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Andrew Dixon

- Verified email at falcons.co.uk - Cited by 4973

Dr. Andrew Dixon

- Verified email at alfred.org.au - Cited by 1216

Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

…, D Ray, RE Green, MW Bruford, X Zhan, A Dixon… - Science, 2014 - science.org
To better determine the history of modern birds, we performed a genome-scale phylogenetic
analysis of 48 species representing all orders of Neoaves using phylogenomic methods …

NanoLuc complementation reporter optimized for accurate measurement of protein interactions in cells

AS Dixon, MK Schwinn, MP Hall… - ACS chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Protein-fragment complementation assays (PCAs) are widely used for investigating protein
interactions. However, the fragments used are structurally compromised and have not been …

Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation

…, S Cho, N Li, Y Huang, MW Bruford, X Zhan, A Dixon… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Birds are the most species-rich class of tetrapod vertebrates and have wide relevance across
many research fields. We explored bird macroevolution using full genomes from 48 avian …

Analysis of a rainwater collection system for domestic water supply in Ringdansen, Norrköping, Sweden

EL Villarreal, A Dixon - Building and Environment, 2005 - Elsevier
The possibilities for implementing a rainwater collection system in Ringdansen, a residential
area in Norrköping, Sweden, have been explored by analysing four scenarios for using …

Paternal investment inversely related to degree of extra-pair paternity in the reed bunting

A Dixon, D Ross, SLC O'Malley, T Burke - Nature, 1994 - nature.com
EXTRA-PAIR copulations, in which a female copulates with a male other than her mate, are
known to occur in many bird species 1 . Here we study a wild population of reed buntings, …

Prevalence and characteristics of self-harm in adolescents: meta-analyses of community-based studies 1990–2015

D Gillies, MA Christou, AC Dixon… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To provide meta-analytic estimates of self-harm from all community-based studies
of adolescents from 1990 through 2015, estimates of suicidal risk, and characteristics …

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding induces prolonged satiety: a randomized blind crossover study

AFR Dixon, JB Dixon, PE O'Brien - The Journal of Clinical …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
The sustainability of surgically induced weight loss implies that energy homeostasis is
favorably altered. We investigated the hypothesis that laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (…

CRISPR-mediated tagging of endogenous proteins with a luminescent peptide

…, K Zimmerman, CT Eggers, AS Dixon… - ACS chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Intracellular signaling pathways are mediated by changes in protein abundance and post-translational
modifications. A common approach for investigating signaling mechanisms and …

Obesity management: update on orlistat

BS Drew, AF Dixon, JB Dixon - Vascular health and risk …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past 20 years obesity has become a worldwide concern of frightening proportion.
The World Health Organization estimates that there are over 400 million obese and over 1.6 …

Post–COVID-19 conditions among children 90 days after SARS-CoV-2 infection

…, TP Klassen, UR Avva, NP Shah, AC Dixon… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Little is known about the risk factors for, and the risk of, developing post–COVID-19
conditions (PCCs) among children. Objectives To estimate the proportion of SARS-CoV-2…