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Managing sample introduction problems in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (2023)
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Taylor, M. R., Kawakami, J., & McCalley, D. V. (2023). Managing sample introduction problems in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography. Journal of Chromatography A, 1700, Article 464006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2023.464006

Sample injection can cause serious problems in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) when the injection solvent has higher elution strength than the mobile phase (mp). It can lead to asymmetric peak shapes and poor efficiency. The pro... Read More about Managing sample introduction problems in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography.

An electrochemical screen-printed sensor based on gold-nanoparticle-decorated reduced graphene oxide–carbon nanotubes composites for the determination of 17-β estradiol (2023)
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Musa, A., Kiely, J., Luxton, R., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2023). An electrochemical screen-printed sensor based on gold-nanoparticle-decorated reduced graphene oxide–carbon nanotubes composites for the determination of 17-β estradiol. Biosensors, 13(4), Article 491. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios13040491

In this study, a screen-printed electrode (SPE) modified with gold-nanoparticle-decorated reduced graphene oxide–carbon nanotubes (rGO-AuNPs/CNT/SPE) was used for the determination of estradiol (E2). The AuNPs were produced through an eco-friendly me... Read More about An electrochemical screen-printed sensor based on gold-nanoparticle-decorated reduced graphene oxide–carbon nanotubes composites for the determination of 17-β estradiol.

Human stem cell-derived ventral midbrain astrocytes exhibit a region-specific secretory profile (2023)
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Crompton, L., McComish, S. F., Steward, T., Whitcomb, D., Lane, J., & Caldwell, M. (2023). Human stem cell-derived ventral midbrain astrocytes exhibit a region-specific secretory profile. Brain Communications, 5(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcad114

This scientific commentary refers to ‘Human stem cell-derived astrocytes exhibit region-specific heterogeneity in their secretory profiles’, by Clarke et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awaa258) in Brain.

Promoting dietary changes for achieving health and sustainability targets (2023)
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Sanderson Bellamy, A., Furness, E., Mills, S., Clear, A., Finnigan, S. M., Meador, E., …Sharp, R. T. (2023). Promoting dietary changes for achieving health and sustainability targets. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7, Article 1160627. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1160627

Globally, about 21–37% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are attributable to food systems. Dietary-related non-communicable diseases have increased significantly from 1990–2019 at a global scale. To achieve carbon emissions targets, increase re... Read More about Promoting dietary changes for achieving health and sustainability targets.

Effect of gender on blood pressure and heart rate variability during increasing intensities of isometric hand grip exercise in untrained adults (2023)
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Niyi-Odumosu, F. A., & Meah, M. S. (2023). Effect of gender on blood pressure and heart rate variability during increasing intensities of isometric hand grip exercise in untrained adults. Malaysian Journal of Sport Science and Recreation, 19(1), 119-138. https://doi.org/10.24191/mjssr.v19i1.21764

The impact of sexual dimorphism on physiological responses to exercise has been a major issue. Gender variation in exercise responses is a major indicator in understanding gender-specific adaptations to exercise for athletic performance and overall w... Read More about Effect of gender on blood pressure and heart rate variability during increasing intensities of isometric hand grip exercise in untrained adults.

The on/off history of hydrogen in medicine: Will the interest persist this time around? (2023)
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LeBaron, T. W., Ohno, K., & Hancock, J. T. (2023). The on/off history of hydrogen in medicine: Will the interest persist this time around?. Oxygen, 3(1), 143-162. https://doi.org/10.3390/oxygen3010011

Over 2000 publications including more than 100 human studies seem to indicate that humans have only recently benefited from or known about the medical effects of H2 within the past 15 years. However, we have unknowingly benefited from H2 since the da... Read More about The on/off history of hydrogen in medicine: Will the interest persist this time around?.

Adapting for remote delivery during COVID-19: Insights from a science engagement project (2023)
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Hartley, J., Hobbs, L., & Stevens, C. (2023). Adapting for remote delivery during COVID-19: Insights from a science engagement project. Natural Sciences Education, 52(1), Article e20108. https://doi.org/10.1002/nse2.20108

Science Hunters is an established outreach program using the computer game Minecraft to engage children in science. Before the pandemic, Science Hunters regularly delivered sessions schools but ceased delivering face-to-face sessions during the COV... Read More about Adapting for remote delivery during COVID-19: Insights from a science engagement project.

The early history of hydrogen and other gases in respiration and biological systems: Revisiting Beddoes, Cavallo, and Davy (2023)
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Hancock, J. T., & LeBaron, T. W. (2023). The early history of hydrogen and other gases in respiration and biological systems: Revisiting Beddoes, Cavallo, and Davy. Oxygen, 3(1), 102-119. https://doi.org/10.3390/oxygen3010008

In 2007 a paper in Nature Medicine sparked a new wave of interest in the use of molecular hydrogen (H2) for medical treatments. Since then there has been a flurry of papers looking at a range of medical aspects, from neurodegenerative disease to spor... Read More about The early history of hydrogen and other gases in respiration and biological systems: Revisiting Beddoes, Cavallo, and Davy.

Genomic analysis of two novel bacteriophages infecting acinetobacter beijerinckii and halotolerans species (2023)
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Gomes, M., Domingues, R., Turner, D., & Oliveira, H. (2023). Genomic analysis of two novel bacteriophages infecting acinetobacter beijerinckii and halotolerans species. Viruses, 15(3), 643. https://doi.org/10.3390/v15030643

Bacteriophages are the most diverse genetic entities on Earth. In this study, two novel bacteriophages, nACB1 (Podoviridae morphotype) and nACB2 (Myoviridae morphotype), which infect Acinetobacter beijerinckii and Acinetobacter halotolerans, respecti... Read More about Genomic analysis of two novel bacteriophages infecting acinetobacter beijerinckii and halotolerans species.

SPHINX-based combination therapy as a potential novel treatment strategy for acute myeloid leukaemia (2023)
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Wodi, C., Belali, T., Morse, R., Porazinski, S., & Ladomery, M. (2023). SPHINX-based combination therapy as a potential novel treatment strategy for acute myeloid leukaemia. British Journal of Biomedical Science, 80, 11041. https://doi.org/10.3389/bjbs.2023.11041

Introduction: Dysregulated alternative splicing is a prominent feature of cancer. The inhibition and knockdown of the SR splice factor kinase SRPK1 reduces tumour growth in vivo. As a result several SPRK1 inhibitors are in development including SPHIN... Read More about SPHINX-based combination therapy as a potential novel treatment strategy for acute myeloid leukaemia.

PhD candidate? Why and how to develop a career plan (2023)
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Adukwu, E. (2023). PhD candidate? Why and how to develop a career plan

After several conversations with some PhD students/candidates, I was struck by one common thread – the lack of awareness or astuteness in planning or developing their own careers, and lack of confidence in seeking help.

Four principles to establish a universal virus taxonomy (2023)
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Simmonds, P., Adriaenssens, E. M., Zerbini, F. M., Abrescia, N. G. A., Aiewsakun, P., Alfenas-Zerbini, P., …Vasilakis, N. (2023). Four principles to establish a universal virus taxonomy. PLoS Biology, 21(2), e3001922. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001922

A universal taxonomy of viruses is essential for a comprehensive view of the virus world and for communicating the complicated evolutionary relationships among viruses. However, there are major differences in the conceptualisation and approaches to v... Read More about Four principles to establish a universal virus taxonomy.

Standardised and referenced acoustic monitoring reliably estimates bat fatalities at wind turbines: Comments on ‘Limitations of acoustic monitoring at wind turbines to evaluate fatality risk of bats’ (2023)
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Behr, O., Barré, K., Bontadina, F., Brinkmann, R., Dietz, M., Disca, T., …Nagy, M. (2023). Standardised and referenced acoustic monitoring reliably estimates bat fatalities at wind turbines: Comments on ‘Limitations of acoustic monitoring at wind turbines to evaluate fatality risk of bats’. Mammal Review, 53(2), 65-71. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12310

Voigt et al. (2021) provide a thorough analysis of the restrictions inherent to the estimation of bat abundance from acoustic surveys, and conclude that limitations of acoustic monitoring impede the reliable evaluation of bat fatalities at wind turbi... Read More about Standardised and referenced acoustic monitoring reliably estimates bat fatalities at wind turbines: Comments on ‘Limitations of acoustic monitoring at wind turbines to evaluate fatality risk of bats’.

Prospects for biodiesel production from emerging algal resource: Process optimization and characterization of biodiesel properties (2023)
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Hasnain, M., Munir, N., Abideen, Z., Macdonald, H., Hamid, M., Abbas, Z., …Radicetti, E. (2023). Prospects for biodiesel production from emerging algal resource: Process optimization and characterization of biodiesel properties. Agriculture, 13(2), 407. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13020407

The present work focuses on the optimization of the energy conversion process and the use of algal resources for biodiesel production with ultrasound and microwave techniques in Oedogonium, Oscillatoria, Ulothrix, Chlorella, Cladophora, and Spirogyra... Read More about Prospects for biodiesel production from emerging algal resource: Process optimization and characterization of biodiesel properties.

Moving beyond narrow definitions of gene drive: Diverse perspectives and frames enable substantive dialogue among science and humanities teachers in the United States and United Kingdom (2023)
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Hartley, S., Stelmach, A., Delborne, J. A., & Barnhill-Dilling, S. K. (2023). Moving beyond narrow definitions of gene drive: Diverse perspectives and frames enable substantive dialogue among science and humanities teachers in the United States and United Kingdom. Public Understanding of Science, 32(6), 727–744. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625221148697

Gene drive is an emerging biotechnology with applications in global health, conservation and agriculture. Scientists are preparing for field trials, triggering debate about when and how to release gene-drive organisms. These decisions depend on publi... Read More about Moving beyond narrow definitions of gene drive: Diverse perspectives and frames enable substantive dialogue among science and humanities teachers in the United States and United Kingdom.

Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats (2023)
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Jones, V., McEwen, L., Webber, A., Williams, S., Deave, T., Hobbs, L., …Gorell Barnes, L. (2023). Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats. Primary Science, 7-9

In this article, the Voices in a Pandemic: Children’s Lockdown Experiences Applied to Recovery (VIP- CLEAR) team talk about the research they have undertaken in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the voices of children need to be listened t... Read More about Learning from children’s experiences of lockdown: Talking about invisible threats.

Exploring ‘quality’ in science communication online: Expert thoughts on how to assess and promote science communication quality in digital media contexts (2023)
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Fähnrich, B., Weitkamp, E., & Kupper, F. (in press). Exploring ‘quality’ in science communication online: Expert thoughts on how to assess and promote science communication quality in digital media contexts. Public Understanding of Science, 32(5), 605-621. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625221148054

In recent years, the public visibility of science has greatly increased. In the digital media landscape, a wide range of players is now engaged in science communication via various online channels. While these developments offer opportunities, they a... Read More about Exploring ‘quality’ in science communication online: Expert thoughts on how to assess and promote science communication quality in digital media contexts.

Abolishment of morphology-based taxa and change to binomial species names: 2022 taxonomy update of the ICTV bacterial viruses subcommittee (2023)
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Turner, D., Shkoporov, A. N., Lood, C., Millard, A. D., Dutilh, B. E., Alfenas-Zerbini, P., …Adriaenssens, E. M. (2023). Abolishment of morphology-based taxa and change to binomial species names: 2022 taxonomy update of the ICTV bacterial viruses subcommittee. Archives of Virology, 168(2), 74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-022-05694-2

This article summarises the activities of the Bacterial Viruses Subcommittee of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses for the period of March 2021−March 2022. We provide an overview of the new taxa proposed in 2021, approved by the Execu... Read More about Abolishment of morphology-based taxa and change to binomial species names: 2022 taxonomy update of the ICTV bacterial viruses subcommittee.

Agricultural soils and microplastics: Are biosolids the problem? (2023)
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Radford, F., Horton, A., Hudson, M., Shaw, P., & Williams, I. (2023). Agricultural soils and microplastics: Are biosolids the problem?. Frontiers in Soil Science, 2, Article 941837. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoil.2022.941837

Biosolids are the solid by-product of the wastewater treatment system. They are regularly applied to agricultural land in the UK to fertilize and increase crop yields, but they have been shown to contain high concentrations of microplastics. Here we... Read More about Agricultural soils and microplastics: Are biosolids the problem?.