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Inverse dynamic modelling of jumping in the red-legged running frog Kassina maculata (2017)
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Porro, L. B., Collings, A. J., Eberhard, E. A., Chadwick, K. P., & Richards, C. T. (2017). Inverse dynamic modelling of jumping in the red-legged running frog Kassina maculata. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220, 1882-1893. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.155416

Although the red-legged running frog, Kassina maculata, is secondarily a walker/runner, it retains the capacity for multiple locomotor modes, including jumping at a wide range of angles (nearly 70 deg). Using simultaneous hind limb kinematics and sin... Read More about Inverse dynamic modelling of jumping in the red-legged running frog Kassina maculata.

Hypomorphic conditional deletion of E11/Podoplanin reveals a role in osteocyte dendrite elongation (2017)
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Staines, K. A., Javaheri, B., Hohenstein, P., Fleming, R., Ikpegbu, E., Unger, E., …Farquharson, C. (2017). Hypomorphic conditional deletion of E11/Podoplanin reveals a role in osteocyte dendrite elongation. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 232(11), 3006-3019. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.25999

The transmembrane glycoprotein E11/Podoplanin (Pdpn) has been implicated in the initial stages of osteocyte differentiation. However, its precise function and regulatory mechanisms are still unknown. Due to the known embryonic lethality induced by gl... Read More about Hypomorphic conditional deletion of E11/Podoplanin reveals a role in osteocyte dendrite elongation.

Alterations in thoracolumbosacral movement when pain causing lameness has been improved by diagnostic analgesia (2017)
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Greve, L., Dyson, S., & Pfau, T. (2017). Alterations in thoracolumbosacral movement when pain causing lameness has been improved by diagnostic analgesia. The Veterinary Journal, 224, 5-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2017.03.009

Lameness, thoracolumbosacral pain and reduced range of motion (ROM) often coexist; better understanding of their relationship is needed. The objectives were to determine if thoracolumbosacral movement of horses changes when pain causing lameness is i... Read More about Alterations in thoracolumbosacral movement when pain causing lameness has been improved by diagnostic analgesia.

Detection of early osteogenic commitment in primary cells using Raman spectroscopy (2017)
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Smith, S. J., Emery, R., Pitsillides, A. A., Clarkin, C. E., & Mahajan, S. (2017). Detection of early osteogenic commitment in primary cells using Raman spectroscopy. Analyst, 142(11), 1962-1973. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6AN02469F

Major challenges in the development of novel implant surfaces for artificial joints include osteoblast heterogeneity and the lack of a simple and sensitive in vitro assay to measure early osteogenic responses. Raman spectroscopy is a label-free, non-... Read More about Detection of early osteogenic commitment in primary cells using Raman spectroscopy.

Clinical reasoning in feline epilepsy: Which combination of clinical information is useful? (2017)
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Stanciu, G. D., Packer, R. M. A., Pakozdy, A., Solcan, G., & Volk, H. A. (2017). Clinical reasoning in feline epilepsy: Which combination of clinical information is useful?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2017.04.001

We sought to identify the association between clinical risk factors and the diagnosis of idiopathic epilepsy (IE) or structural epilepsy (SE) in cats, using statistical models to identify combinations of discrete parameters from the patient signalmen... Read More about Clinical reasoning in feline epilepsy: Which combination of clinical information is useful?.

Head and pelvic movement asymmetries at trot in riding horses in training and perceived as free from lameness by the owner (2017)
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Rhodin, M., Egenvall, A., Haubro Andersen, P., & Pfau, T. (2017). Head and pelvic movement asymmetries at trot in riding horses in training and perceived as free from lameness by the owner. PLoS ONE, 12(4), e0176253. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176253

Recent studies evaluating horses in training and considered free from lameness by their owners have identified a large proportion of horses with motion asymmetries. However the prevalence, type and magnitude of asymmetries when trotting in a straight... Read More about Head and pelvic movement asymmetries at trot in riding horses in training and perceived as free from lameness by the owner.

Terrestrial capture of prey by the reedfish, a model species for stem tetrapods (2017)
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Van Wassenbergh, S., Bonte, C., & Michel, K. B. (2017). Terrestrial capture of prey by the reedfish, a model species for stem tetrapods. Ecology and Evolution, 7(11), 3856-3860. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2694

Due to morphological resemblance, polypterid fishes are used as extant analogues of Late Devonian lobe‐finned sarcopterygians to identify the features that allowed the evolution of a terrestrial lifestyle in early tetrapods. Previous studies using po... Read More about Terrestrial capture of prey by the reedfish, a model species for stem tetrapods.

Investigation looking at the repeatability of 20 Society of Master Saddlers (SMS) qualified saddle fitters’ observations during static saddle fit (2017)
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Guire, R., Weller, R., Fisher, M., & Beavis, J. (2017). Investigation looking at the repeatability of 20 Society of Master Saddlers (SMS) qualified saddle fitters’ observations during static saddle fit. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 56, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2017.04.001

Saddle fit is widely considered to be a crucial factor for the health and performance of riding horses; however, there have been no studies looking at the agreement between professionals who fit and assess saddles. The aim of the study was to determi... Read More about Investigation looking at the repeatability of 20 Society of Master Saddlers (SMS) qualified saddle fitters’ observations during static saddle fit.

Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight (2017)
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Bomphrey, R. J., Nakata, T., Phillips, N., & Walker, S. M. (2017). Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight. Nature, 544, 92-95. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature21727

Mosquitoes exhibit unusual wing kinematics; their long, slender wings flap at remarkably high frequencies for their size (>800 Hz)and with lower stroke amplitudes than any other insect group1. This shifts weight support away from the translation-domi... Read More about Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight.

Kinematic control of extreme jump angles in the red leg running frog (Kassina maculata) (2017)
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Richards, C. T., Porro, L. B., & Collings, A. J. (2017). Kinematic control of extreme jump angles in the red leg running frog (Kassina maculata). Journal of Experimental Biology, 220, 1894-1904. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.144279

The kinematic flexibility of frog hindlimbs enables multiple locomotor modes within a single species. Prior work has extensively explored maximum performance capacity in frogs; however, the mechanisms by which anurans modulate performance within loco... Read More about Kinematic control of extreme jump angles in the red leg running frog (Kassina maculata).