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Bacteriophages to control multi-drug resistant enterococcus faecalis infection of dental root canals (2021)
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El-Telbany, M., El-Didamony, G., Askora, A., Ariny, E., Abdallah, D., Connerton, I. F., & El-Shibiny, A. (2021). Bacteriophages to control multi-drug resistant enterococcus faecalis infection of dental root canals. Microorganisms, 9(3), Article 517. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9030517

© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Phage therapy is an alternative treatment to antibiotics that can overcome multi-drug resistant bacteria. In this study, we aimed to isolate and characterize lytic bacteriophages targeted agai... Read More about Bacteriophages to control multi-drug resistant enterococcus faecalis infection of dental root canals.

Agronomic biofortification of cowpea with zinc: Variation in primary metabolism responses and grain nutritional quality among 29 diverse genotypes (2021)
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Silva, V. M., Nardeli, A. J., Angélica de Carvalho Mendes, N., de Moura Rocha, M., Wilson, L., Young, S. D., …Rodrigues dos Reis, A. (2021). Agronomic biofortification of cowpea with zinc: Variation in primary metabolism responses and grain nutritional quality among 29 diverse genotypes. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 162, 378-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.02.020

© 2021 Elsevier Masson SAS Dietary zinc (Zn) deficiency is widespread globally, and is particularly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) is consumed widely in LMICs due to its high protein conten... Read More about Agronomic biofortification of cowpea with zinc: Variation in primary metabolism responses and grain nutritional quality among 29 diverse genotypes.

Age group determines the acceptability of protein derived off-flavour (2021)
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Lester, S., Cornacchia, L., Corbier, C., Hurst, K., Ayed, C., Taylor, M. A., & Fisk, I. (2021). Age group determines the acceptability of protein derived off-flavour. Food Quality and Preference, 91, Article 104212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104212

© 2021 The Authors Many older adults fail to meet their daily protein requirements, potentially due to social, physical and medical factors, including sensory and appetite changes. Additionally, our previous research has identified potential sulfurou... Read More about Age group determines the acceptability of protein derived off-flavour.

Interspecific Variation in One-Carbon Metabolism within the Ovarian Follicle, Oocyte, and Preimplantation Embryo: Consequences for Epigenetic Programming of DNA Methylation (2021)
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Clare, C. E., Pestinger, V., Kwong, W. Y., Tutt, D. A. R., Xu, J., Byrne, H. M., …Sinclair, K. D. (2021). Interspecific Variation in One-Carbon Metabolism within the Ovarian Follicle, Oocyte, and Preimplantation Embryo: Consequences for Epigenetic Programming of DNA Methylation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(4), Article 1838. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22041838

One-carbon (1C) metabolism provides methyl groups for the synthesis and/or methylation 20 of purines and pyrimidines, biogenic amines, proteins and phospholipids. Our understanding of 21 how 1C pathways operate, however, pertains mostly to the (rat)... Read More about Interspecific Variation in One-Carbon Metabolism within the Ovarian Follicle, Oocyte, and Preimplantation Embryo: Consequences for Epigenetic Programming of DNA Methylation.

Specification and epigenomic resetting of the pig germline exhibit conservation with the human lineage (2021)
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Zhu, Q., Sang, F., Withey, S., Tang, W., Dietmann, S., Klisch, D., …Alberio, R. (2021). Specification and epigenomic resetting of the pig germline exhibit conservation with the human lineage. Cell Reports, 34(6), Article 108735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108735

Investigations of the human germline and programming are challenging because of limited access to embryonic material. However, the pig as a model may provide insights into transcriptional network and epigenetic reprogramming applicable to both specie... Read More about Specification and epigenomic resetting of the pig germline exhibit conservation with the human lineage.

Response of the porcine MYH4-promoter and MYH4-expressing myotubes to known anabolic and catabolic agents in vitro (2021)
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Brearley, M. C., Loczenski-Brown, D. M., Loughna, P. T., Parr, T., & Brameld, J. M. (2021). Response of the porcine MYH4-promoter and MYH4-expressing myotubes to known anabolic and catabolic agents in vitro. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 25, Article 100924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.100924

© 2021 The Authors Myosin heavy chain-IIB (MyHC-IIB; encoded by MYH4 or Myh4) expression is often associated with muscle hypertrophic growth. Unlike other large mammals, domestic pig breeds express MyHC-IIB at both the mRNA and protein level. Aim: To... Read More about Response of the porcine MYH4-promoter and MYH4-expressing myotubes to known anabolic and catabolic agents in vitro.

Thapsigargin Is a Broad-Spectrum Inhibitor of Major Human Respiratory Viruses: Coronavirus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza A Virus (2021)
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Al-Beltagi, S., Preda, C. A., Goulding, L. V., James, J., Pu, J., Skinner, P., …Chang, K.-C. (2021). Thapsigargin Is a Broad-Spectrum Inhibitor of Major Human Respiratory Viruses: Coronavirus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza A Virus. Viruses, 13(2), Article 234. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13020234

The long-term control strategy of SARS-CoV-2 and other major respiratory viruses needs to in-clude antivirals to treat acute infections, in addition to the judicious use of effective vaccines. Whilst COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out for mass va... Read More about Thapsigargin Is a Broad-Spectrum Inhibitor of Major Human Respiratory Viruses: Coronavirus, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza A Virus.

How well do crop modeling groups predict wheat phenology, given calibration data from the target population? (2021)
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Wallach, D., Palosuo, T., Thorburn, P., Gourdain, E., Asseng, S., Basso, B., …Seidel, S. J. (2021). How well do crop modeling groups predict wheat phenology, given calibration data from the target population?. European Journal of Agronomy, 124, Article 126195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2020.126195

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Predicting phenology is essential for adapting varieties to different environmental conditions and for crop management. Therefore, it is important to evaluate how well different crop modeling groups can predict phenology. Multipl... Read More about How well do crop modeling groups predict wheat phenology, given calibration data from the target population?.

Can nitrogen fertilizer management improve grain iron concentration of agro-biofortified crops in Zimbabwe? (2021)
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Manzeke-Kangara, M. G., Mtambanengwe, F., Watts, M. J., Broadley, M. R., Lark, R. M., & Mapfumo, P. (2021). Can nitrogen fertilizer management improve grain iron concentration of agro-biofortified crops in Zimbabwe?. Agronomy, 11(1), Article 124. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11010124

Improving iron (Fe) concentration in staple grain crops could help reduce Fe-deficiency anaemia in communities dependent on plant-based diets. Co-application of nitrogen (N) and zinc (Zn) fertilizers has been reported to improve both yield and grain... Read More about Can nitrogen fertilizer management improve grain iron concentration of agro-biofortified crops in Zimbabwe?.

The role of sodium chloride in the sensory and physico-chemical properties of sweet biscuits (2021)
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Ayed, C., Lim, M., Nawaz, K., Macnaughtan, W., Sturrock, C. J., Hill, S. E., …Fisk, I. D. (2021). The role of sodium chloride in the sensory and physico-chemical properties of sweet biscuits. Food Chemistry: X, 9, Article 100115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2021.100115

© 2021 Salt is included in many foods which consumers do not regard as salty. This “hidden-salt” may offer functional benefits but is often overlooked in sodium reduction strategies. This study investigated its role in shortbread-like sweet biscuits... Read More about The role of sodium chloride in the sensory and physico-chemical properties of sweet biscuits.