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Apoptotic cells induce dendritic cell-mediated suppression via interferon-γ-induced IDO (2008)
Journal Article
Williams, C. A., Harry, R. A., & McLeod, J. D. (2008). Apoptotic cells induce dendritic cell-mediated suppression via interferon-γ-induced IDO. Immunology, 124(1), 89-101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02743.x

Dendritic cells (DC) are sensitive to their local environment and are affected by proximal cell death. This study investigated the modulatory effect of cell death on DC function. Monocyte-derived DC exposed to apoptotic Jurkat or primary T cells fail... Read More about Apoptotic cells induce dendritic cell-mediated suppression via interferon-γ-induced IDO.

Viajes en el tiempo... en el cine (Time travel... in the movies) (2008)
Book Chapter
Stengler, E. (2008). Viajes en el tiempo... en el cine (Time travel... in the movies). In C. del Puerto Varela, & E. Stengler (Eds.), ¡Ciencia, se rueda! (Science and... action!) (134-142). Organismo Autónomo de Museos y Centros, Cabildo de Tenerife

¡Ciencia, se rueda! (Science and... action!) (2008)
Book
del Puerto Varela, C., & Stengler, E. (2008). ¡Ciencia, se rueda! (Science and... action!). Organismo Autónomo de Museos y Centros, Cabildo de Tenerife

Various contributors write about science in films following their participation in the 1st course on Science in the Movies of the Science Museum "Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos" in Tenerife, Spain

Making sense scientific claims in advertising. A study of scientifically aware consumers (2008)
Journal Article
Dodds, R. E., Tseelon, E., & Weitkamp, E. (2008). Making sense scientific claims in advertising. A study of scientifically aware consumers. Public Understanding of Science, 17(2), 211-230. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662506065559

Evidence that science is becoming increasingly embedded in culture comes from the proliferation of discourses of ethical consumption, sustainability, and environmental awareness. Al Gore's recent award, along with UN's Inter-governmental Panel on Cli... Read More about Making sense scientific claims in advertising. A study of scientifically aware consumers.

The effectiveness of somatic embryogenesis in eliminating the cocoa swollen shoot virus from infected cocoa trees (2008)
Journal Article
Quainoo, A. K., Wetten, A. C., & Allainguillaume, J. (2008). The effectiveness of somatic embryogenesis in eliminating the cocoa swollen shoot virus from infected cocoa trees. Journal of Virological Methods, 149(1), 91-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.01.007

Investigations were undertaken on the use of somatic embryogenesis to generate cocoa swollen shoot virus (CSSV) disease free clonal propagules from infected trees. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) capillary electrophoresis revealed the presence of CSS... Read More about The effectiveness of somatic embryogenesis in eliminating the cocoa swollen shoot virus from infected cocoa trees.

Expression analysis of Arabidopsis vacuolar sorting receptor 3 reveals a putative function in guard cells (2008)
Journal Article
Avila, E. L., Brown, M., Pan, S., Desikan, R., Neill, S., Girke, T., …Raikhel, N. V. (2008). Expression analysis of Arabidopsis vacuolar sorting receptor 3 reveals a putative function in guard cells. Journal of Experimental Botany, 59(6), 1149-1161. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ern025

Vacuolar sorting receptors (VSRs) are responsible for the proper targeting of soluble cargo proteins to their destination compartments. The Arabidopsis genome encodes seven VSRs. In this work, the spatio-temporal expression of one of the members of t... Read More about Expression analysis of Arabidopsis vacuolar sorting receptor 3 reveals a putative function in guard cells.

Effect of testosterone, estrone sulphate and androstenone on 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase protein expression in primary cultured hepatocytes (2008)
Journal Article
Nicolau-Solano, S. I., & Doran, O. (2008). Effect of testosterone, estrone sulphate and androstenone on 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase protein expression in primary cultured hepatocytes. Livestock Science, 114(2-3), 202-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2007.05.001

Androstenone (5α-androst-16-en-3-one) is a steroid pheromone, excessive accumulation of which in pig adipose tissue contributes to the phenomenon of "boar taint". The incidence of boar taint increases with age and weight of entire male pigs. One of t... Read More about Effect of testosterone, estrone sulphate and androstenone on 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase protein expression in primary cultured hepatocytes.

Phylogeny and growth strategy as predictors of differences in cobalt concentrations between plant species (2008)
Journal Article
Willey, N., & Wilkins, J. (2008). Phylogeny and growth strategy as predictors of differences in cobalt concentrations between plant species. Environmental Science and Technology, 42(6), 2162-2167. https://doi.org/10.1021/es071531r

Analyses reported here quantify the contribution of plant phylogeny and plant growth strategy to soil-to-plant transfer of Co. Estimated relative mean (ERM) Co concentrations in shoots of 241 species of flowering plant were derived using a residual m... Read More about Phylogeny and growth strategy as predictors of differences in cobalt concentrations between plant species.

Tongue biofilm areal density and tongue coating index (2008)
Journal Article
Saad, S., & Greenman, J. (2008). Tongue biofilm areal density and tongue coating index. Journal of Breath Research, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/1752-7155/2/1/017008

Two methods have been employed to measure the amount of tongue biofilm in humans: (1) areal density of microbes (cfu cm-2) (tongue scrape from a known/measured area), or (2) a tongue-coating index, where a human judge assesses the amount of 'coating'... Read More about Tongue biofilm areal density and tongue coating index.

Modelling oral malodour from a tongue biofilm (2008)
Journal Article
Hess, J., Greenman, J., & Duffield, J. (2008). Modelling oral malodour from a tongue biofilm. Journal of Breath Research, 2(1), 017003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1752-7155/2/1/017003

A new model about the genesis of malodour emanating from the tongue is introduced. A new approach uses mathematical formulae to combine existing empirical knowledge and bring it into context. The resulting description of halitosis includes the three-... Read More about Modelling oral malodour from a tongue biofilm.

Tonsil T cell immunity to human papillomavirus in the absence of detectable virus in healthy adults (2008)
Journal Article
Hobbs, C. G., Groves, E., Davenport, V., Bailey, M., Williams, N. A., Birchall, M. A., & Heyderman, R. S. (2008). Tonsil T cell immunity to human papillomavirus in the absence of detectable virus in healthy adults. Laryngoscope, 118(3), 459-463. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLG.0b013e31815aedb3

BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is known to infect the epithelium of the upper aerodigestive tract; however, major questions regarding prevalence and persistence of infection, and their relation to local immune response, remain unanswered. OBJ... Read More about Tonsil T cell immunity to human papillomavirus in the absence of detectable virus in healthy adults.

Can fluorescence spectrometry be used as a surrogate for the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) test in water quality assessment? An example from South West England (2008)
Journal Article
Hudson, N., Baker, A., Reynolds, D. M., Ward, D., Brunsdon, C., Carliell-Marquet, C., & Browning, S. (2008). Can fluorescence spectrometry be used as a surrogate for the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) test in water quality assessment? An example from South West England. Science of the Total Environment, 391(1), 149-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.10.054

The fluorescence intensities of tryptophan-like, tyrosine-like and humic-like materials were determined using excitation-emission-matrices (EEMs) for a wide range of samples including natural surface waters, sewage and industrial effluents and waters... Read More about Can fluorescence spectrometry be used as a surrogate for the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) test in water quality assessment? An example from South West England.

The application of conducting polymer nanoparticle electrodes to the sensing of ascorbic acid (2008)
Journal Article
Ambrosi, A., Morrin, A., Smythe, M. R., & Killard, A. (2008). The application of conducting polymer nanoparticle electrodes to the sensing of ascorbic acid. Analytica Chimica Acta, 609(1), 37-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2007.12.017

An ascorbic acid sensor was fabricated via the drop-casting of dodecylbenzene sulphonic acid (DBSA)-doped polyaniline nanoparticles onto a screen-printed carbon-paste electrode. The modified electrode was characterised with respect to the numbers of... Read More about The application of conducting polymer nanoparticle electrodes to the sensing of ascorbic acid.

The biology and conservation of the fish assemblage of the Severn Estuary (cSAC) (2008)
Journal Article
Bird, D. J. (2008). The biology and conservation of the fish assemblage of the Severn Estuary (cSAC)

The Severn Estuary is the second largest estuary in the UK and has been designated a cSAC because it contains habitat types and species that are rare or threatened in Europe, including the anadromous river and sea lampreys and the twaite and allis sh... Read More about The biology and conservation of the fish assemblage of the Severn Estuary (cSAC).

To what extent are hepatic concentrations of heavy metals in Anguilla anguilla at a site in a contaminated estuary related to body size and age and reflected in the metallothionein concentrations? (2008)
Journal Article
Bird, D. J., Rotchell, J. M., Hesp, S. A., Newton, L. C., Hall, N. G., & Potter, I. C. (2008). To what extent are hepatic concentrations of heavy metals in Anguilla anguilla at a site in a contaminated estuary related to body size and age and reflected in the metallothionein concentrations?. Environmental Pollution, 151(3), 641-651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.03.018

We explored how hepatic [metal]s in Anguilla anguilla at a contaminated estuarine site are influenced by body size, age and season, and the extent that [Cu], [Cd] and [Zn]s are reflected in [metallothionein (MT)]s. Although each [metal] and [MT] incr... Read More about To what extent are hepatic concentrations of heavy metals in Anguilla anguilla at a site in a contaminated estuary related to body size and age and reflected in the metallothionein concentrations?.

Solar system 8.1 (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Stengler, E., Suarez, Á., Hansen Ruiz, C., & Suarez, L. (2008, January). Solar system 8.1. Poster presented at ECFUN Symposium - "Communicating Science to the Young - Future Networks", Vienna, Austria

Solar System 8.1 is a unique combination of science, music and entertainment.

Analysis of basic compounds by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography using hybrid inorganic/organic phases at high pH (2008)
Journal Article
Davies, N. H., Euerby, M. R., & McCalley, D. V. (2008). Analysis of basic compounds by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography using hybrid inorganic/organic phases at high pH. Journal of Chromatography A, 1178(1-2), 71-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2007.11.040

The retention and mass overload of five bases and a quaternary ammonium compound were studied on a bridged ethyl hybrid inorganic/organic phase (XBridge C18) over a pH range 2.7-12.0 using acetonitrile-phosphate and carbonate buffers. Some comparison... Read More about Analysis of basic compounds by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography using hybrid inorganic/organic phases at high pH.

Regulation of CYP2A6 protein expression by skatole, indole, and testicular steroids in primary cultured pig hepatocytes (2008)
Journal Article
Wood, J. D., Chen, G., Cue, R. A., Lundstrom, K., & Doran, O. (2008). Regulation of CYP2A6 protein expression by skatole, indole, and testicular steroids in primary cultured pig hepatocytes. Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 36(1), 56-60. https://doi.org/10.1124/dmd.107.017285

CYP2A6 is one of the enzymes involved in the hepatic metabolism of a naturally produced compound, skatole, in the pig. Low CYP2A6 activity has been linked to excessive accumulation of skatole in pig adipose tissue and development of the phenomenon "b... Read More about Regulation of CYP2A6 protein expression by skatole, indole, and testicular steroids in primary cultured pig hepatocytes.