ORCID Profile
0000-0003-0585-8447
Current Organisations
University of Salford
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Aberystwyth University
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Aberystwyth University Institute of Biological Environmental and Rural Sciences
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Technical University of Lisbon
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Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
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Publications
Finding needles in haystacks: linking scientific names, reference specimens and molecular data for Fungi
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date: 30-06-2014
Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi
Publisher: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Date: 27-03-2012
Abstract: Six DNA regions were evaluated as potential DNA barcodes for Fungi , the second largest kingdom of eukaryotic life, by a multinational, multilaboratory consortium. The region of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 used as the animal barcode was excluded as a potential marker, because it is difficult to lify in fungi, often includes large introns, and can be insufficiently variable. Three subunits from the nuclear ribosomal RNA cistron were compared together with regions of three representative protein-coding genes (largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, second largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, and minichromosome maintenance protein). Although the protein-coding gene regions often had a higher percent of correct identification compared with ribosomal markers, low PCR lification and sequencing success eliminated them as candidates for a universal fungal barcode. Among the regions of the ribosomal cistron, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region has the highest probability of successful identification for the broadest range of fungi, with the most clearly defined barcode gap between inter- and intraspecific variation. The nuclear ribosomal large subunit, a popular phylogenetic marker in certain groups, had superior species resolution in some taxonomic groups, such as the early erging lineages and the ascomycete yeasts, but was otherwise slightly inferior to the ITS. The nuclear ribosomal small subunit has poor species-level resolution in fungi. ITS will be formally proposed for adoption as the primary fungal barcode marker to the Consortium for the Barcode of Life, with the possibility that supplementary barcodes may be developed for particular narrowly circumscribed taxonomic groups.
The effect of fat content on visual attention and choice of red meat and differences across gender
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2016
FungalTraits: a user-friendly traits database of fungi and fungus-like stramenopiles
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 11-2020
Cognitive training and remediation interventions for substance use disorders: A Delphi consensus study
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Date: 31-07-2022
DOI: 10.1101/2022.07.28.22278144
Abstract: Substance use disorders (SUD) are associated with cognitive deficits that are not always addressed in current treatments, and this h ers recovery. Cognitive training and remediation interventions are well suited to fill the gap for managing cognitive deficits in SUD. We aimed to reach consensus on recommendations for developing and applying these interventions. Delphi approach with two sequential phases: survey development and iterative surveying of experts. Online study. During survey development, we engaged a group of 15 experts from a working group of the International Society of Addiction Medicine (Steering Committee). During the surveying process, we engaged a larger pool of experts (n=53) identified via recommendations from the Steering Committee and a systematic review. Survey with 67 items covering four key areas of intervention development, i.e., targets, intervention approaches, active ingredients, and modes of delivery. Across two iterative rounds (98% retention rate), the experts reached a consensus on 50 items including: (i) implicit biases, positive affect, arousal, executive functions, and social processing as key targets of interventions (ii) cognitive bias modification, contingency management, emotion regulation training, and cognitive remediation as preferred approaches (iii) practice, feedback, difficulty-titration, bias-modification, goal setting, strategy learning, and meta-awareness as active ingredients and (iv) both addiction treatment workforce and specialized neuropsychologists facilitating delivery, together with novel digital-based delivery modalities. Expert recommendations on cognitive training and remediation for SUD highlight the relevance of targeting implicit biases, reward, emotion regulation, and higher-order cognitive skills via well-validated intervention approaches qualified with mechanistic techniques and flexible delivery options.
Related Organisations
University Of Salford
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Aberystwyth University
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Aberystwyth University Institute Of Biological Environmental And Rural Sciences
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Universidade Lusófona De Humanidades E Tecnologias
Location: Portugal
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