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Modulation of the fish immune system by hormones (2000)
Journal Article
Harris, J., & Bird, D. J. (2000). Modulation of the fish immune system by hormones. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 77(3-4), 163-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-2427%2800%2900235-X

Immune-neuroendocrine interactions in fish, as in mammals, have become a focus of considerable interest, with the modulation of immune responses by hormones receiving particular attention. Cortisol, growth hormone (GH), prolactin (PRL), reproductive... Read More about Modulation of the fish immune system by hormones.

Voltammetric behavior and trace determination of lead at a mercury-free screen-printed carbon electrode (2000)
Journal Article
Honeychurch, K. C., Hart, J. P., & Cowell, D. C. (2000). Voltammetric behavior and trace determination of lead at a mercury-free screen-printed carbon electrode. Electroanalysis, 12(3), 171-177. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291521-4109%28200002%2912%3A3%3C171%3A%3AAID-ELAN171%3E3.0.CO%3B2-Q

Abstract Screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs), without chemical modification, have been investigated as disposable sensors for the measurement of trace levels of Pb. Cyclic voltammetry was employed to elucidate the electrochemical behavior of Pb... Read More about Voltammetric behavior and trace determination of lead at a mercury-free screen-printed carbon electrode.

Development of a sensor system for the early detection of soft rot in stored potato tubers (2000)
Journal Article
Spencer-Phillips, P. T., Ratcliffe, N. M., Gunson, H. E., Ewen, R. J., De Lacy Costello, B. P., de Lacy Costello, B., …Spencer-Phillips, P. T. (2000). Development of a sensor system for the early detection of soft rot in stored potato tubers. Measurement Science and Technology, 11(12), 1685-1691. https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/11/12/305

A number of sensor types were fabricated and tested for their electrical resistance changes to compounds known to be evolved by potato tubers with soft rot caused by the bacterium Erwinia carotovora. On the basis of these tests, three sensors were se... Read More about Development of a sensor system for the early detection of soft rot in stored potato tubers.

Excision from tRNA genes of a large chromosomal region, carrying avrPphB, associated with race change in the bean pathogen, Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola (2000)
Journal Article
Murillo, J., Jackson, R. W., Mansfield, J. W., Arnold, D. L., Sesma, A., Paynter, C. D., …Vivian, A. (2000). Excision from tRNA genes of a large chromosomal region, carrying avrPphB, associated with race change in the bean pathogen, Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola. Molecular Microbiology, 38(2), 186-197. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.02133.x

Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola (Pph) race 4 strain 1302A carries avirulence gene avrPphB. Strain RJ3, a sectoral variant from a 1302A culture, exhibited an extended host range in cultivars of bean and soybean resulting from the absence of avrP... Read More about Excision from tRNA genes of a large chromosomal region, carrying avrPphB, associated with race change in the bean pathogen, Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola.

4SR, a novel zinc-finger protein with SR-repeats, is expressed during early development of Xenopus (2000)
Journal Article
Ladomery, M., Marshall, R., Arif, L., & Sommerville, J. (2000). 4SR, a novel zinc-finger protein with SR-repeats, is expressed during early development of Xenopus. Gene, 256(1-2), 293-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1119%2800%2900375-9

The protein C4SR contains two cysteine 4 (C 4) zinc-finger motifs at its amino terminus, a stretch of acidic residues in the middle and a series of serine-arginine (SR) repeats at its carboxyl terminus. A cDNA clone encoding the zinc-finger domain wa... Read More about 4SR, a novel zinc-finger protein with SR-repeats, is expressed during early development of Xenopus.

A study of the effects of acid on the polymerisation of pyrrole, on the oxidative polymerisation of pyrrole and on polypyrrole (2000)
Journal Article
Ratcliffe, N. M., Hawkins, S. J., Hawkins, S., & Ratcliffe, N. M. (2000). A study of the effects of acid on the polymerisation of pyrrole, on the oxidative polymerisation of pyrrole and on polypyrrole. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 10(9), 2057-2062. https://doi.org/10.1039/b001912g

The polymer products arising from the hydrochloric acid treatment of aqueous pyrrole were shown to have spectroscopic data consistent with alternating pyrrole and pyrrolidine units with varying degrees of ring opening of the pyrrole units. The acid c... Read More about A study of the effects of acid on the polymerisation of pyrrole, on the oxidative polymerisation of pyrrole and on polypyrrole.

The flight heights of chalcid wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in a lowland Bornean rain forest: Fig wasps are the high fliers (2000)
Journal Article
Compton, S. G., Ellwood, M. D. F., Davis, A. J., & Welch, K. (2000). The flight heights of chalcid wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in a lowland Bornean rain forest: Fig wasps are the high fliers. Biotropica, 32(3), 515-522. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2000.tb00497.x

Tropical rain forests are characterized by their rich plant diversity and highly diverse insect faunas containing mainly rare species. Phytophagous and parasitoid insects utilizing such fragmented resources often must travel considerable distances to... Read More about The flight heights of chalcid wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) in a lowland Bornean rain forest: Fig wasps are the high fliers.

Supernatants from leucocytes treated with melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) and α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) have a stimulatory effect on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) phagocytes in vitro (2000)
Journal Article
Harris, J., & Bird, D. J. (2000). Supernatants from leucocytes treated with melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) and α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) have a stimulatory effect on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) phagocytes in vitro. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 76(1-2), 117-124. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-2427%2800%2900205-1

Melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) and α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) are widespread vertebrate neuropeptides. In teleost fish the peptides are involved in the hormonal control of skin pigmentation, but they have also been shown to modulat... Read More about Supernatants from leucocytes treated with melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) and α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) have a stimulatory effect on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) phagocytes in vitro.

A direct regional scale estimate of transgene movement from genetically modified oilseed rape to its wild progenitors (2000)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, M. J., Davenport, I. J., Charters, Y. M., Jones, A. E., Allainguillaume, J., Butler, H. T., …Raybould, A. F. (2000). A direct regional scale estimate of transgene movement from genetically modified oilseed rape to its wild progenitors. Molecular Ecology, 9(7), 983-991. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.00986.x

One of the major environmental concerns over genetically modified (GM) crops relates to transgene movement into wild relatives. The pattern of hybridization ultimately affects the scale and rapidity of ecological change and the feasibility of contain... Read More about A direct regional scale estimate of transgene movement from genetically modified oilseed rape to its wild progenitors.

The social construction of hygiene (2000)
Presentation / Conference
Meredith, L. (2000, July). The social construction of hygiene. Paper presented at Food Choice Conference Dublin 2000, Dublin

Food hygiene in the domestic environment (2000)
Presentation / Conference
Meredith, L. (2000, June). Food hygiene in the domestic environment. Paper presented at Food Choice Conference Dublin 2000, Dublin

A study of methods for evaluating the integrity of plate type heat exchangers used in the dairy industry (2000)
Journal Article
type heat exchangers used in the dairy industry. International Journal of Dairy Technology, 53(1), 13-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0307.2000.tb02650.x

An overview of leak testing methods for heat exchangers is presented. The problems associated with the presence of residual liquid during testing were assessed as it was shown experimentally that complete drainage of plate type heat exchangers is ver... Read More about A study of methods for evaluating the integrity of plate type heat exchangers used in the dairy industry.

Quantifying gene movement from oilseed rape to its wild relatives using remote sensing (2000)
Journal Article
Davenport, I. J., Wilkinson, M. J., Mason, D. C., Charters, Y. M., Jones, A. E., Allainguillaume, J., …Raybould, A. F. (2000). Quantifying gene movement from oilseed rape to its wild relatives using remote sensing. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 21(18), 3567-3573. https://doi.org/10.1080/014311600750037598

The potential environmental risks due to gene flow from genetically modified (GM) crops into wild plant populations are currently of great concern. Of particular interest is gene flow from GM oilseed rape (Brassica napus) into its wild parental speci... Read More about Quantifying gene movement from oilseed rape to its wild relatives using remote sensing.