• Emerging human pathogenic microsporidia in built-up environments: a public health concern? 

  Hoosen, H. ; Anjum, U. ; Magnet, A. ; Izquierdo, F. ; Pena-Fernandez, A. (Conference)

  Genera of the phylum of Microsporidia that have been categorised as emergent human pathogens include Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon spp. (E. intestinalis, E. hellem and E. cuniculi). The sources of human ...
• Are zoonotic protist parasites present in the English urban environment? 

  Anjum, U. ; Izquierdo, F. ; Magnet, A. ; Fenoy, S. ; Hoosen, H. ; Pena-Fernandez, A. (Conference)

  Giardia duodenalis (syn. G. lamblia and G. intestinalis) and Entamoeba spp. are intestinal protozoa capable of infecting a range of animal species. Giardia has potential to contaminate water and food, whereas E. histolytica ...
• Applicability of DMU e-Parasitology for learning medical parasitology. 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Hoosen, H. ; Magnet, A. ; Acosta, L. ; del Aguila, C. (Conference)

  De Montfort University (DMU, Leicester, UK) is leading the development of the DMU e-Parasitology package for the teaching and learning of medical parasitology, a resource that will be freely available (http://parasitolog ...
• Exploring the presence of ESBL-producing bacteria in different aquatic ecosystems in England. 

  Anjum, U. ; Reid, R. ; Hoosen, H. ; Lobo-Bedmar, M. C. ; Pena-Fernandez, A. (Conference)

  Recent evidence has shown an increasing presence and distribution of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) in the environment, which could represent a threat to public health. However, their presence in open water ...
• Presence of coccidian human parasites in animal faecal samples from an English urban environment. 

  Hoosen, H. ; Anjum, U. ; Roussou, C. ; Hartley, J. ; Ali, A. ; Magnet, A. ; Pena-Fernandez, A. (Conference)

  Cryptosporidium spp. and Cyclospora cayetanensis are protozoan emerging human parasites that can severely affect immunocompromised patients worldwide for which an early stage diagnosis is critical for appropriate prognosis. ...
• Levels of rare earth elements in hair from a group of young Spanish adults (aged 20-24 years). 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Angulo, S. ; Lobo-Bedmar, M. C. (Conference)

  The rapid agricultural, medical and industrial development is occurring on a global scale and bringing with emerging environmental threats for humans. Contamination by rare earth elements (REE) has emerged as a public ...
• Training to prepare human health undergraduate students to respond to biological incidents. 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Machado, F. ; Lobo-Bedmar, M. C. (Conference)

  Academics with experience from the field during the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak (West Africa) have created basic competences to train human health science students how to respond to chemical/biological incidents following major ...
• Women’s experience of social egg freezing: perceptions of success, risks, and ‘going it alone’ 

  Baldwin, K. ; Culley, Lorraine (Article)

  Abstract Objective: To explore how female users of social egg freezing technology reported their experience of freezing eggs for ‘social’ reasons. Background: Very few studies have explored women’s experiences of social ...
• Targeting the affective brain-a randomized controlled trial of real-time fMRI neurofeedback in patients with depression. 

  Mehler, David M. A. ; Sokunbi, M.O. ; Habes, I. ; Barawi, K. ; Subramanian, L. ; Range, M. ; Evans, J. ; Hood, K. ; Lührs, M. ; Keedwell, P. ; Goebel, R. ; Linden, D.E.J. (Article)

  Functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback (fMRI-NF) training of areas involved in emotion processing can reduce depressive symptoms by over 40% on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). However, it remains ...
• The development and evaluation of a multiplex real-time PCR assay for the detection of ESBL genes in urinary tract infections 

  Reid, Ruth ; Samarasinghe, S. (Article)

  Background Overuse of beta-lactam antibiotics has lead to selection for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae, a major cause of antibiotic resistant urinary tract infections (UTIs). Standard ...
• Effects of exposure of rat erythrocytes to a hypogeomagnetic field 

  Nadeev, A.D. ; Terpilowski, M.A. ; Bogdanov, V.A. ; Khmelevskoy, D.A. ; Schegolev, B.F. ; Surma, S.V. ; Stefanov, V.E. ; Goncharov, Nikolay V. ; Jenkins, R. O. (Article)

  Background:Hypomagnetic fields can disrupts the normal functioning of living organisms by a mechanism thought to involve oxidative stress. In erythrocytes, oxidative stress can inter alia lead to changes to hemoglobin ...
• Conversion of landfill composite to activated carbon to improve landfill sustainability 

  Adelopo, A. O. ; Haris, P. I. (Parvez I.) ; Alo, B. ; Huddersman, Katherine ; Jenkins, R. O. (Article)

  Landfills’ heterogeneous composites waste were evaluated as precursors for generation of activated carbon (AC). A single step chemical activation process was applied involving irradiation with microwave energy and impregnation ...
• Concentrations of alkaline earth elements in hair of a sample of Spanish adults aged 20-24 years from the Region of Madrid. 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Gonzalez-Munoz, M. J. ; Lobo-Bedmar, M. C. (Conference)

  A low intake of alkaline-earth elements (AEEs) has been related with the risk of different syndromes including hypertension. Human hair, despite being controversial sample matrix, could be used as a tool to determine ...
• Creating a reflective pedagogic strategy to enhance human health students’ professional practice at De Montfort University. 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Pena, M. A. ; Evans, M. D. (Conference)

  Reflection is a critical skill for healthcare workers as their professional practice requires undertaking continuous learning for professional development. The aims and objectives of this exercise were to assess and develop ...
• Development of a virtual environment for teaching and learning biomedical techniques and equipment for the study of human pathogens. 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Fenoy, S. ; Evans, M. D. ; Sgamma, Tiziana ; Hurtado, C. ; Izquierdo, F. ; Randles, M. ; Young, C. ; Acosta, L. ; del Aguila, C. (Conference)

  An international innovative teaching group from different EU Universities (De Montfort University, Leicester, UK; University of San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain; University of Miguel Hernandez, Elche, Spain) and biomedical ...
• Interventions to enhance the teaching of toxicology at a UK University 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Pena, M. A. ; Lobo-Bedmar, M. C. ; Evans, M. D. (Conference)

  Following the recent communication from the European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX) advising that toxicology training and expertise is being eroded in the European Union, we have reviewed the teaching status of this ...
• Two years' analysis of environmental recovery training for biological incidents 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Pena, M. A. ; Lobo-Bedmar, M. C. (Conference)

  Environmental recovery in the aftermath of a biological incident is one of the key areas to consider when tailoring a response to protect human health and minimise the spread of the biological agent(s) involved. However, ...
• Can international trip experiences at DMU (#DMUGlobal, UK) provide transversal and work competences? 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Lobo-Bedmar, M. C. ; Pena, M. A. (Conference)

  De Montfort University (DMU, Leicester, UK) is highly committed to promote different strategies to facilitate the acquisition of the key transversal competences and skills recently defined by the European Union for future ...
• Presence and distribution of microsporidia, emerging human pathogens, in an English urban environment. 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Izquierdo, F. ; del Águila, C. ; Lobo-Bedmar, M. C. ; Hoosen, H. (Conference)

  The rapid development and expansion of urban environments is occurring on a global scale resulting in new and unprecedented environmental hazards to human populations. Thus, humans are becoming exposed to emerging pathogens ...
• Evaluating human risks to less frequently regulated and monitored metals and metalloids in urban soils. 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Angulo, S. ; Lobo-Bedmar, M. C. (Conference)

  The rapid development and expansion of urban environments is occurring on a global scale resulting in new and unprecedented environmental hazards to human populations. Within these hazards, metal and metalloid topsoil ...

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