Publications by authors named "A F McNaught"
Article Synopsis
- The Landscape Theory of Food Web Architecture (LTFWA) explores how body size, trophic position, and energy channels interconnect in diverse habitats to maintain system stability, but evidence has been inconsistent across different ecosystems.
- In a study of the Lake Michigan food web, researchers found a positive correlation between body size and trophic position, with variations based on whether species were supported by pelagic or benthic energy sources.
- The findings indicated that while native top predators contribute to food web stability by connecting energy pathways, introduced species may disrupt this structure, highlighting the complex impacts of human activity on ecosystem dynamics.
Background/aims: Topical agents to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) are the most common initial therapeutic measure in glaucoma prevention. This study aims to assess treatment success duration among patients initiating or intensifying topical glaucoma medication.
Methods: Medical records (2013‒2018) for adults initiating/intensifying topical glaucoma medication were extracted from five secondary-care and tertiary-care UK ophthalmology centres.
Objective: To determine the spectrum of glaucoma-associated health care resource utilization among outpatients attending National Health Service (NHS) hospital glaucoma clinics and the costs of managing glaucoma in this setting.
Design: Retrospective observational cohort study using electronic medical record data.
Subjects: Patients aged ≥ 18 years attending 5 NHS glaucoma clinics in the United Kingdom (2013‒2018) with ≥ 12 months of continuous electronic medical record data.