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Lonsdalea (2022)
Book Chapter

The genus Lonsdalea comprises species isolated from bacterial cankers of woody hosts including oak, poplar and willow. Cells are Gram-negative, facultativley anaerobic, motile, short rods which appear singly or rarely in pairs. Species are mesophili... Read More about Lonsdalea.

Roles, incentives, training and audiences for science communication: Perspectives from female science communicators (2022)
Journal Article

Both research and anecdote in science communication suggests that it is a field where women feel ‘at home’, with high numbers of women science communicators and students on training programmes, but why might this be the case? Using data gathered from... Read More about Roles, incentives, training and audiences for science communication: Perspectives from female science communicators.

Student centred approach to undergraduate research (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Do SNPs in glutathione S-transferase-omega allow predictions of the susceptibility of vertebrates to SARS-CoV-2? (2022)
Journal Article

Infection with the SARS-Cov-2 virus causes COVID-19 in humans, and is the cause of the pandemic around the world in 2020 and on. However, some animals have been found to be susceptible to the virus too. This has included the non-human primates, dogs,... Read More about Do SNPs in glutathione S-transferase-omega allow predictions of the susceptibility of vertebrates to SARS-CoV-2?.

Sponge-microbial symbiosis and marine extremozymes: Current issues and prospects (2022)
Journal Article

Classification of bacterial viruses in the class Caudoviricetes (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The classification of bacterial viruses has undergone substantial change in recent years as a direct result of significant increases in the number of sequenced genomes. These data revealed that the morphological families Myoviridae, Siphoviridae and... Read More about Classification of bacterial viruses in the class Caudoviricetes.

What are the barriers and facilitators to effective health promotion in urgent and emergency care? A systematic review (2022)
Journal Article

Background: There are potential health gains such as reducing early deaths, years spent in ill-health and costs to society and the health and care system by encouraging NHS staff to use encounters with patients to help individuals significantly reduc... Read More about What are the barriers and facilitators to effective health promotion in urgent and emergency care? A systematic review.

Development of geraniol-loaded liposomal nanoformulations against salmonella colonization in the pig gut (2022)
Journal Article

Salmonella is a global health threat, with pig production being one of the main sources of human salmonellosis. The current study investigated the antivirulence properties of geraniol for inhibiting the in vitro colonization of Salmonella. The minimu... Read More about Development of geraniol-loaded liposomal nanoformulations against salmonella colonization in the pig gut.

Lighting up our waterways: Impacts of a current mitigation strategy on Riparian bats (2022)
Journal Article

Increasing levels of artificial light at night (ALAN) are a major threat to global biodiversity and can have negative impacts on a wide variety of organisms and their ecosystems. Nocturnal species such as bats are highly vulnerable to the detrimental... Read More about Lighting up our waterways: Impacts of a current mitigation strategy on Riparian bats.

Serious Leisure Podcast Ep #16 - Accidental poets (2022)
Digital Artefact

How does an activity you start doing alone in your home snowball into a vibrant, active group of people, generating, sharing and critiquing ideas? In this episode we hear how Dr Emmanuel Adukwu and Father Immanuel Unekwu-Ojo Ogu journeyed from writin... Read More about Serious Leisure Podcast Ep #16 - Accidental poets.

Sensors for environmental monitoring and food safety (2022)
Journal Article

The aim of this Special Issue of the journal , "Sensors for Environmental Monitoring and Food Safety", was to report on the developments and advances in sensors and biosensors to meet the needs of environmental and food analysis [...].

Leaving no one behind: Interventions and outcomes of the COVID-19 vaccine maximising uptake programme (2022)
Journal Article

The devastating impact of COVID-19 on individuals and communities has accelerated the development of vaccines and the deployment of ambitious vaccination programmes to reduce the risks of infection, infection transmission and symptom severity. Howeve... Read More about Leaving no one behind: Interventions and outcomes of the COVID-19 vaccine maximising uptake programme.

Exploring engineering solutions to environmental hazards through Minecraft (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Since 2014, Science Hunters (1,2) has successfully used the computer game Minecraft to engage children with Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, and particularly geoscience (3), through a defined approach which allows exploration in line with... Read More about Exploring engineering solutions to environmental hazards through Minecraft.

Comparing the performances of force fields in conformational searching of Hydrogen-bond-donating catalysts (2022)
Journal Article

Here, we compare the relative performances of different force fields for conformational searching of hydrogen-bond-donating catalyst-like molecules. We assess the force fields by their predictions of conformer energies, geometries, low-energy, nonred... Read More about Comparing the performances of force fields in conformational searching of Hydrogen-bond-donating catalysts.

Urinary Volatile Organic Compound Testing in Fast-Track Patients with Suspected Colorectal Cancer (2022)
Journal Article

Colorectal symptoms are common but only infrequently represent serious pathology, including colorectal cancer (CRC). A large number of invasive tests are presently performed for reassurance. We investigated the feasibility of urinary volatile organic... Read More about Urinary Volatile Organic Compound Testing in Fast-Track Patients with Suspected Colorectal Cancer.

ICTV virus taxonomy profile: Chaseviridae 2022 (2022)
Journal Article

Members of the family Chaseviridae are lytic bacterial viruses infecting representatives of the bacterial class Gammaproteobacteria. Chaseviruses have a global distribution. Virions of members of this family have a myovirus morphology (icosahedral he... Read More about ICTV virus taxonomy profile: Chaseviridae 2022.

Accessibility to protected areas increases primate hunting intensity in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (2022)
Journal Article

Bioko is one of the most important sites for African primate conservation; yet it has seen a severe decline in its primate populations due to illegal hunting to supply a thriving wildmeat trade. The completion in 2015 of a new road bisecting the Gran... Read More about Accessibility to protected areas increases primate hunting intensity in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

A novel in vitro 3D model of the human bone marrow to bridge the gap between in vitro and in vivo genotoxicity testing (2022)
Journal Article

The regulatory 2D in vitro micronucleus (MN) assay is part of a battery of tests, used to test for genotoxicity of new and existing compounds before they are assessed in vivo (ICH S2). The 2D MN assay consists of a monolayer of cells, whereas the in... Read More about A novel in vitro 3D model of the human bone marrow to bridge the gap between in vitro and in vivo genotoxicity testing.

Can we adopt sea sponges as reliable indicators of aquatic pollution? (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Toxic chemical cocktails in aquatic ecosystems exist in various
environmental matrices (water column, sediment, and biota) Therefore, each of these matrices can indicate pollution in an aquatic ecosystem

Aquatic biota as indicators has an advan... Read More about Can we adopt sea sponges as reliable indicators of aquatic pollution?.

Smartphone-based colorimetric determination of gamma-butyrolactone and gamma-hydroxybutyrate in alcoholic beverage samples (2022)
Journal Article

Gamma-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.