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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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..

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)
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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.

Fusion of Graph and Tabular Deep Learning Models for Predicting Chronic Kidney Disease (2023)
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Rao, P. K., Chatterjee, S., Nagaraju, K., Khan, S. B., Almusharraf, A., & Alharbi, A. I. (in press). Fusion of Graph and Tabular Deep Learning Models for Predicting Chronic Kidney Disease. Diagnostics, 13(12), 1981. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13121981

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) represents a considerable global health challenge, emphasizing the need for precise and prompt prediction of disease progression to enable early intervention and enhance patient outcomes. As per this study, we introduce a... Read More about Fusion of Graph and Tabular Deep Learning Models for Predicting Chronic Kidney Disease.

A review of seagrass ecosystem services: providing nature-based solutions for a changing world (2023)
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do Amaral Camara Lima, M., Bergamo, T. F., Bergamo, T., Ward, R. D., Ward, R., Joyce, C. B., & Joyce, C. (2023). A review of seagrass ecosystem services: providing nature-based solutions for a changing world. Hydrobiologia, 850(12-13), 2655-2670. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05244-0

Seagrasses are marine flowering plants, which form extensive meadows in intertidal and shallow water marine environments. They provide a wide range of ecosystem services, which directly or indirectly benefit humans and can be grouped into four broad... Read More about A review of seagrass ecosystem services: providing nature-based solutions for a changing world.

Barriers to chimpanzee gene flow at the south‐east edge of their distribution (2023)
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Bonnin, N., Piel, A. K., Brown, R. P., Li, Y., Connell, A. J., Avitto, A. N., …Stewart, F. A. (2023). Barriers to chimpanzee gene flow at the south‐east edge of their distribution. Molecular Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16986

Populations on the edge of a species' distribution may represent an important source of adaptive diversity, yet these populations tend to be more fragmented and are more likely to be geographically isolated. Lack of genetic exchanges between such pop... Read More about Barriers to chimpanzee gene flow at the south‐east edge of their distribution.

Load Balancing Using Artificial Intelligence for Cloud-Enabled Internet of Everything in Healthcare Domain (2023)
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Aqeel, I., Khormi, I. M., Khan, S. B., Shuaib, M., Almusharraf, A., Alam, S., & Alkhaldi, N. A. (in press). Load Balancing Using Artificial Intelligence for Cloud-Enabled Internet of Everything in Healthcare Domain. Sensors, 23(11), 5349. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23115349

The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and its subsequent evolution into the Internet of Everything (IoE) is a result of the rapid growth of information and communication technologies (ICT). However, implementing these technologies comes with... Read More about Load Balancing Using Artificial Intelligence for Cloud-Enabled Internet of Everything in Healthcare Domain.

Overview of the 2023 ICASSP SP Clarity Challenge: Speech Enhancement for Hearing Aids (2023)
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Cox, T. J., Barker, J., Bailey, W., Graetzer, S., Akeroyd, M. A., Culling, J. F., & Naylor, G. (2023). Overview of the 2023 ICASSP SP Clarity Challenge: Speech Enhancement for Hearing Aids. Proceedings of the ... IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (Online), https://doi.org/10.1109/icassp49357.2023.10433922

This paper reports on the design and outcomes of the ICASSP SP Clarity Challenge: Speech Enhancement for Hearing Aids. The scenario was a listener attending to a target speaker in a noisy, domestic environment. There were multiple interferers and hea... Read More about Overview of the 2023 ICASSP SP Clarity Challenge: Speech Enhancement for Hearing Aids.

Mechanisms of low susceptibility to the disinfectant benzalkonium chloride in a multidrug-resistant environmental isolate of Aeromonas hydrophila (2023)
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Chacón, L., Kuropka, B., González-Tortuero, E., Schreiber, F., Rojas-Jiménez, K., & Rodríguez-Rojas, A. (in press). Mechanisms of low susceptibility to the disinfectant benzalkonium chloride in a multidrug-resistant environmental isolate of Aeromonas hydrophila. Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, 1180128. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1180128

Excessive discharge of quaternary ammonium disinfectants such as benzalkonium chloride (BAC) into aquatic systems can trigger several physiological responses in environmental microorganisms. In this study, we isolated a less-susceptible strain of Aer... Read More about Mechanisms of low susceptibility to the disinfectant benzalkonium chloride in a multidrug-resistant environmental isolate of Aeromonas hydrophila.