Search Results - "Nir Y Krakauer"

A new body shape index predicts mortality hazard independently of body mass index by Krakauer, Nir Y, Krakauer, Jesse C

“…Obesity, typically quantified in terms of Body Mass Index (BMI) exceeding threshold values, is considered a leading cause of premature death worldwide. For…”
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Global change in streamflow extremes under climate change over the 21st century by Asadieh, Behzad, Krakauer, Nir Y

“…Global warming is expected to intensify the Earth's hydrological cycle and increase flood and drought risks. Changes over the 21st century under two warming…”
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Dynamic association of mortality hazard with body shape by Krakauer, Nir Y, Krakauer, Jesse C

“…A Body Shape Index (ABSI) had been derived from a study of the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004 mortality data…”
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Year-ahead predictability of South Asian Summer Monsoon precipitation by Krakauer, Nir Y

“…Since the South Asia Summer Monsoon is the main source of water for a densely cultivated and climate-sensitive region, its predictability has long been the…”
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Association of Body Shape Index (ABSI) with cardio-metabolic risk factors: A cross-sectional study of 6081 Caucasian adults by Bertoli, Simona, Leone, Alessandro, Krakauer, Nir Y, Bedogni, Giorgio, Vanzulli, Angelo, Redaelli, Valentino Ippocrates, De Amicis, Ramona, Vignati, Laila, Krakauer, Jesse C, Battezzati, Alberto

“…A Body Shape Index (ABSI) was specifically developed as a transformation of waist circumference (WC), statistically independent of BMI to better evaluate the…”
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Livelihood vulnerability approach to assessing climate change impacts on mixed agro-livestock smallholders around the Gandaki River Basin in Nepal by Panthi, Jeeban, Aryal, Suman, Dahal, Piyush, Bhandari, Parashuram, Krakauer, Nir Y., Pandey, Vishnu Prasad

“…Climate change vulnerability depends upon various factors and differs between places, sectors and communities. People in developing countries whose subsistence…”
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Effect of irrigation on humid heat extremes by Krakauer, Nir Y, Cook, Benjamin I, Puma, Michael J

“…Most studies of irrigation as an anthropogenic climate forcing focus on its cooling effects. However, irrigation also increases humidity, and so may not…”
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An Anthropometric Risk Index Based on Combining Height, Weight, Waist, and Hip Measurements by Krakauer, Nir Y., Krakauer, Jesse C.

“…Body mass index (BMI) can be considered an application of a power law model to express body weight independently of height. Based on the same power law…”
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Amplification of Extreme Hot Temperatures over Recent Decades by Nir Y. Krakauer

“…While global warming is mostly conceptualized in terms of increases in mean temperature, changes in the most extreme conditions encountered often have…”
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Drought Trends in Balochistan by Falak Naz, Ghulam Hussain Dars, Kamran Ansari, Shoaib Jamro, Nir Y. Krakauer

“…Drought is a severe threat, especially in the arid regions of Pakistan, such as the Balochistan Province. The aim of this study is to analyze drought trends in…”
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The association between a body shape index and cardiovascular risk in overweight and obese children and adolescents by Mameli, Chiara, Krakauer, Nir Y, Krakauer, Jesse C, Bosetti, Alessandra, Ferrari, Chiara Matilde, Moiana, Norma, Schneider, Laura, Borsani, Barbara, Genoni, Teresa, Zuccotti, Gianvincenzo

“…A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and normalized hip circumference (Hip Index, HI) have been recently shown to be strong risk factors for mortality and for…”
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Groundwater flow across spatial scales: importance for climate modeling by Krakauer, Nir Y, Li, Haibin, Fan, Ying

“…Current regional and global climate models generally do not represent groundwater flow between grid cells as a component of the water budget. We estimate the…”
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Spatio-Temporal Variability of Drought in Pakistan Using Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index by Jamro, Shoaib, Dars, Ghulam Hussain, Ansari, Kamran, Krakauer, Nir Y.

“…Pakistan is among the top ten countries adversely affected by climate change. More specifically, there is concern that climate change may cause longer and…”
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Analysis of Relationship between Grain Yield and NDVI from MODIS in the Fez-Meknes Region, Morocco by Belmahi, Mohamed, Hanchane, Mohamed, Krakauer, Nir Y., Kessabi, Ridouane, Bouayad, Hind, Mahjoub, Aziz, Zouhri, Driss

“…Exploring the relationship between cereal yield and the remotely sensed normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) is of great importance to decision-makers…”
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Anthropometrics, Metabolic Syndrome, and Mortality Hazard by Krakauer, Nir Y., Krakauer, Jesse C.

“…Independent indices (height, body mass index, a body shape index, and hip index) derived from basic anthropometrics have been found to be powerful predictors…”
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Special Issue on Climate Change and Water Resources by Krakauer, Nir Y.

“…This Special Issue of the Earth Sciences and Geography section of Applied Sciences sought to bring together timely contributions in the area of climate change…”
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Effects of a multidisciplinary weight loss intervention in overweight and obese children and adolescents: 11 years of experience by Mameli, Chiara, Krakauer, Jesse C, Krakauer, Nir Y, Bosetti, Alessandra, Ferrari, Chiara Matilde, Schneider, Laura, Borsani, Barbara, Arrigoni, Sara, Pendezza, Erica, Zuccotti, Gian Vincenzo

“…To evaluate the effects of an outpatient multidisciplinary weight loss intervention in reducing body mass index (BMI) in children and adolescents suffering…”
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Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Dry and Wet Spells in the Wadi Cheliff Basin, Algeria by Achite, Mohammed, Krakauer, Nir Y., Wałęga, Andrzej, Caloiero, Tommaso

“…The Mediterranean Basin, located in a transition zone between the temperate and rainy climate of central Europe and the arid climate of North Africa, is…”
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Relationship between "a body shape index (ABSI)" and body composition in obese patients with type 2 diabetes by Gomez-Peralta, Fernando, Abreu, Cristina, Cruz-Bravo, Margarita, Alcarria, Elvira, Gutierrez-Buey, Gala, Krakauer, Nir Y, Krakauer, Jesse C

“…Obesity is known to be related to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). The most commonly used anthropometric indicator (body mass index [BMI])…”
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Cumulative Cigarette Consumption is Associated with Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index (CAVI) Mediated by Abdominal Obesity Assessed by A Body Shape Index (ABSI): A Cross-Sectional Study by Nagayama, Daiji, Krakauer, Jesse C, Krakauer, Nir Y, Sugiura, Tomonori, Watanabe, Yasuhiro, Shimizu, Kazuhiro, Saiki, Atsuhito, Suzuki, Kenji, Fujishiro, Kentaro, Shirai, Kohji

“…Aim: To elucidate the mechanism by which cigarette smoking causes vascular damage, we examined the relationship between cumulative cigarette consumption and…”
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