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Development of an electrochemical assay for the illegal “fat burner” 2,4-dinitrophenol and its potential application in forensic and biomedical analysis (2016)
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The illegal use of 2,4-dinitrophenol (24DNP) as a diet aid has increased markedly resulting in a number of deaths. This paper describes the development of a simple voltammetric method for the measurement of 24DNP in serum at glassy carbon electrode... Read More about Development of an electrochemical assay for the illegal “fat burner” 2,4-dinitrophenol and its potential application in forensic and biomedical analysis.

Factors that influence cartilage implant integration during joint repair. (2016)
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The low spontaneous healing capacity of articular cartilage, the avascular nature, and the acellularity of the interface of damaged cartilage, all these factors limit the integration between the implanted engineered cartilage and native articular car... Read More about Factors that influence cartilage implant integration during joint repair..

The global decline of cheetah Acinonyx jubatus and what it means for conservation (2016)
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Establishing and maintaining protected areas (PAs) are key tools for biodiversity conservation. However, this approach is insufficient for many species, particularly those that are wide-ranging and sparse. The cheetah Acinonyx jubatus exemplifies suc... Read More about The global decline of cheetah Acinonyx jubatus and what it means for conservation.

A loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for rapid direct detection and differentiation of nonpathogenic and verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in beef and bovine faeces (2016)
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© 2016 The Society for Applied Microbiology Aim: To develop a multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay capable of quantifying Escherichia coli and differentiating verocytotoxigenic E.coli (VTEC). Methods and Results: Primer sets... Read More about A loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for rapid direct detection and differentiation of nonpathogenic and verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in beef and bovine faeces.

Effect of mobile phase additives on solute retention at low aqueous pH in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (2016)
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© 2016 Elsevier B.V. Trifluoracetic acid (TFA) added to the aqueous acetonitrile mobile phase induces some unexpected changes in the ionic component of retention in hydrophilic interaction separations when using Type B silica and amide-bonded silica... Read More about Effect of mobile phase additives on solute retention at low aqueous pH in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography.

Online science videos: An exploratory study with major professional content providers in the United Kingdom (2016)
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We present an exploratory study of science communication via online video through various UK-based YouTube science content providers. We interviewed five people responsible for eight of the most viewed and subscribed professionally generated content... Read More about Online science videos: An exploratory study with major professional content providers in the United Kingdom.

EphA2 Drives the Segregation of Ras-Transformed Epithelial Cells from Normal Neighbors (2016)
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© 2016 Elsevier Ltd In epithelial tissues, cells expressing oncogenic Ras (hereafter RasV12 cells) are detected by normal neighbors and as a result are often extruded from the tissue [1–6]. RasV12 cells are eliminated apically, suggesting that extrus... Read More about EphA2 Drives the Segregation of Ras-Transformed Epithelial Cells from Normal Neighbors.

Web strategies for the curation and discovery of open educational resources (2016)
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For those receiving funding from the UK HEFCE-funded Open Educational Resource Programme (2009 – 2012), the sustainability of project outputs was one of a number of essential goals. Our approach for the hosting and distribution of health and life sci... Read More about Web strategies for the curation and discovery of open educational resources.

Resting serum concentration of high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in sportsmen and untrained male adults (2016)
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There is an inverse relationship between regular physical activity and concentration of serum inflammatory markers, with variations in resting CRP in trained and untrained subjects. The effect of acute and prolonged exercises has been studied on infl... Read More about Resting serum concentration of high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in sportsmen and untrained male adults.

Recent advances in the fabrication and application of screen-printed electrochemical (bio)sensors based on carbon materials for biomedical, agri-food and environmental analyses (2016)
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This review describes recent advances in the fabrication of electrochemical (bio)sensors based on screen-printing technology involving carbon materials and their application in biomedical, agri-food and environmental analyses. It will focus on the va... Read More about Recent advances in the fabrication and application of screen-printed electrochemical (bio)sensors based on carbon materials for biomedical, agri-food and environmental analyses.

Review: The application of liquid chromatography electrochemical detection for the determination of drugs of abuse (2016)
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© 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This review (4 tables, 88 references) describes current developments in the design and application of liquid chromatography electrochemical detection (LC ED) based approaches for the determina... Read More about Review: The application of liquid chromatography electrochemical detection for the determination of drugs of abuse.

Enhancing the lycopene in vitro bioaccessibility of tomato juice synergistically applying thermal and non-thermal processing technologies (2016)
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The influence of moderate intensity pulsed electric field pre-processing on increasing the lycopene bioaccessibility of tomato fruit, and the combined effect of blanching, ultrasonic and high intensity pulsed electric field processing on further enha... Read More about Enhancing the lycopene in vitro bioaccessibility of tomato juice synergistically applying thermal and non-thermal processing technologies.

Irritable bowel syndrome and active inflammatory bowel disease diagnosed by faecal gas analysis (2016)
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© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Background: Inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome may present in a similar manner. Measuring faecal calprotectin concentration is often recommended to rule out inflammatory bowel disease, however, ther... Read More about Irritable bowel syndrome and active inflammatory bowel disease diagnosed by faecal gas analysis.

Using leap motion to investigate the emergence of structure in speech and language (2016)
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© 2016, The Author(s). In evolutionary linguistics, experiments using artificial signal spaces are being used to investigate the emergenceof speech structure. These signal spaces need to be continuous, non-discretized spaces from which discrete units... Read More about Using leap motion to investigate the emergence of structure in speech and language.

Ecological impact assessments fail to reduce risk of bat casualties at wind farms (2016)
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Demand for renewable energy is rising exponentially. While this has benefits in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, there may be costs to biodiversity [1]. Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are the main tool used across the world to predict the... Read More about Ecological impact assessments fail to reduce risk of bat casualties at wind farms.

A Printed and Microfabricated Sensor Device for the Sensitive Low Volume Measurement of Aqueous Ammonia (2016)
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© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim The measurement of low concentrations of ammonia in small sample volumes is required in biological, biomedical and environmental measurement applications. However, achieving this without instrumenta... Read More about A Printed and Microfabricated Sensor Device for the Sensitive Low Volume Measurement of Aqueous Ammonia.

Multi-locus sequence typing of Escherichia coli isolates with acquired ampC genes and ampC promoter mutations (2016)
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© 2016 Elsevier Inc. Multi-locus sequence typing was used to reveal a high degree of diversity amongst the E. coli isolates with AmpC plasmid genes, and a high prevalence of the −32 mutation present.

Rapid detection of pathological mutations and deletions of the haemoglobin beta gene (HBB) by High Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis and Gene Ratio Analysis Copy Enumeration PCR (GRACE-PCR) (2016)
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© 2016 The Author(s). Objectives: Inherited disorders of haemoglobin are the world's most common genetic diseases, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. The large number of mutations associated with the haemoglobin beta gene (HBB) makes g... Read More about Rapid detection of pathological mutations and deletions of the haemoglobin beta gene (HBB) by High Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis and Gene Ratio Analysis Copy Enumeration PCR (GRACE-PCR).

Experimentally comparing the attractiveness of domestic lights to insects: Do LEDs attract fewer insects than conventional light types? (2016)
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© 2016 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. LED lighting is predicted to constitute 70% of the outdoor and residential lighting markets by 2020. While the use of LEDs promotes energy and cost savings relative to tr... Read More about Experimentally comparing the attractiveness of domestic lights to insects: Do LEDs attract fewer insects than conventional light types?.

Insulin receptor isoform variations in prostate cancer cells (2016)
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� 2016 Perks, Zielinska, Wang, Jarrett, Frankow, Ladomery, Bahl, Rhodes, Oxley and Holly. Men who develop prostate cancer (PCa) increasingly have one of the co-morbidities associated with a Western lifestyle that are characterized by hyperinsulinem... Read More about Insulin receptor isoform variations in prostate cancer cells.