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Deletion of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapN) in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4(HMT) using CLEAVE™ increases the ATP pool and accelerates solvent production (2021)
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Monahan, T., Baker, J. A., Krabben, P., Davies, E. T., Jenkinson, E. R., Goodhead, I. B., …Shepherd, M. (2021). Deletion of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapN) in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4(HMT) using CLEAVE™ increases the ATP pool and accelerates solvent production. Microbial Biotechnology, 15(5), 1574-1585. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13990

SummaryThe development and advent of mutagenesis tools for solventogenic clostridial species in recent years has allowed for the increased refinement of industrially relevant strains. In this study we have utilised CLEAVE™, a CRISPR/Cas genome editin... Read More about Deletion of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gapN) in Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4(HMT) using CLEAVE™ increases the ATP pool and accelerates solvent production.

Species identification and phylogenetic analysis of Leishmania isolated from patients, vectors and hares in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China (2021)
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Chen, Y., Liao, L., Wu, N., Gao, J., Zhang, P., Wen, Y., …Lun, Z. (2021). Species identification and phylogenetic analysis of Leishmania isolated from patients, vectors and hares in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(12), e0010055. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010055

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been declared as one of the six major tropical diseases by the World Health Organization. This disease has been successfully controlled in China, except for some areas in the western region, such as the Xinjiang Autono... Read More about Species identification and phylogenetic analysis of Leishmania isolated from patients, vectors and hares in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, The People's Republic of China.

Dynamics at polarized, carbon dioxide-iron oxyhydroxide interfaces unveil the origin of multicarbon product formation (2021)
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Arrigo, R., Blume, R., Streibel, V., Genovese, C., Roldan, A., Schuster, M., …Centi, G. (2022). Dynamics at polarized, carbon dioxide-iron oxyhydroxide interfaces unveil the origin of multicarbon product formation. ACS catalysis, 12(1), 411-430. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.1c04296

Surface-sensitive ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and near edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy combined with an electrocatalytic reactivity study, multilength scale electron microscopy and theo-retical modelling provid... Read More about Dynamics at polarized, carbon dioxide-iron oxyhydroxide interfaces unveil the origin of multicarbon product formation.

Influence of iron filing waste on the performance of warm mix asphalt (2021)
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Wang, Y., Latief, R., Al‐Mosawe, H., Mohammad, H., Albayati, A., & Haynes, B. (2021). Influence of iron filing waste on the performance of warm mix asphalt. Sustainability, 13(24), 13828. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413828

Recently, interest in the use of projectiles in research on recycling waste materials for construction applications has grown. Using recycled materials for the construction of asphalt concrete pavement, in the meantime, has become a topic of research... Read More about Influence of iron filing waste on the performance of warm mix asphalt.

Computation of reactive mixed convection radiative viscoelastic nanofluid thermo-solutal transport from a stretching sheet with Joule heating (2021)
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Shamshuddin, M., Salawu, S., Beg, O., Kadir, A., & Beg, T. (2021). Computation of reactive mixed convection radiative viscoelastic nanofluid thermo-solutal transport from a stretching sheet with Joule heating. International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, 42(6), 1005-1029. https://doi.org/10.1080/02286203.2021.2012635

As a model for electroconductive nanomaterials processing, the present article examines incompressible mixed convection nanofluid flow with convective heat transport from a stretching sheet under the impact of Joule heating and radiative heat flux.... Read More about Computation of reactive mixed convection radiative viscoelastic nanofluid thermo-solutal transport from a stretching sheet with Joule heating.

Complement C5a and clinical markers as predictors of COVID-19 disease severity and mortality in a multi-ethnic population (2021)
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Cyprian, F., Suleman, M., Abdelhafez, I., Doudin, A., Masud Danjuma, I., Mir, F., …Girardi, G. (2021). Complement C5a and clinical markers as predictors of COVID-19 disease severity and mortality in a multi-ethnic population. Frontiers in Immunology, 12, 707159. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.707159

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was declared as a pandemic by WHO in March 2020. SARS-CoV-2 causes a wide range of illness from asymptomatic to life-threatening. There is an essential need to identify biomarkers to predict disease severity and mo... Read More about Complement C5a and clinical markers as predictors of COVID-19 disease severity and mortality in a multi-ethnic population.

Comparative analysis of gene prediction tools for viral genome annotation (2021)
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Gonzalez-Tortuero, E., Krishnamurthi, R., Allison, H., Goodhead, I., & James, C. Comparative analysis of gene prediction tools for viral genome annotation. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.12.11.472104. Manuscript submitted for publication

The number of newly available viral genomes and metagenomes has increased exponentially since the development of high throughput sequencing platforms and genome analysis tools. Bioinformatic annotation pipelines are largely based on open reading fram... Read More about Comparative analysis of gene prediction tools for viral genome annotation.

Radiative bioconvection nanofluid squeezing flow between rotating circular plates : semi-numerical study with the DTM-Padé approach (2021)
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Zeeshan, A., Arain, M., Bhatti, M., Alzahrani, F., & Beg, O. (2022). Radiative bioconvection nanofluid squeezing flow between rotating circular plates : semi-numerical study with the DTM-Padé approach. Modern Physics Letters B, 36(03), 2150552. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217984921505527

Modern biomedical and tribological systems are increasingly deploying combinations of nanofluids and bioconvecting micro-organisms which enable improved control of thermal management. Motivated by these developments, in this study a new mathematica... Read More about Radiative bioconvection nanofluid squeezing flow between rotating circular plates : semi-numerical study with the DTM-Padé approach.

The effect of moisture on the thermal property of a reed thatch roof during the UK heating season (2021)
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Simpson, A. (2022). The effect of moisture on the thermal property of a reed thatch roof during the UK heating season. Energy and Buildings, 257(111777), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111777

The hygrothermal performance of a replacement reed thatch roof with an insulation upgrade on Roadside cottage, a heated timber framed building in the UK, has been investigated over the winter months November 2020 to April 2021. The moisture content d... Read More about The effect of moisture on the thermal property of a reed thatch roof during the UK heating season.

Integration of blockchain with connected and autonomous vehicles : vision and challenge (2021)
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Dargahi, T., Ahmadvand, H., Alraja, M., & Yu, C. (2022). Integration of blockchain with connected and autonomous vehicles : vision and challenge. Journal of Data and Information Quality, 14(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.1145/3460003

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) are introduced to improve individuals’ quality of life by offering a wide range of services. They collect a huge amount of data and exchange them with each other and the infrastructure. The collected data usu... Read More about Integration of blockchain with connected and autonomous vehicles : vision and challenge.

A methodology for strategy-oriented project portfolio selection taking dynamic synergy into considerations (2021)
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Bai, L., Bai, J., & An, M. (2021). A methodology for strategy-oriented project portfolio selection taking dynamic synergy into considerations. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2021.11.056

The selection of an optimal project portfolio from multiple project proposals to implement management strategy is always a challenge task for project managers, especially, in the selection of large-scale and complicated projects. This is particular t... Read More about A methodology for strategy-oriented project portfolio selection taking dynamic synergy into considerations.

Sex‐related differences in aging rate are associated with sex chromosome system in amphibians (2021)
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Cayuela, H., Lemaitre, J., Lena, J., Ronget, V., Martinez-Solano, I., Muths, E., …Miller, D. (2022). Sex‐related differences in aging rate are associated with sex chromosome system in amphibians. Evolution, 76(2), 346-356. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14410

Sex-related differences in mortality are widespread in the animal kingdom. Although studies have shown that sex determination systems might drive lifespan evolution, sex chromosome influences on aging rates have not been investigated so far, likely d... Read More about Sex‐related differences in aging rate are associated with sex chromosome system in amphibians.

Evaluation of the role of p53 tumour suppressor posttranslational modifications and TTC5 cofactor in lung cancer (2021)
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Alhebshi, H., Tian, K., Patnaik, L., Taylor, R., Bezecny, P., Hall, C., …Krstic- Demonacos, M. (2021). Evaluation of the role of p53 tumour suppressor posttranslational modifications and TTC5 cofactor in lung cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(24), e13198. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222413198

Mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor are found in over 50% of cancers. p53 function is controlled through posttranslational modifications and cofactor interactions. In this study, we investigated the posttranslationally modified p53, including p53 a... Read More about Evaluation of the role of p53 tumour suppressor posttranslational modifications and TTC5 cofactor in lung cancer.

Congruence of local ecological knowledge (LEK)‐based methods and line‐transect surveys in estimating wildlife abundance in tropical forests (2021)
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Braga‐Pereira, F., Morcatty, T. Q., El Bizri, H. R., Tavares, A. S., Mere‐Roncal, C., González‐Crespo, C., …Mayor, P. (2022). Congruence of local ecological knowledge (LEK)‐based methods and line‐transect surveys in estimating wildlife abundance in tropical forests. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 13(3), 743-756. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.13773

Effective estimation of wildlife population abundance is an important component of population monitoring, and ultimately essential for the development of conservation actions. Diurnal line-transect surveys are one of the most applied methods for abun... Read More about Congruence of local ecological knowledge (LEK)‐based methods and line‐transect surveys in estimating wildlife abundance in tropical forests.

Analyzing tweet data to identify the impact of demonetarization (2021)
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Unnithan, K., Salloum, S., & Shaalan, K. (2022). Analyzing tweet data to identify the impact of demonetarization. Lecture notes in networks and systems (Online), 2, 75-81. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_7

In this century, we have witnessed tremendous growth in the application of technology in our day-to-day life. One such life influencing factor is social media. In a manner or other, each individual’s life is influenced by social media. Individuals an... Read More about Analyzing tweet data to identify the impact of demonetarization.

Qualitative study in Natural Language Processing : text classification (2021)
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Wahdan, A., Salloum, S., & Shaalan, K. (2022). Qualitative study in Natural Language Processing : text classification. Lecture notes in networks and systems (Online), 2, 83-92. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_8

Recently Natural Language Processing (NLP) has excessive attention due to increased data available online. Although there is huge development in Arabic NLP, but still it is behind English NLP. The aim of this study is to examine the most useful quali... Read More about Qualitative study in Natural Language Processing : text classification.

Sentiment analysis of Arabic COVID-19 tweets (2021)
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Ahmed, D., Salloum, S., & Shaalan, K. (2022). Sentiment analysis of Arabic COVID-19 tweets. Lecture notes in networks and systems (Online), 2, 623-632. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_50

With the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, information about the pandemic has been exponentially increasing and spreading across various social media platforms. People across the globe have been affected in a way or another because of different aspects such... Read More about Sentiment analysis of Arabic COVID-19 tweets.

Impact of knowledge management on organizational performance (2021)
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Bayari, R., Al Shamsi, A., Salloum, S., & Shaalan, K. (2022). Impact of knowledge management on organizational performance. Lecture notes in networks and systems (Online), 2, 1035-1046. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_82

This paper aims to explore the relationship between knowledge management (KM) and organizational performance (OP). Systematic literature review was conducted to look at different practices for KM in different sectors and locations to build a good bac... Read More about Impact of knowledge management on organizational performance.

Meta-analysis enables prediction of the maximum permissible arsenic concentration in Asian paddy soil (2021)
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Mandal, J., Sengupta, S., Sarkar, S., Mukherjee, A., Wood, M., Hutchinson, S., & Mondal, D. (2021). Meta-analysis enables prediction of the maximum permissible arsenic concentration in Asian paddy soil. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9, 760125. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.760125

It is now well-established that not just drinking water, but irrigation water contaminated with arsenic (As) is an important source of human As exposure through water-soil-rice transfer. While drinking water As has a permissible, or guideline value,... Read More about Meta-analysis enables prediction of the maximum permissible arsenic concentration in Asian paddy soil.

Implementing a talent management system in a group of companies - a case study from UAE (2021)
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Alsharhan, A., Salloum, S., & Shaalan, K. (2022). Implementing a talent management system in a group of companies - a case study from UAE. Lecture notes in networks and systems (Online), 2, 795-805. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85990-9_62

This case study aims to examine the status quo of an information system in the context of talent management (TM), in a leading group of companies that is under the ports and industrial lands sector in the United Arab Emirates. This study identified t... Read More about Implementing a talent management system in a group of companies - a case study from UAE.