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The efficacy of gemcitabine and docetaxel chemotherapy for the treatment of relapsed and refractory osteosarcoma: a systematic review and pre‐clinical study
Low, K., Foulkes, P., Hills, F., Roberts, H. and Stordal, B. 2024. The efficacy of gemcitabine and docetaxel chemotherapy for the treatment of relapsed and refractory osteosarcoma: a systematic review and pre‐clinical study. Cancer Medicine. 13 (18). https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70248

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Occupant complacency in workplace fire evacuations
Gold, D., Thomas, D., Vincer, N. and Pitkin, M. 2024. Occupant complacency in workplace fire evacuations. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11 (1). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03665-3

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A 1.76 mW, 355-fps, electrical impedance tomography system with a simple time-to-digital impedance readout for fast neonatal lung imaging
Li, J., Jiang, D., Wu, Y., Zhang, J., Seifnaraghi, N., Bayford, R. and Demosthenous, A. 2024. A 1.76 mW, 355-fps, electrical impedance tomography system with a simple time-to-digital impedance readout for fast neonatal lung imaging. IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSSC.2024.3434638

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Phenotypic plasticity in melanoma: the impact on management strategies
Elayat, G. 2024. Phenotypic plasticity in melanoma: the impact on management strategies. Redactive Publishing.

Magazine

A current DAC based current generator with fourth-order current-mode filter for electrical impedance tomography
Li, J., Wu, Y., Jiang, D., Bayford, R. and Demosthenous, A. 2024. A current DAC based current generator with fourth-order current-mode filter for electrical impedance tomography. 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems. Singapore, Singapore 19 - 22 May 2024 IEEE. pp. 1-4 https://doi.org/10.1109/iscas58744.2024.10558679

Conference paper

A study of bacteria producing carbonic anhydrase enzyme for CaCO3 precipitation and soil biocementation
Meandira, W., Mavroulidou, M., Timmermans, M., Gunn, M., Gray, C., Pantoja Munoz, L. and Purchase, D. 2024. A study of bacteria producing carbonic anhydrase enzyme for CaCO3 precipitation and soil biocementation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31 (33), pp. 45818-45833. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-34077-0

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Charting achievements: a two-year retrospective of the society for environmental geochemistry and health (SEGH) and the evolving strategies
Argyraki, A., Watts, M., Abdou, M., Ahmad, W., Ajayi, F., An, T., Barbieri, M., Biswas, J., Gabersek, M., Gibson, G., Hashmi, M., Humphrey, O., Hursthouse, A., Kaninga, B., Laniyan, T., Monteiro, C., Morton-Bermea, O., Olajide-Kayode, J., Olatunji, A., Onyangore, F., Osano, O., Potgieter-Vermaak, S., Prater, C., Purchase, D. and Torrance, K. 2024. Charting achievements: a two-year retrospective of the society for environmental geochemistry and health (SEGH) and the evolving strategies. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 46 (7), p. 242. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-024-02015-1

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Sustainable wastewater reuse for agriculture
Christou, A., Beretsou, V., Iakovides, I., Karaolia, P., Michael, C., Benmarhnia, T., Chefetz, B., Donner, E., Gawlik, B., Lee, Y., Lim, T., Lundy, L., Maffettone, R., Rizzo, L., Topp, E. and Fatta-Kassinos, D. 2024. Sustainable wastewater reuse for agriculture. Nature Reviews Earth and Environment. 5 (7), p. 504–521. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-024-00560-y

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Flow rate influence on sediment depth estimation in sewers using temperature sensors
Regueiro-Picallo, M., Schellart, A., Jensen, H., Langeveld, J., Viklander, M. and Lundy, L. 2024. Flow rate influence on sediment depth estimation in sewers using temperature sensors. Water Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2024.193

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Campus source to sink wastewater surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Folkes, M., Castro-Gutierrez, V., Lundy, L., Bajón-Fernández, Y., Soares, A., Jeffrey, P. and Hassard, F. 2024. Campus source to sink wastewater surveillance of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Current Research in Microbial Sciences. 6, p. 100240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2024.100240

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Re-thinking housing inspection and regulation: using 360 technology as a new approach in environmental health practice training
Lawson, A., Stewart, J., Turner, E., Passmore, P, and Costley, C. 2024. Re-thinking housing inspection and regulation: using 360 technology as a new approach in environmental health practice training. Compass: Journal of Learning and Teaching. 17 (1), pp. 111-127. https://doi.org/10.21100/compass.v17i1.1503

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Molding the future: optimization of bioleaching of rare earth elements from electronic waste by Penicillium expansum and insights into its mechanism
Gonzalez Baez, A., Pantoja Munoz, L., Timmermans, M., Garelick, H. and Purchase, D. 2024. Molding the future: optimization of bioleaching of rare earth elements from electronic waste by Penicillium expansum and insights into its mechanism. Bioresource Technology. 402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130750

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The tomato variety affects the survival of Shigella flexneri 2a in fruit pericarp
Henriquez, T., Guerra, S., Nerini, M., Purchase, D. and Marvasi, M. 2024. The tomato variety affects the survival of Shigella flexneri 2a in fruit pericarp. Pathogens. 13 (5). https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13050379

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Recruitment, retention, and training of citizen scientists in translational medicine research: a citizen science initiative on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Shah, S., Barrado-Martín, Y., Marjot, T., Tomlinson, J. and Kiparoglou, V. 2024. Recruitment, retention, and training of citizen scientists in translational medicine research: a citizen science initiative on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Cureus: Journal of Medical Science. 16 (3). https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.56038

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Eat the fruit earlier: Sakis (Pithecia chrysocephala) show enhanced temporal fruit resource access compared with squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) in an urban forest fragment in Brazil
Take, M., Yumoto, T., Barnett, A., Onizawa, K. and Spironello, W. 2024. Eat the fruit earlier: Sakis (Pithecia chrysocephala) show enhanced temporal fruit resource access compared with squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) in an urban forest fragment in Brazil. American Journal of Primatology. 86 (2), pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23575

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Pied tamarins change their vocal behavior in response to noise levels in the largest city in the Amazon
Sobroza, T., Gordo, M., Dunn, J., Pequeno, P., Naissinger, B. and Barnett, A. 2024. Pied tamarins change their vocal behavior in response to noise levels in the largest city in the Amazon. American Journal of Primatology. 86 (5). https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23606

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Do pied tamarins increase scent-marking in response to urban noise?
Sobroza, T., Dunn, J., Gordo, M. and Barnett, A. 2024. Do pied tamarins increase scent-marking in response to urban noise? Ethology Ecology and Evolution. 36 (2), pp. 136-149. https://doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2023.2248591

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Food portion sizes: trends and drivers in an obesogenic environment
Papagiannaki, M. and Kerr, M. 2024. Food portion sizes: trends and drivers in an obesogenic environment. Nutrition Research Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954422424000027

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Disaccharide compositional analysis of chondroitin sulphate using WAX HILIC-MS with pre-column procainamide labelling; application to the placenta in pre-eclampsia
Antia, I., Hills, F. and Shah, A. 2024. Disaccharide compositional analysis of chondroitin sulphate using WAX HILIC-MS with pre-column procainamide labelling; application to the placenta in pre-eclampsia. Analytical Methods. 16 (4), pp. 566-575. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3AY01578E

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Blue carbon: challenges for definition, valuation and governance
Luisetti, T., McHarg, E., Smith, G., Parker, R., Juntti, M. and Benson, L. 2023. Blue carbon: challenges for definition, valuation and governance. in: Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science Elsevier.

Book chapter

Clinical utility of ultrasound imaging for measuring anterior thigh thickness after anterior cruciate ligament injury in an individual patient to assess postsurgery outcome
Mechelli, F., Bayford, R., Garelick, H., Stokes, M. and Agyapong-Badu, S. 2023. Clinical utility of ultrasound imaging for measuring anterior thigh thickness after anterior cruciate ligament injury in an individual patient to assess postsurgery outcome. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6672951

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The potential use of food waste in biocementation process for eco-efficient construction materials
Mwandira, W., Mavroulidou, M., Gunn, M.J., Garelick, H. and Purchase, D. 2023. The potential use of food waste in biocementation process for eco-efficient construction materials. in: Wong, M.H., Purchase, D. and Dickinson, N. (ed.) Food Waste Valorisation: Food, Feed, Fertiliser, Fuel and Value-Added Products World Scientific. pp. 397-417

Book chapter

Valorisation of brewery wastes in a circular bioeconomy – from low-cost animal feed to high-value products
Purchase, D. 2023. Valorisation of brewery wastes in a circular bioeconomy – from low-cost animal feed to high-value products. in: Wong, M.H., Purchase, D. and Dickinson, N. (ed.) Food Waste Valorisation: Food, Feed, Fertiliser, Fuel and Value-Added Products World Scientific. pp. 471-502

Book chapter

Emerging applications in mass spectrometry imaging; enablers and roadblocks
Russo, C., Heaton, C., Flint, L., Voloaca, O., Haywood-Small, S., Clench, M., Francese, S. and Cole, L. 2020. Emerging applications in mass spectrometry imaging; enablers and roadblocks. Journal of Spectral Imaging. 9. https://doi.org/10.1255/jsi.2020.a13

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E-waste and metal contamination in the environment - Health effects
Dockrell, M., Purchase, D. and Price, R. 2023. E-waste and metal contamination in the environment - Health effects. in: Trace Metals in the Environment IntechOpen.

Book chapter

Complacency in fire evacuation from buildings: A technical research report into evacuee complacency, an overlooked component of fire safety management, from the IOSH Fire Risk Management Group
Gold, D., Thomas, D., Vincer, N. and Pitkin, M. 2023. Complacency in fire evacuation from buildings: A technical research report into evacuee complacency, an overlooked component of fire safety management, from the IOSH Fire Risk Management Group. LinkedIn.

Technical report

Diversity, transmission and selective pressure on the proteome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Shah, A., Shah, H., Duncan, L. and Ward, M. 2023. Diversity, transmission and selective pressure on the proteome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. in: Shah, H., Gharbia, S., Shah, A., Tranfield, E. and Clive, T. (ed.) Microbiological Identification using MALDI-TOF and Tandem Mass Spectrometry Industrial and Environmental Applications Wiley. pp. 183-201

Book chapter

Wolbachia and Spiroplasma endosymbionts in the Anurida maritima (Collembola) species group
Timmermans, M., Prabha, H. and Kett, S. 2023. Wolbachia and Spiroplasma endosymbionts in the Anurida maritima (Collembola) species group. Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society. 2 (1). https://doi.org/10.1093/evolinnean/kzad001

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Non-invasive screening of breast cancer from fingertip smears—a proof of concept study
Russo, C., Wyld, L., Da Costa Aubreu, M., Bury, C., Heaton, C., Cole, L. and Francese, S. 2023. Non-invasive screening of breast cancer from fingertip smears—a proof of concept study. Scientific Reports. 13 (1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29036-7

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Natural flood management: Opportunities to implement nature‐based solutions on privately owned land
Thaler, T., Hudson, P., Viavattene, C. and Green, C. 2023. Natural flood management: Opportunities to implement nature‐based solutions on privately owned land. WIREs Water. 10 (3). https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1637

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Ageing perspective on cognitive outcomes from ancillary reproductive hormone adjustments
Zhang, G., Devo, P., O'Leary, V.B. and Ovsepian, S.V. 2023. Ageing perspective on cognitive outcomes from ancillary reproductive hormone adjustments. Heliyon. 9 (8). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19050

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Recurrence of atrial fibrillation post catheter ablation or cardioversion using cardiac implantable electronic device data
Akthar, W., Van Wyk, A. and Wright, I. 2023. Recurrence of atrial fibrillation post catheter ablation or cardioversion using cardiac implantable electronic device data. SCST Annual Conference 2023. Birmingham, UK 24 - 24 Nov 2023

Conference poster

Virtual risk management—exploring effects of childhood risk experiences through innovative methods (ViRMa) for primary school children in Norway: study protocol for the ViRMa project
Sandseter, E., Sando, O., Lorås, H., Kleppe, R., Storli, L., Brussoni, M., Bundy, A., Schwebel, D., Ball, D., Haga, M. and Little, H. 2023. Virtual risk management—exploring effects of childhood risk experiences through innovative methods (ViRMa) for primary school children in Norway: study protocol for the ViRMa project. JMIR Research Protocols. 12, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.2196/45857

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Absence of Staphylococcus aureus in wild populations of fish supports a spillover hypothesis
Matuszewska, M., Dabrowska, A., Murray, G., Kett, S., Vick, A., Banister, S., Pantoja Munoz, L., Cunningham, P., Welch, J., Holmes, M. and Weinert, L. 2023. Absence of Staphylococcus aureus in wild populations of fish supports a spillover hypothesis. Microbiology Spectrum. 11 (4). https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.04858-22

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Menstrual irregularities, hormonal imbalances and obesity in teenage and adolescent girls in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Khaskheli, M., Durrani, R., Baloch, S., Baloch, A. and Shah, S. 2023. Menstrual irregularities, hormonal imbalances and obesity in teenage and adolescent girls in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. Journal of Health Research. 37 (1), pp. 26-32.. https://doi.org/10.56808/2586-940X.1013

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When partitioning is not an option: Resource availability predicts intraguild interactions in two isolated Amazonian primate assemblages
Cavalcante, T., Mourthé, Í., Barnett, A. and Bicca-Marques, J. 2023. When partitioning is not an option: Resource availability predicts intraguild interactions in two isolated Amazonian primate assemblages. Biotropica. 55 (4), pp. 839-848. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13233

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When food fights back: Cebid primate strategies of larval paper wasp predation and the high‐energy yield of high‐risk foraging.
Barnett, A., Stone, A., Shaw, P., Ronchi-Teles, B., dos Santos-Barnett, T., Pimenta, N., Kinap, N., Spironello, W., Bitencourt, A., Penhorwood, G., Umeed, R., de Oliveira, T., Bezerra, B., Boyle, S., Ross, C. and Wenzel, J. 2023. When food fights back: Cebid primate strategies of larval paper wasp predation and the high‐energy yield of high‐risk foraging. Austral Ecology: A Journal of Ecology in the Southern Hemisphere. 48 (4), pp. 719-742. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13287

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A life in fragments: the ecology, behavior, and conservation of the recently described Parecis Plateau titi monkey (Plecturocebus parecis)
Mattos, F., de Alencar, T., Boyle, S., Fleck, G., Koolen, H., Pohlit, A., Silva-Diogo, O., Gusmão, A. and Barnett, A. 2023. A life in fragments: the ecology, behavior, and conservation of the recently described Parecis Plateau titi monkey (Plecturocebus parecis). International Journal of Primatology. 45, pp. 176-202. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-023-00370-x

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Beans with bugs: Covert carnivory and infested seed selection by the red-nosed cuxiú monkey
Barnett, A., dos Santos-Barnett, T., Muir, J., Tománek, P., Gregory, T., Matte, A., Bezerra, B., de Oliveira, T., Norconk, M. and Boyle, S. 2023. Beans with bugs: Covert carnivory and infested seed selection by the red-nosed cuxiú monkey. Biotropica. 55 (3), pp. 579-593. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13207

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Knowledge shortfalls for titi monkey: A poorly known clade of small-bodied South American primates
Souza-Alves, J., Boyle, S. and Barnett, A. 2023. Knowledge shortfalls for titi monkey: A poorly known clade of small-bodied South American primates. Biological Conservation. 286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110256

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