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• 2022

  Valorisation of algal biomass to value-added metabolites: emerging trends and opportunities

  Uma, V. S., Usmani, Z., Sharma, M., Diwan, D., Sharma, M., Guo, M., Tuohy, M. G., Makatsoris, C., Zhao, X., Thakur, V. K. & Gupta, V. K., 2 Mar 2022, (First published) In: Phytochemistry Reviews. 26 p.

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• Valorisation of xylose to renewable fuels and chemicals, an essential step in augmenting the commercial viability of lignocellulosic biorefineries

  Narisetty, V., Cox, R., Bommareddy, R., Agrawal, D., Ahmad, E., Pant, K. K., Chandel, A. K., Bhatia, S. K., Kumar, D., Binod, P., Gupta, V. K. & Kumar, V., Jan 2022, In: Sustainable Energy and Fuels. 6, 1, p. 29-65 37 p.

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• Valorization of dairy waste and by-products through microbial bioprocesses

  Usmani, Z., Sharma, M., Gaffey, J., Sharma, M., Dewhurst, R. J., Moreau, B., Newbold, J., Clark, W., Thakur, V. K. & Gupta, V. K., Feb 2022, In: Bioresource Technology. 346, 126444.

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• Valorization of sugar beet pulp to value-added products: A review

  Usmani, Z., Sharma, M., Diwan, D., Tripathi, M., Whale, E., Jayakody, L. N., Moreau, B., Thakur, V. K., Tuohy, M. & Gupta, V. K., Feb 2022, In: Bioresource Technology. 346, 126580.

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• Variation in reticulo-rumen volumes between and within sheep breeds and genetic relationships with production traits

  Lambe, N. R., McLaren, A., McLean, K., Gordon, J. & Conington, J., 21 Feb 2022, (First published) In: Animal Production Science.

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• Waste biomass based potential bioadsorbent for lead removal from simulated wastewater

  Pal, D. B., Saini, R., Srivastava, N., Ahmad, I., Alshahrani, M. Y. & Gupta, V. K., Apr 2022, In: Bioresource Technology. 349, 126843.

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• What are the Priority Research Questions for Digital Agriculture?

  Ingram, J., Maye, D., Bailye, C., Barnes, AP., Bear, C., Bell, M., Cutress, D., Davies, L., Boon de, A., Dinnie, L., Gairdner, J., Hafferty, C., Holloway, L., Kindred, D. R., Kirby, D., Leake, B., Manning, L., Marchant, B., Morse, A., Oxley, S. & 8 others, Phillips, M., Regan, A., Rial-Lovera, K., Rose, D. C., Schillings, J., Williams, F., Williams, H. & Wilson, L., Mar 2022, In: Land Use Policy. 114, 105962.

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• Wheat genetic loci conferring resistance to stripe rust in the face of genetically diverse races of the fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici

  Bouvet, L., Percival-Alwyn, L., Berry, S., Fenwick, P., Mantello, C. C., Sharma, R., Holdgate, S., Mackay, I. J. & Cockram, J., Jan 2022, In: Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 135, 1, p. 301-319 19 p.

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• Whole-genome resequencing of worldwide wild and domestic sheep elucidates genetic diversity, introgression and agronomically important loci

  Lv, F-H., Cao, Y-H., Liu, G-J., Luo, L-Y., Lu, R., Liu, M-J., Li, W-R., Zhou, P., Wang, X-H., Shen, M., Gao, L., Yang, J-Q., Yang, H., Yang, Y-L., Liu, C-B., Wan, P-C., Zhang, Y-S., Pi, W-H., Ren, Y-L., Shen, Z-Q. & 36 others, Wang, F., Wang, Y-T., Li, J-Q., Salehian-Dehkordi, H., Hehua, E., Liu, Y-G., Chen, J-F., Wang, J-K., Deng, X-M., Esmailizadeh, A., Dehghani-Qanatqestani, M., Charati, H., Nosrati, M., Štěpánek, O., Rushdi, H. E., Olsaker, I., Curik, I., Gorkhali, N. A., Paiva, S. R., Caetano, A. R., Ciani, E., Amills, M., Weimann, C., Erhardt, G., Amane, A., Mwacharo, J. M., Han, J-L., Hanotte, O., Periasamy, K., Johansson, A. M., Hallsson, J. H., Kantanen, J., Coltman, D. W., Bruford, M. W., Lenstra, J. A. & Li, M-H., 1 Feb 2022, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39, 2, msab353.

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• Zinc associated nanomaterials and their intervention in emerging respiratory viruses: Journey to the field of biomedicine and biomaterials

  Gutiérrez Rodelo, C., Salinas, R. A., Armenta JaimeArmenta, E., Armenta, S., Galdámez-Martínez, A., Castillo-Blum, S. E., Astudillo-de la Vega, H., Nirmala Grace, A., Aguilar-Salinas, C. A., Gutiérrez Rodelo, J., Christie, G., Alsanie, W. F., Santana, G., Thakur, V. K. & Dutt, A., 15 Apr 2022, In: Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 457, 214402.

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• ‘Free’ Farrowing: Exploring different international farrowing regulations, industry- and market-led initiatives

  Baxter, EM., 2022, SRUC's Rural Policy Centre. 7 p. (Policy Spotlight; no. 5)

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• 2021

  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.

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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.

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• A comprehensive genome‑wide scan detects genomic regions related to local adaptation and climate resilience in Mediterranean domestic sheep

  Tsartsianidou, V., Sánchez-Molano, E., Kapsona, VV., Basdagianni, Z., Chatziplis, D., Arsenos, G., Triantafyllidis, A. & Banos, G., Dec 2021, In: Genetics Selection Evolution. 53, 90.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Adjusting the interfacial adhesion via surface modification to prepare high-performance fibers

  Han, N., Zhao, X. & Thakur, V. K., 9 Dec 2021, (First published) In: Nano Materials Science.

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• Adoption intentions towards improved vegetable varieties among commercial and subsistence farmers in Nepal

  Begho, T., 13 Dec 2021, (First published) In: International Journal of Social Economics. p. 1-19 19 p.

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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, (First published) In: Journal of Renewable Materials. 9, 4, p. 615-636 22 p.

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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.

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• 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.

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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.

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• 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.

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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.

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• 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., Nov 2021, In: Phytopathology. 111, 11, p. 1983-1993 11 p.

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• 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.

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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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• Analyses of lambing dates in sheep breeds using von Mises distribution

  Id-Lahoucine, S., Schaeffer, L. R., Cánovas, A. & Casellas, J., 11 Dec 2021, (First published) In: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics. 10 p.

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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.

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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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• 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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• 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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• Applying economic models to assess the viability of animal welfare interventions

  Peden, R. & Akaichi, F., Nov 2021, Bridging Research Disciplines to Advance Animal Welfare Science: A Practical Guide . Camerlink, I. (ed.). CAB International, p. 107-124 17 p.

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