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What drives bat activity at field boundaries? (2022)
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Field boundaries are important habitat for bats in agricultural landscapes, serving as commuting and foraging areas for many species. The goal of our study was to better understand the drivers of bat activity in agricultural landscapes to inform cons... Read More about What drives bat activity at field boundaries?.

Description of a novel species of Leclercia, Leclercia tamurae sp. nov. and proposal of a novel genus Silvania gen. nov. containing two novel species Silvania hatchlandensis sp. nov. and Silvania confinis sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of oak (2022)
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Background: Acute Oak Decline (AOD) is a decline disease first reported on native oaks in the UK, but in recent years reports from further afield such as Europe and the Middle East, indicate that the distribution and host range is increasing at an al... Read More about Description of a novel species of Leclercia, Leclercia tamurae sp. nov. and proposal of a novel genus Silvania gen. nov. containing two novel species Silvania hatchlandensis sp. nov. and Silvania confinis sp. nov. isolated from the rhizosphere of oak.

Metal oxide decorated carbon nanocomposite electrodes for propofol monitoring (2022)
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Despite the growing evidence of the benefits of total-intravenous anaesthesia using propofol compared to conventional volatile-based anaesthesia, both in terms of environmental impact and patient outcomes, the majority of administered general anaesth... Read More about Metal oxide decorated carbon nanocomposite electrodes for propofol monitoring.

Using camera trap bycatch data to assess habitat use and the influence of human activity on African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Kasungu National Park, Malawi (2022)
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African elephants (Loxodonta africana) are increasingly exposed to high levels of human disturbance and are threatened by poaching and human–elephant conflict. As anthropogenic pressures continue to increase, both inside and outside protected areas,... Read More about Using camera trap bycatch data to assess habitat use and the influence of human activity on African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Kasungu National Park, Malawi.

Communication and building social capital in community supported agriculture (2022)
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Community supported agriculture (CSA) schemes (programs) provide an alternative means for obtaining produce, through direct purchase from farms. They are also often driven by a vision of transforming the current mainstream food system and seek to bui... Read More about Communication and building social capital in community supported agriculture.

Transfer of Erwinia toletana and Erwinia iniecta to a novel genus Winslowiella gen. nov. as Winslowiella toletana comb. nov. and Winslowiella iniecta comb. nov. and description of Winslowiella arboricola sp. nov., isolated from bleeding cankers on broadleaf hosts (2022)
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Following a screening campaign of bleeding cankers of broadleaf hosts in Great Britain, numerous bacterial strains were isolated, identified by 16S rRNA and protein-coding gene sequencing and ultimately classified. During the course of the study, sev... Read More about Transfer of Erwinia toletana and Erwinia iniecta to a novel genus Winslowiella gen. nov. as Winslowiella toletana comb. nov. and Winslowiella iniecta comb. nov. and description of Winslowiella arboricola sp. nov., isolated from bleeding cankers on broadleaf hosts.

Modeling peptide nucleic acid binding enthalpies using MM-GBSA (2022)
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The binding enthalpies of peptide nucleic acid (PNA) homoduplexes were predicted using a molecular mechanics generalized Born surface area approach. Using the nucleic acid nearest-neighbor model, these were decomposed into sequence parameters which c... Read More about Modeling peptide nucleic acid binding enthalpies using MM-GBSA.

Understanding Hydrogen: Lessons to be learned from physical interactions between the inert gases and the globin superfamily (2022)
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Hydrogen gas (molecular hydrogen, H2) has significant effects in a range of organisms, from plants to humans. Many inert gases have been reported to have similar effects, and such responses may be most pronounced when cells are stressed. Xenon (Xe),... Read More about Understanding Hydrogen: Lessons to be learned from physical interactions between the inert gases and the globin superfamily.

Motivations and deterrents in contemporary science communication: A questionnaire survey of actors in seven European countries (2022)
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As the ecosystem of actors communicating science has become more complex, there is a need to understand the motivations and deterrents of those involved in the communication of science, technology and health topics. This article reports on a survey o... Read More about Motivations and deterrents in contemporary science communication: A questionnaire survey of actors in seven European countries.

An explorative study on the antimicrobial effects and mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA and TPU surfaces loaded with Ag and Cu against nosocomial and foodborne pathogens (2022)
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Antimicrobial 3D printed surfaces made of PLA and TPU polymers loaded with copper (Cu), and silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) were developed via fused deposition modeling (FDM). The potential antimicrobial effect of the 3D printed surfaces against Esch... Read More about An explorative study on the antimicrobial effects and mechanical properties of 3D printed PLA and TPU surfaces loaded with Ag and Cu against nosocomial and foodborne pathogens.

Akutno odumiranje hrastova (AOH) – nova kompleksna bolest na hrastu crniki (Quercus ilex L.) i mogućnosti širenja na ostale vrste hrastova u Hrvatskoj (2022)
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U radu se prikazuje pregled dosadašnjih saznanja o Akutnom odumiranju hrastova (AOH), u svijetu opisanom kao AOD (Acute oak decline). Ova polimikrobna bolest je nedavno otkrivena u Hrvatskoj (2021. godine) na poluotoku Pelegrin (otok Hvar), gdje se n... Read More about Akutno odumiranje hrastova (AOH) – nova kompleksna bolest na hrastu crniki (Quercus ilex L.) i mogućnosti širenja na ostale vrste hrastova u Hrvatskoj.

Systematic review of surveillance systems for AMR in Africa (2022)
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AIMS: Surveillance is a useful tool for tracking antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends, patterns, therapeutic and policy interventions. Proper correlation of surveillance data gives meaningful insight into the underlying epidemiology and facilitates... Read More about Systematic review of surveillance systems for AMR in Africa.

Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas Phage Motto (2022)
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We describe the complete genome sequence of bacteriophage Motto, which infects clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Motto is a T1-like siphovirus related to members of the family Drexlerviridae and has a capsid width of;57 nm and a tail length... Read More about Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas Phage Motto.

Description of three novel species of Scandinavium: Scandinavium hiltneri sp. nov., Scandinavium manionii sp. nov. and Scandinavium tedordense sp. nov., isolated from the oak rhizosphere and bleeding cankers of broadleaf hosts (2022)
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While investigating the bacterial populations of environmental samples taken from a mix of healthy and Acute Oak Decline afflicted Quercus robur (pedunculate or English oak) rhizosphere soil samples and swabs of bleeding lesions on Tilia spp. (lime)... Read More about Description of three novel species of Scandinavium: Scandinavium hiltneri sp. nov., Scandinavium manionii sp. nov. and Scandinavium tedordense sp. nov., isolated from the oak rhizosphere and bleeding cankers of broadleaf hosts.

Brenneria tiliae sp. nov., isolated from symptomatic Tilia × moltkei and Tilia × europaea trees in the UK (2022)
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Several strains of a previously undescribed bacterial species were isolated from mature Tilia hybrid trees suffering from bleed-ing cankers at various geographic locations in the UK. The strains were Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, and partia... Read More about Brenneria tiliae sp. nov., isolated from symptomatic Tilia × moltkei and Tilia × europaea trees in the UK.

Immobilised teicoplanin does not demonstrate antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (2022)
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Antibacterial bone biomaterial coatings appeal to orthopaedics, dentistry and veterinary medicine. Achieving the successful, stable conjugation of suitable compounds to biomaterial surfaces is a major challenge. A pragmatic starting point is to make... Read More about Immobilised teicoplanin does not demonstrate antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus.

Rapid identification of foodborne pathogens in limited resources settings using a handheld Raman spectroscopy device (2022)
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Featured Application: Here, we report a practical and precise method for the identification of foodborne pathogenic bacteria using a Raman handheld device equipped with an orbital raster scan (ORS) technology that enables the system to generate a dis... Read More about Rapid identification of foodborne pathogens in limited resources settings using a handheld Raman spectroscopy device.

Sexual segregation occurs in bats within fragmented remnant woodlands in an agricultural landscape (2022)
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Species-specific responses to landscape configuration and landscape composition have been studied extensively. However, little work has been done to compare intraspecific differences in habitat preferences. Bats have potential as good bioindicator ta... Read More about Sexual segregation occurs in bats within fragmented remnant woodlands in an agricultural landscape.

Modelling a dynamic magneto-agglutination bioassay (2022)
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The process of developing an end-to-end model of a magneto-immunoassay is described, simulating the agglutination effect due to the specific binding of bacteria to paramagnetic particles. After establishing the properties of the dose-specific aggluti... Read More about Modelling a dynamic magneto-agglutination bioassay.

COVID-19: Understanding novel pathogens in coupled social–ecological systems (2022)
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The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the spread of COVID-19 is explored using a social-ecological systems (SES) framework. From an SES perspective, the pandemic is the outcome of feedback loops and cascading interactions within an anthropologically distur... Read More about COVID-19: Understanding novel pathogens in coupled social–ecological systems.