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Rapid and Parallel Adaptive Evolution of the Visual System of Neotropical Midas Cichlid Fishes (2017)
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Torres-Dowdall, J., Pierotti, M. E., Härer, A., Karagic, N., Woltering, J. M., Henning, F., …Meyer, A. (2017). Rapid and Parallel Adaptive Evolution of the Visual System of Neotropical Midas Cichlid Fishes. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 34(10), 2469–2485. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msx143

Midas cichlid fish are a Central American species flock containing 13 described species that has been dated to only a few thousand years old, a historical timescale infrequently associated with speciation. Their radiation involved the colonization of... Read More about Rapid and Parallel Adaptive Evolution of the Visual System of Neotropical Midas Cichlid Fishes.

Modulation of antimalarial activity at a putative bisquinoline receptor in vivo using fluorinated bisquinolines (2017)
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Fielding, A., Lukinović, V., Evans, P., Alizadeh-Shekalgourabi, S., Bisby, R., Drew, M., …Ismail, F. (2017). Modulation of antimalarial activity at a putative bisquinoline receptor in vivo using fluorinated bisquinolines. Chemistry - A European Journal, 23(28), 6811-6828. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201605099

Antimalarials can interact with heme covalently, by π⋅⋅⋅π interactions or by hydrogen bonding. Consequently, the prototropy of 4‐aminoquinolines and quinoline methanols was investigated by using quantum mechanics. Calculations showed mefloquine proto... Read More about Modulation of antimalarial activity at a putative bisquinoline receptor in vivo using fluorinated bisquinolines.

An endemic hantavirus in field voles in northern England (2017)
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Thomason, A., Begon, M., Bradley, J., Paterson, S., & Jackson, J. (2017). An endemic hantavirus in field voles in northern England. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23(6), https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2306.161607

We report a PCR survey of hantavirus infection in the extensive field vole (Microtus agrestis) populations occurring in the Kielder Forest, northern England. A Tatenale virus-like lineage was frequently detected (~ 15% prevalence) in liver tissue. Su... Read More about An endemic hantavirus in field voles in northern England.

Lysyl oxidase drives tumour progression by trapping EGF receptors at the cell surface (2017)
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Tang, H., Leung, L., Saturno, G., Viros, A., Smith, D., Di Leva, G., …Marais, R. (2017). Lysyl oxidase drives tumour progression by trapping EGF receptors at the cell surface. Nature communications, 8, 14909. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14909

Lysyl oxidase (LOX) remodels the tumour microenvironment by cross-linking the extracellular matrix. LOX overexpression is associated with poor cancer outcomes. Here, we find that LOX regulates the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) to drive tumo... Read More about Lysyl oxidase drives tumour progression by trapping EGF receptors at the cell surface.

The role of task complexity in valuation errors analysis in a developing real estate market (2017)
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Baffour Awuah, K., & Gyamfi-Yeboah, F. (2017). The role of task complexity in valuation errors analysis in a developing real estate market. Journal of Property Research, 34(1), 54-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/09599916.2017.1315444

The real estate valuation literature on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) shows a growing concern over valuation errors, especially wide variation in valuations. Although there have been increased business and investment activities in the last decade or more... Read More about The role of task complexity in valuation errors analysis in a developing real estate market.

Electro-osmotic flow of couple stress fluids in a microchannel propagated by peristalsis (2017)
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Tripathi, D., Yadav, A., & Beg, O. (2017). Electro-osmotic flow of couple stress fluids in a microchannel propagated by peristalsis. European Physical Journal Plus, 132(4:173), https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2017-11416-x

A mathematical model is developed for electro-osmotic peristaltic pumping of a non-Newtonian liquid in a deformable micro-channel. Stokes’ couple stress fluid model is deployed to represent realistic working liquids. The Poisson-Boltzmann equation fo... Read More about Electro-osmotic flow of couple stress fluids in a microchannel propagated by peristalsis.

Electro-magneto-hydrodynamic peristaltic pumping of couple stress biofluids through a complex wavy micro-channel (2017)
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Tripathi, D., Jorar, R., Beg, O., & Kadir, A. (2017). Electro-magneto-hydrodynamic peristaltic pumping of couple stress biofluids through a complex wavy micro-channel. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 236, 358-367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2017.04.037

Biomimetic propulsion mechanisms are increasingly being explored in engineering sciences. Peristalsis is one of the most efficient of these mechanisms and offers considerable promise in microscale fluidics. Electrokinetic peristalsis has recently al... Read More about Electro-magneto-hydrodynamic peristaltic pumping of couple stress biofluids through a complex wavy micro-channel.

The money side of livelihoods: Economics of an unregulated small-scale Indonesian sea cucumber fishery in the Timor Sea (2017)
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Prescott, J., Riwu, J., Prasetyo, A., & Stacey, N. (2017). The money side of livelihoods: Economics of an unregulated small-scale Indonesian sea cucumber fishery in the Timor Sea. Marine Policy, 82, 197-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.03.033

Fishers from several ethnic groups on islands in eastern Indonesia seasonally fish for sea cucumbers at Scott Reef in Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone in the Timor Sea. Despite evidence suggesting that sea cucumbers are severely over-exploited fis... Read More about The money side of livelihoods: Economics of an unregulated small-scale Indonesian sea cucumber fishery in the Timor Sea.

The passivating effect of cadmium in PbS/CdS colloidal quantum dots probed by nm-scale depth profiling (2017)
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Clark, P., Radtke, H., Pengpad, A., Williamson, A., Spencer, B., Hardman, S., …Flavell, W. (2017). The passivating effect of cadmium in PbS/CdS colloidal quantum dots probed by nm-scale depth profiling. Nanoscale, 9(2017), 6056-6067. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7nr00672a

Achieving control of the surface chemistry of colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) is essential to fully exploit their properties in solar cells, but direct measurement of the chemistry and electronic structure in the outermost atomic layers is challenging.... Read More about The passivating effect of cadmium in PbS/CdS colloidal quantum dots probed by nm-scale depth profiling.

Oldest Varroa tolerant honey bee population provides insight into the origins of the global decline of honey bees (2017)
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Brettell, L., & Martin, S. (2017). Oldest Varroa tolerant honey bee population provides insight into the origins of the global decline of honey bees. Scientific reports, 7, https://doi.org/10.1038/srep45953

The ecto-parasitic mite Varroa destructor has transformed the previously inconsequential Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) into the most important honey bee viral pathogen responsible for the death of millions of colonies worldwide. Naturally, DWV persists a... Read More about Oldest Varroa tolerant honey bee population provides insight into the origins of the global decline of honey bees.

Understanding ethnography through a life course framework : a research journey into alternative spiritual spaces (2017)
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Fois, F. (2017). Understanding ethnography through a life course framework : a research journey into alternative spiritual spaces. Area, 49(4), 421-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12332

Recently scholars have emphasised the importance of looking at the researcher's experience and how positionality, emotions and embodiment shape the ethnographic fieldwork process. Specifically, feminist contributions have shown how the professional a... Read More about Understanding ethnography through a life course framework : a research journey into alternative spiritual spaces.

Electrothermal transport of nanofluids via peristaltic pumping in a finite micro-channel : effects of joule heating and Helmholtz-Smoluchowski velocity (2017)
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Beg, O., Tripathi, D., & Sharma, A. (2017). Electrothermal transport of nanofluids via peristaltic pumping in a finite micro-channel : effects of joule heating and Helmholtz-Smoluchowski velocity. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 111, 138-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.03.089

The present article studies theoretically the electrokinetic pumping of nanofluids with heat and mass transfer in a micro-channel under peristaltic waves, a topic of some interest in medical nano-scale electro-osmotic devices. The microchannel walls... Read More about Electrothermal transport of nanofluids via peristaltic pumping in a finite micro-channel : effects of joule heating and Helmholtz-Smoluchowski velocity.

Comprehensive survey on quality of service provisioning approaches in cognitive radio networks : part one (2017)
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Fakhrudeen, A., & Alani, O. (2017). Comprehensive survey on quality of service provisioning approaches in cognitive radio networks : part one. International Journal of Wireless Information Networks, 24(4), 356-388. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10776-017-0352-5

Much interest in Cognitive Radio Networks (CRNs) has been raised recently by enabling unlicensed (secondary) users to utilize the unused portions of the licensed spectrum. CRN utilization of residual spectrum bands of Primary (licensed) Networks (PNs... Read More about Comprehensive survey on quality of service provisioning approaches in cognitive radio networks : part one.

Greenhouse gases (GHG) performance of refurbishment projects – lessons from UK higher education student accommodation case studies (2017)
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Lou, E., Lee, A., & Welfle, A. (2017). Greenhouse gases (GHG) performance of refurbishment projects – lessons from UK higher education student accommodation case studies. Journal of Cleaner Production, 154, 309-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.226

The student accommodation sector in now the best-performing asset in the UK and US property markets and this is projected to further accelerate, with building refurbishment of existing student accommodations being the preferred method to satisfy gro... Read More about Greenhouse gases (GHG) performance of refurbishment projects – lessons from UK higher education student accommodation case studies.

Effect of cavities on the behaviour of model pile under axial loading in sand (2017)
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Al-Jazaairry, A., & Toma-Sabbagh, T. (2017). Effect of cavities on the behaviour of model pile under axial loading in sand. Proceedings of the World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, 2(4), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.11159/icgre17.107

Presence of cavities in soils is an important area of interest within the field of geotechnical engineering. A better understanding of the behaviour of such soils, particularly in locations where the presence of gypsum deposits is apparent, will have... Read More about Effect of cavities on the behaviour of model pile under axial loading in sand.

A review on hyperthermia via nanoparticle-mediated therapy (2017)
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Beg, O., Sohail, A., Ahmed, Z., Arshad, S., & Sherin, L. (2017). A review on hyperthermia via nanoparticle-mediated therapy. Bulletin du Cancer, 104(5), 452-461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bulcan.2017.02.003

Hyperthermia treatment, generated by magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) is promising since it is tumour-focused, minimally invasive and uniform. The most unique feature of magnetic nanoparticles is their reaction to and manipulation by a magnetic force wh... Read More about A review on hyperthermia via nanoparticle-mediated therapy.

50 important research questions in microbial ecology (2017)
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Antwis, R., Griffiths, S., Harrison, X., Aranega-Bou, P., Arce, A., Bettridge, A., …Sutherland, W. (2017). 50 important research questions in microbial ecology. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 93(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fix044

Microbial ecology provides insights into the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of microbial communities underpinning every ecosystem on Earth. Microbial communities can now be investigated in unprecedented detail, although there is still a wealth... Read More about 50 important research questions in microbial ecology.

Anthropogenic noise reduces bird species richness and diversity in urban parks (2017)
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and diversity in urban parks. Ibis, 159(3), 638-646. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12481

Anthropogenic noise is becoming more prevalent in the world and has been shown to affect many animal species, including birds. The impact of such noise was measured in Neotropical urban parks to assess how the noise affects avifauna diversity and spe... Read More about Anthropogenic noise reduces bird species richness and diversity in urban parks.

Platinum composite nanowires for ultrasensitive mass detection (2017)
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Hao, T., Shen, T., Li, W., Song, C., Xu, Z., Jin, A., …Gu, C. (2017). Platinum composite nanowires for ultrasensitive mass detection. Applied Physics Letters, 110(14), 143102. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4979645

Platinum (Pt) composite nanowires were grown on the tip of tungsten (W) microprobes by focused-electron-beam induced chemical vapor deposition (FEB-CVD). An electrical field was used to drive a transversal mechanical vibration of the nanowires. Such... Read More about Platinum composite nanowires for ultrasensitive mass detection.

Thermal responses of single zone offices on existing near-extreme summer weather data (2017)
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Ji, Y., Korolija, I., & Zhang, Y. (2018). Thermal responses of single zone offices on existing near-extreme summer weather data. Building Simulation, 11(1), 15-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-017-0367-y

There have been a number of attempts in the past to define “near extreme” weather for facilitating overheating analysis in free running buildings. The most recently efforts include CIBSE latest release of Design Summer Year (DSY) weather using multip... Read More about Thermal responses of single zone offices on existing near-extreme summer weather data.