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Age at sexual maturity, first parturition and reproductive senescence in wild lowland pacas (Cuniculus paca): implications for harvest sustainability (2019)
Journal Article
Rocha El Bizri, H., Fa, J., Valsecchi, J., Bodmer, R., & Mayor, P. (in press). Age at sexual maturity, first parturition and reproductive senescence in wild lowland pacas (Cuniculus paca): implications for harvest sustainability. Animal Reproduction Science, 205, 105-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.04.009

Generation length (GL) of a mammal, calculated through the age at sexual maturity, first reproduction and reproductive senescence can be used to assess the capacity of a population of a species to withstand differing amounts of hunting pressure by hu... Read More about Age at sexual maturity, first parturition and reproductive senescence in wild lowland pacas (Cuniculus paca): implications for harvest sustainability.

Southern theories in ICT4D (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Kreps, D., & Bass, J. (2019). Southern theories in ICT4D. In P. Nielsen, & H. Kimaro (Eds.), Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, Dar es Salaam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19115-3_1

This paper suggests that the dominance of northern research paradigms in ICT4D may be viewed as a continuation of colonial sway over the endeavors of the global South. The notion of Southern Theory - as introduced in the work of Raewyn Connell, the... Read More about Southern theories in ICT4D.

RNAseq analysis reveals virus diversity within Hawaiian apiary insect communities (2019)
Journal Article
Brettell, L., Schroeder, D., & Martin, S. (2019). RNAseq analysis reveals virus diversity within Hawaiian apiary insect communities. Viruses, 11(5), 397. https://doi.org/10.3390/v11050397

Deformed wing virus (DWV) is the most abundant viral pathogen of honey bees and has been associated with large-scale colony losses. DWV and other bee-associated RNA viruses are generalists capable of infecting diverse hosts. Here we used RNAseq analy... Read More about RNAseq analysis reveals virus diversity within Hawaiian apiary insect communities.

Energy-per-bit performance analysis of relay-based visible-light communication systems (2019)
Journal Article
Gheth, W., Rabie, K., Adebisi, B., Ijaz, M., & Harris, G. (2019). Energy-per-bit performance analysis of relay-based visible-light communication systems. Physical Communication, 35, 100699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phycom.2019.04.013

Relaying systems, such as amplify-and-forward (AF), decode-and-forward (DF), selective DF (SDF) and incremental DF (IDF) relaying are usually used to ensure high performance and reliability for communication systems. A comprehensive energy efficiency... Read More about Energy-per-bit performance analysis of relay-based visible-light communication systems.

Agile software development practices in Egypt SMEs : a grounded theory investigation (2019)
Journal Article
Mohallel, A., & Bass, J. (2019). Agile software development practices in Egypt SMEs : a grounded theory investigation. #Journal not on list, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18400-1_29

Agile information system development methods have been adopted by most software development organizations due to their proven benefits in terms of flexibility, reliability, and responsiveness. However, companies face significant challenges in adop... Read More about Agile software development practices in Egypt SMEs : a grounded theory investigation.

Thermal performance of thermal paint and surface coatings in buildings in heating dominated climates (2019)
Journal Article
Simpson, A., Fitton, R., Rattigan, I., Marshall, A., Parr, G., & Swan, W. (2019). Thermal performance of thermal paint and surface coatings in buildings in heating dominated climates. Energy and Buildings, 197, 196-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.04.027

A purported approach to reducing heating energy in solid wall “hard to heat” housing is the simple application of a thin layer (< 1mm) of thermal paint containing insulating additives. The objective of this study was to test the energy saving clai... Read More about Thermal performance of thermal paint and surface coatings in buildings in heating dominated climates.

Thermal performance of thermal paint and surface coatings in buildings in heating dominated climates (2019)
Journal Article
Simpson, A., Fitton, R., Rattigan, I., Marshall, A., Parr, G., & Swan, W. (2019). Thermal performance of thermal paint and surface coatings in buildings in heating dominated climates. Energy and Buildings, 197, 196-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.04.027

A purported approach to reducing heating energy in solid wall “hard to heat” housing is the simple application of a thin layer (< 1mm) of thermal paint containing insulating additives. The objective of this study was to test the energy saving clai... Read More about Thermal performance of thermal paint and surface coatings in buildings in heating dominated climates.

Computational study of unsteady couple stress magnetic nanofluid flow from a stretching sheet with ohmic dissipation (2019)
Journal Article
Kumar, M., Reddy, G., Kumar, N., & Beg, O. (2019). Computational study of unsteady couple stress magnetic nanofluid flow from a stretching sheet with ohmic dissipation. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanomaterials, Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, 233(2-4), 49-63. https://doi.org/10.1177/2397791419843730

To provide a deeper insight of the transport phenomena inherent to the manufacturing of magnetic nano-polymer materials, in the present work a mathematical model is developed for time-dependent hydromagnetic rheological nanopolymer boundary layer flo... Read More about Computational study of unsteady couple stress magnetic nanofluid flow from a stretching sheet with ohmic dissipation.

Biologically inspired design and development of a variable stiffness powered ankle-foot prosthesis (2019)
Journal Article
Dobson, A., Wei, G., & Ren, L. (2019). Biologically inspired design and development of a variable stiffness powered ankle-foot prosthesis. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 11(4), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4043603

Recent advancements in powered lower limb prostheses have appeased several difficulties faced by lower limb amputees by using a Series-Elastic Actuator (SEA) to provide powered sagittal plane flexion. Unfortunately, these devices are currently unable... Read More about Biologically inspired design and development of a variable stiffness powered ankle-foot prosthesis.

A computer-aided diagnosis system for glioma grading using three dimensional texture analysis and machine learning in MRI brain tumour (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Zurfi, A., Meziane, F., & Aspin, R. (2019, April). A computer-aided diagnosis system for glioma grading using three dimensional texture analysis and machine learning in MRI brain tumour. Presented at 3rd IEEE International Conference on Bio-Engineering for Smart Technologies (BioSMART 2019), Paris, France

Glioma grading is vital for therapeutic planning where the higher level of glioma is associated with high mortality. It is a challenging task as different glioma grades have mixed morphological characteristics of brain tumour. A computer-aided diagno... Read More about A computer-aided diagnosis system for glioma grading using three dimensional texture analysis and machine learning in MRI brain tumour.