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Digital watermarking : applicability for developing trust in medical imaging workflows state of the art review (2017)
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Qasim, A., Meziane, F., & Aspin, R. (2017). Digital watermarking : applicability for developing trust in medical imaging workflows state of the art review. Computer Science Review, 27, 45-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosrev.2017.11.003

Medical images can be intentionally or unintentionally manipulated both within the secure medical system environment and outside, as images are viewed, extracted and transmitted. Many organisations have invested heavily in Picture Archiving and Commu... Read More about Digital watermarking : applicability for developing trust in medical imaging workflows state of the art review.

The effect of normal human serum on the mouse trypanosome Trypanosoma musculi in vitro and in vivo (2017)
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Zhang, X., Hong, X., Li, S., Lai, D., Hide, G., Lun, Z., & Wen, Y. (2018). The effect of normal human serum on the mouse trypanosome Trypanosoma musculi in vitro and in vivo. Experimental Parasitology, 184, 115-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2017.12.005

Trypanosoma musculi, a common blood flagellate found in mice, is similar in morphology and life cycle to the rat trypanosome T. lewisi. Both species belong to the subgenus Herpetosoma, and as T. lewisi has recently been shown to be a zoonotic pathoge... Read More about The effect of normal human serum on the mouse trypanosome Trypanosoma musculi in vitro and in vivo.

Automated design of multi junction solar cells by genetic approach : reaching the >50% efficiency target (2017)
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Čičić, S., & Tomić, S. (2017). Automated design of multi junction solar cells by genetic approach : reaching the >50% efficiency target. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 181, 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.12.002

The proper design of the multi-junction solar cell (MJSC) requires the optimisation search through the vast parameter space, with parameters for the proper operation quite often being constrained, like the current matching throughout the cell. Due... Read More about Automated design of multi junction solar cells by genetic approach : reaching the >50% efficiency target.

The human DNA glycosylases NEIL1 and NEIL3 excise psoralen-induced DNA-DNA cross-links in a four-stranded DNA structure (2017)
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Martin, P., Couve, S., Zutterling, C., Albelazi, M., Groisman, R., Matkarimov, B., …Saparbaev, M. (2017). The human DNA glycosylases NEIL1 and NEIL3 excise psoralen-induced DNA-DNA cross-links in a four-stranded DNA structure. Scientific reports, 7(17438), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17693-4

Interstrand cross-links (ICLs) are highly cytotoxic DNA lesions that block DNA replication and transcription by preventing strand separation. Previously, we demonstrated that the bacterial and human DNA glycosylases Nei and NEIL1 excise unhooked pso... Read More about The human DNA glycosylases NEIL1 and NEIL3 excise psoralen-induced DNA-DNA cross-links in a four-stranded DNA structure.

Lean thinking in the highways construction sector : motivation, implementation and barriers (2017)
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Tezel, A., Koskela, L., & Aziz, Z. (2017). Lean thinking in the highways construction sector : motivation, implementation and barriers. Production Planning and Control, 29(3), 247-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2017.1412522

The interest in lean thinking in the UK’s civil construction industry is on the rise. The research presented in the paper evaluates the adoption of lean thinking in the highways construction sector by investigating 7 motivation factors, 20 lean techn... Read More about Lean thinking in the highways construction sector : motivation, implementation and barriers.

Selecting passive dosimetry technologies for measuring the external dose of terrestrial wildlife (2017)
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Aramrun, P., Beresford, N., & Wood, M. (2018). Selecting passive dosimetry technologies for measuring the external dose of terrestrial wildlife. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 182, 128-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.12.001

Dosimeters attached to wild animals can be used to validate regulatory assessment approaches and models for estimating radiation exposure of wild animals. Such measurements are also necessary to ensure that robust dose-effect relationships can be dev... Read More about Selecting passive dosimetry technologies for measuring the external dose of terrestrial wildlife.

State-of-the-art and prospects for peer-to-peer transaction-based energy system (2017)
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Jogunola, O., Ikpehai, A., Anoh, K., Adebisi, B., Hammoudeh, M., Son, S., & Harris, G. (2017). State-of-the-art and prospects for peer-to-peer transaction-based energy system. Energies, 10(12), 2106. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10122106

Transaction-based energy (TE) management and control has become an increasingly relevant topic, attracting considerable attention from industry and the research community alike. As a result, new techniques are emerging for its development and actuali... Read More about State-of-the-art and prospects for peer-to-peer transaction-based energy system.

A study on the relationship between the intelligibility and quality of algorithmically-modified speech for normal hearing listeners (2017)
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Tang, Y., Arnold, C., & Cox, T. (2017). A study on the relationship between the intelligibility and quality of algorithmically-modified speech for normal hearing listeners. Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing and Balance Medicine, 1(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/ohbm1010005

This study investigates the relationship between the intelligibility and quality of modified speech in noise and in quiet. Speech signals were processed by seven algorithms designed to increase speech intelligibility in noise without altering speech... Read More about A study on the relationship between the intelligibility and quality of algorithmically-modified speech for normal hearing listeners.

Probiotic consortia are not uniformly effective against different amphibian chytrid pathogen isolates (2017)
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Antwis, R., & Harrison, X. (2018). Probiotic consortia are not uniformly effective against different amphibian chytrid pathogen isolates. Molecular Ecology, 27(2), 577-589. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14456

Symbiotic bacterial communities can protect their hosts from infection by pathogens. Treatment of wild individuals with protective bacteria (probiotics) isolated from hosts can combat the spread of emerging infectious diseases. However, it is unclear... Read More about Probiotic consortia are not uniformly effective against different amphibian chytrid pathogen isolates.

Galloping analysis of a stay cable with an attached viscous damper considering complex modes (2017)
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Nguyen, C., & Macdonald, J. (2018). Galloping analysis of a stay cable with an attached viscous damper considering complex modes. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 144(2), 04017175. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28asce%29em.1943-7889.0001403

The use of viscous dampers to mitigate cable vibrations on cable-stayed bridges is very popular. A viscous damper attached to a stay cable results in complex mode shapes. Such complexity could affect the dynamic stability of the cable under wind acti... Read More about Galloping analysis of a stay cable with an attached viscous damper considering complex modes.

Genetic differentiation and phylogeography of Mediterranean-North Eastern Atlantic blue shark (Prionace glauca, L. 1758) using mitochondrial DNA : panmixia or complex stock structure? (2017)
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Leone, A., Urso, I., Damalas, D., Martinsohn, J., Zanzi, A., Mariani, S., …Cariani, A. (2017). Genetic differentiation and phylogeography of Mediterranean-North Eastern Atlantic blue shark (Prionace glauca, L. 1758) using mitochondrial DNA : panmixia or complex stock structure?. PeerJ, 5, e4112. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4112

Background The blue shark (Prionace glauca, Linnaeus 1758) is one of the most abundant epipelagic shark inhabiting all the oceans except the poles, including the Mediterranean Sea, but its genetic structure has not been confirmed at basin and inter... Read More about Genetic differentiation and phylogeography of Mediterranean-North Eastern Atlantic blue shark (Prionace glauca, L. 1758) using mitochondrial DNA : panmixia or complex stock structure?.

GPER mediates the angiocrine actions induced by IGF1 through the HIF-1α/VEGF pathway in the breast tumor microenvironment (2017)
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De Francesco, E., Sims, A., Maggiolini, M., Sotgia, F., Lisanti, M., & Clarke, R. (2017). GPER mediates the angiocrine actions induced by IGF1 through the HIF-1α/VEGF pathway in the breast tumor microenvironment. Breast Cancer Research, 19(1), 129. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13058-017-0923-5

The G protein estrogen receptor GPER/GPR30 mediates estrogen action in breast cancer cells as well as in breast cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), which are key components of microenvironment driving tumor progression. GPER is a transcriptional ta... Read More about GPER mediates the angiocrine actions induced by IGF1 through the HIF-1α/VEGF pathway in the breast tumor microenvironment.

Identifying essential components of a digital health innovation ecosystem for the Namibian context: Findings from a Delphi study (2017)
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Iyawa, G., Herselman, M., & Botha, A. (2017). Identifying essential components of a digital health innovation ecosystem for the Namibian context: Findings from a Delphi study. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 82(1), 1-40. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2017.tb00601.x

The concept of digital health innovation ecosystems is an emerging body of literature which suggests that components of digital health, innovation and digital ecosystems are important in the administration and delivery of healthcare services. The cur... Read More about Identifying essential components of a digital health innovation ecosystem for the Namibian context: Findings from a Delphi study.

Environmental DNA reveals tropical shark diversity in contrasting levels of anthropogenic impact (2017)
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Bakker, J., Wangensteen, O., Chapman, D., Boussarie, G., Boudo, D., Guttridge, T., …Mariani, S. (2017). Environmental DNA reveals tropical shark diversity in contrasting levels of anthropogenic impact. Scientific reports, 7, No. 16886. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-17150-2

Sharks are charismatic predators that play a key role in most marine food webs. Their demonstrated vulnerability to exploitation has recently turned them into flagship species in ocean conservation. Yet, the assessment and monitoring of the distribut... Read More about Environmental DNA reveals tropical shark diversity in contrasting levels of anthropogenic impact.

Total evidence phylogeny and evolutionary timescale for Australian faunivorous marsupials (Dasyuromorphia) (2017)
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Kealy, S., & Beck, R. (2017). Total evidence phylogeny and evolutionary timescale for Australian faunivorous marsupials (Dasyuromorphia). BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17(240), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-1090-0

Background The order Dasyuromorphia is a diverse radiation of faunivorous marsupials, comprising >80 modern species in Australia and New Guinea. It includes dasyurids, the numbat (the myrmecobiid Myrmecobius fasciatus) and the recently extinct thyl... Read More about Total evidence phylogeny and evolutionary timescale for Australian faunivorous marsupials (Dasyuromorphia).

Achieving social value through construction frameworks : the effect of client attributes (2017)
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Awuzie, B., Farag, F., & McDermott, P. (2017). Achieving social value through construction frameworks : the effect of client attributes. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 171(1), 25-31. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.17.00009

The UK Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 mandates public sector construction clients to prioritise the resolution of social challenges through procurement. Accordingly, clients are increasingly committing to delivering on social value through c... Read More about Achieving social value through construction frameworks : the effect of client attributes.

Biodiversity defrosted : unveiling non-compliant fish trade in ethnic food stores (2017)
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Di Muri, C., Vandamme, S., Peace, C., Barnes, W., & Mariani, S. (2018). Biodiversity defrosted : unveiling non-compliant fish trade in ethnic food stores. Biological Conservation, 217, 419-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.11.028

Out of nearly 30,000 teleosts dwelling in our planet’s water bodies, only hundreds of them are commercially exploited and prevail on the global food market. Yet, our estimates of the species actually underpinning global trade is severely hampered by... Read More about Biodiversity defrosted : unveiling non-compliant fish trade in ethnic food stores.

Setting an example? (2017)
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Osaji, E., Glew, D., & Johnston, D. (2017). Setting an example?. CIBSE journal, 34-35

There is endemic UK government non-compliance with Display Energy Certificates and Advisory Reports, say Leeds Beckett University researchers, who explain why.

Improving the energy efficiency for the WBSN bottleneck zone based on random linear network coding (2017)
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Al Shaheen, H., & Takruri-Rizk, H. (2018). Improving the energy efficiency for the WBSN bottleneck zone based on random linear network coding. IET Wireless Sensor Systems, 8(1), 17-25. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-wss.2017.0056

The reduction of energy consumption and the successful delivery of data are important for the Wireless Body Sensor Network (WBSN). Many studies have been proposed to improve energy efficiency, but most of them have not focussed on the biosensor nodes... Read More about Improving the energy efficiency for the WBSN bottleneck zone based on random linear network coding.

Campylobacter jejuni transcriptome changes during loss of culturability in water (2017)
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Bronowski, C., Mustafa, K., Goodhead, I., James, C., Nelson, C., Lucaci, A., …Winstanley, C. (2017). Campylobacter jejuni transcriptome changes during loss of culturability in water. PLoS ONE, 12(11), e0188936. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188936

Background: Water serves as a potential reservoir for Campylobacter, the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in humans. However, little is understood about the mechanisms underlying variations in survival characteristics between different st... Read More about Campylobacter jejuni transcriptome changes during loss of culturability in water.