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Coordinated graph and scatter-plot views for the visual exploration of microarray time-series data (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Craig, P., & Kennedy, J. (2003, October). Coordinated graph and scatter-plot views for the visual exploration of microarray time-series data. Presented at IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization 2003 (IEEE Cat. No.03TH8714), Seattle WA

Microarrays are a relatively new, high-throughput data acquisition technology for investigating biological phenomena at the micro-level. The product of microarray experiments is large-scale time-series data, which subject to proper analysis has the p... Read More about Coordinated graph and scatter-plot views for the visual exploration of microarray time-series data.

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. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9467

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..

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. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7312

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..

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.

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., McLeod, R., & 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/10.1016/j.ijpara.2003.10.006

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.

DDT Resistance and Transformation by Different Microbial Strains Isolated from DDT-Contaminated Soils and Compost Materials (2003)
Journal Article
Kantachote, D., Singleton, I., McClure, N., Naidu, R., Megharaj, M., & Harch, B. D. (2003). DDT Resistance and Transformation by Different Microbial Strains Isolated from DDT-Contaminated Soils and Compost Materials. Compost science & utilization, 11(4), 300-310. https://doi.org/10.1080/1065657x.2003.10702139

Bioremediation is a potential option to treat 1, 1, 1-trichloro-2, 2-bis (4-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT) contaminated sites. In areas where suitable microbes are not present, the use of DDT resistant microbial inoculants may be necessary. It is vital t... Read More about DDT Resistance and Transformation by Different Microbial Strains Isolated from DDT-Contaminated Soils and Compost Materials.

The Modifier Subunit of Drosophila Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase Regulates Catalytic Activity by Covalent and Noncovalent Interactions and Influences Glutathione Homeostasis in Vivo (2003)
Journal Article
Fraser, J. A., Kansagra, P., Kotecki, C., Saunders, R. D. C., & McLellan, L. I. (2003). The Modifier Subunit of Drosophila Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase Regulates Catalytic Activity by Covalent and Noncovalent Interactions and Influences Glutathione Homeostasis in Vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278(47), 46369-46377. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m308035200

Glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCL) has a key influence on glutathione homeostasis. It has been proposed that mammalian GCL is regulated by the redox environment, and we show here that cysteine residues in the Drosophila melanogaster GCL modifier subunit... Read More about The Modifier Subunit of Drosophila Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase Regulates Catalytic Activity by Covalent and Noncovalent Interactions and Influences Glutathione Homeostasis in Vivo.

Range limits and parasite prevalence in a freshwater snail (2003)
Journal Article
Briers, R. A. (2003). Range limits and parasite prevalence in a freshwater snail. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 270(Suppl_2), S178-S180. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2003.0046

Geographical range limits are thought to be set by species' physiological or ecological adaptation to abiotic factors, but the importance of biotic factors such as parasitism in determining range limits has not been well explored. In this study the p... Read More about Range limits and parasite prevalence in a freshwater snail.

A New Role for E2F-1 in Checkpoint Control (2003)
Journal Article
Stevens, C., & Thangue, N. B. L. (2003). A New Role for E2F-1 in Checkpoint Control. Cell Cycle, 2(5), 434-436. https://doi.org/10.4161/cc.2.5.462

In response to DNA damage, E2F-1 is induced and phosphorylated. Phosphorylated E2F-1 can reside in discrete nuclear structures and induce apoptosis, suggesting a unique role for E2F-1 in DNA repair and checkpoint functions.

Chk2 activates E2F-1 in response to DNA damage (2003)
Journal Article
Stevens, C., Smith, L., & La Thangue, N. B. (2003). Chk2 activates E2F-1 in response to DNA damage. Nature Cell Biology, 5(5), 401-409. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb974

The E2F-1 transcription factor is regulated during cell cycle progression and induced by cellular stress, such as DNA damage. We report that checkpoint kinase 2 (Chk2) regulates E2F-1 activity in response to the DNA-damaging agent etoposide. A Chk2 c... Read More about Chk2 activates E2F-1 in response to DNA damage.

Changes in sediment processes across the western Irish Sea front. (2003)
Journal Article
Gowen, R., Stewart, B., & Trimmer, M. (2003). Changes in sediment processes across the western Irish Sea front. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 56(5-6), 1011-1019. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-7714%2802%2900312-8

Sediment characteristics, sediment respiration (oxygen uptake and sulphate reduction) and sediment–water nutrient exchange, in conjunction with water column structure and phytoplankton biomass were measured at five stations across the western Irish S... Read More about Changes in sediment processes across the western Irish Sea front..

E2F and cell cycle control: a double-edged sword (2003)
Journal Article
Stevens, C., & La Thangue, N. B. (2003). E2F and cell cycle control: a double-edged sword. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 412(2), 157-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-9861%2803%2900054-7

The E2F family of transcription factors plays a central role in regulating cellular proliferation by controlling the expression of both the genes required for cell cycle progression, particularly DNA synthesis, and the genes involved with apoptosis.... Read More about E2F and cell cycle control: a double-edged sword.

Flight activity of adult stoneflies in relation to weather (2003)
Journal Article
Briers, R. A., Cariss, H. M., & Gee, J. H. R. (2003). Flight activity of adult stoneflies in relation to weather. Ecological Entomology, 28(1), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2311.2003.00480.x

1. Dispersal of adult aquatic insects between streams may have important consequences for local and regional population dynamics, but little is known about how dispersal is affected by weather conditions.2. The influence of meteorological variables o... Read More about Flight activity of adult stoneflies in relation to weather.

Changes in microbial properties associated with long-term arsenic and DDT contaminated soils at disused cattle dip sites (2003)
Journal Article
Edvantoro, B., Naidu, R., Megharaj, M., & Singleton, I. (2003). Changes in microbial properties associated with long-term arsenic and DDT contaminated soils at disused cattle dip sites. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 55(3), 344-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0147-6513%2802%2900092-1

This work examined the effect of long-term arsenic (As) and DDT contamination on soil microbial properties at 11 cattle dip sites in northern New South Wales, Australia. Total As in the surface (0–10 cm) soils from these sites ranged from 34 to 2941... Read More about Changes in microbial properties associated with long-term arsenic and DDT contaminated soils at disused cattle dip sites.

Size constraints in a real food web: predator, parasite and prey body-size relationships (2002)
Journal Article
Leaper, R., & Huxham, M. (2002). Size constraints in a real food web: predator, parasite and prey body-size relationships. Oikos, 99(3), 443-456. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.10888.x

In the absence of well-resolved food webs that include both information on predators and parasites, body-size has been proposed as the biological mechanism underlying the assumption of a trophic hierarchy in the cascade model and its variants. We sho... Read More about Size constraints in a real food web: predator, parasite and prey body-size relationships.

The PROWQM physical–biological model with benthic–pelagic coupling applied to the northern North Sea (2002)
Journal Article
Lee, J.-Y., Tett, P., Jones, K., Jones, S., Lutyen, P., Smith, C., & Wild-Allen, K. (2002). The PROWQM physical–biological model with benthic–pelagic coupling applied to the northern North Sea. Journal of Sea Research, 48(4), 287-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1385-1101%2802%2900182-X

PROWQM, a 1-D depth resolving model which couples physical and microbiological processes in the water column with sedimentation/resuspension and benthic mineralisation processes, has been used to simulate seasonal changes of chlorophyll, nutrients an... Read More about The PROWQM physical–biological model with benthic–pelagic coupling applied to the northern North Sea.

Palynological contribution to aerobiological studies in South-East Scotland. (2002)
Thesis
Caulton, E. Palynological contribution to aerobiological studies in South-East Scotland. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6914

Airborne pollens and, more recently, spores, which occur in the rooftop airstream over
Edinburgh have been monitored and the data analysed, since 1988. The thesis
describes the developing organisation, methodologies and resources which underpin
th... Read More about Palynological contribution to aerobiological studies in South-East Scotland..

ÂżExiste un papel para biosaf en las dietas de equinos? (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stebbens, H. R., Smith, D., & Cuddeford, D. (2002, December). ÂżExiste un papel para biosaf en las dietas de equinos?. Paper presented at el V Seminario Internacional de MicrobiologĂ­a Aplicada a la NutriciĂłn Animal, Guadalajara, 2002

Translation from Spanish:
BIOSAF Sc47 has been incorporated into the diets of rabbits, sheep, cattle, and pigs, where has allowed a better use of the food, high consumption and better productive performance in general. Its mode of action is not full... Read More about ÂżExiste un papel para biosaf en las dietas de equinos?.

Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection. (2002)
Journal Article
Onal, H., & Briers, R. A. (2002). Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 269, 2437-2441. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2002.2183

Considering the spatial location of sites that are to be selected for inclusion in a protected reserve network may be necessary to facilitate dispersal and long-term persistence of species in the selected sites. This paper presents an integer program... Read More about Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection..

The relationship between carbon and biovolume in marine microbial mesocosms under different nutrient regimes (2002)
Journal Article
Davidson, K., Roberts, E., & Gilpin, L. (2002). The relationship between carbon and biovolume in marine microbial mesocosms under different nutrient regimes. European Journal of Phycology, 37(4), 501-507. https://doi.org/10.1017/s096702620200389x

Nutrient manipulation experiments were conducted on a natural planktonic community in outdoor mesocosms. Inorganic
nitrogen (N) and silicon (Si) were added to achieve N: Si ratios of 1:1 and 4: 1. Total particulate carbon (PC) biomass of
the microb... Read More about The relationship between carbon and biovolume in marine microbial mesocosms under different nutrient regimes.