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• 2021

  Towards future genetic evaluations for live weight and carcass composition traits in UK sheep

  Fitzmaurice, S., Conington, J., McHugh, N. & Banos, G., Mar 2021, In: Small Ruminant Research. 196, 106327.

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• Towards Impact of Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) on Shelf-Life of Polymer-Film-Packed Food Products: Challenges and Sustainable Developments

  Czerwiński, K., Rydzkowski, T., Wróblewska-Krepsztul, J. & Thakur, V. K., Dec 2021, In: Coatings. 11, 12, 1504.

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• Towards Next-Generation Sustainable Composites Made of Recycled Rubber, Cenospheres, and Biobinder

  Irtiseva, K., Lapkovskis, V., Mironovs, V., Ozolins, J., Thakur, V. K., Goel, G., Baronins, J. & Shishkin, A., 14 Feb 2021, (First published) In: Polymers. 13, 4, 14 p., 574.

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• Towards the use of acrylic acid graft-copolymerized plant biofiber in sustainable fortified composites: Manufacturing and characterization

  Rana, A. K., Thakur, V. K. & Singha, A. S., 12 Nov 2021, (First published) In: E-Polymers. 21, 1, p. 881-896 16 p.

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• Training future generations to deliver evidence‐based conservation and ecosystem management

  Downey, H., Amano, T., Cadotte, M., Cook, C. N., Cooke, S. J., Haddaway, N. R., Jones, J. P. G., Littlewood, N., Walsh, J. C., Abrahams, M. I., Adum, G., Akasaka, M., Alves, J. A., Antwis, R. E., Arellano, E. C., Axmacher, J., Barclay, H., Batty, L., Benítez‐López, A., Bennett, J. R. & 98 others, Berg, M. J., Bertolino, S., Biggs, D., Bolam, F. C., Bray, T., Brook, B. W., Bull, J. W., Burivalova, Z., Cabeza, M., Chauvenet, A. L. M., Christie, A. P., Cole, L., Cotton, A. J., Cotton, S., Cousins, S. A. O., Craven, D., Cresswell, W., Cusack, J. J., Dalrymple, S. E., Davies, Z. G., Diaz, A., Dodd, J. A., Felton, A., Fleishman, E., Gardner, C. J., Garside, R., Ghoddousi, A., Gilroy, J. J., Gill, D. A., Gill, J. A., Glew, L., Grainger, M. J., Grass, A. A., Greshon, S., Gundry, J., Hart, T., Hopkins, C. R., Howe, C., Johnson, A., Jones, K. W., Jordan, N. R., Kadoya, T., Kerhoas, D., Koricheva, J., Lee, T. M., Lengyel, S., Livingstone, S. W., Lyons, A., McCabe, G., Millett, J., Strevens, C. M., Moolna, A., Mossman, H. L., Mukherjee, N., Muñoz‐Sáez, A., Negrões, N., Norfolk, O., Osawa, T., Papworth, S., Park, K. J., Pellet, J., Phillott, A. D., Plotnik, J. M., Priatna, D., Ramos, A. G., Randall, N., Richards, R. M., Ritchie, E. G., Roberts, D. L., Rocha, R., Rodríguez, J. P., Sanderson, R., Sasaki, T., Savilaakso, S., Sayer, C., Sekercioglu, C., Senzaki, M., Smith, G., Smith, R. J., Soga, M., Soulsbury, C. D., Steer, M. D., Stewart, G., Strange, E. F., Suggitt, A. J., Thompson, R. R. J., Thompson, S., Thornhill, I., Trevelyan, R. J., Usieta, H. O., Venter, O., Webber, A. D., White, R. L., Whittingham, M. J., Wilby, A., Yarnell, R. W., Zamora, V. & Sutherland, W. J., Jan 2021, In: Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 2, 1, e12032.

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• Trans-generational viral transmission and immune priming are dose-dependent

  Wilson, K., Grzywacz, D., Cory, J. S., Donkersley, P. & Graham, R. I., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 90, 6, p. 1560-1569 10 p.

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• Translating the multiactor approach to research into practise using a workshop approach focusing on species mixtures

  Hauggaard-Nielsen, H., Lund, S., Aare, A., Watson, CA., Bedoussac, L., Aubertot, J-N., Chongtham, I. R., Bellostas, N., Topp, CFE., Hohmann, P., Jensen, E. S., Stadel, M., Pinel, B. & Justes, E., 11 Aug 2021, (First published) In: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering. 17 p.

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• Transmigrants Experiences of Recognitional (in)Justice in Indonesia’s Environmental Impact Assessment

  Lai, J. Y., Hamilton, A. & Staddon, S., 2 Jul 2021, (First published) In: Society and Natural Resources. 34, 8, p. 1056-1074 19 p.

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• Trend analysis of sustainability claims: The European fisheries and aquaculture markets case

  Lucas, S., Soler, L-G. & Revoredo-Giha, C., Oct 2021, In: Food Policy. 104, 14 p., 102141.

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• Trends in renewable energy production employing biomass-based biochar

  Kant Bhatia, S., Palai, A. K., Kumar, A., Kant Bhatia, R., Kumar Patel, A., Kumar Thakur, V. & Yang, Y. H., Nov 2021, In: Bioresource Technology. 340, 125644.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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• Understanding how inland lake system environmental gradients on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau impact the geographical patterns of carbon and water sources or sink

  Lu, Y., Gao, Y., Dungait, J. A. J., Jia, J., Sun, K., Wang, S., Wang, Y. & Li, Z., 19 Nov 2021, (First published) In: Journal of Hydrology. 127219.

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• Understanding impacts of environment-related payments on farm level production and economy through integrated spatial modelling

  Urban, D., Shrestha, S., Barnes, AP., O'Donoghue, C. & Ryan, M., Mar 2021, 12 p.

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• Understanding the classics: the unifying concepts of transgressive segregation, inbreeding depression and heterosis and their central relevance for crop breeding

  Mackay, I., Cockram, J., Howell, P. M. & Powell, W., Jan 2021, In: Plant Biotechnology Journal. 19, 1, p. 26-34 9 p.

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• Understanding the cross-talk between human microbiota and gastrointestinal cancer for developing potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers

  Kashyap, S., Pal, S., Chandan, G., Saini, V., Chakrabarti, S., Saini, N. K., Mittal, A., Thakur, V. K., Saini, A. K. & Saini, R. V., 8 May 2021, (First published) In: Seminars in Cancer Biology.

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• Understanding the interplay between the gut microbiome, nutrition and health

  Ball, D. & Athanasiadou, S., 14 Dec 2021, (First published) In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 80, 4, p. 383-385 3 p.

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• Understanding the response to Covid-19 - Exploring options for a resilient social and economic recovery in Scotland’s rural and island communities

  Currie, M., McMorran, R., Hopkins, J., McKee, A. J., Glass, J., Wilson, R., Meador, JE., Noble, C., Craigie, MC., Piras, S., Bruce, F., Williams, AW., Pinker, A., Jones, SJ., Maynard, CM. & Atterton, J., 24 Mar 2021, 32 p.

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• Understanding the seasonality of performance resilience to climate volatility in Mediterranean dairy sheep

  Tsartsianidou, V., Kapsona, VV., Sánchez-Molano, E., Basdagianni, Z., Carabano, M. J., Chatziplis, D., Arsenos, G., Triantafyllidis, A. & Banos, G., 21 Jan 2021, (First published) In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1889.

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• Understanding the Therapeutic Potential of Ascorbic Acid in the Battle to Overcome Cancer

  Reang, J., Sharma, P. C., Thakur, V. K. & Majeed, J., 31 Jul 2021, (First published) In: Biomolecules. 11, 8, p. e1130 1130.

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• Unraveling regulatory divergence, heterotic malleability, and allelic imbalance switching in rice due to drought stress

  Ereful, N. C., Laurena, A., Liu, L-Y., Kao, S-M., Tsai, E., Greenland, A., Powell, W., Mackay, I. & Leung, H., 29 Jun 2021, (First published) In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 13489.

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• Unravelling the Role of Rumen Microbial Communities, Genes, and Activities on Milk Fatty Acid Profile Using a Combination of Omics Approaches

  Stergiadis, S., Cabeza-Luna, I., Mora-Ortiz, M., Stewart, R. D., Dewhurst, R. J., Humphries, D. J., Watson, M., Roehe, R. & Auffret, M. D., 21 Jan 2021, (First published) In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 11, 590441.

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• Updating nitrogen and sulphur fertiliser recommendations for spring barley

  Kendall, S. L., Fitters, T. F. J., Berry, P., Hoad, SP. & Bingham, IJ., May 2021, AHDB. 183 p.

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• Uplandia: making better policy in complex upland systems. Final report.

  Stewart, GB., Glendell, M., McMorran, R., Troldborg, M., Gagkas, Z., Ovando, P., Roberts, M., Maynard, CM., Williams, AW., Clay, G. & Reed, MSR., 7 May 2021, 68 p.

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• Use of acibenzolar-S-methyl and other novel products for the management of Aphelenchoides fragariae on ornamental plants in glasshouse and commercial conditions

  Rotifa, I. J. & Evans, K. A., Mar 2021, In: Crop Protection. 141, 105467.

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• Use of a nitrification inhibitor reduces nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from compacted grassland with different soil textures and climatic conditions

  Hargreaves, PR., Baker, KL., Graceson, A., Bonnett, S., Ball, BC. & Cloy, JM., 15 Apr 2021, In: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 310, 107307.

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• Use of a novel camera trapping approach to measure small mammal responses to peatland restoration

  Littlewood, N. A., Hancock, M. H., Newey, S., Shackelford, G. & Toney, R., 12 Jan 2021, (First published) In: European Journal of Wildlife Research. 67, 12.

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• Use of Infra-Red Thermography to non-invasively assess neonatal piglet temperature

  Schmitt, O. & O’Driscoll, K., Jan 2021, In: Translational Animal Science. 5, 1, txaa208.

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• Using a Parish Level Approach to continually inform Dynamic Nutrient Management

  Ryan, F., Topp, CFE., Watson, CA., Metzger, M. & Buckingham, S., 20 Sep 2021, p. 63. 1 p.

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• Using expert elicitation to abridge the Welfare Quality® protocol for monitoring the most adverse dairy cattle welfare impairments

  Tuyttens, F. A. M., de Graaf, S., Andreassen, S., de Boyer des Roches, A., van Eerdenburg, F. J. C. M., Haskell, MJ., Kirchner, M. K., Mounier, L., Kjosevski, M., Bijttebier, J., Lauwers, L., Verbeke, W. A. J. & Ampe, B. A., 28 May 2021, (First published) In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 8, 634470.

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• Using Farmers’ Risk Tolerance to Explain Variations in Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties in Nepal

  Begho, TB., Aug 2021, In: Journal of South Asian Development. 16, 2, p. 171-193 23 p.

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• Using milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus L.) to promote rice straw decomposition by regulating enzyme activity and bacterial community

  Zhou, G., Gao, S., Chang, D., Rees, RM. & Cao, W., Jan 2021, In: Bioresource Technology. 319, 124215.

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• Using principles from behavioural ecology to address animal welfare issues

  Arnott, G., Lee, VE. & Turner, SP., 19 Nov 2021, Bridging Research Disciplines to Advance Animal Welfare Science: A Practical Guide . Camerlink, I. (ed.). CABI International, p. 225-240

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• Valorisation of CO 2 into Value-Added Products via Microbial Electrosynthesis (MES) and Electro-Fermentation Technology

  Quraishi, M., Wani, K., Pandit, S., Gupta, P. K., Rai, A. K., Lahiri, D., Jadhav, D. A., Ray, R. R., Jung, S. P., Thakur, V. K. & Prasad, R., Dec 2021, In: Fermentation. 7, 4, 291.

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• Valorization of fruits and vegetable wastes and by-products to produce natural pigments

  Sharma, M., Usmani, Z., Gupta, V. K. & Bhat, R., Jun 2021, In: Critical Reviews in Biotechnology. 41, 4, p. 535-563 29 p.

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• Visible light-conducting polymer nanocomposites as efficient photocatalysts for the treatment of organic pollutants in wastewater

  Ahmad, N., Anae, J., Khan, M. Z., Sabir, S., Yang, X. J., Thakur, V. K., Campo, P. & Coulon, F., 1 Oct 2021, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 295, 113362.

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• Visna in a UK flock and the biosecurity risk arising from the onward sale of likely infected pedigree stock

  Evans, M., Caldow, G., Del-Pozo, J., Kelly, R., Scholes, S. & Sargison, N., Sep 2021, In: Veterinary Record Case Reports. 9, 3, 5 p., e122.

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• Water desalination using nanocelluloses/cellulose derivatives based membranes for sustainable future

  Rana, A. K., Gupta, V. K., Saini, A. K., Voicu, S. I., Abdellattifaand, M. H. & Thakur, V. K., 15 Dec 2021, In: Desalination. 520, 115359.

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• Wetland spirits and indigenous knowledge: Implications for the conservation of wetlands in the Peruvian Amazon

  Fabiano, E., Schulz, C. & Martín Brañas, M., 23 Nov 2021, (First published) In: Current Research in Environmental Sustainability. 3, 100107.

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• What are the main challenges to improve flock profitability in Ireland and Europe?

  Keady, T., Ruiz, R., Beltrán De Heredia, I., Carta, A., Monori, I., Ligda, C., Morgan-Davies, C., Ocak Yetisgin, S. & Grisot, P-G., 19 Apr 2021, Animal - science proceedings: The Challenge of Change The New Normal?. 1 ed. Essex: British Society of Animal Science, Vol. 12. 1 p.

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• What can we learn from anthropological practice to conduct socially just participatory action research?

  Vella, S., Carter, C. & Reed, M. S., 29 Mar 2021, (First published) In: Educational Action Research. 29, 4, p. 526-552 27 p.

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• What sources are used by stakeholders in Ireland and Europe to obtain information to improve flock profitability?

  Keady, T., Beltrán De Heredia, I., Ruiz, R., Carta, A., Monori, I., Tsiokos, ELGO-DIMITRA., Morgan-Davies, C., Ocak Yetisgin, S. & Grisot, P-G., 19 Apr 2021, Animal –– science proceedings: The Challenge of Change The New Normal?. 1 ed. Essex: British Society of Animal Science, Vol. 12. 1 p.

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• What type of loafing areas do housed dairy cattle prefer?

  Langford, FM., Bell, DJ., Nevison, I. M., Tolkamp, BJ., Roberts, DJ. & Haskell, MJ., Dec 2021, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 245, 105511.

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• When and why direct transmission models can be used for environmentally persistent pathogens

  Benson, L., Davidson, R. S., Green, D. M., Hoyle, A., Hutchings, M. R. & Marion, G., 1 Dec 2021, (First published) In: PLoS Computational Biology. 17, 12 December, e1009652.

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• Whole-Genome Sequence Data Suggest Environmental Adaptation of Ethiopian Sheep Populations

  Wiener, P., Robert, C., Ahbara, A., Salavati, M., Abebe, A., Kebede, A., Wragg, D., Friedrich, J., Vasoya, D., Hume, D. A., Djikeng, A., Watson, M., Prendergast, J. G. D., Hanotte, O., Mwacharo, J. M. & Clark, E. L., 1 Mar 2021, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 13, 3, evab014.

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• Who let the dogs out? Exploring the spatial ecology of free-roaming domestic dogs in western Kenya

  Muinde, P., Bettridge, J. M., Sousa, F. M., Dürr, S., Dohoo, I. R., Berezowski, J., Mutwiri, T., Odinga, C. O., Fèvre, E. M. & Falzon, L. C., May 2021, In: Ecology and Evolution. 11, 9, p. 4218-4231 14 p.

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• Who Plays With Whom: Farrowing Environment Influences Isolation of Foster Piglets in Play

  Clarkson, J. M., Baxter, E. M. & Martin, J. E., 22 Sep 2021, (First published) In: Frontiers in Animal Science . 2, 724080.

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• Within-year and among-year variation in impacts of targeted conservation management on juvenile survival in a threatened population

  Fenn, S., Bignal, E. M., Bignal, S., Trask, A., McCracken, D. I., Monaghan, P. & Reid, J. M., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 58, 12, p. 2722-2733 12 p.

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• Woodlands

  Coomes, D., Bowditch, E., Burton, V., Chamberlain, B., Donald, F., Egedusevic, M., Fuentes-Montemayor, E., Hall, J., Jones, A. G., Lines, E., Waring, B., Warner, E. & Weatherall, A., 2021, Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change in the UK: A Report by the British Ecological Society. Stafford, R., Chamberlain, B., Clavey, L., Gillingham, P. K., McKain, S., Morecroft, M. D., Morrison-Bell, C. & Watts, O. (eds.). London, UK: British Ecological Society, p. 24-37

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• Zookeepers–The most important animal in the zoo?

  Bacon, H., Vigors, B., Shaw, D. J., Waran, N., Dwyer, C. M. & Bell, C., 13 Dec 2021, (First published) In: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. p. 1-13 13 p.

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• ‘All my animals are equal, but none can survive without the horse.’ The contribution of working equids to the livelihoods of women across six communities in the Chimaltenango region of Guatemala

  Vasanthakumar, M., Upjohn, M., Watson, T. & Dwyer, CM., 22 May 2021, (First published) In: Animals. 11, 6, 1509.

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• ‘Down on the Farm’ – Introduction to the Special Issue on Agriculture and Environment

  Marland, P., McCracken, DI. & Somervell, T., 30 Jul 2021, (First published) In: Green Letters. 24, 4, p. 335-343

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