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Study on the structure-activity relationship of an antimicrobial peptide, Brevinin-2GUb, from the skin secretion of Hylarana guentheri
Lin, Y., Liu, S., Xi, X., Ma, C., Wang, L., Chen, X., Shi, Z., Chen, T., Shaw, C. and Zhou, M. 2021. Study on the structure-activity relationship of an antimicrobial peptide, Brevinin-2GUb, from the skin secretion of Hylarana guentheri. Antibiotics. 10 (8). https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10080895

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Biodegradation of organo-metallic pollutants in distillery wastewater employing bioaugmentation process
Tripathi, S., Sharma, P., Purchase, D., Tiwari, M., Chakrabarty, D. and Chandra, R. 2021. Biodegradation of organo-metallic pollutants in distillery wastewater employing bioaugmentation process. Environmental Technology and Innovation. 23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2021.101774

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Integrating phytoremediation into treatment of pulp and paper industry wastewater: Field observations of native plants for the detoxification of metals and their potential as part of a multidisciplinary strategy
Sharma, P., Tripathi, S., Purchase, D. and Chandra, R. 2021. Integrating phytoremediation into treatment of pulp and paper industry wastewater: Field observations of native plants for the detoxification of metals and their potential as part of a multidisciplinary strategy. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 9 (4). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.105547

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Evaluation of measured dissolved and bio-met predicted bioavailable Cu, Ni and Zn concentrations in runoff from three urban catchments
Lindfors, S., Österlund, H., Lundy, L. and Viklander, M. 2021. Evaluation of measured dissolved and bio-met predicted bioavailable Cu, Ni and Zn concentrations in runoff from three urban catchments. Journal of Environmental Management. 287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112263

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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the Danube river in Serbia associated with the discharge of untreated wastewaters
Kolarević, S., Micsinai, A., Szántó-Egész, R., Lukács, A., Kračun-Kolarević, M., Lundy, L., Kirschner, A., Farnleitner, A., Djukic, A., Čolić, J., Nenin, T., Sunjog, K. and Paunović, M. 2021. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the Danube river in Serbia associated with the discharge of untreated wastewaters. Science of the Total Environment. 783, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146967

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Distillery wastewater detoxification and management through phytoremediation employing Ricinus communis L.
Tripathi, S., Sharma, P., Purchase, D. and Chandra, R. 2021. Distillery wastewater detoxification and management through phytoremediation employing Ricinus communis L. Bioresource Technology. 333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125192

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On the optimal plasmonic resonances in gold nanospheres embedded in dispersive media
Nordebo, S., Ivanenko, Y. and Bayford, R. 2019. On the optimal plasmonic resonances in gold nanospheres embedded in dispersive media. URSI EM Theory Symposium, EMTS 2019. San Diego, CA, USA 27 - 31 May 2019 IEEE. pp. 1-4 https://doi.org/10.23919/ursi-emts.2019.8931489

Conference paper

A celebration of housing literature (Podcast)
Turner, E. and Stewart, J. 2021. A celebration of housing literature (Podcast).

Digital or visual media

Geographical and socioeconomic inequalities in female breast cancer incidence and mortality in Iran: A Bayesian spatial analysis of registry data
Rahimzadeh, S., Burczynska, B., Ahmadvand, A., Sheidaei, A., Khademioureh, S., Pazhuheian, F., Saeedi Moghaddam, S., Bentham, J., Farzadfar, F. and Di Cesare, M. 2021. Geographical and socioeconomic inequalities in female breast cancer incidence and mortality in Iran: A Bayesian spatial analysis of registry data. PLoS ONE. 16 (3), pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248723

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Antifungals, arthropods and antifungal resistance prevention: lessons from ecological interactions
Kett, S., Pathak, A., Turillazzi, S., Cavalieri, D. and Marvasi, M. 2021. Antifungals, arthropods and antifungal resistance prevention: lessons from ecological interactions. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 288 (1944), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.2716

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Antibacterial apple cider vinegar eradicates methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and resistant Escherichia coli
Yagnik, D., Ward, M. and Shah, A. 2021. Antibacterial apple cider vinegar eradicates methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and resistant Escherichia coli. Scientific Reports. 11 (1), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78407-x

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Innovative methods of ground improvement for railway embankment Peat Fens foundation soil
Safdar, M., Mavroulidou, M., Gunn, M., Garelick, J., Payne, I. and Purchase, D. 2021. Innovative methods of ground improvement for railway embankment Peat Fens foundation soil. Géotechnique. 71 (11), pp. 985-998. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.19.SiP.030

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Genome sequence of the biocontrol agent Coniothyrium minitans Conio (IMI 134523)
Patel, D., Shittu, T.A., Baroncelli, R., Muthumeenakshi, S., Osborne, T.H., Janganan, T. and Sreenivasaprasad, S. 2021. Genome sequence of the biocontrol agent Coniothyrium minitans Conio (IMI 134523). Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 34 (2), pp. 222-225. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-05-20-0124-A

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Synthesis of N-Glucosyl Ethyl and Butyl Phosphoramidates
Subratti, A., Jalsa, N.K. and Devo, P. 2021. Synthesis of N-Glucosyl Ethyl and Butyl Phosphoramidates. in: Kosma, P., Wrodnigg, T.M. and Stütz, A. (ed.) Carbohydrate chemistry: Proven synthetic methods, volume 5 CRC Press. pp. 37-42

Book chapter

Evaluation of the effectiveness of digital technology interventions to reduce loneliness in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis
Shah, S., Nogueras, D., van Woerden, H. and Kiparoglou, V. 2021. Evaluation of the effectiveness of digital technology interventions to reduce loneliness in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23 (5). https://doi.org/10.2196/24712

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Gender parity in scientific authorship in a National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre: a bibliometric analysis
Shah, S., Dam, R., Milano, M., Edmunds, L., Henderson, L., Hartley, C., Coxall, O., Ovseiko, P., Buchan, A. and Kiparoglou, V. 2021. Gender parity in scientific authorship in a National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre: a bibliometric analysis. BMJ Open. 11. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037935

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A large National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre facilitates impactful cross-disciplinary and collaborative translational research publications and research collaboration networks: a bibliometric evaluation study
Kiparoglou, V., Brown, L., McShane, H., Channon, K. and Shah, S. 2021. A large National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre facilitates impactful cross-disciplinary and collaborative translational research publications and research collaboration networks: a bibliometric evaluation study. Journal of Translational Medicine. 19 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-021-03149-x

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Vaginal discharge during pregnancy and associated adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes
Khaskheli, M., Baloch, S., Baloch, A. and Shah, S. 2021. Vaginal discharge during pregnancy and associated adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 37 (5), pp. 1302-1308. https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.5.4187

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Deep analysis of EIT dataset to classify apnea and non-apnea cases in neonatal patients
Vahabi, N., Yerworth, R., Miedema, M., van Kaam, A., Bayford, R. and Demosthenous, A. 2021. Deep analysis of EIT dataset to classify apnea and non-apnea cases in neonatal patients. IEEE Access. 9, pp. 25131-25139. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3056558

Article

Analysis of methylation status of CGB genes in common nontrophoblastic cancer
Punev, I. 2021. Analysis of methylation status of CGB genes in common nontrophoblastic cancer. Masters thesis Middlesex University Science and Technology

Masters thesis

Safety ownership
Thomas, D. 2021. Safety ownership. LinkedIn.

Other

Was Physical Education as bad as people remember it?
Elliott, A., Volante, M., Evans, T., Watt, J. and Cohen, R. 2021. Was Physical Education as bad as people remember it? Dancs, H., Whyte, I. and Gaillard, J. (ed.) The INSHS 13th International Christmas Sports Scientific Conference. Hungary (online) 01 - 03 Dec 2021 Savaria University Press. pp. 15

Conference item

Are personal trainers' values and philosophy of practitionership hampering clients' success?
Elliott, A., Volante, M., Watt, J. and Cohen, R. 2021. Are personal trainers' values and philosophy of practitionership hampering clients' success? Leisure Studies Association Conference 2021: Leisure identities, health and wellbeing. Southampton Solent University, UK (Virtual) 06 - 08 Jul 2021 Leisure Studies Association. pp. 65-65

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A comparison of manual handling risks in different domestic waste collection systems using three separate evaluation methods
Thomas, D., Hare, B. and Evangelinos, K. 2021. A comparison of manual handling risks in different domestic waste collection systems using three separate evaluation methods. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 83, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ergon.2021.103111

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Cold water immersion offers no functional or perceptual benefit compared to a sham intervention during a resistance training program
Wilson, L., Dimitriou, L., Hills, F., Gondek, M., Van Wyk, A., Turek, V., Rivkin, T., Villiere, A., Jarvis, P., Miller, S., Turner, A. and Cockburn, E. 2021. Cold water immersion offers no functional or perceptual benefit compared to a sham intervention during a resistance training program. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 35 (10), pp. 2720-2727. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000004097

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Coenzyme Q10 and vitamin D interventions could ameliorate COVID-19 related cellular bioenergetic dysfunction and cytokine storms
Yagnik, D. 2021. Coenzyme Q10 and vitamin D interventions could ameliorate COVID-19 related cellular bioenergetic dysfunction and cytokine storms. Journal of Immunological Sciences. 5 (3), pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.29245/2578-3009/2021/3.1220

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Perceptions, experiences and opportunities for occupational safety and health professionals arising out of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Gold, D., Hughes, S. and Thomas, D. 2021. Perceptions, experiences and opportunities for occupational safety and health professionals arising out of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 8 (1), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00955-y

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Evaluation of GAN architectures for visualisation of HPV viruses from microscopic images
Gao, X., Wen, S., Li, D., Liu, W., Xiong, J., Xu, B., Liu, J., Zhang, H. and Liu, X. 2021. Evaluation of GAN architectures for visualisation of HPV viruses from microscopic images. 20th IEEE ICMLA 2021. Virtual online 13 - 16 Dec 2021 IEEE. pp. 829-833 https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMLA52953.2021.00137

Conference paper

A bioleaching approach for the recovery of rare earth elements (REE) from waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs)
Gonzalez Baez, A., Pantoja Munoz, L., Garelick, H. and Purchase, D. 2021. A bioleaching approach for the recovery of rare earth elements (REE) from waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs). IUPAC 48th World Chemistry Congress. Montreal, Canada 13 - 20 Aug 2021

Conference item

Context-aware support for cardiac health monitoring using federated machine learning
Ogbuabor, G., Augusto, J., Moseley, R. and Van Wyk, A. 2021. Context-aware support for cardiac health monitoring using federated machine learning. Bramer, M. and Ellis, R. (ed.) 41st SGAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI-2021). Cambridge, England [Online] 14 - 16 Dec 2021 Springer. pp. 267-281 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91100-3_22

Conference paper

Betulinic Acid–Doxorubicin-Drug combination induced apoptotic death via ROS stimulation in a relapsed AML MOLM-13 cell model
Vu, M., Kassouf, N. and Appiah, S. 2021. Betulinic Acid–Doxorubicin-Drug combination induced apoptotic death via ROS stimulation in a relapsed AML MOLM-13 cell model. Antioxidants. 10 (9). https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10091456

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Degradation mechanism and toxicity reduction of methyl orange dye by a newly isolated bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa MZ520730
Kishor, R., Purchase, D., Saratale, G., Ferreira, L., Hussain, C., Mulla, S. and Bharagava, R. 2021. Degradation mechanism and toxicity reduction of methyl orange dye by a newly isolated bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa MZ520730. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 43, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2021.102300

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Antibiotic-resistant genes and bacteria as evolving contaminants of emerging concerns (e-CEC): is it time to include evolution in risk assessment?
Vassallo, A., Kett, S., Purchase, D. and Marvasi, M. 2021. Antibiotic-resistant genes and bacteria as evolving contaminants of emerging concerns (e-CEC): is it time to include evolution in risk assessment? Antibiotics. 10 (9), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10091066

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Exploiting the efficacy of Tyro3 and folate receptors to enhance the delivery of gold nanoparticles into colorectal cancer cells in vitro
Patel, N., Ghali, L., Roitt, I., Pantoja Munoz, L. and Bayford, R. 2021. Exploiting the efficacy of Tyro3 and folate receptors to enhance the delivery of gold nanoparticles into colorectal cancer cells in vitro. Nanoscale Advances. 3 (18), pp. 5373-5386. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1na00318f

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Nanoparticle-infused-biodegradable-microneedles as drug-delivery systems: Preparation and characterisation
Sully, R., Garelick, H., Loizidou, E., Podoleanu, A. and Gubala, V. 2021. Nanoparticle-infused-biodegradable-microneedles as drug-delivery systems: Preparation and characterisation. Materials Advances. 2 (16), pp. 5432-5442. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00135C

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Nanomedicines and microneedles: A guide to their analysis and application
Sully, R., Moore, C., Garelick, H., Loizidou, E., Podoleanu, A. and Gubala, V. 2021. Nanomedicines and microneedles: A guide to their analysis and application. Analytical Methods. 13 (30), pp. 3326-3347. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ay00954k

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Screen key genes associated with distraction-induced osteogenesis of stem cells using bioinformatics methods
Chen, J., Hua, J. and Song, W. 2021. Screen key genes associated with distraction-induced osteogenesis of stem cells using bioinformatics methods. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22 (12). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22126505

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Making waves: collaboration in the time of SARS-CoV-2 - rapid development of an international co-operation and wastewater surveillance database to support public health decision-making
Lundy, L., Fatta-Kassinos, D., Slobodnik, J., Karaolia, P., Cirka, L., Kreuzinger, N., Castiglioni, S., Bijlsma, L., Dulio, V., Deviller, G., Lai, F., Alygizakis, N., Barneo, M., Baz-Lomba, J., Béen, F., Cíchová, M., Conde-Pérez, K., Covaci, A., Donner, E., Ficek, A., Hassard, F., Hedström, A., Hernandez, F., Janská, V., Jellison, K., Hofman, J., Hill, K., Hong, P., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B., Kolarević, S., Krahulec, J., Lambropoulou, D., de Llanos, R., Mackuľak, T., Martinez-García, L., Martínez, F., Medema, G., Micsinai, A., Myrmel, M., Nasser, M., Niederstätter, H., Nozal, L., Oberacher, H., Očenášková, V., Ogorzaly, L., Papadopoulos, D., Peinado, B., Pitkänen, T., Poza, M., Rumbo-Feal, S., Sánchez, M., Székely, A., Soltysova, A., Thomaidis, N., Vallejo, J., van Nuijs, A., Ware, V. and Viklander, M. 2021. Making waves: collaboration in the time of SARS-CoV-2 - rapid development of an international co-operation and wastewater surveillance database to support public health decision-making. Water Research. 199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117167

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An assessment of gully pot sediment scour behaviour under current and potential future rainfall conditions
Wei, H., Muthanna, T., Lundy, L. and Viklander, M. 2021. An assessment of gully pot sediment scour behaviour under current and potential future rainfall conditions. Journal of Environmental Management. 282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111911

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Electrokinetic biocementation of an organic soil
Safdar, M.U., Mavroulidou, M., Gunn, M.J., Purchase, D., Payne, I. and Garelick, J. 2021. Electrokinetic biocementation of an organic soil. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy. 21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2021.100405

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