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Fgf5 Regulates Schwann Cell Migration And Adhesion, Bing Chen, Rong Hu, Qing Min, Yankun Li, David B. Parkinson, Xin Peng Dun Aug 2020

Fgf5 Regulates Schwann Cell Migration And Adhesion, Bing Chen, Rong Hu, Qing Min, Yankun Li, David B. Parkinson, Xin Peng Dun

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.


Awareness Of Bone Health Risks In People With Epilepsy And Intellectual Disability, Indermeet Sawhney, Asif Zia, Bahar Yazdi, Rohit Shankar Aug 2020

Awareness Of Bone Health Risks In People With Epilepsy And Intellectual Disability, Indermeet Sawhney, Asif Zia, Bahar Yazdi, Rohit Shankar

Peninsula Medical School

There are worries about the impact of epilepsy and antiepilepsy drugs (AEDs) on bone health and the increased risk of fractures. It is now considered important that people with epilepsy should be told about the long-term effects of AEDs particularly risk of fractures. People with intellectual disability are more prone to have seizures which do not respond fully to AEDs, on multiple AEDs and thus higher risk of fractures. This is a small study to see whether people with intellectual disability and/or their carers are informed of the risks of AEDs and fractures including how to reduce them. The study …


Emergent Risks In The Mt. Everest Region In The Time Of Anthropogenic Climate Change, Kr Miner, Pa Mayewski, Sk Baidya, K Broad, H Clifford, Ap Gajurel, B Giri, M Hubbard, C Jaskolski, H Koldewey, W Li, T Matthews, I Napper, B Perry, M Potocki, Jc Priscu, A Tait, R Thompson, S Tuladhar Aug 2020

Emergent Risks In The Mt. Everest Region In The Time Of Anthropogenic Climate Change, Kr Miner, Pa Mayewski, Sk Baidya, K Broad, H Clifford, Ap Gajurel, B Giri, M Hubbard, C Jaskolski, H Koldewey, W Li, T Matthews, I Napper, B Perry, M Potocki, Jc Priscu, A Tait, R Thompson, S Tuladhar

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.


Sediment‐Induced Stratification In An Estuarine Bottom Boundary Layer, G Egan, Aj Manning, G Chang, O Fringer, S Monismith Aug 2020

Sediment‐Induced Stratification In An Estuarine Bottom Boundary Layer, G Egan, Aj Manning, G Chang, O Fringer, S Monismith

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

We took field observations on the shallow shoals of South San Francisco Bay to examine how sediment-induced stratification affects the mean flow and mixing of momentum and sediment throughout the water column. A Vectrino Profiler measured near-bed velocity and suspended sediment concentration profiles, which we used to calculate profiles of turbulent sediment and momentum fluxes. Additional turbulence statistics were calculated using data from acoustic Doppler velocimeters placed throughout the water column. Results showed that sediment-induced stratification, which was set up by strong near-bed wave shear, can reduce the frictional bottom drag felt by the mean flow. Measured turbulence statistics suggest …


Barriers And Facilitators To Gp–Patient Communication About Emotional Concerns In Uk Primary Care: A Systematic Review, Daisy Parker, Richard Byng, Chris Dickens, Debbie Kinsey, Rose Mccabe Aug 2020

Barriers And Facilitators To Gp–Patient Communication About Emotional Concerns In Uk Primary Care: A Systematic Review, Daisy Parker, Richard Byng, Chris Dickens, Debbie Kinsey, Rose Mccabe

Peninsula Medical School

AbstractBackgroundIn the UK, general practitioners (GPs) are the most commonly used providers of care for emotional concerns.ObjectiveTo update and synthesize literature on barriers and facilitators to GP–patient communication about emotional concerns in UK primary care.DesignSystematic review and qualitative synthesis.MethodWe conducted a systematic search on MEDLINE (OvidSP), PsycInfo and EMBASE, supplemented by citation chasing. Eligible papers focused on how GPs and adult patients in the UK communicated about emotional concerns. Results were synthesized using thematic analysis.ResultsAcross 30 studies involving 342 GPs and 720 patients, four themes relating to barriers were: (i) emotional concerns are difficult to disclose; (ii) tension between understanding …


Predicting The Exposure Of Diving Grey Seals To Shipping Noise, Leah E. Trigg, Feng Chen, Georgy I. Shapiro, Simon N. Ingram, Cécile Vincent, David Thompson, Debbie J.F. Russell, Matt I.D. Carter, Clare B. Embling Aug 2020

Predicting The Exposure Of Diving Grey Seals To Shipping Noise, Leah E. Trigg, Feng Chen, Georgy I. Shapiro, Simon N. Ingram, Cécile Vincent, David Thompson, Debbie J.F. Russell, Matt I.D. Carter, Clare B. Embling

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

There is high spatial overlap between grey seals and shipping traffic, and the functional hearing range of grey seals indicates sensitivity to underwater noise emitted by ships. However, there is still very little data regarding the exposure of grey seals to shipping noise, constraining effective policy decisions. Particularly, there are few predictions that consider the at-sea movement of seals. Consequently, this study aimed to predict the exposure of adult grey seals and pups to shipping noise along a three-dimensional movement track, and assess the influence of shipping characteristics on sound exposure levels. Using ship location data, a ship source model, …


Dementia Prevention, Intervention, And Care: 2020 Report Of The Lancet Commission, G Livingston, J Huntley, A Sommerlad, Et Al Aug 2020

Dementia Prevention, Intervention, And Care: 2020 Report Of The Lancet Commission, G Livingston, J Huntley, A Sommerlad, Et Al

Peninsula Medical School

The number of older people, including those living with dementia, is rising, as younger age mortality declines. However, the age-specific incidence of dementia has fallen in many countries, probably because of improvements in education, nutrition, health care, and lifestyle changes. Overall, a growing body of evidence supports the nine potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia modelled by the 2017 Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care: less education, hypertension, hearing impairment, smoking, obesity, depression, physical inactivity, diabetes, and low social contact. We now add three more risk factors for dementia with newer, convincing evidence. These factors are excessive alcohol …


Scaling The Htm Spatial Pooler, D Dobric, A Pech, B Ghita, T Wennekers Jul 2020

Scaling The Htm Spatial Pooler, D Dobric, A Pech, B Ghita, T Wennekers

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

The Hierarchical Temporal Memory Cortical Learning Algorithm (HTM CLA) is a theory and machine learning technology that aims to capture cortical algorithm of the neocortex. Inspired by the biological functioning of the neocortex, it provides a theoretical framework, which helps to better understand how the cortical algorithm inside of the brain might work. It organizes populations of neurons in column-like units, crossing several layers such that the units are connected into structures called regions (areas). Areas and columns are hierarchically organized and can further be connected into more complex networks, which implement higher cognitive capabilities like invariant representations. Columns inside …


Flowering Poration – A Synergistic Multi-Mode Antibacterial Mechanism By A Bacteriocin Fold, Katharine Hammond, Helen Lewis, Samantha Halliwell, Florie Desriac, Brunello Nardone, Jascindra Ravi, Bart W. Hoogenboom, Mathew Upton, Jeremy P. Derrick, Maxim G. Ryadnov Jul 2020

Flowering Poration – A Synergistic Multi-Mode Antibacterial Mechanism By A Bacteriocin Fold, Katharine Hammond, Helen Lewis, Samantha Halliwell, Florie Desriac, Brunello Nardone, Jascindra Ravi, Bart W. Hoogenboom, Mathew Upton, Jeremy P. Derrick, Maxim G. Ryadnov

School of Biomedical Sciences

No abstract provided.


Motion Planning Of Redundant Manipulator With Variable Joint Velocity Limit Based On Beetle Antennae Search Algorithm, Yaozong Cheng, C Li, S Li, Z Li Jul 2020

Motion Planning Of Redundant Manipulator With Variable Joint Velocity Limit Based On Beetle Antennae Search Algorithm, Yaozong Cheng, C Li, S Li, Z Li

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Redundant manipulators play important roles in many industrial and service applications by assisting people fulfill heavy and repetitive jobs. However, redundant manipulators are coupled highly-nonlinear systems which exert difficulty of redundancy resolution computation. Conventional methods such as pseudo-inverse-based approaches obtain the resolved joint angles from joint velocity level, which may bring about more computational cost and may neglect joint velocity limits. In this work, a motion planning method based on beetle antennae search algorithm (BAS) is proposed for motion planning of redundant manipulators with the variable joint velocity limit. Such proposed work does not need to resolve the velocity kinematics …


The Anthropocene, Affect, And Autoethnography?, Ken Gale Jul 2020

The Anthropocene, Affect, And Autoethnography?, Ken Gale

Plymouth Institute of Education

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Zinc Treatment On Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Huey K. Tan, Adam Streeter, Matthew E. Cramp, Ashwin D. Dhanda Jul 2020

Effect Of Zinc Treatment On Clinical Outcomes In Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Huey K. Tan, Adam Streeter, Matthew E. Cramp, Ashwin D. Dhanda

Peninsula Medical School

BACKGROUND Zinc is an essential trace element integral to many cellular and immune functions. Zinc deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and related to disease severity. AIM To evaluate whether zinc supplementation improves clinical outcomes (disease severity and mortality) in patients with cirrhosis. METHODS This prospectively registered systematic review (PROSPERO reference: CRD42018118219) included all studies in Medline, Embase or Cochrane database with inclusion criteria of adult human studies, comparing zinc supplementation of at least 28 d with standard care or placebo in patients with cirrhosis. Mortality and clinical severity score data were extracted. Random effects meta-analyses compared mortality …


Biologically Important Artificial Light At Night On The Seafloor, Thomas W. Davies, Svenja Tidau, Tim Smyth, David Mckee, James Fishwick Jul 2020

Biologically Important Artificial Light At Night On The Seafloor, Thomas W. Davies, Svenja Tidau, Tim Smyth, David Mckee, James Fishwick

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.


Key Operational And Institutional Factors For Improving Food Safety: A Case Study From Chile, Haiyan Lu, Sachin Kumar Mangla, Je Fernandez, Sebastian Elgueta, Guoqing Zhao, Shaofeng Liu, Lise Hunter Jul 2020

Key Operational And Institutional Factors For Improving Food Safety: A Case Study From Chile, Haiyan Lu, Sachin Kumar Mangla, Je Fernandez, Sebastian Elgueta, Guoqing Zhao, Shaofeng Liu, Lise Hunter

Plymouth Business School

No abstract provided.


Efficacy And Safety Of Alemtuzumab Through 9 Years Of Follow-Up In Patients With Highly Active Disease: Post Hoc Analysis Of Care-Ms I And Ii Patients In The Topaz Extension Study, Tjalf Ziemssen, Ann D. Bass, Regina Berkovich, Giancarlo Comi, Sara Eichau, Jeremy Hobart, Samuel F. Hunter, Christopher Laganke, Volker Limmroth, Daniel Pelletier, Carlo Pozzilli, Sven Schippling, Livia Sousa, Anthony Traboulsee, Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag, Wijmeersch B Van, Zia Choudhry, Nadia Daizadeh, Barry A. Singer Jul 2020

Efficacy And Safety Of Alemtuzumab Through 9 Years Of Follow-Up In Patients With Highly Active Disease: Post Hoc Analysis Of Care-Ms I And Ii Patients In The Topaz Extension Study, Tjalf Ziemssen, Ann D. Bass, Regina Berkovich, Giancarlo Comi, Sara Eichau, Jeremy Hobart, Samuel F. Hunter, Christopher Laganke, Volker Limmroth, Daniel Pelletier, Carlo Pozzilli, Sven Schippling, Livia Sousa, Anthony Traboulsee, Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag, Wijmeersch B Van, Zia Choudhry, Nadia Daizadeh, Barry A. Singer

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.


Epilepsy, Anti-Seizure Medication, Intellectual Disability And Challenging Behaviour – Everyone's Business, No One's Priority, M. O. Kinney, V. Chester, S. Tromans, R. T. Alexander, H. Angus-Leppan, M. Bagary, H. Cock, J. Devapriam, A. Hassiotis, M. Mula, M. Reuber, H. Ring, A. Roy, M. Scheepers, R. Shankar Jul 2020

Epilepsy, Anti-Seizure Medication, Intellectual Disability And Challenging Behaviour – Everyone's Business, No One's Priority, M. O. Kinney, V. Chester, S. Tromans, R. T. Alexander, H. Angus-Leppan, M. Bagary, H. Cock, J. Devapriam, A. Hassiotis, M. Mula, M. Reuber, H. Ring, A. Roy, M. Scheepers, R. Shankar

Peninsula Medical School

Purpose: People with Intellectual Disability (ID) and epilepsy are more likely to experience psychiatric conditions, challenging behaviour (CB), treatment resistance and adverse effects of anti-seizure medications (ASM) than those without. This population receives care from various professionals, depending on local care pathways. This study evaluates the training status, confidence, reported assessment and management practices of different professional groups involved in caring for people with ID, epilepsy and CB. Methods: A cross sectional survey using a questionnaire developed by expert consensus which measured self-reported training status, confidence, and approaches to assessment and management of CB in people with ID and epilepsy …


A Small S-Mif Signal In Martian Regolith Pyrite: Implications For The Atmosphere, Ag Tomkins, Sl Alkemade, Se Nutku, Et Al Jul 2020

A Small S-Mif Signal In Martian Regolith Pyrite: Implications For The Atmosphere, Ag Tomkins, Sl Alkemade, Se Nutku, Et Al

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

The past Martian atmosphere is often compared to the Archean Earth’s as both were dominated by CO2-rich and O2-poor chemistries. Archean Earth rocks preserve mass-independently fractionated sulfur isotopes (S-MIF; non-zero ?33S and ?36S), originating from photochemistry in an anoxic atmosphere. Thus, Martian crustal rocks might also be expected to preserve a S-MIF signature, providing insights into past atmospheric chemistry. We have used secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) to investigate in situ, the sulfur isotope systematics of NWA 8171 (paired to NWA 7034), a Martian polymict breccia containing pyrite that formed through hydrothermal sulfur addition in a near-surface regolith setting. In …


Composing Popular Music With Physarum Polycephalum-Based Memristors, S Venkatesh, E Braund, Er Miranda Jul 2020

Composing Popular Music With Physarum Polycephalum-Based Memristors, S Venkatesh, E Braund, Er Miranda

School of Art, Design and Architecture

Creative systems such as algorithmic composers often use Artificial Intelligence models like Markov chains, Artificial Neural Networks, and Genetic Algorithms in order to model stochastic processes. Unconventional Computing (UC) technologies explore non-digital ways of data storage, processing, input, and output. UC paradigms such as Quantum Computing and Biocomputing delve into domains beyond the binary bit to handle complex non-linear functions. In this paper, we harness Physarum polycephalum as memristors to process and generate creative data for popular music. While there has been research conducted in this area, the literature lacks examples of popular music and how the organism’s non-linear behaviour …


Interventions To Reduce Contaminated Aerosols Produced During Dental Procedures For Preventing Infectious Diseases, Nagraj S Kumbargere, Prashanti Eachempati, Martha Paisi, Mona Nasser, Gowri Sivaramakrishnan, Jos H. Verbeek Jul 2020

Interventions To Reduce Contaminated Aerosols Produced During Dental Procedures For Preventing Infectious Diseases, Nagraj S Kumbargere, Prashanti Eachempati, Martha Paisi, Mona Nasser, Gowri Sivaramakrishnan, Jos H. Verbeek

Peninsula Dental School

No abstract provided.


From Tangled Banks To Toxic Bunnies; A Reflection On The Issues Involved In Developing An Ecosystem Approach For Environmental Radiation Protection, Carmel E. Mothersill, Deborah H. Oughton, Paul N. Schofield, Michael Abend, Christelle Adam-Guillermin, Kentaro Ariyoshi, Nicholas A. Beresford, Andrea Bonisoli-Alquati, Jason Cohen, Yuri Dubrova, Stanislav A. Geras’Kin, Tanya Helena Hevrøy, Kathryn A. Higley, Nele Horemans, Awadhesh N. Jha, Lawrence A. Kapustka, Juliann G. Kiang, Balázs G. Madas, Gibin Powathil, Elena I. Sarapultseva, Colin B. Seymour, Nguyen T.K. Vo, Michael D. Wood Jul 2020

From Tangled Banks To Toxic Bunnies; A Reflection On The Issues Involved In Developing An Ecosystem Approach For Environmental Radiation Protection, Carmel E. Mothersill, Deborah H. Oughton, Paul N. Schofield, Michael Abend, Christelle Adam-Guillermin, Kentaro Ariyoshi, Nicholas A. Beresford, Andrea Bonisoli-Alquati, Jason Cohen, Yuri Dubrova, Stanislav A. Geras’Kin, Tanya Helena Hevrøy, Kathryn A. Higley, Nele Horemans, Awadhesh N. Jha, Lawrence A. Kapustka, Juliann G. Kiang, Balázs G. Madas, Gibin Powathil, Elena I. Sarapultseva, Colin B. Seymour, Nguyen T.K. Vo, Michael D. Wood

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.


The Aspergillus Fumigatus Transcription Factor Rglt Is Important For Gliotoxin Biosynthesis And Self-Protection, And Virulence, Laure N.A. Ries, Lakhansing Pardeshi, Zhiqiang Dong, Kaeling Tan, Jacob L. Steenwyk, Ana Cristina Colabardini, Filho Ja Ferreira, Castro Pa De, Lilian P. Silva, Nycolas W. Preite, Fausto Almeida, Assis Lj De, Santos Rac Dos, Paul Bowyer, Michael Bromley, Rebecca A. Owens, Sean Doyle, Marilene Demasi, Diego C.R. Hernández, Luís Eduardo S. Netto, Monica T. Pupo, Antonis Rokas, Flavio V. Loures, Koon H. Wong, Gustavo H. Goldman Jul 2020

The Aspergillus Fumigatus Transcription Factor Rglt Is Important For Gliotoxin Biosynthesis And Self-Protection, And Virulence, Laure N.A. Ries, Lakhansing Pardeshi, Zhiqiang Dong, Kaeling Tan, Jacob L. Steenwyk, Ana Cristina Colabardini, Filho Ja Ferreira, Castro Pa De, Lilian P. Silva, Nycolas W. Preite, Fausto Almeida, Assis Lj De, Santos Rac Dos, Paul Bowyer, Michael Bromley, Rebecca A. Owens, Sean Doyle, Marilene Demasi, Diego C.R. Hernández, Luís Eduardo S. Netto, Monica T. Pupo, Antonis Rokas, Flavio V. Loures, Koon H. Wong, Gustavo H. Goldman

School of Biomedical Sciences

No abstract provided.


Bidirectional Bedform Fields At The Head Of A Submarine Canyon (Ne Atlantic), Iacono C Lo, Jorge Guillén, Queralt Guerrero, Ruth Durán, Catherine Wardell, Rob A. Hall, Tahmeena Aslam, Gareth D.O. Carter, Jennifer A. Gales, Veerle A.I. Huvenne Jul 2020

Bidirectional Bedform Fields At The Head Of A Submarine Canyon (Ne Atlantic), Iacono C Lo, Jorge Guillén, Queralt Guerrero, Ruth Durán, Catherine Wardell, Rob A. Hall, Tahmeena Aslam, Gareth D.O. Carter, Jennifer A. Gales, Veerle A.I. Huvenne

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.


Cape Verde Beach Hazards, C Stokes, T Scott, G Masselink Jul 2020

Cape Verde Beach Hazards, C Stokes, T Scott, G Masselink

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.


Eeg Markers In Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder—A Possible Outcome Measure For Neurofeedback: A Narrative Review, Cailín Boland, Virupakshi Jalihal, Catriona Organ, Katy Oak, Brendan Mclean, Richard Laugharne, Wessel Woldman, Randy Beck, Rohit Shankar Jul 2020

Eeg Markers In Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder—A Possible Outcome Measure For Neurofeedback: A Narrative Review, Cailín Boland, Virupakshi Jalihal, Catriona Organ, Katy Oak, Brendan Mclean, Richard Laugharne, Wessel Woldman, Randy Beck, Rohit Shankar

Peninsula Medical School

Objectives. There is growing evidence for the use of biofeedback (BF) in affective disorders, dissocial personality disorder, and in children with histories of abuse. Electroencephalogram (EEG) markers could be used as neurofeedback in emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD) management especially for those at high risk of suicide when emotionally aroused. This narrative review investigates the evidence for EEG markers in EUPD. Methods. PRISMA guidelines were used to conduct a narrative review. A structured search method was developed and implemented in collaboration with an information specialist. Studies were identified via 3 electronic database searches of MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO. A predesigned …


Convivial Acts For An Ecosensual Labyrinth, Helen Billinghurst, Phil Smith Jul 2020

Convivial Acts For An Ecosensual Labyrinth, Helen Billinghurst, Phil Smith

School of Art, Design and Architecture

No abstract provided.


Physico-Chemical Factors Controlling The Speciation Of Phosphorus In English And Welsh Rivers, Rupert Goddard, Michael J. Gardner, Thomas H. Hutchinson, Paul Lunt, Holly B.C. Pearson, Alan Tappin, H. Kate Schofield, Tarryn Attfield, Paul Worsfold, Sean Comber Jul 2020

Physico-Chemical Factors Controlling The Speciation Of Phosphorus In English And Welsh Rivers, Rupert Goddard, Michael J. Gardner, Thomas H. Hutchinson, Paul Lunt, Holly B.C. Pearson, Alan Tappin, H. Kate Schofield, Tarryn Attfield, Paul Worsfold, Sean Comber

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Phosphorus cycling in the environment.


Port Dumping And Participation In England: Developing An Ecosystem Approach Through Local Ecological Knowledge, Jeremy Anbleyth-Evans, Shaw Nozaki Lacy, Carolina Aguirre-Muñoz, John Tredinnick-Rowe Jul 2020

Port Dumping And Participation In England: Developing An Ecosystem Approach Through Local Ecological Knowledge, Jeremy Anbleyth-Evans, Shaw Nozaki Lacy, Carolina Aguirre-Muñoz, John Tredinnick-Rowe

Peninsula Medical School

Globally, disposal from dredging continues to increase in this era of the blue capitalocene; a marine era dominated by capital and humans (Anbleyth-Evans, 2018b). Demand for larger ports and shipping is resulting in persistent changes to ecosystems (de Jonge et al., 2014), altering benthic community structure and reducing species richness and biodiversity (Ware et al., 2010; Bolam et al., 2016). From the expansion of the Panama Canal (Meek, 1923), to the beginning of the Nicaraguan Canal (Goffman, 1968), to the decrease of the seabed of the River Scheldt, and the construction of multiple ports in India, Australia (Goffman, 1968), China, …


The Potential Of Mln3651 In Combination With Selumetinib As A Treatment For Merlin-Deficient Meningioma, Rimmer J Lyons, Emanuela Ercolano, Daniele Baiz, Mahindra Makhija, Allison Berger, Todd Sells, Steve Stroud, David Hilton, Claire L. Adams, C. Oliver Hanemann Jun 2020

The Potential Of Mln3651 In Combination With Selumetinib As A Treatment For Merlin-Deficient Meningioma, Rimmer J Lyons, Emanuela Ercolano, Daniele Baiz, Mahindra Makhija, Allison Berger, Todd Sells, Steve Stroud, David Hilton, Claire L. Adams, C. Oliver Hanemann

Peninsula Medical School

Meningioma is the most common primary intracranial tumour, and surgical resection is the main therapeutic option. Merlin is a tumour suppressor protein that is frequently mutated in meningioma. The activity of the E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, CRL4-DCAF1, and the Raf/MEK/ERK scaffold protein Kinase suppressor of Ras 1 (KSR1) are upregulated in Merlin-deficient tumours, which drives tumour growth. Identifying small molecules that inhibit these key pathways may provide an effective treatment option for patients with meningioma. We used meningioma tissue and primary cells derived from meningioma tumours to investigate the expression of DDB1 and Cullin 4-associated factor 1 (DCAF1) and KSR1, …


An Enhanced Robot Massage System In Smart Homes Using Force Sensing And A Dynamic Movement Primitive, C Li, Ashraf Fahmy, S Li, Johann Sienz Jun 2020

An Enhanced Robot Massage System In Smart Homes Using Force Sensing And A Dynamic Movement Primitive, C Li, Ashraf Fahmy, S Li, Johann Sienz

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.


A Novel New Light Recipe Significantly Increases The Growth And Yield Of Sweet Basil (Ocimum Basilicum) Grown In A Plant Factory System, Hz Rihan, Mohammed Aldarkazali, Sj Mohamed, Nb Mcmulkin, Marwa H. Jbara, Mp Fuller Jun 2020

A Novel New Light Recipe Significantly Increases The Growth And Yield Of Sweet Basil (Ocimum Basilicum) Grown In A Plant Factory System, Hz Rihan, Mohammed Aldarkazali, Sj Mohamed, Nb Mcmulkin, Marwa H. Jbara, Mp Fuller

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Light is a crucial element for plant growth and production. High-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps are considered not very electrically efficient as they generate high radiant heat, and as a consequence, there has been a lot of interest in replacing HPS lamps with new more efficient lighting sources in the form of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). LEDs have a linear photon output with the electrical input current, and this great feature allows the design of lighting arrays that match the plant’s needs. In the current study, light spectrum absorbance of pigments extracted from 14 plant species was analyzed. Two absorbance peaks were …