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Modification approaches of plant-based proteins to improve their techno-functionality and use in food products
(2021)Food HydrocolloidsPlant-based proteins have recently attracted particular interest owing to their sustainable origins, economical costs and health benefits compared to animal-based counterparts. However, most of them have limited applications due to their inferior functionality, which is the consequence of poor-aqueous solubility, complexity and sensitivity to environmental stress conditions such as pH, salt and temperature. Additionally, plant proteins ...Review Article -
Review of data-driven energy modelling techniques for building retrofit
(2021)Renewable and Sustainable Energy ReviewsIn order to meet the ambitious emission-reduction targets of the Paris Agreement, energy efficient transition of the building sector requires building retrofit methodologies as a critical part of a greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions mitigation plan, since in 2050 a high proportion of the current global building stock will still be in use. This paper reviews current retrofit methodologies with a focus on the contrast between data-driven ...Review Article -
Domestic animal proteomics in the 21st century: A global retrospective and viewpoint analysis
(2021)Journal of ProteomicsAnimal production and health are of significant economic importance, particularly regarding the world food supply. Animal and veterinary sciences have evolved immensely in the past six decades, particularly in genetics, nutrition, housing, management and health. To address major challenges such as those posed by climate change or metabolic disorders, it is of utmost importance to use state-of-the-art research tools. Proteomics and the ...Review Article -
A revival of effective ploidy: the asymmetry of parental roles in endosperm-based hybridization barriers
(2021)Current Opinion in Plant BiologyInterest in understanding hybrid seed failure (HSF) has mushroomed, both in terms of identifying underlying molecular processes and their evolutionary drivers. We review phenotypic and molecular advances with a focus on the ‘effective ploidy’ concept, witnessing a recent revival after long obscurity. Endosperm misdevelopment has now been shown to underlie HSF in many inter-specific, homoploid crosses. The consistent asymmetries in seed ...Review Article -
Current progress and challenges in crop genetic transformation
(2021)Journal of Plant PhysiologyPlant transformation remains the most sought-after technology for functional genomics and crop genetic improvement, especially for introducing specific new traits and to modify or recombine already existing traits. Along with many other agricultural technologies, the global production of genetically engineered crops has steadily grown since they were first introduced 25 years ago. Since the first transfer of DNA into plant cells using ...Review Article -
Examining adaptive evolution of immune activity: opportunities provided by gastropods in the age of 'omics'
(2021)Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological SciencesParasites threaten all free-living organisms, including molluscs. Understanding the evolution of immune defence traits in natural host populations is crucial for predicting their long-term performance under continuous infection risk. Adaptive trait evolution requires that traits are subject to selection (i.e. contribute to organismal fitness) and that they are heritable. Despite broad interest in the evolutionary ecology of immune activity ...Review Article -
Membrane lipids and transporter function
(2021)Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of DiseaseTransport proteins are essential for cells in allowing the exchange of substances between cells and their environment across the lipid bilayer forming a tight barrier. Membrane lipids modulate the function of transmembrane proteins such as transporters in two ways: Lipids are tightly and specifically bound to transport proteins and in addition they modulate from the bulk of the lipid bilayer the function of transport proteins. This overview ...Review Article -
Landslide failures detection and mapping using Synthetic Aperture Radar: Past, present and future
(2021)Earth-Science ReviewsLandslides are geomorphological processes that shape the landscapes of all continents, dismantling mountains and contributing sediments to the river networks. Caused by geophysical and meteorological triggers, including intense or prolonged rainfall, seismic shaking, volcanic activity, and rapid snow melting, landslides pose a serious threat to people, property, and the environment in many areas. Given their abundance and relevance, ...Review Article -
Making Waves: Why water reuse frameworks need to co-evolve with emerging small-scale technologies
(2021)Water Research XNovel technologies allow to reuse or recycle water for on-site applications such as toilet flushing, showering, or hand washing at the household- or building-scale. Many of these technologies have now reached technology readiness levels that require for verification and validation testing in the field. Results from such field tests of decentralized water reuse systems have been published over the past few years, and observed performance ...Review Article -
Roadmap on quantum nanotechnologies
(2021)NanotechnologyQuantum phenomena are typically observable at length and time scales smaller than those of our everyday experience, often involving individual particles or excitations. The past few decades have seen a revolution in the ability to structure matter at the nanoscale, and experiments at the single particle level have become commonplace. This has opened wide new avenues for exploring and harnessing quantum mechanical effects in condensed ...Review Article