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Developing a relationship with nature and place: the potential role of forest school
Harris, Frances (2021-03-18)Outdoor learning provides an opportunity for schools to foster children’s engagement with nature. This paper focusses on forest school practitioners’ perceptions of children’s development of a relationship with nature and ... -
Development of a novel approach of attenuating fungal disease in pine trees
Kotta-Loizou, Loly; Coutts, Robert (2022) -
Development of a Potential Yeast-Based Vaccine Platform for Theileria parva Infection in Cattle
Goh, Shan; Kolakowski, Jeannine; Holder, Angela; Pfuhl, Mark; Ngugi, Daniel; Ballingall, Keith; Tombacz, Kata; Werling, Dirk (2021-07-08)East Coast Fever (ECF), caused by the tick-borne apicomplexan parasite Theileria parva, remains one of the most important livestock diseases in sub-Saharan Africa with more than 1 million cattle dying from infection every ... -
The development of species-specific antisense peptide nucleic acid method for the treatment and detection of viable Salmonella
Adebowale, Oluwawemimo; Goh, Shan; Good, Liam (2020-06)Genotypic based detection methods using specific target sites in the pathogen genome can complement phenotypic identification. We report the development of species-specific antisense peptide nucleic acid (PNA) combined ... -
Diet and physical activity after liver transplant: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to following advice
Spillman, Lynsey; Melville-Claxton, Arabella; Gatiss, Gillian; Fernandez, Nicola; Madden, Angela (2021-10-30)Background: Liver transplant recipients are given diet and physical activity advice to aid recovery and promote long-term health. The present study aimed to explore patients’ experiences of receiving and implementing diet ... -
Diet and physical activity interventions to improve cardiovascular disease risk factors in liver transplant recipients: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Spillman, Lynsey N.; Stowe, Emily; Madden, Angela; Rennie, Kirsten L.; Oude Griep, Linda M; Allison, Michael; Kenney, Leia; O'Connor, Ciara; Griffin, Simon J (2024-07)Background and aims: Cardiovascular disease, associated risk factors and obesity are prevalent after liver transplant and modifiable through lifestyle changes. Understanding what lifestyle interventions and their respective ... -
Dietary management of gallstones: future possibilities
Madden, Angela; Flum, David (2021-12-14)Gallstones are common and affect up to 20% of adults overall. The prevalence is increasing with rising levels of obesity and aging populations.2 Although many people with gallstones are asymptomatic and the overall mortality ... -
Disease management in oilseed rape: insights into the Brassica napus-Pyrenopeziza brassicae pathosystem
Karandeni Dewage, Chinthani Shanika; Qi, Aiming; Stotz, Henrik; Huang, Yongju; Fitt, Bruce (AFCP, 2021-06-16) -
Distribution and Biodiversity of Seed-Borne Pathogenic and Toxigenic Fungi of Maize in Egypt and Their Correlations with Weather Variables
Qi, Aiming; M. Shabana, Yasser; M. Ghoneem, Khalid; M. Rashad, Younes; S. Arafat, Nehal; Fitt, Bruce; Richard, Benjamin (2022-09-08)Studies of the biodiversity of plant pathogenic and toxigenic fungi are attracting great attention to improve the predictability of their epidemics and the development of their control programs. Two hundred maize grain ... -
Distribution of pigeon pea cyst nematode and root-knot nematodes in major sesame growing areas in Myanmar
Min , Y.Y.; Naing, T.H.; Htun, N.N.; Myant, A.K.; Ichinose, Y.; Perry, Roland; Yoshimura, A.; Toyota, K. (2020-09-23)The pigeon pea cyst nematode, Heterodera cajani, is an economically important plant-parasitic nematode in sesame production. The objective of the study was to investigate distribution of H. cajani in the major sesame ... -
Dramatic developmental changes in larval knockdown response enhance genetic sexing based on DDT resistance in Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae)
Malcolm, Colin; Robinson, A. S. (2001-12)Genetic sexing systems based on a conditional lethal require good discrimination between the different phenotypes. DDT resistance in the early instars of Anopheles stephensi Liston is not a good candidate when based on ... -
Dynamics of Food Value Chains: Resilience, Fairness and Sustainability
Barling, David; Samoggia, Antonella; Olafsdottir, Gudrun (2022-05-18) -
Dynamics of solute/matric stress interactions with climate change abiotic factors on growth, gene expression and ochratoxin aA production by Penicillium verrucosum on a wheat-based matrix
Abdelmohsen, Shaimaa; Verheecke-Vaessen, Carol; Garcia-Cela, Esther; Medina, Angel; Magan, Naresh (2020-10-16)Penicillium verrucosum is responsible for ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination of temperate cereals during harvesting and storage. Inoculum comes from soil and crop debris. This study examined the effect of temperature (25 vs ... -
Editorial: Microbial interactions of Clostridioides difficile
Goh, Shan; Mullany, Peter; Riley, Thomas V. (2023-01-06) -
The effect of acute vs chronic magnesium supplementation on exercise and recovery on resistance exercise, blood pressure and total peripheral resistance on normotensive adults
Kass, Lindsy S.; Poeira, Filipe (2015-04-24)Background: Magnesium supplementation has previously shown reductions in blood pressure of up to 12 mmHg. A positive relationship between magnesium supplementation and performance gains in resistance exercise has also been ... -
Effect of magnesium supplementation on blood pressure : a meta-analysis
Kass, Lindsy; Weekes, J.; Carpenter, Lewis (2012)To date, there has been inconclusive evidence regarding the effect of magnesium supplements on blood pressure (BP). This meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effect of magnesium supplementation on BP and to establish ... -
The effect of sampling time on blood lactate concentration ([Bla]) in trained rowers
Kass, L.; Carpenter, R. (2009)Purpose : To compare blood lactate concentration ([Bla]) at 15 s and 45 s during the 1-min rest period between each stage of an incremental test in rowers and to establish the validity of using interchangeable sampling ... -
Effect of Transdermal Magnesium Cream on Serum and Urinary Magnesium Levels in Humans: A Pilot Study
Kass, Lindsy; Rosanoff, Andrea; Tanner, Amy; McAuley, William; Sullivan, Keith; Plesset, Michael (2017-04-12)Background Oral magnesium supplementation is commonly used to support a low magnesium diet. This investigation set out to determine whether magnesium in a cream could be absorbed transdermally in humans to improve magnesium ... -
Effective control of Leptosphaeria maculans increases importance of L. biglobosa as a cause of phoma stem canker epidemics on oilseed rape
Jonathan S West (2022-10-26)BACKGROUND: Phoma stem canker is a damaging disease of oilseed rape, caused by two related fungal species, Leptosphaeria maculans and L. biglobosa. However, previous work has mainly focussed on L. maculans and there has ... -
Effectiveness of Web-Based Personalized Nutrition Advice for Adults Using the eNutri Web App: Evidence From the EatWellUK Randomized Controlled Trial
Zenun Franco, Rodrigo; Fallaize, Rosalind; Weech, Michelle; Hwang, Faustina; Lovegrove, Julie A (2022-04-25)Background: Evidence suggests eating behaviours and adherence to dietary guidelines can be improved using nutrition-related apps. Apps delivering personalised nutrition (PN) advice to users can provide individual support ...