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Lubrication by biomacromolecules: mechanisms and biomimetic strategies (2019)
Journal Article
Pradal, C., Yakubov, G., Williams, M., McGuckin, M., & Stokes, J. (2019). Lubrication by biomacromolecules: mechanisms and biomimetic strategies. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 14(5), https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ab2ac6

Biomacromolecules play a key role in protecting human biointerfaces from friction and wear, and thus enable painless motion. Biomacromolecules give rise to remarkable tribological properties that researchers have been eager to emulate. In this review... Read More about Lubrication by biomacromolecules: mechanisms and biomimetic strategies.

Encapsulation of E. coli phage ZCEC5 in chitosan-alginate beads as a delivery system in phage therapy (2019)
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Abdelsattar, A. S., Abdelrahmen, F., Dawoud, A., Connerton, I. F., & El-Shibiny, A. (2019). Encapsulation of E. coli phage ZCEC5 in chitosan-alginate beads as a delivery system in phage therapy. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 9, Article 87. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-019-0810-9

© 2019, The Author(s). Bacteriophages can be used successfully to treat pathogenic bacteria in the food chain including zoonotic pathogens that colonize the intestines of farm animals. However, harsh gastric conditions of low pH and digestive enzyme... Read More about Encapsulation of E. coli phage ZCEC5 in chitosan-alginate beads as a delivery system in phage therapy.

Non-chemically modified waxy rice starch stabilised wow emulsions for salt reduction (2019)
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Kasprzak, M., Wilde, P., Hill, S. E., Harding, S. E., Ford, R., & Wolf, B. (2019). Non-chemically modified waxy rice starch stabilised wow emulsions for salt reduction. Food and Function, 10(7), 4242-4255. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8fo01938j

Water-in-oil-in-water emulsions containing an internalised salt solution were stabilised with non-chemically modified waxy rice starch (WRS), and octinyl succinic anhydride (OSA) as reference, to release salt during oral processing due to amylase-ind... Read More about Non-chemically modified waxy rice starch stabilised wow emulsions for salt reduction.

Emergent Protective Organogenesis in Date Palms: A Morpho-devo-dynamic Adaptive Strategy During Early Development (2019)
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Xiao, T., Raygoza, A. A., Pérez, J. C., Kirschner, G., Deng, Y., Atkinson, B., Sturrock, C., Lube, V., Wang, J. Y., Lubineau, G., Al-Babili, S., Ramírez, L. A. C., Bennett, M. J., & Blilou, I. (2019). Emergent Protective Organogenesis in Date Palms: A Morpho-devo-dynamic Adaptive Strategy During Early Development. Plant Cell, 31(8), 1751-1766. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.19.00008

Desert plants have developed mechanisms for adapting to hostile desert conditions, yet these mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we describe two unique modes used by desert date palms (Phoenix dactylifera L.) to protect their meristematic tiss... Read More about Emergent Protective Organogenesis in Date Palms: A Morpho-devo-dynamic Adaptive Strategy During Early Development.

Review: mine tailings in an African tropical environment—mechanisms for the bioavailability of heavy metals in soils (2019)
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Kaninga, B. K., Chishala, B. H., Maseka, K. K., Sakala, G. M., Lark, M. R., Tye, A., & Watts, M. J. (2019). Review: mine tailings in an African tropical environment—mechanisms for the bioavailability of heavy metals in soils. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 42(4), 1069-1094. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-019-00326-2

© 2019, Springer Nature B.V. Heavy metals are of environmental significance due to their effect on human health and the ecosystem. One of the major exposure pathways of Heavy metals for humans is through food crops. It is postulated in the literature... Read More about Review: mine tailings in an African tropical environment—mechanisms for the bioavailability of heavy metals in soils.

Hunting for answers: Linking lectures with the real world using a mobile treasure hunt app (2019)
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Hartman, T., Lydon, S. J., & Rasmussen, A. (2019). Hunting for answers: Linking lectures with the real world using a mobile treasure hunt app. Plants, People, Planet, 1(3), 233-247. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.33

Plants underpin our society providing food, fuel, medicines, clean air and water, positive mental health, and are central to biodiversity conservation. Despite this importance and an increasing need for people with plant-identification skills, many s... Read More about Hunting for answers: Linking lectures with the real world using a mobile treasure hunt app.

The overlooked cohort? – Improving the taught postgraduate student experience in higher education (2019)
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Coneyworth, L., Jessop, R., Maden, P., & White, G. (2020). The overlooked cohort? – Improving the taught postgraduate student experience in higher education. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 57(3), 262-273. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2019.1617184

Taught postgraduate students in the UK have a limited timeframe for study, with most full-time courses requiring intense scholarship, typically over a 12-month period. Many of these students face challenges and concerns with the transition from under... Read More about The overlooked cohort? – Improving the taught postgraduate student experience in higher education.

Epigenetic regulation of sulfur homeostasis in plants (2019)
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Huang, X. Y., Li, M., Luo, R., Zhao, F. J., & Salt, D. E. (2019). Epigenetic regulation of sulfur homeostasis in plants. Journal of Experimental Botany, 70(16), 4171-4182. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erz218

Plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms for adaptation to fluctuating availability of nutrients in soil. Such mechanisms are of importance for plants to maintain homeostasis of nutrient elements for their development and growth. The molecular me... Read More about Epigenetic regulation of sulfur homeostasis in plants.

Endoreplication as a potential driver of cell wall modifications (2019)
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Bhosale, R., Maere, S., & De Veylder, L. (2019). Endoreplication as a potential driver of cell wall modifications. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 51, 58-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2019.04.003

© 2019 Endoreplication represents a variant of the mitotic cell cycle during which cells replicate their DNA without mitosis and/or cytokinesis, resulting in an increase in the cells’ ploidy level. This process is especially prominent in higher plant... Read More about Endoreplication as a potential driver of cell wall modifications.

Investigating the use of microdialysis and SEC-UV-ICP-MS to assess iodine interactions in soil solution (2019)
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Humphrey, O., Young, S., Bailey, E., Crout, N., Ander, E., Hamilton, E., & Watts, M. (2019). Investigating the use of microdialysis and SEC-UV-ICP-MS to assess iodine interactions in soil solution. Chemosphere, 229, 41-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.215

Element cycling in the terrestrial environment is heavily reliant upon processes that occur in soil solution. Here we present the first application of microdialysis to sample iodine from soil solution. In comparison to conventional soil solution extr... Read More about Investigating the use of microdialysis and SEC-UV-ICP-MS to assess iodine interactions in soil solution.