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Irish macroalgae as feed supplements in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Safety, viability, quality, and economic feasibility
(2017-02-24)
The increase in global food demand coupled with competition for arable land use has
led to substantial growth in the aquaculture industry, and in particular, finfish farming.
Consequently, farming of species such as ...
The regulation of starch synthesis by phytochrome A&B, thioredoxins and plastidial kinases in Arabidopsis thaliana leaves
(2017-08-09)
Starch is an important storage carbon in many plant leaves which is synthesized during the day and degraded at night to maintain cellular maintenance and eventually growth. The biosynthesis of starch is a highly regulated ...
Oil spill assessment and coastal zone management planning for the Misratah coastline, Libya
(2017-08-15)
Knowledge of the spatial distribution of shoreline sensitivity, coastal resources and habitats vulnerable to an oil spill is crucial for effective coastal zone management. This goal is best achieved if the location of ...
Geomalacus maculosus: An assessment of trapping methods, forestry management impacts, and feeding preferences
(2017-02-24)
The EU protected Lusitanian slug species Geomalacus maculosus Allman (Gastropoda: Arionidae) is found only in northern Iberia and the west of Ireland. Once thought to inhabit undisturbed habitats such as blanket bogs and ...
Identification and analysis of polymorphisms in miRNA genes and associated targets in Bos taurus and Bos primigenius for genomic selection in cattle
(2017-02-21)
Cattle production is of high economic importance to agriculture in Ireland. For more than a decade, significant effort focused on the improvement of the selection of economically important traits in beef and dairy breeds. ...
Characterisation of the cellular responses to CDC7 inhibition in breast-derived human cells
(2017-10-06)
CDC7 plays a role in DNA replication initiation and cell cycle regulation. Inhibition of CDC7 kinase by siRNA triggers a p53-independent apoptotic cell death in cancer cells but not in human fibroblast suggesting this ...