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Russell Boyd

- Verified email at dal.ca - Cited by 13204

Rob Boyd

- Verified email at ceh.ac.uk - Cited by 307

Rachel J. Boyd

- Verified email at jhmi.edu - Cited by 125

[HTML][HTML] Neuroinflammation represents a common theme amongst genetic and environmental risk factors for Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases

RJ Boyd, D Avramopoulos, LL Jantzie… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Multifactorial diseases are characterized by inter-individual variation in etiology, age of
onset, and penetrance. These diseases tend to be relatively common and arise from the …

[HTML][HTML] We need to talk about nonprobability samples

RJ Boyd, GD Powney, OL Pescott - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2023 - cell.com
In most circumstances, probability sampling is the only way to ensure unbiased inference
about population quantities where a complete census is not possible. As we enter the era of ‘…

Predicting population responses to environmental change from individual-level mechanisms: towards a standardized mechanistic approach

ASA Johnston, RJ Boyd, JW Watson… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Animal populations will mediate the response of global biodiversity to environmental changes.
Population models are thus important tools for both understanding and predicting animal …

ChAdOx1 interacts with CAR and PF4 with implications for thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome

AT Baker, RJ Boyd, D Sarkar, A Teijeira-Crespo… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Vaccines derived from chimpanzee adenovirus Y25 (ChAdOx1), human adenovirus type 26
(HAdV-D26), and human adenovirus type 5 (HAdV-C5) are critical in combatting the severe …

On the importance of prereactive complexes in molecule− radical reactions: Hydrogen abstraction from aldehydes by OH

JR Alvarez-Idaboy, N Mora-Diez, RJ Boyd… - Journal of the …, 2001 - ACS Publications
In this work, the OH + formaldehyde and OH + acetaldehyde reactions have been characterized
using accurate ab initio methods with large basis sets. The results clearly indicate that …

An introduction to the quantum theory of atoms in molecules

CF Matta, RJ Boyd - The quantum theory of atoms in molecules …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The observation that some properties attributed to atoms and functional groups are transferable
from one molecule to another has played a key role in the development of chemistry. …

Extended weak bonding interactions in DNA: π-stacking (base− base), base− backbone, and backbone− backbone interactions

CF Matta, N Castillo, RJ Boyd - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2006 - ACS Publications
We report on several weak interactions in nucleic acids, which, collectively, can make a
nonnegligible contribution to the structure and stability of these molecules. Fragments of DNA …

Persistent back pain and sciatica in the United States: patient characteristics

…, M BenDebba, WS Torgerson, RJ Boyd… - Clinical Spine …, 1996 - journals.lww.com
Low back pain is an extremely common, seriously disabling, nonfatal public health problem
worldwide. The National Low Back Pain Study was a multicenter study of a large, …

Density functional study of the proline-catalyzed direct aldol reaction

KN Rankin, JW Gauld, RJ Boyd - The Journal of Physical …, 2002 - ACS Publications
The proline-catalyzed direct aldol reaction between acetone and acetaldehyde has been
investigated using density functional theory. Proline catalyzes the reaction according to the …

Electron affinities and ionization potentials of nucleotide bases

SD Wetmore, RJ Boyd, LA Eriksson - Chemical Physics Letters, 2000 - Elsevier
Density-functional theory (B3LYP functional) is used to investigate the ionization potentials
and electron affinities of the DNA and RNA nucleotide bases. For the first time, anions lying …