• Applicability of the DMU e-Parasitology for teaching cell and parasite culture 

  Pena-Fernandez, A.; Hurtado, C.; Evans, M. D.; Izquierdo, F.; Acosta, L.; Llorens, S. (Conference)

  De Montfort University (DMU, UK) and the Spanish University of San Pablo CEU (USP-CEU) and Miguel Hernández de Elche, are developing a complete on-line package for teaching and learning medical parasitology, named DMU ...

• Presence of Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora in public parks of the Community of Madrid 

  Martínez, C.; Magnet, A.; Pena-Fernandez, A.; Redondo, F.; Ollero, D.; Hurtado, C.; Izquierdo, F.; Fenoy, S.; del Águila, C. (Conference)

• Intestinal parasites in cervid stools in public parks of Leicester (United Kingdom): pilot study 

  Anjum, U.; Navarro-i-Martínez, L.; Bornay-Llinares, F.J.; Pena-Fernandez, A.; Acosta, L. (Conference)

  El parque “Bradgate”, se encuentra localizado en los alrededores de la ciudad de Leicestershire (Reino Unido), ocupa unas 350 hectáreas y es hogar de vida salvaje incluyendo numerosos grupos de ciervo rojo (Cervus elaphus) ...

• Presence of Cryptosporidium spp. in avian faecal samples from an English urban environment 

  Anjum, U.; Acosta, L.; Raim, J.; Izquierdo, F.; Magnet, A.; Pena-Fernandez, A. (Conference)

  Cryptosporidium parvum and C. hominis have been described as protozoan emerging human parasites that can severely affect immunocompromised patients worldwide for which an early stage diagnosis is critical for appropriate ...

• Are human pathogenic free-living amoebae present in Leicester city’s environment (UK)? 

  Anjum, U.; Magnet, A.; Acosta, L.; Toledo, R.; Pena-Fernandez, A. (Conference)

  The environmental presence and distribution of human pathogenic free-living amoebae (FLA) Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillaris, have been reported in different environmental compartments and ...

• Studying the presence and circulation of opportunistic protozoan parasites in Leicester, UK. 

  Anjum, U.; Izquierdo, F.; Acosta, L.; Toledo, R.; Pena-Fernandez, A. (Conference)

  A zoonotic role has been described for different opportunistic human protozoan parasites including coccidian species (Cryptosporidium spp., Cyclospora sp. and Cystoisospora sp.), Giardia intestinalis and Entamoeba histolytica. ...

• Intervention to enhance medical parasitology knowledge at the University of Makeni, Sierra Leone. 

  Pena-Fernandez, A.; Izquierdo, F.; Acosta, L.; Hurtado, C.; Magnet, A.; Berghs, Maria; Anjum, U. (Conference)

  In post-Ebola Sierra Leone, capacity building is critical to prevent future outbreaks, which should be informed by research influenced by good cultural and ethical practices. De Montfort University (DMU, UK) in collaboration ...

• Deer in public parks in Leicesthershire (UK): is there any risk to human health? 

  Pena-Fernandez, A.; Anjum, U.; Navarro-i-Martínez, L.; Jagdev, G.S.; Lobo-Bedmar, M. C.; Acosta, L. (Conference)

  Deer may act as reservoirs of various parasites that can infect humans and livestock, which can be a concern for public health and the economy. Bradgate Park, a public park in Leicestershire (UK), houses numerous herds of ...

• Presence and distribution of emerging human pathogens microsporidia in soils from Alcalá de Henares (Spain) according to their physicochemical properties. 

  Pena-Fernandez, A.; Lobo-Bedmar, M. C.; Izquierdo, F.; Anjum, U. (Conference)

  Topsoils can be the source of a myriad of emerging biological hazards, enhanced by the exponential socioeconomic development. A population could potentially be exposed to these hazards, such as spores from the emerging ...

• Uranium and thorium in human hair from young Spanish adults (20-24 years old). 

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

  Human hair can be considered an appropriate matrix to assess chronic exposure to some natural radionuclides. Thus, hair has been suggested as a substitute for urine to determine chronic exposure to uranium as its presence ...

• Presence of lead in hair of young university students in Leicester, England. 

  Peña-Fernández A., Jagdev GS., Masania J., Angulo S., Ajala M., Ali N., Evans MD., Lobo-Bedmar MC. (Conference)

  Recently, large Human Bio-monitoring (HBM) projects have been carried out in different European countries as a tool to assess exposure to environmental pollutants. However, there are little data about the presence of metals ...

• Care of People with Dementia in an Acute Hospital Setting 

  Northcott, Andy; Featherstone, Katie (Book chapter)

• "We di woman den, na we di suffer" 

  Berghs, Maria; Gabba, Amelia Eva; Nyandemo, Sia Evelyn; Dyson, Simon. M.; Fadlu-Deen, Gbrilla; Tregson-Roberts, George (Technical Report)

  Sierra Leone is thought to be one of the West African countries most affected by sickle cell disorders. Estimates state that one in four people carry the gene for sickle cell and between 1 to 2% of births are of children ...

• Measures of God representations: Theoretical framework and critical review 

  Sharp, Carissa; Davis, Edward; George, Karisha Kimone; Cuthbert, Andrew; Zahl, Bonnie; Davis, Don; Hook, Joshua; Aten, Jamie (Article)

  Over the past several decades, scholarly interest in God representations has grown steadily, but conceptual and measurement challenges have persisted. Consequently, in this article, we build upon a dual-process conceptualization ...

• Attitudes to weight management in the South Asian population 

  Robinson-Burke, Tamara; Tanna, Sangeeta; Hind, James; Fretwell, Laurice; Williams, Robert; Sutton, Christopher; Dunford, Louise (Conference)

• The effect of acute consumption of a blackcurrant juice drink on markers of endothelial function as a risk factor for CVD 

  Alimbetov, Dauren; Jin, Yannan; Gordon, M.H.; Lovegrove, J.A. (Conference)

• Impact of increasing doses of flavonoid-rich and flavonoid-poor fruits and vegetables on antioxidant status in humans – FLAVURS study 

  Jin, Yannan; George, T.W.; Chong, M.F.; Minihane, A.; Gordon, M.H.; Lovegrove, J.A. (Conference)

• Biomarkers of fruit and vegetable consumption: findings from the FLAVURS study 

  Alimbetov, Dauren; Jin, Yannan; George, T.W.; Chong, M.F.; Spencer, J.P.E.; Gordon, M.H.; Lovegrove, J.A. (Conference)

• A randomised trial to investigate the effects of acute consumption of a blackcurrant juice drink on markers of vascular reactivity and bioavailability of anthocyanins in human subjects 

  Jin, Yannan; Alimbetov, Dauren; George, T.W.; Gordon, M.H.; Lovegrove, J.A. (Article)

  Background/Objectives: To study the bioavailability of anthocyanins and the effects of a 20% blackcurrant juice drink on vascular reactivity, plasma antioxidant status and other cardiovascular disease risk markers. Sub ...

• Impact of the quantity and flavonoid content of fruits and vegetables on markers of intake in adults with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease: The FLAVURS Trial 

  Chong, M.F.; George, T.W.; Alimbetov, Dauren; Jin, Yannan; Weech, M.; Macready, A.L. (Article)

  Purpose Limited robust randomised controlled trials investigating fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake in people at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) exist. We aimed to design and validate a dietary strategy of increasing ...

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