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Comprehensive survey on quality of service provisioning approaches in cognitive radio networks : part one (2017)
Journal Article
Fakhrudeen, A., & Alani, O. (2017). Comprehensive survey on quality of service provisioning approaches in cognitive radio networks : part one. International Journal of Wireless Information Networks, 24(4), 356-388. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10776-017-0352-5

Much interest in Cognitive Radio Networks (CRNs) has been raised recently by enabling unlicensed (secondary) users to utilize the unused portions of the licensed spectrum. CRN utilization of residual spectrum bands of Primary (licensed) Networks (PNs... Read More about Comprehensive survey on quality of service provisioning approaches in cognitive radio networks : part one.

Greenhouse gases (GHG) performance of refurbishment projects – lessons from UK higher education student accommodation case studies (2017)
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Lou, E., Lee, A., & Welfle, A. (2017). Greenhouse gases (GHG) performance of refurbishment projects – lessons from UK higher education student accommodation case studies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 154, 309-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.226

The student accommodation sector in now the best-performing asset in the UK and US property markets and this is projected to further accelerate, with building refurbishment of existing student accommodations being the preferred method to satisfy gro... Read More about Greenhouse gases (GHG) performance of refurbishment projects – lessons from UK higher education student accommodation case studies.

Effect of cavities on the behaviour of model pile under axial loading in sand (2017)
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Al-Jazaairry, A., & Toma-Sabbagh, T. (2017). Effect of cavities on the behaviour of model pile under axial loading in sand. Proceedings of the World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, 2(4), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.11159/icgre17.107

Presence of cavities in soils is an important area of interest within the field of geotechnical engineering. A better understanding of the behaviour of such soils, particularly in locations where the presence of gypsum deposits is apparent, will have... Read More about Effect of cavities on the behaviour of model pile under axial loading in sand.

A review on hyperthermia via nanoparticle-mediated therapy (2017)
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Beg, O., Sohail, A., Ahmed, Z., Arshad, S., & Sherin, L. (2017). A review on hyperthermia via nanoparticle-mediated therapy. Bulletin du Cancer, 104(5), 452-461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bulcan.2017.02.003

Hyperthermia treatment, generated by magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) is promising since it is tumour-focused, minimally invasive and uniform. The most unique feature of magnetic nanoparticles is their reaction to and manipulation by a magnetic force wh... Read More about A review on hyperthermia via nanoparticle-mediated therapy.

50 important research questions in microbial ecology (2017)
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Antwis, R., Griffiths, S., Harrison, X., Aranega-Bou, P., Arce, A., Bettridge, A., …Sutherland, W. (2017). 50 important research questions in microbial ecology. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 93(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fix044

Microbial ecology provides insights into the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of microbial communities underpinning every ecosystem on Earth. Microbial communities can now be investigated in unprecedented detail, although there is still a wealth... Read More about 50 important research questions in microbial ecology.

Anthropogenic noise reduces bird species richness and diversity in urban parks (2017)
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and diversity in urban parks. Ibis, 159(3), 638-646. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12481

Anthropogenic noise is becoming more prevalent in the world and has been shown to affect many animal species, including birds. The impact of such noise was measured in Neotropical urban parks to assess how the noise affects avifauna diversity and spe... Read More about Anthropogenic noise reduces bird species richness and diversity in urban parks.

Platinum composite nanowires for ultrasensitive mass detection (2017)
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Hao, T., Shen, T., Li, W., Song, C., Xu, Z., Jin, A., …Gu, C. (2017). Platinum composite nanowires for ultrasensitive mass detection. Applied Physics Letters, 110(14), 143102. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4979645

Platinum (Pt) composite nanowires were grown on the tip of tungsten (W) microprobes by focused-electron-beam induced chemical vapor deposition (FEB-CVD). An electrical field was used to drive a transversal mechanical vibration of the nanowires. Such... Read More about Platinum composite nanowires for ultrasensitive mass detection.

Thermal responses of single zone offices on existing near-extreme summer weather data (2017)
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Ji, Y., Korolija, I., & Zhang, Y. (2018). Thermal responses of single zone offices on existing near-extreme summer weather data. Building Simulation, 11(1), 15-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-017-0367-y

There have been a number of attempts in the past to define “near extreme” weather for facilitating overheating analysis in free running buildings. The most recently efforts include CIBSE latest release of Design Summer Year (DSY) weather using multip... Read More about Thermal responses of single zone offices on existing near-extreme summer weather data.

Neural basis of virtual reality exposure threatment (2017)
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Landowska, A., Roberts, D., & Eachus, P. (2017). Neural basis of virtual reality exposure threatment. Annual review of cybertherapy and telemedicine (Print), 15, 16-18

Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) is an increasingly common treatment for a range of anxiety disorder, specific phobias, PTSD and addictions, however neural mechanisms supporting VRET are yet to be understood. This review summarises existing st... Read More about Neural basis of virtual reality exposure threatment.

Triggering and measuring social inhibitory response in humans immersed in interactions with virtual humans (2017)
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Ahamba, G., Roberts, D., & Eachus, P. (2017). Triggering and measuring social inhibitory response in humans immersed in interactions with virtual humans. Annual review of cybertherapy and telemedicine (Print), 15, 185-188

The aim of the proposed study is to determine if a virtual human can evoke a measurable inhibitory response to anti-social stimuli within the prefrontal cortex. Justification, protocol and demonstrator are described here. The work follows a previo... Read More about Triggering and measuring social inhibitory response in humans immersed in interactions with virtual humans.