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Don't break a leg: Running birds from quail to ostrich prioritise leg safety and economy in uneven terrain (2014)
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Birn-Jeffery, A. V., Hubicki, C. M., Blum, Y., Renjewski, D., Hurst, J. W., & Daley, M. A. (2014). Don't break a leg: Running birds from quail to ostrich prioritise leg safety and economy in uneven terrain. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(Pt21), 3786-96. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.102640

Cursorial ground birds are paragons of bipedal running that span a 500-fold mass range from quail to ostrich. Here we investigate the task-level control priorities of cursorial birds by analysing how they negotiate single-step obstacles that create a... Read More about Don't break a leg: Running birds from quail to ostrich prioritise leg safety and economy in uneven terrain.

Application of integrated production and economic models to estimate the impact of Schmallenberg virus for various beef suckler production systems in France and the United Kingdom (2014)
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Raboisson, D., Waret-Szkuta, A. R. J., Haesler, B., & Alarcon, P. (2014). Application of integrated production and economic models to estimate the impact of Schmallenberg virus for various beef suckler production systems in France and the United Kingdom. BMC Veterinary Research, 10(258), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-014-0254-z

Expression of Protease-Activated Receptor 1 and 2 and Anti-Tubulogenic Activity of Protease-Activated Receptor 1 in Human Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells (2014)
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Fortunato, T. M., Vara, D. S., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & Pula, G. (2014). Expression of Protease-Activated Receptor 1 and 2 and Anti-Tubulogenic Activity of Protease-Activated Receptor 1 in Human Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells. PLoS ONE, 9(10), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109375

Endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) are obtained from the culture of human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (hPBMNC) fractions and are characterised by high proliferative and pro-vasculogenic potential, which makes them of great interest for ce... Read More about Expression of Protease-Activated Receptor 1 and 2 and Anti-Tubulogenic Activity of Protease-Activated Receptor 1 in Human Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells.

Pig farmers' perceptions, attitudes, influences and management of information in the decision-making process for disease control (2014)
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Alarcon, P., Wieland, B., Mateus, A. L. P., & Dewberry, C. (2014). Pig farmers' perceptions, attitudes, influences and management of information in the decision-making process for disease control. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 116(3), 223-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2013.08.004

The objectives of this study were (1) to explore the factors involved in the decision-making process used by pig farmers for disease control and (2) to investigate pig farmers’ attitudes and perceptions about different information sources relating to... Read More about Pig farmers' perceptions, attitudes, influences and management of information in the decision-making process for disease control.

Characterisation of a putative AraC transcriptional regulator from Mycobacterium smegmatis (2014)
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Evangelopoulos, D., Gupta, A., Lack, N. A., Maitra, A., Ten Bokum, A. M. C., Kendall, S. L., Sim, E., & Bhakta, S. (2014). Characterisation of a putative AraC transcriptional regulator from Mycobacterium smegmatis. Tuberculosis, 94(6), 664-671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2014.08.007

MSMEG_0307 is annotated as a transcriptional regulator belonging to the AraC protein family and is located adjacent to the arylamine N-acetyltransferase (nat) gene in Mycobacterium smegmatis, in a gene cluster, conserved in most environmental mycobac... Read More about Characterisation of a putative AraC transcriptional regulator from Mycobacterium smegmatis.

Mineralisation of collagen rich soft tissues and osteocyte lacunae in Enpp1-/- mice (2014)
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Hajjawi, M. O. R., MacRae, V. E., Huesa, C., Boyde, A., Millan, J. L., Arnett, T. R., & Orriss, I. R. (2014). Mineralisation of collagen rich soft tissues and osteocyte lacunae in Enpp1-/- mice. BONE, 69, 139-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2014.09.016

Ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterases (NPPs) hydrolyse nucleotide triphosphates to the corresponding nucleotide monophosphates and the mineralisation inhibitor, pyrophosphate (PPi). This study examined the role of NPP1 in osteocytes, ost... Read More about Mineralisation of collagen rich soft tissues and osteocyte lacunae in Enpp1-/- mice.

Extensive Horizontal Gene Transfer during Staphylococcus aureus Co-colonization In Vivo (2014)
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McCarthy, A. J., Loeffler, A., Witney, A. A., Gould, K. A., Lloyd, D. H., & Lindsay, J. A. (2014). Extensive Horizontal Gene Transfer during Staphylococcus aureus Co-colonization In Vivo. Genome Biology and Evolution, 6(10), 2697-2708. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evu214

Staphylococcus aureus is a commensal and major pathogen of humans and animals. Comparative genomics of S. aureus populations suggests that colonization of different host species is associated with carriage of mobile genetic elements (MGE), particular... Read More about Extensive Horizontal Gene Transfer during Staphylococcus aureus Co-colonization In Vivo.

A retrospective study of the prevalence of the canine degenerative myelopathy associated superoxide dismutase 1 mutation (SOD1: c. 118G> A) in a referral population of German Shepherd dogs from the UK (2014)
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Holder, A. L., Price, J. A., Adams, J. P., Volk, H. A., & Catchpole, B. (2014). A retrospective study of the prevalence of the canine degenerative myelopathy associated superoxide dismutase 1 mutation (SOD1: c. 118G> A) in a referral population of German Shepherd dogs from the UK. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology, 1(10), https://doi.org/10.1186/2052-6687-1-10

Sensitivity and Specificity of Multiple Kato-Katz Thick Smears and a Circulating Cathodic Antigen Test for Schistosoma mansoni Diagnosis Pre- and Post-repeated-Praziquantel Treatment (2014)
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Lamberton, P. H. L., Kabatereine, N. B., Oguttu, D. W., Fenwick, A., & Webster, J. P. (2014). Sensitivity and Specificity of Multiple Kato-Katz Thick Smears and a Circulating Cathodic Antigen Test for Schistosoma mansoni Diagnosis Pre- and Post-repeated-Praziquantel Treatment. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(9), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003139

Two Kato-Katz thick smears (Kato-Katzs) from a single stool are currently recommended for diagnosing Schistosoma mansoni infections to map areas for intervention. This ‘gold standard’ has low sensitivity at low infection intensities. The urine point-... Read More about Sensitivity and Specificity of Multiple Kato-Katz Thick Smears and a Circulating Cathodic Antigen Test for Schistosoma mansoni Diagnosis Pre- and Post-repeated-Praziquantel Treatment.

Molecular identification of novel intermediate host species of Angiostrongylus vasorum in Greater London (2014)
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Patel, Z., Gill, A. C., Fox, M. T., Hermosilla, C., Backeljau, T., Breugelmans, K., Keevash, E., McEwan, C., Aghazadeh, M., & Elson-Riggins, J. G. (2014). Molecular identification of novel intermediate host species of Angiostrongylus vasorum in Greater London. Parasitology Research, 113(12), 4363-4369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-014-4111-6

Angiostrongylus vasorum is a parasitic nematode that can cause serious and potentially fatal disease in dogs and other canids. The aim of this study was to determine the intermediate slug species infected in nature by sampling sites in Greater London... Read More about Molecular identification of novel intermediate host species of Angiostrongylus vasorum in Greater London.

Factors Affecting Phage D29 Infection: A Tool to Investigate Different Growth States of Mycobacteria (2014)
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Swift, B. M. C., Gerrard, Z. E., Huxley, J. N., & Rees, C. E. (2014). Factors Affecting Phage D29 Infection: A Tool to Investigate Different Growth States of Mycobacteria. PLoS ONE, 9, e106690. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106690

Bacteriophages D29 and TM4 are able to infect a wide range of mycobacteria, including pathogenic and non-pathogenic species. Successful phage infection of both fast- and slow-growing mycobacteria can be rapidly detected using the phage amplification... Read More about Factors Affecting Phage D29 Infection: A Tool to Investigate Different Growth States of Mycobacteria.

A metapopulation model for highly pathogenic avian influenza: implications for compartmentalization as a control measure (2014)
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Nickbakhsh, S., Matthews, L., Reid, S. W. J., & Kao, R. R. (2014). A metapopulation model for highly pathogenic avian influenza: implications for compartmentalization as a control measure. Epidemiology and Infection, 142(9), 1813-1825. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268813002963

Although the compartmentalization of poultry industry components has substantial economic implications, and is therefore a concept with huge significance to poultry industries worldwide, the current requirements for compartment status are generic to... Read More about A metapopulation model for highly pathogenic avian influenza: implications for compartmentalization as a control measure.

Bovine tuberculosis in Northern Ireland: Risk factors associated with time from post-outbreak test to subsequent herd breakdown (2014)
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Doyle, L. P., Gordon, A. W., Abernethy, D. A., & Stevens, K. B. (2014). Bovine tuberculosis in Northern Ireland: Risk factors associated with time from post-outbreak test to subsequent herd breakdown. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 116(1-2), 47-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.06.010

Compulsory bovine tuberculosis testing has been implemented since 1959 in Northern Ireland. Initial rapid progress in the eradication of the disease was followed by a situation where disease levels tended to fluctuate around a low level. This study e... Read More about Bovine tuberculosis in Northern Ireland: Risk factors associated with time from post-outbreak test to subsequent herd breakdown.