Ozone-mediated control of food spoilage and food-borne pathogens by Macdonald, A

“…Some members of the microbiota were more susceptible to ozone than others, which could have been due to a variety of factors. One factor which was hypothesised to aid the tolerance of pathogens to ozone treatment (in addition to sodium hypochlorite and peracetic acid) was the tolerance that pathogens may have evolved against hydrogen peroxide, which they would encounter during host defences. …”

The impact of founder personalities on startup success by McCarthy, PX, Gong, X, Braesemann, F, Stephany, F, Rizoiu, M, Kern, ML

“…The probability of success of startups has been shown to relate to several firm-level factors such as industry, location and the economy of the day. …”

The encoded codex: a digital, statistical, and codicological examination of Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français, 24432 by Dows-Miller, SH

“…I take as a case study a manuscript collection of Old and Middle French texts (Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français, 24432), which has been puzzlingly neglected by scholarship.</p> <p>The thesis’ three chapters illustrate the different ways that digital methods can supplement more traditional methods, be that as the primary direction from which to explore a given feature, as a secondary mode of analysis, or as an equal partner alongside existing methods.…”

Numeric metrics for capturing variations in flow fields: an improvement towards a robust comparison of vector fields by Nowruzi, M, Baker, S, Leach, F, Fang, X

“…To address this, improved metrics like the Weighted Relevance Index (WRI), the Weighted Magnitude Index (WMI), and their amalgamated Combined Magnitude And Relevance Index (CMRI), have been introduced in the literature. Despite having reduced sensitivity to low-velocity areas, CMRI in its original form does not equally consider the significance of WRI and WMI, and introduces a degree of subjectivity. …”

Highly variable freshwater reservoir offsets found along the Upper Lena watershed, Cis-Baikal, southeast Siberia by Schulting, R, Ramsey, CB, Bazaliiskii, VI, Weber, A

“…Two different regression equations have been calculated, the first using human δ¹³C values for the entire data set (r² = 0.49) and the second, using both δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N values, limited to the Early Bronze Age of the southern Upper Lena (r² = 0.84, p = 0.030, df = 5). …”

(Re)wilding London: fabric, politics, and aesthetics by Turnbull, J, Fry, T, Lorimer, J

“…Of late, however, there has been a shift, with growing enthusiasm amongst metropolitan authorities, civil society, and citizens in major cities like London, New York, Toronto, and Melbourne, as well as smaller cities around the world. …”

Redefining the phylogenetic relationships of European Angelica (Apiaceae) species by González-Toral, C, Estandía, A, Pérez, M, Holloway, TE, Nava, HS, Fernández Prieto, JA, Cires, E

“…Molecular methods have unraveled the complicated Asian and American taxonomies; however, no comprehensive molecular study has been conducted on the European taxa. We aim to determine the number of different European <i>Angelica</i> s.l. taxa and their relationship within the Selineae tribe by conducting Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Bayesian Inference (BI) analyses based on the nuclear Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) and haplotype networks by Templeton Crandall and Sing and neighbour-net analyses based on the plastid <i>trnL</i>. …”

Patterns of link reciprocity in directed, signed networks by Gallo, A, Saracco, F, Lambiotte, R, Garlaschelli, D, Squartini, T

“…Most of the analyses concerning signed networks have focused on the balance theory, hence identifying frustration with undirected, triadic motifs having an odd number of negative edges; much less attention has been paid to their directed counterparts. To fill this gap, we focus on signed, directed connections, with the aim of exploring the notion of frustration in such a context. …”

Experimental heatwaves facilitate invasion and alter species interactions and composition in a tropical host‐parasitoid community by Chen, J, Lewis, O

“…The interactive effects of climate change and climate change-facilitated invasion have rarely been studied in multi-trophic communities, and are likely to differ depending on the nature of the climatic driver (i.e., climate extremes or constant warming). …”

Synthesis of lactone-based conjugated polymers for recently emerging n-type organic thermoelectrics and electrochemical transistors by Alsufyani, MA

“…Electron-transporting (n-type) materials, in particular, have been recognized to be essential in recently emerging i) clean energy conversion applications for developing efficient thermoelectric generators and ii) in bioelectronics for metabolite sensing that rely on electron generation or for developing complementary circuits. …”

Current data science capacity building initiatives for health researchers in LMICs: global & regional efforts by Kiosia, A, Boylan, S, Retford, M, Marques, LP, Bueno, FTC, Kirima, C, Islam, MS, Naheed, A, Wozencraft, A

“…While such approaches have played significant roles during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been limited investment in capacity building in data science skills and infrastructure for health researchers in LMICs. …”

Evaluation of the Digital Ventilated Cage® system for circadian phenotyping by Tir, S, Foster, RG, Peirson, SN

“…The study of circadian rhythms has been critically dependent upon analysing mouse home cage activity, typically employing wheel running activity under different lighting conditions. …”

Can biosecurity on farms reduce bovine tuberculosis risks in cattle in England? a review of observational and literature-based evidence by Voller, C, Perrin, LD, Gibbens, JC, Delahay, RJ, Heasman, L, Vial, F, Prosser, A, Heard, J, Robertson, A, Brunton, L, Enticott, G, Donnelly, C, Downs, SH

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a burden to cattle farming in Great Britain. Poor biosecurity has been identified as contributing to the epidemic.</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We conducted a systematic review of epidemiological studies in the scientific literature (1921 – 2024) measuring the association between farm biosecurity and cattle TB. …”

Professionals’ views on providing personalized recurrence risks for de novo mutations: implications for genetic counseling by Kay, A, Wells, J, Hallowell, N, Goriely, A

“…When an apparent de novo (new) genetic change has been identified as the cause of a serious genetic condition in a child, many couples would like to know the risk of this happening again in a future pregnancy. …”

Phasic dissonance, timbral contrast: analysing 20th-century guitar harmonies with discrete Fourier transform by Chandler, O, Thorneycroft, I

“…This mathematical formula has been processed into an easy-to-use but powerful web application by Jennifer Harding&nbsp;&ndash; the Pitch Class DFT Vector Calculator&nbsp;&ndash; making its explanatory power available to music analysts without mathematical expertise. …”

Two for tau: automated model discovery reveals two-stage tau aggregation dynamics in Alzheimer’s disease by Stockman, CA, Goriely, A, Kuhl, E, Jerusalem, A, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…Tau pathology has traditionally been described using reaction-diffusion models, which succeed in capturing the global spread, but fail to accurately describe the local aggregation dynamics. …”

Development of HDX-MS methods to further investigate complex protein samples by Smith, L

“…The thesis also includes several case studies of protein complexes analysed using HDX-MS, which had not previously been investigated with this technique. These findings were corroborated with complementary methods and aligned with expectations based on prior research.…”

Multiple independent genetic code reassignments of the UAG stop codon in phyllopharyngean ciliates by McGowan, J, Richards, TA, Hall, N, Swarbreck, D

“…Expanding our analysis by reassembling published phyllopharyngean genome datasets led to the discovery that the UAG codon had also been reassigned to putatively code for glutamine in Hartmannula sinica and Trochilia petrani. …”

Looking deep at people: towards understanding and generating humans in images with deep learning by de Bem, RA

“…A significant effort has been devoted to these tasks by the research community along the last decades, greatly motivated by a large number of potential applications, like surveillance, human-machine interaction, action and behaviour recognition, motion capture, video reenactment, and computer graphics animation. …”

Assessing Risk in Implementing New Artificial Intelligence Triage Tools—How Much Risk is Reasonable in an Already Risky World? by Nord-Bronzyk, A, Savulescu, J, Ballantyne, A, Braunack-Mayer, A, Krishnaswamy, P, Lysaght, T, Ong, MEH, Liu, N, Menikoff, J, Mertens, M, Dunn, M

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) risk prediction tools have been developed with the aim of streamlining triaging processes and mitigating perennial issues affecting EDs globally, such as overcrowding and delays. …”