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Evidence towards the involvement of nitric oxide in drought tolerance of sugarcane (2017)
Journal Article
Ribeiro, R. V., Silveira, N. M., Hancock, J. T., Frungillo, L., Siasou, E., Marcos, F. C., …Machado, E. C. (2017). Evidence towards the involvement of nitric oxide in drought tolerance of sugarcane. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 115, 354-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2017.04.011

© 2017 Elsevier Masson SAS Exogenous supply of nitric oxide (NO) increases drought tolerance in sugarcane plants. However, little is known about the role of NO produced by plants under water deficit. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis t... Read More about Evidence towards the involvement of nitric oxide in drought tolerance of sugarcane.

Conservation strategies for understanding and combating the primate bushmeat trade on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (2017)
Journal Article
Gonder, M. K., Esara Echube, J. M., Riaco, C., Cronin, D., Sesink Clee, P. R., Mitchell, M. W., …Mary Katherine, G. (2017). Conservation strategies for understanding and combating the primate bushmeat trade on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. American Journal of Primatology, 79(11), https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22663

© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea is among the important places in Africa for the conservation of primates, but a cultural preference for bushmeat and a lack of effective law enforcement has encouraged commercial bushmeat... Read More about Conservation strategies for understanding and combating the primate bushmeat trade on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Can we define and characterize the aging lower urinary tract?—ICI-RS 2015 (2017)
Journal Article
Fry, C. H., Nelson, P. P., Valentini, F. A., Rosier, P. F., Wagg, A. S., Vahabi, B., …Andersson, K. E. (2017). Can we define and characterize the aging lower urinary tract?—ICI-RS 2015. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 36(4), 854-858. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.23035

© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The prevalence of lower urinary tract (LUT) symptoms increases with age but the etiology is unknown. This article aims to identify research directions that clarify the basis of this association. The initial question is... Read More about Can we define and characterize the aging lower urinary tract?—ICI-RS 2015.

Onset of Darcy-Brinkman convection with a uniform internal heat source and vertical throughflow (2017)
Journal Article
Deepika, N., Narayana, P., & Hill, A. A. (2017). Onset of Darcy-Brinkman convection with a uniform internal heat source and vertical throughflow. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 117, 136-144

The problem of thermal convection in a horizontal fluid saturated porous layer is examined, where the flow is governed by the Brinkman extension of Darcy's law. A uniform internal heat source and vertical throughflow are also considered. The linear a... Read More about Onset of Darcy-Brinkman convection with a uniform internal heat source and vertical throughflow.

Nigella sativa L. oil ameliorates insulin resistance caused by dexamethasone treatment in male Wistar rats (2017)
Journal Article
Alli-oluwafuyi, A., Amin, A., Abdulmajeed, W. I., Imam, A., Niyi-odumosu, F., Abdulraheem, H., …Biliaminu, A. S. (2017). Nigella sativa L. oil ameliorates insulin resistance caused by dexamethasone treatment in male Wistar rats. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 11(11), 144-151. https://doi.org/10.5897/ajpp2016.4705

Dexamethasone is an anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid that may alter glucose and lipid homeostasis depending on the dose and/or duration of administration. Nigella sativa oil (NSO) can be used as potential modulator of intermediary glucose and lip... Read More about Nigella sativa L. oil ameliorates insulin resistance caused by dexamethasone treatment in male Wistar rats.

Double-diffusive Hadley–Prats flow in a horizontal porous layer with a concentration based internal heat source (2017)
Journal Article
Matta, A., Narayana, P. A., & Hill, A. A. (2017). Double-diffusive Hadley–Prats flow in a horizontal porous layer with a concentration based internal heat source. Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 452(2), 1005-1018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmaa.2017.03.039

© 2017 Elsevier Inc. Double-diffusive Hadley–Prats flow with a concentration based heat source is investigated through linear and non-linear stability analyses. The resultant eigenvalue problems for both theories are solved numerically using Shooting... Read More about Double-diffusive Hadley–Prats flow in a horizontal porous layer with a concentration based internal heat source.

Determination of caffeine and paracetamol in Bristol harbour water by LC/MS/MS (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Walter, Y., Bowdler, P., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2017, March). Determination of caffeine and paracetamol in Bristol harbour water by LC/MS/MS. Poster presented at RSC Twitter Conference 2017, Twitter

Anthropogenic inputs such as caffeine and paracetamol can be used as possible chemical markers of sewage pollution as their presence can be presumed to result from human sewage inputs. In this present investigation we determined the concentrations... Read More about Determination of caffeine and paracetamol in Bristol harbour water by LC/MS/MS.

The determination of nicotine in third-hand smoke by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection and its application for the assessment of contaminated communal areas (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Peng, X., Bowdler, P., Giltrow, D., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2017, March). The determination of nicotine in third-hand smoke by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection and its application for the assessment of contaminated communal areas. Poster presented at RSC Twitter Conference, Twitter

The term third-hand smoke (THS) can be defined as the contamination of surfaces by tobacco smoke. This can remain for extended periods of time and undergo further chemical reactions to produce further pollutants which can be re-suspended in dust or... Read More about The determination of nicotine in third-hand smoke by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection and its application for the assessment of contaminated communal areas.

Alkaline phosphatase binds tenaciously to titanium; implications for biological surface evaluation following bone implant retrieval (2017)
Journal Article
Mansell, J., Shiel, A., Harwood, C., & Stephens, D. (2017). Alkaline phosphatase binds tenaciously to titanium; implications for biological surface evaluation following bone implant retrieval. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 76, 472-476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2017.03.119

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Enhancing the performance and longevity of titanium (Ti) implants continues to be a significant developmental theme in contemporary biomaterials design. Our specific focus pertains to the surface functionalisation of Ti using the... Read More about Alkaline phosphatase binds tenaciously to titanium; implications for biological surface evaluation following bone implant retrieval.

Variants of the EAAT2 Glutamate Transporter Gene Promoter Are Associated with Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Infants (2017)
Journal Article
Rajatileka, S., Odd, D., Robinson, M. T., Spittle, A. C., Dwomoh, L., Williams, M., …Varadi, A. (2018). Variants of the EAAT2 Glutamate Transporter Gene Promoter Are Associated with Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Infants. Molecular Neurobiology, 55(3), 2013-2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-017-0462-1

© 2017, The Author(s). Preterm delivery is associated with neurodevelopmental impairment caused by environmental and genetic factors. Dysfunction of the excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2) and the resultant impaired glutamate uptake can lead... Read More about Variants of the EAAT2 Glutamate Transporter Gene Promoter Are Associated with Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Infants.

Synthesis and bactericidal properties of porphyrins immobilized in a polyacrylamide support: Influence of metal complexation on photoactivity (2017)
Journal Article
Boyle, R. W., Turner, L. C., Spagnul, C., Turner, L., Giuntini, F., & Greenman, J. (2017). Synthesis and bactericidal properties of porphyrins immobilized in a polyacrylamide support: Influence of metal complexation on photoactivity. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 5(9), 1834-1845. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6tb03198f

© The Royal Society of Chemistry. Spectroscopic and photodynamic properties of three novel polymeric hydrogels bearing porphyrins have been studied in vitro on the recombinant bioluminescent Gram-negative Escherichia coli DH5α to assess their ability... Read More about Synthesis and bactericidal properties of porphyrins immobilized in a polyacrylamide support: Influence of metal complexation on photoactivity.

The role of dysregulated autophagy in Alzheimer's disease (2017)
Thesis
Harris, M. N. The role of dysregulated autophagy in Alzheimer's disease. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/897691

Introduction: The accumulation of misfolded Aβ and phospho-tau are characteristic features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology. One of the cellular mechanisms responsible for the removal of these aggregates is autophagy, where proteins and organel... Read More about The role of dysregulated autophagy in Alzheimer's disease.

The impact of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome in adults: A quantitative exploration of neuromuscular impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions (2017)
Thesis
Alsiri, N. The impact of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome in adults: A quantitative exploration of neuromuscular impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/897612

Abstract: Introduction: Joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) is a heritable connective tissue disorder associated with multiple joint laxity and pain. JHS is severe and disabling condition with a prevalence reaching 55% of patients attended physiother... Read More about The impact of Joint Hypermobility Syndrome in adults: A quantitative exploration of neuromuscular impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions.

Science communicators need to get it: Science isn’t fun (2017)
Book Chapter
Stengler, E. (2017). Science communicators need to get it: Science isn’t fun. In G. Farnell (Ed.), The Museums Blog Book (496-501). MuseumsEtc

Focusing on fun in science communication may not be as good an idea as it seems.

Enhanced task-related brain activation and resting perfusion in healthy older adults after chronic blueberry supplementation (2017)
Journal Article
Aboo-Bakkar, Z., Bowtell, J. L., Zainie, A., Conway, M. E., Adlam, A. L. R., & Fulford, J. (2017). Enhanced task-related brain activation and resting perfusion in healthy older adults after chronic blueberry supplementation. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 42(7), 773-779. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2016-0550

© 2017, Canadian Science Publishing. All rights reserved. Blueberries are rich in flavonoids, which possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. High flavonoid intakes attenuate age-related cognitive decline, but data from human intervention... Read More about Enhanced task-related brain activation and resting perfusion in healthy older adults after chronic blueberry supplementation.

Press accept to update now: Individual differences in susceptibility to malevolent interruptions (2017)
Journal Article
Joinson, A. N., Williams, E. J., & Morgan, P. (2017). Press accept to update now: Individual differences in susceptibility to malevolent interruptions. Decision Support Systems, 96, 119-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2017.02.014

© 2017 The Authors Increasingly, connected communication technologies have resulted in people being exposed to fraudulent communications by scammers and hackers attempting to gain access to computer systems for malicious purposes. Common influence te... Read More about Press accept to update now: Individual differences in susceptibility to malevolent interruptions.

Species abundance distributions as a proxy for the niche-neutrality continuum (2017)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Ellwood, M. D. F., Ai, D., Zhang, R., & Wang, G. (2018). Species abundance distributions as a proxy for the niche-neutrality continuum. Journal of Plant Ecology, 11(3), 445-452. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtx013

© The Author(s) 2017. Aims Species abundance distributions (SADs) are often used to verify mechanistic theories underlying community assembly. However, it is now accepted that SADs alone are not sufficient to reveal biological mechanisms. Recent atte... Read More about Species abundance distributions as a proxy for the niche-neutrality continuum.

Addressing the knowledge gaps in agroecology and identifying guiding principles for transforming conventional agri-food systems (2017)
Journal Article
Sanderson Bellamy, A., & Ioris, A. A. R. (2017). Addressing the knowledge gaps in agroecology and identifying guiding principles for transforming conventional agri-food systems. Sustainability, 9(3), 330. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9030330

Today’s society faces many challenges when it comes to food production: producing food sustainably, producing enough of it, distributing food, consuming enough calories, consuming too many calories, consuming culturally-appropriate foods, and reducin... Read More about Addressing the knowledge gaps in agroecology and identifying guiding principles for transforming conventional agri-food systems.

Synthetic biology: Below the radar [Book review] (2017)
Journal Article
Weitkamp, E. (2017). Synthetic biology: Below the radar [Book review]. JCOM: Journal of Science Communication, 16(1),

Englehard et al provide a wide-ranging look at synthetic biology, from discussion of how one might classify different synthetic approaches to consideration of risk and ethical issues. The chapter on public engagement considers why synthetic biology s... Read More about Synthetic biology: Below the radar [Book review].

Chondrocyte secretome: A source of novel insights and exploratory biomarkers of osteoarthritis (2017)
Journal Article
Sanchez, C., Bay-Jensen, A. C., Pap, T., Dvir-Ginzberg, M., Quasnichka, H., Barrett-Jolley, R., …Henrotin, Y. (2017). Chondrocyte secretome: A source of novel insights and exploratory biomarkers of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 25(8), 1199-1209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.797

The extracellular matrix (ECM) of articular cartilage is comprised of complex networks of proteins and glycoproteins, all of which are expressed by its resident cell, the chondrocyte. Cartilage is a unique tissue given its complexity and ability to r... Read More about Chondrocyte secretome: A source of novel insights and exploratory biomarkers of osteoarthritis.