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Outdoor thermal comfort within five different urban forms in the Netherlands (2014)
Journal Article
Taleghani, M., Kleerekoper, L., Tenpierik, M., & van den Dobbelsteen, A. (2015). Outdoor thermal comfort within five different urban forms in the Netherlands. Building and Environment, 83(Jan 15), 65-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.03.014

Outdoor thermal comfort in urban spaces is known as an important contributor to pedestrians' health. The urban microclimate is also important more generally through its influence on urban air quality and the energy use of buildings. These issues are... Read More about Outdoor thermal comfort within five different urban forms in the Netherlands.

Models of training needs assessment for the Iraqi construction industry (2014)
Thesis

Construction companies are the engines that drive a nation’s economy and must train their workforce effectively to enhance their performance. It has been recognised that training is the most effective tool for improving the performance and efficiency... Read More about Models of training needs assessment for the Iraqi construction industry.

Assessing overheating of the UK existing dwellings – a case study of replica Victorian end terrace house (2014)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Fitton, R., Swan, W., & Webster, P. (2014). Assessing overheating of the UK existing dwellings – a case study of replica Victorian end terrace house. Building and Environment, 77, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.03.012

This paper aims to investigate the likely thermal performance of a unique pre-1919 Victorian case study property by using both current and future projected weather data after a deep retrofit. The property is a re-construction within an environmental... Read More about Assessing overheating of the UK existing dwellings – a case study of replica Victorian end terrace house.

View from the wheelhouse : perceptions on marine management from the fishing community and suggestions for improvement (2014)
Journal Article
Yates, K. (2014). View from the wheelhouse : perceptions on marine management from the fishing community and suggestions for improvement. Marine Policy, 48, 39-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2014.03.002

Marine capture fisheries are of global importance, supporting hundreds of millions of livelihoods and making a significant contribution to global food security. Yet many fisheries are at risk from unsustainable exploitation and fishing has caused sig... Read More about View from the wheelhouse : perceptions on marine management from the fishing community and suggestions for improvement.

The influence of habitat structure on genetic differentiation in red fox populations in north-eastern Poland (2014)
Journal Article
Mullins, J., McDevitt, A., Kowalczyk, R., Ruczyńska, I., Górny, M., & Wójcik, J. (2014). The influence of habitat structure on genetic differentiation in red fox populations in north-eastern Poland. Acta theriologica / Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Zoologiczny, 59(3), 367-376. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-014-0180-2

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) has the widest global distribution among terrestrial carnivore species, occupying most of the Northern Hemisphere in its native range. Because it carries diseases that can be transmitted to humans and domestic animals, it... Read More about The influence of habitat structure on genetic differentiation in red fox populations in north-eastern Poland.

The rise of the ‘food charter’ : a mechanism to increase urban agriculture (2014)
Journal Article
Hardman, M., & Larkham, P. (2014). The rise of the ‘food charter’ : a mechanism to increase urban agriculture. Land Use Policy, 39, 400-402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2014.02.022

Urban agriculture (UA) is rapidly growing in popularity and significance across the Western hemisphere. For over two decades North Americans have embraced the concept, although in Europe the idea of UA has only recently gained attention from academic... Read More about The rise of the ‘food charter’ : a mechanism to increase urban agriculture.

Bioethanol production from sugarcane grown in heavy metal-contaminated soils (2014)
Journal Article

Field and laboratory experiments were conducted to evaluate the feasibility of bioethanol production using the juice of sugarcane grown in heavy metal-contaminated soils. The results suggest that the sugar concentration was not adversely affected whe... Read More about Bioethanol production from sugarcane grown in heavy metal-contaminated soils.

Origami-inspired integrated planar-spherical overconstrained mechanisms (2014)
Journal Article
Wei, G., & Dai, J. (2014). Origami-inspired integrated planar-spherical overconstrained mechanisms. Journal of Mechanical Design, 136(5), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4025821

This paper presents two integrated planar-spherical overconstrained mechanisms that are inspired and evolved from origami cartons with a crash-lock base. Investigating the crash-lock base of the origami cartons, the first overconstrained mechanism is... Read More about Origami-inspired integrated planar-spherical overconstrained mechanisms.

Allometric growth patterns in hatchery-reared larvae of the catfish Lophiosilurus alexandri (Pisces: Pseudopimelodidae) (2014)
Journal Article
Guimarães-Cruz, R., Veloso-Júnior, V., Guimaraes Sales, N., Oliveira, D., & Santos, J. (2014). Allometric growth patterns in hatchery-reared larvae of the catfish Lophiosilurus alexandri (Pisces: Pseudopimelodidae). https://doi.org/10.1590/s0102-09352014000100038

The aim of the present study was to characterize the relationships that occur between morphometric variables of larvae of Lophiosilurus alexandri Steindachner, 1876 through their allometric growth analysis. Total length, head length and body height w... Read More about Allometric growth patterns in hatchery-reared larvae of the catfish Lophiosilurus alexandri (Pisces: Pseudopimelodidae).

Female preference for male color is necessary and sufficient for assortative mating in 2 cichlid sister species (2014)
Journal Article
Selz, O. M., Pierotti, M. E., Maan, M. E., Schmid, C., & Seehausen, O. (2014). Female preference for male color is necessary and sufficient for assortative mating in 2 cichlid sister species. Behavioral Ecology, 25(3), 612–626. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/aru024

A critical step for speciation in the face of gene flow is the origination of reproductive isolation. The evolution of assortative mating greatly facilitates this process. Assortative mating can be mediated by one or multiple cues across an array of... Read More about Female preference for male color is necessary and sufficient for assortative mating in 2 cichlid sister species.