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Terrestrial laser scanning for plot-scale forest measurement (2015)
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Newnham, G., Armston, J., Calders, K., Disney, M., Lovell, J., Schaaf, C., …Danson, F. (2015). Terrestrial laser scanning for plot-scale forest measurement. Current Forestry Reports, 1(4), 239-251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-015-0025-5

Plot-scale measurements have been the foundation for forest surveys and reporting for over 200 years. Through recent integration with airborne and satellite remote sensing, manual measurements of vegetation structure at the plot scale are now the b... Read More about Terrestrial laser scanning for plot-scale forest measurement.

A new role for an old drug: Ambroxol triggers lysosomal exocytosis via pH-dependent Ca2+ release from acidic Ca2+ stores (2015)
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Fois, G., Hobi, N., Felder, E., Ziegler, A., Miklavc, P., Walther, P., …Dietl, P. (2015). A new role for an old drug: Ambroxol triggers lysosomal exocytosis via pH-dependent Ca2+ release from acidic Ca2+ stores. Cell Calcium, 58(6), 628-637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceca.2015.10.002

Ambroxol (Ax) is a frequently prescribed drug used to facilitate mucociliary clearance, but its mode of action is yet poorly understood. Here we show by X-ray spectroscopy that Ax accumulates in lamellar bodies (LBs), the surfactant storing, secretor... Read More about A new role for an old drug: Ambroxol triggers lysosomal exocytosis via pH-dependent Ca2+ release from acidic Ca2+ stores.

The role of fire in landscape dynamics : an example of two sediment records from the Rodna Mountains, northern Romanian Carpathians (2015)
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Carpathians. CATENA, 137(2), 432-440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2015.10.021

Fire is an important disturbance agent worldwide and one of the major causes of geomorphological change. Dependent on its characteristics (size, duration, temperature), fire induces changes in soil stability, modifying infiltration and promoting soi... Read More about The role of fire in landscape dynamics : an example of two sediment records from the Rodna Mountains, northern Romanian Carpathians.

Evaluation of residence time on nitrogen oxides removal in non-thermal plasma reactor (2015)
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Talebizadeh, P., Rahimzadeh, H., Babaie, M., Anaghizi, S., Ghomi, H., Ahmadi, G., & Brown, R. (2015). Evaluation of residence time on nitrogen oxides removal in non-thermal plasma reactor. PLoS ONE, 10(10), e0140897. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140897

Non-thermal plasma (NTP) has been introduced over the last few years as a promising after- treatment system for nitrogen oxides and particulate matter removal from diesel exhaust. NTP technology has not been commercialised as yet, due to its high rat... Read More about Evaluation of residence time on nitrogen oxides removal in non-thermal plasma reactor.

Proteomic identification of prognostic tumour biomarkers, using chemotherapy-induced cancer-associated fibroblasts (2015)
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Peiris-Pagès, M., Smith, D., Győrffy, B., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2015). Proteomic identification of prognostic tumour biomarkers, using chemotherapy-induced cancer-associated fibroblasts. Aging, 7(10), 816-838. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.100808

Cancer cells grow in highly complex stromal microenvironments, which through metabolic remodelling, catabolism, autophagy and inflammation nurture them and are able to facilitate metastasis and resistance to therapy. However, these changes in the met... Read More about Proteomic identification of prognostic tumour biomarkers, using chemotherapy-induced cancer-associated fibroblasts.

Turkish D-light : accentuating heritage values with daylight (2015)
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Al-Maiyah, S., & Elkadi, H. (2015). Turkish D-light : accentuating heritage values with daylight. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering History and Heritage, 168(4), 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1680/jenhh.15.00004

Historic buildings have their own cultural identity, which is often related to their aesthetic qualities such as period characteristics (geometry, size, colour, form and shape), materials and construction. Daylight is one of the primary elements co... Read More about Turkish D-light : accentuating heritage values with daylight.

Influence of cure kinetic, rheological and thermo-mechanical behavior on micro-level curing strain of an epoxy prepreg (2015)
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Ammasai Sengodan, G., Joshi, S., & Chen, Z. (2015). Influence of cure kinetic, rheological and thermo-mechanical behavior on micro-level curing strain of an epoxy prepreg. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 124, 305-316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-015-5090-2

The coupled nature of chemical kinetics, mechanical and rheological behavior of a curing prepreg dictates the dimensional accuracy of a composite laminate. In this work, an integrated study was carried out to understand the influence of thermo-chemo-... Read More about Influence of cure kinetic, rheological and thermo-mechanical behavior on micro-level curing strain of an epoxy prepreg.

Solid phase microextraction (SPME) method development in analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as potential biomarkers of cancer (2015)
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Schmidt, K., & Podmore, I. (2015). Solid phase microextraction (SPME) method development in analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as potential biomarkers of cancer. Journal of Molecular Biomarkers & Diagnosis, 6(6), https://doi.org/10.4172/2155-9929.1000253

The analysis of volatile organic compounds [VOCs] is an attractive approach to the discovery of potential cancer biomarkers due to its non-invasive nature and potential low costs of sampling and analysis. Solid phase microextraction [SPME] is one of... Read More about Solid phase microextraction (SPME) method development in analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as potential biomarkers of cancer.

Influence of hydrated lime on the properties and permanent deformation of the asphalt concrete layers in pavement (2015)
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Al-Tameemi, A., Wang, Y., & Albayati, A. (2015). Influence of hydrated lime on the properties and permanent deformation of the asphalt concrete layers in pavement. Romanian Journal of Transport Infrastructure, 4(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1515/rjti-2015-0027

Flexible or asphalt concrete pavement is the paving system most widely adopted all over the world. It has been recognized that there are many different types of the factors affecting the performance and durability of asphalt concrete pavement, includ... Read More about Influence of hydrated lime on the properties and permanent deformation of the asphalt concrete layers in pavement.

Microphone handling noise : measurements of perceptual threshold and effects on audio quality (2015)
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Kendrick, P., Jackson, I., Fazenda, B., Cox, T., & Li, F. (2015). Microphone handling noise : measurements of perceptual threshold and effects on audio quality. PLoS ONE, 10(10), e0140256. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140256

A psychoacoustic experiment was carried out to test the effects of microphone handling noise on perceived audio quality. Handling noise is a problem affecting both amateurs using their smartphones and cameras, as well as professionals using separate... Read More about Microphone handling noise : measurements of perceptual threshold and effects on audio quality.

Teachers’ views of their primary school classrooms (2015)
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Barrett, P., Barett, L., & Zhang, Y. (2016). Teachers’ views of their primary school classrooms. Intelligent Buildings International, 8(3), 176-191. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508975.2015.1087835

This paper presents the views of 222 head teachers and classroom-based teachers about their experiences and perceptions of 193 specific classroom environments from 29 primary schools in three different areas in England, UK. One-to-one interviews we... Read More about Teachers’ views of their primary school classrooms.

Effects of Formulation on Microbicide Potency and Mitigation of the Development of Bacterial Insusceptibility (2015)
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Cowley, N. L., Forbes, S., Amézquita, A., McClure, P., Humphreys, G. J., & McBain, A. J. (2015). Effects of Formulation on Microbicide Potency and Mitigation of the Development of Bacterial Insusceptibility. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81(20), 7330-7338. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01985-15

Risk assessments of the potential for microbicides to select for reduced bacterial susceptibility have been based largely on data generated through the exposure of bacteria to microbicides in aqueous solution. Since microbicides are normally formulat... Read More about Effects of Formulation on Microbicide Potency and Mitigation of the Development of Bacterial Insusceptibility.

Detecting wash trade in financial market using digraphs and dynamic programming (2015)
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Cao, Y., Li, Y., Coleman, S., Belatreche, A., & McGinnity, T. (2016). Detecting wash trade in financial market using digraphs and dynamic programming. IEEE transactions on neural networks and learning systems, 27(11), 2351-2363. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNNLS.2015.2480959

Wash trade refers to the illegal activities of traders who utilise carefully designed limit orders to manually increase the trading volumes for creating a false impression of an active market. As one of the primary formats of market abuse, wash trade... Read More about Detecting wash trade in financial market using digraphs and dynamic programming.

Design of core/shell colloidal quantum dots for MEG solar cells (2015)
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Tomic, S., Miloszewski, J., Tyrrell, E., & Binks, D. (2015). Design of core/shell colloidal quantum dots for MEG solar cells. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 6(1), 179-184. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2483368

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are the subject of intensive research worldwide due to a number of novel properties, which make them of interest for both fundamental science and technological applications. QDs are of particular interest for solar ce... Read More about Design of core/shell colloidal quantum dots for MEG solar cells.

Photoelectron spectroscopy at the graphene-liquid interface reveals the electronic structure of an electrodeposited cobalt/graphene electrocatalyst (2015)
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Velasco-Vélez, J., Pfeifer, V., Hävecker, M., Weatherup, R., Arrigo, R., Chuang, C., …Knop-Gericke, A. (2018). Photoelectron spectroscopy at the graphene-liquid interface reveals the electronic structure of an electrodeposited cobalt/graphene electrocatalyst. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 54(48), 14554-14558. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201506044

Electrochemically grown cobalt on graphene exhibits exceptional performance as a catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and provides the possibility of controlling the morphology and the chemical properties during deposition. However, the d... Read More about Photoelectron spectroscopy at the graphene-liquid interface reveals the electronic structure of an electrodeposited cobalt/graphene electrocatalyst.

Evaluation of wider economic impacts of light rail investment on cities (2015)
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D. Knowles, R., & Ferbrache, F. (2016). Evaluation of wider economic impacts of light rail investment on cities. Journal of Transport Geography, 54, 430-439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.09.002

Transport plays a critical role in facilitating competitiveness in post-industrial economies. High quality transport services and infrastructure enhance internal and external connectivity. This research examines published and unpublished evidence of... Read More about Evaluation of wider economic impacts of light rail investment on cities.

Investigation of risk factors for Echinococcus coproantigen positivity in dogs in the Alay valley, Kyrgyzstan (2015)
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Mastin, A., van Kesteren, F., Torgerson, P., Zaidanov, I., Rogan, M., & Craig, P. (2015). Investigation of risk factors for Echinococcus coproantigen positivity in dogs in the Alay valley, Kyrgyzstan. Journal of Helminthology, 89, 655-663. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X15000590

Echinococcosis caused by the zoonotic cestodes Echinococcus granulosus (sensu lato) and Echinococcus multilocularis is highly endemic in the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan, and is increasingly being identified as public health problem especiall... Read More about Investigation of risk factors for Echinococcus coproantigen positivity in dogs in the Alay valley, Kyrgyzstan.

Strategies for engaging with future radiation protection professionals: a public outreach case study (2015)
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Cole, P., Gornall, B., Wood, M., Whitcher, R., Bannon, A., Bloomer, S., …Stewart, J. (2015). Strategies for engaging with future radiation protection professionals: a public outreach case study. Journal of Radiological Protection, 35(4), N25-N32. https://doi.org/10.1088/0952-4746/35/4/N25

It is evident that there is a nuclear skills shortage within the UK, and logically it can be assumed that the shortfall extends to the radiation protection arena. Plans for nuclear new-build and the decommissioning of existing nuclear sites will requ... Read More about Strategies for engaging with future radiation protection professionals: a public outreach case study.

Perceived audio quality of sounds degraded by non-linear distortions and single-ended assessment using HASQI (2015)
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assessment using HASQI. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 63(9), 698-712. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2015.0068

For field recordings and user generated content recorded on phones, tablets, and other mobile devices nonlinear distortions caused by clipping and limiting at pre-amplification stages, and dynamic range control (DRC) are common causes of poor audio... Read More about Perceived audio quality of sounds degraded by non-linear distortions and single-ended assessment using HASQI.

Expression and activity of eIF6 trigger Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma growth in vivo (2015)
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Miluzio, A., Oliveto, S., Pesce, E., Mutti, L., Murer, B., Grosso, S., …Biffo, S. (2015). Expression and activity of eIF6 trigger Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma growth in vivo. Oncotarget, 2015(6), 37471-37485. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.5462

eIF6 is an antiassociation factor that regulates the availability of active 80S. Its activation is driven by the RACK1/PKCβ axis, in a mTORc1 independent manner. We previously described that eIF6 haploinsufficiency causes a striking survival in the E... Read More about Expression and activity of eIF6 trigger Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma growth in vivo.