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Robert A. Parker

- Verified email at mgh.harvard.edu - Cited by 23447

Richard A. Parker

- Verified email at ed.ac.uk - Cited by 8081

[BOOK][B] Designing and conducting survey research: A comprehensive guide

LM Rea, RA Parker - 2014 - books.google.com
Parker specializes in sample survey research for various governmental agencies and …
Parker has further established his reputation with regard to fiscal impact studies, urban …

A functional MRI study of subjects recovered from hemiparetic stroke

…, G Nelles, RR Benson, JD Kaplan, RA Parker… - Stroke, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose Stroke recovery mechanisms remain incompletely understood,
particularly for subjects with cortical stroke, in whom limited data are available. We used …

Children with minimal sensorineural hearing loss: prevalence, educational performance, and functional status

FH Bess, J Dodd-Murphy, RA Parker - Ear and hearing, 1998 - journals.lww.com
Objective: This study was designed to determine the prevalence of minimal sensorineural
hearing loss (MSHL) in school-age children and to assess the relationship of MSHL to …

The ischemic penumbra: operationally defined by diffusion and perfusion MRI

…, AE Baird, B Siewert, KO Lovblad, RA Parker… - Neurology, 1999 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Identifying tissue at risk for infarction is important in deciding which patients
would benefit most from potentially harmful therapies and provides a way to evaluate newer …

Treatment of diabetes and atherosclerosis by inhibiting fatty-acid-binding protein aP2

…, S Fazio, MRF Linton, R Sulsky, JA Robl, RA Parker… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Adipocyte fatty-acid-binding protein, aP2 (FABP4) is expressed in adipocytes and macrophages,
and integrates inflammatory and metabolic responses. Studies in aP2-deficient mice …

Discovery and preclinical profile of Saxagliptin (BMS-477118): a highly potent, long-acting, orally active dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibitor for the treatment of type 2 …

…, SA Biller, MS Kirby, RA Parker… - Journal of medicinal …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Efforts to further elucidate structure−activity relationships (SAR) within our previously
disclosed series of β-quaternary amino acid linked l-cis-4,5-methanoprolinenitrile dipeptidyl …

Lack of macrophage fatty-acid–binding protein aP2 protects mice deficient in apolipoprotein E against atherosclerosis

…, VR Babaev, KT Uysal, MA Morgan, RA Parker… - Nature medicine, 2001 - nature.com
The adipocyte fatty-acid–binding protein, aP2, has an important role in regulating systemic
insulin resistance and lipid metabolism. Here we demonstrate that aP2 is also expressed in …

The box plot: a simple visual method to interpret data

DF Williamson, RA Parker… - Annals of internal medicine, 1989 - acpjournals.org
Exploratory data analysis involves the use of statistical techniques to identify patterns that
may be hidden in a group of numbers. One of these techniques is the "box plot," which is used …

Use of drains versus no drains after burr-hole evacuation of chronic subdural haematoma: a randomised controlled trial

…, P Smielewski, HK Richards, H Marcus, RA Parker… - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Background Chronic subdural haematoma causes serious morbidity and mortality. It recurs
after surgical evacuation in 5–30% of patients. Drains might reduce recurrence but are not …

Tocotrienols regulate cholesterol production in mammalian cells by post-transcriptional suppression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase

RA Parker, BC Pearce, RW Clark, DA Gordon… - Journal of Biological …, 1993 - ASBMB
Tocotrienols are natural farnesylated analogues of tocopherols which decrease hepatic
cholesterol production and reduce plasma cholesterol levels in animals. For several cultured cell …