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Veterinary students' usage and perception of video teaching resources (2011)
Journal Article
Roshier, A. L., Foster, N., & Jones, M. A. (2011). Veterinary students' usage and perception of video teaching resources. BMC Medical Education, 11(Januar), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6920-11-1

Background: The purpose of our study was to use a student-centred approach to develop an online video learning resource (called 'Moo Tube') at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, UK and also to provide guidance fo... Read More about Veterinary students' usage and perception of video teaching resources.

Association between somatic cell count and serial locomotion score assessments in UK dairy cows (2011)
Journal Article
Archer, S. C., Madouasse, A., Green, M. J., & Huxley, J. (2011). Association between somatic cell count and serial locomotion score assessments in UK dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 94(9), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2011-4276

This research investigated the effect of lameness, measured by locomotion score (LS) on the somatic cell count (SCC) of UK dairy cows. The data set consisted of 11,141 records of SCC and LS collected monthly on 12 occasions from 1,397 cows kept on 7... Read More about Association between somatic cell count and serial locomotion score assessments in UK dairy cows.

Maximising graduate status in pre-registration nursing programmes: Utilising problem based learning (2010)
Journal Article
McGarry, J., Aubeeluck, A., James, V., & Hinsliff-Smith, K. (2011). Maximising graduate status in pre-registration nursing programmes: Utilising problem based learning. Nurse Education in Practice, 11(6), 342-344. doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2010.11.018

This paper debates the use of problem based learning in accelerated pre-registration nursing programmes that are specifically designed for candidates with ‘graduate status’. We discuss the benefits of using problem based learning (PBL) within a gradu... Read More about Maximising graduate status in pre-registration nursing programmes: Utilising problem based learning.

Lameness in UK dairy cows: a review of the current status (2010)
Journal Article
Archer, S. C., Bell, N., & Huxley, J. (2010). Lameness in UK dairy cows: a review of the current status. In Practice, 32(10), https://doi.org/10.1136/inp.c6672

Lameness in dairy cattle has been reported as a concern for welfare and economic reasons for over 20 years. This concern has been expressed from across the industry and has prompted the launch of a number of initiatives to address the problem. This a... Read More about Lameness in UK dairy cows: a review of the current status.

Sortase anchored proteins of Streptococcus uberis play major roles in the pathogenesis of bovine mastitis in dairy cattle (2010)
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Leigh, J. A., Egan, S. A., Ward, P. N., Field, T. R., & Coffey, T. J. (2010). Sortase anchored proteins of Streptococcus uberis play major roles in the pathogenesis of bovine mastitis in dairy cattle. Veterinary Research, 41(5), Article 63. https://doi.org/10.1051/vetres/2010036

Streptococcus uberis, strain 0140J, contains a single copy sortase A (srtA), encoding a transamidase capable of covalently anchoring specific proteins to peptidoglycan. Unlike the wild-type, an isogenic mutant carrying an inactivating ISS1 insertion... Read More about Sortase anchored proteins of Streptococcus uberis play major roles in the pathogenesis of bovine mastitis in dairy cattle.

Association between milk yield and serial locomotion score assessments in UK dairy cows (2010)
Journal Article
Archer, S. C., Green, M. J., & Huxley, J. (2010). Association between milk yield and serial locomotion score assessments in UK dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 93(9), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2010-3062

This study investigated the effect of lameness, measured by serial locomotion scoring over a 12-mo period, on the milk yield of UK dairy cows. The data set consisted of 11,735 records of test-day yield and locomotion scores collected monthly from 1,4... Read More about Association between milk yield and serial locomotion score assessments in UK dairy cows.

Effect of delivery method on the efficacy of Salmonella vaccination in chickens (2010)
Journal Article
Atterbury, R. J., Morris, V., Harrison, D., Tucker, V., Allen, V., Davies, R., & Carrique-Mas, J. (2010). Effect of delivery method on the efficacy of Salmonella vaccination in chickens. Veterinary Record, 167(5), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.b4884

To investigate whether the efficacy of live vaccines is influenced by the mode of vaccine delivery, a widely-used UK live commercial Salmonella Enteritidis vaccine was delivered to pullet chicks either by spray, in drinking water, or in combination w... Read More about Effect of delivery method on the efficacy of Salmonella vaccination in chickens.

LIM-domain proteins, LIMD1, Ajuba, and WTIP are required for microRNA-mediated gene silencing (2010)
Journal Article
James, V., Zhang, Y., Foxler, D. E., de Moor, C. H., Kong, Y. W., Webb, T. M., …Sharp, T. V. (2010). LIM-domain proteins, LIMD1, Ajuba, and WTIP are required for microRNA-mediated gene silencing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(28), 12499-12504. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0914987107

In recent years there have been major advances with respect to the identification of the protein components and mechanisms of microRNA (miRNA) mediated silencing. However, the complete and precise repertoire of components and mechanism(s) of action r... Read More about LIM-domain proteins, LIMD1, Ajuba, and WTIP are required for microRNA-mediated gene silencing.

Direct visualization of the small hydrophobic protein of human respiratory syncytial virus reveals the structural basis for membrane permeability (2010)
Journal Article
Carter, S. D., Dent, K. C., Atkins, E., Foster, T. L., Verow, M., Gorny, P., …Barr, J. N. (2010). Direct visualization of the small hydrophobic protein of human respiratory syncytial virus reveals the structural basis for membrane permeability. FEBS Letters, 584(13), 2786-2790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2010.05.006

Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract disease in infants. The HRSV small hydrophobic (SH) protein plays an important role in HRSV pathogenesis, although its mode of action is unclear. Analysis of the... Read More about Direct visualization of the small hydrophobic protein of human respiratory syncytial virus reveals the structural basis for membrane permeability.

Identification of sortase A (SrtA) substrates in Streptococcus uberis: evidence for an additional hexapeptide (LPXXXD) sorting motif (2009)
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Egan, S. A., Kurian, D., Ward, P. N., Hunt, L., & Leigh, J. A. (2009). Identification of sortase A (SrtA) substrates in Streptococcus uberis: evidence for an additional hexapeptide (LPXXXD) sorting motif. Journal of Proteome Research, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1021/pr901025w

Sortase (a transamidase) has been shown to be responsible for the covalent attachment of proteins to the bacterial cell wall. Anchoring is effected on secreted proteins containing a specific cell wall motif toward their C-terminus; that for sortase A... Read More about Identification of sortase A (SrtA) substrates in Streptococcus uberis: evidence for an additional hexapeptide (LPXXXD) sorting motif.

Knockdown of alpha myosin heavy chain disrupts the cytoskeleton and leads to multiple defects during chick cardiogenesis (2009)
Journal Article
Rutland, C., Warner, L., Thorpe, A., Alibhai, A., Robinson, T., Shaw, B., …Loughna, S. (2009). Knockdown of alpha myosin heavy chain disrupts the cytoskeleton and leads to multiple defects during chick cardiogenesis. Journal of Anatomy, 214(6), 905-915. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2009.01079.x

Atrial septal defects are a common congenital heart defect in humans. Although mutations in different genes are now frequently being described, little is known about the processes and mechanisms behind the early stages of atrial septal development. B... Read More about Knockdown of alpha myosin heavy chain disrupts the cytoskeleton and leads to multiple defects during chick cardiogenesis.

Management interventions in dairy herds: exploring within herd uncertainty using an integrated Bayesian model (2009)
Journal Article
Green, M. J., Medley, G. F., Bradley, A. J., & Browne, W. J. (2009). Management interventions in dairy herds: exploring within herd uncertainty using an integrated Bayesian model. Veterinary Research, 41(2), Article Article 22. https://doi.org/10.1051/vetres/2009070

Knowledge of the efficacy of an intervention for disease control on an individual farm is essential to make good decisions on preventive healthcare, but the uncertainty in outcome associated with undertaking a specific control strategy has rarely b... Read More about Management interventions in dairy herds: exploring within herd uncertainty using an integrated Bayesian model.

Bayesian analysis of a mastitis control plan to investigate the influence of veterinary prior beliefs on clinical interpretation (2009)
Journal Article
Green, M. J., Browne, W. J., Green, L., Bradley, A. J., Leach, K., Breen, J., & Medley, G. F. (2009). Bayesian analysis of a mastitis control plan to investigate the influence of veterinary prior beliefs on clinical interpretation. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 91(2-4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.05.029

The fundamental objective for health research is to determine whether changes should be made to clinical decisions. Decisions made by veterinary surgeons in the light of new research evidence are known to be influenced by their prior beliefs, especia... Read More about Bayesian analysis of a mastitis control plan to investigate the influence of veterinary prior beliefs on clinical interpretation.

Use of posterior predictive assessments to evaluate model fit in multilevel logistic regression (2009)
Journal Article
Green, M. J., Medley, G. F., & Browne, W. J. (2009). Use of posterior predictive assessments to evaluate model fit in multilevel logistic regression. Veterinary Research, 40(4), Article Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1051/vetres/2009013

Assessing the fit of a model is an important final step in any statistical analysis, but this is not straightforward when complex discrete response models are used. Cross validation and posterior predictions have been suggested as methods to aid mode... Read More about Use of posterior predictive assessments to evaluate model fit in multilevel logistic regression.

Cow, farm, and herd management factors in the dry period associated with raised somatic cell counts in early lactation (2008)
Journal Article
Green, M. J., Medley, G. F., Browne, W. J., & Bradley, A. J. (2008). Cow, farm, and herd management factors in the dry period associated with raised somatic cell counts in early lactation. Journal of Dairy Science, 91(4), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2007-0621

This study investigated cow characteristics, farm facilities, and herd management strategies during the dry period to examine their joint influence on somatic cell counts (SCC) in early lactation. Data from 52 commercial dairy farms throughout Englan... Read More about Cow, farm, and herd management factors in the dry period associated with raised somatic cell counts in early lactation.