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An MHD couple stress fluid due to a perforated sheet undergoing linear stretching with heat transfer (2016)
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Hill, A. A., Mahabaleshwar, U. S., Sarris, I. E., Hill, A. A., Lorenzini, G., & Pop, I. (2017). An MHD couple stress fluid due to a perforated sheet undergoing linear stretching with heat transfer. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 105, 157-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.09.040

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd We investigate an MHD couple stress liquid due to a perforated sheet undergoing linear stretching with radiation. The liquid is initially at rest with its activity is restricted by pulling the two sheet ends with parallel and iden... Read More about An MHD couple stress fluid due to a perforated sheet undergoing linear stretching with heat transfer.

Genetic toxicity assessment of engineered nanoparticles using a 3D in vitro skin model (EpiDerm ™ ) (2016)
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Wills, J. W., Hondow, N., Thomas, A. D., Chapman, K. E., Fish, D., Maffeis, T. G., …Doak, S. H. (2016). Genetic toxicity assessment of engineered nanoparticles using a 3D in vitro skin model (EpiDerm ™ ). Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 13, Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12989-016-0161-5

© 2016 The Author(s). Background: The rapid production and incorporation of engineered nanomaterials into consumer products alongside research suggesting nanomaterials can cause cell death and DNA damage (genotoxicity) makes in vitro assays desirabl... Read More about Genetic toxicity assessment of engineered nanoparticles using a 3D in vitro skin model (EpiDerm ™ ).

Measurement of the viscoelastic properties of blood plasma clot formation in response to tissue factor concentration-dependent activation (2016)
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Killard, A. J., Lakshmanan, R. S., Efremov, V., O’Donnell, J. S., & Killard, A. (2016). Measurement of the viscoelastic properties of blood plasma clot formation in response to tissue factor concentration-dependent activation. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 408(24), 6581-6588. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-016-9689-3

© 2016, The Author(s). The coagulation of blood plasma in response to activation with a range of tissue factor (TF) concentrations was studied with a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), where frequency and half width at half maximum (bandwidth) values... Read More about Measurement of the viscoelastic properties of blood plasma clot formation in response to tissue factor concentration-dependent activation.

Medical performance and the ‘inaccessible’ experience of illness: An exploratory study (2016)
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Weitkamp, E., & Mermikides, A. (2016). Medical performance and the ‘inaccessible’ experience of illness: An exploratory study. Medical Humanities, 42(3), 186-193. https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2016-010959

© 2016 Medical Humanities. All rights reserved. We report a survey of audience members’ responses (147 questionnaires collected at seven performances) and 10 in-depth interviews (five former patients and two family members, three medical practitioner... Read More about Medical performance and the ‘inaccessible’ experience of illness: An exploratory study.

Chitinase 3-like 1 expression by human (MG63) osteoblasts in response to lysophosphatidic acid and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (2016)
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Mansell, J. P., Mansell, J., Cooke, M., Read, M., Rudd, H., Shiel, A. I., …Manso, M. (2016). Chitinase 3-like 1 expression by human (MG63) osteoblasts in response to lysophosphatidic acid and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Biochimie, 128-129, 193-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2016.08.011

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. and Société Française de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire (SFBBM) Chitinase 3-like 1, otherwise known as YKL-40, is a secreted glycoprotein purported to have a role in extracellular matrix metabolism. The first mammalian cell ty... Read More about Chitinase 3-like 1 expression by human (MG63) osteoblasts in response to lysophosphatidic acid and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.

A low frequency persistent reservoir of a genomic island in a pathogen population ensures island survival and improves pathogen fitness in a susceptible host (2016)
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Neale, H., Laister, R., Payne, J., Preston, G., Jackson, R., & Arnold, D. L. (2016). A low frequency persistent reservoir of a genomic island in a pathogen population ensures island survival and improves pathogen fitness in a susceptible host. Environmental Microbiology, 18(11), 4144-4152. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13482

The co-evolution of bacterial plant pathogens and their hosts is a complex and dynamic process. Host resistance imposes stress on invading pathogens that can lead to changes in the bacterial genome enabling the pathogen to escape host resistance. We... Read More about A low frequency persistent reservoir of a genomic island in a pathogen population ensures island survival and improves pathogen fitness in a susceptible host.

Antimicrobial activity, cytotoxicity and chemical analysis of lemongrass essential oil (Cymbopogon flexuosus) and pure citral (2016)
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Adukwu, E. C., Adukwu, E., Bowles, M., Edwards-Jones, V., & Bone, H. (2016). Antimicrobial activity, cytotoxicity and chemical analysis of lemongrass essential oil (Cymbopogon flexuosus) and pure citral. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 100(22), 9619-9627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-016-7807-y

© 2016, The Author(s). The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial effects of lemongrass essential oil (C. flexuosus) and to determine cytotoxic effects of both test compounds on human dermal fibroblasts. Antimicrobial susceptibility scr... Read More about Antimicrobial activity, cytotoxicity and chemical analysis of lemongrass essential oil (Cymbopogon flexuosus) and pure citral.

A fully integrated microfluidic device for point of care monitoring of antithrombotics (2016)
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Killard, A. J., Harris, L. F., Rainey, P., Lindahl, T. L., & Killard, A. (2016). A fully integrated microfluidic device for point of care monitoring of antithrombotics. Analytical Methods, 8(35), 6500-6505. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ay01566b

© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry. The simplicity and efficiency of point of care diagnostics have revolutionised patient care. Current methods for measuring hypercoagulability often require trained technicians, large blood volumes, and result in... Read More about A fully integrated microfluidic device for point of care monitoring of antithrombotics.

Pseudomonas syringae Differentiates into Phenotypically Distinct Subpopulations During Colonization of a Plant Host (2016)
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Rufián, J. S., Sánchez-Romero, M. A., López-Márquez, D., Macho, A. P., Mansfield, J. W., Arnold, D. L., …Beuzón, C. R. (2016). Pseudomonas syringae Differentiates into Phenotypically Distinct Subpopulations During Colonization of a Plant Host. Environmental Microbiology, 18(10), 3593-3605. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13497

© 2016 Society for Applied Microbiology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd Bacterial microcolonies with heterogeneous sizes are formed during colonization of Phaseolus vulgaris by Pseudomonas syringae. Heterogeneous expression of structural and regulatory c... Read More about Pseudomonas syringae Differentiates into Phenotypically Distinct Subpopulations During Colonization of a Plant Host.

Liquid Chromatography Electrochemical Determination of Nicotine in Third-Hand Smoke (2016)
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Peng, X., Peng, X., Giltrow, D., Bowdler, P., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2017). Liquid Chromatography Electrochemical Determination of Nicotine in Third-Hand Smoke. Electroanalysis, 29(2), 374-379. https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201600302

© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Third-hand smoke (THS) can be defined as the contamination of surfaces by second-hand smoke. This residue can form further pollutants which can be re-suspended in dust or be re-emitted into the gas... Read More about Liquid Chromatography Electrochemical Determination of Nicotine in Third-Hand Smoke.

Design and development of novel screen-printed microelectrode and microbiosensor arrays fabricated using ultrafast pulsed laser ablation (2016)
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Hart, J. P., Liébana, S., Jones, L. J., Drago, G. A., Pittson, R. W., Liu, D., …Hart, J. P. (2016). Design and development of novel screen-printed microelectrode and microbiosensor arrays fabricated using ultrafast pulsed laser ablation. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 231, 384-392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2016.02.142

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. A new generic platform for the development of microbiosensors combining screen-printing and ultrafast pulsed laser technologies has been developed, characterised and evaluated. This new platform consists of a... Read More about Design and development of novel screen-printed microelectrode and microbiosensor arrays fabricated using ultrafast pulsed laser ablation.

Dissolved organic carbon transformations and microbial community response to variations in recharge waters in a shallow carbonate aquifer (2016)
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Cooper, K. J., Whitaker, F. F., Anesio, A. M., Naish, M., Reynolds, D. M., & Evans, E. L. (2016). Dissolved organic carbon transformations and microbial community response to variations in recharge waters in a shallow carbonate aquifer. Biogeochemistry, 129(1-2), 215-234. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10533-016-0226-4

© 2016, The Author(s). In carbonate aquifers, dissolved organic carbon from the surface drives heterotrophic metabolism, generating CO2 in the subsurface. Although this has been a proposed mechanism for enhanced dissolution at the water table, respir... Read More about Dissolved organic carbon transformations and microbial community response to variations in recharge waters in a shallow carbonate aquifer.

Early changes in apoplast composition associated with defence and disease in interactions between Phaseolus vulgaris and the halo blight pathogen Pseudomonas syringae Pv. phaseolicola (2016)
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O'Leary, B. M., Neale, H. C., Geilfus, C., Jackson, R. W., Arnold, D. L., & Preston, G. M. (2016). Early changes in apoplast composition associated with defence and disease in interactions between Phaseolus vulgaris and the halo blight pathogen Pseudomonas syringae Pv. phaseolicola. Plant, Cell and Environment, 39(10), 2172-2184. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.12770

© 2016 The Authors. Plant, Cell & Environment published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The apoplast is the arena in which endophytic pathogens such as Pseudomonas syringae grow and interact with plant cells. Using metabolomic and ion analysis techniqu... Read More about Early changes in apoplast composition associated with defence and disease in interactions between Phaseolus vulgaris and the halo blight pathogen Pseudomonas syringae Pv. phaseolicola.

Decreasing the expression of PICALM reduces endocytosis and the activity of β-secretase: Implications for Alzheimer's disease (2016)
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Thomas, R. S., Henson, A., Gerrish, A., Jones, L., Williams, J., & Kidd, E. J. (2016). Decreasing the expression of PICALM reduces endocytosis and the activity of β-secretase: Implications for Alzheimer's disease. BMC Neuroscience, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12868-016-0288-1

© 2016 The Author(s). Background: Polymorphisms in the gene for phosphatidylinositol binding clathrin assembly protein (PICALM), an endocytic-related protein, are associated with a small, increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD), strongl... Read More about Decreasing the expression of PICALM reduces endocytosis and the activity of β-secretase: Implications for Alzheimer's disease.

The hydrolysis of geminal ethers: A kinetic appraisal of orthoesters and ketals (2016)
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Lam, J. K., Repetto, S. L., Repetto, S., Costello, J. F., Butts, C. P., Lam, J. K. W., & Ratcliffe, N. M. (2016). The hydrolysis of geminal ethers: A kinetic appraisal of orthoesters and ketals. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 12, 1467-1475. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.12.143

© 2016 Repetto et al. A novel approach to protecting jet fuel against the effects of water contamination is predicated upon the coupling of the rapid hydrolysis reactions of lipophilic cyclic geminal ethers, with the concomitant production of a hydro... Read More about The hydrolysis of geminal ethers: A kinetic appraisal of orthoesters and ketals.

Effect of cryopreservation and post-cryopreservation somatic embryogenesis on the epigenetic fidelity of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) (2016)
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Adu-Gyamfi, R., Wetten, A., & Rodríguez López, C. M. (2016). Effect of cryopreservation and post-cryopreservation somatic embryogenesis on the epigenetic fidelity of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.). PLoS ONE, 11(7), Article e0158857. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158857

© 2016 Adu-Gyamfi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are... Read More about Effect of cryopreservation and post-cryopreservation somatic embryogenesis on the epigenetic fidelity of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.).

A simple and rapid method for the determination of nicotine in third-hand smoke by liquid chromatography and its application for the assessment of contaminated outdoor communal areas (2016)
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Santos e Silva, S. I., Bowdler, P., Giltrow, D., Riddell, S., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2016). A simple and rapid method for the determination of nicotine in third-hand smoke by liquid chromatography and its application for the assessment of contaminated outdoor communal areas. Drug Testing and Analysis, 8(7), 676-681. https://doi.org/10.1002/dta.1822

Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is the first report on the determination of nicotine in third-hand smoke (THS) in outdoor communal areas. The term THS can be defined as the contamination of surfaces by second-hand smoke. This can rema... Read More about A simple and rapid method for the determination of nicotine in third-hand smoke by liquid chromatography and its application for the assessment of contaminated outdoor communal areas.

Association between neonatal resuscitation and a single nucleotide polymorphism rs1835740 (2016)
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Odd, D., Varadi, A., Rajatileka, S., Molnár, E., & Luyt, K. (2016). Association between neonatal resuscitation and a single nucleotide polymorphism rs1835740. Acta Paediatrica, 105(7), e307-e312. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.13421

© 2016 Foundation Acta Pædiatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim The aim of this work was to test whether three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) implicated in glutamate homoeostasis or signalling and cellular survival are associated... Read More about Association between neonatal resuscitation and a single nucleotide polymorphism rs1835740.

Oligonucleotide-based systems: DNA, microRNAs, DNA/RNA aptamers (2016)
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Jolly, P., Estrela, P., & Ladomery, M. (2016). Oligonucleotide-based systems: DNA, microRNAs, DNA/RNA aptamers. Essays in Biochemistry, 60(1), 27-35. https://doi.org/10.1042/EBC20150004

© 2016 The Author(s). Published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society. There are an increasing number of applications that have been developed for oligonucleotide-based biosensing systems in genetics and biomedicine. Oligonuc... Read More about Oligonucleotide-based systems: DNA, microRNAs, DNA/RNA aptamers.