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Using the solid injection technique with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify cuticular hydrocarbons in several thrips insect species (2023)
Thesis

Thrips are a group of insects included in the order Thysanoptera. So far, over 6000 species have been described, among which over 100 are known as crop pests There is a plethora of studies on various species of thrips, yet the CHC composition is know... Read More about Using the solid injection technique with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry to identify cuticular hydrocarbons in several thrips insect species.

The evaluation of a metabonomic approach to detect decomposition products in water and leachates using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (2023)
Thesis

Statistics show that there was a 12% increase in missing persons’ incidents in the UK between 2014 and 2019. Approximately 50% of these missing individuals are found within 24 hours, and on average a large number will be deceased. Land-based searches... Read More about The evaluation of a metabonomic approach to detect decomposition products in water and leachates using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.

An investigation into the biosynthesis of cuticular hydrocarbons in British ants using isotopically labelled diets and gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (2021)
Thesis

Ants are one of only four groups which can be classed as being truly social, that is they demonstrate altruistic behaviours towards nestmates. However in order to do this there must be a complex nestmate recognition signal at work. This signal is gen... Read More about An investigation into the biosynthesis of cuticular hydrocarbons in British ants using isotopically labelled diets and gas chromatography - mass spectrometry.

The effects of increased atmospheric reactive nitrogen deposition upon rates of biological nitrogen fixation in peatlands and temperate forests (2020)
Thesis

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is a microbial process that fixes atmospheric nitrogen (N2) gas into reactive, bioavailable forms (Nr). Naturally, lightning and BNF accounted for the entire Nr available for plant and microbial metabolic demands. H... Read More about The effects of increased atmospheric reactive nitrogen deposition upon rates of biological nitrogen fixation in peatlands and temperate forests.