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Volatile organic compounds as diagnostic biomarkers in gastrointestinal and liver diseases (2009)
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Probert, C. S. J., Khalid, T., Ahmed, I., Johnson, E., Smith, S., & Ratcliffe, N. M. (2009). Volatile organic compounds as diagnostic biomarkers in gastrointestinal and liver diseases. Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, 18(3), 337-343

The assessment of disease activity in various conditions may be performed using a range of different techniques. These include the use of non-invasive tests, such as acute phase inflammatory markers and simple radiological techniques, to more advance... Read More about Volatile organic compounds as diagnostic biomarkers in gastrointestinal and liver diseases.

Opening the black box: Scientists' views on the role of the news media in the nanotechnology debate (2009)
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Petersen, A., Anderson, A., Allan, S., & Wilkinson, C. (2009). Opening the black box: Scientists' views on the role of the news media in the nanotechnology debate. Public Understanding of Science, 18(5), 512-530. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662507084202

Increasingly, scientists and policy makers have come to recognize that if nanotechnologies are to achieve wide public acceptance, it is essential to engage publics during the early phase of technology development. The media, situated at the interface... Read More about Opening the black box: Scientists' views on the role of the news media in the nanotechnology debate.

Rapeseed cytoplasm gives advantage in wild relatives and complicates genetically modified crop biocontainment (2009)
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Allainguillaume, J., Harwood, T., Ford, C. S., Cuccato, G., Norris, C., Allender, C. J., …Wilkinson, M. J. (2009). Rapeseed cytoplasm gives advantage in wild relatives and complicates genetically modified crop biocontainment. New Phytologist, 183(4), 1201-1211. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.02877.x

Biocontainment methods for genetically modified crops closest to commercial reality (chloroplast transformation, male sterility) would be compromised (in absolute terms) by seed-mediated gene flow leading to chloroplast capture. Even in these circums... Read More about Rapeseed cytoplasm gives advantage in wild relatives and complicates genetically modified crop biocontainment.

Phylogenetic variation in the tolerance and uptake of organic contaminants (2009)
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Collins, C. D., & Willey, N. (2009). Phylogenetic variation in the tolerance and uptake of organic contaminants. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 11(7), 623-639. https://doi.org/10.1080/15226510902787286

An investigation into the phylogenetic variation of plant tolerance and the root and shoot uptake of organic contaminants was undertaken. The aim was to determine if particular families or genera were tolerant of, or accumulated organic pollutants. D... Read More about Phylogenetic variation in the tolerance and uptake of organic contaminants.

T cell memory response to pneumococcal protein antigens in an area of high pneumococcal carriage and disease (2009)
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Heyderman, R. S., Adegbola, R. A., Williams, N. A., Mitchell, T. J., Ota, M. O., Mureithi, M. W., …Davenport, V. (2009). T cell memory response to pneumococcal protein antigens in an area of high pneumococcal carriage and disease. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 200(5), 783-793. https://doi.org/10.1086/605023

Background. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of vaccine-preventable disease worldwide. Pneumococcal protein antigens are currently under study as components of potential vaccines that offer protection against multiple serotypes. We have th... Read More about T cell memory response to pneumococcal protein antigens in an area of high pneumococcal carriage and disease.

The strategic use of sex in wild female western gorillas (2009)
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Doran-Sheehy, D. M., Fernández, D., & Borries, C. (2009). The strategic use of sex in wild female western gorillas. American Journal of Primatology, 71(12), 1011-1020. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.20743

Human females, unlike most mammals, are sexually active outside of fertile periods. This decoupling of sexual behavior from its conceptive function has had an enormous impact on human social relationships, and yet we know little about why there was s... Read More about The strategic use of sex in wild female western gorillas.

Experimental validation of binary collisions between wave fragments in the photosensitive Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction (2009)
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Toth, R., Stone, C., Adamatzky, A., de Lacy Costello, B., & Bull, L. (2009). Experimental validation of binary collisions between wave fragments in the photosensitive Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction. Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, 41(4), 1605-1615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2008.07.001

Using the examples of an excitable chemical system (the Belousov–Zhabotinsky medium) and plasmodium of Physarum polycephalum we show that universal computation in a geometrically unconstrained medium is only possible when resources (excitability or c... Read More about Experimental validation of binary collisions between wave fragments in the photosensitive Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction.

Nesprin-2 interacts with meckelin and mediates ciliogenesis via remodelling of the actin cytoskeleton (2009)
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Dawe, H. R., Adams, M., Wheway, G., Szymanska, K., Logan, C. V., Noegel, A. A., …Johnson, C. A. (2009). Nesprin-2 interacts with meckelin and mediates ciliogenesis via remodelling of the actin cytoskeleton. Journal of Cell Science, 122(15), 2716-2726. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.043794

Meckel-Gruber syndrome (MKS) is a severe autosomal recessively inherited disorder caused by mutations in genes that encode components of the primary cilium and basal body. Here we show that two MKS proteins, MKS1 and meckelin, that are required for c... Read More about Nesprin-2 interacts with meckelin and mediates ciliogenesis via remodelling of the actin cytoskeleton.

Effect of supplementation of the maternal diet with fish oil or linseed oil on fatty-acid composition and expression of δ5- and δ6-desaturase in tissues of female piglets (2009)
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Missotten, J., De Smet, S., Raes, K., & Doran, O. (2009). Effect of supplementation of the maternal diet with fish oil or linseed oil on fatty-acid composition and expression of δ5- and δ6-desaturase in tissues of female piglets. animal, 3(8), 1196-1204. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731109004455

The present study investigated whether enrichment of the pig maternal diet with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) affects the fatty-acid composition of female piglets via enhancing of expression of the lipogenic enzymes 5-desaturase (5d) and 6-d... Read More about Effect of supplementation of the maternal diet with fish oil or linseed oil on fatty-acid composition and expression of δ5- and δ6-desaturase in tissues of female piglets.

HGF/Met signalling promotes PGE2 biogenesis via regulation of COX-2 and 15-PGDH expression in colorectal cancer cells (2009)
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Moore, A. E., Greenhough, A., Roberts, H. R., Hicks, D. J., Patsos, H. A., Williams, A. C., & Paraskeva, C. (2009). HGF/Met signalling promotes PGE2 biogenesis via regulation of COX-2 and 15-PGDH expression in colorectal cancer cells. Carcinogenesis, 30(10), 1796-1804. https://doi.org/10.1093/carcin/bgp183

Evidence points towards a pivotal role for cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 in promoting colorectal tumorigenesis through increasing prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) levels. PGE2 signalling is closely associated with the survival, proliferation and invasion of colorect... Read More about HGF/Met signalling promotes PGE2 biogenesis via regulation of COX-2 and 15-PGDH expression in colorectal cancer cells.

The reproductive cycle of Norway lobster (2009)
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Mente, E., Karapanagiotidis, I. T., Logothetis, P., Vafidis, D., Malandrakis, E., Neofitou, N., …Stratakos, A. (2009). The reproductive cycle of Norway lobster. Journal of Zoology, 278(4), 324-332. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00579.x

The reproductive biology of female Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus was studied throughout an annual cycle from January to December 2007 in Pagasitikos Gulf, a large semi-enclosed Gulf in the central west Aegean Sea, in Greece. Six ovarian maturati... Read More about The reproductive cycle of Norway lobster.

Δ 9 desaturase protein expression and fatty acid composition of longissimus dorsi muscle in lambs fed green herbage or concentrate with or without added tannins (2009)
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Wood, J. D., Hallett, K. G., Vasta, V., Priolo, A., Scerra, M., & Doran, O. (2009). Δ 9 desaturase protein expression and fatty acid composition of longissimus dorsi muscle in lambs fed green herbage or concentrate with or without added tannins. Meat Science, 82(3), 357-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.02.007

The aims of this study were to investigate the effect of feeding system and of supplementation of tannins (8.93% DM) on the relationship between intramuscular fat content, fatty acid composition and Δ 9 desaturase (Δ 9 d) protein expression in longis... Read More about Δ 9 desaturase protein expression and fatty acid composition of longissimus dorsi muscle in lambs fed green herbage or concentrate with or without added tannins.

Instability of Poiseuille flow in a fluid overlying a glass bead packed porous layer (2009)
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Hill, A. A. (2009). Instability of Poiseuille flow in a fluid overlying a glass bead packed porous layer. Acta Mechanica, 206(1-2), 95-103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-008-0099-2

The instability of Poiseuille flow in a fluid overlying a glass bead packed porous layer saturated with the same fluid is studied. A three layer configuration is adopted, where a variable effective viscosity is modelled between the outer fluid and po... Read More about Instability of Poiseuille flow in a fluid overlying a glass bead packed porous layer.

Delta 9-desaturase protein expression and fatty acid composition of longissimus dorsi muscle in lambs fed green herbage or concentrate with or without added tannins (2009)
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Vasta, V., Priolo, A., Scerra, M., Hallett, K., Wood, J., & Doran, O. (2009). Delta 9-desaturase protein expression and fatty acid composition of longissimus dorsi muscle in lambs fed green herbage or concentrate with or without added tannins. Meat Science, 82(3), 357-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.02.007

Evaluation of paramagnetic particles for use in a resonant coil magnetometer based magneto-immunoassay (2009)
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Eveness, J., Kiely, J., Hawkins, P., Wraith, P., & Luxton, R. (2009). Evaluation of paramagnetic particles for use in a resonant coil magnetometer based magneto-immunoassay. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 139(2), 538-542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2009.03.078

This paper describes work that formed a part of an investigation to increase the detection sensitivity of a magneto-immunoassay. The study involved the characterisation of paramagnetic particles (PMPs) from a range of manufacturers in order to determ... Read More about Evaluation of paramagnetic particles for use in a resonant coil magnetometer based magneto-immunoassay.

Use of bioluminescent bacterial biosensors to investigate the role of free-living helminths as reservoirs and vectors of Salmonella (2009)
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Lacharme-Lora, L., Perkins, S. E., Humphrey, T. J., Hudson, P. J., & Salisbury, V. (2009). Use of bioluminescent bacterial biosensors to investigate the role of free-living helminths as reservoirs and vectors of Salmonella. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 1(3), 198-207. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00031.x

Free-living microbivorous helminths that consume pathogenic bacteria could offer an environmental refuge for those pathogens and also, in the case of accidental ingestion, could transmit food-borne pathogens to humans and livestock. We tested this hy... Read More about Use of bioluminescent bacterial biosensors to investigate the role of free-living helminths as reservoirs and vectors of Salmonella.

A differential constraint approach to obtain global stability for radiation-induced double-diffusive convection in a porous medium (2009)
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Hill, A. A. (2009). A differential constraint approach to obtain global stability for radiation-induced double-diffusive convection in a porous medium. Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 32(8), 914-921. https://doi.org/10.1002/mma.1073

The stability of double-diffusive porous convection with a concentration-based internal heat source is studied. Owing to the significant sensitivity of standard energy method, a highly desirable reduction in the number of required coupling parameters... Read More about A differential constraint approach to obtain global stability for radiation-induced double-diffusive convection in a porous medium.

Best practice in communications training for public engagement with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (2009)
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engagement with science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Journal of Science Communication, 8(2), 1-13

Effective training in key communications skills is critical for successful public engagement. However, what are the secrets to designing and delivering an effectual training course? This paper outlines key findings from a research study into communic... Read More about Best practice in communications training for public engagement with science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Hospital-at-home care for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An observational cohort study of patients managed in hospital or by nurse practitioners in the community (2009)
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Ansari, K., Shamssain, M., Farrow, M., & Keaney, N. P. (2009). Hospital-at-home care for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An observational cohort study of patients managed in hospital or by nurse practitioners in the community. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 6(2), 69-74. https://doi.org/10.1177/1479972309102728

The Urgent Care Team (UCT) in Sunderland (pop. 293,000) is a unique nurse practitioner service operating a hospital at home 24/7/365 to deal promptly with patients suffering an exacerbation of their COPD (AECOPD). Treatment is according to patient gr... Read More about Hospital-at-home care for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An observational cohort study of patients managed in hospital or by nurse practitioners in the community.