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Hydrodynamic characterisation of chitosan and its interaction with two polyanions: DNA and xanthan (2014)
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Almutairi, F. M., Erten, T., Adams, G. G., Hayes, M., McLoughlin, P., Kök, M. Ş., Mackie, A. R., Rowe, A. J., & Harding, S. E. (2015). Hydrodynamic characterisation of chitosan and its interaction with two polyanions: DNA and xanthan. Carbohydrate Polymers, 122, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.09.090

Chitosan, a soluble polycationic derivative of insoluble chitin, has been widely considered for use in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Commercial (“C”) and in-house laboratory (“L”) prepared chitosan samples extracted from crustaceo... Read More about Hydrodynamic characterisation of chitosan and its interaction with two polyanions: DNA and xanthan.

Variation in sulfur and selenium accumulation is controlled by naturally occurring isoforms of the key sulfur assimilation enzyme ADENOSINE 5′-PHOSPHOSULFATE REDUCTASE2 across the arabidopsis species range (2014)
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Chao, D.-Y., Baraniecka, P., Danku, J., Koprivova, A., Lahner, B., Luo, H., Yakubova, E., Dilkes, B., Kopriva, S., & Salt, D. E. (2014). Variation in sulfur and selenium accumulation is controlled by naturally occurring isoforms of the key sulfur assimilation enzyme ADENOSINE 5′-PHOSPHOSULFATE REDUCTASE2 across the arabidopsis species range. Plant Physiology, 166(3), https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.114.247825

Natural variation allows the investigation of both the fundamental functions of genes and their role in local adaptation. As one of the essential macronutrients, sulfur is vital for plant growth and development and also for crop yield and quality. Se... Read More about Variation in sulfur and selenium accumulation is controlled by naturally occurring isoforms of the key sulfur assimilation enzyme ADENOSINE 5′-PHOSPHOSULFATE REDUCTASE2 across the arabidopsis species range.

Concentration dependence of translational diffusion coefficients for globular proteins (2014)
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Scott, D. J., Harding, S. E., & Winzor, D. J. (2014). Concentration dependence of translational diffusion coefficients for globular proteins. Analyst, 139(23), https://doi.org/10.1039/c4an01060d

This investigation examines published results of traditional diffusion experiments on ovalbumin and bovine serum albumin to determine the extent to which assumed concentration independence of the translational diffusion coefficient is a reasonable ap... Read More about Concentration dependence of translational diffusion coefficients for globular proteins.

Mutually beneficial host exploitation and ultra-biased sex ratios in quasisocial parasitoids (2014)
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Tang, X., Meng, L., Kapranas, A., Xu, F., Hardy, I. C., & Li, B. (in press). Mutually beneficial host exploitation and ultra-biased sex ratios in quasisocial parasitoids. Nature Communications, 5, Article 4942. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms5942

Selfish interests usually preclude resource sharing, but under some conditions collective actions enhance per capita gains. Such Allee effects underlay early explanations of social evolution but current understanding focusses on kin selection (inclus... Read More about Mutually beneficial host exploitation and ultra-biased sex ratios in quasisocial parasitoids.

Factors affecting phage D29 infection: a tool to investigate different growth states of mycobacteria (2014)
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Swift, B., Gerrard, Z., Huxley, J., & Rees, C. (2014). Factors affecting phage D29 infection: a tool to investigate different growth states of mycobacteria. PLoS ONE, 9(9), Article e106690. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106690

Bacteriophages D29 and TM4 are able to infect a wide range of mycobacteria, including pathogenic and non pathogenic species. Successful phage infection of both fast- and slow-growing mycobacteria can be rapidly detected using the phage amplification... Read More about Factors affecting phage D29 infection: a tool to investigate different growth states of mycobacteria.

The complete plasmid sequences of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium U288 (2014)
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Hooton, S. P., Timms, A. R., Cummings, N. J., Moreton, J., Wilson, R., & Connerton, I. F. (2014). The complete plasmid sequences of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium U288. Plasmid, 76, 32-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plasmid.2014.08.002

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium U288 is an emerging pathogen of pigs. The strain contains three plasmids of diverse origin that encode traits that are of concern for food security and safety, these include antibiotic resistant determinants, a... Read More about The complete plasmid sequences of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium U288.

Methane emissions among individual dairy cows during milking quantified by eructation peaks or ratio with carbon dioxide (2014)
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Bell, M. J., Saunders, N., Wilcox, R., Homer, E., Goodman, J., Craigon, J., & Garnsworthy, P. (2014). Methane emissions among individual dairy cows during milking quantified by eructation peaks or ratio with carbon dioxide. Journal of Dairy Science, 97(10), 6536-6546. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2013-7889

The aims of this study were to compare methods for examining measurements of CH4 and CO2 emissions of dairy cows during milking and to assess repeatability and variation of CH4 emissions among individual dairy cows. Measurements of CH4 and CO2 emissi... Read More about Methane emissions among individual dairy cows during milking quantified by eructation peaks or ratio with carbon dioxide.

Food safety organisations in Saudi Arabia – organisational, historical and future analysis (2014)
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Al-Mutairi, S., Connerton, I., & Dingwall, R. (2015). Food safety organisations in Saudi Arabia – organisational, historical and future analysis. Food Control, 47, 478-486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.07.047

Food safety organisations around the world are increasingly seeking to develop public policies to protect society, improve the economy, and ensure food safety and quality, by reducing the risks of food-borne illnesses, commercial adulteration, and fo... Read More about Food safety organisations in Saudi Arabia – organisational, historical and future analysis.

N-terminal Domain of Prion Protein Directs Its Oligomeric Association (2014)
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Trevitt, C. R., Hosszu, L. L., Batchelor, M., Panico, S., Terry, C., Nicoll, A. J., Risse, E., Taylor, W. A., Sandberg, M. K., Al-Doujaily, H., Linehan, J. M., Saibil, H. R., Scott, D. J., Collinge, J., Waltho, J. P., & Clarke, A. R. (2014). N-terminal Domain of Prion Protein Directs Its Oligomeric Association. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289(37), 25497-25508. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m114.566588

The self-association of prion protein (PrP) is a critical step in the pathology of prion diseases. It is increasingly recognized that small non-fibrillar β-sheet-rich oligomers of PrP may be of crucial importance in the prion disease process. Here, w... Read More about N-terminal Domain of Prion Protein Directs Its Oligomeric Association.

Expression of Arginase I in Myeloid Cells Limits Control of Residual Disease after Radiation Therapy of Tumors in Mice (2014)
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Crittenden, M. R., Savage, T., Cottam, B., Baird, J., Rodriguez, P. C., Newell, P., Young, K., Jackson, A. M., & Gough, M. J. (2014). Expression of Arginase I in Myeloid Cells Limits Control of Residual Disease after Radiation Therapy of Tumors in Mice. Radiation Research, 182(2), 182-190. https://doi.org/10.1667/rr13493.1

An accumulating body of evidence demonstrates that radiation therapy can generate adaptive immune responses that contribute to tumor control. However, in the absence of additional immune therapy, the adaptive immune response is insufficient to preven... Read More about Expression of Arginase I in Myeloid Cells Limits Control of Residual Disease after Radiation Therapy of Tumors in Mice.