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Cognitions In Bipolar Affective Disorder And Unipolar Depression: Imagining Suicide, Sa Hales, C Deeprose, Gm Goodwin, Ea Holmes Nov 2011

Cognitions In Bipolar Affective Disorder And Unipolar Depression: Imagining Suicide, Sa Hales, C Deeprose, Gm Goodwin, Ea Holmes

School of Psychology

Hales SA, Deeprose C, Goodwin GM, Holmes EA. Cognitions in bipolar affective disorder and unipolar depression: imagining suicide. Bipolar Disord 2011: 13: 651–661. © 2011 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Objective: Bipolar disorder has the highest rate of suicide of all the psychiatric disorders. In unipolar depression, individuals report vivid, affect-laden images of suicide or the aftermath of death (flashforwards to suicide) during suicidal ideation but this phenomenon has not been explored in bipolar disorder. Therefore the authors investigated and compared imagery and verbal thoughts related to past suicidality in individuals with bipolar disorder …

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Environmental Constraints And Profitability Relationships In Agriculture: A Case Study Of Wheat Farming In Bangladesh, S Rahman, Mk Hasan Nov 2011

Environmental Constraints And Profitability Relationships In Agriculture: A Case Study Of Wheat Farming In Bangladesh, S Rahman, Mk Hasan

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

This article attempts to measure the influence of environmental constraints on profitability and resource use in agriculture by utilizing survey data of 293 wheat farmers from three regions of Bangladesh. Analysis is based on a profit function, where the selected variables representing environmental constraints were incorporated as additional fixed factors. Results revealed that environmental constraints have a significant influence on both profitability and farmers' resource allocation decisions. Output supply and input demands were significantly affected by land suitability and other environmental constraints (i.e. a combination of poor soil fertility, pest and weed infestation and weather variation). The policy implications include …

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Evaluation Of Prebiotic And Probiotic Effects On The Intestinal Gut Microbiota And Histology Of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar L.), Mads Kristiansen, Daniel L. Merrifield, Jose L.Gonzalez Vecino, Reidar Myklebust, Einar Ringø Oct 2011

Evaluation Of Prebiotic And Probiotic Effects On The Intestinal Gut Microbiota And Histology Of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar L.), Mads Kristiansen, Daniel L. Merrifield, Jose L.Gonzalez Vecino, Reidar Myklebust, Einar Ringø

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

In the present study the impact on gut microbiology and indigenous gut histology of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) was investigated following feeding of a control and a prebiotic (EWOS prebiosal®) diet and ex vivo exposure to saline or the probiotic bacterium Carnobacterium divergens. The results showed that ex vivo exposure of C. divergens at 108 CFU ml-1 did not cause cell damage to the intestine tract of Atlantic salmon. Furthermore, prior provision of dietary prebiotic elevated the ability of C. divergens to adhere to the epithelium or mucus layer in the proximal intestine, where culturable heterotrophic bacterial …

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Towards The Grounding Of Abstract Words: A Neural Network Model For Cognitive Robots, F Stramandinoli, A Cangelosi, D Marocco Oct 2011

Towards The Grounding Of Abstract Words: A Neural Network Model For Cognitive Robots, F Stramandinoli, A Cangelosi, D Marocco

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

In this paper, a model based on Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) extends the symbol grounding mechanism toabstract words for cognitive robots. The aim of this work is to obtain a semantic representation of abstract concepts through the grounding in sensorimotor experiences for a humanoid robotic platform. Simulation experiments have been developed on a software environment for the iCub robot. Words that express general actions with a sensorimotor component are first taught to the simulated robot. During the training stage the robot first learns to perform a set of basic action primitives through the mechanism of direct grounding. Subsequently, the grounding …

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Marine Bivalve Geochemistry And Shell Ultrastructure From Modern Low Ph Environments, S Hahn, R Rodolfo-Metalpa, E Griesshaber, Ww Schmahl, D Buhl, Jm Hall-Spencer, C Baggini, Kt Fehr, A Immenhauser Oct 2011

Marine Bivalve Geochemistry And Shell Ultrastructure From Modern Low Ph Environments, S Hahn, R Rodolfo-Metalpa, E Griesshaber, Ww Schmahl, D Buhl, Jm Hall-Spencer, C Baggini, Kt Fehr, A Immenhauser

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Bivalve shells can provide excellent archives of past environmental change but have not been used to interpret ocean acidification events. We investigated carbon, oxygen and trace element records from different shell layers in the mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis (from the Mediterranean) and M. edulis (from the Wadden Sea) combined with detailed investigations of the shell ultrastructure. Mussels from the harbour of Ischia (Mediterranean, Italy) were transplanted and grown in water with mean pHT 7.3 and mean pHT 8.1 near CO2 vents on the east coast of the island of Ischia. The shells of transplanted mussels were compared with M. edulis collected …

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Don't Sit So Close To Me: Unconsciously Elicited Affect Automatically Provokes Social Avoidance, Na Wyer, G Calvini Oct 2011

Don't Sit So Close To Me: Unconsciously Elicited Affect Automatically Provokes Social Avoidance, Na Wyer, G Calvini

School of Psychology

Behavior may be automatically prompted by cues in our social environment. Previous research has focused on cognitive explanations for such effects. Here we hypothesize that affective processes are susceptible to similar automatic influences. We propose that exposure to groups stereotyped as dangerous or violent may provoke an anxiety response and, thus, a tendency to move away. In the present experiment, we subliminally exposed participants to images of such a group, and found that they displayed greater avoidance in a subsequent interaction. Critically, this effect was explained by their increased sensitivity to threat-related information. These findings demonstrate an affective mechanism responsible …

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Iucn Uk Commission Of Inquiry On Peatlands, Cg Bain, A Bonn, R Stoneman, S Chapman, A Coupar, M Evans, B Gearey, M Howat, H Joosten, C Keenleyside, J Labadz, R Lindsay, N Littlewood, Paul Lunt, Cj Miller, A Moxey, H Orr, M Reed, P Smith, V Swales, Dba Thompson, Ps Thompson, R Van De Noort, Jd Wilson, F Worrall Oct 2011

Iucn Uk Commission Of Inquiry On Peatlands, Cg Bain, A Bonn, R Stoneman, S Chapman, A Coupar, M Evans, B Gearey, M Howat, H Joosten, C Keenleyside, J Labadz, R Lindsay, N Littlewood, Paul Lunt, Cj Miller, A Moxey, H Orr, M Reed, P Smith, V Swales, Dba Thompson, Ps Thompson, R Van De Noort, Jd Wilson, F Worrall

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Peatlands are areas of land with a naturally accumulated layer ofpeat. These are formed under waterlogged conditions from carbonrich, dead and decaying plant material. In the UK mosses, mainlySphagnum species, are the main formers of peat.Peatlands are found in at least 175 countries – from the tropics to the poles– and cover around 4 million km2or 3% of the world’s land area. In Europe,peatlands extend to ca. 515,000 km2. The UK is amongst the top ten nationsof the world in terms of its total peatland area. The UK has between 9-15%of Europe’s peatland area (46,000-77,000 km2) and about 13% of …

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A Tool To Measure The Attributes Of Receiving Iv Therapy In A Home Versus Hospital Setting: The Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Management Scale (Msrms)., Afsane Riazi, Bernadette Porter, Jeremy Chataway, Alan J. Thompson, Jeremy C. Hobart Sep 2011

A Tool To Measure The Attributes Of Receiving Iv Therapy In A Home Versus Hospital Setting: The Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Management Scale (Msrms)., Afsane Riazi, Bernadette Porter, Jeremy Chataway, Alan J. Thompson, Jeremy C. Hobart

Peninsula Medical School

BACKGROUND: Intravenous steroids are routinely used to treat disabling relapses in multiple sclerosis (MS). Theoretically, the infusion could take place at home, rather than in hospital. Findings from other patient populations suggest that patients may find the experiences of home relapse management more desirable. However, formal comparison of these two settings, from the patients' point of view, was prevented by the lack of a clinical scale. We report the development of a rating scale to measure patient's experiences of relapse management that allowed this question to be answered confidently. METHODS: Scale development had three stages. First, in-depth interviews of 21 …

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Dll4-Notch Signaling Mediates Tumor Resistance To Anti-Vegf Therapy In Vivo, J-L Li, Rca Sainson, Ce Oon, H Turley, Et Al Sep 2011

Dll4-Notch Signaling Mediates Tumor Resistance To Anti-Vegf Therapy In Vivo, J-L Li, Rca Sainson, Ce Oon, H Turley, Et Al

School of Biomedical Sciences

Resistance to VEGF inhibitors is emerging as a major clinical problem. Notch signaling has been implicated in tumor angiogenesis. Therefore, to investigate mechanisms of resistance to angiogenesis inhibitors, we transduced human glioblastoma cells with retroviruses encoding Notch delta-like ligand 4 (DLL4), grew them as tumor xenografts and then treated the murine hosts with the VEGF-A inhibitor bevacizumab. We found that DLL4-mediated tumor resistance to bevacizumab in vivo. The large vessels induced by DLL4-Notch signaling increased tumor blood supply and were insensitive to bevacizumab. However, blockade of Notch signaling by dibenzazepine, a ?-secretase inhibitor, disrupted the large vessels and abolished the …

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The Use Of Phonetic Motor Invariants Can Improve Automatic Phoneme Discrimination, C Castellini, L Badino, G Metta, G Sandini, Et Al Sep 2011

The Use Of Phonetic Motor Invariants Can Improve Automatic Phoneme Discrimination, C Castellini, L Badino, G Metta, G Sandini, Et Al

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

We investigate the use of phonetic motor invariants (MIs), that is, recurring kinematic patterns of the human phonetic articulators, to improve automatic phoneme discrimination. Using a multi-subject database of synchronized speech and lips/tongue trajectories, we first identify MIs commonly associated with bilabial and dental consonants, and use them to simultaneously segment speech and motor signals. We then build a simple neural network-based regression schema (called Audio-Motor Map, AMM) mapping audio features of these segments to the corresponding MIs. Extensive experimental results show that (a) a small set of features extracted from the MIs, as originally gathered from articulatory sensors, are …

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Altered Toll-Like Receptor 2-Mediated Endotoxin Tolerance Is Related To Diminished Interferon Beta Production., Ss Zaric, Wa Coulter, Ce Shelburne, Cr Fulton, Ms Zaric, A Scott, Mj Lappin, Dc Fitzgerald, Cr Irwin, Cc Taggart Aug 2011

Altered Toll-Like Receptor 2-Mediated Endotoxin Tolerance Is Related To Diminished Interferon Beta Production., Ss Zaric, Wa Coulter, Ce Shelburne, Cr Fulton, Ms Zaric, A Scott, Mj Lappin, Dc Fitzgerald, Cr Irwin, Cc Taggart

Peninsula Dental School

Induction of endotoxin tolerance leads to a reduced inflammatory response after repeated challenge by LPS and is important for resolution of inflammation and prevention of tissue damage. Enterobacterial LPS is recognized by the TLR4 signaling complex, whereas LPS of some non-enterobacterial organisms is capable of signaling independently of TLR4 utilizing TLR2-mediated signal transduction instead. In this study we report that Porphyromonas gingivalis LPS, a TLR2 agonist, fails to induce a fully endotoxin tolerant state in a human monocytic cell line (THP-1) and mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages. In contrast to significantly decreased production of human IL-8 and TNF-α and, in mice, …

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Altered Toll-Like Receptor 2-Mediated Endotoxin Tolerance Is Related To Diminished Interferon Β Production, Ss Zaric, Wa Coulter, Ce Shelburne, Cr Fulton, Et Al Aug 2011

Altered Toll-Like Receptor 2-Mediated Endotoxin Tolerance Is Related To Diminished Interferon Β Production, Ss Zaric, Wa Coulter, Ce Shelburne, Cr Fulton, Et Al

Peninsula Dental School

Induction of endotoxin tolerance leads to a reduced inflammatory response after repeated challenge by LPS and is important for resolution of inflammation and prevention of tissue damage. Enterobacterial LPS is recognized by the TLR4 signaling complex, whereas LPS of some non-enterobacterial organisms is capable of signaling independently of TLR4 utilizing TLR2-mediated signal transduction instead. In this study we report that Porphyromonas gingivalis LPS, a TLR2 agonist, fails to induce a fully endotoxin tolerant state in a human monocytic cell line (THP-1) and mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages. In contrast to significantly decreased production of human IL-8 and TNF-α and, in mice, …

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Diversification Economies And Efficiencies In A ‘Blue-Green Revolution’ Combination: A Case Study Of Prawn-Carp-Rice Farming In The ‘Gher’ System In Bangladesh, S Rahman, Bk Barmon, N Ahmed Aug 2011

Diversification Economies And Efficiencies In A ‘Blue-Green Revolution’ Combination: A Case Study Of Prawn-Carp-Rice Farming In The ‘Gher’ System In Bangladesh, S Rahman, Bk Barmon, N Ahmed

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Gher' farming is a unique system that incorporates the joint operation of three enterprises: freshwater prawn, fish and HYV rice and is expanding rapidly in the coastal regions of Bangladesh. In this paper we evaluate the performance of this unique system in terms of the existence of diversification economies (amongst the three integrated enterprises), scale economies and technical efficiency using a stochastic input distance function approach on a sample of gher farmers. The results reveal evidence of a diversification economy in the rice-carp combination. Economies of scale exist in the 'gher' farming system. The level of technical efficiency is estimated …

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Unconsidered Activity, Craft Expertise And Reflective Practice In Teaching, Peter Kelly Aug 2011

Unconsidered Activity, Craft Expertise And Reflective Practice In Teaching, Peter Kelly

Plymouth Institute of Education

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In Situ Observations Of Fish Associated With Coral Reefs Off Ireland, M. Söffker, K. A. Sloman, J. M. Hall-Spencer Aug 2011

In Situ Observations Of Fish Associated With Coral Reefs Off Ireland, M. Söffker, K. A. Sloman, J. M. Hall-Spencer

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

The abundance and behaviour of fish on and around coral reefs at Twin Mounds and Giant Mounds, carbonate mounds located on the continental shelf off Ireland (600-1100. m), were studied using two Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) dives. We recorded 30 fish taxa on the dives, together with three species of Scleractinia (Lophelia pertusa, Madrepora oculata and Desmophyllum cristagalli) and a diverse range of other corals (Antipatharia, Alcyonacea, and Stylasteridae). Stands of live coral provided the only habitat in which Guttigadus latifrons was observed whereas Neocyttus helgae was found predominantly on structural habitats provided by dead coral. Significantly more fish were …

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Bilateral Redundancy Gain And Callosal Integrity In A Man With Callosal Lipoma: A Diffusion-Tensor Imaging Study, Matthew E. Roser, Michael C. Corballis, Ashok Jansari, Jon Fulford, Abdelmalek Benattayallah, William M. Adams Jul 2011

Bilateral Redundancy Gain And Callosal Integrity In A Man With Callosal Lipoma: A Diffusion-Tensor Imaging Study, Matthew E. Roser, Michael C. Corballis, Ashok Jansari, Jon Fulford, Abdelmalek Benattayallah, William M. Adams

School of Psychology

We investigated whether abnormalities in the structural organization of the corpus callosum in the presence of curvilinear lipoma are associated with increased facilitation of response time to bilateral stimuli, an effect known as the redundancy gain (RG). A patient (A.J.) with a curvilinear lipoma of the corpus callosum, his genetically-identical twin, and age-matched control participants made speeded responses to luminant stimuli. Structural organization of callosal regions was assessed with diffusion-tensor imaging. A.J. was found to have reduced structural integrity in the splenium of the corpus callosum and produced a large RG suggestive of neural summation.

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Youth Sailing Participation And Market Segment Profiles For Plymouth (Uk), Philip Timings Jul 2011

Youth Sailing Participation And Market Segment Profiles For Plymouth (Uk), Philip Timings

The Plymouth Student Scientist

The study aimed to identify and quantify different sailing participation styles for Plymouth youths and to investigate if determinants of wider sports participation can be used to segment the market based on product usage. This was investigated through the use of questionnaires, interviews and secondary data. Four different sailing participation styles for Plymouth youths were quantified; those that have tried sailing, those that have continued to sail, those that have become members of sailing clubs and those that have not tried sailing but would like to. Secondary data and retrospective interviews were then used to compare and explain results. In …

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Aquaculture Of Octopus Species: Present Status, Problems And Perspectives, Elisabeth Berger Jul 2011

Aquaculture Of Octopus Species: Present Status, Problems And Perspectives, Elisabeth Berger

The Plymouth Student Scientist

The aquaculture of Octopus species is currently an active field of research around the world, but economic viability is not yet achieved. Here, the current state of knowledge with respect to Octopus water quality and nutritional requirements, reproduction, juvenile and adult stages in culture systems, which comes mainly from just one species, Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797), is reviewed. Some critical considerations are addressed and new research lines are proposed.

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The Physiological And Physical Response To Capture Stress In Sharks, Laila Hassan Hassanein Jul 2011

The Physiological And Physical Response To Capture Stress In Sharks, Laila Hassan Hassanein

The Plymouth Student Scientist

Exhaustive exercise leads to severe metabolic, acid-base, ionic and hematological changes in sharks. It has been shown that these changes are species-specific and are affected by the magnitude of the cumulative effects of physiological and physical trauma associated with capture. Blood lactate, glucose and pH levels are reliable indicators of the shark stress response and have been extensively studied. Several shark species have been reported to be able to survive physiological stress unless severe physical trauma occurs. As comprehensive information about post release mortality is missing, future investigations should focus on the relationship between physiological disruption and survival rates of …

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The Transition From Foundation Degrees To Bachelor Degrees: How An E-Journal May Help, Ross Pomeroy Jul 2011

The Transition From Foundation Degrees To Bachelor Degrees: How An E-Journal May Help, Ross Pomeroy

The Plymouth Student Scientist

Guest Editorial from Dr Ross Pomeroy

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What Do We Know About The Causes And Consequences Of Salmonid Social Hierarchies From Laboratory Experiments?, Lewis Eaton Jul 2011

What Do We Know About The Causes And Consequences Of Salmonid Social Hierarchies From Laboratory Experiments?, Lewis Eaton

The Plymouth Student Scientist

The main focus of this review will be to examine the current understanding of the causes and consequences of salmonid hierarchies as well as the implications to wild populations and aquaculture. Salmonid dominance hierarchies readily form under laboratory conditions, this has allowed extensive research into social structures. There is limited research into the causes of social status, however, the cause is likely to be a combination of standard metabolic rate, body size and prior competitive experience. A wide range of research outlines the consequences of social status from behavioural changes in aggression and submission to physiological changes in disease resistance, …

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Red And Green Carcinus: How Different?, Jennifer Lewis Jul 2011

Red And Green Carcinus: How Different?, Jennifer Lewis

The Plymouth Student Scientist

Carcinus maenas is, arguably, the most extensively studied intertidal crab in the world and can be found in a variety of habitats, from rocky intertidal, subtidal, in many areas of the world. Because of its range of habitats, it can tolerant a wide range of salinities and other environmental stressors like hypoxia and desiccation. Some individuals go into a prolonged state of intermoult when they reach a certain size, and turn red in colour. This means that C. maenas exhibits colour polymorphism, there being a green colour morph and a red colour morph due to different levels of expression in …

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The Effects Of Stocking Density On Fish Welfare, Louise Baldwin Jul 2011

The Effects Of Stocking Density On Fish Welfare, Louise Baldwin

The Plymouth Student Scientist

The welfare of intensively farmed fish is a subject of increasing interest and one of the principal areas of concern is stocking density. Several studies have examined the effects of density on the welfare of farmed fish, and have found it to be a source of chronic stress with commonly reported effects including reduced growth rates, alterations in the physical condition and health of fish, and the activation of stress responses. Such changes in the biological and physiological systems of fish are indicative of a reduced welfare status. However due to pronounced interspecies variations in behavioural and physiological requirements, the …

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Does The Evolution Of Increased Competitive Ability Hypothesis Explain Invasion? Comparing Native And Non-Native Populations Of Plantago Lanceolata, Izzadora Dean Jul 2011

Does The Evolution Of Increased Competitive Ability Hypothesis Explain Invasion? Comparing Native And Non-Native Populations Of Plantago Lanceolata, Izzadora Dean

The Plymouth Student Scientist

The evolution of increased competitive ability (EICA) hypothesis proposes that release from enemy regulation in new ranges results in changes in selective pressure, producing poorly defended, rapidly growing phenotypes. Plantago lanceolata is not exposed to intense mollusc herbivory in its non-native North American range, therefore post-invasive evolutionary change may be observed in these populations. 2. Seeds from eight populations, four invasive and four native, were collected and grown in glasshouses. Seedling acceptability to the mollusc Helix aspersa was measured, along with recovery after artificial cotyledon removal, seed mass and seedling mass at 14d old. 3. No difference in acceptability was …

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The Effect Of Mood On Attention To Global And Local Characteristics Of Music, Jennifer Pope Jul 2011

The Effect Of Mood On Attention To Global And Local Characteristics Of Music, Jennifer Pope

The Plymouth Student Scientist

The effect of mood on global and local processing was studied in 60 undergraduate psychology students, half of which were randomly assigned to a positive condition and the other half to a negative condition. Each participant carried out same-different judgements on pairs of melodies that were either the same, or altered globally or locally. Key findings included significant differences in performance for all melodies; however despite a trend for enhanced local processing in a negative mood compared to a positive mood, the effect of mood on global and local processing failed to reach statistical significance. These findings suggest that mood …

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In Vitro Micropropagation Of Medicinal Plants By Tissue Culture, Yaadwinder Sidhu Jul 2011

In Vitro Micropropagation Of Medicinal Plants By Tissue Culture, Yaadwinder Sidhu

The Plymouth Student Scientist

Tissue culturing of medicinal plants is widely used to produce active compounds for herbal and pharmaceutical industries. Conservation of genetic material of many threatened medicinal plants also involves culturing techniques. This work reviews in vitro micropropagation techniques and gives examples of various commercially important medicinal plants. The effect of media formulations and culturing techniques on the growth and multiplication of medicinal plants; and on the production of secondary metabolites is also reviewed. Another method of obtaining secondary metabolites is biotransformation; some famous pharmaceuticals obtained by this method are discussed briefly.

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Psychological Flexibility, Insomnia And Chronic Pain: A Study Of Acceptance, Mindfulness And Values-Based Action, Jennifer Williams Jul 2011

Psychological Flexibility, Insomnia And Chronic Pain: A Study Of Acceptance, Mindfulness And Values-Based Action, Jennifer Williams

The Plymouth Student Scientist

Whilst thought control strategies are becoming increasingly recognised as counterproductive, the role of psychological flexibility has been observed in depression, anxiety and chronic pain, however little research has considered its role in insomnia. It was hypothesised that psychological flexibility would predict levels of insomnia. Participants were 162 male and female adults seeking chronic pain treatment who completed a set of questionnaires measuring four variables of psychological flexibility and insomnia severity. Results indicated that measures of psychological flexibility were significant correlated with measures of sleep quality. Multiple regression analysis revealed that collectively, chronicity of pain, usual pain intensity and measures of …

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Corals, Bryozoans And Gastropods Are Able To Calcify In Acidified Seawater, Jm Hall-Spencer, R Rodolfo-Metalpa Jun 2011

Corals, Bryozoans And Gastropods Are Able To Calcify In Acidified Seawater, Jm Hall-Spencer, R Rodolfo-Metalpa

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Efficacy Of A Referral And Physical Activity Program For Survivors Of Prostate Cancer [Engage]: Rationale And Design For A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial., Patricia M. Livingston, Jo Salmon, Kerry S. Courneya, Cadeyrn J. Gaskin, Melinda Craike, Mari Botti, Suzanne Broadbent, Bridie Kent Jun 2011

Efficacy Of A Referral And Physical Activity Program For Survivors Of Prostate Cancer [Engage]: Rationale And Design For A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial., Patricia M. Livingston, Jo Salmon, Kerry S. Courneya, Cadeyrn J. Gaskin, Melinda Craike, Mari Botti, Suzanne Broadbent, Bridie Kent

School of Nursing and Midwifery

BACKGROUND: Despite evidence that physical activity improves the health and well-being of prostate cancer survivors, many men do not engage in sufficient levels of activity. The primary aim of this study (ENGAGE) is to determine the efficacy of a referral and physical activity program among survivors of prostate cancer, in terms of increasing participation in physical activity. Secondary aims are to determine the effects of the physical activity program on psychological well-being, quality of life and objective physical functioning. The influence of individual and environmental mediators on participation in physical activity will also be determined. METHODS/DESIGN: This study is a …

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The Response Of Foraminifera To Modern Seawater Acidification: A Real-Time Proxy For Paleogene Hypothermal Events, Jm Hall-Spencer, Mb Hart, Bb Dias, Cw Smart, L Pettit Jun 2011

The Response Of Foraminifera To Modern Seawater Acidification: A Real-Time Proxy For Paleogene Hypothermal Events, Jm Hall-Spencer, Mb Hart, Bb Dias, Cw Smart, L Pettit

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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