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Insect community composition and functional roles along a tropical agricultural production gradient (2018)
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Bellamy, A. S., Svensson, O., van den Brink, P. J., Gunnarsson, J., & Tedengren, M. (2018). Insect community composition and functional roles along a tropical agricultural production gradient. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25(14), 13426-13438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1818-4

High intensity agricultural production systems are problematic not only for human health and the surrounding environment, but can threaten the provision of ecosystem services on which farm productivity depends. This research investigates the effects... Read More about Insect community composition and functional roles along a tropical agricultural production gradient.

Long-term annual and monthly changes in mysids and caridean decapods in a macrotidal estuarine environment in relation to climate change and pollution (2018)
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Plenty, S. J., Tweedley, J. R., Bird, D. J., Newton, L. C., Warwick, R. M., Henderson, P. A., …Potter, I. C. (2018). Long-term annual and monthly changes in mysids and caridean decapods in a macrotidal estuarine environment in relation to climate change and pollution. Journal of Sea Research, 137, 35-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2018.03.007

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. A 26-year time series of monthly samples from the water intake of a power station has been used to analyse the trends exhibited by number of species, total abundance, and composition of the mysids and caridean decapods in the inn... Read More about Long-term annual and monthly changes in mysids and caridean decapods in a macrotidal estuarine environment in relation to climate change and pollution.

Alternatives to the face-to-face consultation in general practice: Focused ethnographic case study (2018)
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Atherton, H., Brant, H., Ziebland, S., Bikker, A., Campbell, J., Gibson, A., …Salisbury, C. (2018). Alternatives to the face-to-face consultation in general practice: Focused ethnographic case study. British Journal of General Practice, 68(669), e293-e300. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X694853

© British Journal of General Practice. Background NHS policy encourages general practices to introduce alternatives to the face-to-face consultation, such as telephone, email, e-consultation systems, or internet video. Most have been slow to adopt th... Read More about Alternatives to the face-to-face consultation in general practice: Focused ethnographic case study.

Simple and convenient measurement of RBC deformability using QCM integrated with a novel model of cell viscoelasticity (2018)
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Efremov, V., Lakshmanan, R., Byrne, B., & Killard, A. (2018). Simple and convenient measurement of RBC deformability using QCM integrated with a novel model of cell viscoelasticity. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 266, 472-476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2018.03.145

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. It is well-established that alterations in cell morphology are regulated by cell signalling pathways, with the qualitative and quantitative monitoring of these intrinsic processes being of potential diagnostic value. Moreover, th... Read More about Simple and convenient measurement of RBC deformability using QCM integrated with a novel model of cell viscoelasticity.

Wnt Signalling Drives Context-Dependent Differentiation or Proliferation in Neuroblastoma (2018)
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Szemes, M., Greenhough, A., Melegh, Z. B., Malik, S., Yuksel, A., Catchpoole, D., …Malik, K. (2018). Wnt Signalling Drives Context-Dependent Differentiation or Proliferation in Neuroblastoma. Neoplasia, 20(4), 335-350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neo.2018.01.009

© 2018 Neuroblastoma is one of the commonest and deadliest solid tumours of childhood, and is thought to result from disrupted differentiation of the developing sympathoadrenergic lineage of the neural crest. Neuroblastoma exhibits intra- and intertu... Read More about Wnt Signalling Drives Context-Dependent Differentiation or Proliferation in Neuroblastoma.

The application of gene expression profiling in predictions of occult lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer patients (2018)
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Peyravian, N., Larki, P., Gharib, E., Nazemalhosseini-Mojarad, E., Anaraki, F., Young, C., …Zali, M. (2018). The application of gene expression profiling in predictions of occult lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer patients. Biomedicines, 6(1), 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines6010027

A key factor in determining the likely outcome for a patient with colorectal cancer is whether or not the tumour has metastasised to the lymph nodes-information which is also important in assessing any possibilities of lymph node resection so as to i... Read More about The application of gene expression profiling in predictions of occult lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer patients.

A rapidly acquired foraging-based working memory task, sensitive to hippocampal lesions, reveals age-dependent and age-independent behavioural changes in a mouse model of amyloid pathology (2018)
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Evans, C., Hvoslefeide, M., Thomas, R. S., Kidd, E., & Good, M. (2018). A rapidly acquired foraging-based working memory task, sensitive to hippocampal lesions, reveals age-dependent and age-independent behavioural changes in a mouse model of amyloid pathology. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 149, 46-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2018.02.004

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. Three experiments examined the ability of mice to forage efficiently for liquid rewards in pots located in an open field arena. Search behaviour was unconstrained other than by the walls of the arena. All mice acquired the task w... Read More about A rapidly acquired foraging-based working memory task, sensitive to hippocampal lesions, reveals age-dependent and age-independent behavioural changes in a mouse model of amyloid pathology.

GJA4/connexin 37 mutations correlate with secondary lymphedema following surgery in breast cancer patients (2018)
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Hadizadeh, M., Mohaddes Ardebili, S., Salehi, M., Young, C., Mokarian, F., McClellan, J., …Bonab, M. A. (2018). GJA4/connexin 37 mutations correlate with secondary lymphedema following surgery in breast cancer patients. Biomedicines, 6(1), 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines6010023

Lymphedema is a condition resulting from mutations in various genes essential for lymphatic development and function, which leads to obstruction of the lymphatic system. Secondary lymphedema is a progressive and incurable condition, most often manife... Read More about GJA4/connexin 37 mutations correlate with secondary lymphedema following surgery in breast cancer patients.

A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Body Image Dissatisfaction and Weight Self-Stigma in Adults (2018)
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Griffiths, C., Williamson, H., Zucchelli, F., Paraskeva, N., & Moss, T. (2018). A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Body Image Dissatisfaction and Weight Self-Stigma in Adults. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 48(4), 189-204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-018-9384-0

© 2018, The Author(s). Body image dissatisfaction (BID) and weight self-stigma are prevalent and associated with physical and psychological ill-health. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is increasingly employed for both, yet little is known abo... Read More about A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Body Image Dissatisfaction and Weight Self-Stigma in Adults.

Taxonomy of prokaryotic viruses: 2017 update from the ICTV Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee (2018)
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Adriaenssens, E. M., Wittmann, J., Kuhn, J. H., Turner, D., Sullivan, M. B., Dutilh, B. E., …Rodney Brister, J. (2018). Taxonomy of prokaryotic viruses: 2017 update from the ICTV Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee. Archives of Virology, 163(4), 1125-1129. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-018-3723-z

The prokaryotic virus community is represented at the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) by the Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee. Since our last report, the committee composition has changed, and a large number of taxono... Read More about Taxonomy of prokaryotic viruses: 2017 update from the ICTV Bacterial and Archaeal Viruses Subcommittee.

7-Hydroxylation of warfarin is strongly inhibited by sesamin, but not by episesamin, caffeic and ferulic acids in human hepatic microsomes (2018)
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Pilipenko, N., Rasmussen, M. K., Doran, O., & Zamaratskaia, G. (2018). 7-Hydroxylation of warfarin is strongly inhibited by sesamin, but not by episesamin, caffeic and ferulic acids in human hepatic microsomes. Food and Chemical Toxicology, 113, 14-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2018.01.020

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Warfarin is a commonly used anticoagulant drug and is a derivate of coumarin. Cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) plays the key role in transformation of coumarin and thus, influences determination of warfarin dosage. A number of factors... Read More about 7-Hydroxylation of warfarin is strongly inhibited by sesamin, but not by episesamin, caffeic and ferulic acids in human hepatic microsomes.

Alter egos: An exploration of the perspectives and identities of science comic creators (2018)
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Collver, J., & Weitkamp, E. (2018). Alter egos: An exploration of the perspectives and identities of science comic creators. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 17(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.17010201

© 2018 The Author(s). While academic interest in science comics has been growing in recent years, the creators of these materials remain understudied. This research aimed to explore the experiences and views of science comic creators through the lens... Read More about Alter egos: An exploration of the perspectives and identities of science comic creators.

Direct thermal desorption gas chromatographic determination of toxicologically relevant concentrations of ethylene glycol in whole blood (2018)
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Robson, J., Townsend, S., Bowdler, P., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2018). Direct thermal desorption gas chromatographic determination of toxicologically relevant concentrations of ethylene glycol in whole blood. Analyst, 143(4), 963-969. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7an02095c

© 2018 The Royal Society of Chemistry. A simple and rapid method involving thermal desorption gas chromatography (TD-GC) with flame ionisation detection has been successfully developed for the determination of ethylene glycol in whole blood. No sampl... Read More about Direct thermal desorption gas chromatographic determination of toxicologically relevant concentrations of ethylene glycol in whole blood.

Cellular redox environment and its influence on redox signalling molecules (2018)
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Hancock, J. T., & Whiteman, M. (2018). Cellular redox environment and its influence on redox signalling molecules. Reactive Oxygen Species, 5(14),

The redox potential of a cell’s internal environment is well recognised as important for controlling cellular activities. Both animal and plant cells generate and are exposed to a range of reactive molecules involved in cell signalling, including rea... Read More about Cellular redox environment and its influence on redox signalling molecules.

Science journalism by a journalist for journalists (2018)
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Ridgway, A. (2018). Science journalism by a journalist for journalists. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 17(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.22323/2.17010701

This book is a beginners’ guide to science journalism, explaining the 21st century journalistic process, from generating story ideas to creating multimedia content when the story’s written, taking in research and writing structures along the way. Whi... Read More about Science journalism by a journalist for journalists.

Uwe boxed: Empowering students in the ‘real world’-providing responsible research and innovation opportunities through the boxed project (2018)
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Bourne, K., Wilkinson, C., Bancroft, M., Robinson, G., Noel, C., Varadi, A., …Lewis, D. (2018). Uwe boxed: Empowering students in the ‘real world’-providing responsible research and innovation opportunities through the boxed project. Higher Education Pedagogies, 3(1), 451-462. https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2018.1462098

© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences at the University of the West of England, Bristol has been piloting a schools outreach project entitled BoxED (EDuc... Read More about Uwe boxed: Empowering students in the ‘real world’-providing responsible research and innovation opportunities through the boxed project.