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KryptosChain—a blockchain-inspired, AI-combined, DNA-encrypted secure information exchange scheme (2023)
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Mukherjee, P., Pradhan, C., Tripathy, H., & Gaber, T. (2023). KryptosChain—a blockchain-inspired, AI-combined, DNA-encrypted secure information exchange scheme. Electronics, 12(3), 493. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12030493

Today’s digital world necessitates the adoption of encryption techniques to ensure secure peer-to-peer communication. The sole purpose of this paper is to conglomerate the fundamentals of Blockchain, AI (Artificial Intelligence) and DNA (Deoxyribonuc... Read More about KryptosChain—a blockchain-inspired, AI-combined, DNA-encrypted secure information exchange scheme.

Quality control and homogeneity analysis of precipitation time series in the climatic region of Iraq (2023)
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Mohammed, R., & Scholz, M. (2023). Quality control and homogeneity analysis of precipitation time series in the climatic region of Iraq. Atmosphere, 14(2), 197. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14020197

Non-climatic reasons, such as station replacement and changing the measurement device and calculation method, may make climate data unrepresentative of the actual variation of the regional climate. Data quality control and homogenization tests for cl... Read More about Quality control and homogeneity analysis of precipitation time series in the climatic region of Iraq.

Effects of an IgE receptor polymorphism acting on immunity, susceptibility to infection, and reproduction in a wild rodent (2023)
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Wanelik, K. M., Begon, M., Bradley, J. E., Friberg, I. M., Jackson, J. A., Taylor, C. H., & Paterson, S. (2023). Effects of an IgE receptor polymorphism acting on immunity, susceptibility to infection, and reproduction in a wild rodent. eLife, 12, https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.77666

The genotype of an individual is an important predictor of their immune function, and subsequently, their ability to control or avoid infection and ultimately contribute offspring to the next generation. However, the same genotype, subjected to diffe... Read More about Effects of an IgE receptor polymorphism acting on immunity, susceptibility to infection, and reproduction in a wild rodent.

Disaster Planning Intentions of Tourism Accommodation Managers: Understanding the Influence of Past Disaster Experience and Disaster Management Training (2023)
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Sahadev, S., Malhotra, N., Kannangara, L. N., & Ritchie, B. W. (2023). Disaster Planning Intentions of Tourism Accommodation Managers: Understanding the Influence of Past Disaster Experience and Disaster Management Training. Journal of Travel Research, 63(1), 175-194. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875221145129

Tourism is one of the most vulnerable industries to disasters, and empirical studies on disaster preparedness have been surprisingly sparse. Drawing on the theory of planned behavior, this study sheds light on the unexplored mediating role of strateg... Read More about Disaster Planning Intentions of Tourism Accommodation Managers: Understanding the Influence of Past Disaster Experience and Disaster Management Training.

Upper-air meteorological dataset for Uyo, using radiosonde. (2023)
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Oloyede, O., Lopez, N., Ozuomba, S., Asuquo, P., Essien, E., & Agbu, A. (2023). Upper-air meteorological dataset for Uyo, using radiosonde. Data in Brief, 46, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.108904

Weather pattern anomalies and climate change have greatly impacted human activities and the environment in varying ways. Whether induced naturally or by anthropogenic activities, it remains a menace to global public health. A foreknowledge of the wea... Read More about Upper-air meteorological dataset for Uyo, using radiosonde..

Computation of Sakiadis flow of an Eyring-Powell rheological fluid from a moving porous surface with a non-Fourier heat flux model (2023)
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Beg, O., Aatif, M., Waqas, M., Zubair, M., & Kadir, A. (2023). Computation of Sakiadis flow of an Eyring-Powell rheological fluid from a moving porous surface with a non-Fourier heat flux model. Waves in Random and Complex Media, https://doi.org/10.1080/17455030.2022.2148012

This article examines theoretically and numerically the effect of non-Fourier heat flux on non-Newtonian (Eyring-Powell) Sakiadis convective flow from a moving permeable surface accompanied by a parallel free-stream velocity, as a simulation of pol... Read More about Computation of Sakiadis flow of an Eyring-Powell rheological fluid from a moving porous surface with a non-Fourier heat flux model.

Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species (2023)
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Lopes, G., Rohe, F., Bertuol, F., Polo, E., Lima, I., Valsecchi, J., …Hrbek, T. (2023). Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species. PeerJ, 11, e14526. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14526

Although the Amazon has the greatest diversity of primates, there are still taxonomic uncertainties for many taxa, such as the species of the Saguinus mystax group. The most geographically broadly distributed and phenotypically diverse species in thi... Read More about Taxonomic review of Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823) (Primates, Callitrichidae), and description of a new species.

Orange peel biomass‐derived carbon supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 ‐ reduction to formic acid (2023)
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Miah, T., Demoro, P., Nduka, I., De Luca, F., Abate, S., & Arrigo, R. (2023). Orange peel biomass‐derived carbon supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 ‐ reduction to formic acid. ChemPhysChem, https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202200589

We report a green, wet chemistry approach towards the production of C‐supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 reduction to formic acid. We use citrus peels as a C support precursor and as a source of reducing agents for the Cu cations. We sho... Read More about Orange peel biomass‐derived carbon supported Cu electrocatalysts active in the CO2 ‐ reduction to formic acid.

Resource competition drives an invasion‐replacement event among shrew species on an island (2023)
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Browett, S., Synnott, R., O'Meara, D., Antwis, R., Browett, S., Bown, K., …McDevitt, A. (2023). Resource competition drives an invasion‐replacement event among shrew species on an island. Journal of Animal Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13855

Invasive mammals are responsible for the majority of native species extinctions on islands. While most of these extinction events will be due to novel interactions between species (e.g. exotic predators and naive prey), it is more unusual to find inc... Read More about Resource competition drives an invasion‐replacement event among shrew species on an island.

Investigation into the potential of using UV-treated sporulated oocysts of Eimeria tenella as a local solution to immunization of chickens against caecal coccidiosis (2023)
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Djemai, S., Mekroud, A., Hide, G., Khelifi, D., & Bellil, I. (in press). Investigation into the potential of using UV-treated sporulated oocysts of Eimeria tenella as a local solution to immunization of chickens against caecal coccidiosis. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-022-01562-7

In this study, we aim to evaluate the immune response of chickens to UV-treated sporulated oocysts as a means of protection against caecal coccidiosis caused by field strains of Eimeria tenella. Two groups of chicks were immunized using prepared UV-t... Read More about Investigation into the potential of using UV-treated sporulated oocysts of Eimeria tenella as a local solution to immunization of chickens against caecal coccidiosis.

Numerical study on the structural response of a masonry arch bridge subject to flood flow and debris impact (2023)
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Majtan, E., Cunningham, L., & Rogers, B. (2023). Numerical study on the structural response of a masonry arch bridge subject to flood flow and debris impact. Structures, 48, 782-797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.12.100

Extreme flood flows in rivers and the floating debris they carry have the potential to generate significant impact forces on bridges spanning the watercourse. Recent flood events have highlighted the vulnerability of masonry arch bridges in flood eve... Read More about Numerical study on the structural response of a masonry arch bridge subject to flood flow and debris impact.

Modifying walk-in tunnels through solar energy, fogging, and evaporative cooling to mitigate heat stress on tomato (2023)
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Sharaf-Eldin, M., Yaseen, Z., Elmetwalli, A., Elsayed, S., Scholz, M., Al-Khafaji, Z., & Omar, G. (2023). Modifying walk-in tunnels through solar energy, fogging, and evaporative cooling to mitigate heat stress on tomato. Horticulturae, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae9010077

Global warming is by far the most significant issue caused by climate change. Over the past few decades, heat stress has intensified into a serious issue that has a negative impact on crop production. Hence, it is crucial to modify cultivation system... Read More about Modifying walk-in tunnels through solar energy, fogging, and evaporative cooling to mitigate heat stress on tomato.

A cumulative assessment of plant growth stages and selenium supplementation on arsenic and micronutrients accumulation in rice grains (2023)
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Moulick, D., Ghosh, D., Mandal, J., Bhowmick, S., Mondal, D., Choudhury, S., …Biswas, J. K. (2023). A cumulative assessment of plant growth stages and selenium supplementation on arsenic and micronutrients accumulation in rice grains. Journal of Cleaner Production, 386, 135764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135764

Arsenic (As) accumulation in rice grain and subsequent transmission into the food chain is a major global concern. Numerous attempts to minimize As accumulation in rice have been researched till date. The current investigation evaluates the relative... Read More about A cumulative assessment of plant growth stages and selenium supplementation on arsenic and micronutrients accumulation in rice grains.

Sulphur forms and maize yield under long term tillage practices and cropping systems (2023)
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Kumari, K., Shambhavi, S., Mandal, J., Bihari, B., Kumar, S., Kumar, A., & Kumar, K. (in press). Sulphur forms and maize yield under long term tillage practices and cropping systems. Cereal Research Communications, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42976-023-00350-0

Sulphur apart from being an essential element for plant growth is also a structural constituent of many coenzymes and secondary plant products or acts as a functional group directly involved in metabolic reactions and hence the factors promoting its... Read More about Sulphur forms and maize yield under long term tillage practices and cropping systems.

Self-adaptive obstacle crossing of an AntiBot from reconfiguration control and mechanical adaptation (2023)
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Song, Z., Luo, Z., Wei, G., & Shang, J. (2023). Self-adaptive obstacle crossing of an AntiBot from reconfiguration control and mechanical adaptation. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 1-82. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056601

One drawback of wheeled robots is hard to conquer large obstacles and perform well on complicated terrains, which limits its application in rescue missions. To provide a solution to this issue, an ant-like six-wheeled reconfigurable robot, called Ant... Read More about Self-adaptive obstacle crossing of an AntiBot from reconfiguration control and mechanical adaptation.

Toward the automated detection of behavioral changes associated with the post-weaning transition in pigs (2023)
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Kyriazakis, I., Alameer, A., Bučková, K., & Muns, R. (2023). Toward the automated detection of behavioral changes associated with the post-weaning transition in pigs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.1087570

We modified an automated method capable of quantifying behaviors which we then applied to the changes associated with the post-weaning transition in pigs. The method is data-driven and depends solely on video-captured image data without relying on se... Read More about Toward the automated detection of behavioral changes associated with the post-weaning transition in pigs.

Entropy generation on chemically reactive hydromagnetic oscillating flow of third grade nanofluid in a porous channel with Cattaneo-Christov heat flux (2023)
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Beg, A., Reddy, A., Govindarajulu, K., & Prasad, V. (2023). Entropy generation on chemically reactive hydromagnetic oscillating flow of third grade nanofluid in a porous channel with Cattaneo-Christov heat flux. https://doi.org/10.56042/ijct.v30i1.68837

The heat and mass transfer characteristics along with Cattaneo-Christov heat flux on oscillating hydromagnetic flow of third grade nanofluid through a permeable channel under entropy generation analysis have been examined in this paper. The impacts o... Read More about Entropy generation on chemically reactive hydromagnetic oscillating flow of third grade nanofluid in a porous channel with Cattaneo-Christov heat flux.

Computational study of MHD mixed convective flow of Cu/Al2O3-water nanofluid in a porous rectangular cavity with slits, viscous heating, Joule dissipation and heat source/sink effects (2023)
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Santhosh, N., Sivaraj, S., Prasad, V., Beg, O., Leung, H., Kamalov, F., & Kuharat, S. (2023). Computational study of MHD mixed convective flow of Cu/Al2O3-water nanofluid in a porous rectangular cavity with slits, viscous heating, Joule dissipation and heat source/sink effects. Waves in Random and Complex Media, 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/17455030.2023.2168786

Heat transfer by means of mixed convection in enclosures is a topic of great interest due to several engineering and industrial applications including cooling systems of electronic components, building and thermal insulation systems, built-in-stora... Read More about Computational study of MHD mixed convective flow of Cu/Al2O3-water nanofluid in a porous rectangular cavity with slits, viscous heating, Joule dissipation and heat source/sink effects.

Effect of viscous dissipation and internal heat source on mono-diffusive thermoconvective stability in a horizontal porous medium layer (2023)
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Rafeeq, M., Reddy, G., Matta, A., & Beg, O. (2023). Effect of viscous dissipation and internal heat source on mono-diffusive thermoconvective stability in a horizontal porous medium layer. Special Topics and Reviews in Porous Media - An International Journal, 14(1), 17-28. https://doi.org/10.1615/SpecialTopicsRevPorousMedia.2022043848

A mathematical model is developed for studying the onset of mono-diffusive convective fluid flow in a horizontal porous layer with temperature gradient, internal heat generation and viscous dissipation effects. Darcy’s model is used for the porous... Read More about Effect of viscous dissipation and internal heat source on mono-diffusive thermoconvective stability in a horizontal porous medium layer.

Gut microbiota individuality is contingent on temporal scale and age in wild meerkats (2022)
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Risely, A., Schmid, D. W., Müller-Klein, N., Wilhelm, K., Clutton-Brock, T. H., Manser, M. B., & Sommer, S. (2022). Gut microbiota individuality is contingent on temporal scale and age in wild meerkats. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289(1981), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.0609

Inter-individual differences in gut microbiota composition are hypothesized to generate variation in host fitness—a premise for the evolution of host–gut microbe symbioses. However, recent evidence suggests that gut microbial communities are highly d... Read More about Gut microbiota individuality is contingent on temporal scale and age in wild meerkats.