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Methods for pruning deep neural networks (2022)
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Vadera, S., & Ameen, S. (2022). Methods for pruning deep neural networks. IEEE Access, 63280- 63300. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3182659

This paper presents a survey of methods for pruning deep neural networks. It begins by categorising over 150 studies based on the underlying approach used and then focuses on three categories: methods that use magnitude based pruning, methods that... Read More about Methods for pruning deep neural networks.

Some observations on meaningful and objective inference in radioecological field studies (2022)
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Jackson, J., Antwis, R., Beresford, N. A., & Wood, M. (2022). Some observations on meaningful and objective inference in radioecological field studies. Journal of Animal Ecology, 91(7), 1546-1553. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13743

Anthropogenic releases of radiation are of ongoing importance for environmental protection, but the radiation doses at which natural systems begin to show effects are controversial. More certainty is required in this area to achieve optimal regulatio... Read More about Some observations on meaningful and objective inference in radioecological field studies.

Coordination of care by breeders and helpers in the cooperatively breeding long-tailed tit (2022)
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Halliwell, C., Beckerman, A., Germain, M., Patrick, S., Leedale, A., & Hatchwell, B. (2022). Coordination of care by breeders and helpers in the cooperatively breeding long-tailed tit. Behavioral Ecology, 33(4), 844-858. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arac048

In species with biparental and cooperative brood care, multiple carers cooperate by contributing costly investments to raise a shared brood. However, shared benefits and individual costs also give rise to conflict among carers conflict among carers o... Read More about Coordination of care by breeders and helpers in the cooperatively breeding long-tailed tit.

Holocene wildfire regimes in western Siberia: interaction between peatland moisture conditions and the composition of plant functional types (2022)
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Feurdean, A., Diaconu, A., Pfeiffer, M., Gałka, M., Hutchinson, S., Butiseaca, G., …Kirpotin, S. (2022). Holocene wildfire regimes in western Siberia: interaction between peatland moisture conditions and the composition of plant functional types. Climate of the Past, 18(6), 1255-1274. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-18-1255-2022

Wildfire is the most common disturbance type in boreal forests and can trigger significant changes in forest composition. Waterlogging in peatlands determines the degree of tree cover and the depth of the burnt horizon associated with wildfires. Howe... Read More about Holocene wildfire regimes in western Siberia: interaction between peatland moisture conditions and the composition of plant functional types.

Holocene wildfire regimes in forested peatlands in western Siberia: interaction between peatland moisture conditions and the composition of plant functional types (2022)
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Feurdean, A., Diaconu, A., Pfeiffer, M., Gałka, M., Hutchinson, S., Butiseaca, G., …Kirpotin, S. (2022). Holocene wildfire regimes in forested peatlands in western Siberia: interaction between peatland moisture conditions and the composition of plant functional types. #Journal not on list, 18(6), https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-2021-125

Wildfire is the most common disturbance type in boreal forests and can trigger significant changes in forest composition. Waterlogging in peatlands determines the degree of tree cover and the depth of the burnt horizon associated with wildfires. Ho... Read More about Holocene wildfire regimes in forested peatlands in western Siberia: interaction between peatland moisture conditions and the composition of plant functional types.

Associations of different immune checkpoints-expressing CD4 + Treg/ T cell subsets with disease-free survival in colorectal cancer patients (2022)
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Al-Mterin, M., Murshed, K., Alsalman, A., Abu-Dayeh, A., & Elkord, E. (2022). Associations of different immune checkpoints-expressing CD4 + Treg/ T cell subsets with disease-free survival in colorectal cancer patients. BMC Cancer, 22(1), 601. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09710-1

There are different subsets of T regulatory cells (Tregs), orchestrating critical roles in the regulation of anti-tumor immunity in colorectal cancer (CRC). In this study, we report that a high frequency of circulating CD4+FoxP3+ Tregs was associated... Read More about Associations of different immune checkpoints-expressing CD4 + Treg/ T cell subsets with disease-free survival in colorectal cancer patients.

Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) can be experimentally infected with both marine and freshwater fish trypanosomes. (2022)
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Chen, K., Zhang, P., Yang, T., Wen, Y., Hide, G., Lun, Z., & Lai, D. (2022). Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) can be experimentally infected with both marine and freshwater fish trypanosomes. Experimental Parasitology, 239, 108288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2022.108288

Trypanosomes are haemoflagellates found in vertebrate species and many of them can cause death in infected hosts including fish and humans. With the development of high-density farming in marine and freshwater fish aquaculture systems, severe disease... Read More about Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) can be experimentally infected with both marine and freshwater fish trypanosomes..

Importance of water level management for peatland outflow water quality in the face of climate change and drought. (2022)
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Salimi, S., & Scholz, M. (2022). Importance of water level management for peatland outflow water quality in the face of climate change and drought. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(50), 75455-75470. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20614-2

The impact of different climate scenarios, drought, and water level management on the outflow water quality of peatlands has been investigated. A mesocosm experiment has been conducted within climate control chambers to simulate current (2016-2019 re... Read More about Importance of water level management for peatland outflow water quality in the face of climate change and drought..

Two hundred and five newly assembled mitogenomes provide mixed evidence for rivers as drivers of speciation for Amazonian primates (2022)
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Janiak, M. C., Silva, F. E., Beck, R. M. D., de Vries, D., Kuderna, L. F. K., Torosin, N. S., …Boubli, J. P. (2022). Two hundred and five newly assembled mitogenomes provide mixed evidence for rivers as drivers of speciation for Amazonian primates. Molecular Ecology, 31(14), 3888-3902. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16554

Mitochondrial DNA remains a cornerstone for molecular ecology, especially for study species from which high-quality tissue samples cannot be easily obtained. Methods using mitochondrial markers are usually reliant on reference databases, but these ar... Read More about Two hundred and five newly assembled mitogenomes provide mixed evidence for rivers as drivers of speciation for Amazonian primates.

Removal of As(III) and Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions by Bixa orellana leaf biosorbent and As(III) removal using bacterial isolates from heavy metal contaminated site (2022)
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Kumar, U., S. Singh, R., Mandal, J., K. Nayak, A., & K. Jha, A. (2022). Removal of As(III) and Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions by Bixa orellana leaf biosorbent and As(III) removal using bacterial isolates from heavy metal contaminated site. #Journal not on list, 99(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jics.2021.100334

Arsenic and chromium have affected wider area in the world including Gangetic plains of India due to its toxicity and carcinogenic characteristics. Entry of As(III) into food chain has also escalated problem. A novel approach has been adopted to deve... Read More about Removal of As(III) and Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions by Bixa orellana leaf biosorbent and As(III) removal using bacterial isolates from heavy metal contaminated site.

Switches, stability and reversals in the evolutionary history of sexual systems in fish (2022)
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Pla, S., Benvenuto, C., Capellini, I., & Piferrer, F. (2022). Switches, stability and reversals in the evolutionary history of sexual systems in fish. Nature communications, 13, 3029. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30419-z

Sexual systems are highly diverse and have profound consequences for population dynamics and resilience. Yet, little is known about how they evolved. Using phylogenetic Bayesian modelling and a sample of 4614 species, we show that gonochorism is the... Read More about Switches, stability and reversals in the evolutionary history of sexual systems in fish.

Improving phage genome annotation to understand phage biology: the case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa LES prophages (2022)
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Gonzalez Tortuero, E., Krishnamurthi, R., Goodhead, I., Allison, H., & James, C. (2022). Improving phage genome annotation to understand phage biology: the case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa LES prophages. Access Microbiology, 4(5), https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.ac2021.po0318

Pseudomonas aeruginosais an important opportunistic pathogen, causing nosocomial infections. The Liverpool Epidemic Strain (LES), a major cause of mortality and morbidity in cystic fibrosis patients, harbours five prophages associated with increased... Read More about Improving phage genome annotation to understand phage biology: the case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa LES prophages.

How environmental conditions affect sleep? An investigation in domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) (2022)
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Schork, I., Manzo, I., Beiral De Oliveira, M., Costa, F., Palme, R., Young, R., & de Azevedo, C. (2022). How environmental conditions affect sleep? An investigation in domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris). Behavioural Processes, 199, 104662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2022.104662

Studies with humans and some other animal species have shown that sleep is compromised when the presence of external factors such as light, sound, and temperature surpass normal levels. This study investigated the effects of these environmental condi... Read More about How environmental conditions affect sleep? An investigation in domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris).

Delineating the crop-land dynamic due to extreme environment using Landsat datasets: a case study (2022)
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Halder, B., Bandyopadhyay, J., Afan, H., Naser, M., Abed, S., Khedher, K., …Yaseen, Z. (2022). Delineating the crop-land dynamic due to extreme environment using Landsat datasets: a case study. Agronomy, 12(6), e1268. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12061268

Extreme climatic conditions and natural hazard-related phenomenon have been affecting coastal regions and riverine areas. Floods, cyclones, and climate change phenomena have hammered the natural environment and increased the land dynamic, socio-econo... Read More about Delineating the crop-land dynamic due to extreme environment using Landsat datasets: a case study.

Comparison of Lattice Boltzmann and Navier-Stokes for Zonal Turbulence Simulation of Urban Wind Flows (2022)
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Camps Santasmasas, M., Zhang, X., Parslew, B., Lane-Serff, G. F., Millar, J., & Revell, A. (2022). Comparison of Lattice Boltzmann and Navier-Stokes for Zonal Turbulence Simulation of Urban Wind Flows. Fluids, 7(6), 181. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids7060181

In modelling turbulent flow around buildings, the computational domain needs to be much larger than the immediate neighbourhood of the building, resulting in computational costs that are excessive for many engineering applications. Two nested models... Read More about Comparison of Lattice Boltzmann and Navier-Stokes for Zonal Turbulence Simulation of Urban Wind Flows.

A scoping review of digital twins in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic (2022)
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Khan, A., Milne-Ives, M., Meinert, E., Iyawa, G., Jones, R., & Josephraj, A. (2022). A scoping review of digital twins in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Biomedical Engineering and Computational Biology, 13, https://doi.org/10.1177/11795972221102115

Background: Digital Twins (DTs), virtual copies of physical entities, are a promising tool to help manage and predict outbreaks of Covid-19. By providing a detailed model of each patient, DTs can be used to determine what method of care will be most... Read More about A scoping review of digital twins in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

From skin mechanics to tactile neural coding: Predicting afferent neural dynamics during active touch and perception (2022)
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Wei, Y., Mcglone, F., Marshall, A., Makdani, A., Zou, Z., Ren, L., & Wei, G. (2022). From skin mechanics to tactile neural coding: Predicting afferent neural dynamics during active touch and perception. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 69(2), 3748-3759. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2022.3177006

First order cutaneous neurons allow object recognition, texture discrimination, and sensorimotor feedback. Their function is well-investigated under passive stimulation while their role during active touch or sensorimotor control is understudied. To... Read More about From skin mechanics to tactile neural coding: Predicting afferent neural dynamics during active touch and perception.

Magneto-convective flow through a porous enclosure with Hall current and Thermal radiation effects : numerical study (2022)
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Venkatadri, K., Beg, O., & Kuharat, S. (2022). Magneto-convective flow through a porous enclosure with Hall current and Thermal radiation effects : numerical study. European Physical Journal - Special Topics, https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-022-00592-9

This paper reports the numerical study of magnetohydrodynamic radiative-convective flow in a square cavity containing a porous medium with Hall currents. This study is relevant to hydromagnetic fuel cell design and thermofluidic dynamics of complex... Read More about Magneto-convective flow through a porous enclosure with Hall current and Thermal radiation effects : numerical study.