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An Informed Decision Support Framework from a Strategic Perspective in the Health Sector (2023)
Journal Article
Alojail, M., Alturki, M., & Bhatia Khan, S. (in press). An Informed Decision Support Framework from a Strategic Perspective in the Health Sector. Information, 14(7), 363. https://doi.org/10.3390/info14070363

This paper introduces an informed decision support framework (IDSF) from a strategic perspective in the health sector, focusing on Saudi Arabia. The study addresses the existing challenges and gaps in decision-making processes within Saudi organizati... Read More about An Informed Decision Support Framework from a Strategic Perspective in the Health Sector.

Computation of EMHD ternary hybrid non-Newtonian nanofluid over a wedge embedded in a Darcy-Forchheimer porous medium with zeta potential and wall suction/injection effects (2023)
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Beg, A., Prakash, J., & Tripathi, D. (2023). Computation of EMHD ternary hybrid non-Newtonian nanofluid over a wedge embedded in a Darcy-Forchheimer porous medium with zeta potential and wall suction/injection effects. International Journal of Ambient Energy, 44(1), 2155-2169. https://doi.org/10.1080/01430750.2023.2224339

The field of engineering is witnessing an increasing number of applications for intelligent electromagnetic nano-coatings. These recent advancements serve as the impetus for an investigation into a theoretical and computational study of an unsteady... Read More about Computation of EMHD ternary hybrid non-Newtonian nanofluid over a wedge embedded in a Darcy-Forchheimer porous medium with zeta potential and wall suction/injection effects.

Development of a cloud-assisted classification technique for the preservation of secure data storage in smart cities (2023)
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Kumar, A., Khan, S. B., Pandey, S. K., Shankar, A., Maple, C., Mashat, A., & Malibari, A. A. (in press). Development of a cloud-assisted classification technique for the preservation of secure data storage in smart cities. #Journal not on list, 12(1), 92. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-023-00469-9

Cloud computing is the most recent smart city advancement, made possible by the increasing volume of heterogeneous data produced by apps. More storage capacity and processing power are required to process this volume of data. Data analytics is used t... Read More about Development of a cloud-assisted classification technique for the preservation of secure data storage in smart cities.

Chornobyl radiation spikes are not due to military vehicles disturbing soil (2023)
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Wood, M., Beresford, N., Barnett, C., Burgess, P., & Mobbs, S. (in press). Chornobyl radiation spikes are not due to military vehicles disturbing soil. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 265, 107220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2023.107220

On 25th February 2022, increased gamma radiation dose rates were reported within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ). This coincided with Russian military vehicles entering the Ukrainian part of the CEZ from neighbouring Belarus. It... Read More about Chornobyl radiation spikes are not due to military vehicles disturbing soil.

Molecular Evidence Supports Five Lineages within Chiropotes (Pitheciidae, Platyrrhini) (2023)
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Carneiro, J., Sampaio, I., Silva-Júnior, J. D. S. E., Martins-Junior, A., Farias, I., Hrbek, T., …Schneider, H. (in press). Molecular Evidence Supports Five Lineages within Chiropotes (Pitheciidae, Platyrrhini). Genes, 14(7), 1309. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14071309

Pitheciines have unique dental specializations among New World monkeys that allow them to feed on fruits with hard pericarps, thus playing a major role as seed predators. The three extant pitheciine genera, Pithecia, Cacajao and Chiropotes, are all e... Read More about Molecular Evidence Supports Five Lineages within Chiropotes (Pitheciidae, Platyrrhini).

A New Language-Independent Deep CNN for Scene Text Detection and Style Transfer in Social Media Images (2023)
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Shivakumara, P., Banerjee, A., Pal, U., Nandanwar, L., Lu, T., & Liu, C.-L. (2023). A New Language-Independent Deep CNN for Scene Text Detection and Style Transfer in Social Media Images. IEEE transactions on image processing : a publication of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, 32, 3552 - 3566. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIP.2023.3287038

Due to the adverse effect of quality caused by different social media and arbitrary languages in natural scenes, detecting text from social media images and transferring its style is challenging. This paper presents a novel end-to-end model for text... Read More about A New Language-Independent Deep CNN for Scene Text Detection and Style Transfer in Social Media Images.

Computation of three-dimensional blood flow development in a 180O curved tube geometry (2023)
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Chiang, C., Kao, R., Hung, T., & Beg, A. (2023). Computation of three-dimensional blood flow development in a 180O curved tube geometry. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 23(5), https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219519423500537

Computational blood flow studies are providing an increasingly important compliment to clinical experiments in 21st century biomedical engineering. Motivated by probing deeper into this topic, a theoretical and numerical study is presented of the f... Read More about Computation of three-dimensional blood flow development in a 180O curved tube geometry.

Numerical study of transient convective turbulent boundary layer flow along a vertical plate: analysis of kinetic energy and its dissipation rate (2023)
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Suresha, S. P., Janardhana Reddy, G., Reddy, G. J., Kumar, M., Rani, H. P., & Anwar Bég, O. (in press). Numerical study of transient convective turbulent boundary layer flow along a vertical plate: analysis of kinetic energy and its dissipation rate. Waves in Random and Complex Media, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/17455030.2023.2220821

The present article numerically investigates the turbulent buoyancy-driven (natural convection) flow along a vertical plate with a low Reynolds turbulence two-equation k-ε model. The deployed turbulence model is appropriate for low Reynolds number (L... Read More about Numerical study of transient convective turbulent boundary layer flow along a vertical plate: analysis of kinetic energy and its dissipation rate.

Implications of regulatory policy for building secure agile software in Nigeria: A grounded theory (2023)
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Ardo, A. A., A. Ardo, A. A., Bass, J. M., & Gaber, T. (2023). Implications of regulatory policy for building secure agile software in Nigeria: A grounded theory. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 89(6), https://doi.org/10.1002/isd2.12285

Nigeria is ranked second worldwide, after India, in reported incidences of cyberattacks. Attackers usually exploit vulnerabilities in software which may not have adequately considered security features during the development process. Agile methods ha... Read More about Implications of regulatory policy for building secure agile software in Nigeria: A grounded theory.

An intelligent context-aware threat detection and response model for smart cyber-physical systems (2023)
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Noor, Z., Hina, S., Hayat, F., & Shah, G. A. (2023). An intelligent context-aware threat detection and response model for smart cyber-physical systems. Internet of Things, 23, 100843. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iot.2023.100843

Smart cities, businesses, workplaces, and even residences have all been converged by the Internet of Things (IoT). The types and characteristics of these devices vary depending on the industry 4.0 and have rapidly increased recently... Read More about An intelligent context-aware threat detection and response model for smart cyber-physical systems.

Machine Learning-Driven Ubiquitous Mobile Edge Computing as a Solution to Network Challenges in Next-Generation IoT (2023)
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Al Moteri, M., Khan, S. B., & Alojail, M. (in press). Machine Learning-Driven Ubiquitous Mobile Edge Computing as a Solution to Network Challenges in Next-Generation IoT. Systems, 11(6), 308. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems11060308

Ubiquitous mobile edge computing (MEC) using the internet of things (IoT) is a promising technology for providing low-latency and high-throughput services to end-users. Resource allocation and quality of service (QoS) optimization are critical challe... Read More about Machine Learning-Driven Ubiquitous Mobile Edge Computing as a Solution to Network Challenges in Next-Generation IoT.

Assessment of the Degradation Mechanisms of Cu Electrodes during the CO (2023)
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Mom, R. V., Sandoval-Diaz, L.-E., Gao, D., Chuang, C.-H., Carbonio, E. A., Jones, T. E., …Velasco-Vélez, J.-J. (in press). Assessment of the Degradation Mechanisms of Cu Electrodes during the CO. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 15(25), https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c23007

Catalyst degradation and product selectivity changes are two of the key challenges in the electrochemical reduction of CO on copper electrodes. Yet, these aspects are often overlooked. Here, we combine X-ray spectroscopy, electron microscopy, an... Read More about Assessment of the Degradation Mechanisms of Cu Electrodes during the CO.

Fear or food? Prey availability is more important than predation risk in determining aerial insectivorous bat responses across a disturbed tropical forest landscape (2023)
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Appel, G., Meyer, C. F. J., & Bobrowiec, P. E. D. (2023). Fear or food? Prey availability is more important than predation risk in determining aerial insectivorous bat responses across a disturbed tropical forest landscape. Biodiversity and Conservation, 32, 3217–3235. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02647-2

Habitat disturbance affects, directly or indirectly, the predation risk and food available to animals. One group of animals that may be negatively affected by habitat disturbance are forest-dependent aerial insectivorous bats, especially in the Amazo... Read More about Fear or food? Prey availability is more important than predation risk in determining aerial insectivorous bat responses across a disturbed tropical forest landscape.

Design and Evaluation of a Smooth-Locking-Based Customizable Prosthetic Knee Joint (2023)
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Wang, K., Williams, H., Qian, Z., Wei, G., Xiu, H., Chen, W., …Ren, L. (2024). Design and Evaluation of a Smooth-Locking-Based Customizable Prosthetic Knee Joint. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 16(4), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062498

Limb loss affects many people from a variety of backgrounds around the world. The most advanced commercially available prostheses for transfemoral amputees are fully active (powered) designs but remain very expensive and unavailable in the developing... Read More about Design and Evaluation of a Smooth-Locking-Based Customizable Prosthetic Knee Joint.

Plastisphere composition in a subtropical estuary: Influence of season, incubation time and polymer type on plastic biofouling (2023)
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Sérvulo, T., Taylor, J. D., Proietti, M. C., Rodrigues, L. D. S., Puertas, I. P., Barutot, R. A., & Lacerda, A. L. D. F. (in press). Plastisphere composition in a subtropical estuary: Influence of season, incubation time and polymer type on plastic biofouling. Environmental Pollution, 332, 121873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121873

Plastics are abundant artificial substrates in aquatic systems that host a wide variety of organisms (the plastisphere), including potential pathogens and invasive species. Plastisphere communities have many complex, but not well-un... Read More about Plastisphere composition in a subtropical estuary: Influence of season, incubation time and polymer type on plastic biofouling.

Power flow sensitivity analysis for optimal structural modification (2023)
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Meggitt, J. (2023). Power flow sensitivity analysis for optimal structural modification. Applied Acoustics, 211, Article 109463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109463

Across many industries there is a need to develop products with improved vibro-acoustic performance. Whether the aim is to reduce the radiated sound level in a vehicle cabin, or to minimise the vibration level of sensitive components, the problem may... Read More about Power flow sensitivity analysis for optimal structural modification.

An experimental assessment of detection dog ability to locate great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) at distance and through soil (2023)
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Jayne Glover, N., Elizabeth Wilson, L., Leedale, A., & Jehle, R. (2023). An experimental assessment of detection dog ability to locate great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) at distance and through soil. PloS one, 18(6), e0285084. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285084

Detection dogs are increasingly used to locate cryptic wildlife species, but their use for amphibians is still rather underexplored. In the present paper we focus on the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus), a European species which is experiencin... Read More about An experimental assessment of detection dog ability to locate great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) at distance and through soil.

An experimental assessment of detection dog ability to locate great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) at distance and through soil (2023)
Journal Article
Glover Id, N. J., Wilson, L. E., Leedale ld, A., & Jehle Id, R. (2023). An experimental assessment of detection dog ability to locate great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) at distance and through soil. PLoS ONE, 18, Article e0285084. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.+pone.0285084

Detection dogs are increasingly used to locate cryptic wildlife species, but their use for amphibians is still rather underexplored. In the present paper we focus on the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus), a European species which is experiencin... Read More about An experimental assessment of detection dog ability to locate great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) at distance and through soil.

Universal closed-tube barcoding for monitoring the shark and ray trade in megadiverse conservation hotspots. (2023)
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Prasetyo, A. P., Cusa, M., Murray, J. M., Agung, F., Muttaqin, E., Mariani, S., & McDevitt, A. D. (2023). Universal closed-tube barcoding for monitoring the shark and ray trade in megadiverse conservation hotspots. iScience, 26(7), 107065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107065

Trade restrictions for endangered elasmobranch species exist to disincentivise their exploitation and curb their declines. However, trade monitoring is challenging due to product variety and the complexity of import/export routes. We investigate the... Read More about Universal closed-tube barcoding for monitoring the shark and ray trade in megadiverse conservation hotspots..