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The anti-biofilm activity of lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) and grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) essential oils against five strains of Staphylococcus aureus (2012)
Journal Article
Adukwu, E., Allen, S., & Phillips, C. (2012). The anti-biofilm activity of lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) and grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) essential oils against five strains of Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 113(5), 1217-1227. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05418.x

Aims: To determine the sensitivity of five strains of Staphylococcus aureus to five essential oils (EOs) and to investigate the anti-biofilm activity of lemongrass and grapefruit EOs. Methods and Results: Antimicrobial susceptibility screening was ca... Read More about The anti-biofilm activity of lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) and grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) essential oils against five strains of Staphylococcus aureus.

Maximising electricity production by controlling the biofilm specific growth rate in microbial fuel cells (2012)
Journal Article
Ledezma, P., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2012). Maximising electricity production by controlling the biofilm specific growth rate in microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology, 118, 615-618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2012.05.054

The aim of this work is to study the relationship between growth rate and electricity production in perfusion-electrode microbial fuel cells (MFCs), across a wide range of flow rates by co-measurement of electrical output and changes in population nu... Read More about Maximising electricity production by controlling the biofilm specific growth rate in microbial fuel cells.

Interprofessional working or role substitution? A discussion of the emerging roles in emergency care (2012)
Journal Article
Hoskins, R. (2012). Interprofessional working or role substitution? A discussion of the emerging roles in emergency care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(8), 1894-1903. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05867.x

Aims. This article presents a discussion of emerging non-medical roles in emergency care against the current policy context and the issues of role substitution and interprofessional working. Background. Non-medical roles in emergency care have grown... Read More about Interprofessional working or role substitution? A discussion of the emerging roles in emergency care.

Reporting on negotiated boundaries (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Wilkinson, C. (2012, July). Reporting on negotiated boundaries. Presented at 6th Annual Science and the Public Conference, Kingston University, London, UK

A system for the continuous generation of simulated human breath supplemented with trace gases (2012)
Journal Article
Hibbard, T., Shahbazian, Z., Crowley, K., & Killard, A. (2012). A system for the continuous generation of simulated human breath supplemented with trace gases. Analytical Methods, 4(7), 2172-2176. https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ay25195g

A system was developed to simulate the relative humidity (RH) and temperature characteristics of human breath at a constant human volume flow rate. The system was also designed to allow supplementation of the artificial breath with known concentratio... Read More about A system for the continuous generation of simulated human breath supplemented with trace gases.

Maternal Mood and Neuroendocrine Programming: Effects of Time of Exposure and Sex (2012)
Journal Article
Brant, H., Vedhara, K., Metcalfe, C., Crown, A., Northstone, K., Dawe, K., …Smith, G. D. (2012). Maternal Mood and Neuroendocrine Programming: Effects of Time of Exposure and Sex. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 24(7), 999-1011. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02309.x

Adverse exposures that influence growth in prenatal and early postnatal periods are considered to influence vulnerability to chronic diseases via their effects on the neuroendocrine system. In humans, the assessment of the underlying mechanisms has b... Read More about Maternal Mood and Neuroendocrine Programming: Effects of Time of Exposure and Sex.

Evaluation of a method allowing preservation of fresh lymph nodes for flow cytometric immunophenotyping (2012)
Journal Article
Brincat, P., Degaetano, J., & Donaldson, C. (2012). Evaluation of a method allowing preservation of fresh lymph nodes for flow cytometric immunophenotyping. Cytometry Part B: Clinical Cytometry, 82 B(4), 245-251. https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.b.21021

Background: Flow cytometric immunophenotyping (FCI) of lymph nodes (LN) requires fresh unfixed tissue, with analysis being carried out within few hours post surgery. This study evaluated a novel method for fresh LN preservation, in order to allow his... Read More about Evaluation of a method allowing preservation of fresh lymph nodes for flow cytometric immunophenotyping.

Non-linear data analysis of impedance spectroscopy as applied to cellular toxicity systems (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Wang, Z., Kiely, J., & Luxton, R. W. (2012, June). Non-linear data analysis of impedance spectroscopy as applied to cellular toxicity systems. Paper presented at International Conference on Modelling, Identification & Control (ICMIC), 2012, Hubei, China

This paper introduces an impedance measurement system that can be performed non-destructively to detect cellular toxicity with a cell culture system. This study examines ECV304 cells grown in culture well and exposed to toxicant dimethyl sulphoxide... Read More about Non-linear data analysis of impedance spectroscopy as applied to cellular toxicity systems.

Short course on sensors (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Killard, A. (2012, June). Short course on sensors. Presented at Large Area Organic and Prited Electronics 2012, Munich, Germany

This expert course on sensors will cover the fundamentals of sensor design and operation. all application contexts from physical sensing, through to chemical and biosensing will be addressed. Focus will also be on electrical/electrochemical methods a... Read More about Short course on sensors.

Redox mechanisms of rohypnol and mogadon and their exploitation in an assay using dual electrode ECD following HPLC (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Honeychurch, K. C., Li, H., Pericleous, S., Antoniou, M., Abed, A., & Hart, J. P. (2012, June). Redox mechanisms of rohypnol and mogadon and their exploitation in an assay using dual electrode ECD following HPLC. Presented at Great Western Electrochemistry Meeting, University of Bath

Importance of the 1,4-benzodiazepine class of drugs Cyclic voltammetric behaviour of Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), and Nitrazepam (Mogadon) Possible mechanism for their voltammetric behaviour Optimisation of Liquid Chromatographic Separation and... Read More about Redox mechanisms of rohypnol and mogadon and their exploitation in an assay using dual electrode ECD following HPLC.

DNA barcoding the native flowering plants and conifers of wales (2012)
Journal Article
Rich, T. C., Steinke, D., de Vere, N., Ford, C. R., Trinder, S. A., Long, C., …Wilkinson, M. J. (2012). DNA barcoding the native flowering plants and conifers of wales. PLoS ONE, 7(6), e37945. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037945

We present the first national DNA barcode resource that covers the native flowering plants and conifers for the nation of Wales (1143 species). Using the plant DNA barcode markers rbcL and matK, we have assembled 97.7% coverage for rbcL, 90.2% for ma... Read More about DNA barcoding the native flowering plants and conifers of wales.

Printed electronic devices for diagnostic applications (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Killard, A. (2012, June). Printed electronic devices for diagnostic applications. Presented at 14th International Conference on Electroanalysis, Portoroz, Slovenia

Electrochemical sensor strips were one of the first devices to become a global success in what might now be termed the printed electronics industry. Since their creation some 20 years ago, printed sensor strips are used extensively for a range of cli... Read More about Printed electronic devices for diagnostic applications.

Use of lux gene technology to investigate real-time in-situ interactions of bacterial pathogens with a model blood-brain barrier system (2012)
Thesis
Grimshaw, K. L. Use of lux gene technology to investigate real-time in-situ interactions of bacterial pathogens with a model blood-brain barrier system. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/946792

Bacterial bioluminescence has been shown to be an accurate real-time reporter of bacterial internalisation and a valid alternative to viable counts. A self-bioluminescent strain of the bacterial pathogen Neisseria meningitidis was used to develop and... Read More about Use of lux gene technology to investigate real-time in-situ interactions of bacterial pathogens with a model blood-brain barrier system.

Suction sampling as a significant source of error in molecular analysis of predator diets (2012)
Journal Article
King, R. A., Davey, J. S., Bell, J. R., Read, D. S., Bohan, D. A., & Symondson, W. O. (2012). Suction sampling as a significant source of error in molecular analysis of predator diets. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 102(03), 261-266. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485311000575

The molecular detection of predation is a fast growing field, allowing highly specific and sensitive detection of prey DNA within the gut contents or faeces of a predator. Like all molecular methods, this technique is prone to potential sources of er... Read More about Suction sampling as a significant source of error in molecular analysis of predator diets.

Electrochemical detection of hydrogen peroxide in stressed plant cells (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Gonzalez-Sanchez, M. I., Gonzalez-Macia, L., Pérez-Prior, M., Hancock, V. E., & Killard, A. (2012, June). Electrochemical detection of hydrogen peroxide in stressed plant cells. Poster presented at ANQUE'S International Congress of Chemical Engineering, Seville, Spain