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Application of iron and silicon fertilizers reduces arsenic accumulation by two Ipomoea aquatica varities (2016)
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accumulation by two Ipomoea aquatica varities. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 15(11), 2613-2619. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119%2815%2961320-X

A 45 d pot experiment was conducted to examine the effects of silicon fertilizer or iron fertilizer on the growth of two typical Ipomoea aquatica cultivars and As accumuation of two typical Ipomoea aquatica cultivars grown in As-contaminated soils at... Read More about Application of iron and silicon fertilizers reduces arsenic accumulation by two Ipomoea aquatica varities.

Species-specific cuticular hydrocarbon stability within European Myrmica Ants (2016)
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Guillem, R., Drijfhout, F., & Martin, S. (2016). Species-specific cuticular hydrocarbon stability within European Myrmica Ants. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 42(10), 1052-1062. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0784-x

Recognition is a fundamental process on which all subsequent behaviors are based at every organizational level, from the gene up to the super-organism. At the whole organism level visual recognition is the best understood. However, chemical communi... Read More about Species-specific cuticular hydrocarbon stability within European Myrmica Ants.

Theoretical assessment of progressive collapse capacity of reinforced concrete structures (2016)
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Alogla, K., Weekes, L., & Augusthus Nelson, L. (2017). Theoretical assessment of progressive collapse capacity of reinforced concrete structures. Magazine of Concrete Research, 69(3), 145-162. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.16.00319

The progressive collapse behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) structures requires consideration of material and geometric non-linearity, concrete crushing and rebar fracture. Compressive arch action (CAA) and catenary action (CTA) are the main res... Read More about Theoretical assessment of progressive collapse capacity of reinforced concrete structures.

Aerosol-assisted CVD of cadmium diselenoimidodiphosphinate and formation of a new iPr2N2P3+ ion supported by combined DFT and mass spectrometric studies (2016)
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Oyetunde, T., Afzaal, M., Vincent, M., & O'Brien, P. (2016). Aerosol-assisted CVD of cadmium diselenoimidodiphosphinate and formation of a new iPr2N2P3+ ion supported by combined DFT and mass spectrometric studies. Dalton Transactions, 45, 18603-18609. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT03186B

Aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD) of Cd[(SePiPr2)2N]2 is shown to deposit cadmium selenide and/or cadmium phosphide on glass substrates, depending upon the growth conditions. The phase, structure, morphology and composition of the f... Read More about Aerosol-assisted CVD of cadmium diselenoimidodiphosphinate and formation of a new iPr2N2P3+ ion supported by combined DFT and mass spectrometric studies.

Driving lean and green project outcomes using BIM : a qualitative comparative analysis (2016)
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Ahuja, R., Sawhney, A., & Arif, M. (2016). Driving lean and green project outcomes using BIM : a qualitative comparative analysis. International Journal for Sustainable Built Environment, 6(1), 69-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsbe.2016.10.006

Driven by a plethora of external and internal influences, the construction industry has independently embraced lean principles and green initiatives. Prima facie significant synergies have been reported between these two paradigms. It is foreseen tha... Read More about Driving lean and green project outcomes using BIM : a qualitative comparative analysis.

Three dimensional optimization of small-scale axial turbine for low temperature heat source driven organic Rankine cycle (2016)
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Al Jubori, A., Al-Dadah, R. K., Mahmoud, S., Bahr Ennil, A., & Rahbar, K. (2017). Three dimensional optimization of small-scale axial turbine for low temperature heat source driven organic Rankine cycle. Energy Conversion and Management, 133, 411-426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2016.10.060

Advances in optimization techniques can be used to enhance the performance of turbines in various applications. However, limited work has been reported on using such optimization techniques to develop small-scale turbines for organic Rankine cycles.... Read More about Three dimensional optimization of small-scale axial turbine for low temperature heat source driven organic Rankine cycle.

MHD convective heat transfer of nanofluids through a flexible tube with buoyancy : a study of nano-particle shape effects (2016)
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tube with buoyancy : a study of nano-particle shape effects. Robotics and autonomous systems, 28(2), 453-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2016.10.018

This paper presents an analytical study of magnetohydrodynamics and convective heat transfer of nanofluids synthesized by three different shaped (brick, platelet and cylinder) silver (Ag) nanoparticles in water. A two-phase nanoscale formulation is a... Read More about MHD convective heat transfer of nanofluids through a flexible tube with buoyancy : a study of nano-particle shape effects.

A real-time evaluation of energy management systems for smart hybrid home microgrids (2016)
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Marzband, M., Ghazimirsaeid, S., Uppal, H., & Fernando, T. (2017). A real-time evaluation of energy management systems for smart hybrid home microgrids. Electric Power Systems Research, 143, 624-633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2016.10.054

Real-time energy management within the concepts of home Microgrids (H-MG) systems is crucial for H-MG operational reliability and safe functionality, regardless of simultaneously emanated variations in generation and load demand transients. In this p... Read More about A real-time evaluation of energy management systems for smart hybrid home microgrids.

A discourse-based approach for Arabic question answering (2016)
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Sadek, J., & Meziane, F. (2016). A discourse-based approach for Arabic question answering. ACM transactions on Asian language information processing, 16(2), Art. 11. https://doi.org/10.1145/2988238

The treatment of complex questions with explanatory answers involves searching for arguments in texts. Because of the prominent role that discourse relations play in reflecting text-producers’ intentions, capturing the underlying structure of text co... Read More about A discourse-based approach for Arabic question answering.

Dibenzoyl-methane derivatives as potential and exciting new therapy for the treatment of childhood bone cancer (2016)
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Almelah, E., Smith, D., McGown, A., Aziz, A., Potgieter, H., & Ragazzon, P. (2016). Dibenzoyl-methane derivatives as potential and exciting new therapy for the treatment of childhood bone cancer. Anticancer Research, 36(11), 6043-6050. https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.11193

Abstract. Childhood bone cancer though rare, has very limited treatment choices, with poor survival rates and often involving amputation. We have developed a novel molecule, 2', 4'-dihydroxy-dithion-dibenzoyl-methane and tested it on hepatic, colon,... Read More about Dibenzoyl-methane derivatives as potential and exciting new therapy for the treatment of childhood bone cancer.