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Germination improves the polyphenolic profile and functional value of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.). (2020)
Journal Article
KAPRAVELOU, G., MARTINEZ, R., PERAZZOLI, G., GONZÁLEZ, C.S., LLOPIS, J., CANTARERO, S., GOUA, M., BERMANO, G., PRADOS, J., MELGUIZO, C., ARANDA, P., LÓPEZ-JURADO, M. and PORRES, J.M. 2020. Germination improves the polyphenolic profile and functional value of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.). Antioxidants [online], 9(8), article ID 746. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9080746

The use of legumes as functional foods has gained increasing attention for the prevention and treatment of the so called non-communicable diseases that are highly prevalent worldwide. In this regard, biotechnological approaches for the enhancement of... Read More about Germination improves the polyphenolic profile and functional value of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.)..

Investigating the incidence, nature, severity and potential causality of medication errors in hospital settings in Qatar. (2020)
Journal Article
THOMAS, B., PALLIVALAPILA, A., EL KASSEM, W., AL HAIL, M., PAUDYAL, V., MCLAY, J., MACLURE, K. and STEWART, D. 2021. Investigating the incidence, nature, severity and potential causality of medication errors in hospital settings in Qatar. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 43(1), pages 77-84. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-020-01108-y

Background: Medication errors are a major public health concern that negatively impact patient safety and health outcomes. Effective and efficient medication error reporting systems and practices are imperative in reducing error incidence and severit... Read More about Investigating the incidence, nature, severity and potential causality of medication errors in hospital settings in Qatar..

Selenium and viral infection: are there lessons for COVID-19? (2020)
Journal Article
BERMANO, G., MÉPLAN, C., MERCER, D.K. and HESKETH, J.E. 2021. Selenium and viral infection: are there lessons for COVID-19? British journal of nutrition [online], 125(6), pages 618-627. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114520003128

Selenium (Se) is a micronutrient that is essential for human health. Sub-optimal Se status is common, occurring in a significant proportion of the population across the world, including parts of Europe and China. Human and animal studies have shown t... Read More about Selenium and viral infection: are there lessons for COVID-19?.

Stem cell‐derived enteroid cultures as a tool for dissecting host‐parasite interactions in the small intestinal epithelium. (2020)
Journal Article
HARES, M.F., TIFFNEY, E.A., JOHNSTON, L.J., LUU, L., STEWART, C.J., FLYNN, R.J. and COOMBES, J.L. 2021. Stem cell-derived enteroid cultures as a tool for dissecting host-parasite interactions in the small intestinal epithelium. Parasite immunology [online], 43(2): parasites and tissue micro-environment, article e12765. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/pim.12765

Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium spp. can cause devastating pathological effects in humans and livestock, and in particular to young or immunocompromised individuals. The current treatment plans for these enteric parasites are limited due to lon... Read More about Stem cell‐derived enteroid cultures as a tool for dissecting host‐parasite interactions in the small intestinal epithelium..

A case study series of the health status and key anthropometry in very large strength athletes. (2020)
Journal Article
CHAPPELL, A. and SIMPER, T. 2020. A case study series of the health status and key anthropometry in very large strength athletes. IUSCA journal [online], 1(1), article ID 2, pages 1-20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47206/iuscaj.v1i1.2

Strongmen are characterised by the large mass they use to perform feats of strength, but the effect this large mass has on the athlete's health is unknown. The aim of this study was to: characterise a group of strongmen and to compare observed values... Read More about A case study series of the health status and key anthropometry in very large strength athletes..

Molecular aspects of the link between obesity and endometrial cancer. (2020)
Thesis
ELLIS, P.E. 2020. Molecular aspects of the link between obesity and endometrial cancer. Robert Gordon University, MRes thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://openair.rgu.ac.uk

Five percent of all cancers in postmenopausal women are attributable to being overweight and the incidence rises to 51% in women with endometrial cancer (EC). EC patients that are obese tend to have a poorer outcome, shorter survival rates and more c... Read More about Molecular aspects of the link between obesity and endometrial cancer..

Photocatalytic removal of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7813 and four microcystins by TiO2 coated porous glass beads with UV-LED irradiation. (2020)
Journal Article
PESTANA, C.J., PORTELA NORONHA, J., HUI, J., EDWARDS, C., GUNARATNE, H.Q.N., IRVINE, J.T.S., ROBERTSON, P.K.J., CAPELO-NETO, J. and LAWTON, L.A. 2020. Photocatalytic removal of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7813 and four microcystins by TiO2 coated porous glass beads with UV-LED irradiation. Science of the total environment [online], 745, article number 141154. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141154

Cyanobacteria and their toxic secondary metabolites are a challenge in water treatment due to increased biomass and dissolved metabolites in the raw water. Retrofitting existing water treatment infrastructure is prohibitively expensive or unfeasible,... Read More about Photocatalytic removal of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7813 and four microcystins by TiO2 coated porous glass beads with UV-LED irradiation..

A novel battery state of charge estimation based on the joint unscented Kalman filter and support vector machine algorithms. (2020)
Journal Article
XIE, F., WANG, S., XIE, Y., FERNANDEZB, C., LI, X. and ZOU, C. 2020. A novel battery state of charge estimation based on the joint unscented Kalman filter and support vector machine algorithms. International journal of electrochemical science [online], 15(8), pages 7935-7953. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20964/2020.08.83

With the development of new energy sources becoming the mainstream of energy development strategies, the role of electric vehicle-powered lithium-ion batteries in the field of automobile transportation is becoming more and more obvious. An efficient... Read More about A novel battery state of charge estimation based on the joint unscented Kalman filter and support vector machine algorithms..

Adaptive iterative working state prediction based on the double unscented transformation and dynamic functioning for unmanned aerial vehicle lithium-ion batteries (2020)
Journal Article
SHI, H., WANG, S., FERNANDEZ, C., YU, C., LI, X. and ZOU, C. 2020. Adaptive iterative working state prediction based on the double unscented transformation and dynamic functioning for unmanned aerial vehicle lithium-ion batteries. Measurement and control [online], 53(9-10), pages 1760-1773. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0020294020923057

In lithium-ion batteries, the accuracy of estimation of the state of charge is a core parameter which will determine the power control accuracy and management reliability of the energy storage systems. When using unscented Kalman filtering to estimat... Read More about Adaptive iterative working state prediction based on the double unscented transformation and dynamic functioning for unmanned aerial vehicle lithium-ion batteries.

Coagulation status of critically ill patients with and without liver disease assessed using a novel thrombin generation analyzer. (2020)
Journal Article
MORROW, G.B., BEAVIS, J., HARPER, S., BAKER, P., DESBOROUGH, M.J.R., CURRY, N., STANWORTH, S.J. and LAFFAN, M.A. 2020. Coagulation status of critically ill patients with and without liver disease assessed using a novel thrombin generation analyzer. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis [online], 18(7), pages 1576-1585. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.14802

The liver synthesizes the majority of pro- and anti-oagulant and fibrinolytic proteins, and during liver dysfunction synthesis of these proteins is reduced. The end point of conventional hemostatic tests, such as the prothrombin time (PT), occurs whe... Read More about Coagulation status of critically ill patients with and without liver disease assessed using a novel thrombin generation analyzer..