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A Pilot Study on Peptidylarginine Deiminases and Protein Deimination in Animal Cancers across Vertebrate Species

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Inal, J.M., Hristova, M. and Lange, S. 2022. A Pilot Study on Peptidylarginine Deiminases and Protein Deimination in Animal Cancers across Vertebrate Species. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23 (15) e8697. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158697

The impact of health care strikes on patient mortality: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies

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Essex, R., Weldon, Sharon Marie, Thompson, Trevor, Kalocsányiová, Erika, McCrone, Paul and Deb, Sanjoy 2022. The impact of health care strikes on patient mortality: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies. Health Services Research. 57 (6), pp. 1218-1234. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14022

Cationic and non-ionic surfactant pretreatment of PET to enhance the bacterial biodegradation of PET

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Ahmaditabatabaei, S., Iqbal, H., Moinipoor, Z., Kyazze, G. and Keshavarz, T. 2022. Cationic and non-ionic surfactant pretreatment of PET to enhance the bacterial biodegradation of PET. Chemical Engineering Transactions. 93, pp. 235-240. https://doi.org/10.3303/CET2293040

Workplace Physical Activity Barriers and Facilitators: A Qualitative Study Based on Employees Physical Activity Levels

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Safi, A., Cole, M., Kelly, A., Zariwala, M. and Walker, N.C. 2022. Workplace Physical Activity Barriers and Facilitators: A Qualitative Study Based on Employees Physical Activity Levels. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19 (15) e9442. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159442

Effect of quorum quenchers on virulence factors production and quorum sensing signalling pathway of non-mucoid, mucoid, and heavily mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Kalgudi, R., Tamimi, R., Kyazze, G. and Keshavarz, T. 2022. Effect of quorum quenchers on virulence factors production and quorum sensing signalling pathway of non-mucoid, mucoid, and heavily mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa. World journal of microbiology & biotechnology. 38 (9) 163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-022-03339-9

3D Disease Modelling of Hard and Soft Cancer Using PHA-Based Scaffolds

Journal article

Tomar, A., Uysal-Onganer, P., Basnett, P., Pati, U. and Roy, I. 2022. 3D Disease Modelling of Hard and Soft Cancer Using PHA-Based Scaffolds. Cancers. 14 (14) e3549. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14143549

Time-Dependent Alterations in Liver Oxidative Stress due to Ethanol and Acetaldehyde

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Petagine, L., Everitt, H.E., Sherwood, R., Gyamfi, D. and Patel, V.B. 2022. Time-Dependent Alterations in Liver Oxidative Stress due to Ethanol and Acetaldehyde. Journal of Renal and Hepatic Disorders. 6 (1), pp. 56-66. https://doi.org/10.15586/jrenhep.v6i1.143

The Power of Partnership: A Book Review

Book review

Sum, K. 2022. The Power of Partnership: A Book Review. Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change. 8 (1).

Supporting Doctoral Researchers' social isolation through a student-led community

Journal article

Sum, K. 2022. Supporting Doctoral Researchers' social isolation through a student-led community. Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change. 8 (1).

Bioelectric Fields at the Beginnings of Life

Journal article

Nunn, A.V.W., Guy, G.W. and Bell, J.D. 2022. Bioelectric Fields at the Beginnings of Life. Bioelectriciy. 4 (4), pp. 237-247. https://doi.org/10.1089/bioe.2022.0012

Chinese and Western Herbal Medicines for the Topical Treatment of Psoriasis - a critical review of Efficacy and Safety

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Booker, A., Heinrich, P.M. and Tsou, W.H. 2022. Chinese and Western Herbal Medicines for the Topical Treatment of Psoriasis - a critical review of Efficacy and Safety. Journal of Herbal Medicine. 34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hermed.2022.100579

Antifungal effect of triclosan on Aspergillus fumigatus: quorum quenching role as a single agent and synergy with liposomal amphotericin-B

Journal article

Tamimi, R., Kyazze, G. and Keshavarz, T. 2022. Antifungal effect of triclosan on Aspergillus fumigatus: quorum quenching role as a single agent and synergy with liposomal amphotericin-B. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 38 (8) 142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-022-03325-1

The Impact of Environment on Physical Activity Levels and Obesity among Saudi Arabia Youth: Comparison of Urban; Rural Farm and Rural Desert Geographical Locations

Journal article

Al-Nuaim, A. and Safi, A. 2022. The Impact of Environment on Physical Activity Levels and Obesity among Saudi Arabia Youth: Comparison of Urban; Rural Farm and Rural Desert Geographical Locations. Physical Activity and Health. 6 (1), pp. 86-95. https://doi.org/10.5334/paah.188

Transferability of genetic risk scores in African populations

Journal article

Abram B. Kamiza, Sounkou M. Toure, Marijana Vujkovic, Tafadzwa Machipisa, Opeyemi S. Soremekun, Christopher Kintu, Manuel Corpas, Fraser Pirie, Elizabeth Young, Dipender Gill, Manjinder S. Sandhu, Pontiano Kaleebu, Moffat Nyirenda, Ayesha A. Motala, Tinashe Chikowore and Segun Fatumo 2022. Transferability of genetic risk scores in African populations. Nature Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-01835-x

Bacterial Adaptation to Venom in Snakes and Arachnida

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Esmaeilishirazifard, Elham, Usher, Louise, Trim, Carol, Denise, Hubert, Sangal, V., Tyson, G., Barlow, Axel, Redway, Keith F, Taylor, John D, Kremyda-Vlachou, Myrto, Davies, Sam, Loftus, Teresa D, Lock, Mikaella M G, Wright, Kstir, Dalby, Andrew, Snyder, L., Wuster, Wolfgang, Trim, Steve and Moschos, S. 2022. Bacterial Adaptation to Venom in Snakes and Arachnida. Microbiology Spectrum. 10 (3) e02408-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02408-21

AI Driven IoT Web-Based Application for Automatic Segmentation and Reconstruction of Abdominal Organs from Medical Images

Conference paper

Villarini, B. and Asaturyan, H. 2022. AI Driven IoT Web-Based Application for Automatic Segmentation and Reconstruction of Abdominal Organs from Medical Images. International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS). Los Angeles, California 30 May - 01 Jul 2022 IEEE . https://doi.org/10.1109/DCOSS54816.2022.00045

Editorial: The Role of Vitamin D in Gut Health and Disease in Children

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Day, Andrew S., Bener, Abdulbari, Tewfik, Ihab, Vajro, Pietro and Zughaier, Susu M. 2022. Editorial: The Role of Vitamin D in Gut Health and Disease in Children. Frontiers in Public Health. 10 912773. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.912773

A Randomised Crossover Trial: Exploring the Dose-Response effect Of Carbohydrate restriction on glycaemia in people with well-controlled type 2 diabetes (D-ROC2)

Journal article

Al Ozairi, E., Al Awadi, R., El Samad, A., Taghadom, E., Al-Kandari, J., Abdul-Ghani, M., Oliver, N., Whitcher, B. and Guess, N. 2022. A Randomised Crossover Trial: Exploring the Dose-Response effect Of Carbohydrate restriction on glycaemia in people with well-controlled type 2 diabetes (D-ROC2). Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 36 (1), pp. 51-61. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13030

The impact of workplace physical activity & Sedentary behaviour interventions on employees’ health, wellbeing, and behaviour change

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Safi, A. 2022. The impact of workplace physical activity & Sedentary behaviour interventions on employees’ health, wellbeing, and behaviour change. School of Life Sciences Seminar: Translating Research: From Bench to Public Health. University of Westminster, London 06 Apr 2022

BBC Pashto: Dr Ayaz Safi for BBC Pashto on health and nutrition during Ramadan

Other

Safi, A. 2022. BBC Pashto: Dr Ayaz Safi for BBC Pashto on health and nutrition during Ramadan.

C2 by-pass: cross-talk between the complement classical and alternative pathways

Journal article

Laich, A., Patel, H., Zarantonello, A., Sim, R.B. and Inal, J.M. 2022. C2 by-pass: cross-talk between the complement classical and alternative pathways. Immunobiology. 227 (3) 152225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imbio.2022.152225

Plasma metabolic signatures of healthy overweight subjects challenged with an oral glucose tolerance test

Journal article

Fiamoncini, J, Donado-Pestana, C.M., Duarte, G.B.S., Rundle, M, Thomas, E.L., Kiselova-Kaneva, Y., Gundersen, T.E., Bunzel, D., Trezzi, J.P., Kulling, S.E., Hiller, K., Sonntag, D., Ivanova, D., Brennan, L., Wopereis, S., van Ommen, B., Frost, G., Bell, J.D., Drevon, C.A. and Daniel, H. 2022. Plasma metabolic signatures of healthy overweight subjects challenged with an oral glucose tolerance test. Frontiers in Nutrition: Nutrition and Metabolism. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.898782

Serotonin transporter in the temporal lobe, hippocampus and amygdala in SUDEP

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Patodia, S., Somani, A., Liu, J.Y.W., Cattaneo, A., Paradisco, B., Garcia, M., Othman, M., Diehl, B., Foong, J. and Thom, M. 2022. Serotonin transporter in the temporal lobe, hippocampus and amygdala in SUDEP. Brain Pathology. 32 (5) e13074. https://doi.org/10.1111/bpa.13074

microRNA expression in acute myeloid leukaemia: New targets for therapy?

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Fletcher, D., Brown, E., Javadala, J., Uysal Onganer, P. and Guinn, B-A. 2022. microRNA expression in acute myeloid leukaemia: New targets for therapy? European Journal of Haemotology. 3 (3), pp. 596-608. https://doi.org/10.1002/jha2.441

Chrysanthemum species used as food and medicine: Understanding quality differences on the global market

Journal article

Gu, J., Scotti, F., Reich, E., Kirchhoff, R., Booker, A. and Heinrich, P.M. 2022. Chrysanthemum species used as food and medicine: Understanding quality differences on the global market. South African Journal of Botany. 148, pp. 123-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2022.04.009

Acute Hypoxia Alters Extracellular Vesicle Signatures and the Brain Citrullinome of Naked Mole-Rats (Heterocephalus glaber)

Journal article

D'alessio, S., Cheng, H., Eaton, L., Kraev, I., Pamenter, M.E. and Lange, S. 2022. Acute Hypoxia Alters Extracellular Vesicle Signatures and the Brain Citrullinome of Naked Mole-Rats (Heterocephalus glaber). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23 (9) 4683. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23094683

Analysis of MRI-derived spleen iron in the UK Biobank identifies genetic variation linked to iron homeostasis and hemolysis

Journal article

Sorokin, E., Basty, N., Whitcher, B., Liu, Y., Bell, J.D., Cohen, R.L., Cule, M. and Thomas, E.L. 2022. Analysis of MRI-derived spleen iron in the UK Biobank identifies genetic variation linked to iron homeostasis and hemolysis. American Journal of Human Genetics. 109 (6), pp. P1092-1104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.04.013

Dr Manal Mohammed for The Conversation about why eating fermented food aids gut health

Other

Mohammed, M. 2022. Dr Manal Mohammed for The Conversation about why eating fermented food aids gut health. The Conversation.

Safety of intracranial electroencephalography during functional electromagnetic resonance imaging in humans at 1.5 tesla using a head transmit RF coil: Histopathological and heat-shock immunohistochemistry observations.

Journal article

Liu, Joan Y W, Hawsawi, Hassan B, Sharma, Niraj, Carmichael, David W, Diehl, Beate, Thom, Maria and Lemieux, Louis 2022. Safety of intracranial electroencephalography during functional electromagnetic resonance imaging in humans at 1.5 tesla using a head transmit RF coil: Histopathological and heat-shock immunohistochemistry observations. NeuroImage. 254 119129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119129

Epigenetic Mechanisms of Metal Carcinogenicity

Journal article

Manić, L., Wallace, D., Uysal Onganer, P., Taalab, Y.M., Farooqi, A.A., Antonijević, B. and Djordjevic, A.B. 2022. Epigenetic Mechanisms of Metal Carcinogenicity. Toxicology Reports. 9, pp. 778-787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.03.037

Infection with the hepatitis C virus causes viral genotype-specific differences in cholesterol metabolism and hepatic steatosis

Journal article

Sheridan, D.A., Shawa, I.T., Thomas, E.L., Felmlee, D.J., Bridge, S.H., Neely, D., Cobbold, J.F., Holmes, E., Bassendine, M.F. and Taylor-Robinson, S.D. 2022. Infection with the hepatitis C virus causes viral genotype-specific differences in cholesterol metabolism and hepatic steatosis. Scientific Reports. 12 5562. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-09588-w

A Qualitative Study Exploring Patient Shadowing as a Method to Improve Patient-Centred Care: Ten Principles for a New Gold Standard

Journal article

Goodrich, J., Ridge, Damien and Cartwright, Tina 2022. A Qualitative Study Exploring Patient Shadowing as a Method to Improve Patient-Centred Care: Ten Principles for a New Gold Standard. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 34 (2) mzac018. https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzac018

Nickel's Role in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Potential Involvement of microRNAs

Journal article

Mortoglou, M., Manić, L., Buha Djordjevic, A., Bulat, Z., Đorđević, Vladimir, Manis, Katherine, Valle, Elizabeth, York, Lauren, Wallace, D. and Uysal Onganer, P. 2022. Nickel's Role in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Potential Involvement of microRNAs. Toxics. 10 (3) 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10030148

Green tea polyphenols in cardiometabolic health: A critical appraisal on Phytogenomics towards personalized green tea

Journal article

Rajan, Logesh, Radhakrishnan, Arun, Alagarsamy, Keshav Narayan, Srivastava, Abhay, Dhingra, Sanjiv, Booker, Anthony, Rolfe, Viven, Palaniswamy, Dhanabal and Mohankumar, Suresh Kumar 2022. Green tea polyphenols in cardiometabolic health: A critical appraisal on Phytogenomics towards personalized green tea. PharmaNutrition. 20 100296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phanu.2022.100296

From tweeting to tweetposium. So what? A reflection

Journal article

Sum, K. 2022. From tweeting to tweetposium. So what? A reflection. The Journal of Social Media for Learning. 3 (1), pp. 10-12. https://doi.org/10.24377/LJMU.jsml.article518

Fatty acid metabolism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a double-edged sword

Journal article

Gaspar Quinonez, C., Lee, J.J., Lim, J., Odell, M., Lawson, C.P., Anyogu, A., Raheem, S. and Eoh, H. 2022. Fatty acid metabolism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a double-edged sword. mBio. 13 (1) e03559-21. https://doi.org/10.15698/mic2022.05.777

Editorial: Survival in Extreme Environments - Adaptation or Decompensation? Volume I

Edited issue

Tveita, Torkjel, Eftedal, Ingrid and Deb, Sanjoy 2022. Editorial: Survival in Extreme Environments - Adaptation or Decompensation? Volume I. Frontiers in Physiology. 13, p. 836210. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.836210

Towards targeted dietary support for shift workers with type 2 diabetes (Shift‐Diabetes study): A mixed‐methods case study protocol

Journal article

Gibson, R., Oliver, N., McGowan, Barbara, Vetter, Céline, Palla, Luigi, D'Annibale, Maria, Linley, Jayne, Lorencatto, F. and Guess, Nicola 2022. Towards targeted dietary support for shift workers with type 2 diabetes (Shift‐Diabetes study): A mixed‐methods case study protocol. Diabetic Medicine. 39 (3) e14714. https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14714

A cross-sectional MR study of body fat volumes and distribution in chronic schizophrenia

Journal article

Osimo, E., Brugger, S., Thomas, E.L. and Howes, O. 2022. A cross-sectional MR study of body fat volumes and distribution in chronic schizophrenia. Schizophrenia. 8 24. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-022-00233-z

Precision MRI Phenotyping Enables Detection of Small Changes in Body Composition for Longitudinal Cohorts

Journal article

Whitcher, B., Thanaj, M., Cule, M., Liu, Y., Basty, N., Sorokin, E., Bell, J.D. and Thomas, E.L. 2022. Precision MRI Phenotyping Enables Detection of Small Changes in Body Composition for Longitudinal Cohorts. Scientific Reports. 12 3748. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07556-y


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