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Bird's nest ferns promote resource sharing by centipedes (2019)
Journal Article
Phillips, J., Chung, A. Y. C., Edgecombe, G. D., & Ellwood, F. (2020). Bird's nest ferns promote resource sharing by centipedes. Biotropica, 52(2), 335-344. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12713

Bird's nest ferns (Asplenium spp.) support large numbers of invertebrates, including centipedes. As top invertebrate predators, centipedes drive ecosystem function, for example, by regulating decomposer populations, but we know little of their ecolog... Read More about Bird's nest ferns promote resource sharing by centipedes.

Soil microbial biomass increases along elevational gradients in the tropics and subtropics but not elsewhere (2019)
Journal Article
He, X., Hou, E., Veen, G. F., Ellwood, M. D. F., Dijkstra, P., Sui, X., …Chu, C. (2020). Soil microbial biomass increases along elevational gradients in the tropics and subtropics but not elsewhere. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29(2), 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13017

Aim: Our aim is to use elevational gradients to quantify the relationship between temperature and ecosystem functioning. Ecosystem functions such as decomposition, nutrient cycling and carbon storage are linked with the amount of microbial biomass in... Read More about Soil microbial biomass increases along elevational gradients in the tropics and subtropics but not elsewhere.

Sensors for determining volatile compounds based on electrical conductivity and cataluminescence measurements of metal oxide films (2019)
Patent
Cox, T., Kiely, J., Ratcliffe, N., deLacy Costello, B., & Luxton, R. (2019). Sensors for determining volatile compounds based on electrical conductivity and cataluminescence measurements of metal oxide films

The invention relates to the field of sensors for detecting volatile compounds. The sensor of the present invention for detecting volatile compounds comprises: a film of metal oxide; a heater configured to provide heat energy to the film of metal oxi... Read More about Sensors for determining volatile compounds based on electrical conductivity and cataluminescence measurements of metal oxide films.

CSSV biosensor (WO2020089607-PAMPH-20200507-8395) (2019)
Patent
Allainguillaume, J., Barnett, J. M., Kiely, J., & Luxton, R. (in press). CSSV biosensor (WO2020089607-PAMPH-20200507-8395). WO 2020/089607 A1

The present invention relates to detecting viral infections in plants, especially Cacao swollen-shoot virus (CSSV) infections. Recombinant viral coat protein antigens and binding reagents that specifically bind to thereto are provided together with a... Read More about CSSV biosensor (WO2020089607-PAMPH-20200507-8395).

New approaches to the detection of echinocandin resistance in Candida glabrata in clinical diagnostic laboratories (2019)
Thesis
Fraser, M. A. New approaches to the detection of echinocandin resistance in Candida glabrata in clinical diagnostic laboratories. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490747

Candidaemia is widely reported as the fourth most common form of bloodstream infection worldwide. Reports of cases of candidaemia whilst patients are in receipt of antifungal therapy are increasing, and this is especially relevant as prescribing prac... Read More about New approaches to the detection of echinocandin resistance in Candida glabrata in clinical diagnostic laboratories.

Managing the column equilibration time in hydrophilic interaction chromatography (2019)
Journal Article
McCalley, D. V. (2020). Managing the column equilibration time in hydrophilic interaction chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A, 1612, Article 460655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2019.460655

For a wide variety of hydrophilic interaction chromatography stationary phases, a repeatable partial equilibration was demonstrated in gradient elution after purging with as little as 12 column volumes of mobile phase. Relative standard deviations of... Read More about Managing the column equilibration time in hydrophilic interaction chromatography.

A point prevalence study to determine the inpatient rate of carbapenemase-producing organisms at a large London NHS Trust (2019)
Journal Article
Henderson, J., Ciesielczuk, H., Nelson, S., Wilks, M., & Cummins, M. (2020). A point prevalence study to determine the inpatient rate of carbapenemase-producing organisms at a large London NHS Trust. Journal of Hospital Infection, 104(1), 12-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2019.10.012

Summary Background There has been an increase in the number of carbapenemase-producing organisms documented across the UK over the past 10 years. From these, the ‘big five’ carbapenemases (KPC, OXA-48, IMP, VIM, and NDM) are the most common types r... Read More about A point prevalence study to determine the inpatient rate of carbapenemase-producing organisms at a large London NHS Trust.

Developmental, morphological and physiological effects of chronic low doses of ionising radiation on plants on earth and in space (2019)
Thesis
Caplin, N. M. Developmental, morphological and physiological effects of chronic low doses of ionising radiation on plants on earth and in space. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1491172

Conclusions in the current literature are essentially unanimous regarding what is known about the effects of ionising radiation on plants. It is agreed that acute high-dose effects (primarily from laboratory tests) are well-documented and understood... Read More about Developmental, morphological and physiological effects of chronic low doses of ionising radiation on plants on earth and in space.