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Impacts Of The Mycotoxin Zearalenone On Growth And Photosynthetic Responses In Laboratory Populations Of Freshwater Macrophytes (Lemna Minor) And Microalgae (Pseudokirchneriella Subcapitata)., Ej Eagles, R Benstead, S Macdonald, R Handy, Th Hutchinson Jan 2019

Impacts Of The Mycotoxin Zearalenone On Growth And Photosynthetic Responses In Laboratory Populations Of Freshwater Macrophytes (Lemna Minor) And Microalgae (Pseudokirchneriella Subcapitata)., Ej Eagles, R Benstead, S Macdonald, R Handy, Th Hutchinson

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Mycotoxins are an important class of chemicals of emerging concern, recently detected in aquatic environments, potentially reflecting the influence of fungicide resistance and climatic factors on fungal diseases in agricultural crops. Zearalenone (ZON) is a mycotoxin formed by Fusarium spp. and is known for its biological activity in animal tissues; both in vitro and in vivo. ZON has been reported in US and Polish surface waters at 0.7 - 96 ng/L, with agricultural run-off and wastewater treatment plants being the likely sources of mycotoxins. As some mycotoxins can induce phytotoxicity, laboratory studies were conducted to evaluate the toxicity of ZON …

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Exposure To Microplastics Reduces Attachment Strength And Alters The Haemolymph Proteome Of Blue Mussels (Mytilus Edulis), Dannielle S. Green, Thomas J. Colgan, Richard C. Thompson, James C. Carolan Jan 2019

Exposure To Microplastics Reduces Attachment Strength And Alters The Haemolymph Proteome Of Blue Mussels (Mytilus Edulis), Dannielle S. Green, Thomas J. Colgan, Richard C. Thompson, James C. Carolan

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Brief Group‐Based Acceptance And Commitment Therapy For Stroke Survivors, Sarah Majumdar, Reg Morris Jan 2019

Brief Group‐Based Acceptance And Commitment Therapy For Stroke Survivors, Sarah Majumdar, Reg Morris

School of Psychology

ObjectivesTo date, the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for stroke survivors has not been established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of group‐based ACT for stroke survivors in comparison with treatment as usual (TAU) controls.MethodsFifty‐three participants were randomly assigned either to group‐based ACT (ACTivate Your Life after Stroke) or to a TAU control group (60% male; mean age: 63 years). The ACT intervention consisted of four weekly 2‐hr didactic group sessions. Therapeutic effects were measured by examining changes in depression (primary outcome), anxiety, hope, health‐related quality of life, self‐rated health status, and mental well‐being. …

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Two- And Three-Year-Olds Consider Ownership When Selecting And Allocating Resources, M Petrowski, Patricia Kanngiesser, Ori Friedman Jan 2019

Two- And Three-Year-Olds Consider Ownership When Selecting And Allocating Resources, M Petrowski, Patricia Kanngiesser, Ori Friedman

School of Psychology

In three experiments, we investigated whether 2- and 3-year-olds (N = 240) consider ownership when taking resources for themselves and allocating resources to another agent. When selecting resources for themselves, children generally avoided taking resources that belonged to another agent and instead favored their own resources (Experiments 1 and 2). However, they did not avoid taking the agent’s resources when the only other resources available were described as not belonging to the agent (Experiment 3). Children also selected fewer of the agent’s resources when taking for themselves than when giving to the agent (Experiments 2 and 3). In giving to …

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What Controls Submarine Channel Development And The Morphology Of Deltas Entering Deep-Water Fjords?, Jenny A. Gales, Peter J. Talling, Matthieu J.B. Cartigny, Clarke J Hughes, Gwyn Lintern, Cooper Stacey, Michael A. Clare Jan 2019

What Controls Submarine Channel Development And The Morphology Of Deltas Entering Deep-Water Fjords?, Jenny A. Gales, Peter J. Talling, Matthieu J.B. Cartigny, Clarke J Hughes, Gwyn Lintern, Cooper Stacey, Michael A. Clare

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

River deltas and associated turbidity current systems produce some of the largest and most rapid sediment accumulations on our planet. These systems bury globally significant volumes of organic carbon and determine the runout distance of potentially hazardous sediment flows and the shape of their deposits. Here we seek to understand the main factors that determine the morphology of turbidity current systems linked to deltas in fjords, and why some locations have well developed submarine channels whilst others do not. Deltas and associated turbidity current systems are analysed initially in five fjord systems from British Columbia in Canada, and then more …

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Invasive Lionfish In The Mediterranean: Low Public Awareness Yet High Stakeholder Concerns, Periklis Kleitou, Ioannis Savva, Demetris Kletou, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Charalampos Antoniou, Yiannis Christodoulides, Niki Chartosia, Louis Hadjioannou, Andreas C. Dimitriou, Carlos Jimenez, Antonis Petrou, Spyros Sfenthourakis, Sian Rees Jan 2019

Invasive Lionfish In The Mediterranean: Low Public Awareness Yet High Stakeholder Concerns, Periklis Kleitou, Ioannis Savva, Demetris Kletou, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Charalampos Antoniou, Yiannis Christodoulides, Niki Chartosia, Louis Hadjioannou, Andreas C. Dimitriou, Carlos Jimenez, Antonis Petrou, Spyros Sfenthourakis, Sian Rees

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

A lionfish invasion in the Western Atlantic has been one of the most ecologically harmful fish invasions to date. Experience there has shown that its management is most effective when the public and stakeholders are involved. The lionfish (Pterois miles) has recently invaded the Mediterranean, spreading at an alarming rate. To understand lionfish knowledge and perceptions, questionnaire surveys were conducted with a representative cross section of the adult general public (via telephone) and stakeholders (via organised meetings) in Cyprus. Results from 300 public surveys revealed limited awareness about the lionfish but strong support for its local management. Men and older …

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The Effect Of Exogenous Applications Of Salicylic Acid On Drought Tolerance And Up-Regulation Of The Drought Response Regulon Of Iraqi Wheat, Fakhriya Kareem, Hail Rihan, Michael P. Fuller Jan 2019

The Effect Of Exogenous Applications Of Salicylic Acid On Drought Tolerance And Up-Regulation Of The Drought Response Regulon Of Iraqi Wheat, Fakhriya Kareem, Hail Rihan, Michael P. Fuller

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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The Importance Of Inter‐Individual Variation In Predicting Species' Responses To Global Change Drivers, Ella Guscelli, John I. Spicer, Piero Calosi Jan 2019

The Importance Of Inter‐Individual Variation In Predicting Species' Responses To Global Change Drivers, Ella Guscelli, John I. Spicer, Piero Calosi

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Will Giant Polar Amphipods Be First To Fare Badly In An Oxygen-Poor Ocean? Testing Hypotheses Linking Oxygen To Body Size, John I. Spicer, Simon A. Morley Jan 2019

Will Giant Polar Amphipods Be First To Fare Badly In An Oxygen-Poor Ocean? Testing Hypotheses Linking Oxygen To Body Size, John I. Spicer, Simon A. Morley

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Blockchain-Based Trust Communities For Decentralized M2m Application Services, Besfort Shala, Ulrich Trick, Armin Lehmann, Bogdan Ghita, Stavros Shiaeles Jan 2019

Blockchain-Based Trust Communities For Decentralized M2m Application Services, Besfort Shala, Ulrich Trick, Armin Lehmann, Bogdan Ghita, Stavros Shiaeles

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

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Measuring Upper Limb Function In Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trials: Definition, Conceptualisation And Measurement, S Parker, L Burke, J Hobart Jan 2019

Measuring Upper Limb Function In Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Trials: Definition, Conceptualisation And Measurement, S Parker, L Burke, J Hobart

Peninsula Medical School

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Implementation And Impact Of Co-Locating The Voluntary Sector With A Multidisciplinary, Cross-Sector Community Hub At The Integrated Care Organisation (Ico) In Torbay And South Devon, Uk, F Gradinger, J Elston, S Asthana, C Lilley-Woolnough, C Myers, M Fox, D Butler, R Byng Jan 2019

Implementation And Impact Of Co-Locating The Voluntary Sector With A Multidisciplinary, Cross-Sector Community Hub At The Integrated Care Organisation (Ico) In Torbay And South Devon, Uk, F Gradinger, J Elston, S Asthana, C Lilley-Woolnough, C Myers, M Fox, D Butler, R Byng

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Impact Of “Enhanced” Intermediate Care Located In A Health & Wellbeing Hub At The Integrated Care Organisation (Ico) In Torbay And South Devon, Uk, J Elston, F Gradinger, S Asthana, M Fox, L Dawson, D Butler, R Byng Jan 2019

Impact Of “Enhanced” Intermediate Care Located In A Health & Wellbeing Hub At The Integrated Care Organisation (Ico) In Torbay And South Devon, Uk, J Elston, F Gradinger, S Asthana, M Fox, L Dawson, D Butler, R Byng

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

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Mrs Smith - Chapter 2: Vertical And Horizontal Integration And Care Model Implementation In The Integrated Care Organisation (Ico) In Torbay And South Devon, Uk - A Workshop On Leadership And Co-Production, F Gradinger, J Elston, M Fox, C Myers, D Butler Jan 2019

Mrs Smith - Chapter 2: Vertical And Horizontal Integration And Care Model Implementation In The Integrated Care Organisation (Ico) In Torbay And South Devon, Uk - A Workshop On Leadership And Co-Production, F Gradinger, J Elston, M Fox, C Myers, D Butler

Peninsula Medical School

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Variation In Growth And Defence Traits Among Plant Populations At Different Elevations: Implications For Adaptation To Climate Change, James Buckley, Alex Widmer, Mark C. Mescher, Moraes Cm De Jan 2019

Variation In Growth And Defence Traits Among Plant Populations At Different Elevations: Implications For Adaptation To Climate Change, James Buckley, Alex Widmer, Mark C. Mescher, Moraes Cm De

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Alpine plants occurring at high elevation are vulnerable to ongoing climate change, yet relatively little is known about the potential for high-elevation species to adapt to changing environmental conditions. In particular, the extent to which high-elevation plants will be able to resist predicted increases in the intensity of biotic interactions, such as herbivory, remains unclear. Species distributed across broad elevational ranges provide an opportunity to investigate evolutionary mechanisms and traits involved in adaptation to varying abiotic and biotic environments. This study focused on the perennial alpine plant Arabis alpina and combined field surveys and climate chamber experiments to test for …

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How Data Science Can Advance Mental Health Research, Tc Russ, E Woelbert, Kas Davis, Jd Hafferty, Et Al Jan 2019

How Data Science Can Advance Mental Health Research, Tc Russ, E Woelbert, Kas Davis, Jd Hafferty, Et Al

Peninsula Medical School

Accessibility of powerful computers and availability of so-called big data from a variety of sources means that data science approaches are becoming pervasive. However, their application in mental health research is often considered to be at an earlier stage than in other areas despite the complexity of mental health and illness making such a sophisticated approach particularly suitable. In this Perspective, we discuss current and potential applications of data science in mental health research using the UK Clinical Research Collaboration classification: underpinning research; aetiology; detection and diagnosis; treatment development; treatment evaluation; disease management; and health services research. We demonstrate that …

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Particle Toxicology And Health - Where Are We?, M Riediker, D Zink, W Kreyling, G Oberdörster, A Elder, U Graham, I Lynch, A Duschl, G Ichihara, S Ichihara, T Kobayashi, N Hisanaga, M Umezawa, T-J Cheng, R Handy, M Gulumian, S Tinkle, F Cassee Jan 2019

Particle Toxicology And Health - Where Are We?, M Riediker, D Zink, W Kreyling, G Oberdörster, A Elder, U Graham, I Lynch, A Duschl, G Ichihara, S Ichihara, T Kobayashi, N Hisanaga, M Umezawa, T-J Cheng, R Handy, M Gulumian, S Tinkle, F Cassee

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Aspergillus Fumigatushigh Osmolarity Glycerol Mitogen Activated Protein Kinases Saka And Mpkc Physically Interact During Osmotic And Cell Wall Stresses, Adriana Oliveira Manfiolli, Eliciane Cevolani Mattos, Leandro José De Assis, Lilian Pereira Silva, Mevlüt Ulas, Neil Andrew Brown, Rafael Silva-Rocha, Özgür Bayram, Gustavo H. Goldman Jan 2019

Aspergillus Fumigatushigh Osmolarity Glycerol Mitogen Activated Protein Kinases Saka And Mpkc Physically Interact During Osmotic And Cell Wall Stresses, Adriana Oliveira Manfiolli, Eliciane Cevolani Mattos, Leandro José De Assis, Lilian Pereira Silva, Mevlüt Ulas, Neil Andrew Brown, Rafael Silva-Rocha, Özgür Bayram, Gustavo H. Goldman

Peninsula Medical School

Aspergillus fumigatus, a saprophytic filamentous fungus, is a serious opportunistic pathogen of mammals and it is the primary causal agent of invasive aspergillosis (IA). Mitogen activated protein Kinases (MAPKs) are important components involved in diverse cellular processes in eukaryotes. A. fumigatus MpkC and SakA, the homologs of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hog1 are important to adaptations to oxidative and osmotic stresses, heat shock, cell wall damage, macrophage recognition, and full virulence. We performed protein pull-down experiments aiming to identify interaction partners of SakA and MpkC by mass spectrometry analysis. In presence of osmotic stress with sorbitol, 118, and 213 proteins were …

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Effects Of Historic And Projected Climate Change On The Range And Impacts Of An Emerging Wildlife Disease, Stephen J. Price, William T.M. Leung, Christopher J. Owen, Robert Puschendorf, Chris Sergeant, Andrew A. Cunningham, Francois Balloux, Trenton W.J. Garner, Richard A. Nichols Jan 2019

Effects Of Historic And Projected Climate Change On The Range And Impacts Of An Emerging Wildlife Disease, Stephen J. Price, William T.M. Leung, Christopher J. Owen, Robert Puschendorf, Chris Sergeant, Andrew A. Cunningham, Francois Balloux, Trenton W.J. Garner, Richard A. Nichols

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

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Postglacial Colonization Of Northern Coastal Habitat By Bottlenose Dolphins: A Marine Leading-Edge Expansion?, Milaja Nykänen, Kristin Kaschner, Willy Dabin, Andrew Brownlow, Nicholas J. Davison, Rob Deaville, Cristina Garilao, Kathleen Kesner-Reyes, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Rod Penrose, Valentina Islas-Villanueva, Nathan Wales, Simon N. Ingram, Emer Rogan, Marie Louis, Andrew D. Foote Jan 2019

Postglacial Colonization Of Northern Coastal Habitat By Bottlenose Dolphins: A Marine Leading-Edge Expansion?, Milaja Nykänen, Kristin Kaschner, Willy Dabin, Andrew Brownlow, Nicholas J. Davison, Rob Deaville, Cristina Garilao, Kathleen Kesner-Reyes, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Rod Penrose, Valentina Islas-Villanueva, Nathan Wales, Simon N. Ingram, Emer Rogan, Marie Louis, Andrew D. Foote

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Oscillations in the Earth’s temperature and the subsequent retreating and advancing of ice-sheets around the polar regions are thought to have played an important role in shaping the distribution and genetic structuring of contemporary high-latitude populations. After the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), retreating of the ice-sheets would have enabled early colonizers to rapidly occupy suitable niches to the exclusion of other conspecifics, thereby reducing genetic diversity at the leading-edge. Bottlenose dolphins (genus Tursiops) form distinct coastal and pelagic ecotypes, with finer-scale genetic structuring observed within each ecotype. We reconstruct the postglacial colonization of the Northeast Atlantic (NEA) by bottlenose dolphins …

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Tuning The Hybrid Monte Carlo Algorithm Using Molecular Dynamics Forces’ Variances, A. Bussone, Morte M Della, V. Drach, C. Pica Jan 2019

Tuning The Hybrid Monte Carlo Algorithm Using Molecular Dynamics Forces’ Variances, A. Bussone, Morte M Della, V. Drach, C. Pica

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Within the HMC algorithm, we discuss how, by using the shadow Hamiltonian and the Poisson brackets, one can achieve a simple factorization in the dependence of the Hamiltonian violations upon either the algorithmic parameters or the parameters specifying the integrator. We consider the simplest case of a second order (nested) Omelyan integrator and one level of Hasenbusch splitting of the determinant for the simulations of a QCD-like theory (with gauge group SU(2)). Given the specific choice of the integrator, the Poisson brackets reduce to the variances of the molecular dynamics forces. We show how the factorization …

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Towards Generating Spatial Referring Expressions In A Social Robot: Dynamic Vs Non-Ambiguous, Cd Wallbridge, S Lemaignan, E Senft, T Belpaeme Jan 2019

Towards Generating Spatial Referring Expressions In A Social Robot: Dynamic Vs Non-Ambiguous, Cd Wallbridge, S Lemaignan, E Senft, T Belpaeme

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

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Second Language Tutoring Using Social Robots: A Large-Scale Study, P Vogt, Den Berghe R Van, Haas M De, L Hoffman, J Kanero, E Mamus, J-M Montanier, C Oranc, O Oudgenoeg-Paz, Dh Garcia, F Papadopoulos, T Schodde, J Verhagen, Cd Wallbridgell, B Willemsen, Wit J De, T Belpaeme, T Goksun, S Kopp, E Krahmer, Ac Kuntay, P Leseman, Ak Pandey Jan 2019

Second Language Tutoring Using Social Robots: A Large-Scale Study, P Vogt, Den Berghe R Van, Haas M De, L Hoffman, J Kanero, E Mamus, J-M Montanier, C Oranc, O Oudgenoeg-Paz, Dh Garcia, F Papadopoulos, T Schodde, J Verhagen, Cd Wallbridgell, B Willemsen, Wit J De, T Belpaeme, T Goksun, S Kopp, E Krahmer, Ac Kuntay, P Leseman, Ak Pandey

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

We present a large-scale study of a series of seven lessons designed to help young children learn English vocabulary as a foreign language using a social robot. The experiment was designed to investigate 1) the effectiveness of a social robot teaching children new words over the course of multiple interactions (supported by a tablet), 2) the added benefit of a robot's iconic gestures on word learning and retention, and 3) the effect of learning from a robot tutor accompanied by a tablet versus learning from a tablet application alone. For reasons of transparency, the research questions, hypotheses and methods were …

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Understanding The Relation Between Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy And Adverse Fetal, Infant And Child Outcomes: A Protocol For A Systematic Review And Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis Of Longitudinal Studies Of Pregnant Women And Their Infants And Children, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Yinghui Wei, Thalia Velho Barreto De Araújo, Maria Vankerkhove, Marília Dalva Turchi, Marília Dalva Turchi, Mauro Teixeira, Adriana Tami, João Souza, Patricia Sousa, Antoni Soriano-Arandes, Carmen Soria-Segarra, Clemente N Sanchez, Kerstin Daniela Rosenberger, Ludovic Reveiz, Arnaldo Prata-Barbosa, Léo Pomar, Rosado Le Pelá, Freddy Perez, Saulo D. Passos, Mauricio Nogueira, Trevor P. Noel, Da Silva A Moura, Maria Elisabeth Moreira, Ivonne Morales, Montoya Mc Miranda, Demócrito De Barros Miranda-Filho, Lauren Maxwell, Calum N.L. Macpherson, Nicola Low, Zhiyi Lan, Angelle Desiree Labeaud, Marion Koopmans, Caron Kim, Esaú João, Thomas Jaenisch, Cristina Barroso Hofer, Paul Gustafson, Patrick Gérardin, Jucelia S. Ganz, Ana Carolina Fialho Dias, Vanessa Elias, Geraldo Duarte, Thomas Paul Alfons Debray, María Luisa Cafferata, Pierre Buekens, Nathalie Broutet, Elizabeth B. Brickley, Patrícia Brasil, Fátima Brant, Sarah Bethencourt, Andrea Benedetti, Vivian Lida Avelino-Silva, Ricardo Arraes De Alencar Ximenes, Da Cunha A Alves, Jackeline Alger Jan 2019

Understanding The Relation Between Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy And Adverse Fetal, Infant And Child Outcomes: A Protocol For A Systematic Review And Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis Of Longitudinal Studies Of Pregnant Women And Their Infants And Children, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Yinghui Wei, Thalia Velho Barreto De Araújo, Maria Vankerkhove, Marília Dalva Turchi, Marília Dalva Turchi, Mauro Teixeira, Adriana Tami, João Souza, Patricia Sousa, Antoni Soriano-Arandes, Carmen Soria-Segarra, Clemente N Sanchez, Kerstin Daniela Rosenberger, Ludovic Reveiz, Arnaldo Prata-Barbosa, Léo Pomar, Rosado Le Pelá, Freddy Perez, Saulo D. Passos, Mauricio Nogueira, Trevor P. Noel, Da Silva A Moura, Maria Elisabeth Moreira, Ivonne Morales, Montoya Mc Miranda, Demócrito De Barros Miranda-Filho, Lauren Maxwell, Calum N.L. Macpherson, Nicola Low, Zhiyi Lan, Angelle Desiree Labeaud, Marion Koopmans, Caron Kim, Esaú João, Thomas Jaenisch, Cristina Barroso Hofer, Paul Gustafson, Patrick Gérardin, Jucelia S. Ganz, Ana Carolina Fialho Dias, Vanessa Elias, Geraldo Duarte, Thomas Paul Alfons Debray, María Luisa Cafferata, Pierre Buekens, Nathalie Broutet, Elizabeth B. Brickley, Patrícia Brasil, Fátima Brant, Sarah Bethencourt, Andrea Benedetti, Vivian Lida Avelino-Silva, Ricardo Arraes De Alencar Ximenes, Da Cunha A Alves, Jackeline Alger

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

IntroductionZika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy is a known cause of microcephaly and other congenital and developmental anomalies. In the absence of a ZIKV vaccine or prophylactics, principal investigators (PIs) and international leaders in ZIKV research have formed the ZIKV Individual Participant Data (IPD) Consortium to identify, collect and synthesise IPD from longitudinal studies of pregnant women that measure ZIKV infection during pregnancy and fetal, infant or child outcomes.Methods and analysisWe will identify eligible studies through the ZIKV IPD Consortium membership and a systematic review and invite study PIs to participate in the IPD meta-analysis (IPD-MA). We will use the …

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Accurate Eye Center Localization Via Hierarchical Adaptive Convolution, H Cai, B Liu, Z Ju, S Thill, T Belpaeme, B Vanderborght, H Liu Jan 2019

Accurate Eye Center Localization Via Hierarchical Adaptive Convolution, H Cai, B Liu, Z Ju, S Thill, T Belpaeme, B Vanderborght, H Liu

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Eye center localization has been an active research topic for decades due to its important biological properties, which indicates human's visual focus of attention. However, accurate eye center localization still remains challenging due to the high degree appearance variation caused by different kinds of viewing angles, illumination conditions, occlusions and head pose. This paper proposes a hierarchical adaptive convolution method (HAC) to localize the eye center accurately while consuming low computational cost. It mainly utilizes the dramatic illumination changes between the iris and sclera. More specifically, novel hierarchical kernels are designed to convolute the eye images and a differential operation …

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Resonance Study Of Su(2) Model With 2 Fundamental Flavours Of Fermions, T Janowski, V Drach, S Prelovsek Jan 2019

Resonance Study Of Su(2) Model With 2 Fundamental Flavours Of Fermions, T Janowski, V Drach, S Prelovsek

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Composite Higgs models are promising candidate models to address the long-standing naturalness problem in the Standard Model. Among them, the most minimal one is the SU(2) with 2 flavours of fermions in the fundamental representation of the gauge group. An important prediction in these models is the existence of resonance spectrum in vector boson scattering. Here we study the lowest such resonance, which is the equivalent of rho resonance in QCD. We describe the scan of the parameter space using the clover-improved Wilson fermions with Symanzik improved gauge action and then show the first results for the mass and width …

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Endo-Β-1,3-Glucanase (Gh16 Family) From Trichoderma Harzianum Participates In Cell Wall Biogenesis But Is Not Essential For Antagonism Against Plant Pathogens, Marcela Suriani Ribeiro, Renato Graciano De Paula, Aline Raquel Voltan, Raphaela Georg De Castro, Cláudia Batista Carraro, Leandro José De Assis, Andrei Stecca Steindorff, Gustavo Henrique Goldman, Roberto Nascimento Silva, Cirano José Ulhoa, Valdirene Neves Monteiro Jan 2019

Endo-Β-1,3-Glucanase (Gh16 Family) From Trichoderma Harzianum Participates In Cell Wall Biogenesis But Is Not Essential For Antagonism Against Plant Pathogens, Marcela Suriani Ribeiro, Renato Graciano De Paula, Aline Raquel Voltan, Raphaela Georg De Castro, Cláudia Batista Carraro, Leandro José De Assis, Andrei Stecca Steindorff, Gustavo Henrique Goldman, Roberto Nascimento Silva, Cirano José Ulhoa, Valdirene Neves Monteiro

Peninsula Medical School

Trichoderma species are known for their ability to produce lytic enzymes, such as exoglucanases, endoglucanases, chitinases, and proteases, which play important roles in cell wall degradation of phytopathogens. β-glucanases play crucial roles in the morphogenetic-morphological process during the development and differentiation processes in Trichoderma species, which have β-glucans as the primary components of their cell walls. Despite the importance of glucanases in the mycoparasitism of Trichoderma spp., only a few functional analysis studies have been conducted on glucanases. In the present study, we used a functional genomics approach to investigate the functional role of the gluc31 gene, which encodes an …

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163 Development Of Clinical And Patient-Reported Quality Metrics For Multiple Sclerosis: A Uk Pilot Study Report, G Giovannoni, S White, N Mistry, S Calhoun, C Young, M Coutts, M Roberts, P Anderson, R Bernstein, J Hobart Jan 2019

163 Development Of Clinical And Patient-Reported Quality Metrics For Multiple Sclerosis: A Uk Pilot Study Report, G Giovannoni, S White, N Mistry, S Calhoun, C Young, M Coutts, M Roberts, P Anderson, R Bernstein, J Hobart

Peninsula Medical School

BackgroundQuality standards (QS) for people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) are suboptimal, ambiguous and restricted to certain patient subgroups and care pathways.AimDevelop and pilot MS metrics measuring service provision quality to identify areas for improvement.MethodsA multidisciplinary Working Group developed clinician and patient-reported metrics and standardised data collection forms through an iterative process.ResultsMetrics covered: referral; diagnosis; treatment; annual review; general management; education. Pilot (n=76) showed: 31% of PwMS were referred to MS specialist within 4 weeks of suspected/confirmed demyelination; 28% and 56% had uncomplicated MS confirmed and were offered specialist MS nurse appointment, respectively, within 4 weeks of specialist referral; 75% of …

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Plastics, The Environment And Society: Current Consensus And Future Directions, Richard C. Thompson, Sabine Pahl Jan 2019

Plastics, The Environment And Society: Current Consensus And Future Directions, Richard C. Thompson, Sabine Pahl

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

In less than 60 years, plastics have transformed our daily lives. Usage is increasing and now exceeds 330 million tonnes per annum. In this concluding chapter we summarise current understanding about the benefits and concerns of plastics usage and look to future priorities, challenges and opportunities. It is clear that plastics bring many societal benefits and offer the potential for further advances in medical and technological applications, as well as carbon reductions. However, it is also widely acknowledged that current production, use and disposal of plastics is not sustainable. Our understanding of the issues associated with end of life plastics …

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From Ocean Sprawl To Blue-Green Infrastructure – A Uk Perspective On An Issue Of Global Significance, Ally J. Evans, Louise B. Firth, Stephen J. Hawkins, Alice E. Hall, Joseph E. Ironside, Richard C. Thompson, Pippa J. Moore Jan 2019

From Ocean Sprawl To Blue-Green Infrastructure – A Uk Perspective On An Issue Of Global Significance, Ally J. Evans, Louise B. Firth, Stephen J. Hawkins, Alice E. Hall, Joseph E. Ironside, Richard C. Thompson, Pippa J. Moore

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Artificial structures are proliferating in the marine environment, resulting in ‘ocean sprawl’. In light of the potential environmental impacts of this, such as habitat loss and alteration, it is becoming increasingly important to incorporate ecologically-sensitive design into artificial marine structures. The principles of eco-engineering and green infrastructure are embedded in urban planning practice for terrestrial and freshwater development projects. In marine planning, however, eco-engineering of blue-green infrastructure remains an emerging concept. This note provides a UK perspective on the progress towards uptake of eco-engineering approaches for enhancing biodiversity on artificial marine structures. We emphasise that, despite a clear ‘policy pull’ …

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