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Suppression of Microdochium nivale by potassium phosphite in cool-season turfgrasses (2012)
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Dempsey, J. J., Wilson, I. D., Spencer-Phillips, P. T., & Arnold, D. L. (2012). Suppression of Microdochium nivale by potassium phosphite in cool-season turfgrasses. Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Soil and Plant Science, 62(SUPPL.1), 70-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2012.681392

Microdochium nivale (Fr.) Samuels and Hallett (teleomorph Monographella nivalis (Schafnitt) is one of the most damaging pathogens of cool-season amenity turfgrasses. The search for new or improved means to reduce susceptibility to M. nivale is an ong... Read More about Suppression of Microdochium nivale by potassium phosphite in cool-season turfgrasses.

Electrochemically activated solutions: Evidence for antimicrobial efficacy and applications in healthcare environments (2012)
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Lee, S. W., Thorn, R., Robinson, G., Greenman, J., & Reynolds, D. M. (2012). Electrochemically activated solutions: Evidence for antimicrobial efficacy and applications in healthcare environments. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 31(5), 641-653. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-011-1369-9

Due to the limitations associated with the use of existing biocidal agents, there is a need to explore new methods of disinfection to help maintain effective bioburden control, especially within the healthcare environment. The transformation of low m... Read More about Electrochemically activated solutions: Evidence for antimicrobial efficacy and applications in healthcare environments.

Expression of the hepatic skatole- and androstenone-metabolising enzymes in entire male pigs of two live weights (2012)
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Zamaratskaia, G., Stefanovic, S., Lundstrom, K., & Doran, O. (2012). Expression of the hepatic skatole- and androstenone-metabolising enzymes in entire male pigs of two live weights. Livestock Science, 145(1-3), 124-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2012.01.006

The aim of the present study was to investigate an in vivo relationship between increased levels of testicular steroids and protein expression of the key enzymes involved in hepatic metabolism of skatole (cytochrome P4502E1 and CYP2E1 and CYP2A) and... Read More about Expression of the hepatic skatole- and androstenone-metabolising enzymes in entire male pigs of two live weights.

Double diffusive convection in a viscoelastic fluid-saturated porous layer using a thermal non-equilibrium model (2012)
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Malashetty, M. S., Hill, A. A., & Swamy, M. (2012). Double diffusive convection in a viscoelastic fluid-saturated porous layer using a thermal non-equilibrium model. Acta Mechanica, 223(5), 967-983. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-012-0616-1

The stability of a binary viscoelastic fluid-saturated porous layer which is heated from below is studied, where the fluid and solid phases are not in local thermal equilibrium. The modified Darcy-Oldroyd model is employed as a momentum equation, wit... Read More about Double diffusive convection in a viscoelastic fluid-saturated porous layer using a thermal non-equilibrium model.

Stable isotope switching (SIS): A new stable isotope probing (SIP) approach to determine carbon flow in the soil food web and dynamics in organic matter pools (2012)
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Hornibrook, E. R., Maxfield, P. J., Dildar, N., Stott, A. W., & Evershed, R. P. (2012). Stable isotope switching (SIS): A new stable isotope probing (SIP) approach to determine carbon flow in the soil food web and dynamics in organic matter pools. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 26(8), 997-1004. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.6172

RATIONALE Recent advances in stable isotope probing (SIP) have allowed direct linkage of microbial population structure and function. This paper details a new development of SIP, Stable Isotope Switching (SIS), which allows the simultaneous assessmen... Read More about Stable isotope switching (SIS): A new stable isotope probing (SIP) approach to determine carbon flow in the soil food web and dynamics in organic matter pools.

A comparison of overload behaviour for some sub 2μm totally porous and sub 3μm shell particle columns with ionised solutes (2012)
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Buckenmaier, S. M. C., Fallas, M. M., & McCalley, D. V. (2012). A comparison of overload behaviour for some sub 2μm totally porous and sub 3μm shell particle columns with ionised solutes. Journal of Chromatography A, 1235, 49-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2012.02.027

The overloading performance of some 2.7 μm shell and sub 2 μm totally porous columns, including one pair manufactured from similar materials with similar bonding chemistries, was compared using strongly acidic and basic probe compounds. In general, t... Read More about A comparison of overload behaviour for some sub 2μm totally porous and sub 3μm shell particle columns with ionised solutes.

Assessments and admissions during the first 6 years of a UK medium secure DSPD service (2012)
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Freestone, M., Taylor, C., Milsom, S., Mikton, C., Ullrich, S., Phillips, O., & Coid, J. (2012). Assessments and admissions during the first 6 years of a UK medium secure DSPD service. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 22(2), 91-107. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.1823

Background: Offenders with personality disorder represent a considerable burden on mental health and criminal justice services. Millfields Unit was one of the pilot medium secure units (MSUs) established by the UK Department of Health and Ministry of... Read More about Assessments and admissions during the first 6 years of a UK medium secure DSPD service.

Afghanistan's ethnic groups share a y-chromosomal heritage structured by historical events (2012)
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Haber, M., Platt, D. E., Ashrafian Bonab, M., Youhanna, S. C., Soria-Hernanz, D. F., Martínez-Cruz, B., …The Genographic Consortium. (2012). Afghanistan's ethnic groups share a y-chromosomal heritage structured by historical events. PLoS ONE, 7(3), e34288. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034288

Afghanistan has held a strategic position throughout history. It has been inhabited since the Paleolithic and later became a crossroad for expanding civilizations and empires. Afghanistan's location, history, and diverse ethnic groups present a uniqu... Read More about Afghanistan's ethnic groups share a y-chromosomal heritage structured by historical events.

Screen-printed electrochemical sensors and biosensors for monitoring metal pollutants (2012)
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Honeychurch, K. C. (2012). Screen-printed electrochemical sensors and biosensors for monitoring metal pollutants. https://doi.org/10.5640/insc.020101

The present review (with 231 references) focuses on developments made in the area of screen-printed biosensors and sensors for the determination of metal ions in industrial, environmental and biomedical applications. The year 2012 represents the twen... Read More about Screen-printed electrochemical sensors and biosensors for monitoring metal pollutants.

Muscle weakness, health status and frequency of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2012)
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Ansari, K., Keaney, N., Taylor, I., Burns, G., & Farrow, M. (2012). Muscle weakness, health status and frequency of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 88(1041), 372-376. https://doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2011-130293

Background: Multiple factors contribute to muscle weakness and reduced muscle mass in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and this impacts patients' quality of life. One factor implicated in this process is systemic inflammation, an accompan... Read More about Muscle weakness, health status and frequency of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Does diabetes mellitus-induced bladder remodeling affect lower urinary tract function?: ICI-RS 2011 (2012)
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Chacko, S., Birder, L., Kirschner-Hermanns, R., Daneshgari, F., Vahabi, B., & Oelke, M. (2012). Does diabetes mellitus-induced bladder remodeling affect lower urinary tract function?: ICI-RS 2011. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 31(3), 359-364. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.22228

Aims Due to an increase in aging population and changing eating habits diabetes mellitus (DM) type II is a rapidly increasing condition worldwide. Although not so detrimental as other co-morbidities, uropathy contributes to a significantly reduced qu... Read More about Does diabetes mellitus-induced bladder remodeling affect lower urinary tract function?: ICI-RS 2011.

Effect of mouth-rinse formulations on oral malodour processes in tongue-derived perfusion biofilm model (2012)
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Saad, S., Hewett, K., & Greenman, J. (2012). Effect of mouth-rinse formulations on oral malodour processes in tongue-derived perfusion biofilm model. Journal of Breath Research, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/1752-7155/6/1/016001

An in vitro matrix biofilm perfusion model of tongue-derived microcosms for studying volatile sulfur compound (VSC) biogenesis has been previously described. The model was modified in order to monitor H 2 S in situ by use of a specialized electrode a... Read More about Effect of mouth-rinse formulations on oral malodour processes in tongue-derived perfusion biofilm model.

A meckelin-filamin a interaction mediates ciliogenesis (2012)
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Adams, M., Simms, R. J., Abdelhamed, Z., Dawe, H. R., Szymanska, K., Logan, C. V., …Johnson, C. A. (2012). A meckelin-filamin a interaction mediates ciliogenesis. Human Molecular Genetics, 21(6), 1272-1286. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddr557

MKS3, encoding the transmembrane receptor meckelin, is mutated in Meckel-Gruber syndrome (MKS), an autosomal-recessive ciliopathy. Meckelin localizes to the primary cilium, basal body and elsewhere within the cell. Here, we found that the cytoplasmic... Read More about A meckelin-filamin a interaction mediates ciliogenesis.

A Printed Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Peroxide Reduction (2012)
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Gonzalez-Macia, L., Smyth, M. R., & Killard, A. (2012). A Printed Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Peroxide Reduction. Electroanalysis, 24(3), 609-614. https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201100444

The modification of silver screen-printed electrodes with a dodecyl benzenesulfonic acid and KCl solution was performed by inkjet printing. Scanning Electron Microscopy was performed to characterize the electrode surfaces. Electrochemical reduction o... Read More about A Printed Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Peroxide Reduction.

‘Younger People Have Like More of an Imagination, No Offence’: Participant Perspectives on Public Engagement (2012)
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Wilkinson, C., Dawson, E., & Bultitude, K. (2012). ‘Younger People Have Like More of an Imagination, No Offence’: Participant Perspectives on Public Engagement. International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2(1), 43-61. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2011.628503

© 2012, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. A wide range of work has reported on the outcomes of public engagement activities and the views expressed by public participants towards specific areas of science and technology. Such work has rarely g... Read More about ‘Younger People Have Like More of an Imagination, No Offence’: Participant Perspectives on Public Engagement.

The emerging role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in skeletal biology (2012)
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Blackburn, J., & Mansell, J. P. (2012). The emerging role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in skeletal biology. BONE, 50(3), 756-762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2011.12.002

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is the simplest signalling lipid eliciting pleiotropic actions upon most mammalian cell types. Although LPA has an established role in many biological processes, particularly wound healing and cancer, the participation of... Read More about The emerging role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in skeletal biology.

N*-(carboxymethyl)lysine content of foods commonly consumed in a Western style diet (2012)
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Cuskelly, G. J., Woodside, J. V., Hull, G. L. J., & Ames, J. (2012). N*-(carboxymethyl)lysine content of foods commonly consumed in a Western style diet. Food Chemistry, 131(1), 170-174. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.08.055

The potential adverse effects on health of diet-derived advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) is of current interest, due to their proposed involvement in the disease progression of diabetic and uraemic conditions. However, accurate information abou... Read More about N*-(carboxymethyl)lysine content of foods commonly consumed in a Western style diet.

Application of Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Active/Smart Technologies to Red Meat and Poultry: A Review (2012)
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Arvanitoyannis, I. S., & Stratakos, A. C. (2012). Application of Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Active/Smart Technologies to Red Meat and Poultry: A Review. Food and Bioprocess Technology, 5(5), 1423-1446. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-012-0803-z

This paper reviews the current advances in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) of red meat and poultry products. This type of packaging results in shelf-life prolongation by inhibiting microbial growth and promoting oxidative stability, compared to t... Read More about Application of Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Active/Smart Technologies to Red Meat and Poultry: A Review.

The critical scale of small-scale spatial variation in ecological patterns and processes in intertidal macrobenthic seagrass assemblages (2012)
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Barnes, R. S., & Ellwood, M. D. F. (2012). The critical scale of small-scale spatial variation in ecological patterns and processes in intertidal macrobenthic seagrass assemblages. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 98, 119-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2011.12.014

Earlier work on benthic faunal assemblages in intertidal seagrass beds has shown maximal structural variation at spatial scales