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Effects of silver sulphadiazine on the production of exoproteins by staphylococcus aureus (2002)
Journal Article
Edwards-Jones, V., & Foster, H. (2002). Effects of silver sulphadiazine on the production of exoproteins by staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 51(1), 50-55

The effects of subinhibitory concentrations of silver sulphadiazine (AgSD) on exoprotein production in Staphylococcus aureus strains T1, T4, RN4282 and RN 4282agr were studied. AgSD markedly increased levels of toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST)-1 in... Read More about Effects of silver sulphadiazine on the production of exoproteins by staphylococcus aureus.

Growth factors in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: relative roles (2002)
Journal Article
Allen, J., & Spiteri, M. (2002). Growth factors in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: relative roles. Respiratory Research, 3(1), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.1186/rr162

Treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients has evolved very slowly; the fundamental approach of corticosteroids alone or in combination with other immunosuppressive agents has had little impact on long-term survival. The continued use of cor... Read More about Growth factors in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: relative roles.

Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) dust bathe in response to an increase in environmental temperature. (2001)
Journal Article
Rees, P. (2001). Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) dust bathe in response to an increase in environmental temperature. Journal of Thermal Biology, 27(5), 353-358. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-4565%2801%2900100-0

(1) A captive herd of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) exhibited dusting behaviour when the maximum daily temperature exceeded approximately 13oC, and dusting frequency increased directly with the environmental temperature. (2) Individual animals sh... Read More about Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) dust bathe in response to an increase in environmental temperature..

High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in a commercial sheep flock (2001)
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Duncanson, P., Terry, R., Smith, J., & Hide, G. (2001). High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in a commercial sheep flock. International Journal for Parasitology, 31(14), 1699-1703. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7519%2801%2900282-X

Our current understanding of congenital transmission of Toxoplasma gondii from ewe to lamb dictates that infection frequently results in abortion and the death of the developing foetus, that the birth of live infected lambs occurs rarely and that the... Read More about High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in a commercial sheep flock.

China's Yangtze Estuary: I. Geomorphic influence on heavy metal accumulation in intertidal sediments. (2001)
Journal Article
Zhang, W., Yu, L., Hutchinson, S., Xu, S., Chen, Z., & Gao, X. (2001). China's Yangtze Estuary: I. Geomorphic influence on heavy metal accumulation in intertidal sediments. Geomorphology, 41(2-3), 195-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-555X%2801%2900116-7

Five intertidal sites along the coast of the Yangtze Estuary, China were examined for concentrations of heavy metals including Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni, Mn and Fe in bulk surficial and core sediments. Differences in heavy metal concentrations are apparent betw... Read More about China's Yangtze Estuary: I. Geomorphic influence on heavy metal accumulation in intertidal sediments..

Action for sustainability: Northwest England’s tool for regional strategic sustainability appraisal (2001)
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James, P., & Donaldson, S. (2001). Action for sustainability: Northwest England’s tool for regional strategic sustainability appraisal. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 3(3), 413-430. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333201000777

A requirement of the UK Government's strategy for sustainable development, published in 1999, was that all English regions would produce a sustainability framework by the end of 2000. In the Northwest, the framework has been produced under the title... Read More about Action for sustainability: Northwest England’s tool for regional strategic sustainability appraisal.

Functional modeling of tight junctions in intestinal cell monolayers using polyethylene glycol oligomers (2001)
Journal Article
Watson, C., Rowland, M., & Warhurst, G. (2001). Functional modeling of tight junctions in intestinal cell monolayers using polyethylene glycol oligomers. American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology, 281(2), C388-C397

Despite significant advances in the characterization of tight junction (TJ) proteins, little is known about how molecular changes relate to function due primarily to the limitations of conventional paracellular probes. To address this, the paracellul... Read More about Functional modeling of tight junctions in intestinal cell monolayers using polyethylene glycol oligomers.

Is there a legal obligation to reintroduce animal species into their former habitats? (2001)
Journal Article
Rees, P. (2001). Is there a legal obligation to reintroduce animal species into their former habitats?. Oryx, 35(3), 216-223. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605300031884

Species reintroduction programmes are an important feature of global conservation efforts. There is evidence within the texts of some international and European laws of legal obligations to reintroduce species to their former habitats. However, these... Read More about Is there a legal obligation to reintroduce animal species into their former habitats?.

Differential mRNA expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 splice variants in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary sarcoidosis patients (2001)
Journal Article
Bloor, C., Knight, R., Kedia, R., Spiteri, M., & Allen, J. (2001). Differential mRNA expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 splice variants in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary sarcoidosis patients. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 164(2), 265-272

Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is a highly mitogenic polypeptide detectable in human lung. Using competitive reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), expression of four IGF-1 transcripts was examined in bronchoalveolar lavage c... Read More about Differential mRNA expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 splice variants in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary sarcoidosis patients.

MGE-PCR : a novel approach to the analysis of toxoplasma gondii strain differentiation using mobile genetic elements (2001)
Journal Article
Terry, R., Smith, J., Duncanson, P., & Hide, G. (2001). MGE-PCR : a novel approach to the analysis of toxoplasma gondii strain differentiation using mobile genetic elements. International Journal for Parasitology, 31(2), 155-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7519%2800%2900158-2

The position of mobile genetic elements (MGE) within eukaryotic genomes is often highly variable and we have exploited this phenomenon to develop a novel approach to strain differentiation in Toxoplasma gondii. Two PCR based strategies were designed... Read More about MGE-PCR : a novel approach to the analysis of toxoplasma gondii strain differentiation using mobile genetic elements.

Impacts of crude oil on the germination and growth of cress seeds (Lepidium sp.) after bioremediation of agricultural soil polluted with crude petroleum using "adapted" Pseudomonas putida (2001)
Journal Article
Nwachukwu, S., James, P., & Gurney, T. (2001). Impacts of crude oil on the germination and growth of cress seeds (Lepidium sp.) after bioremediation of agricultural soil polluted with crude petroleum using "adapted" Pseudomonas putida. Journal of environmental biology, 22(1), 29-36

The impacts of crude oil on the germination, growth and morphology of cress seeds (Lepidium sp.) after bioremediation of agricultural soil polluted with crude petroleum using "adapted" Pseudomonas putida (PP) were examined for 15 days. At day 15 ther... Read More about Impacts of crude oil on the germination and growth of cress seeds (Lepidium sp.) after bioremediation of agricultural soil polluted with crude petroleum using "adapted" Pseudomonas putida.

The annual number of breeding adults and the effective population size of syntopic newts ( Triturus cristatus , T. marmoratus ) (2001)
Journal Article
). Molecular Ecology, 10, 839-850

Pond-breeding amphibians are deme-structured organisms with a population genetic
structure particularly susceptible to demographic threats. We estimated the effective
number of breeding adults (
N
b
) and the effective population size (
N
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)... Read More about The annual number of breeding adults and the effective population size of syntopic newts ( Triturus cristatus , T. marmoratus ).

Ecological networks: Connecting environmental, economic and social systems? (2000)
Journal Article
James, P., Ashley, J., & Evans, A. (2000). Ecological networks: Connecting environmental, economic and social systems?. Landscape Research, 25(3), 345-353. https://doi.org/10.1080/713684679

Ecological networks for different spatial scales (international to sub-regional) are being defined and realized throughout Europe. Historically they have been focused on nature conservation, but they may offer a mechanism whereby a holistic, integrat... Read More about Ecological networks: Connecting environmental, economic and social systems?.

The Netherhall Blast Furnace, Maryport (2000)
Journal Article
Miller, I. (2000). The Netherhall Blast Furnace, Maryport. Historical Metallurgy, 34(2), 97-109

Reports on an archaeological investigation and documentary survey undertaken in 1993 of a mid-18th-century blast furnace in Maryport. The results suggested that the furnace was designed to operate on coke fuel, placing Netherhall at the forefront of... Read More about The Netherhall Blast Furnace, Maryport.

Ecological frameworks: The Cheshire example (2000)
Presentation / Conference
James, P., & North, M. (2000, July). Ecological frameworks: The Cheshire example. Presented at Society for Conservation Biology 16th Annual meeting, University of Kent at Canterbury

The influence of a period of environment-orientated work experience on students' perception of their learning style (2000)
Journal Article
James, P. (2000). The influence of a period of environment-orientated work experience on students' perception of their learning style. Environmental Education Research, 6(2), 157-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/713664674

A period of circa 12 months' work experience, as part of an Environmental Science Bachelor's Degree programme, introduces candidates to a variety of problems and can, therefore, be expected to influence the problem-solving approach adopted by the stu... Read More about The influence of a period of environment-orientated work experience on students' perception of their learning style.

Estimating the stem carbon production of a coniferous forest using an ecosystem simulation model driven by the remotely sensed red edge (2000)
Journal Article
Lucas, N., Curran, P., Plummer, S., Danson, F., & et, A. (2000). Estimating the stem carbon production of a coniferous forest using an ecosystem simulation model driven by the remotely sensed red edge. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 21(4), 619-631. https://doi.org/10.1080/014311600210461

A general forest ecosystem model (FOREST-BGC) driven by remotely sensed and meteorological data was used to estimate stem carbon production (SCP) for a forest in mid-Wales. Key inputs to the model were spatial estimates of leaf area index (LAI) and l... Read More about Estimating the stem carbon production of a coniferous forest using an ecosystem simulation model driven by the remotely sensed red edge.