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Fungal remediation of soils contaminated with persistent organic pollutants (2001)
Book Chapter
Singleton, I. (2001). Fungal remediation of soils contaminated with persistent organic pollutants. In G. M. Gadd (Ed.), Fungi in Bioremediation, (79-96). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511541780.005

Laboratory-based studies have shown that fungi are able to degrade a wide range of organic pollutants (see other chapters) and have great potential for use as inoculants to remediate contaminated soil. However, soil is a heterogeneous environment and... Read More about Fungal remediation of soils contaminated with persistent organic pollutants.

Effect of species, plant part, and season of harvest on n-alkane concentrations in the cuticular wax of common rangeland grasses from southern Africa (2001)
Journal Article
Smith, D., Mayes, R. W., & Raats, J. G. (2001). Effect of species, plant part, and season of harvest on n-alkane concentrations in the cuticular wax of common rangeland grasses from southern Africa. Australian journal of agricultural research, 52, 875-882. https://doi.org/10.1071/AR00032

The use of plant alkane concentrations to measure diet composition of herbivores has been shown to be a reliable technique in animals grazing temperate, sown pastures that contain a relatively small number of plant species. There is potential to deve... Read More about Effect of species, plant part, and season of harvest on n-alkane concentrations in the cuticular wax of common rangeland grasses from southern Africa.

Evaluation of 3 techniques for determining diet composition. (2001)
Journal Article
Henley, S. R., Smith, D., & Raats, J. G. (2000). Evaluation of 3 techniques for determining diet composition. Journal of range management, 54, (582-588). ISSN 0022-409X

Over a period of four days, three goats were employed to compare three techniques applied to the study of herbivore diet selection, namely direct observation, faecal analysis and the recently developed remote control oesophageal fistula valve. Direct... Read More about Evaluation of 3 techniques for determining diet composition..

Estimating the mortality rate of humpback whale calves in the central North Pacific ocean. (2001)
Journal Article
Gabriele, C. M., Straley, J. M., Mizroch, S. A., Baker, C. S., Craig, A. S., Herman, L. M., …Jacobsen, J. K. (2001). Estimating the mortality rate of humpback whale calves in the central North Pacific ocean. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 79, 589-600. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-79-4-589

Sighting histories of individually identified female humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in their winter and summer ranges were used to investigate mortality of North Pacific humpback whale calves. We compiled records collected between 1979 and... Read More about Estimating the mortality rate of humpback whale calves in the central North Pacific ocean..

Bacteriostatic activity of human lactoferrin against Staphylococcus aureusis a function of its iron-binding properties and is not influenced by antibiotic resistance. (2001)
Journal Article
Aguila, A., Herrera, A. G., Morrison, D., Cosgrove, B., Perojo, A., Montesinos, I., …Brock, J. H. (2001). Bacteriostatic activity of human lactoferrin against Staphylococcus aureusis a function of its iron-binding properties and is not influenced by antibiotic resistance. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 31, 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-695X.2001.tb00511.x

The in vitro antistaphylococcal activity of lactoferrin and the antibiotic resistance of clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from three different sites of infection were examined. Antibiotic, but not lactoferrin resistance correlated wit... Read More about Bacteriostatic activity of human lactoferrin against Staphylococcus aureusis a function of its iron-binding properties and is not influenced by antibiotic resistance..

The effects of the adult density of Macoma balthica on the recruitment of juvenile bivalves: a field experiment (2001)
Journal Article
Richards, M., Edwards, F., & Huxham, M. (2002). The effects of the adult density of Macoma balthica on the recruitment of juvenile bivalves: a field experiment. Journal of Sea Research, 47(1), (41-54). doi:10.1016/s1385-1101(01)00101-0. ISSN 1385-1101

Populations of intertidal bivalves are patchily distributed at a variety of scales, and the distributions of adults and juveniles are often different. Adult-juvenile interactions may help explain this patchiness. In this study, the effects of differe... Read More about The effects of the adult density of Macoma balthica on the recruitment of juvenile bivalves: a field experiment.

Effect of maternal undernutrition during pregnancy on early ovarian development and subsequent follicular development in sheep fetuses (2001)
Journal Article
Rae, M., Palassio, S., Kyle, C., Brooks, A., Lea, R., Miller, D., & Rhind, S. (2001). Effect of maternal undernutrition during pregnancy on early ovarian development and subsequent follicular development in sheep fetuses. Reproduction, 122, 915-922. https://doi.org/10.1530/rep.0.1220915

Gonad development in female sheep fetuses is thought to occur in a number of key stages. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of maternal undernutrition, applied at one or more of these critical stages, on fetal ovarian development. Gro... Read More about Effect of maternal undernutrition during pregnancy on early ovarian development and subsequent follicular development in sheep fetuses.

Synthesis and Characterization of 111In−DTPA−N-TIMP-2: A Radiopharmaceutical for Imaging Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression (2001)
Journal Article
Giersing, B. K., Rae, M. T., CarballidoBrea, M., Williamson, R. A., & Blower, P. J. (2001). Synthesis and Characterization of 111In−DTPA−N-TIMP-2: A Radiopharmaceutical for Imaging Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 12, 964-971. https://doi.org/10.1021/bc010028f

The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes involved in the turnover of the extracellular matrix. Their overexpression in tumors is implicated in the metastatic process and may provide a target for diagnostic tumor imaging by using a radiolabel... Read More about Synthesis and Characterization of 111In−DTPA−N-TIMP-2: A Radiopharmaceutical for Imaging Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression.

Drosophila melanogasterGlutamate-Cysteine Ligase Activity Is Regulated by a Modifier Subunit with a Mechanism of Action Similar to That of the Mammalian Form (2001)
Journal Article
Fraser, J. A., Saunders, R. D. C., & McLellan, L. I. (2002). Drosophila melanogasterGlutamate-Cysteine Ligase Activity Is Regulated by a Modifier Subunit with a Mechanism of Action Similar to That of the Mammalian Form. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277(2), 1158-1165. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m106683200

Glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCL) plays an important role in regulating glutathione homeostasis. In mammals, it comprises a catalytic (GCLC) and modifier (GCLM) subunit. The existence of a modifier subunit in invertebrates has not been described to dat... Read More about Drosophila melanogasterGlutamate-Cysteine Ligase Activity Is Regulated by a Modifier Subunit with a Mechanism of Action Similar to That of the Mammalian Form.

Begging, Rough Sleeping and Social Exclusion: Implications for Social Policy (2001)
Journal Article
Kennedy, C., & Fitzpatrick, S. (2001). Begging, Rough Sleeping and Social Exclusion: Implications for Social Policy. Urban Studies, 38(11), 2001-2016. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980120080907

Begging has become highly visible in the urban centres of Britain in recent years, yet the experiences and motivations of people involved in this activity have remained underresearched. This paper explores the implications for social policy arising f... Read More about Begging, Rough Sleeping and Social Exclusion: Implications for Social Policy.

Aluminium Lactate Treatment of DQ12 Quartz Inhibits Its Ability to Cause Inflammation, Chemokine Expression, and Nuclear Factor-κB Activation (2001)
Journal Article
Duffin, R., Gilmour, P. S., Schins, R. P., Clouter, A., Guy, K., Brown, D. M., MacNee, W., Borm, P. J., Donaldson, K., & Stone, V. (2001). Aluminium Lactate Treatment of DQ12 Quartz Inhibits Its Ability to Cause Inflammation, Chemokine Expression, and Nuclear Factor-κB Activation. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 176(1), 10-17. https://doi.org/10.1006/taap.2001.9268

In 1997, an IARC Working Group classified quartz (crystalline silica) as a Group 1 lung carcinogen, but only in some industries, i.e., the quartz hazard is a variable entity. The reactivity of the quartz surface may underlie its ability to cause infl... Read More about Aluminium Lactate Treatment of DQ12 Quartz Inhibits Its Ability to Cause Inflammation, Chemokine Expression, and Nuclear Factor-κB Activation.

Diet and breeding performance of black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla at a North Sea colony (2001)
Journal Article
Lewis, S., Wanless, S., Wright, P., Harris, M., Bull, J., & Elston, D. (2001). Diet and breeding performance of black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla at a North Sea colony. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 221, 277-284. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps221277

The lesser sandeel Ammodytes marinus is a key prey species for many avian predators in the North Sea, and is the target of the largest single species fishery in the area. This has led to concern about the potential impact of the fishery on seabirds.... Read More about Diet and breeding performance of black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla at a North Sea colony.

Anandamide induces cardiorespiratory reflexes via vasosensory nerves in the anaesthetized rat. (2001)
Journal Article
Smith, P. J. W., Smith, P., & McQueen, D. S. (2001). Anandamide induces cardiorespiratory reflexes via vasosensory nerves in the anaesthetized rat. British Journal of Pharmacology, 134(3), 655-663. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0704296

We tested the hypothesis that sensory nerves innervating blood vessels play a role in the local and systemic regulation of the cardiovascular and respiratory (CVR) systems. We measured CVR reflexes evoked by administration of anandamide (86 – 863 nmo... Read More about Anandamide induces cardiorespiratory reflexes via vasosensory nerves in the anaesthetized rat..

An investigation of techniques to identify the causes of foaming in activated sludge waste water. (2001)
Thesis
Elliott, J. N. An investigation of techniques to identify the causes of foaming in activated sludge waste water. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4874

Wastewater activated sludge treatment plants are among the most common forms of biotechnological application. These plants breakdown influents of organic and non-organic matter using a complex bacterial consortia in an aerobic aqueous suspension.... Read More about An investigation of techniques to identify the causes of foaming in activated sludge waste water..

The links between begging and rough sleeping: a question of legitimacy? (2001)
Journal Article
Fitzpatrick, S., & Kennedy, C. (2001). The links between begging and rough sleeping: a question of legitimacy?. Housing Studies, 16(5), 549-568. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673030120080053

Begging is one of the most potent, and controversial, symbols of social exclusion in modern British society. This paper concentrates on the relationship between begging and rough sleeping. This focus was selected because moral debates concerning the... Read More about The links between begging and rough sleeping: a question of legitimacy?.