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Access to the sky near the horizon and stars does not play a crucial role in compass calibration of European songbird migrants (2022)
Journal Article
Pakhomov, A., Prokshina, A., Cellarius, F., Mouritsen, H., & Chernetsov, N. (2022). Access to the sky near the horizon and stars does not play a crucial role in compass calibration of European songbird migrants. Journal of Experimental Biology, 225(16), https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243631

Migratory birds use different global cues including celestial and magnetic information to determine and maintain their seasonally appropriate migratory direction. A hierarchy among different compass systems in songbird migrants is still a matter for... Read More about Access to the sky near the horizon and stars does not play a crucial role in compass calibration of European songbird migrants.

Disorder or a new order - How climate change affects phenological variability (2022)
Journal Article
Stemkovski, M., Bell, J. R., Ellwood, E. R., Inouye, B. D., Kobori, H., Don Lee, S., …Pearse, W. D. (2023). Disorder or a new order - How climate change affects phenological variability. Ecology, 104(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3846

Advancing spring phenology is a well documented consequence of anthropogenic climate change, but it is not well understood how climate change will affect the variability of phenology year to year. Species' phenological timings reflect the adaptation... Read More about Disorder or a new order - How climate change affects phenological variability.

Phosphorylation and sulfation share a common biosynthetic pathway, but extend biochemical and evolutionary diversity of biological macromolecules in distinct ways (2022)
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Andrade De Lima, M., Rudd, T., Fernig, D., & Yates, E. (2022). Phosphorylation and sulfation share a common biosynthetic pathway, but extend biochemical and evolutionary diversity of biological macromolecules in distinct ways. Journal of the Royal Society. Interface, 19(193), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0391

<jats:p>Phosphate and sulfate groups are integral to energy metabolism and introduce negative charges into biological macromolecules. One purpose of such modifications is to elicit precise binding/activation of protein partners. The physico-chemical... Read More about Phosphorylation and sulfation share a common biosynthetic pathway, but extend biochemical and evolutionary diversity of biological macromolecules in distinct ways.

The Effects of Cucumber Mosaic Virus and Its 2a and 2b Proteins on Interactions of Tomato Plants with the Aphid Vectors Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae (2022)
Journal Article
Arinaitwe, W., Guyon, A., Tungadi, T., Cunniffe, N. J., Rhee, S.-J., Khalaf, A., …Carr, J. (2022). The Effects of Cucumber Mosaic Virus and Its 2a and 2b Proteins on Interactions of Tomato Plants with the Aphid Vectors Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae. Viruses, 14(8), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14081703

Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), a major tomato pathogen, is aphid-vectored in the non-persistent manner. We investigated if CMV-induced volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or other virus-induced cues alter aphid–tomato interactions. Y-tube olfactometry sh... Read More about The Effects of Cucumber Mosaic Virus and Its 2a and 2b Proteins on Interactions of Tomato Plants with the Aphid Vectors Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae.

Non-anticoagulant glycosaminoglycan extracts isolated from aquatic species inhibit BACE-1: a key drug target in Alzheimer’s Disease (2022)
Thesis
Mycroft-West, C. J. (2022). Non-anticoagulant glycosaminoglycan extracts isolated from aquatic species inhibit BACE-1: a key drug target in Alzheimer’s Disease. (Thesis). Keele University

Currently, only palliative drugs are available for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, therefore there is an urgent need to develop therapeutics targeting the underlying aetiology of the disease. The clinical anticoagulant heparin has previously be... Read More about Non-anticoagulant glycosaminoglycan extracts isolated from aquatic species inhibit BACE-1: a key drug target in Alzheimer’s Disease.

Biological control interventions and botanical pesticides for insect pests of crops in sub-Saharan Africa: A mapping review (2022)
Journal Article
Ratto, F., Bruce, T., Chipabika, G., Mwamakamba, S., Mkandawire, R., Khan, Z., …Sait, S. M. (2022). Biological control interventions and botanical pesticides for insect pests of crops in sub-Saharan Africa: A mapping review. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6, Article ARTN 883975. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.883975

<jats:p>Agricultural productivity can be increased sustainably in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by reducing crop losses due to insect pest damage. As an alternative to environmentally-damaging chemical pesticides, biological control interventions and bota... Read More about Biological control interventions and botanical pesticides for insect pests of crops in sub-Saharan Africa: A mapping review.

Comparison of entomological impacts of two methods of intervention designed to control Anopheles gambiae s.l. via swarm killing in Western Burkina Faso. (2022)
Journal Article
(2022). Comparison of entomological impacts of two methods of intervention designed to control Anopheles gambiae s.l. via swarm killing in Western Burkina Faso. Scientific reports, 12397 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16649-7

Outdoor biting constitutes a major limitation of current vector control based primarily on long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying, both of which are indoor interventions. Consequently, malaria elimination will not be achieved unl... Read More about Comparison of entomological impacts of two methods of intervention designed to control Anopheles gambiae s.l. via swarm killing in Western Burkina Faso..

Hierarchical assembly of pH-responsive surfactant-cyclodextrin complexes. (2022)
Journal Article
dos Santos Silva Araújo, L., Watson, L., Traore, D. A. K., Lazzara, G., & Chiappisi, L. (2022). Hierarchical assembly of pH-responsive surfactant-cyclodextrin complexes. Soft Matter, 18(35), 6529-6537. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SM00807F

In this work, the inclusion complexes of alkyl ethoxy carboxylates with a-cyclodextrin (aCD) and ß-cyclodextrin (ßCD) were investigated. The thermodynamics of the complexation process was probed by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and volumetry... Read More about Hierarchical assembly of pH-responsive surfactant-cyclodextrin complexes..

A model for assessing the efficacy of colour vision aids (2022)
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(2022). A model for assessing the efficacy of colour vision aids. Optics express, 27903 - 27911. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.461215

Optical filter aids are marketed which claim to improve colour discrimination in red-green colour vision defectives. An earlier model has been revised and used to assess 9 currently available aids. Spectral reflectances (400-700 nm) for 80 colours eq... Read More about A model for assessing the efficacy of colour vision aids.

Serological and molecular detection of Leishmania species in dog peripheral blood from Bobo-Dioulasso city, a confirmation of canine leishmaniasis enzootic area for Burkina Faso. (2022)
Journal Article
Sangaré, I., Yameogo, B., Koala, L., Ouari, A., Nikièma, A., Fournet, F., …Djibougou, A. (2022). Serological and molecular detection of Leishmania species in dog peripheral blood from Bobo-Dioulasso city, a confirmation of canine leishmaniasis enzootic area for Burkina Faso. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 103, Article 105327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105327

Canine leishmaniasis is increasingly reported worldwide and represent a threat to both animal and human health. In a previous pilot study conducted in Bobo-Dioulasso, the second town of Burkina Faso, we reported five cases of canine leishmaniasis. Wi... Read More about Serological and molecular detection of Leishmania species in dog peripheral blood from Bobo-Dioulasso city, a confirmation of canine leishmaniasis enzootic area for Burkina Faso..