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Evaluation of liquid-based swab transport systems against the new approved CLSI M40-A2 standard (2016)
Journal Article
Gizzie, N., & Adukwu, E. (2016). Evaluation of liquid-based swab transport systems against the new approved CLSI M40-A2 standard. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 54(4), 1152-1156. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03337-15

© Copyright 2016, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved. Following revised information pertaining to newer swab types and testing protocols in the new CLSI M40-A2 standard, we evaluated three liquid swab transport systems for the rec... Read More about Evaluation of liquid-based swab transport systems against the new approved CLSI M40-A2 standard.

Assessing the effectiveness of enhanced psychological care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): Study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Gibson, A., Richards, S. H., Dickens, C., Anderson, R., Richards, D. A., Taylor, R. S., …Campbell, J. (2016). Assessing the effectiveness of enhanced psychological care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): Study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1184-9

© 2016 Richards et al. Background: Around 17 % of people eligible for UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes following an acute coronary syndrome report moderate or severe depressive symptoms. While maximising psychological health is a core goal of car... Read More about Assessing the effectiveness of enhanced psychological care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): Study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.

Student nurses self-confidence and perceptions of the risk and benefits associated with family-witnessed resuscitation – a cross sectional survey (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Bray, I., Albarran, J., Kenny, G., Williams, R., & Pontin, D. (2016, February). Student nurses self-confidence and perceptions of the risk and benefits associated with family-witnessed resuscitation – a cross sectional survey. Poster presented at Southwest Public Health Scientific Conference, Bristol, England

Family-witnessed resuscitation (FWR) has become more widespread in the UK since the 1990s. It remains controversial with many health care professionals citing concerns about 1) the long-term effects for the family member and 2) fears about their abil... Read More about Student nurses self-confidence and perceptions of the risk and benefits associated with family-witnessed resuscitation – a cross sectional survey.

Hydrogen sulfide signaling: Interactions with nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species (2016)
Journal Article
Hancock, J. T., & Whiteman, M. (2016). Hydrogen sulfide signaling: Interactions with nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1365(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.12733

© 2016 The New York Academy of Sciences. Signaling in cells involving reactive compounds is well established. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) are known to be extremely influential in the control of a range of physiological respons... Read More about Hydrogen sulfide signaling: Interactions with nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species.

The oncogene ERG: A key factor in prostate cancer (2016)
Journal Article
Ladomery, M. R., Adamo, P., Adamo, P., & Ladomery, M. (2016). The oncogene ERG: A key factor in prostate cancer. Oncogene, 35(4), 403-414. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2015.109

© 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved. ETS-related gene (ERG) is a member of the E-26 transformation-specific (ETS) family of transcription factors with roles in development that include vasculogenesis, angiogenesis, haematopoiesis... Read More about The oncogene ERG: A key factor in prostate cancer.

Consequences of a male takeover on mating skew in wild Sanje mangabeys (2016)
Journal Article
Fernández, D. (2017). Consequences of a male takeover on mating skew in wild Sanje mangabeys. American Journal of Primatology, 79(7), e22532. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22532

© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Among primate species living in multimale-multifemale groups, the number of receptive females may determine the rank of the lowest male that copulates (priority of access model, or PoA [Altmann SA. 1962. A field study o... Read More about Consequences of a male takeover on mating skew in wild Sanje mangabeys.

Amperometric Screen-Printed Galactose Biosensor for Cell Toxicity Applications (2016)
Journal Article
Jackson, S. K., Pemberton, R. M., Kanyong, P., Hughes, G., Pemberton, R., Jackson, S., & Hart, J. P. (2016). Amperometric Screen-Printed Galactose Biosensor for Cell Toxicity Applications. Analytical Letters, 49(2), 236-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/00032719.2015.1070166

© 2016, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. ABSTRACT: This paper reports the development and application of a biosensor for the amperometric determination of galactose in the presence of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells with and without a... Read More about Amperometric Screen-Printed Galactose Biosensor for Cell Toxicity Applications.

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (2016)
Journal Article
Bagniewska-Zadworna, A., Baghdiguian, S., Baek, S. H., Baehrecke, E. H., Bae, S. H., Bae, O. N., …>100 authors, .. (2016). Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition). Autophagy, 12(1), 1-222. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

In 2008 we published the first set of guidelines for standardizing research in autophagy. Since then, research on this topic has continued to accelerate, and many new scientists have entered the field. Our knowledge base and relevant new technologies... Read More about Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition).

Using the new CLSI M40-A2 Standard Coupled with Molecular Criteria to assess the performance of Sigma Transwab ® with Liquid Amies medium (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Gizzie, N., & Adukwu, E. (2016, January). Using the new CLSI M40-A2 Standard Coupled with Molecular Criteria to assess the performance of Sigma Transwab ® with Liquid Amies medium. Poster presented at Centre for Research in Biosciences (CRIB) Conference, UWE Bristol

Abstract: Background: Sigma-Transwab® is a liquid medium format transport swab designed for use on automated processing platforms. The PurFlock® swab is intended to improve absorption and release of the specimen. In 2014 the revised standard CLSI M40... Read More about Using the new CLSI M40-A2 Standard Coupled with Molecular Criteria to assess the performance of Sigma Transwab ® with Liquid Amies medium.

Sensor and method for detecting androstenone or skatole in boar taint (2016)
Patent
Hart, J., Crew, A., McGuire, N., & Doran, O. (2016). Sensor and method for detecting androstenone or skatole in boar taint. EP2966441 A1

The present application is concerned with a sensor system for and a method of detecting, and preferably quantifying, androstenone (CAS Reg.No. 18339-16-7) and/or skatole (CAS Reg. No. 83-34-1), the chemicals associated with boar taint. In a preferred... Read More about Sensor and method for detecting androstenone or skatole in boar taint.