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Dissatisfaction after postdisaster resettlement (2022)
Book Chapter
Sridarran, P., Keraminiyage, K., & Amaratunga, D. (2022). Dissatisfaction after postdisaster resettlement. In Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience (213-235). Elsevier Inc. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818639-8.00014-4

Abstract: Resettlement failure is a continuing concern within the field of postdisaster housing. There is a growing body of literature that recognizes dissatisfaction in many resettlement schemes around the world. However, a systematic understand... Read More about Dissatisfaction after postdisaster resettlement.

In silico models for hepatotoxicity (2022)
Book Chapter
Ellison, C., Hewitt, M., & Przybylak, K. (2022). In silico models for hepatotoxicity. In E. Benfenati (Ed.), In Silico Methods for Predicting Drug Toxicity (2nd edition) (355-392). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1960-5_14

In this chapter, we review the state of the art of predicting human hepatotoxicity using in silico techniques. There has been significant progress in this area over the past 20 years but there are still some challenges ahead. Principally, these chall... Read More about In silico models for hepatotoxicity.

Surveillance for early detection of high-consequence pests and pathogens (2022)
Book Chapter
Bowers, J., Malayer, J., Martínez-López, B., LaForest, J., Bargeron, C., Neeley, A., …Russo, J. (2022). Surveillance for early detection of high-consequence pests and pathogens. In K. Cardwell, & K. Bailey (Eds.), Tactical Sciences for Biosecurity in Animal and Plant Systems (120-177). Pennsylvania: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7935-0.ch005

Surveillance is one of the core activities of national organizations responsible for human, animal, or plant health, with the goal of demonstrating the absence of infection or infestation, determining the presence or distribution of infection or infe... Read More about Surveillance for early detection of high-consequence pests and pathogens.

The School Farms Network in the UK : history, context, and adding value (2021)
Book Chapter
and adding value. In A. Farag, S. Badawi, G. Lalli, & M. Kamareddine (Eds.), School farms : feeding and educating children (67-83). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003176558-7

Alongside recent renewed interest in urban agriculture, there has been an increased focus on school farming. The School Farms Network has a large membership base and interest from other green space organisations across the UK. Using contributions fro... Read More about The School Farms Network in the UK : history, context, and adding value.

Perturbation and MAPLE quadrature computation of thermo-solutal dissipative reactive convective flow in a geothermal duct with Robin boundary conditions (2021)
Book Chapter
Umavathi, J., Beg, O., Vasu, B., & Gorla, R. (2022). Perturbation and MAPLE quadrature computation of thermo-solutal dissipative reactive convective flow in a geothermal duct with Robin boundary conditions. In P. Mahanta, P. Kalita, A. Paul, & A. Banerjee (Eds.), Advances in thermofluids and renewable energy : select proceedings of TFRE 2020 (3-21). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3497-0_1

Buoyancy-driven reactive flows feature extensively in geophysics, materials processing and energy systems. In respect to the latter, geothermal energy holds great promise in India and other Asian geographical locations and offers immense resources in... Read More about Perturbation and MAPLE quadrature computation of thermo-solutal dissipative reactive convective flow in a geothermal duct with Robin boundary conditions.

Chapitre 4. Guérilla jardinière, résistance et espace public (Chapter 4. Guerrilla gardening, resistance and public space) (2021)
Book Chapter
(Chapter 4. Guerrilla gardening, resistance and public space). In L. Granchamp, & S. Glatron (Eds.), Militantismes et potagers (Activists and vegetable gardens). Presses Universitaires du Septentrion

There is a small but emerging area of research that explores the impact of ‘guerrilla gardening’, an activity which involves actors occupying land, often in the public realm, without permission. Whilst several recent studies have charted the impact o... Read More about Chapitre 4. Guérilla jardinière, résistance et espace public (Chapter 4. Guerrilla gardening, resistance and public space).

Compliant pneumatic muscle structures and systems for extra-vehicular and intra-vehicular activities in space environments (2021)
Book Chapter
Kihara, S., Al-Ibadi, A., Al-Fahaam, H., El-Hussieny, H., Davis, S., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Patrouix, P. (2021). Compliant pneumatic muscle structures and systems for extra-vehicular and intra-vehicular activities in space environments. In Y. Gao (Ed.), Space Robotics and Autonomous Systems: Technologies, advances and applications (43-76). Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). https://doi.org/10.1049/PBCE131E_ch3

In space environments, astronauts have duties that need to be addressed and some of them can be overwhelming, especially considering, in most cases, the crew members in the space station are normally a few. This can be resolved by accompanying the as... Read More about Compliant pneumatic muscle structures and systems for extra-vehicular and intra-vehicular activities in space environments.

The influence of YouTube videos on the learning experience of disabled people during the COVID-19 outbreak (2021)
Book Chapter
Tahat, K., Al-Sarayrah, W., Salloum, S., Habes, M., & Ali, S. (2022). The influence of YouTube videos on the learning experience of disabled people during the COVID-19 outbreak. In A. Hassanien, S. Elghamrawy, & I. Zelinka (Eds.), Advances in Data Science and Intelligent Data Communication Technologies for COVID-19 : innovative solutions against COVID-19 (239-252). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77302-1_13

A record number of individuals are not attending educational institutions during the Covid-19 outbreak. This situation is highly thought-provoking, yet; the use of new media technology can overcome this challenge. In this regard, this chapter investi... Read More about The influence of YouTube videos on the learning experience of disabled people during the COVID-19 outbreak.