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Elucidating the Relationship between Chinese Medicine and Systems Biology: A Multi-Sited Ethnography

PhD thesis

Glatz, S. 2019. Elucidating the Relationship between Chinese Medicine and Systems Biology: A Multi-Sited Ethnography. PhD thesis University of Westminster School of Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qy82x

Picosecond Laser Ablation of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Comparative Study of Neat and Blended Material Response

Journal article

Ortiz, R, Basnett, P., Roy, I. and Quintana, I. 2019. Picosecond Laser Ablation of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Comparative Study of Neat and Blended Material Response. e-Polymers. 12 (1) 127. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12010127

Investigating the protective role of the natural hormone Melatonin, in reducing drug-induced cardiotoxicity in the therapy of chronic diseases

PhD thesis

Kasi Ganeshan, T. 2019. Investigating the protective role of the natural hormone Melatonin, in reducing drug-induced cardiotoxicity in the therapy of chronic diseases. PhD thesis University of Westminster School of Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qy74w

Irbesartan in Marfan syndrome (AIMS): a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial

Journal article

Mullen, M., Jin, X.Y., Child, A., Stuart, A.G., Dodd, M., Aragon-Martin, J.A., Gaze, D.C., Kiotsekoglou, A., Yuan, L., Hu, J., Foley, C., Van Dyck, L., Knight, R., Clayton, T., Swan, L., Thomson, J.D.R., Erdem, G., Crossman, D., Flather, M., Dean, J., Was, B., Gow, H., Murray, J., D'Allessandro, M., Christie, M., Cooper, P., Booth, P., Burns, S., Paterson, Y., Chikermane, A., Assing, A., Cotter, C., Atkins, G., Williamson, H., Barclay, J., Jennison, A., Henderson, A., McSkeane, A., Fairlamb, H., Kelly, J., Kelsall, N., Prentice, S., O'Sullivan, J., Head-Baister, A., Phillipson, A., Johnson, A., Crossland, D., Oliver, J., Davison, J., Wake, J., Quinn, L., Foreman, M., Wealleans, V., Walker, N., Duncan, A., Tibbs, E., Kelly, R., Khambadkone, S., Zotti, B., Brady, C., Cervi, E., Field, E., Szepezvary, E., Mantey, F., Riley, G., Titmus, H., Bo, I., Kaski, J.P., Green, L., Jones, N., Banks, R., Kiesewetter, C., Mathur, S., Frigiola, A., Savis, A., Belfield, H., Guzman, J., Harris, J., Wilson, K., Peacock, K., Gibson, K., Wellman, P., Simpson, J., Kabir, S., Mushemi, S., Stewart, M., Atkinson, B., Richardson, C., Leng, E., Brennan, P., Nixon, A., Spencer, C., Oliver, J., Forster, J., Turner, L., Bainbridge, S., Choy, A.M., Dawson, A., Kiddie, G., Kerr, H., Mordi, I., Duff, J., Dunlop, J., Berg, J., Armory, P., Freeman, L., Anwar, A., Graham, C., London, C., Healey, G., Gallagher, I., Ilsley, M., Ahmed, R., Wood, S., Wheeldon, N., Mason, C., Nassim, F., Middle, J., Adams, J., Angelini, K., Housley, K., Ryalls, K., Agyemang, M., Walker, R., Batigan, R., Bennett, T., Clift, P., Alvior, A.M., Nilsson, A., Green, C., Crook, C., Palmer, C.B., Dwenger, E., Doherty, P., Igbokwe, R., Sharif, S., MacDonald, S., West, C., Kirby, K., Naqvi, N., Welch, S., Warsama, S., Li, W., Farzad, Z., Smith, B., Murday, V., Murtagh, E., Adams, E., Armour, L., Lilley, S., Pandya, B., Richards, A., Andiapen, M., Macrae, R., Tome, M., Hutchinson, C., Angulo, K., Kauppayamootoo, R., Gati, S., Cruddas, E., Newman, W.G., Breen, C., Kumar, D., Wilson, D.G., Farrugia, A., Fraser, A., Sumers, J., Powell, J., Edwards, J., Hale, T., Boult, Z., Carroll, A., Veldtman, G., Ho, A., Black, D., Fletcher, L., Mapstone, S., Bharucha, T., Marsh, G., Jones, J., Sheehan, K., Selway, K., Stevenson, K., Nelson, M., Fairweather, R., Curtis, S., Simpson, S., Denvir, M., White, A., Steven, J., Munro, J., Lam, W., Toff, W., Petrou, M., Silcocks, P. and MacAllister, R. 2019. Irbesartan in Marfan syndrome (AIMS): a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial. The Lancet. 394 (10216), pp. 2263-2270. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32518-8

Wave 5 Secondary Analysis: Trust in Food and the UK Food System

Report

Benson, A., Irdam, D., Lubian, K., Barber, T. and Draper, A. 2019. Wave 5 Secondary Analysis: Trust in Food and the UK Food System. London NatCen Social Research.

Mechanism of completion of peptidyltransferase centre assembly in eukaryotes

Journal article

Kargas, V., Castro-Hartmann, P., Escudero-Urquijo, N., Dent, K., Hilcenko, C., Sailer, C., Zisser, G., Marques-Carvalho, M.J., Pellegrino, S., Wawiorka, L., Freund, S.M., Wagstaff, J.L., Andreeva, A., Faille, A., Chen, E., Stengel, F., Bergler, H. and Warren, A.J. 2019. Mechanism of completion of peptidyltransferase centre assembly in eukaryotes. eLife. 8, p. e44904 e44904. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.44904

Neuroconductor: an R platform for medical imaging analysis

Journal article

Muschelli, J., Gherman, A., Fortin, J.P., Avants, B., Whitcher, B., Clayden, J.D., Caffo, B.S. and Crainiceanu, C.M. 2019. Neuroconductor: an R platform for medical imaging analysis. Biostatistics. 20 (2), pp. 218-239. https://doi.org/10.1093/biostatistics/kxx068

BBC Radio: Manal Mohammed for BBC Radio London on getting the flu at Christmas (17 December 2019).

Other

Mohammed, M. 2019. BBC Radio: Manal Mohammed for BBC Radio London on getting the flu at Christmas (17 December 2019).

The Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 Regulates Microglial Phenotype Through Immunometabolism: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease

PhD thesis

Wickstead, E. 2019. The Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 Regulates Microglial Phenotype Through Immunometabolism: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease. PhD thesis University of Westminster School of Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qy292

Narratives of brain injury and self-management after hospital discharge

Prof Doc Thesis

Makela, P. 2019. Narratives of brain injury and self-management after hospital discharge. Prof Doc Thesis University of Westminster School of Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qy215

The expression and signalling patterns of CD180 toll like receptor in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL)

PhD thesis

Sayed, U. 2019. The expression and signalling patterns of CD180 toll like receptor in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL). PhD thesis University of Westminster School of Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qy0x9

The Conversation: Kombucha, kimchi and yogurt: how fermented foods could be harmful to your health.

Other

Mohammed, M. 2019. The Conversation: Kombucha, kimchi and yogurt: how fermented foods could be harmful to your health. The Conversation.

Wnt-11 expression promotes invasiveness and correlates with survival in human pancreatic ductal adeno carcinoma

Article

Dart, D.A., Arisan, D.E., Owen, S., Hao, C., Jiang, W.G. and Uysal-Onganer, P. 2019. Wnt-11 expression promotes invasiveness and correlates with survival in human pancreatic ductal adeno carcinoma. Genes. 10 (11) 921. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10110921

A Framework for Automatic Morphological Feature Extraction and Analysis of Abdominal Organs in MRI Volumes

Journal article

Asaturyan, H., Thomas, E.L., Bell, J.D. and Villarini, B. 2019. A Framework for Automatic Morphological Feature Extraction and Analysis of Abdominal Organs in MRI Volumes. Journal of Medical Systems. 43 334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-019-1474-3

The War between Bacteria and Bacteriophages

Book chapter

Orzechowska, B. and Mohammed, M. 2019. The War between Bacteria and Bacteriophages. in: Growing and Handling of Bacterial Cultures [Working Title] InTech Publishing.

The Conversation: Can surgical masks protect you from getting the flu?

Other

Mohammed, M. 2019. The Conversation: Can surgical masks protect you from getting the flu? The Conversation.

Post-Translational Deimination of Immunological and Metabolic Protein Markers in Plasma and Extracellular Vesicles of Naked Mole-Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)

Journal article

Matthew E. Pamenter, Uysal Onganer, P., Kenny W. Huynh, Kraev, I. and Lange, S. 2019. Post-Translational Deimination of Immunological and Metabolic Protein Markers in Plasma and Extracellular Vesicles of Naked Mole-Rat (Heterocephalus glaber). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20 (21) 5378. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20215378

Does the traditional medicinal use of Leonurus cardiaca L. as specified by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) monographs reflect documented historical use and current research? A content analysis.

Conference poster

Green, J. and Waterworth, J. 2019. Does the traditional medicinal use of Leonurus cardiaca L. as specified by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) monographs reflect documented historical use and current research? A content analysis. A Celebration of Herbal Medicine History: Researching Botanical Knowledge and Discovery . Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, UK, BA1 2HN 30 Oct 2019 Herbal History Research Network.

“Priming” as a novel strategy to enhance chemotherapeutic efficacy

PhD thesis

Mould, R. 2019. “Priming” as a novel strategy to enhance chemotherapeutic efficacy. PhD thesis University of Westminster School of Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qx75q

Curcumin: novel treatment in neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury

Journal article

Rocha-Ferreira, E., Sisa, C., Bright, S., Fautz, T., Harris, M., Contreras Riquelme, I., Agwu, C., Kurulday, T., Mistry, B., Hill, D., Lange, S. and Hristova, M. 2019. Curcumin: novel treatment in neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury. Frontiers in Physiology. 10 1351. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.01351

Breaking the wall of Salmonella outbreaks investigation (1/10/2019)

Conference item

Thapa, S. and Mohammed, M. 2019. Breaking the wall of Salmonella outbreaks investigation (1/10/2019). Falling Walls Lab. London 01 - 01 Oct 2019

BBC Radio London: Dr Manal Mohammed discusses children’s personal hygiene as children go back to school (2 September 2019)

Other

Mohammed, M. 2019. BBC Radio London: Dr Manal Mohammed discusses children’s personal hygiene as children go back to school (2 September 2019).

Exploring Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, to Improve Health and Nutrition Outcomes in Children Under 2 Years of Age

Journal article

Kenyangi, B.D., Keith, R. and Adegboye, A.R.A. 2019. Exploring Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, to Improve Health and Nutrition Outcomes in Children Under 2 Years of Age. World Nutrition. 10 (3), pp. 26-50. https://doi.org/10.26596/wn.201910326-50

Advancing Pancreas Segmentation in Multi-protocol MRI Volumes using Hausdorff-Sine Loss Function

Conference paper

Asaturyan, H., Thomas, E.L., Fitzpatrick, J., Bell, J.D. and Villarini, B. 2019. Advancing Pancreas Segmentation in Multi-protocol MRI Volumes using Hausdorff-Sine Loss Function. 10th International Workshop on Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (MLMI 2019) in conjunction with MICCAI 2019. Shenzen, China 13 Oct 2019 Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32692-0_4

Cardiac Troponin in Endurance Exercise—Fragments of the Imagination or Clinical Significance?

Article

Gaze, D.C. 2019. Cardiac Troponin in Endurance Exercise—Fragments of the Imagination or Clinical Significance? Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. 3 (5), pp. 760-763. https://doi.org/10.1373/jalm.2018.027870

Evaluation Report of the Social Prescribing Demonstrator Site in Shropshire – Final Report

Project report

Polley, M.J., Seers, H. and Fixsen, Alison 2019. Evaluation Report of the Social Prescribing Demonstrator Site in Shropshire – Final Report.

Remediating industrial wastewater containing azo dyes. Are microbial fuel cells the answer?

Conference keynote

Kyazze, G. 2019. Remediating industrial wastewater containing azo dyes. Are microbial fuel cells the answer? Microbial electron transfer for wastewater treatment: Innovative approaches and applications. Hilton Hotels and Towers, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt 09 - 10 Sep 2019

Environmental heterogeneity of Staphylococcus species from alkaline fermented foods and associated toxins and antimicrobial resistance genetic elements

Journal article

Ouoba, L.I.I., Vouidibio-Mbozo, A.B., Anyogu, A., Obioha, P.I., Lingani-Sawadogo, H., Sutherland, J.P., Jespersen, L. and Ghoddusi, H.B. 2019. Environmental heterogeneity of Staphylococcus species from alkaline fermented foods and associated toxins and antimicrobial resistance genetic elements. International Journal of Food Microbiology. 311, p. 108356 108356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2019.108356

Degradation of azo dye (Acid orange 7) in a microbial fuel cell: comparison between anodic microbial-mediated reduction and cathodic laccase-mediated oxidation

Journal article

Mani, P., Fidal, V.T., Bowman, K., Breheny, M., Chandra, T.S., Keshavarz, T. and Kyazze, G. 2019. Degradation of azo dye (Acid orange 7) in a microbial fuel cell: comparison between anodic microbial-mediated reduction and cathodic laccase-mediated oxidation. Frontiers in Energy Research. 7 101. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2019.00101

The presence of Y674/Y675 phosphorylated NTRK1 via TP53 repression of PTPN6 expression as a potential prognostic marker in neuroblastoma

Journal article

Youssef, G., Gillett, C., Rampling, D., Chagtai, T., Virasami, A., Barton, J., Edwards, D., Sebire, N., Anderson, J. and Montano, X. 2019. The presence of Y674/Y675 phosphorylated NTRK1 via TP53 repression of PTPN6 expression as a potential prognostic marker in neuroblastoma. Human Pathology. 86, pp. 182-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humpath.2018.12.003

The pineal hormone melatonin inhibits doxorubicin-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis in cardiomyocytes

Conference paper

Kasi Ganeshan, T., Bell, J.D. and Chong, Nelson W. 2019. The pineal hormone melatonin inhibits doxorubicin-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis in cardiomyocytes. ESC Congress 2019. Paris, France 31 Aug - 04 Sep 2019

The pineal hormone melatonin inhibits doxorubicin-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis in cardiomyocytes

Conference paper

Kasi Ganeshan, T., Bell, J.D. and Chong, Nelson W. 2019. The pineal hormone melatonin inhibits doxorubicin-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis in cardiomyocytes. Heart Failure 2019 and the World Congress on Acute Heart Failure. Megaron Athens International Conference Centre, Greece 25 - 28 May 2019 https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1488

Tumor microenvironment defines the invasive phenotype of AIP-mutation-positive pituitary tumors

Journal article

Barry, S., Carlsen, E., Marques, P., Stiles, C., Gadaleta, E., Berney, D., Roncaroli, F., Chelala, C., Solomou, A., Herincs, M., Caimari, F., Grossman, A., Crnogorac-Jurcevic, T., Haworth, O., Gaston-Massuet, C. and Korbonits, M. 2019. Tumor microenvironment defines the invasive phenotype of AIP-mutation-positive pituitary tumors. Oncogene. 38, pp. 5381-5395. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41388-019-0779-5

Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Interacting Protein Maintains Germinal Center B Cells through Suppression of BCL6 Degradation

Journal article

Sun, D., Stopka-Farooqui, U., Barry, S., Aksoy, E., Parsonage, G., Vossenkämper, A., Capasso, M., Wan, X., Norris, S., Marshall, J., Clear, A., Gribben, J., MacDonald, T., Buckley, C., Korbonits, M. and Haworth, O. 2019. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Interacting Protein Maintains Germinal Center B Cells through Suppression of BCL6 Degradation. Cell Reports. 27, pp. 1461-1471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2019.04.014

Cold water immersion improves recovery of sprint speed following a simulated tournament

Journal article

Leeder, J.D.C., Godfrey, M., Gibbon, D., Gaze, D.C., Davison, G., van Someren, K. and Howatson, G. 2019. Cold water immersion improves recovery of sprint speed following a simulated tournament. European Journal of Sport Science. 19 (9), pp. 1166-1174. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2019.1585478

Cannabidiol is a Novel Modulator of Bacterial Membrane Vesicles

Journal article

Kosgodage, U., Matewele, P., Awamaria, B., Kraev, I., Warde, P., Mastroianni, G., Nunn, A., Guy, G.W., Bell, J.D., Inal, J.M. and Lange, S. 2019. Cannabidiol is a Novel Modulator of Bacterial Membrane Vesicles. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 9 324. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00324

Heparan sulfates are critical regulators of the inhibitory megakaryocyte-platelet receptor G6b-B

Journal article

Vögtle, T., Sharma, S., Mori, J., Nagy, Z., Semeniak, D., Scandola, C., Geer, M., Smith, C., Lane, J., Pollack, S., Lassila, R., Jouppila, A., Barr, A.J., Ogg, D., Howard, T., McMiken, H., Warwicker, J., Geh, C., Rowlinson, R., Abbott, W., Eckly, A., Schulze, H., Wright, G., Mazharian, A., Fütterer, K., Rajesh, S., Douglas, M. and Senis, Y. 2019. Heparan sulfates are critical regulators of the inhibitory megakaryocyte-platelet receptor G6b-B. eLife. 8 e46840. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.46840

ITV News: Dr Manal Mohammed discusses bacteria that are resistant to drugs

Other

Mohammed, M. 2019. ITV News: Dr Manal Mohammed discusses bacteria that are resistant to drugs.

In Focus: Microbial Fuel Cells, some considerations

Edited issue

Keshavarz, T., Gomaa, O. and Kyazze, G. 2019. In Focus: Microbial Fuel Cells, some considerations. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. 94 (7), p. 2069. https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.6040

Origins: How The Earth Made Us

Book

Dartnell, L.R. 2019. Origins: How The Earth Made Us. Bodley Head.


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