-reactive protein to a high-fat dietary load by Poppitt, Sally D., Ph.D, Keogh, Geraldine F., Ph.D, Lithander, Fiona E., Ph.D, Wang, Yu, Ph.D, Mulvey, Tom B., M.Sc, Chan, Yih-Kai, M.Sc, McArdle, Brian H., Ph.D, Cooper, Garth J.S., M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D

“…Abstract Objective Circulating levels of adiponectin are low in obesity and metabolic disorders associated with increasing fat mass including insulin…”
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No evidence of differential effects of SFA, MUFA or PUFA on post-ingestive satiety and energy intake: a randomised trial of fatty acid saturation by Strik, Caroline M, Lithander, Fiona E, McGill, Anne-Thea, MacGibbon, Alastair K, McArdle, Brian H, Poppitt, Sally D

“…High fat diets have long been associated with weight gain and obesity, and the weak satiety response elicited in response to dietary lipids is likely to play a…”
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Dimensional Changes of Tracheids during Drying of Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) Compression Woods: A Study Using Variable-Pressure Scanning Electron Microscopy (VP-SEM) by Zhang, Miao, Smith, Bronwen G, McArdle, Brian H, Chavan, Ramesh R, James, Bryony J, Harris, Philip J

“…Variable-pressure scanning electron microscopy was used to investigate the dimensional changes in longitudinal, tangential and radial directions, on wetting…”
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Inferences with spatial autocorrelation by Pawley, Matthew David McDonald, McArdle, Brian H.

“…Spatial autocorrelation is a general phenomenon within biogeographical studies. However, considerable confusion exists about how to analyse spatially…”
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The Temporal Variability of Animal Abundances: Measures, Methods and Patterns by Gaston, Kevin J., McArdle, Brian H.

“…From first principles, the temporal variability of a time series of abundances can be defined as the average deviation of values from a mean value on a…”
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Tracheid cell-wall structures and locations of (1 → 4)-β-D-galactans and (1 → 3)-β-D-glucans in compression woods of radiata pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) by Zhang, Miao, Chavan, Ramesh R, Smith, Bronwen G, McArdle, Brian H, Harris, Philip J

“…Compression wood (CW) forms on the underside of tilted stems of coniferous gymnosperms and opposite wood (OW) on the upperside. The tracheid walls of these…”
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Lines, Models, and Errors: Regression in the Field by McArdle, Brian H.

“…The fitting of a line to data is one of the commonest statistical processes in modern marine ecology. Fitting a line and its associated equation to data…”
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Randomized controlled crossover study of the effect of a highly β-glucan–enriched barley on cardiovascular disease risk factors in mildly hypercholesterolemic men by Keogh, Geraldine F, Cooper, Garth J.S, Mulvey, Tom B, McArdle, Brian H, Coles, Graeme D, Monro, John A, Poppitt, Sally D

“…Background: Soluble-fiber β-glucan derived from oats can reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk through reductions in total and LDL cholesterol…”
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Invertebrate community richness in New Zealand kiwifruit orchards under organic or integrated pest management by Todd, Jacqui H., Malone, Louise A., McArdle, Brian H., Benge, Jayson, Poulton, Joanne, Thorpe, Stephen, Beggs, Jacqueline R.

“…► There was a higher taxonomic richness of functional groups in organic than in IPM orchards ► More predators, parasitoids, herbivores, fungivores, and…”
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Histomorphometric evaluation of the effect of early exercise on subchondral vascularity in the third carpal bone of horses by Kim, Woong, McArdle, Brian H, Kawcak, Chris E, Mcllwraith, C. Wayne, Firth, Elwyn C, Broom, Neil D

“…Objective-To investigate histomorphometric changes in the cartilage and subchondral bone of the third carpal bone associated with conditioning exercise in…”
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Developmental plasticity in larval development in the echinometrid sea urchin Evechinus chloroticus with varying food ration by Sewell, Mary A, Cameron, Marcus J, McArdle, Brian H

“…Developmental plasticity in the morphology of planktotrophic echinoid larvae has been studied primarily in temperate sea urchins from the Northern Hemisphere…”
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No Evidence of an Effect of Alterations in Dietary Fatty Acids on Fasting Adiponectin Over 3 Weeks by Lithander, Fiona E, Keogh, Geraldine F, Wang, Yu, Cooper, Garth J.S, Mulvey, Tom B, Chan, Yih-Kai, McArdle, Brian H, Poppitt, Sally D

“…Objective: Little is known about the effects of alterations in fatty acid classes on adiponectin, a hormone secreted by the adipocyte known to be important in…”
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Influence of early conditioning exercise on the development of gross cartilage defects and swelling behavior of cartilage extracellular matrix in the equine midcarpal joint by Kim, Woong, Kawcak, Chris E, McIlwraith, C. Wayne, Firth, Elwyn C, McArdle, Brian H, Broom, Neil D

“…To investigate the influence of early conditioning exercise on the development of gross cartilage defects and swelling behavior of cartilage extracellular…”
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A Theoretical Investigation of Speciation by Reinforcement by Spencer, Hamish G., McArdle, Brian H., Lambert, David M.

“…The reinforcement model of speciation holds an important place in modern evolutionary thought. A closer examination of the model using a computer simulation…”
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New Zealand Demersal Fish Assemblages by Francis, M P, Hurst, R J, McArdle, B H, Bagley, N W, Anderson, O F

“…Demersal fish assemblages in the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone were identified using presence-absence data from 19215 bottom trawl tows made over a…”
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Evidence of Enhanced Serum Amino Acid Profile but Not Appetite Suppression by Dietary Glycomacropeptide (GMP): A Comparison of Dairy Whey Proteins by Poppitt, Sally D., Strik, Caroline M., McArdle, Brian H., McGill, Anne-Thea, Hall, Ramon S.

“…Objective: There is evidence that high-protein foods increase satiety and may aid weight loss, yet little is known of differential effects of protein…”
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The Temporal Variability of Densities: Back to Basics by McArdle, Brian H., Gaston, Kevin J.

“…We suggest that an index of the temporal variability of abundances should measure proportional change. SD (log[X]) seems to provide a general and interpretable…”
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