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The antimicrobial activity of various essential oils against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria
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Residual ground-water levels of the neonicotinoid thiacloprid perturb chemosensing of Caenorhabditis elegans (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, The Author(s). This study investigated the neurological effects of residual ground-water levels of thiaclopridon the non-target organism Caenorhabditis elegans. Nematodes treated with thiacloprid showed a dose-dependent and significantly incr... Read More about Residual ground-water levels of the neonicotinoid thiacloprid perturb chemosensing of Caenorhabditis elegans.

Evaluation of recombinant factor C assay for the detection of divergent lipopolysaccharide structural species and comparison with Limulus amebocyte lysate-based assays and a human monocyte activity assay (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 The Authors. Purpose. The Limulus amebocytelysate (LAL) assay is widely used for the screening of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in parenteral pharmaceuticals. However, correlation of LPS in Gram-negative bacterial infections by LAL assay has been p... Read More about Evaluation of recombinant factor C assay for the detection of divergent lipopolysaccharide structural species and comparison with Limulus amebocyte lysate-based assays and a human monocyte activity assay.

The oncogenic transcription factor ERG represses the transcription of the tumour suppressor gene PTEN in prostate cancer cells (2017)
Journal Article

© 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.

Onset of Darcy-Brinkman convection with a uniform internal heat source and vertical throughflow (2017)
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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.

In vitro discrimination of wound-associated bacteria by volatile compound profiling using selected ion flow tube-mass spectrometry (2017)
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© 2017 The Society for Applied Microbiology Aims: To determine if bacterial species responsible for clinically relevant wound infection produce specific volatile profiles that would allow their speciation. Methods and Results: Selected ion flow tube-... Read More about In vitro discrimination of wound-associated bacteria by volatile compound profiling using selected ion flow tube-mass spectrometry.

Disposable sensors (2017)
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© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Device disposability is a critical feature of electrochemical sensor production, allowing complex measurements to be carried out in a low cost and efficient manner. Disposable sensors are increasing rapidly in their level of soph... Read More about Disposable sensors.

Evidence towards the involvement of nitric oxide in drought tolerance of sugarcane (2017)
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© 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.

Genetics society prize for best talk entitled "Adaptation to hypoxia requires HIF-driven GPRC5A-YAP activity" (2017)
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Biomedical Diagnostics Enabled by Integrated Organic and Printed Electronics (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 American Chemical Society. Organic and printed electronics integration has the potential to revolutionize many technologies, including biomedical diagnostics. This work demonstrates the successful integration of multiple printed electronic fu... Read More about Biomedical Diagnostics Enabled by Integrated Organic and Printed Electronics.

Alkaline phosphatase binds tenaciously to titanium; implications for biological surface evaluation following bone implant retrieval (2017)
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© 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.

Enhanced task-related brain activation and resting perfusion in healthy older adults after chronic blueberry supplementation (2017)
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© 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.

Double-diffusive Hadley–Prats flow in a horizontal porous layer with a concentration based internal heat source (2017)
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© 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.

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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© 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.

Development of a novel off-grid drinking water production system integrating electrochemically activated solutions and ultrafiltration membranes (2017)
Journal Article

© 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.

Hydrological legacy determines the type of enzyme inhibition in a peatlands chronosequence (2017)
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© 2017 The Author(s). Peatland ecosystems contain one-third of the world's soil carbon store and many have been exposed to drought leading to a loss of carbon. Understanding biogeochemical mechanisms affecting decomposition in peatlands is essential... Read More about Hydrological legacy determines the type of enzyme inhibition in a peatlands chronosequence.

Cheap and disposable gold and silver electrodes: Trends in the application of compact discs and digital versatile discs for electroanalytical chemistry (2017)
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© 2017 Increasingly more reports have focused on the use of digital versatile discs (DVDs) and compact discs (CDs) for the fabrication of electrodes. The majority of discs use Al to reflect the laser. However, a notable percentage utilise Au or Ag. T... Read More about Cheap and disposable gold and silver electrodes: Trends in the application of compact discs and digital versatile discs for electroanalytical chemistry.

EphA2 Drives the Segregation of Ras-Transformed Epithelial Cells from Normal Neighbors (2016)
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© 2016 Elsevier Ltd In epithelial tissues, cells expressing oncogenic Ras (hereafter RasV12 cells) are detected by normal neighbors and as a result are often extruded from the tissue [1–6]. RasV12 cells are eliminated apically, suggesting that extrus... Read More about EphA2 Drives the Segregation of Ras-Transformed Epithelial Cells from Normal Neighbors.

Ecological impact assessments fail to reduce risk of bat casualties at wind farms (2016)
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Demand for renewable energy is rising exponentially. While this has benefits in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, there may be costs to biodiversity [1]. Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are the main tool used across the world to predict the... Read More about Ecological impact assessments fail to reduce risk of bat casualties at wind farms.

Experimentally comparing the attractiveness of domestic lights to insects: Do LEDs attract fewer insects than conventional light types? (2016)
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© 2016 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. LED lighting is predicted to constitute 70% of the outdoor and residential lighting markets by 2020. While the use of LEDs promotes energy and cost savings relative to tr... Read More about Experimentally comparing the attractiveness of domestic lights to insects: Do LEDs attract fewer insects than conventional light types?.