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A time dependent kinetic small angle neutron scattering study of a novel YFe phase (2013)
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Simmons, L., Bentley, P., Al-Jawad, M., & Kilcoyne, S. (2013). A time dependent kinetic small angle neutron scattering study of a novel YFe phase. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 25(25), https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/25/25/255401

Crystallization of amorphous Y67Fe33 into the YFe2 C15 Laves phase via a novel 'YFe' intermediate phase has been observed through to completion using time-resolved small angle neutron scattering (SANS). The nucleation and growth kinetics of the phase... Read More about A time dependent kinetic small angle neutron scattering study of a novel YFe phase.

Storyboarding for visual analytics (2013)
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Walker, R., Cenydd, L., Pop, S., Miles, H., Hughes, C., Teahan, W., & Roberts, J. (2015). Storyboarding for visual analytics. Information Visualization, 14(1), 27-50. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473871613487089

Analysts wish to explore different hypotheses, organize their thoughts into visual narratives and present their findings. Some developers have used algorithms to ascertain key events from their data, while others have visualized different states of... Read More about Storyboarding for visual analytics.

Lower expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and higher expression of arginase in rat alveolar macrophages are linked to their susceptibility to Toxoplasma gondii infection. (2013)
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ZJ, Z., J, Z., J, W., Z, L., T, W., SQ, Y., …ZR, L. (2013). Lower expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and higher expression of arginase in rat alveolar macrophages are linked to their susceptibility to Toxoplasma gondii infection. PLoS ONE, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063650

Rats are naturally resistant to Toxoplasma gondii infection, particularly the RH strain, while mice are not. Previous studies have demonstrated that inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and arginase-1 of rodent peritoneal macrophages are linked to... Read More about Lower expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and higher expression of arginase in rat alveolar macrophages are linked to their susceptibility to Toxoplasma gondii infection..

The potential of dual-wavelength laser scanning for estimating vegetation moisture content (2013)
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Gaulton, R., Danson, F., Ramirez Cardozo, F., & Gunawan, O. (2013). The potential of dual-wavelength laser scanning for estimating vegetation moisture content. Remote Sensing of Environment, 132, 32-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2013.01.001

Vegetation moisture content is an important early indicator of forest drought stress, disease and fire risk. Existing remote sensing techniques to measure biochemical properties of vegetation, such as Equivalent Water Thickness (EWT), are limited by... Read More about The potential of dual-wavelength laser scanning for estimating vegetation moisture content.

Object-based audio for interactive football broadcast (2013)
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Oldfield, R., Shirley, B., & Spille, J. (2015). Object-based audio for interactive football broadcast. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 74(8), 2717-2741. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-013-1472-2

An end-to-end AV broadcast system providing an immersive, interactive experience for live events is the development aim for the EU FP7 funded project, FascinatE. The project has developed real time audio object event detection and localisation, scene... Read More about Object-based audio for interactive football broadcast.

I AM 4 VHO : new approach to improve seamless vertical handover in heterogeneous wireless networks (2013)
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Khattab, O., & Alani, O. (2013). I AM 4 VHO : new approach to improve seamless vertical handover in heterogeneous wireless networks. International journal of computer networks and communications (Print), 5(3), 53-63. https://doi.org/10.5121/ijcnc.2013.5304

Two mechanisms have been proposed independently by IEEE and 3GPP; namely, Media Independent Handover (MIH) and Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF), respectively. These mechanisms enable a seamless Vertical Handover (VHO) between... Read More about I AM 4 VHO : new approach to improve seamless vertical handover in heterogeneous wireless networks.

Understanding complexity within energy infrastructure delivery systems in developing countries : adopting a viable systems approach (2013)
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Awuzie, B., & McDermott, P. (2013). Understanding complexity within energy infrastructure delivery systems in developing countries : adopting a viable systems approach. Journal of construction project management and innovation, 3(1), 543-559

Infrastructure delivery systems involve high complexity. This stems from numerous factors: a diverse range of skilled professionals, diverse cultural affiliations, incomplete contracts and complex contractual relationships among stakeholders, governm... Read More about Understanding complexity within energy infrastructure delivery systems in developing countries : adopting a viable systems approach.

Integration and leadership as enablers of innovation in construction : case study (2013)
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Ozorhon, B., Abbott, C., & Aouad, G. (2014). Integration and leadership as enablers of innovation in construction : case study. Journal of Management in Engineering, 30(2), 256-263. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29ME.1943-5479.0000204

Adopting innovations in construction is challenging due to the fragmented and project-based nature of the industry. As construction innovation is a joint activity with a number of participants involved in the process, it is essential to consider the... Read More about Integration and leadership as enablers of innovation in construction : case study.

Design fictions an introduction and provisional taxonomy (2013)
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Hales, D. (2013). Design fictions an introduction and provisional taxonomy. Digital Creativity, 24(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/14626268.2013.769453

This essay introduces the special issue of Digital Creativity on Design Fictions. It is an attempt to grapple with the notion of Design Fictions and considers this a ‘speculative turn’ within contemporary design practice. It presents Design Fictions... Read More about Design fictions an introduction and provisional taxonomy.

Protein contact map prediction using committee machine approach (2013)
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Habibi, N., Saraee, M., & Korbekandi, H. (2013). Protein contact map prediction using committee machine approach. International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics, 7(4), 397-415. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJDMB.2013.054226

A protein contact map is a simplified representation of the protein's spatial structure. In recent years, contact map prediction has received a great deal of attention in Bioinformatics. Committee Machine is a machine learning method which shares t... Read More about Protein contact map prediction using committee machine approach.

A molecular and ecological analysis of the trematode plagiorchis elegans in the wood mouse apodemus sylvaticus from a periaquatic ecosystem in the UK (2013)
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Boyce, K., Hide, G., Craig, P., Reynolds, C., Hussain, M., Bodell, A., …Rogan, M. (2013). A molecular and ecological analysis of the trematode plagiorchis elegans in the wood mouse apodemus sylvaticus from a periaquatic ecosystem in the UK. Journal of Helminthology, 88(03), 310-320. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X13000199

The prevalence of the digenean Plagiorchis sp. was investigated in a natural wood mouse population (Apodemus sylvaticus) in a periaquatic environment. Classical identification was complemented with the use of molecular differentiation to determine... Read More about A molecular and ecological analysis of the trematode plagiorchis elegans in the wood mouse apodemus sylvaticus from a periaquatic ecosystem in the UK.

Construction as a career choice for young disabled people : dispelling the myths (2013)
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Ormerod, M., & Newton, R. (2013). Construction as a career choice for young disabled people : dispelling the myths. Construction Management and Economics, 31(8), 928-938. https://doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2013.777465

Disabled people want to have the same opportunities and experiences as everyone else, yet owing to a number of barriers they are often excluded from meaningful employment. There are few statistics available in the UK to provide an accurate understand... Read More about Construction as a career choice for young disabled people : dispelling the myths.

Estimating the gaze of a virtuality human (2013)
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Roberts, D., Rae, J., Duckworth, T., & Moore, C. (2013). Estimating the gaze of a virtuality human. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 19(4), 681-690. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2013.30

The aim of our experiment is to determine if eye-gaze can be estimated from a virtuality human: to within the accuracies that underpin social interaction; and reliably across gaze poses and camera arrangements likely in every day settings. The scene... Read More about Estimating the gaze of a virtuality human.

Review of ecological engineering solutions for rural non-point source water pollution control in Hubei province, China (2013)
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Wu, M., Tang, X., Li, Q., Yang, W., Jin, F., Tang, M., & Scholz, M. (2013). Review of ecological engineering solutions for rural non-point source water pollution control in Hubei province, China. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 224(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-013-1561-x

Rural non-point source (RNPS) water pollution control is problematic in Hubei Province, which is a typical agricultural region with abundant rainfall and a developed natural surface water network. The concept of best management practices (BMP) origin... Read More about Review of ecological engineering solutions for rural non-point source water pollution control in Hubei province, China.

Synthesis of pure lithium amide nanoparticles (2013)
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Baldissin, G., Boag, N., Tang, C., & Bull, D. (2013). Synthesis of pure lithium amide nanoparticles. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 1993-1996. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201201535

Deprotonation of ammonia with n-butyllithium offers a facile synthetic route to produce pure lithium amide exhibiting fine granularity, which facilitates the complete thermal decomposition to lithium imide at a relatively low temperature of 600 K. Sy... Read More about Synthesis of pure lithium amide nanoparticles.

n-Diamond : Dynamical stability of proposed structures (2013)
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Baldissin, G., & Bull, D. (2013). n-Diamond : Dynamical stability of proposed structures. Diamond and Related Materials, 34, 60-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2013.01.010

A number of experimental works, mainly under extreme conditions, report a carbon phase with the same reflections as diamond but showing additional reflections that are forbidden for diamond. The crystal structure of this phase, called n-diamond by Hi... Read More about n-Diamond : Dynamical stability of proposed structures.

A survey on malware propagation, analysis, and detection (2013)
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Damshenas, M., Dehghantanha, A., & Mahmod, R. (2013). A survey on malware propagation, analysis, and detection. International Journal of Computer Applications, 67(16), https://doi.org/10.5120/11480-7108

Over the last decades, there were lots of studies made on malware and their countermeasures. The most recent reports emphasize that the invention of malicious software is rapidly increasing. Moreover, the intensive use of networks and Interne... Read More about A survey on malware propagation, analysis, and detection.

Can rainwater induce Fenton-driven degradation of herbicides in natural waters? (2013)
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Qin, J., Li, H., Lin, C., & Chen, G. (2013). Can rainwater induce Fenton-driven degradation of herbicides in natural waters?. Chemosphere, 1048-1052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.03.003

Microcosm experiments were conducted to examine Fenton reaction-driven degradation of three common herbicides exposed to a variety of Fe2+–H2O2 combinations that are likely to be encountered in natural water environments. The results show that thes... Read More about Can rainwater induce Fenton-driven degradation of herbicides in natural waters?.

Physiological, biochemical and growth responses of Italian ryegrass to butachlor exposure (2013)
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Wang, S., Li, H., & Lin, C. (2013). Physiological, biochemical and growth responses of Italian ryegrass to butachlor exposure. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, 106(1-2), 21-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pestbp.2013.03.007

A dose–response experiment was conducted to examine the effects of butachlor on the growth, physiology and biochemistry of Italian ryegrass. The plant suffered a >50% reduction in fresh biomass when exposed to a butachlor dose of 5 mg L�1. However,... Read More about Physiological, biochemical and growth responses of Italian ryegrass to butachlor exposure.