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Extracted features from opto-acoustic audio recordings of aphids and beetles (2020)
Dataset
Hassall, K. L., Dye, A., & Bell, J. (2020). Extracted features from opto-acoustic audio recordings of aphids and beetles. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.23637/rothamsted.981w8

Opto-acoustic recorders have been utilised to record the flight of weak-flying insects including aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and beetles (Coleoptera). These data include 52 extracted features from 4928 audio recordings collected in 2019 and 2020 of... Read More about Extracted features from opto-acoustic audio recordings of aphids and beetles.

The role of the microbiome in rheumatoid arthritis (2020)
Thesis
Hammad, D. B. M. (2020). The role of the microbiome in rheumatoid arthritis. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/418967

The human microbiome plays a vital role in both health and disease. The evolution of molecular techniques to characterise entire microbiome communities has renewed interest in the involvement of microorganisms in the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid arthri... Read More about The role of the microbiome in rheumatoid arthritis.

A male-biased sex-distorter gene drive for the human malaria vector Anopheles gambiae (2020)
Journal Article
Simoni, A., Hammond, A. M., Beaghton, A. K., Galizi, R., Taxiarchi, C., Kyrou, K., …Crisanti, A. (2020). A male-biased sex-distorter gene drive for the human malaria vector Anopheles gambiae. Nature Biotechnology, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-020-0508-1

Only female insects transmit diseases such as malaria, dengue and Zika; therefore, control methods that bias the sex ratio of insect offspring have long been sought. Genetic elements such as sex-chromosome drives can distort sex ratios to produce uni... Read More about A male-biased sex-distorter gene drive for the human malaria vector Anopheles gambiae.

Negligible hormonal response following dehorning in free-ranging white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Negligible hormonal response following dehorning in free-ranging white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). Conservation Physiology, coaa117 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaa117

The white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is experiencing unsustainable poaching losses fuelled by a demand for horn. Increasingly, private and state reserves are dehorning their rhinoceros populations in an attempt to reduce poaching pressure. Rhin... Read More about Negligible hormonal response following dehorning in free-ranging white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

Heparin Inhibits Cellular Invasion by SARS-CoV-2: Structural Dependence of the Interaction of the Spike S1 Receptor-Binding Domain with Heparin. (2020)
Journal Article
Mycroft-West, C. J., Su, D., Pagani  , I., Rudd  , T. R., Elli  , S., Gandhi  , N. S., …Skidmore   , M. A. (2020). Heparin Inhibits Cellular Invasion by SARS-CoV-2: Structural Dependence of the Interaction of the Spike S1 Receptor-Binding Domain with Heparin. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 120(12), 1700 - 1715. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1721319

The dependence of development and homeostasis in animals on the interaction of hundreds of extracellular regulatory proteins with the peri- and extracellular glycosaminoglycan heparan sulfate (HS) is exploited by many microbial pathogens as a means o... Read More about Heparin Inhibits Cellular Invasion by SARS-CoV-2: Structural Dependence of the Interaction of the Spike S1 Receptor-Binding Domain with Heparin..

Acute glycaemic management before, during and after exercise for cardiac rehabilitation participants with diabetes mellitus: a joint statement of the British and Canadian Associations of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, the International Council for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. (2020)
Journal Article
Buckley, J., Riddell, M., Mellor, D., Bracken, R., Poirier, P., LaGerche, A., & Ross, M. (2020). Acute glycaemic management before, during and after exercise for cardiac rehabilitation participants with diabetes mellitus: a joint statement of the British and Canadian Associations of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, the International Council for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. British Journal of Sports Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102446

Type 1 (T1) and type 2 (T2) diabetes mellitus (DM) are significant precursors and comorbidities to cardiovascular disease and prevalence of both types is still rising globally. Currently,~25% of participants (and rising) attending cardiac rehabilitat... Read More about Acute glycaemic management before, during and after exercise for cardiac rehabilitation participants with diabetes mellitus: a joint statement of the British and Canadian Associations of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, the International Council for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences..

Three Aphid-Transmitted Viruses Encourage Vector Migration From Infected Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Plants Through a Combination of Volatile and Surface Cues (2020)
Journal Article
Mutuku, J., Cunniffe, N., Pickett, J., Carr, J., Woodcock, C., Gilligan, C., …Bruce, T. (2020). Three Aphid-Transmitted Viruses Encourage Vector Migration From Infected Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Plants Through a Combination of Volatile and Surface Cues. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, Article 613772. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.613772

Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV), bean common mosaic necrosis virus (BCMNV), and cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) are important pathogens of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), a crop vital for food security in sub-Saharan Africa. These viruses are vectored... Read More about Three Aphid-Transmitted Viruses Encourage Vector Migration From Infected Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Plants Through a Combination of Volatile and Surface Cues.

Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Dengue fever in Kassala state, eastern Sudan (2020)
Journal Article
Siam, H., Samy, A., Mohamed, W., Khalid, F., Gumaa, S., Mboera, L., …Ahmed, A. (2020). Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Dengue fever in Kassala state, eastern Sudan. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, e0008918 - e0008918. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008918

Dengue is a rapidly growing public health threat in Kassala state, eastern Sudan. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence, entomological transmission indices, and socioeconomic risk factors associated with dengue in this regio... Read More about Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Dengue fever in Kassala state, eastern Sudan.

Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Bhuiyan, M., Stiboy, E., Hassan, M., Chan, M., Islam, M., Haider, N., …Homaira, N. (2021). Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Vaccine, 39(4), 667 - 677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.11.078

Introduction Emerging evidence suggests young children are at greater risk of COVID-19 infection than initially predicted. However, a comprehensive understanding of epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years, the most at-r... Read More about Epidemiology of COVID-19 infection in young children under five years: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Expanding the family of tetrahalide iron complexes: Synthesis, structure and biological applications (2020)
Journal Article
Abedin, N., Alshehri, A. H. A., Almughrbi, A. M., Moore, O., Alyza, S., Rusbridge, E. K., …Fitzpatrick, A. J. (2020). Expanding the family of tetrahalide iron complexes: Synthesis, structure and biological applications. Polyhedron, 190, 114755. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2020.114755

A neutral octahedral mononuclear iron(II) tetrabromide complex, [Fe(HAmpy)2Br4], that consists of equatorial bromide and protonated aminopyrazinium axial ligands is successfully synthesised through redox chemistry and analysed using X-ray crystallogr... Read More about Expanding the family of tetrahalide iron complexes: Synthesis, structure and biological applications.

Insecticide Resistance Profiling of Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae Populations in the Southern Senegal: Role of Target Sites and Metabolic Resistance Mechanisms. (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Insecticide Resistance Profiling of Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae Populations in the Southern Senegal: Role of Target Sites and Metabolic Resistance Mechanisms. Genes, https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11121403

The emergence and spread of insecticide resistance among the main malaria vectors is threatening the effectiveness of vector control interventions in Senegal. The main drivers of this resistance in the Anopheles gambiae complex (e.g., An. gambiae and... Read More about Insecticide Resistance Profiling of Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae Populations in the Southern Senegal: Role of Target Sites and Metabolic Resistance Mechanisms..

Effects of blood parasite infections on spatiotemporal migration patterns and activity budgets in a long-distance migratory passerine (2020)
Journal Article
Emmenegger, T., Bensch, S., Hahn, S., Kishkinev, D., Procházka, P., Zehtindjiev, P., & Bauer, S. (2020). Effects of blood parasite infections on spatiotemporal migration patterns and activity budgets in a long-distance migratory passerine. Ecology and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7030

How blood parasite infections influence the migration of hosts remains a lively debated issue as past studies found negative, positive or no response to infections. This particularly applies to small birds, for which monitoring of detailed migration... Read More about Effects of blood parasite infections on spatiotemporal migration patterns and activity budgets in a long-distance migratory passerine.

Molecular Changes in Dengue Envelope Protein Domain III upon Interaction with Glycosaminoglycans. (2020)
Journal Article
Hyatt, J. G., Prévost, S., Devos, J. M., Mycroft-West, C. J., Skidmore, M. A., & Winter, A. (2020). Molecular Changes in Dengue Envelope Protein Domain III upon Interaction with Glycosaminoglycans. Pathogens an international, open access journal of pathogens and pathogen-host interactions, 9(11), Article 935. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9110935

Dengue fever is a rapidly emerging vector-borne viral disease with a growing global burden of approximately 390 million new infections per annum. The Dengue virus (DENV) is a flavivirus spread by female mosquitos of the aedes genus, but the mechanism... Read More about Molecular Changes in Dengue Envelope Protein Domain III upon Interaction with Glycosaminoglycans..