Very high resolution interpolated climate surfaces for global land areas

…, SE Cameron, JL Parra, PG Jones… - … of Climatology: A …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We developed interpolated climate surfaces for global land areas (excluding Antarctica) at a
spatial resolution of 30 arc s (often referred to as 1‐km spatial resolution). The climate …

The potential impacts of climate change on maize production in Africa and Latin America in 2055

PG Jones, PK Thornton - Global environmental change, 2003 - Elsevier
The impacts of climate change on agriculture may add significantly to the development
challenges of ensuring food security and reducing poverty. We show the possible impacts on …

Agriculture and food systems in sub-Saharan Africa in a 4°C+ world

PK Thornton, PG Jones… - … Transactions of the …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa faces daunting challenges, which climate
change and increasing climate variability will compound in vulnerable areas. The impacts of a …

Spatial variation of crop yield response to climate change in East Africa

PK Thornton, PG Jones, G Alagarswamy… - Global environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
There is general consensus that the impacts of climate change on agriculture will add
significantly to the development challenges of ensuring food security and reducing poverty, …

Croppers to livestock keepers: livelihood transitions to 2050 in Africa due to climate change

PG Jones, PK Thornton - Environmental Science & Policy, 2009 - Elsevier
The impacts of climate change are expected to be generally detrimental for agriculture in
many parts of Africa. Overall, warming and drying may reduce crop yields by 10–20% to 2050, …

Heterolytic dihydrogen activation by a frustrated carbene–borane Lewis pair

…, T Bannenberg, CG Hrib, PG Jones… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The Lewis acid–base concept is fundamental for the understanding and the prediction of
chemical structure and reactivity.[1] For instance, boranes (BR3) and phosphines (PR’3) …

Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of some thiourea derivatives bearing benzothiazole moiety as potential antimicrobial and anticancer agents

S Saeed, N Rashid, PG Jones, M Ali… - European journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Five series of thiourea derivatives bearing benzothiazole moiety (20 compounds) were
efficiently synthesized and evaluated for antimicrobial and anticancer activities. The results …

Mapping climate vulnerability and poverty in Africa

PK Thornton, PG Jones, T Owiyo, RL Kruska… - 2006 - cgspace.cgiar.org
The world’s climate is continuing to change at rates that are projected to be unprecedented
in recent human history. Some models are now indicating that the temperature increases to …

Structure of vancomycin and its complex with acetyl-D-alanyl-D-alanine

GM Sheldrick, PG Jones, O Kennard, DH Williams… - Nature, 1978 - nature.com
Vancomycin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic, inhibits the growth of cell walls by complex
formation with peptides terminating in D-alanyl-D-alanine. The structure of vancomycin was …

Adapting to climate change: agricultural system and household impacts in East Africa

PK Thornton, PG Jones, G Alagarswamy, J Andresen… - Agricultural systems, 2010 - Elsevier
The East African region exhibits considerable climatic and topographic variability. Much
spatial and temporal variation in the response of different crops to climate change can thus be …