This study investigated the effects of interacting environmental factors on the
ecophysiology of Aspergillus carbonarius and ochratoxin A (OTA) production, to
facilitate the building of a database of knowledge for risk ...
The aim of the work described in this thesis was to develop novel methods for the
extraction of gene regulatory networks (GRN) from gene expression data, and use these
methods to capture previously unknown relationships ...
Gastrointestinal symptoms have been observed to be present very often in autistic children.
These symptoms are very similar to those observed in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). An
investigation to investigate whether ...
The thesis describes the development of generic platforms for labeless transduction of
binding events. A particular application of the project is the labeless detection of
biochemical markers for stroke, specifically ...
The UK Strategic Defence and Security Review (2015), places ‘cyber’ in the highest category tier-one risk. The threats from cyberspace is ever increasing as UK Armed Forces is becoming increasingly dependent on its’ ...
A Hydraulic Lung has been designed and constructed. The Hydraulic Lung can inhale
through a Dry Powder Inhaler (DPI) with a pre-determined level of inspiratory effort,
and the characteristics of the inhalation profile ...
Due to an aging population and younger patients presenting with musculoskeletal disorders, there is a need for orthopaedic implants with improved healing rates and longer implant life. Numerous research has developed implant ...
Introduction
A biosensor may be described as a sensor incorporating a biological element such as an enzyme, antibody, nucleic acid, microorganism or cell. A biosensor should exhibit both shelf-stability and operation ...
Irfan, Muhammad Adeel(Cranfield University, 2013-11)
The rapid development of nanotechnology has caused concerns about
nanoproducts on human health throughout their lifecycle. As part of the consortium
NEPHH (nanomaterial related environmental pollution on human health ...
Phenolic and antioxidant contents of wines are very important in terms of both flavour attributes
and health benefits. Changes occur during ageing of wine in containers (e.g. wooden barrels) in
relation to their antioxidant ...
De Sousa, C. A. Ferreira(Cranfield University, 2013-09)
The segmentation of the axial skeleton and peripheral nervous system involves a complex integration of multiple patterning molecules. For the latter, axon-repelling molecules in the posterior half-sclerotome are particularly ...
This study investigated the influence of flower food on vase water quality with the attempt to correlate this with the flowers’ appearance and microbial growth occurring in the vase water. A mixed bouquet of different cut ...
Rigorous control of ethylene inside storage atmosphere is cardinal to maintain
quality of climacteric fruit, including avocado cv. Hass. This can be achieved using the
ethylene action inhibitor, 1-methylcyclopropene ...
This thesis investigated a number of aspects of the clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of clinical risk factors, online multivariate algorithms, DXA and a nail-based Raman spectroscopy test, BQT for fracture risk using ...
The presence of ethylene in a storage environment can undermine both quality and
postharvest life of many fruits, often generating significant waste and associated
economic losses. A demand for discovering alternative ...
This work will describe the use of the ultrasonic power for the modification of a wide
range of oils from vegetable, through to mineral and synthetic oils. It will be shown that
ultrasound is effective in cleaving the ...
Channelling the development of haematopoietic progenitor cells into T lymphocytes is dependent upon a series of extrinsic prompts whose temporal and spatial sequence is critical for a productive outcome. Simple models of ...
Selected Reaction Monitoring (SRM), is a form of mass spectrometry that
guarantees high throughput and also a high level of selectivity and specificity.
Performing SRM experiments requires the development of assays to ...
The major problem of salinity n regions of intensive cultivations such as
Ierapetra, has started to affect the crop production. This project was designed to study
the effects of salinity on several biochemical and ...
Holford, Timothy Richard John(Cranfield University, 2011-09)
This thesis describes the fabrication, characterisation and validation of two novel
immunosensors for the detection of the inflammation markers nerve growth factor-β
(NGF) and psoriasin (S100-A7).
The initial phase of ...