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From theory to experiments for testing the proximate mechanisms of mast seeding: an agenda for an experimental ecology. (2019)
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(2019). From theory to experiments for testing the proximate mechanisms of mast seeding: an agenda for an experimental ecology. Ecology Letters, 210-220. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13442

Highly variable and synchronised production of seeds by plant populations, known as masting, is implicated in many important ecological processes, but how it arises remains poorly understood. The lack of experimental studies prevents underlying mecha... Read More about From theory to experiments for testing the proximate mechanisms of mast seeding: an agenda for an experimental ecology..

Prevalence of multidrug-, extensive drug-, and pandrug-resistant commensal Escherichia coli isolated from healthy humans in community settings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2019)
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(2019). Prevalence of multidrug-, extensive drug-, and pandrug-resistant commensal Escherichia coli isolated from healthy humans in community settings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Global Health Action, 1815272 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1815272

BACKGROUND: The majority of existing studies aimed at investigating the incidence and prevalence of multidrug-resistance by bacteria have been performed in healthcare settings. Relatively few studies have been conducted in community settings, but the... Read More about Prevalence of multidrug-, extensive drug-, and pandrug-resistant commensal Escherichia coli isolated from healthy humans in community settings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis..

Spatial genetic structure and diversity of natural populations of Aesculus hippocastanum L. in Greece (2019)
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(2019). Spatial genetic structure and diversity of natural populations of Aesculus hippocastanum L. in Greece. PloS one, 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226225

Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) is an endemic and relict species from the Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot and a popular ornamental tree. Knowledge about the evolutionary history of this species remains scarce. Here, we ask what historic... Read More about Spatial genetic structure and diversity of natural populations of Aesculus hippocastanum L. in Greece.

Forgotten Fibrocytes: A Neglected, Supporting Cell Type of the Cochlea With the Potential to be an Alternative Therapeutic Target in Hearing Loss. (2019)
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(2019). Forgotten Fibrocytes: A Neglected, Supporting Cell Type of the Cochlea With the Potential to be an Alternative Therapeutic Target in Hearing Loss. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2019.00532

Cochlear fibrocytes are a homeostatic supporting cell type embedded in the vascularized extracellular matrix of the spiral ligament, within the lateral wall. Here, they participate in the connective tissue syncytium that enables potassium recirculati... Read More about Forgotten Fibrocytes: A Neglected, Supporting Cell Type of the Cochlea With the Potential to be an Alternative Therapeutic Target in Hearing Loss..

Volatiles of bacteria associated with parasitoid habitats elicit distinct olfactory responses in an aphid parasitoid and its hyperparasitoid (2019)
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(2019). Volatiles of bacteria associated with parasitoid habitats elicit distinct olfactory responses in an aphid parasitoid and its hyperparasitoid. Functional Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13503

To locate mating partners and essential resources such as food, oviposition sites and shelter, insects rely to a large extent on chemical cues. While most research has focused on cues derived from plants and insects, there is mounting evidence that i... Read More about Volatiles of bacteria associated with parasitoid habitats elicit distinct olfactory responses in an aphid parasitoid and its hyperparasitoid.

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene deletion of the ompA gene in symbiotic Cedecea neteri impairs biofilm formation and reduces gut colonization of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (2019)
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Hegde, S., Nilyanimit, P., Kozlova, E., Anderson, E. R., Narra, H. P., Sahni, S. K., …Hughes, G. L. (2019). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene deletion of the ompA gene in symbiotic Cedecea neteri impairs biofilm formation and reduces gut colonization of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(12), e0007883. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007883

Aluminium in human brain tissue: how much is too much? (2019)
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(2019). Aluminium in human brain tissue: how much is too much?. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 1279-1282. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00775-019-01710-0

A burgeoning body of research confirms and affirms the presence of aluminium in human brain tissue. Recently, the first data on aluminium content of brain tissue from donors with diagnoses of familial Alzheimer's disease, autism spectrum disorder, mu... Read More about Aluminium in human brain tissue: how much is too much?.

The response of water voles Arvicola amphibius to 'displacement' when using water draw-down and habitat removal in grazing marsh habitat, lowland England (2019)
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(2019). The response of water voles Arvicola amphibius to 'displacement' when using water draw-down and habitat removal in grazing marsh habitat, lowland England

Displacement is a form of mitigation that involves the removal of habitat to relocate water voles Arvicola amphibius from

The potential for a released autosomal X-shredder becoming a driving-Y chromosome and invasively suppressing wild populations of malaria mosquitoes (2019)
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Alcalay, Y., Fuchs, S., Galizi, R., Bernardini, F., Elaine Haghighat-Khah, R., B. Rusch, D., …Aris Papathanos, P. (2019). The potential for a released autosomal X-shredder becoming a driving-Y chromosome and invasively suppressing wild populations of malaria mosquitoes. https://doi.org/10.1101/860551

Abstract Synthetic sex-ratio distorters based on X-chromosome shredding are predicted to be more efficient than sterile males for population suppression of malaria mosquitoes using genetic control. X-chromosome shredding operates through the targeted... Read More about The potential for a released autosomal X-shredder becoming a driving-Y chromosome and invasively suppressing wild populations of malaria mosquitoes.

Effect of ß-1/3,1/6-glucan upon immune responses and bacteria in the gut of healthy common carp (Cyprinus carpio) (2019)
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(2019). Effect of ß-1/3,1/6-glucan upon immune responses and bacteria in the gut of healthy common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Journal of Fish Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14222

ß-glucans are frequently included in the diet of healthy common carp Cyprinus carpio as a pre-emptive measure for combatting disease. In order to study the effect this has on the relationship between the gut bacteria and host immune response, carp we... Read More about Effect of ß-1/3,1/6-glucan upon immune responses and bacteria in the gut of healthy common carp (Cyprinus carpio).

Unexpected encounter of the parasitic kind. (2019)
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(2019). Unexpected encounter of the parasitic kind. World Journal of Stem Cells, 904 - 919. https://doi.org/10.4252/wjsc.v11.i11.904

Both parasitology and stem cell research are important disciplines in their own right. Parasites are a real threat to human health causing a broad spectrum of diseases and significant annual rates morbidity and mortality globally. Stem cell research,... Read More about Unexpected encounter of the parasitic kind..

Molecular characterization of group A rotavirus from rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) at human-wildlife interfaces in Bangladesh (2019)
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Islam, A., Rahman, M. Z., Miah, M., Hossain, M. E., Haider, N., Rostal, M. K., …Epstein, J. H. (2020). Molecular characterization of group A rotavirus from rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) at human-wildlife interfaces in Bangladesh. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 67(2), 956-966. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13431

Group A rotavirus (RVA) is an important cause of diarrhoea in people, especially children, and animals globally. Due to the segmented nature of the RVA genome, animal RVA strains have the potential to adapt to the human host through reassortment with... Read More about Molecular characterization of group A rotavirus from rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) at human-wildlife interfaces in Bangladesh.

Molecular characterisation of the synovial fluid microbiome in rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy control subjects (2019)
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Hammad, D. B. M., Liyanapathirana, V., & Tonge, D. P. (2019). Molecular characterisation of the synovial fluid microbiome in rheumatoid arthritis patients and healthy control subjects. PloS one, 14(11), Article e0225110. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225110

Correction to: Unequivocal imaging of aluminium in human cells and tissues by an improved method using morin. (2019)
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(2019). Correction to: Unequivocal imaging of aluminium in human cells and tissues by an improved method using morin. Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 465 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00418-019-01828-x

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Moth biomass has fluctuated over 50 years in Britain but lacks a clear trend (2019)
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Macgregor, C. J., Williams, J. H., Bell, J. R., & Thomas, C. D. (2019). Moth biomass has fluctuated over 50 years in Britain but lacks a clear trend. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3, 1645–1649. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-1028-6

Steep insect biomass declines ('insectageddon') have been widely reported, despite a lack of continuously collected biomass data from replicated long-term monitoring sites. Such severe declines are not supported by the world’s longest running insect... Read More about Moth biomass has fluctuated over 50 years in Britain but lacks a clear trend.

Genetic structure at national and regional scale in a long-distance dispersing pest organism, the bird cherry–oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi (2019)
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Morales-Hojas, R., Gonzalez-Uriarte, A., Alvira Iraizoz, F., Jenkins, T., Alderson, L., Kruger, T., …Bell, J. R. (2019). Genetic structure at national and regional scale in a long-distance dispersing pest organism, the bird cherry–oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi. bioRxiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/829986

Genetic diversity is determinant for pest species’ success and vector competence. Understanding the ecological and evolutionary processes that determine the genetic diversity is fundamental to help identify the spatial scale at which pest populations... Read More about Genetic structure at national and regional scale in a long-distance dispersing pest organism, the bird cherry–oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi.

Autophagy is inhibited by ubiquitin ligase activity in the nervous system (2019)
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Crawley, O., Opperman, K. J., Desbois, M., Adrados, I., Borgen, M. A., Giles, A. C., …Grill, B. (2019). Autophagy is inhibited by ubiquitin ligase activity in the nervous system. Nature Communications, 10, Article 5017. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12804-3

Autophagy is an intracellular catabolic process prominent in starvation, aging and disease. Neuronal autophagy is particularly important, as it affects the development and function of the nervous system, and is heavily implicated in neurodegenerative... Read More about Autophagy is inhibited by ubiquitin ligase activity in the nervous system.

Gene expression profile of Aedes aegypti females in courtship and mating. (2019)
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(2019). Gene expression profile of Aedes aegypti females in courtship and mating. Scientific reports, 15492 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52268-5

Aedes aegypti is the most synanthropic and anthropophilic mosquito of Culicidae. This species always cohabits with humans and is extremely opportunistic. Vector dispersal is directly related to the ability of the females on successfully finding a mat... Read More about Gene expression profile of Aedes aegypti females in courtship and mating..

Chikungunya: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, Management, and Prevention (2019)
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Kock, R., Ntoumi, F., Ippolito, G., Vairo, F., Haider, N., & Zumla, A. (2019). Chikungunya: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, Management, and Prevention. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 33(4), 1003 - 1025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2019.08.006

Climate-induced phenology shifts linked to range expansions in species with multiple reproductive cycles per year (2019)
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Macgregor, C. J., Thomas, C. D., Roy, D. B., Beaumont, M. A., Bell, J. R., Brereton, T., …Hill, J. K. (2019). Climate-induced phenology shifts linked to range expansions in species with multiple reproductive cycles per year. Nature Communications, 10, Article 4455. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12479-w

Advances in phenology (the annual timing of species’ life-cycles) in response to climate change are generally viewed as bioindicators of climate change, but have not been considered as predictors of range expansions. Here, we show that phenology adva... Read More about Climate-induced phenology shifts linked to range expansions in species with multiple reproductive cycles per year.