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Influence of ICT use on body composition and sedentary death syndrome (SeDS) risk among University of Ilorin sandwich students (2017)
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Dominic, O. L., Ibraheem, T. O., Seidina, I. Y., & Niyi-Odumosu, F. (2017). Influence of ICT use on body composition and sedentary death syndrome (SeDS) risk among University of Ilorin sandwich students. KIU Journal of Social Sciences, 3(1), 47-56

The ever-increasing demand for ICT has made it a leading cause of sedentariness, which is deleterious to health and wellbeing in several ways. The study examined Influence of ICT Use on Body Composition and Sedentary Death Syndrome (SeDS) Risk among... Read More about Influence of ICT use on body composition and sedentary death syndrome (SeDS) risk among University of Ilorin sandwich students.

Double-diffusive convection in an inclined porous layer with a concentration-based internal heat source (2017)
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Matta, A., & Hill, A. A. (2018). Double-diffusive convection in an inclined porous layer with a concentration-based internal heat source. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 30(1), 165-173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00161-017-0592-8

© 2017, The Author(s). The thermosolutal instability of double-diffusive convection in an inclined fluid-saturated porous layer with a concentration-based internal heat source is investigated. The linear instability of small-amplitude perturbations t... Read More about Double-diffusive convection in an inclined porous layer with a concentration-based internal heat source.

A pilot controlled trial of a cognitive dissonance-based body dissatisfaction intervention with young British men (2017)
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Jankowski, G., Diedrichs, P. C., Atkinson, M. J., Fawkner, H., Gough, B., & Halliwell, E. (2017). A pilot controlled trial of a cognitive dissonance-based body dissatisfaction intervention with young British men. Body Image, 23, 93-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2017.08.006

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd This pilot study evaluated a body image intervention for men, Body Project M. Seventy-four British undergraduate men took part in two 90-min intervention sessions, and completed standardised assessments of body image, bulimic path... Read More about A pilot controlled trial of a cognitive dissonance-based body dissatisfaction intervention with young British men.

Identification and functional annotation of genes differentially expressed in the reproductive tissues of the olive tree (Olea europaea L.) through the generation of subtractive libraries (2017)
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Zafra, A., Carmona, R., Traverso, J. A., Hancock, J. T., Goldman, M. H., Claros, M. G., …Alche, J. D. (2017). Identification and functional annotation of genes differentially expressed in the reproductive tissues of the olive tree (Olea europaea L.) through the generation of subtractive libraries. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, Article 1576. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01576

© 2017 Zafra, Carmona, Traverso, Hancock, Goldman, Claros, Hiscock and Alche. The olive tree is a crop of high socio-economical importance in the Mediterranean area. Sexual reproduction in this plant is an essential process, which determines the yiel... Read More about Identification and functional annotation of genes differentially expressed in the reproductive tissues of the olive tree (Olea europaea L.) through the generation of subtractive libraries.

Alterations in endocytic protein expression with increasing age in the transgenic APP695 V717I London mouse model of amyloid pathology: Implications for Alzheimer's disease (2017)
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Kidd, E. J., Good, M. A., Bice, J. S., Alsaqati, M., Thomas, R. S., & Hvoslef-Eide, M. (2017). Alterations in endocytic protein expression with increasing age in the transgenic APP695 V717I London mouse model of amyloid pathology: Implications for Alzheimer's disease. NeuroReport, 28(15), 963-968. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNR.0000000000000861

Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. A major risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is increasing age, but the reason behind this association has not been identified. It is thought that the changes in... Read More about Alterations in endocytic protein expression with increasing age in the transgenic APP695 V717I London mouse model of amyloid pathology: Implications for Alzheimer's disease.

Design and simulation of a high-gain organic operational amplifier for use in quantification of cholesterol in low-cost point-of-care devices (2017)
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Donaghy, D., Gonzalez-Macia, L., Killard, A., & Raja, M. (2017). Design and simulation of a high-gain organic operational amplifier for use in quantification of cholesterol in low-cost point-of-care devices. IET Circuits, Devices and Systems, 11(5), 504-511. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cds.2016.0500

© The Institution of Engineering and Technology. This paper presents circuit design and simulations of a high gain organic Op-Amp, for use in quantification of real cholesterol, in the range of 1-9 mM. A 7-stage inverter chain is added onto the desig... Read More about Design and simulation of a high-gain organic operational amplifier for use in quantification of cholesterol in low-cost point-of-care devices.

The in vitro and ex vivo effect of Auranta 3001 in preventing Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum infection (2017)
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Ch Stratakos, A., Sima, F., Ward, P., Linton, M., Kelly, C., Pinkerton, L., …Corcionivoschi, N. (2017). The in vitro and ex vivo effect of Auranta 3001 in preventing Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum infection. Gut Pathogens, 9(1), Article 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13099-017-0192-y

Background: Cryptosporidium is a major cause of diarrhea worldwide in both humans and farm animals with no completely effective treatment available at present. In this study, we assessed the inhibitory effect of different concentrations of Auranta 30... Read More about The in vitro and ex vivo effect of Auranta 3001 in preventing Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum infection.

Development of a novel off-grid drinking water production system integrating electrochemically activated solutions and ultrafiltration membranes (2017)
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Clayton, G., Thorn, R., & Reynolds, D. M. (2019). Development of a novel off-grid drinking water production system integrating electrochemically activated solutions and ultrafiltration membranes. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 30, Article 100480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2017.08.018

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Approximately 800 million people live without clean drinking water. Diarrhoea is responsible for between 1.7 and 2 million deaths each year (primarily children) which are the result of poor drinking water quality and sanitation. T... Read More about Development of a novel off-grid drinking water production system integrating electrochemically activated solutions and ultrafiltration membranes.

Quantifying the attractiveness of broad-spectrum street lights to aerial nocturnal insects (2017)
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Wakefield, A., Broyles, M., Stone, E. L., Harris, S., & Jones, G. (2018). Quantifying the attractiveness of broad-spectrum street lights to aerial nocturnal insects. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55(2), 714-722. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13004

© 2017 The Authors. Journal of Applied Ecology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society Sodium street lights, dominated by long wavelengths of light, are being replaced by broad-spectrum, white lights globally, in... Read More about Quantifying the attractiveness of broad-spectrum street lights to aerial nocturnal insects.

The oncogenic transcription factor ERG represses the transcription of the tumour suppressor gene PTEN in prostate cancer cells (2017)
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Adamo, P., Porazinski, S., Rajatileka, S., Jumbe, S., Hagen, R., Cheung, M. K., …Ladomery, M. (2017). The oncogenic transcription factor ERG represses the transcription of the tumour suppressor gene PTEN in prostate cancer cells. Oncology Letters, 14(5), 5605-5610. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6841

© 2017, Spandidos Publications. All rights reserved. The oncogene ETS-related gene (ERG) encodes a transcription factor with roles in the regulation of haematopoiesis, angiogenesis, vasculogenesis, inflammation, migration and invasion. The ERG oncoge... Read More about The oncogenic transcription factor ERG represses the transcription of the tumour suppressor gene PTEN in prostate cancer cells.

Basic mathematical errors may make ecological assessments unreliable (2017)
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Lintott, P. R., & Mathews, F. (2018). Basic mathematical errors may make ecological assessments unreliable. Biodiversity and Conservation, 27(1), 265-267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-017-1418-5

© 2017, The Author(s). Environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are used globally as the evidence-base for planning decisions, yet their efficacy is uncertain. Given that EIAs are extremely expensive and are enshrined in legislation, their place in ev... Read More about Basic mathematical errors may make ecological assessments unreliable.

Development of a simple, low cost chronoamperometric assay for fructose based on a commercial graphite-nanoparticle modified screen-printed carbon electrode (2017)
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Nicholas, P., Pittson, R., & Hart, J. P. (2018). Development of a simple, low cost chronoamperometric assay for fructose based on a commercial graphite-nanoparticle modified screen-printed carbon electrode. Food Chemistry, 241, 122-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.08.077

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd This paper describes the development of a simple, low cost chronoamperometric assay, for the measurement of fructose, using a graphite-nanoparticle modified screen-printed electrode (SPCE-G-COOH). Cyclic voltammetry showed that th... Read More about Development of a simple, low cost chronoamperometric assay for fructose based on a commercial graphite-nanoparticle modified screen-printed carbon electrode.

Colonisation of epiphytic ferns by skinks and geckos in the high canopy of a Bornean rainforest (2017)
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Donald, J., Clegg, J., & Ellwood, M. D. F. (2017). Colonisation of epiphytic ferns by skinks and geckos in the high canopy of a Bornean rainforest. Herpetological Bulletin,

Nest site availability limits the fitness and survival of skinks and geckos, particularly in the canopy of tall tropical rainforests. We document the systematic colonisation and nest use of epiphytic bird’s nest ferns (Asplenium spp) by the gecko Hem... Read More about Colonisation of epiphytic ferns by skinks and geckos in the high canopy of a Bornean rainforest.

The in situ bacterial production of fluorescent organic matter; An investigation at a species level (2017)
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Fox, B. G., Thorn, R. M. S., Anesio, A. M., & Reynolds, D. M. (2017). The in situ bacterial production of fluorescent organic matter; An investigation at a species level. Water Research, 125, 350-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.08.040

© 2017 The Authors Aquatic dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays an essential role in biogeochemical cycling and transport of organic matter throughout the hydrological continuum. To characterise microbially-derived organic matter (OM) from common env... Read More about The in situ bacterial production of fluorescent organic matter; An investigation at a species level.

The in vitro effect of carvacrol, a food additive, on the pathogenicity of O157 and non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (2017)
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Stratakos, A. C., Sima, F., Ward, P., Linton, M., Kelly, C., Pinkerton, L., …Corcionivoschi, N. (2018). The in vitro effect of carvacrol, a food additive, on the pathogenicity of O157 and non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli. Food Control, 84, 290-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.08.014

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are important pathogens implicated in foodborne outbreaks and severe human infections. E. coli O157:H7 is the most common strain amongst STECs however non-O157 STECs have been connecte... Read More about The in vitro effect of carvacrol, a food additive, on the pathogenicity of O157 and non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli.

Alpha-synuclein ferrireductase activity is detectible in vivo, is altered in Parkinson's disease and increases the neurotoxicity of DOPAL (2017)
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McDowall, J. S., Ntai, I., Honeychurch, K. C., Hart, J. P., Colin, P., Schneider, B. L., & Brown, D. R. (2017). Alpha-synuclein ferrireductase activity is detectible in vivo, is altered in Parkinson's disease and increases the neurotoxicity of DOPAL. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 85, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2017.08.001

© 2017 Elsevier Inc. The normal cellular role of α-synuclein is of potential importance in understanding diseases in which an aggregated form of the protein has been implicated. A potential loss or change in the normal function of α-synuclein could p... Read More about Alpha-synuclein ferrireductase activity is detectible in vivo, is altered in Parkinson's disease and increases the neurotoxicity of DOPAL.

The relative importance of invertebrate and microbial decomposition in a rainforest restoration project (2017)
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Donald, J., Weir, I., Bonnett, S., Maxfield, P., & Ellwood, M. D. F. (2018). The relative importance of invertebrate and microbial decomposition in a rainforest restoration project. Restoration Ecology, 26(2), 220-226. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12553

© 2017 Society for Ecological Restoration Tropical rainforests are increasingly disturbed by human activities. While restoration projects often succeed in replacing tree cover, they rarely manage to restore soil function. Consequently, there is an ur... Read More about The relative importance of invertebrate and microbial decomposition in a rainforest restoration project.

The reduction of starch in finishing diets supplemented with oil does not prevent the accumulation of trans-10 18:1 in lamb meat (2017)
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Prates, J. A., Costa, M., Alves, S. P., Francisco, A., Almeida, J., Alfaia, C. M., …Bessa, R. J. (2017). The reduction of starch in finishing diets supplemented with oil does not prevent the accumulation of trans-10 18:1 in lamb meat. Journal of Animal Science, 95(8), 3745-3761. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2017.1578

© 2017 American Society of Animal Science. All rights reserved. The experiment was conducted to test the hypothesis that the replacement of cereal with low-starch feed ingredients in lambs’ finishing diets supplemented with oils could prevent the acc... Read More about The reduction of starch in finishing diets supplemented with oil does not prevent the accumulation of trans-10 18:1 in lamb meat.

Mild external heating and reduction in spontaneous contractions of the bladder (2017)
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Kitney, D. G., Jabr, R., Vahabi, B., & Fry, C. (2017). Mild external heating and reduction in spontaneous contractions of the bladder. BJU International, 120(5), 724-730. https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.13933

© 2017 The Authors BJU International © 2017 BJU International Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Objectives: To measure the effect of external heating on bladder wall contractile function, histological structure and expression of proteins related t... Read More about Mild external heating and reduction in spontaneous contractions of the bladder.