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The GOBLET training portal: A global repository of bioinformatics training materials, courses and trainers

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Corpas, M., Jimenez, R.C., Bongcam-Rudloff, E., Budd, A., Brazas, M.D., Fernandes, P.L., Gaeta, B., Van Gelder, C., Korpelainen, E., Lewitter, F., McGrath, A., MacLean, D., Palagi, P.M., Rother, K., Taylor, J., Via, A., Watson, M., Schneider, M.V. and Attwood, T.K. 2015. The GOBLET training portal: A global repository of bioinformatics training materials, courses and trainers. Bioinformatics. 31 (1), pp. 140-142. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btu601

Ten Simple Rules for Organizing an Unconference

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Budd, A., Dinkel, H., Corpas, M., Fuller, J.C., Rubinat, L., Devos, D.P., Khoueiry, P.H., Förstner, K.U., Georgatos, F., Rowland, F., Sharan, M., Binder, J.X., Grace, T., Traphagen, K., Gristwood, A. and Wood, N.T. 2015. Ten Simple Rules for Organizing an Unconference. PLOS Computational Biology. 11 (1) e1003905. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003905

Future opportunities and trends for e-infrastructures and life sciences: Going beyond the grid to enable life science data analysis

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Duarte, A.M.S., Psomopoulos, F.E., Blanchet, C., Bonvin, A.M.J.J., Corpas, M., Franc, A., Jimenez, R.C., de Lucas, J.M., Nyrönen, T., Sipos, G. and Suhr, S.B. 2015. Future opportunities and trends for e-infrastructures and life sciences: Going beyond the grid to enable life science data analysis. Frontiers in Genetics. 6 197. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2015.00197

Anatomy of BioJS, an open source community for the life sciences

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Yachdav, G., Goldberg, T., Wilzbach, S., Dao, D., Shih, I., Choudhary, S., Crouch, S., Franz, M., García, A., García, L.J., Grüning, B.A., Inupakutika, D., Sillitoe, I., Thanki, A.S., Vieira, B., Villaveces, J.M., Schneider, M.V., Lewis, S., Pettifer, S., Rost, B. and Corpas, M. 2015. Anatomy of BioJS, an open source community for the life sciences. eLife. 2015;4 e07009. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.07009.001

A quick guide for building a successful bioinformatics community

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Budd, A., Corpas, M., Brazas, M.D., Fuller, J.C., Goecks, J., Mulder, N.J., Michaut, M., Ouellette, B.F.F., Pawlik, A. and Blomberg, N. 2015. A quick guide for building a successful bioinformatics community. PLOS Computational Biology. 11 (2) e1003972. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003972

The CXCR3-CXCL11 signaling axis mediates macrophage recruitment and dissemination of mycobacterial infection

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Torraca, V., Cui, Chao, Boland, Ralf, Bebelman, Jan-Paul, van der Sar, Astrid M., Smit, Martine J., Siderius, Marco, Spaink, Herman P. and Meijer, Annemarie H. 2015. The CXCR3-CXCL11 signaling axis mediates macrophage recruitment and dissemination of mycobacterial infection. Disease Models and Mechanisms. 8 (3), pp. 253-269. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.017756

Obesity: Subclinical cardiac damage and heart failure

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Gaze, D.C. 2015. Obesity: Subclinical cardiac damage and heart failure. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry. 52 (2), p. 302. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004563215570547

Preclinical detection of infectivity and disease-specific PrP in blood throughout the incubation period of prion disease

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Sawyer, E.B., Edgeworth, J.A., Thomas, C., Collinge, J. and Jackson, G.S. 2015. Preclinical detection of infectivity and disease-specific PrP in blood throughout the incubation period of prion disease. Scientific Reports. 5 17742. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep17742

Nerve tissue engineering using blends of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) for peripheral nerve regeneration

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Lizarraga Valderrama, L., Nigmatullin, R., Taylor, C., Haycock, J.W., Claeyssens, F., Knowles, J.C. and Roy, I. 2015. Nerve tissue engineering using blends of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) for peripheral nerve regeneration. Engineering in Life Sciences. 15 (6), pp. 612-621. https://doi.org/10.1002/elsc.201400151

Distinct effects of concomitant Jak2V617F expression and Tet2 loss in mice combine to promote disease progression in myeloproliferative neoplasms

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Chen, E., Schneider, R.K., Breyfogle, L.J., Rosen, E.A., Poveromo, L., Elf, S., Ko, A., Brumme, K., Levine, R., Ebert, B.L. and Mullally, A. 2015. Distinct effects of concomitant Jak2V617F expression and Tet2 loss in mice combine to promote disease progression in myeloproliferative neoplasms. Blood. 125, pp. 327-335. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2014-04-567024

Genetic variation at MECOM, TERT, JAK2 and HBS1L-MYB predisposes to myeloproliferative neoplasms

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Tapper, W., Jones, A.V., Kralovics, R., Harutyunyan, A.S., Zoi, K., Leung, W., Godfrey, A.L., Guglielmelli, P., Callaway, A., Ward, D., Aranaz, P., White, H.E., Waghorn, K., Lin, F., Chase, A., Baxter, E.J., Maclean, C., Nangalia, J., Chen, E., Evans, P., Short, M., Jack, A., Wallis, L., Oscier, D., Duncombe, A.S., Schuh, A., Mead, A.J., Griffiths, M., Ewing, J., Gale, R.E., Schnittger, S., Haferlach, T., Stegelmann, F., Dohner, K., Grallert, H., Strauch, K., Tanaka, T., Bandinelli, S., Giannopoulos, A., Pieri, L., Mannarelli, C., Gisslinger, H., Barosi, G., Cazzola, M., Reiter, A., Harrison, C., Campbell P., Green, A.R., Vannucchi, A. and Cross N.C. 2015. Genetic variation at MECOM, TERT, JAK2 and HBS1L-MYB predisposes to myeloproliferative neoplasms. Nature Communications . 6 6691. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7691

RECQL5 suppresses oncogenic JAK2-induced replication stress and genomic instability

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Chen, E., Ahn, J.S., Sykes, D.B., Breyfogle, L.J., Godfrey, A.L., Nangalia, J., Ko, A., DeAngelo, D.J., Green, A.R. and Mullally, A. 2015. RECQL5 suppresses oncogenic JAK2-induced replication stress and genomic instability. Cell Reports. 13, pp. 2345-2532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2015.11.037

Elevated γ-Glutamyltransferase and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Ischemic Stroke in Discordant Monozygotic Twin Study

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Vadgama, N., Gaze, D.C., Ranson, J., Hardy, J. and Nasir, J. 2015. Elevated γ-Glutamyltransferase and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Ischemic Stroke in Discordant Monozygotic Twin Study. International Journal of Stroke. 10 (4), pp. E32-E33. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12440

Acetylcholine-induced coronary spasm in patients with unobstructed coronary arteries is associated with elevated concentrations of soluble CD40 ligand and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein

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Ong, P., Carro, A., Athanasiadis, A., Borgulya, G., Schäufele, T., Ratge, D., Gaze, D.C., Sechtem, U. and Kaski, J. 2015. Acetylcholine-induced coronary spasm in patients with unobstructed coronary arteries is associated with elevated concentrations of soluble CD40 ligand and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. Coronary Artery Disease. 26 (2), pp. 126-132. https://doi.org/10.1097/mca.0000000000000181

Effects of seated and standing cold water immersion on recovery from repeated sprinting

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Leeder, J., van Someren, K., Bell, P., Spence, J., Jewell, A., Gaze, D.C. and Howatson, G. 2015. Effects of seated and standing cold water immersion on recovery from repeated sprinting. Journal of Sports Sciences. 33 (15), pp. 1544-1552. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2014.996914

The association between fibrinogen reactivity to mental stress and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T in healthy adults

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Lazzarino, A., Hamer, M., Gaze, D.C., Collinson, P., Rumley, A., Lowe, G. and Steptoe, A. 2015. The association between fibrinogen reactivity to mental stress and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T in healthy adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 59, pp. 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.05.002

The mediation of coronary calcification in the association between risk scores and cardiac troponin T elevation in healthy adults: Is atherosclerosis a good prognostic precursor of coronary disease?

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Lazzarino, A., Hamer, M., Carvalho, L., Gaze, D.C., Collinson, P. and Steptoe, A. 2015. The mediation of coronary calcification in the association between risk scores and cardiac troponin T elevation in healthy adults: Is atherosclerosis a good prognostic precursor of coronary disease? Preventive Medicine. 77, pp. 150-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.05.025

Serial Changes in High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin, N-terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide, and Heart Fatty Acid Binding Protein during Exercise Echocardiography in Patients with Suspected Angina Pectoris and Normal Resting Left Ventricular Function

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de Silva, R., Tsujioka, H., Gaze, D.C., Banya, W., Shah, B., Zoppelaro, G., Hersey, J., Gonzalez, A., Collins, P., Collinson, P., Senior, R. and Fox, K. 2015. Serial Changes in High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin, N-terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide, and Heart Fatty Acid Binding Protein during Exercise Echocardiography in Patients with Suspected Angina Pectoris and Normal Resting Left Ventricular Function. Clinical Chemistry. 61 (3), pp. 554-556. https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2014.228536

The clinical and diagnostic performance characteristics of the high sensitivity Abbott cardiac troponin I assay

Journal article

Collinson, P., Gaze, D.C. and Goodacre, S. 2015. The clinical and diagnostic performance characteristics of the high sensitivity Abbott cardiac troponin I assay. Clinical Biochemistry. 48 (4-5), pp. 275-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2014.12.017

Investigating the Effect of a Single Infusion of Reconstituted High-Density Lipoprotein in Patients with Symptomatic Carotid Plaques

Journal article

Nasr, H., Torsney, E., Poston, R., Hayes, L., Gaze, D.C., Basser, R., Thompson, M., Loftus, I. and Cockerill, G. 2015. Investigating the Effect of a Single Infusion of Reconstituted High-Density Lipoprotein in Patients with Symptomatic Carotid Plaques. Annals of Vascular Surgery. 29 (7), pp. 1380-1391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2015.04.084

Silencing Nociceptor Neurons Reduces Allergic Airway Inflammation

Journal article

Talbot, S., Abdulnour, R., Burkett, P., Lee, S., Cronin, S., Pascal, M., Laedermann, C., Foster, S., Tran, J., Lai, N., Chiu, I., Ghasemlou, N., DiBiase, M., Roberson, D., Von Hehn, C., Agac, B., Haworth, O., Seki, H., Penninger, J., Kuchroo, V., Bean, B., Levy, B. and Woolf, C. 2015. Silencing Nociceptor Neurons Reduces Allergic Airway Inflammation. Neuron. 87 (2), pp. 341-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2015.06.007

Ionization of the Venusian atmosphere from solar and galactic cosmic rays

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Nordheim, T.A., Dartnell, L., Desorgher, L., Coates, A.J. and Jones, G.H. 2015. Ionization of the Venusian atmosphere from solar and galactic cosmic rays. Icarus. 245, pp. 80-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2014.09.032

Constraints on a potential aerial biosphere on Venus: I. Cosmic rays

Journal article

Dartnell, L., Nordheim, T.A., Patel, M., Mason, J.P., Coates, A.J. and Jones, G.H. 2015. Constraints on a potential aerial biosphere on Venus: I. Cosmic rays. Icarus. 257, pp. 396-405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2015.05.006

Isolation of Radiation-Resistant Bacteria from Mars Analog Antarctic Dry Valleys by Preselection, and the Correlation between Radiation and Desiccation Resistance

Journal article

Musilova, M., Wright, G., Ward, J.M. and Dartnell, L.R. 2015. Isolation of Radiation-Resistant Bacteria from Mars Analog Antarctic Dry Valleys by Preselection, and the Correlation between Radiation and Desiccation Resistance. Astrobiology. 15 (12), pp. 1076-1090. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2014.1278

The Ingestion of 39 or 64 g·h-1 of Carbohydrate is Equally Effective at Improving Endurance Exercise Performance in Cyclists

Journal article

Newell, M., Hunter, A.M., Lawrence, C., Tipton, K.D. and Galloway, S.D.R. 2015. The Ingestion of 39 or 64 g·h-1 of Carbohydrate is Equally Effective at Improving Endurance Exercise Performance in Cyclists. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 25 (3), pp. 285-292. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2014-0134

Traumatic brain injury: the challenge of post-acute management within trauma networks

Journal article

Makela, P. and Tolias, C 2015. Traumatic brain injury: the challenge of post-acute management within trauma networks. Commentary. 5, pp. 26-27.

Whole genome sequencing provides possible explanations for the difference in phage susceptibility among two Salmonella Typhimurium phage types (DT8 and DT30) associated with a single foodborne outbreak.

Journal article

Mohammed, M. and Cormican, M. 2015. Whole genome sequencing provides possible explanations for the difference in phage susceptibility among two Salmonella Typhimurium phage types (DT8 and DT30) associated with a single foodborne outbreak. BMC Research Notes. 8, p. 728 728. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1687-6

Salmonella occurrence and Enterobacteriaceae counts in pig feed ingredients and compound feed from feed mills in Ireland

Journal article

Burns, A.M., Lawlor, P.G., Gardiner, G.E., McCabe, E.M., Walsh, D., Mohammed, M., Grant, J. and Duffy, G. 2015. Salmonella occurrence and Enterobacteriaceae counts in pig feed ingredients and compound feed from feed mills in Ireland. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 121 (3-4), pp. 231-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2015.07.002

Comparative study of bioavailability of different iron supplements to bacteria

Conference paper

Dagos, D., Selvam, P., Kelly, P., Evans, R., Zariwala, M., Renshaw, D. and Farnaud, S. 2015. Comparative study of bioavailability of different iron supplements to bacteria. 6th Meeting of the International Bioiron Society. Hangzhou, China 06 - 10 Sep 2015 Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.24277

A preliminary study of the link between iron increase in dopaminergic cells and Parkinson's disease

Conference paper

Mehta, K., Ahmed, B., Zariwala, M., Evans, R. and Farnaud, S. 2015. A preliminary study of the link between iron increase in dopaminergic cells and Parkinson's disease. 6th Meeting of the International Bioiron Society. Hangzhou, China 06 - 10 Sep 2015 Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.24277

What could insulin teach us about hepcidin? A comparative study between the iron hormone hepcidin and insulin

Conference paper

Mehta, K., Zariwala, M., Renshaw, D. and Farnaud, S. 2015. What could insulin teach us about hepcidin? A comparative study between the iron hormone hepcidin and insulin. 6th Meeting of the International Bioiron Society. Hangzhou, China 06 - 10 Sep 2015 Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.24277

Novel beta-casein nanocarriers for oral iron delivery

Conference paper

Zariwala, M., Somavarapu, S., Evans, R., Farnaud, S. and Renshaw, D. 2015. Novel beta-casein nanocarriers for oral iron delivery. 6th Meeting of the International Bioiron Society. Hangzhou, China 06 - 10 Sep 2015 Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.24277

Enhancing electricity production in microbial fuel cells using defined co-cultures

Conference poster

Fapetu, S., Keshavarz, T., Clements, M.O. and Kyazze, G. 2015. Enhancing electricity production in microbial fuel cells using defined co-cultures. Postgraduate Fair. New Cavendish Street, London 30 Apr 2015

General Methods in Biomarker Research and their Applications (Biomarkers in Disease: Methods, Discoveries and Applications)

Book

Preedy, V.R. and Patel, V.B (ed.) 2015. General Methods in Biomarker Research and their Applications (Biomarkers in Disease: Methods, Discoveries and Applications). Pharmaceutical Society of Korea, co-published with Springer.

Does historical documentation support the proposed traditional use of Chelidonium majus L. by the European Medicines Agency?

Conference poster

Martyna, A., Lawrence, N. and Green, J. 2015. Does historical documentation support the proposed traditional use of Chelidonium majus L. by the European Medicines Agency? Herbal History Research Network Conference: Trade, Discovery and Influences in the History of Herbal Medicine. . Wellcome Trust, London, UK 14 Oct 2015

Chinese Medicine: Contentions and Global Complexities

Book chapter

Booker, A. 2015. Chinese Medicine: Contentions and Global Complexities. in: Heinrich, M. and Jäger, A.K. (ed.) Ethnopharmacology New York, United States Wiley. pp. 293-302

PWE-254 Is the macroscopically normal mucosa (MNM) around colorectal cancer really ‘normal’?

Conference paper

Patel, A., Fang, Y., Moore, J., Williams, N., Tripathi, G. and Arasaradnam, R. 2015. PWE-254 Is the macroscopically normal mucosa (MNM) around colorectal cancer really ‘normal’? 2nd Digestive Disorders Federation Conference. London 22 - 25 Jun 2015 BMJ. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309861.700

Enhanced thermic effect of food, postprandial NEFA suppression and raised adiponectin in obese women who eat slowly

Article

Reddy, N.L., Peng, C.J., Carreira, M.C., Halder, L., Hattersley, J., Piya, M.K., Tripathi, G., Randeva, H.S., Casanueva, F.F., McTernan, P.G., Kumar, S. and Barber, T.M. 2015. Enhanced thermic effect of food, postprandial NEFA suppression and raised adiponectin in obese women who eat slowly. Clinical Endocrinology. 82 (6), pp. 831-837. https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.12652

Field cancerisation in colorectal cancer: A new frontier or pastures past?

Article

Patel, A., Tripathi, G., Gopalakrishnan, K., Williams, N. and Arasaradnam, R.P. 2015. Field cancerisation in colorectal cancer: A new frontier or pastures past? World Journal of Gastroenterology. 21 (13), pp. 3763-3762. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i13.3763

Low Maternal Vitamin B12 Status Is Associated with Lower Cord Blood HDL Cholesterol in White Caucasians Living in the UK

Journal article

Adaikalakoteswari, A., Vatish, M., Lawson, A., Wood, C., Sivakumar, K., McTernan, P.G., Webster, C., Anderson, N., Yajnik, C.S., Tripathi, G. and Saravanan, P. 2015. Low Maternal Vitamin B12 Status Is Associated with Lower Cord Blood HDL Cholesterol in White Caucasians Living in the UK. Nutrients. 7 (4), pp. 2401-2414. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu7042401


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