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Variation and heritability of retinal cone ratios in a free‐ranging population of rhesus macaques (2022)
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Munds, R., Cooper, E., Janiak, M., Lam, L., DeCasien, A., Bauman Surratt, S., …Melin, A. (2022). Variation and heritability of retinal cone ratios in a free‐ranging population of rhesus macaques. Evolution, 76(8), 1776-1789. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14552

A defining feature of catarrhine primates is uniform trichromacy—the ability to distinguish red (long; L), green (medium; M), and blue (short; S) wavelengths of light. Although the tuning of photoreceptors is conserved, the ratio of L:M cones in the... Read More about Variation and heritability of retinal cone ratios in a free‐ranging population of rhesus macaques.

Markowitz-based cardinality constrained portfolio selection using Asexual Reproduction Optimization (ARO) (2022)
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Mansouri, T., Sadeghi Moghadam, M. R., & Sheykhizadeh, M. (2022). Markowitz-based cardinality constrained portfolio selection using Asexual Reproduction Optimization (ARO). https://doi.org/10.22059/IJMS.2021.313393.674293

The Markowitz-based portfolio selection turns to an NP-hard problem when considering cardinality constraints. In this case, existing exact solutions like quadratic programming may not be efficient to solve the problem. Many researchers, therefore, us... Read More about Markowitz-based cardinality constrained portfolio selection using Asexual Reproduction Optimization (ARO).

Patterns of wildlife hunting and trade by local communities in eastern Amazonian floodplains (2022)
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Bastos da Silva, A., E. R. Pereyra, P., El Bizri, H. R., M. S. Souto, W., & S. L. Barboza, R. (2022). Patterns of wildlife hunting and trade by local communities in eastern Amazonian floodplains. #Journal not on list, 11, https://doi.org/10.15451/ec2022-07-11.16-1-19

Local people living in the Amazon rainforest rely heavily on wild meat as a source of protein and income. While the patterns and drivers of wildlife hunting and trade by local communities are well-known for upland forests, such aspects have been poor... Read More about Patterns of wildlife hunting and trade by local communities in eastern Amazonian floodplains.

Unsteady squeezing flow of a magnetized dissipative non-Newtonian nanofluid with radiative heat transfer and fourier-type boundary conditions numerical study (2022)
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Umavathi, J., Vajravelu, K., Beg, O., & Khan, U. (2022). Unsteady squeezing flow of a magnetized dissipative non-Newtonian nanofluid with radiative heat transfer and fourier-type boundary conditions numerical study. Archive of Applied Mechanics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-022-02211-4

Improved thermal management in high temperature tribological systems requires novel developments in lubricants. Motivated by combining nanoparticle and magnetorheological plastomer (MRP) features, this research paper deals with the analysis of the hi... Read More about Unsteady squeezing flow of a magnetized dissipative non-Newtonian nanofluid with radiative heat transfer and fourier-type boundary conditions numerical study.

Privacy shield: a system for edge computing using asynchronous federated learning (2022)
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Khalid, A., Aziz, Z., & Fathi, M. (2022). Privacy shield: a system for edge computing using asynchronous federated learning. Scientific Programming, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7465640

Due to increase in IoT devices, the data produced every day are also increasing rapidly. The growth in data means more processing and more computations are required without delay. This introduced us to a new horizon of the computing infrastructure, i... Read More about Privacy shield: a system for edge computing using asynchronous federated learning.

A review of the provision on capital improvement in Ghana’s local real estate tax manifesto (2022)
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Gyau, K., & Hammond, F. (2022). A review of the provision on capital improvement in Ghana’s local real estate tax manifesto. Journal of Real Estate Literature, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/09277544.2022.2093820

Although a potential to improve revenue mobilisation of local authorities, it is claimed Ghana’s local real estate tax provision on capital improvement is a penalty on land development. This work evaluates the claim in the context of equity and econo... Read More about A review of the provision on capital improvement in Ghana’s local real estate tax manifesto.

Natural convection non-Newtonian EMHD dissipative flow through a microchannel containing a non-Darcy porous medium: Homotopy perturbation method study (2022)
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Bhatti, M., Beg, O., Ellahi, R., & Abbas, T. (2022). Natural convection non-Newtonian EMHD dissipative flow through a microchannel containing a non-Darcy porous medium: Homotopy perturbation method study. Qualitative Theory of Dynamical Systems, 21, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12346-022-00625-7

Non-Newtonian thermal processing in microchannel systems, is emerging as a major area of interest in modern thermal engineering. Motivated by these developments, in the current paper, a mathematical model is developed for laminar, steady state full... Read More about Natural convection non-Newtonian EMHD dissipative flow through a microchannel containing a non-Darcy porous medium: Homotopy perturbation method study.

Ultrasound evaluation of fetal bone development in the collared (Pecari tajacu) and white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) (2022)
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Pereira, T., Monteiro, F., da Silva, G., de Matos, S., Rocha El Bizri, H., Valsecchi, J., & et al. (2022). Ultrasound evaluation of fetal bone development in the collared (Pecari tajacu) and white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari). Journal of Anatomy, 241(3), https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13724

The study of fetal development allows for evaluating the different strategies adopted by mammal species to maximize neonatal survival. Autonomous locomotion is fundamental for newborns to perform foraging activities and increases newborn survival fro... Read More about Ultrasound evaluation of fetal bone development in the collared (Pecari tajacu) and white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari).

Carbon stocks in southern England's intertidal seagrass meadows (2022)
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Do Amaral Camara Lima, M., Ward, R., Joyce, C., Kauer, K., & Sepp, K. (2022). Carbon stocks in southern England's intertidal seagrass meadows. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 275, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107947

This study analyses total carbon stock (Cstocks) from the Isle of Wight, Solent, and adjacent harbours in southern England, including organic carbon (Corg) stored in the sediment and plant. Results from this study contribute to global blue carbon res... Read More about Carbon stocks in southern England's intertidal seagrass meadows.

Optimal controllers and configurations of 100% PV and energy Storage systems for a microgrid : the case study of a small town in Jordan (2022)
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Alasali, F., Salameh, M., Semrin, A., Nusair, K., El-Naily, N., & Holderbaum, W. (2022). Optimal controllers and configurations of 100% PV and energy Storage systems for a microgrid : the case study of a small town in Jordan. Sustainability, 14(13), 8124. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14138124

Renewable energy systems such as Photovoltaic (PV) have become one of the best options for supplying electricity at the distribution network level. This is mainly because the PV system is sustainable, environmentally friendly, and is a low-cost form... Read More about Optimal controllers and configurations of 100% PV and energy Storage systems for a microgrid : the case study of a small town in Jordan.

On the merits of a unified physics and engineering undergraduate programme of study (2022)
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Nezhad, M. P. (2022). On the merits of a unified physics and engineering undergraduate programme of study. Physics Education, 57, 045501. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6552/ac529a

The merits of a pedagogic and programmatic unification between physics and several engineering disciplines at the undergraduate level are discussed. Arguments for such a unification are presented, based on the strong overlap of core teaching material... Read More about On the merits of a unified physics and engineering undergraduate programme of study.

Comparative heat transfer analysis of γ-Al2O3 −C2H6O2 and γ-Al2O3 −H2O electroconductive nanofluids in a saturated porous square cavity with Joule dissipation and heat source/sink effects (2022)
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Thirumalaisamy, K., Sivaraj, R., Prasad, V., Beg, O., Leung, H., Kamalov, F., & Vajravelu, K. (2022). Comparative heat transfer analysis of γ-Al2O3 −C2H6O2 and γ-Al2O3 −H2O electroconductive nanofluids in a saturated porous square cavity with Joule dissipation and heat source/sink effects. Physics of Fluids, 34(7), https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0095334

Inspired by the applications in electromagnetic nanomaterials processing in enclosures and hybrid fuel cell technologies, a mathematical model is presented to analyze the mixed convective flow of electrically conducting nanofluids (γ-Al2O3−H2O and γ-... Read More about Comparative heat transfer analysis of γ-Al2O3 −C2H6O2 and γ-Al2O3 −H2O electroconductive nanofluids in a saturated porous square cavity with Joule dissipation and heat source/sink effects.

Experimental and numerical investigation of floating large woody debris impact on a masonry arch bridge (2022)
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Majtan, E., Cunningham, L., & Rogers, B. (2022). Experimental and numerical investigation of floating large woody debris impact on a masonry arch bridge. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(7), https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10070911

Masonry arch bridges form an essential part of existing transport infrastructure around the world, including mainland Europe and the northeastern US. Recent extreme flood events highlight that masonry arch bridges spanning watercourses are vulnerable... Read More about Experimental and numerical investigation of floating large woody debris impact on a masonry arch bridge.

Extent, accuracy and repeatability of bare sand and vegetation cover in dunes mapped from aerial imagery is highly variable (2022)
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Smyth, T. A., Wilson, R., Rooney, P., & Yates, K. L. (2022). Extent, accuracy and repeatability of bare sand and vegetation cover in dunes mapped from aerial imagery is highly variable. Aeolian research, 56, 100799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2022.100799

Vegetation cover on coastal sand dunes has been increasing worldwide since at least the 1940s. Analysis of aerial and satellite imagery has been the principal source used to measure this change, however no studies have systematically evaluated the ac... Read More about Extent, accuracy and repeatability of bare sand and vegetation cover in dunes mapped from aerial imagery is highly variable.

Advanced technologies for offering situational intelligence in flood warning and response systems : a literature review (2022)
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Samansiri, S., Fernando, T., & Ingirige, B. (2022). Advanced technologies for offering situational intelligence in flood warning and response systems : a literature review. Water, https://doi.org/10.3390/w14132091

Deaths and property damage from floods have increased drastically in the past two 9 decades due to various reasons such as increased population, unplanned development and climate 10 change. Such losses from floods can be reduced by issuing timely e... Read More about Advanced technologies for offering situational intelligence in flood warning and response systems : a literature review.

Epidemiologically-based strategies for the detection of emerging plant pathogens (2022)
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Mastin, A., van den Bosch, F., Bourhis, Y., & Parnell, S. (2022). Epidemiologically-based strategies for the detection of emerging plant pathogens. Scientific reports, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13553-y

Emerging pests and pathogens of plants are a major threat to natural and managed ecosystems worldwide. Whilst it is well accepted that surveillance activities are key to both the early detection of new incursions and the ability to identify pest-free... Read More about Epidemiologically-based strategies for the detection of emerging plant pathogens.

Weed Detection by Faster RCNN Model: An Enhanced Anchor Box Approach (2022)
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Saleem, M. H., Potgieter, J., & Arif, K. M. (in press). Weed Detection by Faster RCNN Model: An Enhanced Anchor Box Approach. Agronomy, 12(7), 1580. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12071580

To apply weed control treatments effectively, the weeds must be accurately detected. Deep learning (DL) has been quite successful in performing the weed identification task. However, various aspects of the DL have not been explored in previous studie... Read More about Weed Detection by Faster RCNN Model: An Enhanced Anchor Box Approach.

Craniodental morphology and phylogeny of marsupials (2022)
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Beck, R., Voss, R., & Jansa, S. (in press). Craniodental morphology and phylogeny of marsupials. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 1-350. https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0090.457.1.1

The current literature on marsupial phylogenetics includes numerous studies based on analyses of morphological data with limited sampling of Recent and fossil taxa, and many studies based on analyses of molecular data with dense sampling of Recent ta... Read More about Craniodental morphology and phylogeny of marsupials.