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Do apprehended saffron finches know how to survive predators? A careful look at reintroduction candidates (2016)
Journal Article
Dutra, L., Young, R., Galdino, C., & Vasconcellos, A. (2016). Do apprehended saffron finches know how to survive predators? A careful look at reintroduction candidates. Behavioural Processes, 125, 6-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2016.01.007

Wildlife trafficking is a major factor contributing to the reduction of biological diversity. In Brazil, traf-ficked animals are apprehended by environmental agencies and released in the wild. The maintenance ofwild animals in captivity may jeopardiz... Read More about Do apprehended saffron finches know how to survive predators? A careful look at reintroduction candidates.

Design and optimisation of wheel-rail profiles for adhesion improvement (2016)
Journal Article
Liu, B., Mei, T., & Bruni, S. (2016). Design and optimisation of wheel-rail profiles for adhesion improvement. Vehicle System Dynamics, 54(3), 429-444. https://doi.org/10.1080/00423114.2015.1137958

This paper describes a study for the optimisation of the wheel profile in wheel-rail system to increase the overall level of adhesion available at the contact interface, in particular to investigate how the wheel and rail profile combination may be d... Read More about Design and optimisation of wheel-rail profiles for adhesion improvement.

Biometric cattle identification approach based on Weber's local descriptor and AdaBoost classifier (2016)
Journal Article
Gaber, T., Tharwat, A., Hassanien, A., & Snasel, V. (2016). Biometric cattle identification approach based on Weber's local descriptor and AdaBoost classifier. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 122, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2015.12.022

In this paper, we proposed a new and robust biometric-based approach to identify head of cattle. This approach used the Weber Local Descriptor (WLD) to extract robust features from cattle muzzle print images (images from 31 head of cattle were used).... Read More about Biometric cattle identification approach based on Weber's local descriptor and AdaBoost classifier.

Guidance for new policy developments on railway noise and vibration (2016)
Journal Article
and vibration. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 85, 76-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2016.01.004

Noise and vibration are two of the main problems associated with railways in residential
areas. To ensure quality of life and well-being of inhabitants living in the vicinity of railway
paths, it is important to evaluate, understand, control and re... Read More about Guidance for new policy developments on railway noise and vibration.

Effects of culture and religion on the use of ICT in the Saudi education system (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Albugami, S., & Ahmed, V. (2016, January). Effects of culture and religion on the use of ICT in the Saudi education system. Presented at The IRES -13th International Conference on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning (IC4E) -, Istanbul, Turkey

Information Communication and Technology (ICT) is one of the fastest growing and advancing areas in our modern time. It has gained a great deal of attention in recent decades and become a cornerstone for development in the 21st century. In Saudi Arab... Read More about Effects of culture and religion on the use of ICT in the Saudi education system.

Contrasting and congruent patterns of genetic structuring in two Microtus vole species using museum specimens (2016)
Journal Article
Stojak, J., Wójcik, J., Ruczyńska, I., Searle, J., & McDevitt, A. (2016). Contrasting and congruent patterns of genetic structuring in two Microtus vole species using museum specimens. Mammal Research, 61(2), 141-152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-015-0260-y

The common vole (Microtus arvalis) and the field vole (Microtus agrestis) are morphologically similar species but are ecological distinctive and differ in the details of their evolutionary history as revealed by mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The aim of... Read More about Contrasting and congruent patterns of genetic structuring in two Microtus vole species using museum specimens.

Perfluoroalkyl substances, sex hormones, and insulin-like growth factor-1 at 6–9 Years of age : a cross-sectional analysis within the C8 health project (2016)
Journal Article
a cross-sectional analysis within the C8 health project. Environmental Health Perspectives, 124(8), 1269-1275. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1509869

Background: Exposure to some perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), such as perfluorohexane sulfonate
(PFHxS), perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and perfluorononanoic acid
(PFNA), may alter levels of sex hormones and insulin-l... Read More about Perfluoroalkyl substances, sex hormones, and insulin-like growth factor-1 at 6–9 Years of age : a cross-sectional analysis within the C8 health project.

Inter-annual ciliate distribution variation within the late stratification oxycline in a monomictic lake, Lake Alchichica (Mexico) (2016)
Journal Article
Sánchez-Medina, X., Macek, M., Bautista-Reyes, F., Perz, A., Bonilla Lemus, P., & Chávez Arteaga, M. (2016). Inter-annual ciliate distribution variation within the late stratification oxycline in a monomictic lake, Lake Alchichica (Mexico). Journal of Limnology, 75(1s), 179-190. https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2016.1440

Deep stratified tropical water bodies pass through prolonged periods of meta-hypolimnetic anoxia, and ciliates might play a very
important role in the plankton community budget there. We analysed changes in the composition and biomass of the ciliate... Read More about Inter-annual ciliate distribution variation within the late stratification oxycline in a monomictic lake, Lake Alchichica (Mexico).

Tree and timberline shifts in the northern Romanian Carpathians during the Holocene and the responses to environmental changes (2016)
Journal Article
Feurdean, A., Gałka, M., Tantau, I., Geanta, A., Hutchinson, S., & Hickler, T. (2016). Tree and timberline shifts in the northern Romanian Carpathians during the Holocene and the responses to environmental changes. Quaternary Science Reviews, 134, 100-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.12.020

High altitude environments are experiencing more rapid changes in temperature than the global average
with the risk of losing essential ecosystem services in mountain environments. The Carpathians
Mountains are regarded as hosting Europe's most pri... Read More about Tree and timberline shifts in the northern Romanian Carpathians during the Holocene and the responses to environmental changes.