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Defining the end of puberty in boys: INSL3 and the acute determinants of adult Leydig-cell functional capacity (2025)
Journal Article
Tulumcu, B., Ivell, R., Alhujaili, W., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2025). Defining the end of puberty in boys: INSL3 and the acute determinants of adult Leydig-cell functional capacity. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 16, Article 1574760. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1574760

Introduction:

Testicular Leydig cells are responsible for producing almost all the testosterone required by men throughout the lifespan, with reduced testosterone (hypogonadism) correlating with age-linked morbidity and mortality. Leydig cells de... Read More about Defining the end of puberty in boys: INSL3 and the acute determinants of adult Leydig-cell functional capacity.

Practical paths towards quantifying and mitigating agricultural methane emissions (2025)
Journal Article
Nisbet, E. G., Manning, M. R., Lowry, D., Fisher, R. E., Lan, X. (., Michel, S. E., France, J. L., Nisbet, R. E. R., Bakkaloglu, S., Leitner, S. M., Brooke, C., Röckmann, T., Allen, G., Denier Van Der Gon, H. A., Merbold, L., Scheutz, C., Woolley Maisch, C., Nisbet-Jones, P. B., Alshalan, A., Fernandez, J. M., & Dlugokencky, E. J. (2025). Practical paths towards quantifying and mitigating agricultural methane emissions. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 481(2309), Article 20240390. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2024.0390

This review summarizes the rapid advances in direct practical methods to quantify and reduce agricultural methane emissions worldwide. Major tasks are location, identification, quantification and distinction between different specific sources (often... Read More about Practical paths towards quantifying and mitigating agricultural methane emissions.

Pseudomonas spp. in Canine Otitis Externa (2023)
Journal Article
Secker, B., Shaw, S., & Atterbury, R. J. (2023). Pseudomonas spp. in Canine Otitis Externa. Microorganisms, 11(11), Article 2650. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11112650

Canine otitis externa (OE) is a commonly diagnosed condition seen in veterinary practice worldwide. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms of the disease, with a particular focus on the biological characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the... Read More about Pseudomonas spp. in Canine Otitis Externa.

42. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on milk yield, feed efficiency and reproduction of high-yielding dairy cows (2022)
Journal Article
Algherair, I., Saunders, N., Goodman, J., Margerison, J., Garnsworthy, P., & Mann, G. (2022). 42. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on milk yield, feed efficiency and reproduction of high-yielding dairy cows. Animal - Science proceedings, 13(1), 30-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anscip.2022.03.043

Active yeast products have the potential to increase milk yield of dairy cows in early lactation by improving rumen conditions. Greater milk yields, however, can sometimes be associated with poorer reproductive performance (Garnsworthy et al., 2008).... Read More about 42. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on milk yield, feed efficiency and reproduction of high-yielding dairy cows.

Owners’ views of canine nutrition, weight and wellbeing and their implications for the veterinary consultation (2022)
Journal Article
Wainwright, J., Millar, K. M., & White, G. A. (2022). Owners’ views of canine nutrition, weight and wellbeing and their implications for the veterinary consultation. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13469

Objectives: To investigate owners’ views around canine nutrition and wellbeing, how these beliefs may differ according to the weight status of the dog and the implications for owner support approaches. Materials and Methods: A researcher-mediated que... Read More about Owners’ views of canine nutrition, weight and wellbeing and their implications for the veterinary consultation.

Exercising D. melanogaster Modulates the Mitochondrial Proteome and Physiology. The Effect on Lifespan Depends upon Age and Sex (2021)
Journal Article
Ebanks, B., Wang, Y., Katyal, G., Sargent, C., Ingram, T. L., Bowman, A., Moisoi, N., & Chakrabarti, L. (2021). Exercising D. melanogaster Modulates the Mitochondrial Proteome and Physiology. The Effect on Lifespan Depends upon Age and Sex. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(21), Article 11606. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222111606

Ageing is a major risk factor for many of the most prevalent diseases, including neurode-generative diseases, cancer, and heart disease. As the global population continues to age, behavioural interventions that can promote healthy ageing will improve... Read More about Exercising D. melanogaster Modulates the Mitochondrial Proteome and Physiology. The Effect on Lifespan Depends upon Age and Sex.

Societal interest in puppies and the Covid-19 pandemic: A Google Trends analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Siettou, C. (2021). Societal interest in puppies and the Covid-19 pandemic: A Google Trends analysis. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 196, Article 105496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105496

Impulsive puppy purchases have always been problematic and national policies have been developed to discourage this by promoting responsible dog ownership and limiting third party sales. Public interest in puppies between 2018 and 2021 was analysed f... Read More about Societal interest in puppies and the Covid-19 pandemic: A Google Trends analysis.

Microwave subcritical water pre-treatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of geographical identification (GI) tag Indian black rice (Chakhao Poireiton) straw for fermentable sugar production (2021)
Journal Article
Moirangthem, K., Zaky, A. S., & Tucker, G. A. (2022). Microwave subcritical water pre-treatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of geographical identification (GI) tag Indian black rice (Chakhao Poireiton) straw for fermentable sugar production. Biofuels, https://doi.org/10.1080/17597269.2021.1955585

Rice straw is an important feedstock for second-generation biorefineries, the majority being conventional white rice. This research investigated the potential of the straw of black rice Chakhao Poireiton, a rice variety of increasing importance, for... Read More about Microwave subcritical water pre-treatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of geographical identification (GI) tag Indian black rice (Chakhao Poireiton) straw for fermentable sugar production.

Transport and storage of anthropogenic contaminants in the Red River Delta, Vietnam  (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Panizzo, V., Roberts, L., Do, N., Taylor, S., Watts, M., Hamilton, E., McGowan, S., Trinh, D., Leng, M., & Salgado, J. (2021, April). Transport and storage of anthropogenic contaminants in the Red River Delta, Vietnam . Presented at EGU General Assembly 2021 (vEGU21: Gather Online), Online

Two chemically distinct root lignin barriers control solute and water balance (2021)
Journal Article
Reyt, G., Ramakrishna, P., Salas-González, I., Fujita, S., Love, A., Tiemessen, D., Lapierre, C., Morreel, K., Calvo Polanco, M., Flis, P., Geldner, N., Boursiac, Y., Boerjan, W., George, M. W., Castrillo, G., & Salt, D. E. (2021). Two chemically distinct root lignin barriers control solute and water balance. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 2320. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22550-0

Lignin is a complex polymer deposited in the cell wall of specialised plant cells, where it provides essential cellular functions. Plants coordinate timing, location, abundance and composition of lignin deposition in response to endogenous and exogen... Read More about Two chemically distinct root lignin barriers control solute and water balance.

108. Effect of environmental enrichment on feed intake, feed efficiency and cross-sucking of dairy bred calves offered high amounts of milk replacer twice daily (2021)
Journal Article
Margerison, J., & Hemmingway-Wood O'Dell, M. (2021). 108. Effect of environmental enrichment on feed intake, feed efficiency and cross-sucking of dairy bred calves offered high amounts of milk replacer twice daily. Animal - Science proceedings, 12(1), 87

Application: Cross sucking (CS) was almost eliminated in calves reared in pairs by bedding calves with straw directly following milk feeding, while feed efficiency (FE) was not affected. Artificially reared calves commonly suck each other following... Read More about 108. Effect of environmental enrichment on feed intake, feed efficiency and cross-sucking of dairy bred calves offered high amounts of milk replacer twice daily.

Glycoconjugate vaccines against Salmonella enterica serovars and Shigella species: existing and emerging methods for their analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Bazhenova, A., Gao, F., Bolgiano, B., & Harding, S. E. (2021). Glycoconjugate vaccines against Salmonella enterica serovars and Shigella species: existing and emerging methods for their analysis. Biophysical Reviews, 13(2), 221-246. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-021-00791-z

The global spread of enteric disease, the increasingly limited options for antimicrobial treatment and the need for effective eradication programs have resulted in an increased demand for glycoconjugate enteric vaccines, made with carbohydrate-based... Read More about Glycoconjugate vaccines against Salmonella enterica serovars and Shigella species: existing and emerging methods for their analysis.

Reducing sugar and aroma in a confectionery gel without compromising flavour through addition of air inclusions (2021)
Journal Article
Su, K., Festring, D., Ayed, C., Yang, Q., Sturrock, C. J., Linforth, R., Foster, T., & Fisk, I. (2021). Reducing sugar and aroma in a confectionery gel without compromising flavour through addition of air inclusions. Food Chemistry, 354, Article 129579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129579

Sugar plays an important role in both the flavour and structure of confectionery. Targets have been set to reduce sugar; however, common strategies often result in changes in flavour and consumer rejection. In this study, an approach was developed to... Read More about Reducing sugar and aroma in a confectionery gel without compromising flavour through addition of air inclusions.

Determination of wheat spike and spikelet architecture and grain traits using X-ray Computed Tomography imaging (2021)
Journal Article
Hu, Z., Riche, A. B., Hawkesford, M. J., Whalley, W. R., Atkinson, B. S., Sturrock, C. J., & Mooney, S. J. (2021). Determination of wheat spike and spikelet architecture and grain traits using X-ray Computed Tomography imaging. Plant Methods, 17(1), Article 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13007-021-00726-5

© 2021, The Author(s). Background: Wheat spike architecture is a key determinant of multiple grain yield components and detailed examination of spike morphometric traits is beneficial to explain wheat grain yield and the effects of differing agronomy... Read More about Determination of wheat spike and spikelet architecture and grain traits using X-ray Computed Tomography imaging.

Morphology, adipocyte size, and fatty acid analysis of dairy cattle digital cushions, and the effect of body condition score and age (2021)
Journal Article
Newsome, R. F., Mostyn, A., Wilson, J. P., Alibhai, A., Bollard, N., Randall, L., Chagunda, M. G. G., Sturrock, C. J., Keane, M., Green, M., Huxley, J. N., & Rutland, C. S. (2021). Morphology, adipocyte size, and fatty acid analysis of dairy cattle digital cushions, and the effect of body condition score and age. Journal of Dairy Science, 104(5), https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-19388

The digital cushion is an essential part of maintaining a healthy foot, working to dissipate foot strike and body weight forces and lameness from claw horn disruption lesions. Despite the importance of the digital cushion, little is known about the b... Read More about Morphology, adipocyte size, and fatty acid analysis of dairy cattle digital cushions, and the effect of body condition score and age.

Bacteriophages to control multi-drug resistant enterococcus faecalis infection of dental root canals (2021)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
Silva, V. M., Nardeli, A. J., Angélica de Carvalho Mendes, N., de Moura Rocha, M., Wilson, L., Young, S. D., Broadley, M. R., White, P. J., & 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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
Clare, C. E., Pestinger, V., Kwong, W. Y., Tutt, D. A. R., Xu, J., Byrne, H. M., Barrett, D. A., Emes, R. D., & 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.