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B chromosomes are associated with redistribution of genetic recombination towards lower-recombination chromosomal regions in perennial ryegrass (2018)
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Harper, J., Phillips, D., Thomas, A., Gasior, D., Evans, C., Powell, W., …Armstead, I. (2018). B chromosomes are associated with redistribution of genetic recombination towards lower-recombination chromosomal regions in perennial ryegrass. Journal of Experimental Botany, 69(8), https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ery052

Supernumerary ‘B’ chromosomes are non-essential components of the genome present in a range of plant and animal species – including many grasses. Within diploid and polyploid ryegrass and fescue species, including the forage grass perennial ryegrass... Read More about B chromosomes are associated with redistribution of genetic recombination towards lower-recombination chromosomal regions in perennial ryegrass.

Temperature response of ex-situ greenhouse gas emissions from tropical peatlands: interactions between forest type and peat moisture conditions (2018)
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Sjögersten, S., Aplin, P., Gauci, V., Peacock, M., Siegenthaler, A., & Turner, B. (2018). Temperature response of ex-situ greenhouse gas emissions from tropical peatlands: interactions between forest type and peat moisture conditions. Geoderma, 324, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.02.029

Climate warming is likely to increase carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions from tropical wetlands by stimulating microbial activity, but the magnitude of temperature response of these CO2 and CH4 emissions, as well as variation in tempera... Read More about Temperature response of ex-situ greenhouse gas emissions from tropical peatlands: interactions between forest type and peat moisture conditions.

The singularity index for soil geochemical variables, and a mixture model for its interpretation (2018)
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Lark, R., Patton, M., Ander, E., & Reay, D. (2018). The singularity index for soil geochemical variables, and a mixture model for its interpretation. Geoderma, 323, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.02.032

A geochemical anomaly is a concentration of an element or other constituent in a medium (soil, sediment or surface water) which is unusual in its local setting. Geochemical anomalies may be interesting as indicators of processes such as point contami... Read More about The singularity index for soil geochemical variables, and a mixture model for its interpretation.

Controlled depolymerisation, as assessed by analytical ultracentrifugation, of low molecular weight chitosan for potential use in archaeological conservation (2018)
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Wakefield, J. M., Gillis, R. B., Adams, G. G., McQueen, C., & Harding, S. E. (2018). Controlled depolymerisation, as assessed by analytical ultracentrifugation, of low molecular weight chitosan for potential use in archaeological conservation. European Biophysics Journal, 47(7), 769-775. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00249-018-1290-6

The heterogeneity and molecular weight of a chitosan of low molecular weight (molar mass) and low degree of acetylation (0.1), for potential use as a consolidant for decayed archaeological wood, has been examined by sedimentation velocity and sedimen... Read More about Controlled depolymerisation, as assessed by analytical ultracentrifugation, of low molecular weight chitosan for potential use in archaeological conservation.

Physiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural characterization of selenium toxicity in cowpea plants (2018)
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Silva, V. M., Boleta, E. H. M., Lanza, M. G. D. B., Lavres, J., Martins, J. T., Santos, E. F., …dos Reis, A. R. (in press). Physiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural characterization of selenium toxicity in cowpea plants. Environmental and Experimental Botany, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2018.03.020

Selenium (Se) is considered a beneficial element for plants; however, in high concentrations, it causes negative effects on plant physiology and development. This study reports the first physiological, nutritional, and ultrastructural description of... Read More about Physiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural characterization of selenium toxicity in cowpea plants.

Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception (2018)
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Giacalone, D., Kreuzfeldt Degn, T., Yang, N., Liu, C., Fisk, I. D., & Munchow, M. (2019). Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception. Food Quality and Preference, 71, 463-474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2018.03.009

The demand for high quality and specialty coffee is increasing worldwide.In order to meet these demands, a more uniform and standardized quality assessment of coffee is essential. The aim of this study was to make a sensory scientific and chemical ch... Read More about Common roasting defects in coffee: aroma composition, sensory characterization and consumer perception.

Ultrasound-mediation of self-illuminating reporters improves imaging resolution in optically scattering media (2018)
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Ahmad, J., Jayet, B., Hill, P. J., Mather, M. L., Dehghani, H., & Morgan, S. P. (in press). Ultrasound-mediation of self-illuminating reporters improves imaging resolution in optically scattering media. Biomedical Optics Express, 9(4), https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.9.001664

In vivo imaging of self-illuminating bio-and chemiluminescent reporters is used to observe the physiology of small animals. However, strong light scattering by biological tissues results in poor spatial resolution of the optical imaging, which also d... Read More about Ultrasound-mediation of self-illuminating reporters improves imaging resolution in optically scattering media.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) nanomachines—mechanisms for fluoroquinolone and glycopeptide recognition, efflux and/or deactivation (2018)
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Phillips-Jones, M. K., & Harding, S. E. (2018). Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) nanomachines—mechanisms for fluoroquinolone and glycopeptide recognition, efflux and/or deactivation. Biophysical Reviews, 10(2), 347-362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-018-0404-9

In this review, we discuss mechanisms of resistance identified in bacterial agents Staphylococcus aureus and the enterococci towards two priority classes of antibiotics—the fluoroquinolones and the glycopeptides. Members of both classes interact with... Read More about Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) nanomachines—mechanisms for fluoroquinolone and glycopeptide recognition, efflux and/or deactivation.

Survival of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in retail pasteurised milk (2018)
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Gerrard, Z. E., Swift, B. M., Botsaris, G., Davidson, R. S., Hutchings, M. R., Huxley, J. N., & Rees, C. E. (2018). Survival of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in retail pasteurised milk. Food Microbiology, 74, 57-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2018.03.004

A survey of retail purchased semi-skimmed pasteurised milk (n = 368) for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) was conducted between May 2014 and June 2015 across the midlands of England using the Phage-PCR assay. Overall, 10.3% of th... Read More about Survival of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in retail pasteurised milk.

Prediction of enteric methane production, yield and intensity in dairy cattle using an intercontinental database (2018)
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Niu, M., Kebreab, E., Hristov, A. N., Oh, J., Arndt, C., Bannink, A., …Yu, Z. (2018). Prediction of enteric methane production, yield and intensity in dairy cattle using an intercontinental database. Global Change Biology, 24(8), https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14094

Enteric methane (CH₄) production from cattle contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions. Measurement of enteric CH₄ is complex, expensive and impractical at large scales; therefore, models are commonly used to predict CH₄ production. However, bui... Read More about Prediction of enteric methane production, yield and intensity in dairy cattle using an intercontinental database.

Synchronisation in the prefrontal-striatal circuit tracks behavioural choice in a go no-go task in rats (2018)
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Stubbendorff, C., Molano-Mazon, M., Young, A. M., & Gerdjikov, T. V. (in press). Synchronisation in the prefrontal-striatal circuit tracks behavioural choice in a go no-go task in rats. European Journal of Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.13905

Rodent striatum is involved in sensory-motor transformations and reward-related learning. Lesion studies suggest dorsolateral striatum, dorsomedial striatum, and nucleus accumbens underlie stimulus-response transformations, goal-directed behaviour an... Read More about Synchronisation in the prefrontal-striatal circuit tracks behavioural choice in a go no-go task in rats.

Stabilisation of oil-in-water emulsions with non-chemical modified gelatinised starch (2018)
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Kasprzak, M. M., Macnaughtan, W., Harding, S., Wilde, P., & Wolf, B. (2018). Stabilisation of oil-in-water emulsions with non-chemical modified gelatinised starch. Food Hydrocolloids, 81, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2018.03.002

In this research, stabilisation of oil-in-water emulsions with non-chemically modified gelatinised starch is presented. Thus far only octenyl succinic anhydride(OSA) modified gelatinised starch has been known to adsorb at emulsion droplet interfaces,... Read More about Stabilisation of oil-in-water emulsions with non-chemical modified gelatinised starch.

Assessing human impact on Rostherne Mere, UK, using the geochemistry of organic matter (2018)
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Lacey, J. H., Leng, M. J., Vane, C. H., Radbourne, A. D., Yang, H., & Ryves, D. B. (in press). Assessing human impact on Rostherne Mere, UK, using the geochemistry of organic matter. Anthropocene, 21, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2018.02.002

This study investigates recent changes in the geochemistry of organic material from a hypereutrophic lake (Rostherne Mere, United Kingdom) using the geochemical and molecular composition of radiometrically dated sediment cores. Modern samples suggest... Read More about Assessing human impact on Rostherne Mere, UK, using the geochemistry of organic matter.

When unlikely outcomes occur: the role of communication format in maintaining communicator credibility (2018)
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Jenkins, S. C., Harris, A. J., & Lark, M. (2019). When unlikely outcomes occur: the role of communication format in maintaining communicator credibility. Journal of Risk Research, 22(5), 537-554. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2018.1440415

The public expects science to reduce or eliminate uncertainty (Kinzig & Starrett, 2003), yet scientific forecasts are probabilistic (at best) and it is simply not possible to make predictions with certainty. Whilst an ‘unlikely’ outcome is not expect... Read More about When unlikely outcomes occur: the role of communication format in maintaining communicator credibility.

Effect of feeding system on enteric methane emissions from individual dairy cows on commercial farms (2018)
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Eckert, M., Bell, M., Potterton, S., Craigon, J., Saunders, N., Wilcox, R., …Garnsworthy, P. (2018). Effect of feeding system on enteric methane emissions from individual dairy cows on commercial farms. Land, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/land7010026

This study investigated the effects of feeding system on diurnal enteric methane (CH4) emissions from individual cows on commercial farms. Data were obtained from 830 cows across 12 farms, and data collated included production records, CH4 measuremen... Read More about Effect of feeding system on enteric methane emissions from individual dairy cows on commercial farms.

Does the diurnal pattern of enteric methane emissions from dairy cows change over time? (2018)
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Bell, M., Craigon, J., Saunders, N., Goodman, J., & Garnsworthy, P. (2018). Does the diurnal pattern of enteric methane emissions from dairy cows change over time?. Animal, 12(10), 2065-2070. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731118000228

Diet manipulation and genetic selection are two important mitigation strategies for reducing enteric methane (CH4) emissions from ruminant livestock. The aim of this study was to assess whether the diurnal pattern of CH4 emissions from individual dai... Read More about Does the diurnal pattern of enteric methane emissions from dairy cows change over time?.

Oxygen isotope analysis of the eyes of pelagic trilobites: Testing the application of sea temperature proxies for the Ordovician (2018)
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Bennett, C. E., Williams, M., Leng, M. J., Lee, M. R., Bonifacie, M., Calmels, D., …Vandenbroucke, T. R. (2018). Oxygen isotope analysis of the eyes of pelagic trilobites: Testing the application of sea temperature proxies for the Ordovician. Gondwana Research, 57, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2018.01.006

The oxygen isotope composition of well-preserved trilobite eye calcite, retaining its original optical properties, represents a possible source of information on Paleozoic sea temperatures. Species of the epipelagic telephinid genera Carolinites and... Read More about Oxygen isotope analysis of the eyes of pelagic trilobites: Testing the application of sea temperature proxies for the Ordovician.

Exposure to maternal cafeteria diets during the suckling period has greater effects on fat deposition and Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) gene expression in rodent offspring compared to exposure before birth (2018)
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Vithayathil, M., Gugusheff, J., Ong, Z., Langley-Evans, S. C., Gibson, R., & Muhlhausler, B. (in press). Exposure to maternal cafeteria diets during the suckling period has greater effects on fat deposition and Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) gene expression in rodent offspring compared to exposure before birth. Nutrition and Metabolism, 15(17), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-018-0253-3

Background: While the adverse metabolic effects of exposure to obesogenic diets during both the prenatal and early postnatal period are well established, the relative impact of exposure during these separate developmental windows remains unclear. O... Read More about Exposure to maternal cafeteria diets during the suckling period has greater effects on fat deposition and Sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) gene expression in rodent offspring compared to exposure before birth.

Proportion of sewage sludge to soil influences the survival of Salmonella Dublin, and Escherichia coli (2018)
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Ellis, S., Tyrrel, S., O'Leary, E., Richards, K., Griffiths, B., & Ritz, K. (2018). Proportion of sewage sludge to soil influences the survival of Salmonella Dublin, and Escherichia coli. CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water, 46(4), https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.201800042

The survival of enteric pathogens in sewage sludge could lead to their transferral into the soil environment and subsequent contamination of crops and water courses. This, in turn, could increase the potential spread of gastrointestinal disease. This... Read More about Proportion of sewage sludge to soil influences the survival of Salmonella Dublin, and Escherichia coli.