All Outputs (134)

A Pseudomonas syringae diversity survey reveals a differentiated phylotype of the pathovar syringae associated with the mango host and mangotoxin production (2013)
Journal Article

Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae, the causal agent of bacterial apical necrosis (BAN) in mango crops, has been isolated in different mango-producing areas worldwide. An extensive collection of 87 P. syringae pv. syringae strains isolated from mango... Read More about A Pseudomonas syringae diversity survey reveals a differentiated phylotype of the pathovar syringae associated with the mango host and mangotoxin production.

What are the costs and benefits of patient notification exercises following poor infection control practices in dentistry? (2013)
Journal Article

Background: Allegations of serious failures in infection control practice were made against a dentist practicing in the South West of England. The dentist (who tested negative for Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs)) was immediately suspended. Methods: Becaus... Read More about What are the costs and benefits of patient notification exercises following poor infection control practices in dentistry?.

Exploring the implications of changing patterns of rubella immunity in antenatal women in a South Wales valley community (2013)
Thesis

Abstract Background/Aims: Rubella can be devastating to a foetus if maternally acquired in early pregnancy. A single rubella vaccine (SRV), given to prepubertal girls was replaced by the MMR immunisation in infancy for both sexes in 1988. Women born... Read More about Exploring the implications of changing patterns of rubella immunity in antenatal women in a South Wales valley community.

Antibody mediated rejection and complement deposition post cardiac transplantation: A study into the relationship with coronary artery vasculopathy (2013)
Thesis

Isolation of human genomic DNA for genetic analysis from premature neonates: A comparison between newborn dried blood spots, whole blood and umbilical cord tissue (2013)
Journal Article

Background: Genotyping requires biological sample collection that must be reliable, convenient and acceptable for patients and clinicians. Finding the most optimal procedure of sample collection for premature neonates who have a very limited blood vo... Read More about Isolation of human genomic DNA for genetic analysis from premature neonates: A comparison between newborn dried blood spots, whole blood and umbilical cord tissue.

Measurement of the evolution of rigid and viscoelastic mass contributions from fibrin network formation during plasma coagulation using quartz crystal microbalance (2013)
Journal Article

The coagulation of blood plasma and the effect of fibrinogen concentration were studied with a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), where frequency and half-width at half-maximum (bandwidth) values measured from the conductance spectrum near resonant f... Read More about Measurement of the evolution of rigid and viscoelastic mass contributions from fibrin network formation during plasma coagulation using quartz crystal microbalance.

The role of primary cilia in the development and disease of the retina (2013)
Journal Article

The normal development and function of photoreceptors is essential for eye health and visual acuity in vertebrates. Mutations in genes encoding proteins involved in photoreceptor development and function are associated with a suite of inherited retin... Read More about The role of primary cilia in the development and disease of the retina.

Comparative assessment of the ELBA coarse-grained model for water (2013)
Journal Article

The ELBA force field for water consists of a single spherical site embedded with a point dipole. This coarse-grained model is assessed here through the calculation of fundamental properties of bulk liquid water and the water-vapour interface. Accurac... Read More about Comparative assessment of the ELBA coarse-grained model for water.

A new approach to predicting environmental transfer of radionuclides to wildlife: A demonstration for freshwater fish and caesium (2013)
Journal Article

The application of the concentration ratio (CR) to predict radionuclide activity concentrations in wildlife from those in soil or water has become the widely accepted approach for environmental assessments. Recently both the ICRP and IAEA have produc... Read More about A new approach to predicting environmental transfer of radionuclides to wildlife: A demonstration for freshwater fish and caesium.

Coagulation-monitoring devices at the point of care (2013)
Journal Article

With the advent of point-of-care (POC) testing, the working principle of traditional coagulometers was used as the foundation for the development of miniaturized devices. This review highlights recent progress in the development of POC coagulation-m... Read More about Coagulation-monitoring devices at the point of care.

Stabilising solar ponds by utilising porous materials (2013)
Journal Article

The linear instability of a solar pond containing porous material in the lower convective zone (LCZ) is investigated. It is found that, in general, for physically realistic values, solar ponds that contain porous material are more stable than ones th... Read More about Stabilising solar ponds by utilising porous materials.

Smart Integrated Miniaturised Sensors (SIMS) for point of care diagnostics (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

SIMS: A smart integrated biosensor system (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Lumican is a potential biomarker for osteoarthritis (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Purpose: Fragmentation of small leucine rich proteoglycans (SLRPs), including decorin, biglycan, lumican, keratocan and fibromodulin, has been shown to occur in osteoarthritic articular cartilage (Melrose et al, 2008). The aim of this project was to... Read More about Lumican is a potential biomarker for osteoarthritis.

Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research-The challenges and opportunities (2013)
Journal Article

Interest is growing internationally in the potential benefits of patient and public involvement (PPI) in research. In the United Kingdom (UK) health and social care services are now committed to involving patients and service users in the planning, d... Read More about Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research-The challenges and opportunities.

Examining the intersections between child maltreatment and intimate partner violence (2013)
Journal Article

Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women and child maltreatment (CM) have been traditionally addressed in isolation by researchers, policy makers and programs. In recent years, however, a growing body of research suggests that these types of vio... Read More about Examining the intersections between child maltreatment and intimate partner violence.

SIMS: A smart integrated biosensor system (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in CYP17A1 (rs743572) gene as a risk of prostate cancer development - a preliminary report in Caucasian group (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Beyond teaching and learning: Bringing together science and society with and through movies (2013)
Book Chapter

An investigation of volatile organic compounds from the saliva of healthy individuals using headspace-trap/GC-MS (2013)
Journal Article

Analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from saliva, to aid disease diagnoses, has received little attention. This work aims to address the paucity of information on saliva volatiles and includes a database of newly identified compounds whilst... Read More about An investigation of volatile organic compounds from the saliva of healthy individuals using headspace-trap/GC-MS.