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Bacteria that travel: the quality of aircraft water

Handschuh, Harald; O'Dwyer, Jean; Adley, Catherine C. (MDPI, 2015)

The travelling population is increasing globally year on year. International tourist arrival figures reached 1087 million in 2013 and 1133 million in 2014; of which 53% and 54% respectively accounted for air transport. ...
Bacterial communities established in bauxite residues with different restoration histories

Schmalenberger, Achim; O'Sullivan, Orla; Gahan, Jacinta; Cotter, Paul D.; Courtney, Ronan (American Chemical Society, 2013)

Bauxite residue is the alkaline byproduct generated when alumina is extracted from bauxite ores and is commonly deposited in impoundments. These sites represent hostile environments with increased salinity and alkalinity ...
Bacterial communities in grassland turfs respond to sulphonate addition while fungal communities remain largely unchanged

Schmalenberger, Achim; Noll, Matthias (Elsevier, 2014)

Sulphonates are often the major form of sulphur in soils where sulphate usually represents less than 5% of the total sulphur. The use of sulphonates as a S source is limited to a functional bacterial guild. However, fungi ...
Bioactive properties of milk proteins in humans: A review

Nongonierma, Alice B.; Fitzgerald, Richard J. (Elsevier, 2015)

Many studies have demonstrated that milk protein consumption has benefits in terms of promoting human health. This review assesses the intervention studies which have evaluated potential health enhancing effects in humans ...
Biofunctional milk proteins: caseinophosphopeptides in perspective

Nongonierma, Alice B.; Fitzgerald, Richard J. (Verlag Th. Mann, 2010)

A significant amount of information is available linking consumption of milk proteins with the beneficial modulation of key outcomes associated with diet related conditions such as cardiovascular ...
Biofunctional properties of caseinophosphopeptides in the oral cavity

Nongonierma, Alice B.; Fitzgerald, Richard J. (Karger Publishers, 2012)

Caseinophosphopeptides (CPPs), bioactive peptides released from caseins, have the ability to enhance bivalent mineral solubility. This is relevant to numerous biological functions in the oral cavity (promotion of tooth ...
The biological mechanisms regulating sperm selection by the ovine cervix

Fair, Seán; Meade, Kieran G.; Reynaud, K.; Druart, X.; de Graaf, S.P. (BioScientifica: Society for Reproduction and Fertility, 2019)

In species where semen is deposited in the vagina, the cervix has the unique function of facilitating progress of spermatozoa towards the site of fertilisation while also preventing the ascending influx of pathogens from ...
Biology by inquiry an invervention programme in Irish post primay schools

Ryan, Emma (University of Limerick, 2011)

The publication of ‗Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation‘ (2006) by the Irish Government and of ‗Task Force on the Physical Sciences‘ (2002) recognises the decline in the number of students taking up sciences ...
Biosecurity, bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDv), and bovine herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1): epidemiological investigations in Irish dairy herds

Sayers, Ríona (Regina) Geraldine (University of Limerick, 2014)

The fundamental basis of herd health planning and disease control is a science-based risk analysis. A disease risk analysis involves examining the probability of a disease occurring and the impact of that disease should ...
Bitterness in sodium caseinate hydrolysates: role of enzyme preparation and degree of hydrolysis

O'Sullivan, Dara; Nongonierma, Alice B.; Fitzgerald, Richard J. (Wiley and Sons, 2017)

BACKGROUND Enzymatic hydrolysis of sodium caseinate (NaCas) may lead to the development of bitterness. Careful selection of hydrolysis conditions (i.e. enzyme preparation and duration) yielding different degrees of ...
Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) muscle protein hydrolysate with in vitro and in vivo antidiabetic properties

Harnedy, Pádraigín A.; Parthsarathy, Vadivel; McLaughlin, Chris M.; O'Keeffe, Martina B.; Allsopp, Philip J.; McSorley, Emeir M.; O'Harte, Finbarr P.M.; Fitzgerald, Richard J. (Elsevier, 2018)

A blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) protein hydrolysate generated using Alcalase 2.4L and Flavourzyme 500L and its simulated gastrointestinal digestion (SGID) sample was assessed for antidiabetic potential in vitro ...
Brain lateralization in mice is associated with zinc signaling and altered in prenatal zinc deficient mice that display features of autism spectrum disorder

Grabrucker, Stefanie; Haderspeck, Jasmin C.; Sauer, Ann Katrin; Kittelberger, Nadine; Asoglu, Harun; Abaei, Alireza; Rasche, Volker; Schon, Michael; Boeckers, Tobias M.; Grabrucker, Andreas M. (Frontiers Media, 2018)

A number of studies have reported changes in the hemispheric dominance in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) patients on functional, biochemical, and morphological level. Since asymmetry of the brain is also found in many ...
Brewers’ spent grain; bioactivity of phenolic component, its role in animal nutrition and potential for incorporation in functional foods: a review

McCarthy, Aoife L.; O'Callaghan, Yvonne C.; Piggott, Charles O.; Fitzgerald, Richard J.; O'Brien, Nora M. (Cambridge University Press, 2013)

Brewers’ spent grain (BSG) is a low-value co-product of the brewing industry produced in large quantities annually. This paper reviews the existing evidence regarding the phenolic component of BSG, focusing on composition, ...
Bumblebees in prime landscapes with special reference to the Aran Island bumblebee (hymenoptera : apidae)

Deenihan, Aislinn (University of Limerick, 2011)

The Burren region (inclusive of the Aran Islands) in western Ireland is an example of a prime landscapes that hosts internationally rare bumblebee species, such as Bombus muscorum. For the conservation and survival of ...
Carotenoids and antioxidant enzymes as biomarkers of the impact of heavy metals in food chain

Vangelis, Andrianos; Stoikou, Vasiliki; Tsikrika, Konstantina; Lamprou, Dimitra; Stansinos, Sotiris; Proestos, Charalampos; Zabetakis, Ioannis (Enviro Research Publishers, 2016)

Antioxidant enzymes (catalase and peroxidase) and carotenoids (lutein and â-carotene) are often used as biomarkers of metal contamination of water and agricultural soils. In this study, the effects of heavy metals present ...
Cellular zinc homeostasis contributes to neuronal differentiation in human induced pluripotent stem cells

Pfaender, Stefanie; Föhr, Karl; Lutz, Anne-Kathrin; Putz, Stefan; Achberger, Kevin; Linta, Leonhard; Lieban, Stefan; Boeckers, Tobias M.; Grabrucker, Andreas M. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)

Disturbances in neuronal differentiation and function are an underlying factor of many brain disorders. Zinc homeostasis and signaling are important mediators for a normal brain development and function, given that zinc ...
Cervical mucus sialic acid content determines the ability of frozen-thawed ram sperm to migrate through the cervix

Richardson, L.; Hanrahan, J.P.; Tharmalingam, T.; Carrington, S. D.; Lonergan, Patrick; Evans, A. C. O.; Fair, Seán (BioScientifica, 2019)

The aim of this study was to investigate the properties and to functionally characterize the cervical mucus that modulates sperm transport through the cervix by using ewe breeds with a divergent pregnancy rate (Belclare ...
Changing the Irish dietary guidelines to incorporate the principles of the Mediterranean diet: proposing the MedÉire diet

Tierney, Audrey C.; Zabetakis, Ioannis (Cambridge University Press, 2018)

Objective: In Ireland, the major causes of death are CVD. The current Irish healthy eating guidelines and food pyramid primarily advocate a low-fat diet. However, there is overwhelming scientific evidence for the benefits ...
Characterisation and stabilisation of oil from carmelina sativa

O'Dea, Gráinne (University of Limerick, 2010)

Commercial camelina oil and camelina oil obtained from seeds grown under Irish conditions were characterised by fatty acid and tocopherol profiles, peroxide and ρ-anisidine values, carbonyl compounds, acid value, water ...
Characterisation of the rheotaxis and thigmotaxis responses of stallion sperm

Sugrue, Emer (University of Limerick, 2018)

To navigate their way towards the site of fertilisation in the oviducts, sperm orientate and swim against a flow of mucus (rheotaxis) and while doing so, are guided by the sensation of touch along the epithelial lining of ...

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