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Alternative HER/PTEN/Akt pathway activation in HPV positive and negative penile carcinomas
(2011-03-10)
Background: The pathogenesis of penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) is not well understood, though risk factors include human papillomavirus (HPV). Disruption of HER/PTEN/Akt pathway is present in many cancers; however ...
Women’s spending behaviour is menstrual-cycle sensitive
(2011)
When considering why women are more prone to money pathologies than men the influence of ovarian hormones cannot be ruled out. The phases of the menstrual-cycle are known to have a range of behavioural, psychological and ...
Pathogenesis, parasitism and mutualism in the trophic space of microbe-plant interactions
(2010-08)
Microbe host interactions can be categorised as pathogenic, parasitic or mutualistic, but in practice few examples exactly fit these descriptions. New molecular methods are providing insights into the dynamics of microbe ...
Effect of a novel penetration enhancer on the ungual permeation of two antifungal agents
(2010-06)
Objectives The aim of this study was to demonstrate the effect of a novel permeation enhancer system using two existing marketed nail lacquers and the delivery of terbinafine through human nail samples in vitro. Methods ...
Amplification of a Cytochrome P450 Gene Is Associated with Resistance to Neonicotinoid Insecticides in the Aphid Myzus persicae
(2010-06)
The aphid Myzus persicae is a globally significant crop pest that has evolved high levels of resistance to almost all classes of insecticide. To date, the neonicotinoids, an economically important class of insecticides ...
Metabolism of Butoxyethanol in excised human skin in vitro
(2008)
Glycol ethers are widely used in industrial and household applications because their chemical and physical properties make them versatile solvents, miscible with both water and organic media. Due to the ease with which the ...
Gender differences in lower limb frontal plane kinematics during landing
(2008)
The study aimed to investigate gender differences in knee valgus angle and inter-knee and inter-ankle distances in university volleyball players when performing opposed block jump landings. Six female and six male university ...
Woody biomass energy crops : possibilities for physical and biological carbon sequestration
(2008)
Bioenergy through short rotation forestry could hold potential for fossil fuel displacement mitigating enhanced climate change by using various combustion, carbon capture technologies, and sequestration technologies. Two ...
Fat Cities and Food Deserts: : Exploring a socio-spatial continuum
(2007-11-30)
Abstract: Just as in Australian cities, European urban areas are suffering an increasing spatial, social, economic and political divide between the food enabled and those whose health is suffering from poor food choices. ...
Discrepancy between self-reported and observed hand hygiene behaviour in healthcare professionals
(2006)
Hand hygiene behaviour in 71 healthcare professionals was observed on hospital wards for a total of 132h, encompassing 1284 hand hygiene opportunities. Questionnaires completed by the participants were used to compare ...