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  4D printed stereolithography printed plant-based sustainable polymers: Preliminary investigation and optimization

  Danish, M., Vijay Anirudh, P., Karunakaran, C., Rajamohan, V., Mathew, A. T., Koziol, K., Thakur, V. K., Kannan, C. & Balan, A. S. S., 20 Sep 2021, In: Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 138, 36, 50903.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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• 4D printing of smart polymer nanocomposites: Integrating graphene and acrylate based shape memory polymers

  Chowdhury, J., Anirudh, P. V., Karunakaran, C., Rajmohan, V., Mathew, A. T., Koziol, K., Alsanie, W. F., Kannan, C., Balan, A. S. S. & Thakur, V. K., 24 Oct 2021, (First published) In: Polymers. 13, 21, 3660.

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• A comparison of farm labour, profitability and carbon footprint of different management strategies in Northern European grassland sheep systems

  Morgan-Davies, C., Kyle, J. K., Boman, I. A., Wishart, HM., McLaren, A., Fair, S. & Creighton, P., Jun 2021, In: Agricultural Systems. 191, 11 p., 103155.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• A cross-sectional survey to establish Theileria parva prevalence and vector control at the wildlife-livestock interface, Northern Tanzania

  Allan, F. K., Sindoya, E., Adam, K. E., Byamungu, M., Lea, R. S., Lord, J. S., Mbata, G., Paxton, E., Mramba, F., Torr, S. J., Morrison, W. I., Handel, I., Morrison, L. J. & Auty, H. K., Nov 2021, In: Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 196, 105491.

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• Adding value to food chain information: using data on pig welfare and antimicrobial use on‑farm to predict meat inspection outcomes

  Pessoa, J., McAloon, C., Rodrigues da Costa, M., Manzanilla, E. G., Norton, T. & Boyle, L. A., 14 Oct 2021, (First published) In: Porcine Health Management. 7, 9 p., 55.

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• Adding value to poly (butylene succinate) and nanofibrillated cellulose-based sustainable nanocomposites by applying masterbatch process

  Platnieks, O., Sereda, A., Gaidukovs, S., Thakur, V. K., Barkane, A., Gaidukova, G., Filipova, I., Ogurcovs, A. & Fridrihsone, V., 1 Oct 2021, In: Industrial Crops and Products. 169, 113669.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• A Delphi Study to determine expert consensus on the behavioural indicators of stress in horses undergoing veterinary care

  Pearson, G., Waran, N., Reardon, R., Keen, J. & Dwyer, CM., Apr 2021, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 237, 105291.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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• Advances in the structural composition of biomass: Fundamental and bioenergy applications

  Srivastava, N., Shrivastav, A., Singh, R., Abohashrh, M., Srivastava, K. R., Irfan, S., Srivastava, M., Mishra, P. K., Gupta, V. K. & Thakur, V. K., 1 Feb 2021, In: Journal of Renewable Materials. 9, 4, p. 615-636 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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• Advances in understanding pain and stress in dairy cows

  Rutherford, KMD. & Haskell, MJ., 23 Feb 2021, (First published) Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of dairy cattle. Endres, M. (ed.). Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 42 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

• Agroecological Practices Used in Scottish Farming: Evidence from a Survey of Farming Businesses

  Thompson, B., Toma, L., Ferreira, JG., Shrestha, S. & Barnes, AP., 1 Sep 2021, 8 p.

  Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Briefing note

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• Agro-economic prospects for expanding soybean production beyond its current northerly limit in Europe

  Karges, K., Bellingrath-Kimura, S., Watson, CA., Stoddard, F., Halwani, M. & Reckling, M., Feb 2022, In: European Journal of Agronomy. 133, 9 p., 126415.

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• Agronomic Traits in Oilseed Rape ( Brassica napus ) Can Predict Foraging Resources for Insect Pollinators

  Fairhurst, S. M., Cole, L. J., Kocarkova, T., Jones-Morris, C., Evans, A. & Jackson, G., 27 Feb 2021, (First published) In: Agronomy. 11, 3, 440.

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• A history of lameness and low body condition score is associated with reduced digital cushion volume, measured by magnetic resonance imaging, in dairy cattle

  Wilson, JP., Randall, LV., Green, MJ., Rutland, CS., Bradley, CR., Ferguson, HJ., Bagnall, AH. & Huxley, JN., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 104, 6, p. 7026-7038 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• AIE-featured tetraphenylethylene nanoarchitectures in biomedical application: Bioimaging, drug delivery and disease treatment

  Sharath Kumar, K. S., Girish, Y. R., Ashrafizadeh, M., Mirzaei, S., Rakesh, K. P., Hossein Gholami, M., Zabolian, A., Hushmandi, K., Orive, G., Kadumudi, F. B., Dolatshahi-Pirouz, A., Thakur, V. K., Zarrabi, A., Makvandi, P. & Rangappa, K. S., 15 Nov 2021, In: Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 447, 214135.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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• Air quality services on climate time-scales for decision making: an empirical study of China

  Wan, K., Shackley, S., Doherty, R. M., Shi, Z., Zhang, P., Glenk, K., Bo, X., Chang, L., Feng, Z., Hewitt, C. D., Wang, Q., Xu, J. & Xu, J., 20 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 312, 127651.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• A meta-analytical assessment of the aggregation parameter of the binary power law for characterizing spatial heterogeneity of plant disease incidence

  Madden, L. V., Bucker Moraes, W., Hughes, G. & Xu, X., 26 Mar 2021, (First published) In: Phytopathology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• A Method to Quantify the Detailed Risk of Serious Injury in Agricultural Production

  Mahmoud, NM., Leck Jensen, A., Topp, CFE., Sørensen, C. A. G., Nørremark, M., Eory, V. & Hutchings, N. J., 31 Mar 2021, (First published) In: Sustainability. 13, 7, 16 p., 3859.

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• Amino acids, peptides, and proteins: Implications for nanotechnological applications in biosensing and drug/gene delivery

  Er, S., Laraib, U., Arshad, R., Sargazi, S., Rahdar, A., Pandey, S., Thakur, V. K. & Díez-Pascual, A. M., Nov 2021, In: Nanomaterials. 11, 11, 3002.

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• Aminopropyltriethoxysilane as a linker for cellulose-based functional materials: New horizons and future challenges

  Voicu, S. I. & Thakur, V. K., Aug 2021, In: Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 30, 100480.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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• A modelling framework for the prediction of herd-level probability of infection from longitudinal data

  Madouasse, A., Mercat, M., van Roon, A. M., Graham, D. A., Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, M., Santman-Berends, I., van Schaik, G., Nielen, M., Frossling, J., Agren, E., Humphry, RW., Eze, JI., Gunn, GJ., Henry, MK., Gethmann, J., More, S. J., Toft, N. & Fourichon, C., 1 Sep 2021, (First published) bioRxiv, 31 p. (ver. 6 peer-reviewed and recommended by PCI Animal Science).

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• A Multi-Factorial Observational Study on Sequential Fecal Microbiota Transplant in Patients with Medically Refractory Clostridioides difficile Infection

  Monaghan, T. M., Duggal, N. A., Rosati, E., Griffin, R., Hughes, J., Roach, B., Yang, D. Y., Wang, C., Wong, K., Saxinger, L., Pučić-Baković, M., Vučković, F., Klicek, F., Lauc, G., Tighe, P., Mullish, B. H., Blanco, J. M., McDonald, J. A. K., Marchesi, J. R., Xue, N. & 12 others, Dottorini, T., Acharjee, A., Franke, A., Li, Y., Wong, G. K-S., Polytarchou, C., Yau, T. O., Christodoulou, N., Hatziapostolou, M., Wang, M., Russell, L. A. & Kao, D. H., 19 Nov 2021, (First published) In: Cells. 10, 11, 3234.

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• A Multifunctional Solution for Wicked Problems: Value-Chain Wide Facilitation of Legumes Cultivated at Bioregional Scales Is Necessary to Address the Climate-Biodiversity-Nutrition Nexus

  Iannetta, P. PM., Hawes, C., Begg, G. S., Maass, H., Ntatsi, G., Savvas, D., Vasconcelos, M., Hamann, K., Williams, M., Styles, D., Toma, L., Shrestha, S., Balazs, B., Kelemen, E., Debeljak, M., Trajanov, A., Vikers, R. & Rees, RM., 23 Jul 2021, (First published) In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 5, 692137.

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• An application of Bayesian Belief Networks to assess management scenarios for aquaculture in a complex tropical lake system in Indonesia

  Yuniarti, I., Glenk, K., McVittie, A., Nomosatryo, S., Triwisesa, E., Suryono, T., Santoso, A. B. & Ridwansyah, I., 16 Apr 2021, (First published) In: PLoS ONE. 16, 4, e0250365.

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• An economic assessment of ecological practices in Scotland

  Shrestha, S., Thompson, B., Toma, L., Ferreira, JG. & Barnes, AP., 26 Nov 2021, Zenodo. 9 p.

  Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief › Commissioned report

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• An empirical analysis of the dairy farms structure in Poland

  Klepacka, A., Revoredo-Giha, C., Florkowski, W. & Sobczyński, T., Jul 2021. 1 p.

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• An estimation of the financial consequences of reducing pig aggression

  Peden, RSE., Turner, SP., Camerlink, I. & Akaichi, F., 5 May 2021, (First published) In: PLoS ONE. 16, 5, e0250556.

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• A new vision for land use in Scotland: 6 conversations

  Atkins, R., McCracken, DI. & Houghton, R., 23 Aug 2021, SEDA.

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• An exploration of antimicrobial prescribing practice and prescribing intention of vets for livestock and GPS in rural practices in Scotland P2019

  Stephen, K., Clarke, G. A. & Baughan, J., 9 Jun 2021.

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• Animal Cognition in an Urbanised World

  Lee, V. E. & Thornton, A., 4 Mar 2021, (First published) In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 633947.

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• Animal health and natural behaviours: how important are they for farm animal well-being?

  Vigors, B. & Lawrence, AB., Mar 2021, (First published) Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 6 p.

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• An Insight into Probiotics Bio-Route: Translocation from the Mother’s Gut to the Mammary Gland

  Selvamani, S., Dailin, D. J., Gupta, V. K., Wahid, M., Keat, H. C., Natasya, K. H., Malek, R. A., Haque, S., Sayyed, R. Z., Abomoelak, B., Sukmawati, D., Varzakas, T. & El Enshasy, H. A., 6 Aug 2021, (First published) In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland). 11, 16, 7247.

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• An overview of converting reductive photocatalyst into all solid-state and direct Z-scheme system for water splitting and CO₂ reduction

  Raizada, P., Kumar, A., Hasija, V., Singh, P., Thakur, V. K. & Khan, A. A. P., 25 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 93, p. 1-27 27 p.

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• An overview of heterojunctioned ZnFe₂O₄photocatalyst for enhanced oxidative water purification

  Sonu, Sharma, S., Dutta, V., Raizada, P., Hosseini-Bandegharaei, A., Thakur, V., Nguyen, V. H., Vanle, Q. & Singh, P., Oct 2021, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 9, 5, 105812.

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  6 Citations (Scopus)

• An overview on polymeric carbon nitride assisted photocatalytic CO2 reduction: strategically manoeuvring solar to fuel conversion efficiency

  Kumar, A., Raizada, P., Kumar Thakur, V., Saini, V., Aslam Parwaz Khan, A., Singh, N. & Singh, P., 2 Feb 2021, In: Chemical Engineering Science. 230, 116219.

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  20 Citations (Scopus)

• An Overview on WO3 based photocatalyst for environmental remediation

  Dutta, V., Sharma, S., Raizada, P., Thakur, V. K., Khan, A. A. P., Saini, V., Asiri, A. M. & Singh, P., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 9, 1, 105018.

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• A promiscuous glycosyltransferase generates poly-β-1,4-glucan derivatives that facilitate mass spectrometry-based detection of cellulolytic enzymes

  Bulmer, G. S., Mattey, A. P., Parmeggiani, F., Williams, R., Ledru, H., Marchesi, A., Seibt, L. S., Both, P., Huang, K., Galan, M. C., Flitsch, S. L., Green, A. P. & van Munster, J. M., 1 Jun 2021, (First published) In: Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry. 19, 25, p. 5529-5533 5 p.

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• Aptameric nanobiosensors for the diagnosis of COVID-19: An update

  Krishnan, S., Kumar Narasimhan, A., Gangodkar, D., Dhanasekaran, S., Kumar Jha, N., Dua, K., Thakur, V. K. & Kumar Gupta, P., 8 Nov 2021, (First published) In: Materials Letters. 131237.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• Are changes in behavior of fast-growing broilers with slight gait impairment (GS0-2) related to pain?

  Riber, A., Herskin, M. S., Foldager, L., Berenjian, A., Sandercock, DA., Murrell, J. & Tahamtani, F. M., Mar 2021, In: Poultry Science. 100, 3, 100948.

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• Assessing the contribution of legume inclusion in crop rotations to soil health and ecosystem services: A case study from UK field trials

  Willoughby, C., Watson, CA., Topp, CFE., Walker, RL., Hilton, AJ., Hallett, P. D., Paton, G. I. & Stockdale, E., 3 Sep 2021.

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• Assessment of the Effectiveness of Pre-harvest Meat Safety Interventions to Control Foodborne Pathogens in Broilers: a Systematic Review

  Pessoa, J., Rodrigues da Costa, M., Nesbakken, T., Meemken, D. & RIBMINS Cost Action, Jun 2021, In: Current Clinical Microbiology Reports. 8, 2, p. 21-30 10 p.

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• Association of body condition score with ultrasound measurements of backfat and longissimus dorsi muscle thickness in periparturient holstein cows

  Siachos, N., Oikonomou, G., Panousis, N., Banos, G., Arsenos, G. & Valergakis, G. E., 15 Mar 2021, (First published) In: Animals. 11, 3, 13 p., 818.

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• Associations between greenspace and mental health prescription rates in urban areas

  Roberts, M., Irvine, K. N. & McVittie, A., Sep 2021, In: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening. 64, 127301.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Associations between skin lesion counts, hair cortisol concentrations and reproductive performance in group housed sows

  Lagoda, M., O'Driscoll, K., Marchewka, J., Foister, SF., Turner, SP. & Boyle, L. A., Apr 2021, In: Livestock Science. 246, 104463.

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• A strategy to develop efficient Ag3PO4‐based photocatalytic materials toward water splitting: Perspectives and challenges

  Hasija, V., Raizada, P., Hosseini-Bandegharaei, A., Thakur, V. K., Van Le, Q., Nguyen, V-H. & Singh, P., 7 Jul 2021, In: ChemCatChem. 13, 13, p. 2965-2987 23 p.

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• A study on the use of thermal imaging as a diagnostic tool for the detection of digital dermatitis in dairy cattle

  Anagnostopoulos, A., Barden, M., Tulloch, J., Williams, K., Griffiths, B., Bedford, C., Rudd, M., Psifidi, A., Banos, G. & Oikonomou, G., Sep 2021, In: Journal of Dairy Science. 104, 9, p. 10194-10202 9 p.

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• A sustainable waterborne vanillin–eugenol–acrylate miniemulsion with suitable antibacterial properties as a substitute for the styrene–acrylate emulsion

  Zhang, L., Ma, J., Lyu, B., Zhang, Y., Thakur, V. K. & Liu, C., 7 Oct 2021, In: Green Chemistry. 23, 19, p. 7576-7588 13 p.

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• A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of Pre-Harvest Meat Safety Interventions in Pig Herds to Control Salmonella and Other Foodborne Pathogens

  Rodrigues da Costa, M., Pessoa, J., Meemken, D. & Nesbakken, T., 27 Aug 2021, (First published) In: Microorganisms. 9, 9, 1825.

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• Attitudes to land reform

  Warren, R., Millar, C., Pollok, M., Murray, L., Glass, J., McMorran, R., Craigie, M. & Maynard, C., 5 Mar 2021, The Scottish Government. 90 p.

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• Automated Processing and Phenotype Extraction of Ovine Medical Images Using a Combined Generative Adversarial Network and Computer Vision Pipeline

  Robson, J. F., Denholm, S. J. & Coffey, M., 31 Oct 2021, (First published) In: Sensors. 21, 21, p. 7268 7268.

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• Bacterial communities in paddy soils changed by milk vetch as green manure: A study conducted across six provinces in South China

  Gao, S., Cao, W., Zhou, G. & Rees, R. M., Aug 2021, In: Pedosphere. 31, 4, p. 521-530 10 p.

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