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Social Correlates of and Reasons for Primate Meat Consumption in Central Amazonia (2021)
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Lemos, L., Loureiro, L., Morcatty, T., Fa, J., Neto, C., Jesus, A., …Rocha El Bizri, H. (2021). Social Correlates of and Reasons for Primate Meat Consumption in Central Amazonia. International Journal of Primatology, 42, 499 - 521. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-021-00214-6

Traditionally, humans have consumed nonhuman primates in many places, including throughout the Amazon region. However, primate consumption rates are changing with rising urbanization and market access. We characterize primate consumption in central A... Read More about Social Correlates of and Reasons for Primate Meat Consumption in Central Amazonia.

Deficit irrigation and organic amendments can reduce dietary arsenic risk from rice : introducing machine learning-based prediction models from field data (2021)
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Sengupta, S., Bhattacharyya, K., Mandal, J., Bhattacharya, P., Halder, S., & Pari, A. (2021). Deficit irrigation and organic amendments can reduce dietary arsenic risk from rice : introducing machine learning-based prediction models from field data. Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 319, 107516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107516

Dietary rice consumption can assume a significant pathway of the carcinogenic arsenic (As) in the human system. In search of a viable mitigation strategy, a field experiment was conducted with rice (cv. IET-4786) at geogenically arsenic-contaminated... Read More about Deficit irrigation and organic amendments can reduce dietary arsenic risk from rice : introducing machine learning-based prediction models from field data.

Measuring community disaster resilience at local levels : an adaptable resilience framework (2021)
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Tariq, H., Pathirage, C., & Fernando, T. (2021). Measuring community disaster resilience at local levels : an adaptable resilience framework. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 62, 102358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102358

Decision makers, practitioners and community members need to assess the disaster resilience of their communities and to understand better the risks they face from natural hazards. There is a lack of consensus on what resilience means and how it can b... Read More about Measuring community disaster resilience at local levels : an adaptable resilience framework.

Domestic smart metering infrastructure and a method for home appliances identification using low‐rate power consumption data (2021)
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Paraskevas, I., Barbarosou, M., Fitton, R., & Swan, W. (2021). Domestic smart metering infrastructure and a method for home appliances identification using low‐rate power consumption data. IET Smart Cities, 3(2), 91-106. https://doi.org/10.1049/smc2.12009

The deployment of domestic smart metering infrastructure in Great Britain provides the opportunity for identification of home appliances utilising non-intrusive load monitoring methods. Identifying the energy consumption of certain home appliances ge... Read More about Domestic smart metering infrastructure and a method for home appliances identification using low‐rate power consumption data.

Ten years of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) in Hawaiian honey bees (Apis mellifera), the dominant DWV-A variant is potentially being replaced by variants with a DWV-B coding sequence (2021)
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Grindrod, I., Kevill, J., Villalobos, E., Schroeder, D., & Martin, S. (2021). Ten years of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) in Hawaiian honey bees (Apis mellifera), the dominant DWV-A variant is potentially being replaced by variants with a DWV-B coding sequence. Viruses, 13(6), e969. https://doi.org/10.3390/v13060969

The combination of Deformed wing virus (DWV) and Varroa destructor is arguably one of the greatest threats currently facing western honey bees, Apis mellifera. Varroa’s association with DWV has decreased viral diversity and increased loads of DWV wit... Read More about Ten years of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) in Hawaiian honey bees (Apis mellifera), the dominant DWV-A variant is potentially being replaced by variants with a DWV-B coding sequence.

Effects of compression ratio of bio-fueled SI engines on the thermal balance and waste heat recovery potential (2021)
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Qasemian, A., Haghparast, S., Azarikhah, P., & Babaie, M. (2021). Effects of compression ratio of bio-fueled SI engines on the thermal balance and waste heat recovery potential. Sustainability, 13(11), e5921. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13115921

In internal combustion engines, a significant share of the fuel energy is wasted via the heat losses. This study aims to understand the heat losses and analyze the potential of the waste heat recovery when biofuels are used in SI engines. A numerical... Read More about Effects of compression ratio of bio-fueled SI engines on the thermal balance and waste heat recovery potential.

A contemporary issue of micro-foundation of CSR, employee pro-environmental behavior, and environmental performance toward energy saving, carbon emission reduction, and recycling (2021)
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Yu, H., Shabbir, M., Ahmad, N., Ariza-Montes, A., Vega-Muñoz, A., Han, H., …Sial, M. (2021). A contemporary issue of micro-foundation of CSR, employee pro-environmental behavior, and environmental performance toward energy saving, carbon emission reduction, and recycling. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(10), e5380. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105380

The contemporary literature has largely addressed corporate social responsibility (CSR) at the macro or institutional level, whereas its effect at the micro-level is largely ignored. In addition, contemporary researchers have also ignored the importa... Read More about A contemporary issue of micro-foundation of CSR, employee pro-environmental behavior, and environmental performance toward energy saving, carbon emission reduction, and recycling.

Monitoring dynamics of defects and single Fe atoms in N-functionalized few-layer graphene by in situ temperature programmed scanning transmission electron microscopy (2021)
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Arrigo, R., Sasaki, T., Callison, J., Gianolio, D., & Schuster, M. (2022). Monitoring dynamics of defects and single Fe atoms in N-functionalized few-layer graphene by in situ temperature programmed scanning transmission electron microscopy. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 64, 520-530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jechem.2021.05.005

In this study, we aim to contribute an understanding of the pathway of formation of Fe species during top-down synthesis of dispersed Fe on N-functionalized few layer graphene. We use X-ray absorption spectroscopy to determine the electronic structur... Read More about Monitoring dynamics of defects and single Fe atoms in N-functionalized few-layer graphene by in situ temperature programmed scanning transmission electron microscopy.

Nonlinear nanofluid fluid flow under the consequences of Lorentz forces and Arrhenius kinetics through a permeable surface : a robust spectral approach (2021)
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Zhang, L., Bhatti, M., Shahid, A., Ellahi, R., Beg, O., & Sait, S. (2021). Nonlinear nanofluid fluid flow under the consequences of Lorentz forces and Arrhenius kinetics through a permeable surface : a robust spectral approach. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 124, 98-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2021.04.065

Background: Emerging applications in nanomaterials processing are increasingly featuring multiple physical phenomena including magnetic body forces, chemical reactions and high temperature behavior. Stimulated by developing a deeper insight of nano... Read More about Nonlinear nanofluid fluid flow under the consequences of Lorentz forces and Arrhenius kinetics through a permeable surface : a robust spectral approach.

Bedaquiline, an FDA-approved drug, inhibits mitochondrial ATP production and metastasis in vivo, by targeting the gamma subunit (ATP5F1C) of the ATP synthase (2021)
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Fiorillo, M., Scatena, C., Naccarato, A., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2021). Bedaquiline, an FDA-approved drug, inhibits mitochondrial ATP production and metastasis in vivo, by targeting the gamma subunit (ATP5F1C) of the ATP synthase. Cell Death and Differentiation, 28(9), 2797-2817. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41418-021-00788-x

Here, we provide evidence that high ATP production by the mitochondrial ATP-synthase is a new therapeutic target for anticancer therapy, especially for preventing tumor progression. More specifically, we isolated a subpopulation of ATP-high cancer ce... Read More about Bedaquiline, an FDA-approved drug, inhibits mitochondrial ATP production and metastasis in vivo, by targeting the gamma subunit (ATP5F1C) of the ATP synthase.

Wildfires in the Chornobyl exclusion zone—Risks and consequences (2021)
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Beresford, N. A., Barnett, C. L., Gashchak, S., Kashparov, V., Kirieiev, S. I., Levchuk, S., …Wood, M. D. (2021). Wildfires in the Chornobyl exclusion zone—Risks and consequences. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 17(6), 1141-1150. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4424

Following the 1986 Chornobyl accident an area of approaching 5000 km2 surrounding the nuclear plant was abandoned, creating the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ). Whilst this area likely contains the most radioactive terrestrial ecosystem on earth, over... Read More about Wildfires in the Chornobyl exclusion zone—Risks and consequences.

Estimation of the noise emissions generated by a single vehicle while driving (2021)
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Asensio, C., Pavon, I., Ramos Romero, C., Lopez, J., Pamies, Y., Moreno, D., & de Arcas, G. (2021). Estimation of the noise emissions generated by a single vehicle while driving. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 95, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102865

This article presents a method of calculation that allows us to separate the contribution of a specific vehicle to the overall noise pollution in an urban environment. This method will provide local authorities with new operating models so that the c... Read More about Estimation of the noise emissions generated by a single vehicle while driving.

Factors that affect e-learning platforms after the spread of COVID-19 : post acceptance study (2021)
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Al-Maroof, R., Alhumaid, K., Akour, I., & Salloum, S. (2021). Factors that affect e-learning platforms after the spread of COVID-19 : post acceptance study. Data, 6(5), e49. https://doi.org/10.3390/data6050049

The fear of vaccines has led to population rejection due to various reasons. Students have had their own inquiries towards the effectiveness of the vaccination, which leads to vaccination hesitancy. Vaccination hesitancy can affect students’ percepti... Read More about Factors that affect e-learning platforms after the spread of COVID-19 : post acceptance study.

User acceptance of smart watch for medical purposes : an empirical study (2021)
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Al-Maroof, R., Alhumaid, K., Alhamad, A., Aburayya, A., & Salloum, S. (2021). User acceptance of smart watch for medical purposes : an empirical study. Future Internet, 13(5), e127. https://doi.org/10.3390/fi13050127

This study aims to investigate the most effective and interesting variables that urge use of the smartwatch (SW) in a medical environment. To achieve this aim, the study was framed using an innovative and integrated research model, which is based on... Read More about User acceptance of smart watch for medical purposes : an empirical study.

Numerical study of nano-biofilm stagnation flow from a nonlinear stretching/shrinking surface with variable nanofluid and bioconvection transport properties (2021)
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Alsenafi, A., Beg, O., Ferdows, M., Beg, T., & Kadir, A. (2021). Numerical study of nano-biofilm stagnation flow from a nonlinear stretching/shrinking surface with variable nanofluid and bioconvection transport properties. Scientific reports, 11(1), 9877. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88935-9

A mathematical model is developed for stagnation point flow toward a stretching or shrinking sheet of liquid nano-biofilm containing spherical nano-particles and bioconvecting gyrotactic micro-organisms. Variable transport properties of the liquid (v... Read More about Numerical study of nano-biofilm stagnation flow from a nonlinear stretching/shrinking surface with variable nanofluid and bioconvection transport properties.

Spin echo from erbium implanted silicon (2021)
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Hughes, M. A., Panjwani, N. A., Urdampilleta, M., Homewood, K. P., Murdin, B., & Carey, J. D. (2021). Spin echo from erbium implanted silicon. Applied Physics Letters, 118(19), 194001. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0046904

Erbium implanted silicon as a quantum technology platform has both telecommunications and integrated circuit processing compatibility. In Si implanted with Er to a concentration of 3 × 1017 cm−3 and O to a concentration of 1020 cm−3, the electron spi... Read More about Spin echo from erbium implanted silicon.

Sidney Holt’s legacy lives on in fisheries science (2021)
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Anderson, E., Bartolino, V., Birchenough, S., Browman, H., Gibbs, M., Hidalgo, M., …Yates, K. (2021). Sidney Holt’s legacy lives on in fisheries science. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 78(6), 2150-2154. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab091

On 22 December 2019, the world of fisheries science and whale conservation lost one of its most ardent champions with the passing of Sidney J. Holt. His career began in 1947 at the age of 21. Ten years later, he and his colleague Ray Beverton publish... Read More about Sidney Holt’s legacy lives on in fisheries science.

First report of Theileria annulata in Nigeria : findings from cattle ticks in Zamfara and Sokoto States (2021)
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Mamman, A., Lorusso, V., Adam, B., Dogo, G., Bown, K., & Birtles, R. (2021). First report of Theileria annulata in Nigeria : findings from cattle ticks in Zamfara and Sokoto States. Parasites and Vectors, 14(1), 242. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04731-4

Background: Ticks and tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) represent a significant economic burden to cattle farming in sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria. However, in the northern part of this country, where the largest livestock population resides, little... Read More about First report of Theileria annulata in Nigeria : findings from cattle ticks in Zamfara and Sokoto States.

A boom‐or‐bust approach — the ‘Glass Cannon’ hypothesis in host microbiomes (2021)
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Antwis, R. (2021). A boom‐or‐bust approach — the ‘Glass Cannon’ hypothesis in host microbiomes. Journal of Animal Ecology, 90(5), 1024-1026. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13500

In Focus: Dunphy, CM, Vollmer, SV, Gouhier, TC. (2021) Host–microbial systems as glass cannons: Explaining microbiome stability in corals exposed to extrinsic perturbations. Journal of Animal Ecology, 90, 1044–1057. The importance of symbiotic microb... Read More about A boom‐or‐bust approach — the ‘Glass Cannon’ hypothesis in host microbiomes.