Search Results - "Thomas, S. G"
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Adaptation to climate change and variability: farmer responses to intra-seasonal precipitation trends in South Africa
Published in Climatic change (01-08-2007)“…We describe the nature of recent (50 year) rainfall variability in the summer rainfall zone, South Africa, and how variability is recognised and responded to…”
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The geomorphology of the Anthropocene: emergence, status and implications
Published in Earth surface processes and landforms (01-01-2017)“…The Anthropocene is proposed as a new interval of geological time in which human influence on Earth and its geological record dominates over natural processes…”
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Utilization and Outcomes of Measuring Fractional Flow Reserve in Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (04-02-2020)“…The use and clinical outcomes of fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement in patients with stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) are uncertain, as prior…”
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Adipocytokines, C-reactive protein, and cardiovascular disease: a population-based prospective study
Published in PloS one (02-06-2015)“…Being overweight or obese is associated with a greater risk of coronary heart disease and stroke compared with normal weight. The role of the specific adipose…”
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Diabetes and risk of peripheral artery disease in patients undergoing first-time coronary angiography between 2000 and 2012 - a nationwide study
Published in BMC cardiovascular disorders (24-10-2019)“…The risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and coronary artery disease (CAD) is an important and inadequately…”
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Trends in warfarin use and its associations with thromboembolic and bleeding rates in a population with atrial fibrillation between 1996 and 2011
Published in PloS one (16-03-2018)“…Warfarin is a cornerstone for the prevention of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation (AF), and several efforts have been taken to increase its usage and…”
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Frailty, Treatments, and Outcomes in Older Patients With Myocardial Infarction: A Nationwide Registry-Based Study
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (18-07-2023)“…Background Guidelines recommend that patients with myocardial infarction (MI) receive equal care regardless of age. However, withholding treatment may be…”
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Cost-effectiveness of Canakinumab for Prevention of Recurrent Cardiovascular Events
Published in JAMA cardiology (01-02-2019)“…In the Canakinumab Anti-inflammatory Thrombosis Outcome Study (CANTOS) trial, the anti-inflammatory monoclonal antibody canakinumab significantly reduced the…”
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Reversal of stress fibre formation by Nitric Oxide mediated RhoA inhibition leads to reduction in the height of preformed thrombi
Published in Scientific reports (14-02-2018)“…Evidence has emerged to suggest that thrombi are dynamic structures with distinct areas of differing platelet activation and inhibition. We hypothesised that…”
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Prostacyclin reverses platelet stress fibre formation causing platelet aggregate instability
Published in Scientific reports (17-07-2017)“…Prostacyclin (PGI 2 ) modulates platelet activation to regulate haemostasis. Evidence has emerged to suggest that thrombi are dynamic structures with distinct…”
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Trends in Use of Cardioprotective Medication in Peripheral Artery Disease: A Nationwide Study
Published in Journal of the American Heart Association (03-08-2021)“…Background Guideline‐based cardioprotective medical therapy is intended to reduce the burden of adverse cardiovascular and limb outcomes in patients with…”
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Remobilization of southern African desert dune systems by twenty-first century global warming
Published in Nature (30-06-2005)“…Although desert dunes cover 5 per cent of the global land surface and 30 per cent of Africa, the potential impacts of twenty-first century global warming on…”
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Focus on environmental risks and migration: causes and consequences
Published in Environmental research letters (01-06-2015)“…Environmental change poses risks to societies, including disrupting social and economic systems such as migration. At the same time, migration is an effective…”
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Using artificial neural networks to predict future dryland responses to human and climate disturbances
Published in Scientific reports (07-03-2019)“…Land degradation and sediment remobilisation in dryland environments is considered to be a significant global environmental problem. Given the potential for…”
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Testing the performance of state-of-the-art dust emission schemes using DO4Models field data
Published in Geoscientific Model Development (19-02-2015)“…Within the framework of the Dust Observations for Models (DO4Models) project, the performance of three commonly used dust emission schemes is investigated in…”
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Over-expression of a gibberellin 2-oxidase gene from Phaseolus coccineus L. enhances gibberellin inactivation and induces dwarfism in Solanum species
Published in Plant cell reports (01-03-2008)“…Gibberellins (GAs) are endogenous hormones that play a predominant role in regulating plant stature by increasing cell division and elongation in stem…”
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Estimating aerodynamic roughness over complex surface terrain
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres (16-12-2013)“…Surface roughness plays a key role in determining aerodynamic roughness length (zo) and shear velocity, both of which are fundamental for determining wind…”
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comparison of short-term appetite and energy intakes in normal weight and obese boys following glucose and whey-protein drinks
Published in International Journal of Obesity (01-02-2008)“…Objective: To compare the effect of glucose and whey-protein preloads on satiety and food intake (FI) as affected by time to the next meal and body composition…”
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Drought-Tolerant Succulent Plants as an Alternative Crop Under Future Global Warming Scenarios in Sub-Saharan Africa
Published in Global change biology. Bioenergy (01-10-2023)“…Globally, we are facing an emerging climate crisis, with impacts to be notably felt in semiarid regions across the world. Cultivation of drought-adapted…”
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Work Reintegration and Cardiovascular Disease: Medical and Rehabilitation Influences
Published in Journal of occupational rehabilitation (01-06-2012)“…Introduction Research into work reintegration following cardiovascular disease onset is limited in its clinical and individual focus. There is no research…”
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