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Deriving leaf area index reference maps using temporally continuous data: a comparison of upscaling approaches (2020)
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Brown, L., Ogutu, B., Camacho, F., Fuster, B., & Dash, J. (2020). Deriving leaf area index reference maps using temporally continuous data: a comparison of upscaling approaches. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 14, 624-630. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2020.3040080

To further progress the validation of global leaf area index (LAI) products, temporally continuous reference data are a key requirement, as periodic field campaigns fail to adequately characterize temporal dynamics. Progress in cost-effective automat... Read More about Deriving leaf area index reference maps using temporally continuous data: a comparison of upscaling approaches.

Element and radionuclide concentrations in soils and wildlife from forests in north-eastern England with a focus on species representative of the ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants (2020)
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Barnett, C., Beresford, N., Wood, M., Izquierdo, M., Walker, L., & Fawkes, R. (2020). Element and radionuclide concentrations in soils and wildlife from forests in north-eastern England with a focus on species representative of the ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants. Earth System Science Data, 12(4), 3021-3038. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-3021-2020

There are international recommendations that the environment (i.e. wildlife) is assessed for the potential impact of releases of ionizing radiation. The transfer of radionuclides to wildlife from media (e.g. soil, water) is usually described using th... Read More about Element and radionuclide concentrations in soils and wildlife from forests in north-eastern England with a focus on species representative of the ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants.

Temporal changes in the microbiome of stingless bee foragers following colony relocation (2020)
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A Hall, M., E Brettell, L., Liu, H., Nacko, S., Spooner-Hart, R., Riegler, M., & M Cook, J. (2021). Temporal changes in the microbiome of stingless bee foragers following colony relocation. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 97(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiaa236

Maintaining beneficial interactions with microbial symbionts is vital for animal health. Yet, for social insects, the stability of microbial associations within and between cohorts is largely unknown. We investigated temporal changes in the microbiom... Read More about Temporal changes in the microbiome of stingless bee foragers following colony relocation.

Redefining legacy : a technical debt perspective (2020)
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Monaghan, B., & Bass, J. (2020). Redefining legacy : a technical debt perspective. Lecture notes in computer science, 12562, 254-269. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64148-1_16

Organisations that manage legacy systems at scale, such as those found within large government agencies and commercial enterprises, face a set of unique challenges. They manage complex software landscapes that have evolved over decades. Current conce... Read More about Redefining legacy : a technical debt perspective.

Numerical investigation of Von Karman swirling bioconvective nanofluid transport from a rotating disk in a porous medium with Stefan blowing and anisotropic slip effects (2020)
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Beg, O., Kabir, M., Uddin, M., Ismail, A., & Alginahi, Y. (2021). Numerical investigation of Von Karman swirling bioconvective nanofluid transport from a rotating disk in a porous medium with Stefan blowing and anisotropic slip effects. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 235(19), 3933-3951. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954406220973061

In recent years, significant progress has been made in modern micro- and nanotechnologies related to applications in micro/nano-electronic devices. These technologies are increasingly utilizing sophisticated fluent media to enhance performance. Amo... Read More about Numerical investigation of Von Karman swirling bioconvective nanofluid transport from a rotating disk in a porous medium with Stefan blowing and anisotropic slip effects.

On the use of AI for generation of functional music to improve mental health (2020)
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Williams, D., Hodge, V., & Wu, C. (2020). On the use of AI for generation of functional music to improve mental health. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 3, 497864. https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2020.497864

Increasingly music has been shown to have both physical and mental health benefits including improvements in cardiovascular health, a link to reduction of cases of dementia in elderly populations, and improvements in markers of general mental well-be... Read More about On the use of AI for generation of functional music to improve mental health.

Nitrogen addition alters composition, diversity, and functioning of microbial communities in mangrove soils : an incubation experiment (2020)
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Craig, H., Antwis, R., Cordero, I., Ashworth, D., Robinson, C., Osborne, T., …Simpson, L. (2021). Nitrogen addition alters composition, diversity, and functioning of microbial communities in mangrove soils : an incubation experiment. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 153, 108076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.108076

Mangrove ecosystems are important for carbon storage due to their high productivity and low decomposition rates. Waterways have experienced increased nutrient loads as a result of anthropogenic activities and it is unclear how this may affect carbon... Read More about Nitrogen addition alters composition, diversity, and functioning of microbial communities in mangrove soils : an incubation experiment.

Climate change, water quality and water-related challenges : a review with focus on Pakistan (2020)
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Ahmed, T., Zounemat-Kermani, M., & Scholz, M. (2020). Climate change, water quality and water-related challenges : a review with focus on Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(22), e8518. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228518

Climate variability is heavily impacting human health all around the globe, in particular, on residents of developing countries. Impacts on surface water and groundwater resources and water-related illnesses are increasing, especially under changing... Read More about Climate change, water quality and water-related challenges : a review with focus on Pakistan.

Investigation into the effects of the geometry in cone driven midrange horns & phase plugs (2020)
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Macdonald, L., & Hargreaves, J. (2020). Investigation into the effects of the geometry in cone driven midrange horns & phase plugs. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, 42(3), https://doi.org/10.25144/13367

Midrange horn loudspeakers are usually used in professional audio applications to improve efficiency and control directivity. Because traditional lumped parameter circuits do not model phase plugs or complexities of horn geometry after the expansion,... Read More about Investigation into the effects of the geometry in cone driven midrange horns & phase plugs.

Evaluation of marine spatial planning requires fit for purpose monitoring strategies (2020)
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Stelzenmüller, V., Cormier, R., Gee, K., Shucksmith, R., Gubbins, M., Yates, K., …Clarke, S. (2021). Evaluation of marine spatial planning requires fit for purpose monitoring strategies. Journal of Environmental Management, 278, 111545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111545

Marine spatial planning (MSP) has rapidly become the most widely used integrated, place-based management approach in the marine environment. Monitoring and evaluation of MSP is key to inform best practices, adaptive management and plan iteration. Whi... Read More about Evaluation of marine spatial planning requires fit for purpose monitoring strategies.

Loading rate effect on the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) behavior of cemented paste backfill (CPB) (2020)
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Xiu, Z., Wang, S., Ji, Y., Wang, F., Ren, F., & Nguyen, V. (2021). Loading rate effect on the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) behavior of cemented paste backfill (CPB). Construction and Building Materials, 271, 121526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121526

Underground mined-out areas and tailings are the two major harmful consequences from metal mining industry. Cemented Paste Backfill (CPB) method, refilling the tailings back to the underground mined-out areas, has been widely used worldwide. Clear un... Read More about Loading rate effect on the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) behavior of cemented paste backfill (CPB).

Validation through a comparison of physical examination and DNA test results : OLFML3 case study (2020)
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Preiss, J., & Almansouri, Z. (2021). Validation through a comparison of physical examination and DNA test results : OLFML3 case study. Meta gene, 27, 100819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mgene.2020.100819

Objective To investigate the usefulness of predicting the presence of a genetic mutation in a population based on data arising from physical examinations and its use as a validator of grading schemes. Methods We employ an inference algorithm adj... Read More about Validation through a comparison of physical examination and DNA test results : OLFML3 case study.

Structural insight into [Fe–S2–Mo] motif in electrochemical reduction of N2 over Fe1-supported molecular MoS2 (2020)
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Zheng, J., Wu, S., Lu, L., Huang, C., Ho, P., Kirkland, A., …Edman Tsang, S. (2021). Structural insight into [Fe–S2–Mo] motif in electrochemical reduction of N2 over Fe1-supported molecular MoS2. Chemical Science, 12(2), 688-695. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0sc04575f

The catalytic synthesis of NH3 from the thermodynamically challenging N2 reduction reaction under mild conditions is currently a significant problem for scientists. Accordingly, herein, we report the development of a nitrogenase-inspired inorganic-ba... Read More about Structural insight into [Fe–S2–Mo] motif in electrochemical reduction of N2 over Fe1-supported molecular MoS2.

Ethogram and time-activity budget of the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu, Tayassuidae) : implications for husbandry and welfare (2020)
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da Silva, M., de Faria, C., de Souza Sá, F., Lovestain Costa, D., da Silva, B., de Deus, G., …de Azevedo, C. (2020). Ethogram and time-activity budget of the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu, Tayassuidae) : implications for husbandry and welfare. Journal of Natural History, 54(25-26), 1617-1635. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1819453

The collared peccary, Pecari tajacu, is a mammal in the family Tayassuidae from the Americas that occurs from the United States to north Argentina and throughout Brazil. They are very sociable animals, living in groups of six to nine individuals. In... Read More about Ethogram and time-activity budget of the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu, Tayassuidae) : implications for husbandry and welfare.

Towards a microbial process-based understanding of the resilience of peatland ecosystem service provisioning – a research agenda (2020)
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Ritson, J., Alderson, D., Robinson, C., Burkitt, A., Heinemeyer, A., Stimson, A., …Evans, M. (2021). Towards a microbial process-based understanding of the resilience of peatland ecosystem service provisioning – a research agenda. Science of the Total Environment, 759, 143467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143467

Peatlands are wetland ecosystems with great significance as natural habitats and as major global carbon stores. They have been subject to widespread exploitation and degradation with resulting losses in characteristic biota and ecosystem functions su... Read More about Towards a microbial process-based understanding of the resilience of peatland ecosystem service provisioning – a research agenda.

A risk component-based model to determine pipes renewal strategies in water distribution networks (2020)
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Salehi, S., Jalili Ghazizadeh, M., Tabesh, M., Valadi, S., & Salamati Nia, S. (2021). A risk component-based model to determine pipes renewal strategies in water distribution networks. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, 17(10), 1338-1359

Among the main concerns of water companies are to maintain the optimal performance of pipes in water distribution networks (WDNs); this is achieved by activities, such as renewal works, maintenance actions, pressure management and other improvement... Read More about A risk component-based model to determine pipes renewal strategies in water distribution networks.

RNA-seq analysis of colorectal tumor-infiltrating myeloid-derived suppressor cell subsets revealed gene signatures of poor prognosis (2020)
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Saleh, R., Sasidharan Nair, V., Al-Dhaheri, M., Khawar, M., Abu Nada, M., Alajez, N., & Elkord, E. (2020). RNA-seq analysis of colorectal tumor-infiltrating myeloid-derived suppressor cell subsets revealed gene signatures of poor prognosis. Frontiers in Oncology, 10, 604906. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2020.604906

Elevated levels of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), including polymorphonuclear MDSCs (PMN-MDSCs) and immature MDSCs (I-MDSCs), are usually associated with disease progression in cancer patients, including colorectal cancer (CRC). However, b... Read More about RNA-seq analysis of colorectal tumor-infiltrating myeloid-derived suppressor cell subsets revealed gene signatures of poor prognosis.

Epigenetic regulation of immune checkpoints and T cell exhaustion markers in tumor-infiltrating T cells of colorectal cancer patients (2020)
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Nair, V., Saleh, R., Toor, S., Taha, R., Ahmed, A., Kurer, M., …Elkord, E. (2020). Epigenetic regulation of immune checkpoints and T cell exhaustion markers in tumor-infiltrating T cells of colorectal cancer patients. Epigenomics, 12(21), 1871-1882. https://doi.org/10.2217/epi-2020-0267

Aim: To elucidate the epigenetic alterations behind the upregulation of immune checkpoints and T cell exhaustion markers in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Materials & methods: mRNA expressions of different immune checkpoint/exhaustion markers were... Read More about Epigenetic regulation of immune checkpoints and T cell exhaustion markers in tumor-infiltrating T cells of colorectal cancer patients.

Investigations of carbon nitride-supported Mn3 O4 oxide nanoparticles for ORR (2020)
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Large, A., Wahl, S., Abate, S., da Silva, I., Delgado Jaen, J., Pinna, N., …Arrigo, R. (2020). Investigations of carbon nitride-supported Mn3 O4 oxide nanoparticles for ORR. Catalysts, 10(11), e1289. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10111289

Earth-abundant Mn-based oxide nanoparticles are supported on carbon nitride using two different immobilization methods and tested for the oxygen reduction reaction. Compared to the metal free CN, the immobilization of Mn oxide enhances not only the e... Read More about Investigations of carbon nitride-supported Mn3 O4 oxide nanoparticles for ORR.

Parks for people : examining the creation and refurbishment of a public park (2020)
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Hayes, S., & Dockerill, B. (2020). Parks for people : examining the creation and refurbishment of a public park. Landscape Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2020.1832452

This paper takes an historical perspective to examine the social and community motivations for public parks and their funding. Public parks can be some of the most valuable green infrastructure assets; understanding why they were created and how they... Read More about Parks for people : examining the creation and refurbishment of a public park.