[HTML][HTML] On the 3D Nature of the Magpie (Aves: Pica pica) Functional Hindlimb Anatomy During the Take-Off Jump

EA Meilak, NJ Gostling, C Palmer… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Take-off is a critical phase of flight, and many birds jump to take to the air. Although the
actuation of the hindlimb in terrestrial birds is not limited to the sagittal plane, and considerable …

On the hindlimb biomechanics of the avian take-off leap

EA Meilak, P Provini, C Palmer, NJ Gostling, MO Heller - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Although extant land birds take to the air by leaping, generating the initial take-off velocity
primarily from the hindlimbs, the detailed musculoskeletal mechanics remain largely unknown. …

Hop, hop and away: On the take-off leap of Archaeopteryx

EA Meilak - 2022 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
Where take-off is a crucial phase of flight requiring an energy-intensive motion to accelerate
into the air, how Archaeopteryx, the first bird, took to the air is a subject of great debate. …

[PDF][PDF] Anti-mycobacterial activity of extracts derived from Australian medicinal plants

M Meilak, EA Palombo - Res J Microbiol, 2008 - researchbank.swinburne.edu.au
Extracts of seventeen traditional Australian medicinal plants used to treat infections and
respiratory conditions were tested for anti-mycobacterial activity against the fast-growing strains, …

[HTML][HTML] The role of faceting and elongation on the magnetic anisotropy of magnetite Fe3O4 nanocrystals

R Moreno, S Poyser, D Meilak, A Meo, S Jenkins… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles are one of the most promising candidates for biomedical applications
such as magnetic hyperthermia and theranostics due to their bio-compatibility, structural …

Omental actinomycosis presenting with right lower quadrant abdominal pain

J Abela, J Sciberras, M Meilak, AG Felice… - Journal of clinical …, 2004 - jcp.bmj.com
Guidelines for authorship of biomedical journals have been available for nearly two decades
now to help determine how attribution should be acknowledged. 1 With an increasing …

Antibacterial spectrum and cytotoxic activities of serrulatane compounds from the Australian medicinal plant Eremophila neglecta

OF Anakok, CP Ndi, MD Barton… - Journal of applied …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Aims: To determine the antibacterial spectrum and cytotoxic activities of serrulatane
compounds from the Australian plant Eremophila neglecta. Methods and Results: Antimicrobial …

Biological activity and LC-MS/MS profiling of extracts from the Australian medicinal plant Acacia ligulata (Fabaceae)

D Jæger, BS Simpson, CP Ndi, AK Jäger… - Natural Product …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Acacia ligulata A.Cunn. ex Benth. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) is a native Australian plant used
traditionally by Australian Aboriginal groups. This study was undertaken to investigate the …

The genus Eremophila (Scrophulariaceae): an ethnobotanical, biological and phytochemical review

AN Singab, FS Youssef, ML Ashour… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Eremophila (Scrophulariaceae) is an endemic Australian genus with 214 species,
which is commonly known as Fuchsia bush, Emu bush or Poverty bush. Plants of this …

Antibacterial constituents of Eremophila alternifolia: An Australian aboriginal traditional medicinal plant

IJ Biva, CP Ndi, HJ Griesser, SJ Semple - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2016 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance For traditional medicinal purposes Aboriginal Australians
have utilised numerous plant species, Eremophila alternifolia is among the most prominent. …