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Comparison of qPCR versus culture for the detection and quantification of Clostridium difficile environmental contamination by MacDougall, Laura K, Broukhanski, George, Simor, Andrew, Johnstone, Jennie, Mubareka, Samira, McGeer, Allison, Daneman, Nick, Garber, Gary, Brown, Kevin A

“…Contaminated surfaces serve as an important reservoir for Clostridium difficile transmission. Current strategies to detect environmental contamination of C…”
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Is curvature of the force-velocity relationship affected by oxygen availability? Evidence from studies in ex vivo and in situ rat muscles by Kristensen, Anders Meldgaard, MacDougall, K. B., MacIntosh, B. R., Overgaard, K.

“…The power of shortening contractions in skeletal muscle is determined by the force-velocity relationship. Fatigue has been reported to either increase or…”
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Moderate exercise protects against joint disease in a murine model of osteoarthritis by Huesa, C, Dunning, L, MacDougall, K, Fegen, M, Ortiz, A, McCulloch, K, McGrath, S, Litherland, G J, Crilly, A, Van 't Hof, R J, Ferrell, W R, Goodyear, C S, Lockhart, J C

“…Exercise is recommended as a non-pharmacological therapy for osteoarthritis (OA). Various exercise regimes, with differing intensities and duration, have been…”
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Randomised clinical study: inulin short‐chain fatty acid esters for targeted delivery of short‐chain fatty acids to the human colon by Polyviou, T., MacDougall, K., Chambers, E. S., Viardot, A., Psichas, A., Jawaid, S., Harris, H. C., Edwards, C. A., Simpson, L., Murphy, K. G., Zac‐Varghese, S. E. K., Blundell, J. E., Dhillo, W. S., Bloom, S. R., Frost, G. S., Preston, T., Tedford, M. C., Morrison, D. J.

“…Summary Background Short‐chain fatty acids (SCFA) produced through fermentation of nondigestible carbohydrates by the gut microbiota are associated with…”
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Experience on the use of Vagus Nerve Stimulation during pregnancy by Suller Marti, A., Mirsattari, S.M., Steven, D.A., Parrent, A.G., MacDougall, K.W., McLachlan, R.S., Burneo, J.G.

“…•Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a type of neuromodulation device used in medically resistant epilepsy.•Research highlighting the use of VNS during pregnancy…”
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Twitchy, the Drosophila orthologue of the ciliary gating protein FBF1/dyf-19, is required for coordinated locomotion and male fertility by Hodge, Suzanne H, Watts, Amy, Marley, Richard, Baines, Richard A, Hafen, Ernst, MacDougall, Lindsay K

“…Primary cilia are compartmentalised from the rest of the cell by a ciliary gate comprising transition fibres and a transition zone. The ciliary gate allows the…”
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Pilot-scale supercritical carbon dioxide extractions for the recovery of triacylglycerols from microalgae: a practical tool for algal biofuels research by Bjornsson, W. J, MacDougall, K. M, Melanson, J. E, O’Leary, S. J. B, McGinn, P. J

“…We describe the preliminary extractions from a pilot-scale supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) extractor for the isolation of algal lipids suitable for…”
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Drosophila phosphoinositide 3-kinase Dp110 promotes cell growth by Leevers, S.J, Weinkove, D, MacDougall, L.K, Hafen, E, Waterfield, M.D

“…Phosphoinositide 3-kineses (PI3Ks) have been identified in an evolutionarily diverse range of organisms, including mammals. Drosophila, yeast, plants and…”
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P1079: COMPARISON OF NOVEL SALVAGE REGIMENS AND TRADITIONAL SALVAGE CHEMOTHERAPY IN RELAPSED AND REFRACTORY CLASSIC HODGKIN LYMPHOMA by Ermann, D., Vardell, V., Zacholski, E., Fegley, A., Modi, D., Fedak, K., Sundaram, S., Rajeeve, S., Goyal, G., Hatic, H., Torka, P., Ba Aqeel, S., Borogovac, A., MacDougall, K., Kothari, S., Kress, A., Travers, E., Chilakamarri, N., Brem, E., Fitzgerald, L., Wagner, C., Hu, B., Stephens, D., Shah, H.

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Effects of elevating colonic propionate on liver fat content in overweight adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a pilot study by Chambers, E. S., Viardot, A., Psichas, A., Morrison, D. J., Murphy, K. G., Zac-Varghese, S. E. K., MacDougall, K., Preston, T., Tedford, M. C., Bell, J. D., Thomas, E. L., Mt-Isa, S., Ashby, D., Dhillo, W. S., Bloom, S. R., Morley, W. G., Clegg, S., Frost, G.

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The disposition decision: how couples who have undergone IVF decide what to do with surplus frozen embryos by Nachtigall, R, MacDougall, K, Harrington, J, Duff, J

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Targeted Expression of the Class II Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase in Drosophila melanogaster Reveals Lipid Kinase-Dependent Effects on Patterning and Interactions with Receptor Signaling Pathways by MacDougall, Lindsay K., Gagou, Mary Elizabeth, Leevers, Sally J., Hafen, Ernst, Waterfield, Michael D.

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Acute oxalate nephropathy by Hinchliffe, WT, Fenwick, S, MacDougall, K

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Targeted delivery of propionate to the human colon prevents body weight and intra-abdominal adipose tissue gain in overweight adults by Chambers, E. S., Viardot, A., Psichas, A., Morrison, D. J., Murphy, K. G., Zac-Varghese, S. E. K., MacDougall, K., Preston, T., Tedford, M. C., Bell, J. D., Thomas, E. L., Mt-Isa, S., Ashby, D., Dhillo, W. S., Bloom, S. R., Morley, W. G., Clegg, S., Frost, G.

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Targeted delivery of propionate to the colon stimulates the release of anorectic gut hormones and suppresses appetite in humans by Chambers, E. S., Viardot, A., Psichas, A., Morrison, D. J., Murphy, K. G., Zac-Varghese, S. E. K., MacDougall, K., Preston, T., Tedford, M. C., Finlayson, G., Blundell, J. E., Dhillo, W. S., Bloom, S. R., Morley, W. G., Clegg, S., Frost, G.

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Ultra-high photoluminescent quantum yield of β-NaYF4: 10% Er3+ via broadband excitation of upconversion for photovoltaic devices by MacDougall, Sean K W, Ivaturi, Aruna, Marques-Hueso, Jose, Krämer, Karl W, Richards, Bryce S

“…The upconversion photoluminescent quantum yield (PLQY) of erbium-doped hexagonal sodium yttrium fluoride (β-NaYF(4): 10% Er(3+) was measured under broadband…”
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Interaction of benzylidene‐anabaseine analogues with agonist and allosteric sites on muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by Arias, HR, Xing, H, MacDougall, K, Blanton, MP, Soti, F, Kem, WR

“…Background and purpose:  Benzylidene‐anabaseines (BAs) are partial agonists of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) but their mechanism(s) of action…”
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Broadband photoluminescent quantum yield optimisation of Er3+-doped β-NaYF4 for upconversion in silicon solar cells by MacDougall, Sean K.W., Ivaturi, Aruna, Marques-Hueso, Jose, Krämer, Karl W., Richards, Bryce S.

“…Upconversion is a promising technique for harvesting sub-band-gap photons in photovoltaic devices. In this work, the optimum erbium (Er3+) doping within the…”
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Increased environmental sample area and recovery of Clostridium difficile spores from hospital surfaces by quantitative PCR and enrichment culture by Brown, Kevin Antoine, MacDougall, Laura K, Valenta, Kim, Simor, Andrew, Johnstone, Jennie, Mubareka, Samira, Broukhanski, George, Garber, Gary, McGeer, Allison, Daneman, Nick

“…Clostridium difficile spores play an important role in transmission and can survive in the environment for several months. Optimal methods for measuring…”
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Perforin is activated by a proteolytic cleavage during biosynthesis which reveals a phospholipid-binding C2 domain by Uellner, Ruth, Zvelebil, Marketa J., Hopkins, Jean, Jones, Jane, MacDougall, Lindsay K., Morgan, B.Paul, Podack, Eckhard, Waterfield, Michael D., Griffiths, Gillian M.

“…Perforin is a secreted protein synthesized by activated cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and natural killer (NK) cells. It is a key component of the lytic…”
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