Browsing Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest by Author "Rowan, Neil"
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Addressing challenges and opportunities of the European seafood sector under a circular economy framework.
Ruiz-Salmón, Israel; Margallo, María; Laso, Jara; Villaneuva-Rey, Pedro; Mariño, Dolores; Quinteiro, Paula; Dias, Ana Cláudia; Nunes, María Leonor; Marques, António; Feijoo, Gumersindo; Moreira, María Teresa; Loubet, Philippe; Sonnemann, Guido; Morse, Andy; Cooney, Ronan; Clifford, Eoghan; Rowan, Neil; Méndez-Paz, Diego; Iglesias-Parga, Xesús; Anglada, Clémentine; Martin, Jean-Christophe; Irabien, Ángel; Aldaco, Rúben (Elsevier, 2020-02)The European seafood and aquaculture sectors are facing important challenges in terms of environmental threats (climate change, marine debris, resources depletion), social development (worker rights, consumer's awareness) ... -
A bilayer vaginal tablet for the localized delivery of disulfiram and 5-fluorouracil to the cervix
Abidin, Ismin Zainol; Rezoagli, Emanuele; Simonassi-Paiva, Bianca; Fehrenbach, Gustavo Waltzer; Masterson, Kevin; Pogue, Robert; Cao, Zhi; Rowan, Neil; Murphy, Emma J.; Major, Ian (MDPI, 2020-12-06)This study was performed to develop an adjuvant therapy in the form of a self-administered vaginal tablet regimen for the localized delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs. This therapy will help to reduce relapse by eradicating ... -
A circular economy framework for seafood waste valorisation to meet challenges and opportunities for intensive production and sustainability
Cooney, Ronan; Baptista de Sousa, David; Fernández-Ríos, Ana; Mellett, Sinead; Rowan, Neil; Morse, Andrew P.; Hayes, Maria; Laso, Jara; Regueiro, Leticia; Wan, Alex HL.; Clifford, Eoghan (Elsevier, 2023)There is a growing concern among societies and consumers over food security and the sustainability of food production systems. For seafood, it has been highly advocated as a healthy food source and its sustainability ... -
Estimation of the frequency and effects of casual mutations on fertility and production traits in Irish dairy cattle
O'Kane, Lyndsey (Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest, 2022)Fertility is a major driver for profitability and sustainability of livestock enterprises. Identifying and estimating the effects of known lethal recessive genetic mutations and genes of major effect on production traits ... -
Ganodiesel: a new biodiesel feedstock from biomass of the mushroom Ganoderma lucidum
Jahis, Besek Mariam; Ilham, Zul; Supramani, Sugenendran; Sohedein, Mohamad Nor Azzimi; Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal; Abd-Aziz, Suraini; Rowan, Neil; Wan-Mohtar, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad (MDPI, 2022-08-29)There is a pressing demand for new sustainable eco-friendly approaches to producing green energy worldwide. This study represents the novel production of biodiesel feedstock from the medicinal mushroom Ganoderma lucidum ... -
In vivo toxicity of bioreactor-grown biomass and exopolysaccharides from Malaysian tiger milk mushroom mycelium for potential future health applications
Usuldin, Siti Rokhiyah Ahmad; Wan-Mohtar, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad; Ilham, Zul; Jamaludin, Adi Ainurzaman; Abdullah, Nur Raihan; Rowan, Neil (Nature Research, 2021-11)Natural mycelial biomass (MB) and exopolysaccharides (EPS) of Malaysian tiger milk mushroom Lignosus rhinocerus are considered high-end components due to their high commercial potential value in drug discovery. This study ... -
Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) as an in vivo infection model for domestic effluent contamination in seawater
Fehrenbach, Gustavo; Pogue, Robert; Clifford, Eoghan; Carter, Frank; Rowan, Neil (Technological University of the Shannon Midlands Midwest, 2022)Contamination of water and food are responsible by many outbreaks and deaths worldwide. Pathogens such as bacteria, yeasts and viruses can reach the shellfish by several routes, where the discharge of domestic effluent ... -
A pulsed light system for the disinfection of flow through water in the presence of inorganic contaminants.
Garvey, Mary; Rowan, Neil (IWA Publishing, 2014)The use of ultraviolet (UV) light for water disinfection has become increasingly popular due to on-going issues with drinking water and public health. Pulsed UV light has proved to be an effective form of inactivating a ... -
Studies on the inactivation of medically important Candida species on agar surfaces using pulsed light.
Farrell, Hugh; Garvey, Mary; Rowan, Neil (2009-07)Development of a pulsed-light (PL) approach to inanimate surface decontamination is timely, as the incidence of yeast-related infections in healthcare remains unacceptably high. Critical electrical and biological factors ... -
Synergy assessment of four antimicrobial bioactive compounds for the combinational treatment of bacterial pathogens
Masterson, Kevin; Major, Ian; Lynch, Mark; Rowan, Neil (MDPI, 2023-08-07)Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a topic of great concern in recent years, with much effort being committed to developing alternative treatments for resistant bacterial pathogens. Drug combinational therapies ...