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Decreased expression of the mitochondrial BCAT protein correlates with improved patient survival in IDH-WT gliomas (2016)
Journal Article
Ellis, H. P., Williams, M., Hull, J., Conway, M. E., Hull, J., El Hindy, M., …Kurian, K. M. (2016). Decreased expression of the mitochondrial BCAT protein correlates with improved patient survival in IDH-WT gliomas. Brain Pathology, 26(6), 789-791. https://doi.org/10.1111/bpa.12385

Background and research question: Gliomas represent 43% of all solid intracranial tumours, of which glioblastomas have the poorest prognosis. Recently, the human cytosolic branched-chain aminotransferase protein (hBCATc), which metabolises the branch... Read More about Decreased expression of the mitochondrial BCAT protein correlates with improved patient survival in IDH-WT gliomas.

Measurement of total cholesterol using an enzyme sensor based on a printed hydrogen peroxide electrocatalyst (2016)
Journal Article
Killard, A. J., Ahmadraji, T., Ahmadraji, T., & Killard, A. (2016). Measurement of total cholesterol using an enzyme sensor based on a printed hydrogen peroxide electrocatalyst. Analytical Methods, 8(13), 2743-2749. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ay00468g

© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Cholesterol is a major modifiable risk factor in cardiovascular disease and can be effectively managed by a combination of medication and monitoring. There continues to be a need for new point-of-care diagnostic... Read More about Measurement of total cholesterol using an enzyme sensor based on a printed hydrogen peroxide electrocatalyst.

Altered Expression of Human Mitochondrial Branched Chain Aminotransferase in Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Vascular Dementia (2016)
Journal Article
Hutson, S. M., Kehoe, P. G., Hull, J., Ashby, E. L., Ashby, E., Kierzkowska, M., …Conway, M. E. (2017). Altered Expression of Human Mitochondrial Branched Chain Aminotransferase in Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Vascular Dementia. Neurochemical Research, 42(1), 306-319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-016-1855-7

© 2016, The Author(s). Cytosolic and mitochondrial human branched chain aminotransferase (hBCATc and hBCATm, respectively) play an integral role in brain glutamate metabolism. Regional increased levels of hBCATc in the CA1 and CA4 region of Alzheimer... Read More about Altered Expression of Human Mitochondrial Branched Chain Aminotransferase in Dementia with Lewy Bodies and Vascular Dementia.

Production of seafood flavour formulations from enzymatic hydrolysates of fish by-products (2016)
Journal Article
Ames, J., Peinado, I., Koutsidis, G., & Ames, J. (2016). Production of seafood flavour formulations from enzymatic hydrolysates of fish by-products. LWT - Food Science and Technology, 66, 444-452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2015.09.025

© 2015 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Amino acid-rich extracts derived from fish by-products were utilised to generate flavour model systems with added glucose and/or fish oil. Combination of endo and exo peptidases resulted in the most marked increased... Read More about Production of seafood flavour formulations from enzymatic hydrolysates of fish by-products.

Creative research communication: Theory and practice (2016)
Book
Wilkinson, C., & Weitkamp, E. (2016). Creative research communication: Theory and practice. Manchester: Manchester University Press

Aimed at scholars interested in engaging the public with their research and postgraduate students exploring the practical aspects of research communication, this book provides a theoretically grounded introduction to new and emerging approaches to pu... Read More about Creative research communication: Theory and practice.

Strength demands for elite basketball shooting performance (2016)
Journal Article
Dominic, O., Talabi, A., & Niyi-Odumosu, F. (2016). Strength demands for elite basketball shooting performance. Malaysian Journal of Sport Science and Recreation, 12(1), 5-13

The purpose of this study was to identify the strength demands of the lay-up, free throw and jump shots. General strength has been established as significant to general fitness of the athletes in order to maintain stability, protect the body from inj... Read More about Strength demands for elite basketball shooting performance.

Differential responses of cryptic bat species to the urban landscape (2016)
Journal Article
Park, K. J., Lintott, P. R., Lintott, P., Barlow, K., Bunnefeld, N., Briggs, P., …Park, K. (2016). Differential responses of cryptic bat species to the urban landscape. Ecology and Evolution, 6(7), 2044-2052. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1996

© 2016 Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Urbanization is a key global driver in the modification of land use and has been linked to population declines even in widespread and relatively common species. Cities comprise a complex assortment of habi... Read More about Differential responses of cryptic bat species to the urban landscape.

Daily reduction of oral malodor with the use of a sonic tongue brush combined with an antibacterial tongue spray in a randomized cross-over clinical investigation (2016)
Journal Article
Saad, S., Gomez-Pereira, P., Hewett, K., Horstman, P., Patel, J., & Greenman, J. (2016). Daily reduction of oral malodor with the use of a sonic tongue brush combined with an antibacterial tongue spray in a randomized cross-over clinical investigation. Journal of Breath Research, 10(1), 13-16. https://doi.org/10.1088/1752-7155/10/1/016013

Abstract The objective of this clinical investigation was to test the effectiveness on breath odor of a newly designed sonic tongue brush (TongueCare+, TC). It consists of a soft silicone brush optimally designed based on the tongue's anatomy t... Read More about Daily reduction of oral malodor with the use of a sonic tongue brush combined with an antibacterial tongue spray in a randomized cross-over clinical investigation.

Disease may wipe out world’s bananas – but here’s how we might just save them (2016)
Other
Sanderson Bellamy, A. (2016). Disease may wipe out world’s bananas – but here’s how we might just save them

Development of generic methods for the analysis and purification of polar compounds by high performance liquid chromatography (2016)
Thesis
Russell, J. J. (in press). Development of generic methods for the analysis and purification of polar compounds by high performance liquid chromatography. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/914251

Generic methods were developed using different columns for analysis and purification of hydrophilic compounds by hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC). Mobile phases were investigated in detail, and across each column chemistry tested (BEH A... Read More about Development of generic methods for the analysis and purification of polar compounds by high performance liquid chromatography.

Evaluation of liquid-based swab transport systems against the new approved CLSI M40-A2 standard (2016)
Journal Article
Gizzie, N., & Adukwu, E. (2016). Evaluation of liquid-based swab transport systems against the new approved CLSI M40-A2 standard. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 54(4), 1152-1156. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03337-15

© Copyright 2016, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved. Following revised information pertaining to newer swab types and testing protocols in the new CLSI M40-A2 standard, we evaluated three liquid swab transport systems for the rec... Read More about Evaluation of liquid-based swab transport systems against the new approved CLSI M40-A2 standard.

Assessing the effectiveness of enhanced psychological care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): Study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial (2016)
Journal Article
Gibson, A., Richards, S. H., Dickens, C., Anderson, R., Richards, D. A., Taylor, R. S., …Campbell, J. (2016). Assessing the effectiveness of enhanced psychological care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): Study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1184-9

© 2016 Richards et al. Background: Around 17 % of people eligible for UK cardiac rehabilitation programmes following an acute coronary syndrome report moderate or severe depressive symptoms. While maximising psychological health is a core goal of car... Read More about Assessing the effectiveness of enhanced psychological care for patients with depressive symptoms attending cardiac rehabilitation compared with treatment as usual (CADENCE): Study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.

Student nurses self-confidence and perceptions of the risk and benefits associated with family-witnessed resuscitation – a cross sectional survey (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Bray, I., Albarran, J., Kenny, G., Williams, R., & Pontin, D. (2016, February). Student nurses self-confidence and perceptions of the risk and benefits associated with family-witnessed resuscitation – a cross sectional survey. Poster presented at Southwest Public Health Scientific Conference, Bristol, England

Family-witnessed resuscitation (FWR) has become more widespread in the UK since the 1990s. It remains controversial with many health care professionals citing concerns about 1) the long-term effects for the family member and 2) fears about their abil... Read More about Student nurses self-confidence and perceptions of the risk and benefits associated with family-witnessed resuscitation – a cross sectional survey.

Hydrogen sulfide signaling: Interactions with nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species (2016)
Journal Article
Hancock, J. T., & Whiteman, M. (2016). Hydrogen sulfide signaling: Interactions with nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1365(1), 5-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.12733

© 2016 The New York Academy of Sciences. Signaling in cells involving reactive compounds is well established. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) are known to be extremely influential in the control of a range of physiological respons... Read More about Hydrogen sulfide signaling: Interactions with nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species.

The oncogene ERG: A key factor in prostate cancer (2016)
Journal Article
Ladomery, M. R., Adamo, P., Adamo, P., & Ladomery, M. (2016). The oncogene ERG: A key factor in prostate cancer. Oncogene, 35(4), 403-414. https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2015.109

© 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved. ETS-related gene (ERG) is a member of the E-26 transformation-specific (ETS) family of transcription factors with roles in development that include vasculogenesis, angiogenesis, haematopoiesis... Read More about The oncogene ERG: A key factor in prostate cancer.

Consequences of a male takeover on mating skew in wild Sanje mangabeys (2016)
Journal Article
Fernández, D. (2017). Consequences of a male takeover on mating skew in wild Sanje mangabeys. American Journal of Primatology, 79(7), e22532. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22532

© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Among primate species living in multimale-multifemale groups, the number of receptive females may determine the rank of the lowest male that copulates (priority of access model, or PoA [Altmann SA. 1962. A field study o... Read More about Consequences of a male takeover on mating skew in wild Sanje mangabeys.

Amperometric Screen-Printed Galactose Biosensor for Cell Toxicity Applications (2016)
Journal Article
Jackson, S. K., Pemberton, R. M., Kanyong, P., Hughes, G., Pemberton, R., Jackson, S., & Hart, J. P. (2016). Amperometric Screen-Printed Galactose Biosensor for Cell Toxicity Applications. Analytical Letters, 49(2), 236-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/00032719.2015.1070166

© 2016, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. ABSTRACT: This paper reports the development and application of a biosensor for the amperometric determination of galactose in the presence of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells with and without a... Read More about Amperometric Screen-Printed Galactose Biosensor for Cell Toxicity Applications.

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (2016)
Journal Article
Bagniewska-Zadworna, A., Baghdiguian, S., Baek, S. H., Baehrecke, E. H., Bae, S. H., Bae, O. N., …>100 authors, .. (2016). Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition). Autophagy, 12(1), 1-222. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

In 2008 we published the first set of guidelines for standardizing research in autophagy. Since then, research on this topic has continued to accelerate, and many new scientists have entered the field. Our knowledge base and relevant new technologies... Read More about Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition).

Using the new CLSI M40-A2 Standard Coupled with Molecular Criteria to assess the performance of Sigma Transwab ® with Liquid Amies medium (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Gizzie, N., & Adukwu, E. (2016, January). Using the new CLSI M40-A2 Standard Coupled with Molecular Criteria to assess the performance of Sigma Transwab ® with Liquid Amies medium. Poster presented at Centre for Research in Biosciences (CRIB) Conference, UWE Bristol

Abstract: Background: Sigma-Transwab® is a liquid medium format transport swab designed for use on automated processing platforms. The PurFlock® swab is intended to improve absorption and release of the specimen. In 2014 the revised standard CLSI M40... Read More about Using the new CLSI M40-A2 Standard Coupled with Molecular Criteria to assess the performance of Sigma Transwab ® with Liquid Amies medium.

Sensor and method for detecting androstenone or skatole in boar taint (2016)
Patent
Hart, J., Crew, A., McGuire, N., & Doran, O. (2016). Sensor and method for detecting androstenone or skatole in boar taint. EP2966441 A1

The present application is concerned with a sensor system for and a method of detecting, and preferably quantifying, androstenone (CAS Reg.No. 18339-16-7) and/or skatole (CAS Reg. No. 83-34-1), the chemicals associated with boar taint. In a preferred... Read More about Sensor and method for detecting androstenone or skatole in boar taint.