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"Research from our group and others has previously shown that quantitative and functional decline in thigh muscles is potentially associated with onset and progression of knee osteoarthritis," Dr. Akkaya said.

"This strong quantitative and qualitative evidence highlights the effectiveness of our approach," said Lingyu Zhang, the lead author and a first-year PhD student in Chen's lab.

This study is the first time that historical mark-recovery data from the Discovery Marking Program has been analyzed using modern quantitative methods.

But Harris, a “quantitative thinker” who had delved into the numbers, was characteristically unmoved, the advisor said.

But Prof Larner said the university's strategy was about "qualitative change, not just quantitative change" which would involve developing new sources of income and different ways of delivering courses.