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Graphene-based electrodes for monitoring of Estradiol (2023)
Journal Article

This study explores the potential use of graphene-based electrodes in the electrochemical determination of estradiol using amperometric techniques as a simple, enzyme-free approach. Graphene, a carbon-based nanomaterial, has been extensively investig... Read More about Graphene-based electrodes for monitoring of Estradiol.

The implications of seasonal climatic effects for managing disturbance dependent populations under a changing climate (2023)
Journal Article

The frequency of ecological disturbances, such as fires, is changing due to changing land use and climatic conditions. Disturbance-adapted species may thus require the manipulation of disturbance regimes to persist. However, the effects of changes in... Read More about The implications of seasonal climatic effects for managing disturbance dependent populations under a changing climate.

Why Elephants Cry: How Observing Unusual Animal Behaviours Can Predict the Weather (and other Environmental Phenomena) (2023)
Book

Why Elephants Cry is a fascinating frolic through the literature and evidence surrounding the use of unusual behavior of animals to measure and predict the environment. The role of animals, from the smallest ant to the biggest elephant, as predictors... Read More about Why Elephants Cry: How Observing Unusual Animal Behaviours Can Predict the Weather (and other Environmental Phenomena).

Propagation of electrical signals by fungi (2023)
Journal Article

Living fungal mycelium networks are proven to have properties of memristors, capacitors and various sensors. To further progress our designs in fungal electronics we need to evaluate how electrical signals can be propagated through mycelium networks.... Read More about Propagation of electrical signals by fungi.

Rapid detection of tetracycline residues at clinically relevant levels via a novel, inexpensive and analytically-sensitive magneto-immunoassay – A feasibility study (2023)
Journal Article

Expensive, time-consuming and labour-intensive solvent-extraction and liquid-chromatography methods are the industry's current gold standard for antibiotic residue quantification. A novel immunoassay methodology and system for the rapid detection of... Read More about Rapid detection of tetracycline residues at clinically relevant levels via a novel, inexpensive and analytically-sensitive magneto-immunoassay – A feasibility study.

New boundaries: Redefining the geographical range of a threatened fish through environmental DNA survey (2023)
Journal Article

Accurate data on the distribution and population status of threatened fish species are fundamental for effective conservation planning and management. In this work, in order to reassess the distribution of the globally threatened Evia barbel, Barbus... Read More about New boundaries: Redefining the geographical range of a threatened fish through environmental DNA survey.

Understanding and managing peak shape for basic solutes in reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (2023)
Journal Article

While other separation mechanisms can challenge the dominance of reversed phase (for example in the separation of native proteins), reversed phase liquid chromatography is the method of choice for the analysis of a wide variety of samples. However, b... Read More about Understanding and managing peak shape for basic solutes in reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography.

The development of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for the detection and monitoring of the critically endangered European eel, Anguilla anguilla (2023)
Thesis

The European eel Anguilla anguilla, is currently classified as critically endangered (IUCN Red List). In the UK the eel population is estimated at less than 5% of numbers observed in the 1980s and this trend is reflected throughout its European fresh... Read More about The development of environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques for the detection and monitoring of the critically endangered European eel, Anguilla anguilla.

Profiling the DNA damage response dynamics at sub-lethal and lethal temozolomide doses (2023)
Thesis

Confronted with DNA damage, cells can undergo cell cycle arrest and DNA repair, or cell death. However, communal DNA damage response (DDR) proteins involved in each of these cell fates, has confounded attempts to unravel the molecular nuances that dr... Read More about Profiling the DNA damage response dynamics at sub-lethal and lethal temozolomide doses.

Development of novel antimicrobial coatings incorporating linalool and eugenol to improve the microbiological quality and safety of raw chicken (2023)
Journal Article

Incorporating natural antimicrobial agents in antimicrobial coatings has recently been gaining more attention. This study aimed to develop novel coatings with incorporated natural antimicrobial compounds (linalool, eugenol) to improve the quality and... Read More about Development of novel antimicrobial coatings incorporating linalool and eugenol to improve the microbiological quality and safety of raw chicken.

Molecular evaluation of the metabolism of estrogenic di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in Mycolicibacterium sp. (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a widely detected plasticizer and a priority pollutant of utmost concern for its adverse impact on humans, wildlife and the environment. To eliminate such toxic burden, biological processes are the mos... Read More about Molecular evaluation of the metabolism of estrogenic di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in Mycolicibacterium sp..

Managing sample introduction problems in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (2023)
Journal Article

Sample injection can cause serious problems in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) when the injection solvent has higher elution strength than the mobile phase (mp). It can lead to asymmetric peak shapes and poor efficiency. The pro... Read More about Managing sample introduction problems in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography.

An electrochemical screen-printed sensor based on gold-nanoparticle-decorated reduced graphene oxide–carbon nanotubes composites for the determination of 17-β estradiol (2023)
Journal Article

In this study, a screen-printed electrode (SPE) modified with gold-nanoparticle-decorated reduced graphene oxide–carbon nanotubes (rGO-AuNPs/CNT/SPE) was used for the determination of estradiol (E2). The AuNPs were produced through an eco-friendly me... Read More about An electrochemical screen-printed sensor based on gold-nanoparticle-decorated reduced graphene oxide–carbon nanotubes composites for the determination of 17-β estradiol.

SegCrop: Segmentation-based dynamic cropping of endoscopic videos to address label leakage in surgical tool detection (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In recent times, surgical data science has emerged as an important research discipline in interventional healthcare. There are many potential applications for analysing endoscopic surgical videos using machine learning (ML) techniques such as surgica... Read More about SegCrop: Segmentation-based dynamic cropping of endoscopic videos to address label leakage in surgical tool detection.

Human stem cell-derived ventral midbrain astrocytes exhibit a region-specific secretory profile (2023)
Journal Article

This scientific commentary refers to ‘Human stem cell-derived astrocytes exhibit region-specific heterogeneity in their secretory profiles’, by Clarke et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awaa258) in Brain.

Promoting dietary changes for achieving health and sustainability targets (2023)
Journal Article

Globally, about 21–37% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are attributable to food systems. Dietary-related non-communicable diseases have increased significantly from 1990–2019 at a global scale. To achieve carbon emissions targets, increase re... Read More about Promoting dietary changes for achieving health and sustainability targets.

Drug delivery using cold plasma (2023)
Book Chapter

Cold plasma (CP) is an ionised gas generated in atmospheric pressure and at room temperature. CP technology has already shown great promise for a wide range of biomedical applications. This chapter provided insights into the various applications and... Read More about Drug delivery using cold plasma.

How the coronavirus infected editorial cartoons: A comparative study of covid-19 cartoons in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom (2023)
Book Chapter

Based on earlier findings that editorial cartoons contribute significantly to the public discourse during a health crisis, we compared cartoons with Covid-19 content across three countries (Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom), published i... Read More about How the coronavirus infected editorial cartoons: A comparative study of covid-19 cartoons in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Smartphone-based colorimetric determination of gamma-butyrolactone and gamma hydroxybutyrate in alcoholic beverage samples (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

amma-hydroxybutyrate (GBH) is a popular recreational drug. Its strong sedative and amnesic effects have led to drug-facilitated sexual assaults, poisonings, overdose, and death. As a result, legislation has restricted its availability leading to GHB,... Read More about Smartphone-based colorimetric determination of gamma-butyrolactone and gamma hydroxybutyrate in alcoholic beverage samples.

Effect of gender on blood pressure and heart rate variability during increasing intensities of isometric hand grip exercise in untrained adults (2023)
Journal Article

The impact of sexual dimorphism on physiological responses to exercise has been a major issue. Gender variation in exercise responses is a major indicator in understanding gender-specific adaptations to exercise for athletic performance and overall w... Read More about Effect of gender on blood pressure and heart rate variability during increasing intensities of isometric hand grip exercise in untrained adults.