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Coupling of chemical and biological processes in 17alfa-ethinylestradiol removal from aqueous solutions: a critical evaluation of adsorption and catalysis contribution (2019)
Journal Article
Russo, G., Grumetto, L., Mita, D. G., Rossi, S., Guida, M., Di Marco Pisciottano, I., & Gallo, P. (2019). Coupling of chemical and biological processes in 17alfa-ethinylestradiol removal from aqueous solutions: a critical evaluation of adsorption and cata

The removal of 17alfa-ethinylestradiol (EE2) from synthetic aqueous solutions under adsorption process and enzyme catalysis mediated by immobilized laccase from Trametes versicolor was studied. Both processes were carried... Read More about Coupling of chemical and biological processes in 17alfa-ethinylestradiol removal from aqueous solutions: a critical evaluation of adsorption and catalysis contribution.

Dyslipidaemia and altered hepatic function in males - consequences of androgen excess in fetal life (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Siemienowicz, K., Filis, P., Shaw, S., Douglas, A., Thomas, J., Howie, F., …Rae, M. (2019). Dyslipidaemia and altered hepatic function in males - consequences of androgen excess in fetal life. Endocrine abstracts, 63, https://doi.org/10.1530/endoabs.63.

Introduction: Adult male offspring of women with PCOS have increased dyslipidaemia, characterised by elevated triglycerides (TG), increased total and LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C), and hyperinsulinaemia. As altered intrauterine endocrine environments can ‘... Read More about Dyslipidaemia and altered hepatic function in males - consequences of androgen excess in fetal life.

The effect of exercise intensity and duration on cardiac troponin release (2019)
Journal Article
Mills, N., Marshall, L., Lee, K. K., Stewart, S., Wild, A., Fujisawa, T., Lithgow, H., Ferry, A., Stables, C., Chapman, A., Anand, A., Shah, A., Dhaun, N., Strachan, F., & Ross, M. (2020). The effect of exercise intensity and duration on cardiac troponin

Abstract not available.

Fetal androgen exposure is a determinant of adult male metabolic health (2019)
Journal Article
Siemienowicz, K. J., Filis, P., Shaw, S., Douglas, A., Thomas, J., Mulroy, S., Howie, F., Fowler, P. A., Duncan, W. C., & Rae, M. T. (2019). Fetal androgen exposure is a determinant of adult male metabolic health. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 20195 (201

Androgen signalling is a critical driver of male development. Fetal steroid signalling can be dysregulated by a range of environmental insults and clinical conditions. We hypothesised that poor adult male health was partially attributable to aberrant... Read More about Fetal androgen exposure is a determinant of adult male metabolic health.

Exploring the mechanisms by which nitrate supplementation improves skeletal muscle contractile function: one fibre at a time (2019)
Journal Article
McIlvenna, L. C., Muggeridge, D. J., & Whitfield, J. (2020). Exploring the mechanisms by which nitrate supplementation improves skeletal muscle contractile function: one fibre at a time. Journal of Physiology, 598(1), 25-27. https://doi.org/10.1113/jp2791

No abstract available.

Influence of family hosting on refugee integration and its implication on social work practice: the French case (2019)
Journal Article
Ran, G. J., & Join-Lambert, H. (2020). Influence of family hosting on refugee integration and its implication on social work practice: the French case. European Journal of Social Work, 23(3), 461-474. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2019.1706450

In addition to existing institutional barriers in European societies, refugee settlement and integration also faces numerous social challenges, such as discrimination and stigmatisation towards refugee groups. Family hosting is a bold refugee accommo... Read More about Influence of family hosting on refugee integration and its implication on social work practice: the French case.

PDE6D Inhibitors with a New Design Principle Selectively Block K-Ras Activity (2019)
Journal Article
Siddiqui, F. A., Alam, C., Ora, M., Sabt, A., Manoharan, G. B., Bindu, L., …Abankwa, D. (2020). PDE6D Inhibitors with a New Design Principle Selectively Block K-Ras Activity. ACS Omega, 5(1), 832-842. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b03639

The trafficking chaperone PDE6D (also referred to as PDEδ) has been nominated as a surrogate target for K-Ras4B (hereafter K-Ras). Arl2-assisted unloading of K-Ras from PDE6D in the perinuclear area is significant for correct K-Ras localization and t... Read More about PDE6D Inhibitors with a New Design Principle Selectively Block K-Ras Activity.

Rescued grey squirrels to be killed under new law – but Britain’s ‘invasive’ problem runs much deeper (2019)
Newspaper / Magazine
Gilchrist, J. (2019). Rescued grey squirrels to be killed under new law – but Britain’s ‘invasive’ problem runs much deeper. [Blog post]. https://theconversation.com/rescued-grey-squirrels-to-be-killed-under-new-law-but-britains-invasive-problem-r

Intracellular Pharmacodynamic Modeling Is Predictive of the Clinical Activity of Fluoroquinolones against Tuberculosis (2019)
Journal Article
Donnellan, S., Aljayyoussi, G., Moyo, E., Ardrey, A., Martinez-Rodriguez, C., Ward, S. A., & Biagini, G. A. (2020). Intracellular Pharmacodynamic Modeling Is Predictive of the Clinical Activity of Fluoroquinolones against Tuberculosis. Antimicrobial Agent

Clinical studies of new antitubercular drugs are costly and time-consuming. Owing to the extensive tuberculosis (TB) treatment periods, the ability to identify drug candidates based on their predicted clinical efficacy is vital to accelerate the pipe... Read More about Intracellular Pharmacodynamic Modeling Is Predictive of the Clinical Activity of Fluoroquinolones against Tuberculosis.

The local provision of restorative justice in Scotland: an exploratory empirical study (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Maglione, G., Buchan, J., & Robertson, L. (2019, December). The local provision of restorative justice in Scotland: an exploratory empirical study. Paper presented at Scotland Restorative Justice Forum - Research Network Seminar, Edinburgh

Maglione, G., Buchan, J., & Robertson, L. (2019, December). The local provision of restorative justice in Scotland: an exploratory empirical study. Paper presented at Scotland Restorative Justice Forum - Research Network Seminar, Edinburgh.

The effects of age and acute aerobic and resistance exercise on circulating T lymphocyte vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression in healthy males (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leggate, M., Florida-James, G., Ross, M., Jurevicius, M., Duncan, G., & Lithgow, H. (2019, December). The effects of age and acute aerobic and resistance exercise on circulating T lymphocyte vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression in healthy males. Presented

A low vitamin D status has been identified as an association risk factor in the etiology of numerous chronic diseases, with older adults identified as generally more deficient than younger populations. Exercise has been shown to act as a direct and i... Read More about The effects of age and acute aerobic and resistance exercise on circulating T lymphocyte vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression in healthy males.

Design of a New Peptide Substrate Probe of the Putative Biomarker Legumain with Potential Application in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis ex vivo (2019)
Journal Article
Mathur, S., Turnbull, A., Akaev, I., Stevens, C., Agrawal, N., Chopra, M., & Mincher, D. (2020). Design of a New Peptide Substrate Probe of the Putative Biomarker Legumain with Potential Application in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis ex vivo. International Jour

The lysosomal endoprotease legumain (asparaginyl endoprotease) has been proposed as a putative biomarker in prostate tumours, in which the enzyme is markedly overexpressed. Overexpression, coupled with highly selective specificity for cleavage of sub... Read More about Design of a New Peptide Substrate Probe of the Putative Biomarker Legumain with Potential Application in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis ex vivo.

Exercise Window Trial in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer–Letter (2019)
Journal Article
Sims, A. H., Leggate, M., & Campbell, A. (2019). Exercise Window Trial in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer–Letter. Clinical Cancer Research, 25(24), 7609-7610. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-2571

hASH1 nuclear localization persists in neuroendocrine transdifferentiated prostate cancer cells, even upon reintroduction of androgen (2019)
Journal Article
Fraser, J. A., Sutton, J. E., Tazayoni, S., Bruce, I., & Poole, A. V. (2019). hASH1 nuclear localization persists in neuroendocrine transdifferentiated prostate cancer cells, even upon reintroduction of androgen. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 19076 (2019

Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) is thought to arise as prostate adenocarcinoma cells transdifferentiate into neuroendocrine (NE) cells to escape potent anti-androgen therapies however, the exact molecular events accompanying NE transdifferentia... Read More about hASH1 nuclear localization persists in neuroendocrine transdifferentiated prostate cancer cells, even upon reintroduction of androgen.

Midlife Creativity and Identity: Life into Art (2019)
Journal Article
Maclean, G. (2019). Midlife Creativity and Identity: Life into Art. Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change, 4(2),

Review of the book "Midlife Creativity and Identity: Life into Art" by Philip Miles.

Tensiomyography Derived Parameters Reflect Skeletal Muscle Architectural Adaptations Following 6-Weeks of Lower Body Resistance Training (2019)
Journal Article
Wilson, M. T., Ryan, A. M. F., Vallance, S. R., Dias-Dougan, A., Dugdale, J. H., Hunter, A. M., …Macgregor, L. J. (2019). Tensiomyography Derived Parameters Reflect Skeletal Muscle Architectural Adaptations Following 6-Weeks of Lower Body Resistance Tra

Measurement of muscle specific contractile properties in response to resistance training (RT) can provide practitioners valuable information regarding physiological status of individuals. Field based measurements of such contractile properties within... Read More about Tensiomyography Derived Parameters Reflect Skeletal Muscle Architectural Adaptations Following 6-Weeks of Lower Body Resistance Training.

States of exception, human rights, and social harm: Towards a border zemiology (2019)
Journal Article
Soliman, F. (2021). States of exception, human rights, and social harm: Towards a border zemiology. Theoretical Criminology, 25(2), 228-248. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480619890069

Crimmigration, that is, the merging of criminal and migration law, is receiving increasing attention within criminology. However, while crimmigration widens our understanding of coercion and punishment, it is a reductive lens through which to make se... Read More about States of exception, human rights, and social harm: Towards a border zemiology.

Scraping cytology and scanning electron microscopy in diagnosis and therapy of corneal ulcer by mycobacterium infection (2019)
Journal Article
Del Prete, S., Marasco, D., Del Prete, A., Meloni, M., Capaldi, R., Grumetto, L., & Russo, G. (2019). Scraping cytology and scanning electron microscopy in diagnosis and therapy of corneal ulcer by mycobacterium infection. Archives of Case Reports, 3(1),

Purpose: This work is aimed at demonstrating that scraping cytology and scanning electron microscopy can successfully assist in the diagnosis of nontuberculous mycobacteria infection. For this purpose, we report the use of both these techniques in th... Read More about Scraping cytology and scanning electron microscopy in diagnosis and therapy of corneal ulcer by mycobacterium infection.

Azathioprine Has a Deleterious Effect on the Bone Health of Mice with DSS-Induced Inflammatory Bowel Disease (2019)
Journal Article
Morgan, S., Hooper, K. M., Milne, E. M., Farquharson, C., Stevens, C., & Staines, K. A. (2019). Azathioprine Has a Deleterious Effect on the Bone Health of Mice with DSS-Induced Inflammatory Bowel Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(2

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often present poor bone health and are 40% more at risk of bone fracture. Studies have implicated autophagy in IBD pathology and drugs used to treat IBD stimulate autophagy in varying degrees, however, t... Read More about Azathioprine Has a Deleterious Effect on the Bone Health of Mice with DSS-Induced Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

SDG 14: Life Below Water - Impacts On Mangroves (2019)
Book Chapter
Friess, D. A., Aung, T. T., Huxham, M., Lovelock, C., Mukherjee, N., & Sasmito, S. (2019). SDG 14: Life Below Water - Impacts On Mangroves. In P. Katila, C. J. Pierce Colfer, W. de Jong, G. Galloway, P. Pacheco, & G. Winkel (Eds.), Sustainable Development

The SDG14 targets cover more than 70 per cent of the planet, including the coastal zone, where a range of forest resources are located. In this chapter we investigate the potential negative consequences of SDG14 on forest resources, using the example... Read More about SDG 14: Life Below Water - Impacts On Mangroves.