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Cultural values of semi-natural greenspace. A case study of conservation grazing (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, D., Oldfield, P., & James, P. (2012, June). Cultural values of semi-natural greenspace. A case study of conservation grazing. Poster presented at College of Science and Technology Research Showcase, University of Salford

Social-ecological systems in modern environmental management bridge the traditional division between ecological and social sciences. These systems comprise frameworks encompassing both human and biophysical components, and in which ecosystem services... Read More about Cultural values of semi-natural greenspace. A case study of conservation grazing.

Global honey bee viral landscape altered by a parasitic mite (2012)
Journal Article
Martin, S., Highfield, A., Brettell, L., Nikado, S., Villalobos, E., & Schoder, D. (2012). Global honey bee viral landscape altered by a parasitic mite. Science, 336(6086), 1304-1306. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1220941

Emerging diseases are among the greatest threats to honey bees. Unfortunately, where and when
an emerging disease will appear are almost impossible to predict. The arrival of the parasitic
Varroa mite into the Hawaiian honey bee population allowed... Read More about Global honey bee viral landscape altered by a parasitic mite.

Fluorescent probe for detection of bacteria : conformational trigger upon bacterial reduction of an azo bridge (2012)
Journal Article

Using biomimetic chemical reduction or Clostridium perfringens cell extract containing azoreductase, the dimer-fluorescent probe 2,4-O-bisdansyl-6,7-diazabicyclooct-6-ene, which possesses a conformationally constrained cis-azo bridge, is reduced to t... Read More about Fluorescent probe for detection of bacteria : conformational trigger upon bacterial reduction of an azo bridge.

Pseudodactylogyrus spp. in wild eel populations of the United Kingdom (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Atiya, S., Walker, A., Williams, C., Aprahamiran, M., & Brooks, D. (2012, May). Pseudodactylogyrus spp. in wild eel populations of the United Kingdom. Poster presented at 6th World Fisheries Congress, Edinburgh

The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is an economically important species that contributes to biodiversity within UK and European inland and coastal waters. The numbers of A. anguilla have suffered serious decline in recent years and the species is n... Read More about Pseudodactylogyrus spp. in wild eel populations of the United Kingdom.

Monitoring Anguillicoloides crassus infections in the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, within UK river systems (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Ab Aziz, R., Walker, A., Williams, C., Aprahamian, M., & Brooks, D. (2012, May). Monitoring Anguillicoloides crassus infections in the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, within UK river systems. Poster presented at 6th World Fisheries Congress, Edinburgh

The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is an economically important species that contributes to biodiversity within UK and European inland and coastal waters. The numbers of A. anguilla have suffered serious decline in recent years and the species is n... Read More about Monitoring Anguillicoloides crassus infections in the European eel, Anguilla anguilla, within UK river systems.

The role of social networks in the governance of health systems : the case of eye care systems in Ghana (2012)
Journal Article
Blanchet, K., & James, P. (2013). The role of social networks in the governance of health systems : the case of eye care systems in Ghana. Health Policy and Planning, 28(2), 143-156. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czs031+1

Efforts have been increasingly invested to improve local health systems’capacities in developing countries. We describe the application of innovative methods based on a social network analysis approach. The findings presented
refer to a study carrie... Read More about The role of social networks in the governance of health systems : the case of eye care systems in Ghana.

PPAR <gamma> as a molecular target of EPA anti-inflammatory activity during TNF-<alpha>-impaired skeletal muscle cell differentiation (2012)
Journal Article
Magee, P., Pearson, S., Whittingham-Dowd, J., & Allen, J. (2012). PPAR as a molecular target of EPA anti-inflammatory activity during TNF--impaired skeletal muscle cell differentiation. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 23(11), 1440-1448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2011.09.005

Activated skeletal muscle satellite cells facilitate muscle repair or growth through proliferation, differentiation and fusion into new or existing myotubes. Elevated levels of the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) impair this... Read More about PPAR <gamma> as a molecular target of EPA anti-inflammatory activity during TNF-<alpha>-impaired skeletal muscle cell differentiation.

Socio-economic variables as indicators of pond conservation value in an urban landscape (2012)
Journal Article
Gledhill, D., & James, P. (2012). Socio-economic variables as indicators of pond conservation value in an urban landscape. Urban Ecosystems, 15(4), 849-861. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-012-0242-7

Despite their designation as nationally important habitats in the UK, ponds are among the least well studied of urban habitats. Ponds, as well as existing in a physical landscape, are part of human socio-economic landscapes, especially those in towns... Read More about Socio-economic variables as indicators of pond conservation value in an urban landscape.

Mapping fuel moisture content in upland vegetation using airborne hyperspectral imagery (2012)
Journal Article
Al-Moustafa, T., Armitage, R., & Danson, F. (2012). Mapping fuel moisture content in upland vegetation using airborne hyperspectral imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment, 127, 74-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2012.08.034

This paper tests the application of airborne hyperspectral image data for estimating live vegetation fuel moisture content (FMC) in a Calluna vulgaris-dominated semi-natural upland area in the United Kingdom. Airborne hyperspectral imagery was collec... Read More about Mapping fuel moisture content in upland vegetation using airborne hyperspectral imagery.

The female perspective of mating in A. femoralis, a territorial frog with paternal care – A spatial and genetic analysis (2012)
Journal Article
Ringler, E., Ringler, M., Jehle, R., & Hödl, W. (2012). The female perspective of mating in A. femoralis, a territorial frog with paternal care – A spatial and genetic analysis. PLoS ONE, 7(6), e40237. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040237

The adaptive significance of sequential polyandry is a challenging question in evolutionary and behavioral biology. Costs
and benefits of different mating patterns are shaped by the spatial distribution of individuals and by genetic parameters
such... Read More about The female perspective of mating in A. femoralis, a territorial frog with paternal care – A spatial and genetic analysis.

Simulating urban growth processes incorporating a potential model with spatial metrics (2012)
Journal Article
Kong, F., Yin, H., Nakagoshi, N., & James, P. (2012). Simulating urban growth processes incorporating a potential model with spatial metrics. Ecological Indicators, 20, 82-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.02.003

Urbanization is one phenomena that drives land use pattern change. Persistent rapid urbanization is associated with depletion of natural resources and worsening conditions in the urban environment. Monitoring urban development is, therefore, an absol... Read More about Simulating urban growth processes incorporating a potential model with spatial metrics.

A role for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the immunopathology of schistosomiasis? (2012)
Journal Article
Anthony, B., Allen, J., Li, Y., & McManus, D. (2012). A role for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the immunopathology of schistosomiasis?. PPAR Research, 2012, 128068. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/128068

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) have been demonstrated to have a role in immune regulation. In general, they are anti-inflammatory and promote Th2 type responses, and they are associated with the alternative activation of macropha... Read More about A role for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the immunopathology of schistosomiasis?.

The importance of biodiversity in cities and ecosystem services (2011)
Presentation / Conference
James, P. (2011, November). The importance of biodiversity in cities and ecosystem services. Presented at Conferencia Biodiversidade em Ambiente Urbano, Lisbon

In 1984 E. O. Wilson described the word “biophilia” as “the connections that human beings subconsciously seek with the rest of life”. Had Wilson written this text post 1992 he might have replaced the phrase “the rest of life” with a single word: Bio... Read More about The importance of biodiversity in cities and ecosystem services.

Out of the dark : diurnal activity in the bat Hipposideros ruber on São Tomé island (West Africa) (2011)
Journal Article
Russo, D., Maglio, G., Rainho, A., Meyer, C. F., & Palmeirim, J. (2011). Out of the dark : diurnal activity in the bat Hipposideros ruber on São Tomé island (West Africa). Mammalian Biology, 76(6), 701-708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2010.11.007

Geographical areas historically characterized by a lower risk of diurnal avian predation should in theory
allow bats to be active in daytime too, especially to forage. Oceanic islands are ideal for studying temporal
niche shifts in bats since they... Read More about Out of the dark : diurnal activity in the bat Hipposideros ruber on São Tomé island (West Africa).

Fresh air: people cannot get enough of it (2011)
Presentation / Conference
James, P., Greening, K., & Champion, M. (2011, September). Fresh air: people cannot get enough of it. Poster presented at Sustainable Well-Being, Wrexham

Applying the concept of ecosystem services, a core concept in the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and explored more fully in the recent UK National Ecosystem Assessment, asks that the relationship between people and the natural environme... Read More about Fresh air: people cannot get enough of it.

Why don’t you go for a walk at lunchtime when you know it’s good for you? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Conroy, C., James, P., Weinberg, A., & Bendall, R. (2011, September). Why don’t you go for a walk at lunchtime when you know it’s good for you?. Poster presented at Sustainable Well-Being, Wrexham

Health ecology, an emerging discipline, considers human health and well-being, including psychosocial issues such as
perception of and attitudes towards wellbeing, in the context of human interaction with their environment (Bhasin, Shampa Nag, 2011)... Read More about Why don’t you go for a walk at lunchtime when you know it’s good for you?.