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PUBLICATIONS

  1. Ganeshalingam, M., Enstad, S., Sen, S., Cheema, S., Esposito, F., & Thomas, R. (2022). Role of lipidomics in assessing the functional lipid composition in breast milk. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9. doi:10.3389/fnut.2022.899401

  2. Callahan, G., Fillier, T., Pham, T. H., Zhu, X., & Thomas, R. (2022). The effects of clearcut harvesting on moss chloroplast lipidome and adaptation to light stress during boreal forest regeneration. J Environ Manage, 315, 115126. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115126

  3. Callahan, G., Zhu, X., & Thomas, R. H. (2022). Current Perspective Concerning the Potential Value of Chloroplast Lipidome in Assessing Moss Response to Abiotic Stress During Boreal Forest Regeneration. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 5. doi:10.3389/ffgc.2022.786237

  4. Fillier, T. A., Shah, S., Doody, K. M., Pham, T. H., Aubry, I., Tremblay, M. L., Cheema, S. K., Blundell, J., & Thomas, R. H.  (2022) Brief exposure of neuronal cells to levels of SCFAs observed in human systemic circulation impair lipid metabolism resulting in apoptosis. Scientific Reports, 12, 14355. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-18363-w

  5. Manful, C. F., Pham, T. H., Spicer, H., & Thomas, R. H. (2022). A multimodal analytical method to simultaneously determine monoacetyldiacylglycerols, medium and long chain triglycerides in biological samples during routine lipidomics. Lipids Health Dis, 21(1), 42. doi:10.1186/s12944-022-01650-w

  6. Rajakaruna, A., C. F. Manful, I. M. Abu-Reidah, A. L. Critch, N. P. Vidal, T. H. Pham, M. Cheema and R. Thomas (2022). Application of solvent pH under pressurized conditions using accelerated solvent extraction and green solvents to extract phytonutrients from wild berries. Food Bioscience, 47, 101471. doi:10.1016/j.fbio.2021.101471

  7. Wu, J., Nadeem, M., Galagedara, L., Thomas, R., & Cheema, M. (2022). Recent insights into cell responses to cold stress in plants: Signaling, defence, and potential functions of phosphatidic acid. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 203, 105068. doi:10.1016/j.envexpbot.2022.105068

  8. Abu-Reidah IM, Critch AL, Manful CF, Rajakaruna A, Vidal NP, Pham TH, Cheema M, Thomas R. (2021) Effects of pH and Temperature on Water under Pressurized Conditions in the Extraction of Nutraceuticals from Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) Mushroom. Antioxidants, 10(8), 1322. doi:10.3390/antiox10081322

  9. Pham, T. H., Manful, C. F., Pumphrey, R. P., Hamilton, M. C., Adigun, O. A., Vidal, N. P., & Thomas, R. H. (2021). Big game cervid meat as a potential good source of plasmalogens for functional foods. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 96, 103724. doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2020.103724

  10. Zaeem, M., Nadeem, M., Huong Pham, T., Ashiq, W., Ali, W., Shah Mohioudin Gillani, S., Moise, E. R. D., Leier, H., Kavanagh, V., Galagedara, L., Cheema, M., & Thomas, R. (2021). Development of a hyperspectral imaging technique using LA-ICP-MS to show the spatial distribution of elements in soil cores. Geoderma, 385, 114831. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114831

  11. Shah, S., Fillier, T., Pham, T. H., Thomas, R., & Cheema, S. K. (2021). Intraperitoneal Administration of Short-Chain Fatty Acids Improves Lipid Metabolism of Long-Evans Rats in a Sex-Specific Manner. Nutrients, 13(3). doi:10.3390/nu13030892

  12. Adigun, O. A., Nadeem, M., Pham, T. H., Jewell, L. E., Cheema, M., & Thomas, R. (2021). Recent advances in bio-chemical, molecular and physiological aspects of membrane lipid derivatives in plant pathology. Plant, Cell & Environment, 44(1), 1-16. doi:10.1111/pce.13904

  13. Al-Hwaiti, M. S., Alsbou, E. M., Abu Sheikha, G., Bakchiche, B., Pham, T. H., Thomas, R. H., & Bardaweel, S. K. (2021). Evaluation of the anticancer activity and fatty acids composition of "Handal" (Citrullus colocynthis L.) seed oil, a desert plant from south Jordan. Food Sci Nutr, 9(1), 282-289. doi:10.1002/fsn3.1994

  14. Enstad, S., Cheema, S., Thomas, R., Fichorova, R. N., Martin, C. R., O’Tierney-Ginn, P., Wagner, C. L., & Sen, S. (2021). The impact of maternal obesity and breast milk inflammation on developmental programming of infant growth. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 75(1), 180-188. doi:10.1038/s41430-020-00720-5

  15. Nadeem, M., Thomas, R., Adigun, O., Manful, C., Wu, J., Pham, T. H., Zhu, X., Galagedara, L., & Cheema, M. (2020). Root membrane lipids as potential biomarkers to discriminate silage-corn genotypes cultivated on podzolic soils in boreal climate. Physiologia Plantarum, 170(3), 440-450. doi:10.1111/ppl.13181

  16. Sey, A. A., Pham, T. H., Kavanagh, V., Kaur, S., Cheema, M., Galagedara, L., & Thomas, R. (2020). Canola produced under boreal climatic conditions in Newfoundland and Labrador have a unique lipid composition and expeller press extraction retained the composition for commercial use. J Adv Res, 24, 423-434. doi:10.1016/j.jare.2020.05.002

  17. Ali, M. H., Sobze, J.-M., Pham, T. H., Nadeem, M., Liu, C., Galagedara, L., Cheema, M., & Thomas, R. (2020). Carbon Nanotubes Improved the Germination and Vigor of Plant Species from Peatland Ecosystem Via Remodeling the Membrane Lipidome. Nanomaterials, 10(9), 1852. doi:10.3390/nano10091852

  18. Lordan, R., Vidal, N. P., Huong Pham, T., Tsoupras, A., Thomas, R. H., & Zabetakis, I. (2020). Yoghurt fermentation alters the composition and antiplatelet properties of milk polar lipids. Food Chem, 332, 127384. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127384

  19. Manful, C. F., Vidal, N. P., Pham, T. H., Nadeem, M., Wheeler, E., Hamilton, M. C., Doody, K. M., & Thomas, R. H. (2020). Unfiltered beer-based marinades reduced exposure to carcinogens and suppressed conjugated fatty acid oxidation in grilled meats. Food Control, 111, 107040. doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.107040

  20. Vidal, N. P., Manful, C., Pham, T. H., Wheeler, E., Stewart, P., Keough, D., & Thomas, R. (2020). Novel unfiltered beer-based marinades to improve the nutritional quality, safety, and sensory perception of grilled ruminant meats. Food Chemistry, 302, 125326. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125326

  21. Ali, H. M., Sobze, J.-M., Pham, H. T., Nadeem, M., Liu, C., Galagedara, L., Cheema, M., & Thomas, R. (2020). Carbon Nanoparticles Functionalized with Carboxylic Acid Improved the Germination and Seedling Vigor in Upland Boreal Forest Species. Nanomaterials, 10(1). doi:10.3390/nano10010176

  22. Adigun, O., Manful, C., Prieto Vidal, N., Mumtaz, A., Pham, H. T., Stewart, P., Nadeem, M., Keough, D., & Thomas, R. (2019). Use of Natural Antioxidants from Newfoundland Wild Berries to Improve the Shelf Life of Natural Herbal Soaps. Antioxidants, 8(11). doi:10.3390/antiox8110536

  23. Manful, C. F., Vidal, N. P., Pham, T. H., Nadeem, M., Wheeler, E., Hamilton, M. C., Doody, K. M., & Thomas, R. H. (2019). Rapid determination of heterocyclic amines in ruminant meats using accelerated solvent extraction and ultra-high performance liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometry. MethodsX, 6, 2686-2697. doi:10.1016/j.mex.2019.11.014

  24. Manful, C. F., Vidal, N. P., Pham, T. H., Nadeem, M., Wheeler, E., Hamilton, M. C., Doody, K. M., & Thomas, R. H. (2019). Dataset on improved nutritional quality and safety of grilled marinated and unmarinated ruminant meat using novel unfiltered beer-based marinades. Data Brief, 27, 104801. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.104801

  25. Vidal, N. P., Manful, C., Pham, T. H., Wheeler, E., Stewart, P., Keough, D., & Thomas, R. (2019). Dataset of the volatile compounds detected in unmarinated and marinated grilled ruminant meats with novel unfiltered beer-based marinades to improve their nutritional quality, safety, and sensory perception. Data Brief, 27, 104622. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.104622

  26. Zaeem, M., Nadeem, M., Pham, T. H., Ashiq, W., Ali, W., Gilani, S. S. M., Elavarthi, S., Kavanagh, V., Cheema, M., Galagedara, L., & Thomas, R. (2019). The potential of corn-soybean intercropping to improve the soil health status and biomass production in cool climate boreal ecosystems. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 13148. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-49558-3

  27. Ali, W., Nadeem, M., Ashiq, W., Zaeem, M., Thomas, R., Kavanagh, V., & Cheema, M. (2019). Forage Yield and Quality Indices of Silage-Corn Following Organic and Inorganic Phosphorus Amendments in Podzol Soil under Boreal Climate. Agronomy, 9(9). doi:10.3390/agronomy9090489

  28. Wanniarachchi, D., Cheema, M., Thomas, R., Kavanagh, V., & Galagedara, L. (2019). Impact of Soil Amendments on the Hydraulic Conductivity of Boreal Agricultural Podzols. Agriculture, 9(6). doi:10.3390/agriculture9060133

  29. Nadeem, M., Pham, T. H., Nieuwenhuis, A., Ali, W., Zaeem, M., Ashiq, W., Mohioudin Gillani, S. S., Manful, C., Adigun, O. A., Galagedara, L., Cheema, M., & Thomas, R. (2019). The soybean root membrane lipids and forage quality data in response to field cultivation on agricultural podzols in boreal climates. Data in Brief, 25, 104055. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.104055

  30. Pham, T. H., Zaeem, M., Fillier, T. A., Nadeem, M., Vidal, N. P., Manful, C., Cheema, S., Cheema, M., & Thomas, R. H. (2019). Targeting Modified Lipids during Routine Lipidomics Analysis using HILIC and C30 Reverse Phase Liquid Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectrometry. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 5048. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-41556-9

  31. Nadeem, M., Pham, T. H., Nieuwenhuis, A., Ali, W., Zaeem, M., Ashiq, W., Gillani, S. S. M., Manful, C., Adigun, O. A., Galagedara, L., Cheema, M., & Thomas, R. (2019). Adaptation strategies of forage soybeans cultivated on acidic soils under cool climate to produce high quality forage. Plant Science, 283, 278-289. doi:10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.03.014

  32. Pham, T.H., Vidal, N.P., Manful, C.F., Fillier, T.A., Pumphrey, R.P., Doody, K.M., Thomas, R.H. (2019) Moose and Caribou as Novel Sources of Functional Lipids: Fatty Acid Esters of Hydroxy Fatty Acids, Diglycerides and Monoacetyldiglycerides. Molecules, 24(2),232. doi:10.3390/molecules24020232

  33. Nadeem, M., Pham, T. H., Thomas, R., Galagedara, L., Kavanagh, V., Zhu, X., Ali, W. and Cheema, M. (2019). Potential role of root membrane phosphatidic acid in superior agronomic performance of silage‐corn cultivated in cool climate cropping systems. Physiol Plantarum. doi:10.1111/ppl.12902

  34. Prieto Vidal, N., Adeseun Adigun, O., Pham, T., Mumtaz, A., Manful, C., Callahan, G., Stewart, P., Keough, D., & Thomas, R. (2018). The Effects of Cold Saponification on the Unsaponified Fatty Acid Composition and Sensory Perception of Commercial Natural Herbal Soaps. Molecules, 23(9). doi:10.3390/molecules23092356

  35. Vidal, N. P., Pham, H. T., Manful, C., Pumphrey, R., Nadeem, M., Cheema, M., Galagedara, L., Leke-Aladekoba, A., Abbey, L., & Thomas, R. (2018). The use of natural media amendments to produce kale enhanced with functional lipids in controlled environment production system. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 14771. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-32866-5

  36. Abbey, L., Pham, T. H., Annan, N., Leke-Aladekoba, A., & Thomas, R. H. (2018). Chemical composition of kale as influenced by dry vermicast, potassium humate and volcanic minerals. Food Res Int, 107, 726-737. doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2018.03.010

  37. Marshall, K. E., Thomas, R. H., Roxin, Á., Chen, E. K. Y., Brown, J. C. L., Gillies, E. R., & Sinclair, B. J. (2014). Seasonal accumulation of acetylated triacylglycerols by a freeze-tolerant insect. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(9), 1580.

  38. Dindia, L., Faught, L., Leonenko, Z., Thomas, R., Vijayan, M. (2013). Nongenomic cortisol signaling in response to acute stress involves changes in plasma membrane order in rainbow trout. American Journal of Physiology Endocrinology and Metabolism 304: E1157-E1166

  39. Thomas, R., Meeking, M., Mepham, J., Tichenoff, L., Possmayer, F., Liu, S., and MacFabe, D. (2012). The enteric bacterial metabolite propionic acid alters brain and plasma phospholipid molecular species: Further development of a rodent model of autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 9:153-170.

  40. Williams, C., Thomas, R., MacMillian, H., Marshall, K., and Sinclair, B. (2011). Triacylglyceride measurement in small quantities of homogenised insect tissue: comparisons and caveats. Journal of Insect Physiology, 57:1602-1613

  41. Armstrong, C., Thomas R., Price, E., Guglielmo, C., and Staples, J. (2011). Remodeling mitochondrial membranes during arousal from hibernation. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 84:438-449.

  42. Chung, D., Lloyd, G., Thomas, R., Guglielmo, C., and Staples, J. (2011). Mitochondrial respiration and succinate dehydrogenase are suppressed early during entrance into a hibernation bout, but membrane remodeling is only transient. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 181: 699-711.

  43. Springer, J., Price, R., E., Thomas, R., and Guglielmo, C. (2011). Muscle membrane phospholipid class composition in White-Throated Sparrows in relation to migration. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 123:116-120.

  44. Thomas, R., Foley, K., Mepham, J., Tichenoff, L., Possmayer, F., and MacFabe, D. (2010). Altered brain phospholipid and acylcarnitine profiles in propionic acid infused rodents: Further development of a potential model of autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Neurochemistry, 113:515-529.

  45. Thomas, R., Guglielmo, C., and Bernards, M.A., (2010), Changes in lipophilic and hydrophilic antioxidant activities in seven herbs and spices based marinating sauces after cooking. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 23:244-252.

  46. Thomas, R. H., Price, E. Seewagen, C., Bernards, M., and Guglielmo, C. (2010). The use of TLC-FID and GC-MS/FID to examine seasonal variation and the effects of captivity and diet on the intact preen wax composition of White-throated Sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis). Ibis, 152: 782-792. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01050.x

  47. Gerson, A.L., Brown, J.C., Thomas, R., Bernards, M.A., and Staples, J.M. (2008). Effects of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids on mitochondrial metabolism in mammalian hibernation. Journal of Experimental Biology, 211: 2689-2699.

  48. Ranathunge, K., Thomas, R., Fang, X., Peterson, C., Gijzen, M., and Bernards, M. (2008). Soybean root suberin and partial resistance to root rot caused by Phytophthora sojae. Phytopathology, 98: 1179-1189.

  49. Thomas, R., Fang, A., Ranathunge, K., Peterson, C., and Bernards, M. (2007). Soybean (Glycine max L.) root suberin: anatomical distribution, chemical composition and relationship to Phytophthora sojae tolerance. Plant Physiology, 144: 299-311.

  50. Woods, F.M., Dozier, W.A., Ebel, R.C., Thomas, R.H., Nesbitt, M., Wilkins, B.S., and Himelrick, D.G. (2006). Fruit quality and antioxidant properties in Alabama-grown blackberries during fruit maturation. International Journal of Fruit Science, 6(3):67-85.

  51. Thomas, R., Woods, F.M., Dozier, W.A., Ebel, R.C., Nesbitt, M., Wilkins, B.S., and Himelrick, D.G. (2005). Cultivar variation in physicochemical and antioxidant activity of Alabama-grown blackberries. Small Fruits Review, 4(1):57-71.

  52. Woods, F.M., Dozier, W.A., Ebel, R.C., Himelrick, D.G., Mosjidis, C., Thomas, R.H., Wilkins, B.S., and Pitts, J.A. (2005). Effect of maturity at harvest in relation to changes in antioxidant properties and ethylene in 'Chandler' strawberry fruit. Small Fruits Review, 4:87-1074.

  53. Ebel, RC, Dozier, W.A., Hockema, B., Woods, F.M., Thomas, R., Wilkins, B.S., Nesbitt, M., and McDaniel, R. (2004). Fruit quality of Satsuma mandarin grown on the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. HortScience, 39:979-982.

  54. Thomas, R. and Markhart, A. (2002). Brassica rapa as a model to select for low root-shoot ratio plants grown in hydroponics. JAGRIST, 24(2):26-39.

  55. Thomas, R. and Markhart, A., (2002). The effects of ethylene biosynthesis inhibitors on the root-shoot ratio of Brassica rapa Rbr. grown in hydroponics. JAGRIST, 24(2): 40-44.

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