Valuation of microbial viability and nucleic acid integrity after exposure to new molecular transport medium (Sigma MMTM)
(2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Outputs (329)
Evaluation of Two Sigma TranswabⓇ Systems for maintenance of viability of pathogenic Candida spp. using the clinical and laboratory standards institute M40-A2 standard (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Exploring participation needs and motivational requirements when engaging older adults in an emerging living lab (2019)
Journal Article
There is a growing body of literature regarding living labs, which are seen as an effective way to develop and evaluate research for novel products and services with the actual end users. With growth in the living labs model, there is a... Read More about Exploring participation needs and motivational requirements when engaging older adults in an emerging living lab.
The role of mindfulness in physical activity: A systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
© 2018 World Obesity Federation Despite continued public health campaigns to promote physical activity, a majority of the population is inactive. In recent years, mindfulness-based approaches have been used in health and lifestyle interventions for p... Read More about The role of mindfulness in physical activity: A systematic review.
Antimicrobial activity of cinnamon essential oil and its effect against P.aeruginosa biofilms (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
INF303 Briefing Psychological Therapies Dementia PROOF3 (2018)
Other
Psychological therapies take many different forms, and can be used in different contexts to meet different needs. In dementia care, psychological therapies can be used in a formal or informal way. The formal, or structured, use of psychological thera... Read More about INF303 Briefing Psychological Therapies Dementia PROOF3.
In vitro antimicrobial activity of Cymbopogon flexuosus against Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) are both significant
nosocomial pathogens that have become increasingly resistant to conventional antimicrobial
therapies. There is a need for alternative therapies to com... Read More about In vitro antimicrobial activity of Cymbopogon flexuosus against Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii.
Assessing the microbial quality of water from different local sources in an urban town in South East Nigeria, Nsukka (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Evidence briefing: Dementia, accessibility and minority groups (2018)
Other
Different communities have different dementia related needs and should not be treated as a single homogenous grouping.
• The numbers of people from BAME communities who are affected by dementia will increase more rapidly than those of the white com... Read More about Evidence briefing: Dementia, accessibility and minority groups.
Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of electrochemically activated solutions (ECAS) (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Electrochemically activated solutions (ECAS) are of interest as potential disinfectants due to high biocidal activity against many microorganisms. They are widely used clinically in some countries (decontamination of surgical instruments and wounds),... Read More about Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of electrochemically activated solutions (ECAS).
Development of a 2D leukaemia-stroma model for analyses of chemo-toxicity protection using a novel bacterial bioluminescent biosensor (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This study aimed to develop a 2D leukaemia-stroma model of the bone marrow for analysis of stromal-mediated chemo-protection; known to contribute to chemotherapy resistance. The model must facilitate integration of a bioluminescent biosensor HA1 for... Read More about Development of a 2D leukaemia-stroma model for analyses of chemo-toxicity protection using a novel bacterial bioluminescent biosensor.
Rapid in vitro testing and characterization of resistance to chemotherapeutic agents daunorubicin and cytarabine in acute myeloid leukaemia (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Treatment success in leukaemia is impacted by patient resistance to chemotherapy including cytarabine (ara-C) and the anthracycline daunorubicin (DNR) requiring rapid pre-screening testing. DNR is converted to daunorubicinol (DNRol) by carbonyl reduc... Read More about Rapid in vitro testing and characterization of resistance to chemotherapeutic agents daunorubicin and cytarabine in acute myeloid leukaemia.
The reliability of the scapula posture and scapula dyskinesis tests in rugby union players (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Background:
The scapula plays an integral role in shoulder function and there is evidence of an association between scapula dysfunction and shoulder pain in overhead athletes. In rugby, players' shoulders are subject to numerous impact forces that a... Read More about The reliability of the scapula posture and scapula dyskinesis tests in rugby union players.
Self-tracking, embodiment and resistance: A phenomenological enquiry (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
For the first time in human history we are experiencing the convergence of biology with technology at an immense socio-cultural scale, with affordable digital media devices and self-tracking technologies being ubiquitously disseminated, employed en m... Read More about Self-tracking, embodiment and resistance: A phenomenological enquiry.
The antimicrobial activity of various essential oils against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria (2017)
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Aims
The aim of this study is to assess the in vitro antimicrobial activity of several essential oils against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.
Methods and results
Disc diffusion, microdilution, and disc volatilisation assays, are me... Read More about The antimicrobial activity of various essential oils against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.
Survivability of pathogens under different growth conditions in seawater (2017)
Journal Article
Developing antimicrobial research capacity in Nigeria - Challenges and opportunities (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Using the new CLSI M40-A2 Standard Coupled with Molecular Criteria to assess the performance of Sigma Transwab ® with Liquid Amies medium (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abstract: Background: Sigma-Transwab® is a liquid medium format transport swab designed for use on automated processing platforms. The PurFlock® swab is intended to improve absorption and release of the specimen. In 2014 the revised standard CLSI M40... Read More about Using the new CLSI M40-A2 Standard Coupled with Molecular Criteria to assess the performance of Sigma Transwab ® with Liquid Amies medium.
It's harder for boys? Children's representations of their HIV/AIDS-affected peers in Zimbabwe (2015)
Journal Article
This study examines whether children in rural Zimbabwe have differing representations of their HIV/AIDS-affected peers based on the gender of those peers. A group of 128 children (58 boys, 70 girls) aged 10–14 participated in a draw-and-write exercis... Read More about It's harder for boys? Children's representations of their HIV/AIDS-affected peers in Zimbabwe.
Evaluation of the device Sigma Transwab® with special drawing pad foam polyurethane for collection and handling of samples using the swab elution and roll plate based on the new CLSI M40-A2 guidelines (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
P167
Technology Assessment
VALUTAZIONE DEI DISPOSITIVI SIGMA TRANSWAB® DI RACCOLTA E TRASPORTO CAMPIONI CON SPECIALE TAMPONE DI PRELIEVO IN SCHIUMA POLIURETANO E TERRENO LIQUIDO UTILIZZANDO METODICA DI ELUIZIONE E ROLL PLATE SECONDO LINEE GUIDA CLS... Read More about Evaluation of the device Sigma Transwab® with special drawing pad foam polyurethane for collection and handling of samples using the swab elution and roll plate based on the new CLSI M40-A2 guidelines.