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Utilising mitochondrial DNA markers to identify insects for forensic applications: an investigation into how the preservation and storage of insect tissue can affect mtDNA yield

Book chapter

Thompson, A., Tinworth, L. and Smith, C.L. 2009. Utilising mitochondrial DNA markers to identify insects for forensic applications: an investigation into how the preservation and storage of insect tissue can affect mtDNA yield. in: Proceedings of the 5th National FORREST Conference 2009 (FORensic RESearch and Teaching), 30th June – 1st July 2009, Liverpool John Moores University Forensic Institute Research Network and The Higher Education Academy Physical Sciences Centre. pp. 45

Childhood obesity prevention in Emirates (COPE): a conceptual framework for pilot intervention

Book chapter

Tewfik, I., Mackenzie, J., Cunliffe, A., Al-Dhaheri, A., Ali, H., Washi, S. and Platat, C. 2009. Childhood obesity prevention in Emirates (COPE): a conceptual framework for pilot intervention. in: Ahmed, A. (ed.) World sustainable development outlook: the impact of the global financial crisis on the environment, energy and sustainable development 2009 London World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD).

Nutritional quality of deep fried street-vended foods: a public health concern

Book chapter

Tewfik, I., Ismail, H. and Tewfik, S. 2009. Nutritional quality of deep fried street-vended foods: a public health concern. in: Ahmed, A. (ed.) World sustainable development outlook: the impact of the global financial crisis on the environment, energy and sustainable development 2009 London World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD).

Case history taking and differential diagnosis [DVD/video presentation]

Book

Syrimis, A. 2009. Case history taking and differential diagnosis [DVD/video presentation]. London Bloomsbury Educational.

The application of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy to gene therapy

Book chapter

So, P.W., Bhakoo, K.K., Cox, I.J., Taylor-Robinson, S.D. and Bell, J.D. 2009. The application of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy to gene therapy. in: Conn, P.M. (ed.) Essential bioimaging methods Academic Press. pp. 374-398

Mind and body management strategies for chronic pain & rheumatoid arthritis: strategies in search of wellbeing

Article

Shariff, F., Carter, J., Dow, C., Polley, M.J., Salinas, M. and Ridge, Damien T. 2009. Mind and body management strategies for chronic pain & rheumatoid arthritis: strategies in search of wellbeing. Qualitative Health Research. 19 (8), pp. 1037-1049. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732309341189

Expression of the c-myc oncogene and the presence of HPV 18: possible surrogate markers for cervical cancer?

Article

Rughooputh, S., Manraj, S., Eddoo, R. and Greenwell, P. 2009. Expression of the c-myc oncogene and the presence of HPV 18: possible surrogate markers for cervical cancer? British Journal of Biomedical Science. 66 (2), pp. 74-78.

Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthases-enzymes involved in biodegradable polymer synthesis

Conference poster

Roy, I., Philip, S.E. and Keshavarz, T. 2009. Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthases-enzymes involved in biodegradable polymer synthesis. COST Action 868: Biotechnical Functionalisation of Renewable Polymeric Materials : Meeting on "Biotechnology and Biopolymers in Textile, Packaging, Cosmetics and Medical Applications". Istanbul, Turkey 19 - 20 Feb 2009

Microbial PHA biosynthesis and its biomedical applications

Book chapter

Roy, I., Philip, S.E., Francis, L., Rai, R., Keshavarz, T., Misra, S.K., Decheng, M. and Boccaccini, A.R. 2009. Microbial PHA biosynthesis and its biomedical applications. in: Proceedings of Euromat 2009, Glasgow, 7 - 10 September 2009 Euromat.

ABO reverse grouping: effect of varying concentrations of the enzyme bromelain

Article

Rookard, L.E., Edmondson, O. and Greenwell, P. 2009. ABO reverse grouping: effect of varying concentrations of the enzyme bromelain. British Journal of Biomedical Science. 66 (2), pp. 93-97.

Mind and body strategies for chronic pain and rheumatoid arthritis: strategies in search of wellbeing

Conference paper

Ridge, Damien T., Shariff, F., Carter, J., Dow, C., Polley, M.J. and Salinas, M. 2009. Mind and body strategies for chronic pain and rheumatoid arthritis: strategies in search of wellbeing. Medical Sociology Group 41st Annual Conference 2009. University of Manchester 03 - 05 Sep 2009 pp. 99

Diagonal-SPRITE and its applications for in vivo imaging at high field

Article

Protti, A., Herlihy, A.H., So, P.W., Tessier, J., Kalber, T. and Bell, J.D. 2009. Diagonal-SPRITE and its applications for in vivo imaging at high field. The Open Magnetic Resonance Journal. 2, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874769800902010001

Complementary and alternative therapies

Book chapter

Pilkington, K. and Rampes, H. 2009. Complementary and alternative therapies. in: Norman, I.J. and Ryrie, I. (ed.) The art and science of mental health nursing. 2nd edition Open University Press.

Workshop - Navigating the web-based world of complementary and alternative information

Article

Pilkington, K. 2009. Workshop - Navigating the web-based world of complementary and alternative information. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine. 15 (4), pp. 446-458. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2009.1503-A

A class IV PHA synthase from Bacillus cereus SPV

Book chapter

Philip, S.E. and Roy, I. 2009. A class IV PHA synthase from Bacillus cereus SPV. in: Kiekens, P., Nierstrasz, V. and Lenting, H.B.M. (ed.) Proceedings of the international conference on textile and polymer biotechnology 6th Het Pand, Ghent, Belgium 23-25 September 2009 Ghent University. Department of Textiles Ghent.

Imaging appetite regulating pathways in the central nervous system using manganese enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI)

Article

Parkinson, J.R.C., Chaudhri, O.B. and Bell, J.D. 2009. Imaging appetite regulating pathways in the central nervous system using manganese enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI). Neuroendocrinology. 89 (2), pp. 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1159/000163751

The effects of REV5901 on chondrocyte viability following mechanical trauma

Article

Parker, E., Getting, S.J., Hucklebridge, F., Vleck, V.E. and Kerrigan, M.J.P. 2009. The effects of REV5901 on chondrocyte viability following mechanical trauma. pA2 Online. From the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre London, Winter 2009 Meeting: Proceedings of the British Pharmacological Society. 7 (4), p. P0149. https://doi.org/http://www.pa2online.org/abstracts/Vol7Issue4abst127P.pdf

Fat distribution in men of different waist girth, fitness level and exercise habit

Article

O'Donovan, G., Thomas, E.L., McCarthy, J., Fitzpatrick, J., Durighel, G., Mehta, S.R., Morin, S.H.X., Goldstone, A.P. and Bell, J.D. 2009. Fat distribution in men of different waist girth, fitness level and exercise habit. International Journal of Obesity. 33 (12), pp. 1356-1362. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2009.189

Lifestyle-induced metabolic inflexibility and accelerated ageing syndrome: insulin resistance, friend or foe?

Article

Nunn, A.V.W., Bell, J.D. and Guy, G.W. 2009. Lifestyle-induced metabolic inflexibility and accelerated ageing syndrome: insulin resistance, friend or foe? Nutrition & Metabolism. 6, p. 16. https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-6-16

Evidence for involvement of ZFP36L1 protein downregulation in differentiation of the murine BCL1 leukaemia cell line

Conference paper

Nasir, A., Roberts, H., Thompson, S. and Murphy, J.J. 2009. Evidence for involvement of ZFP36L1 protein downregulation in differentiation of the murine BCL1 leukaemia cell line. 2nd European Congress of Immunology. Berlin, Germany 13 – 16 September 2009

Standards of education and training for acupuncture

Report

Moir, F., Eckersley, D., Harris, G. and Uddin, J. 2009. Standards of education and training for acupuncture. British Acupuncture Council.

Whole body magnetic resonance imaging of healthy newborn infants demonstrates increased central adiposity in Asian Indians

Article

Modi, N., Thomas, E.L., Uthaya, S.N., Umranikar, S., Bell, J.D. and Yajnik, C. 2009. Whole body magnetic resonance imaging of healthy newborn infants demonstrates increased central adiposity in Asian Indians. Paediatric Research. 65 (5), pp. 584-587. https://doi.org/10.1203/PDR.0b013e31819d98be

Association between seropositivity for cytomegalovirus (CMV) and CD4+ cytotoxic T cells expansions in patients with B-cell Chronic Lymphocyte Leukaemia (B-CLL) and healthy controls

Article

Kulikova, N., Amaglobeli, N., Tsertsvadze, T., Tsagareishvili, P., Sereda, L., Tevzadze, M., Kardava, L., Ghirdaladze, M., Gachechiladze, N., Lukhumaidze, M. and Porakishvili, N. 2009. Association between seropositivity for cytomegalovirus (CMV) and CD4+ cytotoxic T cells expansions in patients with B-cell Chronic Lymphocyte Leukaemia (B-CLL) and healthy controls. Proceedings of the Georgian Academy of Sciences. 7 (3-4), pp. 41-46.

Melanocortin peptides modulate pro-inflammatory mediator release from TNF-a stimulated C-20/A4 cells

Journal article

Kaneva, M., Kerrigan, M.J.P., Locke, I.C. and Getting, S.J. 2009. Melanocortin peptides modulate pro-inflammatory mediator release from TNF-a stimulated C-20/A4 cells. pA2 Online. From the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre London, Winter 2009 Meeting: Proceedings of the British Pharmacological Society.

Folate receptor targeted bimodal liposomes for tumor magnetic resonance imaging

Article

Kamaly, N., Kalber, T., Thanou, M., Bell, J.D. and Miller, A.D. 2009. Folate receptor targeted bimodal liposomes for tumor magnetic resonance imaging. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 20 (4), pp. 648-655. https://doi.org/10.1021/bc8002259

Molecular characterization of the melanocortin 3 receptor in the testes of mice

Article

Horanin, M.M., Akindele, K., Getting, S.J., Smith, C.L. and Murray, J.F. 2009. Molecular characterization of the melanocortin 3 receptor in the testes of mice. pA2 Online. From the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre London, Winter 2009 Meeting: Proceedings of the British Pharmacological Society. 7 (4). https://doi.org/http://www.pa2online.org/abstracts/Vol7Issue4abst089P.pdf

Feedstocks for BES conversions

Book chapter

Hawkes, F.R., Kim, J.R., Kyazze, G. and Premier, G.C. 2009. Feedstocks for BES conversions. in: Rabaey, K., Angenent, L., Schroder, U. and Keller, J. (ed.) Bioelectrochemical systems: from extracellular electron transfer to biotechnological application London IWA Publishing.

Liver metabolism: biochemical and molecular regulations

Book chapter

Gyamfi, D. and Patel, V. 2009. Liver metabolism: biochemical and molecular regulations. in: Preedy, V.R. (ed.) Nutrition, diet therapy, and the liver London CRC Press. pp. 3-15

The social aspects of food and nutrition

Article

Gustafsson, U. and Draper, A. 2009. The social aspects of food and nutrition. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 22 (2), pp. 87-88. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-277X.2009.00951.x

Trials and tribulations: is herbal practice effective in treating menopausal symptoms?

Conference paper

Green, J. 2009. Trials and tribulations: is herbal practice effective in treating menopausal symptoms? College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy Conference. London 2009

HD-PTP is a catalytically inactive tyrosine phosphatase due to a conserved divergence in its phosphatase domain

Journal article

Gingras, M.C., Zhang, Y.L., Kharitidi, D., Barr, A.J., Knapp, S., Tremblay, M.L. and Pause, A. 2009. HD-PTP is a catalytically inactive tyrosine phosphatase due to a conserved divergence in its phosphatase domain. PLoS ONE. 4 (4) e5105. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005105

A blended-learning foundation degree in biomedical sciences

Article

Ferrier, C., Perry, M. and Oradini, F. 2009. A blended-learning foundation degree in biomedical sciences. Biomedical Scientist. 53 (8), pp. 670-672.

Hepatic oxidative stress and apoptosis following acute alcohol

Article

Everitt, H.E., Tewfik, I., Preedy, V.R. and Patel, V. 2009. Hepatic oxidative stress and apoptosis following acute alcohol. Alcohol & Alcoholism. 44, p. p85.

Cellular expression, trafficking, and function of two isoforms of human ULBP5/RAET1G

Journal article

Eagle, R.A., Flack, G., Warford, A., Martínez-Borra, J., Jafferji, I., Traherne, J.A., Ohashi, M., Boyle, L.H., Barrow, A.D., Caillat-Zucman, S., Young, N.T. and Trowsdale, J. 2009. Cellular expression, trafficking, and function of two isoforms of human ULBP5/RAET1G. PLoS ONE. 4 (2) e4503. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004503

A comparative proteomic analysis of the simple aminoacid repeat distributions in Plasmodia reveals lineagespecific amino acid selection

Journal article

Dalby, A.R. 2009. A comparative proteomic analysis of the simple aminoacid repeat distributions in Plasmodia reveals lineagespecific amino acid selection. PLoS ONE. 4 (7) e6231. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006231

Engagement of different Fc-gamma receptors in phagocytosis of immune complexes containing antibodies to mutated human chorionic gonadotropin β chain (hCG-beta) and native hCG molecule

Article

Chikadze, N., Janikashvili, N., Gachechiladze, N., Lomishvili, N., Kvirkvelia, N., Delves, P.J. and Porakishvili, N. 2009. Engagement of different Fc-gamma receptors in phagocytosis of immune complexes containing antibodies to mutated human chorionic gonadotropin β chain (hCG-beta) and native hCG molecule. Proceedings of the Georgian Academy of Sciences. 7 (1-2), pp. 39-46.

Large scale structural analysis of protein tyrosine phosphatases

Book chapter

Barr, A.J. and Knapp, S. 2009. Large scale structural analysis of protein tyrosine phosphatases. in: Bradshaw, R. and Dennis, E. (ed.) Handbook of cell signaling (2nd edition) San Diego, CA Elsevier. pp. 871-876

TIS11 family proteins and their roles in post-transcriptional gene regulation

Article

Baou, M., Jewell, A.P. and Murphy, J.J. 2009. TIS11 family proteins and their roles in post-transcriptional gene regulation. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. 634520. https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/634520

Assessment of shelf-life of irradiated frozen chicken

Article

Alnasser, M.A., Park, S.F., Jenesson, P. and Tewfik, I. 2009. Assessment of shelf-life of irradiated frozen chicken. International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health. 2 (1), pp. 48-58. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.026918

P(3HB) production by Bacillus cereus SPV using sucrose as a carbon source

Book chapter

Akaraonye, E., Keshavarz, T. and Roy, I. 2009. P(3HB) production by Bacillus cereus SPV using sucrose as a carbon source. in: Kiekens, P., Nierstrasz, V. and Lenting, H.B.M. (ed.) Proceedings of the international conference on textile and polymer biotechnology 6th Het Pand, Ghent, Belgium 23-25 September 2009 Ghent University. Department of Textiles Ghent.


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