This thesis details the synthesis and characterisation of seven osmium and ruthenium bipyridyl complexes, reports on their electrochemical characteristics and outlines an application for one of the synthesised complexes ...

Domoic acid, a neurotoxin produced by some Pseudo-nitzschia species, can accumulate in shellfish, consumption of which can result in Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning. Since its detection in Irish king scallop, Pecten maximus, ...

Pyrenophora teres the causal organism of barley net blotch disease is responsible for substantial loss in crop yield with yield losses as high as 40% under favourable conditions. Current control measures are achieved ...