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Advancing GReencare in Europe: a multi-scalar approach to improve Mental health Equity (the GreenME project) (2023)
Journal Article
Cole, H. V., Caputo, S., Specht, K., Giedych, R., Kaemper, R. F., Cook, P., …Mas, M. T. (2023). Advancing GReencare in Europe: a multi-scalar approach to improve Mental health Equity (the GreenME project). #Journal not on list, 2023(1), https://doi.org/10.1289/isee.2023.op-359

BACKGROUND AND AIM: There is burgeoning evidence that green care (viewed on a continuum that includes nature-in-everyday-life, nature-based health promotion, and nature-based therapy) can be used to promote mental health and wellbeing particularly fo... Read More about Advancing GReencare in Europe: a multi-scalar approach to improve Mental health Equity (the GreenME project).

Hybrid algorithm for the classification of fractal designs and images (2023)
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YU, Z., SOHAIL, A., JAMIL, M., BEG, O. A., & Tavares, J. (in press). Hybrid algorithm for the classification of fractal designs and images. Fractals, https://doi.org/10.1142/s0218348x23400030

The fractal patterns are recursive patterns and are self-similar in nature. The fractal geometry provides better understanding of natural patterns as compared to the Euclidean geometry. The fractal designs have been used extensively in the fields of... Read More about Hybrid algorithm for the classification of fractal designs and images.

Differences in Dental Implant Survival between Immediate vs. Delayed Placement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2023)
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Patel, R., Ucer, C., Wright, S., & Khan, R. S. (in press). Differences in Dental Implant Survival between Immediate vs. Delayed Placement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Dentistry Journal, 11(9), 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj11090218

Objectives: To compare the impact of immediate and delayed implant placement upon the survival of implants and to investigate the differences in implant survival between immediate and delayed placement in adults. Methods: A search for the relevant li... Read More about Differences in Dental Implant Survival between Immediate vs. Delayed Placement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Impacts of anthropogenic sounds on bird call activities: A case study in Aachen, Germany (2023)
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Engel, M., Leedale, A., Young, R., Davies, W., & Wood, M. (2023). Impacts of anthropogenic sounds on bird call activities: A case study in Aachen, Germany. https://doi.org/10.61782/fa.2023.0912

Since the definition of the Environmental Noise Directive 2002/49/EC, various tools, reports, and action plans have been developed to assess and improve the sonic environment according to human perception and well-being. Few methodologies and report... Read More about Impacts of anthropogenic sounds on bird call activities: A case study in Aachen, Germany.

Applications of a hybrid method to a plate with simply supported boundary conditions (2023)
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Churchill, C., Meggitt, J. W. R., Wong-Mcsweeney, D., Cox, T. J., & Woodcock, J. (2023). Applications of a hybrid method to a plate with simply supported boundary conditions. https://doi.org/10.61782/fa.2023.0186

* The EN12354 building acoustics prediction standards are based on the statistical energy analysis (SEA) method. In a traditional SEA path analysis, lightweight or heavyweight materials have different principal paths that determine the sound insulati... Read More about Applications of a hybrid method to a plate with simply supported boundary conditions.

On-field measurement for sUAS noise characterization (2023)
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Ramos Romero, C., Green, N., Asensio, C., & Torija, A. (2023). On-field measurement for sUAS noise characterization. https://doi.org/10.61782/fa.2023.0248

With the imminent introduction of multi-rotor aircraft systems in airspace and the expectation of their operation near urban areas, noise emissions from this new type of noise sources have become an important research topic, mainly because they h... Read More about On-field measurement for sUAS noise characterization.

Replacing conventional surface irrigation with micro-irrigation in vegetables can alleviate arsenic toxicity and improve water productivity (2023)
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Sengupta, S., Patra, S. K., Laha, A., Poddar, R., Bhattacharyya, K., Dey, P., & Mandal, J. (2023). Replacing conventional surface irrigation with micro-irrigation in vegetables can alleviate arsenic toxicity and improve water productivity. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 23, 101012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2023.101012

Arsenic (As), a heavy metal(loid), is exceedingly hazardous and carcinogenic and harms people, soil, plants, and water. Vegetable consumption can be a source for the absorption of As in humans. To find a feasible mitigation technique, a field experim... Read More about Replacing conventional surface irrigation with micro-irrigation in vegetables can alleviate arsenic toxicity and improve water productivity.

Regularized Contrastive Masked Autoencoder Model for Machinery Anomaly Detection Using Diffusion-Based Data Augmentation (2023)
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Zahedi, E., Saraee, M., Masoumi, F. S., & Yazdinejad, M. (in press). Regularized Contrastive Masked Autoencoder Model for Machinery Anomaly Detection Using Diffusion-Based Data Augmentation. #Journal not on list, 16(9), 431. https://doi.org/10.3390/a16090431

Unsupervised anomalous sound detection, especially self-supervised methods, plays a crucial role in differentiating unknown abnormal sounds of machines from normal sounds. Self-supervised learning can be divided into two main categories: Generative a... Read More about Regularized Contrastive Masked Autoencoder Model for Machinery Anomaly Detection Using Diffusion-Based Data Augmentation.

Evaluation of 4-Aminoquinoline Hydrazone Analogues as Potential Leads for Drug-Resistant Malaria (2023)
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Magwaza, R. N., Abubaker, M., Hussain, B., Haley, M., Couper, K., Freeman, S., & Nirmalan, N. J. (in press). Evaluation of 4-Aminoquinoline Hydrazone Analogues as Potential Leads for Drug-Resistant Malaria. Molecules, 28(18), 6471. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28186471

The emergence of resistance to first-line antimalarial drugs calls for the development of new therapies for drug-resistant malaria. The efficacy of quinoline-based antimalarial drugs has prompted the development of novel quinolines. A panel of 4-amin... Read More about Evaluation of 4-Aminoquinoline Hydrazone Analogues as Potential Leads for Drug-Resistant Malaria.

SPAD Chlorophyll Meter-Based Real-Time Nitrogen Management in Manure-Amended Lowland Rice (2023)
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Ghosh, M., Roychowdhury, A., Dutta, S. K., Hazra, K. K., Singh, G., Kohli, A., …Gupta, S. K. (in press). SPAD Chlorophyll Meter-Based Real-Time Nitrogen Management in Manure-Amended Lowland Rice. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01457-3

Precise adjustment of timing and dosage of fertilizer nitrogen (N) under real-time nitrogen management (RTNM) is crucial to maximize benefits. The study aimed to assess and recommend the best combination of threshold SPAD-502 chlorophyll meter readin... Read More about SPAD Chlorophyll Meter-Based Real-Time Nitrogen Management in Manure-Amended Lowland Rice.

Powering up microgrids: A comprehensive review of innovative and intelligent protection approaches for enhanced reliability (2023)
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Alasali, F., M. Saad, S., Salah Saidi, A., Itradat, A., Holderbaum, W., El-Naily, N., & F. Elkuwafi, F. (2023). Powering up microgrids: A comprehensive review of innovative and intelligent protection approaches for enhanced reliability. Energy Reports, 10, 1899-1924. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2023.08.068

Microgrid protection schemes play a vital role in ensuring the reliability and efficiency of power distribution in urban and rural areas, especially as renewable distributed energy resources are increasingly integrated. This paper aims to provide a c... Read More about Powering up microgrids: A comprehensive review of innovative and intelligent protection approaches for enhanced reliability.

An optimal hybrid cascade regional convolutional network for cyberattack detection (2023)
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Alqahtani, A., & Khan, S. B. (in press). An optimal hybrid cascade regional convolutional network for cyberattack detection. International Journal of Network Management, https://doi.org/10.1002/nem.2247

AbstractCyber‐physical systems (CPS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies link urban systems through networks and improve the delivery of quality services to residents. To enhance municipality services, information and communication technolo... Read More about An optimal hybrid cascade regional convolutional network for cyberattack detection.

Optimization of predictive performance of intrusion detection system using hybrid ensemble model for secure systems (2023)
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Abbas, Q., Hina, S., Sajjad, H., Zaidi, K. S., & Akbar, R. (in press). Optimization of predictive performance of intrusion detection system using hybrid ensemble model for secure systems. PeerJ Computer Science, 9, e1552. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.1552

Network intrusion is one of the main threats to organizational networks and systems. Its timely detection is a profound challenge for the security of networks and systems. The situation is even more challenging for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)... Read More about Optimization of predictive performance of intrusion detection system using hybrid ensemble model for secure systems.

A probable koala from the Oligocene of central Australia provides insights into early diprotodontian evolution (2023)
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Crichton, A. I., Beck, R. M. D., Couzens, A. M. C., Worthy, T. H., Camens, A. B., & Prideaux, G. J. (2023). A probable koala from the Oligocene of central Australia provides insights into early diprotodontian evolution. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 14521. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41471-0

Diprotodontians are the morphologically and ecologically most diverse order of marsupials. However, an approximately 30-million-year gap in the Australian terrestrial vertebrate fossil record means that the first half of diprotodontian evolution is u... Read More about A probable koala from the Oligocene of central Australia provides insights into early diprotodontian evolution.

Non‐coding RNAs in cancer immunotherapy: Predictive biomarkers and targets (2023)
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Alahdal, M., & Elkord, E. (2023). Non‐coding RNAs in cancer immunotherapy: Predictive biomarkers and targets. Clinical and Translational Medicine, 13(9), e1425. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.1425

Background: To date, standardising clinical predictive biomarkers for assessing the response to immunotherapy remains challenging due to variations in personal genetic signatures, tumour microenvironment complexities and epigenetic onco‐mechanisms. M... Read More about Non‐coding RNAs in cancer immunotherapy: Predictive biomarkers and targets.

A Review of Interface Bonding Testing Techniques (2023)
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Ali, M., Albayati, A. H., & Wang, Y. (2023). A Review of Interface Bonding Testing Techniques. Journal of Engineering, 29(09), 14-30. https://doi.org/10.31026/j.eng.2023.09.02

Interface bonding between asphalt layers has been a topic of international investigation over the last thirty years. In this condition, a number of researchers have made their own techniques and used them to examine the characteristics of pavement in... Read More about A Review of Interface Bonding Testing Techniques.

FinTech Cybersecurity Challenges and Regulations: Bahrain Case Study (2023)
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AlBenJasim, S., Dargahi, T., Takruri, H., & Al-Zaidi, R. (in press). FinTech Cybersecurity Challenges and Regulations: Bahrain Case Study. Journal of Computer Information Systems, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2023.2251455

Winds of change are blowing across the financial systems, with services and advancements in Financial Technology (FinTech) influencing all aspects of the financial sector and generating a continual stream of innovations. Despite benefits offered by F... Read More about FinTech Cybersecurity Challenges and Regulations: Bahrain Case Study.

Social return on investment: reflections on advancing the method within cities & health (2023)
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Mitchell, L., Hardman, M., Goodspeed, T., Atkinson, L., & Howarth, M. (2023). Social return on investment: reflections on advancing the method within cities & health. Cities and Health, 7(5), 677-681. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2023.2192333

Social return on investment has received attention from a spectrum of disciplinary areas and practitioners. In the post-COVID city, the use of the approach has increased, in part to provide data on green and blue schemes, arts and culture projects,... Read More about Social return on investment: reflections on advancing the method within cities & health.

Arsenic in the Soil-Plant-Human Continuum in Regions of Asia: Exposure and Risk Assessment (2023)
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Golui, D., Basit Raza, M., Roy, A., Mandal, J., Kumar Sahu, A., Ray, P., …Bezbaruah, A. (2023). Arsenic in the Soil-Plant-Human Continuum in Regions of Asia: Exposure and Risk Assessment. Current Pollution Reports, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-023-00279-2

In this review article, a comprehensive meta-analysis based on available literature information has been undertaken to make a relative comparison of total arsenic in rice grain. This involves analyzing the findings of various peer-reviewed studies th... Read More about Arsenic in the Soil-Plant-Human Continuum in Regions of Asia: Exposure and Risk Assessment.

Synergetic integration of vertical farms and buildings: reducing the use of energy, water, and nutrients (2023)
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Blom, T., Jenkins, A., & van den Dobbelsteen, A. (2023). Synergetic integration of vertical farms and buildings: reducing the use of energy, water, and nutrients. #Journal not on list, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1227672

Vertical farms use some resources very efficiently. However, their electricity use is considerable, and a significant amount of waste heat is produced. This paper investigates how the integration of vertical farms in buildings could reduce the use of... Read More about Synergetic integration of vertical farms and buildings: reducing the use of energy, water, and nutrients.