A5034663465- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
- Nephrotoxicity and Medicinal Plants
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Irish and British Studies
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis
- Marine animal studies overview
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Pathwest Laboratory Medicine
2024
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
2024
Curtin University
2015-2023
University of Louisville
2023
Beaumont Hospital
2016
Murdoch University
2011-2013
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been practiced for thousands of years, but only within the last few decades its use become more widespread outside Asia. Concerns continue to be raised about efficacy, legality, and safety many popular complementary alternative medicines, including TCMs. Ingredients some TCMs are known include derivatives endangered, trade-restricted species plants animals, therefore contravene Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) legislation....
Amplicon sequencing has been the method of choice in many high-throughput DNA (HTS) applications. To date there a heavy focus on means by which to analyse burgeoning amount data afforded HTS. In contrast, distinct lack attention paid considerations surrounding importance sample preparation and fidelity library generation. No high-end bioinformatics can compensate for poorly prepared samples it is therefore imperative that careful given generation within workflows, especially those involving...
Marine ecosystems are changing rapidly as the oceans warm and become more acidic. The physical factors changes to ocean chemistry that they drive can all be measured with great precision. Changes in biological composition of communities different regions far challenging measure because most monitoring methods focus on a limited taxonomic or size range. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis has potential solve this problem oceanography, it is capable identifying huge phylogenetic range organisms...
Abstract The analysis of apex predator diet has the ability to deliver valuable insights into ecosystem health, and potential impacts a might have on commercially relevant species. Australian sea lion ( Neophoca cinerea ) is an endemic one world's most endangered pinnipeds. Given that prey availability vital survival top predators, this study set out understand what dietary information DNA metabarcoding could yield from 36 scats collected across 1,500 km its distribution in southwest Western...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 540:167-181 (2015) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11524 Comparison of morphological and DNA metabarcoding analyses diets in exploited marine fishes Oliver Berry1,*, Cathy Bulman2, Michael Bunce3, Megan Coghlan3, Dáithí C. Murray3, Robert D. Ward2 1CSIRO Oceans Atmosphere Flagship, PMB 5, Wembley, Western...
Abstract Globally, there has been an increase in the use of herbal remedies including traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). There is a perception that products are natural, safe and effectively regulated, however, regulatory agencies hampered by lack toolkit to audit ingredient lists, adulterants constituent active compounds. Here, for first time, multidisciplinary approach assessing molecular content 26 TCMs described. Next generation DNA sequencing combined with toxicological heavy metal...
Abstract Background The Paleolithic diet is promoted worldwide for improved gut health. However, there little evidence available to support these claims, with existing literature examining anthropometric and cardiometabolic outcomes. Objective To determine the association between dietary intake, markers of colonic health, microbiota, serum trimethylamine- N -oxide (TMAO), a gut-derived metabolite associated cardiovascular disease. Design In cross-sectional design, long-term ( n = 44, > 1...
Ecosystem retrogression following long-term pedogenesis is attributed to phosphorus (P) limitation of primary productivity. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) enhance P acquisition for most terrestrial plants, but it has been suggested that this strategy becomes less effective in strongly weathered soils with extremely low availability. Using next generation sequencing the large subunit ribosomal RNA gene roots and soil, we compared composition diversity AMF communities three contrasting...
Abstract Background Wildlife collisions with aircraft cost the airline industry billions of dollars per annum and represent a public safety risk. Clearly, adapting aerodrome habitats to become less attractive hazardous wildlife will reduce incidence collisions. Formulating effective habitat management strategies relies on accurate species identification high-risk species. This can be successfully achieved for all strikes either through morphology and/or DNA-based identifications. Beyond...
Arctic shrubification is an observable consequence of climate change, already resulting in ecological shifts and global-scale feedbacks including changes land surface albedo enhanced evapotranspiration. However, the rate at which shrubs can colonize previously glaciated terrain a warming world largely unknown. Reconstructions past vegetation dynamics conjunction with records provide critical insights into rates controls on plant migration, but paleoenvironmental reconstructions based pollen...
Invertebrate biomonitoring can reveal crucial information about the status of restoration projects; however, it is routinely underused because high level taxonomic expertise and resources required. DNA metabarcoding has been used to characterize invertebrate biodiversity but its application in remains untested. We use metabarcoding, a new approach for assessment, explore composition from pitfall traps at two mine site chronosequences southwestern Australia. Invertebrates were profiled using...
Abstract Aim To use a long‐term collection of bulk plankton samples to test the capacity DNA metabarcoding characterize spatial and seasonal patterns found within range zooplankton communities, investigate links with concurrent abiotic data collected as part Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) programme. Location Samples were sourced seasonally for 3 years from nine Pan‐Australian marine sites (n = 90). Methods Here, we apply multi‐assay approach environmental extracted...
Outbreaks of zoonotic diseases in humans and livestock are not uncommon, an important component containment such emerging viral is rapid reliable diagnostics. Such methods often PCR-based hence require the availability sequence data from pathogen. Rattus norvegicus (R. norvegicus) a known reservoir for pathogens. Transmission may be direct via contact with animal, example, through exposure to its faecal matter, or indirectly mediated by arthropod vectors. Here we investigated content rat...
Abstract Rising temperatures and extreme climate events are propelling tropical species into temperate marine ecosystems, but not all can persist. Here, we used the heatwave-driven expatriation of Black Rabbitfish ( Siganus fuscescens ) to environments Western Australia assess ecological evolutionary mechanisms that may entail their persistence. Population genomic assays for this rabbitfish indicated little genetic differentiation between residents vagrants due high migration rates, which...
This article focuses on changes to relationships during the transition desistance. is important as liminality in offending behaviour well-established meaning that people may move forward and backward through cycle. Research nature of towards desistance thus essential understand impact change for individuals a period transition. explores both men women contributing gendered understandings transitions Based interviews with 18 10 completing probation, two themes emerged describe change, which...
Comparisons of DNA profiles recovered from the crime-scene and a person through short tandem repeat (STR) analysis using capillary electrophoresis (CE) is gold standard method determining match. A comparison STR generated CE to massively parallel sequencing (MPS) methods was undertaken. The results showed high percentages autosomal or Y-STR markers individually, however, MPS produced more information at low inputs higher number overall, showing potential provide additional data assist in...