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Advancing insights into microgravity induced muscle changes using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism (2024)
Journal Article
Beckett, L. J., Williams, P. M., Toh, L. S., Hessel, V., Gerstweiler, L., Fisk, I., Toronjo-Urquiza, L., & Chauhan, V. M. (2024). Advancing insights into microgravity induced muscle changes using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism. npj Microgravity, 10(1), Article 79. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-024-00418-z

Spaceflight presents significant challenges to the physiological state of living organisms. This can be due to the microgravity environment experienced during long-term space missions, resulting in alterations in muscle structure and function, such a... Read More about Advancing insights into microgravity induced muscle changes using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism.

Recent progress in the extraction of terpenoids from essential oils and separation of the enantiomers by GC–MS (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Huang, J., Lin, X., Su, W., Zhu, P., Yang, N., & Adams, E. (2024). Recent progress in the extraction of terpenoids from essential oils and separation of the enantiomers by GC–MS. Journal of Chromatography A, 1730, Article 465118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2024.465118

Terpenoids possess significant physiological activities and are rich in essential oils. Some terpenoids have chiral centers and could form enantiomers with distinct physiological activities. Therefore, the extraction and separation of terpenoids enan... Read More about Recent progress in the extraction of terpenoids from essential oils and separation of the enantiomers by GC–MS.

Aroma and metabolite profiling in duckweeds: exploring species and ecotypic variation to enable wider adoption as a food crop (2024)
Journal Article
Smith, K. E., Schäfer, M., Lim, M., Robles-Zazueta, C. A., Cowan, L., Fisk, I. D., Xu, S., & Murchie, E. H. (2024). Aroma and metabolite profiling in duckweeds: exploring species and ecotypic variation to enable wider adoption as a food crop. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 18, Article 101263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101263

Duckweeds (water lentils) are a nutritious human food source, with Wolffia species consumed traditionally in Eastern Asia. Duckweed contain up to 45 % protein by dry weight, high macronutrients, minerals and carotenoids. However, duckweed are not cul... Read More about Aroma and metabolite profiling in duckweeds: exploring species and ecotypic variation to enable wider adoption as a food crop.

Characterisation of aroma-active compounds in dried Dendrobium spp. stems (Shihu) using GC-Olfactometry and a modified NIF-SNIF method (2024)
Journal Article
Kirkwood, A., Fisk, I., Xu, Y., & Yang, N. (2024). Characterisation of aroma-active compounds in dried Dendrobium spp. stems (Shihu) using GC-Olfactometry and a modified NIF-SNIF method. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 133, Article 106344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106344

Dendrobium orchid stems (Chinese name Shihu) are becoming popular ingredients in food and drinks such as wine, teas and desserts, however, its aroma chemistry is not currently understood. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Gas Chromatog... Read More about Characterisation of aroma-active compounds in dried Dendrobium spp. stems (Shihu) using GC-Olfactometry and a modified NIF-SNIF method.

Investigating the effect of sharing environmental information on consumer responses to conventional and hypothetical ‘precision fermented’ yoghurt (2024)
Journal Article
Ford, H., Thibodeau, M., Newton, L., Child, C., & Yang, Q. (2024). Investigating the effect of sharing environmental information on consumer responses to conventional and hypothetical ‘precision fermented’ yoghurt. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.17228

Precision fermented dairy (PFD) is a novel technology used to produce milk proteins that can be used to replicate conventional dairy (CD) products. With PFD products likely to be available soon in the United Kingdom, this study aimed to explore consu... Read More about Investigating the effect of sharing environmental information on consumer responses to conventional and hypothetical ‘precision fermented’ yoghurt.

Development of a lexicon for the sensory description of edible insects commercially available in Australia (2024)
Journal Article
Bless, I., Bastian, S. E. P., Gould, J., Yang, Q., & Wilkinson, K. L. (2024). Development of a lexicon for the sensory description of edible insects commercially available in Australia. Food Research International, 190, Article 114574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114574

Sensory lexicons provide an important tool for describing the sensory properties of emerging, unfamiliar foods such as edible insects. This study sought to establish and validate a sensory lexicon for the description and differentiation of edible ins... Read More about Development of a lexicon for the sensory description of edible insects commercially available in Australia.

Oxytocin (2024)
Book Chapter
Anand-Ivell, R., Ludwig, M., Tribe, R., & Ivell, R. (2024). Oxytocin. In Encyclopedia of Reproduction. (Third edition). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21477-6.00121-8

The small peptide hormone oxytocin has long been recognized as a key factor in the natural induction of the birth process at the end of pregnancy, as well as in the release of milk upon suckling by the infant. It has additional roles within the brain... Read More about Oxytocin.

Digital Twins in Agriculture: Orchestration and Applications (2024)
Journal Article
Escribà-Gelonch, M., Liang, S., van Schalkwyk, P., Fisk, I., Long, N. V. D., & Hessel, V. (2024). Digital Twins in Agriculture: Orchestration and Applications. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 72(19), 10737-10752. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.4c01934

Digital Twins have emerged as an outstanding opportunity for precision farming, digitally replicating in real-time the functionalities of objects and plants. A virtual replica of the crop, including key agronomic development aspects such as irrigatio... Read More about Digital Twins in Agriculture: Orchestration and Applications.

Comparing motivations and barriers to reduce meat and adopt protein alternatives amongst meat-eaters in Australia, China and the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Ford, H., Zhang, Y., Gould, J., Danner, L., Bastian, S. E., & Yang, Q. (2024). Comparing motivations and barriers to reduce meat and adopt protein alternatives amongst meat-eaters in Australia, China and the UK. Food Quality and Preference, 118, Article 105208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2024.105208

Motivations are central in determining consumer food choices and provide insights regarding barriers to change. Given the global need to transition towards more sustainable protein consumption patterns, understanding cross-cultural motivations is imp... Read More about Comparing motivations and barriers to reduce meat and adopt protein alternatives amongst meat-eaters in Australia, China and the UK.

Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) as an indicator of leydig cell insufficiency (LCI) in Middle-aged and older men with hypogonadism: reference range and threshold (2024)
Journal Article
Anand-Ivell, R., Heng, K., Antonio, L., Bartfai, G., Casanueva, F. F., Maggi, M., …Ivell, R. (2024). Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) as an indicator of leydig cell insufficiency (LCI) in Middle-aged and older men with hypogonadism: reference range and threshold. Aging Male, 27(1), Article 2346322. https://doi.org/10.1080/13685538.2024.2346322

Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) is a circulating biomarker for Leydig cell functional capacity in men, also indicating Leydig Cell Insufficiency (LCI) and potential primary hypogonadism. Using results from large cohort studies we explore sources of bi... Read More about Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) as an indicator of leydig cell insufficiency (LCI) in Middle-aged and older men with hypogonadism: reference range and threshold.