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Use of msses as collectors of airborne heavy metals near a smelting complex
Moss bags are used as collectors of airborne heavy metals in the region surrounding the Zn and Pb smelting complex at Avonmouth, near Bristol, U.K. A land area of 660 km' is studied by exposure of 250 freshly ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
What are the means of early detection of malignant degeneration?
The means of early detection of malignant degeneration in an established columnarlined esophagus (CLE) are far from satisfactory.
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40th EASD Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
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Associations of TV viewing and physical activity with the metabolic syndrome in Australian adults
We analysed a sample of Australian adults to determine the strength of associations of TV viewing and participation in physical activity with the metabolic syndrome.
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Is grand multiparity associated with an increased risk of dysglycaemia?
We sought to determine the risk of diabetes and IGT/IFG with grand multiparity.
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HOMA insulin sensitivity index and the risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease events in the general population: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab) study
We assessed whether the relationships between insulin sensitivity and all-cause mortality as well as fatal or non-fatal cardiovascular disease (CVD) events are independent of elevated blood glucose, high blood...
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Higher leptin levels in Asian Indians than Creoles and Europids: a potential explanation for increased metabolic risk
Leptin predicts cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes, diseases to which Asian Indians are highly susceptible. As a risk marker, leptin's intra-individual and seasonal stability is unstudied and only sma...
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Metabolically normal obesity: a misnomer?
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A bi-directional relationship between obesity and health-related quality of life: evidence from the longitudinal AusDiab study
To assess the prospective relationship between obesity and health-related quality of life, including a novel assessment of the impact of health-related quality of life on weight gain.
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Comment on ‘General and abdominal obesity parameters and their combination in relation to mortality: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis’
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Socioeconomic inequalities in weight, height and body mass index from birth to 5 years
Studies in high-income countries show that despite the positive association of weight with socioeconomic position at birth, an inverse socioeconomic gradient in overweight (OW) appears later in childhood. The ...
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Identification and properties of intense star-forming galaxies at redshifts z > 10
Surveys with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have discovered candidate galaxies in the first 400 Myr of cosmic time. Preliminary indications have suggested these candidate galaxies may be more massive an...
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Open AccessA disease-associated gene desert directs macrophage inflammation through ETS2
Increasing rates of autoimmune and inflammatory disease present a burgeoning threat to human health1. This is compounded by the limited efficacy of available treatments1 and high failure rates during drug develop...