Publications by authors named "R A Herbert"

Researcher mobility is an integral part of the way research is conducted and of a researcher's career. Its effects on collaboration networks, research impact and knowledge flows drive countries and institutions to quantify and understand this activity. The purpose of this study is to test a new researcher mobility model which was developed and prototyped as a customisable research tool to provide a unified perspective on mobility at macro (national), meso (institutional) and micro (individual) levels.

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  • Researchers created a non-human primate model of septic shock to better study the disease and test new treatments under conditions similar to modern intensive care.
  • The study analyzed how different doses of a bacteria impacted the animals, noting significant effects on heart rate, blood pressure, and organ function.
  • The model showed key immunological and pathological responses similar to human sepsis, revealing potential for its use in understanding disease mechanisms and developing effective therapies.
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Strawberry ripening is non-climacteric, and post-harvest fruit enter senescence and deteriorate rapidly. Chilled storage induces transcriptome wide changes in gene expression, including the down-regulation of aroma related genes. Histone marks are associated with transcriptional activation or repression; the H3K27me3 mark is mainly associated with repression of gene expression.

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Detailed analysis of skeletal muscle architecture provides insights into skeletal muscle function. To date, measurements of the human subscapularis architecture have been limited to cadaveric measurements. In this study we demonstrate the feasibility of using anatomically constrained fibre tractography to reconstruct and quantify the 3D architecture of the human subscapularis muscle, and provide the first quantitative measurements of the architecture of the human subscapularis muscle in vivo.

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