Screening therapeutics according to their uptake across the blood-brain barrier: A high throughput method based on immobilized artificial membrane liquid chromatography-diode-array-detection coupled to electrospray-time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Journal Article
Russo, G., Grumetto, L., Szucs, R., Barbato, F., & Lynen, F. (2018)
Screening therapeutics according to their uptake across the blood-brain barrier: A high throughput method based on immobilized artificial membrane liquid chromatography-diode-array-detection coupled to electrospray-time-of-flight mass spectrometry. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 127, 72-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2018.02.004
The Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) plays an essential role in protecting the brain tissues against possible injurious substances. In the present work, 79 neutral, basic, acidic and...
Restorative justice and the State. Untimely objections against the institutionalisation of restorative justice
Journal Article
Maglione, G. (2020)
Restorative justice and the State. Untimely objections against the institutionalisation of restorative justice. British Journal of Community Justice,
The incorporation of restorative justice (RJ) into penal policy is not a neutral process; it actually reshapes both the rationales and the functioning of RJ, possibly erasing ...
In situ characterization of nanoscale strains in loaded whole joints via synchrotron X-ray tomography
Journal Article
Madi, K., Staines, K., Bay, B., Javaheri, B., Geng, H., Bodey, A., …Lee, P. (2020)
In situ characterization of nanoscale strains in loaded whole joints via synchrotron X-ray tomography. Nature Biomedical Engineering, 4(3), 343-354. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-019-0477-1
Imaging techniques for quantifying changes in the hierarchical structure of deforming joints are constrained by destructive sample treatments, sample-size restrictions and len...
Understanding the attitudes and acceptability of extra-genital Chlamydia testing in young women: evaluation of a feasibility study
Journal Article
Brown, S., Paterson, C., Dougall, N., Cameron, S., & Wheelhouse, N. (2019)
Understanding the attitudes and acceptability of extra-genital Chlamydia testing in young women: evaluation of a feasibility study. BMC Public Health, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7313-0
Background
Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the UK. Recent studies suggest that in addition to the genital...
Reproductive toxicity of nanomaterials.
Book Chapter
Saunders, M., Hutchison, G., & Carreira, S. C. (2014)
Reproductive toxicity of nanomaterials. In B. Fadeel (Ed.), Handbook of Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials: From toxicological Testing to Personalised medicine, 461-481. CRC Press (Taylor and Francis Group
No abstract available.
Exploring Micro-Eukaryotic Diversity in the Gut: Co-occurrence of Blastocystis Subtypes and Other Protists in Zoo Animals
Journal Article
Betts, E. L., Gentekaki, E., & Tsaousis, A. D. (2020)
Exploring Micro-Eukaryotic Diversity in the Gut: Co-occurrence of Blastocystis Subtypes and Other Protists in Zoo Animals. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00288
Blastocystis is a genetically diverse microbial eukaryote thriving in the gut of humans and other animals. While Blastocystis has been linked with gastrointestinal disorders, ...
Different dimensions of cognitive style in typical and atypical cognition: new evidence and a new measurement tool
Journal Article
Mealor, A. D., Simner, J., Rothen, N., Carmichael, D. A., & Ward, J. (2016)
Different dimensions of cognitive style in typical and atypical cognition: new evidence and a new measurement tool. PLOS ONE, 11(5), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155483
We developed the Sussex Cognitive Styles Questionnaire (SCSQ) to investigate visual and verbal processing preferences and incorporate global/local processing orientations and ...
Emergence of an Australian-like pstS-null vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium clone in Scotland
Journal Article
Lemonidis, K., Salih, T. S., Dancer, S. J., Hunter, I. S., & Tucker, N. P. (2019)
Emergence of an Australian-like pstS-null vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium clone in Scotland. PLOS ONE, 14(6), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218185
Multi-locus sequencing typing (MLST) is widely used to monitor the phylogeny of microbial outbreaks. However, several strains of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE...
Low-level exposure of MRSA to octenidine dihydrochloride does not select for resistance
Journal Article
Al-Doori, Z., Goroncy-Bermes, P., Gemmell, C. G., & Morrison, D. (2007)
Low-level exposure of MRSA to octenidine dihydrochloride does not select for resistance. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 59(6), 1280-1281. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkm092
No abstract available.
Sea urchin chronicles. The effect of oxygen super-saturation and marine polluted sediments from Bagnoli-Coroglio Bay on different life stages of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus
Journal Article
Chiarore, A., Musco, L., Bertocci, I., Gallo, A., Cannavacciuolo, A., Mutalipassi, M., …Munari, M. (2020)
Sea urchin chronicles. The effect of oxygen super-saturation and marine polluted sediments from Bagnoli-Coroglio Bay on different life stages of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus. Marine Environmental Research, 159, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104967
In marinas and harbours, the accumulation of pollutants in sediments, combined with poor exchange of water with the open sea, poses a major environmental threat. The presence ...