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The effects of natural and anthropogenic factors on microbes decomposing the emerging macrophyte Scirpus lacustris in prairie aquatic systems. (2003)
Thesis
Verma, B. The effects of natural and anthropogenic factors on microbes decomposing the emerging macrophyte Scirpus lacustris in prairie aquatic systems. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprin

Emergent macrophytes, like Scilpus lacustris, are the foundation of the very high biological productivities of wetlands in the Northern Prairies of North America. Fungi and bacteria are the primary organisms that sequester carbon and nutrients from... Read More about The effects of natural and anthropogenic factors on microbes decomposing the emerging macrophyte Scirpus lacustris in prairie aquatic systems..

Factors affecting the survival of donkeys in semi-arid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, D., & Pearson, R. A. (2002). Factors affecting the survival of donkeys in semi-arid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa

Paper published in PEARSON, R.A., FIELDING, D. and TABBAA, D. Eds. (2003). Fourth International Colloquium on Working Equines. Proceedings of an International Colloquium held at Al Baath University, Hama, Syria April 20-26 2002. SPANA, 14 John Street... Read More about Factors affecting the survival of donkeys in semi-arid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa..

An Investigation into the effects of reproductive endocrine disrupters on the sexual behaviour and morphology of male Mosquitofish, Gambusia sp. (2003)
Thesis
Gray, L. F. An Investigation into the effects of reproductive endocrine disrupters on the sexual behaviour and morphology of male Mosquitofish, Gambusia sp. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/ep

It has recently been acknowledged that effluents from sewage treatment plants (STPs) are one potential source of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). This diverse group of chemicals can include environmental oestrogens or exoestrogens, substances... Read More about An Investigation into the effects of reproductive endocrine disrupters on the sexual behaviour and morphology of male Mosquitofish, Gambusia sp..

Studies of serum total immunoglobulin E concentrations in atopic and non-atopic dogs. (2003)
Journal Article
Fraser, M., McNeil, P. E., & Gettinby, G. (2003). Studies of serum total immunoglobulin E concentrations in atopic and non-atopic dogs. Veterinary Record, 152, 159-163. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.152.6.159

The serum total immunoglobulin E (IgE) concentrations of two groups of atopic dogs and three groups of non-atopic dogs were compared. There was a wide range of concentrations with a high degree of overlap between the groups. The serum total IgE conce... Read More about Studies of serum total immunoglobulin E concentrations in atopic and non-atopic dogs..

Physiology Relevant to Anaesthesia. (2003)
Book Chapter
Fraser, M. (2003). Physiology Relevant to Anaesthesia. In E. Welsh (Ed.), Anaesthesia for Veterinary Nurses, 1st edition (15-33). Blackwell

Oral streptogramins in the management of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. (2003)
Journal Article
Dancer, S. J., Robb, A., Crawford, A., & Morrison, D. (2003). Oral streptogramins in the management of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 51, 731-735. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkg143

Objectives: Chronic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in debilitated patients are difficult to treat. We studied the clinical efficacy and safety of an oral streptogramin, pristinamycin, for these patients. Patients an... Read More about Oral streptogramins in the management of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections..

Migratory timing of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the central North Pacific varies with age, sex and reproductive status. (2003)
Journal Article
Craig, A. S., Herman, L. M., Gabriele, C. M., & Pack, A. A. (2003). Migratory timing of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the central North Pacific varies with age, sex and reproductive status. Behaviour, 140, 981-1000. https://doi.org/10.1163/156853903322589605

Humpback whales migrate seasonally between high-latitude summer feeding grounds and low-latitude winter breeding grounds. Identification photographs of humpback whales were collected in the Hawaiian Islands between 1977 and 1995, and sighting histori... Read More about Migratory timing of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the central North Pacific varies with age, sex and reproductive status..

The Structure of Escherichia coli ATP-phosphoribosyltransferase: Identification of Substrate Binding Sites and Mode of AMP Inhibition (2003)
Journal Article
Lohkamp, B., McDermott, G., Campbell, S. A., Coggins, J. R., & Lapthorn, A. J. (2004). The Structure of Escherichia coli ATP-phosphoribosyltransferase: Identification of Substrate Binding Sites and Mode of AMP Inhibition. Journal of Molecular Biology, 336

ATP-phosphoribosyltransferase (ATP-PRT), the first enzyme of the histidine pathway, is a complex allosterically regulated enzyme, which controls the flow of intermediates through this biosynthetic pathway. The crystal structures of Escherichia coli A... Read More about The Structure of Escherichia coli ATP-phosphoribosyltransferase: Identification of Substrate Binding Sites and Mode of AMP Inhibition.

Contrasting diet quality of northern gannets Morus bassanus at two colonies (2003)
Journal Article
Lewis, S., Sherratt, T., Hamer, K., Harris, M., & Wanless, S. (2003). Contrasting diet quality of northern gannets Morus bassanus at two colonies. Ardea, 91(2), 167-176

The diet of Northern Gannets Morus bassanus during chick rearing was determined at two colonies in the UK and Ireland that differed markedly in size (the Bass Rock with c. 40 000 breeding pairs, and Great Sallee with 2000 breeding pairs). Gannets fro... Read More about Contrasting diet quality of northern gannets Morus bassanus at two colonies.

Response of temperate microplankton communities to N:Si ratio perturbation (2003)
Journal Article
Roberts, E. C., Davidson, K., & Gilpin, L. (2003). Response of temperate microplankton communities to N:Si ratio perturbation. Journal of plankton research, 25(12), 1485-1495. https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbg109

In order to study the effect of the nitrogen:silicon (N:Si) ratio on temperate microplankton food webs, mesocosm experiments were conducted in Trondheim (Norway) using two different ratios (molar ratios of 1:1 and 4:1). With the exception of diatoms,... Read More about Response of temperate microplankton communities to N:Si ratio perturbation.

TNF-α induced DNA damage in primary murine hepatocytes (2003)
Journal Article
Chan, Y., Gillies, S., Ross, J., Harrison, D., Wheelhouse, N., Chan, Y., …Prost, S. (2003). TNF-α induced DNA damage in primary murine hepatocytes. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 12(6), 889-894. doi:10.3892/ijmm.12.6.889

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide, usually arising from a background of chronic inflammatory disease. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine produced in response to tissue injur... Read More about TNF-α induced DNA damage in primary murine hepatocytes.

Eutrophication and some European waters of restricted exchange (2003)
Journal Article
Tett, P., Gilpin, L., Svendsen, H., Erlandsson, C. P., Larsson, U., Kratzer, S., …Scory, S. (2003). Eutrophication and some European waters of restricted exchange. Continental Shelf Research, 23(17-19), 1635-1671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2003.06.0

Regions of Restricted Exchange (RREs) are an important feature of the European coastline. They are historically preferred sites for human settlement and aquaculture and their ecosystems, and consequent human use, may be at risk from eutrophication. T... Read More about Eutrophication and some European waters of restricted exchange.

A complete shikimate pathway in Toxoplasma gondii: an ancient eukaryotic innovation (2003)
Journal Article
Campbell, S., Campbell, S. A., Richards, T., Mui, E., Samuel, B., Coggins, J., …Roberts, C. (2004). A complete shikimate pathway in Toxoplasma gondii: an ancient eukaryotic innovation. International Journal for Parasitology, 34(1), 5-13. https://doi.org

The shikimate pathway is essential for survival of the apicomplexan parasites Plasmodium falciparum, Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum. As it is absent in mammals it is a promising therapeutic target. Herein, we describe the genes encoding... Read More about A complete shikimate pathway in Toxoplasma gondii: an ancient eukaryotic innovation.

In-line monitoring of esterification using a miniaturised mid-infrared spectrometer (2003)
Journal Article
McGill, C. A., Ferguson, R. H., Donoghue, K., Nordon, A., & Littlejohn, D. (2003). In-line monitoring of esterification using a miniaturised mid-infrared spectrometer. Analyst, 128(12), 1467-1470. https://doi.org/10.1039/b311187n

A miniaturised mid-infrared (MIR) spectrometer attached directly to an in-line immersion probe with an attenuated total reflectance crystal has been used to monitor the progression of the batch reaction of crotonic acid and 2-butanol in toluene. Univ... Read More about In-line monitoring of esterification using a miniaturised mid-infrared spectrometer.