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Robert Turner

- Verified email at cbs.mpg.de - Cited by 70381

R Kerry Turner

- Verified email at uea.ac.uk - Cited by 66107

Raymond J. Turner

- Verified email at ucalgary.ca - Cited by 18492

Economic reasons for conserving wild nature

A Balmford, A Bruner, P Cooper, R Costanza, S Farber… - science, 2002 - science.org
On the eve of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, it is timely to assess progress
over the 10 years since its predecessor in Rio de Janeiro. Loss and degradation of …

Metformin

CJ Bailey, RC Turner - New England Journal of Medicine, 1996 - Mass Medical Soc
Metformin (dimethylbiguanide) is an orally administered drug used to lower blood glucose
concentrations in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). 1 It …

Antimicrobial activity of metals: mechanisms, molecular targets and applications

JA Lemire, JJ Harrison, RJ Turner - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2013 - nature.com
Metals have been used as antimicrobial agents since antiquity, but throughout most of
history their modes of action have remained unclear. Recent studies indicate that different …

Effects of different blood-pressure-lowering regimens on major cardiovascular events: results of prospectively-designed overviews of randomised trials

…, P Sever, P Sleight, JA Staessen, K Tco, R Turner… - Lancet, 2003 - thelancet.com
Background The benefits of reducing blood pressure on the risks of major cardiovascular
disease are well established, but uncertainty remains about the comparative effects of …

Association of glycaemia with macrovascular and microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 35): prospective observational study

IM Stratton, AI Adler, HAW Neil, DR Matthews… - Bmj, 2000 - bmj.com
Objective: To determine the relation between exposure to glycaemia over time and the risk
of macrovascular or microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes. Design …

Changes in the global value of ecosystem services

R Costanza, R De Groot, P Sutton… - Global environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
In 1997, the global value of ecosystem services was estimated to average $33 trillion/yr in
1995$ US ($46 trillion/yr in 2007$ US). In this paper, we provide an updated estimate based …

Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of human brain activity during primary sensory stimulation.

…, BE Hoppel, MS Cohen, R Turner - Proceedings of the …, 1992 - National Acad Sciences
Neuronal activity causes local changes in cerebral blood flow, blood volume, and blood
oxygenation. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques sensitive to changes in …

Homeostasis model assessment: insulin resistance and β-cell function from fasting plasma glucose and insulin concentrations in man

DR Matthews, JP Hosker, AS Rudenski, BA Naylor… - diabetologia, 1985 - Springer
The steady-state basal plasma glucose and insulin concentrations are determined by their
interaction in a feedback loop. A computer-solved model has been used to predict the …

Movement‐related effects in fMRI time‐series

…, R Howard, RSJ Frackowiak, R Turner - Magnetic resonance …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
This paper concerns the spatial and intensity transformations that are required to adjust for
the confounding effects of subject movement during functional MRI (fMRI) activation studies …

[BOOK][B] Economics of natural resources and the environment

DW Pearce, RK Turner - 1989 - books.google.com
Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment brings together the approaches of
natural resource economics and environmental economics to provide a comprhensive …