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Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Cheracebus (Callicebinae, Pitheciidae) (2020)
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Carneiro, J., Sampaio, I., Lima, T., Silva-Júnior, J. D. S., Farias, I., Hrbek, T., …Schneider, H. (2020). Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Cheracebus (Callicebinae, Pitheciidae). American Journal of Primatology, 82(9), e23167. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23167

Cheracebus is a new genus of New World primate of the family Pitheciidae, subfamily Callicebinae. Until recently, Cheracebus was classified as the torquatus species group of the genus Callicebus. The genus Cheracebus has six species: C. lucifer, C. l... Read More about Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Cheracebus (Callicebinae, Pitheciidae).

Mathematical modelling of triple diffusion in natural convection flow in a vertical duct with Robin boundary conditions, viscous heating and chemical reaction effects (2020)
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Umavathi, J., & Beg, O. (2020). Mathematical modelling of triple diffusion in natural convection flow in a vertical duct with Robin boundary conditions, viscous heating and chemical reaction effects. Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, 29, 348-373. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1810232820020162

The triple-diffusive convective flow (thermal diffusion and dual species diffusion) in a viscous fluid flowing within a vertical duct is investigated subject to Robin boundary conditions at the duct walls. Viscous heating and homoge... Read More about Mathematical modelling of triple diffusion in natural convection flow in a vertical duct with Robin boundary conditions, viscous heating and chemical reaction effects.

Perivascular adipose tissue - an immune cell metropolis (2020)
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Saxton, S., Heagerty, A., & Withers, S. (2020). Perivascular adipose tissue - an immune cell metropolis. Experimental Physiology, 105(9), 1440-1443. https://doi.org/10.1113/EP087872

What is the topic of this review? The review discusses how eosinophils can contribute to the function of perivascular adipose tissue and explores the mechanisms involved. What advances does it highlight? Understanding the communication between the ce... Read More about Perivascular adipose tissue - an immune cell metropolis.

Novel hybrid system of pulsed HHO generator/TEG waste heat recovery for CO reduction of a gasoline engine (2020)
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Salek, F., Zamen, M., Hosseini, S., & Babaie, M. (2020). Novel hybrid system of pulsed HHO generator/TEG waste heat recovery for CO reduction of a gasoline engine. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(43), 23576-23586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.06.075

Environmental crisis requires using cleaner energy sources for different sectors including the transportation. Hydrogen can support the transition of the automotive industry from petrol and diesel into a sustainable fuel. It could be the main source... Read More about Novel hybrid system of pulsed HHO generator/TEG waste heat recovery for CO reduction of a gasoline engine.

Analysing age structure, residency and relatedness uncovers social network structure in aggregations of young birds (2020)
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Franks, V., G. Ewen, J., McCready, M., Marcus Rowcliffe, J., Smith, D., & Thorogood, R. (2020). Analysing age structure, residency and relatedness uncovers social network structure in aggregations of young birds. Animal Behaviour, 166, 73-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.06.005

Animal sociality arises from the cumulative effects of both individual social decisions and environmental factors. While juveniles' social interactions with parents prior to independence shape later life sociality, in most bird and mammal species at... Read More about Analysing age structure, residency and relatedness uncovers social network structure in aggregations of young birds.

Disease reservoirs threaten the recently rediscovered Podocarpus Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus podocarpus) (2020)
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Podocarpus Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus podocarpus). Amphibian & reptile conservation, 14(2), 157-164

The Andes have experienced an unprecedented wave of amphibian declines and extinctions that are linked to a combination of habitat reduction and the spread of the fungal pathogen, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). In the present study, a range o... Read More about Disease reservoirs threaten the recently rediscovered Podocarpus Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus podocarpus).

Essential role of STAT5a in DCIS formation and invasion following estrogen treatment (2020)
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Dees, S., Pontiggia, L., Jasmin, J., Sotgia, F., Lisanti, M., & Mercier, I. (2020). Essential role of STAT5a in DCIS formation and invasion following estrogen treatment. Aging, 12(14), 15104-15120. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.103586

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is one of the earliest stages of breast cancer (BCa). The mechanisms by which DCIS lesions progress to an invasive state while others remain indolent are yet to be fully characterized and both diagnosis and treatment o... Read More about Essential role of STAT5a in DCIS formation and invasion following estrogen treatment.

Concrete electrical resistivity at varied water, chloride contents and porosity – experiment, modelling & application (2020)
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Wang, Y., Oleiwi, H., & Nan, X. (2020). Concrete electrical resistivity at varied water, chloride contents and porosity – experiment, modelling & application. Advanced materials letters (Online), 11(7), 20071536. https://doi.org/10.5185/amlett.2020.071536

Understanding and characterizing the relationship between the electrical resistivity and the major influencing factors of the concrete have been all the time a topical research in relation to structural durability. This paper reports an experimental... Read More about Concrete electrical resistivity at varied water, chloride contents and porosity – experiment, modelling & application.

Comparative study of EIGRP and OSPF protocols based on network convergence (2020)
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Okonkwo, I., & Emmanuel, I. Comparative study of EIGRP and OSPF protocols based on network convergence. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 11(6), 39-45. https://doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2020.0110605

Dynamic routing protocols are one of the fastest growing routing protocols in networking technologies because of their characteristics such as high throughput, flexibility, low overhead, scalability, easy configuration, bandwidth, and CPU utilization... Read More about Comparative study of EIGRP and OSPF protocols based on network convergence.

Performance analysis of cooperative and non-cooperative relaying over VLC channels (2020)
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Gheth, W., Rabie, K., Adebisi, B., Ijaz, M., & Harris, G. (2020). Performance analysis of cooperative and non-cooperative relaying over VLC channels. Sensors, 20(13), e3660. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20133660

The line-of-sight (LoS) channel is one of the requirements for efficient data transmission in visible-light communications (VLC), but this cannot always be guaranteed in indoor applications for a variety of reasons, such as moving objects and the lay... Read More about Performance analysis of cooperative and non-cooperative relaying over VLC channels.

The electronic structure, surface properties, and in situ N2O decomposition of mechanochemically synthesised LaMnO3 (2020)
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Blackmore, R., Rivas, M., Tierney, G., Mohammed, K., Decarolis, D., Hayama, S., …Wells, P. (2020). The electronic structure, surface properties, and in situ N2O decomposition of mechanochemically synthesised LaMnO3. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 22(34), 18774-18787. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cp00793e

The use of mechanochemistry to prepare catalytic materials is of significant interest; it offers an environmentally beneficial, solvent-free, route and produces highly complex structures of mixed amorphous and crystalline phases. This study reports o... Read More about The electronic structure, surface properties, and in situ N2O decomposition of mechanochemically synthesised LaMnO3.

Out of the Blue: The Seacombe Smalt Works (2020)
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Radford, A., & Miller, I. (2020). Out of the Blue: The Seacombe Smalt Works. Current archaeology, 365,

Brief summary of an excavation of the 19th-century Seacombe Smalt Works in Birkenhead.

Association of low-level inorganic arsenic exposure from rice with age-standardized mortality risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in England and Wales (2020)
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Xu, L., Polya, D., Li, Q., & Mondal, D. (2020). Association of low-level inorganic arsenic exposure from rice with age-standardized mortality risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in England and Wales. Science of the Total Environment, 743, 140534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140534

Adverse health outcomes, including death from cardiovascular disease (CVD), arising from chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) are well documented. Consumption of rice is a major iAs exposure route for over 3 billion people, however, there is s... Read More about Association of low-level inorganic arsenic exposure from rice with age-standardized mortality risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in England and Wales.

A survey of IoT security based on a layered architecture of sensing and data analysis (2020)
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Mrabet, H., Belguith, S., Alhomoud, A., & Jemai, A. (2020). A survey of IoT security based on a layered architecture of sensing and data analysis. Sensors, 20(13), 3625

The Internet of Things (IoT) is leading today’s digital transformation. Relying on a combination of technologies, protocols, and devices such as wireless sensors and newly developed wearable and implanted sensors, IoT is changing every aspect of dail... Read More about A survey of IoT security based on a layered architecture of sensing and data analysis.

Merging academic research and industry requirements for innovative construction management practices in Sri Lanka : a study on critical success factors (2020)
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critical success factors. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 18(1), 32-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/15578771.2020.1781303

The application of a ‘knowledge-based economy’, which is a mainstream theory in many sectors, is rarely visible in the construction industry, especially in developing countries. Accordingly, the negative consequence of weak academic-industry interac... Read More about Merging academic research and industry requirements for innovative construction management practices in Sri Lanka : a study on critical success factors.

Omega 3 versus Omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in cardio-metabolic health (2020)
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Halim, M., & Halim, A. (2020). Omega 3 versus Omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in cardio-metabolic health. https://doi.org/10.36502/2020/hcr.6166

Background: Cardiometabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, heart failure, and other cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity across the globe. These conditions are directly attributed to modifi... Read More about Omega 3 versus Omega 6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in cardio-metabolic health.

Isolation and partial characterisation of a novel Trypanosoma from the tick Ixodes ricinus (2020)
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Luu, L., Bown, K., Palomar, A., Kazimírová, M., & Bell-Sakyi, L. (2020). Isolation and partial characterisation of a novel Trypanosoma from the tick Ixodes ricinus. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 11(5), 101501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101501

Trypanosomes have long been recognised as being amongst the most important protozoan parasites of vertebrates, from both medical and veterinary perspectives. Whilst numerous insect species have been identified as vectors, the role of ticks is less we... Read More about Isolation and partial characterisation of a novel Trypanosoma from the tick Ixodes ricinus.

Thermal conductivity and conditioning of grey expanded polystyrene foams (2020)
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Simpson, A., Rattigan, I., Kalavsky, E., & Parr, G. (2020). Thermal conductivity and conditioning of grey expanded polystyrene foams. Cellular polymers, 39(6), 238-262. https://doi.org/10.1177/0262489320934263

This article focuses on the thermal conductivity of 50 mm thick silver grey (infrared absorbing) expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam boards blown with pentane. The effect of short-term ageing from the point of production, by ambient conditioning at 23°C/... Read More about Thermal conductivity and conditioning of grey expanded polystyrene foams.

Endoplasmic reticulum stress, unfolded protein response and autophagy contribute to resistance to glucocorticoid treatment in human acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells (2020)
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Sudsaward, S., Khunchai, S., Thepmalee, C., Othman, A., Limjindaporn, T., Yenchitsomanus, P., …Demonacos, C. (2020). Endoplasmic reticulum stress, unfolded protein response and autophagy contribute to resistance to glucocorticoid treatment in human acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells. International Journal of Oncology, 57(3), 835-844. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2020.5089

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most frequent childhood cancer and, although it is highly treatable, resistance to therapy, toxicity and side effects remain challenging. The synthetic glucocorticoid (GC) dexamethasone (Dex) is commonly use... Read More about Endoplasmic reticulum stress, unfolded protein response and autophagy contribute to resistance to glucocorticoid treatment in human acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells.