Scientific publications by subject

Alcohol

• Gainsford A, Fernando D, Lea R and Stowell A.  A large-scale study of the relationship between blood and breath alcohol concentrations in New Zealand drinking drivers. Accepted for publication in the January 2006 issue of the Journal of Forensic Sciences.

Allergens

• Cressey P. (2005) Allergen testing at ESR – Potential and pitfalls. Food New Zealand; 5(5): 12.

Biotoxins

• Truman P, Keyzers RA, Northcote PT, Ambrose V, Redshaw NA, Chang FH (2005)  Lipophilic toxicity from the marine dinoflagellate Karenia brevisulcata: - use of the brevetoxin neuroblastoma assay to assess toxin presence and concentration. Toxicon, 46(4): 441-445.

Campylobacter

• Graham CF, Whyte R, Gilpin BJ, Cornelius AJ, Hudson JA, Morrison D, Graham H, Nicol C. Outbreak of campylobacteriosis following pre-cooked sausage consumption. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. (In press)

Cancer

• Gray M, Centeno, JA, Slaney D, Ejnik J, Todorov T, and Nacey JN.  (In press: 2005) Environmental exposure to trace elements and prostate cancer in three New Zealand ethnic groups. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health 2(3).
• Harris A., Gray M., Slaney D., Turley M., Fowles J., and Weinstein P. (2004) Ethnic Differences in Diet and Associations with Clinical Markers of Prostate Disease in New Zealand Men. Anticancer Research 24(5): 2551-2556.

DNA 

• Buckleton J, Triggs C. An exploratory model for assessing potential dyadic biological relationships using loci that may exhibit allelic drop-out. Forensic Science International. (In press)
• Harbison SA. The development of a DNA analysis system for pollen. Accepted for publication in International Congress series.
• John Buckleton and Chris Triggs.  Dealing with allelic drop-out when reporting the evidential value in DNA relatedness analysis.  Accepted Forensic Science International.
• Phipps M, Petricevic S. The tendency of individuals to transfer DNA to handled items. Forensic Science International; submitted November 2005.
• Walsh SJ, Mitchell RJ, Curran JM, and Buckleton JS.  The extent of substructure in the indigenous Australian population and its impact on DNA evidence interpretation.  Accepted International Congress series.

Disaster Victim Identification (DVI)

• Samson O, Vintiner J, Seccombe A. Operation clean-up. Forensic Biology's involvement, lessons learnt, and future planning for disaster victim identification events. ESR Forensic internal report, 2005/13.

Entomology and Biosecurity

• Derraik JGB, Slaney D. (2005) Container aperture size and nutrient preferences of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Auckland region, New Zealand. Journal of Vector Ecology 30(1): 73-82.
• Derraik JGB, Slaney D. (2005) Studies on the toxicity of used coffee grounds to the larvae of Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae). The Annals of Medical Entomology 14(1): 14-24.
• Derraik JGB, Slaney D, Weinstein P, Lester P & Purdie G. (2003) Presence of adult Ochlerotatus (Finlaya) notoscriptus (Skuse) and Culex (Culex) pervigilans Bergroth (Diptera: Culicidae) in tree canopy in Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand Entomologist 26: 105-107.
• Derraik JGB, Snell A, Slaney D (2005). An investigation into the circadian response of adult mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) to host-cues in West Auckland. New Zealand Entomologist 28: 85-90.
• Derraik JGB, Snell A, Slaney D. (In press: 2005) Vertical distribution of mosquitoes in native forest in the Waitakere Ranges, Auckland, New Zealand. Journal of Vector Ecology 30(2).
• Leisnham P, Lester P, Slaney D, and Weinstein P. (2004) Anthropogenic landscape change and vectors in New Zealand: The effects of shade and nutrient level on mosquito productivity. EcoHealth 1(3): 306-316.
• Leisnham, P.T., Slaney D, Lester, P.J. and Weinstein, P. (2005) Evaluation of two dipping methods for sampling immature Culex and Ochlerotatus mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from artificial containers. NZ Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research 39: 1233-1241.
• Leisnham P.T, Slaney D, Lester P, and Weinstein, P. (2005) Increased larval mosquito densities from modified landuses in the Kapiti region, New Zealand: vegetation, water quality and predators as associated environmental factors. EcoHealth 2(4): 1-10.
• Slaney, D.P. (2001) Evolutionary origins of cave cockroaches in the genus Paratemnopteryx Saussure (Blattodea: Blattellidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 64: 235-236.
• Slaney, D.P. (2001) New species of Australian cockroaches in the genus Paratemnopteryx Saussure (Blattaria, Blattellidae, Blattellinae), and a discussion of some behavioural observations with respect to the evolution and ecology of cave life. Journal of Natural History, London 35(7): 1001-1012.

Environmental Microbiology

• Murphy J, Devane ML, Robson B, Gilpin BJ. (2005) Genotypic characterization of bacteria cultured from duck faeces. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 99:301-399.

Environmental Legislation

• Kelley, T., Slaney, D. (In press: July 2006) A Comparison of Environmental Legislation and Regulation in New Zealand and the United States. Journal of Environmental Health.

Fluoridation

• Winstanley A, (2005) The not-so-hidden politics of fluoridation, Politics and Policy, Vol33, No 3, pp367-385.

Food

• Greening GE. Human and animal viruses in food (including virus taxonomy). (In press 2005). In Viruses in Foods, Ed. S. Goyal, publ.  Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York. Chapter 2.
• Wong TL, Carey-Smith G, Hollis L, Hudson J A. Microbiological survey of prepackaged paté and ham in New Zealand. Letters in Applied Microbiology, Vol. 41 no. 2, pp. 106-111, 2005.

Illicit drugs

• Dickson S, Park A, Nolan S, Kenworthy S, Nicholson C, Midgley J, Pinfold R, Hampton S. 2005. The recovery of illicit drugs from oral fluid. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. (In press)
• Midgley G, Winstanley A, Gregory W, Foote J (2005) Scoping the potential uses of systems thinking in developing policy on illicit drugs. In, ‘Drugs Policy Modelling Project July 2005 Workshop: Background Papers’, pp.227-233.
• Nolan S.  Drug-Free Workplace Programmes: New Zealand Perspective.  Paper accepted for publication in the Special issue of Forensic Science International for the 2005 EWDTS meeting in Dublin.

Influenza

• Blackmore T. (2005) Sole supply of influenza vaccine: economic common sense or a disaster waiting to happen? NZ Med J. 118:No 1219. URL: http//www.nzmaorg.nz/journal/118-1219/1596. 

• Huang, Q. Sue, Lopez, Liza D. McCallum, Lisa, Adlam, Bruce (2008) Influenza surveillance and immunisation in New Zealand, 1997-2006. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 2: 139-145 

Meningococcal disease

• Davies H, Kay D, McDowell R, Lopez L, Ngatai M, Martin D. The epidemiology of meningococcal disease in New Zealand, 2004. New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science, 16 18 August 2005.

Migraine

• Curtain R, Lea R, Tajouri L, Haupt L, Ovcaric M, MacMillan J, Griffiths L. Analysis of chromosome 1 microsatellite markers and the FHM2-ATP1A2 gene mutations in migraine pedigrees. Neurological Research 2005; 27(6):647-652.
• Curtain R, Sundholm J, Lea RA, Ovcaric M, MacMillan J, Griffiths L. Association analysis of a highly polymorphic CAG Repeat in the human potassium channel gene KCNN3 and migraine susceptibility. BMC Med Genet. 2005 Sep 14;6:32.
• Johnson MP, Lea RA, Colson NJ, Macmillan JC, Griffiths LR. A population genomics overview of the neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) gene and its relationship to migraine susceptibility.Cell Mol Biol. 2005 Sep 5;51(3):285-92.
• Lea RA, Nyholt DR, Curtain RP, Ovcaric M, Sciascia R, Bellis C, Macmillan J, Quinlan S, Gibson RA, McCarthy LC, Riley JH, Smithies YJ, Kinrade S, Griffiths LR.. 2005. A genome-wide scan provides evidence for loci influencing a severe heritable form of common migraine. Neurogenetics 2005; 6(2):67-72.

Multiple sclerosis

• Gallagher L, Lea R. 2005. The epidemiology of multiple sclerosis in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, Vol 118, No 1212.

Pesticides

• Close M, Flintoft M. (2005) Pesticides in groundwater: Findings from the fourth nationwide survey. The Orchardist 78 (11): 73-74.
• Close ME, Lee R, Magesan GN, Stewart MK, Skuse G, Bekesi G. (2005) Field study of pesticide leaching in a Himatangi sand (Manawatu) and in a Kiripaka bouldery clay loam (Northland). 1: Results. Australian Journal of Soil Research 43(4): 457-469.
• Fowles, J., Noonan, M., Stevenson, C., Baker, V., Gallagher, L., Read, D., Phillips, D (2009) 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCCD) plasma concentrations in residents of Paritutu, New Zealand: evidence of historical exposure. Chemosphere 75: 11259-1265
• McCarthy AR, Thomson BM, Shaw IC, Abell AD. (2006)  Estrogenicity of pyrethroid insecticide metabolites.  J. Environ. Monitoring, (891), 197-202.
• Sarmah AK, Close ME, Pang L, Lee R, Green SR. (2005) Field study of pesticide leaching in a Himatangi sand (Manawatu) and in a Kiripaka bouldery clay loam (Northland). 2: Simulation using LEACHM, HYDRUS-1D, GLEAMS and SPASMO models. Australian Journal of Soil Research 43(4): 471-489.

Poisons

• McDowell R, Fowles J, Phillips D.  Deaths from poisoning in New Zealand: 2001–2002. The New Zealand Medical Journal, 11 Nov 2005, Vol 118 No 1225.

Pollen

• Harbison SA. The development of a DNA analysis system for pollen. Accepted for publication in International Congress series.

Polio

• Huang QS, Greening G, Baker M, Grimwood K, Hewitt J, Hulston D, van Duin L, Fitzsimons A, Garrett N, Graham D, Lennon D, Shimizu H, Miyamura T, Pallansch M.  (2005) Persistence of oral polio vaccine virus after its removal from the immunisation schedule in New Zealand.  Accepted by Lancet. Published online 3 May 2005 at www.thelancet.com DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66386-6.

Quality assurance

• Love J, Laly S. 2005. A new approach to disseminate traceability in chemistry. New Zealand Laboratory News 2005; Aug/Sept Issue 49:1-2.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)

• Baker M*, Ortega-Benito J*, Garrett N*, Bromhead C, Leslie K, MacDonald J, McNicholas A*.  Prevalence and risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in female New Zealand university students. New Zealand Medical Journal, 12 August 2005, 118 (1220).
  (*Staff no longer working for ESR - study undertaken while in ESR employment)
• Blackmore T, Hererra G, Shi S, Bridgewater P, Wheeler L, Byrne J. (2005) Characterisation of prolyl iminopeptidase-deficient Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Clin Microbiol, 43: 4189-4190.

Smoking

• Lea R, Benowitz N, Green M, Fowles J, Dickson S, Lea M, Woodward A, Chambers G, Phillips D, Vishvanath A. (2005). Ethnic differences in nicotine metabolic rate among New Zealanders. New Zeland Medical Journal, 16 December 2005, 118(1227).
• Woodward A, Fowles J, Dickson S, Fernando D, Berezowski R, Reid P.  Increase in saliva cotinine after three hours exposure to second-hand smoke in bars.  Aust NZ J Public Health 29 (2005) 272-275.

Streptococcus

• Yang L, Thomas M, Woodhouse A, Martin D, Fraser J, Proft T. (2005)  Involvement of streptococcal mitogenic exotoxin Z (SMEZ) in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome – A case study.  J Clin Microbiol; 43: 3570-3573.

Systems Thinking

• Midgley G. (2005). ‘Systems thinking for Evaluation’. Paper prepared for the Kellogg Foundation Workshop on Systems Thinking and Evaluation. To be published on the web following the event. UC Berkeley, California, 17-19 October 2005.
• Midgley G, Winstanley A, Gregory W and Foote J. (2005). Scoping the Potential Uses of Systems Thinking in Developing Policy on Illicit Drugs. Drug Policy Modeling Project Research Memorandum 13. Turning Point, Melbourne, Australia.

Water Quality

• Sinton LW. (2005) Biotic and Abiotic Effects, In: Oceans and Health: Pathogens in the Marine Environment. S Belkin and R Colwell (Eds). Springer, New York. 69-92.
• Sinton LW, Braithwaite R R, Hall CH, Pang L, Close MW, Noonan MJ. (2005) Tracing the movement of irrigated effluent into an alluvial gravel aquifer. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 166: 287-301.

Xenoestrogens

• McCarthy AR, Thomson BM, Shaw IC, Abell AD. (2006)  Estrogenicity of pyrethroid insecticide metabolites.  J. Environ. Monitoring, (891), 197-202.