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Comparing approaches to teaching patients how to use an app-based home spirometer: A randomised controlled trial (2025)
Journal Article

Background
Bluetooth enabled, app-based home spirometry has been validated for use in the diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory disease. Remote teaching (virtual or self-directed) offers the opportunity to deliver diagnostics safely and at scale.... Read More about Comparing approaches to teaching patients how to use an app-based home spirometer: A randomised controlled trial.

A sucrose‐utilisation gene cluster contributes to colonisation of horse chestnut by pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi (2025)
Journal Article

Pseudomonas syringae pathovar aesculi (E‐Pae) causes bleeding canker disease in the woody tissue of European horse chestnut (HC). Comparative genomic analysis of E‐Pae with a related leaf‐infecting strain (I‐Pae) and other P. syringae strains identif... Read More about A sucrose‐utilisation gene cluster contributes to colonisation of horse chestnut by pseudomonas syringae pv. aesculi.

In vivo and in vitro investigations provide insights into maleidride biosynthesis in fungi (2025)
Journal Article

Maleidrides are a family of polyketide-derived natural products isolated from filamentous fungi, that can exhibit significant bioactivities. These compounds are classified according to the size of their central carbocyclic ring, to which one or more... Read More about In vivo and in vitro investigations provide insights into maleidride biosynthesis in fungi.

The potential role of 1,25(OH) 2 D 3 (Active vitamin D 3 ) in modulating macrophage function; implications for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (2025)
Journal Article

Macrophages play an important role in tissue homeostasis, inflammation, and repair, displaying remarkable plasticity by polarising towards pro-inflammatory M1 or anti-inflammatory M2 phenotypes. In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), this r... Read More about The potential role of 1,25(OH) 2 D 3 (Active vitamin D 3 ) in modulating macrophage function; implications for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Oxygen: Highlights from the journal to mid-2025 (2025)
Journal Article

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Towards freezing global warming (2025)
Book Chapter

Numerous policies have been proposed to mitigate the problem of climate change as reducing emissions alone will not be sufficient. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), which captures carbon at the source, and Negative Emissions Technologies (NETs), whic... Read More about Towards freezing global warming.

Phenolic profile, fatty acid composition, and antioxidant activity of Italian Riesling grape pomace from two Transylvanian microclimates (2025)
Journal Article

Italian Riesling is a grapevine (Vitis vinifera) cultivar widely grown in Transylvania vineyards. During the winemaking process, grape pomace (GP) is generated. This study aimed to exploit the potential of the Italian Riesling GP through its composit... Read More about Phenolic profile, fatty acid composition, and antioxidant activity of Italian Riesling grape pomace from two Transylvanian microclimates.

Applications of gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for the determination of illegal drugs used in drink spiking (2025)
Journal Article

Drink spiking is a significant public safety issue, often linked to crimes such as theft and sexual assault. The detection of drugs used in these incidents is challenging due to the low concentrations (<ng) and complex matrices involved. This review...

Using Minecraft to explore the Amazon rainforest (2025)
Journal Article

Here, Laura, Sophie, Mark, Jay, Jackie and Carly report on a project designed to engage key stage 2 pupils with geography and environmental topics by using Minecraft to investigate the Amazon rainforest.

In vitro investigation of m2 macrophage differentiation and phagocytic capabilities (2025)
Thesis

Amyloid-related diseases are characterised by the accumulation of extracellular β-amyloid 42 (Aβ42) plaques on specific tissues. Macrophages, a key immune system component, exhibit high plasticity and can polarise across an M1 and M2 spectrum. M2 mac... Read More about In vitro investigation of m2 macrophage differentiation and phagocytic capabilities.

Eugenol@Montmorillonite vs. Citral@Montmorillonite Nanohybrids for gelatin-based extruded, edible, high oxygen barrier, active packaging films (2025)
Journal Article

In the context of the circular economy, the valorization of bio-derived waste has become a priority across various production sectors, including food processing and packaging. Gelatin (Gel), a protein which can be recovered from meat industry byprodu... Read More about Eugenol@Montmorillonite vs. Citral@Montmorillonite Nanohybrids for gelatin-based extruded, edible, high oxygen barrier, active packaging films.

Exploring river and natural flood management using Minecraft (2025)
Journal Article

Science Hunters is a programme of projects that uses Minecraft to engage children with environmental science, geography, engineering and other related areas. Two recent projects, Building to Break Barriers and Engineering for Sustainable Societies us... Read More about Exploring river and natural flood management using Minecraft.

2081 Micro silica beads for verification of profiles and outputs factors of a Leksell Gamma Knife (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Purpose/Objective:
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) using a Gamma Knife (GK) uses finely collimated radiation fields, known as shots, to
deliver tightly conforming dose distributions to small benign and malignant targets, with rapid dose fall-off at... Read More about 2081 Micro silica beads for verification of profiles and outputs factors of a Leksell Gamma Knife.

(Re)conceptualising science communication through the lens of science-theatre (2025)
Book Chapter

INTRODUCTION
I am a science communication researcher with an interest in science-theatre and as such I often look at science-theatre from within the frame and perspectives of science communication. However, my work with science-theatre has suggested... Read More about (Re)conceptualising science communication through the lens of science-theatre.

Beam model development and clinical experience with RadCalc for treatment plan quality assurance in online adaptive workflow with an MR‐linac (2025)
Journal Article

Purpose: The aim of this work was to report on the optimization, commissioning, and validation of a beam model using a commercial independent dose verification software RadCalc version 7.2 (Lifeline Software Inc, Tyler, TX, USA), along with 4 years o... Read More about Beam model development and clinical experience with RadCalc for treatment plan quality assurance in online adaptive workflow with an MR‐linac.

In silico and in vitro comparative analysis of 79 Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates (2025)
Journal Article

Acinetobacter baumannii is a significant nosocomial bacterial pathogen that poses a substantial infection risk due to its high resistance to antibiotics and ability to survive in hospital environments. In this study, we performed comprehensive in sil... Read More about In silico and in vitro comparative analysis of 79 Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates.

Stakeholders' perspectives on addressing climate change and respiratory health impacts in Nigeria (2025)
Journal Article

The impacts of climate change on respiratory health are increasingly becoming a significant challenge in Nigerian cities, particularly in Lagos and Ogun States. Engaging stakeholders in discussions about climate change and health is crucial for addre... Read More about Stakeholders' perspectives on addressing climate change and respiratory health impacts in Nigeria.

High-throughput biodiversity surveying sheds new light on the brightest of insect taxa (2025)
Journal Article

DNA metabarcoding of species-rich taxa is becoming a popular high-throughput method for biodiversity inventories. Unfortunately, its accuracy and efficiency remain unclear, as results mostly pertain to poorly known taxa in underexplored regions. This... Read More about High-throughput biodiversity surveying sheds new light on the brightest of insect taxa.

NO more hiding: Whole-plant live imaging of nitric oxide reveals systemic signalling (2025)
Journal Article

This article is a Commentary on Mohanty et al. ( 2025), doi: 10.1111/nph.70094.

Prevalence and characterization of antibiotic resistance genes of Vibrio species from Asata River, Enugu, Southeast Nigeria (2025)
Journal Article

Infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Vibrio pathogenic species are associated with high cases of fatalities. This study evaluated the antibiotic resistance in Vibrio species from the Asata River in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria. River water samp... Read More about Prevalence and characterization of antibiotic resistance genes of Vibrio species from Asata River, Enugu, Southeast Nigeria.