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Identification of Sequences Encoding Symbiodinium minutum Mitochondrial Proteins (2016)
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Butterfield, E. R., Howe, C. J., & Nisbet, R. E. R. (2016). Identification of Sequences Encoding Symbiodinium minutum Mitochondrial Proteins. Genome Biology and Evolution, 8(2), 439-445. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evw002

The dinoflagellates are an extremely diverse group of algae closely related to the Apicomplexa and the ciliates. Much work has previously been undertaken to determine the presence of various biochemical pathways within dinoflagellate mitochondria. Ho... Read More about Identification of Sequences Encoding Symbiodinium minutum Mitochondrial Proteins.

Manipulation of Conditions during Wort Collection in Production-Scale Fermentations to Regulate Volatile Ester Synthesis as an Aid to Product Matching for Multisite Brewing (2015)
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Bilverstone, T. W., White, R., & Boulton, C. A. (2015). Manipulation of Conditions during Wort Collection in Production-Scale Fermentations to Regulate Volatile Ester Synthesis as an Aid to Product Matching for Multisite Brewing. Journal- American Society of Brewing Chemists, 73(4), 347-353. https://doi.org/10.1094/ASBCJ-2015-0730-01

© 2015 American Society of Brewing Chemists, Inc. Volatile esters are amongst the most important yeast-derived flavoractive compounds produced during brewery fermentation. Dissolved oxygen concentration has long been recognized as an effector for the... Read More about Manipulation of Conditions during Wort Collection in Production-Scale Fermentations to Regulate Volatile Ester Synthesis as an Aid to Product Matching for Multisite Brewing.

Systematic review of randomised controlled trials of interventions that aim to reduce the risk, either directly or indirectly, of overweight and obesity in infancy and early childhood (2015)
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Redsell, S. A., Edmonds, B., Swift, J. A., Siriwardena, A. N., Weng, S., Nathan, D., & Glazebrook, C. (2016). Systematic review of randomised controlled trials of interventions that aim to reduce the risk, either directly or indirectly, of overweight and obesity in infancy and early childhood. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12184

The risk factors for childhood overweight and obesity are known and can be identified antenatally or during infancy, however, the majority of effective interventions are designed for older children. This review identified interventions designed to re... Read More about Systematic review of randomised controlled trials of interventions that aim to reduce the risk, either directly or indirectly, of overweight and obesity in infancy and early childhood.

Detection of viable Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in powdered infant formula by phage-PCR and confirmed by culture (2015)
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Rees, C., Botsaris, G., Swift, B. M., Slana, I., Liapi, M., Christodoulou, M., …Christodoulou, V. (2016). Detection of viable Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in powdered infant formula by phage-PCR and confirmed by culture. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 216, 91-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.09.011

Transcriptome analysis of mRNA and miRNA in skeletal muscle indicates an important network for differential Residual Feed Intake in pigs (2015)
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Jing, L., Wu, H., Miao, Y., Cao, J., Brameld, J. M., Parr, T., & Zhao, S. (2015). Transcriptome analysis of mRNA and miRNA in skeletal muscle indicates an important network for differential Residual Feed Intake in pigs. Scientific Reports, 5, Article 11953. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep11953

Feed efficiency (FE) can be measured by feed conversion ratio (FCR) or residual feed intake (RFI). In this study, we measured the FE related phenotypes of 236 castrated purebred Yorkshire boars, and selected 10 extreme individuals with high and low R... Read More about Transcriptome analysis of mRNA and miRNA in skeletal muscle indicates an important network for differential Residual Feed Intake in pigs.

Changes in self-esteem in participants associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme (2015)
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Stubbs, J., Hillier, S., Pallister, C., Avery, A., McConnon, A., & Lavin, J. (2015). Changes in self-esteem in participants associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme. Obesity & control therapies : open access, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.15226/2374-8354/2/1/00115

Introduction and methods: This study examined associations between weight loss, its maintenance and self-esteem in 292 members of a commercial weight management organisation, Slimming World. Self-esteem was measured with the Rosenberg self-esteem que... Read More about Changes in self-esteem in participants associated with Weightloss and Maintenance of Commercial Weight Management Programme.

Preparation of iron-enriched baker's yeast and its efficiency in recovery of rats from dietary iron deficiency (2015)
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Kyyaly, M. A., Powell, C., & Ramadan, E. (2015). Preparation of iron-enriched baker's yeast and its efficiency in recovery of rats from dietary iron deficiency. Nutrition, 31(9), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2015.04.017

OBJECTIVES Iron is an important mineral, essential for the health and function of mammalian cells. Despite its key role, iron deficiency in humans is common worldwide, often leading to significant health issues within the population. The aim of th... Read More about Preparation of iron-enriched baker's yeast and its efficiency in recovery of rats from dietary iron deficiency.

Lipid-induced insulin resistance is associated with an impaired skeletal muscle protein synthetic response to amino acid ingestion in healthy young men (2015)
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Stephens, F. B., Chee, C., Wall, B. T., Murton, A. J., Shannon, C. E., van Loon, L. J., & Tsintzas, K. (2015). Lipid-induced insulin resistance is associated with an impaired skeletal muscle protein synthetic response to amino acid ingestion in healthy young men. Diabetes, 64(5), https://doi.org/10.2337/db14-0961

The ability to maintain skeletal muscle mass appears to be impaired in insulin-resistant conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, that are characterized by muscle lipid accumulation. The current study investigated the effect of acutely increasing lipid a... Read More about Lipid-induced insulin resistance is associated with an impaired skeletal muscle protein synthetic response to amino acid ingestion in healthy young men.

Protective role of female gender in programmed accelerated renal aging in the rat (2015)
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Pijacka, W., Clifford, B., Tilburgs, C., Joles, J. A., Langley-Evans, S. C., & McMullen, S. (2015). Protective role of female gender in programmed accelerated renal aging in the rat. Physiological Reports, 3(4), Article e12342. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12342

The aging kidney exhibits a progressive decline in glomerular ?ltration rate, accompanied by in?ammatory and oxidative damage. We hypothesized that accelerated, age-related progression of renal injury is ovarian hormones-dependant. To address this we... Read More about Protective role of female gender in programmed accelerated renal aging in the rat.

Maternal age effects on myometrial expression of contractile proteins, uterine gene expression, and contractile activity during labor in the rat (2015)
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Elmes, M., Szyszka, A., Pauliat, C., Clifford, B., Daniel, Z., Cheng, Z., …McMullen, S. (2015). Maternal age effects on myometrial expression of contractile proteins, uterine gene expression, and contractile activity during labor in the rat. Physiological Reports, 3(4), Article e12305. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12305

Advanced maternal age of first time pregnant mothers is associated with prolonged and dysfunctional labor and significant risk of emergency cesarean section. We investigated the influence of maternal age on myometrial contractility, expression of con... Read More about Maternal age effects on myometrial expression of contractile proteins, uterine gene expression, and contractile activity during labor in the rat.

Mathematical modelling of hepatic lipid metabolism (2015)
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Pratt, A. C., Wattis, J. A., & Salter, A. M. (2015). Mathematical modelling of hepatic lipid metabolism. Mathematical Biosciences, 262, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2014.12.012

The aim of this paper is to develop a mathematical model capable of simulating the metabolic response to a variety of mixed meals in fed and fasted conditions with particular emphasis placed on the hepatic triglyceride element of the model. Model va... Read More about Mathematical modelling of hepatic lipid metabolism.

A comparison of dilute acid- and alkali-catalyzed hydrothermal pretreatments for bioethanol production from brewers' spent grains (2014)
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Wilkinson, S., Smart, K. A., & Cook, D. J. (2014). A comparison of dilute acid- and alkali-catalyzed hydrothermal pretreatments for bioethanol production from brewers' spent grains. Journal of The American Society of Brewing Chemists, 72(2), 143-153. https://doi.org/10.1094/ASBCJ-2014-0327-02

Acid- or alkali-catalyzed hydrothermal (121°C, 30 min) processing of brewers' spent grains were evaluated as pretreatments for subsequent bioethanol production. At 1% (w/v), HCl was the most effective acid and NaOH the most effective alkali pretreatm... Read More about A comparison of dilute acid- and alkali-catalyzed hydrothermal pretreatments for bioethanol production from brewers' spent grains.

Expression of the myosin heavy chain IIB gene in porcine skeletal muscle: the role of the CArG-box promoter response element (2014)
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Brown, D. M., Brameld, J. M., & Parr, T. (2014). Expression of the myosin heavy chain IIB gene in porcine skeletal muscle: the role of the CArG-box promoter response element. PLoS ONE, 9(12), Article e114365. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114365

Due to its similarity to humans, the pig is increasingly being considered as a good animal model for studying a range of human diseases. Despite their physiological similarities, differential expression of the myosin heavy chain (MyHC) IIB gene (MYH4... Read More about Expression of the myosin heavy chain IIB gene in porcine skeletal muscle: the role of the CArG-box promoter response element.

Rapid Detection of Peptide Markers for Authentication Purposes in Raw and Cooked Meat Using Ambient Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis Mass Spectrometry (2014)
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Montowska, M., Alexander, M. R., Tucker, G. A., & Barrett, D. A. (2014). Rapid Detection of Peptide Markers for Authentication Purposes in Raw and Cooked Meat Using Ambient Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry, 86(20), 10257-10265. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac502449w

In this paper, our previously developed ambient LESA-MS methodology is implemented to analyze five types of thermally treated meat species, namely beef, pork, horse, chicken, and turkey meat, in order to select and identify heat-stable and species-sp... Read More about Rapid Detection of Peptide Markers for Authentication Purposes in Raw and Cooked Meat Using Ambient Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis Mass Spectrometry.

Optimisation of alkaline reagent based chemical pre-treatment of Brewers spent grains for bioethanol production (2014)
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Wilkinson, S., Smart, K. A., & Cook, D. J. (2014). Optimisation of alkaline reagent based chemical pre-treatment of Brewers spent grains for bioethanol production. Industrial Crops and Products, 62, 219-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.08.036

The pre-treatment step of lignocellulosic ethanol production is recognised as the most energy intensive part of the overall process. Key objectives are thus that pre-treatments should operate effectively at low to moderate temperatures and at high pe... Read More about Optimisation of alkaline reagent based chemical pre-treatment of Brewers spent grains for bioethanol production.

Differential effects of short-term ? agonist and growth hormone treatments on expression of myosin heavy chain IIB and associated metabolic genes in sheep muscle (2014)
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Hemmings, K. M., Daniel, Z. C., Buttery, P. J., Parr, T., & Brameld, J. M. (2015). Differential effects of short-term ? agonist and growth hormone treatments on expression of myosin heavy chain IIB and associated metabolic genes in sheep muscle. animal, 9(2), 285-294. https://doi.org/10.1017/s175173111400233x

Growth hormone (GH) and ? agonists increase muscle mass, but the mechanisms for this response are unclear and the magnitude of response is thought to vary with age of animal. To investigate the mechanisms driving the muscle response to these agents,... Read More about Differential effects of short-term ? agonist and growth hormone treatments on expression of myosin heavy chain IIB and associated metabolic genes in sheep muscle.

Limiting antenatal weight gain improves maternal health outcomes in severely obese pregnant women: findings of a pragmatic evaluation of a midwife-led intervention (2014)
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McGiveron, A., Foster, S., Pearce, J., Taylor, M. A., McMullen, S., & Langley-Evans, S. C. (2014). Limiting antenatal weight gain improves maternal health outcomes in severely obese pregnant women: findings of a pragmatic evaluation of a midwife-led intervention. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 28(S1), https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12240

Background: Antenatal obesity in pregnancy is associated with complications of pregnancy and poor obstetric outcomes. Although most guidance on pregnancy weight is focused on the pre-pregnancy period, pregnancy is widely viewed as a period where wome... Read More about Limiting antenatal weight gain improves maternal health outcomes in severely obese pregnant women: findings of a pragmatic evaluation of a midwife-led intervention.

Tryptic Digestion Coupled with Ambient Desorption Electrospray Ionization and Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis Mass Spectrometry Enabling Identification of Skeletal Muscle Proteins in Mixtures and Distinguishing between Beef, Pork, Horse, Chicken, and Turkey Meat (2014)
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Montowska, M., Rao, W., Alexander, M. R., Tucker, G. A., & Barrett, D. A. (2014). Tryptic Digestion Coupled with Ambient Desorption Electrospray Ionization and Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis Mass Spectrometry Enabling Identification of Skeletal Muscle Proteins in Mixtures and Distinguishing between Beef, Pork, Horse, Chicken, and Turkey Meat. Analytical Chemistry, 86(9), 4479-4487. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac5003432

The use of ambient desorption electrospray ionization (DESI-MS) mass spectrometry and liquid extraction surface analysis mass spectrometry (LESA-MS) is explored for the first time to analyse skeletal muscle proteins obtained from mixture of standard... Read More about Tryptic Digestion Coupled with Ambient Desorption Electrospray Ionization and Liquid Extraction Surface Analysis Mass Spectrometry Enabling Identification of Skeletal Muscle Proteins in Mixtures and Distinguishing between Beef, Pork, Horse, Chicken, and Turkey Meat.

The prevalence and impact of Fusarium Head Blight pathogens and mycotoxins on malting barley quality in UK (2014)
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Nielsen, L., Cook, D., Edwards, S., & Ray, R. (2014). The prevalence and impact of Fusarium Head Blight pathogens and mycotoxins on malting barley quality in UK. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 179, 38-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.03.023

Fusarium head blight (FHB) caused by Fusarium and Microdochium species can significantly affect the yield of barley grain as well as the quality and safety of malt and beer. The present study provides new knowledge on the impacts of the FHB pathogen... Read More about The prevalence and impact of Fusarium Head Blight pathogens and mycotoxins on malting barley quality in UK.