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Classification of the mechanism of toxicity as applied to human cell line ECV304 (2020)
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Djawad, Y. A., Kiely, J., & Luxton, R. (2021). Classification of the mechanism of toxicity as applied to human cell line ECV304. Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 24(9), 933-944. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2020.1861255

© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The objective of this study was to identify the pattern of cytotoxicity testing of the human cell line ECV304 using three techniques of an ensemble learning algorithm (bagging, boosting... Read More about Classification of the mechanism of toxicity as applied to human cell line ECV304.

Gathering evidence of impact from research support services: Examining impact in the context of the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (2020)
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Townsend, P., & Wilkinson, C. (2021). Gathering evidence of impact from research support services: Examining impact in the context of the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis. Research Evaluation, 30(2), 169-178. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvaa031

The Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) is a provider of two major services to the environmental science community; JASMIN and the CEDA Archive. CEDA is frequently required to evidence the impact it has on researchers and wider society. How... Read More about Gathering evidence of impact from research support services: Examining impact in the context of the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis.

Differential expression of the BCAT isoforms between breast cancer subtypes (2020)
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Shafei, M. A., Flemban, A., Daly, C., Kendrick, P., White, P., Dean, S., …Conway, M. E. (2021). Differential expression of the BCAT isoforms between breast cancer subtypes. Breast Cancer, 28, 592–607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-020-01197-7

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Biological characterisation of breast cancer subtypes is essential as it informs treatment regimens especially as different subtypes have distinct locoregional patterns. This is related to metabolic phenotype, where... Read More about Differential expression of the BCAT isoforms between breast cancer subtypes.

Sleep disorders among undergraduate health students in Bristol, United Kingdom (2020)
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Zafar, M., & Ansari, K. (2020). Sleep disorders among undergraduate health students in Bristol, United Kingdom. Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 8(3), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/mjcp-2494

Daytime Sleepiness and poor sleep quality are common among medical students. The objective of study is to determine the prevalence of daytime sleepiness and sleep quality and associated risk factors among medical students in medical college, in Brist... Read More about Sleep disorders among undergraduate health students in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Interaction between GRP78 and IGFBP-3 affects tumourigenesis and prognosis in breast cancer patients (2020)
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Zielinska, H. A., Daly, C. S., Alghamdi, A., Bahl, A., Sohail, M., White, P., …Perks, C. M. (2020). Interaction between GRP78 and IGFBP-3 affects tumourigenesis and prognosis in breast cancer patients. Cancers, 12(12), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12123821

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) plays a key role in breast cancer progression and was recently shown to bind to the chaperone protein glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78); however, the clinical significance of this association... Read More about Interaction between GRP78 and IGFBP-3 affects tumourigenesis and prognosis in breast cancer patients.

A combined proteomics and Mendelian randomization approach to investigate the effects of aspirin-targeted proteins on colorectal cancer (2020)
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Nounu, A., Greenhough, A., Heesom, K. J., Richmond, R. C., Zheng, J., Weinstein, S. J., …Relton, C. L. (2021). A combined proteomics and Mendelian randomization approach to investigate the effects of aspirin-targeted proteins on colorectal cancer. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 30(3), 564-575. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-20-1176

Background: Evidence for aspirin’s chemopreventative properties on colorectal cancer (CRC) is substantial, but its mechanism of action is not well-understood. We combined a proteomic approach with Mendelian randomization (MR) to identify possible new... Read More about A combined proteomics and Mendelian randomization approach to investigate the effects of aspirin-targeted proteins on colorectal cancer.

Novel method for the measurement of erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase activity in the Yt blood group system using amperometry in conjunction with screen-printed carbon electrodes (2020)
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Crew, A., Karamatic Crew, V., Bagelow, L., Walser, P., Thornton, N., & Hart, J. (2020). Novel method for the measurement of erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase activity in the Yt blood group system using amperometry in conjunction with screen-printed carbon electrodes. Vox Sanguinis, 115(S1), 271-271. https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13031

Background: The five antigens of the Yt blood group system are located on the membrane GPI‐linked erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase (AChE‐E), which is implicated in a range of clinical issues, including sleep apnoea and neurotoxin poisoning. Conformat... Read More about Novel method for the measurement of erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase activity in the Yt blood group system using amperometry in conjunction with screen-printed carbon electrodes.

The use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in invasively ventilated critically ill adults: A scoping review protocol (2020)
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Swingwood, E., Stilma, W., Tume, L., Cramp, F., Paulus, F., Schultz, M., …Rose, L. (2020). The use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in invasively ventilated critically ill adults: A scoping review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 9(1), Article 287. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01547-8

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: Critically ill patients receiving invasive ventilation are at risk of sputum retention. Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) is a technique used to mobilise sputum and optimise airway clearance. Recently, int... Read More about The use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in invasively ventilated critically ill adults: A scoping review protocol.

Rare earth doped metal oxide sensor for the multimodal detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (2020)
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Fois, M., Cox, T., Ratcliffe, N., & de Lacy Costello, B. (2021). Rare earth doped metal oxide sensor for the multimodal detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 330, Article 129264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2020.129264

Heated metal oxide sensors have been widely studied for their ability to give a reversible change in the electrical resistance following the interaction with a volatile compound. Another feature is their inherent cataluminescence (CTL) properties whe... Read More about Rare earth doped metal oxide sensor for the multimodal detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Investigation of the antifungal and anti-aflatoxigenic potential of plant-based essential oils against aspergillus flavus in peanuts (2020)
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Sreenivasa, M. Y., Nagaraja, H., Quyen, P., Sharma, A., Msimanga, H. Z., Achar, P. N., & Adukwu, E. C. (2020). Investigation of the antifungal and anti-aflatoxigenic potential of plant-based essential oils against aspergillus flavus in peanuts. Journal of Fungi, 6(4), Article 383. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof6040383

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Aspergillus species are known to cause damage to food crops and are associated with opportunistic infections in humans. In the United States, significant losses have been reported in peanut pr... Read More about Investigation of the antifungal and anti-aflatoxigenic potential of plant-based essential oils against aspergillus flavus in peanuts.

The ebb and flow of adaptive co-management: A longitudinal evaluation of a conservation conflict (2020)
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Cox, T. R., Butler, J. R., Webber, A. D., & Young, J. C. (2020). The ebb and flow of adaptive co-management: A longitudinal evaluation of a conservation conflict. Environmental Science and Policy, 114, 453-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.09.017

Adaptive co-management (ACM) is an emerging approach to the governance of social-ecological systems, but there are few long-term assessments of its efficacy. This is especially true in conservation conflicts, where ACM can mitigate disputes between p... Read More about The ebb and flow of adaptive co-management: A longitudinal evaluation of a conservation conflict.

Towards the identification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing urinary tract infections using volatile organic compounds analysis—a pilot study (2020)
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Hewett, K., Drabinska, N., White, P., Avison, M., Persad, R., Ratcliffe, N., & de Lacy Costello, B. (2020). Towards the identification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing urinary tract infections using volatile organic compounds analysis—a pilot study. Antibiotics, 9(11), 797. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9110797

Antibiotic resistance is an unprecedented threat to modern medicine. The analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from bacteria potentially offers a rapid way to determine antibiotic susceptibility in bacteria. This study aimed to find the optim... Read More about Towards the identification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing urinary tract infections using volatile organic compounds analysis—a pilot study.

Communicating the hidden: Toward a framework for drought risk communication in maritime climates (2020)
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Weitkamp, E., McEwen, L., & Ramirez, P. (2020). Communicating the hidden: Toward a framework for drought risk communication in maritime climates. Climatic Change, 163, 831-850. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02906-z

This paper explores stakeholder perspectives on the drought discourse in the UK, where climate change is predicted to increase drought risk. This study took a co-productive, mixed-methods approach to investigate drought risk communication issues thro... Read More about Communicating the hidden: Toward a framework for drought risk communication in maritime climates.

Roost selection by Mauritian tomb bats (Taphozus mauritianus) in Lilongwe city, Malawi – importance of woodland for sustainable urban planning (2020)
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O’Malley, K. D., Kunin, W. E., Town, M., Mgoola, W. O., & Stone, E. L. (2020). Roost selection by Mauritian tomb bats (Taphozus mauritianus) in Lilongwe city, Malawi – importance of woodland for sustainable urban planning. PLoS ONE, 15(11), e0240434. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240434

Increasing urbanisation has led to a greater use of artificial structures by bats as alternative roost sites. Despite the widespread presence of bats, roost availability may restrict their distribution and abundance in urban environments. There is li... Read More about Roost selection by Mauritian tomb bats (Taphozus mauritianus) in Lilongwe city, Malawi – importance of woodland for sustainable urban planning.

The development of a novel Wellness Assessment Instrument and its use in the assessment of wellness status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)
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Ansari, K. A., Keaney, N., & Farooqi, F. (2022). The development of a novel Wellness Assessment Instrument and its use in the assessment of wellness status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Perspectives in Public Health, 142(1), 32-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913920960787

Aims: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory disorder that affects health outcomes on multiple levels including overall wellbeing. More specifically, factors such as spiritual wellbeing, and psychological, mental and m... Read More about The development of a novel Wellness Assessment Instrument and its use in the assessment of wellness status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Studies towards the development of a novel, screen-printed carbon-based, biosensor for the measurement of polyunsaturated fatty acids (2020)
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Smart, A., Hart, J., Crew, A., & Doran, O. (2020). Studies towards the development of a novel, screen-printed carbon-based, biosensor for the measurement of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Applied Sciences, 10(21), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10217779

This paper describes the design, development and characterisation of an electrochemical biosensor for the measurement of linoleic and α-linolenic acid, as representative free polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), that may be implicated in food safety... Read More about Studies towards the development of a novel, screen-printed carbon-based, biosensor for the measurement of polyunsaturated fatty acids.