A novel reagentless glutamate microband biosensor for real-time cell toxicity monitoring (2016)
Journal Article
Hart, J. P., Pemberton, R. M., Hughes, G., Hughes, G., Pemberton, R., Fielden, P. R., & Hart, J. P. (2016). A novel reagentless glutamate microband biosensor for real-time cell toxicity monitoring. Analytica Chimica Acta, 933, 82-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2016.06.005

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. A reagentless glutamate biosensor was applied to the determination of glutamate released from liver hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2) in response to toxic challenge from various concentrations of paracetamol. A screen printe... Read More about A novel reagentless glutamate microband biosensor for real-time cell toxicity monitoring.

Estimation of bladder contractility from intravesical pressure–volume measurements (2016)
Journal Article
Fry, C. H., Gammie, A., Drake, M. J., Abrams, P., Kitney, D. G., & Vahabi, B. (2017). Estimation of bladder contractility from intravesical pressure–volume measurements. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 36(4), 1009-1014. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.23047

© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Aims: To describe parameters from urodynamic pressure recordings that describe urinary bladder contractility through the use of principles of muscle mechanics. Methods: Subtracted detrusor pressure and voided flow were... Read More about Estimation of bladder contractility from intravesical pressure–volume measurements.

Recent developments in support materials for use in high performance liquid chromatography (2016)
Journal Article
McCalley, D. V. (2016). Recent developments in support materials for use in high performance liquid chromatography

A number of advances have taken place in the last decade in the area of support materials for high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). These developments have included the use of very small porous particles (< 2.0 micron diameter), new types of... Read More about Recent developments in support materials for use in high performance liquid chromatography.

Nonlinear thermal instability in a horizontal porous layer with an internal heat source and mass flow (2016)
Journal Article
Hill, A. A., Matta, A., Narayana, P. A., & Hill, A. A. (2016). Nonlinear thermal instability in a horizontal porous layer with an internal heat source and mass flow. Acta Mechanica, 227(6), 1743-1751. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-016-1591-8

© 2016, Springer-Verlag Wien. Linear and nonlinear stability analyses of Hadley–Prats flow in a horizontal fluid-saturated porous medium with a heat source are performed. The results indicate that, in the linear case, an increase in the horizontal th... Read More about Nonlinear thermal instability in a horizontal porous layer with an internal heat source and mass flow.

The role of the mucosa in normal and abnormal bladder function (2016)
Journal Article
Fry, C. H., Fry, C., & Vahabi, B. (2016). The role of the mucosa in normal and abnormal bladder function. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, 119(53), 57-62. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcpt.12626

© 2016 Nordic Association for the Publication of BCPT (former Nordic Pharmacological Society) The internal face of the detrusor smooth muscle wall of the urinary bladder is covered by a mucosa, separating muscle from the hostile environment of urine.... Read More about The role of the mucosa in normal and abnormal bladder function.

Rapid identification of bacteria associated with Acute Oak Decline by high-resolution melt analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Brady, C., Allainguillaume, J., Denman, S., & Arnold, D. (2016). Rapid identification of bacteria associated with Acute Oak Decline by high-resolution melt analysis. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 63(2), 89-95. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12593

© 2016 The Society for Applied Microbiology Two Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae, Gibbsiella quercinecans and Brenneria goodwinii, are frequently isolated from oak suffering from Acute Oak Decline. These two species are difficult to identify based on... Read More about Rapid identification of bacteria associated with Acute Oak Decline by high-resolution melt analysis.

Seasonal variability in microbial methanol utilisation in coastal waters of the western English Channel (2016)
Journal Article
Sargeant, S. L., Sargeant, S., Murrell, J. C., Nightingale, P. D., & DIxon, J. L. (2016). Seasonal variability in microbial methanol utilisation in coastal waters of the western English Channel. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 550, 53-64. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11705

© The authors 2016. Methanol is ubiquitous in seawater and is the most abundant oxygenated volatile organic compound (OVOC) in the atmosphere, where it influences oxidising capacity and ozone formation. Marine methylotrophic bacteria utilise methanol... Read More about Seasonal variability in microbial methanol utilisation in coastal waters of the western English Channel.

Fluorescence spectroscopy for wastewater monitoring: A review (2016)
Journal Article
Carstea, E. M., Carstea, E., Bridgeman, J., Baker, A., & Reynolds, D. M. (2016). Fluorescence spectroscopy for wastewater monitoring: A review. Water Research, 95, 205-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2016.03.021

© 2016. Wastewater quality is usually assessed using physical, chemical and microbiological tests, which are not suitable for online monitoring, provide unreliable results, or use hazardous chemicals. Hence, there is an urgent need to find a rapid an... Read More about Fluorescence spectroscopy for wastewater monitoring: A review.

Distinction of synthetic dl-α-tocopherol from natural vitamin E (d-α-tocopherol) by reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Enhanced selectivity of a polymeric C18 stationary phase at low temperature and/or at high pressure (2016)
Journal Article
Yui, Y., Miyazaki, S., Ma, Y., Ohira, M., Fiehn, O., Ikegami, T., …Tanaka, N. (2016). Distinction of synthetic dl-α-tocopherol from natural vitamin E (d-α-tocopherol) by reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Enhanced selectivity of a polymeric C18 stationary phase at low temperature and/or at high pressure. Journal of Chromatography A, 1450, 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2016.04.076

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. Separation of diastereomers of DL-α-tocopherol was studied by reversed-phase liquid chromatography using three types of stationary phases, polymeric ODS, polymeric C30, and monomeric ODS. Polymeric ODS stationary phase (Inertsil... Read More about Distinction of synthetic dl-α-tocopherol from natural vitamin E (d-α-tocopherol) by reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Enhanced selectivity of a polymeric C18 stationary phase at low temperature and/or at high pressure.

On the stability and uniqueness of the flow of a fluid through a porous medium (2016)
Journal Article
Hill, A. A., Hill, A. A., Rajagopal, K. R., & Vergori, L. (2016). On the stability and uniqueness of the flow of a fluid through a porous medium. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Physik, 67(3), 49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00033-016-0645-z

© 2016, The Author(s). In this short note, we study the stability of flows of a fluid through porous media that satisfies a generalization of Brinkman’s equation to include inertial effects. Such flows could have relevance to enhanced oil recovery an... Read More about On the stability and uniqueness of the flow of a fluid through a porous medium.

Web today, gone tomorrow: How can we ensure continuing access to OERs? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Rolfe, V., Thompson, S., Campbell, L., Lockley, P., & Havemann, L. (2016, April). Web today, gone tomorrow: How can we ensure continuing access to OERs?. Presented at Open Education Resources 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland

Peer-reviewed conference abstract.

Open education: "Runnin' with the devil" (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Rolfe, V., & Kernohan, D. (2016, April). Open education: "Runnin' with the devil". Paper presented at Open Education Resources 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland

Peer reviewed conference abstract.

Polymorphisms of the porcine cathepsins, growth hormone-releasing hormone and leptin receptor genes and their association with meat quality traits in Ukrainian Large White breed (2016)
Journal Article
Balatsky, V., Bankovska, I., Pena, R. N., Saienko, A., Buslyk, T., Korinnyi, S., & Doran, O. (2016). Polymorphisms of the porcine cathepsins, growth hormone-releasing hormone and leptin receptor genes and their association with meat quality traits in Ukrainian Large White breed. Molecular Biology Reports, 43(6), 517-526. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-016-3977-z

© 2016, The Author(s). Cathepsins, growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) and leptin receptor (LEPR) genes have been receiving increasing attention as potential markers for meat quality and pig performance traits. This study investigated the allele... Read More about Polymorphisms of the porcine cathepsins, growth hormone-releasing hormone and leptin receptor genes and their association with meat quality traits in Ukrainian Large White breed.

Decreased expression of the mitochondrial BCAT protein correlates with improved patient survival in IDH-WT gliomas (2016)
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Ellis, H. P., Williams, M., Hull, J., Conway, M. E., Hull, J., El Hindy, M., …Kurian, K. M. (2016). Decreased expression of the mitochondrial BCAT protein correlates with improved patient survival in IDH-WT gliomas. Brain Pathology, 26(6), 789-791. https://doi.org/10.1111/bpa.12385

Background and research question: Gliomas represent 43% of all solid intracranial tumours, of which glioblastomas have the poorest prognosis. Recently, the human cytosolic branched-chain aminotransferase protein (hBCATc), which metabolises the branch... Read More about Decreased expression of the mitochondrial BCAT protein correlates with improved patient survival in IDH-WT gliomas.

Measurement of total cholesterol using an enzyme sensor based on a printed hydrogen peroxide electrocatalyst (2016)
Journal Article
Killard, A. J., Ahmadraji, T., Ahmadraji, T., & Killard, A. (2016). Measurement of total cholesterol using an enzyme sensor based on a printed hydrogen peroxide electrocatalyst. Analytical Methods, 8(13), 2743-2749. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ay00468g

© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Cholesterol is a major modifiable risk factor in cardiovascular disease and can be effectively managed by a combination of medication and monitoring. There continues to be a need for new point-of-care diagnostic... Read More about Measurement of total cholesterol using an enzyme sensor based on a printed hydrogen peroxide electrocatalyst.

Double-diffusive Hadley-Prats flow in a porous medium subject to gravitational variation (2016)
Journal Article
Matta, A., Narayana, P. A., & Hill, A. A. (2016). Double-diffusive Hadley-Prats flow in a porous medium subject to gravitational variation. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 102, 300-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2015.10.034

© 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. A model for double-diffusive porous Hadley-Prats flow under the effect of a variable gravity field is explored. Both linear instability and nonlinear stability analyses are performed to assess the suit... Read More about Double-diffusive Hadley-Prats flow in a porous medium subject to gravitational variation.

Altered Expression of Human Mitochondrial Branched Chain Aminotransferase in Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Vascular Dementia (2016)
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Hutson, S. M., Kehoe, P. G., Hull, J., Ashby, E. L., Ashby, E., Kierzkowska, M., …Conway, M. E. (2017). Altered Expression of Human Mitochondrial Branched Chain Aminotransferase in Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Vascular Dementia. Neurochemical Research, 42(1), 306-319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-016-1855-7

© 2016, The Author(s). Cytosolic and mitochondrial human branched chain aminotransferase (hBCATc and hBCATm, respectively) play an integral role in brain glutamate metabolism. Regional increased levels of hBCATc in the CA1 and CA4 region of Alzheimer... Read More about Altered Expression of Human Mitochondrial Branched Chain Aminotransferase in Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Vascular Dementia.

Production of seafood flavour formulations from enzymatic hydrolysates of fish by-products (2016)
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Ames, J., Peinado, I., Koutsidis, G., & Ames, J. (2016). Production of seafood flavour formulations from enzymatic hydrolysates of fish by-products. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 66, 444-452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2015.09.025

© 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Amino acid-rich extracts derived from fish by-products were utilised to generate flavour model systems with added glucose and/or fish oil. Combination of endo and exo peptidases resulted in the most marked increased... Read More about Production of seafood flavour formulations from enzymatic hydrolysates of fish by-products.

Differential responses of cryptic bat species to the urban landscape (2016)
Journal Article
Park, K. J., Lintott, P. R., Lintott, P., Barlow, K., Bunnefeld, N., Briggs, P., …Park, K. (2016). Differential responses of cryptic bat species to the urban landscape. Ecology and Evolution, 6(7), 2044-2052. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1996

© 2016 Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Urbanization is a key global driver in the modification of land use and has been linked to population declines even in widespread and relatively common species. Cities comprise a complex assortment of habi... Read More about Differential responses of cryptic bat species to the urban landscape.

Development of generic methods for the analysis and purification of polar compounds by high performance liquid chromatography (2016)
Thesis
Russell, J. J. (in press). Development of generic methods for the analysis and purification of polar compounds by high performance liquid chromatography. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/914251

Generic methods were developed using different columns for analysis and purification of hydrophilic compounds by hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC). Mobile phases were investigated in detail, and across each column chemistry tested (BEH A... Read More about Development of generic methods for the analysis and purification of polar compounds by high performance liquid chromatography.